04 January 2025

*2*

SW2

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR FLUX 200, A-INDEX 9, K-INDEX 3WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR WIND @ 1714 utc, 553 KM/s, PHI 123, DENSITY 1.28 P/cm3

WW8II-BRUCE: MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16, 92.6 nt, GOES 18, 94.4 nt



CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, WY3T 1714, K5HFG 1706, KØAWU 1718, KGØVL 1720, WW8II 1722

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

17:12 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 2830,15,12,1 min 18,15,8,18,15 599 on peak

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 14db-10db, 10,db NO TONE 8db 1 min 3db, 6db, 11db, 8-10db, EOT 13db weak tone

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 439, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2 db > nf at eot 329

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 22db above the noise.

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM 549 best peaks with qsb down to noise, avg 449

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 on quick peaks, deep fades to noise floor

17:14 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM very weak trace seen in small bits throughout Tx.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak and broken visual trace, no tone. Max peak 6db

17:16 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy detected in the noise during the first min

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW detected on peaks, visual peak about 15 dB over noise

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw at or just above noise full time 339 best peaks

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:18 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG det??, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, det??, EOT 0

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, fair visual detection peaking near 10 dB over noise

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

17:18 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 3,5,0,0,1 min 0,0,0,0,0

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: bright visual detection, no tone. Peaked 14db above the noise.

17:19 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:20 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:20 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

17:20 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 10db, 9-5db, 5db, at 1 MIN 5-10db, 5db, 3-7db, det-3db, at END 3db

17:22 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual peak 10 dB over noise

17:22 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw heard at/just above noise midway into transmission but usable signal

17:22 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Weak trace, no tone, deep QSB entire Tx.

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 6db, 0, 10db, 8db, 1 min 5-7db, 8-15db, weak tone, 14db, weak tone, copy call 319, 10db, EOT 17db peak

17:22 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with QSB. Peaked 33db above the noise.

17:24 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:24 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:24 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START0, det, det, det, at 1 MIN 0-del, 0-det, det, 0db, at END 0db

17:24 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw heard at to above noise full time but only 229 on best peak/no useful audible cw

17:24 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:24 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 569 copy peak, Over 40 dB fades!

17:25 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 529 with QSB. Peaks to 35db

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

17:01 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 54 QSB

17:02 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 51-55 SSB

17:03 AB4AM-ROB: N4AOW 599 20db

17:03 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB here looking SE

17:04 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB very weak, in and out of noise

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 peaks, fast QSB

17:05 AB4AM-ROB: K4CSO 51-52

17:08 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 skywave peaks

17:08 W4DEX-DEX: N4AOW SSB 54

Click on images to enlarge:

03 January 2024

*2*

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR FLUX 212, A-INDEX 22, K-INDEX 0

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR WIND @ 1710 utc , 416 KM/s , PHI 242, DENSITY 2.24 P/cm3

WW8II-BRUCE: MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 utc, GOES 16, 128nt , GOES 18, 119 nt

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WY3T 1710, K5HFG 1712, KØAWU 1714, KGØVL 1716, WW8II 1718

17:11 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, det 4db,??? 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: slight dect of wy3t 319 at best

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:13 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T seen @ W4DEX peaking 35 to 45 db

17:14 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

17:14 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: bright visual trace, no tone. Peaked 15db above the noise

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, det-3db, det, det, 1 min det, 0, 0, det-3db, EOT 0

17:16 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519-529 with QSB. Peaked 34db with deep QSB

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, 5db, 4-9db, 5-10db, at 1 MIN 5db, 4-10db, 10-12db, 10-12db, at END 10-14db

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 12db, weak tone, 15db, 15db, still weak tone, copy call 219, 1 min 12db, 4-5db, 9db, 10-11db, EOT 6db

17:18 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:18 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL weak trace, no tone, deep QSB entire Tx.

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, 0-det, det, det, at 1 MIN det, det-4db, det, det-3db, at END det-2db

17:20 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:20 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: weak signals and lots of QSB today

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519-529 QSB, peaked 32db above the noise with sharp QSB

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU not seen @ W4DEX

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL and WW8II detected @ W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

(none)

Click on images to enlarge:

02 January 2024

*2.5*

SW 1

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR FLUX 219, A-INDEX 86, K-INDEX 4

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR WIND @ 1711UT 524 KM/S, PHI 320, DENSITY 2.64 P/cm3

WW8II-BRUCE: MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 ut GOES 16, 124 nt, GOES 18, 118 nt


CW Reports:

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

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

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with 15 db qsb at 15 sec intervals

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 17db good tone 17db, 8db, 10db, 1 min 10-12db, 9db, 7db, 4db, EOT 7db

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX CW 549 with QSB

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 529 steady, peaks 36db above the noise

17:14 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 329, 2, 2, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8 db > nf 569 at eot

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

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

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy heard today

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 439 with QSB

17:14 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 with qsb some SW good day for locals

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 539 peak, visual 35 dB peak with deep fades

17:17 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t 429 at best 1st min

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, det, det??, 1 min 0, det-4db, 0, 0, EOT det-3db

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

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 with QSB. Peaked 38db

17:17 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

17:17 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw 219 in and out of noise - excellent trace in ARGO

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 429 peak, visual 30 dB over noise floor, deep fade at eot

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 16db, 16db, 16-8db, 0-10db, at 1 MIN 10-14db, 15db, 15-2db, det-5db, at END 3-10db

17:18 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL good tone 17db, 17db, 22db, 23dbh copy call 539,28db,1 min 27db copy call 539,22db, 27db, copy call 539, EOT 26db

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 2db, 2db, 2db, det, at 1 MIN 0-1db, det, det-3db, 1-5db, at END 2-5db

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 549 peak, visual peak 40 dB S/N

17:20 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 229 at best peak,, at or in the noise most of the time

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: ww8ii just dect 319 at best

17:21 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy first 30 sec then 119 - good trace in ARGO

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 539 with QSB. SpecLab shows 45db peak, but still not moving the S-meter.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Receptions:

17:00 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing W4DEX now weak on SSB

17:03 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 57 kw4de 54 on ssb

17:03 WB4WCJ-PAUL:  copy w4dex

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: KD4RLD SSB 55

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 52

17:05 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSO 52 SSB

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now 55 peak

17:06 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 52 SSB

17:07 KG0VL-JEFF: Still hearing W4DEX weak SSB

17:08 KP2AE-JOE: wa4ldu 52 on ssb

17:08 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX 57, KW4DE 53

17:09 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 53

17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB calling W4DEX 52 to 53

17:10 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex in and out of noise

17:26 WB4WCJ-PAUL: w4dex ssb det. but no cpy

Click on images to enlarge:

01 January 2025

*2*

SW 0

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR FLUX 218, A-INDEX 14, K-INDEX 6

WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR WIND @ 1710 ut, 523 KM/s, PHI 250, DENSITY 47.43 P/cm3

WW8II-BRUCE: MAGNETOMETERS @ 1710 ut GOES 16 84.4 nt, GOES 18 61.9 nt

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, KØAWU 1714, KGØVL 1716, WW8II 1718

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

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 5db, 6db, no tone, 7db, 3db, 4db 1 min 4db, 0, 0, 3-7db, EOT 9db real weak tone

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 529 steady, no QSB. Peaked 32db above the noise level

17:14 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det to 3db,det, det??, 2-4db, EOT det-2db.

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 559 copy on ID then fast fade. Good visual with peak about 50 dB over noise

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 8,3,0,6,1 min 8,8,3,8,8 559 on peak

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak CW carrier heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 22db

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, det???,1 min 2-3db, 0, 0, 3db??EOT 0

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 35db with sharp QSB. Took one big fade into the noise.

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual detection at about 15 dB over noise with lots of QSB

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 5db, 10db, 0-10db, at 1 MIN 3-10db, 3-10db, 5-10db, 12db, at END 5-8db

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 12, 14, 17, good tone , 22db, copy 539, 21db, s6 tone30db copy call 569, 25db EOT 27db

17:18 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

17:20 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, det-0, 2db, at 1 MIN 3db, 3db, 3db, 4db, at END 3-4db -- What a HUGE difference from 35min ago!

17:21 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual first 90 sec, then a quick 15 dB peak

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519-529 with QSB. SpecLab shows a 45db peak, yet not moving the S-meter

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:

17:02 W4DEX-DEX: KD4RLD SSB 55

17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard or detected here

17:02 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 at best

Click on images to enlarge: