WA5IYX - EL09ql San Antonio, TX IC-551D + Janel PB-50 preamplifier + Swan Mark 6B linear amplifier 5-element Cushcraft at 23' AGL raw log notes of the effects of a major magnetic storm that provided visual aurora some 50 miles north of here (long before the days of instant geomagnetic data via the Internet) GMT Nov 8, 1991 SFX=200 ABo=64 KBo: 3-3-2-4-3-5-6-6 Nov 9, 1991 SFX=197 ABo=99 KBo: 8-8-8-6-6-5-5-5 (I'd tried working JA-DX hf contest and noticed the auroral sounds on their 10-m signals) 0047 PJ9EE 50.112 0048 YV4AB/B 50.024 evidence of F2/TE on Ch A2 0052 HC2FG/B 50.088 0053 HC1BI 0058 HC8SIX/B 50.080 0112 FM on 50.3, 50.4, 50.977 0113 TI2HL 50.110 0115 TI2NA/B 50.07x 0125 PJ7/W6JKV 0126 TI2NA 50.120 0140 YV4AB/B 0141 HC2FG/B, faint 0142 PJ9EE 50.120 0150 TI2NA 50.109 0200 50.050 FM (HK?); TI2NA, PJ9EE 0210 TI2NA QSO 50.130 0215 YV4, HC8, HC2 beacons; PJ9EE 50.120 0226 PJ9EE 50.103 cw 0232 YV4AB/B 0245 nil 0358 HC2FG/B resurge 0450 HC2FG/B, HC8SIX/B 0517 HC8 beacon peaking east! 0519 TI2NA 0530 TI2NA/B 0600 TI2NA/B 0635 TI2NA/B, HC8 and HC2 beacons 0657 HC8 beacon faint 0728 ditto, spotty 0830 TV Ch A2 - TE/F2/Es ? (28-MHz F2 paths to Southern California and V73) 1450 48.25/48.275 FM 2x Spanish K4 backscatter 1533 HC2FG/B, LU3EX 50.130 1534 PY5CC 50.104, LU1DVT 50.109, LU7DZ 50.115 1536 LU1AEH 50.125 1543 ZD8 beacon 1552 ZP5AA 1553 HC1BI 50.128 1555 PP5WL 50.110, CX4HS 50.117 1558 PY2DJC 50.125 1601 PY2AA beacon; more Ch A2 F2 effects 1604 ZP6CW 50.102 1623 YV4AB/B 1648 NP4NP 1655 LU FF57 50.180 1701 HC8 beacon 1703 KH6IAA backscatter 1706 NP4NP 50.110 1708 LU1AEH 50.170 1716 YV4DDK and PJ9EE 50.120 1725 KP2A 50.130 1745 YV4AB beacon 1753 KH6HH 50.150 1759 KH6JEB BL01 QSO 50.106 1809 KH6IAA 50.102 1815 KH6VP, KH6HME beacon 1841 NI6E/KH6 50.122 1846 KH6IAA 50.102 1855 KH6HME beacon 1905 K6GSS/KH6 BL10 50.130; 1918 QSO 2039 V73AT 50.036 - pk 30 over 9 2048 K6GSS/KH6 50.160 2050 KH6IAA 50.102 2100 KH6HH 50.140 2102 3D2 beacon 2109 VK4BRG 50.107 2131 50.760 ZL TV audio 2133 KH3AF beacon 2139 JA1UIU 50.135 backscatter beaming ZL 2211 KG6DX 50.020 - QSO 2215 2243 ZK1CG 50.124 QSO 2249 KH6HME beacon 10 over 9 2303 JG2BRI 50.075 backscatter beaming ZL; QSO 2308 2311 V73AT 50.095 2314 AH6LE BL10 50.121 2318 VK2BBR 50.134 2324 VK4AP_ 50.154 2329 AH6LE QSO 2330 VK4BRG 50.107 - 2349 50.144-150 2340 K1LL SD Es; 2343 K0KE CO Es 2355 KH3AF beacon, W0IJR/B CO Es Es MUF into FM broadcast band Nov 10, 1991 SFX=195 ABo=16 KBo: 3-3-3-3-5-3-2-2 0026-0048 VK4BRG 0139 W0KEA CO and AZ beacon Es 0157 N0LL beacon KS Es 0200 VK8RH 50.121 0208 VK4FNQ 50.129 later 50.134 0211 VK8RH PH57 Darwin QSO 0251 N0LL beacon 0300 VK8RH 50.110 0325 W5FF NM and AZ beacon Es, KH3AF beacon 0336 VK8RH 50.110 cw 0344 KH3AF beacon Es MUF into TV again 1329 KP2A 50.110 faint cw - several 48's FM Spanish 1358 HC2FG/B 1401 HC1BI 50.095 1404 YV4AB/B 1406 HC8SIX beacon 1408 KP2A 50.125 1410 YV4AB 50.118 1433 HK4BHA 50.130 1437 HC1BI 50.115 1438 HK4EB FJ26 50.105 1451 HC5K 1516 HK4EB; HC2, HC8, and YV4 beacon 1536 W6JKV/FS7 50.110 QSO 1550 HC2/B 1620 ditto 1707 48.075, 47.8 1828 KH6IAA 50.110 backscatter alternating with direct 1858 50.750 ZL TV audio 1917 50.760 ZL TV audio 2045 50.750 ZL TV audio 2103 ZL2TPY 50.147, ZL2CD 50.100 2112 50.750/50.760 ZL TV audio 2117 LU7_ 50.110 2124 ZL1ANJ 50.122 wkg VE7XF 2129 LU7VB 50.110 2129 ZL4AAA 50.095 2141 ZL3NE 50.111 2210 50.74/50.75/50.76 ZL TV audios 2214 ZL2TPY 50.148 2217 ZL2CD 50.100 2224 50.04 ZL beacon; ZL1ANJ 50.123 2227 ZL2KT 50.110 2243 ZL TV audios 2249 HC5K 50.109, ZL2TPY 50.147 2259 ZL2AGI 50.100 cw, HC2 beacon - soon nil