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Sunday, March 31, 2024

30 March 2024
*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 167, A-index 6, K-index 1

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 129nt, GOES 18, 120nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1643ut 361km/s, PHI 124, Density 4.46p/cm3




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: AB4AM 1640, K5HFG 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM seen @ W4DEX peak 47db above the noise

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no signal detected. One lonely blip on the SpecLab screen at 1.899. Cannot confirm the origin.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 minute 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NOT SEEN @ W4DEX

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, det-7db, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-2db, 2db, at END 0-2db

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, det, 0, det-3db, 1 min 2-3db, det-5db, 0, det, EOT 0

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 529 near start of test, Fast QSB with a signal peak of 26db above the noise level.

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOT seen @ W4DEX

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, bright visual detection peaking 16db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:
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Friday, March 29, 2024

29 March 2024
*1*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 114nt, GOES 18, 110nt




18gev_20240329_15412024/03/29 15:41:0016:19:2316:01:00C7.9S17W70 ( 3623 )
19gev_20240329_16182024/03/29 16:18:0016:31:0016:28:00C9.3S14W72 ( 3615 )
20gev_20240329_16312024/03/29 16:31:0016:40:0016:36:00C9.4S15W73 ( 3615 )


16:35 WW8II-BRUCE:  LONG SLOW RISING FLARE was @ 1541ut C2.78 @ 1624 C8.78 so we are in for some heavy ionosphere movement

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: The flare is still holding steady 1635 was C9.36

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: 1627ut still climbing now C9.31


CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW test W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, K5HFG 1644, WW8II 1646

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no copy/detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 but slightly weaker than usual, qsb light; no other signals heard yet today

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 339 - solid trace in Argo

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 319 in and out of noise - fair trace in ARGO

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw lightly detected at noise several times but no usable copy

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW barely heard, no copy. visual peaked 20 dB over noise

16:45 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 mostly GW real lousy day for locals

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw perceptible in noise several times but no usable signal

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, just barely enough visual for a positive detection.

16:49 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

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SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB just detectable, no copy

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

28 March 2024
*2*

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 175, A-index 7, K-index 2

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 120nt, GOES 18, 110nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 418km/s, PHI 130, Density 0.10p/cm3




20gev_20240328_15402024/03/28 15:40:0016:03:0015:56:00M6.1S15W54 ( 3615 


CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, K5HFG 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 at best very little SW poor day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, weak visual trace on SpecLab

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 439

16:43 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0,0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:48 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection

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SSB Reports:
16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: some SSB in the noise but not identifiable

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 31

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

27 March 2024
*2*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 178, A-index 11, K-index 1

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 111nt, GOES 18, 107nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1646ut 530km/s, PHI 192, Density 10.27p/cm3


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, K5HFG 1644, KØAWU 1646, KGØVL 1648, WW8II 1650

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 569 at best some qsb not much SW poor day for locals

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no detection first minute, then, like a bolt from the blue, bright visual detection peaking 10db. Almost like a switch was thrown. (keying problem - no transmission first minute)

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 for about 20 sec :>)

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no copy today

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:49 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 0-det, 0-det, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0-det, det-2db, 2-5db, 2-5db, at END 2-5db

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:50 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 3db, 0, det, 1 min det-2db, det, 0-det, 0-3, EOT det

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: weak CW carrier heard at start, growing signal with QSB second minute. Up to 519 and 22db near EOT.

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, 0-det, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0,
at END 0db

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:53 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, bright visual detection with peaks near 18db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 31

16:34 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 52

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here today

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

26 March 2024
*2*

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 190, A-index 22, K-index 2

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 114nt, GOES 18, 109nt



CW Reports:


KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, WY3T 1642, K5HFG 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1650 (30 sec) & 1652

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 mostly GW louzy day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual trace on SpecLab, 5db max peak

16:49 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX S7 cw less than SSB

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:48 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, no visual at start, then weak detection with one unusual very quick 10 dB peak.

16:50 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected?

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, 10 dB visual on vertical

16:54 K5HFG-DON: WW8II @ 16 52 no detect

16:55 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 16db both at 1650 and again at 1652-1654tuc

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SSB Reports:
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 41

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 53

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB seen or detected here

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Monday, March 25, 2024

25 March 2024
*2*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 195, A-index 64, K-index 4

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 132nt, GOES 18 122nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1649ut 675km/s, PHI 138, Density 1.45p/cm3


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, WY3T 1644, K5HFG 1646, KØAWU 1648, KGØVL 1650, WW8II 1652

16:41 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 little or no SW poor day for local

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, det??, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection, peaking 8db

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX no copy/detect

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW heard but no copy, visual peaked 25 dB over noise near start

16:44 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM Trace detected first 30 seconds, no tone. deep and long QSB. Nothing seen remainder of Tx

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak visual detection, stronger second minute, max 5db

16:45 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am just dect sig no real cpy

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, questionable extremely weak visual detection

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual peaks at about 5 dB S/N on loop, not seen on vertical

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 17db, 17-14db, 14db, 14-12db, at 1 MIN 12-8db, 8-10db, 8-11db, 8-5db, at END 10db

16:52 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:52 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:52 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det, det, 3db, 1 min 0, 0, 0, det, EOT 0

16:54 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual detection peaking about 15 dB over noise. QRM spike near eot

16:54 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at END 0-det --- detections very weak and "broken traces"

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:55 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 529 average with QSB. Peaked 28db above the noise level

16:56 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard. Good visual detection peaking 16db

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SSB Reports:
16:31 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX SSB no copy

16:34 K5HFG-DON: No SSB detected here

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected

16:35 KP2AE-JOE: called ab4am no responce

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB ground wave only

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB ground wave only

16:36 KP2AE-JOE: W4DEX 54 on SSB

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: No SSB here. Static crashes increasing.

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