30 June 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 92 A-index 6 K-index 1

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: lots of lightning in the Gulf and central FL from Orlando to Miami

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: solar activity not much currently a B 1.4 NO D layer absorption noted

Unusually good signals on the short paths today.

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 Min CW WW8II 1640, WY3T 1642, W4DEX 1644

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak but positive visual detection

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T no copy, fair trace in spec lab

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0,0,0,0,1min 0,0,0,0, EOT 0

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0 EOT 0

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 569 with slight QSB

16:46 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599+10 at best some qsb good day for locals bout time

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signal seen

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal seen

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB nice S7 peaks, very little QSB noticed

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S3 peak

16:34 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB peaking S7

16:36 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE was s5 briefly, then faded. W4DEX was s7 but now faded to noise

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB peaking S9....been a long time since I've seen that

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB peaking S9+10 on peaks, QSB to S3. All local signals way above average.

29 June 2022

*?*

Solar wind
speed: 468.4 km/sec
density: 5.75 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B2 1227 UT Jun29
24-hr: B6 0219 UT Jun29

Sunspot number: 71

10.7 cm flux: 96 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quite

CW Reports:
W4DEX-DEX: W4DEX 2min CW at 1640

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589-529 some deep qsb 

Received at W4DEX:

 SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB good signal peaking S6 with typical QSB

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB, Still good copy except for some close QRN

28 June 2022

*1*

Solar wind
speed: 543.7 km/sec
density: 5.18 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B2 1511 UT Jun28
24-hr: C1 1843 UT Jun27

Sunspot number: 32

10.7 cm flux: 98 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet

CW Reports:
W4DEX-DEX: CW 2 min.....WY3T 1640, W4DEX 1642

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 329 copy at mid-point, best heard in a while

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 329 first minute then faded to noise... good trace in spec lab first minute then faded away

16:43 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589-549 some qsb not much qrn

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 569 with slight QSB... strong trace in spec lab

16:45 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect - still getting too much noise from corona arcing from somewhere that increases the noise floor by 10-12 db. It usually goes away with a heavy rain, which we have not had lately.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB Nice S5 peaks with typical fades but so far Q5 copy

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 peaks with QSB into the noise

16:37 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

27 June 2022

*1*

Solar windspeed: 543.2 km/sec
density: 1.11 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B4 1616 UT Jun27
24-hr: B6 2227 UT Jun26

Sunspot number: 33

10.7 cm flux: 102 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 4 unsettled

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: KGØVL 1640, WY3T 1642, W4DEX 1644

16:42 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw WY3T cw 219 first minute then faded into noise, good trace in spec lab

16:45 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-529 much qrn local thunderstorms today

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 strong QSB 2nd minute

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:
16:30 KP2AE-JOE: wa4ldu SSB 54 here

16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB is very weak here, in and out of noise

16:31 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S5 peaks with QSB into noise

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S5 peaks with QSB into the noise

26 June 2022

*1*

Solar wind
speed: 669.9 km/sec
density: 3.05 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B6 2227 UT Jun26
24-hr: C2 0812 UT Jun26

Sunspot number: 31

10.7 cm flux: 108 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 4 unsettled
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm

Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 6.51 nT
Bz: -4.45 nT south

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: KGØVL 1640, WY3T 1642

16:42 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

Received at W4DEX:

25 June 2022

*0*

Solar wind speed: 410.8 km/sec
density: 4.16 protons/cm3


X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C1 1402 UT Jun25
24-hr: C1 1402 UT Jun25

Sunspot number: 60

10.7 cm flux: 115 sfu

Planetary K-index Now: Kp= 2 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet


Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 12.97 nT
Bz: -8.40 nT south

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: KGØVL 1640, K5HFG 1642

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:42 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL NO signal detect

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from Don K5HFG

Received at W4DEX:

24 June 2022

*0*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 121, A-index 10, K-index 1

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity Not much Max C3.7 yesterday in (303 currently B 5.1 MINOR 1-2db D layer absorption

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1627 UT 407 km/s, PHI 353, Density 3.25p/cm3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers 109.3 nt and 98.2nt


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected, that's rare

          WW8II-BRUCE: I have an AMP issue power went to less than 1/2 power,                Will trouble shoot later

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 4, 5, 7, 7, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, The first min may have been the BCB interference  ????

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, a few questionable visual bits at the right freq

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1minb 0, 0, 0, 0,. EOT 0

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, questionable visual detection

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I just called QRZ for 1 min no response heard

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: Same here NO SSB just noise

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

23 June 2022

*0*

Solar wind
speed: 461.3 km/sec
density: 7.70 protons/cm3


X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C4 1120 UT Jun23
24-hr: C4 1120 UT Jun23

Sunspot number: 80

Solar 10.7 cm flux: 139 sfu


Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 3 quiet


CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: KGØVL 1640, K5HFG 1642, W4DEX 1644

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:46 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-419 deep qsb not a good day for locals

16:46 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB Q4 copy about half the time

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB briefly peaked S5 but most of the time poor copy

22 June 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 139, A-index 8, K-index 3

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar acti9vity Max yesterday @ 1621ut C5.6 and today @ 1543ut C1.74 current a 5db D layer absorption in progress

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: 'Lightning seen today NOT MUCH East Central Kansas and light scattering in the Gulf

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption now 6db

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: There was a quick C3.34 @ 1623ut

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 99.4nt, GOES17, 89.9nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut 485km/s, PHI 314, density 9.16p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: current solar activity is a B9.76 but some big coronal holes

Possible explanation about the rolling type solar noise that we have been experiencing the past three days:

"SOLAR TYPE I CONTINUUM NOISE STORM"

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/382582/pdf


CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, K5HFG 1642, WY3T 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not signal heard

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW heard, no copy, fair visual detection

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no copy

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0,0,0, 1minm 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3t CW 329 steady

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-519 some qsb poor day for locals

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 steady

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

16:48 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:51 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: I heard W4DEX SSB weak in the noise

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from marginal to poor copy, Q3 at best so far

16:34 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB heard

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB short S5 peak, just like the past few days

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB not heard

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB nice S5 long peak

WW8II via groups.io	2:38 PM (5 hours ago)
to 1899khz

Group
Today's pre net testing again yielded NO correlation to the solar wind, Density or D layer absorption, as the cause of QSB 
The Solar wind remained fairly constant for the entire 1 hour test
The Density remained fairly constant for the entire test 
The GOES 16 magnetometer reading reminded constant  from 100nt to 101nt the entire test period

WW8II 

today's Alpena, Michigan  IONOGRAMS for the test period:

2022.06.22 (173) 15:07:30.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 15:15:00.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 15:22:30.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 15:30:00.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 15:37:30.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 15:45:00.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 15:52:30.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 16:00:00.000 SI_

2022.06.22 (173) 16:07:30.000 SI_

21 June 2022

*0*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 137, A-index 10, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours Max C4.5 current as odf 1610ut C1.62 15db D layer absorption in progress

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today, NOT MUCH, some in the Gulf and around South FL.

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption still peaking 14db

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers today 109nt and 97.2nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1638ut 543 km/s, PHI 231, Density 8.18p/cm3

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: still a 12db D layer absorption

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: That current flare C3.24 peaked @ 1622ut

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw nothing heard today

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, only one brief questionable visual trace

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 I call everything 0, but I did see a 3db carrier several times 2khz low

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw nothing heard today

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy but heard brief, at the noise a few characters

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-419 deep qsb not good day for locals

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, 12 db qsb up/down, no static or qrn today

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:51 WY3T-TIM: No stations copied / detected here today

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S5 peaks with QSB into the noise

16:59 W4DEX-DEX: Wild QSB on the short paths today

WW8II via groups.io	2:55 PM (5 hours ago)
to 1899khz

Group
I took some liberty today and used the 66 line on the chart recording as the baseline point. to try and keep the numbers all relevant. DEX did a great job increasing the gif graph larger today.  There is one extra transmission at 1518 ut which was me transmit by mistake, so we have purged that signal from the graph .  The Blue line is the signal level as received @W4DEX receiving station from WW8II full legal limit transmitted CW carrier every 2 minutes on the odd minutes. 
The red line is the D layer absorption in db 
The magnetometer was steady during the test @ 110 to 111nt the entire testing time
The solar wind was 526km/s, PHI 279 Density 7.71p/cm3 with little change the entire testing time
Also of note there was a C3.24 flare that started @ 1601ut  peaked at 1621ut and ended @ 1648ut  this was before the pre-net testing This flare created a 17db D layer absorption below 2 MHz at the peak. 
 I still see no correlation as to the QSB vs solar wind ,,density or D layer absorption or the magnetic field measured by GOES 16 .. We need to find a way to know the Ionosphere layers movement, and I do not know where to get that data.. The closest data point is the Ionagrams  that the US Air Force does.   I am still not completely sure this will tell us what we need 
That data for today from Alpena MI  Lat 45.07 Long 276.44: 

2022.06.21 (172) 15:15:00.000 SI_

2022.06.21 (172) 15:22:30.000 SI_

2022.06.21 (172) 15:30:00.000 SI_

2022.06.21 (172) 15:37:30.000 SI_

2022.06.21 (172) 15:45:00.000 SI_

2022.06.21 (172) 15:52:30.000 SI_

2022.06.21 (172) 16:00:00.000 SI_