Skegness Log: 2016-10-29 (Tropo: Switzerland, Germany, France)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.7 1917  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) YL, as web  1024km
105.6 1921 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) English rap song, as web  917km
105.3 1927  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as 105.7  732km
106.3 1930  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Talk and applause,
               as web  748km
101.0 1934  D  BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Clasical, as web  942km
106.9 1935  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) YL, as 105.7  942km
 99.0 1951  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL, as web  684km
 95.4 1954 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) OM, as web  917km
102.3 2005  D  BR Klassik, Wendelstein (bay) Opera, as web  1024km
107.1 2006  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID  593km
105.0 2009  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Pops, as web  698km
100.6 2012  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) OM, as web  834km
 97.5 2155  D  SWR3, Bornberg (rlp) OM ID  640km
 97.7 2155  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Pops, as web  593km
 95.5 2157  D  SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Pops, as web  629km
 95.8 2157  D  Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as web  942km
107.6 2158  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as web  640km
107.8 2158 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Italian song, as web  917km
106.7 2159  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit  Edenkoben (rlp) Pops, as 104.0  687km
105.0 2214  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Dance track, as web  922km
103.7 2215  D  SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Alternative beats,
               as web  628km **
103.0 2218  D  SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) ID and pops  942km
102.9 2224  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Pops, as web  592km
105.1 2226  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) YL, as web  793km
104.1 2228  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Happy pop song,
               as web  717km
106.8 2238  F  France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) OM, as 105.2  599km
107.2 2238  D  SWR3, Kettrichhof (rlp) Pops, as web  674km
101.2 2241  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Pink, as web  647km
101.6 2242  D  hr4, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web  712km
101.7 2243  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 628km
 94.3 2247  D  SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web  813km

** Personal First

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.