31 December 2023

*3*

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 140, A-index 4, K-index 0

17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @ 1653ut was C2.1 and dropping

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16, 111nt, GOES 18 110nt

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind 1713ut 301km/s, PHI 346, Density 3.83p/cm3

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTE solar wind was changing several km/s from 1710 to 1720

CW Reports:

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

17:11 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539, yet I couldn't hear his SSB just seconds previous.

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539 at start, 529 near EOT. Fairly stable signal, peaked 35db above the noise.

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 15db, 15db, 12db, 4-10db, 1 min 15-10db copy call 319, 12db, 15db, Call 419, 15db, 15db, EOT call 319

17:13 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 18,23,20,20,1 min 25,23,25,12 599-559

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start det, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det, 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT det

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 589 average, 599 peaks with moderate QSB

17:17 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak CW heard, peaked 26db near start of test. Began slow decent into the noise. Good visual detection full period.

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 15db copy call 529,20db, 1min 25db copy call 559, 23db, 24db copy calll 559 EOT 30db

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW keying heard, no copy, deep fades

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy detect

17:18 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 579, slow fade to 559

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 549 average, fast QSB. Peaked >40db above the noise. One large QSB dip.

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SSB Reports:

17:02 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559 SSB QSO with K4CSO K4CSO in the noise

17:03 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard or detected here

17:05 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 55-59 QSB to the noise SSB

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 57 peaks

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB mostly 52 groundwave, just a few 53 peaks so far

17:07 AB4AM-ROB: K4CSO SSB still at my noise

17:25 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB nice 59 peak, then gone

17:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Hearing SSB not sure who

17:26 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX SSB noise to 52 back to noise SSB

17:26 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II very weak on SSB. Replied twice, no response.

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: no SSB now

17:28 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM very weak on SSB!

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 52 SSB calling AB4AM

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Now weak SSB

17:29 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB 32 peak

17:32 K4DBK-DENNIS: copy WW8II SSB calling KG0VL 

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 52 SSB

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO with KG0VL 51 to 52 SSB

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK SSB 32

17:34 K4DBK-DENNIS: copy ww8ii ssb

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I am hearing SSB in and out of the noise

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX SSB 55

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK SSB 55 QSO

17:35 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX was 57

17:36 K4DBK-DENNIS: no copy on AB4AM

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: K4DBK no copy

17:39 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now 51 SSB

17:40 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB 53, answered call

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30 December 2023

*3*

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 143, A-index 6, K-index 1



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

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 15db, 15db, 15db, 15db, 1min copy 519, 15db, 15db. 12db, EOT 9db-3db

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 22db above the noise.

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX Light trace seen and tone heard in the noise. deep QSB

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 14db above the noise at start and end of test. QSB present.

17:16 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

17:17 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 20db, 20db, 20db, 10-20db, at 1 MIN 5-15db, 15-19db, 20-24db, 22db, at END 22db

17:18 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL bright trace, no tone

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 13db, copy call 419,12db, 11db, 7db, 10db, 5db, 3db, det, EOT det

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW carrier detected at start, fade into noise with deep very fast QSB

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 36db above the noise, slow QSB with several dips into the noise.

17:20 K5HFG-DON: WW8II faint trace, no tone, deep QSB.

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW fairly steady 579 copy, minor QSB

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, 0-det (weaker), 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at END 0-det -- Visual only, not strong enough to measure signal strength

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: good visual detection with 32db peaks. QSB with several signal dips as well.

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Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

17:02 KG0VL-JEFF: No SSB here

17:02 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 59 peaks, fast deep fades to 52

17:03 K5HFG-DON: no ssb detected

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB here

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29 December 2023

*3*

Solar Wind Speed: 370 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz 3 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 147 sfu

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

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no CW heard, good visual trace with some QSB. Peaked around 6db above the noise.

17:14 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 569 average. Strong signal, bright visual detection. Peaked >40db (off scale)

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL --- Start 43db, 43db, 41db, 40db, at 1 MIN 42db, 42db, 42db, 40db, at END 41db WOW

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL light trace, no tone. Deep QSB entire Tx.

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw heard entire transmission, generally steady 229 with slow dips to near noise

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Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 59 SSB

17:21 KW4DE-DARRELL: No ssb heard 

17:22 K5HFG-DON: no SSB heard

28 December 2023

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 434 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 0 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 149 sfu

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

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX NO DETECT

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 599 - with QSB S9+10 to S3 mostly S9

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519. Bright visual detection, peaked around 30b above the noise.

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 569+ very little QSB

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw 519 steady

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL START DETECTING AT 17 14 30, NO TONE, TO EOT

17:17 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 14db above the noise and downhill thereafter.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 57

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 57

17:05 WA4LDU-JOE: K4CSO ssb 5-1

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX Very weak here on SSB, right at noise level.

27 December 2023

*3*

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WY3T 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II/3 1716 near Erie, PA.

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw solid 539 - good copy

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:14 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: weak visual detection first 30 seconds, then gone.

17:16 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL faint trace, no tone, now very bright trace, no tone, deep QSB last 20 seconds

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - good trace in Spectran with QSB dips to noise

17:18 WY3T-TIM: WW8II/3 cw no copy/detect

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II/3 brief trace at 17 17 10

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II/3 weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 25db above the noise.

17:19 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II/3 cw 419 with strong trace in Spectran

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Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

None

26 December 2023

*2*

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

17:13 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw slight trace in Spectran last 30sec - no copy

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no CW heard, spotty visual detection with QSB. Peaked around 8db above the noise.


17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL trace seen, No tone, QSB noted, entire Tx.

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw - good trace in Spectran with QSB - slight audible detect briefly at midpoint

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SSB Reports:

17:04 WA4LDU-JOE: i thought I heard some ssb deep in the noise?

25 December 2023

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 449 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz -6 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 183 sfu

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

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 peak with QSB

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX light trace, no tone, note some QSB, Entire Tx.

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak CW carrier heard. Peaked 22db above the noise.

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL light trace, no tone, some QSB, entire Tx.

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy, fair trace first minute- faded 2nd minute

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 439 peaks, easy copy on ID, visual peak aobut 45 db over noise

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Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 57 peak, fast deep fades

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 54 peaks, fades to 42 copy

24 December 2023

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 408 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz 1 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 174 sfu

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, KGØVL 1712

17:11 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: CW carrier heard, good visual detection. Peaked 26db above the noise. 519 at EOT

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW signal heard at start, faded into noise. Visual 35 dB over noise first min then deep fades

17:25 KF0ASO-CASEY: KF0ASO 1.999 CW-LSB no signal heard heard here in Nebraska. 

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

None