Skegness Log: 30-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.8 2227  F  France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) YLs, as web  337km
 88.9 2347 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Jingle ID and soft pops  320km
 90.2 0916 BEL Judaïca FM, Brussel/Blauwe Toren=Bruxelles/Tour Bleu (bru) Radio play, then 
               music, as web  379km **
 90.4 0900  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) ID and news  842km
 91.3 1033 BEL Topradio, Brugge/Krakeleweg (vlg-wvl) Club beats, then ads, as web  291km
 91.8 0859  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) OM and music, as 88.7  672km
 92.2 0951 BEL Joe FM, Dendermonde (vlg-ovl) Eurythmics, as 104.1  349km
 93.8 0857  F  France Musique, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) Classical music, as 88.7  577km
 93.9 1032 HOL OPEN Rotterdam, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Club music and YL ID  315km
 94.4 0907  F  France Inter, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) Pierre Henry track, as 103.7  446km
 94.6 0936 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles (bru) OM, as web  378km
 95.3 0858  F  France Inter, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F201 __INTER_  643km
 95.6 1023 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Elton John song, as web. Had to beam
               west to null BBC Norfolk!  459km **
 97.2 0907  F   France Musique, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) Philp Glass style music, as 88.7
                446km
 97.9 0902  F  France Culture, Troyes/les Riceys (10) As 98.0. Fair signal  643km
 98.0 0946 BEL Radio Minerva, Antwerpen/Crowne Plaza Hotel (vlg-ant) Organ music, as web  353km
 98.5 0903  F  France Culture, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) YLs, as 98.0  577km
 98.7 0945 BEL Up Radio, Perwez/Château d'eau (wal-bra) French song, as web  417km **
101.3 0906  F  France Bleu Picardie, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) OM, as web  446km
101.4 0938 BEL Bel RTL, Beauraing/Javingue-Sévry (wal-nam) Earth Fire  Wind song, as 104.0
               466km **
101.7 0938 BEL Bel RTL, Oignies-en-Thiérache/Rue d'Olloy (wal-nam) Wind, Earth  Fire song,
               as 104.0  457km **
103.6 1021 BEL Bel RTL, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Ads and ID  459km **
104.0 0909 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) Ads, as web  377km
104.7 0941 BEL Radio Contact (Wallonie), Oignies-en-Thiérache/Rue d'Olloy (wal-nam) R Kelly
               song, as web  457km **
104.8 0933 BEL NRJ, 3 sites listed. Suspect Anderlues. 6381. IDs and NRJ promos, etc. **
107.5 2243 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Queen cover, as web  296km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

For the first time here, some low power stations from the Wallonia region. I was hoping to rise earlier than this but a chest infection kept me in bed longer than I would have liked, so I came into this too late. I' pretty sure signals would have been better a few hours earlier on this occasion. A welcome lift nonetheless so soon after the last one. More please! :)

The opening tried to regain strength during the evening but I did not feel well enough to monitor all the time. A mystery French station escaped me on 99.0. Not RPL, RCV or Radio 6, or anything listed in Belgium, so a mystery.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.