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 6th 2018
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Sunrise 2017z Sunset 0946z

F 74 A 8 K 2 No Storm SN 13 A9.5

No Solar Wind data , a large tree branch fell across my telephone wire tearing it from the side of
the house , no internet
for three days.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 1336 339 Es , 0312 559.

28.266 VK7RST/b 1338 569 Es , 2313 549 , 0027 569 back in , 0151 569 , 0317 569 , 0355 569 , 0725 549.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 2344 549 Es , 0057 549 , 0318 539 , 0725 549.
28.490 VK7NWT 0006 5x5 Es , QE29 , 902km.
28.490 VK2CPR 0007 5x4 Es , QF33 , 783km , new band this call.
28.490 VK2GJC 0010 5x6 Es , QF54 , 1087km.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 0015 339 2Es , 0026 539 , 0101 539.
28.490 VK2AH 0017 5x6 Es , QF55 , 1135km.
28.490 VK4OH/Mobile 0030 5x4 Es , 0351 5x4.
28.490 VK2CCW 0059 5x5 Es , QF56 , 1216km.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 011 539 Es , 0120 559 , 0313 539 , 0626 549 , 0710 539.
50.405 VK4ABP/b 0114 539 Es , 0310 339.
50.281 VK4RHT/b 0138 579 Es , 0324 539 , 0357 539 , 0618 549 , 0719 539.
50.045.70 VK8RAS/b 0136 569 Es , 0209 569 , 0315 549.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0212 339 Es , 0317 539 , 0725 539.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0214 559 Es , 0319 549 , 0348 549 , 0726 539.
28.495 VK4OZI 0321 5x5 Es , QG64 , 1744km.

50.297 VK7RST/b 0620 549 Es , 0656 539.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0628 549 Es , 0711 549.
50.313 VK2DVZ 0637 FT8 -6 Es , QF68 , 1335km.
50.313 VK7MO 0639 FT8 -4 Es , QE37 , 1159km , Hobart.
50.057 VK7RAE/b 0717 559 Es.

28.263 VK3RRU/b 0723 539 Es , QF15 , 337km.
28.074 JA3LBF 0739 FT8 -4 TEP , PM74.

February 7th 2018
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F 77 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 17 A6.6

28.266 VK4RST/b 0300 559 Es , 0752 549.

49.750Mhz 0653 S3 bfo.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0700 S3.

February 8th 2018
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F 77 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 20 A6.1
Solar Wind 375km/s at 0138z.

Flare C8.1 at 1347z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0000 549 Es , 0005* gone , 0136 549 , 0225 549.

7.146 H44MS 0752 4x3 F2.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 1120 539 Es, 1130 559 , 1241 still 539.

February 9th 2018
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F 78 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 22 A6.1
Solar Wind 370km/s at 0231z

28.228 ZL3TEN/b 0048 339 2Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0051 539 Es , 0224 529.

14.074 5W0LR 0122 FT8 -19 , AH36 , IOTA OC097 , 5400km.
14.074 T88RF 0125 FT8 -18 , PJ77.
18.100 VK3YB 0238 FT8 +15 Es , QF22 , 655km.
14.074 HC1MD 0621 FT8 -17 , FI09 , 14550km , Ecuador.
14.074 ZS6JES 0628 FT8 -15 , KG43 , still not seeing to many ZS Stations on the bands.
21.074 T88RF 0706 FT8 -14 , PJ77 , 4705km.
21.074 A92GE 0715 FT8 -6 , LL56 , 11440km.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1015 549 Es.
28.490 VK7LCW 1016 5x6 Es , QE38 , 945km.

7.074 C6AKQ 1122 FT8 -15 , FL16 , 16515km , IOTA NA080 , Bahamas.

February 10th 2018
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F 78 A 5 K 3 No Storm SN 23 A5.5
Solar Wind 332km/s at 0229z.

Density 19.0 p/cc at 0229z > IPS

28.266 VK4RST/b 0107 549 Es , 0211 559 , 0337 549 , 0457 559 , 0531 569 , 0709 549 , 0827 539 , 1136
559.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0107 539 Es.

18.100 T88RF 0134 FT8 +5 F2.

28.490 KH6RC 0206 5x4 F2 + Es probably , BK29 , 9156km.
28.490 VK2GJC 0209 5x3 Es , QF54 , 1087km.
28.480 VK4LS 0214 5x6 Es , QG62 , 1639km.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0222 539 Es , 0337 539 , 0456 539 , 0525 539 , 0709 339.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0220 539 Es.

28.298 V73TEN/b 0227 329 F2 + Es probably , still very irregular , seems that there is no multi Es
path to V73 over our
summer , watched closely and not heard , also noted the lack of a path between KH6 and V73 , not
seen very often.

28.490 VK4KUS 0244 5x4 Es , QG64 , 1735km.
28.490 VK4VAZ 0314 5x4 Es , QG53 , 1602km.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0325 539 Es , 0401 549 , 0439 539 , 1031 539 , 1154 549.

28.074 VK2XAB 0341 FT8 -11 Es , QF56 , 1156km , new log.

28.450 VK2JNG/Portable 0351 5x4 Es , WWFF VKFF 1990 Rawdon Creek Nature Reserve , QF68 , 1400km.

50.313 VK4WTN 0423 FT8 -17 Es , QG64 , 1747km.

28.074 JA5JFB 0444 FT8 -9 TEP PM63 , JH4ALY 0445 FT8 - 2 PM54 , JA5XAE 0448 FT8 -7 PM63 , JA7LGE
0451 FT8
-7 QM08 , JE1VTZ 0453 FT8 -13 PM95 .
28.490 VK4ARN 0458 5x3 Es , QG62 , 1609km.
28.074 UA9UR 0511 FT8 -15 F2 NO33 10988km , JJ1RDX 0514 FT8 0.

14.207 PY3PA 0809 4x3 F2 SP , GG30 , Santa Maria , 29 South , 12730km , LH March 9th 2002 15M SSB.
14.224 HL0WOP 0816 5x3 SES , Winter Olympics , PM47.
7.074 MT0IXD 0823 FT8 -8 LP , IO74 , Isle of Man.

28.074 YC6RMT 1045 FT8 -8 3Es , NJ81 , 5915km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 1049 539 Es.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 1056 539 Es , 1154 539.

10M Asian Intruders 1134 S3 multi Es.

February 11th 2018
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F 78 A 6 K 1 No Storm SN 35 A6.4
Solar Wind 338km/s at 0331z.

28.266 VK4RST/b 1517 539 Es , 0008 539 , 0131 539 , 0550 549 , 0910 549.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 0007 539 2Es , 0831 539.
28.480 VK2BET 0021 5x5 Es , QF56 , 1172km.
28.480 VK2GHM 0025 5x6 Es , QF56 , 1141km.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0034 549 Es , 0057 569 , 0131 549 , 0222 569 , 0415 549 , 0833 549 , 0910 549 , 1317
539.
28.480 VK1FWBG 0040 5x4 Es , CQ Parks , new log.
28.490 VK3YUN 0042 5x4 Es , QF21 , 685km.
28.490 VK7AN/Portable 0044 5x5 Es , QE48 , Bay of Fire , 1037km.
28.490 VK3FFB 0045 5x6 Es , QF22 , 684km, Melbourne.
28.490 VK4LS 0048 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1639km.
28.490 VK2FVG 0109 5x6 Es , QF54 , 1101km.

50.024 ZL2WHO/b 0117 539 2Es , 0133 539 , 0144 539 , 0825 faint , RF79 , 3317km.

33.0Mhz 0129 VK4 Longreach , Ion Sounder , S4 Es, QG26 , 1395km.

28.490 VK3FMDC 0134 5x5 Es , could not find grid.

50.313 VK7FB 0200 FT8 +7 Es , QE37 , 1162km, Hobart.
50.297 VK7RST/b 0205 559 Es , QE37 , 1162km.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0106 549 Es , 0220 539 , 0415 539 , 0536 549 , 0628 549 , 1017 539.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0221 549 Es , 0332 329 , 0539 539 , 0625 539.

50.057 VK7RAE/b 0224 539 Es , 0304 539 , 0333 559 , 0829 549 0850 549 0855* gone.
50.313 VK6KXW 0226 FT8 -18 Es yagi at VK7 , 0240 -5 off the back , OF87 , 2038km.
50.313 VK7ZGK 0226 FT8 +5 Es , QE37 , 1158km.
50.313 VK7KRJ 0229 FT8 +3 Es , QE37 , 1169km.
50.313 VK2AZ 0241 FT8 -10 Es , QF56 , 1124km.
50.313 VK6AKT 0249 FT8 -13 Es , OF78 , 2132km.
50.313 VK3ALZ 0250 FT8 -18 Es , QF31 , 794km.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0751 549 Es , 0758* gone.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0752 539 Es , 0800 549 , 0825 329 , 0830* gone.
50.294.589 VK2BMU 0808 WSPR -15 Es , QF56 , 1150km.
50.011 ZL1SIX/b 0839 429 2Es , RF64 , 3198km.
50.120 VK3KRD 0845 5x5 Es , QF22 , 642km.

18.100 FR5GS 1324 FT8 -15 , LG78 , Reunion , 21 South , 8070km.

February 12th 2018
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F 78 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 24 A6.3
Solar Wind 304km/s at 0202z.

Density 16.0 p/cc at 0547z > IPS.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0138 539 Es.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0149 539 Es , 0246 539 , 0938 539 , 0958 559.

50.045.70 VK8RAS/b 0142 549 Es , 0231 539 , 0826 569 , 0901 549 , 0925 539 , PG66 , 1329km.

28.266 VK4RST/b 0149 549 Es , 0246 549 , 0407 539.

50.313 VK7KRJ 0155 FT8 -18 Es , QE37 , 1169km.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0159 539 Es.
50.313 VK2FA 0220 FT8 -14 Es , QF57 , 1232km.

28.074 JA6WHC 0546 FT8 -13 TEP , 0703 -9 , PM52.
28.074 VK4UH 0549 FT8 -6 Es , QG62 , 1604km.
28.074 JA3LBF 0604 FT8 -14 TEP , PM74.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0637 539 Es , 0935 549.

33.0Mhz 0903 VK4 Longreach , Ion Sounder S4 Es, QG26 , 1395km.

28.074 VK6KXW 0931 FT8 -2 Es , OF87 , 2038km.

50.313 VK6OX 0948 FT8 +4 Es , 1011 FT8 0 , OF78 , 2140km.

February 13th 2018
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F 79 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 26 B1.0
solar Wind 322km/s at 0148z ,

497km/s at 1255z.

28.266 VK4RST/b 0048 569 Es , 0920 579 , 1022 339 , 1112 539.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0046 549 Es.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0046 539 Es , 0056 549.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0155 549 Es.
28.367 VK7RAE/b 0241 549 Es , 0310 559 , 0914 549 , 0947 539.
28.490 VK3MBW 0243 5x6 Es Loud , QF21 , 621km.
28.490 VK7AN 0252 5x4 Es , QE38 , 1037km.

7.074 C31MF 0731 FT8 -15 F2 LP , JN02 , Andorra.
7.074 XE2NBL 0731 FT8 -16 , DL95.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0858 549 Es.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 0911 339 2Es , 0935 539 , RE66 , 3038km.

21.074 VK3BM 0942 FT8 +9 Es , QF22 , 690km , Melbourne.
18.100 VK3XN 1031 FT8 +17 Es , QF22 , 641km.

50.313 VK7KRJ 1042 FT8 -5 Es , QE37, 1169km.
50.297 VK7RST/b 1047 549 Es , QE37.

February 14th 2018
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F 76 A 3 K 1 No Storm SN 20 A5.8
Solar Wind 332km/s at 0207z.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1357 539 Es , 0544 549 , 0836 539.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0054 549 Es , 0151 549 , 0239 539 , 0325 549 , 0412 faint , 0704 539 , 0814 549 ,
0957 439.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0054 549 Es , 0834 539 , 0957 539.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0055 559 Es , 0239 549 , 0326 549 , 0515 569 Loud , 0620 569 , 0705 569 , 0815 569 ,
0958 579.

50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0136 559 Es , 0155* approx , 0218 539 , 0521 549.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0230 539 Es, 0801 549 , 0849 549 , 0940 539.

28.490 VK4FSCC 0256 5x4 Es , QG63 , 1659km.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0203 539 Es , 0304 339, 0801 569 , 0849 549.

Norfolk Island 0255z F0Es > 14.680Mhz.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0513 539 Es , 0704 539, 0958 539.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 0757 539 Es.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0803 539 Es.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0803 549 Es.
50.294 VK2HC 0806 WSPR +8 Es , 0920 -22 off the back of the yagi , QF56 , 1157km.
28.263 VK3RRU/b 0838 439 Es , 0956 439 , QF15 , 336km.
50.313 VK2FA 0852 FT8 +9 Es , QF57 , 1232km.
50.313 VK2BLS 0901 FT8 -19 Es off the back of the yagi , QF55 , 1126km.
50.313 VK5DK 0903 FT8 -17 Es , backscater , yagi west , QF02 , 372km , Mount Gambier.

February 15th 2018
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F 75 A 3 K 4 18z No Storm SN 18
A5.0 Solar wind 300km/s at 0024z.

50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 2328 559 Es.

28.264 VK6RWA/b 2336 539 Es , 0129 539.

50.306 VK6RBU/b 0026 539 Es , OF76 , 2161km , LH January 31st 2018.
50.313 VK6CPU 0045 FT8 -13 Es , 0056 -8 OF78 , 2128km.

7.174 DK7LJ 0709 5x4 LP , JO54 , 54 North , Kiel.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1229 539 Es.

21.074 OE4VIE 1234 FT8 -12 , JN87.

73 de David Vitek

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