Skegness Log: 03-01-14 (FM - Quadrantids Meteor Shower)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter
 93.9 0624 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Radio, Kabhegy (Ves) Vocal ID heard  1405km
 87.7 1451 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211  1211km
 87.7 1635  E  RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) E251  1311km
 87.7 1743 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 __NRAD__  1545km
 88.3 1839 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) Presume Opole. 3211  1229km
 95.3 1842 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) Bruno Mars track, as web  1229km
 95.3 1858  I  RAI Radio2, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) Distinctive pop music, as web  1521km **
 95.3 1900  F  France Inter, Troyes/les Riceys (10) OM and crowd, as 103.7  643km
 95.3 1900  E  Los 40 Principales, Zaragoza/Juslibol (ARA-Z) E274  1276km
 87.6 1904  F  France Culture, Angoulême/le Four Lachaux (16) OM, as 87.7  832km **
 87.7 1904  F  France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OM, as 98.0  709km
 87.6 1917  D  NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Promo jingle including One Direction song  650km **
 87.6 2006 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203  1219km
 94.4 2031  F  France Inter, Gex/Montrond (01) Several bursts, YL and music as 103.7  858km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Well this is a turn up! Probably my biggest meteor log in 15 years.

This shower was supposed to peak during the early morning of January 3rd but, as I type, I am hearing longer bursts and more frequently than this time 24 hours ago! Some of today's meteor scatter actually sounded like E skip!

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.

Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator