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

February 16th 2018
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Sunrise 2027z Sunset 0937z

F 73 A 10 K 3 No Storm SN 15 A4.7
Solar Wind 364km/s at 0128z.

Density > 25.0 p/cc at 0128z > IPS

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0018 539 Es.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0030 539 Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0031 539 Es.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0034 559 Es.
28.292.30 NH6HI/b 0102 very weak , F2 , BL01 , 9075km.
10M Asian Intruders 0115 S3 F2.

14.215 9M6GOH 0707 5x6.

February 17th 2018
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F 72 A 7 K 4 06z No Storm SN 12
A4.3 Solar Wind 470km/s at 0623z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 2316 549 Es , 0026 549 , 0111 549 , 0139 539 , 0258 539 , 0317 549.
28.162.80 VK3XPT/b 2345 569 Es , 0018 569 , QF21SR , 724km , 5 watts 1/4 wave vertical , reports to
vk3xptgmail.com
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 2319 539 2Es , 0029 539.

21.074 VK1MA 0000 FT8 +13 Es , QF44 , 957km.

28.074 VK4NE 0113 FT8 -10 Es , QG62 , 1608km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0028 549 Es , 0426 549.

21.074 3W3B 0144 FT8 - 6 , OK46 , 6497km, Da Nang , Vietnam.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0155 539 Es.

50.313 VK6AKT 0202 FT8 -7 Es , 0207 -2 , 0233 +2 , OF78 , 2132km.
50.294.607 VK6CPU 0214 WSPR -17 Es , OF78 , 2219km.
50.294.597 VK6JR 0218 WSPR -15 Es , OF76 , 2167km.
50.313 VK6CPU 0224 FT8 -9 Es.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0241 539 Es.

7.074 5W0LR 0643 FT8 -15 , IOTA OC097 Western Samoa , AH36 , 5400km.
7.074 3D2TS 0644 FT8 -17 , RH91 , 4372km.
14.195 DX7HQ 0812 5x4 , YL Op.

February 18th 2018
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F 69 A 12 K 4 03z K 4 18z No storm
SN 12 A4.3

Solar Wind 488km/s at 2346z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 30.01GW at 0030z.

28.270 VK4RTL/b 2356 439 Es , 0052 339 , 0144 339.

50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0014 539 Es , 0020* gone , 0306 539 , 0701 539 , 0735 559 , 0839 549 , 0930 539.

21.074 3D2TS 0036 FT8 -19 , RH91.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 0056 549 Es , 0128 549 , 0303 549.
50.281 VK4RHT/b 0057 549 Es , 0105* gone , 0322 549 , 0658 549 , 0733 549 , 0850 569 , 0925* gone.

28.074 JA6PVI 0133 FT8 -6 PM53 TEP , JI1ITW 0134 FT8 -3 PM95 , JF2ERJ 0136 FT8 +3 PM84 , JA4DSC
0139 FT8 -12
PM64
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0144 549 Es , 0207 569 , 0239 569 Loud , 0318 589 , 0354 569.

28.074 JG1RBF 0147 FT8 -16 , 0439 -16 , JA2HYD 0147 FT8 -3 PM86 , JA4TEG 0148 FT8 +8 PM64 , JE3EMV
0150 FT8
-1 PM75 , JI1IXW 0151 FT8 -11 PM95 , JA3TPM 0153 FT8 -11 PM74 , BG1REN 0157 FT8 -8 ON80 40 North
8614km ,
DS3CHK 0158 FT8 -1 PM36 , JA7RRU 0216 FT8 -13 QM08 , JS2DLR 0216 FT8 -6 PM84 , JN1NNN 0217 FT8 -11
PM95 ,
JA2FXV 0217 FT8 -13 PM95 , JG1ULT 0218 FT8 -4 PM95 , JA0DIN 0219 FT8 -19 PM96 , JA2QPD 0220 FT8 -12
PM94 ,
JG6QHE 0221 FT8 -19 PM53 , JJ7TDH 0223 FT8 -17 ,

10M Asian Intruders 0234 , a few berween weak to fair.

28.074 JA4GZK 0243 FT8 -16 PM64 , JI1SZR 0243 FT8 -4 , JA0MRW 0244 FT8 -7 PM96 , JA8XOD 0251 FT8 -16
QN03.

50.313 VK6OX 0334 FT8 - 9 Es , 0556 -2 , OF78 , 2140km.
50.313 VK6CPU 0341 FT8 -17 Es , 0542 -9 , 0604 -15 , 0801 -7 , OF78 , 2128km.

28.163 VK3XPT/b 0409 549 Es , QF21 , 724km.

50.057 VK7RAE/b 0416 549 Es , QE38 , 966km.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0457 549 Es , 0522 559.
28.074 JA3LBF 0445 FT8 -9 TEP PM74.
28.074 VK7ZGK 0506 FT8 -1 Es , QE37 , 1158km.
28.074 VK7BO 0507 FT8 -12 Es , 0518 +14 , QE38 , 1029km.
28.074 YC4CHP 0514 FT8 -19 2F , OI18 , 5222km.
28.074 YB0EIN 0527 FT8 -9 2F , Oi33 , 4514km.

50.313 VK6RZ 0555 FT8 -16 Es , OF77 , 2125km.
50.313 VK6ZSB 0621 FT8 -12 Es , 0634 +1 , OF88 , 2085km.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0644 539 Es , 1201 549.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0645 539 Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0646 539 Es.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0646 559 Es , 0716 559 , 0935 569 , 1249 569.

50.313 VK6AKT 0750 FT8 +2 Es , 0754 +10 , OF78 , 2132km.
50.110 VK6ZFG 0802 5x5 Es , OF78 , 2153km.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0902 539 Es , 0929 439 , QG63 , 1665km.

18.134 SV3GLl 1223 5x4.
14.074 YV4MW 1229 FT8 -15 , FK60.
21.074 E76C 1312 FT8 -9 , JN54.
18.100 CU2AP 1319 FT8 -15 F2 LP , HM77 , IOTA EU003 , 21555km.

February 19th 2018
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F 70 A 14 K 5 03z K 4 06z K 4 21z
Minor G1 Storm SN 0

A3.6 Solar Wind 638km/s at 0422z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast
> 44.150GW at 0505z.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1331 539 Es , 1350 539 , 0224 539 , 0617 539 , 0710 549.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 1353 569 Es , 0028 539 Es , 0206 559 , 0227 569.
28.163 VK3XPT/b 1405 539 Es , 0357 549 , 1219 559 , QF21 , 724km.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 0035 2Es , RE66 , 3038km.
28.490 KH6RC 0120 5x5 F2 , BK29 , 9156km.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0127 569 Es , 0226 569 , 0259 549 , 0537 still 549 , 0618 559 , 0656 559 , 0827 539.
28.074 VK4QG 0130 FT8 +9 Es , 0233 -15 , QG63 , 1670km.
28.074 JR3UIC 0134 FT8 -4 TEP , PM74 , 7700km, JA3RTX 0142 FT8 -11 PM84 , JA6HOZ 0148 FT8 -12 PM53.
28.292.30 NH6HI/b 0112 539 F2+Es , 0258 539 F2 + Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0226 539 Es.
28.074 VK7BO 0238 FT8 +18 Es , QE38 , 1029km.
29.760Mhz KH6 Data S4 F2+Es.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0258 569 Es.
28.074 VK2MOR 0303 FT8 -11 Es , 0325 +5 , QF57 , 1228km.
28.074 VK2IE 0305 FT8 -1 Es , QF55 , 1141km , new log.
28.074 VK2HFP 0307 FT8 -13 Es , QF57 , 1219km.
28.074 JR1USO 0307 FT8 -10 TEP , PM95 , 7802km.
28.074 JA2CEJ 0309 FT8 -19 PM85.
28.268 VK8VF/b 0258 539 F2 , 0321 539 , PH57 , 2614km.
28.074 JF1KKV 0327 FT8 -4 PM95 , VK3ALZ 0329 FT8 -14 Es , 0350 +11 , 0419 +9 QF31 794km , JF1LMB
0332 FT8 -3
PM95.
10M Asian Intruders 0338 S4 F2.
28.490 RA0FEC 0340 5x5 F2 , QN16 9086km , LH 10M SSB February 23rd 2016.
28.490 VK2MOR 0344 5x5 Es , QF57 1228km.
28.074 VK2MBK 0351 FT8 -3 Es , QF57 1232km.
28.480 VK7JON 0356 5x5 Es , QE28 917km.
28.480 VK4KUS 0356 5x4 Es , QG64 , 1735km.
28.074 JH3MWD 0407 FT8 -18 TEP PM74 , JA7RRU 0412 FT8 -16 , JA1OVD 0416 FT8 +4 QM05.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0419 S4 aTEP.

28.074 JA3FYC 0443 FT8 -4 , JH3IEF 0443 FT8 -18 , JA4FKX 0453 FT8 -6 , JQ6RUP 0456 FT8 -4 PM52 , VK3MEG
0443 FT8 -12 Es , 0451 -8 QF22 Melbourne 620km , JA1NCZ 0459 FT8 -8 , JH0INP 0518 FT8 -19 , VK4NJR 0525
FT8 -7 Es QG53 1774km new band , JA3FYC 0540 FT8 -19 PM85 , JR3CNQ 0609 FT8 -1 PM74 , JA3EQC 0611 FT8
-18 , JA1GHR 0613 FT8 -6 PM95 , JA6FFO 0623 FT8 -18 PM53 , JA6DTY 0623 FT8 -15 , JH4DYP 0628 FT8 -20.

18.100 3W9XG 0830 FT8 -8 , OK45 , 6421km.

February 20th 2018
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F 69 A 17 K 3 Minor G1 Storm SN 0
A2.9

Solar Wind 526km/s at 2358z Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 30.940GW at
0040z.

28.074 JH3OWW 2355 FT8 -13 TEP PM74 , VK4NJR 2356 FT8 -12 Es QG53 1574km , JG1LHB 2356 FT8 -20 PM95 wkg
NW7U.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0157 539 Es , 0341 faint Es , 0452 faint Es.
28.292.30 NH6HI/b 0150 539 F2 + Es , BL01.

50.313 VK4HJ 0223 FT8 -14 Es , 0226 +5 , QG63 1670km.
50.281 VK4RHT/b 0228 539 Es , 0251 539 , 0255* gone , 0325 549 , 0335* gone.
50.130 VK4HJ 0231 5x4 Es , QG63.
50.313 VK4WTN 0240 FT8 -19 Es , 0242 -3 , QG64 1747km.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0249 549 Es , 0331 549.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0250 549 Es.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0636 539 Es.

21.074 3W9XG 0806 FT8 -18.
7.165 EA1DLU 0820 5x7 LP, IN53 , wkg VK2 , LH 40M SSB LP October 23rd 2017.

February 21st 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.4
Solar Wind 394km/s at 0036z.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0155 549 Es , 0804 559.

Norfolk Island F0Es 0140z > 14.680Mhz.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0200 549 Es , 0516 very weak Es , 0542 539 , 0645 539.
28.074 JA6WHC 0231 FT8 -2- TEP PM52.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0551 539 Es , 0608 549, QF56 , 1159km.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0604 549 Es , 0614 559.
50.313 VK2EBN 0622 FT8 -7 Es , QF57 1236km.

28.266 VK4RST/b 0815 569 Es.
10M Asian Intruders 0831 weak F2 , especially 28.265 , can be a pest when beacons around.

18.100 VK3XN 0903 FT8 +15 Es , QF22 , Melbourne , 641km , new band this call.

73 de David Vitek

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