20 February 2023

*1.5*

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 169, A-index 7, K-index 2

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1715ut 454 km/s, PHI 88, Density 10.41p/cm3

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer during test was about 7db 

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1710, KGØVL 1712, KØAWU 1714, WY3T 1716, AB4AM 1718, W4DEX 1720

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: some copy from ww8ii 319 1st min

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

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START -- det, det-2db, det, 2-5db, at 1 Min 2-5db, 2-5+db, 2-4db, det-4db, at END 2-3db

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 529 most of transmission

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529 very little qsb

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

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual signal peaks only about 14 dB over noise

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

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL __ START 27db, 26db, 27db, 27db, at 1 MIN 20-23db, det-10db, det, 0-12db, at END 14-16db

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 30db 559copy 30db, 25db, 31db, 30db, 1min 35db, 25db, fading, 20db, 15db, 15db EOT deep fade 5db,

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, no visual signal at start, peaked about 10 dB over noise floor.  CW peaked 12 dB over noise on vertical wire

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

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

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 at start, slow rise, ending 539

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start det, 0, 3db, det to2db, 4db 1min 0-det, det, 0-2, 0, EOT 0

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

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no audible copy

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 529 most of transmission, qsb down to noise several times---overall g00d

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no copy

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, fair visual signal on both antennas, peak slightly better on vertical wire

17:22 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 3,6,6,6,8,8,10,10,10

17:20 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw 549, 8, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 1 db > nf at eot

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 529 at best 2nd min

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

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw 539 most of transmission, moderate qsb but 100% copy

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no copy

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 439 only on peaks

17:21 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, 100% copy, no qsb

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

17:22 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 at times sky w some qsb down to 539 fair day for locals

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 10db, copy 419, 10db, 0-5db, 5db, 1 min 6db, 8db, 5db-8db, 7-9db, EOT 8db I heard tone entire transmission

17:22 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 549, 6, 5, 2, 1, 1, 0, 1, 2 db > nf at eot, (219)

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no tone, good returns on ARGO, very weak detection from SpecLab

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1715ut GOES 16, 130nt, GOES 17, 119nt

17:23 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 6,8,8,8,6,6,5,8,5 Better on the Zepp than the LOG

17:24 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T better on the LOG

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:58 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am SSB 52 good cpy

16:59 AB4AM-ROB: Called WY3T and KP2AE SSB no copy so far

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB hare so far

17:00 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

17:01 AB4AM-ROB: Still weak SSB noted no copy

17:02 W4DEX-DEX:  AB4AM SSB 32 at best

17:08 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 54 copy, skywave

17:09 AB4AM-ROB: SSB in the noise maybe W4DEX