18 October 2026

*2*

SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 425 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 5 nT, Bz 4 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 132 sfu

GOES- 18  LATEST X-RAY EVENT 1-8Å
Current	18 Oct 2026 16:55:00 GMT	B7.2	Ratio  0.029
Beginning	18 Oct 2026 14:31:00 GMT	B5.3
Maximum	18 Oct 2026 14:42:00 GMT	B8.6	Integrated flux:  9.6e-4  J m-2
End	18 Oct 2026 14:51:00 GMT	B6.6

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, KGØVL 1644

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection first minute of test, peaks around 10db

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 4,4,6,6,1 min 6,8,6,3,8 51-559 on peaks.

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW from barely heard to 559 copy, very fast QSB

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak visual detection in waterfall, max signal <5db above the noise level

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

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL nocopy/detect

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 to 55 copy

16:36 AB4AM-ROB: Called SSB a couple of times nothing heard

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