31 July 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 91, A-index 7, K-index 3

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today North Carolina at least the eastern half, Baton Rouge , scattered in the Gulf and NE Arkansas

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity LOW max was B3.77 and current is B1.49

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Start 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual. Odd considering how good the signal was during the past hour

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 18db, 22db, 22db, 15db, at 1 min 17db, 3-9db, 13db, 15db, at END 9-16db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, possible weak visual signal among the QRN

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 at start, took a long fade and into the noise for about twenty seconds, but out at up to 529 near EOT with long qsb

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 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call 1 min SSB @ 1634

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: Listening at 1634. No SSB heard here after many calls

16:35 KG0VL-JEFF: No SSB heard here

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard, QRN building fast

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-3 SSB

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 52-53 SSB

30 July 2022

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 93, A-index 4, K-index 2

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: solar activity real low so far had a B2.9 @ 1458ut no D layer absorption noted at that time, currently B1.67

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today Central and NE Arkansas, Baton Rouge LA area, scattered throughout the Gulf, and approx 100 miles off the Coast of N.C. in the Atlantic

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 135nt, GOES 17 118nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1639ut 353km/s, PHI 308, Density 6.13p/cm3

CW Reports:

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

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

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 5-7db, 1min 3-5db, 0, 2-3db, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 25db, 31db, 29db, 31db, 35db at 1 min, 33db, 30db, 30db, at END 20db

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: long dashes heard weak several times during transmission, just above noise level. First audio in a long while.

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0 EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected. 

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529-539 average with several quick 549 peaks in qsb

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-539 some qsb not to bad prop for locals

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 2-3db, det, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw varies 549 to 589 with QSB

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

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I think just briefly I had audio tone on KG0VL CW signal today


SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S6 peak, QSB close to noise

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S6 peak, QSB close to noise

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here today

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: Wow, Bill now up to 54 SSB!

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 51- to 54 SSB

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: Nothing heard here

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I called SSB no response

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start CW @1640

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 to S7

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now peaking S8

29 July 2022

*1*

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity low was a C4.27 @ 04:33 but other than that all quiet Current B2.18 did have a little spike to B3.05 @ 1610ut NO absorptions noted

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 93, A-index 7, K-index 1

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today North Alabama, S.E. TN, Baton Rouge, SW Alabama

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1642ut GOES 16 109nt, GOES 17 102nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1639ut 371km/s, PHI 265, Density 4.91p/cm3

CW Reports:

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peak about 10 dB over noise

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0,3-5db, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 4db, 6db, 6db, 0-2db, at 1 min 0, 2db,4db, 3-9db, at END 2-6db

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, slightly possible very weak visual signal

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal heard

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: in and out of the noise most of the transmission, best peak 419 final 15 seconds of tx. Rough copy

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from K5HFG

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

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

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call on SSB @ 1632ut

16:32 KG0VL-JEFF: No SSB heard

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB running 100W S7 peak with QSB close to noise

16:35 K0AWU-BILL: SSB?? No response to my repeated call

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard 

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard today

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU now very weak on SSB, just at the noise level.

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL briefly 51 SSB -- No heard response to my repeated call

28 July 2022

*1.5*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 98, A-index 9, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity low B4.66 @ 14:30ut no absorption seen at that time, NO absorption seen @16:19ut

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today Kansas City Missouri, Lake Ontario, Gulf near Baton Rouge and SW Gulf, some scattered in NE & S. TN , NW Alabama and some located NE of Bermuda

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 116nt, GOES 17 104nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 365 km/s, PHI 299, Density 9.07p/cm3

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

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual with one peak 10 dB over noise

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no copy today

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 19db, 20db, 19db, 10db, at 1 min 2db, 8db, 11db, 18db, at END 20db

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no signal heard today

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak but positive visual detection

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 4, 3, 5, 1min 3, 6, 4, 3, EOT 4

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU Start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw heard a few marginal cw characters, mostly no usable copy

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 first 1 minute twenty seconds, up to 539 final forty seconds and rising.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw nothing heard today

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with deep qsb at 30 sec intervals creating 20db dips

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 at times some qsb much better day for locals

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX - Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

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

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

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 589 steady

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB Q5 S2

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now Q5 S2

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 SSB with some QSB

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB Q5 S5

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 52 SSB best copy in a long while

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I was listening for K0AWU and KG0VL SSB NOTHING heard

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB peaking S5 or more again today

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE and WA4LDU SSB still hitting S5 on peaks

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB peaking S7

27 July 2022

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 99, A-index 8, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity low max today C3.57 @ 10:556ut and currently B1.8 NO absorption at this time

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning seen today Southern OHIO , N.E. Kentucky S.W. WVA scattered throughout the Gulf and some out in the Atlantic 200 miles + off the N.C. coast

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1600ut GOES 16 113nt, GOES 17 103nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 431 km/s, PHI 280, Density 9.60p/cm3


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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW dashes heard, no CW copy, peaked close to 15 dB over noise visually

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, one brief questionable signal detected visually

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589-549 some qsb no qrn better day for locals

16:48 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX CW 8, 6, 6, 7, 8, 7, 5, 4 db > nf at eot, Good CW copy from W4DEX.  I figured it would be good cw when I heard SSB in the noise.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 ?? saw a couple ?? Signals in the noise on the spectrum display one 2-3db at the end

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 429 copy near eot

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 WY3T-TIM: Hearing SSB deep in the noise

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB solid Q5 S2, now peaking S5

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB still holding up well

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB peaking S7, best prop we've seen in months.

26 July 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 102, A-index 6, K-index 2

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @15:35 ut C8.55 created a 10 db absorption event, @ 1614ut now B5.14 with a 1db absorption

1537 UT

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: There is currently NO D LAYER ABSORPTION

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today Kentucky, TN scattered in N.C. and S.C. heavy in the eastern Gulf and the lower half of Florida and the Bahamas

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 93.2nt, GOES 17, 89.6nt

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1637ut 378km/s, PHI 356, Density .92p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, WY3T 1642

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

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual detection, about 10 dB over normal noise floor but only about 5 dB over QRN floor.

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, hard call on visual detection due to QRN but appears to be some signal there

Received at W4DEX:   (No TX due to nearby lighting)

25 July 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 107, A-index 9, K-index 1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning seen today N.E. WVA and SW WVA, NW N.C. and East TN, SW Alabama SE Mississippi Baton Rouge and in the gulf from the FL panhandle to central FL

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity pretty quiet Max C1.41 and currently B2.7 with NO D layer absorption

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 17 95.5nt

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1639ut 417 km/s, PHI 6, Density 3.39p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, brief det, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual detection with moderate QRN

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min ??det, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0, 0 12db, 13db 15db at END Was Jeff ON earlier??

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 average, slight qsb. Above water for the full two minutes.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected, QRN building up fast

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection last min

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy but detected deep in the noise mainly in the last min

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: I am listening for SSB to the SE

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: I just called SSB

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I just called again on SSB

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I am now listening to the NW for any SSB

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB signals heard here

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK switching to CW mode ready to start @1640ut

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard

24 July 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 111, A-index 17, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours low Max C3.61 and currently B 2.83 NO D layer absorption seen now

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1601 UT 510 km/s, PHI 354, Density 5.70p/cm3

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1600ut GOES 16 105nt, GOES 17 91.1nt

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640 GOES 16 100nt, GOES 17 90.3nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 500kim/s, PHI 2, Density 5.4p/cm3



CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, W4DEX 1644

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW briefly heard but no copy, good visual detection the full transmission

16:43 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

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

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 5db, 4db, 7db, 3-5db, 1min 2-3db, 0-2db, 2db, det, EOT 0

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: Made sever SSB calls, no reply

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: I also just called SSB nothing heard

23 August 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 114, A-index 11, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity Max today @1511ut C1.86, current value @1615 B4.47 D layer absorption close to 0

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today N.E Illinois, Central Indiana, W and NW Ohio, The south 1/2 of Minnesota, Scattered Baton Rouge LA., SW Alabama, and in the gulf off the coast of Tampa also in the Atlantic off the coast of northern Florida and the coasts of North Carolina

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 105nt, GOES 17, 96.5nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1643ut 540km/s, PHI 343, Density 7.47p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

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

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak 5 dB over noise at 1641

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

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

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 lots of QRN in the SW direction

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

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: Very noisy down here

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, good visual peak during last min

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT HEAVY QRN 20+db in the SE direction

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, possible det in the QRN , 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 extreme QRN

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 db > nf at eot

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today. noise S7 CW.

16:51 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports: 

   None

22 July 2022

*1*

Large Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) as recorded by SOHO/LASCO. Estimated speed: 1355 km/s. Simulations suggest that it will impact Earth on 2022-07-22 16:38Z (plus minus 7 hours). Maximum Kp index could reach 8-9 (severe to extreme).

Solar wind
speed: 525.4 km/sec
density: 8.10 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: C1 1615 UT Jul22
24-hr: C6 2346 UT Jul21

Sunspot number: 124

10.7 cm flux: 133 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 5 storm

CW Reports:
K5HFG-DON: K0AWU 1640 K5HFG 1642 WY3T 1644 W4DEX 1646 

16:42 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB weak, Q3 copy

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no signal heard today

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no copy today--a few increasing intensity crashes heard

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

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559-419 another real lousy day for locals

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with moderate qsb 5-10db

16:48 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2 db > nf at eot,  first cw I have heard in weeks

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SSB Reports:

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB weak, but Q3 copy

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now nice S3 Q5

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB best copy I've seen in many weeks.

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB Q5 copy

21 July 2022

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16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 133, A-index 7, K-index 3

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @ 01:11ut C5.65 in (3060) 15:22ut C1.53 current value @16:11ut was B7 with a 2-3 db D layer absorption

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today Dallas TX to Shreveport LA and Jackson Mississippi, Atlanta GA to Central S.C., Tallahassee FL, and in the Gulf from Tampa to Cape Coral FL

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K index reached 4 @ 1635ut.  Expect K5 (G1) storm

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 173nt, GOES 17 116nt

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640 ut 409km/s, PHI 289, Density 12.79p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II --- START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0,

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

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

16:43: *** W7PML is now online ***

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START -- 0, 2db, 0, 0-2db, at 1 min 2-5db, 2db, 1-3db, 1db, 0-1db ARGH

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: first copied 45 seconds after start, very weak 319. In and out of the nose thereafter, very poor copy.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-519 some qsb much qrn poor day for locals

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected
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SSB Reports:

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB weak, but would be Q5 without the QRN

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard today

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: Called KØAWU several times on SSB, no reply. Very quiet background noise here today, even the TX vertical is barely S1

16:39 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB signals here

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: Jeff nothing heard

20 July 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 144, A-index 25, K-index 2

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity today C2.04 @ 1504ut CREATED A 9DB ABSORPTION, CURRENTLY @1615UT b9.44 WITH A 4 DB ABSORPTION

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today REAL HEAVY in the Florida panhandle and the gulf area in the panhandle area also extending to North Florida to central Florida also heavy in South Georgia and East central GA into West central S.C.

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 109nt, GOES 17 98.5nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1643ut 404 km/s, PHI 331, Density 6.19p/cm3

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Still seeing a 4 db D layer absorption @1650ut

Pre-net tests:

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: I transmitted a 30 sec CW Carrier several times today pre net and NO signal seen @ W4DEX

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, no visual detection

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 10db, 10db, 10db, 11db, at 1 min 6db, 6db, 11db, 10db, at END 3-5db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, one questionable visual dash

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no practical copy first 1.5 minutes, then quickly up to 419-519 final twenty seconds.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, ? 2-3db?, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy but a weak detection in between the static crashes

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

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SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: No one heard on SSB, QRN intensifying

19 July 2022

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 152,n A-index 8, K-index 4

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity Max C3.93 current is a C1.24 with a D layer absorption of 5db

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1600ut GOES 16, 64nt, and GOES 17 70.5nt

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1601ut was 483 km/s, PHI 67, Density 5.46p/cm3

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today HEAVY South Alabama, Central GA. NW GA, and Heavy in Jacksonville FL to Tampa FL

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 69.5nt,, GOES 17 , 72.1nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1641 UT 470 km/s, PHI 63, Density 3.96p/cm3

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Pre-net test as see on SpecLab at W4DEX

          1601 11db

          1603 6db 

          1605 4db

          1607 6db

          1609 6db

          1611 7db

          1615 6db

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no signal detected today

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

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair visual detection.....elevated noise floor just dropped

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 2-3db, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 21db, 21db, 19db, 21db, at 1 min 2-12db, 5-20db, 24db, 21db, at END 15-19db

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, looks like a brief visual detection while noise floor was down for a few min

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 average with slight qsb, peaked 539 final 15 seconds of test

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 K0AWU-BILL:  K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw faintly detected several short bursts, no usable copy

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, det?, det?, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-519 not a real good day for locals

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 but deep, frequent qsb fades 15 db, sounds like slow aircraft fade

16:53 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:53 WY3T-TIM: No stations copied/detected here today

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SSB Reports:

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S0 to S3, Q5 copy about half the time

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB S3 to S5, Q5 copy

16:39 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA1AC 55 SSB here, KP2AE 54 SSB