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
June 22nd 2018
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FT8 Loggings now in Brackets ( )
Sunrise 2158z Sunset 0742z
F 82 A 3 K 1 No Storm SN 41 A8.5
Solar Wind 408km/s at 2218z
7.185 VK5CE /6 Portable 1534 5x7 , IOTA OC170 Woody Island , PF16 , 1518km.
7.185 R8CT 1535 5x4 , R9SY 1541 5x4 , RC2SB 1546 5x3.
18.100 > ( KP3IV 0125 FT8 -16 FK68 Puerto Rico )
14.074 > ( R18TUN 0149 FT8 -14 KN95 )
18.100 > ( FK8HA 0241 FT8 +13 )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0459 539 Es , 0602 329 , 0638 339 , 0659 539.
28.265.60 VK4RST/b 0625 549 , 0630 569 , 0643 539 , 0700 539 , QG41 , 1225km , LH June 3rd 2018.
14.074 > ( H44XG 0815 FT8 -13 , RI00 , JA Op ) ( G4UJS 0820 FT8 -18 IO82 )
7.074 > ( YV5JLO 0828 FT8 -14 ) ( CO2II 0830 FT8 -18 )
7.170 YB50PA 0919 5x3 , SES 50th anniversary ORARI.
7.074 > ( R18SWE 1416 FT8 -18 NO53 ) ( FR4OP 1418 FT8 -12 LG78 Reunion Island )
ZL2WHO 10M WSPR Beacon now 24/7 from beacon site , Grid RE79VR.
June 23rd 2018
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F 80 A 4 K 4 12z K 4 15z No Storm
SN 41 A9.3
Solar Wind 344km/s at 0158z Density > 20.1 p/cc at 0610z IMF > 15nT at 1147z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 32.150GW at 0240z Bz -15 nT at 1146z
21.074 > ( VE3XN 0212 FT8 -16 , 0220 -11 EN93 ) ( VE2ZT 0222 FT8 -18 FN35 ) don't see Canada too
often on 15M.
( N6PDB 0223 FT8 -19 ) ( KE9NS 0225 FT8 -18 EN52 ) ( N9JKP 0234 FT8 -17 EN52 )
18.100 > ( CO8LY 0252 FT8 -11 FL20 ) ( HI0RCD 0314 FT8 -13 FK58 )
15M FT8 open to USA 0325z > 0430z.
21.074 > ( UT7HA 0435 FT8 -12 KN69 )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0453 539 Es .
28.074 > ( BD7BS 0627 FT8 -04 F2 OL69 ) ( YD3BGM 0629 FT8 -12 F2 , OI61 3921km , new log )
( VK3OER 0636 FT8 -11 F2 b/scatter , QF23 562km ) ( BG8NKX 0701 FT8 -18 F2 OL36
7572km , new log )
( YC2VYY 0707 FT8 -14 F2 OI52 4145km , second log )
18.100 > ( R18ENG 1413 FT8 -13 KO85 SES FIFA ) ( R18AUS 1416 FT8 -19 SES ) ( G4OWT 1418 FT8 -05 IO90 )
40.687Mhz ZLDATA now 24/7 with 1 Watt , Grid RE79VR at ZL2WHO/b site , 10 Watt by remote if band open.
June 24th 2018
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F 77 A 16 K 4 0z No Storm SN 34
A9.3
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 35.410GW at 1520z Solar Wind 490km/s at 0126z
14.074 > ( R18URU 1439 FT8 -11 )
21.074 > ( ZL3TE 0151 FT8 -13 RF73 ) ( ZL1HD 0151 FT8 -15 RF82 ) ( ZL2IFB 0152 FT8 +5 RF80 )
( 4F3OM 0153 FT8 -15 PK04 ) ( ZL1MVL 0154 FT8 -19 RF74 ) ( NN2X 0157 FT8 -14 )
( W6ZM 0206 FT8 -13 )
15M FT8 closed to ZL at 0205z.
18.100 > ( XE2V 0213 FT8 -18 DL44 ) ( HI8SMX 0213 FT8 -01 CQ VT ) ( 5W1SA 0218 FT8 -08 AH46 )
( VK6RO 0221 FT8 -15 to +01 )
14.074 > ( H44XG 0242 FT8 +02 RI00 Solomon Islands ) ( CO8AF 0243 FT8 -18 ) ( 7Z1IS 0325 FT8 -14 )
( HK6JG 0325 FT8 -06 FJ25 , new log ) ( KP4LST 0331 FT8 -20 FK68 )
( SV5AZK 0332 FT8 -18 LP KM46 Dodecanese Islands , IOTA EU001 ) ( OD5YA 0334 FT8
-13 LP KM73 )
( G4KHG 0335 FT8 -19 LP ) another early bird !! ( YS1CJA 0340 FT8 -15 EK53 San
Salvador )
( XE1GZU 0408 FT8 -19 )
7.074 > ( HA7TM 0412 FT8 -19 LP JN97 , about as far east as i can get ) ( DL1GLD 0413 FT8 -16 LP
JN47 )
( IZ5EKX 0416 FT8 -19 LP )
14.074 > ( XE1I 0427 FT8 -18 ) ( YV5OIE 0428 FT8 -14 )
28.265.60 VK4RST/b 0620 569 Es , 0635 549 , 0707 check , had gone.
7.074 > ( W7Q 0946 FT8 -18 SES QuartzFest 2018 , CN85 , AZ )
3.573 > ( T2AT 0957 FT8 -17 RI91 5069km Tuvalu )
7.074 > ( NP2Q 1010 FT8 -14 FK78 U.S. Virgin Islands ) ( HI0RCD 1011 FT8 -11 FK58 ) ( YV5DRN 1023
FT8 -11 FK60 )
June 25th 2018
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F 75 A 7 K 3 No Storm SN 16 B1.0
Solar Wind 455km/s at 0131z
Perth VK6 FoEs 0135z > weak trace to 17.110Mhz , moderate trace to 13.840z.
18.100 > ( VK1DJA 0228 FT8 +19 Es QF44 , 956km ) ( YB1AR 0231 FT8 +14 unusually strong )
( WC4H 0310 FT8 -14 EL95 , best of the USA )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0327 549 Es.
14.074 > ( E51BQ 0617 FT8 -17 ) ( H44XG 0618 FT8 +03 )
7.074 > ( NP4RA 0621 FT8 -17 Puerto Rico ) ( CO2AFV 0621 FT8 -17 ) ( XE2SOZ 0622 FT8 -19 DL57 )
June 26th 2018
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F 73 A 12 K 5 0z K 5 03z K 4 12z
Minor G1 Storm SN 14
A6.4 Solar Wind 404km/s at 0219z , 560km/s at 1310z Density > 18.2
p/cc at 0759z
Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 44.620GW at 0320z , 31.310GW at 0605z , 36.840GW at 1205z.
VK DST Index 0330z > - 50 , 1041z > - 62
21.074 > ( W9YSX 0222 FT8 -07 0248 +08 best of the USA ) ( W6CYX 0248 FT8 +01 )
( VK2EM 0327 FT8 -14 Es QF67 1332km ) ( VK2MBK 0331 FT8 +05 Es QF57 1232km )
( VK2HFP 0333 FT8 -08 Es QF57 1219km )
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0339 549 Es , 0356 539 , 0542 549 , 0625 very weak Es , QG62 , 1630km.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0347 539 Es , 0359 539 , 0650 539 , 0708 549 , 0736 539 , 0750* gone, LH June 12th
2018.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0351 539 Es , 0427 539 , 0506 539 , 0621 539 , 0708 539 , 0736 539 , 0754 539 ,
0800* gone.
50.313 > ( VK4QG 0406 FT8 -17 Es QG63 1670km )
50.313 > ( VK4ZB 0409 FT8 -12 , 0418 +03 , 0437 +14 , 0516 +02 , 0552 -01 , QG62 , 1564km )
50.313 > ( VK4HJ 0419 FT8 -10 Es , 0612 +10 , QG63 , 1670km ) ( VK4WTN 0420 FT8 +02 Es , 0619 0
QG64 1747km )
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0451 549 Es.
28.490 VK4LA 0452 5x6 Es , 0626 5x5 Es , 5/8 Groundplane at 18ft , QG62 , 1623km , LH June 9th 2018.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0506 549 Es , QF57 , 1222km , LH June 12th 2018.
50.293 VK2HC 0508 WSPR +10 Es , QF56 , 1157km.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0512 569 Es , QF56 , 1159km , LH June 11th 2018
..
52.100 > ( VK4LHD 0726 FT8 -07 Es , Vertical , 30 watts , QG63 , 1665km , LH 6M FT8 52.313 January
19th 2018 )
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0525z > 14.480Mhz , 0810z > 9.570Mhz
June 27th 2018
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F 71 A 20 K 2 Minor G1 Storm SN 12
A3.8
Solar Wind 744km/s at 0041z Southern Hemisphere Auroral forecast > 30.670GW at 1200z
Sydney VK2 FoEs 0110z > 5.540Mhz , 0210z > 13.110Mhz , 0325z > 8.700Mhz
18.100 > ( V31DL 0122 FT8 -18 Belize )
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0134 539 Es , 0229 539 , 0309 539 , 0351 faint Es , 0426 539 , 0635 549, 0706 549 ,
0728 549 ,
0840z faint Es
Canberra VK1 FoEs 0205z > 5.650Mhz , 0320z > 10.230Mhz , 0435z > 8.740Mhz
28.490 VK4LA 0249 5x5 Es , 0311 5x5 , QG62 , 1623km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0256 549 Es , 0314 559 briefly , 0400 539 , 0505 549 unstable , 0745 549.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0317 539 Es , 0915 539 , QG62 , 1630km.
Brisbane VK4 FoEs 0325z > 6.700Mhz , 0855z > 8.980Mhz.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0402 569 Es.
50.000.50 VK4RTL/b 549 Es , QH30 , 1913km , seems to spend 3 or 4 days here , then reverts back to
normal 50.282
LH on 50.000.80 February 24th 2018 , LH on 50.282 April 20th 2018.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0427 549 Es , 0444 539 , 0507 539.
Norfolk Island VK2 FoEs 0440z > weak trace to 11.560Mhz
50.011 ZL1SIX/b 0509 539 2Es , RF64 , 3198km , LH June 11th 2018, been a poor season to ZL.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0512 329 Es , 0805 329 Es.
50.313 > ( VK2FAD 0517 FT8 -18 Es , 0525 +04 , QF56 , 1216km , LH January 8th 2018 6M FT8 )
50.313 > ( VK4HJ 0522 FT8 +02 Es , QG63 , 1670km )
50.313 > ( VK2BGL 0530 FT8 +06 Es , QF55 , 1119km , LH January 18th 2018 6M FT8 )
50.313 > ( VK2BLS 0538 Ft8 -10 Es , QF55 , 1126km )
50.313 > ( VK2GDF 0621 FT8 -18 Es , 0622 -09 , QF67 , 1366km , new band )
28.074 > ( BD7BS 0637 FT8 -06 F2 , 0909 -15 wkg EU , OL69 ) ( VK2FAD 0721 FT8 -02 Es , 0757 +04 )
( R8OD 0722 FT8 -18 F2 , NO14 , Asiatic Russia , 11246km , new log )
( YC9CT 0729 FT8 -13 F2 wkg G3RED , 0834 -15 Bali Island OI71 , 3789km )
( VK2NSS 0734 FT8 -15 Es , dozens of decodes , QF45 , 958km , amazing how often
this path opens )
50.313 > ( VK2AZ 0808 FT8 -17 Es , QF56 , 1124km )
28.074 > ( BG7EHL 0847 FT8 -14 F2 , 0852 -10 , OL69 7624km )
7.195 VK5CE/Portable 0934 59+10 , IOTA OC220 Saint Peter Island , PF67 , 582km
7.022.50 KH1/KH7Z 1139 569 Baker Island , IOTA OC089 , AJ10 , 6061km.
VK5BC 50.313 FT8 , not sure if wkg , but heard by VK5BC > IZ4AIK , IK4DRY , IK4ISR , I4EAT , S57RR
, I4GAD , IZ5DKJ ,
I6WJB , OK0FTA , DK2EA , September/October should be interesting if this is what can be done in the
middle of Winter.
73 de David Vitek
Adelaide South Australia
Grid Locator PF95
35 South 138 East
SWL call VK5001SWL
