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

April 21st 2018
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FT* Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2121z Sunset 0813z

F 73 A 47 K 3 Moderate G2 Storm SN 14
A5.7

Solar Wind 591km/s at 2350z and 600km/s at 0952km

24.915 > ( VK1MA 0052 FT8 +16 Es QF44 957km ) ( VK1KW 0056 FT8 0 Es QF44 957km )

28.074 > ( VK1OO 0108 FT8 +05 Es QF44 957km ) ( VK1DI 0108 FT8 +07 Es , 0130 -08 , 0258 -08 QF44
957km )

Sydney FoEs 0055z > 9.610Mhz , 0255z > 6.090Mhz.
Canberra FoEs 0105z > trace to 6.260Mhz.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0126 549 Es , 0203 549 , 0239 549 , 0340 549 , 0420 539.
28.475 VK4DH 0133 5x7 Es , QG61 1491km , wkg VK7NWT.

28.074 > ( VK2ZMT 0152 FT8 -01 Es QF57 1233km )

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0219 539 , 0221 549 , 0237* gone , 0308 549 , 0320 549 , LH February 24th 2018.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0249 539 Es , LH February 25th 2018.

28.074 > ( VK4QG 0255 FT8 +10 Es QG63 1670km )

Brisbane FoEs 0255z > Trace to 5.590Mhz.

28.074 > ( YC1AD 0311 FT8 -17 F2 OI33 4514km ) ( VK4UH 0315 FT8 -11 Es QG62 164km )

( BG2VMI 0323 FT8 -12 F2 PM08 China PRC 8334km ) ( T88IH 0324 FT8 -10 PJ77 4705km )

( YB0EIN 0327 FT8 -08 OI33 4514km ) ( VK3FZ 0328 FT8 -08 Es QF22 681km ) ( JA1IFP
0334 FT8 -13 )

( JH4LWL 0335 FT8 -18 ) ( JE3CDW 0335 FT8 -18 ) ( 7N4JXR 0336 FT8 -09 )

( JA5JQH 0336 FT8 -03 ) ( ( JQ1TTB 0337 Ft8 -14 ) ( JA1CHY 0337 FT8 -08 )

( VK4TMZ 0338 FT8 -19 Es QG62 1613km ) ( JA8ABZ 0338 FT8 -14 ) ( JA3GAK 0338 FT8
-04 )

( JA2HIJ 0338 FT8 -16 )

28.490 JL1VEL 0343, 5x4 , TEP , a quick check to see if there was any SSB activity.

28.074 > ( JA0DAI 0345 FT8 +06 ) ( VK4CC 0345 FT8 -17 Es QG62 1606km ) ( JA1HLF 0345 FT8 -16 )

( JA1IAZ 0346 FT8 -01 ) ( JE7JDL 0346 FT8 -11 ) ( JA1LZB 0346 FT8 -11 ) ( JA1QJI
0347 FT8 -17 )

( JR2WYD 0347 FT8 0 ) ( BD7BS 0347 FT8 -18 F2 OL69 China PRC ) ( JM1LXS 0347 FT8
-16 )

( JA1AZR 0347 FT8 -11 ) ( 7N4JXR 0350 FT8 -15 ) ( JA9CHI 0351 FT8 +04 ) (
JH4ADV 0351 FT8 +02 )

( JA3EQC 0352 FT8 -17 ) ( 7K3MHZ 0352 FT8 -10 ) ( JA3DBD 0353 FT8 -12 ) ( VK2ZMT
0355 FT8 +2 Es )

( JA6FOD 0359 FT8 -14 ) ( 7L4NDL 0359 FT8 -06 ) ( 7N3GWD 0400 FT8 -16 ) ( JH4DYP
0401 FT8 -11 )

( JP3OPW 0401 FT8 -11 ) ( JH3IEF 0402 FT8 -15 ) ( JM6JJA 0404 FT8 -21 ) ( JA0RUG
0404 FT8 -17 )

( BG9CR 0404 FT8 -17 F2 OM84 China PRC ) ( JA0IXW 0406 FT8 +11 ) ( JE6LAP 0406
FT8 -17 )

( JA2ICB 0407 FT8 -09 ) ( JH9KVF 0408 FT8 +02 ) ( JA6MWW 0414 FT8 +02 )

( VK2DEK 0415 FT8 -11 Es QF56 1146km ) ( JH1PXH 0416 FT8 -18 ) ( JK1OLT 0417 FT8
-09 )

( JN1NBU 0419 FT8 -17 ) ( JS6SCC 0422 FT8 -08 ) ( JH2KKW 0423 FT8 -18 )

( VK3OE 0423 FT8 -16 Es QF22 689km ) ( JI4JGD 0425 FT8 -19 ) ( JH6WDG 0425 FT8 -04 )

( HL2CFY 0428 FT8 -10 F2 PM36 ) ( JH5MXB 0430 FT8 -16 ) ( JS6TWW 0433 FT8 -01 TEP
PL55 Okinawa )

( JR1KXX 0434 FT8 -17 ) ( JI1ITW 0434 FT8 -17 ) ( JR3UIC 0438 FT8 -11 ) ( YF9CDL
0443 FT8 -12 F2 OI71 )

( JN7RFH 0443 FT8 -14 ) ( VK4EMS 0445 FT8 -19 Es QG62 1621km ) ( JA6FFO 0449 FT8
-15 )

( JH7WQX 0453 FT8 -03 ) ( 8N0SK 0456 FT8 -13 PM96 SES ) ( VK4YH 0501 FT8 -15 Es
QG53 1576km )

( JR3FOX 0511 FT8 -06 ) ( JH2AKB 0536 FT8 -02 ) ( JA1EMQ 0536 FT8 -12 )

( VK2RT 0544 FT8 -19 Es QF55 1151km ) ( VK4ZB 0544 FT8 -14 Es QG62 1601km )

( VK4CZ 0549 FT8 FT8 -11 Es QG62 1608km ) ( JA2BCE 0556 FT8 -14 ) ( JS2AGG 0559
FT8 -16 )

( JR1AQI 0605 FT8 -13 ) ( JR1UFN 0608 FT8 -05 ) ( JA0DBS 0609 FT8 -07 ) ( JF2AII
0610 FT8 +05 )

( JR9LKE 0612 FT8 -09 ) ( VK2NSS 0616 FT8 -13 Es QF45 958km ) ( JA2FXV 0625 FT8
-13 )

( JE1SYN 0630 FT8 -13 ) ( JA2XTV 0631 FT8 -08 ) ( JA1SCE 0632 FT8 -08 )

( YB2ECG 0658 FT8 -12 F2 OI52 4223km ) ( JR6DM 0658 FT8 +03 TEP PL36 Okinawa 6942km )

( JF2WXS 0705 FT8 -05 ) ( JA9CVY 0707 FT8 -11 ) ( JA2QPD 0708 FT8 -16 ) (
JA0GJJ 0709 FT8 -15 )

( JA4DBY 0709 FT8 -18 ) ( 6K5YIA 0711 FT8 -19 F2 South Korea ) ( VK4NJR 0746 FT8
-13 Es QG53 1574km )

( Last decode VK4QG 0800 FT8 -03 Es QG63 1670km )

April 22nd 2018
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F 77 A 12 K 2 No Storm SN 34 A6.2
Solar wind 535km/s at 0126z

28.074 > ( JF1LMB 0118 FT8 -10 ) ( JH2DFJ FT8 -15 ) ( JH2AKB 0226 FT8 -15 ) ( JA3CTR 0226 FT8 -02 )
( JG1ULT 0226 FT8 -16 ) ( JR1BAS 0334 FT8 -15 )

7.074 > ( YJ0AG 0646 FT8 0 F2 RH42 Efate Vanuatu 17 South 3583km ) ( T2AR 0651 FT8 -15 F2 RI91
Tuvalu 5069km )

21.074 > ( T88FT 0710 FT8 -04 F2 PJ77 4716km )
18.100 > ( 3B9FR 0714 FT8 -18 F2 SP MH10 Rodriguez Island IOTA AF017 7506km )

April 23rd 2018
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F 76 A 5 K 3 No Storm SN 20 A5.3
Solar Wind 427km/s at 0128z.

14.074 > ( HK3UA 0203 FT8 -15 F2 SP FJ24 )

10M Asian Intruders 0230 between weak to fair , band busy.
Townsville FoEs 0335z > 6.230Mhz.

21.074 > ( T88IH 0437 FT8 -11 PJ77 )
14.074 > ( V63DX 0445 FT8 -06 F2 QJ96 IOTA OC010 5082km )

Learmouth VK6 FoEs 0625z > 11.110Mhz.

April 24th 2018
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F 74 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 22 A4.7
Solar Wind 392km/s at 0110z.

14.074 > ( FO5QB 0537 FT8 -13 F2 BH52 French Polynesia 7261km )
14.183 E51JD 0553 5x6 BG08 South Cook Islands , ANZA Net.
7.146 DJ5BO 0557 5x4 LP, JO30, wkg VK3.

28.074 > ( VK2ZMT 0600 FT8 -03 Es QF57 1233km ) ( JA3KVT 0625 FT8 -02 )

April 25th 2018
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F 73 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 19 A4.3
Solar Wind 359km/s at 0239z.

21.074 > ( AX2LJM 0242 FT8 +07 Es QF55 1158km SES Australia ) ( VK2AR 0243 FT8 -08 Es QF55 1155km )
( VK1OO 0243 FT8 -03 Es QF44 957km ) ( VK7DD 0245 FT8 -10 Es QE38 1018km )
( VK2BC 0302 FT8 -03 Es QF67 1366km )

Sydney FoEs 0240z > 5.650Mhz , 0425z > 5.490Mhz

28.074 > ( VK2ND 0319 FT8 -01 Es QF56 1152km )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0325 539 Es, QF56 , 1159km.
28.265.60v VK4RST/b 0327 549 Es , 0430 still 539 , 0500 539 , 0530 549 , 05508 gone , QG41 , 1225km.

Canberra FoEs 0325z > 7.700Mhz , Es Layer height at 88.0km to 157km , spread.
VK5ZK wkg 28.074 W3RI at 0050z FT8 -04.

28.074 > ( VK4UH 0405 FT8 -06 Es QG62 QG62 1604km )

21.074 > ( VK4SN 0516 FT8 +01 Es QG62 1554km )
24.915 > ( BD4WN 0516 FT8 +13 F2 OM92 )

Norfolk Island FoEs 0525z > trace to 7.01Mhz.

18.100 > ( 3B8CW 0546 FT8 -03 F2 SP LG89 Mauritius 7967km ) ( AX4ALL 0546 FT8 -17 SES )
14.074 > ( AX4KL 0550 FT8 +13 SES )
7.074 > ( EI4KF 0552 FT8 -11 LP IO54 ) ( AX3TUN 0553 FT8 +8 SES )

28.074 > ( JA2XTV 0612 FT8 -02 ) ( JA1DFQ 0613 -09 ) ( JA3RTX 0613 -04 ) ( JH3IEF 0613 FT8 -17 )
( JA2BCE 0615 FT8 -12 ) ( JA3FBA 0619 FT8 -15 )

10M Asian Intruders S3 F2 , just starting.

28.074 > ( JA6WHC 0645 FT8 -08 )

18.130 AX5SFA 0744 5x9 SES , wkg JA.

7.074 > ( AX2LJM 0814 FT8 +14 SES ) ( OA1F 0814 FT8 -15 FI03 Peru 13884km )
3.573 > ( AX3TUN 0818 FT8 +8 SES QF13 )

April 26th 2018
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F 71 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 17 A3.4
Solar Wind 330km/s at 0205z

21.074 > ( VK3BOB 0158 FT8 -01 Es QF22 644km ) ( VK3GA 0159 FT8 -01 Es QF22 668km )

14.260 H44R/portable 0731 5x4 IOTA OC168 Russell Islands , Solomon Islands , RI00 , 9 South , 3561km.

7.074 > ( G8APB 0741 FT8 -11 LP IO83 ) ( CO3LT 0742 FT8 -08 SP EL93 , Cuba usually around -17 to -20 )
( HR5/F2JD 0743 FT8 -14 EK54 Honduras 14769km )

18.100 > ( AP2MQ 0759 FT8 -11 MM71 9914km ) ( AP2NK 0759 FT8 -16 MM63 10202km )

73 de David Vitek

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