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

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