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Thursday, July 14, 2022

14 July 2022
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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 165, A-index 5, K-index 1

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: solar activity lots of C level and max m1.26 @0431ut with C2. @1225ut and C6.74 @ 1332ut , had a C3.02 in the last 2 hours there is a D layer absorption of 7db in progress@1621ut

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning seen today, Lincoln, NB. Dallas TX, central Mississippi, south AL., Florida Panhandle, in the gulf on the FL gulf side the Bahamas and Cuba

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer ABSORPTION NO 12db 

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: C2.77 flare just now and increasing in level


16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 87.7nt, GOES 17 83.8nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 571 km/s, PHI 146, Density 11.57 p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption @ 1648ut still 12 db

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: CURRENT solar activity @ 1649ut is C3.92

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption now @ 1654 15db


CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 minute CW WW8II 160, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no usable copy, no qrn

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, but still there is enough signal arriving here to be seen. Estimate about 20 dB below hearing threshold

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable signal copied, weaker than average local sigs too

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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copyable signal today

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 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

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

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable signal, signals weaker all around locally too

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: no detect cw from WW8II, K0AWU, K5HFG, WY3T

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

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with light qsb about 6 db, no qrn today

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

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

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

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 429 Steady

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

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB barely detectable, WA4LDU SSB not heard

16:35 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX not heard here. It appears to me that when flare level is above a B, then I will not hear W4DEX SSB
 
16:40 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex q5 lo ant. q2 hi ant. only ground wave, no nvis today







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: *** K5HFG is now online ***

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 165, A-index 5, K-index 1

16:21: *** KW4DE is now online ***

16:23 W4DEX-DEX: Just has a quick QSO with N1NOL in CT on 52.525 FM.....He is also monitoring 50.4 AM

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: solar ativity lots of C levl and max m1.26 @0431ut with C2. @1225ut and C6.74 @ 1332ut , had a C3.02 in the last 2 hours there is a D layer absorption of 7db in progress@1621ut

16:25: *** K0AWU is now online ***

16:25: *** KP2AE is now online ***

16:28: *** WY3T is now online ***

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: I did someCW carriers and ID @ 1535, 1539, 1541, 1545, 1549ut, 1553, 1557, 1601ut the last 5 were 30 sec carriers the others were 10 sec carriers the Spec lab @ W4DEX showed seen siganals for the last 5 transmissions

16:29: *** WA4LDU is now online ***

16:29 K0AWU-BILL: 69deg clear and light SE breeze -- Noise floor S4 SSB and S1 CW -- Some RF garbage floating through the bandpass. Totally NEW!! -- Inverted Vee

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning seen today Lincoln NB. Dallas TX, central Mississippi, south AL., Florida Panhandle, in the gulf on the FL gulfside the Bahamas and Cuba

16:30 WY3T-TIM: 91 F partly cloudy . . . noise S7 SSB / S5 CW . . . -99dbm ave noise floor . . . . no static lightning crashes

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX 77 deg 47% humidity wind @ 3mph sunny

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: My noise floor today SSB S7-8, CW S4

16:32 K0AWU-BILL: Looks like it is beginning to be overcast now -- COME BACK SUN

16:32 WA4LDU-JOE: It has been overcast here since last Friday

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I am still just running 500 watts the KPA 1500 still @ Elecraft for repair

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: 80 F and 86% rH and cloudy here

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB barely detectable, WA4LDU SSB not heard

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 minute CW WW8II 160, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:35 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX not heard here. It appears to me that when flare level is above a B, then I will not hear Dex SSB

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer ABSORPTION NO 12db https://services.swpc.noaa.gov/images/animations/d-rap/global/d-rap/latest.png

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: C2.77 flare just nowand increasing in level

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready for 2 min CW @1640ut

16:40 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex q5 lo ant. q2 hi ant. only gw no nvis today

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: We may not be able to communicate but it is nice to see and understand why

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no usable copy, no qrn

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, but still there is enough signal arriving hear to be seen. Estimate about 20 dB below hearing threshold

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable signal copied, weaker than average local sigs too

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: So 500w x 20 dB is only 50,000 watts /

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

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copyable signal today

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 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

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

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: So is the weak signal I receive from WW8II ground or some sky wave making it thru the D-layer?

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: THE 4CX35000 is under constrution LOL

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable signal, signals weaker all around locally too

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: no detect cw from WW8II, K0AWU, K5HFG, WY3T

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with light qsb about 6 db, no qrn today

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

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

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

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 429 Steady

16:50: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 87.7nt, GOES 17 83.8nt

16:51 WY3T-TIM: 73s to all

16:51 K5HFG-DON: ZL's on 15 meters last nite 2100 Z. headed to 6. 73, CUL

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1644ut 571km/s, PHI 146, Density 11.57 p/cm3

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

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

16:52: *** WY3T is now offline ***

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption @ 1648ut stil 12 db

16:54: *** KP2AE is now offline ***

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY logs now

16:56: *** WA4LDU is now offline ***

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: CURRENT solar activity @ 1649ut is C3.92

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption now @ 1654 15db

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: OK enough for today logs copied

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: 73 till tomorrow

16:59 W4DEX-DEX: 73

16:59: *** STOPPED LOGGING *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

16:59: *** NET CLOSED *** 1899 kHz Mid-day Prop Test

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