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

May 11th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2136z Sunset 0753z

F 70 A 12 K 4 06z K 4 09z K 4 21z
No Storm SN 11 A2.9

Solar Wind 529km/s at 0047z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 39.10GW at 1520z , 35.770GW at 0510z , 48.52GW at 0835z.

VK DST Index 0726z -66

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0055z > 7.200Mhz , Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0055z > 7.360Mhz.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0136 539 Es , 0151 checked and had gone.

18.100 > ( ZS6WB 0638 FT8 -18 KG44 ) ( C8T 0647 FT8 +1 KG64 Beira Mozambique 9715km )
( T6TM 0651 FT8 -17 MM44 Kabul Afghanistan 34 North 10539km )

Darwin VK8 FoEs 0735z > 11.300Mhz.

28.074 > ( JH3IEF 0728 FT8 -15 ) ( JA8ABZ 0731 FT8 -12 ) ( JA1LZB 0722 FT8 -16 ) ( JA3IVU 0741
FT8 -18 )

( JA3HWX 0744 FT8 -10 ) ( JR1LJZ 0746 FT8 -06 ) ( JI1AJO 0726 FT8 -12 ) ( JJ1IOM
0724 FT8 -18 )

( JR1WCT 0830 FT8 -15 ) ( JA1VGV 0833 FT8 -18 , 0859 -15 ) ( YD0MAT 0851 FT8 -13
F2 OI33 4539km )

( JF3PRS 0916 FT8 -18 )

7.074 > ( 3B9RUN 1246 FT8 -17 F2 SP Rodriguez Island IOTA AF017 MH10 )

VK2NSS QF45 said he had 10M FT8 to Europe from 0654z> 0935z.

May 12th 2018
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F 70 A 16 K 4 0z K 4 06z No Storm
SN 11 A2.2

Solar Wind 466km/s at 0048z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 35.05GW at 0140z
, 42.310GW 0455z

14.074 > ( VK6HV 0120 FT8 -18 OG89 )
21.074 > ( P29LL 0145 FT8 -19 F2 QI30 2950km )

18.100 > ( IT9DDS 0427 FT8 -15 F2 SP JM76 ) ( 3B8FA 0607 FT8 -15 F2 SP LG89 Mauritius 7987km )

( FR4OO 0607 FT8 -16 F2 SP LG79 Reunion Island 8155km ) ( 3B9RUN 0608 FT8 -16 F2 SP )

18.130 C8T 0635 5x4 Mozambique.

Hobart VK7 FoEs 1030z > 9.0Mhz

May 13th 2018
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F 70 A 10 K 2 No Storm SN 12 A2.0
Solar Wind 478km/s at 0101z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 30.610GW at 0855z , 33.330GW at 1335z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0034 539 Es , 0106 539 , 0219 539 , 0253 still 539 , 0314 very weak , 0320* gone ,
all Es.

18.100 > ( VK9LI 0045 FT8 -12 F2 , 0053 -05 , Lord Howe Island QF98 1941km ) ( VK2BY 0046 FT8 -01
Es QF56 )

( VK1DJA 0045 FT8 +07 Es QF44 956km ) ( VK3XL 0052 FT8 -01 Es QF21 694km )

( VK3BY 0101 FT8 +05 Es QF22 668km )

28.265.80 VK4RST/b 0106 539 Es , 0237 539 Es , QG41 , 1225km.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0108 539 Es , QG62 , 1630km.

28.074 > ( VK4UH 0109 FT8 -02 Es , 0131 +04 , QG62 1604km )

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0105z > weak trace to 11.510Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0525z > 6.700Mhz , 0610z FoEs > 7.0Mhz

28.074 > ( VK4ZB 0119 FT8 +03 Es , QG62 1601km ) ( VK2BY 0144 FT8 -07 Es , 0203 +10 QF56 1126km )
( VK2ZMT 0149 FT8 -05 Es , 0220 +12 QF57 1233km )

14.074 > ( CU7AA 0154 FT8 -11 F2 , HM58 , open on SP and LP with higher MUF on LP )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0201 very weak Es , 0251 very weak , 0450 549 , 0515 539 , 0537 539 , all Es.

28.074 > ( VK4YH 0214 FT8 -11 Es QG53 1576km )

50.288 VK2RHV/b 0226 539 Es , QF57 , 1222km , LH May 9th 2018.

18.100 > ( VK2BGL 0319 FT8 +05 Es , 0333 +07 )
14.074 > ( VK9LI 0522 FT8 -17 F2 QF98 ) ( VI4GAMES 0524 FT8 +01 PG99 Mount Isa )

28.074 > ( BD7BS 0618 FT8 +02 F2 , 0646 +04 OL69 ) ( HL3AMO 0730 FT8 -19 F2 PM36 ) ( JH4ADV 0741
FT8 -13 )

( JA6VPQ 0751 FT8 -20 ) ( JA4FKX 0800 FT8 -18 ) ( JA6MXU 0801 FT8 -13 ) ( JO4FSM
0805 FT8 -16 )

( JH2DFJ 0808 FT8 -13 ) ( JA6DJS 0812 FT8 -17 ) ( JE7JDL 0814 FT8 -18 ) ( JK3IJQ
0835 FT8 -05 )

( BH4UTT 0832 FT8 -16 F2 PM02 32 North 7643km China PRC ) ( JA2ATE 0835 FT8 -07 )

( BD8NBG 0851 FT8 -15 F2 OL36 7572km China PRC ) ( BH4WPN 0918 FT8 -17 F2 PM01
7569km 31 North )

Last decode BH4WPN 0920.15z FT8 -20 PM01.

3.573 > ( VK9LI 1251 FT8 +06 ) ( YC9CT 1246 FT8 +02 Bali Island ) ( YB0EIN 1252 FT8 +08 OI33 )
( YB9AY 1248 FT8 -06 OI71 )
7.074 > ( XE2EX 1257 FT8 -15 DM11 ) ( XE2CQ 1258 FT8 +02 DM12 )

May 14th 2018
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F 71 A 8 K 2 No storm SN 11 A1.9
Solar Wind 443km/s at 0048z

14.074 > ( VU2DCC 0103 FT8 -16 ) ( VK9LI 0105 FT8 -07 F2 QF98 ) ( 4S7AVR 0107 FT8 -16 MJ96 )
7.074 > ( HK3J 0718 FT8 0 FJ24 )

May 15th 2018
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F 70 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.8
Solar Wind 373km/s at 0328z

14.074 > ( ZS2EZ 0624 FT8 -06 )
7.074 > ( AL4Y 0812 FT8 -17 BO49 Alaska ) bands poor today.

May 16th 2018
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F 70 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.5
Solar Wind 347km/s at 0116z

21.074 > ( W6CYX 0117 FT8 +04 CM97 ) ( NZ3O 0117 FT8 -12 FM29 ) ( K1LO 0118 FT8 -07 FN42 )

( N6RW 0217 FT8 +01 DM34 ) ( KR4BD 0226 FT8 -13 EM77 ) ( R9ME 0240 FT8 -13 MO65 )

( VK4YPB 0324 FT8 0 F2 QG62 ) ( ZL3TE 0332 FT8 -18 F2 RF73 ) ( NA6MB 0332 FT8 -14
DM13 )

( BD4HZX 0340 FT8 -06 F2 PM01 )

May 17th 2018
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F 70 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A1.0
Solar Wind 369km/s at 0048z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 30.970GW at 0145z

Solar Wind Density > 17.0 p/cc at 0133z , 21.0 p/cc at 0412z , 29.80 p/cc at 0713z.

18.100 > ( XE2N 0122 FT8 -14 DL95 )
14.074 > ( XE1MEX 0427 FT8 -05 EK08 ) ( S79LD 0430 FT8 -18 F2 SP Seychelles , Op VK4EF , LI75 ,
9139km )
21.074 > ( AH7C 0456 FT8 +08 F2 BL11 )
24.915 > ( BD8NBG 0721 FT8 -05 F2 OL36 )

Canberra VK1 FoEs 0730z > 5.900Mhz

7.074 > ( 3B9FR 1252 FT8 -17 F2 SP MH10 Rodriguez Island ) ( TG9AWS 1255 FT8 -17 F2 SP EK44 )

May 18th 2018
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F 69 A 10 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 454km/s at 0045z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 33.05GW at 0250z

24.915 > ( JM6EXB 0230 FT8 0 ) ( JI4JGD 0230 FT8 -19 ) a fair few JA's heard on 12M FT8.
( 8N3EXPO 0234 FT8 -15 TEP , SES , JARL , Osaka , 2025 Osaka World Expo , PM74 )

21.074 > ( AH7C 0510 FT8 +08 ) ( FK8BG 0514 FT8 -08 F2 ) ( 8N3EXPO 0517 FT8 -16 )
7.074 > ( KP4CG 0527 FT8 -18 FK68 Puerto Rico )

24.915 > ( JA6JYM 0642 FT8 -15 TEP ) ( 6K5YIA 0645 FT8 -03 F2 PM45 South Korea ) ( JG1LRE 0725 FT8 0 )

10M FT8 to JA refused to open !!

May 19th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 423km/s at 0100z

18.100 > ( XE1SVT 0111 FT8 -20 EK09 )

Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0210z > trace to 6.80Mhz

24.915 > ( JE7JDL 0302 FT8 -12 QM09 )

7.179 EA1DLU 0603 5x4 LP, IN53 , wkg VK/ZL

7.074 > ( CM8NMN 1125 FT8 -17 FK29 Cuba )

14.074 > ( JW7QIA 1153 FT8 -05 F2 SP , JQ78 , Svalbard , IOTA EU026 , 14513km )
( K7VIC 1408 FT8 -10 F2 SP DN28 ) ( A92AA 1412 FT8 -17 LL56 )

73 de David Vitek

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