05 March 2023

*1*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 182, A-index 15, K-index 4

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity, we are presently on the upside of an M class flare at 1641ut it had reached m1.06 with a d layer of 23db

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16 104nt, GOES 17 95nt

17:17 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1710ut 567 km/s, PHI 10, Density 13.21p/cm3

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @1708ut C9.62 with a D layer of 22db

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1710ut, K0AWU 1712ut, W4DEX 1714ut

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, 0-det, det, 0-det, at 1 MIN det, det, det, det, at END det --- last half stronger

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual on both rx antennas with fade near eot

17:13 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K4AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0 EOT 0

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX --- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

(None)

04 March 2023

*1*

17:19 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16 106nt, GOES 17 101nt

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1713ut 513 km/s, PHI 348, Density 2.33p/cm3

CW Reports:
W4DEX-DEX: CW: K0AWU 1710, K5HFG 1712, WY3T 1714, W4DEX 1716

117:11 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:12 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, det-2db, 2-3db, 1 min 4-6db , 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

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

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

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

17:16 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

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

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

17:18 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, det, 1min det-3db, 2-3db, 0, EOT 0

17:18 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52

PRE NET TESTING 03-03-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1 KW CW carrier with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510mile path

Start 1600ut
End 1640ut

There is a massive Coronal hole still present in the central part of the Northern Hemisphere of the sun, I am sure is dumping massive amounts of energy

WW8II notes:
1600ut D layer 19.00db, Solar event C6.12
1605ut D layer 17.50db, Solar event C5.61
1610ut D layer 16.50db, Solar event C5.11
1615ut D layer 15.25db, Solar event C4.65
1620ut D layer 15.00db, Solar event C4.30
1626ut D layer 14.50db, Solar event C3.84
1630ut D layer 14.00db, Solar event C3.53
1635ut D layer 13.00db, Solar event C3.18
1640ut D layer 12.00db, Solar event C2.96

03 March 2023

*1*

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar Flux 169, A-index 9, K-index 3

17:17 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16, 107nt, GOES 17 102nt

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1710ut 596 km/s, PHI 347, Density 0.71p/cm3

CW Reports:

WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1710, K0AWU 1712, AB4AM 1714

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0,0,0-det, det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0. very weak det, at END 0-det

17:12 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy detect

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, det-3db, det-2db, 0, EOT 0

17:16 KP2AE-JOE: just det cxr from ab4am 219 cpy at eot

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

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:04 AB4AM-ROB: Called CQ SSB no stations heard

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: I was listening to the SE and heard NO SSB

17:06 KP2AE-JOE: just detect ab4am SSB at 17:04 no real copy

PRE NET TESTING 03-02-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier with id every 1 minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a510 mile path

Start 1556ut
End 1634ut

WW8II NOTES:

1556ut D layer 10.50db, Solar event C2.65
1600ut D layer 10.00db, Solar event C2.66
1606ut D layer 10.00db, Solar event C2.48
1610ut D layer 10.00db, Solar event C2.45
1615ut D layer 10.00db, Solar event C2.56
1620ut D layer 12.50db, Solar event C3.13
1625ut D layer 13.00db, Solar event C3.17
1630ut D layer 13.00db, Solar event C3.11
1634ut D layer 12.50db, Solar event C2.91

03 March 2023

*1*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 162, A-index 8, K-index 2

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1710ut GOES 16, 122nt, GOES 17, 115nt

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1710ut 474km/s, PHI 313, Density 13.97p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 Min. CW WW8II 1710, K0AWU 1712, K5HFG 1714, WY3T 1716, AB4AM 1718, W4DEX 1720, WW8II 1722

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:12 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II CW, at and slightly above noise level today, 239 at best, overall weaker than normal

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:13 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW long dashes heard, no copy, good visual about 15 dB over noise

17:13 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:14 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min. 0, 0, 0,0, EOT 0

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable signal heard today

17:14 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy detect

17:15 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no usable signal today

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min. 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:17 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw, at or below noise level with brief rises to 229, weaker than normal signal

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, no signal detected on loop but signal did peak above the high noise level on vertical wire

17:19 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 439 on peaks

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw heard full time but just above noise, 329 at best on several peaks

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM start 0, ???det, 0, 0, 1min??det??, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:20 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 319 cpy at eot

17:20 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM no detect

17:20 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

17:21 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab -- 

17:22 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start det, 0, 0, det, 1min 0, 0, 0, det-2db, EOT 0

17:22 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, insignificant qsb, solid copy

17:22 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

17:22 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579-529 qsb another louzy day for locals

17:23 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 0,3,5,3,6,6,3,3,5

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 2nd run: not heard, visual slightly down from previous transmission

17:24 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det, det, det-1, det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, det, at END 0-det

17:24 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 8,6,3,0,8,8,10,3,6

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

17:25 K5HFG-DON: WW8II second run.. No detect

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:02 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 4x2 at best

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: Still NO signals seen so far

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 5x3 solid

17:07 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX, KP2AE,KW4DE SSB no response heard

PRENET testing 03-01-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal using spectrum lab a 510 mile path

Although the solar activity is low THERE IS a MASSIVE CORONAL: hole in the upper middle of the sun face

WW8II NOTES:

1555ut D layer 6.00db, Solar event C1.29
1600ut D layer 5.25db, Solar event C1.24
1605ut D layer 5.25db, Solar event C1.23
1610ut D layer 5.25db, Solar event C1.24
1615ut D layer 5.25db, Solar event C1.22
1620ut D layer 5.25db, Solar event C1.22
1625ut D layer 5.75db, Solar event C1.26
1630ut D layer 5.75db, Solar event C1.28
1636ut D layer 5.75db, Solar event C1.26

01 March 2023

*1*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 161, A-index 28, K-index 0

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity low C1.2 levels, but there is this MASSIVE CORONAL HOLE in the upper middle of the sun face

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer Steady 5.5db

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16, 114nt, GOES 17 , 111nty

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1715ut 569km/s, PHI 197, Density 1.28p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1710, K0AWU 1712, K5HFG 1714, WY3T 1716, W4DEX 1718

17:12 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw weak but at or above noise entire time, 229 at best

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START det,det, det, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, det, at END 0-det (2nd min sig was weaker)

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair visual with slight QSB

17:13 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:14 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable copy today

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no usable signal today

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG not heard, very weak pixel line at expected frequency

17:17 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw detected at or slightly above noise most of time, no usable copy

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:19 KP2AE-JOE: no dx today w4dex 589-559 poor to fair day for locals

17:19 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with no qsb detected, solid cpy

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:20 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:20 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, det-2db, det, det-3db, 1min det, 0, det-2db, 2-4db, EOT det

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

17:02 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB detected, no copy

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB up to 53 on skywave