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 17th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )
Sunrise 2155z Sunset 0753z
F 72 A 9 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A2.8
Solar Wind 354km/s at 0227z
Density 14.0 p/cc at 0227z 14nT at 2120z Bz -10nT at 0339z VK
DST Index -33 at 0700z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 38.910GW at 0805z
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0242 539 Es , 0757 539 , 0842 539 , 0916 539 , 1324 539 , all Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0247 539 Es.
14.074 > ( XE1MEX 0403 FT8 -10 EK08 ) ( HI8CJ 0403 FT8 -05 FK58 )
7.074 > ( HA7TM 0410 FT8 -19 LP JN97 )
18.100 > ( WL7SJ 0739 FT8 -07 Alaska )
3.573 > ( NL8F 0751 FT8 -16 Alaska AO63 11193km )
28.074 > ( VK2NSS 0804 FT8 -02 Es QF45 958km )
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0812 549 Es.
28.163 VK3XPT/b 0826 539 Es.
14.074 > ( OH2XO 1344 FT8 -12 KP20 ) ( OH7NO 1344 FT8 -04 ) ( LA6OP 1345 FT8 -18 JP67 )
( OH6NMY 1347 FT8 -03 ) ( SB3A 1347 FT8 -15 Sweden JP82 )
3.573 > ( RK9UE 1401 FT8 -16 NO35 11157km )
Perth VK6 FoEs 1100z > 9.00Mhz.
July 18th 2018
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F 71 A 8 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.5
Solar Wind 456km/s at 0234z
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0259 549 Es QG62 1630km , LH June 27th 2018.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0734 529 Es , LH June 3rd 2018.
3.573 > ( YC4CHP 1139 FT8 -16 OI18 )
Hobart VK7 FoEs 0150z > 8.820Mhz
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0440z > 8.940Mhz , 0725z > 13.960Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0440z > 6.320Mhz , 0555z > 6.460Mhz.
VK6JR heard 50.320 VK5VF/b at 0523z 539 Es OF76>PF95 2176km.
July 19th 2018
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F 71 A 4 K 1 no Storm SN 0 A2.4
Solar Wind peak 413km/s at 1950z
Sun 20 Degrees North
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0253 539 Es.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0306 539 Es , LH July 11th 2018.
14.200 VI2AMW 0337 3x3 , SES , Illawarra Radio Club 70th Anniversary.
18.100 > ( VK7AC 0343 FT8 +18 Es QE38 1023km ) ( WH6S 0347 FT8 -01 BL01 )
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0448 539 Es.
14.074 > ( YJ0GA 0540 FT8 -08 RH42 3505km )
24.915 > ( DS1JFY 0744 FT8 -10 ) ( JA2BDR 0746 FT8 -07 , best of the 13 JA Stations heard )
( DS4AOW 0745 FT8 -14 ) ( RW0LT 0756 FT8 -15 PN63 ) ( HL1AHS 0757 FT8 -13 )
7.074 > ( V6J 0919 FT8 -16 , 0927 -12 , IOTA OC254 , QJ65 4730km , 5 North , Ta Island , Satawan
Atoll )
7.130 9W2SAF 1233 5x8.
7.074 > ( VU3WBB 1239 FT8 -17 NL42 ) ( 9W2ZOW 1240 FT8 -14 OJ03 )
3.573 > ( UA0LDW 1243 Ft8 -14 PN53 ) ( RA0J 1251 FT8 -19 PO40 )
18.100 > ( 4O7TC 1329 FT8 -12 Montenegro )
Perth VK6 FoEs 0220z weak trace > 8.860Mhz
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0220z > 9.440Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0200z > 6.100Mhz.
Learmouth VK6 FoEs 0540z > 5.960Mhz.
July 20th 2018
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F 71 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A 2.4
Solar wind 423km/s at 0149z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 31.400GW at 1320z
28.263 VK3RRU/b 0223 539 Es , briefly.
18.100 > ( VE2NCG 0248 FT8 -15 FN35 ) ( 4W6VA 0335 FT8 -13 PI21 3241km )
7.074 > ( S52D 0451 FT8 -20 LP JN76 )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0501 549 Es , 0503* gone.
18.100 > ( V6J 0525 FT8 -14 IOTA OC254 )
14.074 > ( ZS6UB 0531 FT8 -09 )
7.074 > ( EC1ICT 0534 FT8 -19 LP IN73 Spain )
14.074 > ( ZS1XG 0812 FT8 -04 JF95 ) ( KL7HFI 0813 -09 CO28 Alaska )
7.074 > ( WL7CG 0819 FT8 -16 BP61 Alaska )
Learmouth VK6 FoEs 0540z > 6.120Mhz.
July 21st 2018
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F 71 A 7 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A2.1
Solar Wind peak 586km/s at 1514z
514km/s at 0152z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 41.240GW at 1525z , 30.350GW at
0645z and
35.230GW at 1240z. VK DST Index -36 at 0815z.
18.100 > ( CU7AA 0143 FT8 -10 both SP and LP possible ) ( ZL3NB 0149 FT8 +15 Es RE66 ) ( VA3DF
0204 FT8 -09 )
VA3DF was the best of the NA Stations ( VK7AC 0209 FT8 +10 Es QE38 1023km )
28.263 VK3RRU/b 0218 539 Es , briefly.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0221 549 Es , 0250 539 , 0359 559 , 0523 539 , all Es.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0240 539 Es , 0344 549 , 0359 539.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0251 faint Es.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0404 549 Es
50.313 > ( VK4KAY 0409 FT8 -13 Es , 0417 best -02 , QG61 1486km , LH January 19th 2008 6M SSB )
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0421 539 Es , QG62.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0431 539 Es , LH July 18th 2018.
28.074 > ( VK4UH 0519 FT8 -13 Es QG62 1604km , LH May 20th 10M FT8 )
7.074 > ( KV4FZ 0928 FT8 -03 IOTA NA106 US Virgin Islands ) ( V6J 1226 FT8 -06 IOTA OC254 )
Hobart VK7 FoEs 0150z > weak trace to 9.350Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0155z > 5.590Mhz , 0310z > 9.570Mhz.
Learmouth VK6 FoEs 0910z > 9.060Mhz.
July 22nd 2018
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F 70 A 11 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A2.2
Solar Wind peak 541km/s at 2233z
14.074 > ( VK0AI 0338 FT8 -09 QD95 2686km , Maquarie Island )
28.266 VK4RST/b 0355 539 Es , 0357 549.
50.313 > ( VK4MA 0414 FT8 -17 Es QG64 1747km , 4 decodes )
( VK4BLK 0429 FT8 +02 Es , 0430 +06 , 0441 +09 , 20 decodes, QG56 1766km , LH
January 30th 2018 6M FT8 )
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0509 529 Es , QH30 , 1913km , LH June 30th 2018.
7.074 > ( EB7DX 0619 FT8 -19 LP IM67 Spain )
Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0240z > 5.570Mhz
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0240z weak trace to 6.430Mhz.
Darwin VK8 FoEs 0535z weak trace to 7.840Mhz.
July 23rd 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.7
Solar Wind peak 487km/s at 2122z
14.074 > ( YJ0GA 0229 FT8 -12 RH42 )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0248 539 es , 0326 529.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0325 529 Es
3.573 > ( KH6AP 1019 FT8 -16 BL10 )
7.074 > ( XE2MG 1027 FT8 -13 EL07 )
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0225z > 7.470Mhz
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0225z > 8.470Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0340z > 6.700Mhz , 0525z > 7.300Mhz.
July 24th 2018
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F 67 A 4 K 4 03z No Storm SN 0 A1.0
Solar wind 391km/s at 0211z
and 558km/s at 0732z IMF 15nT at 0602z BZ -11 at 0836
7.074 > ( EU2Q 0419 FT8 -17 LP KO34 Belarus )
3.573 > ( LU2DX 0757 FT8 -19 , 0845 best -16 , 1004 -18 , 40 decodes 0757z > 1004z , SP GF05 Buenos
Aires 34 South )
( KH2L 0857 FT8 -01 QK23 Guam ) ( VE2ZT 0907 FT8 -19 )
7.074 > ( JD1BHA 0922 FT8 -08 QL16 , IOTA AS031 Ogasawara )
3.573 > ( R9YCA 1345 Ft8 -13 NO00 11021km ) ( VR2ZUZ 1353 FT8 -19 OL72 )
Learmouth VK6 FoEs 0310z > 9.230Mhz , 0510z > 9.440Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0355z weak trace to 9.520Mhz , 0725z > 6.430Mhz.
July 25th 2018
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F 67 A 17 K 4 0z No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind peak 648km/s at 1554z , 567km/s at 0214z VK DST Index -36 at 0240z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 48.07GW at 0420z.
18.100 > ( V6J 0219 FT8 -19 IOTA OC254 QJ65 ) ( ZL2IFB 0303 FT8 +09 Es , could be either end of the
path )
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0725z > 5.910Mhz.
July 26th 2018
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F 66 A 9 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.0
Solar Wind peak 565km/s at 2146z
3.573 > ( R9YCD 1502 FT8 -13 NO22 10993km )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0250 549 Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0305 539 Es.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0418 539 Es , 0424* gone.
Townsville VK4 FoEs 0900z > 9.060Mhz
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 1325z > 15.290Mhz.
Did a quick Google of Solar Flux records , lowest value ever recorded July 2nd 1954 64.4 give or
take + - .2 , other lows
July 26th 1964 64.8 and July 18th 1996 64.9
July 27th 2018
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F 66 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind peak 491km/s at 2145z
18.100 > ( WA4LOX 0219 FT8 -08 best of the NA Stations )
VK5BC > VK4KAY 50.313 FT8 -10 Es PF95>QG61 1449km.
July 28th 2018
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F 67 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind peak 443km/s at 0035z
18.100 > ( UR9QQ 0202 FT8 -12 SP KN77 ) ( 4W6VA 0205 FT8 -04 )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0310 539 Es.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0338 549 Es , 0346* gone , 0405 559 , 0420* gone , LH July 1st 2018.
50.313 > ( VK2ZQ 0339 FT8 -15 0340 -13 , 0359 +13 , QF55 1135km , LH June 11th 2018 6M SSB )
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0345 539 Es , 03548 gone , 0405 539 , 0425* gone, LH July 21st 2018
50.313 > ( VK2ZMT 0352 FT8 -01 , 0354 -20 , 0411 +12 , 5 decodes , QF57 1233km , LH February 1st
2018 6M FT8 )
( VK4UH 0426 FT8 -17 Es QG62 1604km , LH March 28th 2018 6M FT8 )
( VK2AZ 0427 FT8 -13 Es QF56 1124km , LH July 1st 2018 6M FT8 )
( VK4KAY 0430 FT8 -19 Es , 0441 +04 , 4 decodes , QG61 1486km )
( VK4YH 0436 FT8 -04 Es , QG53 1576km , 2 decodes )
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0441 539 Es , QG63 1665km.
28.265 VK4RST/b 0507 549 Es , QG41 1225km.
21.074 > ( RY7G 0708 -20 LN14 )
7.074 > ( V6J 1134 FT8 -15 IOTA OC254 )
3.573 > ( LU5VV 1201 FT8 -18 SP Polar Path , best 1203 -16 , FE48 Bariloche , 41 South , LH January
31st 2018 40M FT8 )
( VE7FSB 1209 FT8 -16 CN79 ) ( UA0LDW 1224 FT8 -14 PN53 )
73 de David Vitek
Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL Call VK5001SWL
