Band 2 Tropospheric:
103.4 0656 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) OM and YL, as 105.2 917km
99.8 0658 F France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Two bars. As 103.7 917km
105.0 0704 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) ID after news 923km
99.9 0710 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) OM YL discussion, as web 917km
103.8 0711 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Rap song, as 105.6 892km
93.8 0714 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) D3A3. ID and pops 799km
97.0 0716 D SWR3, Blauen (bwü) ID and pops 793km **
96.6 0724 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Rigi/Kulm (sz) YLs discussion, as web 892km **
106.3 0725 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) OMs, as web 748km
98.5 0732 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) Weather and ID 1024km **
95.8 0736 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as 98.5 942km
106.8 0738 F France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) National weather and ID, as 105.2 600km
106.9 0738 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D315 942km
105.7 0739 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) YL financial news? 1024km
105.1 0740 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) As web 793km **
101.0 0747 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Classical, as web 942km
88.7 0749 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Political discussion, as web 942km **
89.2 0750 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Blauen (bwü) Pops, as web 793km **
89.5 0750 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2 1024km
89.8 0752 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Interviews, as web 799km
98.4 0754 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
97.9 0755 D SWR2, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Gregorian chant stylee, as web 799km **
97.2 0758 G Cam FM, Cambridge/University Library (EN-CAM) ID and pops 106km **
104.8 0803 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Bourrignon/Les Ordons (ju) YL news, as web 807km **
100.4 0806 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D308 REGNBOGN 748km
102.3 0808 D BR Klassik, Wendelstein (bay) Classical, as web 1024km
96.2 0825 D SWR2, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D3A2 748km
92.2 0830 D SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Pops, as web 790km
92.6 0831 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) Concert, as web 793km
92.9 0832 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Langenbrand (bwü) Cars song, as web 755km
93.5 0834 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D301 SWR1_BW_. Three bars 748km **
94.2 0836 SUI RTS La Première, Bourrignon/Les Ordons (ju) OM on phone to YL, as web 807km **
107.0 0855 SUI Radio SRF 3, Four low power listed IDs, as web. All 90 watts or less!! **
105.6 0908 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SRF_3__ 917km104.0 0920 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg,
Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Schlager, as web 799km
87.7 0924 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OMs discussion, as web 709km
88.2 0926 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YLs, as web 813km
90.4 0931 F France Culture, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52) OM, as web 694km
106.5 0934 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) Pops, as web 918km **
93.3 0936 F France Musique, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52) OM and YL, as web 694km 95.4 0943 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 _Kultur_ 917km
107.8 0948 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE_UNO 917km
98.2 1003 AUT Ö2 - Radio Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL news, as web 918km **
105.8 1010 SUI Radio SRF 3, Beatenberg/Niederhorn (be) German OM on phone, as web 892km **
93.6 1011 SUI Radio SRF 1, Beatenberg/Niederhorn (be) German OM, as web 892km **
97.2 1012 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Beatenberg/Niederhorn (be) German OM, as web 892km **
100.6 1015 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) YL, as web 834km **
100.6 1018 SUI Radio Fréquence Jura, Chaux-de-Fonds/Loge (ne) 1kW! Phone in, as web 818km **
89.0 1026 F France Culture, Vittel/Thuillières (88) OM and music, as 98 684km **
88.4 1029 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) OM, as web 713km
106.7 1135 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit (rlp) Rap, as web 687km
107.3 1136 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Chasseral (be) ID in speech 823km
101.7 1143 SUI Radio RTN, Chaux-de-Fonds/Loge (ne) 1kW Jingle ID between pops 818km **
97.5 1146 SUI GRRIF, Chaux-de-Fonds/Loge (ne) 500 watts! Very weak pops, as web 818km **
101.4 1202 F France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Lomont (25) YL news, as web 783km
92.9 1204 F France Musique, Besançon/Lomont (25) Piano piece, as 88.7 783km
96.3 1212 SUI RTS Espace 2, Chaux-de-Fonds/Mont Cornu (ne) Scary operatics, as web 817km **
103.4 1219 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Chaux-de-Fonds/Mont Cornu (ne) Pops, as web. Noise free peaks! 817km **
89.9 1231 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Vocal ID and traffic 686km
95.9 1238 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Just above the pile-up. Light pops, as web 686km **
90.7 1241 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Light pops, as web 942km
91.6 1256 F France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Piano piece, as web 781km
99.0 1319 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pops, as web 1081km
104.6 1338 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pop song, as web, over Suffolk! Two bars! 1081km **
94.8 1340 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ID after pops. Almost
noise free 1081km **
107.6 1459 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) Ads, as web 871km
103.3 1504 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) ID and traffic report after news 863km **
103.0 1506 D Antenne Bayern, Pfaffenberg (bay) ID and pops, as 103.3 713km
98.7 1508 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Traffic and ID 942km **
100.3 1514 SUI RTS Espace 2, Chasseral (be) Classical and OM talk, as web 823km **
100.7 1518 D Energy Stuttgart, Güglingen (bwü) Pops, as web 759km **
100.8 1520 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Kettrichhof (rlp) Pops, as web 674km **
107.7 1524 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 ANTENNE 1034km
93.7 1526 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) Old song, as web 1024km **
104.1 1536 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) OM and YL info, pops,
as web, beaming east to avoid Suffolk 717km **
104.2 1540 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Chasseral (be) OM and phone caller, as web 823km **
104.2 1541 D Radio TON Ostwürttemberg, Heidenheim a.d Brenz Schmittenberg (bwü) Two v weak pops followed
under RTS. 100% as web stream 849km **
104.7 1544 D RPR 1., Kettrichhof (rlp) Linkin Park, as web 674km **
106.2 1550 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Rigi/Kulm (sz) 43E1 892km
101.5 1553 SUI Radio SRF 1, Säntis (ar) Rod Stewarts Baby Jane, as web. Tacolneston nulled 917km **
101.7 1557 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 _SALUE__ 628km
107.2 1600 D SWR3, Kettrichhof (rlp) ID and news 674km **
89.3 1606 F France Culture, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) Woman on phone, as 89.0 774km **
99.4 1627 F France Culture, Sarrebourg/le Donon (57) YL, as web 704km
93.3 1631 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) News, as web 574km
98.1 1639 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Shanice song, as web 835km
106.9 1648 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig-Wiederau (sac) Sylvester song, as web 844km
87.9 1650 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Sankt Chrischona [SUI bs] (bwü) Leo Sayer song, as web 810km **
103.6 1704 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) ID and info 687km
105.0 1714 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Neunkirchen (Saar)/Kuchenberg (saa) OM and YL talks,
as web 637km **
105.9 1717 F France Info, Charleville-Mézières/Sury (08) YL and OM, as 105.2 479km **
88.4 1727 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) OM, as 88.5 607km
104.5 1729 F France Info, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) Phone caller and YL, as web 607km
90.0 1754 F France Inter, Besançon/Lomont (25) YL, as web 783km
97.0 1823 LUX RTL Radio, Hosingen/Banert (gld) Pops, as web 530km
95.2 1826 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Soft rock or folk Concert, as web 793km
95.0 1827 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OMs, as web 678km
94.2 1828 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Soft YL vocals and piano, as web 793km
94.0 1830 F France Musique, Vittel/Thuillières (88) Screechy violins played with saws, as 88.7 684km
93.6 1834 F France Musique, Forbach/Kreutzberg (57) Screechy, twangy, violin music, as 88.7 637km **
90.1 1836 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) German Schlager, as web 790km **
90.8 1837 D DasDing (SWR), Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Pops, as web 790km **
94.7 1838 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) Rock track, as web 976km
103.0 1933 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Pops, as web 942km
103.2 1935 F France Bleu Berry, Bourges/Neuvy (18) F205 BLEU.BER 672km
103.4 1943 D Antenna 1, Raichberg (bwü) ID between pop and rock 813km
93.3 2317 AUT Ö1, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) Operatics, as web 918km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Unlisted:
91.6 1757 F RTL, Unlisted site Lively OM, as web
Wow!! Let me reiterate more strongly ... WOW!!!
This was the best tropo I have personally experienced in terms of quality, as opposed to quantity, but I was lucky with both today. Almost half the above are personal firsts! I have omitted the more usual tropo suspects.
There were stunning signals from Switzerland and a few rare Baviarian transmitters. Many produced full RDS too. I was also blown away by the low powered Swiss reception - something I never thought I would here. It just shows you the power of tropo. Signals were very largely noise free from many of these low powered transmitters as you will hear on my recordings. Austria put up a terrific show too with noise free signals at times. Did it all really happen?
Recordings:
One or two of the weaker signals do not contain IDs, so I have used web stream comparisons as confirmation. You will also hear me switching between receivers on a few recordings to demonstrate the differences in audio quality between the XDR and the KT6040 (which I used in conjunction with the Conrad RDS Manager and RDS Spy to obtain the PI codes). The audiophile KT6040 clearly has superior audio. You shjould know which receiver is which quite easily. The clue is that the KT6040 produces more hiss due to it having less gain than the XDR-F1HD. It's still surprising how well the XDR-F1HD can somehow 'appear' to clean up the audio from stations which use high compression levels and actually make them sound brighter than the KT6040. This is clever stuff on Sony's part.
I am wondering whether I should elaborate on this point. Putting it simply, the XDR knows how to make the best of a bad job in such cases, but put the XDR-F1HD's audio through true audiophile equipment (as I have in the past) and the many flaws in the audio immediately become obvious. I hope that makes sense.
107.8 Rete Uno, Santis 0720 23-09-13
107.7 Antenne Bayern, Hochries 1525 23-09-13
107.6 B5 Aktuell, Hühnerberg 1500 23-09-13
107.3 Rete Uno, Chasseral 1136 23-09-13
107.2 SWR3, Kettrichhof 1600 23-09-13
107.0 Radio SRF 3, Four low power sites, 90W or less 0902 23-09-13
105.8 Radio SRF 3, Beatenberg 1223 23-09-13
105.6 Radio SRF 3, Santis 0907 23-09-13
105.0 Radio 7, Iberger Kugel 0704 23-09-13
104.8 RTS Couleur 3, Bourrignon 0803 23-09-13
103.4 RTS Couleur 3, Chaux De Fonds (Mont Cornu) 1218 23-09-13
103.4 Antenne 1, Raichberg 1943 23-09-13
103.3 Antenna Bayern, Unterringingen 1504 23-09-13
103.2 NRJ, Leglise 0916 23-09-13
103.2 France Bleu Berry, Bourges 1215 23-09-13
101.7 Radio Salu, Saarbrucken 1557 23-09-13
100.6 Frequence Jura, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1515 23-09-13
100.6 Frequence Jura, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1015 23-09-13
100.4 Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde 0806 23-09-13
99.0 Hitradio O3, Salzburg 1335 23-09-13
99.0 Hitradio O3, Salzburg 0859 24-09-13
98.7 SWR1, Grunten 1507 23-09-13
98.5 Bayern 3, Grunten 0732 23-09-13
97.5 GRRIF, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1200 23-09-13
97.5 GRRIF, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1156 23-09-13
97.2 Cam FM, Cambridge University Library 0758 23-09-13
95.4 Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Santis 0942 23-09-13
94.8 Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 0803 24-09-13
94.2 RTS La Première, Bourrignon 0836 23-09-13
93.8 SWR3, Feldberg 0712 23-09-13
89.9 SWR1, Weinbiet 1231 23-09-13
89.5 SWR1, Feldberg 0752 23-09-13
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL.
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com
103.4 0656 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) OM and YL, as 105.2 917km
99.8 0658 F France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Two bars. As 103.7 917km
105.0 0704 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) ID after news 923km
99.9 0710 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) OM YL discussion, as web 917km
103.8 0711 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Rap song, as 105.6 892km
93.8 0714 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) D3A3. ID and pops 799km
97.0 0716 D SWR3, Blauen (bwü) ID and pops 793km **
96.6 0724 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Rigi/Kulm (sz) YLs discussion, as web 892km **
106.3 0725 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) OMs, as web 748km
98.5 0732 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) Weather and ID 1024km **
95.8 0736 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as 98.5 942km
106.8 0738 F France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) National weather and ID, as 105.2 600km
106.9 0738 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D315 942km
105.7 0739 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) YL financial news? 1024km
105.1 0740 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) As web 793km **
101.0 0747 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Classical, as web 942km
88.7 0749 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Political discussion, as web 942km **
89.2 0750 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Blauen (bwü) Pops, as web 793km **
89.5 0750 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2 1024km
89.8 0752 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Interviews, as web 799km
98.4 0754 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
97.9 0755 D SWR2, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Gregorian chant stylee, as web 799km **
97.2 0758 G Cam FM, Cambridge/University Library (EN-CAM) ID and pops 106km **
104.8 0803 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Bourrignon/Les Ordons (ju) YL news, as web 807km **
100.4 0806 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D308 REGNBOGN 748km
102.3 0808 D BR Klassik, Wendelstein (bay) Classical, as web 1024km
96.2 0825 D SWR2, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D3A2 748km
92.2 0830 D SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Pops, as web 790km
92.6 0831 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) Concert, as web 793km
92.9 0832 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Langenbrand (bwü) Cars song, as web 755km
93.5 0834 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D301 SWR1_BW_. Three bars 748km **
94.2 0836 SUI RTS La Première, Bourrignon/Les Ordons (ju) OM on phone to YL, as web 807km **
107.0 0855 SUI Radio SRF 3, Four low power listed IDs, as web. All 90 watts or less!! **
105.6 0908 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SRF_3__ 917km104.0 0920 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg,
Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Schlager, as web 799km
87.7 0924 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OMs discussion, as web 709km
88.2 0926 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YLs, as web 813km
90.4 0931 F France Culture, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52) OM, as web 694km
106.5 0934 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) Pops, as web 918km **
93.3 0936 F France Musique, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52) OM and YL, as web 694km 95.4 0943 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 _Kultur_ 917km
107.8 0948 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE_UNO 917km
98.2 1003 AUT Ö2 - Radio Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL news, as web 918km **
105.8 1010 SUI Radio SRF 3, Beatenberg/Niederhorn (be) German OM on phone, as web 892km **
93.6 1011 SUI Radio SRF 1, Beatenberg/Niederhorn (be) German OM, as web 892km **
97.2 1012 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Beatenberg/Niederhorn (be) German OM, as web 892km **
100.6 1015 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) YL, as web 834km **
100.6 1018 SUI Radio Fréquence Jura, Chaux-de-Fonds/Loge (ne) 1kW! Phone in, as web 818km **
89.0 1026 F France Culture, Vittel/Thuillières (88) OM and music, as 98 684km **
88.4 1029 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) OM, as web 713km
106.7 1135 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit (rlp) Rap, as web 687km
107.3 1136 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Chasseral (be) ID in speech 823km
101.7 1143 SUI Radio RTN, Chaux-de-Fonds/Loge (ne) 1kW Jingle ID between pops 818km **
97.5 1146 SUI GRRIF, Chaux-de-Fonds/Loge (ne) 500 watts! Very weak pops, as web 818km **
101.4 1202 F France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Lomont (25) YL news, as web 783km
92.9 1204 F France Musique, Besançon/Lomont (25) Piano piece, as 88.7 783km
96.3 1212 SUI RTS Espace 2, Chaux-de-Fonds/Mont Cornu (ne) Scary operatics, as web 817km **
103.4 1219 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Chaux-de-Fonds/Mont Cornu (ne) Pops, as web. Noise free peaks! 817km **
89.9 1231 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Vocal ID and traffic 686km
95.9 1238 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Just above the pile-up. Light pops, as web 686km **
90.7 1241 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Light pops, as web 942km
91.6 1256 F France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Piano piece, as web 781km
99.0 1319 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pops, as web 1081km
104.6 1338 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pop song, as web, over Suffolk! Two bars! 1081km **
94.8 1340 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ID after pops. Almost
noise free 1081km **
107.6 1459 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) Ads, as web 871km
103.3 1504 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) ID and traffic report after news 863km **
103.0 1506 D Antenne Bayern, Pfaffenberg (bay) ID and pops, as 103.3 713km
98.7 1508 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Traffic and ID 942km **
100.3 1514 SUI RTS Espace 2, Chasseral (be) Classical and OM talk, as web 823km **
100.7 1518 D Energy Stuttgart, Güglingen (bwü) Pops, as web 759km **
100.8 1520 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Kettrichhof (rlp) Pops, as web 674km **
107.7 1524 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 ANTENNE 1034km
93.7 1526 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) Old song, as web 1024km **
104.1 1536 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) OM and YL info, pops,
as web, beaming east to avoid Suffolk 717km **
104.2 1540 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Chasseral (be) OM and phone caller, as web 823km **
104.2 1541 D Radio TON Ostwürttemberg, Heidenheim a.d Brenz Schmittenberg (bwü) Two v weak pops followed
under RTS. 100% as web stream 849km **
104.7 1544 D RPR 1., Kettrichhof (rlp) Linkin Park, as web 674km **
106.2 1550 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Rigi/Kulm (sz) 43E1 892km
101.5 1553 SUI Radio SRF 1, Säntis (ar) Rod Stewarts Baby Jane, as web. Tacolneston nulled 917km **
101.7 1557 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 _SALUE__ 628km
107.2 1600 D SWR3, Kettrichhof (rlp) ID and news 674km **
89.3 1606 F France Culture, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) Woman on phone, as 89.0 774km **
99.4 1627 F France Culture, Sarrebourg/le Donon (57) YL, as web 704km
93.3 1631 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) News, as web 574km
98.1 1639 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Shanice song, as web 835km
106.9 1648 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig-Wiederau (sac) Sylvester song, as web 844km
87.9 1650 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Sankt Chrischona [SUI bs] (bwü) Leo Sayer song, as web 810km **
103.6 1704 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) ID and info 687km
105.0 1714 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Neunkirchen (Saar)/Kuchenberg (saa) OM and YL talks,
as web 637km **
105.9 1717 F France Info, Charleville-Mézières/Sury (08) YL and OM, as 105.2 479km **
88.4 1727 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) OM, as 88.5 607km
104.5 1729 F France Info, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) Phone caller and YL, as web 607km
90.0 1754 F France Inter, Besançon/Lomont (25) YL, as web 783km
97.0 1823 LUX RTL Radio, Hosingen/Banert (gld) Pops, as web 530km
95.2 1826 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Soft rock or folk Concert, as web 793km
95.0 1827 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OMs, as web 678km
94.2 1828 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Soft YL vocals and piano, as web 793km
94.0 1830 F France Musique, Vittel/Thuillières (88) Screechy violins played with saws, as 88.7 684km
93.6 1834 F France Musique, Forbach/Kreutzberg (57) Screechy, twangy, violin music, as 88.7 637km **
90.1 1836 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) German Schlager, as web 790km **
90.8 1837 D DasDing (SWR), Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Pops, as web 790km **
94.7 1838 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) Rock track, as web 976km
103.0 1933 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Pops, as web 942km
103.2 1935 F France Bleu Berry, Bourges/Neuvy (18) F205 BLEU.BER 672km
103.4 1943 D Antenna 1, Raichberg (bwü) ID between pop and rock 813km
93.3 2317 AUT Ö1, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) Operatics, as web 918km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Unlisted:
91.6 1757 F RTL, Unlisted site Lively OM, as web
Wow!! Let me reiterate more strongly ... WOW!!!
This was the best tropo I have personally experienced in terms of quality, as opposed to quantity, but I was lucky with both today. Almost half the above are personal firsts! I have omitted the more usual tropo suspects.
There were stunning signals from Switzerland and a few rare Baviarian transmitters. Many produced full RDS too. I was also blown away by the low powered Swiss reception - something I never thought I would here. It just shows you the power of tropo. Signals were very largely noise free from many of these low powered transmitters as you will hear on my recordings. Austria put up a terrific show too with noise free signals at times. Did it all really happen?
Recordings:
One or two of the weaker signals do not contain IDs, so I have used web stream comparisons as confirmation. You will also hear me switching between receivers on a few recordings to demonstrate the differences in audio quality between the XDR and the KT6040 (which I used in conjunction with the Conrad RDS Manager and RDS Spy to obtain the PI codes). The audiophile KT6040 clearly has superior audio. You shjould know which receiver is which quite easily. The clue is that the KT6040 produces more hiss due to it having less gain than the XDR-F1HD. It's still surprising how well the XDR-F1HD can somehow 'appear' to clean up the audio from stations which use high compression levels and actually make them sound brighter than the KT6040. This is clever stuff on Sony's part.
I am wondering whether I should elaborate on this point. Putting it simply, the XDR knows how to make the best of a bad job in such cases, but put the XDR-F1HD's audio through true audiophile equipment (as I have in the past) and the many flaws in the audio immediately become obvious. I hope that makes sense.
107.8 Rete Uno, Santis 0720 23-09-13
107.7 Antenne Bayern, Hochries 1525 23-09-13
107.6 B5 Aktuell, Hühnerberg 1500 23-09-13
107.3 Rete Uno, Chasseral 1136 23-09-13
107.2 SWR3, Kettrichhof 1600 23-09-13
107.0 Radio SRF 3, Four low power sites, 90W or less 0902 23-09-13
105.8 Radio SRF 3, Beatenberg 1223 23-09-13
105.6 Radio SRF 3, Santis 0907 23-09-13
105.0 Radio 7, Iberger Kugel 0704 23-09-13
104.8 RTS Couleur 3, Bourrignon 0803 23-09-13
103.4 RTS Couleur 3, Chaux De Fonds (Mont Cornu) 1218 23-09-13
103.4 Antenne 1, Raichberg 1943 23-09-13
103.3 Antenna Bayern, Unterringingen 1504 23-09-13
103.2 NRJ, Leglise 0916 23-09-13
103.2 France Bleu Berry, Bourges 1215 23-09-13
101.7 Radio Salu, Saarbrucken 1557 23-09-13
100.6 Frequence Jura, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1515 23-09-13
100.6 Frequence Jura, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1015 23-09-13
100.4 Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde 0806 23-09-13
99.0 Hitradio O3, Salzburg 1335 23-09-13
99.0 Hitradio O3, Salzburg 0859 24-09-13
98.7 SWR1, Grunten 1507 23-09-13
98.5 Bayern 3, Grunten 0732 23-09-13
97.5 GRRIF, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1200 23-09-13
97.5 GRRIF, Chaux De Fonds (Loge) 1156 23-09-13
97.2 Cam FM, Cambridge University Library 0758 23-09-13
95.4 Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Santis 0942 23-09-13
94.8 Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 0803 24-09-13
94.2 RTS La Première, Bourrignon 0836 23-09-13
93.8 SWR3, Feldberg 0712 23-09-13
89.9 SWR1, Weinbiet 1231 23-09-13
89.5 SWR1, Feldberg 0752 23-09-13
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL.
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com
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