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 29th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2148z Sunset 0800z

F 68 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 354km/s at 0141z

14.074 > ( VK6HV 0151 FT8 -12 OG89 , don't often hear OG89 grid on 20M )
( VK3VM 0312 FT8 -16 Es , QF11 , 557km )

28.263 VK3RRU/b 0351 very weak Es , QF15 , 337km.

18.100 > ( E51BQ 0421 FT8 -13 BG08 )
14.074 > ( E51BQ 0430 FT8 -15 ) ( VK0AI 0435 FT8 -03 QD95 IOTA AN005 )
7.074 > ( EG8RRC 0655 FT8 -15 LP IOTA AF004 Canary Islands )

7.160 CR5CW 0700 5x4 LP Culartra Islands IOTA EU145 , IM66.

Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0240z > 5.110Mhz.

July 30th 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar wind 302km/s at 0031z

Had sunk to 275km/s at 0952z Density 17.0 p/cc at 1310z > IPS

7.074 > ( S01WS 0658 FT8 -16 LP IL46 Western Sahara , LH March 11th 2017 40M SSB )

( HI8AR 0708 FT8 -16 FK48 16652km ) ( YJ8RN 0715 -05 RH42 3583km )

( G0BLB 0713 FT8 -14 LP IO81 ) ( HJ2GKY 0729 FT8 -18 Colombia )

( WL7SG 1427 FT8 -13 Alaska )

July 31st 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 317km/s at 0140z

14.074 > ( XE1RP 0202 FT8 -13 EK08 ) ( TG9ANF 0203 FT8 -20 EK44 ) ( VK2LAW 0205 +19 Es QF56 1152km )
18.100 > ( VK2BGL 0246 FT8 +09 Es QF55 1119km )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0253 539 Es.

18.100 > ( G0BLB 0751 FT8 -13 SP IO81 ) ( SA0BDC 0814 FT8 -14 SP JO89 Sweden ) ( HA1RB 0815 FT8
-14 JN86 )
7.074 > ( FS4WBS 1135 FT8 -15 Saint Martin IOTA NA105 , FK88 17177km )

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0240z > 5.910Mhz
Perth VK6 FoEs 0520z > weak trace to 5.850Mhz.

August 1st 2018
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F 69 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 306km/s at 0203z

Density 18.0 p/cc at 0314z > IPS Bz -07 at 1841z Sun 17 Degrees North

14.074 > ( VK2BYF 0221 FT8 +10 Es QF55 1135km )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0343 539 Es , peaked almost 549 then soon gone.

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0255z > 9.020Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0255z > 7.170Mhz.

August 2nd 2018
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F 70 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 11 A0.0
Solar Wind Peak 404km/s at 0316z

18.100 > ( VK7AC 0201 FT8 +14 Es QE38 1023km ) ( YB1AQH 0203 FT8 +08 , better than it has been , OI33 )
( ZL3NB 0212 +14 Es RE66 ) ( ZL3GAV 0212 +12 Es RE66 ) ( VK3FFB 0214 FT8 -18 Es
QF22 )

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0421 539 Es , 0450 539 , 0502 539 , QG62 , 1630km
50.285 0423 -19 0.6 1024 # VK4RTT QG62NS JT65 , best 0429 -13.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0432 539 Es , 0445 back in , QG63 , 1665km.

7.074 > ( CM8RBD 1052 FT8 -17 FL10 Cuba )
3.573 > ( UA0ZEO 1116 FT8 -18 QO93 )

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0325z > 8.430Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0850z > 8.550Mhz.

August 3rd 2018
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F 70 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 11 A0.0
Solar Wind 386km/s at 0216z

18.100 > ( ZL1PR 0218 FT8 +06 F2 RF82 ) ( V31DL 0219 FT8 -14 EK57 Belize )

14.074 > ( VK7XX 0240 FT8 +16 Es QE38 1029km )

18.100 > ( CO3GD 0244 FT8 -12 EL93 ) ( KG6JDX 0247 FT8 -11 QK23 Guam )

21.074 > ( KG6JDX 0312 FT8 -03 ) ( W4PH 0320 FT8 -21 EM85 ) ( KB9VK 0326 FT8 -13 EM79 )

( XE1MEX 0337 FT8 -16 EK08 , first time heard on 15M FT8 )

28.266 VK4RST/b 0406 559 Es , QG41 1225km.

18.100 > ( XE2MAM 0458 FT8 -13 DM61 , new log )

7.074 > ( XE2T 0647 FT8 -12 DM41 )

Townsville VK4 FoEs 0420z weak trace to 6.490Mhz

August 4th 2018
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F 70 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.5
Solar wind 384km/s at 0200z

14.074 > ( MM0JZB 1515 FT8 -10 IO75 Glasgow ) ( OZ4TX 1515 FT8 -16 JO55 )

18.100 > ( XE1MEX 0306 FT8 -11 ) ( VE3MZD 0306 FT8 -17 EN82 ) ( VE3OTL 0354 FT8 -13 EN76 )

( 4S7VG 0557 FT8 -15 SP )

7.074 > ( 4W6VA 0917 FT8 -08 ) ( VK6MP 0918 FT8 -11 OG74 near Carnarvon , grid not often heard )

August 5th 2018
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F 70 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.6
Solar Wind 546km/s at 0208z

18.100 > ( KG6JDX 0211 FT8 -16 QK23 ) ( XE2BY 0306 FT8 -19 DM12 ) ( OE5RI 0718 FT8 -05 SP )

17M FT8 open to Europe SP , UA3 , RA3 , SV7 , SV1 , OH8 , F5 , OK1 , DL5 , OM3 ,
E7 , all around 0730z.

3.573 > ( LU2DX 0824 FT8 -10 SP Polar Path , best 0843 -08 , 0920 -10 , 1059 -15 , FE48 )

( HK3W 0824 -03 , 0843 -01 FJ34 ) ( KL7NC 0828 FT8 -14 CO45 Alaska ) ( XE2T 0901
FT8 -15 DM41 )

( PY2YP 0932 FT8 -18 SP Polar path GG66 13505km Sao Paulo , new log on 80M FT8 )

( VK6HV 0952 FT8 -11 OG89 ) ( VK3MEG 0951 FT8 +05 QF22 , new on 80M FT8 Steve !!! )

( LU5VV 0920 FT8 -10 SP Polar Path , dozens of decodes , nice to see !! , 1059 -17 ,
FE48 Bariloche )

August 6th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.2
Solar Wind 311km/s at 0224z

18.100 > ( 8J9K 0327 FT8 -08 PM86 SES , very little information found )
14.074 > ( VK0AI 0420 FT8 -15 QD95 )

7.074 > ( EU2Q 0426 FT8 -16 LP , 0431 -12 KO34 , one of the few Europeans that make it thru this early )

3.573 > ( TI5/N5BEK 1042 FT8 -18 EJ79 14871km ) used to like reading his observations from Costa
Rica in the
ARRL Prop letter.

August 7th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A1.2
Solar Wind 333km/s at 0140z

Density 16.0 p/cc at 0140z > IPS

14.074 > ( VU3RSB 0248 FT8 -10 MK97 )
18.100 > ( XE1MEX 0303 FT8 -11 )
21.074 > ( VK2XAX 0359 FT8 -19 Es QF56 1124km )
18.100 > ( VK2DX 0504 FT8 0 Es , 0647 +07 Es QF56 1171km )
14.074 > ( VK3BL 0621 FT8 +18 Es QF22 685km )

18.100 > ( SM7BHM 0648 FT8 -17 SP ) ( SM5CRV 0705 FT8 -12 JO89 ) ( SG6URQ 0715 FT8 -13 )

( OZ1HX 0725 FT8 -09 JO56 ) ( SM0CXS 0733 FT8 -13 JO99 ) ( LA9DSA 0741 FT8 -20 )

Opening mainly confined to Scandinavia. ( MW0ZZK 0753 FT8 -05 SP )

( GD8GNI 0835 FT8 -17 SP, Isle Of Man , IOTA EU116 ) ( EI7HDB 0842 FT8 -15 IO62 ,
furthest West )

3.573 > ( WP4G 0959 FT8 -12 FK68 Puerto Rico )

Canberra VK1 FoEs 0635z > 11.150Mhz moderate Es , weak trace to 12.480Mhz , at 141km , rather high.

August 8th 2018
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F 70 A 10 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.2
Solar Wind 386km/s at 0200z

Density 22.5 p/cc at 1438z > IPS

3.573 > ( RD9U 1450 FT8 -06 NO33 ) ( KH6AP 1446 FT8 -16 BL10 )

18.100 > ( WP4KGL 0222 FT8 -19 FK67 Puerto Rico 16839km ) ( EA4TD 0227 FT8 -18 LP IN80 23423km at
292 degrees )

( VE3ARF 0235 FT8 0 FN25 ) ( VE3SSV 0255 FT8 -16 ) ( XE2V 0302 FT8 -16 DL44 )

(XE1GZU 0346 FT8 -12 DL80 )

7.074 > ( G0BLB 0538 FT8 -15 LP ) ( A35RR 0819 FT8 -13 , 0955 -06 AG28 ) ( VE9GJ 0959 FT8 -15 FN77 )
Very few VE9's in the log , only have seven distinct calls , only the third one on FT8.

73 de David Vitek

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