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Friday, July 31, 2026

31 July 2026
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 152, A-INDEX 5, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc , 299 KM/s, DENSITY 3.73 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 104 nt, GOES 19, 109 nt


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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559 good copy, slowly rising signal from start to finish. Peaked >35db above the noise level

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 20-15db, 15-10db, 15-23db, at 1 MIN 23db, 20db, 20-17db, 20db, at END 20-18db

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det?, det, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0,0,0,0, at 1 MIN 0db, 0db, det?, 0, at END 0db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 14db, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

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Thursday, July 30, 2026

30 July 2026
*1*
SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 143, A-INDEX 5, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND not reporting

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 103 nt, GOES 19 109 nt

GOES-
18
 LATEST X-RAY EVENT 1-8Å
Current30 Jul 2026 20:55:00 GMTC2.3Ratio 
0.027
Beginning30 Jul 2026 15:53:00 GMTC2.2 
Maximum30 Jul 2026 17:00:00 GMTM1.9Integrated flux: 
5.7e-2
 J m-2

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: Intense D layer at this time


20gev_20260730_15072026/07/30 15:07:0017:30:0017:00:00M1.9N21W65 ( 4492 )

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

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549 no SW poor GW louzy day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX Maybe det once

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal detected

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: good visual detection, peaks around 8db above the noise, no tone heard

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 0-det, 0-det, det, at 1 MIN det-4db, det-3db, det, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NO signal detected

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0,0,0,0, at 1 MIN 0-?, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: weak visual detection, 5db above the noise

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB barely detectable

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy at best, no skywave noticed

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

29 July 2026
*2*
SW0


WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 143, A-INDEX 8, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1643 UTC, 351.3 KM/s, DENSITY 1.82 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc , GOES 18, 96.8 nt, GOES 19 103 nt




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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 no SW this time only GW some quick peaks on locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual detection second minute of test, 6db above the noise level

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

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

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

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559 at start of test, up to 35db (or greater) above the noise. Slow QSB, 529 average signal

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 5-10db, 5-10db, 7-10db, at 1 MIN 7-11db, 5-11db, 11-17db, 18db, at END 17db

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det-2db, 3-4db, 0, 1 min det, 0, det?, 0 EOT 0

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 12db, no tone heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB barely detectable

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 average


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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

28 July 2026
*2*
SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 147, A-INDEX 7, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1646 utc, 363.6 KM/s, DENSITY 0.70 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 106 nt, GOES 19, 110 nt





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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 not much SW lots of storm related qrn louzy day for locals

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, det?, det?, 0-quick 2db, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:45 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: bright visual detection, peaks to 18db, weak CW heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, det, det-5db, det at 1 MIN det, det, det, det, at END det ---- Some drifting switcher QRM

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: bright visual detection, peaked 8db above the noise, no tone heard

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB just detectable over the QRN, No skwyave

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 32 copy at best due to QRN, No skwyave


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Monday, July 27, 2026

27 July 2026
*2*
SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 414 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 7 nT, Bz -1 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 148 sfu


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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX - LIne noise prevented attempted reception.

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 qsb fades and SW peaks up & down day for locals

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- LIne noise prevented attempted reception for all but 30sec -- NUL then

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

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

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: bright visual detection, peaked 15db, able to copy call at EOT

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START5db, 5-7db, 5-0db, 5db, at 1 MIN 5-10db, 20db NO NOISE , 5db, 5-8db at 1 MIN 7-9db

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 32 copy on peaks

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy

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