26 May 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 137, A-index 6, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours MAX M1.34 yesterday @1824ut in (3016), currently B7.1 with a slight 3 db absorption in progress

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today Heavy in WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS , Central TN west central Alabama HEAVY in the GULF south of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle also some in south Georgia north of Tallahassee FL. and some seen in western South Carolina

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640 ut GOES 16 @75.2W was 127nt, GOES 17 @137.2W was 116nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1645 UT was 319 km/s, PHI 131, Density 17.26 p/cm3

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: Solar flare reading B7.52 - first time it has been below C in a while - did this contribute to better local conditions between me and W4DEX?

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: OK 2 min CW WW89II 1640 K0AWQU 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0,0,det, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected.

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:49 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB good S3 copy on peaks with QSB into the noise

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call for 1 min SSB @1634ut

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB S5

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I hear NO response from my SSB call

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB several S6 transmissions.  Unusual

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: Looks like one of those days when local signals are fare but  DX reception is poor

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: Solar flare reading B7.52 - first time it has been below C in a while - did this contribute to better local conditions between me and W4DEX?

16:20: *** STARTED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:20: *** NET OPENED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:20: *** WW8II is now online ***

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 137, A-index 6, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours MAX M1.34 yesterday @1824ut in (3016), currently B7.1 with a slight 3 db absorption in progress

16:23: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:23 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex, is the 70cm beacon on the air?

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: I transmitted @1603 ut a WEAK trace @W4DEX again @1609 ut again a WEAK trace

16:24: *** K5HFG is now online ***

16:25 W4DEX-DEX: Yes joe, back to 2 watts erp

16:26 W4DEX-DEX: put amp back inline yesterday. didn't find the intermittent problem so suspect it will fail again

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightniong today Heavy in WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS , centrasl TN west central Alabama HEAVY in the GULF soputh of Alabama and the western Florida panhandle also some in south Georgia north of Tallehassee FL. and some seen in western South Carolina

16:28: *** N2QIL is now online ***

16:27 W4DEX-DEX: Joe, looks like last report was early this morning.....so appears it has already failed 

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX 74deg 76% humidity cloudy may rain again it rained all night so everything is wet.

16:28 WA4LDU-JOE: I have no reception here

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: https://1899-khz-midday-prop-test.blogspot.com/

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise floor today with the SAL antenna SSB S5, CW S1

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: I have the receive antenna pointed to the SE so far no SSB heard

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB good S3 copy on peaks with QSB into the noise

16:33: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call for 1 min SSB @1634ut

16:33 K0AWU-BILL: 58deg PC and light winds -- Noise floor S5 SSB and S1 CW -- Inverted Vee

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB S5

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I hear NO response from my SSB call

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: Dex I am strill studying and searching for paper that may address the noise you recorded a few days ago so far NADA Looks like we all will have to start monitoring I have plans to do at least 3 freq. soon

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK 2 min CW WW89II 1640 K0AWQU 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: YOU get it I was ion a hurry

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB several S6 transmissions

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0,0,det, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected.

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: Looks like one of those times when local signals are fare there is no DX reception

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: I suspect the 1604 test transmission was you Bruce?

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: YES I did test transmission @1604 so 1603 YES real weak

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Even my 2nd harmonic interferance is down 10+ db today

16:49 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640 ut GOES 16 @75.2W was 127nt, GOES 17 @137.2W was 116nt

16:51 K5HFG-DON: 73 guys. CUL

16:52: *** K5HFG is now offline ***

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1645 ut was 319 km/s, PHI 131, Density 17.26 p/cm3

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: Solar flare reading B7.52 - first time it has been below C in a while - did this contribute to better local conditions between me and Dex?

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will copy and save the logs and be ready to do it again tomorrow

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: MY 2 nd harmonic is really way down maybe they fixed it NO such LUCK

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:55: *** WA4LDU is now offline ***

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: N2QIL Kenny we do this every day check out the blog https://1899-khz-midday-prop-test.blogspot.com/

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: Logs copied and saved

17:00: *** WW8II is now offline ***

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: 73

17:01: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

17:01: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test