Skegness Log: 26-03-14 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter: 26-03-14:
 89.2 1104 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) News, as web  525km
 89.9 1105 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Almost noise free!  707km
 94.6 1105 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) End of news and ID  712km
 92.1 1106 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) End of news and ID. Almost noise free!  707km
 92.4 1109 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) As web. Mixing with
             Linz  525km
 92.4 1110 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) As web.
             Mixing with Osnabruck  560km
 99.0 1114 D HR1, Hoher Meißner (hes) German YL, as web. Very weak  684km
107.8 1119 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) Latin styled song, as web  712km
 90.2 1121 D MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) German OM talking, as web. Briefly on Lingen
             fade  739km
 95.3 1131 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web. V weak  712km

The FM5 is about 2m above the rooftop and is showing what is possible with average winter conditions. Nearer German scatter was much weaker today. I was amazed to hear Torfhaus on 92.1 virtually noise free when I tuned on the frequency. Koblenz and Linz were also virtually noise free. This means the FM5 is working at least as well as it used to when it was on the garden mast at the last QTH. Still no word from the planning department regarding getting the 9.2 on the roof. I have been told this could take quite some time.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk

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

Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.