12 February 2024

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 477 km/sec

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

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 180 sfu

GOES- 16  LATEST X-RAY EVENT 1-8Å
Current	12 Feb 2024 17:41:00 GMT	C5.5	Ratio  0.041
Beginning	12 Feb 2024 15:31:00 GMT	C4.0
Maximum	12 Feb 2024 15:48:00 GMT	M1.4	Integrated flux:  2.0e-2  J m-2
End	12 Feb 2024 16:03:00 GMT	C8.8

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

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

17:13 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw faint detection first min then 219 last 45 sec to eot

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, bright visual detection. Peaked 20db above the noise level.

17:13 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection much better on loop than vertical

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

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

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 16db, 16-22db, 22-16db, det-12db, at 1 MIN 12-20db, 20db, 20db, 12-16db, at END 5-15db

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaked 36db above the noise floor, strong QSB with several trips to the noise and back.

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

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual first min, slightly better second minute. Was much stronger 20 min ago

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SSB Reports:
17:03 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52 at best, no skywave noticed

17:21 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB slight skywave rise to 53

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11 February 2024

*2*

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 194, A-index 5, K-index 2

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16 84.3nt, GOES 18 88.5nt

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1713ut 611km/s, PHI 288 , Density 10.49p/cm3

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

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

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 7db, 6db, 2-4db, 3db, 1 min 2-?3db, 3db, NO TONE, 3db, 2-4db,2-3db, EOT det NO TONE HEARD

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, broken visual detection with QSB. Peaks 12db

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

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

17:14 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,5,8,8,1 min 8,8,10,12,8 459-559

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: weak visual trace, 8db peaks with QSB

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 589 on one brief peak. Very fast QSB 30 dB fades. Test signal at 1644 was stable

17:15 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with QSB. Peaked 26db above the noise

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start det-3db, 0, det,det-5db, 1 min 0, 0, 0, det, EOT 0

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

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 7db NO TONE 11db weak tone, 12db 0-4db, 1 min 7-11db, copy319, 5db, 7db, 8db, EOT 15db good tone

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual with only one 10 dB over noise peak

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

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START5db, 5-15db, 5-5db, 5-12db, at 1 MIN 10-15db, 5-18db, 17db, at END det 12db

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN det, det-4db, det-3db, det-5db, at END det-1db

17:20 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II No coy/detect

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 539 at start, began slow fade thereafter. Peaked 35db above the noise near start, then falling thru the period.

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard at eot, no copy, visual peaks about 35 dB over noise

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SSB Reports:
17:02 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB heard

117:03 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB detected, no copy

17:04 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard @ WW8II

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52, no skywave detected

17:08 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB slow skywave rise to 54

17:22 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX and K4CSO SSB no copy

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB quick 54 peak

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10 February 2024

*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 362 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 4 nT, Bz 1 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 183 sfu

Note:

Very strong local signals on peaks via skywave

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, AB4AM 1712, WY3T 1714, K5HFG 1716, KØAWU 1718, KGØVL 1720

17:11 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX Light trace, no tone,

17:11 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw received 599+ with 9db avg qsb variations

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

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

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 some wild qsb swings fair/good for locals

17:12 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX Light trace, no tone, QSB entire Tx.

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, bright visual detection, peaking 20db above the noise.

17:13 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 20,15,18,18, 1 min 20,25,25,20,28 579-599+

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

17:14 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM Bright trace, no tone, no QSB entire Tx.

17:14 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 559 some qsb swings

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: AB4AM cw heard/received entire time with deep qsb fades 559 at best with dips to noise

17:14 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy very faint detection for ~30 sec during 2nd min

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: no CW heard, well-defined trace, full period. Peaked 12db

17:15 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW near 599 peak at start, fast deep 25 dB fades. Much stronger on loop than vertical

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

17:16 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak positive visual detection

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

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 329 at best today with fades into noise no copy 50% of the time

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

17:18 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

17:18 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG No copy/detect

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no audible copy today

17:18 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

17:20 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:20 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No copy/detect

17:20 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable copy heard

17:22 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Bright trace, no tone, no QSB entire Tx.

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 30db, 30-35db, 36db, 31db, at 1 min 32DB, 33DB, 30DB, 30DB, at END 32db

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection. 15 dB over noise peak near eot

17:22 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL No copy/detect

17:22 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

17:22 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw a few characters heard at noise threshold, generally no usable signal

17:22 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 549 first minute, QSB and 539 second minute with several rapid fades to noise. Peaked 40db above the noise.

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SSB Reports:

17:03 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 54

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB steady 54

17:04 K0AWU-BILL: Brief SSB QSO with KG0VL --- Sig S2 with QSB -- Q4

17:05 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

17:05 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here now

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53 to 57

17:06 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X4 SSB with long QSB

17:09 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now hitting 57 peaks

17:10 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO, KP2AE ssb rcv today S9 to 20 over S9....wide swings

17:26 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB now peaking 59+

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09 February 2024

*2*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 185, A-index 5, K-index 1

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut both GOES 16 & 18 equal @ 104nt

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1715ut 410km/s, PHI 102, Density 6.90p/cm3

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: HEAVY DUTY POLAR CAP ABSORPTION IN PROGRESS FROM X3.38 EARLIER TODAY

Event#	EName	Start	Stop	Peak	GOES Class	Derived Position
20	gev_20240209_1253	2024/02/09 12:53:00	13:31:34	13:14:00	X3.4	S37W85 ( 3575 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WY3T 1710, K5HFG 1712, KØAWU 1714, KGØVL 1716, WW8II 1718

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

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

17:12 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable audible copy but heard characters at noise very weak

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

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

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

17:14 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

17:16 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable signal today heard

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, det?? det??, EOT 0

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:17 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 5db, 5-10db, d-7db, det-5db, at 1 MIN 0-4db, 0-3db, 0-4db, 3-9db, at END 11-13db

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

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start det, 5db, 10db, 14db, 1 min 7db, 13db,det-4db, 8-9db, EOT 5-9db

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

17:18 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL interrupted trace, no tone entire Tx.

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 with QSB dips into the noise. Max signal 24db above the noise.

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, det-4db, det-3db, det, at END det

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

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw heard last half of transmission just above noise floor, no usable copy

17:20 K5HFG-DON: WW8II cw Bits of trace seen, QSB evident, no tone entire Tx.

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 with QSB. Max signal peak 26db

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SSB Reports:

none

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08 February 2024

*2*

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 188, A-index 4, K-index 2

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16, 97.6nt, GOES 18 98.9nt

17:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1710ut 456km/s, PHI 109, Density 1.39p/cm3

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

17:11 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

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

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO signal detected

17:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection with QSB present. 12db peak.

17:19 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 deep qsb fades not much SW louzy day for locals

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

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

17:16 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

17:16 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

17:19 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 with fast QSB. Peaked 30db above the noise floor.

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det to 2db, 4db, det, det,-7db, 1 min 0-4db, 5-3-det, det, det-4db, EOT 7db

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

17:18 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START det, det-8db, det-5db, 4-13db, at 1 MIN 5-18db, 13-18db, 9-14db, 0-10db, at END 8-15db

17:18 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, visual peaks 15 dB over noise

17:19 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual just under 30 dB over noise

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

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0, 0-det, det, det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, det-1db, at END det-1db

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 519 with QSB. Signal peaked around 28db above the noise.

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity 1707 C7.06, 1715ut C2.22 so the ionosphere was getting action

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SSB Reports:

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 53 to 57 peaks

17:04 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53 also with 57 peaks

17:06 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard or seen here

17:09 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from 57 to all the way into the noise fades

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07 February 2024

*2*

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 190, A-index 8, K-index 1

17:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1710ut GOES 16, 99.7nt, GOES 18, 99.5nt

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1718ut 493km/s, PHI 139, Density 7.44p/cm3

17:02 WW8II-BRUCE: Sun spot 3575 is moving around to the back side of the sun but 3576 is still looking at us C1.8 activity now




CW Reports:

KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1710, WY3T 1712, K5HFG 1714, KØAWU 1716, KGØVL 1718, WW8II 1720

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

17:12 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599+20 (normal copy) with minor S meter wiggles

17:12 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 some deep qsb fades poor day for locals

17:12 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, det-3db, det, 0, 1 min 2-3db, det??, 0, det, EOT 0

17:12 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 219, 2, 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 8, 6, 569 at eot

17:12 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak CW carrier heard, good visual detection peaking 20db above the noise.

17:13 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

17:13 WA1AC-CLINT: DEX CW 57, 59 with dips to S3

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

17:14 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

17:14 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T 439 avg with qsb to near noise (Szero noise floor) with dips at 30 sec intervals, overal 50% copy

17:14 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW 329 start, 439 copy most of last minute

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

17:14 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t some 419 cpy then gone fast deep qsb fades

17:14 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

17:16 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

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

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

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

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

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

17:18 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start copy call 519 12db, 13db copy call agn 519, 14db, 12db copy 519, 1 min14db, 8db, 12db, 4db, EOT 0-det-7db quick QSB

17:18 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

17:18 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw at or below noise level most of transmission, no usable audible copy

17:20 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 4-10db, copy 419, 8db, 7db, 1 uin 12db, copy 419, 5db, det-0, 11db, 7db, EOT 14db

17:20 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, good visual peaking 20 dB over noise

17:20 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL -- START 22db, 18-22db, 12-22db, 8-22db, at 1 MIN 5-20db, 22db-det, 22-12db, det-20db, END 6-20db

17:20 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Spotty trace, no tone. deep QSB entire Tx

17:20 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no usable audible copy today

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

17:21 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 with fast QSB and several dips to the noise. Signal peaked around 35db above the noise.

17:22 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 20db, 22db, 20db, 20db, at 1 MIN 20db, 20db, 20db, 17db, at END 13db

17:22 WY3T-TIM: WW9II cw no copy/detect

17:22 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW signal heard but no copy. visual peaks about 30 dB over noise

17:22 K5HFG-DON: WW8II Spotty trace, no tone, deep QSB entire Tx. Trace more solid last minute.

17:22 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 329 at best audible copy with slow fade to noise, 50% copy

17:23 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 539 with fast QSB, signal peaks similar to KØAWU at around 35db above the noise level.

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Notes:

17:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Interesting QUICK and DEEP QSB noted on all signals heard or seen today,  interesting NOTE K0AWU was the best signal copied today 519 @ 603 miles to my NW 

17:23 K0AWU-BILL: Bruce's QSB was slow in nature (what there was of it) Jeff's on the other hand was VERY quick and VERY deep

SSB Reports:

7:01 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB detected here

17:01 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

17:06 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB very weak with fast 53 peaks

17:07 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB steady 54 copy, no qsb noticed as expected

17:10 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA1AC and KP2AE ssb 55-57 steady 100% copy

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