Band 2 General Scatter:
89.20 0632 F RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Barœul (59) Ad break, as web 339km
88.90 0635 HOL NH Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Ads, as web 320km
90.60 0637 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Pops, as web 375km
90.80 0640 HOL SubLime FM, Terneuzen/Zevenaarhaven (zee) 90s club song, as 90.7. Unusual
song choice for Sublime. // web too 315km
91.00 0642 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Noise free scatter peaks
334km
92.00 0648 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Ads, as web 288km
100.80 0655 F Contact, Lens or Valenciennes Pops, as web. No way of knowing which tx.
Both radiate power in my direction.
101.00 0657 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) Oldies, as 102.9
295km
101.70 0659 HOL Sky Radio, Breda/Alticom Mast (nbr) Ads, as 101.2 349km
102.30 0659 F NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Phone caller, as web 299km
103.30 0704 HOL Radio Veronica, Terneuzen/Zevenaarhaven (zee) Pops, as 103.0 315km
87.80 0708 F France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) YL, as web 497km
104.70 0712 BEL Topradio, Aalter (vlg-ovl) OM and pops, as web 314km
104.70 0713 F France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Noise free scatter peak 266km
100.30 0717 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Noise free scatter peak 443km
95.30 0718 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Warbling Whitney song, as 100.3 455km
95.30 0718 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) OMs after L1 fade, as
95.4 396km
88.90 0720 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) OM, as web 573km
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.70 0759 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
88.50 0759 POL Radio Maryja, Slupsk/Komin CM (PM) YL and phone caller, as 92.7 ** 1103km
91.90 0759 D NDR 2, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) ** D382 694km
92.20 0759 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 1289km
92.70 0759 POL Radio Maryja, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM) ** 3232 1134km
93.30 0759 POL RMF FM, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3F44 1186km
88.30 0818 S SR P1, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) YL, as 92.7 1132km
88.40 0818 S SR P1, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) YL, as 92.7 1323km
88.90 0818 S SR P1, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) YL, as 92.7 1023km
89.40 0818 S SR P1, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) YL, as 92.7 1204km
89.60 0818 S SR P1, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) E201 1031km
90.00 0818 S SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) YL, as 92.7 1174km
90.70 0818 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) YL, as 92.7 1219km
91.10 0818 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) YL, as 92.7 1098km
92.20 0818 S SR P1, Mora/Eldris TM (da) YL, as 92.7 1211km
92.40 0818 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) YL, as 92.7 1292km
93.20 0818 S SR P1, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) YL, as 92.7 1363km
89.50 0852 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
90.50 0853 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 ????O_?? 881km
92.30 0853 POL PR 1, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3211 1127km
105.30 0854 AUT KRONEHIT, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A3FF 1181km
105.50 0854 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) Probably Votice 2204 ??????_2 1069km
89.50 0857 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 1256km
92.40 0857 I RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5218 RT?????? 1568km
92.70 0857 I Tele Radio Stereo, Rocca di Papa (rm) Vocal ID 1568km
88.10 0858 I RAI GR Parlamento, Bettona/Cinque Cerri (pg) Suspect this site 5206 1440km
91.70 0858 I RAI Radio2, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5202 1256km
105.00 0858 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202 _B?????? 1405km
105.80 0858 AUT KRONEHIT, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Ads, as 105.3 1247km
107.60 0858 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Pécs-Misinatetö (Bar) Classical, as 105.0 ** 1502km
87.60 0916 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _I??UL?? 1219km
102.90 0954 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 _I?????? 1084km
103.50 0957 D Antenne Bayern, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D318 1021km
106.90 0957 D B5 aktuell, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D315 ????kt?? 1021km
107.10 0957 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as 106.9 865km
105.90 1003 POL RMF FM, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3F44 1291km
106.80 1003 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3232 1127km
103.50 1015 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km
104.60 1015 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
106.20 1016 D hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D363 729km
104.10 1029 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
107.60 1029 ROU Digi FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 Digi_FM_ 1677km
103.80 1036 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 ????TUAL 1706km
105.60 1036 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 ??????ta 1801km
106.80 1036 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 CULTURAL 1706km
104.00 1042 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 ??NR???? 1392km
106.90 1042 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C9 843km
105.00 1043 CZE Frekvence 1, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) 2205 ??????F1 1281km
105.70 1044 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 B5?????? 1024km
103.40 1052 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B __RDC___ 1512km
102.60 1056 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Banská Štiavnica/Sitno (BB) 521B 1402km
105.10 1056 SVK Rádio Vlna, Banská Štiavnica/Sitno (BB) ** 5218 1402km
103.80 1057 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213 __?????? 1247km
104.70 1057 CZE Rádio Blaník, Plzen/Radec (PL) 263C 993km
105.00 1057 CZE CRo Vltava, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 232D R-?????? 1031km
107.30 1057 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km
105.20 1102 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) D3A9 755km
107.60 1102 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as 105.2 640km
104.70 1105 POL Radio Maryja, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 1506km
105.40 1107 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F51 1052km
103.10 1127 S SR P4, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) E224 1363km
103.40 1127 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3205 Ra?????? 1291km
106.60 1127 D Antenne Brandenburg, Pritzwalk (brb) ** D831 790km
107.50 1127 D BB Radio, Berlin/Schäferberg (brb) D338 ??????IO 864km
107.80 1127 POL Radio ZET, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3205 ??dioZ?? 1465km
103.30 1129 POL PR 3, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3233 ??RO???? 1211km
105.10 1129 POL Radio Maryja, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3232 1211km
OIRT Sporadic E:
67.22 1638 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smetanichi (Smyatanicy)/RTPS (GO) Local music, as web
1890km
66.32 1640 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Local music, as 67.22 1729km
69.92 1641 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2018km
73.19 1642 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Vasilevichi (Vasilevicy)/RTPS Zashchebye (GO) Vocal
ID ** 1975km
67.37 1644 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Local music, as 67.22 2018km
68.30 1645 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Bagpipes, as web 2018km
69.11 1645 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2018km
70.28 1647 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Smetanichi (Smyatanicy)/RTPS (GO) Rock, as web 1890km
72.86 1647 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) YL, as
web 2077km
71.30 1650 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) Pops, as web
2077km
71.78 1650 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Olevs'k/ZHFKRRT, vul. Svyatomykolayivs'ka, 146 (ZH)
Pops, as web 1865km
71.00 1651 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Pryluky/Horova Bileshchyna, CFKRRT, vul. Myru, 1a (CH)
OM, as web ** 2200km
71.96 1655 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Mogilev (Mahilyow)/RTPS Polykovichi (MA) Local music,
as web 1968km
71.69 1657 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Local music, as web 1593km
72.47 1658 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Rock, as web 1593km
69.68 1659 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
70.91 1700 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) ID 1593km
70.40 1704 UKR Hromads'ke Radio, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) YL ID after
news ** 2077km
** Personal First
I thought I'd start the day looking at Dutch scatter. Some of this is better than I've received it before which makes me wonder if some of the Dutch transmitters have been changed, either by power increases or other improvements. Or maybe it's just a case of the scatter being better lately.
The amount of meteor scatter came as a surprise. The Eta Aquarids are possibly to blame for this, even though they are supposed to be a southern hemisphere shower. Some of them must have spilled over into the northern hemisphere.
Yet more early season Es and a few firsts.
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.
Showing posts with label Band 2 FM General Scatter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Band 2 FM General Scatter. Show all posts
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Sunday, 17 January 2016
Skegness Log: 2016-01-17 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
87.6 1143 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Stevie Wonder song, as
web. Peaking east on the vertical. Odd. 288km
105.7 1222 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Still managing to peak noise
free despite freezing temperatures outside. 543km
94.6 1359 D MDR Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Scattering away, very weak but
still there 712km
97.2 1413 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Scatter. Danish rap,
as web 617km
97.2 1415 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Classical, as 96.5.
V weak 739km
98.0 1417 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Above noise and clear
on scatter. As web 707km
100.0 1418 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberge (nrw) Noise free scatter, as 101.3 493km
Not bad scatter conditions for the time of year. A crisp and sunny day here with temperatures hovering just above freezing. Not the kind of reception I expected for this kind of winter weather.
I wasn't aware of any conditions like this until I switched on my FDM-S2 to catch up with some more old Es files.
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.
87.6 1143 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Stevie Wonder song, as
web. Peaking east on the vertical. Odd. 288km
105.7 1222 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Still managing to peak noise
free despite freezing temperatures outside. 543km
94.6 1359 D MDR Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Scattering away, very weak but
still there 712km
97.2 1413 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Scatter. Danish rap,
as web 617km
97.2 1415 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Classical, as 96.5.
V weak 739km
98.0 1417 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Above noise and clear
on scatter. As web 707km
100.0 1418 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberge (nrw) Noise free scatter, as 101.3 493km
Not bad scatter conditions for the time of year. A crisp and sunny day here with temperatures hovering just above freezing. Not the kind of reception I expected for this kind of winter weather.
I wasn't aware of any conditions like this until I switched on my FDM-S2 to catch up with some more old Es files.
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.
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Skegness Log: 29-12-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
97.7 1055 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Pops on scatter, as web 678km
95.5 1058 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Announcements and
Schlager, as web 629km
A couple of scatter observations.
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.
97.7 1055 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Pops on scatter, as web 678km
95.5 1058 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Announcements and
Schlager, as web 629km
A couple of scatter observations.
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.
Saturday, 10 October 2015
Skegness Log: 10-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
97.2 1113 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) OM talk, as web 739km
99.0 1116 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YLs nattering, as web 684km
98.5 1123 D SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Warbling Whitney, as web 550km
93.8 1125 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Ballroom Blitz, as web 565km
94.8 1126 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
92.1 1130 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) German song , then jingle 707km
99.0 1133 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Pops, as web. Almost noise free 370km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.1 2020 HOL Radio Veronica, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Glen Frey song, as 96.3 318km **
95.2 2024 HOL SLAM!, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 82A5 __SLAM!_ 312km
96.0 2025 HOL Freez FM, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Pretenders song, as 98.7 318km
91.8 2033 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Alternative music, as web 300km
90.6 2036 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Pops, as web 375km
** 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.
97.2 1113 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) OM talk, as web 739km
99.0 1116 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YLs nattering, as web 684km
98.5 1123 D SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Warbling Whitney, as web 550km
93.8 1125 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Ballroom Blitz, as web 565km
94.8 1126 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
92.1 1130 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) German song , then jingle 707km
99.0 1133 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Pops, as web. Almost noise free 370km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.1 2020 HOL Radio Veronica, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Glen Frey song, as 96.3 318km **
95.2 2024 HOL SLAM!, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 82A5 __SLAM!_ 312km
96.0 2025 HOL Freez FM, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Pretenders song, as 98.7 318km
91.8 2033 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Alternative music, as web 300km
90.6 2036 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Pops, as web 375km
** 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.
Friday, 21 August 2015
Skegness Log: 21-08-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter / Tropospheric:
96.4 1221 G 96.4 The Eagle, Guildford/Hog's Back (EN-SUR) YL presenter and
Eagle Radio ID, mixing Free Radio and Heart Bury 223km
94.0 1239 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Fiddle music, as web 480km
105.9 1241 G Sunshine Radio, Woofferton (EN-SHP) Fears For Tears song, as web 225km
105.9 1243 G City Talk, Liverpool/Allerton Park (EN-MER) Apologies, as web 215km
103.5 1322 G BBC Radio Wiltshire, Newton Barrow (EN-WLT) BBC Wiltshire ID 271km
107.0 1323 G Heart, Redruth (EN-CNW) Pops and ID 504km
105.1 1324 G Heart, Caradon Hill (EN-CNW) Candi Staton song, as 107.0 440km
97.1 1346 G Metro Radio, Burnhope (EN-DUR) Ads and old skool house track, as web 229km
93.5 1827 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Kippure (WW) Irish music, as 94.0 444km
91.8 1828 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Promo for Comedy with 2FM 480km
103.2 1831 G Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire), Bradford/Idle (EN-WYK) Asian ads for
Bradford area 157km
107.6 1838 G Banbury Sound, Banbury/Farthinghoe (EN-NHA) Nothing but pure
gold - Banbury Sound ID 162km
95.4 2120 G BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) BBC Wales programme, as web 225km
106.8 2128 G Jack FM, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jack FM promo. Playing what
they want! 193km
107.9 2130 G Jack FM 2, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jack 2 ID. Slightly lower
in level to Jack 106.8 193km
104.8 2226 G BBC Sussex, Burton Down (EN-WSU) Paul Miller phone-in. Almost
noise free 258km
96.1 2255 G BBC Solent 96.1, Rowridge (EN-IOW) C814 299km
Looking for tropo ... just scatter observed during the early afternoon. A small tropo enhancement to the south-west occurred around the early evening, improving slightly towards the end of the evening, when southern and south-eastern England became enhanced. Holland and Belgium joined in after about 22:30. Signals mostly quite weak.
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.
96.4 1221 G 96.4 The Eagle, Guildford/Hog's Back (EN-SUR) YL presenter and
Eagle Radio ID, mixing Free Radio and Heart Bury 223km
94.0 1239 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Fiddle music, as web 480km
105.9 1241 G Sunshine Radio, Woofferton (EN-SHP) Fears For Tears song, as web 225km
105.9 1243 G City Talk, Liverpool/Allerton Park (EN-MER) Apologies, as web 215km
103.5 1322 G BBC Radio Wiltshire, Newton Barrow (EN-WLT) BBC Wiltshire ID 271km
107.0 1323 G Heart, Redruth (EN-CNW) Pops and ID 504km
105.1 1324 G Heart, Caradon Hill (EN-CNW) Candi Staton song, as 107.0 440km
97.1 1346 G Metro Radio, Burnhope (EN-DUR) Ads and old skool house track, as web 229km
93.5 1827 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Kippure (WW) Irish music, as 94.0 444km
91.8 1828 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Promo for Comedy with 2FM 480km
103.2 1831 G Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire), Bradford/Idle (EN-WYK) Asian ads for
Bradford area 157km
107.6 1838 G Banbury Sound, Banbury/Farthinghoe (EN-NHA) Nothing but pure
gold - Banbury Sound ID 162km
95.4 2120 G BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) BBC Wales programme, as web 225km
106.8 2128 G Jack FM, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jack FM promo. Playing what
they want! 193km
107.9 2130 G Jack FM 2, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jack 2 ID. Slightly lower
in level to Jack 106.8 193km
104.8 2226 G BBC Sussex, Burton Down (EN-WSU) Paul Miller phone-in. Almost
noise free 258km
96.1 2255 G BBC Solent 96.1, Rowridge (EN-IOW) C814 299km
Looking for tropo ... just scatter observed during the early afternoon. A small tropo enhancement to the south-west occurred around the early evening, improving slightly towards the end of the evening, when southern and south-eastern England became enhanced. Holland and Belgium joined in after about 22:30. Signals mostly quite weak.
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.
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
Skegness Log: 01-07-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
91.8 0948 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Scatter! Pops, as web. Very weak and fluttery 703km
98.7 0950 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Piano concerto, as web. Very weak and fluttery 703km
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.
68 / 99
91.8 0948 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Scatter! Pops, as web. Very weak and fluttery 703km
98.7 0950 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Piano concerto, as web. Very weak and fluttery 703km
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.
68 / 99
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Skegness Log: 26-05-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
104.6 1901 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83D3 100_NL_ 313km
103.5 1904 HOL Radio Veronica, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Golden Earring song, as web 334km
102.7 1905 HOL Radio 538, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83C7 RADIO538 SOLID! 313km
100.8 1909 F Contact, Lens (62) or Valenciennes (59) Club music, as web
91.0 1910 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jingle ID 334km
93.2 1910 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Pops, as web 365km
96.2 1913 HOL NPO 3FM, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch phone caller, as 96.8 424km
96.3 1914 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dutch phone caller,
as 91.6 365km
96.5 1915 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) French phone caller, as 106.9 295km
97.2 1916 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Jingle ID between pops. Noise free 299km
93.0 1944 HOL Radio 10, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Jingle ID between oldies 322km
92.0 1948 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Maintenent .... Radio Six
Jingle ID 288km
91.8 1949 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) English folk song,
as web 300km
93.8 1951 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Slamming dance music, as 88.4, etc. 387km
93.3 1952 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Adverts, as web 285km
89.6 2104 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Presume with Dutch songs 295km
An improvement in scatter.
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.
104.6 1901 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83D3 100_NL_ 313km
103.5 1904 HOL Radio Veronica, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Golden Earring song, as web 334km
102.7 1905 HOL Radio 538, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83C7 RADIO538 SOLID! 313km
100.8 1909 F Contact, Lens (62) or Valenciennes (59) Club music, as web
91.0 1910 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jingle ID 334km
93.2 1910 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Pops, as web 365km
96.2 1913 HOL NPO 3FM, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch phone caller, as 96.8 424km
96.3 1914 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dutch phone caller,
as 91.6 365km
96.5 1915 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) French phone caller, as 106.9 295km
97.2 1916 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Jingle ID between pops. Noise free 299km
93.0 1944 HOL Radio 10, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Jingle ID between oldies 322km
92.0 1948 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Maintenent .... Radio Six
Jingle ID 288km
91.8 1949 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) English folk song,
as web 300km
93.8 1951 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Slamming dance music, as 88.4, etc. 387km
93.3 1952 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Adverts, as web 285km
89.6 2104 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Presume with Dutch songs 295km
An improvement in scatter.
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.
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Skegness Log: 03-05-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
107.6 1223 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Fugees song, as 104.0 web. Not sure
if first time via scatter 640km
106.6 1445 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Smooth nulled to
hear this. Pops, as web 550km
102.6 1453 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Pet Shop Bores song, as web 606km
97.2 1553 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) YL and OMS talk, as web 739km
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.
107.6 1223 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Fugees song, as 104.0 web. Not sure
if first time via scatter 640km
106.6 1445 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Smooth nulled to
hear this. Pops, as web 550km
102.6 1453 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Pet Shop Bores song, as web 606km
97.2 1553 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) YL and OMS talk, as web 739km
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.
Friday, 1 May 2015
Skegness Log: 01-05-15 (FM)
Band 2 Sporadic E:
88.2 1222 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Belogradcik/RRTS Karneva livada (vdn) 8220 1950km
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.2 1523 S SR P4, Tåsjö/Hoting-Tåsjöberget TM (jm) E224 1518km
91.1 1657 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201 1098km
92.4 1657 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E201 ____1___ 1292km
93.3 1657 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) 9201 DR_P2___ 740km
Band 2 Scatter:
97.2 1407 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web. Seemingly via scatter 617km
Today's Es were weak and short-lived with 88.2 and 91.0 being the only frequencies affected. 91.0 may have been Darik Radio, also from Belogradcik.
Scatter continues to be well above average.
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.
88.2 1222 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Belogradcik/RRTS Karneva livada (vdn) 8220 1950km
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.2 1523 S SR P4, Tåsjö/Hoting-Tåsjöberget TM (jm) E224 1518km
91.1 1657 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201 1098km
92.4 1657 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E201 ____1___ 1292km
93.3 1657 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) 9201 DR_P2___ 740km
Band 2 Scatter:
97.2 1407 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web. Seemingly via scatter 617km
Today's Es were weak and short-lived with 88.2 and 91.0 being the only frequencies affected. 91.0 may have been Darik Radio, also from Belogradcik.
Scatter continues to be well above average.
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.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Skegness Log: 15-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
93.9 0356 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 283C 1127km
93.9 0356 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
97.4 0356 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 ____97,4 1127km
101.8 0543 I RAI Auditorium, Torino/Eremo (RAI) (to) 5205 1050km **
104.1 0543 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
Band 2 Scatter:
107.6 1355 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Scatter! OM promo, ID and
correspondent. V weak. 788km
107.3 1358 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Jazzy schlager, as web 813km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A big thank you to Nick for informing me I had received Raichberg via scatter after he had seen my log on the FM List. This breaks my personal scatter distance record and I knew nothing about it! I must have gone into automatic mode, not noticing the transmitter site when I logged it. I didn't even notice the tell-tale mention of "Baden Wurttemburg" in the web stream link when I checked the web stream. My brain cell was clearly elsewhere as I had assumed this was a more regular Rheinland Pfalz transmitter. Then a phone call from Nick in the evening congratulated me for receiving Raichberg. I just responded with a surprised "Did I?". I would have spotted this later when I compiled my log anyway, but how bizarre to discover this from a phone call. So my scatter record has now shot up from 788 km up to 813 km, breaking that 800 km barrier.
Scatter was unusual today as the nearer Germans were not up to their usual strengths, so I was surprised to begin with hearing Remda doing so well on 107.6. I thought this must have been a UK station at first. Then the signal faded up sufficiently to hear a German OM talking, followed by a jingle ID and then a conversation with a male correspondent.
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.
93.9 0356 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 283C 1127km
93.9 0356 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
97.4 0356 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 ____97,4 1127km
101.8 0543 I RAI Auditorium, Torino/Eremo (RAI) (to) 5205 1050km **
104.1 0543 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
Band 2 Scatter:
107.6 1355 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Scatter! OM promo, ID and
correspondent. V weak. 788km
107.3 1358 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Jazzy schlager, as web 813km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A big thank you to Nick for informing me I had received Raichberg via scatter after he had seen my log on the FM List. This breaks my personal scatter distance record and I knew nothing about it! I must have gone into automatic mode, not noticing the transmitter site when I logged it. I didn't even notice the tell-tale mention of "Baden Wurttemburg" in the web stream link when I checked the web stream. My brain cell was clearly elsewhere as I had assumed this was a more regular Rheinland Pfalz transmitter. Then a phone call from Nick in the evening congratulated me for receiving Raichberg. I just responded with a surprised "Did I?". I would have spotted this later when I compiled my log anyway, but how bizarre to discover this from a phone call. So my scatter record has now shot up from 788 km up to 813 km, breaking that 800 km barrier.
Scatter was unusual today as the nearer Germans were not up to their usual strengths, so I was surprised to begin with hearing Remda doing so well on 107.6. I thought this must have been a UK station at first. Then the signal faded up sufficiently to hear a German OM talking, followed by a jingle ID and then a conversation with a male correspondent.
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.
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Skegness Log: 14-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
106.3 0839 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German song, as web 592km
94.3 0842 F Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 1 (59) Scatter. Leaping out of the noise
while 9.2 is horizontal. Almost noise free 338km
97.2 0845 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Scatter. Suddenly out of the noise,
almost noise free with 9.2 horizontal. As 92.6 462km
97.3 0846 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Noise free scatter. Classical, as 97.0 420km
93.2 1130 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Ads and jingle ID 365km
97.5 1136 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Pops clearly heard,
as web on Schoten fades 419km
97.7 1910 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Scattering up with pops, as web 593km
89.0 1912 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) 90s style dance beats, as web 712km
89.2 1912 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Kool The Gang. NDR 2 verkehrsservice.
Noise free scatter peak 525km
** Personal Skegness '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)
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.
106.3 0839 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German song, as web 592km
94.3 0842 F Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 1 (59) Scatter. Leaping out of the noise
while 9.2 is horizontal. Almost noise free 338km
97.2 0845 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Scatter. Suddenly out of the noise,
almost noise free with 9.2 horizontal. As 92.6 462km
97.3 0846 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Noise free scatter. Classical, as 97.0 420km
93.2 1130 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Ads and jingle ID 365km
97.5 1136 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Pops clearly heard,
as web on Schoten fades 419km
97.7 1910 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Scattering up with pops, as web 593km
89.0 1912 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) 90s style dance beats, as web 712km
89.2 1912 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Kool The Gang. NDR 2 verkehrsservice.
Noise free scatter peak 525km
** Personal Skegness '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)
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.
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Skegness Log: 31-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
105.7 0738 E Radio 4G FM, Alcorcón/Polígono Ventorro del Cano (MAD-M) E21F 63689118 1453km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Not so much time to check recordings lately. I have also had to point the antenna south-west, not a great direction for meteor scatter, as this has been the most wind-resistant position for counteracting the strong winds we've been having. I am amazed my antenna mast survived the vicious weather. Only a couple of hundred yards away we have seen a tree blown down, with other's in the area also suffering the same fate. The Met Orifice finally admitted we'd had 70 MPH gusts in the area. Locally, they could have been stronger. It was impossible to stand upright at the height of the winds.
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.
105.7 0738 E Radio 4G FM, Alcorcón/Polígono Ventorro del Cano (MAD-M) E21F 63689118 1453km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Not so much time to check recordings lately. I have also had to point the antenna south-west, not a great direction for meteor scatter, as this has been the most wind-resistant position for counteracting the strong winds we've been having. I am amazed my antenna mast survived the vicious weather. Only a couple of hundred yards away we have seen a tree blown down, with other's in the area also suffering the same fate. The Met Orifice finally admitted we'd had 70 MPH gusts in the area. Locally, they could have been stronger. It was impossible to stand upright at the height of the winds.
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.
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Skegness Log: 22-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 0204 POL PR 2, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) 3222 1164km **
93.7 0417 CZE Radio Helax, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2091 ____AX__ 1287km
102.5 0655 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE00 1801km **
103.8 0655 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) OM, as 102.5 1706km
105.6 0655 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 R_Resita 1801km
106.8 0655 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 __LTURAL 1706km
107.8 0655 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B203 1460km
107.3 0656 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Szentes (Cso) B202 __AR__K_ 1596km
104.3 0717 D Radio Mainwelle, Bayreuth/Oschenberg (bay) DC1E ______LL 858km
Band 2 General Scatter:
88.9 1452 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) OM talk, as web 573km
94.0 1454 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Classical, as web 590km
99.5 1459 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, as web. Just audible mixing with
BBC R1s 707km
101.4 1503 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) OM news and ID, then swamped by Genk 712km
102.4 1504 D Radio ffn, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Dip in Stoke Holy Cross allowing R FFN ID through
707km
** Personal Skegness '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)
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.
87.7 0204 POL PR 2, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) 3222 1164km **
93.7 0417 CZE Radio Helax, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2091 ____AX__ 1287km
102.5 0655 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE00 1801km **
103.8 0655 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) OM, as 102.5 1706km
105.6 0655 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 R_Resita 1801km
106.8 0655 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 __LTURAL 1706km
107.8 0655 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B203 1460km
107.3 0656 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Szentes (Cso) B202 __AR__K_ 1596km
104.3 0717 D Radio Mainwelle, Bayreuth/Oschenberg (bay) DC1E ______LL 858km
Band 2 General Scatter:
88.9 1452 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) OM talk, as web 573km
94.0 1454 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Classical, as web 590km
99.5 1459 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, as web. Just audible mixing with
BBC R1s 707km
101.4 1503 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) OM news and ID, then swamped by Genk 712km
102.4 1504 D Radio ffn, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Dip in Stoke Holy Cross allowing R FFN ID through
707km
** Personal Skegness '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)
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.
Saturday, 21 March 2015
Skegness Log: 21-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
106.2 0703 S Radio Bohuslän 106,2, Uddevalla/Dalaberg vattentorn (vg) E5C7 928km
Band 2 General Scatter:
100.9 1716 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Reasonable peak out of the
blue. Pops, as web 729km
101.7 1753 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) German version of Americano, as 101.3.
Almost noise free 420km
104.3 1807 D hr4, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) Brass band music, as web. Nice
noise free peak 612km
107.2 1808 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) YL Einslive vocal drop-in 592km
Radio Bohuslän video: http://youtu.be/Q4SbblEzkIE
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.
106.2 0703 S Radio Bohuslän 106,2, Uddevalla/Dalaberg vattentorn (vg) E5C7 928km
Band 2 General Scatter:
100.9 1716 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Reasonable peak out of the
blue. Pops, as web 729km
101.7 1753 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) German version of Americano, as 101.3.
Almost noise free 420km
104.3 1807 D hr4, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) Brass band music, as web. Nice
noise free peak 612km
107.2 1808 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) YL Einslive vocal drop-in 592km
Radio Bohuslän video: http://youtu.be/Q4SbblEzkIE
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.
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Skegness Log: 15-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
92.8 0227 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena (fc) 53FB _____T__ 1328km
88.2 0327 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44 1436km
94.2 0435 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0435 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ 1136km
105.3 0734 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 ______*_ 1568km
105.6 0734 I Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) Rete Spport vocal ID 1568km
104.3 0755 CZE Hitrádio Faktor, Ceské Budejovice/Klet II. (u rozhledny) (JC)
2550 _FAK____ 1084km
Band 2 General Scatter:
89.6 1116 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch comedy, as web 295km
101.7 1204 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops and ID 628km
102.9 1214 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Classics ID. Oldies.
Noise free on peak 354km
103.4 1215 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as 102.3 525km
102.8 1222 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM and YL, as 107.1 456km
The antenna was vertical and to the north-north-east overnight for meteor scatter.
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.
92.8 0227 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena (fc) 53FB _____T__ 1328km
88.2 0327 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44 1436km
94.2 0435 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0435 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ 1136km
105.3 0734 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 ______*_ 1568km
105.6 0734 I Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) Rete Spport vocal ID 1568km
104.3 0755 CZE Hitrádio Faktor, Ceské Budejovice/Klet II. (u rozhledny) (JC)
2550 _FAK____ 1084km
Band 2 General Scatter:
89.6 1116 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch comedy, as web 295km
101.7 1204 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops and ID 628km
102.9 1214 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Classics ID. Oldies.
Noise free on peak 354km
103.4 1215 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as 102.3 525km
102.8 1222 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM and YL, as 107.1 456km
The antenna was vertical and to the north-north-east overnight for meteor scatter.
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.
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Skegness Log: 14-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.2 0217 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203 1261km
91.2 0217 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201 __OE____ 1261km
93.3 0217 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 HRT-HR_1 1552km
92.1 0219 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 HRT-HR_1 1381km
89.1 0222 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F ____RN__ 947km
87.7 0226 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 __ULTURE 709km
88.5 0238 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) YL, as 89.1 1091km
89.0 0238 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2203 1287km
90.3 0240 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _Polskie 1229km
91.1 0245 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
88.3 0307 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JERA__O_ 1229km
89.4 0307 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Music, as 88.3 1406km
91.1 0307 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Music, as 88.3 1465km
89.4 0323 SUI Radio Fribourg, Sorens/Gibloux (fr) 4F1C 864km
92.2 0323 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1289km
97.3 0340 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 1500km
94.2 0347 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0347 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 1136km
94.3 0352 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 _RMF_FM_ 1289km
97.3 0352 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 ______ET 1289km
97.9 0352 POL Radio ZET, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) Pops, as 97.3 1060km
93.7 0420 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 1024km
96.1 0420 D Bayern 2, Hühnerberg (bay) D312 871km
95.3 0445 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 95,3____ 1229km
96.0 0445 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as95.3 1406km
103.8 0519 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
100.3 0535 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5D60 ____INA_ 1544km
103.0 0552 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
102.8 0554 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OS____ 1552km
103.6 0554 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 _TEL*0__ 1060km
100.7 0558 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212 __0,7___ 573km
102.5 0559 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Radio Sieben jingle ID 834km
103.0 0559 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 942km
105.0 0559 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.2 0559 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) D3A9 _____F__ 755km
103.0 0636 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B R-____R_ 1499km
104.9 0642 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
106.9 0705 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 1271km
103.6 0712 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
107.0 0712 SUI One FM, Mont Salève/Petite Gorge [F 74] (ge) (2kW) 42A1 885km **
104.6 0742 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
107.6 0747 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
Band 2 General Scatter:
103.9 1145 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) As 93.1, etc. 333km
93.5 1147 G BBC Radio Scotland, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) Scottish accents, as web 333km
97.5 1527 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Love song, as web 419km
91.8 1641 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Full ID by YL over jazzy music
300km
** Personal 'First'
The antenna was due east and horizontal overnight.
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.
89.2 0217 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203 1261km
91.2 0217 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201 __OE____ 1261km
93.3 0217 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 HRT-HR_1 1552km
92.1 0219 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 HRT-HR_1 1381km
89.1 0222 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F ____RN__ 947km
87.7 0226 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 __ULTURE 709km
88.5 0238 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) YL, as 89.1 1091km
89.0 0238 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2203 1287km
90.3 0240 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _Polskie 1229km
91.1 0245 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
88.3 0307 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JERA__O_ 1229km
89.4 0307 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Music, as 88.3 1406km
91.1 0307 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Music, as 88.3 1465km
89.4 0323 SUI Radio Fribourg, Sorens/Gibloux (fr) 4F1C 864km
92.2 0323 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1289km
97.3 0340 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 1500km
94.2 0347 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0347 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 1136km
94.3 0352 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 _RMF_FM_ 1289km
97.3 0352 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 ______ET 1289km
97.9 0352 POL Radio ZET, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) Pops, as 97.3 1060km
93.7 0420 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 1024km
96.1 0420 D Bayern 2, Hühnerberg (bay) D312 871km
95.3 0445 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 95,3____ 1229km
96.0 0445 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as95.3 1406km
103.8 0519 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
100.3 0535 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5D60 ____INA_ 1544km
103.0 0552 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
102.8 0554 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OS____ 1552km
103.6 0554 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 _TEL*0__ 1060km
100.7 0558 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212 __0,7___ 573km
102.5 0559 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Radio Sieben jingle ID 834km
103.0 0559 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 942km
105.0 0559 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.2 0559 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) D3A9 _____F__ 755km
103.0 0636 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B R-____R_ 1499km
104.9 0642 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
106.9 0705 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 1271km
103.6 0712 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
107.0 0712 SUI One FM, Mont Salève/Petite Gorge [F 74] (ge) (2kW) 42A1 885km **
104.6 0742 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
107.6 0747 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
Band 2 General Scatter:
103.9 1145 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) As 93.1, etc. 333km
93.5 1147 G BBC Radio Scotland, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) Scottish accents, as web 333km
97.5 1527 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Love song, as web 419km
91.8 1641 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Full ID by YL over jazzy music
300km
** Personal 'First'
The antenna was due east and horizontal overnight.
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.
Friday, 13 March 2015
Skegness Log: 13-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 General Scatter:
97.7 0924 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and pops 593km
101.7 0927 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Deve Edmunds song, as 101.3 420km
105.1 0933 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) OMD song, as web. Over Emley Moor. 684km
97.8 0939 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID after Aha song 477km
95.4 0940 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German YL, as web. Over Bremen 592km
95.0 0942 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) German YL, as web 678km
92.8 0944 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen West, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German song, as web. Local
programming. Noise free scatter 477km
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.
97.7 0924 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and pops 593km
101.7 0927 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Deve Edmunds song, as 101.3 420km
105.1 0933 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) OMD song, as web. Over Emley Moor. 684km
97.8 0939 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID after Aha song 477km
95.4 0940 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German YL, as web. Over Bremen 592km
95.0 0942 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) German YL, as web 678km
92.8 0944 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen West, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German song, as web. Local
programming. Noise free scatter 477km
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.
Monday, 9 March 2015
Skegness Log: 09-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.9 0300 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo) 5244 1256km
97.7 0338 E Los 40 Principales, Pinto (MAD-M) E07C 1468km
94.3 0431 E Cadena Dial, Alija del Infantado (CAL-LE) E274 CA____AL 1251km
104.1 0749 E SER, Segovia (CAL-SG) or Pont De Suert (CAT-L) E239 **
94.7 1957 E Onda Cero, Guadalajara (CAM-GU) E6EE ____CERO. PS appears before the PI !! 1416km
Band 2 General Scatter:
105.3 1301 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. YL news, as web 732km
107.9 1302 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. OM news, as web. Mixing Munster
732km
107.3 1315 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Schalger, as web 729km
98.0 1316 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Scatter. Over Lille, almost
noise free. 707km
94.2 1317 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Scatter. Just audible. Soft
pop song, as web 793km
** Personal 'First'
Barely any meteor scatter overnight with the 9.2 vertical to the south-west, but some welcome 700+km general aircraft/troposcatter during the early afternoon. Scatter from the Teutoburger Wald transmitter was particularly good today with some decent noise free peaks. So far this year, scatter seems to be well up compared to this time last year.
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.
87.9 0300 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo) 5244 1256km
97.7 0338 E Los 40 Principales, Pinto (MAD-M) E07C 1468km
94.3 0431 E Cadena Dial, Alija del Infantado (CAL-LE) E274 CA____AL 1251km
104.1 0749 E SER, Segovia (CAL-SG) or Pont De Suert (CAT-L) E239 **
94.7 1957 E Onda Cero, Guadalajara (CAM-GU) E6EE ____CERO. PS appears before the PI !! 1416km
Band 2 General Scatter:
105.3 1301 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. YL news, as web 732km
107.9 1302 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. OM news, as web. Mixing Munster
732km
107.3 1315 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Schalger, as web 729km
98.0 1316 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Scatter. Over Lille, almost
noise free. 707km
94.2 1317 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Scatter. Just audible. Soft
pop song, as web 793km
** Personal 'First'
Barely any meteor scatter overnight with the 9.2 vertical to the south-west, but some welcome 700+km general aircraft/troposcatter during the early afternoon. Scatter from the Teutoburger Wald transmitter was particularly good today with some decent noise free peaks. So far this year, scatter seems to be well up compared to this time last year.
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.
Friday, 6 March 2015
Skegness Log: 06-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
99.5 0549 S SR P4, Markaryd/Hualtet (kb) E724 928km
100.2 0549 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) E824 ___G____ 1238km
100.0 0605 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C8 ____OP__ 904km
102.7 0605 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.0 0609 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B203 KO______ 1649km
104.1 0609 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RR__TUAL 1677km
107.6 0710 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
103.9 0743 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 __AR____ 1317km
107.5 0743 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Buchen/Walldürner Str. (bwü) DC04 743km
107.7 0743 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 AN______ 1034km
Band 2 General Scatter:
95.3 1913 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) OM phone conversation, as web 455km
94.0 1922 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Decent peaks. Almost noise
free at times. Gaelic music, as web 480km
103.0 1928 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Pops, as web 564km
104.9 1930 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops and jingle ID.
Brief noise free peaks. 553km
It was a horizontal easterly direction for the 9.2 overnight. I have included only the less common catches.
Scatter improved during the evening, with conditions stabilising into tropo as I type this at 23:50. Hopefully conditions will improve by sunrise.
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
Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2
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 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
99.5 0549 S SR P4, Markaryd/Hualtet (kb) E724 928km
100.2 0549 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) E824 ___G____ 1238km
100.0 0605 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C8 ____OP__ 904km
102.7 0605 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.0 0609 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B203 KO______ 1649km
104.1 0609 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RR__TUAL 1677km
107.6 0710 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
103.9 0743 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 __AR____ 1317km
107.5 0743 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Buchen/Walldürner Str. (bwü) DC04 743km
107.7 0743 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 AN______ 1034km
Band 2 General Scatter:
95.3 1913 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) OM phone conversation, as web 455km
94.0 1922 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Decent peaks. Almost noise
free at times. Gaelic music, as web 480km
103.0 1928 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Pops, as web 564km
104.9 1930 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops and jingle ID.
Brief noise free peaks. 553km
It was a horizontal easterly direction for the 9.2 overnight. I have included only the less common catches.
Scatter improved during the evening, with conditions stabilising into tropo as I type this at 23:50. Hopefully conditions will improve by sunrise.
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
Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2
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 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Skegness Log: 2015-02-28 (Tropo & Scatter)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.9 0309 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo)
5244 __OR____ 1256km
97.6 0513 E Onda Cero, Alcalá de Henares (MAD-M) E588 __LCAL__ 1439km
94.2 0529 E Onda Cero, Pamplona=Iruña/El Perdón (NAV-NA) E2EE 1168km
102.5 0953 E RNE Radio Nacional, Quirós/Gamoniteiro (AST-O) E211 RNE_____.
AFs point to this site 1200km
97.8 1924 S SR P3, Örnsköldsvik/Åsberget TM (vn) Pops, as 98.1 1547km
98.1 1924 S SR P3, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) E203 ____3___ 1497km
100.0 1924 S SR P3, Skellefteå/Prästfäbodsberget TM (vb) Pops, as 98.1 1736km **
101.2 1924 S SR P4, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) E224 1497km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.4 1356 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F203 604km
93.0 1358 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) French song.
Briefly overriding Ridge Hill 604km
95.4 1401 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F201 __INTER_ 604km
97.8 1412 F France Culture, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F202 604km
93.8 1501 G Vibes FM, London pirate C0FF Vibesfm_ Juggling __Team__
94.9 1502 G BBC London 94.9, London/Crystal Palace (EN-GTL) CC11 194km
104.2 1506 G Dem Radyo, London pirate Presumed in Turkish? **
91.8 1519 G Live FM UK, London pirate Dance beats, as web
88.0 1520 G Pulse88, London pirate Bo Selecta!!! As web
87.6 1522 G UNID, Local pirate? ABC Real Radio jingle heard. Relay or recording from AM.
Very scratchy. Direction is to the west of me.
Band 2 general Scatter:
103.5 1220 HOL Radio Gelderland, Ugchelen/Alticom Toren (gel) Pops, as web,
mixing BBC Essex 391km
100.3 1225 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) OM and YL ddiscussion, as web 443km
** Personal 'First'
Morning session = south-west, vertical
Evening session = north-east, horizontal
Once again, the evening session was done with the intention of obtaining a positive ID via meteor scatter on 98.3 with Belmont phased right down. Something did manage to override Belmont, but it happened a few seconds before I hit the record button. I wasn't on the frequency at the time and so I missed hearing whatever it was.
The FDM-S2 does not yet have a rewind (cache) facility. I have already suggested this and hope they will be able to include one at some point. To have the ability to rewind the radio when not recording would be extremely useful. SDR Console already has this feature but the RDS is not quite as sensitive as the FDM-S2/RDS Spy configuration.
Over to the vertical south tomorrow.
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
Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2
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 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
87.9 0309 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo)
5244 __OR____ 1256km
97.6 0513 E Onda Cero, Alcalá de Henares (MAD-M) E588 __LCAL__ 1439km
94.2 0529 E Onda Cero, Pamplona=Iruña/El Perdón (NAV-NA) E2EE 1168km
102.5 0953 E RNE Radio Nacional, Quirós/Gamoniteiro (AST-O) E211 RNE_____.
AFs point to this site 1200km
97.8 1924 S SR P3, Örnsköldsvik/Åsberget TM (vn) Pops, as 98.1 1547km
98.1 1924 S SR P3, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) E203 ____3___ 1497km
100.0 1924 S SR P3, Skellefteå/Prästfäbodsberget TM (vb) Pops, as 98.1 1736km **
101.2 1924 S SR P4, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) E224 1497km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.4 1356 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F203 604km
93.0 1358 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) French song.
Briefly overriding Ridge Hill 604km
95.4 1401 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F201 __INTER_ 604km
97.8 1412 F France Culture, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F202 604km
93.8 1501 G Vibes FM, London pirate C0FF Vibesfm_ Juggling __Team__
94.9 1502 G BBC London 94.9, London/Crystal Palace (EN-GTL) CC11 194km
104.2 1506 G Dem Radyo, London pirate Presumed in Turkish? **
91.8 1519 G Live FM UK, London pirate Dance beats, as web
88.0 1520 G Pulse88, London pirate Bo Selecta!!! As web
87.6 1522 G UNID, Local pirate? ABC Real Radio jingle heard. Relay or recording from AM.
Very scratchy. Direction is to the west of me.
Band 2 general Scatter:
103.5 1220 HOL Radio Gelderland, Ugchelen/Alticom Toren (gel) Pops, as web,
mixing BBC Essex 391km
100.3 1225 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) OM and YL ddiscussion, as web 443km
** Personal 'First'
Morning session = south-west, vertical
Evening session = north-east, horizontal
Once again, the evening session was done with the intention of obtaining a positive ID via meteor scatter on 98.3 with Belmont phased right down. Something did manage to override Belmont, but it happened a few seconds before I hit the record button. I wasn't on the frequency at the time and so I missed hearing whatever it was.
The FDM-S2 does not yet have a rewind (cache) facility. I have already suggested this and hope they will be able to include one at some point. To have the ability to rewind the radio when not recording would be extremely useful. SDR Console already has this feature but the RDS is not quite as sensitive as the FDM-S2/RDS Spy configuration.
Over to the vertical south tomorrow.
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
Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2
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 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)