Skegness Log: 2017-05-18 (Es: Turkey, SE Europe)

 91.7 0822 GRC RSO 91,7, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00B8 __9_1_7_ 2207km
 87.7 1628 TUR IBB Trafik Radyosu - Istanbul/Camlica (mam-ist) 3450 8733_783 2534km
 92.2 1639 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 2152km
 87.8 1641 TUR Diyanet Kuran Radyo, Edirne/Bucuk Tepe (mam-edi) Likely Erdine3220 2331km
 88.1 1646 BUL BNR Horizont, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8210 HORIZO?? 2193km
 89.1 1647 BUL Radio FM+, Plovdiv/Belashtitsa (pld) 8382 ??FM???? 2190km
 91.7 1647 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Plovdiv/RRTS (pld) 8220 HR??????  ??OT???? 2193km
 87.7 1648 BUL Radio 1, Pazardžik/RPTS VETS Aleko [Deva broadcast] (pzk) 8381 2161km
 89.5 1648 BUL Radio Energy, Pazardžik/RPTS VETS Aleko [Deva broadcast] (pzk) 838B 2161km
 89.9 1648 BUL Radio Focus, Plovdiv/Belashtitsa (pld) 837F 2190km
 92.7 1648 BUL Radio N-Joy, Pazardžik/RPTS VETS Aleko [Deva broadcast] (pzk) 837E 2161km
 88.0 1650 SRB Resavski Radio, Veliki Popovic (Srb) FF03 1834km
 91.2 1650 SRB Play Radio, Pirot/Crni Vrh (Srb) D25C 1979km
 92.4 1650 BUL Magic FM, Sofia/Hotel Kemlinski-Zografski (sfg) 837D 2058km
 92.9 1650 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Sofia/KRTTS Vitoša (sfg) 8220 __BNR___ ??.BOT?? 2056km
 89.1 1653 BUL Z-Rock, Sofia/Hotel Kopitoto (sof) Jingle ID  2057km
 89.4 1700 BUL Radio Veselina, Blagoevgrad/RRS (blg) 8383 2093km **
 87.6 1709 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 
               00A8 _LAIKOS_ __9_7_3_ CHALKI-_ 2207km
 87.8 1709 GRC Metropolis 95.5, Halkidiki/Vavdhos (cmc-khk) 1264 METRO___ AKOYME__ 2234km
 88.0 1709 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk) 
               1201 ERT_NET_ 2207km
 89.0 1709 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 102A RAINBOW_ 2207km
 90.8 1713 GRC ZOO 90.8, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 10C7 ZOO_90.8 2207km
 89.5 1714 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO) 63C1 ___RCG1_ 1850km
 88.3 1717 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) 1083 _ENERGY_ __88,3__ 2165km
 89.9 1719 MKD Radio Slobodna Makedonija, Unsure which site 4223 Slobodna Scrolling RDS  
 89.9 1720 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Plav (PL) 63C1 ??re???? 1866km
 92.8 1724 GRC Radio Naousa-Yellow Radio, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 
               10FF _2??26?? 2207km
 90.0 1729 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk) 
               1202 ????ER?? 2207km
 91.7 1729 SRB Radio Omega 3, Prizren (Kos) Jingle ID  1941km
 92.8 1735 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion/Aidonaki (the-mag) 1201 2303km

** Personal First

Today saw Turkey coming in here - my first double hop of the season, although I am not absolutely certain it was double hop. Maybe it was just an extreme single hop as the map suggested. There were two clusters of Es on-path, but the furthest one may have been too far away.

Good DX!

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