Log from Davd Vitek

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

November 4th 2017
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Sunrise 1948z Sunset 0916z

F 73 A 9 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A5.4
Solar Wind 411km/s at 0023z

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0126 439 Es , back 0156 549.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0149 549 Es.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0849 549 Es , 1008 549 , 1026 539, all Es.

14.200 PY6RT 0904 5x3 , SP , HH07 , 14768km.
18.072.80 VK9CZ 0929 559 , Cocos-Keeling.
7.159 CX4DI 0936 3x3 , SP , GF15 , 34 South , 12149km, new in my log.
7.159 YJ0MB 0945 5x6 , RH42 , port Vila , 17 South , 3516km.
7.024 VK9MA 0948 599 , Mellish Reef , QH72 , 2602km.

50.110 VK4ZL 1016 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1629km , last heard December 31st 2016.

7.016.10 4W/OZ1AA 1030 569 , Timor-Leste , Dili , PI21 , 8 South , 3241km.
18.152 YT9M 1050 5x5 , KN03 , 43 North.

VK3FFb heard VK5KV/b 28.186.40 0508z , 0625z Es.
Noted on DXS , SWL007 Alice Springs heard 28.260 VK5WI/b 0231z , no signal report given.

November 5th 2017
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F 72 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A5.0
Solar wind 404km/s at 0044z.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1439 549 Es, 1219 539 Es.

18.086 VK9/M0VFC 001 559 Norfolk Island , RG30 , 2846km.
21.306 VK9MA 0123 5x3.
14.020 VK9MA 0123 579.
21.024.90 VK9MA 0143 569 peak , mostly 549.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0253 S3.

21.212 S57DX 1105 5x4 , JN75.
18.130 M0VCB 1110 5x4 , near York.
7.174 YJ0CA 1137 5x9 , RH42.
21.034 I2VXJ 1157 549 , JN45 , Test.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1211 339 Es , QE38, 966km.

November 6th 2017
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F 71 A 2 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A4.2
Solar wind 0021z.

14.195 HS0ZLP 1349 5x6.
14.167 CT1ASM 1352 5x6.
14.181 VK9MA 2337 5x5.
18.110 VK9MA 0632 5x4.
18.135 VK9CZ 1146 5x5.

17M Phone LA5UA 1145 4x3 JO59 59 North , IW9HRZ 1148 5x4 IOTA EU025 , US4EX 1148 5x4 , RK4FD
1154 5x4,
BH4AYG 1210 5x4 , BH7PFH 1212 5x6 , BG2AUE 1227 5x6.

14.180 HZ1SM 1240 5x5 , LL47 , 27 North.

18.120 N2PPL 1253 5x3 LP , FN30 , NY State , 40 North , 22794km.

November 7th 2017
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F 69 A 2 K 4 09z K 5 12z K 4 15z K
4 18z K 6 21z

Moderate G2 Storm SN 0 A 3.7 Solar wind 316km/s at 0148z

Density 30.0 p/cc at 0314z > IPS. Southern hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 46.11GW at 1115z.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0244 549 Es.

50.045.90 VK8RAS/b 0421 569 Es , 0435 579 , 0451* check , had gone , last heard September 26th 2017.

38.900Mhz BY Radar 0428 S4.
33.0Mhz JA data pager 0437 S6 , 0509 S4.
33.300Mhz SKYiMET Tokyo 0454 S4.

14.180 VK9MA 0511 5x4.
21.005.90 V73NS 0710 569 , RJ39.
7.145 CT1EHI 0726 5x5 LP , 1KW.
18.060 VMW Fax , VK6 , 1057 59+10.
14.260 VK9AR 1102 5x5 , IOTA OC216 , Ashmore Reef , PH18 , 3071km.

November 8th 2017
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F 68 A 36 K 6 0z K 6 03z K 6 06z K
5 12z K 5 15z K 5 18z

Moderate G2 Storm SN 0 A3.4 Solar Wind 693km/s at 0003z.

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 50.83GW at 0045z , 59.38GW at 1220z.

14.260 VK9AR 1359 5x6 , 1430 5x6 , Ashmore Reef.
14.203 ON1418POP 1355 5x4 , SES WW1 , JO21 , 51 North , UBA-HRT Clubstation.
18.070 VK9MA 1416 599 , Mellish Reef.
18.150 G0BLT 1423 5x4 , IO82 , 52 North.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 2352 faint Es.

14.130 VK9MA 0837 5x5 , 0903 5x7.
14.135 TI2CC 0838 5x6 , EJ79 , 14881km.
7.133 EA1EJ 0846 5x6 LP , IM87.
3.509 VK9MA 0854 569.
7.011.50 JM70LW 1125 569 , QM07 , Japan.

November 9th 2017
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F 68 A 47 K 5 0z K 4 03z K 4 06z K
4 18z Moderate G2 Storm

SN 0 A 3.6 Solar Wind 605km/s at 0040z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral forecast > 33.51GW at 0400z , 38.62GW at 0730z.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0021 549 Es , 0038 569.
28.490 VK7NWT 0022 5x9 Es , QE29 , 902km , 40 South , last heard February 12th 2017 10M SSB.

50.057 VK7RAE/b 0030 439 Es.

21.024.10 VK9MA 0111 569.
28.010 VK9MA 0120 539 Es.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0149 S4.

18.090 VK9AR 1030 569 , Ashmore Reef , PH18 , 25 South.
14.180 VK9MA 1043 5x4.
7.155 C21VE 1044 4x4 , RI39 , 0.5 South , 4795km, Nauru.

November 10th 2017
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F 66 A 20 K 4 0z K 4 06z K 4 09z K
4 12z No Storm SN 0

A3.9 Solar Wind 553km/s at 0142z.

18.111 VK9MA 0044 5x4, 0536 5x6.
18.078 YB8RW/portable 0545 549 , IOTA OC145 Morotai Island , RJ42 , 2 North , 4266km.

November 11th 2017
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F 69 A 21 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A3.9
Solar Wind 696km/s at 1403z ,

602km/s at 0304z.

7.155 YB10N 1421 5x9 , SES Hari Pahlawan , 0.7 South , 4566km.

50.110 VK6HV 0126 5x7 Es , 0210 5x6 , OG89 , 2627km , new log on 6M , last heard 20M SSB August 17th
2014.

50.304 VK6RSX/b 0127 569 , 0155 559 , 0227 549 , 0232* gone, OG89 , 2665km , unusual strong opening
so early
in the season , first time heard in November , and last heard December 22nd 2014.

50.046 VK8RAS/b 0142 569 Es , 0153* gone , PG66 , 1329km.
49.750 0152 S4 , 0247 S3 , 0350 S4.
55.250 0218 Philippines A2 , bit better than weak , multi Es.

28.264 VK6RWA/b 0324 539 Es , 0403 549 Es , OF78 , 2126km , last heard July 11th 2017.

50.024 ZL2WHO/b 0719 549 2Es , 0735 569 , 0806 549 , 0830 539 , 0923 539 , RF70 , 3268km , last
heard June 28th
2017 and February 12th 2017.
50.130 ZL1AVO 0721 5x4 2Es , RF73 , 3228km , last heard January 3rd 2016.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0843 549 Es , 0925 549 , 1119 549 , 1225 539 , 1300 549.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0926 569 Es , 1030 549 , 1121 549 , 1226 559 , 1300 549.

50.057 VK7RAE/b 0933 559 Es , 1133 569 , 1153 599.
50.104.10 VK7CW 0936 569 Es , QE28 , 927km , last heard December 6th 2016.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0943 539 Es , back 1028 339 , 1114 549 , 1144 549.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0947 549 Es , 1115 539 , 1144 539 , 1253 439.
50.024 ZL2WHO/b 0959 539 , 1016 549 , 1103 569 , 1144 549 , 1218 549 , 1248 539.
50.011 ZL1SIX/b 1124 549 2Es , RF64 , 3198km , Last heard June 28th 2017.
50.030 ZL2MHB/b 1130 539 2Es , RF80 , 3414km , first log of this new Beacon.
50.297 VK7RST/b 1135 549 , 1148 569 loud , QE37 , 1162km , last heard March 29th 2017.

28.490 VK2QM 1213 5x7 Es , 1256 5x7 , QF56 , last heard January 15th 2017.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 1222 549 2Es , RE66DL , 3038km , back on air , last heard November 22nd 2016.
28.490 VK3CWF 1241 5x4 Es , QF22 , 37 South , 649km , new log.

VK8HW Alice Springs PG66 heard 28.260 VK5WI/b 0247z 579 Es.
Canberra FoEs 0810z 17.0Mhz.

November 12th 2017
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F 67 A 8 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A 4.1
Solar Wind 536km/s at 0156z

28.267 VK7RAE/b 1404 539 Es , 0508 549 , 1116 559 , 1317 549.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 1405 549 Es , 0048 539 , 0203 539 , 0244 549.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 1407 549 Es , 0025 339 , 0858 539.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 1416 339 2Es.

18.090 VK9AR/6 0028 549 IOTA OC234 Browse Island , PH15 , 2751km.

28.010 VK9MA 0045 569 Es , Mellish Reef.

50.110 VK2ZHE 0052 5x5 Es , QF68 , 1391km , Port Maquarie , last heard February 5th 2017.
50.110 VK2DEL 0052 5x4 Es , QF68 , 1391km, last heard January 12th 2017.
50.110 VK2UPR 0053 5x5 Es , QF68 , 1391km , last heard January 22nd 2017.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0059 559 Es , 0143 539 , 0704 539 , 0823 549 , last heard October 10th 2017.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0107 549 Es , 0114 569 , 0135 549.
50.110 VK2FZR 0109 5x7 Es , QG61 , 0116 5x9 , 1594km , last heard January 12th 2017.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0122 549 Es.
50.130 VK2FA 0125 5x9 Es , QF57 , 1232km, last heard August 8th 2017.
50.130 VK2QO 0126 5x4 Es , QF56 , 1222km , last heard January 12th 2017.

28.495 VK2HBC 0153 5x4 Es , QF68 , new log.

24.945 H44MS 0249 5x3, QI90 , 3570km.
24.930 VK9MA 0254 5x4.
24.935 VK2KJJ 0310 59+10 Es , QF34 , 804km , Wagga Wagga , 35 South.

28.490 VK2XD 0324 5x9 Es , QF34 , 806km.

50.297 VK7RST/b 0522 539 Es.
50.130 VK4XE 0659 5x4 Es , 0726 5x4 , QG63 , 1680km , last heard January 12th 2012.
50.110 ZL1AKW 0718 5x4 2Es , 0732 5x6 , RF82 , 3369km , last heard June 28th 2017.
50.110 ZL1TAP 07339 5x4 2Es , RF82 , 3372km , new log on 6M.
50.110 VK2VL 0747 5x8 Es , QG60 , 1470km , last heard May 16th 2017.
50.024 ZL2WHO/b 0753 549 2Es , 0807 569 , 0853 339.
50.110 VK4DCM 0758 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1605km , last heard June 17th 2017.
50.110 VK4HJ 0803 5x5 Es , QG63 , 1670km , last heard August 7th 2017.
50.110 VK4TLA 0813 5x6 Es , QG63 , 1660km , last heard November 30th 2016.
50.110 VK4XC 0816 5x6 Es , QG62 , 1609km , new log on 6M.
50.058 VK4RGG/b 0820 559 Es , QG62 , 1605km , big birdie on frequency makes it difficult to hear.
50.155 ZL1RQ 0840 5x6 2Es , RF64 , 3177km , last heard January 12th 2017.
50.011 ZL1SIX/b 0842 549 2Es , RF64 , 3198km, 0900 weak.
50.110 VK4ZL 0847 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1629km.
50.057 VK7RAE/b 1114 569 Es, QE38, 966km.

VK5BC wkg 5W1SA 0101z 50.313 FT8 -19 best , 5453km.

73 de David Vitek

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