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
May 6th 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )
Sunrise 2132z Sunset 0757z
F 68 A 20 K 5 0z K 6 03z K 4 06z K
4 21z Moderate G2 Storm
SN 14 A1.7 Solar Wind 680km/s at 0248z and still at 685km/s at 1347z
VK DST Index -88 at 0125z Southern hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 80.360GW at 0145z
Density 42.20 p/cc at 0036z > IPS
14.074 > ( HK3J 0111 FT8 +03 FJ24 )
28.074 > ( JH3CUL 0157 FT8 -07 ) ( UA0LMO 0157 FT8 -18 PN63 ) ( JM8FEI 0200 FT8 -17 )
( JH5HDA 0200 FT8 -19 ) ( VK4LHD 0206 FT8 -11 Es QG63 1665km ) ( JA3WHX 0208 FT8 -15 )
( JA2CEJ 0215 FT8 -16 ) ( JM7UBI 0220 FT8 -09 ) ( JA2XTV 0221 FT8 -16 ) ( JH3KCW
0221 FT8 -16 )
28.292.20 NH6HI/b 0236 439 F2 , LH March 2nd 2018, BL01 , 9075km.
28.244 WA6APQ/b 0242339 F2 , 0250 539 , LH March 19th 2018 , DM03 , 13161km.
28.074 > ( JE2QVT 0246 FT8 -17 ) ( YC9CT 0255 FT8 -12 F2 OI71 3789km , Bali ) ( JH2AKB 0255 FT8 -12 )
( JA1LZB 0257 FT8 -14 ) ( YB8TK 0259 FT8 -08 F2 PJ21 4294km )
( N6WS 0258 FT8 +10 F2 CM95 , CA , 13025km , new band )
28.268 VK8VF/b 0325 539 F2 , 0438 still 339 F2.
10M Asian Intruders 0535 a few between weak to fair.
28.074 > ( JI1ITW 0258 FT8 -18 ) ( JI1NIK 0258 FT8 -16 ) ( 7L4VYK 0259 FT8 -15 )
( N6RV 0302 FT8 -06 F2 , DM03 , CA , 13076km , 33 North , new log ) ( JA8ABZ
0304 FT8 -20 )
( YB0EIN 0304 FT8 -17 F2 , OI33 , 4514km ) ( VK3DUT 0304 FT8 F2 backscatter , QF32
, 889km )
( VK6LC 0305 FT8 -17 F2 , OF87 , 2010km , Darling Ranges ) ( JI7UKN 0308 FT8 -18 )
( YB1RUS 0310 FT8 -19 F2 , OI33 , 4514km ) ( W6RR 0319 FT8 -12 F2 , CM95 , CA ,
35 North , 13005km )
( JG1DUZ 0323 FT8 -05 ) ( VK3SIM 0328 FT8 -14 F2 backscatter , QF22 , 660km )
( VK3FZ 0333 FT8 -13 F2 backscatter , QF22 , 681km ) ( HL1TKF 0336 FT8 -20 , PM37 )
( VK4HJ 0337 FT8 -13 Es , QG63 , 1670km ) ( JE1GAP 0340 FT8 -18 )
( BG7BDB 0340 FT8 -14 F2 , OL69 , 7632km ) ( BD7BS 0342 FT8 -17 F2 , OL69 , 7653km )
( YB7SKM 0345 FT8 -17 , OI67 , 4432km ) ( JS2AGG 0348 FT8 -18 ) ( JH0LRC 0354
FT8 -15 )
( VK2NSS 0408 FT8 -18 Es , QF45 , 958km ) ( JG3TWK 0411 FT8 -15 ) ( HL2CFY 0411
FT8 -16 PM36 )
( 7K1LUE 0421 FT8 -16 ) ( JR7RHO 0421 FT8 -18 ) ( JA6VPQ 0423 FT8 -12 )
( BG2VIA 0423 FT8 FT8 -16 F2 , PM08 , 8366km ) ( JH6QFJ 0428 FT8 +07 ) ( JH2JRX
0429 FT8 -17 )
( JA1GHR 0424 FT8 -17 ) ( JA0MRW 0436 FT8 -18 ) ( JS2DXI 0443 FT8 -18 ) (
JE2FUP 0445 FT8 -14 )
( YC2CAA 0445 FT8 -21 F2 , OI42 , 4256km ) ( JH8XVH 0447 FT8 -18 ) ( YG0TUR
0452 FT8 -18 F2 , OI33 )
( JH0EQN 0454 FT8 -14 ) ( JA6DJS 0501 FT8 -13 ) ( JA8EJZ 0504 FT8 -16 ) (
JH3IEF 0514 FT8 -12 )
( VK3BY 0514 FT8 -16 F2 backscatter , QF22 , 668km ) ( JA6KJQ 0526 FT8 -05 )
( JR7IWL 0526 FT8 -08 ) ( JA6FFO 0532 FT8 -06 ) ( BD5XX 0540 FT8 +01 , OL96 ,
7054km , China PRC )
( JA2BMW 0542 FT8 -11 ) ( JK8CFM 0545 FT8 -09 ) ( JA6WHC 0610 FT8 -13 )
( BD4RQ 0619 FT8 -12 F2 , OM91 , 7668km , China PRC ) ( JE8CLT 0620 FT8 -10 )
( JN1RQV 0623 FT8 -14 ) ( JK3IJQ 0628 FT8 -07 )
Last Decode ( JK3IJQ 0641 FT8 -18 PM85 )
14.248 OT70ACC 1353 5x5 , SES , 70 years of UBA , Antwerp Contest Club , JO21.
21.074 > ( IZ0AXF 1425 FT8 -13 ) ( IZ5CMG 1426 FT8 -11 JN53 ) ( IU5HIB 1426 FT8 -12 ) ( IK0FUX
1428 FT8 -06 JN63 )
May 7th 2018
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F 67 A 31 K 5 0z K 4 03z K 4 06z
Moderate G2 Storm SN 14
A2.2 Solar Wind 711km/s at 0052z VK DST Index -65 at 0505z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 41.320GW at 0120z , 46.85GW at 0610z.
21.074 > ( IZ5RVG 1430 FT8 -02 JN53 ) ( OE6MDF 1431 FT8 -17 JN77 ) ( SV8CS 1433 FT8 -17 KM07 )
( IT9DDS 1438 FT8 -10 JM76 Sicily ) ( IZ5CMG 1431 FT8 +04 out of time order )
18.100 > ( 70LGE 1459 FT8 -14 Yemen ? , could not find any information on this one , wkg Germany )
14.074 > ( XV9NPS 1505 FT8 -17 OL21 Vietnam )
14.074 > ( 70LGE 1507 FT8 -16 Yemen ? , bit of a mystery this one )
24.915 > ( KV4T 0022 FT8 -12 , EM63 , AL , 33 North )
21.074 > ( W6CYX 0115 FT8 +01 CM97 , best of the West Coast Stations on 15M )
( VK8NSB 0219 FT8 +14 F2 PH57 Darwin ) ( YB7SKM 0219 FT8 +10 F2 ) ( XZ2A 0246 FT8
-12 , NK89 )
14.074 > ( TG9AJR 0304 FT8 -14 EK44 ) ( CO2CW 0307 FT8 -16 EL83 ) ( YV5GPA 0311 FT8 -14 FK60 )
21.074 > ( TI2CC 0316 FT8 -17 EJ79 14783km )
14.074 > ( TI2CDA 0822 FT8 -19 EJ79 )
3.573 > ( KH2L 0848 FT8 -03 QK23 Guam )
May 8th 2018
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F 70 A 17 K 4 18z K 4 21z No Storm
SN 14 A2.6
Solar Wind 600km/s at 0025z VK DST Index -67 at 0610z
24.915 > ( K4YYM 0013 FT8 -13 EM95 SC 35 North ) ( AD8J 0014 FT8 -12 EM85 NC 35 North )
( VK2QN 0018 FT8 +06 Es QF56 1118km )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0023 539 Es , 0038 569 , 0110 549 , 0134* gone.
Townsville VK4 FoEs 0135z > 12.0Mhz
Darwin VK8 FoEs 0420z > 19.0Mhz
28.268 VK8VF/b 0131 539 Es , 0205 539 , 0215 339.
10M Asian Intruders 0137 between weak to fair , 0150 band very busy , Multi Es ?
32.0Mhz 0201 Radar S6 Pulses , Es, think this is VK Radar
Asian traffic seemed to peak at 29.005Mhz.
18.100 > ( ZL2IFB 0312 FT8 +11 Es RF80 3411km ) ( E51BQ 0314 FT8 FT8 -18 )
7.074 > ( 5W1SA 0623 FT8 -16 AH46 ) ( W9IMS 1243 FT8 -18 SES EM69 Indy 500 )
VK8AW heard 50.046 VK8RAS/b 0329z 559 Es PH57Darwin > PG66 Alice Springs , 1289km.
May 9th 2018
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F 70 A 14 K 4 21z No Storm SN 25
A2.4 Solar Wind 661km/s at 0103z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 30.590GW at 1140z.
14.185 C8T 0444 5x3 , F2 SP , Mozambique , Beira , KG64 , 18 South , 9711km.
18.125 C8T 0454 5x4.
7.170 EA1DLU 0632 5x6 F2 LP , IN53.
21.074 > ( 9M2/G7BSK 0711 FT8 -18 )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0917 549 Es , 0921 569 Loud , 0940 549 , 1004 very weak , 1218 549 , all Es.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0925 579 Es , 0935* gone , QF57 , 1222km , LH April 21st 2018.
Sydney FoEs 0920z > 9.390Mhz.
28.074 > ( VK2NSS 1020 FT8 -15 Es , 1028 +10 Es , QF45 958km )
28.490 VK2FSAV 1031 5x4 Es , QG61 , 1544km , LH 10M SSB December 23rd 2017.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 1036 539 Es , 1137 549 , 1234 539 , 1308 very weak , all Es , QG62 , 1620km.
28.490 VK4LS 1040 5x5 Es , QG62 , 1605km , LH 10M SSB February 11th 2018.
Brisbane FoEs 1040z > 8.210Mhz
14.074 > ( VK3EW 1236 FT8 +12 Es , QF21 , 696km ) ( SA3CWW 1241 FT8 -19 JP80 )
18.100 > ( EI4KF 1251 FT8 -18 F2 SP IO54 CQ AS ) ( BV1EK 1256 FT8 -14 bit of a surprise , Asia
usually quiet at night !! )
14.074 > ( OV1T 1314 FT8 -11 JO56 Denmark ) ( JY5IB 1315 FT8 -13 , 1331 -06 KM71 Jordan )
May 10th 2018
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F 70 A 16 K 4 0z No Storm SN 22
A2.7 Solar Wind 572km/s at 0050z.
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 46.04GW at 0140z , and 38.91GW at 0850z.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0044 549 Es , 0113 539 , 0149 549 , 0423 very weak , all Es , QE38 , 966km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0130 539 Es.
14.074 > ( VK3BE 0211 FT8 +09 Es , QF31 , 847km )
28.265.80 VK4RST/b 0223 549 Es , QG41 , 1225km.
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0235z > 7.950Mhz
18.100 > ( VK3EY 0249 FT8 0 Es , QF23 , 639km , Es MUF 35.410Mhz ) ( VK7XX 0249 FT8 +04 Es , QE38 ,
1029km )
28.074 > ( VK7BBB 0425 FT8 +14 Es , QE38 , 1023km ) ( VK2MOR 0434 FT8 -13 Es , QF57 , 1228km )
( VK2ZMT 0438 FT8 -11 Es , QF57 , 1233km ) ( BG4VRG 0448 FT8 -16 F2 , Om93 , 7849km )
VK1KW at 0244z wkg VK5MR via WSPR -17 QF44>PF89 50.294Mhz , 1248km.
VK6CPU at 0258z wkg VK5MR via WSPR -05 OF78>PF89 50.294Mhz , 2003km.
73 de David Vitek
Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL Call VK5001SWL
