Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
ALL TIMES UTC
SWL Call VK5001SWL
SP Shortpath
LP Longpath
June 21st 2017
Sunrise 2158z Sunset 0741z
Winter Solstice Today , Local Sunrise for Adelaide > 7.23am , Midday 12.17pm , Sunset 5.11pm
, local time for Adelaide.
Solstice at 1.54pm local time in Adelaide , or 0424z.
F 74 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 34 A6.4
Solar Wind 574km/s at 0135z.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0455 549 Es peak , 0516* gone.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0640 539 Es.
June 22nd 2017
F 74 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 35 A5.9
Solar Wind 330km/s at 0225z
Not sure if there was an anomaly in the Solar Wind readings , noted at 796km/s at 0708z and dropped
to 329km/s at
0909z , not sure if the higher readings were just a mistake on the websites that i check , bit unusual.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 31.390GW 0300z , 44.490 GW 0940z.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0353 549 Es , 0525 559 Es.
50.281 VK4RHT/b 0444 549 Es , 0502 569 , 0544* gone , QH23 , 2109km, last heard April 4th 2017.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0447 539 Es , 0501 559 , 05544* gone approx , QH30 , 1913km , last heard May 28th 2017.
52.342.70 VK4ABP/b 0507 439 Es , 0519 559 , QG26 , 1395km , last heard April 4th 2017.
3.799 NP4A 0936 5x6 , 1500w to 4EL Curtain Array, FK68 , 16905km.
7.165 RA0FO 1233 5x6 , QN17 , 47 North, 9088km.
14.012 RG50RW 1248 549 , Rostov , Great Golden Ring of Russia , KO97 , 57 North.
14.210 M1CMR 1309 5x4 , IO93 , Halifax , 53 North , noted because not hearing many out of the UK in
our late evenings.
14.183 PD9Z 1313 5x4 , 1340 5x6 , JO 32 , 52 North.
14.014 R17RUS 1319 569 , KO85 , Sp Event FIFA 2017.
14.016 R17CHL 1325 569 loud , LN04 , 44 North , FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Russia.
14.024 R17MEX 1331 569 , KO59 , 54 North , Confederation Cup 2017 Russia.
VK5XDX 0536z > 50.276 JA9CHI JT65 -25.
June 23rd 2017
F 74 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 23 A5.2
Solar Wind 537km/s at 0146z
Density 17.0 p/cc 0146z > IPS.
IPS > Hobart FoEs 8.240Mhz 0150z.
14.190 OH0Z 1254 5x6 , IOTA EU002 , Aland Island , JP90 , 60 North.
14.168 R17DEU 1303 5x6 , KP50 , 60 North , Saint Petersburg , Confederation Cup 2017.
VK5XDX 1039z > 3.576 LU5VV JT65 -16 , 11071km.
June 24th 2017
F 74 A 5 K 3 No Storm SN 22 A5.1
Solar Wind 393km/s at 0147z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast 29.510GW at 0715z.
IPS > Sydney FoEs 0355z 10.0Mhz.
IPS Canberra FoEs 0310z 10.470Mhz , 0410z 9.440Mhz , despite this , nothing heard on 10M , might
have expected the
Sydney 10M beacon , or maybe VK7RAE/b a bit later , but didn't happen.
14.200 A31MM 0425 5x4.
June 25th 2017
F 74 A 9 K 4 09z No Storm SN 28
A4.5 Solar Wind 414km/s at 0235z.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 32.410GW at 0625z.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0202 539 Es , 0241 559 , 0335 539 , 0541 539 , 0852 539 , 0926 549 , all Es.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0222 549 Es , 0233* gone approx , 0513 549 , 0552 549 , 0617 539 , all Es.
18.080 R17RUS 0450 569 , LP , 0816 569 18.079 , KO85 , FIFA 2017 " Team Russia"
28.490 0514 , two stations , 5x4 Es , Unid , strongly suspect VK2 !!
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0520 549 Es , 0526* gone , back 0634 539 for 8-10 minutes.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0525 549 , 0526* gone , 0634 back for 8-10 minutes.
18.135 ZS5ZT 0610 5x4, KF59 , 9471km , wkg VK5.
14.165 ZS3V 0614 4x4.
7.135 EE5T 0620 5x5 LP , IM99 , Valencia , 39 North , last heard 20M phone March 1st 2014.
7.075 EA4TD 0627 4x4 LP , IN80 , Madrid , 40 North , new call in my log.
20.469 VMC 0845 Fax Station , Charleville , located in VK4 , S4 , thanks to Tony Mann in Perth VK6
for suggesting
this as a marker station to check propagation.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0907 339 Es.
VK2IUW heard 50.315 VK5RBV/b 0643z 529 Es.
June 26th 2017
F 74 A 11 K 3 No Storm SN 20 A4.6
Solar Wind 610km/s at 1310z.
18.073 B7CRA 0158 549 , IOTA AS143 , Yongxing Island , Paracels , OK66 , 16 North , 6368km.
18.120 W5TG 0216 5x4 , Abilene , TX , EM22 , 32 North , new call in my log , most regular signal
from the USA these
days on 17M is from ARRL code bulletin , in our mornings, a few on SSB , 15M dead as a doornail.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0524 539 Es , 0558 539 , 0636 still in but faint , all Es.
28.490 VK2QV 0601 5x5 Es , 0610 5x6 , QF56 , 1158km , wkg VK7.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0608 539 Es , 0642 439 , and 0646* gone.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0614 439 Es , in briefly.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0637 339 Es , 0658 439.
28.490 VK2ZMT/Mobile 0640 5x4 Es.
28.490 VK2FSAV 0640 5x3 Es , QG61 , 1561km.
14.215 VK2GZZ/QRP 0655 5x6 Es , 5w, new call as well.
28.490 VK4ARN 0703 5x3 Es , QG62 , 1609km , CQ and QRZ, last heard on 10M phone December 14th 2014.
14.277 RN4HN 1328 5x4.
14.244 R9LI 1333 5x6.
VK5XDX 0550z 50.110 VK2BHO 5x2 Es > QF55 , 1121km.
June 27th 2017
F 74 A 7 K 2 No Storm SN 19 A5.2
Solar Wind 530km/s at 0148z.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0226 439 Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0240 439 Es.
18.073 KH0/KW2X 0646 549 , Marianas Islands , QK26 , 5738km , not always open to this part of the
world lately, often
can be weak.
14.249 OH6NVC 1235 5x6 , 6EL mono at 120ft , 1500w.
14.260 UA9FBC 1237 5x5.
June 28th 2017
F 74 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 17 A5.3
Solar Wind 475km/s at 0104z.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0316 539 Es , 0337 549 , 0407 check, had gone, all Es.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0319 549 Es , 0337 549 , 0507 339 , all Es.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0355 549 Es , 0410 weaker.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0408 539 Es , 0508 439 Es.
50.024 ZL2WHO/b 0423 559 2Es, on peaks , 0432 569 , RF70 , 3268km , last heard February 12th 2017.
50.110 ZL1AKW 0425 5x5 2Es , 0435 5x6 , 0441 4x4 on 50.130 , RF82 , 3369km , last heard February
10th 2017.
50.110 ZL2WHO 0429 5x5 2Es , RE79 , 3301km , good to hear you Mark , been awhile , last heard
February 3rd 2017,
was getting " Concerned " and " Worried " that ZL wasn't going to be heard this Winter Es Season !!
if not for your
beacon we would be in the dark , about the only clue was the IPS Hobart FoEs at 9.0Mhz before the ZL
6M opening,
also checking that 40.430Mhz Gippsland indicator , but its fairly tough to hear from this QTH ,
thought i might hear it
a bit more often then i do.
50.011 ZL1SIX/b 0445 0445 539 2Es , RF64 , 3198km , last heard February 11th 2017.
ZL1AKW heard 50.315 VK5RBV/b 0309z 519 2Es , 3341km, and VK5XDX 0338z 50.110 519 2Es , 3372km.
June 29th 2017
F 72 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 13 A5.2
Solar Wind 464km/s at 0149z.
Nothing to Report.
June 30th 2017
F 72 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 12 A4.3
Solar Wind 357km/s at 0049z
3.796 ZL4DZ 1434 5x6 , new call in my log.
7.162 EA3BOX 0448 4x3 LP , earliest i have heard him on 40M phone LP, was wkg ZL.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0506 429 Es , 0524 549 , 0540* gone approx , 0705 549 , 0736 weak and 0745* gone ,
all Es.
18.070 KH7XS 0620 549 , only signal on the band , which is not unusual now.
20.469 VMC Fax Station , Charleville , 0629 S7 , with pre-amp two on the R75.
Adelaide PF95 , received the lowest June rainfall in 59 years, 8.6mm , since 1958 when we had 6mm ,
so we just had the
second driest June on record.
July 1st 2017
F 72 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 11 A3.7
Solar Wind 354km/s at 0142z
Density 16.0 p/cc 0645z > IPS.
14.259 VE5RI 0411 4x3 , DO53 , 53 North , Sask Alta Radio Club , Canada Day , 14416km , thought it
was a fairly rare
prefix for me , so checked , only have six other VE5's in the log , really don't hear that many
Canadian stations these
days, mostly 20M and 40M , mainly in BC , good to hear SK, very much missing VE7MTY/b on 10M ,
please come back!
7.135 T32AZ 0635 4x4 , BJ11 , 7771km.
July 2nd 2017
F 71 A 11 K 5 09z K 4 12z Minor G1 Storm
SN 11 A3.4
Solar Wind 474km/s at 0237z , 511km/s at 1329z, Density 18.0 p/cc at 1033z > IPS.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast 50.960GW at 0945z.
CME hit Earth 1700z July 1st.
14.215 ZL3GLB 0336 5x4 , 20M quite empty , nothing heard on 17/15/12/10M SSB/CW.
14.260 K9MWM 0341 5x4 , DM69 , CO , 39 North , HASL 6000ft , only other station noted.
18.073 YE1AR 0458 549 , often on his own on the band.
7.001.50 V6J 1007 569 , IOTA OC226 , DXEP Mokil Island , QJ96 , 6 North , 5064km.
7.005 TX5EG 1015 569 , BH43 , Moorea , 16 South , 7201km.
7.025 3D2AG 1024 549 , RH91 , 4357km.
7.180 K2A 1029 5x6 , FN22 , NY , 13 Colonies , 42 North , 17091km.
7.029 K2M 1051 559 , FN00 , 13 Colonies, 20 miles South of Pittsburgh, PA , 16624km , several others
on the band
at the same time from the Mid-Atlantic States and Rhode Island , but only weak CW from RI noted ,
nothing from SC.
July 3rd 2017
F 71 A 18 K 4 0z Minor G1 Storm SN 11
A3.5
Solar Wind 438km/s at 0131z Density 20.0 p/cc at 0304z > IPS
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0216 549 Es , 0235* gone approx.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0222 549 Es , 0230* gone approx.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0303 539 Es , 0325* gone.
14.040 V6J 0746 569 , IOTA OC226.
7.160 TX5EG 0809 5x6 , BH43 , IOTA OC067.
7.150 DS3EXX 1307 5x4 , not hearing many HL stations on 40M in our evenings either.
7.145 RA0FO 1345 5x6 wkg USA.
July 4th 2017
F 72 A 5 K 1 Minor R1 Flare SN 0
A6.5 Solar Wind 410km/s 0204z
Flare M1.3 at 1615z , last M Class Flare was April 3rd 2017.
Nothing to report.
73 de David Vitek
Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL Call VK5001SWL
