01 October 2021

*1*

Note:  Propagation at ~45°N better than the recent average while at ~35°N was significantly worse.  Notice the unusual Wallops Island ionogram below.

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 95, A-index 9, K-index 4

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600utc @75.2W 100nt, @137.2W 90.8nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600utc was 527km/s, PHI 226, Density 15.16p/cm3

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today: Massive amount in the entire SE part of Texas into the Gulf and some in Miami the rest of the country pretty quiet

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours: Not much just 3 new events last recorded 1038-1125 a B8.7 (S20 W60) 2877

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Length day at this location today is 11hours 43 minutes

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 101nt, @137.2W 91.2nt

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 520km/s, PHI 201, Density 9.57p/cm3

CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw drill: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, K4FI 1650, W4DEX 1652

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- nothing heard or detected

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw faint brief copy at noise today---yea!

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, peaked about 8 dB above visual noise mainly during last min

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL Start 33db, 33db, 37db, 35db, at 1 min 30db slow QSB, 29db, 26db, 27db, at END 28db

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no signal heard today

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 with 529 peaks, little to no qsb, total Q5 signal full two minutes.

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL WOW start 8db, 15sec 10db, 10, 11, 1min 8db, 7, 8, 8, EOT 10db above the noise solid 519 to 529 copy

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:46 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU possible detect a couple of times 1 to 2 db above the noise

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw nothing heard

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 549-559 good armchair copy. 323 miles

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No copy

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG no signal detected

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no copy today

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG No signal detected too much local QRN

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T No copy

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T no copy

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy today

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signal detect local NOISE generator (15db above noise) just came on

16:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected QRN

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 559 with slow rise to 569

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:51 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 539 avg with higher peaks up 6 db, solid

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 WY3T-TIM: K4FI cw no copy/detect

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:53 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:54 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, slow qsb up/down 6-10 db, solid copy

16:54 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:54 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 569 to 579 Fairly steady, one fade.

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX no signal local interference

16:54 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 peak with major QSB, some dips into the noise

16:54 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy but detected faintly the second min

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: Local SSB poor today

16:36 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB signals today

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI, K4LY and WA4LDU SSB all Q5 most of the time but dips completely into the noise at times

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- GREAT SSB sig 55 or better!

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 55-56 on ssb, great signal today.

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call on SSB now looking for KG0VL

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: NO response ???

30 September 2021

*1*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 102, A-index 5, K-index 1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut @75.2W 134nt, @137.2W 115nt

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600ut was 436km/s, PHI 130, Density 18.54p/cm3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: New flare activity last 24 hours looks like about 8 new events last reported was a C1.2 in 2877 @1243-1255ut and there was a real low D-later absorption noted with this event

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Also another real low D-layer absorption event at 1511ut

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Losing daylight quick now length of day is now 11hr 46 minutes

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted today lots NW Iowa S.E. MO. N.W. TN, and heavy in central Oklahoma E. Kansas, also texas Gulf coast and some way out in the Atlantic east of Bermuda

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1640ut was 75.2W 142nt, and !37.2W 125nt

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640 was 429km/s, PHI 75, Density 17.33p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K5HFG 1646, WY3T 1648, W4DEX 1650

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab today

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW9II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw nothing heard today

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard on a brief peak which shows a bit over 10 dB above noise on SpecLab,

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 12db, 13db, 3db, 5-10db, at 1 min noise - 8db, 8db to det, 9db, 11db, at END 5db to noise

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Detect a couple times no more than 2 dB above the noise most transmission was 0

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: perhaps ten or fifteen seconds of weak copy just above noise, nothing else

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU No signal detected

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: copied about 50% of two minute transmission, very weak and just above noise level with fast qsb

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW not heard.

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T No signal detected

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw briefly and lightly heard just before ending time 15 sec

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-549 some qsb

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 solid copy but 10-15 db qsb dips noted

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 229, 3, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7 db > nf at eot

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX Mostly at the noise @50sec peaked @3db above the noise and again the last 7sec of the transmission 2 to 3 dB above the noise

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S5 peaks with very fast QSB into the noise

16:35 WY3T-TIM: Faint SSB heard here

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL detected on SSB -- called twice no response

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy today from KØAWU on SSB

29 September 2021

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 89, A-index 10, K-index 2

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600 ut @ 75.2W 102nt, and @137.2W 98.1nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 ut was 420km/s, PHI 150, Density 6.35p/cm3

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted today S.D. Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma also in the Gulf from S.E Texas to Baton Rouge and out in the Atlantic off the coast of N.C. and VA also some in the South Florida AREA

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: SOLAR FLARES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS: 8 NEW EVENTS LAST RECORDED !415-1425UT C1.0 (S18W37) 2877

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 113nt and @137.2W 106nt

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind no real change

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: There was a B7.3 flare @1622-1635 ut in 2877 also noted a slight absorption effect

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard BUT detected with SpecLab .... last 30 sec

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, very weak visual detection

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 2db, 15sec 6db, 4, 5, 1min 4db, 1, 4, 3, 2min EOT 5db

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied most of two minute transmission, weak and just above the noise level. Signal tone hollow and lethargic.

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T No signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal detected

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-419 deep quick fades

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy but faint detection in the noise

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU I detected @1min 15 sec to 1min 20 sec about 2 to 3 dB

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL --- START det, noise, det, noise - det, at 1min 10db, 11db, 8-11db, 10db, 8db to noise

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 2nd try detect a couple times but much lower than the 1st mostly at the noise

16:55 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL peaked 12db in the last 15sec of 2min 30sec TX

16:56 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: best copy 529 with strong qsb, many signal dips down into the noise

16:57 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II was JUST detected off and on during first min or so, but so weak I was not sure it was real

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:37 WY3T-TIM: no SSB heard here

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU very weak on SSB, right at the noise level.

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KP1AE SSB S8 peaks with quick dips close to the noise.

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL first heard just well enough to hear he was calling me on SSB, then lost in the noise.

28 September 2021

*1*

Solar wind
speed: 521.0 km/sec
density: 6.7 protons/cm3

X-ray Solar Flares
6-hr max: B1 1356 UT Sep28
24-hr: C1 0634 UT Sep28

Sunspot number: 30
10.7 cm flux: 85 sfu


Planetary K-index
Now: Kp= 2 quiet


Interplanetary Mag. Field
Btotal: 2.5 nT
Bz: 1.6 nT north

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: KGØVL 1640, KØAWU 1642, K4FI 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 33db, 33db, 30db, 33db, at 1 min 31db, 22db, 31db, 32db, at END 32db

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 549-559 slight qsb, good copy

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw nothing heard today

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw nothing heard

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 569 peak with 20 dB fade

16:45 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 549-529 much weaker than normal

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw solid 559 with minor qsb

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 but 10-15 dB weaker from typical daytime sig

16:47 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-539 weak short path

16:47 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579, sometimes +, Very steady, no dips or fades.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S5 peaks with dips close to noise

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB unusually weak, S2 peaks with no copy at times

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-4 to 5-5 SSB VERY NICE!

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 54 on SSB, good signal today

27 September 2021

*1*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flux 88, A-index 3, K-index 1

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut @75.2W 126nt, @137.2W 113nt

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 ut was 383km/s, PHI 251, Density 11.74p/cm3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours: spot 2871 is still active along with spots 2873 and 2877, the last recorded today was @1311-1338ut B4.4 (S27W32) 2871

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning today all looks pretty quiet some in Baton Rouge and S Alabama but the rest is quiet

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: The daylight is leaving us the length of the day is now 11Hr, 54 minutes

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 136nt, @137.2W 124nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 393km/s, 213, Density 13.58p/cm3


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, W4DEX 1646, K4FI 1648
16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:41 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II nothing heard, one brief visual peak of about 5 dB over the noise

16:43 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: K0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det only, det first 10sec then 10db, 12db, 15db, at 1 min 13db, 9db, 13db, 19db, END 20db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: first minute 519 and Q5, lost signal for about twenty seconds at one minute, back up thereafter and ending 519

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 5db, 15sec 6db, 5db, 2, 1min 0 1mi 15sec 2, 3, 5, 2min 8db heard tone

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal seen or detected

16:46 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 average with several 539 peaks. Qsb dips to noise level near one-minute mark.

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II, KG0VL, K0AWU cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 +, light QSB, but mostly steady

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 fairly steady

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599-579 good close prop

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start detect only 15 sec det. 30sec 3db, 45sec 0 1min 3db, 3, 5, 4, EOT 4db

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 with one brief peak near 589

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 589-529 some qsb

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected

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SSB Reports:

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I am listening all directions for SSB none heard so far

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-1 SSB 

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 SSB

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I did not see or hear any SSB from KG0VL or K0AWU

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I am ready to start the 2minute CW @1640ut

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: SSB on all locals very good copy with little QSB today

26 September 2021

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 88, A-index 7, K-index 0

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut @75.2W was 101nt and @137.2W 99nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600ut 401km/s, PHI 342, Density 3.34p/cm3

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted today clear only seen is in the Atlantic a line from the Bahamas to just west of the Bermuda

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 102nt, and @137.2W 101nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 399km/s, PHI 301, Density 3.85p/cm3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flares seen the last 24 hours 12 new with spot 2871 still active the last seen today was @ 1120-1128ut C1.6 (S27W19) 2871 and @1538-1610 ut B3.7 (N19W33) 2872

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:41 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 219 on peaks, copied full call a few times, visual peaked close to 20 dB over noise

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 22db, 23db, 23db, 21db, at 1 min 18db, 22db, 25db, 23db, 20db, at END QSB 12-15db

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KGoVL cw no detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 519 copy full two minute transmission

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 3db, 15sec 5db, 7, 8, 1min 6db, 6, 6, 1min 45s 5db EOT 5db

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal detected

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peaks, 10 dB fades

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 539 at start, slow qsb with several dips to noise level, 529 at EOT.

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WA0FDV QRMing with CW calling me now ... ARGH

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected too much interference

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal detect massive interference

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 569 to 579 some QSB

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: cw now

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 with strong QSB 2nd minute

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WAØFDV now 539 on cw

Received at W4DEX:


SSB Reports:
16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call on SSB for 1 min now

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB good copy most of the time, S5 peaks but a few dips into the noise

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S7 peaks, S5 average

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 SSB in short test

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO response to my SSB call

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 52 ssb, no copy from WW8II

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I am ready to start the 2 minute CW this frequency

25 September 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 88, A-index 8, K-index1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer A21600 ut @75.2W 106nt, @137.2W 98nt

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600ut was 512km/s, PHI 318, Density 7.23p/cm3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flares last 24 hours: Spot 2871 still busy, 18 new with a couple C level, Last C was today @1110-1137ut a C1.0 and the last event today so far was @1412-1440 B1.9 (S30W0 2871

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today not much the north midwest and east is clear and quiet,, some scattered in the central Gulf and some in the Atlantic off the coast of Floria and down to the Bahamas

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 105nt, @137.2W 101nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 490km/s, OHI 344, Density 5.85p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, K5HFG 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II, KG0VL, K5HFG not detected

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 1db det only, 15sec 3db, 30sec 5db, 4, 1min 3db then gone the rest of the transmission

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied nearly entire transmission 519. There was a brief dip around one minute thirty seconds, but right back up again.

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO detect

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG CW no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from k5HFG

16:47 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 579-539 some qsb

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI no copy

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599+10 some qsb 579

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 with slight QSB

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 15sec det2db, 30sec 2db, 0,0, 0, 0, 1min 45 sec 7db with tone2min 7db with tone

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 559 to 569 up to 579 last 45.

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW started at 559 with fast swings up to 569

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB NOW

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I called have heard no response

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: Dead quiet over this way

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: All locals on SSB fair copy with little QSB

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB had an unusual S9 peak

24 September 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flux @1505ut was 90, A-index 11, K-index 1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magtetometer @1600 ut @ 75.2W 113nt nand @137.2W 99.9nt

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 ut was 475km/s, PHI 81, Density 2.67p/cm3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours was slowed down a little 10 new with the last recorded today 1557-1609ut B1.8 (S31E03) 2871

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Noise here today SSB S6 to S7 and CW S2 I have the battery charger 600hz spikes at this time interfering with my ability to see the weak signals

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning seen so far not a lot out in the Atlantic off the coast of DC and VA and N.C, also in the Atlantic off the coast of GA and Florida, and some in Florida near Port Lucie

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @160ut @75.2W 109nt, @137.2W 102nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 463km/s, PHI 330, Density 3.37p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: UPDATED: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648, K5HFG 1650

16:41 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW keying heard, copied a few letters near eot. Nice visual copy during full period

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 21db, 23db, 23db, 30db, at 1 min 26db, 12db, 30db, 33db, at END 33db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II and KG0VL cw no copy today

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no copy until final five seconds of test, very weak at EOT.

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL no signal detected too much charger interference 600hz rep rate

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no signal detected

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 at start, strong qsb with dips down to the noise level several times before ending 539 again near EOT.

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579, slow 20 dB fade

16:47 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 599 solid good sig today

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 569 avg with qsb swings 10-12 db up/down

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with qsb variations but solid

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 peaks with several QSB dips

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599+20 real strong today

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 steady with only a couple of dips.

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX unable to detect anything Massive interference

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG no copy

16:52 K4FI-DOUG: K5HFG No copy

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw nothing detected

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 to S7

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S2 with fades into the noise

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S5 with slight fades

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KW4DE SSB S8+ as usual at 16 miles

16:39 KG0VL-JEFF: Called KØAWU on SSB twice, no response.

16:39 K0AWU-BILL: Nothing heard of Jeff on SSB

23 September 2021

1730 UT M Class Flare

Solar noise at 30 MHz received at W4DEX

Flare MP3 audio: 

http://w4dex.com/solar/23sep21-1530z_M-Class_Solar_Flare_noise.mp3

23 September 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 89, A-index 12, K-index 2


16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @75.2W @1600utc was 149nt, @137.2W 124nt

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600utc was 386km/s, PHI 25, Density 17.03 p/cm3

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours lot of action at least 20 new events all from B level to M class. 0117-0435 an M2.85 in event 2871, and again @1528utc an M1.9 with several D layer absorption events presently still going on had an M

At 1640 UT:

At 1530 UT:

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today not much.. some in SE PA and NE N.C. and off the SE N.C coast and off the Florida coast out in the Atlantic, lite scattered in the Gulf and southern Florida

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W 141nt, @137.2W 127nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 402km/s, PHI 358 and Density 18.94p/cm3

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

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual during first min but did pick up to 10 dB over noise most of last minute

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL possible detect first 17 sec 2=3db then 0 the rest of the transmission

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 with deep qsb fades

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal detected

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today(

16:49 K4LY-DOUG: W4DEX peaking 20-30 dB above NF here om low dipole. No others were heard on CW.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 to S5, with some fades close to the noise

22 September 2021

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 85, A-index 8, K-index 1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600 utc @75.2W 97.9nt, and @ 137.2W 87.6nt

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1600 was 378km/s, PHI 149, Density 3.60p/cm3

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours vary active with 22 new events recorded the last recorded today @1511-1530ut B1.5 (S27E31) 2971

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted quiet for the most part in the North and Midwest, some noted in the extreme SW of the Gulf and in southern Florida and the Bahamas, Also N.E. and SE N.C. and N.E. S.C. and out into the Atlantic

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640 was @75.2W 98.1nt, @137.2W 92.2nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 374km/s, PHI 159, Density 3.79p/cm3

CW Reprots:

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard during two peaks but too weak to copy, peaked about 10 dB over noise visually

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 KP2AE-JOE: WW8II CW copy call during 2nd min

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied about 75% of two minute transmission, 419-519, weak but there.

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 2db 15sec 4db, 30 sec 5db then 0000000rest of transmission

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K6HFG No signal seen

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 589 fairly steady

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599+10 good sig today

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX possible detect a couple times noise floor -127

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO stations detected here today

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: I am going to call KG0VL on SSB now

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: No response

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE, WA4LDU and K4LY SSB fair copy with slight QSB

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: Jeff give a quick call on SSB

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: Called ssb twice, no response

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I had NO COPY on SSB

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB S3

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I have been listening to the SE and have heard NO SSB today

21 September 2021

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 80, A-index3, K-index1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut was @75.2W 117nt and @137.2W 106nt

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1600ut was 330km/s, PHI 286, Density 15.38p/cm3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hours vary active 24 new events all in the 2871 and 2873 spot, the last reported today was today 1238ut B3.2 in (S27E46) 2871 and 1419-1435 (N25W16) 2873

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted today A line from south of Dallas TX thru the middle of Arkansas into Memphis and southern IL, some also in SE N.C. and out into the Atlantic also some minor in Florida in the Atlantic

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W was 122nt and @137.2W 111nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut was 336km/s. PHI 265, Density 20.39p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak positive visual detection with QRN

16:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NO signal detected

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 12db, NOISE- 1db, NOISE- detect, 12db at 1 min, 13db, 11db, 12db, Noise - 5db at END

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 first minute, good copy. Into the noise near one minute, back to 419 last forty seconds.

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO signal detected

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: MY noise floor is 6db higher than normal today

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no copy first 15 seconds, out of the noise and quickly up to 529, steady final minute, peaking 539 near EOT.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW started 569 then up to 579 the rest of the period

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal detected lots of QRM from 600hz battery charger

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: k4fi 599-579 good sig today

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599+10 good short path day

16:50 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 fairly steady, one deep fade first minute.

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX unable to detect anything massive QRM from battery charger

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB stable S5

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4LY SSB S2 to S5

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB signals detected here so far

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB S7

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 SSB, very weak again today.

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 4-1 SSB JUST above the noise some of the time in short test

20 September 2021

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 75 A-index 3, K-index 1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @11600ut was 316km/s, PHI 262, Density 8.76p/cm3

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1600ut @75.2W 112nt, and @137.2W 106nt

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flare activity last 24 hours: the sun is again waking up 13 new events all in spot 2871 the last recorded today !405-1416ut B1.3 in 2871

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning noted so far today: some in the Minneapolis, MN area and the Baton Rouge area into the Gulf, also in the Atlantic 100 or so miles off the coast of Florida

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Length of day 12hours 14minutes

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @1640ut @75.2W was 115nt, @173.2W 110nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @160ut was 316km/s, PHI 265, Density 8.26p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: Two-minute cw schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642, KØAWU 1644, K4FI 1646, W4DEX 1648, WW8II 1650 (repeat)

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no copy---no qrn detected---local signals weaker than normal

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW was hearing and seeing a weak signal on rig waterfall but didn't show up on SpecLab because I had RIT at -10 Hz ........

how about a repeat at 1650?

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no signal heard today----

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 20db, 20db, 20db, 20db, at 1 min 20db, 20db, 20db, 19db, at END 18db

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II No copy

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:44 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL No copy

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL Detected a couple times 35sec 2db, 1min 25sec 2db, 1mi50sec 4db, and EOT 3db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:45 K4FI-DOUG: K0AWU No copy

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no copy today

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: OK 1650 repeat

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no signal seen

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: mostly 539 with a slight dip near EOT

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

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI CW 579 peak, 10 dB fades

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI cw 599

16:47 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4FI cw 589avg with very slight qsb variations--solid

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K4FI -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO signal seen

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K4FI

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II will run @1650 2 min CW repeat

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599---very slight qsb variations--no qrn---solid copy

16:49 K4FI-DOUG: W4DEX 579 + , very steady

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 wth slight QSB

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now 519 at start

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab on repeat TX

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW good visual but not heard this time

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 519 thru one minute forty seconds, into the noise and no copy thereafter

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 3db, 3, 3, 3, 1min 0db, 1min 15sec 2db , 1min 30 sec 5db, 5, EOT 6db

SSB Reports:

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I am listening SSB no signal heard yet

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB NOW

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: No response heard

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 ssb, well below normal

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL mostly 5-1 SSB some QSB in very short test

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU, K4FI, K4LY SSB all fair copy but below some recent days