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

February 22nd 2018
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Sunrise 2033z Sunset 0930z

7.155 VI70HI 1019 5x7 , SES , QF21 , 694km, 70th anniversary , Heard Island.

February 23rd 2018
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F 68 A 11 K 4 0z K 4 06z K 5 12z
Minor G1 Storm SN 0 A2.2

Solar wind 552km/s at 1202z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 33.390GW at
1240z.

28.266 VK4RST/b 0158 559 Es , 0919 549.
28.490 VK4LA 0153 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1623km.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0204 549 Es , 0237 549 , 0307 549 , 0334 549 , 0408 539 , 0506 still 539.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0212 S4 , 0239 S4.

28.074 JA3LBF 0247 FT8 -12 TEP PM74 , JF1KKV 0300 FT8 -14 PM95 , JH3KCW 0302 FT8 -1 PM74 , JA2ATE
0305 FT8 -1 PM85 , JA4GZK 0314 FT8 -13 PM64.

50.000.80 0345 VK4RTL/b 549 Es , 0412 549 , Txer fault.

3.573 XE2T 1025 FT8 -11 , DM41 , Nogales.
3.573 JR6DM 1029 FT8 -5 , PL36 , Okinawa.
14.250 VI70HI 1231 5x4 , SES , Op VK5GR , PF95, 20km.
3.573 3D2TS 124 FT8 - 8 , RH91.
3.573 XE1UYS 1241 FT8 -12 , EK19.
3.573 UN7TK 1245 FT8 -9 , MN73 , Kazakhstan.

February 24th 2018
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F 68 A 16 K 3 Minor G1 Storm SN 0
A2.2

Solar wind 522km/s at 0030z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast 35.110GW at 0115z.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1604 549 Es , 0016 539 , 0143 559 , 0501 549 , 1207 549.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0016 569 Es , 0143 569 , 0320 569 , 0919 549 , 1051 559 , 1143 569 , 1219 549.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0029 549 Es , 0229 549 , 0321 539 , 0953 559 , 1114 549 , 1219 539.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0024 539 Es , 0558 539 , 1051 539.
28.490 VK2WE 0031 5x4 Es , QF56 , 1118km.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0045 faint Es.

Townsville VK4 , F0Es 0035z > 10.660Mhz.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0059 539 Es , 0128 549 , 0158 549 , 0239 339, 1214 539.

VK5SFA > VK4KSY 50.130 0103z PF95 > QG64 Es.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0128 539 Es , 0158 539 , 1215 539.

28.074 JA7KPI 0132 FT8 -7 TEP QN00 , JA1FNO 0133 FT8 -9 PM95 , JA8ABZ 0136 FT8 -13 PM96 ,
JA1CFZ 0139
FT8 -1 PM95 , JA1LZB 0142 FT8 -17 PM95.

50.045.90 VK8RAS/b 0150 569 Es , 0236 569 , 0311 569 , 0333 569 loud , 0428 539 , 0818 569 , 0857
579 , 0929 569 ,
1040 549 , 1110 539.

28.074 JI1IXW 0202 FT8 -12 PM95 , 7N4JXR 0204 FT8 -13 PM95 , JF1KKV 0205 FT8 -11 PM95 ,
JA2ATE 0206 FT8 -2
PM85 , JA3EQC 0207 FT8 -9 PM74 , VK5BC/Portable 0207 FT8 -13 PF85 136km , JA6HOZ 0216 FT8
-11 ,
JA1DMH 0217 FT8 -3 PM96.

28.470 VI70HI 0219 5x4 , SES , Op VK5GR , PF95, 20km.
28.470 JI1DMH 0220 5x3 TEP , JR3JFZ 0221 5x5 PM74.
28.475 VK4FJDW 0224 5x6 Es , QG62 , 1684km.

28.074 VK4CZ 0230 FT8 +4 Es , QG62 , 1608km , VK4QH 0231 FT8 +11 Es QG62 1558km , JE4NHC
0234 FT8 -11 ,

28.470 VK4LA 0244 5x4 Es QG62.
28.490 VK4GC 0247 5x5 Es QG62.

28.074 7L3LNF 0249 FT8 -13 , 7L4VYK 0249 FT8 -5 QM05 , JA2ICB 0249 FT8 -13 PM95 , JA0UH 0250
FT8 -13 ,
VK2MBK 0251 FT8 FT8 +3 Es QF57 1232km , JA1JEJ 0254 FT8 -11 PM96 , JA2KGH 0312 FT8 -9 PM84 ,
JA3LBF 0313 FT8 -14 PM74 .

28.470 VK7AN 0316 5x5 Es QE38 , VK2FVG 0318 3x3 Es , QF54 1101km , VK7DW 0326 5x6 Es QE38 1034km.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0337 S4 , 0606 S4 , 0734 S6 , 0813 S6 , 0916 S4.

55.249.930Mhz DU TV 0448 S3 multi Es

38.900Mhz BY Radar 0450 S4 , 0511 S5 , F2+Es

49.750Mhz 0453 S3 bfo , 0606 S3 bfo.

28.074 JH3QFY 0455 FT8 -6 TEP , JA7KE 0455 FT8 -15 QM08 , YB0COU 0456 FT8 -15 OI33 4514km 3Es
, JA7FAS
0456 FT8 -11 QM08.

28.510 VK4AS 0503 5x5 Es , 0541 5x6 , QG62.

28.074 JN4MIV 0513 FT8 -15 , JA0MRW 0526 FT8 -8 PM96.

7.177 EA2LMI 0748 5x6 LP IN92.
7.137 G4IAR 0755 5x4 LP IO92.
7.074 TI5JCJ 0759 FT8 -13 , EK70 , 14887km.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0835 439 Es , 0945 539.
50.310.20 VK8VF/b 0854 549 Es , 0903 539 , 0905* gone , PH57 , 2614km.
55.249.900Mhz DU TV 0906 S3 bfo multi Es.

28.268 VK8VF/b 0951 339 Es , PH57 , 2614km.

50.000.80 VK4RTL/b 1005 539 Es , Txer fault , a temporary situation usually 50.282.

28.126132 ZL2WHO WSPR -14 2Es RE79 3301km.
28.126187 VK2EFM 1022 WSPR -6 Es QF56 1187km , 1202 WSPR -13 Es.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 1027 539 Es , yagi at VK8 , 1031 549 yagi east , 1152 539.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 1031 539 Es , 1154 539 , 1210 549.

21.074 VK3HOP 1133 FT8 +7 Es , QF21 , 707km , new log.
21.074 I8QJU 1133 FT8 -13 JN70 , IT9DDS 1134 FT8 -14 JM76.

28.263 VK3RRU/b 1142 559 Es , QF15 , 341km.

February 25th 2018
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F 68 A 9 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.1
Solar wind 422km/s at 0425z.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1437 549 Es , 1504 549 , 1647 549 , 0541 very weak Es.

18.100 4X1SK 1431 FT8 -17 KM72.

28.126187 VK2EFM 1442 WSPR -15 Es , QF56 , 1187km , 1642 WSPR -8 Es.
28.266 VK4RST/b 1622 539 Es , 1647 539 , 0038 559 , 0116 569 , 0248 569 , 0402 569 , 0540 569 , 0638
569 , 0736 549.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0042 549 Es , 0203 539 , 0251 549 , 0406 549 , 0545 539 , 0610* gone.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0042 549 Es , 0203 539 , 0251 559 , 0406 549 , 0545 539 , 0600* gone.
50.313 VK4XV 0044 FT8 -1 Es , 0052 +2 Es QG62 , 1617km.
50.313 VK5BC/Portable 0054 FT8 -19 , PF85 , 136km.
50.130 VK4HJ 0100 5x4 Es , QG63 , 1670km.
50.313 VK3WE 0103 FT8 -13 Es , QF32 , 809km.
50.313 VK4TMZ 0103 FT8 -6 Es , QG62 , 1613km.

28.074 VK6RK 0112 FT8 -16 Es , OF77 , 2116km.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0116 539 Es.

50.313 VK4SN 0120 FT8 +3 Es , QG62 , 1554km.
50.313 VK4HJ 0129 FT8 +10 Es , 0412 +15 , 0439 +13 , QG63.
50.313 VK4CZ 0138 FT8 -8 Es , QG62 , 1608km.
50.313 VK4YH 0139 FT8 +1 Es , 0150 +8 , QG53 , 1576km.
50.313 VK4UH 0139 FT8 +4 ,Es , 0156 +13, QG62 , 1604km.
50.313 VK4QH 0140 FT8 -4 Es 0222 +7 , QG62 , 1558km.
50.313 VK4DCM 0225 FT8 +10 Es , 0255 +12 , QG62 , 1625km.
50.140 VK4TI 0218 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1599km.
50.150 VK4CWL 0233 5x3 Es , QG46 , Emerald , 23 South , 1573km , new log.
50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0243 539 Es.

28.490 VK4UH 0245 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1604km.

50.288 VK2RHV/b 0313 539 Es , 0343 539.

28.074 VK2NSS 0319 FT8 -18 Es QF45 958km , JA1JEJ 0319 FT8 -5 TEP PM96 , JH3KTL 0319 FT8 -15
PM74 ,
JH1XOX 0320 FT8 -14 PM95 , JA3LBF 0320 FT8 -15 PM74 , JF2WGN 0320 FT8 +1 , VK4YH 0337 FT8 0
Es QG53
1576km , JA2ATE 0337 FT8 05 PM85 , VK4LHD 0338 FT8 -9 Es QG63 1665km , VK4SN 0338 FT8 +2 Es
QG62
1554km , JA4GZK 0339 FT8 -10 PM64 , VK2HFP 0339 FT8 -17 Es QF57 1219km , JA3RTX 0341 FT8
-12 PM84 ,
VK2ZMT 0353 FT8 -1 Es QF57 1233km , JK6MGN 0354 FT8 -7 PM53 , JA6VPQ 0355 FT8 -17 PM52 , JA7GAP
0357 FT8 -12 QM08 , VK2EM 0358 FT8 -18 Es QF67 871km , VK2MI 0359 FT8 -18 Es QF55 1150km
new band ,
VK4WTN 0421 FT8 +9 Es , 0543 -14 Es QG64 1747km , VK4NJR 0456 FT8 -9 Es QG53 1574km , JH3IEF
0456
FT8 -16 PM74 , JS2AGG 0457 FT8 -15 PM84 , YB5QZ 0501 FT8 -1 3Es OJ00 5504km Pekanbaru , JR1NHD
0506 FT8 -9 , JA5GYU 0505 FT8 -17 , JL1OWF 0503 FT8 -10 PM95.

28.495 VK4AS 0511 5x4 Es QG62 1591km.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0528 S4 aTEP.
38.900Mhz BY Radar 0530 S3 F2+Es.

28.074 VK4CZ 0535 FT8 -9 Es QG62 1608km.
28.074 7M4OOS 0536 FT8 -18 QM05 , JA6QV 0537 FT8 -13 PM53 , JR1EMO 0542 FT8 -9 PM95 , DU6GG
0622
FT8 -21 3Es PK10 5331km , JA6ATL 0640 FT8 -10 PM53 .

February 26th 2018
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F 67 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.0
Solar Wind 381km/s at 0227z.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 2354 539 Es , 0047 539 , 0554 549 , 0625 539 , 0731 549 , 0756 539 , 0853 539.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0030 559 Es , 0721 569.

28.266 VK4RST/b 0134 539 Es , 0211 539 , 0235 539.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0202 539 Es , 0235 very weak Es.

21.074 VK4WTN 0534 FT8 -2 Es , QG64 , 1747km , new band this call.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0725 539 Es , 0745* gone.

February 27th 2018
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F 70 A 7 K 4 03z K 5 06z K 4 15z
Minor G1 Storm SN 16

A2.3 Solar Wind 513km/s at 1254z Southern hemisphere Auroral Forecast
> 31.450GW at 0100z ,

44.70GW at 0515z Density > 15.0 p/cc at 0013z.

28.074 VK4UH 0145 FT8 -8 Es QG62 1604km.
28.126075 VK3KCX 0542 WSPR -13 Es QF22 690km.

73 de David Vitek

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