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Wednesday 27 February 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-02-27 (MW: Transatlantic)

1290 0100 USA WHKY Hickory NC. WHKY call heard. Thanks to Simon Beavan for help
              with ID.  V weak  6387 km **

1280 0330 USA WWTC Minneapolis MN. AM 12-18 The Patriot ID. Full WWTC ID heard at
              0600 Weak  6387 km

1280 0400 USA WNAM Neenah-Menasha WI. WNAM Neenah-Menasha ID heard Weak  6179 km
1500 0451 USA KSTP, Saint Paul MN. Presumed with ESPN ID Weak  6364 km
1420 0500 USA KTOE Mankato MN. Sung jingle on the hour. "Information Radio,
              14-20 KTOE" heard at 05:06. Weak  6480 km

 670 0558 USA WWFE Miami FL. La Poderosa IDs V weak  7139 km **
1380 0600 USA KLIZ Brainerd MN. 13-80 KLIZ AM, Brainerd ..... (Warriors?)
              V weak  6325 km **

1510 0610 USA KCKK Littleton CO. Mentions of The Rock and 937therock.com
              Weak  7442 km

1430 2343 USA KZQZ St. Louis MO. At KZQZ 14-30 AM ID heard before Please Mr Postman
              song. ID at exactly 23:43:29 Weak  6713 km


** Personal First

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd. 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Thursday 21 February 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-02-21 (MW: Transatlantic)

1470 0505 USA KYYW Abilene TX. Don't forget, you can listen to Newstalk 14-70 KYYW
              online..." etc. Several KYYW IDs. Weak  7788 km **

1320 0544 USA WILS Lansing MI. 13-20 WILS ID clear. Plus several other IDs before
              returning to Jim Bohannon. Weak  6061 km **

1590 0600 USA WCGO Evanston IL. WCGO Evanston ID in the mess.  V weak  6290 km

** Personal First

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd. 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Sunday 10 February 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-02-10 (MW: Transatlantic)

1290 0734 USA WTKS Savannah GA. Thank you Simon Beavan for the tip. A struggle, but 
              "Savannah's News Radio" heard down in mush in accordance with Simon's own 
              recording. High offset at 1290.0012. V weak  6668 km **

** Personal First

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Tuesday 5 February 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-02-05 (Meteor Scatter)

103.5 0536  E  Onda Cero, Palencia/Monte Viejo (CAL-P) E2EE ????CE?? 1297km
103.9 0800  F  France Bleu La Rochelle, Saintes/le Clone-Flanquet (17) Perfect timing once 
               again! This time with YL ID.  835km
104.0 1042 POR RFM, Guarda/P.Vento (gua) 8231 1517km

** 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)

Antenna:
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

Monday 4 February 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-02-04 (Meteor Scatter)

103.0 0550  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) "Su RDS" ID 
               in one second burst  1568km **
107.9 0550  I  Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245 RA????24 1568km **
103.8 1610 POL VIA - Katolickie Radio Rzeszów, Rzeszów/Wzg. Magdalenka (PK) 
               3401 ??:1???? 1540km
105.3 1737  I  Dimensione Suono Soft, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 1568km
105.6 1737  I  Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5220 R.?????? 1568km

Unidentified:
104.8 0608  I  UNID ? 5396 ??????ST Blank carrier  

** 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)

Antenna:
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

Sunday 3 February 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-02-03 (Meteor Scatter)

103.5 0739  I  Radio Venezia - Un amore di radio, Mestre-Marghera/via Rampa
               Cavalcavia (ve) Presumed, but with new PI code 53C1 ??NE???? 1211km **


** Personal First


53C1 is the correct PI code for Radio Venezia, but FM List has it with 5A7E on 103.5. Maybe an old code?

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)

Antenna:
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