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Sunday 5 April 2015

Skegness Log: 05-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 89.6 1412 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch music and jingle ID  295km
 89.8 1416 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as web  296km
 90.8 1417 HOL SubLime FM, Terneuzen/Zevenaarhaven (zee) Old song, as 90.7  315km **
 91.1 1419  F  Skyrock, Dunkerque/Tour Emery (59) Ad break and ID  274km
 91.4 1420  F  Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 2 (59) Contact ID after ads  338km
 91.5 1420  F  Virgin Radio, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Bouncy tune, as web. Not
               quite dominating Holme Moss  285km

 91.8 1421 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Sports commentary
               mentioning Rotterdam, as web  313km

 91.8 1422  F  Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Latin rhythms, as web  300km
 92.0 1424  F  Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Pops, as web  288km
 93.0 1427 HOL Radio 10, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Oldies, as 87.7  322km
 93.8 1428  F  Contact, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) Probably St Omer tx. Lady Blah Blah,
               as web  297km

107.1 1433 BEL Topradio, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Bangin toonz, as web  278km
107.5 1437 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Dutch music, as web  296km
107.3 1438 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as 89.6 (and a fraction
               of a second ahead!)  292km

107.1 1439 HOL Radio Schouwen-Duiveland, Zierikzee/Silo Vissersdijk (zee) Dutch
               music, as web  296km

107.9 1439 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as 107.3  297km
107.2 1444 BEL Radio Bingo, Roeselare/Zilverberg (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID after ads Your Way
               Of Music  313km

 93.2 1520 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Slow song, as web  365km
 90.0 1524 HOL 100% NL, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Pops, as 90.2  365km
105.5 1533 BEL Topradio, Staden/Stadenberg (vlg-wvl) Technotronic song, as web  299km
105.0 1534 BEL Stadsradio I.R.O, Zonnebeke/Passendale (vlg-wvl) Gentle song, as web  310km
104.7 1536  F  France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) French song, as 103.7  266km
104.9 1539 BEL Hit FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Dance track, as web  296km
106.2 1542  F  France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Phone caller in promo(?), ID  266km
 99.0 1544 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Ad break, as web  370km
 99.1 1545 HOL 100% NL, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Most likely Tjerkgaast, Pops,
               as 90.2  360km

 95.0 1555 HOL NPO Radio 1, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) OMs talk, as web  318km
 94.3 1557  F  Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 1 (59) (C)rap, as 106.9  338km
 91.0 1559 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Paul Young song, as web  334km
105.3 1601 HOL NPO Radio 1, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) YL news  455km
105.5 1613 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Dutch music, as web (107.5 faded)  296km
 87.6 1643 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) ID and oldies  288km
 87.8 1650  F  France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) OMs, lively chat, as web  337km
 88.1 1653 HOL Radio 10, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Oldies, as 87.7  341km
104.8 1657  G  BBC Sussex, Burton Down (EN-WSU) Steven Shakings song, as web  258km
105.9 1729  G  Sunshine Radio, Woofferton (EN-SHP) Caught ID while beamed vertical
               to the south-east!  225km **

106.5 1735  G  Signal 107, Shrewsbury/Shelton Water (EN-SHP) Pops, as web  215km
101.7 1826 HOL Sky Radio, Breda/Alticom Mast (nbr) Jingle ID  349km
 99.5 1848 HOL Radio Royaal, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Carly Simon song,
               as web  315km **

101.5 1905 HOL Sky Radio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Peaking above
               Tacolneston. As 101.7, etc.  313km

104.4 1908 HOL NPO Radio 1, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) OM, as web. Norfolk partly nulled  303km
104.6 1912 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83D8 100%_NL_  313km
104.7 1914 BEL Topradio, Aalter (vlg-ovl) Dance beats, as web  314km
107.6 1938 BEL Hit FM, Koksijde (vlg-wvl) Back to back music, as web. THREE minute
               delay on web stream!   276km

 89.3 1944 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8419
               and scrolling RDS  313km

102.3 2011  F  NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Lively ohone in, as web  299km
102.3 2012 HOL Amor FM, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Indian music, as web.
               Suddenly over NRJ  313km **

 93.3 2020  F  Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) French humour, as web  285km
101.0 2035 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) Paul Weller
               song, as 102.9  295km

107.7 2205 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Club music. Jingle ID  296km
 88.0 2315  F  Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62) French song, as web  344km
 89.2 2327  F  RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Barœul (59) Queen song, as web  339km
 94.2 2335  F  Europe 1, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) French YL talk, as web  299km
105.8 2359 BEL Radio Kompas, Koekelare (vlg-wvl) ID and nieuws. Strongest of the Dutch
               locals this evening!  295km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Very good reception of the regular Dutch transmitters today after a really dismal start. There was a lack of scatter at local midday and then quite a contrast as the conditions suddenly lifted up. Belmont's Classic FM on 100.5 and most of the Tacolneston frequencies were buckling under the pressure of the stronger continental. Had it not been for an alert from Alex Cator I may not have bothered to listen at all today, so THANK YOU Alex.

There were quite a few Dutch locals at the top of the band during the peak of the reception in the early evening, but these were mostly very weak.

At the time of putting this log together, 0011 GMT, conditions are subsiding slightly.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

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

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