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

August 9th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )

Sunrise 2138z Sunset 0808z

F 70 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.3
Solar Wind 407km/s at 0209z

18.100 > ( XE1MEX 0233 FT8 -13 ) ( 9V1YC 0237 FT8 +16 F2 ) ( ZL2IFB 0242 FT8 +11 F2 )

14.074 > ( 4W6VA 0251 FT8 -12 F2 PI21 ) ( A35RR 0254 FT8 -19 AG28 )

7.074 > ( A35RR 0819 FT8 -05 )

3.573 > ( KL7NC 1028 FT8 -16 CO45 ) ( UA0NL 1055 FT8 -12 PN53 ) ( CO8ZZ 1115 FT8 -13 FL10 )

7.074 > ( HK2AQ 1117 FT8 -18 FJ37 )

August 10th 2018
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F 70 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.1
Solar Wind 357km/s at 0237z

18.100 > ( K8FL 0238 FT8 -01 EM79 best of the USA ) ( ZL3NB 0319 FT8 +04 F2 ) ( KG5ZTH 0331 FT8 0
EL08 )

( 4X4MF 0751 FT8 -19 ) ( IZ0AXF 0758 -09 SP JN61 best of the Europeans )

August 11th 2018
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F 70 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A1.2
Solar Wind 364km/s at 0230z

Density > 15.0 p/cc at 0516z IPS IMF +11 nT at 0329z

14.175 VI50IARU3 0353 5x4 SES 50th anniversary of IARU Region 3 , usual call VK4SDD , Atherton
Tablelands.

7.074 > ( HG2DX 0417 FT8 -19 LP KN06 ) ( DL5AN 0440 FT8 -17 LP JN49 ) ( IU8CNE 0448 FT8 -22 LP )

( SV2DCD 0450 FT8 -17 LP ) ( HC1HC/HC8 0450 FT8 -17 IOTA SA004 Galapagos Islands,
13511km )

14.074 > ( KH9/N7NVK 0802 FT8 -19 IOTA OC053 Wake Island )

7.074 > ( KV4FZ 0821 FT8 -03 FK77 US Virgin Islands )

3.573 > ( HK3W 0923 FT8 -05 ) ( XE2T 0934 FT8 -15 DM41 ) ( PY2LCD 0944 FT8 -19 F2 SP Polar Path ,
GG66 )

( PY2LCD , 23 South , Sao Paulo , 13508km SP ) ( PY5WW 0951 FT8 -16 SP GG54
Curitiba , 25 South )

( LU7HN 1056 FT8 -19 F2 SP Polar Path , FF88 , Cordoba , 31 South , 12326km )

7.074 > ( K9K 1120 FT8 -17 EM48 SES Bi-Centennial Worked all Capitals , Illinois )

August 12th 2018
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F 67 A 10 K 4 0z No Storm SN 0 A1.1
Solar Wind 388km/s at 0232z

18.100 > ( XE1GZU 0251 FT8 -20 DL80 )
14.074 > ( XE2AU 0306 FT8 -13 )
21.074 > ( BG9FJD 0348 FT8 -15 OM44 ) Best JA +08 0415z , ( BD0AAI 0429 FT8 -18 )

7.074 > ( YV5KAJ 0653 FT8 -12 FK60 ) ( G1OJJ 0654 FT8 -18 LP ) ( XE1MG 0655 FT8 -16 EL07 )

( PY5EG 0718 FT8 -15 SP Polar Path , Curitiba , 4 decodes , 0748 -13 , 2 decodes ,
13259km )

( YY4JLG 0730 FT8 -18 FK60 , Venezuela ) ( HI8PAP 1038 FT8 -09 Dominican Republic )

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0440z > 5.590Mhz
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0255z > 6.700Mhz
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0325z > 5.250Mhz

August 13th 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.0
Solar Wind 407km/s at 0230z

14.074 > ( KH9/N7NVK 0632 FT8 -02 , 0726 -16 , RK39 ) ( G3XPO 0732 FT8 -15 LP JO01 , still poor to
UK atm )
( SM6UQL 0812 FT8 -12 LP , some prop further north )

3.573 > ( PP5JR 0948 FT8 -18 SP Polar Path , GG52 , 0949 -17 , Florianopolis , Brazil , 27 South ,
13047km )

( TI5/N5BEK 1006 FT8 -16 ) ( UA0LBF 1011 FT8 -16 PN53 ) ( RU0LL 1035 FT8 -08 PN53 )

( A35RR 1036 FT8 -19 IOTA OC049 4751km )

August 14th 2018
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F 68 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.0
Solar Wind 340km/s at 0226z

14.074 > ( LB8IB 0533 FT8 -13 LP JO59 Norway ) ( LB8MG 0538 FT8 -19 LP JO59 )
18.100 > ( IT9GRZ 0643 FT8 -16 SP )
7.074 > ( CM2XN 0904 FT8 -17 EL83 Cuba )

August 15th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 4 15z No Storm SN 12
A1.6 Solar Wind 497km/s at 1450z

Density > 14.0 p/cc at 0412z IPS VK DST Index > -62 at 1315z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 53.510GW at 1345z.

14.074 > ( VU3YWK 0241 FT8 -18 MK68 ) ( VK4ALX 0618 FT8 +21 F2 QG62 , unusually good to Sth-East VK4 )

7.074 > ( FO5QS 0624 FT8 -06 BH43 IOTA OC046 7202km ) ( EI4KF 0625 FT8 -13 LP IO54 )

14.074 > ( G3PXT 0743 FT8 -12 LP JO02 ) ( GJ0KYZ 0744 FT8 -17 LP , IN89 , IOTA EU013 Jersey )
( OZ4O 0746 FT8 -19 LP JO65 )

7.074 > ( G4OWT 0747 FT8 -18 LP ) ( KL2SB 0818 FT8 -15 BP51 )

7.170 EA8LS 0804 5x4 LP IL18 Canary Islands.

3.573 > ( NL8F 0807 FT8 -13 AO63 Alaska ) ( KL2SB 0818 FT8 -15 Alaska , 12508km ) ( FK8HM 0827 FT8
-11 )
( LU5YF 0833 FT8 -16 SP Polar Path , FF61 , Neuquen , 38 South , 11384km , 2 decodes
, 0857 -18 , 4 decodes )

18.100 > ( SM6UQL 0852 FT8 -09 SP JO57 ) ( G0DWV 0950 FT8 -18 SP JO02 ) ( F4DZF 0954 FT8 -15 SP JN16 )

7.074 > ( D73G 1323 FT8 -11 SES 73rd Liberation of Korea )

3.573 > ( R0CAF 1332 FT8 -09 PN78 ) ( E20WXA 1342 FT8 -17 OK03 Thailand ) ( RW9UB 1402 FT8 -17 NO35 )
( RD9U 1404 FT8 -12 NO33 )

August 16th 2018
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F 69 A 14 K 4 0z K 4 03z No Storm
SN 12 A1.4

Solar Wind 512km/s peak at 0128z IMF 13nT at 1007z BZ -08 at 2106z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 37.110GW at 0255z.

21.074 > ( BV1EK 0224 FT8 -08 F2 ) ( VK4ACN 0230 FT8 -13 F2 QG62 ) ( K2GT 0232 FT8 -14 F2 BK29
Hawaii )

( YD8UYJ 0233 FT8 +06 F2 PJ21 , best of the YB's , better than it has been ) (
4F3OM 0236 FT8 -02 F2 PK04 )

( VK2CRA 0246 FT8 -06 Es QF57 1179km )

7.074 > ( HA7TM 0429 FT8 -19 LP JN97 ) ( S52D 0435 FT8 -19 LP JN76 )

49.750Mhz 0603 weak trace on JTDX

18.100 > ( AP2IA 0634 FT8 -11 MM71 ) ( D73G 0636 FT8 -19 IOTA AS084 Hachuja Island )
21.074 > ( BD8BNG 0708 FT8 -14 OL36 )
7.074 > ( EA8AIN 0828 FT8 -10 LP IL18 Canaries )
18.100 > ( SP7TF 0923 FT8 -16 SP )
7.074 > ( XE1/N4DMH 0941 FT8 -13 )
14.074 > ( G0JHC 1334 FT8 -14 SP ) ( 8S6OP 1334 FT8 -10 SP JO67 Sweden ) ( G0FUV 1337 FT8 -15 SP
IO70 )

Sydney VK2 FoEs 0325z > 7.740Mhz
Norfolk island VK2 FoEs 0555z > 5.520Mhz

August 17th 2018
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F 68 A 11 K 4 06z No Storm SN 12
A1.4 Solar Wind 473km/s at 0205z

VK DST Index -66 at 0325z Southern Hemisphere Auroral forecast > 39.830GW at 0635z

21.074 > ( YD8UYJ 0225 FT8 +06 F2 , best of the YB's )

28.265.40 VK4RRC/b 0341 539 Es , 0355 549 , 0418 539 , 0432 539.
28.270.80 VK4RTL/b 0405 529 Es , 0433 539 Es.

7.057.80 > ( TX5T 0627 FT8 -11 best , IOTA OC114 Raivavae Island , Austral Islands , BG66 7101km )

7.074 > ( CO2PBR 0922 FT8 -15 Cuba ) ( 4X1UF 1423 FT8 -17 ) ( VK6HV 1424 FT8 -10 OG89 )

14.074 > ( AT3LH 1429 FT8 -17 MK65 , Vengurla Point Lighthouse , IN0022 , 15 North , 8860km )
( LA3DV 1430 FT8 -15 SP JO49 )

Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0225z > 5.700Mhz.
Darwin VK8 FoEs 1205z > 5.700Mhz.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 1355z > 5.880Mhz.

73 de David Vitek

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