29 January 2024

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16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: MASSIVE POLAR CAP EVENT IN PROGRESS 

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flux 141, A-index 8, K-index 2

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 18, 101nt

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1718 ut 426km/s, PHI 333, Density 7.03p/cm3

17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: 1642ut another C5.93 flare Peak

CW Reports:
17:04 KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WY3T 1710, K5HFG 1712, KØAWU 1714, KGØVL 1716, WW8II 1718

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signal seen

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw very weak copy 229 or less to noise about 40% time

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 339 first minute - 449 peak at middle back to 339 at last 30 sec

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

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal seen

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

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

17:15 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:15 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 10-20db, solid copy call 529 17db, 15db, 1 min 17db still copy call solid, 6-17db, 12db, 12db still copy call, 15db, 8db, still copy call 519, EOT 17db

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

17:16 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 average with 549 peaks. Signal near 36db above the noise.

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU no cw heard today

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no copy - VERY slight visual detect first minute

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 18db, 18db, copy 529, 12db, 18db, 1 min 17db copy 529, 20db, 17db, copy 519, 18db, copy 519, 15db, EOT 17db

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 26db, 26-22db, 25db, 23-25db, at 1 MIN 27db, 26db, 27db, 30db, at END 27-29db

17:18 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

17:18 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - sight visual detect first minute

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL no usable cw heard today

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw very weak today, 229 on best peaks with signal dipping to noise 50% time.

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II --- START 22db, 22db, 22db, 22db, at 1 MIN 21db, 20-21db, 20db, 22db, at END 23db

17:20 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:20 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw 439 then faded with strong visual in Spectran the entire time

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

NOTES: WW8II:  good copy signals 510 mile SE path 603 mile NW path, 444 mile E-W path

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WOW --- So VERY LITTLE sig strength variation on Bruce and Jeff today -- Unusual

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: WOW 603 mile path to K0AWU good copy CW during this event and 444 mile path to KG0VL good CW copy

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Another WOW to the SE having copy

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 539 with QSB. Peaked about 36db above the noise, similar to Bill's signal.

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: So much for the cannot make contacts during a massive so-called blackout

SSB Reports:

17:07 WA4LDU-JOE: KW4DE ssb S5 here - good contact

17:29 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA4LDU and K4CSO SSB both S7 to S9+ today and were hearing each other at times. Solid ssb here on both.

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