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Thursday 15 November 2012

Skegness Band 2 Log: 15-11-12

Band 2 Tropospheric Log: 15-11-12

97.8 0002  F  France Culture, Tours/Chissay [41] (37)  OM talk, as others  646km

107.2 0033  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw)  YL on phone to OM. As web stream  593km

93.6 0037  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp)  Pops, as web stream. V weak  550km

89.2 0110  F  France Culture, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50)  OMs, as 98.0  413km

100.7 0111  F  France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50)  French song, as 94.7  413km

105.7 0119  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay)  OM  YL discussion, as web stream. V weak  1024km

105.6 0130  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp)  Mull Of Kintyre, as web stream  657km

107.1 0131  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp)  Mull Of Kintyre, as web stream  593km

107.1 0134  D  Radio TON Ostwürttemberg, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü)  ID jingle after news. Pops  835km **

98.1 0138  D  SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü)  Bryan Adams, as web stream  835km **

91.1 0140  D  SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü)  Classical music, as web stream  835km **

97.1 0303  G  BBC Radio 1, Les Platons (JER)  Club beats, as 98.3  466km **

89.6 0306  G  BBC Radio 2, Les Platons (JER)  As others  466km **

91.1 0306  G  BBC Radio 3, Les Platons (JER)  As others  466km **

94.8 0308  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Les Platons (JER)  As others  466km **

107.6 0814  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp)  Modern pops, OM  YL, as web stream  640km

107.3 0816  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü)  Neil Diamond song, as web stream  813km

106.9 0817  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay)  YL, as web stream  942km

88.4 0821  F  France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55)  OM  YL talk, as web stream  607km **

88.3 0823  F  France Culture, Longwy/Bois de Châ (54)  OMs, as 88.4  554km

88.9 0825 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld)  Pops, as web stream  574km

97.9 0827  F  France Culture, Troyes/les Riceys (10)  CULTURE  643km

95.3 0829  F  France Inter, Troyes/les Riceys (10)  INTER  643km

93.3 0830  F  France Musique, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52)  MUSIQUE  694km

92.2 0832  D  SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü)  Stuttgart traffic report. ID  790km

99.0 0835 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal)  Vweak with various pops, as web stream  1081km **

99.0 0840  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes)  YL as web, mixing pops from ORF3  684km

97.5 0842  D  SWR3, Bornberg (rlp)  YL  OM lively chat, as web stream  640km

98.4 0843  D  SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü)  US pop song, as web stream  748km

100.4 0844  D  Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü)  Icehouse song, as web stream. Noise free 2 bars  748km

100.6 0848  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü)  Echoey OM, as web stream  834km **

101.7 0852  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa)  Ads, as web stream  628km

102.8 0859  F  France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Montfaucon (25)  Local jingle ID after chat  774km **

95.0 0902  F  France Musique, Besançon/Montfaucon (25)  Classical, as 91.8, etc.  774km **

99.2 0908  F  France Inter, Orléans/Traînou (45)  OM, as web stream  590km

99.5 0909  F  France Inter, Auxerre/Molesmes (89)  OM, as 99.2  655km **

106.3 0913  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü)  OM, as web stream  748km

95.4 0918 SUI DRS2, Säntis (ar)  GM OM serious talk, as web stream  917km

94.3 0919  D  SWR3, Raichberg (bwü)  Rock song, as web stream  813km

93.8 0920  D  SWR2, Waldenburg (bwü)  YL featuring rap music, as 93.0  786km **

93.0 0922  D  SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp)  YL featuring rap music, as 93.8  593km

92.7 0926  D  hr3, Hardberg (hes)  OM promo, ID and pops  712km

92.1 0928  F  France Musique, Laval-Evron/Mont Rochard (53)  Classical, as 91.8, etc.  550km

90.4 0933  F  France Culture, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52)  YL and spooky music, as web. Two bars!  694km

96.5 0947  F  France Inter, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52)  OM with echo against Rouen  694km **

98.5 0957  F  France Culture, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89)  OMs, as 98.0  577km

99.8 0959  F  France Inter, Metz/Luttange (57)  OM  YL, as 99.6  600km

99.9 1000  F  France Inter, Tours/Chissay [41] (37)  YLs and pops, as 99.8  646km

101.6 1003  D  hr4, Hardberg (hes)  Deep voiced OM, as web stream  712km

105.7 1008  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay)  V weak. YL as web stream  1024km

106.8 1013  D  Hit Radio FFH, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes)  Pops, as 105.9  605km

101.3 1025  F  France Bleu Auxerre, Auxerre/Molesmes (89)  Phone in competition, as web stream  655km

105.7 1030  D  SWR2, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü)  Discordant strings, as web stream  790km

107.9 1037  D  BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay)  Classical, as web stream  732km

107.7 1040 LUX Den Neie Radio (DNR), Blaschette/Kandel (gld)  DNR Mit Gud Musik ID  557km

105.3 1048  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay)  YL, as 106.9  732km

104.9 1052  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp)  Rap, as web stream  554km

104.8 1054  D  hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes)  Pop/rock song, as web stream  729km

107.3 1108  F  Radio Classique, Chantilly/Apremont (60)  Piano concerto, as web stream  461km **

87.8 1128  F  Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville (50)  Discussion group, as web stream  414km

107.1 1129  F  France Bleu 107.1, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75)  Vocal ID  497km

89.5 1151  F  France Culture, Auxerre/Molesmes (89)  OM  YL, as 88.5  655km

96.2 1152  D  SWR2, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü)  YL talk, as web stream  748km **

105.9 1155  D  Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes)  FFH  648km

105.0 1158  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes)  ID and traffic report  698km

107.6 1208  D  B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay)  ID and chat  871km **

87.9 1214  D  MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü)  OM on phone, as web stream  739km

87.8 1219  F  France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75)  Echo with second Inter tx  497km

87.8 1220  F  France Inter, Several low power txs listed  Echo against Paris. Possibilities: 
                 Péronne (80) 400 km 
                 Avesnes-sur-Helpe (59) 421  
                 Wissingnicourt (02) 456 km 
                 Saint-Dié 2 (88) 714 km **

90.6 1223  D  hr1, Hardberg (hes)  OM  YL talking over pops, as web stream  712km

93.9 1242  D  SWR2, Bornberg (rlp)  Jolly wind section, as web stream  640km

107.7 1244  D  Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay)  OM  YL, ID  music, as web stream  1034km

98.6 1309  F  France Inter, Épinal/Bois de la Vierge (88)  ID after TV review. Almost noise free on peak  704km **

92.4 1310  F  France Culture, Épinal/Bois de la Vierge (88)  YL, as 98.0  704km **

91.6 1317  F  France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68)  Classical music, as 91.8, etc.  781km **

98.2 1342  F  France Inter, Vittel/Thuillières (88)  OM  YLs, as web stream  684km **

104.5 1352  F  France Info, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55)  Presume Bar Le Duc as Culture  88.4 is weak to fair  607km **

104.1 1354  D  WDR 4, Olsberg (nrw)  Noise free stereo, as 103.8 Nordhelle  592km

103.5 1355  D  RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp)  Vocal ID and pops  554km

103.6 1355  D  RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp)  Vocal ID, as 103.5  688km

101.2 1412  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes)  Rembrandts and Pet Shop Boys, as web stream  647km

 99.4 1419  F  France Culture, Sarrebourg/le Donon (57)  OMs, as 98.0  704km **

106.8 1422  F  France Info, Metz/Luttange (57)  OM  YL, as web stream  600km

90.7 1426  D  Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay)  Soft rock song, as web stream  942km **

92.1 1430  D  NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds)  Rock song, YL ID and info  707km

94.0 1439  F  France Musique, Vittel/Thuillières (88)  Screeching strings, as 93.8  684km

94.6 1440  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san)  Murray Head song, as web stream  713km

95.1 1441  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü)  Peaking above Langenberg briefly, as web stream  835km **

95.8 1444  D  WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw)  OM  YL talk, as web stream  593km

96.3 1447  D  Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay)  U2 With Or Without You, as web stream  732km

97.7 1448  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp)  Bee Gees cover song, as web stream  593km

101.8 1452  D  WDR 2, Ederkopf (nrw)  OM  YL talk, as 101.0  593km

103.4 1455  D  Antenne 1, Raichberg (bwü)  Jingle ID between info  813km **

106.1 1504  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Olsberg (nrw)  OM talk, as web stream  592km

106.2 1504  D  hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes)  HR3 Wetter  729km

87.6 1511  F  RMC, Le Havre/Harfleur (76)  Discussion, as web stream  406km

89.0 1513  F  RFI Paris, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75)  FR YL talking over music, as web stream  497km

92.8 1515  F  Music Box, Pontoise/Vaux-sur-Seine (95)  Gospel soul, as web atream  475km

93.3 1518  F  France Culture, Le Havre/Harfleur (76)  YL vocal ID  406km **

93.9 1520  F  Vivre FM/R. Campus Paris, Paris/Fort de Romainville (93)  OMs talk, as web stream  496km **

94.3 1526  F  Radio Orient, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75)  Almost noise free. Asian music, as web stream  497km **

101.4 1548  F  France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Lomont (25)  Local ID and info  783km **

105.1 1555  F  FIP, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75)  Jazzy French song, as web stream  497km **

105.9 1556  F  RTL 2, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75)  Jingle ID and pops  497km **

107.0 1610  F  Eole, Montbard/Les Justices (21)  IDs and pops, as web stream. Almost noise free peaks  676km **

107.2 1616  F  Chérie FM, Besançon/Fort de Brégille (25)  Grungy love song, ads, phone caller, as web stream  773km **

107.5 1625  F  Plein Coeur, Vesoul/la Croix de Cassini (70)  Jingle ID and pops  744km **

87.7 1641  F  France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67)  OM phone in, as 98.0. Noise free!  709km

95.0 1643  F  France Musique, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67)  Classical music, as 91.8, etc.  709km **

97.3 1644  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67)  OM talk, as web stream. Over LBC  709km **

101.4 1646  F  France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67)  OM and jingle ID. Phone caller  709km **

88.0 1657  D  SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa)  ID after traffic report  629km

106.7 1659  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit (rlp)  Pops, as web stream. Langenberg nulled beaming further to south  688km

102.3 1714  D  AFN Stuttgart-The Eagle, Stuttgart/Frauenkopf (bwü)  Santa Claus Stars and Strips promo, ID  790km **

103.0 1719  D  SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü)  OM talking over soft music, as web stream  942km **

103.4 1721  F  France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42)  YL correspondent, as web stream  917km

99.8 1723  F  France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42)  Live concert, as web stream  917km

92.4 1724  F  France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42)  Jazzy music, as 88.7  917km

89.6 1725  F  France Musique, Gex/Montrond (01)  Jazz, as 88.7  858km **

99.9 1740 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar)  OM and YL political talks, as web stream  917km **

107.8 1740 SUI RSI1, Säntis (ar)  Noise free. Italian OM, as web stream  917km

101.5 1742  D  RPR 1., Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp)  Almost noise free. ID. Tacolneston nulled a little  590km **

101.6 1745  D  Bayern 1, Gelbelsee (bay)  YL and OM, old pop song, as web stream.  905km **

101.9 1747  D  Antenne Bayern, Prob Heidelstein (Rhon) but Hoher Bogen also here  Pops, as web stream **

102.0 1749  D  B5 aktuell, Dillberg (bay)  Political talk, as web stream  879km **

103.1 1753  D  RPR 1., Bornberg (rlp)  Move Like Jagger, as 103.5  640km **

88.4 1804  D  Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay)  OM serious talk, as web stream  713km

93.4 1805  D  Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay)  Jingle ID after traffic report  713km

89.0 1806  D  89.0 RTL, Brocken (san)  Rock music, as web stream  713km

89.3 1809  D  hr3, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes)  German pops, in Holme Moss null, as web stream  648km

89.9 1812  D  NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds)  ID and piano music  707km

89.9 1814  D  NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds)  ID and piano piece  707km

90.2 1816  D  MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü)  ID and rock song  739km

91.8 1819  D  SWR2, Raichberg (bwü)  OM interview, as web stream  813km **

92.3 1820  D  WDR 2, Sackpfeife (Wittgenstein) [hes] (nrw)  Rock song, ID and phone caller, as web stream  612km **

92.9 1823  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Langenbrand (bwü)  Pops, as web stream  755km **

97.1 1845  D  SWR3, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü)  Blondie song, as web stream  834km **

97.2 1846  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü)  YL talk, as web stream  739km

92.5 1853 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Hosingen/Banert (gld)  OM and Luxembourgian song, as 88.9  530km **

97.0 1854 LUX RTL Radio, Hosingen/Banert (gld)  Youssou NDour song, as web stream  530km **

93.7 1915  F  France Musique, Mende/Truc de Fortunio (48)  Shrieking operatics, as web stream  974km

88.0 1931  F  Fréquence Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62)  Ad break, ID and Michael Jackson, as web stream  344km

87.7 2207  D  MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac)  Clasical, as 87.9  905km

107.1 2348  D  B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay)  YL talk, as web stream  865km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

This was day two of the best tropo I have experienced since moving to Skegness. No fewer than 55 personal firsts were received today! I doubt that figure will ever be beaten in future tropo events.

For me, one of the most impressive parts of today's tropo was when I rotated the FM5 to the vertical plane. Because there was such widespread tropo to France I thought the possilibities would be very interesting. Going vertical enabled be to hear lots of lower powered French vertcals which I wouldn't have heard in horizontal. It wasn't just the nearer French stations which came through. I was amazed by the reception of Eole and Plein Coeur, two stations I had not previously heard, nor even known! Many stations simply 'got away', there were so many of them. I didn't even bother checking Belgium and Holland, which were also greatly enhanced. How much can you do?

The highlight was reception of Austria's Hitradio O3 on 99.0 though it wasn't handed to me on a plate: I was convinced I was hearing this after midnight on the 15th but it was extremely weak and there was so much splatter from BBC Radio 1 on 98.9 I could never get enough of a window on 99.0. The signal was so weak I just wasn't convinced enough. I usually like to hear at least a couple of songs in parallel with the station's web stream to be certain. Come 08:35 however I was clearly hearing songs from Hitradio 03, but signals were still very weak. I checked with their web stream once more and, after hearing two songs which were definitely those of Hitradio 03's and not HR1's, I was satisfied my reception was 100%.

Luck was on my side regarding being at home for this magnificent tropo as Crystal, our Rottweiler, gave birth to ten pups over the weekend so we have had a few days away from work to help look after them. This has meant no going out!

Recordings:

100.4 Radio Regengogen, Hornisgrinde 0843 15-11-12

102.8 France Bleu Besancon, Besancon-Montfaucon 0857 15-11-12

107.7 DNR Blaschette 1040 15-11-12

106.9 B5 Aktuell, Grunten 1044 15-11-12

105.9 Hit Radio FFH, Grosse Feldberg 1155 15-11-12

107.1 Radio TON, Aalen 1200 15-11-12

107.6 B5 Aktuell, Huhnerberg 1206 15-11-12

98.6 France Inter, Epinal 1308 15-11-12

107.7 Antenne Bayern, Hochries 1326 14-03-12

103.6 RPR1, Kalmit 1457 15-11-12

103.4 Antenne 1, Raichberg 1454 15-11-12

106.3 HR3, Heidelstein (Rhon) 1504 15-11-12

93.3 France Culture, Le Havre 1517 15-11-12

101.4 France Bleu Besancon, Besancon-Lomont 1547 15-11-12

105.9 RTL2, Paris Tour Eifel 1554 15-11-12

107.0 Eole, Montbard 1608 15-11-12

107.5 Plein Coeur, Vesoul 1624 15-11-12

106.9 B5 Aktuell, Grunten 1712 15-11-12

102.3 AFN The Eagle, Stuttgart 1714 15-11-12

101.5 RPR1, Koblenz 1743 15-11-12

92.3 WDR2, Sackpfeife (Wittgenstein) 1819 15-11-12

92.9 SWR1, Langenbrand 1826 15-11-12


A couple of other recordings of interest:


A snippet of Swiss reception on 107.8. This is Rete Uno from Santis:

107.8 Rete Uno, Santis, peaking around mid afternoon


Finally, to demonstrate how I separated France Inter's Chaumont Chalindrey transmitter from France Inter's Rouen transmitter on 96.5: The following recording demonstrates how rotating the FM5 from south-east to south enabled me to separate the two transmitters. If it wasn't for the split-second time lag between the two I wouldn't have been able to do this.

96.5 France Inter, Chaumont Chalindrey > Rouen > Chaumont Chalindrey 0935 15-11-12


Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager

Aerials:
Rooftop Triax FM5, 8m AGL
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator

Software:
RDS Spy v0.97
VAC v4.10

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