1899 kHz Midday Propagation Test

Monday, February 5, 2024

05 February 2024

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 375 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz -2 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 170 sfu

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, WY3T 1712, K5HFG 1714, KØAWU 1716, KGØVL 1718

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599+, qsb dips at 30 sec intervals up to 18 db

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

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 some SW now more qsb still good day for locals

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 16db

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, detected faint in the noise at eot

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

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw329avg with qsb down to noise several times over duration of xmit

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

17:14 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, visual 15 dB S/N first 15 sec then into the noise. Slight recovery near end. Better on loop than vertical rx antenna

17:15 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t some cpy above noise at times

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with Spec Lab

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K5HHFG cw no copy/detect

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw detected at/just above noise floor 229 at best 30% time (later determined to be local noise)

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no audible copy today

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:19 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, week spotty visual detection

17:20 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 13db, 13db, 10-13db, 10-16db, at 1 MIN 17db, 8-15db, 15-20db, 12-15db, at END 10-14db

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw barely audible at noise 30% time , no usable signal

17:21 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL light trace last 20 seconds of TX.

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539-549 with QSB. Peaked 40db above the noise.

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