Log from David Vitek

Adelaide South Australia
Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
ALL TIMES UTC
SP Shortpath
LP Longpath
SES Special Event Station
SWL Call VK5001SWL

October 24th 2017
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Sunrise 1959z Sunset 0906z

F 78 A 6 K 4 15z K 5 18z Minor G1 Storm
SN 23 A7.3

Solar Wind 378km/s at 0751z Density 30.0 p/cc at 0751z > IPS.

18.120 A61FK 1348 5x4 , LL74 , 11034km.
14.217 HA500M 1400 5x3 , SES Martin Luther , JN97 .

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1412 549 Es , 1426 weaker , 0100 439 , QF56.

18.135 DL3KZA 1149 5x5.
18.135 TC10A 1151 5x3 , SES 79th Memorial Day , Ataturk , KM78 , 38 North.

18.145 CE1AT 1200 5x4 SP , Polar Path , Iquique , FG49 , 20 South , 13189km at 149 degrees, only
second time in my log ,
last heard on 15M SSB April 5th 2015.

18.145 GB2RN 1207 5x3 , SES , RNARS London HMAS Belfast Group , IO91 , 51 North .
7.140 VR20XMT 1307 5x7.

October 25th 2017
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F 78 A 18 K 4 0z K 4 03z K 4 06z K
5 09z Minor G1 Storm

SN 23 A7.1 Solar wind 642km/s at 2228z Southern
Hemisphere Auroral Forecast >

35.98GW at 0550z

14.188 R7ET 1455 5x4.

33.0Mhz JA pager 0210 S3 , 0319 S4.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0220 539 Es , did not last.
10M Asian Intruders 0237 S3 , 0302 S4.

18.060 VMW Fax Txer , VK6 , 0250 59+10.
18.080 S21ZAS 0744 549 , NL60 , IOTA AS127 , Saint Martins , 7855km.
14.233 4E1ADW 0800 5x6 , PK04 , 5741km.
7.002.90 H40GC 0804 569.

Brisbane FoEs 0240z 7.10Mhz

VK5BC wkg 14.180 RI1ANO 2219z 5x5 , GC07 , 9159km at 172 degrees , South Shetland.

October 26th 2017
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F 79 A 21 K 4 0z K 4 03z K 4 09z K
4 12z K 4 15z K 4 18z

Minor G1 Storm SN 24 A7.7 Solar Wind 561km/s at 0120z.

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 51.60GW at 1310z

14.205 VR20XMT 1341 5x4 , OL72 , 6896km.
14.205 MI0AIH 1343 5x6, band well open to European Russia , DL , Ukraine , OH.

14.190 T6/IZ1CCK 1403 5x3 , Taurinense Alpini Brigade Italian Army , Herat , MM14 , 34 North ,
11039km , been chasing
this for about 1 million years !! , apart from the Gulf States , never do to well to surrounding areas.

14.227 9K2MD 1426 5x4.
14.212 A61FK 1429 5x4.
14.190 AT1FI 1432 4x3, SES FIFA U-17 World Cup , MK65 , Panaji , Goa , 15 North , 8820km , usual
call VU2SMS.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0112 549 Es , 0127 569 , 0211 549 , 0254 still 549.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0143 539 Es , 0204 549 , back 0229 339 , last heard October 23rd 2017.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0144 559 Es , 0205 549 , 0225 weaker , gone 0235* approx , last heard August 8th 2017.
50.110.80 VK2BPL 0156 579 Es , 0215 559 , 0231 559, QF57 , 1230km.
50.110 VK2BPL 0158 5x5 Es , last heard August 8th 2017.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0237 S6 , 0335 S3 , 1010 S4 , 1035 S6 , 1122 S4 , 1212 S5 , first evening TEP
since last autumn.

50.110 VK2HC 0245 5x5 Es , QF56 , 1157km , last heard August 7th 2017.

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0256 319 Es faint , 0326 439 Es, QH30 , 1913km.

20.469 VMC Fax Txer , 0331 , VK4 , Charleville , S4.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0526 539 Es , 0554 539 Es , QG62 , 1630km

14.224 4E1ADW 0832 5x6.

10M Asian Intruders 1015 S3.

34.550Mhz 1021 , MUF to Asian FMn
33.300Mhz SKYiMET Radar Tokyo , 1024 S4 , 1057 S3 , 1214 S3.

7.010 KH0/OH1JD 1049 569 , IOTA OC086 , Tinian Island , QK25 , 5628km , 15 North.

October 27th 2017
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F 77 A 20 K 3 No Storm SN 23 A7.5
Solar Wind 490km/s at 2342z.

14.142 YC1POI 1421 5x5.
14.185 9A7JCY 1422 5x5.
14.237 YB0IBM 1424 5x6 , Jakarta.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 2346 339 Es.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0052 549 Es.
28.490 VK2QV 0118 5x6 Es , QF56 , 1149km , last heard on 10M SSB June 26th 2017.

Brisbane FoEs 0110z 8.10Mhz.

October 28th 2017
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F 76 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 23 A6.6
Solar wind 415km/s at 0221z.

15M Phone VR20ZQZ 0051 5x5 , B9K 0058 5x4 OM25 35 North 8601km , VK4SDD 0103 F2 , B1Z 0106 5x4 OM89
39 North Beijing Contest Club , RK0UT 0110 5x4 , YC9XYP 0110 5x3 , BU2BE 0114 5x3 , KH7CW 0117 5x4,
HS0ZCW
0126 5x6 , BD3CB 0129 4x3 , HS5SRH 0131 5x4.

10M Phone JJ1RDX 0132 5x4 PM95 , JA7OWD 0144 5x6 PM51 , JH1AMA 0146 5x4 YL Op , JS3CTQ 0147 5x4 ,
JA7RPC 0148 weak , JH1CML 0151 5x6 , JH1ACA 0152 5x6 , JA1RTX 0152 5x6 , JA4FSH 0153 5x4 , JA1DCO 0153
5x6 , JA0FMU 0154 5x6 , JE2OTM 0155 5x5 , JA4GXX 0155 weak , JJ0JML 0156 5x4 , JR3NZC 0158 5x4 . JH0EQN
0204 weak , JH5KDL 0205 5x4 , JA1CPU 0207 5x4 , P29RR 0209 5x4 F2 QI13 3222km 6 South VK Op , AH0BT 0211
5x5 2F Saipan QK25 IOTA OC086 5604km , JA3AOP 0214 5x4 , B4T 0215 5x5 OM91 7600km , JA1WWE 0216 weak ,
JE4CIL 0218 5x4 , JA5DPL 0223 5x4 .

10M SSB 0245z band closed.

15M Phone A44A 0257 5x4 LL93 Royal Omani Radio Society 23 North 10645km , BY7KTO 0302 weak , RW0A
0304 5x4 NO65 10967km , RT0C 0309 5x7 OP21 11,110km 61 North , KH7M 0309 weak BK29 19 North , DX1MK
0322 5x5 PK04 , KH7CW 0337 5x4 , BY1A 0341 5x4 OM25 Beijing DX Club , YB0NDT 0343 5x5 , VK4KW 0348
5x5 Es ,
HS5SRH 0356 5x5 NK98 18 North , VK4ZD 0358 5x4 Es , A44A 0359 5x4.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0403 539 Es.

15M Phone JT5DX 0413 5x6 OO20 9953km , R9PA 0416 5x4 NO14 55 North 11266km , WH6WI 0427 4x4 ,
FK8IK 0431 5x4 RG37 3078km .

10M phone JE6RPM 0437 5x7 PM95 , VK4KW 0445 5x3 Es QG62 1580km , JR2GRX 0448 5x6 , JH2XQY 0457
weak, PM85 , JH1CML 0500 5x4, QM05 .

14.203 P33W 0518 5x6 LP, KM64 , Cyprus.

15M phone VK8RD 0529 5x4 F2 PH57 Darwin , BD7KBB 0643 , T8ED 0647 5x4, PJ77, Koror Palua .

7.154 EF8R 0653 5x4 LP , IL28 , Canary Islands.
7.188 ZM4T 0657 5x5 , RF80 , Hawkes Bay.
21.263 BY4AA 0705 5x4.
14.172 B7K 0709 5x7 , OL63 , Guandong , 6956km.
21.270 UA4M 0725 5x4 LO44.
14.219 CN2R 5x7 LP IM61 , 31 North.
7.198 CR6K 0737 5x5 LP IN50, Portugal.
7.146 CN3A 0741 5x6 LP IM52 32 North.
7.160 ZF9CW 0748 5x4 , FK09 , Cayman islands , 15905km.

15M Phone A61FK 0757 LL74 , II8M 0759 5x4 , YB0NDT 0803 5x4 , ES9C 0805 5x4 KO38 Tartu 58 North
14479km ,
UW1M 0807 5x6 , OF5Z 0808 5x4 , KP30 60 North , RT5Z 0812 5x5 , R9UA 0824 5x4 , UP2L 0825 5x4 , RJ4P
0828
5x4 , YC9FAR 0833 5x4 YL Op , SK3W 0834 5x4 JP80 59 North , SV9RGI 0840 5x3 KM25 35 North, Crete , VK9CZ
5x4 IOTA OC003 Cocos-Keeling Islands NH87 12 South 4893km , EA1DR 0847 5x4 IN83 43 North, Cantabria
, BG5HEK
0851.

20M Phone CR6K 0857 5x5 LP , HG6N 0859 5x4 LP , CN2R 0900 5x7 IM63 , RW0A 0902 5x6 , DF0HQ 0903
5x3 LP ,
ES9C 0906 5x4 LP , BY1AS 0908 5x4 , OZ7X 0909 5x5 JO56.

7.193 AH0BT 0915 5x7 Saipan QK25.
7.168 XQ6OA 0923 5x7, Chile , FE39, 11032km, 40 South , Polar Path , at 156 Degrees.
3.792 KH7CW 0931 5x4.

15M Phone IT9DVZ 0936 5x4 JM78 Messina 38 North , IR2L 0939 weak JN55 45 North , DF0HQ 0942 weak ,
TM3R 0948 weak JN08 48 North.

3.769 AH0BT 0952 5x4.
7.143 9Y4W 0959 5x4 , FK91 , Tobago , 11 North , 16736km.
14.295 OH8X 1008 5x4 , KP35 , 61 North , Radio Arcala.
14.247 E28AI 1017 5x3 , Ok09 , Thailand , 19 North.
7.191 PJ2T 1021 5x4 , Curacao , FK52 , IOTA SA006 , 16263km.
7.177 AH0K 1040 5x4 , QK25 , Mariana islands.
7.166 B7Q 1044 5x4 , OM89 , 39 North.
7.145 DX1MK 1047 5x6.
14.281 B7K 1051 5x5.

Niue FoEs 0100z > 21.73Mhz

73 de David Vitek

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