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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

21 August 2024
*2*

16:56 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometer @ 1640ut GOES 16, 101nt, GOES 18, 93.6nt

16:57 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1640ut 313km/s, PHI 145, Density 1.64p/cm3


17gev_20240821_15402024/08/21 15:40:0016:08:0016:05:00C4.2N16W88 ( 3784 )
18gev_20240821_16082024/08/21 16:08:0017:46:0016:32:00C8.8N16W88 ( 3784 )

CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, WY3T 1644, K5HFG 1646, KØAWU 1648, KGØVL 1650, WW8II 1652

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WY3T-TIM: W4DEX cw no copy/detect

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det??, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, det??, 0, EOT 0

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, good visual detection with peaks around 6db

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 5,6,6,3,1 min 6,8,8,6,6

16:43 WY3T-TIM: AB4AM cw no copy/detect

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 K5HFG-DON: AB4AM trace seen at 16 42 10 lasted 5 seconds then nothing

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM Cw 329 copy on peaks, visual peak about 30 dB over noise

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: faint visual trace final 30 seconds.

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

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: WY3T -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: WY3T no copy/detect

16:46 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: WY3T CW no signal detected

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

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

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: K5HFG no copy/detect

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

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

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

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, ??det??, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: K0AWU CW no signal detected

16:51 WY3T-TIM: K0AWU cw no copy/detect

16:52 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, det, at END 0-det

16:52 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, det, 2-3db, 0, 1 min 2db, 3db, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: very faint trace detected final twenty seconds of test. Poor condtions.

16:52 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:53 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:53 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:54 K0AWU-BILL: WW8 II START x, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0

16:54 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:54 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW no signal detected. Wow

16:55 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:57 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, bright visual trace full period. Peaks to 12db, the strongest of the bunch today.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:
16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53, no skywave noticed
16:35 WY3T-TIM: No SSB here

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 32 copy at best, no skywave

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

20 August 2024
*2*

16:24 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 239, A-index 10, K-index 2

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers GOES 16, 97.3nt, GOES 18, 89.3nt

16:53 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind 342km/s, PHI 98, Density 3.01p/cm3




CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX switching between SAL BEV and Vert weak det on SAl better on Vertical

16:42 WA1AC-CLINT: W4DEX CW S4 to S8 noise blanker and NR on

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549-419 deep qsb some SW at times then nothing crazy day for locals

16:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 0,0,0,0,1 min 0,3,0,0,0 WOW

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM possible weak det with both SAL and Vert receive antennas weaker on Vertical

16:44 KP2AE-JOE: ab4am 529-319 deep qsb some SW

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 439 peak, copied call during middle of transmission. visual peak 30 dB over noise

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: fair visual detection with QSB. Peaks around 4db

16:45 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU no det with SAL or the vertical receive

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

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no CW heard, good visual detection. Strong QSB noted. Peaks to 10db with sharp, rapid dips.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 6db, 5-10db, 0-8db, at 1 MIN 2-5db, 0-det, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection most of the transmission

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 3db, 0, det, 2-3db, 1 min 3db,0-det, 0, 0, EOT 3db

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, weak visual detection with one near 10 dB peak

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0. 0, 0, at END 0db

16:50 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 14db near start of test. Big dip near one minute and loss of signal.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:


SSB Reports:
16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB 54 copy!

16:33 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB detected here

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB also 54, 
Local SSB skywave peak

16:36 AB4AM-ROB: No SSB here

16:52 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB 42 with brief 53 skywave peaks

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Monday, August 19, 2024

19 August 2024
*2*

16:30 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 231, A-index 12, K-index 3

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 102nt, GOES 18, 98.5nt



16:54 WW8II-BRUCE: There was a C7.17 @ 1629ut

20gev_20240819_16262024/08/19 16:26:0016:34:0016:29:00C7.2S16W62 ( 3785 )


CW Reports:

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

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 549 no SW real louzy day for locals

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599, no qsb

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, det??, det??, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 339 with QSB

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection with QSB

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

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

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: K0AWU cw not heard today

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no CW heard, good visual detection. Peaked 22db above the noise with QSB

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, det, det, 0-det, at 1 MIN det, 0. 0-det, det-0, at END det

16:47 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWU cw no detect

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard today

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0,0,2db, 5db, 1 min 5db, 2db, 3db, 4db, EOT 3db

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW no signal detected

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, o, at END 0

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, fair visual peak during last 30 seconds on both rx antennas

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, bright visual detection. Peaks 25db above the noise, yet no CW heard.


Received at W4DEX:



Received at KGØVL:


SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB Q2 copy

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: still no SSB detected here

16:35 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC Q4 copy on peaks

16:35 WA1AC-CLINT: Q4 copy on W4DEX SSB S7 at my noise level

16:36 WW8II-BRUCE: OK I called no response noted

16:36 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO 53

16:36 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex ssb 52 no cpy on anyone else

16:44 KW4DE-DARRELL: WA1AC, 35 ssb today, KP2AE and K4CSO no usable copy ssb today

16:53 WA4LDU-JOE: some ssb in the noise???

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Sunday, August 18, 2024

18 August 2024
*2*

16:22 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 230, A-index 30, K-index 3

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16 115nt, GOES 18, 110nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind @ 1637ut 403km/s, PHI 234, Density 5.09p/cm3



CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, KØAWU 1644, KGØVL 1646, WW8II 1648

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 0, Det?, 1 min det?, 3db, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:43 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 10,6,0,6,1 min 0,0,6,3,0 559 to the noise

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard. Bright and well-defined visual trace. Peaks near 10db above the noise. Good detection.

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW average 339 with fades, nice 549 peak near eot

16:45 WW8II-BRUCE: AB4AM 0, 0, 0, 0, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:45 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: brief, yet strong visual detection about 45 seconds into test. Peaked 5-6db above the noise.

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

16:47 WW8II-BRUCE: K0AWU 0,0,0,0, 1min det, 3db, 2db, det EOT 0

16:47 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: no CW heard. Good visual detection with peaks around 8db. Crazy to think that W4DEX is stronger at well over twice the distance.

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, det, 0, 0-brief det, det, 0-det, 0-det, det-0, END 0-det all detections weak

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, weak visual detection on both rx antennas, peak near eot

16:49 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 6db, 4db, 3db, 3-5db, 1min 7db, 0, 0, det-EOT det??

16:49 AB4AM-ROB: KG0VL no copy/detect

16:49 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL peak near eot only on loop

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0, 0, 0, 0, at END 0db ARGH

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, only one visual detection during last 10 seconds of transmission, odd

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:52 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: Zero to 15db at one minute. Strong thereafter. 

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:

SSB Reports:
16:32 WW8II-BRUCE: No SSB from W4DEX or AB4AM

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: Called W4DEX a couple of times SSB no copy

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Saturday, August 17, 2024

17 August 2024
*2*

Solar Wind Speed: 467 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 12 nT, Bz -6 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 225 sfu





CW Reports:
W4DEX-DEX: CW test: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, K0AWU 1644

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 449 with QSB

16:44 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 15,10,10,8,1 min 12,6,8,6,8 559-579

16:44 K0AWU-BILL: AB4AM -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM cw 549 peak with short QSB dips into noise

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 569 peak, minor QSB, solid copy

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

16:46 AB4AM-ROB: K0AWU no copy/detect

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SSB Reports:
16:33 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53

16:33 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB detectable, heard call

16:36 AB4AM-ROB: Just heard SSB

16:36 WA4LDU-JOE: I heard some faint SSB a couple minutes ago

16:37 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 32 on last trasnmission

16:37 WA4LDU-JOE: AB4AM ssb S2 here


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Friday, August 16, 2024

16 August 2024
*2*

16:25 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar flux 226, A -index 6, K-index 3

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers @ 1640ut GOES 16, 101nt, GOES 18, 91.9nt


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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG NO signal detected today

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG -- Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: no signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

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

16:44 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K0AWUcw no detect

16:46 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START det, det, det, 0-det, at 1 MIN det, det, det, 0-det, at END det

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: weak visual trace. Unknown signal amplitude due to static crashes

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, det??, 1 min 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no detect

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0-det, at 1 MIN det-0, 0, 0, 0-weak det, at END 0 - weak det

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no detect - I have not copied anything but Dex for several months and he was very weak

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: no CW heard, good visual detection. Would estimate signal peaks around 8-10db with lightning crashes

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

15 August 2024
*2*

16:50 WW8II-BRUCE: Magnetometers GOES 16, 117nt, GOES 18, 110nt

16:51 WW8II-BRUCE: Solar wind 345km/s, PHI 293, Density 3.57p/cm3



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

16:42 K0AWU-BILL: W4DEX Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, 2db, 0, 1 min 0, det-2db, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 559 no SW real poor day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no CW heard, fair visual detection with peaks near the start and end of test.

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

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

16:45 K0AWU-BILL: K5HFG Nothing heard or detected with SpecLab

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

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

16:46 K5HFG-DON: K0AWU no detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: KØAWU: No visual detection until after first minute. Then rapidly up to 10db above the noise with QSB

16:48 K0AWU-BILL: KG0VL START 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at 1 MIN 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, 0-det, at END 0-det

16:48 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, det, 6db, 7db slight tone, 1 min 0-7db, det, 0-5db, 6db, EOT 5db

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very weak visual only on loop at about the 90-second mark

16:48 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:50 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 K0AWU-BILL: WW8II START 0, 0, 0, 0, at 1 MIN 0-det??, 0, 0, 0-det??, at END 0db

16:50 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, visual peaks on both rx antennas. a bit better on loop with 10 dB peak at eot

16:51 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 419 on peaks. Bright visual detection full duration. Peaks around 22db above the noise level.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KGØVL:



SSB Reports:
16:53 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB detectable, poor copy

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: WA1AC SSB about 32 copy

16:54 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 43 copy

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