27 April 2023

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 137, A-index 15, K-index 3

16:31 WW8II-BRUCE: Small C1.77 flare @ 1616ut but now coming down

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 104nt, GOES 18, 90.3nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1640ut 591 km/s, PHI 18, Density 1.11p/cm3



CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 min CW WW8II 1640ut, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

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

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

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

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair visual detection on both antennas

16:43 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no audible copy today

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: RR on the ice and snow LOL

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

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

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no audible copy today

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

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: K5HFG CW not heard, one brief dash seen at expected freq on vertical antenna?

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW keying heard, no copy. Slightly better on vertical wire

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

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw 239 avg copy today with quick qsb to noise---Good to here you Tim!

16:49 KP2AE-JOE: wy3t some sig above noise no real cpy

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

16:50 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb seen

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

16:50 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: no real DX today w4dex 569-419 deep fast qsb rather poor day for locals

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy . . detected the second min

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 3x1 with 4x1 peaks

16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 5x2, the usual groundwave

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now peaking 5x4 !  Fast QSB skywave signal

1899 PRE NET PROP TESTING for 04-26-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second CW carrier with ID every 1 minute

W4DEX receives the signal using spectrum Lab a 510-mile SE path

Start 1530ut
End 1545ut

WW8II NOTES:

1530ut D layer 2.00db, Solar event B6.73
1535ut D layer 2.00db, Solar event B6.87
1540ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event C7.69
1545ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event B7.60

26 April 2023

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 131, A-index 10, K-index 3

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1645ut GOES 16 117nt , GOES 18 , 104nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1644ut 520 km/s, PHI 351, Density 10.80p/cm3

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II --- START 0, 0, 0, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0, ? det, 0, 0 at END 0

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW only a very weak visual trace

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

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

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

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

16:48 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:48 KP2AE-JOE: no DX today w4dex 579-549 poor day for locals

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0,0, 0, EOT 0

Received at W4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 21 on loop 31 on vertical wire. noise a bit higher on wire today

1899 PRE NET PROP TESTING for 04-25-2023

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier with ID every 1 minute

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

Start 1530ut
End 1600ut

WW8II NOTES:

1530ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.16
1535ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.20
1540ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.31
1545ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.26
1550ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.28
1555ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.23
1600ut D layer 1.75db, Solar event B6.19

25 April 2023

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16:20 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 134, A-index 76, K-index 2

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers GOES 16 117nt, GOES 18, 109nt

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @1645ut 530 km/s, PHI 128, Density 9.37p/cm3

16:29 WW8II-BRUCE: Note I again noted today that after the 2 days of solar storm activity and all has kind of settled down signals over the 510 mile path were better than yesterday not a lot but improved

CW Reports:
WW8II-BRUCE: 2 Min CW schedule WW8II 1640, K0AWU 1642, K5HFG 1644, WY3T 1646, W4DEX 1648

16:42 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, good visual on both rx antennas peak close to 10 dB over noise

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

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

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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

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

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

16:44 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw no audible copy today

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

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

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

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

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: K5HFG cw no signal heard today

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

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II, K0AWU, K5HFG cw no detect

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW not heard, weak visual, better on vertical ant

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WY3T cw no signal heard today

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

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

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw no copy - slight detect in spec lab and ARGO, in and out of noise

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:49 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, solid, no detectable qsb

16:50 KP2AE-JOE: no DX today w4dex 579-519 some qsb poor day for locals

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 439

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX start 0, 0, 3db, 2-3db, 1 min 0, det, det, 0, EOT 0

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

16:50 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy detected faint in the noise for a few sec during the first min

16:50 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

Received atW4DEX:

SSB Reports:

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 21 on loop, 41 on vertical

16:55 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 52

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 53

16:39 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB down in noise

16:35 KA9FTM-SAM: Sorry,,,don't hear a thing

16:38 WY3T-TIM: Hearing no SSB here

1899KHz PRE NET TESTING for 04-24-2023

Start 1520ut
End 1550ut

Big Coronal holes are still dumping massive energy at us.

WW8II transmits a 5 to 7 second 1KW CW carrier wirth id every 1 minute

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

WW8II notes:

1520ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event B7.92
1525ut D layer 3.50db, Solar event B8.85
1530ut D layer 3.75db, Solar event B8.21
1535ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B9.16
1540ut D layer 3.75db, Solar event B8.05
1545ut D layer 4.00db, Solar event B8.98
1550ut D layer 4.50db, Solar event B8.71