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Monday 25 January 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-01-25 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 0930 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Léglise/Vlessart (wal-lux) Jon Anderson Jethro Tull
               promo for Classic 21 6354 524km

 88.3 0932 BEL VRT MNM, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru)
               6305 __MNM___ 376km

 90.8 0939 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam)
               6354 CLASS.21 440km

 91.2 0940 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru)
               6353 MUSIQ3__ 376km

 92.1 0941  F  France Inter, Verdun/Septsarges (55) OM, as 103.7  547km
 92.3 0941 BEL RTBF Vivacité, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt)
               6457 VIVACITE 409km

 92.5 0942 BEL RTBF La Première, Bruxelles/Bureau TAE Evere (bru) 600W filler tx
               6351 377km

 94.4 0946  F  France Inter, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) OMs, as 103.7  446km
 96.1 0949 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra)  6351 PREMIERE 396km
 99.5 0951 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge)  6353 MUSIQ3__ 459km
101.1 0952 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Wavre (wal-bra)  6355 PURE_FM_ AVENER_ _CASTLE_
               _IN_THE_ _SNOW_ 396km

101.3 0953  F  France Bleu Picardie, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) Jingle ID after
               French pop song  446km

101.7 0954  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Salue Blitze promo  628km
101.8 0955 BEL RTBF Vivacité, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) Promo for Charleroi Expo
               6352 VIVACITE 351km

102.8 0955 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Chillin vibes, as web  328km
103.6 0957 BEL Bel RTL, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Phone in, as web  459km
104.0 0957 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) Phone in, as 103.6  377km
105.2 1000 BEL Radio Victoria, Halle (vlg-vbr) Jingle ID after ads  381km
105.9 1005 BEL Maximum FM, Huy/Plaine de la Sarte (Mont-Mosan) (wal-lge) Jingle ID
               and pops  448km **

107.5 1010 BEL Family Radio, Nazareth or Duffel Dutch song, as web in pile-up **
107.9 1017 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) OM ID and station promo  297km
 94.6 1041 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles/Place
               Albert (Tour) (bru) Dutch OM, preaching the Word!  378km

105.3 1046 BEL Urgent.fm, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Pops, as web. Briefly
               over Hulsberg  330km

102.3 1052 HOL Amor FM, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Jingle ID  313km
103.4 1053 BEL Joe FM, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) I'm fairly sure this is Genk and
               not Antwerpen  431km **

103.9 1055 HOL NPO 3FM, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Ads, as 96.8  455km
105.9 1059 BEL BRF 2, Raeren/Petergensfeld (wal-lge) ID and promos  487km **
101.7 1107 HOL Sky Radio, Breda/Alticom Mast (nbr) Probably Breda.
               As 101.2, etc.  349km

 99.4 1110 HOL SLAM!, Breda/UWV (nbr) Club music, as 99.6  351km **
 97.3 1147 HOL Puur NL, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dutch music and ads, as web  334km **
 89.3 1157 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho)
               Pops, etc. as web  313km

 91.8 1205 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Pop stuff, as web  313km

** Personal 'First'

It was purely by accident that I came across this opening. I had switched on the XDR to look for scatter. I didn't expect this - a decent tropo, mostly focusing on the French speaking part of Belgium.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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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