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 20th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2143z Sunset 0747z

F 70 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 385km/s at 0139z

14.074 > ( VK0AI 0202 FT8 -17 F2 , 0314 -12 , QD95 , Maquarie Island , IOTA AN005 , 2686km )
21.074 > ( VK7BBB 0335 FT8 +01 Es , QE38 , 1027km , Es MUF 28.340Mhz , Centre of path QF11 )

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0349 539 Es.

28.074 > ( ZL2WHO 0402 FT8 -11 2Es , RE79 , 3301km , LH 10M FT8 March 10th 2018 )
( VK4UH 0404 FT8 -13 Es , 0418 -06 , QG62 , 1604km ) ( VK4HJ 0414 FT8 -16 Es ,
QG63 , 1670km )

18.100 > ( ZS5TC 0634 FT8 -18 ) ( A61QQ 0636 FT8 -15 , LL74 )
14.074 > ( ZS6ACP 0641 FT8 -17 ) ( ZS1ZKZ 0643 FT8 -19 , JF96 )

7.177 F5PAU 0651 5x4 LP.

7.074 > ( KH2L 0724 FT8 -14 F2 , QK23 , Guam , 5408km , path in full daylight preceding greyline )
( TI5JCJ 0726 FT8 -18 )
14.074 > ( ZS1XG 0729 FT8 -07 ) ( ZS1ZBW 0731 FT8 -05 , JF95 )

May 21st 2018
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F 69 A 3 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 486km/s at 1149z

28.074 > ( JA2JKE 0421 FT8 +02 ) ( JA6FFO 0426 -11 ) ( JA1LZB 0429 -05 )

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0440539 Es , 0500 539.

28.074 > ( JA6QV 0451 FT8 -18 ) ( JA1PAD 0455 FT8 -14 ) ( JA3HWX 0516 FT8 -08 ) ( JA3KVT 0522 FT8
-04 )

Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0610z > trace to 12.370Mhz.

7.074 > ( YV5DRN 0720 FT8 -13 , FK60 ) ( CO2YQ 1217 FT8 -15 , EL83 )

May 22st 2018
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F 70 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 12 A1.0
Solar Wind 297km/s at 0123z

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0119 539 Es , 0407 539 , 0442 faint Es , 0521 539.

18.100 > ( VK7XX 0142 FT8 +11 Es , 0251 +08 Es , QE38 , 1029km ) ( VK2AR 0138 FT8 +09 Es , QF55 ,
1090km )
( YB1HK 0201 FT8 +08 F2 better than usual )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0213 539 Es , 0335 569 back in , 0405 559 , 0441 549 , 0521 549 , 0624 539.
28.163 VK3XPT/b 0228 569 Es , QF21 , 724km, LH March 26th 2018.

18.100 > ( VK2BGL 0249 FT8 +05 Es , QF55 , 1119km )

28.074 > ( RW0CD 0307 FT8 -07 TEP , 0632 -09 , 9253km )

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0409 569 Es , 0453 569 , 0533* gone , LH April 21st 2018.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0414 539 Es , 0432 569 , 0524 569 , 0528* gone , LH May 13th 2018.
50.294537 VK2EBN 0504 WSPR +02 Es , QF57 , 1236km , 37dbm.
50.294599 VK2BMU 0508 WSPR +11 Es , QF56 , 1150km , 37dbm.

28.074 > ( JF7RJM 0555 FT8 -19 , QM08 , 8139km ) ( 7M2MDC 0629 FT8 -09 ) ( JA1NLX 0626 FT8 -04 )
( JK6MGN 0634 FT8 -17 )

28.264 VK6RWA/b 0705 539 Es , 0718* gone , OF78 , 2126km , LH February 20th 2018.

Canberra VK1 FoEs 0045z > 6.700Mhz , 0325z > 6.125Mhz.
Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0240z > 10.950Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0240z > 6.730Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0210z > 6.230Mhz.

May 23rd 2018
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F 71 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 12 A2.4

Solar Wind 392km/s at 0020z , 440km/s at 0727z , 507km/s at 1410z Density 17.0 p/cc
at 1439z > IPS

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 35.20GW at 0810z

14.200 OT70DST 1457 5x4 , SEs , UBA 70th Birthday Event Station , JO20.

28.263 VK3RRU/b 0023 539 Es , QF15 , 337km , not sure if MS or regular scatter , appears briefly
then goes , has
all the hallmarks of MS , also noted when we have Es to the south-east , VK3 and VK7 , so
mixed-modes , never hear it
on tropo though.

18.100 > ( HI8JSG 0132 FT8 +01 , FK68 , 16747km Dominican Republic ) ( HI8DL 0137 FT8 -19 , FK58 ,
18 North )
14.074 > ( MW3FLI 1420 FT8 -12 , IO83 , Wales ) ( VU3BUn 1422 FT8 -16 , MK73 )
( OT70AST 1425 FT8 -18 , SES , UBA 70th Birthday , JO20 )

May 24th 2018
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F 73 A 9 K 2 No Storm SN 30 A5.1
Solar Wind 500km/s at 0136z

14.074 > ( XE3I 0241 FT8 -15 ) , poor conditions today.

May 25th 2018
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F 74 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 39 A4.4
Solar Wind 431km/s at 0034z

14.074 > ( HI8JSG 0115 FT8 -14 , FK58 )
18.100 > ( VE9DX 0126 FT8 -16 , FN75, New Brunswick , 17703km )

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0309 549 Es , 0313 569 , 0355 559 , 0421 549 , 0524 549 , 0547 539 , 0653 539 , all Es.

18.100 > ( VK7XX 0325 FT8 +11 Es , 0339 +13 , QE38 , 1029km )
14.074 > ( VK3VM 0335 FT8 +04 Es , QF11 , 557km )

28.163 VK3XPT/b 0405 569 Es , 0523 549 , 0546 339 , 0612 549 , QF21 , 724km.
28.490 VK3XQ 0411 5x6 Es , QF22 , 667km.
28.490 VK3YQS/9 0411 3x3 Es , IOTA OC004 , Lord Howe island , QF98 , 1938km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0437 549 Es , 0524 539 , 0653 539 , 0743 539 , 0812 539 , 0834 539 , 0858 549 , all Es.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0443 539 Es , 0447 549 , 0505 569.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0446 539 Es , 0519 549.
50.140 VK2ZQ 0458 5x9+15 Es , QF55 , 1135km , 5EL LFA , LH February 5th 2018 6M FT8.
50.110 VK2TS 0512 5x5 Es , QF55 , 1117km , LH December 18th 2017 6M SSB.
50.110 VK2HC 0515 5x8 Es , QF56 , 1157km , LH February 14th 2018 6M WSPR.
50.130 VK2BHO 0520 5x4 Es , QF55 , 1127km , LH February 1st 2018 6M SSB.

7.074 > ( PJ8RV 0803 FT8 +02 , FK88 , Saint Maarten , 18 North , my logging program has status as
not valid ,
meaning not a valid call i presume, 17177km )

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0135z > trace to 6.640Mhz , 0250z > 8.360km , spread Es height 125k-194km
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0355z > 5.160Mhz.
Norfolk Island VK2 0355z > 5.350Mhz
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0520z > trace to 9.780Mhz , 0805z > trace to 8.00Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0810z > 13.720Mhz.

May 26th 2018
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F 76 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 32 A5.3
Solar Wind 391km/s at 0112z.

18.150 ZL2AJ 0111 5x6 , SOTA ZL1/WK-139 , Kakpuku , 449m , RF71 , 3263km , 38 South.

18.100 > ( HI8SMX 0223 FT8 -09 , FK58 )

14.160 ZS3Y 0613 5x4 wkg VK.
7.175 F5PAU 0615 4x4 LP.

7.074 > ( CM2LQV 0643 FT8 -16 , EL83 , Cuba )
14.074 > ( TF1A 1227 FT8 -14 F2 SP , HP94 , Reykjavik , 64 North , 16503km )
7.074 > ( JT1BU 1235 FT8 -17 , ON37 Mongolia )

May 27th 2018
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F 73 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 26 A4.5
Solar Wind 333km/s at 0037z

18.100 > ( VK0AI 0152 FT8 -17 F2 , 0220 -08 , QD95 ) ( N6RW 0157 FT8 +12 much better than usual )
( HI3Y 0215 FT8 -16 , FK49 , 16674km Dominican Republic )
14.074 > ( CU7AA 0241 FT8 -18 F2 LP , HM58 , 21231km , IOTA EU175 )
18.100 > ( VK2CRA 0243 FT8 +01 Es , QF57 , 1179km )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0302 549 Es peak , for a few minutes.

14.074 > ( VK0AI 0332 FT8 -19 Es , QD95 , 2686km )
18.100 > ( VK7AP 0342 FT8 +01 Es , went from -16 to +01 in 30 seconds , QE36 , 1193km )

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0250z > trace to 17.900Mhz

May 28th 2018
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F 75 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 27 A4.1
Solar Wind 411km/s at 0559z

18.100 > ( 3D2AG 0215 -09 , RH91 ) ( VK7XX 0223 FT8 +12 Es ) ( VE9HF 0229 FT8 -11 , FN65 , CQ VK )
( VK1MA 0230 FT8 -12 Es , QF44 , 957km ) ( 9M2/G7BSK 0739 FT8 -13 ) ( OH7KB 0739
FT8 -12 , KP33 )

Canberra VK1 FoEs 0140z > 5.230Mhz

May 29th 2018
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F 77 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 20 A4.8
Solar Wind 383km/s at 0126z

C3 Flare at 1714z

7.074 > ( EW1D 0250 FT8 -15 F2 LP , 0308 -11 , KO33 , Minsk , 53 North , 25676km at 134 Degrees)
( OH2ZZ 0313 FT8 -18 F2 LP , KP20 , 25458km at 143 degrees , interesting midday
propagation )
Has not been repeated , bands often noisy , not heard much since.
( ZL4CJF 0325 FT8 -06 )

7.185 F5PAU 0556 5x6 LP Loud , Rotary Dipole at 66ft , 500w.
7.172 F4CLM 0556 5x4 LP, new log.
7.168 F4BEW 0557 4x4 LP , G5RV, LH March 11th 2017 40M SSB.

7.074 > ( OA1F 0728 FT8 -12 SP , FI03 , Peru )
18.100 > ( M0WGI 0750 FT8 -13 SP , IO91 ) ( 5B4ALX 0751 FT8 -14 SP , KM64 )

May 30th 2018
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F 75 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 22 A4.1
Solar Wind 375km/s at 0201z.

18.100 > ( VK7YUM 0711 FT8 +09 Es , QE38 , 1028km )
14.074 > ( WL7CG 0721 FT8 -12 , BP61 , Alaska )
7.074 > ( J73WA 0727 -18 , FK95 , Dominica , 15 North , 17081km ) ( M0BJL 0754 FT8 -17 SP )

May 31st 2018
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F 75 A 4 K 4 18z K 4 21z No Storm
SN 18 A3.7

Solar Wind 372km at 0145z

14.165 ZS3Y 0547 5x5 peak wkg VK.

18.100 > ( AP2NK 0701 FT8 -06 , MM63 )
7.074 > ( XE2T 0739 FT8 -09 , DM41 )

73 de David Vitek

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