Log from David Vitek

Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
ALL TIMES UTC
SWL Call VK5001SWL
SP Shortpath
LP Longpath

June 7th 2017

Sunrise 2154z Sunset 0741z

F 75 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN18 A9.2
Solar Wind 345km/s at 0221z

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0728 549 Es , 0810 still 439 , 0830 weak.

June 8th 2017

F 76 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 13 A8.1 Solar
Wind 331km/s at 0015z

7.155 N7EKD 1418 5x6, CQ Africa LP.

June 9th 2017

F 74 A 5 K 3 No Storm SN 12 A6.0
Solar Wind 323km/s at 0257z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0324 559 Es , 0357 549.
28.490 VK4FJDW 0403 5x4 Es , QG63 , 1684km , new log on 10M.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0844 between weak to fair Es , 0903 very weak Es.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 0848 weak Es , last heard May 16th 2017.

June 10th 2017

F 74 A 5 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A5.8
Solar wind 297km/s at 0149z

18.073 YE1AR 0538 559.
14.266 WP4OFO 0544 5x5 CQ VK.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0555 539 Es

Using G7RAU MUF Calculator , PF95 > QF56 VK2RSY/b 28.262 , MUF 35.360Mhz , centre of path QF25 ,
critical
frequency 6.48Mhz

June 11th 2017

F 75 A 4 K 5 18z K 4 21z Minor G1 Storm
SN 0 A6.6

Solar Wind 312km/s at 1226z density 15.0 0236z , 19.0 0312z , 31.0 1226z > IPS

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0347 439 Es.
28.490 VK2FSAV 0417 5x4 Es , QG61 , 1561km.
28.490 VK4VIP 0417 5x3 Es , QG55 , QTH Biloela , 24 South , 1646km , last heard February 12th 2017.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0426 439 Es , 0506 weak Es , QG62 , 1630km.
28.490 VK4FSCC 0616 5x4 Es , QG63 , 1659km , last heard March 31st 2017.

18.135 ZS5ZT 0626 5x4 , KF59 , 9471km , last heard February 26th 2017 17M phone.
14.165 ZS3V 0633 5x4 peak, KG01, 10351km , wkg VK3.
7.163 EA1DLU 0642 4x4 LP , lost most of the LP to Europe on 40M phone 4-5 weeks ago.

June 12th 2017

F 74 A 17 K 3 Minor G1 Storm SN 0
A6.6 Solar Wind 446km/s at 0219z

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0143 549 Es , 0251 539.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0249 549 Es.

14.183 E51XYL 0531 5x4 , Rarotonga, lot of activity out of E51 the last couple of months.

VK3FFB heard 28.186 VK5KV/b at 0253z QF22>PF87 via Es , 899km , MUF 41Mhz.

June 13th 2017

F 75 A 8 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A7.2
Solar wind 524km/s at 0129z

18.145 W7YO 0451 5x4 , DN52 , 43 North , Wyoming, pleased with this , very quiet to North America ,
wkg VK3.
14.183 FO5JV 0503 5x4 , ANZA Net.
7.138 WP4A 0506 5x6 , new log.

June 14th 2017

F 75 A 8 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A6.2
Solar Wind 518km/s at 0449z.

VK4HJ heard 50.315 VK5RBV/b 0428z 569 Es , QG63>PF95 1611km.

June 15th 2017

F 74 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A6.3
Solar Wind 489km/s at 0155z

14.165 ZS3V 0607 5x5 wkg VK3.

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0754 weak Es.

7.009 TX5EG 1307 559 , French Polynesia , IOTA OC-131 , BH65 , 7770km.
14.214 R4FBH 1328 5x5.

June 16th 2017

F 77 A 4 K 4 09z K 5 15z K 4 18z No
Storm SN 28 A7.0

Solar Wind 539 km/s at 0804z Density 19.0 at 0338z , 29.0 at 0508z > IPS.

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 41.39GW at 1445z.

14.005 TX5EG 0358 549.

June 17th 2017

F 74 A 24 K 5 0z K 4 03z K 4 06z K
4 21z Minor G1 Storm

SN 28 A5.5 Solar Wind 525km/s at 2330z Density 28.0 at 0801z
> IPS

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast 43.59GW at 0215z.

21.010 BA3OM 0239 549 , OM99 , Hebei , 39 North , 8522km.
21.031 KH7AA 0252 549 , BK29 , 19 North , 9359km.
21.020 KH0R/KH2 0315 559 , QK23, Guam.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0613 539 Es , 0748 back in 539 Es.
28.490 VK4AS 0618 5x6 Es , Jimboomba , QG62 , 1590km, last heard February 12th 2017 10M phone.
28.490 VK4BLP 0618 3x3 Es , Jimboomba , QG62 , 1584km , new log.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0635 439 Es.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0640 weak Es , 0713 549 Es , QG63 , 1665km , last heard February 12th 2017.
50.170 VK4AFL 0647 5x5 Es , QG62 , 1621km , last heard December 27th 2016.
50.110 VK4DCM 0656 5x5 Es , QG62 , 1605km , last heard December 1st 2016.

June 18th 2017

F 75 A 15 K 3 Minor G1 Storm SN 28
A5.6

Solar Wind 394km/s at 0334z

28.270 VK4RTL/b 0343 429 Es , 0420 faint Es.

21.040 BD5XX 0708 569 , OL96 , 26 North , Fuzhou , 7054km , new log.
7.033 VK9MAV 0730 569 , IOTA OC-267 Marion Reef/Diamond Islets , Coral Sea Islands North Territory ,
QH72 ,
2589km , Op by VK5MAV , new band/mode.
21.012 JT5DX 0754 549 , OO20 , 9953km , AA CW Contest.

June 19th 2017

F 75 A 10 K 2 No Storm SN 27 A5.9
Solar Wind 581km/s at 0247z

Driest start to Winter in Adelaide, PF95, since 1957.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0200 549 Es , 0251 549 , 0353 weak Es , 0442 539 , all Es.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0202 539 Es , 0354 539 , 0504 539 , all Es.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0201 549 Es , 0354 549 , 0443 539 , 0607 539 , all Es.

50.288 VK2RHV/b 0309 559 Es , 0314 569 , last heard May 16th 2017.
50.110 VK2FA 0316 5x6 Es , QF57 , 1232km , last heard December 25th 2016.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0346 439 Es , 0422 549 , 0433 569 , 0439* gone, last heard June 9th 2017.

28.490 VK2XT 0450 5x6 Es , QF56 , 1227km.

June 20th 2017

F 74 A 5 K 1 No Storm SN 26 A5.8
Solar Wind 450km/s at 0207z.

18.135 ZR6GR 0614 5x6 , 400w to Hexbeam at 60ft , KG44 , 10,059km , new band , only second log ,
last heard on
20M phone May 17th 2017 , was wkg ZL , QSY to 21.300 , lost both of them , not heard, then back to 17M.

28.490 VK2FSAV 0639 4x2 Es , 0646 5x3 , QG61 , 1561km.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0655 339 Es.

VK4UH heard 50.315 VK5RBV/b 539 Es at 0448z and 50.320 VK5VF/b 519 Es at 0448z.

73 de David Vitek

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