27 May 2024

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 156, A-index 10, K-index 2

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 105nt, GOES 18, 99.6nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642ut 360km/s, PHI 158, Density 4.42p/cm3

A point on the hearing of WW8II @ KG0VL and WW8II not hearing KG0VL as good , we both use the SAL antenna for receive.  BUT WW8II uses an INVERTED V antenna, mostly HORIZONTAL for TRANSMIT and I believe KG0VL uses a top-loaded vertical for transmit.

My point is there is a polarization loss between vertical and Horizontal. This could account for the difference in the 1 KW signal levels being detected less @ WW8II  vs KG0VL   Just some thought.  I note this because KG0VL  consistently receives WW8II better than WW8II receives KG0VL  and we both use the same receiving antennas    But different transmit antennas.

WW8II

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected. Static crashes 10db+

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 with slight QSB

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw mp detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2db, 0, 4db, 5db, 1 min 0, det, 0, 0, EOT det-3db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual on both rx antennas

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak CW carrier heard! Bright visual detection that peaked around 15db with QSB and static crashes.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:
16:33 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 52 on ssb

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB heard, very weak copy

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here

16:37 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb 5-2

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549 some qsb no SW now

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB heard calling WA4LDU

16:51 KP2AE-JOE: wa4ldu was 41 on ssb

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