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
April 15th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )
Now on PSK Reporter as VK5001SWL
Sunrise 2116z Sunset 0820z
F 70 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A1.7
Solar Wind 360km/s at 0124z
28.268 VK8VF/b 0116 539 F2 , in for some time , approx 30 mins.
10M Asian Intruders 0127 S3 F2 , many , busy , 0156 S4.
18.100 > ( CE0YHO 0147 FT8 -19 Easter Island , Isla De Pascua , DG52 , 10100km , 27 South )
( VU2CPL 0210 FT8 +9 , much better than usual to India )
28.074 > ( JH1XUM 0216 FT8 -07 , 0541 -05 ) ( YC2CAA 0218 FT8 -08 F2 , OI42 4256km , 7 South )
( JA8ABZ 0218 FT8 -11 ) ( YG0TUR 0221 FT8 -13 F2 OI33 4514km ) ( HL3GOB 0222
FT8 -18 PM34 )
28.126192 JH1GYE 0238 WSPR -13 PM96 , my first JA on WSPR.
28.074 > ( JA2CEJ 0251 FT8 -06 ) ( JK1GKG 0254 FT8 -07 ) ( JR1EMO 0600 FT8 -19 )
( JA6HOZ 0601 FT8 -15 ) ( BG8SRK 0606 FT8 -20 F2 OL05 ) ( JI1ILB 0611 FT8 -17 )
( JA3EQC 0613 FT8 -18 )
14.074 > ( OA1F 0613 FT8 -13 )
7.074 > ( HK3W 0622 FT8 -24 , FJ34 )
14.250 E51JD 0628 5x4.
28.074 > ( YF9CDL 0718 FT8 -09 F2 , OI71 , 3789km , Bali Island , 8 South )
April 16th 2018
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F 71 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.9
Solar wind 321km/s at 0051z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 31.520GW at 0135z Sun 10 degrees North.
10M Asian Intruders 0227 S3 F2.
28.268 VK8VF/b 0302 539 F2.
7.074 > ( ZL2UB 0429 FT8 -12 RF73 ) ( ZL1LC 0437 FT8 -16 ) ( ZL2RO 0446 FT8 -21 )
21.074 > ( T88UW 0449 FT8 -11 PJ77 ) ( FK8BG 0457 FT8 +5 F2 )
18.096.30 HP1AVS/b 0546 339 F2 , FJ08 , Panama , LH November 21st 2017 , probably been there a bit
more often
but not always looking for it.
14.074 > ( NL7S 0619 FT8 -01 , BP51 , Alaska )
April 17th 2018
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F 69 A 3 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A1.5
Solar Wind 282km/s at 2339z
Got me thinking about the slowest Solar Wind speed ever recorded ? Can't remember it being below
270km/s .
21.074 > ( XZ2A 0138 FT8 -11 Myanmar ) ( ZL1BDW 0145 FT8 -12 RF81 )
28.268 VK8VF/b 0223 539 F2 , 0258 very weak.
10M Asian Intruders 0228 S3 f2.
21.074 > ( VU2IT 0240 FT8 -13 MJ88 )
7.074 > ( HK3J 0614 FT8 -11 FJ24 ) ( G0DLV 0614 FT8 -16 LP IO70 ) ( M0WGI 0617 FT8 -12 LP IO91 )
( G3YSX 0630 FT8 -15 LP IO91 )
21.074 > ( VK3SIM 0643 FT8 -06 Es QF22 660km ) ( AP2MQ 0752 -10 F2 MM71 9914km )
( 3B8CW 0755 FT8 -14 F2 LG89 7967km Mauritius )
7.074 > ( HK3W 0959 FT8 -06 F2 FJ34 15303km )
April 18th 2018
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F 69 A 4 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A1.6
Solar Wind 298km/s at 0124z
14.074 > ( 9N1AA 0133 FT8 -16 )
21.074 > ( ZL2DD 0148 FT8 +3 F2 RF82 )
14.200 9A18WARD 0543 5x5 LP , SES , googled , found no information, Croatia.
7.151 EA3BOX 0553 5x4 LP.
7.126 F6CTT 0553 5x4 LP.
21.074 > ( T88IH 0555 FT8 -07 , 0633 FT8 +9 , PJ77 )
24.915 > ( BD4WN 0612 FT8 +03 F2 OM92 )
21.074 > ( V63DX 0704 FT8 -17 F2 QJ96CX IOTA OC010 )
18.100 > ( VK3BY 0806 FT8 -21 Es QF22 668km )
7.074 > ( HK5NLJ 0811 FT8 -12 , FJ34 )
April 19th 2018
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F 71 A 6 K 2 No storm SN 0 A2.7
Solar Wind 299km/s at 0131z
14.074 > ( T88UW 0149 FT8 -06 F2 PJ77 ) ( FR5CB 0317 FT8 -19 F2 LG79 8165km Reunion Island )
( VI4GAMES 0320 FT8 +6 F2 PG99 Mount Isa , 1606km , SES Commonwealth Games )
10M Asian Intruders 0651 S3 F2 , a few.
28.074 > ( BG8SRK 0707 FT8 -13 F2 OL05 7776km ) ( YC4CHP 0715 FT8 -17 f2 OI18 5222km )
14.074 > ( C93PA 0740 FT8 -16 F2 CQ VK , KH70 9956km Mozambique ) ( ZS6WB 0742 FT8 -13 F2 KG44
10313km )
7.158 YJ0CA 1039 5x8 , RH42 , 3583km.
7.074 > ( T88UW 1051 FT8 -11 PJ77 ) ( KH2L 1052 FT8 0 QK23 Guam )
April 20th 2018
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F 71 A 3 K 4 03z K 5 06z K 6 09z K 6
12z K 4 15z K 4 18z
K 5 21z 0900z Moderate G2 Storm SN 14 A3.7
Solar Wind 334km/s at 0128z
Density 48.0 p/cc at 0248z and BZ -13 > IPS Solar Wind 512km/s at 0928z.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 59.650GW at 0845z , and 73.900GW at 1010z.
18.100 > ( T2AR 0217 FT8 -01 F2 RI91 Funafuti , Tuvalu , 5069km , 8 South ) ( T88FT 0219 FT8 -10 PJ77 )
21.074 > ( ZL2IFB 0357 FT8 +08 Es ?, RF80 much better than usual )
28.074 > ( VK4UH 0508 FT8 +5 Es , 0530 FT8 +11 Es QG62 1604km ) ( VK4ZB 0513 FT8 +03 Es QG62 1601km )
( JA6QV 0516 FT8 -13 ) ( JH3QMF 0519 FT8 +02 ) ( YF9CDL 0519 FT8 -16 , 0608 +11
, 0702 -07 )
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0523 549 Es , 0556 549 Es , QH30.
28.074 > ( JA3CTR 0530 FT8 -11 )
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0533 539 Es.
28.074 > ( JH2AKB 0542 FT8 -11 ) ( JA2CEJ 0542 FT8 -06 ) ( VK4EMS 0543 FT8 +04 Es QG62 1621km )
( VK4MIC 0529 FT8 -15 Es PG99 Mount Isa 1580km ) ( VI4GAMES 0550 FT8 -03 Es QG62
1606km )
( VK4CC 0629 FT8 +01 Es QG62 1606km ) ( BD7BS 0638 FT8 -10 , 0709 +10 F2 OL69 7624km )
( BG7BDB 0713 FT8 +06 F2 OL69 ) ( YC4CHP 0713 FT8 -14 F2 , 0842 -16 , 0914 -15
OI18 5222km )
( BG8SRK 0719 FT8 -19 F2 OL05 ) ( VK4QG 0739 FT8 +09 Es , 0753 -05 QG63 1670km )
( JG1RBF 0809 FT8 -17 ) ( UA4HBW 0834 FT8 -17 , 0838 -13 LO53 European Russia
12891km )
( JH2KKW 0847 FT8 -01 ) ( YB9AY 0850 FT8 -16 F2 OI71 3789km Bali Island )
( RW9UB 0855 FT8 -19 F2 NO35 11156km Asiatic Russia ) ( BV1EK 0857 FT8 -19 PL05
6944km )
( JA6FFO 0902 FT8 -14 ) ( JA6KJQ 0907 FT8 -15 ) ( RA7T 0907 FT8 -16 LN05 13215km
European Russia )
( JR6KE 0917 FT8 -13 PL36 IOTA AS024 Okinawa )
24.915 > ( A45XR 0955 FT8 -07 LL93 Oman )
7.074 > ( V63DX 1159 FT8 -01 QJ96 5082km )
Interplanetary Shockwave hit earths magnetic field April 19th around 2350z , Solar Wind density x4
quadrupled and
the magnetic fields near earth intensified 10 fold.
IMF B Total 20.1nt at 0717z and Bz -19.1 South.
DST VK Index -59 at 0806z , and -147 at 0950z
A9.0 at 0811z.
Brisbane FoEs > 0325z 8.240Mhz , 0510z > 8.100Mhz , 0555z > trace to 11.610Mhz.
73 de David Vitek
Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL Call VK5001SWL
