26 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TEST for 10-26-2022

WW8II Transmits a 5-7 second 1KW CW Carrier with id every 1 minute

W4DEX Receives and records the signal with Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

NOTES:
1504ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.87
1510ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.91
1515ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.76
1520ut D layer 0.8db Solar event B4.70
1525ut D layer 0.6db, Solar event B4.66
1530ut D layer 0.6db, Solar event B4.70
1535ut D layer 0.5db, Solar event B4.70
1540ut D layer 0.4db, Solar event B4.46
1545ut D layer 0.4db, Solar event B4.34
1550ut D layer 0.4db, Solar event B4.32
1555ut D layer 0.4db, Solar event B4.26
1600ut D layer 0.4db, Solar event B4.25

*** because of an equipment miss calibration there are 2 received signal graphs the 2nd one is more accurate, although I did not get to save the entire 1504ut to 1600ut ***

26 October 2022

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 116, A-index 4, K-index 1

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity so far LOW current @1615ut B4.41 with a D layer absorption of .4db

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event now B4.54 and D layer .4db



16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity was B4.46 D layer .5db

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers !640ut GOES 16 132nt, GOES 17, 113nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1644ut 352km/s, PHI 282, Density 8.32p/cm3


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

16:40 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II now 579

16:41 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 559 with QSB

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II -- START 10db, 10db, 10db, 8-10db, at 1 min 7db, 4-7db, 5-7db, 3-5db, at END 5db

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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL S7 CW

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 229 about 50% of time

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL now S7 on the loop

16:43 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy but fair trace on spec lab

16:43 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL QSB S3

16:43 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 6db, 17db, 25db, 27db, at 1 min 30db, 29db, 25db, 28db, at END 30db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 321 peak, good visual full transmission

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw nothing audible today

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 559 at start, building to 577 by 45 seconds. Strong QSB just after one minute, down to 549 to EOT.

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw nothing heard

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU det, 5db, now 419copy, 10db long dash 519copy, det, 3db, 0, EOT 0

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

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

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

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0 tried SAL AND LOOP ANTENNAS

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no signal heard today

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 549-559 average with qsb. Short 569 peak near EOT.

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:49 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy today

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

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

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529

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

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, 12db-15db qsb at 20 sec intervals, solid

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

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 10, 3, 7, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579

16:53 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw 0, 0, 3, 4, 5, 6, 2, 1 db > nf at eot, 339 copy at the peak

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX 529 first minute, slow decline and ending 319 at EOT.

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 57 SSB QSO

16:29 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II calling KØAWU SSB, very weak now, 51

16:30 K0AWU-BILL: MAYBE heard SSB and Bruce's voice!

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4FI SSB 55

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: hearing no SSB from the SE direction

16:38 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 55-56 SSB

16:38 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 54 to 55 SSB

16:39 WY3T-TIM: No SSB heard here

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB in the noise

25 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TEST for 10-25-2022

WW8II transmits a 5-7 second 1KW CW carrier with id. every 1 minute

W4DEX Receive and record the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

NOTES:
1504ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B5.25
1510ut D layer 2.5db, Solar event B7.57
1515ut D layer 8.5db, Solar event C2.28
1519ut D layer 17db, Solar event C3.57 **peaked **
1520ut D layer 17db, Solar event C3.22
1525ut D layer 9.0db, Solar event C1.7
1530ut D layer 5.0db, Solar event B9.7
1535ut D layer 3.0db, Solar event B7.46
1540ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B6.13
1545ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B5.35
1550ut D layer .80db, Solar event B5.00
1555ut D layer .70db, Solar event B5.05
1600ut D layer .50db, Solar event B4.66
1601ut D layer .50db, Solar event B4.62

25 October 2022

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 115, A-index 8, K-index 1

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning seen today not much scattered SE Mo., E TN and way out in the Atlantic NE of The Bahamas

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1645ut 394km/s,PHI 307, Density .18p/cm3

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 110nt, GOES17, 108nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar event @1641ut was B5.11 with a 1 db D layer absorption

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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 7db, 7db, 8db, 7-10db, at 1 min 8-10db, 10db, 10db, 10db, at END 9db

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 219 copy on peak, visual about 28 dB over noise

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 26db, 27db, 27db, 24dn, at 1 min 22db, 23db, 26db, 25db, at END25db

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL solid 539 cw 549, 25 to 35 db above the noise whole;e transmission

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW 219, could make out call since I know what it is , visual peak about 22 dB over noise

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 539 at start, fast qsb, lost signal 20 seconds in, slowly back up, peaking 549 near EOT.

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:45 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU det , 5db, 11db, 17db , 1min 12db, 7db, 10db, 8db, 12db copy 519 to 529 entire transmission

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559 with QSB

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539-549 with several qsb dips

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

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

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: very weak cw heard, long dash most pronounced. Copied callsign around 55 seconds and best copy at 319
 

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Not hearing any SSB so far

16:31 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 56

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 56

16:37 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 53-54 SSB

16:37 K0AWU-BILL: KG0L 53 SSB

24 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TEST 10-24-2022

WW8II transmits a 5-7 second 1kw CW Carrier with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510-mile path

NOTES:
1504ut D layer 1.5db, Solar activity B5.43
1510ut D layer .75db, Solar activity B4.78
1515ut D layer .75db, Solar activity B4.92
1520ut D layer .60db, Solar activity B4.92
1525ut D layer .60db, Solar activity B4.89
1530ut D layer .50db, Solar activity B4.57
1535ut D layer .50db, Solar activity B4.25
!540ut D layer .25db, Solar activity B3.91
1545ut D layer .15db, Solar activity B3.89
1550ut D layer .15db, Solar activity B3.78
1555ut D layer .15db, Solar activity B3.70
1600ut D layer .00db, Solar activity B3.60

** Quick QSB noted on test signals

24 October 2022

*1.5*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 108, A-index 16, K-index 2

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity so far LOW @1616ut solar event B3.36 with D layer absorption @ 0

16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers Goes 16, 110nt, GOES 17, 107nt

16:55 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1644ut 521 km/s, PHI 200. Density 7.04p/cm3

16:58 WW8II-BRUCE: NOTE Solar activity 1640 B436, and @1647 B3.93 with a trace of D absorption

16:59 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar activity @1649ut going back up B4.19

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW 329 most of the transmission

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II --- Start 5sec late 10db, 6-10db, 6-9db, 4-9db, at 1 min 3-10db, 6-10db, 3-7db, 3-6db, 3-8db at END

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw 239 with qsb down to noise, about 50%

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 519 8db, 15db, 3db, 7db 419 , 1min 319, 10db 419 copy, 17db dash, now 529, 16db, 529copy EOT 6db

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw, no usable copy today but heard a few characters from time to time

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 26db, 29db, 30db, 32db, at 1 min 20-30db, 27db, 18-27db, 10-18db at END 26db

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual peak about 6 dB S/N

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 319 in qsb. Signal lost several times and back up again.

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:45 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

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

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start det, det, 0, det, 1min 4db, 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw 229 at best dropping to noise, about 30%

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: 539-549 with fast qsb

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG start 0, det ??? , 0, 0, 1min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0, Getting massive QRM from BCS

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw nothing heard today

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

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

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

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

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from WY3T

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no usable copy but detectable at noise level about 50% of time

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3t cw no copy but good trace in spec lab

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: Nothing heard from W4DEX

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

16:52 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy detected some faint in the noise

16:52 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 559

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start dash 17db, 519 copy10db, 15db, 519copy, 519 copy1min dash 11db, 319copy, det, 0, EOT 0

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

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: My amp did not key for the first 7 sec of my transmission

16:52 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX 599, 12-15db qsb at 15 sec intervals, 16 mi apart as crow line of sight

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB S5 good copy

16:33 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

16:55 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB very weak

16:36 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU 5X3 SSB with qsb

16:36 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL 52 -- 54 SSB LOTS of QSB

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: I heard NO SSB was listening NW

16:38 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB faded to noise and barely copy

16:57 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB S5

23 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRE NET TESTING 10-23-2022

WW8II Transmit a 5 second 1 KW CW carrier with id every 25 sec

W4DEX Receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

Start 1441ut
END 1600ut

Notes:
1441ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.84
1445ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.61
1450ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.49
1455ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.42
1500ut D layer 1.5db, Solar event B4.48
1505ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B4.98
1510ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B5.48
1515ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B5.56
1520ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B6.05
1525ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B5.60
1530ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B5.42
1535ut D layer 1.5db, Solar event B5.01
1540ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.49
1545ut D layer .75db, Solar event B4.35
1550ut D layer .75db, Solar event B4.48
1555ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B5.13
1600ut D layer 3.0db, Solar event B8.36
1609UT Solar event C1.17
1625ut D layer 8.0db, Solar event C1.94

23 October 2022

*1*

16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 105, A-index 27, K-index 2

16:21 WW8II-BRUCE: Just in time for net a C1.18 with a D layer absorption of about 6db in progress

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Flare still increasing now C1.94 D layer absorption 8+db
online ***

16:37 WW8II-BRUCE: The flare peaked @1627 @C1.99 D layer absorption now in decline @ 7db

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: Lightning in the Atlantic between The Bahamas and Bermuda

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Flare @1641 B9.8 D layer 4db

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @1640ut GOES 16, 133nt, GOES 121nt

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1642ut 515km/s, PHI 343, Density 13.15p/cm3


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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual peak about 15 dB over noise

16:43 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL start 0, ??3db, ??5db, 5db, 4db 1min 4, 4, 3, 10db tone now copy call 12db

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: copied about 50% of two minute transmission. Very weak and in and out of the noise, best copy 319 at start.

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1min ??2, 3db, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from W4DEX

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

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

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

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: No copy from K5HFG

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:38 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB heard today

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB weak, readable with QSB into the noise

22 October 2022

(Addendum)

PRENET TEST for 10-22-2022

WW8II transmit a 8-10 second, 1 KW CW carrier signal with id every 1 minute

W4DEX Receives and records the signal using Spectrum Lab a 510 mile path

Start 1504ut
End 1600ut

NOTES:
1504ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B7.27
1510ut D layer 3.0db, Solar event B7.13
1515ut D layer 2.0db, Solar event B6.25
1520ut D layer 1.5db, Solar event B5.50
1525ut D layer 1.0db, Solar event B4.88
1530ut D layer 0.5db, Solar event B4.30
1535ut D layer 0.2db, Solar event B3.85
1540ut D layer 0.1db, Solar event B3.54
1545ut D layer 0.0db, Solar event B3.24
1550ut D layer 0.0db, Solar event B3.13
1555ut D layer 0.0db, Solar event B3.48
1600ut D layer 0.0db, Solar event B3.25