31 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET for 10-31-2022

WW8II Transmits a 5-7 second 1KW CW carrier with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX Receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

Start 1504ut

End  1600ut

NOTES: 

There was a long C level flare from Approx 1422ut to 1547ut

1504ut D layer 5.0db, Solar event C1.11

1510ut D layer 5.0db, Solar event C1.10

1515ut D layer 5.0db, Solar event C1.16

1520ut D layer 5.1db, Solar event C1.22

1525ut D layer 5.1db, Solar event C1.17

1530ut D layer 5.0db, Solar event C1.12

1535ut D layer 5.0db, Solar event C1.13

1540ut D layer 4,9db, Solar event C1.08

1545ut D layer 4.75db Solar event C1.02

1550ut D layer 4.5db, Solar event B9.60

1555ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B9.06

1600ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B8.76

31 October 2022

*2*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 131, A-index 12, K-index 2

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity was C level almost the entire time of the pre net testing with a 5sdb D layer absorption has calmed down now to @1620ut B8.57 and D layer is 3db

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 99.4nt, GOES 17, 96.1nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 482km/s, PHI 62, Density 9.74p/cm3

SOLAR activity during the net: was low
B levels QUICK RAPID QSB noted on signals during the net

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

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

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw weak detect spec lab second minute

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no usable signal heard today

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 10db , 10db, 8db, 10db, at 1 min 10db, 8db, 6-8db, 5-8, 5-8 db at end

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start0 10sec 7db, 15sec3db, , 7db, 5, 1min 0-12, 11 with tone, 12db copy call, 8-3db, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL --- Start 30db, 33db, 20db, 24db, at 1 min 14-24db, 26db, 10-16db, 12-18db, at END 20db

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

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

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no copy first 1 minute, up to 319 final twenty seconds with qsb

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

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

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 at start, slow rise 539 at one minute, peaking 559 near EOT. Strong signal at EOT with qsb.

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 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t 419 at times good day for locals

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W Y3T cw 549 with slight fade in the middle and then return.  very good copy here today - best in a very long time

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 539 with qsb down to noise 20 sec intervals, overall 80% total copy solid today===Bravo, Tim!

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II , KG0VL and WY3T all good signals on Spec Lab @ W4DEX

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: No signal seen from K0AWU or K5HFG on spec lab @W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:

From recorded audio:  WW8II CW: 549 first 90 sec, QSB to 439 last 30 sec

                                     KG0VL CW: keying heard, but no copy

                                     K0AWU CW: no signal detected

                                     K5HFG CW: no signal detected

                                     WY3T CW: 549 peak near end of transmission

                                  

SSB Reports:

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB

16:33 WY3T-TIM: hearing some SSB faint in the noise

16:35 WA4LDU-JOE: KW4DE and KP2AE and WA4LDU all copy each other on SSB with QSB

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: So far no SSB detected or heard

16:39 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE SSB 55 with 54 noise, KW4DE 57 - all with QSB

30 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING for 10-30-2022

WW8II Transmits a 5-7 second 1KW CW carrier with id every 1 minute

W4DEX Receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

Start 1504ut
End 1600ut

Notes:

1504ut D layer 2.5db, Solar event B6.62
1510ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B6.21
1515ut D layer 1.5db, Solar event B5.93
1520ut D layer 1.5db, Solar event B5.73
1525ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B5.58
1530ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B5.48
1535ut D layer .75db, Solar event B5.48
1540ut D layer .50db, Solar event B5.46
1545ut D layer .75db, Solar event B5.47
1550ut D layer .50db, Solar event B5.31
1555ut D layer .50db, Solar event B5.40
1600ut D layer .75db, Solar event B5.48

There were 2 C events earlier
1445ut a C1.18
1451ut a C1.36

I noted a 6 to 10 db elevated noise floor today with all 4 receive antennas
We also noted some QSB on the pre net signal data

30 October 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 134, A-index 26, K-index 3

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Local WX 54 deg 82% humidity wind SW @2mph sunny

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity low to moderate there was a small flare @1445 & 1451ut C1.18 & C1.36 then back to B level events currently B5.85 with about 1 db D layer

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 103nt, GOES17, 96.4nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 526 km/s, PHI 132, Density 7.96p/cm3

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: last NOAA D layer or solar activity was 1627ut

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, 13db, 15db, at ONE min 15sec, 15db 15db, 15db, at END 12db -- EXCELLENT copy suspect late start

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 329 on peaks

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual peaking 12 dB over noise

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 15db, 22db, 20db, 12db, 1min 12db, 4-12db, 15db, 4-10db, EOT 14db

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 21db, 25db, 25db, 24db, at 1 min 20db, 20db, 21db, 18db, at END 15-20db

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied around 70% of two minute transmission. 539 at start, strong qsb and into the noise near thirty seconds. Up and down thereafter, noise level to 519 in strong QSB

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 6db, 10db, 2-6db, 4-8db, 1min 0-3db, det,??, det??, 0, det??

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 3-7db, 0-6db, 0, 0-6db, EOT 0

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: wild QSB

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 with strong QSB. Several dips into the noise

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 419 copied entire two minute transmission. No QSB, go figure!

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:29 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 51 SSB

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: NICE quick 51 copy Q with KG0VL

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: now listening SE SSB

16:32 K0AWU-BILL: I briefly saw a weak SSB sig during WW8II and KG0VL band check -- < 10db above the noise (I was in CW mode) -- I called KG0VL several times on SSB and nothing heard

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 with QSB into the noise

16:34 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing WW8II on SSB, right at the noise level, not workable.

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: Called KØAWU several times on SSB, no reply.

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 53-54 SSB

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52-53 SSB

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB now peaking S5

29 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING 10-29-2022

WW8II Transmits a 5-7 second !kw CW CARRIER with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX Receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab, A 510-mile path

NOTES :
***There is no D layer absorption data was off, it is back on as of late this afternoon, so we managed to gather some data.

***Also today's test started earlier than normal to show that until the IONIZED portion of the E layer is actually over your area, and solar ionization is causing the layer to split into the D layer signals may be above average in strength between transmit and receive points.

Solar Noon for today @ W4DEX receiving station was approximately 1704ut and for WW8II transmit station 1717ut

***The sun's highest intensity is also well below the equator.

Start time 1342ut
End time 1438ut

1342ut Solar event level B6.04
1350ut Solar event level B5.97
1355ut Solar event level B6.34
1400ut Solar event level B6.62
1405ut Solar event level B6.43
1410ut Solar event level B6.07
1415ut Solar event level B5.77
1420ut Solar event level B5.58
1425ut Solar event level B5.48
1430ut Solar event level B5.51
1435ut Solar event level B5.56
1438ut Solar event level B5.60

29 October 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 129, A-index 16, K-index 4

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity so far moderate with a max B9.68 but mostly low to mid-level B events.  

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 102nt, GOES 17, 97.6nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1644ut 522 km/s, PHI 163 Density 11.57p/cm3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: 1641ut Solar activity was a B5.93

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

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II --- START 14db, 13db, 10-12db, 12db, at 1 min 12db, 12db, 12db, 13db, at END 12db

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard but no copy, good visual

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw brief detect spec lab first minute - no copy

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 15-20 db , 6-7db, 19db, 12db-21db 1min 15, 18db, 5-7db, 0db, EOT 4db,

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 26db, 28db, 27db, 27db, at 1 MIN 23db, 17-20db, 23db, 4-20db, at END 20db

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519-539 QSB

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual signal over local noise


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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 3-5db, 5-10, 3db-8db, 5, 1min det, 0, 0-3, det, EOT 0 QUICK QSB

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 average with several strong dips into the noise, fast QSB

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

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 with QSB

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

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

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519 first 50 seconds and then gone. Good copy on callsign and long dash.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB

16:28 K0AWU-BILL: NO SSB heard 

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 5x3 only during peaks

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I am not hearing SSB

28 October 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 130 A-index 9, K-index 2

NOAA not reporting D layer absorption

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 99nt, GOES17, 91nt

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut 537km/s, PHI 98, Density 11.77p/cm3

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: There was a C level flare from 1640ut C1.02 to
1650ut C1.07 JUST FOR OUR CW TEST LOL

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

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 229 at best, mostly at/below noise today

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, det, det, det, 5db, 5-10db,
6-10db, 5db, at END 5db (Det is between 1 and 2db)

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 329 at end of transmission, visual peak
about 24 dB over noise

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

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 24db, 28db, 27db,29db, at 1 min 25db,
25-10db, 10-20db, 20-23db, at END 27db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 12db long dash 17db, 11, 15, 12db, 1min
7db, 8db, long dash 17db, 17db, EOT 21db,

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual with local QRM

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 549 at start, 539 average thereafter

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

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 3db 4db, 9db, 10db, 1min 8db, 2db, 4db, 2-3db, EOT 0

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - slight detect in spec lab

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 559 at start, slow decay and 529 at midpoint.
Strong qsb and into the noise for several seconds. Back up to 529 by
EOT.

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

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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 Have
a lot of local QRM

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

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

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy, slight detect in spec lab

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw brief 229 copy midway in transmission,
mostly at below noise floor

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 K4FI-DOUG: No one copied except W4DEX who was 589.

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: no DX today w4dex 589 with some deep qsb fades fair
day for locals

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 with QSB to 539

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with several deep fades 15-18db, at
30 sec intervals

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

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 8db visual no tone, 3-5db, 11db tone,
copy call , 10db, 1min 20db tone, 12db, 10db, 17db, EOT 12db,

Copied W4DEX CW call at 319 to 519

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

16:53 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy . . faint detection in the noise the first min

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX copied all but final 20 seconds of
transmission. 519 first minute, then 319 remaining. No signal final 20
seconds.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 55

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 57

16:33 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:34 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard WW8II on SSB 5X1, then faded off into the noise.

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: Called on SSB, heard a weak SSB rerturnKG0VL 31 to 41

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL calling K0AWU now 52 copy

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I did not hear anything from K0AWU

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL again now 51 copy

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 55 SSB

16:39 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB in the noise

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 55 SSB

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB 57 peak, QSB

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 QSB

27 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET Test results for 10-27-2022

WW8II Transmits a 5-7 second 1 KW CW carrier with id every 1 minute

W4DEX Receives and Records the signal using Spectrum lab a 510 mile path\

Notes:

1504ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B9.15
1510ut D layer 4.5db, Solar event B9.60
1515ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B9.07
1520ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B8.66
1525ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B8.48
1530ut D layer 4.0db, Solar event B8.27
1335ut D layer 3.7db, Solar event B8.00
1540ut D layer 3.7db, Solar event B8.05
1545ut D layer 3.7db, Solar event B7.83
1550ut D layer 3.5db, Solar event B7.72
1555ut D layer 3.0db, Solar event B7.13
1600ut D layer 3.0db, Solar event B6.90

27 October 2022

*1*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 122, A-index 5, K-index 3

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event @1629 B7.89 D layer 4db

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 101nt, GOES 17 90.3nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1542ut 406km/s, PHI 153, Density 6.38p/cm3

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @1646ut B7.19 and D layer absorption 3.5db


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, det last 2 sec, det, det, at 1 min det, det, det, det, det at END -- never strong enough to measure strength

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 329 on brief peak

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 12db, 13db, 12db, at 1 min 10db, 12-8db, 10-5db, 10db, 10-13db at END

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL not heard, fair visual copy

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 7, 15, 14, 14, 1min 8, 12, 8, 10, EOT 8, 419 to 519 copy

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 average with several 529 peaks with qsb

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

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

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected, local noise during last min

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419-529 with strong qsb dips, rough copy at times.

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected, constant local noise

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw barely audible at times, no copy, good trace in spec lab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected over local noise

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

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

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 to 599 with QSB

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 0, 4, 0 db > nf at eot

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

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: I called SSB

16:28 K5HFG-DON: NO SSB seen here

16:28 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II heard on SSB, right at the noise level.

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S7 peaks with QSB to poor copy