Log from David Vitek

Adelaide South Australia
Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
ALL TIMES UTC
SP Shortpath
LP Longpath
SES Special Event Station
LH Last heard
SWL Call VK5001SWL

July 6th 2018
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FT8 loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2158z Sunset 0747z

F 68 A 17 K 4 0z Minor G1 Storm SN 0
A0.0

Solar Wind 440km/s at 0210z Density 22.0 p/cc at 1505z > IPS

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0203 539 Es , 0241 539 , 0250* gone , 0726 539.

18.100 > ( ZL3NB 0228 FT8 +05 Es , favouring ZL3 again ) ( EA8TL 0256 FT8 -14 IL18 both SP and LP
possible )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0337 539 Es , 0511 539 , 0538 539.

7.074 > ( EB2AM 0557 FT8 -13 LP IN83 ) ( XE1HYV 0559 -16 DL80 ) ( K2L 0602 FT8 -19 EM92 SES 13
Colonies )
( G3PXT 0603 FT8 -18 )

Darwin VK8 FoEs 0335z > 15.080Mhz , 0550z > 9.650Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0500z > 9.650Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0505z > 6.290Mhz.

July 7th 2018
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F 71 A 7 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.8
Solar Wind 505km/s at 0231z

7.074 > ( HB9CXZ 0419 FT8 -09 JN46 ) ( HK3J 0425 FT8 -17 FJ24 ) ( V31DL 0440 FT8 -09 EK57 Belize )
( 3D2TS 0440 FT8 -18 RH91 )

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0505 539 Es , 0515 539 , 0525* check had gone.

3.573 > ( BI4SDT 1232 FT8 -15 PM01 )

Townsville VK4 FoEs 0620z > 6.0Mhz
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 1155z > 5.880Mhz.

July 8th 2018
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F 72 A 5 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A3.7
Solar Wind 475km/s at 0200z

Peaked at 498km/s at 1210z

18.100 > ( VK7XX 0340 +11 Es QE38 1029km ) ( R9JQ 0340 FT8 -14 SP )

50.313 > ( VK4YH 0400 FT8 -07 Es QG53 1576km LH June 9th 2018 6M FT8 )

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0423 539 Es.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0432 329 Es , 0529 539 Es.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0435 539 Es , 0604 539.

7.165 EA1DLU 0622 5x4 LP IN53.

50.313 > ( VK8MS 0638 FT8 -13 Es PH57 2622km , 0643 best -03 , 8 decodes , LH January 20th 2018 6M
JT65 )
( VK6RK 0657 FT8 -16 Es , 0729 -17 OF77 2116km , LH January 18th 2018 6M FT8 )
( VK6JR 0722 FT8 -13 Es , 0728 -04 , OF76 2176km , 4 decodes , LH February 17th
2018 6M WSPR )

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0305z > 7.740Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0305z > 6.380Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0455z > 13.600Mhz , 0710z > 8.170Mhz
Perth VK6 FoEs 0820z > 5.750Mhz , 1120z > 5.800Mhz.

July 9th 2018
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F 72 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A3.7
Solar Wind Peak 452km/s at 0737z

14.074 > ( 4W6VA 0247 FT8 -11 PI21 3212km , 8 South )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0345 549 Es , 0409 539.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0614 539 Es.

July 10th 2018
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F 73 A 2 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A3.2
Solar Wind 370km/s at 0106z

Density 25.00 p/cc at 0956z > IPS

14.180 ZL18FIFA 0248 5x3 RF72 Auckland , mostly 3x3 , SES.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0329 329 Es.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0329 539 Es , 0349 559.

14.074 > ( A92AA 0415 FT8 -19 LL56 )
7.074 > ( V31DL 0420 FT8 -16 EK57 14952km at 100 degrees )
3.573 > ( 3D2TS 0913 FT8 -15 RH91 4386km )

Darwin VK8 FoEs 0700z > 8.900Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0700z > 6.00Mhz.

July 11th 2018
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F 72 A 7 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A2.7
Solar Wind 325km/s at 0203z

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0153 539 Es.

14.074 > ( CU7AA 0206 FT8 -08 , Azores , both SP and LP possible ) ( KP4JRS 0207 FT8 -18 )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0240 539 Es brief , 0307 339 , 0405 539 , 0431 539 , 0556 539.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0250 549 Es , 0316 569 , 0405 329 , 0448 429 , 0557 559 , 0617 569 , 0641 559 ,
0655* gone.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0333 539 Es , 0728 539 for a few minutes , 1002 549.

14.074 > ( VK1DJA 0348 +11 Es QF44 956km ) ( R18TUN 0348 -04 KN95 SES FIFA )

50.288 VK2RHV/b 0418 539 Es few minutes , 0433 539 back in , LH July 1st 2018.

28.495 VK2HBG 0450 5x5 Es QF55 1103km , LH December 10th 2017 10M SSB.
28.495 VK4KHS 0512 5x4 Es QG56 1766km , 23 South , Yeppoon , new log.

14.074 > ( MD0CCE 0656 FT8 -16 LP , IO74 IOTA EU116 Isle of Man )
( KG4W 0659 FT8 -08 , FM17 IOTA NA015 Guantanamo Bay )

7.074 > ( CT4NH 0658 FT8 -10 LP , included this because i don't hear the CT4 prefix very often )
( NP2KW 1035 FT8 -12 FK77 IOTA NA106 US Virgin Islands , 16992km )

Canberra VK1 foEs 0255z > 5.620Mhz , 0340z > 15.080Mhz.
Townsville VK4 FoEs 0335z > 5.880Mhz
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0525z > 6.100Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 1035z > 9.100Mhz.

50.456 VK5RBV/b Testing , 100mw to Halo Aerial , CW and JT65A.

July 12th 2018
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F 73 A 8 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A2.9
Solar Wind 379km/s at 0119z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0310 569 Es , 0346 549 , 0601 529.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0335 539 Es , 0345 549.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0335 539 Es , 0455 329.

28.490 VK2FDXR 0340 5x5 Es QF57 1217km , using a vertical , LH January 18th 2011 10M SSB.
28.430 VK4HHA 0347 5x3 Es QG52 1526km , 27 South , new log.

50.313 > ( VK3BD 0355 FT8 -14 Es QF33 726km , LH January 16th 2018 6M FT8 )
( VK4HJ 0424 FT8 -13 Es , 0425 -07 QG63 1670km , LH June 27th 2018 6M FT8 )
( VK4YH 0424 FT8 -15 Es , 0425 -07 , 0442 -15 , QG53 1576km )

28.266 VK4RST/b 0455 faint Es.

50.313 > ( VK6CPU 0638 Ft8 -16 Es OF78 2128km , LH February 28th 2018 6M FT8 )

14.074 > ( ZS2EZ 0655 FT8 -02 better than usual , maybe an Es boost , KF26 )

7.074 > ( CM7OA 1010 FT8 -16 FL01 Cuba ) ( CO3JA 1012 FT8 -20 EL93 )
( FG5FU 1013 FT8 -10 FK96 IOTA NA114 Guadeloupe ) ( CO2RQ 1013 FT8 -18 EL83 )
( 4F4IX 1022 FT8 -16 PK13 Philippines )

Canberra VK1 FoEs 0150z > 7.040Mhz , 0410z > 11.350Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0210z > 6.430Mhz , 0410z > 8.00Mhz.
Townsville VK4 FOEs 0705z > 6.460Mhz.

July 13th 2018
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F 72 A 8 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.2
Solar Wind 500km/s at 0656z

18.100 > ( XE1MEX 0125 FT8 -19 EK08 ) ( P29RR 0125 FT8 -16 QI16 )
14.074 > ( HI8PAP 0129 FT8 -19 Dominican Republic )

28.266 VK4RST/b 0427 539 Es , 0444 549 , 0452 529.

7.074 > ( HI8MDQ 1210 FT8 -16 FK58 )
3.573 > ( RU0LL 1217 FT8 -07 PN53 )
14.074 > ( G4TUK 1304 FT8 -03 Norwich ) ( AP2NK 1306 FT8 -16 MM63 10202km )

Townsville VK4 FoEs 0235z > 6.350Mhz.

July 14th 2018
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F 73 A 6 K 2 No storm SN 0 A3.1
Solar Wind 500km/s at 0107z

24.915 > ( JA2CEJ 0137 FT8 -16 TEP ) ( JK1MZT 0140 FT8 -18 )
14.074 > ( VK7XX 0200 +15 Es QE38 1029km ) ( VU2WJ 0203 FT8 -03 MK81 ) ( 9M2ART 0232 FT8 -18 )
7.074 > ( 3D2TS 0449 FT8 -09 RH91 4386km , was a little surprised how early this was )
3.573 > ( HK3W 0923 FT8 -01 FJ34 )

July 15th 2018
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F 72 A 5 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A3.2
Solar Wind 446km/s at 0209z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0247 539 Es , 0306* gone.

14.074 > ( VK7XX 0301 FT8 +15 Es ) ( XE1KIM 0303 FT8 -10 EK28 )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0446 529 Es , 0505 539 , 0547 549 , 0615 539 , 0637 539 , 0705 539.
28.074 > ( VK2NSS 0452 FT8 -06 , 0659 -04 QF45 958km )

50.313 > ( VK2BMU 0531 FT8 -14 Es QF56 1150km )

7.074 > ( CU2AP 0657 FT8 -15 LP ) ( KP3LR 0841 FT8 -17 FK77 Puerto Rico )

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0340z > 8.390Mhz.

July 16th 2018
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F 72 A 4 K 3 No storm SN 0 A2.9
Solar wind 318km/s at 0126z

Density 17.0 p/cc at 0550z > IPS Bz -08 at 0550z

14.074 > ( VK7XX 0250 FT8 +17 Es QE38 )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0406 539 Es.

3.573 > ( YV5JLO 0802 FT8 -17 FK60 )
7.074 > ( V31MA 0817 FT8 -14 EK58 )
3.573 > ( KH2L 1016 FT8 -07 Guam ) ( KL7YK 1017 FT8 -17 BP51 Alaska )

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0225z > 13.290Mhz.

73 de David Vitek

Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL Call VK5001SWL