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

March 26th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2100z Sunset 0847z

F 68 A 16 K 4 0z No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar wind 506km/s at 0642z

14.074 > ( VI4GAMES 0038 FT8 -09 SES Commonwealth Games PG99 1605km )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0201 539 Es.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0210 539 Es , 0236 539 , 0332 539 , 0405 539, 0638 539.
28.074 > ( VK3FZ 0225 FT8 -15 Es QF22 681km )

21.074 > ( VK7AC 0248 FT8 +12 Es QE38 1023km )

28.163 VK3XPT/b 0256 539 Es , 0329 539 , QF22 , 701km.
28.126167 VK7BO WSPR -19 Es , QE38 , 1029km

Canberra FoEs 0325z Trace to 11.0Mhz.

March 27th 2018
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F 68 A 12 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 514km/s at 0043z.

49.750 Mhz 0707 S3 bfo , 0744 S4 , 0815* gone.
33.0Mhz JA data pager 0723 S4.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0754 539 Es , 0815 check had gone.

March 28th 2018
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F 68 A 9 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 461km/s at 0015z

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0006 539 Es , 0041 539 , 0135 faint , 0212 539 , 0255 539.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0013 539 Es.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0019 539 Es .
50.313 > ( VK4UH 0032 FT8 -7 Es QG62 1604km )

28.074 > ( JA2ATE 0217 FT8 +03 TEP ) ( JA3KBS 0222 FT8 -16 )
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0227 549 Es.
28.074 > ( VK4WIS 0259 FT8 +2 Es QG63 1635km ) ( JH6DSR 0314 FT8 -18 ) ( JA4FKX 0325 FT8 -18 )

7.158 DK7LJ 0711 5x6 LP.
14.245 4E1ADW 0835 5x4 , Philippines.

VK4UH heard 28.260 VK5WI/b 0054z 589 Es QG62>PF95 1583km.

March 29th 2018
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f 69 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar Wind 358km/s at 0021z.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0021 539 Es , 0054 539 , 0128 539 , 0211 faint Es , 0245 539, 0341 439.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0029 539 Es , 0051 539 steady , 0108 549 , 0121* gone.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0105 539 Es , 0112 549 , 0138* gone.
50.130 VK4FB 0111 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1604km , new log.

Sydney FoEs 0040z 6.820 Mhz.
Brisbane FoEs 0040z 7.300Mhz , 0125z trace to 11.610Mhz , 0240z 7.0Mhz.

28.074 > ( JH1FWD 0312 FT8 -14 ) ( JA2ATE 0315 FT8 -10 ) ( ( DU1/A61M 0809 FT8 -19 PK04
5792km )
( JH2TJN 0811 FT8 0 ) ( JH3IEF 0813 FT8 -04 ) ( JA3KNB 0813 FT8 -19 ) (
JF7XBS 0828 FT8 +05 )
( JA1OGX 0814 FT8 -11 ) ( JI1AOI 0811 FT8 -11 ) ( BG8NNG 0819 FT8 -12 OL36
China PRC )
( JG1RBF 0819 FT8 +6 ) ( JM8FEI 0837 FT8 -12 ) ( JF3GFH 0821 FT8 -10 )
( YE6YE 0843 FT8 -8 2F NJ93 5932km Indonesia )

VK5XDX heard 50.282 VK4RTL/b 0458z 539 Es and 50.281 VK4RHT/b 529 Es.

March 30th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A0.0
Solar wind 438km/s at 0058z.

21.074 > ( YV5MBI 0037 FT8 -18 FK60 16268km )

18.100 > ( YV5KAJ 0046 FT8 -12 , 0114 -6 FK60 ) ( C93PA 0646 FT8 -2 F2 SP KH70 Beira
Mozambique 9946km )
the 7Q7EI Malawai Dx-Epedition was active up the band on 17M SSB , not heard , hearing practically
nothing out of Africa
SP or LP on any band when i listen , SSB or FT8, by that i mean mainland Africa , not mauritius ,
reunion et al.

Note on VK Logger 28.265 VK4RRC/b has final commission at the licensed site.

7.074 > ( G0JHC 0659 FT8 -11 F2 LP ) ( G3PXT 0700 FT8 -16 F2 LP )
7.165 F6CTT 0717 5x5 LP , 2EL at 80ft , 1kw.

28.074 > ( DS3CHK 0727 FT8 -3 PM36 )

21.074 > ( VK6DF 0742 FT8 +11 F2 OG89 2653km ) not hearing many VK6 Ops on 15M or 10M FT8.

28.074 > ( DS3BNU 0755 FT8 -16 PM37 ) ( JH4DYP 0758 FT8 -17 ) ( HL2DAA 0758 FT8 -6 PM37 )
( JL1TZQ 0801 FT8 -10 ) ( JA1NCZ 0801 FT8 -10 ) ( JA0RUG 0803 FT8 -14 )
( JO4SFM 0805 FT8 -3 ) ( VK6JJJ 0820 FT8-17 F2 , 0828 +5 PH15 2771km
Oil/Gas Rig ) Not sure if the
lower reaches of the Timor Sea or the Indian Ocean , think the Rig is stationary.
( VK2NSS 0849 FT8 -01 Es QF45 958km )

March 31st 2018
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F 69 A 5 K 3 No Storm SN 11 A0.0
Solar Wind 460km/s at 0019z

28.074 > ( VK4YH 0006 FT8 -4 Es QG53 1576km wkg 3D2AG ) ( VK4HJ 0051 FT8 -18 Es QG63 1670km )
( JQ1TTB 0109 FT8 -11 )

14.074 > ( CE7VPQ 0122 -13 FE36 F2 SP Polar Path at 158 degrees 10746km IOTA SA018 Chiloe Island
42 South )

28.074 > ( JH1XUM 0130 FT8 -04 ) ( JA1LZB 0130 FT8 -16 ) ( JA1BZF 0135 FT8 -15 )

18.100 > ( E51BQ 0311 FT8 -18 , 0317 -03 )

14.188 H44MS 0504 5x4.

28.074 > ( VK6JJJ 0702 FT8 -13 1F PH15 ) ( F5MYK/MM 0708 FT8 -20 0718 -09 PM13 7752km )
( JA6HOZ 0710 FT8 -16 ) ( UA0SC 0712 FT8 -03 3F OO22 10207km Asiatic Russia )
( BG8SRK 0725 FT8 -14 OL05 7776km China PRC ) ( 9W6XEZ 0727 FT8 -12 2F OJ85
5017km Malaysia )
( BD8TE 0729 FT8 -12 OL15 7671km China PRC ) ( A92GE 0731 FT8 -04 11440km
Bahrain )
( YF9CDL 0735 FT8 +9 2F OI71 3789km Bali island ) ( JA2CEJ 0735 FT8 -9 )
( JA6JYM 0742 FT8 -07 ) ( BH8NSC 0743 FT8 -16 F2 OL36 7572km China PRC )
( JA1GVM 0744 FT8 -16 ) ( JH2QXG 0748 FT8 -10 ) ( JH0CLK 0748 FT8 -13 )
( YC9CT 0749 FT8 -04 2F OI71 Bali Island IOTA OC022 ) ( JA6JQV 0749 FT8 -07 )
( YB0MWM 0752 FT8 -04 2F OI33 4564km 6 South ) ( JH1HFE 0758 FT8 +02 )
( JH1FWD 0801 FT8 -14 )

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1025 549 Es , 1053 539.

April 1st 2018
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F 69 A 7 K 2 No Storm SN 12 A2.0
Solar Wind 418km/s at 0006z

Sun 4.29 Degrees North Daylight Saving Time ended in VK5 South Australia

14.074 > ( JW7QIA 1349 FT8 -14 F2 SP JQ78 Svalbard 14513km ) LH February 16th 2002 15M SSB
18.100 > ( YV5OIE 2355 FT8 -12 FK60 16268km )
21.074 > ( 3D2TS 0011 FT8 -17 2F )

28.074 > ( JN1XNI 0051 FT8 -16 ) ( 7K3MHZ 0054 FT8 -14 ) ( JM8FEI 0054 FT8 -15 ) ( JA1XUY
0056 FT8 -14 )
( JE1VTZ 0100 FT8 +6 ) ( JR1EMO 0100 FT8 -1 ) ( JH1QKG 0101 FT8 -8 ) (
JH1LNL 0102 FT8 -18 )
( JA1GVM 0105 FT8 -13 ) ( JR1TRD 0105 FT8 -14 ) ( JA2HIJ 0112 FT8 -20 ) (
JA1WTO 0112 FT8 -16 )
( JA2FXV 0116 FT8 -04 ) ( JA2BMW 0125 FT8 -01 ) ( JA5JQH 0125 FT8 -15 ) (
JE4NAN 0125 FT8 -08 )
( JL3DQX 0130 FT8 -10 ) ( JR6JFR 0145 FT8 -11 ) ( JA6WHC 0152 FT8 -12 )

28.268 VK8VF/b 0209 539 F2 PH57.

28.074 > ( VK6JJJ 0216 FT8 +14 F2 , 0714 +7 , 0724 +10 PH15 2771km ) ( JA2FBE 0221 FT8 -18 )
( BH5HAI 0225 FT8 -04 3F PM00 7477km China PRC ) ( JA6QV 0231 FT8 -14 )
( JF2ERJ 0239 FT8 -17 ) ( JE6LAP 0247 FT8 -17 ) ( ( RW0CD 0255 FT8 -15 3F
PN78 9253km )
( JA1CHY 0259 FT8 -16 )

28.126076 VK3KCX 0306 WSPR -25 not sure if Es or F2 backscatter , QF22 , 690km.
28.126163 VK8AW 0314 WSPR +21 F2 PH57 2616km , might answer the previous question , hihi.

14.074 > ( YV1FM 0538 FT8 -08 FJ49 15898km )
7.165 9A2G 0626 4x2 F2 , not common on 40m LP , very weak.
7.139 DJ7WW 0630 5x4 LP , new band this call , 40km from Hannover.

28.074 > ( YD0SDD 0635 FT8 -07 2F OI33 4514km ) ( BD8TE 0736 FT8 -15 OL15 7671km China PRC )
( YB0COU 0749 FT8 +07 2F OI33 ) ( YF9CDL 0752 FT8 -19 OI71 3789km Bali Island )
( YB8SFE 0753 FT8 -16 2F PJ21 4277km Bitung City 1.4 North ) ( YB1FWO 0756
FT8 0 2F OI33 )
( YB1TJ 0805 FT8 -02 2F OI33 4514km ) ( YC2VYY 0817 FT8 -10 2F OI52 4145km )
( YC4CHP 0823 FT8 -14 2F 0851 -05 OI18 5222km ) ( YD0BAS 0823 FT8 -17 2F OI33 )
( YB0MWM 0831 FT8 -09 2F OI33 )

Last decode 28.074 > ( YC4CHP 0855 FT8 -12 2F OI18 5222km )

73 de David Vitek

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