PRE NET TESTING 12-31-2022

Start 1600ut
END 1635ut

WW8II NOTES:
1600ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.08
1605ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.09
1610ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.10
1615ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.12
1620ut D layer 5.25db, Solar event C1.22
1625ut D layer 9.00db, Solar event C2.09
1630ut D layer 10.0db, Solar event C2.21 Solar event peaked @1628 C2.23
1635ut D layer 9.75db, Solar event C2.08

31 December 2022

*2*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 162, A-index 31, K-index 3

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity there was a C2.23 peak @1628ut D layer reached 10db

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Currently the D layer absorption is 7db with the max intensity approx 23 deg below the equator

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @`1710ut GOES 16 107nt, GOES 17 104nt

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1717ut 597km/s, PHI 156, Density 1.28p/cm3

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event @1716ut was C1.31, and the D layer was 6.5db

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, K5HFG 1716, AB4AM 1718, W4DEX 1720

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, det, det, det, at 1 MIN 0-det, det, 0-det, det, at END det -- VERY WEAK

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: ww8ii 519 at best 1st min then fade back up end of 2nd min

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 579 peak, one quick fade to 529

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: about 50% copy of transmission. Signal levels from below noise level to 419 with qsb

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no usable copy but signal heard on qsb peaks just above noise 329 about 30% of time

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - solid trace in spec lab

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 20db, 20db, 20db, at 1 MIN 19db, 15db, 5db, 5-11db at END15db with QSB

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 5db 319 copy, 2-4db, 2-5db, 1min det-3db, 8db, 319copy call, 6db, 4-9db, EOT 7-4db

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - weak trace in spec lab

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Light trace on SL very sporadic, No tone

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL very weak CW call copied right at end, fair visual peaks with deep QSB

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL no usable copy today

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, ??det 3db, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:16 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable copy heard

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 average with qsb, brief 539 peak near one minute

17:17 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start det, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw signal not heard today

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, possible very weak visual detection

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: copied most of two minute transmission, 319 slight qsb.

17:19 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 599 peak

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw 579 at best, 549 avg, 100% copy

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 559-519 some qsb good cpy full 2min

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 12db, 5-6db, 7db, det-7db, 1min 7db, 5db, 6db, EOT 3db

17:20 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM light trace on SL,No tone, entire Tx

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: 519 for roughly first minute, then gone for duration.

17:22 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:22 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, 100%

17:22 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-559 good day for locals

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 419 copied full transmission, very light qsb.

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 20db copy 529, 17db, 15db, 1min 16db, 10-14db, 15db, 2-4db, EOT 3-4db

17:22 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 549

17:22 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:22 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 589

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:22 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 10,10,12,15,8,15,12,18,15

17:23 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 3,0,5,6,10,8,6,0,0,

17:24 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU 0,0,0,3,5,0,0,0,0

17:25 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 0,0,0,0,0,0,6,6, 3x2 on peak

17:26 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 30,18,25,35,18,40,30,25,25 with Quick QSB fades to 10 db

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:03 KG0VL-JEFF: Weak SSB now

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 55

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 55

17:03 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here

17:05 AB4AM-ROB: SSB W4DEX 5x5 with QSB to the noise

17:05 AB4AM-ROB: SSB KP2AE in the noise

17:05 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX very weak now on SSB

17:05 AB4AM-ROB: KW4DE and K4CSO in the noise SSB

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB Q3

17:08 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX SSB 5x9, QSB to the noise

17:09 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM, K4CSO, KP2AE, W4DEX all Q5 SSB

17:25 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing weak SSB

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: WA4LDU in the noise SSB

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 5x5-5x9

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 57 with QSB

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB 3x1

17:36 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II weakly copied your SSB at 1235

PRE NET TESTING 12-30-2022

Start 1600ut
End 1630ut

WW8II transmits a 5-7 second 1KW CW signal with id every 1 minute
W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

WW8II NOTES:

1600ut D layer 8.00db, Solar event C1.63
1605ut D layer 8.00db, Solar event C1.63
1610ut D layer 8.00db, Solar event C1.64
1615ut D layer 8.00db, Solar event C1.67
1620ut D layer 8.00db, Solar event C1.65
1625ut D layer 7.50db, Solar event C1.50
1630ut D layer 7.50db, Solar event C1.48

30 December 2022

*1.5*

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity lots for C level events currently D layer @1648ut is 10db and the solar event is on the rise @1641ut it was C1.65 and climbing fast

17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: @1658 D layer 12db

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event still climbing @1653 was showing C3.1

7:08 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event is on the downside D layer @1704 11db

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, K5HFG 1716, W4DEX 1718

17:11 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, det, det, 0-det, at 1 min 0-det, 0-2db, 2-5db, 2db, at END 2db

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - good trace in spec lab

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW could hear very weak carrier on brief peak, fair visual detection full transmission

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - fair trace in spec lab

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0-4, 0, 6db, 419copy 6-7db,1min 3-4db, 0-3, det-3, 0, EOT 4db

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual full transmission

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 8-12db, 5-12db, 1-11db, at 1 min 17db, 3-15db, 4-14db, 3-12db, at END 2-10db VERY quick QSB

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 219-319 copied full transmission

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0-det, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: I noted real quick QSB on KG0VL CW

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419 average, peaked 519 near EOT with qsb

17:17 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

17:18 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:19 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: no DX today w4dex 559-419 lousy day for locals

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 439

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519 steady, very little qsb noted.

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, ??det, 1min 0, 0, 1min 24sec 4-5db, det, EOT det-2db real quick QSB

17:20 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

Received at W4DEX:

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: The D layer absorption @1720 was 8.5db with the solar event @1711 C2.28

SSB Reports:

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB weak Q3 with a few Q4 peaks

17:05 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB in the noise

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 5x2

Pre net testing for 12-29-2022

Start 1603ut
End 1635ut

WW8II NOTES:

1603ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.43
1605ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.39
1610ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.38
1615ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.36
1620ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.38
1625ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.36
1630ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.34
1635ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.37

I could see nothing to indicate the low propagation today other than the solar event impact outer rings, reached well into the portion of the ionosphere over North America.

 

29 December 2022

*2*

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flux 160, A-index 5, K-index 3

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity there is a C level event that is starting to rise D layer of approx. 7db but note that the center impact is approx 23deg below the equator, but the outer ring of disturbance is into mid USA 

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16 113nt, GOES 17 108nt

117:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1714ut 443 km/s, PHI 181, Density 10.09p/cm3

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event activity @1714ut was C1.32 and th D layer absorption was 6db

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, K5HFG 1716, W4DEX 1718

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0, det, det, at 1 min det-2db, det-0, 0-det, det, at END det -- LOW NOISE FLOOR

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 319 copy most of transmission

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, det, 2-3db, 1Min det, 0, ???quick 4db, 0, EOT det

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, 5db. 5-10db, 15-5db, at 1 min 12db, 1-12db, 2-5db, 1-5db, at END det-5db

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 319 copy most of transmission

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not heard, brief visual detection at start?

17:16 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 319 first minute, 419 thereafter. Light qsb

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0,0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 6db, 4db, det, 0, 1min 2-4db, 6-7db, 3-4db, det, EOT 0-2db

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: no dx heard w4dex 569-519 lousy day for locals

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 219-319, weak, but copied most of transmission.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB only Q3 copy

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 5x2

17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard or seen today

28 December 2022

- 16  LATEST X-RAY EVENT 1-8Å
Current	28 Dec 2022 17:55:00 GMT	C2.4	Ratio  0.032
Beginning	28 Dec 2022 16:49:00 GMT	C1.5
Maximum	28 Dec 2022 16:57:00 GMT	C2.2	Integrated flux:  1.9e-3  J m-2
End	28 Dec 2022 17:04:00 GMT	C1.8

X-ray Solar Flares:
6-hr max: C3 1735 UT Dec28
24-hr: C6 0256 UT Dec28

Sunspot number: 89

10.7 cm flux: 133 sfu

Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 1.00 quiet
24-hr max: Kp= 2.67 quiet

CW Reports:

K0AWU-BILL:  17:14 K0AWU, 17:16 K5HFG, 17:18 WY3T

17:16 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:17 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no audible copy

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable signal but could hear weak sig at noise about 40% time

Received at W4DEX:

27 December 2022

*1.5*

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 150, A-index 22, K-index 4

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: There was a M1.21 flare @1626ut but is coming down to a C2 with a D layer of 7db currently

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: the solar event @1709ut was C1.34 with D layer @6db

117:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers@1710ut GOES 16 86.2nt, GOES 17 81.5nt

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1714ut 528 km/s, PHI 107, Density 11.73p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, K5HFG 1714

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - good trace in spec lab

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: copy ww8ii just above noise 319 at best

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519-529 with slow qsb

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start det-5db, 0, det-7db, 3-5db, 1min 4-6db, 7db, 5-7db, now419copy, EOT 6db

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - weak trace in spec lab

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:
17:19 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE SSB 1 unit above the noise with some QSB

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: some local prop had QSO with WA4LDU 54 copy fair day for locals