24 August 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING FOR 08-24-2022 FOR 1899.000KHz

WW8II (EN82gf) TRANSMIT A 1KW CW SIGNAL WITH ID FOR 6 SEC EVERY 1 MINUTE
W4DEX (EM95tg) RECEIVE AND RECORD THE SIGNAL,   A 510-MILE PATH

NOTE: THE DENSITY FLUCTUATION WHEN THE SIGNAL RECEPTION LEVEL ALSO WENT WAY DOWN
THE D LAYER ABSORPTION WAS MOSTLY 0 AND NEVER MORE THAN 1DB DURING THE TEST


1354UT START TEST

1400UT B4.01, DENSITY 2.27p/cm3 - SPEED 362Km/s
1405UT B4.01, DENSITY 3.17p/cm3 - SPEED 380Km/s
1410UT B4.60, DENSITY 2.33p/cm3 - SPEED 365Km/s
1415UT B4.47, DENSITY 2.86p/cm3 - SPEED 362Km/s
1420UT B4.07, DENSITY 2.66p/cm3 - SPEED 371Km/s
1425UT B3.97, DENSITY 2.00p/cm3 - SPEED 371Km/s
1430UT B4.81, DENSITY 2.64p/cm3 - SPEED 374Km/s
1435UT B4.88, DENSITY 2.84p/cm3 - SPEED 381Km/s
1440UT B4.03, DENSITY 3.33p/cm3 - SPEED 396Km/s
1445UT B3.63, DENSITY 4.32p/cm3 - SPEED 429Km/s
1450UT B4.27, DENSITY 2.74p/cm3 - SPEED 415Km/s
1455UT B4.00, DENSITY 3.03p/cm3 - SPEED 416Km/s
1500UT B3.95, DENSITY 2.67p/cm3 - SPEED 416Km/s
1505UT B3.62, DENSITY 2.85p/cm3 - SPEED 413Km/s
1510UT B3.67, DENSITY 4.07p/cm3 - SPEED 410Km/s
1515UT B3.79, DENSITY 2.58p/cm3 - SPEED 387Km/s
1520UT B3.71, DENSITY 0.88p/cm3 - SPEED 331Km/s
1525UT B3.71, DENSITY 2.38p/cm3 - SPEED 377Km/s
1530UT B3.52, DENSITY 2.42p/cm3 - SPEED 404Km/s
1535UT B3.47, DENSITY 0.82p/cm3 - SPEED 407Km/s
1540UT B3.49, DENSITY 1.24p/cm3 - SPEED 391Km/s
1545UT B3.46, DENSITY 0.70p/cm3 - SPEED 411Km/s
1550UT B3.47, DENSITY 0.52p/cm3 - SPEED 410Km/s
1555UT B3.50, DENSITY 1.40p/cm3 - SPEED 410Km/s
1600UT B3.61, DENSITY 1.07p/cm3 - SPEED 410Km/s
1605UT B3.74, DENSITY 0.27p/cm3 - SPEED 414Km/s
1610UT B4.07, DENSITY 0.78p/cm3 - SPEED 414Km/s
1610UT TEST STOPPED

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24 August 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 101, A-index 4 K-index 1

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today South half of Mississippi and South LA. into the Gulf and west Florida panhandle

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity today low a few low level B level events currently @1627ut a B5.03 level and a 1 db D layer absorption

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 105nt , GOES 17 105nt

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642ut 508km/s, PHI 316, Density 6.66p/cm3


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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 0,0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0db, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not copied today; normal conditions but a few static bursts from offshore

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW briefly heard at about 15 sec, visual peak 15 dB over noise, deep QSB

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 13db, 19db, 20db, 21db, at 1 min 18db, 17db, 10db, 11db, at END 1-6db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0,??3db, 0, 0, EOT solid 7db heard tone

16:45 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not copied today

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

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw nothing heard today, distant static bursts

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 319 at start, ascending signal for two minutes, slowly rising and ending 539 at EOT.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw not heard today

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0. 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW keying heard but no copy, good visual detection

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 439 today, well above noise, good to see you again Tim !

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589-539 some qsb. poor prop for locals

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with a few brief but deep qsb fades, distant static bursts

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 possible detect a couple of times but 3db increase in noise floor

16:52 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:53 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 4, 5, 6, 7, 4, 2, 0, 1, db > nf at eot . . . 549 copy in the first min, QSB during the second min.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: Hearing NO SSB any direction just static

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB Q3 to Q5 copy, peaking S3

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:40 WY3T-TIM: Hearing some SSB faint in the noise

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB peaked S6, about 40 dB QSB on 52 mile path

23 August 2022

(Addendum)

08-23-2022 Pre net TEST

WW8II (EN82GF) transmits a 1kw CW with ID for 6sec every 1 minute interval 

W4DEX (EM95tg) Receives and records the signals, a 510-mile path

Solar flux was 103, A-index =7, K-index =1


1418ut START TESTING
1418ut 0db absorption B2.18 solar, SW 450km/s Density 3.32p/cm3,PHI 327
1420ut 0db absorption B2.18 solar, SW 443km/s, Density 3.32p/cm3 PHI 328
1425ut 0db, B2.18, 443km/s, 3.93p/cm3,
332
1430ut 0db, B2.11, 445km/s, 4.16p/cm3, 328
1435ut 0db, B2.03, 442km/s, 4.22p/cm3, 331
1440ut 0db, B2.03, 440km/s, 3.82p/cm3, 333
1445ut 0db, B2.17, 441km/s, 4.11p/cm3, 340
1450ut, 0db, B2.21 450km/s, 3.93p/cm3, 339
1455ut 0db, B2.54, 441km/s, 3.97p/cm3, 339
1500ut 0db, B2.81, 437km/s, 3.81p/cm3, 356
1505ut 0db, B3.09, 444km/s, 4.56p/cm3, 329
1510ut 0db, B2.88, 444km/s, 4.09p/cm3, 338
1515ut 0db, B2.93, 440km/s, 3.83p/cm3, 343
1525ut 0db, B2.82, 435km/s, 346p/cm3, 344
1530ut 0db, B3.32, 435km/s, 3.43p/cm3, 348
1535ut 0db, B3.27, 435km/s, 3.44p/cm3, 348
1540ut 1.5db, B5.83, 434km/s, 3.34p/cm3, 348
1545ut 1.0db, B4.62, 435km/s, 3.36p/cm3 346
1550ut .5db, B4.12 440km/s, 3.91p/cm3, 342
1555ut .25db, B3.81 441km/s, 3.62p/cm3, 332
1600ut .1db, B3.58 438km/s, 3.78p/cm3, 354

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23 August 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 103, A-index7 K-index1

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity Moderate with B and C level events current event @ 1618ut B3.57 NO D layer absorption at this time

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 101nt, GOES 17, 99.3nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 440 km/s, PHI 332, Density 4.08p/cm3

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

16:41 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw no copy today

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW barely heard on one peak, good visual peaking about 14 dB over noise

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 12db, 18db,19db, 20db, 22db at 1 min, 22db, 20db, 21db, at END 22db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, ?? Possible 5 db , EOT ??4db

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw no copy today

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, questionable initial single visible dash

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT0

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no usable copy today

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539 at start, down to 529 at one minute, quick fade to the noise and ending 519

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy, slight detect in spec lab

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy but detected several weak bursts at noise

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: not much qrn poor sky sig. w4dex 579-529 some qsb poor day for locals

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with qsb up and down 12 db

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, det, 0 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 449

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from no copy to nice S5 signal

16:36 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:37 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB in the noise...no copy

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO SSB today

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB not heard

22 August 2022

(Addendum)

1899 kHz PRE NET TESTING FOR 08-22-2022

WW8II (EN82gf) Transmits a 6 sec. 1kw CW signal with ID. every 1 minute

W4DEX (EM95tg) Receive and record the signal, a 510-mile path

Solar flux 97, A-index 14, K-index 2

1409ut Just prior to starting the test, there was a C5.08 flare event in (3085) \

1416ut Start TEST
1416ut C1.67 solar event with 8db of D layer absorption
1425ut C1.33 solar event level with 6db of D layer absorption
1430ut C1.29 solar event level, with 7db of D layer absorption
1435ut 6.5db D layer absorption
1440ut C1.29 solar event level with 6db D layer absorption
1445ut C1.16 solar even level with 6db D layer absorption
1450ut C1.00 solar event level with 5db D layer absorption
1455ut B8.70 solar event level with 5.5db D layer absorption
1500ut B8.40 solar event level with 5db of D layer absorption
1505ut B6.95 solar event level with 2db D layer absorption
1510ut B6.29 solar event level with 2 db D layer absorption
1512ut LAST TRANSMISSION BY WW8II
1515ut B5.72 solar event level with 1-2 db D layer absorption

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22 August 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 97, A-index 14, K-index 2

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity Lots of C level events in (3085) current @ 1609ut B4.46 with a 1 db D layer absorption

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today NE Ohio, Dallas TX South LA and South west Alabama and extreme southern MS also Southern S.C. and out in the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 98.7nt, GOES 17, 94.3nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 530 km/s, PHI 340, Density 9.23p/cm3

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peak about 12 dB over noise

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection during dashes

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K6HFG cw no copy/detect

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW heard near end, visual peaked about 10 dB over noise

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: not much qrn fair local sky prop no cpy dx w4dex 589-549 some qsb

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5 db >nf at eot, 439 copy

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB nice copy so far, peaking S7

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I called SSB no response heard

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now some deep fades into the noise

21 August 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING FOR 08-21-2022
WW8II (EN82gf) transmit a 1kw CW signal with ID for 6 sec every 1 minute
W4DEX (EM95tg) receiving and recording the signal, a 510-mile path


Solar flux 102, A-index 14, K-index 3
Magnetometers @ 1410ut GOES 16, 103nt GOES 17, 83.8 nt
Magnetometers @ 1600ut GOES 16, 102nt, GOES 17, 88.0 nt
1642ut Solar wind 582km/s, PHI 329, Density 6.82p/cm3
1600ut solar wind 554km/s, PHI 329, Density 7.41p/cm3


1424ut Start TEST
1425ut solar event B2.88, 0db absorption, SW 568 km/s, Density 8.45p/cm3
1430ut '' '' B2.67, 0db " " 548km/s " 7.79p/cm3
1435ut " " B2.52, 0db " " 552km/s " 7.57p/cm3
1440ut " " B2.59, 0db " " 547km/s " 7.51p/cm3
1445ut " " B2.60, 0db " " 551km/s " 7.34p/cm3
1450ut " " B2.65, 0db " " 564km/s " 8.33p/cm3
1455ut " " B2.82, 0db " " 577km/s " 7.80p/cm3
1500ut " " B3.11, 0db " " 556km/s " 7.53p/cm3
1505ut " " B3.13, 0db " " 591km/s " 8.42p/cm3
1510ut " " B3.19, 0db " " 620km/s " 9.66p/cm3
1515ut " " B3.27, 0db " " 616km/s " 9.79p/cm3
1520ut " " B3.32, 0db " " 564km/s " 8.27p/cm3
1525ut " " B3.30, 0db " " 571km/s " 8.59p/cm3
1530ut " " B3.23, 0db " " 601km/s " 9.77p/cm3
1535ut " " B3.19, 0db " " 582km/s " 7.19p/cm3
1540ut " " B3.00, 0db " " 570km/s " 5.51p/cm3
1545ut " " B2.87, 0db " " 564km/s " 7.87p/cm3
1550ut " " B2.77, 0db " " 549km/s " 7.41p/cm3
1555ut " " B2.69, 0db " " 549km/s " 7.63p/cm3
1600ut " " B2.62, 0db " " 554km/s " 7.41p/cm3
1600ut STOP PRENET TEST

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21 August 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 102, A-index 14, K-index 3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today Southern Ont, Central N.Y. central VA, Central PA, central OHIO, Western KY, Southern S.C. , N.E. South Carolina heavy and also heavy in the Atlantic off the coast of S.C. West TN., Arkansas, Baton Rouge La, and N.E LA., central Florida

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 95nt, GOES 17 86.1nt

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1639ut 565 km/s, PHI 335, Density 7.07p/cm3


CW Reports:
16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1642, WY3T 1642, W4DEX 1644

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaking close to 10 dB over elevated QRN noise floor

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW keying heard, no copy. fair visual detection over QRN

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:46 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0 db > nf at eot

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: No answer to multiple SSB calls

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here . . Just QRN crashes

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: I have been listening to the SE no SSB heard

20 August 2022

(Addendum)

PRENET TESTING 08-20-2022

WW8II (EN82gf88xf) Transmits a 1kw CW signal for 6 sec with id every 1 min
W4DEX (EM95tg) receive and record the Signals, a 510-mile path


Solar Flux 105, A-index 20, K-index 1
1400ut Magnetometers GOES 16, 103nt, GOES 17, 91.4nt
1600ut Magnetometers GOES 16, 108nt, GOES 17, 100nt
1400ut solar wind 505 km/s, PHI 344, Density 6.68p/cm3
1600ut solar wind 479 km/s, PHI 352, Density 5.24p/cm3


1408ut START TEST
1408ut B2.67 solar event level LESS THAN 1 db D layer absorption
1415ut B3.57 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1420ut B2.84 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1425ut B2.75 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1430ut B2.75 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1435ut B2.93 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1440ut B2.92 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1445ut B2.92 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1450ut B2.82 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1455ut B2.72 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1500ut B2.80 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1505ut B2.85 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1510ut B2.86 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1515ut B3.10 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1520ut B3.16 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1525ut B3.16 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1530ut B3.41 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1535ut B3.82 solar event level D layer absorption .5db
1540ut B3.23 solar event level D layer absorption .5db
1545ut B3.55 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1550ut B3.31 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1555ut B2.96 solar event level D layer absorption 0db
1557ut END PRENET TESTING

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20 August 2022

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 105, A-index 20, K-index 1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity low to this point low B level events little or NO D layer absorption

16:28 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today NE Indiana, East IL, UP of MI, W. TN, North MS, South LA, Florida panhandle, Heavy in the Atlantic from North Florida to South Carolina also south central MI

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: GOES 16, 108nt, GOES 17, 102nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 470km/s, PHI 13, Density 5.56p/cm3


CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KG6VL 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW heard briefly during a peak, good visual peaking about 18 dB over noise

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

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

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 HEAVY +30db crashes to my SW

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0 EOT 0

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: lo noise some sky wave fair local prop. no dx w4dex 589-549 some qsb

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX Start 0, 0, -0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0 EOT 0 unable to copy anything QRN now solid 20+ db

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 11, 10, 10, 9, 10, 9, 8, 9 db >nf at eot . . . Good 549 copy

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW nice Q5 copy near eot

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from S1 Q3 to S5 Q5

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I will call SSB @ 1635ut for 1 minute

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S4 nice Q5 copy

16:38 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here today

19 August 2022

(Addendum)

1899 kHz midday PRENET testing 08-19-2022

WW8II transmit a 1 KW CW Carrier with ID for 6 sec , every 1 minute

W4DEX receiving and recording station 510 mile path

1440ut Magnetometers GOES 16, 96.5nt,  GOES 17,  94.3nt

1440ut Solar wind 544KM/s, PHI 327, Density 7.70 p/cm3

1640ut Magnetometers GOES 16,  113nt, GOES 17, 103nt

1615ut Solar wind 548KM/s, PHI 311, Density 7.90 p/cm3

1442ut  START TEST

1442ut Solar event level B5.81, D layer absorption level 2db

1445ut Solar event level B6.03, D layer absorption level 2db

1450ut Solar event level B5.84, D layer absorption level 2db

1455ut Solar event level B5.51, D layer absorption level 2db

1500ut D layer absorption level 2db

1553ut Solar event level B6.62, D layer absorption level 2.5db

1505ut Solar event level B6.82, D layer absorption level 3db

1510ut Solar event level B5.80, D layer absorption level 2db

1515ut D layer absorption level 1db or less

1520ut Solar event level  C1.29 D layer absorption level 5db

1525ut Solar event level C1.29 D layer absorption level 5.5db

1530ut Solar event level C1.04, D layer absorption level 5db

1535ut Solar event level B7.54, D layer absorption level 3db

1540ut Solar event level B6.2 D layer absorption level 2db

1545ut Solar event level B5.02, D layer absorption level 1db

1550ut Solar event level B4.3, D layer absorption level .5db

1600ut Solar event level B4.4, D layer absorption level .25db

1610ut Solar event level B5.8  D layer absorption level 2db

1615ut Solar event level B5.19 D layer absorption level 2db

1615ut STOPPED TEST 

WW8II 

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19 August 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 117, A-index 26, K-index 2

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today Kansas, east Texas, S. AL, Baton Rouge, Tampa FL, NE S.C and out in the Atlantic off the S.C. coast also SE N.C

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity a little bit not much currently lass than 1db D layer absorption, current solar event level 1627ut B4.4

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 112nt, GOES 17, 104nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1639ut 535 km/s, PHI 11, Density 8.11p/cm3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: @1642 solar event level B4.11 D layer absorption still less than 1db

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, KG0VL 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peak at start then deep QSB

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied long dash very weak several times, otherwise no cw copy

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, ??2-3db, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: still no dx heard. no qrn. w4dex 589-539 some qsb. little sky wave sig. poor local prop.

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:49 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO SSB

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB Q3 to Q4 copy

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB one good S5 peak, overall copy about 1/2 the time

 18 August 2022

(Addendum)

1899KHz prenet testing for 08-18-2022

WW8II transmit a 6 sec 1KW CW signal with ID every 1 minute
W4DEX receive and record same signal from WW8II a 510 mile path

Magnetometers @ 1400ut GOES 16 106nt, GOES 17 70.0nt
Magnetometers @ 1550ut GOES16, 114nt, GOES 17 94.0nt

Solar wind @ 1400ut 566km/s, PHI 346, Density 9.84p/cm3
Solar wind @ 1544ut 571km/s, PHI 40, Density 9.98p/cm3


1355ut START TEST
1355ut C1.1 solar event level. D layer absorption 5db
1402ut C1.12 solar event level, D layer absorption 5db
1406ut C1.44 solar event level. D layer absorption 5.5db
1407ut C1.63 solar event level
1411 C5.81 solar event level D layer absorption 12db
1413 M1.31 solar flare even level, D layer absorption 24db
1414ut M1.3 solar flare event level D layer absorption 24db
1415ut M1.11 solar flare event level, D layer absorption 25db
1416ut C8.41 solar event level, 23. D layer absorption 23.5db
1418ut C3.95 solar event level
1420ut C2.29 solar event level, D layer absorption 12db
1422ut nC1.27 solar event level D layer absorption 8db
1423ut C1.56 solar event level D layer absorption 7db
1424ut C1.44 solar event level, D layer absorption 6.5db
1426ut C1.26 solar event level, D layer absorption 6db
1430ut C1.04 solar event level, D layer absorption 5db
1430ut to 1444ut D layer absorption level 5db
1448 B9.86 solar event level D layer absorption level 5db
1453ut to 1454 ut B9.01 solar event level D layer absorption 4db to 4.5db
1459ut D layer absorption 3db
1502ut B8.00 solar event level D layer absorption 3db
1511ut B7.98 solar event level D layer absorption 2.5db
1518ut B7.64 solar event level
1525ut B8.06 solar event level D layer absorption 3db
1533ut B7.07 solar event level, D layer absorption 2.5db
1535ut B6.96 solar event level, D layer absorption 2db
1545 ut B 6.71 solar event level, D layer absorption 1.5db to 2db
1545 ut END TEST

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18 August 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 123, A-Index 31, K-index 3

16:27 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today n.e.S.D. ,Northern MN, Central N.Y. , LOTS AND HEAVY IN THE GULF FROM SOUTH LA, SOUTH MS., SOUTH AL.,THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TAMPA AND NW FL. ALS HEAVY IN THE BAHAMAS

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: 1631ut now a 6db D layer absorption and climbing

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: 1630ut C1.26 event level 6db absorption

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: @1638 the solar event was still C1.21 with a 5db D layer absorption in effect

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 113nt, GOES 17 95nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1641ut 584km/s, PHI 323, Density 9.58p/cm3

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

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peaks 8 to 10 dB over noise

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

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

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 High noise in the SW direction man made

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detec

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: no dx cpy. local prop poor some gw from w4dex 579-539

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 439 with QSB

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:51 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, questionable visual detection

16:51 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today

16:51 WY3T-TIM: No stations copied/detected here today, 73s to all

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX barely audible in the noise but no copy

16:32 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB just briefly copied call

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I have heard NO SSB in any direction today

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB Q4 copy on peaks, no strong peaks like yesterday

17 August 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 129, A-index 5, K-index 2

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today NE S.D. , Eastern MT, NW MN. , Northern Ont., Orlando Florida, Out in the Atlantic several hundred miles from the Bahamas to Bermuda

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity ACTIVE M level and C level action current @ 1620ut C1.28 ..with a D layer absorption of 5db

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 143nt, GOES 17 125nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1639ut 481 km/s, PHI 262, Density 20.95p/cm3

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

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual full transmission peaking about 8 dB over noise

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, one visual dash peaked about 8 dB over noise

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

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

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

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW keying heard, just a few letters copied, also peaked about 8 dB over noise

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: some sky prop better than last 2 days no dx cpy w4dex 579-519 poor day for locals

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 1 db > nf at eot

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

16:50 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start ?det, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB S3 to S6, surprisingly good considering recent solar activity

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: I called SSB

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here today any direction

16:36 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

17 August 2022

(Addendum) 

Early PRENET TEST
WW8II transmitted 1899KHz 1KW 6 second CW tone Plus ID signal every 1 minute. Signals received @ W4DEX 519 mile path


MAGNETOMETERS
1430UT GOES 16 132nt, GOES 17 104nt
1600UT GOES 16 132nt, GOES 17 115nt
1432UT SOLAR WIND 465 km/s, PHI 303, DENSITY 7.76p/cm3
1600UT SOLAR WIND 471 km/s, PHI 280. DENSITY 10.40p/cm3


1345ut M2.05 solar flare event
1430ut C2.45 solar event level
1431ut C2.54 solar event level
1432 UT START TEST
1432ut 10db D layer absorption
1433ut C2.77 solar event level
1434ut 11db D layer absorption
1436ut C3.47 solar event level
1437ut 13db D layer absorption
1438ut C4.07 solar event level
1444ut C7.46 solar event level with a 19db D layer absorption
1445ut C8.18 solar event level
1447ut C9.46 solar event level, with a 22db D layer absorption
1448ut 23db D layer absorption level
1450ut M1.07 solar flare event, with a 23db D layer absorption level
1454ut M1.07 solar flare level with 23db D layer absorption
1455 still 23db D layer absorption level
1459ut C9.69 flare level D layer absorption still 23db
1456ut 24db D layer absorption
1500ut C9.32 solar event level
1503ut C8.73 solar event level 20db D layer absorption level
1509ut C6.45 solar event level 19db D layer absorption
1515ut 17db D layer absorption level
1519ut C4.68 solar event level with a 16db D layer absorption level
1529ut C3.6 solar even level
1530ut C3.4 solar event level
1532 C3.17 solar event level with a 12db absorption
1535ut C2.94 solar event level with a D layer absorption of 12db
1539ut C2.49 solar event level, with a D layer absorption level 11db
1555ut C1.62 solar event level 7db D layer absorption
1600ut C1.39 solar event level , 7db absorption level
1600ut END PRE NET TESTING

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16 August 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 131, A-index 6, K-index1

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity LOTS even a couple M class earlier , current event level seen @ 1617ut C1.19 absorption @ 5db

16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today heavy Northern MN, East TN, eastern N.Y. SW GA, in the gulf @ Baton Rouge LA, and several hundred miles out in the Atlantic from N.Y. to Florida

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 106nt, GOES 17 103nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut 368KM/s, PHI 9, Density 1


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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- Nothing heard or detected between QRN crashes - Static crashes much too frequent for a valid report

16:42 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual detection peaking about 10 dB over noise

16:44 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no copy

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0, det, 3dbt, 4db, 10db at 1 min 12db, 10db, 12db, 12db, at END 13db -- AGC was fast enough for this data to be valid

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no heard, weak visual detection

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

16:46 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 419-519 weak, but stayed above water for the duration.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 extra QRN to the SW direction solid S5 12 db higher than normal looks like the trash from the 950 khz AM BCS

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:49 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected between crashes with SpecLab

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual detection

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T no copy

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected between crashes with SpecLab

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy - very slight visual detect in spec lab second minute only

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, briefly 3db, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected between crashes with SpecLab

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

16:52: *** K0AWU is now offline ***

16:52 KP2AE-JOE: no dx herd w4dex 579-419 sw 539 gw louzy day for locals

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:53 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today. CW S6 -100 dBm

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 439 with QSB dips

16:53 WY3T-TIM: No stations received today here, 73s to all

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB can sometimes hear but no copy

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB nice S5 peaks with QSB into the noise

16:34 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I also NO SSB heard any direction today

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB heard, no copy

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 51 SSB

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 to 51 when NOT QRN on SSB

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: again I have antenna aimed to the NW and did not hear any SSB

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB still nice S5 peaks with deep QSB