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

December 26th 2017
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Sunrise 1940z Sunset 0957z

F 76 A 10 K 4 21z No Storm SN 17 A5.4
Solar Wind 465km/s at 0111z

Southern Hemisphere Auroral Forecast > 38.39GW at 0150z.

28.264 VK6RWA/b 0020 539 Es , 0220 529.
28.265 VK4RRC/b 0020 539 Es , 0431 549 , 0640 439.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0021 569 Es.
28.480 VK2ZDN 0027 5x6 Es , QF57 , 1217km , new log.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 0046 569 Es , 0219 539.
28.475 VK4NBX 0102 5x4 Es , QG63 , 1653km.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0926 549 Es , 1017 539.

28.266 VK4RST/b 0935 569 Es Loud.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0938 539 Es.

18.135 VK2RI 0943 5x9 Es , QF56 , 1159km , new band.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 1017 539 Es.

December 27th 2017
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F 72 A 11 K 3 No Storm SN 14 A5.0
Solar Wind 433km/s at 0305z

28.264 VK6RWA/b 1356 539 Es , 0009 539.
28.266 VK4RST/b 1357 559 Es , 0009 569 , 0235 579 , 0309 559 , 0440 549 , 0553 569 loud , 0740 569 ,
0830 579 ,
0910 589.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 1358 569 Es , 0010 549 , 0236 549.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 1400 539 Es , 0236 339 , 0612 339.

50.057 VK7RAE/b 1420 539 Es.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 1423 539 Es , 0008 549 , 0234 539 , 0439 539 , 0856 549.

50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 2331 549 Es , 0005 589 , 0116 549 , 0227 549.
50.120 VK4WTN 2333 5x8 Es , QG64.
50.281 VK4RHT/b 2334 539 Es , 2350 549 , , 0118 549 , 0902 549 , 1057 549.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 2350 549 Es , 0222 539 , 0310 539 , 0902 569 Loud , 1050 549.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 2335 539 Es , 0820 439 , 1051 539.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 2335 549 Es , 0747 339 , 1052 549.
50.110 VK4AMG 2339 5x4 Es , 0805 5x4 , QG62.
50.104 VK7CW 2346 569 Es , QE28.
52.342.60 VK4ABP/b 2352 549 Es , QG26.
50.110 VK8GM 2348 5x4 ES , 0001 59+15 , 0058 59+10 , 100w 6EL Yagi , PG66. 1334km , Alice Springs.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0010 549 Es , 1121 539.
28.475 VK7AU 0032 5x3 Es , QE38.
28.475 VK4NBX 0032 5x4 Es.

50.110 VK6AKT 0125 5x3 Es , OF78.
50.110.60 VK2QO 0130 559 Es , QF56.
50.110 VK2QO 0131 5x4 Es , 0409 5x3.
50.110 VK2ZQ 0131 59+10 Es , QF55.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0139 559 Es , 0158 589 , 0306 549 , 0402 539.
50.110.60 VK2BHO 0141 569 Es , QF55.
50.289 VK2RSY/b 0145 549 Es , 0158 589 , 0213 599+15 , 0306 549 , 0346 539.
50.110.70 VK2CCW 0205 579 Es , 0320 549, QF56.
50.120 VK2EBN 0216 599 Es , QF57.
50.110 VK2XD 0252 5x6 Es , QF34 , Wagga Wagga , 806km.
50.110 VK2BXT 0329 5x9 Es , QF55.
50.110 VK2ZJB 0337 5x9 Es , QF55, new log.
50.110 VK1AI 5x6 Es , QF44 , 957km.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0612 S4.

28.490 P29DA 0629 5x4 2Es , QI30 , Port Moresby , 2950km , new log.

50.110 H44DA 0711 5x4 2Es , peaked for 15 seconds , RI0LF , 3693km , Malaita , new band for this
call , no VK4/b
present during the reception , back in 0808>0814* gone , 5x4 peak , for 7 minutes , this time with
VK4/b present.

50.111 VK4AMG 0756 559 Es , QG62 , 1610km.

28.266 VK4RST/b 1120 569 Es.
28.228 ZL3TEN/b 1256 539 2Es.

December 28th 2017
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F 71 A 7 K 2 No Storm SN 11 A4.8
Solar Wind 391km/s at 0006z.

28.228 ZL3TEN/b 2351 539 2Es , 0112 549.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 2352 549 Es
28.265 VK4RRC/b 2353 539 Es , 0110 539 , 0326 539.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0000 579 Es , 0109 579.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 2358 329 Es , 0108 539.
28.490 VK7FRJG 0022 5x5 Es , QE37 , 1135km , Hobart.
28.490 VK4TSB 0023 5x5 Es , QG62 , 1621km , new log.

50.285 VK4RTT/b 0032 549 Es. , 0220 549.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0036 549 Es , 0225 539.
50.110 VK4AMG 0040 5x5 Es , 0105 5x9 , QG62.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0116 549 Es , 0219 549 , QH30 , 1913km.

28.267 VK7RAE/b 0003 549 Es , 0109 539 , 0323 569.
28.264 VK6RWA/b 0111 539 Es , 0327 549 , 0517 549.
28.490 VK7JON/Mobile 0142 5x4 Es, Northern Tasmania.
28.490 VK2QM 0151 5x4 Es.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0203 539 Es , QH23 , 2109km.
50.110 VK6AKT 0233 5x3 Es , OF78 , 2132km.
50.066 VK6RPH/b 0236 539 Es , 0252 539 , OF78UI , QTH of VK6ZFG , 2153km.
50.110 VK6ADI 0239 5x6 Es , OF88 , 2021km , " VK6ADI Testing "

28.460 KH6R 0301 5x5 F2 + Es probably , BL11 , 9155km , new band , this call.
28.460 KH6RC 0303 5x3 F2 + Es , 0320 5x5 , BK29 , 9168km.
28.460 VK7HDX 0305 5x8 Es , QE38 , 1042km.
28.460 VK6TDF 0305 5x6 Es , OF87 , Narrogin , 1981km.
28.460 NH6HI 0306 5x6 F2 + Es , BK29 , 9156km.
28.460 VK4LA 0308 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1605km.
28.460 VK3ZIP 0309 5x4 Es , QF31 , Bairnsdale , 853km , new log.
28.490 VK4AS 0415 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1591km.
28.490 VK4KUS 0635 5x6 Es , QG64 , 1735km.

18.140 VK7JON 0822 5x8 Es , QE28 , 932km , new band.
7.150 VR20XMT 1050 5x6 , SES.

December 29th 2017
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F 71 A 5 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A4.5
Solar wind 366km/s at 0028z.

reported on DXMAPS > 28.232 T2MS/b grid RI91OL , linked to a dx-expedition ? , did not hear it ,
didn't expect too.

50.284 VK4RSC/b 0023 549 Es , 0128 549 , 0215 539.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0024 549 Es, 0110 549 , 0128 569 , 0215 539.

28.262 VK2RSY/b 0031 559 Es , 0309 339 , 0358 549 , 0919 539 , 1109 569.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0034 589 Es , 0310 579 , 0344 569.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0032 539 Es , 0300 439 , 0603 faint Es.

50.110 VK4AMG 0043 5x3 Es , QG62.
50.282 VK4RTL/b 0046 549 Es.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0113 539Es.
28.520 ZL1MRC 0115 5x5 2Es , RF73 , 3245km.

50.130 VK4HJ 0126 5x6 Es , QG63 , 1670km.
50.288 VK2RHV/b 0134 549 Es , 1117 539.
50.110 VK4AHW 0128 5x3 Es , QG63 , 1666km.
50.110 VK4WTN 0136 5x4 Es , QG64 , 1747km.
50.110 VK2GJC 0137 5x4 Es , QF54 , 1087km.
50.011 ZL1SIX/b 0139 439 2Es , RF64 , 3198km , 0204* gone.
50.110 VK4rG 0145 5x3 Es , QG62 , 1584km.
50.140 VK4BVI 0147 4x4 Es , QG62 , 1611km.

28.228 ZL3TEN/b 0257 2Es , 339 , RE66 , 3038km.
28.490 VK4ZH/2 Mobile 0305 5x4 Es , between Gilgandra and Dubbo , QF48 , 1047km.
28.490 VK2GJC 0336 5x5 Es.
28.490 VK3NBL 0336 5x3 Es , QF22 , 620km , new band.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 0319 549 Es , 0344 549.
28.470 ZL1PWM 0401 5x5 2Es , RF74 , 3225km.

50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0549 569 Es , 0610* gone , PG66 , 1329km.

28.264 VK6RWA/b 0603 539 Es.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0601 S4 , 0840 S4.

14.200 PY6RT 0815 5x3 F2 SP , HH07 , 14768km , LH November 4th 2017 on 20m SSB.

50.281 VK4RHT/b 0831 539 Es , 0845 back in 539 , 0915 569.

14.205 VU3ARP 1134 5x3 F2 , MJ88 , Kerala , 8 North , new log.

50.289 VK2RSY/b 1117 549 Es.

December 30th 2017
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F 72 A 4 K 1 No Storm SN 0 A4.4
Solar wind 408km/s at 0223z.

28.266 VK4RST/b 1408 549 Es , 1636 549 , 0034 569 0429 549 , QG41 , 1225km.
28.262 VK2RSY/b 1636 539 Es , 0252 549 , 0429 539.
28.267 VK7RAE/b 1710 539 Es , 0035 539 , 0215 539 , 1328 549.
28.270 VK4RTL/b 0038 539 Es , 0428 539.
28.480 VK2TMO 0037 5x7 Es , QF58 , 1198km.

50.045.80 VK8RAS/b 0054 549 Es , 0328 549.
50.281 VK4RHT/b 0059 539 Es , 0935 549.

28.265 VK4RRC/b 0109 539 Es , QG62 , 1630km.
28.490 H44DA 0141 5x4 2Es , RI01LF , 3693km , 0147* gone.
28.500 P29DA 0256 3x3 2Es , IOTA OC240 , PNG Coastal Islands East , Idihi island , QI30 , 2950km.
28.490 VK4JK 0310 5x4 Es , QG62 , 1620km.
28.490 VK4FJLT 0312 5x5 Es , YL Op , new log.
28.490 VK4VAZ 0318 5x4 Es, QG53 , 1602km.
28.490 VK4VIP 0320 5x6 Es , QG55 , 1646km.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 0325 549 Es , 0936 549 , 1020 339.
50.313 VK5PO ft8 0656 -11 , just for the record my first ever FT8 Reception.

28.267.80 VK8VF/b 0925 439 Es.

33.0Mhz JA data pager 0930 S4 TEP

49.750Mhz 0931 S4 bfo.

28.490 VI70HI 0952 5x6 Es , PH57 , Darwin , Op VK8NSB , SES.

14.239 OJ9X 1029 5x5 , SES.
18.150 A71AM 1033 5x4.

December 31st 2017
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F 70 A 3 K 2 No Storm SN 0 A4.0
Solar wind 357km/s at 0250z.

50.045.70 VK8RAS/b 0022 569 Es , 0145 549 , 0504 549 , 0540 559.
50.313 VK2DVZ FT8 +11 Es , QF68 1335km , LH 2M SSB December 9th 2006.
50.313 3D2AG 0038 FT8 -18 3Es , RH91 , 4357km.
50.313 VK2EVB 0040 FT8 -15 Es , QF69 , 1462km.

28.450 VK2EMA 0053 5x9 Es , QF37 , 871km.
28.480 VK4KUS 0056 5x4 Es.
28.470 VK4NBX 0059 5x4 Es , 0444 5x5 , QG63 , 1653km.

50.110 VK2TMO 0100 5x9 Es , QF58 , 1198km.
50.313 VK6AKT 0113 FT8 -17 Es.
50.313 VK6CPU 0139 FT8 -17 Es , OF78 , 2238km , new log.
50.066 VK6RPH/b 0149 339 Es , OF78UI.
50.140 VK6ADI 0151 5x6 Es , OF88 , 2021km.
50.140 VK6AKT 0200 5x5 Es , OF78.
50.285 VK4RTT/b 0205 549 Es.
50.313 VK6RZ 0209 FT8 -15 Es , OF77 , 2125km , LH 6M SSB December 14th 2006.
50.313 VK4QG 0215 FT8 +8 Es , QG63 , 1670km.
50.284 VK4RSC/b 0235 539 Es , 0353 539.
50.313 VK6KXW FT8 -20 Es , OF87 2038km.
50.313 VK4ZB 0248 FT8 -9 Es , QG62 , 1601km , new log.
50.313 VK4XV 0248 FT8 -10 Es , QG62 , 1617km , only second time in the log.

33.0Mhz JA data pager , 0342 S3.

28.490 P29DA 0359 5x4 2Es , QI30 , 2950km.

50.282 VK4RTL/b 0437 549 Es , 0508 549.

28.490 VK6ATM 0443 5x5 Es , OF95 , 1872km , Takalarup , new log.
28.266 VK4RST/b 0446 569 Es , 0548 559.
28.074 JA6KJQ 0533 FT8 -13 TEP , PM51, my first FT8 on 10M.

50.110 VK4ALR 0754 5x3 Es , QG56 , 1712km.

14.210 P29DA 0818 5x4 F2 , QI30 , new band , this call.

73 de David Vitek

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