Adelaide South Australia
35 South 138 East
ALL TIMES UTC
SWL Call VK5001SWL
SP Shortpath
LP Longpath
SES Special Event Station
July 28th 2017
Sunrise 2148z Sunset 0800z
F 68 A 6 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A3.9
Solar Wind 476km/s at 0714z.
14.218 VI4ALARA 0401 5x4 , SES , QG62 , 1555km , YL Op , usual call VK4SWE.
July 29th 2017
F 70 A 7 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A3.7
Solar Wind 434km/s at 0311z.
Norfolk Island FoEs 0325z 14.740Mhz.
18.078 T88GA 0457 549 , PJ77 , 4718km.
3.522 T88GA 1100 579 Rtty , new band/mode.
7.136 9M6IH 1400 5x4 , OJ85 , 5041km , 5 North , IOTA OC088 , Sabah , new call in my log.
7.135 9M6SDX 1419 4x3 , OJ85 , 5103km, 5 North , Borneo , Amateur Radio Club Kota Kinabalu , last
heard on 10m SSB
March 27th 2011.
July 30th 2017
F 70 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 12 A4.0
Solar Wind 414km/s at 0227z
14.240 A31MM 0347 5x4 , AG28 , 4751km , IOTA OC049.
14.024 TX5EG 0400 549 , CI00 , 8700km , Marquesas Island , IOTA OC027.
21.024 RT0F 0409 559 , IOTA AS018 , 9074km, new band/mode.
21.034 JA6GCE 0414 549 , IOTA AS077.
21.042.60 JA6LCJ 0422 549 IOTA AS012.
14.215 5B4AIF 0428 5x4 LP , IOTA AS004.
14.215 VI4SC50 0429 5x4 , QG63 , SES , Sunshine Coast Amateur Radio Club, new call in my log.
14.032 KH6Y 0443 549 , BL01 , 9155km , IOTA OC019.
14.232 BD7YK 0455 4x4 , IOTA AS094 , Hainan island , OK59 , 6776km , new band/mode, and new call in
my log.
7.148 EA3CCN 0622 5x4 LP , JN11 , 41 North , new band.
7.184 P40X 0628 4x4 , IOTA SA036 , FK42 , Aruba , 12 North , 16217km, new call in my log.
14.260 G2L 0637 4x3 , JO01 , 51 North , IOTA EU005, SES , new call in my log
14.217 EI7M 0647 5x3 , IOTA EU115 , IO51 , Cork , 51 North.
14.010 YB8RW 0702 569 , PJ21 , 1 North , 4264km , IOTA OC146.
7.168 EI9E 0712 4x4 , IO51, IOTA EU115 , Cork.
14.018.10 BY4JN 0721 549 , IOTA AS150 Lingshan Island , PM05 , 8012km , new band/mode, new call in
my log.
14.027 JR6AG 0733 559 , PL36 , IOTA AS024 , Okinawa , 26 North, new call in my log.
7.144 AA4V 0740 5x4 , IOTA NA110 , Isle of Palms , FM02 , 16501km , new band/mode , near Charleston SC.
14.266 JA8COE 0752 5x4 , IOTA AS078.
14.279 JA3AOP 0918 5x5 , IOTA AS117.
7.002.80 JA6GCE 0928 559 , IOTA AS077 , new band/mode.
7.166 JA3AOP 0936 5x5 , IOTA AS117 , new band/mode.
7.190 YG7SPN 0939 5x6 IOTA OC088 , Kalimantan.
7.160 YD8CPZ 0945 5x5 IOTA OC146, Sulawesi.
7.170 RT0F 1015 5x7 , IOTA AS018.
7.160 YB9YBB 1201 5x4 , IOTA OC034 , Nabire.
Well that was my IOTA effort , the lack of European LP on 20M and 40M , and barely any North
Americans on 20M
and 40m just about put an end to it , not hearing very much IOTA activity/propagation to
Nth/Central/Sth America is
fairly normal for this QTH !! , have to be one of the poorer contests that i have heard propagation
wise for some time.
Enjoyed it anyway , thats the main thing, before i forget 15M was open for CW , but not a hint of
SSB , despite continual
checks , not one station heard on phone, 17M very empty as well , just lousy propagation, always
next year.
July 31st 2017
F 70 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 11 A4.6
Solar Wind 788km/s at 0351z.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0318 549 Es , 0328 569 , 0336 569 Es Loud, which has not been the case lately , 0402
still 569 , gone
0420* approx.
August 1st 2017
F 72 A 3 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A7.4
Solar Wind 0127z.
Density 26.0 p/cc at 0649z > IPS.
21.029 YB72RI/9 0256 569 Rtty , SES , 72nd Anniversary Republic of Indonesia.
14.012.50 YB72RI/8 0311 549, Multiple Txer sites for each call area , could not find any grids ,
could but didnt.
18.070 KH7XS 0620 549 , semi regular here.
18.090 YB72RI/1 0623 569.
14.017 YB72RI/1 0654 543 , rough sounding.
14.217 YB72RI/7 0858 5x3.
August 2nd 2017
F 74 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A7.4
Solar Wind 425km/s at 0145z
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0329 439 Es , 0348 439 , 0424 faint , 0451 weak , 0500* gone.
14.242 VI4ALARA 0418 5x4.
14.242 TI3 , suffix not heard , Costa Rica , 2x2 , Op Roberto.
14.005 YB72RI/1 0649 559, SES , been so many on air , that i stopped logging them, after awhile !!
August 3rd 2017
F 74 A 5 K 4 18z K 4 21z No Storm SN 12
A6.5
Solar Wind 374km/s at 0133z.
7.014 CT8/DL8MLD 0636 549 LP , Azores , Flores island , HM49 , IOTA EU089.
18.107.60 YB72RI/1 0824 549 Rtty.
18.110.90 YB72RI/0 0830 549 Rtty.
7.005 TX5EG 0849 559 , CI00 , 8729km , IOTA OC027 , new band/mode , Marquesas.
3.507 TX5EG 0857 549 , Marquesas , new band/mode.
August 4th 2017
F 75 A 12 K 4 0z K 4 06z K 4 09z K
4 12z K 4 15z K 4 18z
No Storm SN 13 A6.1 Solar Wind 699km/s at 1308z, 0949z
Bz -14
Southern Hemisphere Auroral forecast > 66.22 at 1205z.
Density 47.1 p/cc > IPS
18.087 YB72RI/8 0242 559.
14.007 YB72RI/1 0255 549.
18.125 YB72RI/8 0623 very weak.
14.183 9M6LS 0626 5x5 , Kota Kinabalu, ANZA Net.
14.005 TX5EG 0646 549 , Marquesas.
14.210 YB72RI/3 1019 5x5, UA0ADX 1017 4x3 , RW9HSB 1026 5x4 , R2DA 1028 5x5.
14.165 YB72RI/4 1036 3x3.
7.165 9W2SAF 1039 5x5 , OJ05 , 5 North , 5930km , new call in my log.
14.222 XV2A 1043 4x3 , OK30 , 10 North , 6074km , Ho Chi Minh City.
14.222 UB9USB 1043 5x4 , 1123 5x5 on 14.250.
7.125 YB72RI/6 1058 5x9.
3.796 HP3AK 1115 5x4 , EJ88 , 14938km.
14.220 GB5RC 1412 5x4 , SES , Radio Caroline , JO01 , 51 North , MV Ross Revenge , 16185km , North Sea.
August 5th 2017
F 74 A 23 K 4 06z No Storm SN 13
A5.2 Solar Wind 751km/s at 0906z.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast 38.19GW at 0810z.
7.171 P40X 0847 5x6 , Aruba.
7.159 P29LL 1110 5x5.
14.182 OR7R 1358 4x3 , JO20 , European HF Contest, new call in my log.
14.222 S500R 1404 5x4 , JN86 , new call in my log, Slovenia.
August 6th 2017
F 74 A 16 K 4 12z No Storm SN 13
A5.4 Solar Wind 686km/s at 0656z.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 36.79GW at 0935z.
14.200 YB72RI/7 0328 5x4.
14.250 FK8GU 0331 5x4 , new call in my log.
14.011 YB72RI/4 0404 549.
7.131 G4AIR 0616 5x3 LP , IO70 , wkg VK , last heard 40M phone May 20th 2008.
7.160 EA2KV 0622 4x3 LP , new band.
14.245 YB72RI/3 0710 4x3.
August 7th 2017
F 74 A 13 K 2 No Storm SN 13 A5.3
Solar Wind 555km/s at 0137z.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0142 weak Es , 0601 539 Es.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0240 faint Es , 0254 549.
18.060 VMW Wiluna , VK6 Fax Txer , 0306 , 59+10 Es , PG03CJ , 26 South , 1981km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0339 weak Es , 0411 549.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0343 weak Es , 0358 559 , 0409 569 , 0429* gone, last heard July 23rd 2017.
50.110 VK2HC 0353 5x7 Es , QF56 , 1157km , last heard July 18th 2017.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0358 549 Es , 0419 559 , 0442 very weak , last heard July 18th 2017.
Canberra FoEs 0355z 13.290Mhz.
VK2ZQ heard 50.304 VK6RSX/b 0430z 539 2Es , QF55>OG89 , 3684km.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0604 539 Es , 0624 439 , QG63 , 1665km , last heard July 10th 2017.
50.110 VK4WTN 0609 5x4 Es , QG64 , 1747km , last heard May 31st 2017.
50.110 VK4HJ 0644 5x4 Es , QG63 , 1670km, last heard July 10th 2017.
52.100 VK4MIL 0705 very weak Es , QG62 , 1595km , last heard January 31 2016, only the second log on 6M.
73 de David Vitek
Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL call VK5001SWL
