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Monday, October 27, 2025

27 October 2025
*2*
SW 4

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 124, A-INDEX 4, K-INDEX 0

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 353 KM/s, PHI 141, DENSITY 5.45 P/cm3

WW8II-MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 130 nt, GOES 19, 146 nt


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

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 2, 2, 8, 4-5, 1 min 6-7, 8-10 weak tone, 4d, 7db, EOT 10-11 51 tone

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 599 some qsb good SW nice day for locals

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 579 peak with qsb dips - 35db above noise per spec lab

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

16:44 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: weak visual detection first 20 seconds. Technical difficulties, unstable frequency

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL at 45 15 trace began 15 hZ low

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 0, 0, 28db copy call 599, 32 db 25db , copy call 529, 18db, EOT 17db

16:47 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, fair visual detection down 10 Hz. Out of range of level detection

16:47 K0AWU-BILOL: SWL only from MO with 75m antenna --- Nothing hear -- Thought maybe Jeff

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: good visual trace second minute of transmission

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW WW8II CW 549 peak copy, 35 dB visual over noise

16:48 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 529 QSB

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:50 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw 10db peak above noise in spec lab second minute

Received at W4DEX:



SSB Reports:
16:31 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: SSB at the noise level

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB now 57 copy

16:32 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 58

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: KP2AE SSB in and out of noise

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX SSB S5

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: WA4LDU SSB 54 peak

16:57 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE, K4CSO and WA4LDU all good SSB copy.  K4CSO also had KP2AE Q5 copy most of the time

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

26 October 2025
*2*
SW 4

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 127, A-INDEX 9, K-INDEX 0

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 367 KM/s, PHI 352, DENSITY 3.20 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 109 nt, GOES 19, 114 nt



CW Reports:
KG0VL-JEFF: 2 minute CW schedule: W4DEX 1640, AB4AM 1642, KGØVL 1644, WW8II 1646, W4DEX 1650

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX det, det-4db, 5-6-7db,4-6db, 1 min 8db, 7db, 10db weak tone,10db, EOT 10db tone

16:42 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 8,6,8,3,1 min 8,15,12,3,3 599+ on peak very fast QSB

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: no signal detected (ongoing RX issues here)

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

16:44 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM CW 589 copy on peaks, fast QSB down to 439 copy on fades

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: AB4AM: bright visual detection, no tone heard. Unknown signal level

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL solid tone 8db, 11db, 6db, 12db, 1 min 12db to 2db, det-2b, 8-10 db fast QSB, det-4db, EOT 12db

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, visual peaking about 12 dB over noise

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

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW carrier detectable on peaks but not copyable, visual peaks near 30 dB S/N

16:48 AB4AM-ROB: WW8II no copy/detect

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 bright visual detection

16:51 AB4AM-ROB: W4DEX 12-15db

16:52 WW8II-BRUCE: 1650 W4DEX 14d, 14db, 16db, solid tone 14db, 16db, 20db on Bev antenna

16:53 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: bright visual trace full period. No tone heard. 

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:31 W4DEX-DEX: AB4AM SSB 54 peak, fast QSB

16:32 AB4AM-ROB: Maybe hearing SSB deep in the noise. Noise floor -120 S9-S4 today

16:34 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB peaking 58!

16:35 KG0VL-JEFF: I heard Bruce very weak on SSB

16:35 WW8II-BRUCE: I think I heard KG0VL SSB, not sure, was deep in the noise, 22 at best


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Saturday, October 25, 2025

25 October 2025
*2*
SW4

Solar Wind Speed: 408 km/sec
Solar Wind Magnetic Fields: Bt 6 nT, Bz 5 nT
Noon 10.7cm Radio Flux: 134 sfu


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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual detection, no tone heard. (unstable frequency here)

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: good visual detection, estimated peaks 8db above the noise level, no tone heard

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, very fast near 10 dB visual peaks

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Trace started at 44 45 built to 10 dB and then steady to EOT. No tone

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SSB Reports:
16:37 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 54 minimum with 57 peaks....good skywave with very fast QSB

16:39 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB now peaking S9+20.....highest I recall ever seeing

16:53 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB still very good QSO quality

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Friday, October 24, 2025

24 October 2025
*2*

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 130, A-INDEX 6, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @ 1640 utc, 505 KM/s, PHI 36, DENSITY, 1.15 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 111 nt, GOES 19, 115 nt



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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: WY3T no detect

16:42 KG0VL-JEFF: WY3T: no signal detected

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T NO signal detected

16:42 WA4LDU-JOE: WY3T cw 219 copy with excellent trace in Argo (best in a long while)

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: WY3T peaked 16 db @ W4DEX

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

16:44 WW8II-BRUCE: K5HFG 0, 0, det?, det?, 0, 0, 0, 0, EOT 0

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: K5HFG cw no detect

16:46 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: weak visual trace, increasing from start to finish.

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL det, 3db, 7db, 2-4db, 1 min 12-13db good 519, 10-12 good tone, 8db, 11db, EOT 6db

16:46 WY3T-TIM: KG0VL cw no copy/detect

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL Light trace, no tone, max 10dB entire Tx

16:46 WA4LDU-JOE: KG0VL cw no copy - fair trace in Argo

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: WW8II cw no copy - weak trace in Argo

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II very light trace, no tone, max 5 dB first minute, nothing after.

16:48 WY3T-TIM: WW8II cw no copy/detect

16:50 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 steady, bright visual detection.

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:


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Thursday, October 23, 2025

23 October 2025
*2*
SW3

WW8II- SOLAR FLUX 133, A-INDEX 4, K-INDEX 1

WW8II- SOLAR WIND @1640 utc, 423 KM/s, PHI 324, DENSITY 4.32 P/cm3

WW8II- MAGNETOMETERS @ 1640 UTC, GOES 18, 117 nt, GOES 19 125 nt



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

16:42 K5HFG-DON: W4DEX no detect

16:42 WW8II-BRUCE: W4DEX 0, 0, det-4db, 4db, 1 min det??, det-2db, 3-4db, det?, EOT 3-4

16:42 KP2AE-JOE: w4dex 589 at best deep qsb fades locals up & down interestring day prop.

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: W4DEX cw 599 with moderate qsb no problem

16:43 KG0VL-JEFF: W4DEX: good visual detection, unknown signal level

16:44 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX cw 539 steady

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

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

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

16:47 KG0VL-JEFF: K5HFG: good visual trace, bright at times. Unknown signal level (lost the graph on Speclab)

16:46 K5HFG-DON: KG0VL no detect

16:46 WW8II-BRUCE: KG0VL 0, 2db, 6db, 8db, real weak tone, 1 min 12db good tone copy call 519,16-17 db, copy call 539, 17db, EOT 16db

16:46 KW4DE-DARRELL: KG0VL cw not heard

16:46 W4DEX-DEX: KG0VL CW not heard, constant visual peaking near 15 dB S/N. noise floor appears to be dropping

16:48 WA4LDU-JOE: no detect K5HFG, KG0VL, WW8II

16:48 K5HFG-DON: WW8II no detect

16:48 KW4DE-DARRELL: WW8II cw not heard today

16:48 W4DEX-DEX: WW8II CW not heard, near 15 dB visual peak first min then fade into the noise returning to near 15 dB peak near eot

16:49 KG0VL-JEFF: WW8II: 519 steady, bright visual detection

Received at W4DEX:

Received at KG0VL:

SSB Reports:
16:31 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX ssb detectable - very weak

16:33 WA4LDU-JOE: KW4DE ssb weak barely copy

16:34 WW8II-BRUCE: NO SSB being detected here

16:38 W4DEX-DEX: KP2AE SSB from 32 to 57 copy

16:38 WA4LDU-JOE: W4DEX - may have heard him calling me???

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: still no SSB detected here today

16:39 WW8II-BRUCE: now CW mode

16:40 W4DEX-DEX: K4CSO SSB 53 with fast 58 peaks

16:42 KW4DE-DARRELL: K4CSO and KP2AE ssb 55 to 59 today, W4DEX ssb 59


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