Log from David Vitek

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

October 29th 2017
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Sunrise 1953z Sunset 0911z

F 75 A 6 K 2 No Storm SN 22 A6.0
Solar Wind 371km/s at 0019z

10M Phone JA7OWD 0256 5x9 PM51 , JJ1LBJ 0257 5x3 , JE1ZWT 0258 5x4 , JA7BEW 0300 5x3 , JA2BNN 0311
4x3 PM85.

15M Phone 4S7AYG 0322 5x4 Ukrainain DX Team IOTA AS003 NJ05 8 North 7558km , RT0C 0329 5x6 ,
A73A 0333
5x4 Qatar LL55 11342km 25 North , E2X 0341 5x4 Thailand OK06 7018km , A61QQ 0344 5x6 LL74 11003km ,
YC0LOU
0346 5x4 , A44A 0353 5x6 Muscat LL93 10645km , RW0A 0358 5x4 , KH7CW 0403 5x6 , BY7KTO 0406 5x5 OL63
Guangzhou 23 North 6959km , BU2BE 0416 weak , YB0NDT 0416 5x4 OI33 6 South , DX7CA 0420 PK10 Cebu City ,
VK8RD 0430 , SV1JG 0526 5x5 KM18 38 North 14290km , YE2A 0533 5x5 , BM0DX 0545 5x4 Taipei PL05 25
North ,
II8M 0555 weak , RC9A 0559 weak MO04 54 North .

28.482 B7Q 0605 3x3 OM89 Beijing 39 North .

21.191 VR2CB 0610 weak.
21.220 UI0L 0620 5x4 PN53, Asiatic Russia.
14.242 IF9A 0612 5x5 LP , IOTA EU054 Trapani Island , JM67 38 North.

15M Phone RL5G/0 0643 5x4 , R9UA 0644 5x5 NO33 53 North 11002km , DS3EXX 0646 5x6 , AC2AI/KH2
0651 5x5
IOTA OC026 Guam , B1Z 0654 5x4 OM89 Beijing , VU2RCT 0657 weak MK92 8246km .

7.190 CN3A 0705 5x5 LP.
7.154.60 EF8R 0707 5x6 LP Canary islands.
7.105 M6T 0714 5x4 LP JO02 52 North.

15M Phone RJ4P 0721 5x4 LO65 12911km , II9P 0723 4x4 IOTA EU025 JM76 .

14.220 CN3R 0748 5x5 LP.

15M Phone R9PA 0900 5x4 , OK7Z 0901 5x4 , HG3DX 0903 3x3 , IR4M 0904 5x4.

14.201 CN2AA 0932 5x9 LP.

40M Phone XL3T 0944 5x7 FN03 Ontario 43 North , KL7RA 0947 5x6 not hearing Alaska very often on
40M , AH0BT
0949 5x7 Mariana Islands , P40T 0955 5x4 Aruba FK42 12 North , T8ED 0957 5x4 Palua PJ77 7 North ,
AH0K 1001 5x6
Mariana Islands , P29RR 1002 weak , HK4CMB 1005 5x4 FJ26 6 North , RT0C 1011 5x9 .

14.210 EF8R 1020 5x4 LP.
14.286.70 D4C 1021 5x3 LP Cape Verde Islands 14 North.
21.197 UP2L 1030 5x4 MO20 Kazakhstan.
14.146 M6T 1039 5x4.
14.165 A5A 1041 weak.

40M Phone HC0E 1047 4x4 Ecuador Quito FI09 on the equator 14547km , UP0L 1056 5x6 Kazakhstan , BM0DX
1058 5x4 Taiwan , RL9Y 1103 5x6 , RT8U 1106 5x7 .

18.137 R100OR 1110 5x4 SES, LN28 , 100 years October Revolution in Russia , Volgograd Region.
14.285 OF1F 1121 5x4 Finland.
14.178 SM0T 1130 5x6 JO99 Stockholm.
14.192 SE4E 1132 5x4 JP70 Sweden.
14.116 SO4B 1139 5x4 Poland.
7.139 AC2AI/KH2 1146 5x4.

October 30th 2017
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F 75 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 23 A5.8
Solar Wind 317km/s at 0008z

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0148 S4 , 0409 S4.

18.060 VMW Wiluna VK6 Fax Txer 0654 59+10.

18.097.30v HP1AVS/b 0657 gone higher in frequency , better than weak but not fair , was
semi-regular for a bit , but
has gone scarce again, our spring time reception fading.

21.290 KH0/OH1JD 0709 5x4 Mariana Islands QK26.
21.028 OH2KW 0740 549 KP20 60 North.

October 31st 2017
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F 76 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 22 A5.7
Solar Wind 290km/s at 0033z

18.075 PZ5K 1342 539 LP , Surinam , better than weak but not fair , MUF is higher on the LP , but
also possible on SP ,
also a Polar Path , GJ25 , 5 North , Surinam Contest Group, the only signal on 17M SSB/CW

14.030 HG500L 1403 549 SES Martin Luther , JN97.
14.048 T88CJ 1407 559 , PJ77 , Palua.
7.025 VK9CZ 1413 579 Cocos-Keeling Islands , NH87 , 12 South , 4893km.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0006 439 Es.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0355 S3 , 0419 S4.

10M Asian intruders 0406 S3.

18.075 4S7AYG 0428 569 , NJ05.
18.060 VMW Fax VK6, 0446 59+10.
20.469 VMC Fax Charleville VK4 0447 S3.

33.300Mhz SKYiMET Tokyo 0455 S3.

21.210 A41KB 0921 5x4 LL93.
18.140 A5A 0927 5x5 , NL57 8569km.
14.215 4E1ADW 0938 5x7.
21.044 HG500H 1000 539 , SES Martin Luther , JN97.
21.244 VR20XMT 1007 5x6 , SES.
21.270 9K2WA 1015 5x4 , LL39.

November 1st 2017
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F 75 A 3 K 1 No Storm SN 11 A5.5
Solar wind 280km/s at 0037z

Density 17.0 p/cc at 1131z > IPS

14.203 RW44FF 1351 4x4 Flora-Fauna RFF-219 KO75 Smolensk.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0118 439 Es.
28.490 VK4FSCC 0121 5x3 Es , QG63 , 1659km , last heard June 11th 2017 10M SSB.
10M Asian Intruders 0406 S4.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0407 S4 , gone 0435* , 0647 S5.

18.060 VMW Fax 0437 59+10 , 1021 59+10.
7.183 H44MS 0656 4x4 , QI90 , 3570km
7.183 EA1EJ 0657 5x4 LP.
7.167 EA5BRE 0700 5x4 LP.
14.016 IQ4FE 0711 539 LP , JN54 , Fidenza Radio Club , Parma , ARI , 90 years.
18.074.50 VK9CZ 1022 569 Cocos-Keeling.
18.150 OH8ZR 1028 5x5, OE3HWC 1028 5x4.
21.290 DK8MZ 1036 5x4.

17M Phone VK9CZ 1037 5x6 , A5A 1040 5x4 , EY7AD 1051 5x4 , 1108 5x6 , A41KB 1133 5x4 , EB1EA
1136 5x4
IN82 Spain.

November 2nd 2017
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F 73 A 4 K 3 No Storm SN 0 A5.3
Solar Wind 292km/s at 0044z.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0011 549 Es , long deep fades , 0032 569 , 0103 549 , 0130 439 , 0145* gone , last
heard October 12
2017 , QH23 2109km.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0510 S4 , 0609 S5 , 0838 S4.

21.017 VK9CZ 0527 549.

10M Asian Intruders 0552 S4 busy.
28.012 JA pile-up, 0602 , wkg VK9CZ.

14.205 PY6RT 0749 4x3 SP , 0827 3x3 , slightly disturbed , HH07 , 12 South , Bahia State , 14768km ,
Polar path ,
last heard November 6th 2016 20M SSB.
14.182 YJ0CA 0818 5x4 , RH42 , Port Vila.
18.074.40 VK9CZ 0825 549.
7.170 OZ8BV 0845 5x6 loud LP.
21.250 IZ0GYR 0946 5x4 , JN61 , Rome, CQ Pacific.

November 3rd 2017
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F 74 A 8 K 4 03z No Storm SN 0 A5.2
Solar wind 409km/s at 0100z.

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 33.05GW at 0205z.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1415 569 , 1437 549 , 0117 439 , 0247 559 , 0854 549 , 0922 faint , all Es.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 1409 539 Es , QF56 , 1159km.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0118 539 Es , 0150 539 , 0437 339 , all Es.
28.490 VK2FSAV 0323 5x4 Es , 0459 5x3 es , QG61 , 1561km.
28.298 V73TEN/b 0433 539 F2 + Es presume , 0451 339 , RJ39 , 5779km.

14.013 VK9/M0VFC 0446 569 , Norfolk Island , RG30 , 29 South , 2846km.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0455 S4.

14.250 VK9/M0VFC 0619 5x4.
18.145 AH2D 0625 5x4 , Guam.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0802 559 Es , 0835 569 , 0915 549, gone 0923* , QE38 , 966km , G7RAU calculator MUF
39.54Mhz ,
Centre of Path QF11DU , FoEs 7.25Mhz, last heard August 29th 2017.

28.490 VK7HCK 0902 5x5 Es , QE38 , 972km.

21.300 VK2XZ 5x6 Es , QF55 , 1075km.
21.265 A61FK 1133 5x4, LL74.
14.180 R100OR 1140 5x4 , SES , October Revolution.
18.130 OP8ON 1153 5x4 , SES, WW1 Centenary, JO10 , 16017km.

73 de David Vitek

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