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

June 28th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2159z Sunset 0743z

F 70 A 7 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A2.9
Solar Wind peak 557km/s at 2105z

18.140 0046 Nicely open to the USA , many stations heard , which is not usually the case.
18.145 K1USA 0054 5x6 , N0FW 0057 5x5.
18.130 KH1/KH7Z 0103 5x3 , Baker Island , AJ10 , IOTA OC089 , 6061km.
18.145 9M6YBG 0127 5x3 , OJ85.

17M SSB closed 0130z to USA and KH1.

28.263 VK3RRU/b 0149 539 Es briefly , 0244 539 Es , QF15 , 337km.

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0155z > 5.750Mhz , 0425z > 5.670Mhz.

14.074 > ( HK6JG 0209 FT8 -13 FJ25 )
18.100 > ( E78AB 0306 FT8 -18 LP JN84 )

14.210 KH1/KH7Z 0444 5x3.
21.295 0546 JA pile-up 5x6 , band been very quiet , wkg KH1/KH7Z.

14.090 > ( KH1/KH7Z 0554 FT8 -12 )
18.095 > ( KH1/KH7Z 0558 FT8 -04 )

28.490 VK4LS 0606 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1605km , LH June 6th 2018 10M SSB.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0616 539 Es , 0626 549 , 0700 539.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0703 569 Es , 0732 549 , 0746 539.

28.074 > ( VK2NSS 0717 FT8 -02 Es QF45 958km )

28.163 VK3XPT/b 0730 539 Es QF21 724km.

7.082 KH1/KH7Z 1100 5x5.

June 29th 2018
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F 70 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.2
Solar Wind 507km/s at 0128z

14.074 > ( VU2WJ 0151 FT8 -14 MK81 )
21.074 > ( K9NR 0335 FT8 -16 EN61 ) ( KD0PO 0336 FT8 -16 )
18.100> ( KH1/KH7Z 0431 FT8 -10 )
7.074 > ( ZF2RM 0440 FT8 -18 FK09 Cayman Islands IOTA NA016 15962km ) ( SP6CES 0446 FT8 -14 LP JO71 )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0501 569 Es Loud.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0517 549 Es , 0542 549 , LH June 27th 2018.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0519 539 Es , 0545 549 , LH June 26th 2018.

50.313 > ( VK2BLS 0521 FT8 +14 Es QF55 1126km )
50.294.577 VK2HC 0528 WSPR +06 Es 10 watts QF56 1157km.

50.130 VK2BMU 0536 5x5 Es QF56 1150km , LH June 11th 6M FT8.
50.130 VK2HC 0538 5x6 Es.

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0510z > 10.0Mhz.
Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0540z > 7.0Mhz

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0613 539 Es.

50.313 > ( VK4QG 0624 FT8 -04 Es QG63 1670km ) ( VK4ZB 0634 FT8 +02 Es QG62 1601km )

28.074 > ( YG9CMM 0759 FT8 -18 F2 + Es maybe mixed mode , 0809 -11 , 0836 -16 OI71 Bali , Denpasar ,
8 South )

Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0810z > 7.740Mhz

7.180 YB50NT 1110 5x4 , SES , 50th Anniversary ORARI.

3.573 > ( 3D2AG 1134 FT8 -15 RH91 )

June 30th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.8
Solar Wind 431km/s at 0215z

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0210z > 6.0Mhz
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0225z > 5.180Mhz

28.490 VK4LA 0322 5x5 Es QG62 1623km.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0319 539 Es.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0343 539 Es , 0622 539 , 0724 539.

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0410 549 Es , 0429 549 , 0455 539 , 0530 539 , 0619 539 , 0654 539 , 0722 539 ,
0735* gone.
LH February 24th 2018 , VK4WDM said on VK Logger that it was very much off/on and at atemporary
location.
Going by past receptions here i would say it has been more off then on , but seems to have gone
missing again
lately.

28.298 V73TEN/b 0425 339 F2+Es , RJ39 5779km , LH February 10th 2018, this path seems to rely on F2
mostly,
seems to be very little multi Es.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 0432 539 Es , 0436 549 , 0455 539 , QH30 1913km.

Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0430z > 7.230Mhz , 0610z > 5.070Mhz.

50.313 > ( VK3WE 0600 FT8 -18 Es QF32 809km LH February 25th 2018 6M FT8 )
50.046 VK8RAS/b 0645 539 Es , 0744 539 , PG66 1329km , LH June 13th 2018.

Townsville VK4 FoEs 0700z > 16.800Mhz

21.074 > ( A41ZZ 0820 FT8 -15 LL93 )
18.100 > ( A65DR 1320 FT8 -16 LL75 11043km )
7.074 > ( 4I1AFT 1333 FT8 -14 Philippines ) ( A41ZZ 1333 FT8 -12 )

July 1st 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.5
Solar Wind 427km/s at 0226z

18.145 0325 nice opening to the USA again , K9XD 0331 5x7 the strongest.
18.145 UA9MA 0345 4x3.

18.100 > ( KH1/KH7Z 0354 FT8 -09 , 0547 -06 ) ( UA9MA 0354 FT8 -04 MO64)

18.145 K0CN 0358 5x4 still open to the USA , K7VV 0415 5x4 OR , WB9ED 0419 5x5.

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0410z > 10.470Mhz , 0500z > 13.350Mhz.
Hobart VK7 FoEs 0405z > 5.720Mhz , 0550z > 5.770Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0410z > 5.880Mhz , 0500z > 8.620Mhz.

28.490 VK4AS 0516 5x3 Es QG62 1591km , LH February 25th 2018 10M SSB.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0525 539 Es , 0641 539 , 0713 549 , 0758 549.

14.074 > ( G4UJS 0544 FT8 -16 LP IO82 )

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0540z > 13.970Mhz.

50.024 ZL2WHO/b 0613 549 2Es , 0623* check had gone , RF79 3317km , LH February 11th 2018.

50.313 > ( VK2BLS 0613 FT8 +07 Es QF55 1126km ) ( VK2BGL 0636 FT8 -13 Es , 0658 +04 QF55 1119km )

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0644 339 Es , 0701 549 , 0809 539.

50.313 > ( VK2AZ 0650 FT8 -09 Es , 0800 -13 , 0806 +03 QF56 1124km )
50.313 > ( VK2BMU 0657 FT8 -03 Es , 0829 -19 QF56 1150km )

50.288 VK2RHV/b 0703 539 Es QF57 1222km.

28.074 > ( VK2NSS 0708 FT8 +06 Es QF45 958km ) ( VK2ZMT 0709 Ft8 +05 Es , 0711 +09 QF57 1233km )

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0714 539 Es.
28.163 VK3XPT/b 0755 539 Es.

50.294 VK2HC 0812 WSPR +04 Es QF56.
50.313 > ( VK2EFM 0815 FT8 -18 Es , 0816 -15 QF56 1187km , VK2EFM beaming 345 degrees)

28.126071 VK3KCX 0840 WSPR -16 Es QF22 47db 690km.
28.126184 VK2EFM 0842 WSPR -01 Es , 37db into 160M OCFD runs 24/7 from U3S.
28.126146 VK2ZMT 0852 WSPR +07 Es , 40db , QF57 1233km.

18.100 > ( YL2VW 1133 FT8 -15 ) ( YL2KF 1133 FT8 -16 KO27 ) ( MW0ZZK 1135 FT8 -20 Wales )

July 2nd 2018
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F 68 A 3 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.4
Solar Wind 360km/s at 0217z

14.074 > ( R18TUN 0241 FT8 -12 SES FIFA ) ( VK7XX 0242 FT8 +18 Es QE38 1029km )

18.130 KH1/KH7Z 0329 4x3.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0525 539 Es , 0538 539.

28.490 VK2BY 0547 5x7 Es QF56 1126km , LH May 13th 2018 10M FT8.

28.126177 VK2EFM 0602 WSPR -17 Es.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0607 549 Es , 0617 549 , 0635 539.

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0605z > 8.510Mhz , weak trace to 12.820Mhz.
Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0420z > 13.840Mhz , 0500z > weak trace to 15.010Mhz.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0540z > 11.610Mhz.
Hobart VK7 FoEs 0730z > 10.370Mhz , 0835z > 9.870Mhz.

28.126136 VK2ZMT 0826 WSPR -05 Es , 40db.

VK Logger via VK5BC > 50.456 VK5RBV/b Test Mode 100mW also JT65 0739z -01 0.7 526# VK5RBV PF95MK.

July 3rd 2018
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F 67 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.5
Solar Wind 303km/s at 0259z

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0305z > 6.950Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0510z > weak trace 7.230Mhz.
Darwin VK8 FoEs 0650z > 10.900Mhz.

7.074 > ( P29RR 1137 FT8 -18 QI16 3515km )
7.056 > ( VU3WEW 1158 FT8 -13 MK71 ) ( KH1/KH7Z 1159 FT8 -03 Baker Island IOTA OC089 )
( VU2ABS 1202 FT8 -18 NK03 ) ( VU2NKS 1203 FT8 -16 MK69 )

July 4th 2018
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F 68 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.4
Solar wind 329km/s at 0216z

7.074 > ( KR5G 0229 FT8 -16 LP EM22 , 32 North, 24867km at 257 degrees , maybe the best midday
logging this winter )
14.074 > ( AP2MQ 0239 FT8 -20 SP )

28.263 VK3RRU/b 0252 539 Es , brief scatter again, 0619 539 Es , briefly.

Townsville VK4 FoEs 0520z > 11.200Mhz.
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0640z > 6.760Mhz.

14.074 > ( P29RR 0612 FT8 -16 QI16 )

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0700 539 Es , 0717 539 , 0734 * check had gone.

VK5ZK > VK3BD 50.313 FT8 +01 Es at 0217z 687km , PF94>QF33.

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0750z > 7.100Mhz.

7.074 > ( T2AT 1151 FT8 -07 RI91 5054km Tuvalu IOTA OC015 ) ( P29RR 1155 FT8 -06 )

3.573 > ( LU7YS 1200 FT8 -17 F2 SP Polar Path , FE49 , 40 South, 11118km at 158 degrees , 4 decodes
, best 1204 -14 )
LH LU7YS April 7th 2000 20M SSB, San Martin De Los Andes . 1800km South West of
Buenos Aires.

3.573 > ( VP8EME 1212 FT8 -20 F2 SP Polar Path Falkland Islands , GD18 , 51 South , 10270km at 170
degrees )
Quick check of the VP8 prefix , LH VP8DCD February 11th 2001 20M SSB 1031z, others
heard are VP8CSA
September 24th 2000 20M SSB 1106z and VP8CCI March 5th 2000 17M SSB 1101z.

3.573 > ( NL7S 1221 FT8 -11 BP51 Alaska 12511km ) ( VK3VM 1239 +22 QF11 with JTDX , never had such
readings
with WSJT-X )

July 5th 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 4 18z K 5 21z Minor G1 Storm
SN 0 A1.0

Solar Wind 329km/s at 0149z , 430km/s at 1319z Density 18.0 p/cc at 1319z > IPS

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0213 549 Es , QE38 966km.
28.163 VK3XPT/b 0234 569 Es QF21 724km

50.313 > ( VK3DUT 0234 FT8 -18 Es , 0238 +01 , 12 decodes , QF32 889km )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0306 539 Es , 0322 539.

Canberra VK1 FoEs 0255z > 5.420Mhz.

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0323 539 Es.

50.313 > ( VK3WE 0433 FT8 -13 Es QF32 809km )

Hobart VK7 FoEs 0435z > 6.0Mhz.
Darwin VK8 FoEs 0635z > 9.350Mhz.

7.074 > ( K2L 0731 FT8 -16 , SES , 13 Colonies , EM93 SC 16403km )

73 de David Vitek

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