08 October 2025

*2*

SW0

Solar Wind Speed: 369 km/sec

Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 9 nT, Bz -2 nT

Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 131 sfu

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 qsb not much SW poor day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with some qsb 9-12 db fades

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX; fair visual detection, peaks to 8db above the noise

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 559 steady. Strong signal, peaks to 45db!

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect 

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 23db, 23db, 22db, 22db, at 1 MIN 25db, 23db, 24db, 25db, at END 26db -- Excellent -- best in some time

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual only during about the first 15 seconds

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB fairly steady 43 copy

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB steady 55 copy

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07 October 2025

*2*

SW2

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 133, A-INDEX 6, K-INDEX 4

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 412 KM/s, PHI 107, DENSITY 2.79 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 86.1 nt, GOES 19 94.2 nt

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

16:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, det, det, 2db, 1 min 0, 0, det-3db, 3-5db, EOT 5-7db

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 579 qsb some SW but not as good as yesterday

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual detection first minute, then decline. Max peak 5db

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw not heard today

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, near 10 dB peak for the first 10 seconds.

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: have definite trace in waterfall about the one minute mark, 5db and about 20 second duration. First reception since last spring

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det, 0, det, 2-3db, EOT 0

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 529 steady. Peaks close to 40db above the noise.

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 10db, 10db, 10-15db, 15-19db, at 1 MIN 20db, 20db, 20-19db, 19-16db, at END 16db

16:50 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 4db, 4db, 5db, det, 1 min det, 0, 3-4db, det-4db, EOT 3db

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual about middle of transmission

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no usable signal heard, but maybe a whiff in the noise midway

16:52 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START ?, ?, 0, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0 -?, 0, at END 0-det

16:52 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: peaked at 20db, carrier heard. Bright visual detection.

16:53 W4DEX-DEX:  WW8II CW not heard.  Good visual peaking near 10 dB except for one fade

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Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB steady 43 on initial transmission
16:33 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:33 K0AWU-BILL: Bruce low temp forecast in the morning is 30deg

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: MY internet appears to be acting up again

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB steady 54 copy

16:36 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO and W4DEX both 57 or better ssb, KP2AE ssb 50-75% with qsb at times

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06 October 2025

*2*

SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 148, A-INDEX 9, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 415 KM/s, PHI 131, DENSITY 0.54 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18, 104 nt, GOES 19, 111 nt

CW Reports:

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, det?, 1 min 2db-3db, 2-3db,3db, 4db, EOT 3db

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 some qsb strong locals today Good SW

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw heard 599 with 9-12 dB dips/peaks

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K5FHG CW no signal detected

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det?, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard

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

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 519 steady. Peaked 34db above the noise floor

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det-3db, 2db, det?, 1 min det, det, 0, 2db EOT det

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 15db, 14db, 15db, 14db, at 1min 14-17db, 15db, 14db, 15db, at END 15db

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual only during the first 15 seconds

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual during the full two min transmission

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: peaked 10db, no tone heard

16:53 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 43 on peaks

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 57 peaks

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now peaking 57

16:41 KW4DE-DARRELL: KP2AE, K4CSO, W4DEX all mostly copied most of the time to day, sigs to S9>

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO and KP2AE SSB still peaking 57, fast QSB

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05 October 2025

*2*

SW0

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 158, A-INDEX 20, K-INDEX 2

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 435 KM/s, PHI 128, DENSITY 0.77 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 utc, GOES 18 97.6 nt, GOES 19, 102 nt


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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 6db, 4db, 3-4db, 4-5db, 1 min det-3db, 4db, 2-3db, det, EOT det-2db

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual trace, 5db max signal

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det??, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: peaks to 12db, weak carrier heard

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, 5db, 0-5db, 0-det, at 1 MIN det-3db, det-2db, 5-7db, 04db, at END 0-3db

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min det-2db,?, det?, 0, det, EOT det??

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual at 1645. Test at 1629 was 10 dB above noise. Noise floor rise a few dB at 1645

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0-det, det, det, 0-det, at END 0 db ---- all detections were very weak

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak 10 dB over noise

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: peaks 16db, weak carrier heard, bright visual detection

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB averaging about 43 copy, no skywave peaks noticed

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