25 January 2024

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17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 172, A-index 10, K-index 2

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16 125nt, GOES 18 115nt

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1715ut 419km/s, PHI 285, Density 7.06p/cm3

CW Reports:

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

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Start det, 2db, 0-det, det-1db, at 1 MIN det, det, det, det, at END 0-det

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 20db 25db, copy 559 27db with beverage antenna, solid 1min copy 529 18db, 20db, 25db, copy 539, 15db, EOT 12db copy 519

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 good SW some deep qsb fades some good local prop.

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 569

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy detected faint in the noise

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 569 loud with fast QSB.

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no detect any signal

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw short 419 peak at 1min in then in the noise - good trace in spectan

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, 10 dB visual peak for a few seconds

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 8db, 12db, copy call 519 6db, 7db, 1 min det, 2b, ?? det-2db, ?? 0, EOT 0

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 549-559 with fast QSB. Peaked >40db

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

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW carrier heard, no copy. Visual peaks about 25 dB over noise

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 20db, 20db, 15-25db, 17-23db, at 1 MIN 10-17db, 10-23db, 23db, 3-21db, at END 25db

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 23db, 23db, copyv 529, 12db, 22db, copy 529, 1min 25db, 25db, 22db, 15db, copy 429, 12db, EOT 7db-10db

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 579 peaks, 25 dB fade

17:18 WY3T-TIM: KG0VLcw no copy/detect

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw 319 peak second minute - goo trace in Spectran

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 599 peak, one 35 dB fade

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, det, 10db, 10-13db, at 1 MIN 13db, 14db, 13db, 15db, 15db -- Almost NO QSB

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: ww8ii 559 at start of test some deep fades cpy full 2min

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 569 strong signal. Peaks greater than 40db above the noise.

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw 219 peaks - solid trace on Spectran

17:21 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:21 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Almost no QSB the last Min

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: we were coming of a C5.55 @ 1522ut down to approx a C1.01 during CW testing


SSB Reports:

17:01 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB 42 at best

17:01 WA4LDU-JOE: can tell WW8II ssb is in the noise - barely detectable

17:01 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX calling KP2AE now 52 SSB

17:01 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB peaking 57, fast QSB

17:01 WW8II-BRUCE: I hear someone callng real weak in the noise

17:02 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX now 54 SSB

17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: Still hearing SSB someone calling W4DEX

17:03 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEAR W4DEX loud 53

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 52

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 skywave peaks

17:06 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB 41

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II SSB 54 peak calling KG0VL

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing SSB to the SE with the beverage antenna weak in the noise

17:08 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX calling WY3T

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB 53 QSO

17:23 WA4LDU-JOE: short peak copy on KG0VL 43

17:23 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl 52 on ssb

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: K2DRH 51 SSB

17:25 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE ssb 55

17:27 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB peaking 58

17:28 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL SSB holding steady at 53

17:29 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 53 SSB, still going strong.

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