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Sunday, February 16, 2025

16 Feburary 2025
*2*
SW4

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 184, A-INDEX 28, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 559 KM/s, PHI 44, DENSITY 1.38 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16, 105 nt, GOES 18 97.5 nt


CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2min CW W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, KG0VL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX no signal detected

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual trace, <10db above the noise

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX @ AB4AM was 0,0,0,0, 1min 0, 3,0, 5 NO tone heard

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM no signal detected

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW one quick 589 peak. Fast fades down to 539 minimum. Solid copy full transmission

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: bright visual detection, no tone. Peaked 12db above the noise.

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 3db, 5db, 7db ,2-3db, 1 min det, det??, det, 0, EOT 0

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no copy, weak visual peaking near 10 dB over noise

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW audibly detectable, unusual that signal can be heard with visual only 20 dB over noise floor

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 on peaks, 26db above the noise with QSB

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM had no det on either KG0VL or WW8II today

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Received at KG0VL:



SSB Reports:

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 with quick 57 peaks

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB wild fast QSB from 42 to 59 peaks

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Saturday, February 15, 2025

15 February 2025
*2*
SW 0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 179, A-INDEX 27, K-INDES 27
 
WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 598 KM/s, PHI 357, DENSITY 1.31 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16, 112 nt, GOES 18, 100 nt




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, 0, 1` min0, 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 QSL ant and amp failure

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good copy first thirty seconds and then Kaput! Just like a switch was thrown.

17:13 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX spotty visual throughout Tx.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 3db, 4-5db, NO tone, 6db, 4-5db, 1 min 3-4db, det-2db, det, 0, det-2db, EOT det-5-2-3

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak <10db visual detection

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL weak visual throughout Tx.

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: bright trace first minute and then gone.

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaking 20 dB S/N with 10 dB fade

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II constant weak trace to EOT

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 with QSB. Peaked 28db with deep fading

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Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
17:05 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy only on brief peaks

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Friday, February 14, 2025

14 February 2025
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 173, A-INDEX 23, K-INDEX 4

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 548 KM/s, PHI 257, DENSITY 0.38 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16, 118 nt, GOES 18, 108 nt




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: K5HFG 1710, KGØVL 1712, WW8II 1714

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SIG DETECTED @ W4DEX from K5HFG

17:14 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, hear keying in the noise, 15 dB peak

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 7db, 5db, det, 1 min det, 0, 0, 3db, det, EOT 2-3db

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: good visual trace, no tone. Peaked 10db

17:16 K5HFG-DON: WW8II very weak spotty trace, no tone 5 dB. QSB deep and long. A 10 dB peak at EOT

17:17 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 419 on peaks. Max signal around 28db above the noise with QSB

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II and KG0VL weak @W4DEX

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

13 February 2025
*2*
SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 166, A-INDEX 16, K-INDEX 3

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 443 KM/s, PHI 55, DENSITY 4.46 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc GOES 16, 109 nt, GOES 18, 103 nt




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det, det, det-2db, 3-4db, 1 min 5db, NO tone, 4-5db, 5-6db, 6-7db, EOT 7db

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 some SW today fair local prop.

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 with QSB

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 519 steady. Peaked 27db with slight QSB near EOT.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX trace detected, no tone. 5 dB start, 10 dB EOT

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: fair visual detection first minute, then gone.

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 3-5db, 9db weak tone, 7db, 1 min 11db, 7db, det-3db, det, EOT det-4db

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual peaking 10+ dB over noise

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - weak intermittent visual detect in ARGO

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, no tone 15 dB peak

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II weak trace, no tone start 5 dB, EOT

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - fair visual detect first minute then faded

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaking 22 dB over noise

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak CW carrier heard, good visual detection. Peaked 25 dB with one big fade.

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Received at KGØVL:


SSB Reports:
17:03 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 53, fair skywave copy

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 copy

17:05 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB 57 peak then into noise

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB initially heard the faded into the noise

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 32 copy at best

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE and K4CSO SSB still 53 to 55 copy

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

12 February 2025
*2*
SW1

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 153, A-INDEX 17, K-INDEX 2


WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc, 512 KM/s, PHI 295, DENSITY 0.17 P/cm3


WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 uC, GOES 16 107 nt, GOES 18 98.9 nt


CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, K5HFG 1712, KGØVL 1714, WW8II 1716

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 not much SW poor day for locals

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 6db, 8db, 8db real weak tone, -45db, 1 min 0, det, 0, det-3db, EOT 7db??

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 329 with several QSB dips into noise

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak CW carrier heard at EOT. Peaked 16db, slowly increasing from start to finish.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, static crashes to the SW, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:14 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX Good trace, no tone. 12 dB peak

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

17:16 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, no tone. 15 dB peak

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2db, 3db, 4-5db, 7db weak tone copy call 21, 1 min 12db weak tone, 8db, 7db, 8db, 12db no tone, 0, EOT 4-5db

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: very faint visual detection

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, brief weak visual near start for about 15 second

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - weak trace in ARGO

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WW8II weak trace, no tone. 10 dB peak Deep long QSB

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak about 25 dB over noise

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw rising from noise midway to 229, overall weak 50%

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 529 with QSB. Peaked 32db above the noise
 level

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Received at KG0VL:


SSB Reports:
17:06 WA4LDU-JOE: very weak SSB in the noise - probably Dex - no copy

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 at best

17:09 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO and W4DEX 57 or better ssb

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