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
