18 January 2020

Propagation seemed to be slightly better today than yesterday.  Several distant QSO were made and CW reception reported.  WW8II and K4DBK had several Q5 SSB exchanges at 391 miles.  The WW8II / KGØVL 443 mile path also supported good Q5 copy most of the time.  WW8II also copied AB4AM and had some copy on KØAWU at 603 miles. KGØVL and  KØAWU had a good 324 mile link.  AB4AM copied CW from KGØVL at 599 at 719 miles.  W4DEX was not present for the test but was recording in CW mode.  Below is a cut and pasted audio clip of CW from AB4AM, KGØVL, WW8II and K4FI.  CW from K5HFG was heard but was not copyable.  No signal was heard from KØAWU.

AB4AM-KG0VL-WW8II-K4FI_CW_at_W4DEX

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17:24 K4DBK-DENNIS: ww8ii 59 no qsb

17:24 WW8II-BRUCE: nice 57 to 59 SSB QSO with k4dbk

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: hearing ssb just at the noise

17:27 K0AWU-BILL: SSB signal heard at noise level

17:27 K4DBK-DENNIS: Did I hear ww8ii calling? Vy weak

17:28 K4DBK-DENNIS: Who was just tuning up? carrier was 55

17:28 WW8II-BRUCE: path distance between WW8II and K4DBK 391 miles

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: WW8II JUST CALLED SSB

17:29 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II copied at 44

17:29 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB heard here

17:30 K0AWU-BILL: 22 dB carrier

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM CALLING SSB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: NO COPY ON AB4AM

17:32 K5HFG: AB4AM SSB very light here

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: N4AOW?

17:32 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II is 55

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU WAS 55

17:33 K4DBK-DENNIS: ww8ii 57 calling k0awu

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM & N4AOW S9== SSB QSO

17:34 K4DBK-DENNIS: ww8ii 57 calling kg0vl

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL in the noise SSB

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: Bruce it was not me, I did hear someone calling me

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-6 SSB

17:35 K4DBK-DENNIS: Called ka9ftm w no copy

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: IT WAS ME CALLING YOU BILL I THOUGHT WAS YOU HAD HEADSET OFF AND HEARD THE W

17:37 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 44 CALLING ??

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU IS 603 MILE PATH FROM ME

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 519

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 549

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB NOW 539

17:41 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM CW 334

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SLOW QSB BUILDING TO 559

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 539 AT END

17:42 K5HFG: AB4AM 519 w/ deep qsb fades. now 529 at EOT

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM heard Q5 for duration

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NO COPY FIRST 45 SEC

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 569 little qsb

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NOW 419 AT THE END

17:44 K5HFG: K0AWU hear a sporadic note but no copy

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO COPY

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG AT THE END COULD DETECT ONLY ??

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 529

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy at first at the noise last 30 sec

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL BUILDING TO 579

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: START 2 MIN KG0VL FADING TO 519

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AT THE END OF TRANSMISSION 559

17:47 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 589 peaks slow QSB -- 25-40db above the noise measured

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: just barely tell KG0VL is there

17:48 K5HFG: KG0VL no copy

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559 steady 2 min

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Did not hear K5HFG

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 519--539

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: hearing WW8II very weak, no copy

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: just now copying II getting stronger

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 539 with qsb

17:50 K5HFG: WW8II 529 entire transmission. No QSB

17:50 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 576

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II hovering just above the noise

17:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 549 slow QSB the last min 10 to20 dB above noise measured

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: Lower noise floor today, 2db lower than last several days

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599 with rapid QSB to 519

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO COPY

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: Did not hear K4FI

17:55 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM weak on SSB now

17:55 K5HFG: K4FI no copy

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE A BIT OF SWR TODAY ICE SNOW ON THE ANTENNA

17:56 K5HFG: Can hear some SSB but no copy

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI & AB4AM SSB QSO S9 to the noise.

17:58 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 52

17:58 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II CALLING KG0VL 55

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: GOOD Q5 SSB CONTACT AND QSO WITH KG0VL

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 55 on SSB QSO

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II also 52 on SSB
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17 January 2020

Propagation on the longest paths available to test seemed even weaker again today:

• The most distant path, 323 miles, that produced strong signals was between KGØVL and KØAWU.  KØAWU reported stronger signals today from KGØVL up to 45dB above the noise.  
• Iowa to Michigan (KGØVL-WW8II) path, 443 miles, was improved producing strong signals on peaks with fast deep QSB.
• Michigan to the North Carolina (WW8II-W4DEX 510-mile) propagation that has been recently poor was better today but still far from what it was for months prior. 
• Iowa to North Carolina (KGØVL-W4DEX 808-miles) that has been very good recently has gotten weaker each day.  
• Florida to South Carolina (WY3T-WA4LDU/K4FI) propagation was good today.   
• Signals from Michigan and Iowa seemed to fade fast past North Carolina.  Also from Florida signals were much better in South Carolina than in North Carolina.  It appears there was much more attention over that 100 mile division than usual.  

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17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: hearing someone on SSB do not know who

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing w4dex 51 SSB then fade

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX right at noise level on SSB

17:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-8 SSB -- Stronger than last several days

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Q5 but very weak.....been getting weaker each day

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II S2

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 5-2 SSB

17:35 K4FI-DOUG: Not hearing Bruce or Jeff

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSO WITH WW8II 59

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY K0AWU SSB

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X6 on SSB good signal

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II close to 59 on SSB

17:36 K4FI-DOUG: Not copying Jeff or Bruce

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SSB 41

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:39 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 5 x 6 on SSB now

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529-539

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SLIGHT QSB 549 ON INVERTED V STILL 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 599 on CW

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 579 IN THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:42 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex CW 599 no noticeable QSB

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-9-9 45db above noise and no QSB

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON KG0VL ALL THE WAY TO THE NOISE

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear Jeff, I have too much noise

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T SSB last heard weak but readable

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KM4PFF S5

17:43 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL QSB second min

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW BUILDING BACK TO 539 AND UP TO 599 AGAIN AT THE END OF THE TRANSMISSION

17:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL no copy

17:44 K4EMF-JAY: Nothing here so far but S20 noise

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 559 no QSB

17:44 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL no copy on CW

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: No copy on K0AWU

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 599 on TX antenna

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 419 TO NOISE AND BACK SLOW QSB

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU not heard

17:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU no copy on CW

17:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU no copy on CW

17:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K4FI CW 599

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI DETECT ONLY NO COPY

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI Initially 599 then quick fade all the way down to 539. Back up to 589 at EOT

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI AT THE END 519

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: Did not hear K4FI

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T R 3-4 S 3-4, some qsb, getting stronger 569

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY

17:49 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T - CW 559 to 579 slow QSB

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 539 at start, peaked 559 about middle of xmission, slight QSB near EOT

17:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI 599 on CW some QSB at the end

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from WY3T

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: Might hear WW8II but not sure

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from WY3T

17:51 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 549 20-24db above the noise -- nice to hear Bruce again

17:52 WY3T-TIM: WW8II can detect there is but not readable there

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 569, quick fade then a bit stronger, peaked 589 and held there until EOT

17:52 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II CW very light copy in and out of the noise

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 559 with fading

17:55 WY3T-TIM: idle noise today is S4 on SSB and S2 on CW

17:55 K4EMF-JAY: so far still nothing but S20 noise here

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB STILL HEAR FAINT SSB IN THE NOISE

17:56 KG0VL-JEFF: Can no longer hear W4DEX on SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 51 BRIEFLY

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL WAS 59 THEN QSB TO THE NOISE

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: K4AWU BRIEFLY 51 THEN NOISE

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL UP AND DOWN QSB 59 TO NOISE

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU NOW 51

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QRM 55 WITH

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: INTERESTING QSB

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX at noise level on ssb

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II good signal on SSB

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST HAD ANOTHER 59 QSO WITH KG0VL HEARING W4DEX 51

18:04 W4DEX-DEX: Looks like maybe some one-way prop today....was copying KG0VL WW8II QSO but could not break-in

18:05 KG0VL-JEFF: I was taking "8's" only. (hi hi)

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16 January 2020

Signals seemed to average a bit weaker today than it has been recently.  Also, QSB was erratic with no predictable time cycle. Just frequent quick deep fades.

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17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: so far hearing just static

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: now hearing w4dex 51 just about noise reading the log

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: w4dex qsb up 52

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX S7 with QSB in the noise

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE S7

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ S8

17:33 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S6 at the noise

17:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM S7

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ S2

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S5

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S4

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY KG0VL I CALLED TWICE NO RESPONSE

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL now S6

17:34 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-4 SSB no QSB yet

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing KG0VL & K0AWU at the noise SSB

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I CALLED QRZ NO RESPONSE

17:36 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX S5, KØAWU 5-4. Heard Bruce call on SSB

17:36 K5HFG: S3 noise. Hear some SSB but no copy

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE DO NOT KNOW WHO

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM weak but Q5 on SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM NOW 53 SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM CALLING K5HFG 53

17:38 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 54 and faded. Returned his call and no answer

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB JUST UNDER NOISE

17:38 K5HFG: copy KG0VL at the noise 53

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL Q5 S7

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 539

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 559

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX rapid QSB to the noise about 2 sec> then back up

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 519

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AT THE END 559

17:42 K5HFG: hear W4DEX CW note but no copy

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 519 THEN QUICK TO 559 QSB

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 589-599

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 559

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 569 very little if any QSB

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AT THE END ALMOST LOST THEN BACK TO 559

17:44 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 549 Entire Tx

17:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 589 40db above noise measured .. QSB to 30db above the noise twice

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL steady 2 MIN

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU peaking 569, nice loud carrier between calls.

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU DETECT IN THE NOISE FEW SEC JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU No copy

17:46 K5HFG: no copy K0AWU

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU nothing heard

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 529 to the noise

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG DETECT BUT NO COPY

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG signal just detectable at start, fade into noise then back up to detectable at end

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 529-539 with qsb

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM START 559

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 529 ON INVERTED V BUT 559 ON SAL

17:49 WB4WCJ-PAUL: CW ab4am qsb to 559

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 539 with fading

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOME QSB NOW 579

17:50 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 559 w/ some QSB ETx

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 until near end, then fast fade to about 549

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 529 at first now 559

17:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II weak at start, up to 559 near end

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 559, then slow fade to 429 and back up slightly at end

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II fade in the noise

17:52 K5HFG: copy WW8II 519 w/ QSB for 30 seconds and then gone. Now detect but no copy at EOT

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: Very poor conditions today, only KG0VL heard

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE in the noise with W4DEX

17:53 K5HFG: now listening SSB

17:55 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 53

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SSB 55 TALKING TO W4DEX

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AT THE NOISE

17:56 K5HFG: W4DEX not detectable

17:56 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 54 SSB

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB QSO 52 2 WAY WITH WW8II

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL just above the noise

17:57 K5HFG: KG0VL QSB to 52

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL TALKING TO W4DEX 52

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IN THE NOISE

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: Was hearing AB4AM well on SSB, now gone

17:58 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL call Don K5HFG

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU still 53 on SSB. Bruce also 53 on SSB

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CALLING K5HFG 55 SSB

18:00 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG just above the noise QSO with KG0VL

18:00 K5HFG: Answered KG0VL no return

18:02 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG & AB4AM 5 X 4 SSB

18:03 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am is only copy here

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ in the noise

18:07 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM still Q5 on SSB

18:09 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING AB4AM 51

18:10 KG0VL-JEFF: Cannot hear the station he is talking with

18:11 WW8II-BRUCE: I ALSO DO NOT HEAR THE OTHER STATION

18:12 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM BURST TO 55

18:12 AB4AM-ROB: K4EMF good QSO with AB4AM

18:13 WW8II-BRUCE: JEFF I COPIED YOU BETTER TODAY WITH THE SAL POINTED NORTH RATHER THAN ON YOU

18:13 AB4AM-ROB: AB4AM QSO S9 with N4XP

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15 January 2020

Propagation again today favored the Iowa - NC/SC path skipping over WA9FDO in Indiana. KGØVL was consistent Q5 SSB copy at W4DEX although a bit weaker than yesterday. KGØVL was also copied by KW4DE, K4FI , KP2AE and W2AZQ. WA9FDO, close to inline with the Iowa - NC/SC path, was not heard at each end although he did copy some weak CW from W4DEX. Also propagation was poor from WW8II to all locations except toward KØAWU, MN, who reported hearing WW8II 15db above the noise. For many months the KGØVL - WW8II 443 mile path was the most consistent between any two stations over 250 miles apart.


Present for the test today:

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17:26 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST STATIC SO FAR

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 52 on SSB

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: MY NOISE FLOOR TODAY APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 5 DB MORE THAN USUAL

17:33 K1FE-ROBERT: I turned on the CW decode on my rig - listening on 1.899

17:33 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 15db above the noise

17:34 K4FI-DOUG: can barely hear Jeff with QSB

17:34 K4FI-DOUG: KW4DE is 15 over

17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: No SSB copy from WW8II, KØAWU S2 on SSB

17:36 WA9FDO-MIKE: so far no copy from anyone.

17:36 K1FE-ROBERT: All quiet on the Eastern Front (aside from the static.....) no signals being received

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 53 SSB QSO

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: All locals near S9

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I GAVE A SSB CALL NO RESPONSE

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR NO ONE

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: MAYBE MY ANTENNAS ARE BROKE ??? LOL

17:38 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL calling WA9FDO

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO MAKE A QUICK TRANSMISSION

17:39 K1FE-ROBERT: Try SSB again - I'll flip over to LSB

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING KG0VL IN THE NOISE

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CW 519 COPY V V V V AND CALL

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559 little to no QSB

17:41 WA9FDO-MIKE: Copy W4DEX 3/4 copied all the way thru.

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 519 MAYBE 529 AT BEST

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL JUST DETECTABLE AT THE NOISE

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL 339 steady

17:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 25-30 dB above noise CW

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 339

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Initially 569, just a slight fade near EOT

17:44 WA9FDO-MIKE: No Copy on KG0VL

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI CAN DETECT AT THE NOISE

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529 steady

17:46 WA9FDO-MIKE: K4FI - No copy

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: Very odd no signal from WA9FDO.....for several days FDO was S9 here

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: no copy on K0AWU

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 569 good signal

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU DETECT ONLY VERY WEAK IN NOISE

17:48 WA9FDO-MIKE: K0AWU - No Copy

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: no copy on WW8II

17:49 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 15db above noise solid copy -- no QSB

17:49 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 459 some QSB

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially very weak but up to 539 after 60 sec....559 at EOT

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529 at best, peaking 120 degrees, loss of signal at direct heading

17:51 K0AWU-BILL: Excellent Bruce -- no hint of QSB at all 539

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: W2AZQ 57

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: W2AZQ detected KG0VL

17:53 WA9FDO-MIKE: Sorry, not much help today. Must be the very heavy fog and light rain.

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO PLEASE GIVE A CALL I NEED TO SEE IF I CAN HEAR YOU

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY WA9FDO 51 SSB

17:55 WA9FDO-MIKE: I can hear someone in the noise, think it is WW8II, just above the noise.

17:55 W4DEX-DEX: KW4DE copied KG0VL 559, WW8II 449

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU good signal on SSB with lite qsb

17:57 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL still very Q5 SSB

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM GETTING A SWISHING OF THE SIGNALS FOR LACK OF BETTER DESCRIPTION

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: OK VERY INTERESTING DATA TODAY

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX calling WA9FDO
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  14 January 2020

Eleven stations in nine states provided propagation reports again today:
 K0AWU-MN,  WB4WCJ-SC,   WW8II-MI,   K4FI-SC,  K5HFG-MS,   KP2AE-SC,   W4DEX-NC, KG0VL-IA,  WY3T-FL,  WA9FDO-IN,   K4TEG-TN

Propagation between some locations was good today while on other paths were rather poor.  The 800+ mile KGØVL-Iowa to NC and SC was good but the 500+ mile WW8II-Michigan was poor.  We've seen this propagation shift several times recently.  Also, WA9FDO in Indiana being close to in the middle of the Iowa to NC/SC path was not heard in NC/SC but was 5x7 in Iowa and 5x9 at WW8II in Michigan.  

Some highlights of the day:

• Best DX SSB QSO:  KGØVL - K4FI at 830 miles
• K5HFG on CW was good copy at W4DEX for two minutes, a first.
• K0AWU reported WW8II signal 30db above noise solid no QSB on a peak
• KG0VL heard WY3T CW right at noise level, however, no characters identified, 1009 miles

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17:30 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S8

17:30 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI S8

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: solid Q5 QSO with KG0VL

17:31 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 52 on SSB

17:32 WY3T-TIM: WB4WCJ solid copy

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ very weak

17:32 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX in the noise can almost copy

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S4

17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I DETECT K0AWU DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:34 K5HFG: KG0VL 53

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 59 SSB TALKING TO K0AWU

17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X7 SSB (347 miles)

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL S9 again today

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: Close in stations very good copy today

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ now S3

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW HEARING W4DEX QSB 51 JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:37 WY3T-TIM: WB4WCJ Q5 x 7

17:38 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO 5X7 SSB

17:38 K0AWU-BILL: WA9FDO 2s units above the noise

17:39 K0AWU-BILL: 2nd station almost copyable with QSB

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO NICE Q5 PLUS QSO WITH WW8II

17:40 WA9FDO-MIKE: k0awu - no copy

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 579 good CW signal

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CW 419 TO 519 AT BEST

17:42 WA9FDO-MIKE: W4DEX - No copy

17:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 559 no QSB

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 579 ON THE INVERTED V AND 599 ON THE SAL

17:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 599

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL S2

17:43 K5HFG: W4DEX heard several seconds at ET

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTING SOME QSB ON KG0VL DOWN TO A 539

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Solid 579, no QSB noticed

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL BACK TO 599 AT THE END

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: VL slow QSB to unreadable

17:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL hear CW in the noise to 419 at the end

17:44 K5HFG: copy KG0VL 539

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing K5HFG in the noise

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG CAN DETECT ONLY WITH THE SAL

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG weak, but Q5 signal

17:45 WA9FDO-MIKE: K5HFG - No Copy

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 41 AT THE END

17:46 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG in the noise but can detect it some

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG initially 429, up to 549 after first 15 seconds and stayed 549 for the duration

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529-539 steady

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI DETECT ONLY DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 no QSB

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI PEAKED TO 519 AT THE END

17:48 WA9FDO-MIKE: K4FI - No copy

17:48 WY3T-TIM: K4FI 559 some QSB

17:48 K5HFG: no copy K4FI

17:49 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU COPY V'S AND COMPLETE CALL 519 COPY

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 579 mild qsb

17:50 K5HFG: no copy K0AWU

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU.....some indication of a signal on the scope but can't say anything heard

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: barely hearing AWU way down in the noise

17:50 WA9FDO-MIKE: K0AWU - 2/2 very weak

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T 459

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T DETECT JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T QSB NOW 419 NEAR END OF TRANSMISSION

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T is steady, little QSB

17:52 WA9FDO-MIKE: WY3T - No Copy

17:52 K5HFG: no copy WY3T

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T Initially 549, fade to 439 then jumped up to 569

17:52 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 25db above the noise measured

17:52 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU no copy

17:53 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II just above noise, Steady,

17:53 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 5/9/9 solid copy, minor QSB

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T, could hear CW right at noise level, however, no characters identified

17:53 K4FI-DOUG: Some QSB now on WW8II

17:53 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Initially 429, up to 559 after 15 sec then 579 at EOT

17:54 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II signal 30db above noise solid no QSB

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579

17:54 WB4WCJ-PAUL: cw cpy w4dex k4fi k4fi 559 w8ii 549

17:54 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 5/9/9 Very strong sig.

17:54 WY3T-TIM: WW8II no copy

17:54 K5HFG: copy WW8II 519 and fade at 1753

17:55 W4DEX-DEX: K4TEG S8

17:56 K5HFG: no copy on K4TEG

17:57 WA9FDO-MIKE: No copy K4TEG

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: WOW THE MAGNETIC FIELD IS REALLY TWISTING TODAY

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR W4DEX SSB IN THE NOISE

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 57 SSB CALLING W4DEX

17:59 WA9FDO-MIKE: Hearing someone in the noise - Can't tell who

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO COPY

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL LAST SSB 59

18:00 K5HFG: Only copy KG0VL on SSB 5x3

18:00 K4FI-DOUG: Copying Jeff pretty fair at times

18:01 K0AWU-BILL: Mike WA9FDO when you called me on SSB earlier I heard you just fine S3 .. answered you (3 calls) but no joy. Thanks for try

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING SOMEONE IN THE NOISE

18:03 KG0VL-JEFF: Hearing WW8II and W4DEX on SSB strong, but they can't hear each other.

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL HEARING W4DEX AND WW8II STRONG BUT WW8II HAS NO COPY ON W4DEX

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL CW 599

18:05 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL still solid 579 CW attempting QSO with WY3T

18:05 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL is 569

18:06 K4FI-DOUG: Copied Jeff on SSB few minutes ago best ever, still good on CW

18:07 K0AWU-BILL: KG4VL 33db above noise (CW)

18:07 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL can tell there is cw in there but cannot get any characters

18:07 KG0VL-JEFF: No cw heard to my SE

18:07 WA9FDO-MIKE: Copy KG0VL very faint 2/1

18:07 WW8II-BRUCE: I DID NOT COPY ANYTHING FROM WY3T

18:08 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 439

18:08 K0AWU-BILL: WA9FDO 5-2 signing

18:08 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO 73 STILL 59 SSB

18:09 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 59

18:09 K5HFG: nothing heard last few minutes

18:10 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI SSB QSO 52

18:10 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 55 SSB

18:10 WW8II-BRUCE: I DO NOT COPY W4DEX

18:11 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II just audible on SSB in QSO with Jeff KG0VL

18:11 WW8II-BRUCE: OK QSB ON KG0VL 52 COPY

18:12 WW8II-BRUCE: Q5 QSO WITH KG0VL

18:13 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX still fairly strong on SSB

18:15 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW QEEP QSB 51 SSB

18:15 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 41 COPY IN THE NOISE

18:16 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 55 on 73

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13 January 2020

We had eleven stations in nine states participating in the test today:

AB4AM GA, |WB4WCJ SC,  K5HFG MS,  W4DEX NC,    WW8II MI,  K0AWU MN,  WY3T FL,  KP2AE SC,  KG0VL IA, K4FI SC, and W8LXJ OH.

Signals on both short and long paths were found to be weaker and with more QSB than what we have recently had.  From the southeastern area, propagation was better to Iowa and Missippi than it was to Michigan.  Also unusual is the Iowa to Michigan path was weak.  
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17:29 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX S7 KP2AE in the noise

17:31 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX in the noise but some copy

17:31 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM 5 x 6

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ just above the noise

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI S7

17:33 WY3T-TIM: WB4WCJ 5 x 7

17:33 WB4WCJ-PAUL: copy ab4am k4fi wy3t

17:35 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL only 5-2 today

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T in the noise

17:35 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing KG0VL in noise

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE I THINK IT IS W4DEX

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL in the noise

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE, K4FI both weaker than normal

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX RIGHT AT THE NOISE NOW

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX Q5 about 52 on SSB

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: I CALLED TWICE NO RESPONSE

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: ONLY STATIC TODAY HEAR W4DEX AT NOISE NO REAL COPY

17:39 AB4AM-ROB: No copy on KG0VL now

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 529

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559 stable

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 549 ON INVERTED V AND 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 559

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX Rapid QSB to 529 n back up

17:42 K5HFG: copy W4DEX 519 Entire transmission

17:42 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 5-2-9 up to 5-7-9 QSB CW

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 519 ON THE SAL JUST ABOVE THE NOISE ON THE INVERTED V

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 529 to 559

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: Copying KG0VL R-3 to 4

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON KG0VL NOISE TO 529 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 539 to 559, Q5 copy except for QRN burst

17:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL can hear it in the noise...now coming up some

17:44 K5HFG: no copy on KG0VL. now cow copy KG0VL 529 at 1743

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AT THE END 419

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 549 ON THE INVERTED V AND 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM QSB NOW 599 ON THE SAL

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599, no problem copying thru QRN....one fast QSB fade near EOT

17:46 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM 549

17:46 K5HFG: copy AB4AM 529 entire transmission

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 559 slight QSB

17:46 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hearing HFG, Copy some R 2-3

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG DETECT NO COPY

17:47 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG in the noise but can tell it is in there

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG 559 QSB to the noise fast about 3 sec

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG 529 with QSB near noise level from Mississippi

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: HFG slow QSB

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 519 RIGHT AT THE END

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG 549, no QSB detected. Likely the best signal from Don ever heard here

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 519

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON K4FI TO THE NOISE NOW

17:50 WY3T-TIM: K4FI 529 some QSB

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI stable 4 2min.

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: Fast deep QSB fade on K4FI

17:50 K5HFG: copy K4FI 519 into noise at end

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI weak, but came out of the noise last 30 seconds

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI NO COPY ON THE INVERTED V 519 ON THE SAL

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T 529 to 559

17:51 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T R 3-4 some QSB

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW WY3T DETECT AT THE NOISE

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T QSB to noise

17:52 K5HFG: No copy on WY3T

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 419 COPY CALL ONCE

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 549 with slow QSB close to noise then back up to 549 at EOT

17:52 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T just out of the noise and building

17:52 WB4WCJ-PAUL: cw cpy w4dex wb4am 559 k4fi wy3t

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

17:53 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II 5-2-9 QSB

17:53 K4FI-DOUG: Barely can tell WW8II is there

17:53 K5HFG: No copy on WW8II

17:53 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl 51, ab4am 55, k5hfg 31???, ww8ii 52

17:53 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 529-559

17:53 WY3T-TIM: WW8II no copy

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II QSB to the noise N back up

17:54 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 569 peaked 589 near EOT

17:54 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529 with fades to noise, rough copy

17:54 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II slow QSB, loosing in noise and then back up

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AT 1754 WAS 52 SSB

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU now 559 on CW

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: I CAN DETECT K0AWU CW NO REAL COPY

17:59 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU no copy CW

17:59 KG0VL-JEFF: Bill sending very nice carrier during ID, 559

17:59 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy so far

18:00 K5HFG: No copy on K0AWU

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY W4DEX AGAIN SSB 52

18:01 W4DEX-DEX: Nothing heard from K0AWU

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW AT THE NOISE

18:02 K5HFG: Can detect SSB but no copy

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CALLING WB4WCJ 55

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: REAL QUICK QSB TODAY W4DEX NOW BACK TO NOISE

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: W43DEX AND WW8I I 55 QSO

18:05 WY3T-TIM: WB4WCJ 5 x 7 copy SSB the entire time no QSB

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB COPY ON AB4AM

18:05 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL in the noise

18:06 WB4WCJ-PAUL: WY3T Q5

18:06 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB QSO WITH WW8II 53

18:07 W4DEX-DEX: W8LXJ 58

18:07 WW8II-BRUCE: W8LXJ 55 SSB COPY QSO WITH

18:07 KG0VL-JEFF: W8LXJ good SSB now

18:08 AB4AM-ROB: W8LXJ 5/9 SSB

18:08 KG0VL-JEFF: 73 Rob

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12 January 2020

We had a good turnout today with many paths tested.  Propagation was good but short of what we saw on the 1st and 10th of this month.  QSB was fast on most of the less than 250-mile paths.  The longer paths seemed to be more stable.  The WW8II / KGØVL, east-west,  pipeline was present.   Iowa, KGØVL, into GA, SC, NC and VA was more stable than from Michigan, WW8II, into those states although on peaks WW8II was stronger. 

• Best DX reception today was 1,115 miles, AB4AM (Georgia) on CW copied by KØAWU (Minnesota).  AB4AM was able to detect SSB form KØAWU.

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17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: CAN JUST BEARLY HEAR SSB IN THE NOISE DO NOT KNOW WHO IT IS

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK STILL 57 SSB

17:25 WW8II-BRUCE: K3YU JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:25 K4DBK-DENNIS: WO4L 545

17:26 WW8II-BRUCE: K3YU WAS UP TO 55

17:26 WO4L/DOGBERRY: 57 k4dbk

17:26 WO4L/DOGBERRY: hearing others

17:26 K4DBK-DENNIS: K3YU & WW8II both 57

17:27 WO4L/DOGBERRY: k3yu 59 hear

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR K3YUI 55 I CALL HE DOES NOT ANSWER

17:27 WO4L/DOGBERRY: ab4am 59 here

17:27 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 59 CALLING K3YU

17:28 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK good copy, amp still warming up

17:28 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC S9

17:28 K4DBK-DENNIS: K3YU and unid sta 57

17:29 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU WAS AT OR IN THE NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS

17:29 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 55 SSB from Northern Minnesota

17:29 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM weak but readable 44

17:30 WA1AC-CLINT: AB4AM 57

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CALLING AB4AM IS 55

17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CALLING WA1AC

17:30 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 55 SSB

17:31 WA1AC-CLINT: K4DBK 57

17:31 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 44

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL COPY K4DBK AND K3YU 53

17:31 K4DBK-DENNIS: K3YU 57

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM AT THE NOISE

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WAS 52

17:32 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 59 calling AB4AM...AB4AM is 55

17:32 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX 10 OVER

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSO 53 2WAY

17:33 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 57

17:33 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX calling KG0Vl 59

17:33 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL was at noise

17:33 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX & WW8II both 59

17:34 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL 44 near noise

17:34 WA1AC-CLINT: WW8II AT NOISE LEVEL

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: wa1ac s8

17:36 AB4AM-ROB: K4DBK S8

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK PEAKED AT 59

17:37 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hearing KG0VL, WA1AC Strong here.

17:37 WA1AC-CLINT: K4FI 10 over

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL IS NOW 59

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IS AGAIN 55 SSB

17:38 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX QSB to the noise

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK GIVING W4DEX A BIG SIGNAL REPORT

17:39 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 57 - 59 w QSB... I'm on ts590 now was on old Omni-D

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: THERE IS QSB ON EVERYONE FROM DEEP TO NOISE TO 59 SIGNALS ABOUT A 45 TO 60 SECOND CYCLE

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 599

17:40 K4DBK-DENNIS: same here Bruce...W4DEX was strong 59 last tx

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 559 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA AND 588 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559 QSB

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX QSB to 559

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: SOME SLIGHT QSB ON W4DEX DOWN TO 579

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 529

17:41 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 599

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 519 AT THE END

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 599

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559-579

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: Jeff is R 3-4 s 4-5 steady

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 599 PLUS ON BOTH ANTENNAS

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL STEADY

17:43 WA1AC-CLINT: Hearing KG0VL S3

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID 599 FULL 2 MIN

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 579 with very little QSB for the whole two minutes

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: Jeff had very slight long QSB

17:44 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL copied 557

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 579 IN INVERTED V ANTENNA 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SLIGHT QSB DOWN TO A 559 IN THE INVERTED V

17:45 WA1AC-CLINT: Hearing AB4AM steady S9

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 599 with a few fast fades down to 549.

17:46 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM was 559 some QSB

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 559 and steady for two minutes, good signal

17:47 WA1AC-CLINT: K4FI 20 over

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529 with QSB

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI DETECT ONLY OIN THE NOISE

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599 slight QSB fast

17:47 K4DBK-DENNIS: K3YU was 59 and faded to 55

17:47 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599 with a few fast fades to 559

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM solid 589

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II blasting in on CW, 599

17:48 K4DBK-DENNIS: K4FI was in noise, barely copied

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 569 QSB to the noise for about @_# sec. back up

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: Bruce is just in and out of noise. Long deep QSB

17:49 WA1AC-CLINT: WW8II S6 good signal

17:49 K4DBK-DENNIS: Signals are weaker all the way around at this time

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II Initially 539, fast fades close to noise floor then peaked 579

17:52 K4DBK-DENNIS: Local noise floor jumped up to S9 all of a sudden

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 53 SSB

17:53 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 59, KGoVL 55

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR K0AWU IN THE NOISE

17:54 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S5 SSB

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU WAY IN THE NOISE

17:55 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX is 59

17:56 K4DBK-DENNIS: Ab4AM 55 calling K0AWU

17:56 K4DBK-DENNIS: K0AWU no copy

17:57 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU IS 603 MILES FROM ME

17:57 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing K4DBK S7 KG0VL talking with someone lol

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU reports hearing AB4AM on cw 5X5 at 1,014 miles!

17:58 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 57

17:59 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 57

17:59 AB4AM-ROB: ww8ii at the noise

17:59 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II came up to 59

17:59 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II working KØAWU on SSB

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST DID A SSB QSO WITH K0AWU 53 COPY 603 MILES

18:00 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM 57 & WW8II 59

18:00 WA1AC-CLINT: 73 guys, sorry K4DBK could not copy me, 57 here in Camen SC

18:01 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing K0AWU still in the noise with WW8II n KG0VL

18:01 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 59

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK 55 SSB QSO 2 WAY

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON K4DBK ABOUT 30 SEC CYCLE NOW

18:02 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM 44

18:02 K4DBK-DENNIS: AB4AM was 55

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK BACK TO 59 NO COPY ON AB4AM

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AND K4DBK 57 QSO SSB

18:04 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL 57 on Inv=L and LoG

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S8 to the noise

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU IS AT THE NOISE

18:05 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM 52-55 on ssb

18:06 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL fading fast

18:06 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 57

18:07 KG0VL-JEFF: K4DBK 55 on SSB

18:07 WW8II-BRUCE: I BELIEVE K0AWU IS RUNNING 100 WATTS

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11 January 2020

Propagation wasn't as good as yesterday but still good enough for multiple SSB QSOs over 500 miles.  We had lots of quick QSB on the short paths and slow QSB on the paths over a few hundred miles.  

• Best DX QSO of the day was between KGØVL and WA3LTK at 816 miles

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17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING SSB NOT SURE WHO

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 DIFFERENT STATIONS SO FAR THINK ONE IS W4DEX

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL weak but readable on fisrt transmission, then up to 5x5

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NICE QSO 59+

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOT COPYING W4DEX

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 55 QSO on SSB

17:33 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY W4DEX JUST AT THE NOISE

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 59 SSB

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOTING QSB ON KG0VL WAS 55 THAT LAST TRANSMISSION

17:38 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 5/5

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK AT THE NOISE

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 52

17:39 K4DBK-DENNIS: WA3LKT is 5/9 solid copy

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK 55

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA3LTK 55

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 549 ON INVERTED V ANTENNA AND 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON W4DEX CW 519 TO 579

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529 at start, lost to noise, now back up to 549

17:41 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX is 59 on CW

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX END 559

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 569 ON INVERTED V ANTENNA AND 599 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:42 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX faded back to 45

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 599 ON SAL ANTENNA

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL about R3-S3/4 steady

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 559 with QSB to 539 right at end of transmission

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 529 QSB

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI FADING TO THE NOISE

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI.....lot of QSB, from 589 down to 549 at times

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529 with slight qsb

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI faded close to noise for a few seconds

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 529 AT THE END OF TRANSMISSION

17:46 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II is 59 with slow rolling QSB

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II R 3-4 S 6, Then faded out and then back up.

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 579 QSB

17:47 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II strong 59 on LoG ant

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II slow-rolling QSB

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 569 with one slow QSB cycle down to 529

17:48 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 55

17:49 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX came up to 59

17:50 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 57

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK QSO WITH WW8II 57 AND 55 EXCHANGE

17:51 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 57 calling WB4WCJ

17:51 K4DBK-DENNIS: No copy on WCJ

17:52 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 57

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING K4DBK JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY W4DEX 53 TO 55 ON PEAKS

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY KG0VL TALKING TO W4DEX 55

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX FADING IN AND OUT OF STATIC

17:55 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 55 calling DEX

17:55 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX did fade out

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: KG9VL QSB TO 51 TO NOISE

17:57 K4DBK-DENNIS: Heard KG0VL in noise

17:57 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II working K4DBK strong fading

18:00 K4DBK-DENNIS: Could barely hear KG0VL responding to WA3LKT

18:00 KG0VL-JEFF: WA3LKT 51 now on SSB

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: AT 1756 GOOD SOLID 2 WAY 57 WITH K4DBK

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTED DEEP QSB ON MOST SIGNALS

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK NOW 59+

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: HE JUST WORKED KG0VL 54

18:01 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL 54 - 55 responding

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB FROM HIGH TO DEEP KG0VL WAS NOT COPIED HERE ON THE LAST EXCHANGE

18:02 KG0VL-JEFF: WA3LKT-KGØVL 816 miles ssb

18:02 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL was best on INV-L vs LoG

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 51

18:03 K4DBK-DENNIS: KG0VL was copied @ 1703 solid 55 on INV-L

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE 10 DB MORE STATIC NOISE TODAY THAN NORMAL

18:05 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK in QSO with WA3LKT was stronger than K4FI talking at the same time.

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: LAST QSO WITH K4DBK 59 BOTH WAYS

18:05 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 59 on INV-L 57 on LoG

18:05 W4DEX-DEX: Lot of fast deep QSB on local stations with slow QSB on distant stations

18:10 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II 57

18:11 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AND K4DBK BOTH 55 COPY LAST TRANSMISSION AND QSO WITH ME

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*****10 January 2020******

Today's propagation was as good as what we had on new year's day.  Maybe even better on some paths.   KGØVL and WW8II was heard by all stations from GA, SC and NC that was on today for the test.  Very little QSB was noticed on the distant paths while the closer paths did exhibit moderate fades.  Initially, the 216 mile path between AB4AM / W4DEX was weaker than normal but came up to SSB QSO quality.  The real surprise is how good and stable signals were between KGØVL, WW8II and W4DEX.  During the whole 1740 to 1800 UT test session all three paths were SSB QSO quality.  Both WW8II at 510 miles and KGØVL at 808 miles on CW were as strong as not a bit stronger at W4DEX than AB4AM at 216 miles and K4FI at 95 miles.   

CW from KG0VL, AB4AM, K4FI and WW8II at heard at W4DEX

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17:30 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE in noise

17:30 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II in noise

17:31 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX in the noise SSB

17:31 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL no copy

17:31 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II 52

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I copy w4dex 55 good QSO

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: kg0vl 59 QSO both ways

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL just above the noise

17:32 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI in noise

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: kp2ae in the noise

17:32 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE S7

17:34 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX signal coming up on SSB

17:34 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI S7

17:36 W4DCL-CARROLL: AB4AM no copy SSB

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II S5 QSO

17:36 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL S5 QSO

17:37 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM S2 on SSB

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: local signals are a bit below average

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 51 JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 59+

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM Q5 QSO but below normal

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 51 JUST ABOVE NOISE

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL COMPLETE QSO WITH AB4AM

17:38 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 5x2 here

17:39 K4FI-DOUG: Hearing KG0VL weak but some copy

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO WITH KG0VL AND W4DEX DISCUSSING NET LOGGER GOOD SOLID QSO

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 579 TO START ON THE SAL AND 559 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:40 K4FI-DOUG: May have heard WW8II also during net logger chat

17:41 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX 599 CW

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 559-579 W/ some QSB

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 559, good signal today.

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID COPY FULL 2 MIN

17:42 W4DEX-DEX: WOW! KG0VL 589

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 599 ON THE TRANSMIT INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 599 + ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX full copy

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: Copying KG0VL solid 559

17:43 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 559-599

17:43 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL 41 copy on CW with fading

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL QSB down to 569 at end

17:44 K4FI-DOUG: Solid throughout xmission

17:44 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL up to 52 on CW

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 559 ON INVERTED V

17:44 W4DCL-CARROLL: AB4AM 57 copy CW

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:46 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM 589 just a bit of QSB toward the end

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM beautiful signal, 579 marginal QSB

17:46 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI 599+

17:47 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI 57 fading to 52 on CW

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI slight QSB to 559

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 529 with fading towards the end of transmission

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI JUST AT THE NOISE COPY COUPLE LETTERS

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 579, no QSB detected

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: AB4AM 599

17:49 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II 58 fading to 55 on CW

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II in the noise at first now 559

17:49 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II R 3-4 s-3 steady

17:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 599 pure and simple

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II now 599

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 589 no QSB

17:50 KP2AE-JOE: kg0vl 51n ab4am 5nn k4fi 57n ww8ii 52n

17:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II strong finish

17:51 W4DCL-CARROLL: KG0VL 51 on SSB

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX getting stronger on SSB

17:52 W4DCL-CARROLL: K4FI 52 on SSB

17:52 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI S2 on SSB with W4DEX

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SSB TALKING TO W4DEX 52

17:53 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE in noise on SSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON W4DEX SSB

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: KP2AE S7 with W4DEX

17:54 AB4AM-ROB: No copy on W4DCL SSB

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AGAIN 55 ON SSB

17:55 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL S8 SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SSB STILL 59

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX FADING TO 52 SSB

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW COPY W4DCL IN THE NOISE

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: THOUGHT I HEARD KP2AE IN THE NOISE

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: QUICK QSO WITH KG0VL STILL 59

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 52 SSB

18:01 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II good SSB signal as well as W4DEX

18:01 W4DCL-CARROLL: KP2AE I would likely have a solid CW copy on your signal

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL NOW 55 SSB

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: OUCH KG0VL PEAKED 59++

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB moderate lows and big peaks

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO between kg0vl and w4dex solid
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09January 2020

Propagation was changing rapidly on all paths today.  Contacts over a few hundred miles were made on propagation peaks but had to be done quickly. 

One real surprise was how strong KA9FTM was at W4DEX.  A 378 mile 5x7 QSO was made.  KA9FTM was stronger than most of the stations at or under 100 miles at W4DEX.  KA9FTM is right in line with the W4DEX / KGØVL path and was not heard by KGØVL.  KA9FTM is 432 miles from KGØVL.  WW8II was able to briefly QSO KGØVL and W4DEX but signals were not strong.  KGØVL was also able to swap SSB reports with W4DEX on a propagation peak.    

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17:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I HEAR W4DEX SSB WEAK BUT I HEAR HIM

17:35 AB4AM-ROB: Hearing SSB in the noise

17:36 WY3T-TIM: Not copying anyone right now

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I JUST HEARD W4DEX CALL W4DCL 55

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CALLING AB4AM

17:37 WB4WCJ-PAUL: hear wy3t ab4am

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: Local signals weak today.

17:38 WY3T-TIM: Now copied AB4AM some in the noise

17:38 KP2AE-JOE: AB4AM good signal

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: QUICK QSB ON W4DEX 55 TO THE NOISE

17:40 AB4AM-ROB: Noise S6-7 S5-6 & S5 S4 on CW

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 519

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSB FROM NOISE TO 529

17:41 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL 459 to the noise

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 559 AT THE END

17:42 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL initially 539 faded close to noise at middle and back up to 319 at end

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM IS SOLID 549

17:42 WB4WCJ-PAUL: ab4am CW

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM BUILDING TO 559

17:43 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL no copy on CW

17:43 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM now 529 in Iowa

17:43 W4DCL-CARROLL: AB4AM 54 with fading

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM SOLID COPY FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM started at 589, fast fade after 30 seconds to 539....deep erratic fades...ended at 559

17:44 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM 569 on CW

17:44 W4DCL-CARROLL: WW8II 549 with fading to Charlotte NC

17:44 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL up to 559 the to the noise

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II about 539 on peaks

17:45 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II 529 QSB to the noise mid way @ 45

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II initially 569.....slow fade to about 549 at middle and back up to 569 at end

17:46 WY3T-TIM: WW8II no copy CW

17:46 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX 579 CW with some fading

17:47 WB4WCJ-PAUL: CW w4dex in noise

17:47 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX at the noise up to 559 QSB to the noise

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 539 and steady

17:48 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T at the noise

17:49 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T up 559

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: DId not copy WY3T

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: wy3t no copy

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T barely detectable at start....up to 539 after 60 sec....539 at end

17:50 K9TXJ-TOM: Not a sound here. 

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: w4dex was solid copy full 2 min 559

17:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 569 on CW some QSB at the end

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: possible detect wy3t in noise

17:51 AB4AM-ROB: SSB way in the noise

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: now copy w4dex ssb just above the noise

17:52 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL very ?, WW8II ?, WY3T R 2- QSB

17:53 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX on SSB in the noise

17:53 WY3T-TIM: Poor propagation today on this end

17:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Well at least there was some propagation we are in a solar storm

17:56 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI best copy of the locals today

17:56 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI at the noise w/ QSB

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: Dex very weak now on ssb

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: HEARING WA9FDO WORK W4DEX

17:58 W4DEX-DEX: KA9FTM QSO S7 !!!!!

17:58 AB4AM-ROB: KA9FTM 5/8 for a sec. then in the noise

17:59 W4DCL-CARROLL: W4DEX KA9FTM I hear only sounds but no copy

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST WORKED KA9FTM 52 SSB

18:00 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX now at S4 but can copy that one time

18:00 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 52 now on SSB

18:00 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST WORKED KG0VL 52 2 WAY SSB

18:00 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Q5 SSB QSO, about S3

18:01 AB4AM-ROB: K4FI calling WY3T SSB

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: SSB SIGNALS NOW PEAKING

18:02 AB4AM-ROB: WB4WCJ at the noise

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB IN THE NOISE

18:03 WY3T-TIM: WB4WCJ 5 x 8 solid copy on SSB

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T just above the noise

18:04 AB4AM-ROB: No copy on WB4WCJ now

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: SSB NOW BACK TO THE NOISE

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: I CAN HEAR W4DEX JUST AT THE NOISE I KNOW HIS VOICE

18:05 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM almost copied but right at my S4 noise level

18:07 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX now at 4 x 5 and readable

18:09 WW8II-BRUCE: I WAS COPYING W4DEX SOLID FOR THE LAST MINUTE

18:12 KG0VL-JEFF: Strange, could hear W4DEX at over 800 miles and nothing from KA9FTM at the midpoint in nearly a direct line.

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08 January 2020

Today we experienced the worst propagation of the past week.  Contacts at over 400 miles could be made using CW but only during brief propagation enhancements.  QSB was also very obvious on the shorter paths but instead of signal peaks, we had slow fades even on the shortest path of 51 miles. 
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17:31 WB4WCJ-PAUL: WA4LDU weak to unreadable

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU S8

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE S8

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: I JUST CALLED KG0VL NO RESPONSE

17:32 KG0VL-JEFF: No signals heard here either, now I know how Don must feel.

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ barely heard

17:33 KC3GHK-ANDY: No copy here. sent some slow code. Andy

17:34 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T now Q5 S3

17:34 WB4WCJ-PAUL:Copy wy3t

17:36 WW8II-BRUCE: MAYBE MY ANTENNAS ARE BROKE!! JUST STATIC

17:37 KC3GHK-ANDY: 40 and 80 struggling today.

17:38 WB4WCJ-PAUL:Now copy WA4LCU and WY3T

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: I THINK I DETECT WHAT MAYBE SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: Weak SSB

17:41 WA4LDU-JOE: Dex CW 599 here

17:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX 599 no QSB

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NO COPY

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 519

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB BUILDING TO 539

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSB BACK TO 519

17:43 WB4WCJ-PAUL:w4dex cw in noise

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL Initially 539, up to 559 at end of transmission

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 539 AT THE END OF TRANSMISSION

17:45 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519, weak, yet signal remained for entire 2 minutes

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T 319

17:45 WB4WCJ-PAUL: cw ldu 549

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 569 and getting stronger....589 at end

17:46 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy on KG0VL

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from WY3T

17:46 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T CW 589

17:47 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL no copy cw

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 539 at start.....fade to 429 at middle and up to 559 at end

17:48 WA4LDU-JOE: no copy WW8II

17:48 WY3T-TIM: WW8II no copy cw

17:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 539 first minute, then gone for duration.

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WB4WCJ now S5

17:51 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX faded out on SSB

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOW HEARING SSB SOUNDS LIKE DEX

17:52 W4DEX-DEX: Good signals among the SE stations except for a few deep fades

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: SSB GONE BACK TO STATIC NOISE

17:52 WY3T-TIM: WB4WCJ has been 5 x 7 on SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING SSB DEEP IN THE NOISE

17:56 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX faded out again on SSB

17:59 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 519 calling WW8II

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM NOT COPY W4DEX

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY KG0VL WORKING W4DEX NOW HEAR RRRR

18:01 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL now 559 CW

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: JEFF CALL ME WW8II

18:03 W4DEX-DEX: OK, just the QSB factor

18:05 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW now barely detectable

18:06 W4DEX-DEX: Up to Q4 copy now

18:09 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPIED KG0VL

18:10 WW8II-BRUCE: LOTS OF REAL DEEO QSB AND WHEN THE SIGNALS PEAKED THEY WERE JUST ABOVE THE NOISE AT BEST

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07January 2020

We saw lots of propagation changes during the half-hour test session today.  For most of the period the Michigan to NC path was very strong while the Michigan to Iowa path was very poor.  At times WW8II (510 miles) was stronger than K4FI (95 miles) at W4DEX.  By the end of the test period, the MI to NC path had weakened and the MI, WW8II, to Iowa, KGØVL, path was good.   WA9FDO whos signal usually is good at WW8II and W4DEX was initially almost nonexistent but by the end of the session that path was good.

WY3T, Florida, was initially good copy at W4DEX but signal weakened toward the end of the test session.  WW8II may have heard WY3T (814 miles).   
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17:30 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II very nice 57 QSO

17:31 WA9FDO-MIKE: copy WW8II 3/3 with QSB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NICE QSO 55 TO 57

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T good 55 SSB copy on first few transmissions, now competing with my elevated noise

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP3AE and K4FI S8, No QSB noted

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 599 ON THE SAL AND 579 ON THE INVERTED V ANTENNA

17:41 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX AT 599

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX maybe 419 on peaks, hard to hear and poor copy

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX SOLID COPY FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:42 WA9FDO-MIKE: w4dex 459

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 519 AT THE NOISE QSB BUILD TO 529

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL solid copy 559,  down to 539 at end

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL is in there, but just barely, no copy.

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW 549 ON THE INVERTED V AND 579 ON THE SAL ANTENNA

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL SOLID COPY FULL 2 MIN TRANSMISSION

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI START 519 AT THE NOISE

17:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI SOME QSB TO 539

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 599, no QSB

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 519 AT THE END

17:47 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO COPY, POSSIBLE DETECT BUT NO REAL COPY

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: Heard K4FI just above the noise for about 30 seconds, very weak.

17:47 K4FI-DOUG: WY3T is in there, get few letters, not complete call, Qsb

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T 559 with QSB into the noise about middle of transmission

17:48 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II, Some QSB, Can copy Call

17:50 K4FI-DOUG: WW8II slow QSB fairly good copy now

17:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 599 very little if any QSB !!!

17:50 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 5/6/9 solid copy

17:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II 529-549 with qsb

117:51 WY3T-TIM: k4FI at 419 with QSB

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM HEARING K4FI SSB IN THE NOISE

17:52 WA9FDO-MIKE: Copy W4DEX on SSB 5/6 with some QSB

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO 59 ++ SSB

17:53 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WA9FDO a little.

17:53 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 52

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO is now Q5

17:55 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX was 4 x 5 but QSB takes it into the noise level which is S4 on SSB

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO NICE 59 QSO

17:56 W4DEX-DEX: WA3LKT heard, very little copy

17:56 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX DEX YOU ARE NOW IN THE NOISE

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO, good SSB signal here

17:58 KG0VL-JEFF: Sorry,

18:01 WY3T-TIM: Now copying W4DEX at 4 x 5 but much QSB

18:02 WB4WCJ-PAUL: WY3T very weak band poor

18:03 WY3T-TIM: Most days I can usually copy W4DEX. The QSB is bad today.

18:05 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD 55 COPY RODNEY W. VA

18:05 KG0VL-JEFF: Sounds like WB8PMD is on ssb

18:06 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL NOW NICE QSO 55 COPY

18:06 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now 55 on ssb

18:07 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM STILL COPY WB8PMD NOW IN THE NOISE

18:08 W4DEX-DEX: WB8PMD solid S7 QSO

18:08 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX LAST TRANSMISSION TO WB8PMD WAS 55 COPY
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06 January 2020

Conditions today were more like we saw during the first few weeks in November.  Signals between Michigan to NC and SC area was good except for some deep fades.  And the Iowa to NC and SC area was weak but useable at times.  The Michigan to Iowa path was very strong.   At under 100 miles signals averaged very good with an occasional fade.

•  KB3KYC running 100 watts was very consistent SSB copy at 347 miles at W4DEX
•  KB3KYC was also very good at WW8II,  286 miles.  

Another active solar region just appeared today.  It will be interesting to see what this does for propagation.  See the third image below.

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17:30 WW8II-BRUCE: NICE 59 QSO COPY KG0VL and WW8II

17:31 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 57

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: NOW COPY W4DEX 51 JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE initially 53 now up to 57

17:32 W4DEX-DEX: W2AZQ 57

17:35 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AND WW8II QSO 51 53

17:35 KG0VL-JEFF: Cannot hear any stations to my SE. Unusual.

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: QSB ON W4DEX WAS 55 THAT LAST TRANSMISSION

17:37 W4DEX-DEX: All local stations strong with some QSB

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: ONLY STRONG STATION HEARD HERE IS KG0VL

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX CW 539

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 579

17:41 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX very weak, 519

17:41 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX STILL 579 AT END

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 599 EAR DRUMS HURTING

17:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 579

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL 539, slight fade at middle, up to 549 at end

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL AGAIN 599 AT THE END

17:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI DETECT IN NOISE NO REAL COPY TO START

17:45 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 589 no QSB detected

17:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 519 AT THE END

17:46 KP2AE-JOE: good copy on ww8ii 55n

17:47 KP2AE-JOE: then just faded into noise

17:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II peaking 579 with QSB

17:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II nice 579, a slight bit of QSB at middle and back up to 579 at end

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM COPY SSB IN NOISE DO NOT KNOW WHO IT IS

17:51 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX NOW 51 SSB

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: ONLY SOLID SSB COPY 59 IS KGOVL

17:55 KG0VL-JEFF: Only SSB station heard today was WW8II.

17:58 WW8II-BRUCE: JUST WORKED KB3KYC 59 SSB

17:59 WW8II-BRUCE: COPY KB3KYC GIVING W4DEX A 53

18:02 W4DEX-DEX: KB3KYC 55 QSO

18:02 WW8II-BRUCE: KB3KYC STILL 59 SSB COPY HE IS 286 MILES FROM ME AT LAT 40 DEG

18:08 WW8II-BRUCE: I HAVE COPY BOTH KG0VL AND WB3KYC SOLID FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES

18:08 W4DEX-DEX: KB3KYC has a great signal here for 100W at 347 miles

18:10 WW8II-BRUCE: QSO WITH WB8PMD HE WAS 55 HERE HE HAD ME 52 SSB COPY

18:16 WW8II-BRUCE: WB8PMD IS 280 MILES FROM ME
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                                               05 January 2020
Propagation may be improving from the sudden dive three days ago.  Conditions were good enough to allow CW and SSB receptions signal peaks.  Both KGØVL and WW8II were Q5 at times at W4DEX allowing quick signal exchanges.  WA9FDO, being more centrally located, seems to be the most consistant copy for most stations on today.  ================================================================
17:30 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI S9

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: I AM COPYING SEVERAL SSB

17:31 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO 55 now on SSB

17:31 WW8II-BRUCE: QRM ON MIDDAY WOW

17:32 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX IS 55 ON SSB

17:33 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX just barely copy now on SSB

17:35 W4DEX-DEX: Could tell KG0VL was on SSB but had no copy

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WEAK CW IN THE NOISE

17:37 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX QSB NOW 529

17:37 WA9FDO-MIKE: W4DEX - 5/8

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX AT THE END WAS 559

17:38 K4FI-DOUG: KG0VL in the noise

17:38 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL START 519

17:39 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSB BUILDING TO 559

17:39 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL initially 529 up to 569 at end

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL STILL 559 AT THE END

17:40 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI 529

17:40 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX very weak 529 on peaks

17:41 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI 579, 95 mile path not as good as yesterday

17:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K4FI FADE TO 519 AT THE END THEN NOISE

17:42 KG0VL-JEFF: K4FI 519 heard call Q5 several times

17:42 K4FI-DOUG: Barely hear WW8II in noise

17:43 K4FI-DOUG: Copying WW8II some now

17:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II 579 and stable, at 510 miles the same signal as from 100 miles

17:43 WA9FDO-MIKE: WW8II - 599 with minor QSB

17:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II from noise level to 529 and back again

17:44 W4DEX-DEX: Slight fade on WW8II at end...still 559

17:46 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX just above the noise now on SSB

17:48 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY W4DEX FROM 55 TO NOISE ON SSB

17:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL and WW8II Q5 SSB on peaks, K5FI S7

17:50 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY WA9FDO 55

17:51 W4DEX-DEX: WA9FDO Good copy

17:52 WW8II-BRUCE: WA9FDO IS NBOW 59 ON SSB

17:52 K4FI-DOUG: Just heard WA9FDO R3

17:53 KG0VL-JEFF: WA9FDO weak now on SSB

17:54 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX WAS 51 AT BEST

17:54 N3EIO-HARRY: HERE WA9FDO 559 AND MAYBE BRUCE VERY WEAK

17:55 W4DEX-DEX: WA9FDO solid 5x7 SSB

17:55 K4DBK-DENNIS: heard Wa9fdo 44 pretty weak but pos id

17:56 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK 5x5

17:56 WA9FDO-MIKE: Copy K4DBK at about 3-3

17:56 K4DBK-DENNIS: N3eio calling Wa9fdo at 59

17:57 N3EIO-HARRY: HEAR WA9FDO 559

17:57 K4DBK-DENNIS: Wa9fdo response to N3eio was 47

17:58 WA9FDO-MIKE: I hear my call, but unable to tell who calling

18:01 WA9FDO-MIKE: K4DBK at 2-2

18:01 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK QSO with WA9FDO....both Q5 copy here

18:01 K4DBK-DENNIS: Wa9fdo 44 response

18:01 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY WA9FDO 59 SSB NO COPY ON K4DBK

18:01 K4DBK-DENNIS: Wa9fdo 2nd response was 55 100% copy

18:01 W4DEX-DEX: Heard N3EIO calling WA9FDO

18:03 WW8II-BRUCE: I COPY SAM 55

18:03 W4DEX-DEX: KA9FTM Q5 S5

18:04 N3EIO-HARRY: HEAR KA9FTM VERY WEAK

18:04 K4DBK-DENNIS: KA9FTM 44 copy

18:04 WW8II-BRUCE: KA9FTM QSB 55 TO FADE TO NOISE

18:04 WA9FDO-MIKE: KA9FTM - 5-9-9

18:05 K4DBK-DENNIS: Wa9fdo 55

18:06 N3EIO-HARRY: MIKE BEST SIGNAL AT MY QTH TODAY

18:07 W4DEX-DEX: Good QSO with KA9FTM

18:08 N3EIO-HARRY: BRUCE JUST CAME OUT OF THE MUD FOR A MOMENT

18:08 WW8II-BRUCE: K4DBK NOW SSB 52

18:10 W4DEX-DEX: N3EIO still Q5 here, not as strong as before

18:11 WW8II-BRUCE: STILL HEARING K4DBK

18:12 W4DEX-DEX: K4DBK now S6, best so far today

18:13 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX JUST ABOVE THE NOISE

18:14 K4DBK-DENNIS: W4DEX 57

18:14 K4DBK-DENNIS: WW8II in the noise I think

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