Adelaide South Australia
Grid locator PF95
35 South 138 East
ALL TIMES UTC
SWL Call VK5001SWL
SP Shortpath
LP Longpath
May 5th 2017
Sunrise 2132z Sunset 0758z
F 74 A 7 K 4 0z No Storm SN 29 A5.8
Solar Wind 372km/s at 2343z
Density 17.2 cm3 > IPS
18.124 XV9OK 0130 4x3 , OK30 , 10 North , Ho Chi Minh City.
18.124 XE1/N4DMH 0133 5x4 , EK08 , 18 North , 14103km , been awhile since i have heard XE on 17M.
18.080 VK4FW/portable 0215 549 , VKFF-0103 Coalstoun Lakes National Park.
24.950 JA7BXS 0516 5x4 TEP.
18.070 KH7XS 0523 569.
18.150 A25UK 0800 5x4 , SP.
May 6th 2017
F 74 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 31 A6.2
Solar Wind 373km/s at 0204z
14.275 HK4L 0138 5x4 , first time heard on 20M phone.
14.275 E51DLD 0138 5x4.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0145 almost 559 Es , 0205 569 , 0230 549 , 0300 339 , all Es.
14.210 TI2CC 0233 5x5 , CQ Pacific , EJ79 , 14881km, last heard on 20M phone June 13th 2015.
18.080 WH7W 0622 569.
14.235 OT4A 0633 5x4 LP , Belgium.
3.797 NP4A 1010 5x7, Puerto Rico , CQ South Pacific , IOTA NA-099 , last heard 80M phone December
2nd 2016.
May 7th 2017
F 73 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 26 A4.4
Solar Wind 359km/s at 0100z.
7.187 EA3AKP 0606 5x5 LP.
18.075 LZ1QI 0757 549.
May 8th 2107
F 72 A 8 K 2 No Storm SN 23 A3.6
Solar Wind 382km/s at 1148z
28.292.30 NH6HI/b 0535 439.
14.205 DL1YAF/VK9L 0617 5x6 , Lord Howe Island , IOTA OC-004.
May 9th 2017
F 71 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A3.6
Solar Wind 389km/s at 0017z
Density 27.0 p/cc at 1405z > IPS
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0304 549 Es , 0322 check had gone.
14.183 E51MAS 0550 5x4 YL Op , Holiday Op , Rarotonga.
14.228 RM2D 1328 4x3.
May 10th 2017
F 69 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A3.5
Solar Wind 381km/s at 0118z
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0522 339 Es.
14.003 UA3KW 1232 549 , KO91 , 51 North.
14.203 VU2RAK 1239 5x4.
14.258 SO8FH 1249 5x4 , Visitor to Poland.
14.258 UA9LL 1250 5x4.
May 11th 2017
F 69 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A3.4
Solar Wind 413 km/s at 0613z
Density 16.0 p/cc at 0202z > IPS
14.248 UR4MSF 1341 5x4.
14.220 OE1SF 1347 5x4 , near Vienna.
May 12th 2017
F 69 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A 3.5
Solar Wind 426 km/s at 0439z.
14.260 E51DLD 0104 5x4.
14.253 RG4F 0408 5x4 LP.
18.125 T8VE 0146 5x4 , Palau.
14.010 EM90UDK 0613 549 , Ukraine , KN58 , 48 North.
14.014 P29LL 0618 559 , QI30 , 2963km.
14.200 P29VTT 0620 5x6 , 100w to Dipole , near Goroka i think , not sure , new call in the log , VK3 Op.
14.200 VK8GT 0622 5x4 , PH65 , Katherine , 14 South , another new call in the log , 2362km.
18.083 JA1BPA 0804 569 , WWFF , JAFF-0209 , KujuKuri, rare for me to hear a JA National park.
7.170 VI100TRF 1158 5x9.
May 14th 2017
F 70 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A 4 .2
Solar wind 299km/s at 2340z
Density 21.0 p/cc at 2325z , 40.0 p/cc at 0708z > IPS
14.222 RJ4P 0254 5x5 LP , LO65 , 55 North , 27130km , often only European Russia heard LP.
14.010 RA7A 0309 559 LP.
14.012 RK4FF 0312 559 LP.
14.198 RA7A 0522 5x5 LP.
May 15th 2017
F 71 A 10 K 4 12z K 4 21z No Storm
SN 0 A4.1
Solar Wind 480km/s at 1418z Density 20.0 p/cc at 0222z , 36.0 p/cc at 0658z > IPS.
18.069 V73NS 0307 559 , RJ39 , 5778km.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0505 549 Es , 0530 weak Es , 0600 539 Es, 0708 539 Es , 0730 still there , 0837
between weak
to fair Es.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0508 539 Es , 0527 weak Es , 0550z* gone approx, last heard May 2nd 2017.
May 16th 2017
F 71 A 14 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A3.9
Solar Wind 642km/s at 0248z
18.145 N3ZV 0210 5x4 , VA , uncommon lately to get as far East as VA lately.
18.145 E51DWC 0213 3x3.
18.150 VK2ZF 0256 5x5 , QF55 , 35 South , proved to be a good indicator for Es later in the day ,
1109km.
18.150 W7YO 4x3 , WY , DN52 , 43 North.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0316 549 Es , 0329 559 , 0340 569 , 0429 559 , all Es , QF56 , 1159km.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0320 539 Es , 0452 439 Es , 0540 still there 539 , 0642 549 , 0731 weak Es, QH30 ,
1913km.
28.490 VK2FSAV 0352 5x5 Es , QG61 , 1544km, last heard 10M phone March 31st 2017.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0358 569 Es , 0424 549 , QF57 , 1222km , last heard March 4th 2017
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0403 579 Es , 0418 569 , QF56 , 1159km , last heard March 4th 2017.
50.110 VK2FAD 0410 5x6 Es , QF56 , 1216km , last heard February 8th 2017.
50.110 VK2VL 0420 5x4 Es , QG60 , 1470km , last heard December 9th 2016.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0430 539 es , 0451 539 Es , QG62 , 1630km , last heard April 5th 2017.
50.120 VK4EK 0436 5x9 Es , QG36 , 1553km , 6EL Yagi at 40ft , last heard January 12th 2017
50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0618 579 Es , 0726 569 , 0750z* gone, PG66 , 1329km, last heard April 11th 2017.
33.0Mhz JA pager 0624 S5.
38.900Mhz BY Radar 0625 S4 , 0652 S7 solid , bit surprised by the strength of this , no sign of 49.750.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0638 439 Es.
May 17th 2017
F 72 A 8 K 3 No Storm SN 11 A4.2
Solar Wind 543km/s at 0444z
Density 16.0 p/cc at 0439z > IPS
14.220 ZR6GR 0639 5x3 , KG44 , Pretoria , 25 South , 10059km , new call in the log.
18.130 T8KA 0652 4x3 , Palua , YL Op , 0721 almost 5x4 , new call in the log , along with other T8
heard earlier.
18.073 YE1AR 0705 559 , Java island.
14.210 E51AND 0715 5x5.
May 18th 2017
F 71 A 8 K 4 03z SN 13 A4.8 Solar
wind 445km/s at 2342z
14.165 ZS3V 0607 3x3 , KG01 , 28 South , 10351km , YL Op , new call in the log.
May 19th 2017
F 72 A 11 K 3 No Storm SN 24 A5.4
Solar Wind 424km/s at 0116z.
Density 25.0 p/cc at 0236z
18.145 E51DWC 0217 4x3.
7.157 E51DWC 0845 5x4, BG08 , 6152km.
7.178 HK4L 1149 5x6.
May 20th 2017
F 72 A 11 K 4 03z K 4 06z K 4 09z
No Storm SN 24 A5.0
Solar Wind 656km/s at 0628z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 48.45GW at
0250z , 58.46GW at 0705z.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0227 539 Es , 0424 339 Es , back in.
28.490 Unid VK station 0300 5x3 Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0306 539 Es , 0344 339 Es, QG62 , 1630km.
28.490 VK2FSAV 0327 5x3 Es , QG61 , 1544km.
10M Asian Intruders 0351 weak , and just starting , 0518 still weak.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0358 539 Es , 0438 339 Es , 0611 339 Es.
28.490 VK2BY 0408 5x3 Es , 0411 5x4 Es , QF56 , 1126km , new in the log.
18.140 E31A 0443 5x4 SP , Eritrea, KK95 , 15 North , 11752km, last heard Eritrea October 25th 2001
E30NA 17M
phone , and only other log , 9E1C March 22nd 2000 on 15M phone.
50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0455 439 Es.
28.292.30 NH6HI/b 0519 339.
28.490 BI4VIP 0618 5x5 F2 , OM92 , 31 North , Nanjing , 7703km.
28.490 JA3AMI 0620 5x4 TEP , PM74 , 34 North , 7749km , band closed shortly after.
14.206 BI4VIP 0746 5x4.
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Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL Call VK5001SWL
