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 27th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2125z Sunset 0806z

F 69 A4 K 3 No Storm SN 14 A3.1
Solar Wind 381km/s at 0124z

21.074 > ( VK3CVF 0134 FT8 -13 Es , 0143 +09 Es , QF22 , 641km ) ( VK3CCW 0200 FT8 -05 Es , QF22 ,
641km )

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0229 549 Es , 0243 569 , 0310 549 , 0330* gone , QE38 , 966km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0428 549 Es , 0445 faint , QF56 , 1159km.

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0425z > 6.0Mhz.

7.074 > ( OO9A 0514 FT8 -17 LP , JO20 ) ( HK3J 0518 FT8 -17 , FJ24 )
21.074 > ( VK2YT 0528 FT8 -10 Es , QF56 , 1152km )

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0611 539 Es , QG62 , 1620km.

VK4CZ heard 28.260 VK5WI/b 0619z 569 Es , QG62>PF95 1589km

7.074 > ( CU7AA 0759 FT8 -14 F2 LP , HM58 , Azores ) ( HK3J 0759 FT8 +01 )

3.573> ( 8J1IRW 1316 FT8 -15 SES , Isumi Railway , 30 Years Anniversary ) ( R9US 1316 FT8 -12 , NO24 )
( RO8U 1316 FT8 -08 , NO25 ) ( R0JF 1321 FT8 -19 , PO30 )

April 28th 2018
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F 69 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A2.5
Solar Wind 397km/s at 0117z

21.074 > ( XW4XR 0119 FT8 0121 +01 , OK17 , Vientiane , 17 North , Laos ) ( VK3LDB 0150 FT8 -17 Es
QF21 694km )
( VK2QV 0207 FT8 -05 Es , QF56 , 1149km )
14.074 > ( 9N1AA 0154 FT8 -13 Nepal )

28.074 > ( YB0AN 0232 FT8 +03 F2 , OI33 , 4514km )

18.100 > ( 9N1AA 0441 FT8 -13 )
7.074 > ( LA1KUA 0617 FT8 -17 LP )

VK5GR > 28.085 YJ0AG 0405z RTTY via F2 , PF95>RH42 3567km.

April 29th 2018
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F 70 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A2.6
Solar Wind 391km/s at 0149z

28.268 VK8VF/b 0139 549 F2 , 0220 539 , 0235 539 , PH57 , 2614km.

28.074 > ( YF5RFU 0144 FT8 -19 F2 , 0243 -04 F2 , OJ20 , 5252km ) ( YG0TUR 0150 FT8 -13 F2 , Oi33 ,
4514km )
( VK4CZ 0147 FT8 -12 Es , QG62 , 1608km )

28.265.80v VK4RST/b 0157 549 Es , 0232 539 , 0306 539 , 0539 569 , 0605 569 all Es , QG41 , 1225km.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0212 539 Es , QG62 , 1630km , LH April 9th 2018.

10M Asian Intruders 0219 S3 F2.

VK4NWH heard 28.495 VK5NNT 0116z 5x8 Es , QG62>PF75.

28.074 > ( VK4EMS 0244 FT8 -14 Es , QG62 , 1621km ) ( JH2AKB 0247 FT8 -10 TEP )
( JA1LZB 0253 FT8 -15 ) ( YC4CHP 0253 FT8 -15 F2 , 0308 +04 , OI18 , 5222km )
( JA5JQH 0301 FT8 -13 ) ( JA7RRU 0328 FT8 -16 )

14.074 > ( J79WTA 0343 FT8 -13 , FK95 , Dominica , 17070km ) ( ZS6UT 0515 FT8 -07 , KG44 )
10.136 > ( VK0AI 0559 FT8 -17 F2 Maquarie Island , QD95 , IOTA AN005 , 2686km )
14.074 > ( VK0AI 0627 FT8 -18 F2 ) ( V51YJ 0630 FT8 -13 Namibia , JG87 , 11140km ) ( ZS1XG 0630
FT8 -17 JF95 )
( ZS2PA 0628 FT8 -10 KF26 ) ( ZS6JEs 0637 FT8 -17 KG43 ) ( ZS6UT 0639 FT8 -16 KG44 )

Took a bit of DX for the ZS Stations to come out of the woodwork !!

28.265.80v VK4RST/b 0648 579 Es , 0711 549 , 0741 339.

18.100 > ( V51MA 0654 FT8 -20 F2 SP , JG87 , 11140km , Windhoek , 22 South )
14.074 > ( ZS6WB 0701 FT8 -18 KG44 )
7.074 > ( HC5ARC 0707 FT8 -11 , FI07 , 14313km , Ecuador )
14.074 > ( ZS1SBW 0714 FT8 0 JF95 ) ( ZS1ZKZ 0717 FT8 -16 JF96 )

28.074 > ( JR1AQI 0745 FT8 -14 )

April 30th 2018
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F 71 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A2.6
Solar Wind 413km/s at 0211z

28.265.80v VK4RST/b 0213 549 Es , 0232* gone , 0257 539.
28.074 > ( VK2ZMT 0221 FT8 +06 Es , QF57 , 1233km )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0252 549 Es , 0320 539.

18.100 > ( FO5QB 0329 FT8 -07 , BH52 , 7261km ) ( VK3VM 0143 FT8 -06 Es QF11 655km )
7.074 > ( JD1BMH 0838 FT8 -10 , QL17 , IOTA AS031 , Ogasawara ) ( CM3HVY 0845 FT8 -12 , EL82 , Cuba )
3.573 > ( NL8F 0855 FT8 -13 , AO63 , Alaska , 11193km )

May 1st 2018
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F 70 A 6 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A2.5
Solar Wind 423km/s at 0133z

18.070 H40D 0221 549 F2 , RI30 , IOTA OC179 , Duff Islands , 9 South , 4026km, Temotu.

28.265v VK4RST/b 0321 very weak Es , 0342 539.

14.260 H40D 0538 5x4.

21.074 > ( VU2MSA 0552 FT8 -18 )
18.100 > ( JY4CI 0613 FT8 -20 KM71 Jordan ) ( 5W1SA 0616 FT8 -09 AH46 )
3.573 > ( KH2L 0821 FT8 -15 , QK23 , Guam )

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1218 539 Es.

Darwin VK8 FoEs 1150z > trace to 11.400Mhz.
Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 1140z > 5.910Mhz

May 2nd 2018
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Nothing to report , did not listen due to computer problems, Windows 10 Feature Update.

May 3rd 2018
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F 67 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.7
Solar Wind 361km/s at 0123z

21.074 > A52YL 0534 FT8 -19 , 0550 -12 , NL57 , Bhutan , 8533km )
18.100 > ( ZS6WB 0744 FT8 -05 )
7.074 > ( FG5FU 0955 FT8 -19 , FK96 , Guadeloupe , 17103km ) ( PY2YP 0957 FT8 -18 F2 SP , GG66 ,
13505km )
( 6Y5IDX 1011 FT8 -14 , FK08 , Jamaica , 18 North , 15940km )

May 4th 2018
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F 67 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.3
Solar Wind 366km/s at 2357z

14.114 VK3MO 5x4 with substantial echo on the signal , not heard this in some time , has 4x5EL Mono
Bander on 20M,
grid QF22.

21.074 > ( XZ2A 0129 FT8 -12 , 0619 -17 , Myanmar ) ( A52YL 0619 FT8 -15 , 0654 -11 , Bhutan )
( A92GE 0619 FT8 +02 , LL56 ) ( 8J1ITU 0700 FT8 -15 , JA ITU Association )
18.100 > ( F5MYK/MM 0639 FT8 -03 , MJ96 , 7747km, of the south west coast of Sri lanka )

May 5th 2018
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F 68 A 4 K 5 18z K 4 21z Minor G1 Storm
SN 13 A1.5

Solar Wind 329km/s at 0215z

14.074 > ( TI2CC 0235 FT8 -13 , EJ79 )
18.100 > ( XE2BY 0357 FT8 -19 , DM12 ) ( VK3BY 0404 FT8 -19 Es , QF22 , 668km )

14.165 ZS3V 0540 4x4 , YL Op , KG01 , wkg VK.
14.183 ZS1SBW 0543 very weak on peaks , ANZA Net
7.174 EA3AKP 0553 5x4 LP , 3EL at 120ft.

18.100 > ( TA4SO 0610 FT8 -15 F2 SP , KM47 , Turkey )
7.074 > ( G8APB 0635 FT8 -23 F2 LP , IO83 ) ( XE2BCS 0635 FT8 -22 , DL44 )
18.100 > ( C93PA 0739 FT8 -14 F2 SP , 0754 +01, KH70 , Beira , Mozambique , 19 South , 9946km , CQ VK )
( ZS5PD 0747 FT8 -02 , KF59 ) ( ZS6CR 0753 FT8 -16 , KG43 )

73 de David Vitek

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