13 February 2023

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Solar wind speed: 342.0 km/sec

density: 11.04 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares

6-hr max: M1 1556 UT Feb13

24-hr: M1 1556 UT Feb13

Sunspot number: 197

0.7 cm flux: 200 sfu

Planetary K-index

Now: Kp= 2.00 quiet

24-hr max: Kp= 2.33 quiet

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

17:12 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 27db, 27db, 24db, 17-22db, at 1 MIN 4-15db, 5-14db, 5-20db, 20db, at END 18-20db

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual at start, slow 10 db rise to eot

17:13 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

17:13 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 average with 549 peaks, light qsb

17:15 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected on RX loop.  Weak positive detection on vertical wire.

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no copy

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:18 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:18 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589-519 fast deep qsb unstable local sig

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab -- PERHAPS a very slight trace about 20% of the time

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal heard or detected. (strange)

Received at W4DEX:

K5HFG on 40 ft vertical wire RX antenna, R-75 receiver

SSB Reports:

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 52 QSB

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 52 QSB

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 no QSB, ground wave

17:10 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO has more vertical wire in his antenna than KP2AE. Both about the same distance from W4DEX (~52 miles)