20 September 2022

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today heavy over Lake Michigan approaching the Michigan west shore , Out in the Atlantic off the coast of DEL., and DC several hundred miles out also in the Atlantic scattered off the Florida east coast

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity still a large coronal hole in the center of the sun and spot 3102 is active, had a C7.75 @1506ut and a M1.0 @ 1122ut . A 5 db D layer absorption in progress

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640 UT GOES 16 114nt, GOES 17, 106nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1643ut 471 km/s, PHI 314, Density 8.24p/cm3

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

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

SSB Reports:

None

19 September 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 136, A-index 11, K-index 3

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity today so far not a lot some action in event area 3102 and there is a LARGE CORONAL HOLE in the center of the sun currently C 1. Level with 5-6 db of D layer absorption in progress

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1632ut 497 km/s, PHI 296, Density 7.62p/cm3

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 98.5nt, GOES17 , 97.8nt

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: WW8II 1640, KGØVL 1642

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: nothing heard

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, 2db, 2db, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, ?? det EOT 3-4db

18 September 2022

*1*

16:19 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 132, A-index 5, K-index 3

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity there is some activity going on in event area 3102 currently a steady C3.2+ level creating a 12-13 db D layer absorption

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

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: RR

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

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WW8II

16:43 N8SOB-SHAUN: WW8II great copy here, 58

16:43 N8SOB-SHAUN: WW8II 589 72 mile path

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 18db,18db, 12db, 5-7db, at 1 min 11db, 12-14db, 6-9db, 0, at END 0db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, ??5db, 6db , 7db, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no copy first 26 seconds. Peaked about 419 at one minute and down to near noise level time remaining.

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: Jeff if you can do another quick 1 min transmission

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: OK 1 minute at 1648

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 5db, 3db, 2db,0, 1min 2-3db

SSB Reports:

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I will call on SSB see if anyone hears me signal reports only

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: NO reports heard, I am aimed NW

16:35 K0AWU-BILL: No SSB here

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard here Bruce

16:38 N8SOB-SHAUN: WW8II SSB 57 at 72 mile path

17 September 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 131, A-index 4, K-index 2

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: lightning seen today N.W. Missouri, SE Nebraska, Northern Wisconsin, S.E. Iowa, the Atlantic coasts of S.C. and N.C., also the S.E part of the gulf and the lower half of Florida in the Atlantic

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity event (309 is still active but getting ready to rotate to the back side of the sun there was a M1.1 @ 1319 ut and again @ 1339ut a M1.9 currently there is a 7-8 db D layer absorption

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 124nt, GOES 17 118nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1642ut 369 km/s, PHI 321, Density 6.43p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW TEST WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peaked about 8 dB over noise

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

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 10db + increase noise to the SW direction

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 6db increase in noise floor in the SE direction

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reprots:

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: No SSB heard after multiple calls

16 September 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING
Start 1508ut,  End 1604ut

WW8II transmits a 6 sec. 1kw CW carrier every 1 minute

W4DEX receives and records the signals, a 510-mile path

The Flare activity started 1549 C1.18 Peaked @ 1559ut M6.2 caused a 35+db D layer absorption event with a polar cap event also

16 September 2022

*1*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 140, A-index 6, K-index 1

16:23 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity lots last a M6.2 peaked @ 1559UT currently 35+db D LAYER ABSORPTION AND ALSO A POLAR CAP EVENT IN ADDITION

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 116nt, GOES 17, 110nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut 332 km/s, PHI 22, Density 4.67p/cm3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @1642ut was C3.2 and D layer was still +25db absorption with polar cap

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 minute CW TEST WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, W4DEX 1646

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peaked about 7 dB over noise

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU START 0, 0, 0, 0, 1MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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 extreame10db local noise SW direction

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0, 10db elevated noise floor SE direction also

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: No detect cw WW8II, K0AWU, K5HFG

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 with minor QSB

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:34 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB not heard

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: Have made multiple SSB calls....no one heard

15 September 2022

(Addendum)

09-15-2022
PRE NET TESTING

Start 1504ut End 1600ut
1513ut Solar wind was 304 km/s, PHI 260, Density 6.94p/cm3
1600ut Solar wind was 320 km/s, PHI 320, Density 4.04p/cm3
1600ut there was a C1.54 minor flare

15 September 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 144, A-index 9, K-index 1

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today only off the southern 1/3 Atlantic coast of Florida to several hundred miles out into the Atlantic

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: Current solar activity C1.38 with a D layer absorption of 6db

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16 121nt, GOES 17, 112nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut 328 km/s, PHI 286, Density 2.75p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 Minute CW Test WW8II 1640, K5HFG 1642, WY3T 1644, W4DEX 1646

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

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

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not copied today

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

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

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

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, visual peaked about 10 dB over noise

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy today

16:48 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3 db > nf at eot

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, moderate qsb

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 several 2-4 db visual peaks

16:51 WA4LDU-JOE: no detect cw WW8II, K5HFG, WY3T

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 with 4 strong QSB dips

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:39 WA4LDU-JOE: I gave a long call, hearing nothing

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB not heard

14 September 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING TODAY 09-14-2022

Start 1428ut end 1600ut

WW8II transmit a 6 second 1 kw CW carrier with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX receive the signals and record them, a 510-mile path

14 September 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 154, A-index 4, K-index 2

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: The solar activity has BEEN MODERATE several C level events with M 1.1 @ 1019ut most activity is still happening in event 3098

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption has now dropped to 5db there were some QUICK moderated polar absorptions in the past hour that reached 18 to 20 dB

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 159nt, GOERS17, 13`1nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut, 294 km/s, PHI 123, DENSITY 49.78p/cm3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: that density is real 49.78p/cm3

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640, K5HFG 1642, WY3T 1644, W4DEX 1646

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, long dashed peaked about 8 dB over visual noise

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K5HFG cw no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T no signals detected

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, visual peak about 10 dB over noise

16:48 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy . . . Faintly detected in the noise during the sec min

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

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

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB heard here

16:38 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB from S2 to S6

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB now peaking S9 !!

13 September 2022

(Addendum)

TODAY PRE NET TESTING

Start : 1412ut and End 1604ut

WW8II transmits a 6 sec 1KW carrier followed by id every 1 minute

W4DEX receives and records the signal, A 510-mile path

The solar wind @1458 was 312km/s, with Density 1.36p/cm3
1508ut Solar wind 299km/s, Density 2.67p/cm3
1511ut a C7.77 event, solar wind 299 km/s, Density 2.02p/cm3
1527 solar wind 301 km/s, Density 1.63p/cm3
1547 a C6.6 event solar wind 309 km/s, Density 1.39 p/cm3

Note the solar wind and density remained fairly constant over the 2-hour period

13 September 2022

*1*

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 150, A-index 9, K-index1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning today, Extreme NW PA (Erie). Albany, N.Y. some out in the Atlantic way off the coast of N.C. and in the Central and SE Gulf and the SW part of Florida

16:26 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity last 24 hrs. Moderate with a lot of C level activity and 1 M level currently a C2.7 level event with a 11 db D layer absorption Propagation Conditions the past 2 hours as seen by the pre net testing were extremely poor over the 510-mile path between WW8II and W4DEX

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: D layer absorption still 10db with a C2.3 solar level

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 108nt, GOES 17, 106nt

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1639 UT 307 km/s, PHI 177, Density 1.53p/cm3

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: The solar wind and density have remained constant over the past 3 hours

CW Reports:

WW8II-BRUCE: 2 minute CW TEST WW8II 1640, K5HFG 1642, W4DEX 1644. WW8II 1646

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 549 slight QSB

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW no signal detected

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw 2nd round no detect

16:48 K5HFG-DON: NO signals detected here today.

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection

Received at W4DEX:


SSB Reports:

(None)