Band 2 Tropospheric:
99.0 0813 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. OM talk, ID and 70s song 684km
94.6 0814 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Scatter. YL talking, as web 713km
93.8 0815 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Scatter. Pop song, as web 565km
93.2 0816 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Scatter. Pops, as web. Mixing Bruxelles 591km
92.0 0818 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. OM YL, as 90.6 494km
97.4 0821 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Scatter. OM talk, as web. Mixing Linz 713km
97.4 0824 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) Scatter. 70s song then OM, as web 560km
100.0 0827 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. Abba song, as web 494km
100.8 0828 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Scatter. Adeles Deep song 484km
101.0 0829 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Scatter. Adele, as 100.8 520km
103.1 0831 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Scatter. German OM promo, as web 479km
102.8 0832 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) Scatter. String concerto, as web 456km
103.3 0834 D Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Scatter. Alex Barck track, as web 505km
103.8 0834 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) Scatter. Dire Straits song, as web 554km
104.0 0835 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Scatter. Weather report and ID 590km
105.6 0837 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Scatter. YL song, as web 657km
105.7 0837 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Scatter. Chumbawamba song, as web 543km
105.9 0840 D Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Scatter. No Angels, as web 648km
106.3 0841 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Scatter. German OM talk, as web 592km
107.2 0842 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Scatter. Pink song, as 106.7 593km
107.0 0843 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Scatter. Pink, then Blur song, as 106.7 592km
Quieter noise levels today but scatter conditions weren't actually that great. Signals were mostly very weak but were able to puncture any remaining mushiness.
The irony is that my quieter band has coincided nicely with the arrival of my antenna/noise phasing device. It's early days but initial experiments with this unit have been promising and I will report back with any results soon.
Signal / noise cancellation has been pretty good so far, but my 'noise antenna', a Triax FM5 in the loft, is not ideally situated since it isn't receiving enough of the noise itself, but its ability to take out Belmont has astounded me with a 100% removal of all Belmont's frequencies. Much more playing around is necessary but I am confident that, with careful positioning of the noise antenna and sufficient noise signal, this will have been a worthwhile investment and I would recommend that every FM DXer should have one.
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
99.0 0813 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. OM talk, ID and 70s song 684km
94.6 0814 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Scatter. YL talking, as web 713km
93.8 0815 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Scatter. Pop song, as web 565km
93.2 0816 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Scatter. Pops, as web. Mixing Bruxelles 591km
92.0 0818 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. OM YL, as 90.6 494km
97.4 0821 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Scatter. OM talk, as web. Mixing Linz 713km
97.4 0824 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) Scatter. 70s song then OM, as web 560km
100.0 0827 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. Abba song, as web 494km
100.8 0828 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Scatter. Adeles Deep song 484km
101.0 0829 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Scatter. Adele, as 100.8 520km
103.1 0831 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Scatter. German OM promo, as web 479km
102.8 0832 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) Scatter. String concerto, as web 456km
103.3 0834 D Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Scatter. Alex Barck track, as web 505km
103.8 0834 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) Scatter. Dire Straits song, as web 554km
104.0 0835 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Scatter. Weather report and ID 590km
105.6 0837 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Scatter. YL song, as web 657km
105.7 0837 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Scatter. Chumbawamba song, as web 543km
105.9 0840 D Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Scatter. No Angels, as web 648km
106.3 0841 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Scatter. German OM talk, as web 592km
107.2 0842 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Scatter. Pink song, as 106.7 593km
107.0 0843 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Scatter. Pink, then Blur song, as 106.7 592km
Quieter noise levels today but scatter conditions weren't actually that great. Signals were mostly very weak but were able to puncture any remaining mushiness.
The irony is that my quieter band has coincided nicely with the arrival of my antenna/noise phasing device. It's early days but initial experiments with this unit have been promising and I will report back with any results soon.
Signal / noise cancellation has been pretty good so far, but my 'noise antenna', a Triax FM5 in the loft, is not ideally situated since it isn't receiving enough of the noise itself, but its ability to take out Belmont has astounded me with a 100% removal of all Belmont's frequencies. Much more playing around is necessary but I am confident that, with careful positioning of the noise antenna and sufficient noise signal, this will have been a worthwhile investment and I would recommend that every FM DXer should have one.
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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