06 February 2024

*2*

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: solar flare C5.14 peaked @ 1614 ut C5.14, and was still C2.64 @ 1647ut

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut both GOES 16 & 18 were equal 105nt

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1713ut 466km/s, PHI 163, density 1.11p/cm3

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

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start det??, det??, 2-3db, 2-3db, 1 min 3-5db NO tone, det, 4db, 8db, 8db, EOT 5-8-3

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy . . detected faint in the noise

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 with deep qsb some SW fair/poor day for locals

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: faint CW carrier heard, good visual detection. Peaked 16db above the noise.

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signal detected

17:14 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t some cpy at times mostly just in noise

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW heard but no copy during first 20 seconds and at eot, good visual peaks with fades into the noise floor

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

17:15 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start copy call 519, 24db, 25db, copy call 529, 24db copy call 529, 1 min 24db, 23db, copy 529, 22db, copy 529 EOT 24db

17:16 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, visual only 10 dB above noise

17:18 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW near steady 569 full transmission

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 549, peaked 40db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 56 peaks, quick fades into noise

17:06 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

17:07 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB seen or heard here

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II heard weak on SSB, then gone below the noise.

17:21 W4DEX-DEX: Very weak SSB detected

17:24 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB quick 57 peaks, then quick fades into noise

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05 February 2024

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 375 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 8 nT, Bz -2 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 170 sfu

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, WY3T 1712, K5HFG 1714, KØAWU 1716, KGØVL 1718

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599+, qsb dips at 30 sec intervals up to 18 db

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

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 some SW now more qsb still good day for locals

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 16db

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, detected faint in the noise at eot

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

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw329avg with qsb down to noise several times over duration of xmit

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

17:14 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, visual 15 dB S/N first 15 sec then into the noise. Slight recovery near end. Better on loop than vertical rx antenna

17:15 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t some cpy above noise at times

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

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K5HHFG cw no copy/detect

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw detected at/just above noise floor 229 at best 30% time  (later determined to be local noise)

17:16 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no audible copy today

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:19 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, week spotty visual detection

17:20 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 13db, 13db, 10-13db, 10-16db, at 1 MIN 17db, 8-15db, 15-20db, 12-15db, at END 10-14db

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw barely audible at noise 30% time , no usable signal

17:21 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL light trace last 20 seconds of TX.

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539-549 with QSB. Peaked 40db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:

17:09 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 55 skywave peaks, fast fades close to the noise

17:10 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO 55 peaks, fast 52 fades

17:12 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 57 peaks, quick 52 fades

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04 February 2024

*2*

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 156, A-index 3 K-index 0

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16 123nt, GOES 18, 118nt

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1711ut 404km/s, PHI 171, Density 5.29p/cm3

Notes:

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Currently a M 1.5 class flare in progress

17:09 WW8II-BRUCE: Flare still in progress now C4.5

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: 1713ut there was another Solar activity peak M1.3

gev_20240204_1608	2024/02/04 16:08:00	16:31:29	16:13:00	C5.7	S15E83 ( 3576 )
19	gev_20240204_1622	2024/02/04 16:22:00	16:46:00	16:38:00	M1.5	S15E79 ( 3576 )
20	gev_20240204_1705	2024/02/04 17:05:00	17:19:00	17:12:00	M1.3	S15E77 ( 3576 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, WY3T 1714, KØAWU 1716, KGØVL 1718, WW8II 1720

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start det??, 0, 0, 0, 0, det,???, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

17:17 K0AWU-BILL: I may have seen a very weak trace on W4DEX for about 40sec starting around the 1 min mark

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal heard, good visual detection. Peaked 12 dB above the noise.

17:13 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0, 1 min 0,0,0,5 5 no audio copy

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

17:14 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NO signal detected

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no CW heard, weak trace in SpecLab. Peaked 6db above the noise.

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 219 at best, good visual peaking 40 dB over noise on loop, 20 dB over noise on vertical

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

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

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

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected


17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:19 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with several dips into the noise. Fast QSB, peaked 26db

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 12db, 12db, copy 319, 7db, 10db, 1 min 13db, copy 419, 13db, copy 419, 10db, 13db, copy 419, EOT 11db

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START -- 12db, 13db, 13db, 9-13db, at 1 MIN 13db, 13-16db, 16db, 16-7db, at END 0-8db

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual on both rx antennas

17:20 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:21 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair visual peaks about 15 dB over noise on loop, 10 dB on vertical

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0-det, at 1 MIN det-2db, det-3db, det-2db, det-3db, at the END 2-5db

17:22 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 539, stable, little to no QSB. Peaked 35db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 groundwave with some 55 skywave peaks

17:08 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

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03 February 2024

*2*

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 143, A-index 3 , K-index 0

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16, 110nt, GOES 18, 107nt

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: SW @ 1715ut 315km/s, PHI 298, Density 0.86p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, WY3T 1714, KGØVL 1716, WW8II 1718

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 3-4db, 2db, 3db, 4-7db, NO TONE, 1 min 0-5db, 2db, 3-5db, det-3db, EOT 3db

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy . . very faint detection

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: 519 stable, very little to no QSB

17:13 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 steady

17:13 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 10,10,14,6, 1 min 0, 8,6,10,14 559 on peak

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

17:14 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy . . . also very faint detection

17:14 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 459 with fade at 1 min mark then back

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 569 peak, 549 average. fast QSB

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: 419 with slow fade near the end. Peaked 24db above the noise.

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

17:16 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy - very slight visual detect at 1min

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

17:17 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 12db, 12db weak tone copy 319, 7db, 11db, 1min 12db copy call 519, 18db, copy call 529, 19db,copy call 529, 23db

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual detection

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

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

17:19 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy visual detect

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak only 20 dB over noise

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

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - slight visual detect

17:21 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 559 with QSB. Signal peaks >40db near start.

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SSB Reports:

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB weak, about 32 copy

17:03 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here

17:03 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB heard or seen here

17:04 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB barely in the noise

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 57 skywave peak after several 52 groundwave-only transmissions

17:06 WY3T-TIM: no SSB here today

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB heard, no copy

17:23 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB back to groundwave only

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II calling on SSB, too weak to copy.

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02 February 2024

*3*

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: Getting some solar activity just for the net, 1632 ut C 3.18, 1646ut C1.39, 1647 C1.76, 1648ut C2.59, , 1650ut C1.8

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16 102nt, GOES 18, 101nt

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1715ut 340km/s, PHI 309, Density 0.97p/cm3

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

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

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:12 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW no copy - -good visual trace in Spectran

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

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: frequency shift first 15 seconds.
(K0AWU-BILL: Sorry about bumping the VFO)

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, det, , 7db, 1 min det to 7db,0, det-3db, 6-7db, EOT 7db

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

17:15 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

17:15 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 38db 39db, copy 599, 42db, copy 599, 35db, copy call 599, 41db, 40db copy call 599. EOT 40db

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 18db, 18-22db, 18-20db, 20-25db, at 1 MIN 22-20db, 22-26db, 25db, 25-17db, at END 20-22db

17:16 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:16 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - good visual trace in Spectran

17:17 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559 good copy, fast QSB. Peaked >40db above the noise.

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 10db, 10db, 11db, 13-15db, at 1 MIN 13db, 13db, 13db, 13db at END 13db -- GOOD COPY

17:18 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - good visual trace first 30 sec then faded

17:18 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

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SSB Reports:

17:19 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB 55 plus may as high as 59 copy

17:20 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 or better, strong signal. Peaked near 50db above the noise.

17:20 WA4LDU-JOE: no ssb here

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Having armchair SSB copy with KG0VL

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II from 59 to gone.

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 57 to 59+5 Nice 5 minute plus SSB QSO 444 mile east/ west path both at the same latitude

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01 February 2024

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 386 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz -3 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 136 sfu

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, KØAWU 1712, KGØVL 1714

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex good 599 SW with qsb fades so far good day for locals

17:12 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0 at END

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, 12-15db occassional qsb dips

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak CW carrier heard near start and EOT. Good visual detection. Looks like summer is approaching.

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

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 peaks with fast QSB. Peaked near 30db above the noise and several dips.

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

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, visual peaks only about 10 dB over noise.

17:16 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 8db, 0-9db, 15db, 10-19db, at 1 MIN 19-22db, 22-16db, 10-16db, 16-5db, at END8-13db ARGH

17:17 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no usable copy today

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SSB Reports:

17:05 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 57 skywave peaks

17:10 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 55 peaks via skywave

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