PRE NET TESTING 02-16-2023

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 1636ut

WW8II notes:
Anomalies noted on the graph today... @ the 1627 minute I definitely transmitted the signal, but none appeared to be received @W4DEX, also noting extra signals received a few seconds after I transmitted 1622.5, 1627.5 Not sure what this is ,, ?? I saw on my end when I let off the key a weak signal after I stopped transmitting . Again not sure what this signal is.

W4DEX receiving station was experiencing more QRN than normal.

There was heavy lightning seen in Southern Mississippi, West TN , KY, Southern IN., and W.VA and in the DC area I was seeing occasional lightning crashes at my location about 1 S unit

Also noted today the Solar events and the D layer absorption was vary constant during the test .. No real increase or decrease in activity during the entire test period

1600ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.09
1605ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.07
1610ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.04
1615ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.01
1620ut D layer 4.75db, Solar event C1.01
1625ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.06
1630ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.06
1636ut D layer 5.00db, Solar event C1.07