PRE NET 1899 KHz TESTING 01-31-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1kw CW carrier with id every 1 minute

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

Start 1600ut
End 1640ut

WW8II notes:

1600ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.52
1605ut D layer 7.75db, Solar event C1.03
1610ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.11
1616ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.06
1619ut D layer 12.0db, Solar event C1.09
1620ut D layer 11.5db, Solar event C1.10
1625ut D layer 11.0db, Solar event C1.26
1630ut D layer 9.00db, Solar event C1.43
1635ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.48
1640ut D layer 7.00db, Solar event C1.46

31 January 2023

*1.5*

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 136 A-index 5, K-index 0

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity just now coming down off a C3.17 @1615ut,, D layer now at 1648ut 6db

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16 103nt, GOES 17, 101nt

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1709ut 455km/s, PHI 218, Density 1.76p/cm3

WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING I had quick QSB on W4DEX and weak signal but KG0VL had good copy I am 510 miles from W4DEX and KG0VL is 808 mile path to W4DEX

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, K5HFG 1714, WY3T 1716, W4DEX 1718

17:11 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 559, slight fade last min

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW8II file cw no copy/detect

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 339 at best with qsb, 50% overall copy

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 319 at start, up to 419 second minute and increasing.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start det-5db, 5-6, det, det-3db, 1min 4-8db, 4-5, 6-8,9-10db, EOT 12db

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:14 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw light copy 229 on qsb peaks, overall no usable copy

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 559 up to near 569 at eot

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, possible brief weak visual detection

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K5HDF cw no copy/detect

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw detected very weak on qsb swings, no usable copy

17:16 KP2AE-JOE: some dect of kg0vl at eot

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

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection first min

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy today, sporadic weak copy on qsb peaks

17:19 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw normal 599 with 12 db qsb dips, solid copy

17:20 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:20 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: not much DX w4dex 599-559 slight qsb fair day for locals

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

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539 no qsb, steady signal.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:02 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from S2 to S7!

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: Local skywave excellent today

17:25 KG0VL-JEFF: Now hearing W4DEX very weak on SSB. Not workable.

17:25 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB S7

PRE NET TESTING for 01-30-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7scecond 1kw CW carrier with id every 1 minute

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

Start 1600ut
End 1625ut

WW8II NOTES:

1600ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.06
1605ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.01
1610ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.36
1615ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.60
1620ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.52
1615ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.05


NOTE ::
1621ut there was NO SIGNAL transmitted
1625 to 1626ut was a steady 1-minute CW carrier

30 January 2023

*1.5*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 137, A-index 5, K-index 0

17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: @1658 the D layer is 3.5db the Solar event is B8 interesting propagation

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16 129nt, GOES 17 121nt

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1710ut 386 km/s, PHI 121, Density 14.14p/cm3

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption 3db

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, K5HFG 1716, WY3T 1718, W4DEX 1720

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 2db, 2-7db, 3-8db, 2-5db, at 1 MIN 1-5db, 4db, 1-3db, 0-2db, at END 0-det

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no usable copy today

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:13 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 219 at best, good visual, minor QSB

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied around 50% of transmission, in and out of the noise. Best copy 419 near one minute.

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL, 10, 10-17db, 15db, 15db, 3-10db, 1-5db, 5db, 5-13db, 17db

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 5db, 7db, 11db, 6-9db, 1min 10db, 15db, 5-7db 8-10db, EOT 7db had a 519 copy for a few seconds

17:14 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, steady visual signal about 10 dB over noise

17:15 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today

17:15 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

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

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 average, fast qsb and quick fades to the noise and back.

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

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

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, very weak visual signal at the expected frequency

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

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

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

17:19 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW keying heard, no copy

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:20 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy today

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: no detect cw WW8II, KG0VL, K0AWU, K5HFG, WY3T

17:22 KP2AE-JOE: no DX today w4dex 589-519 much qsb bad day for locals

17:22 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb noted, solid

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, det ??, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519 no qsb, Q5 full two minutes.

17:22 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:22 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539

17:23 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:03 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB VERY weak

17:03 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

17:26 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 42 now, no copy at first of test

17:26 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 as usual

PRE NET TESTING 01-29-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier with id every 1 minute

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

Start 1600ut
End 1644ut

WW8II notes:

1600ut D layer 4.25db, Solar event B8.94
1605ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.51
1610ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.60
1615ut D layer 3.75db, Solar event B8.38
1620ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event B8.26
1625ut D layer 3.75db, Solar event B8.64
1630ut D layer 3.75db, Solar event B8.64
1635ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B9.98
1640ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event B9.87
1644ut D layer 4.90db, Solar event C1.01

29 January 2023

*1.5*

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 138, A-index 10, K-index 1

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: @1644ut was a start of a C1.10 solar event

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Now dropping back to a B9.85 event

17:08 WW8II-BRUCE: D absorption @1704ut was 4db

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: The solar event @1715ut was B8.13 and the D absorption was about 3.5db

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16, 111nt, GOES 17, 107nt

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1710ut 476km/s, PHI 202, Density 8.13p/cm3

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

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II --- START det, 0, 20% det, det, at 1 MN det-6db, 3-6db, 3-9db, 3-4db, at END 2-9db

17:12 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:13 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II keying heard only near end, no copy, Good visual with near 20 dB QSB

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: about 50% copy, fast qsb, 529 peaks with rapid fades.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 3-6db, 7db, 5-7 10-12db hear call 519, 1min 519 copy 14db, 12db, 17db, 14db, EOT 14db,

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 10db, 10-15db, 14db, 11-16db, at 1 MIN 10-15db, 7-12db, 0-5db, det-4db, at END 10-17db

17:14 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual with one fade to noise floor

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 3db, det -2db, 0, EOT

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529-539 fast qsb

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

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from AB4AM

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab ---- YESTERDAY was sure MORE FUN!

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min det, 4-5db, det, 3-5db, EOT det-3db

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 589 peak, slight QSB

17:20 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no tone, faint trace first 30 seconds and final 25 seconds.

17:21 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 18,8,10,15,6,18,25,25,30 very fast QSB almost to the noise

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:02 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX SSB no copy

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 42 copy

17:10 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX barely in the noise SSB

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 55 QSO

17:24 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 55 SSB QSB to the noise Super fast

17:25 AB4AM-ROB:  KC4CSO he is right at the noise here

PRE NET TESTING for 01-28-2023ut

Start 1600ut
End 1632ut

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1Kw CW carrier with id every 1 minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab this is a 510 mile path

WW8II NOTES:

1600ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.00
1605ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.01
1610ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.00
1615ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.00
1620ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.07
1625ut D Layer 4.75db,Solar event C1.08
1630ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.07
1632ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.08