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
