People ask me what constitutes "typical" continental reception here. The obvious answer is to tell them that reception varies, sometimes considerably. It can change from one hour to the next. It changes over a period of weeks too, depending on the weather. It can even change on an annual basis, depending on things like variable sea temperatures. This part of the North Sea is very shallow, being only 50 metres at its deepest, so the water can warm up quickly in the summer. It can even freeze over in the waters around The Wash during winter. Nothing is that predictable here.
Sometimes conditions favour reception of the northern half of France, going right down to the Bourgogne and Centre Regions. Some days conditions might only favour nearer coastal regions such as Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie, the two Normandies and Bretagne. Sometimes even Nord-Pas-de-Calais can be difficult, particularly in the colder winter months. Belgium and Holland are quite consistent, being slightly closer. Germany can be quite good at times with several transmitters often providing daily, fluttery reception, peaking noise-free on occasion, even to more central parts such as Brocken and Torfhaus. On higher ground in the Lincolnshire Wolds, only seven miles inland, it is possible to receive the Thuringen region with noise free peaks - not at home so far sadly. Luxembourg is regular on 89.9, 100.7 and sometimes 107.7 MHz. Denmark is almost a no-go without some additional tropospheric ducting whereas it was a regular along the Suffolk coast (Rangstrup). As an extreme, under exceptional scatter conditions one day during the late summer of 2012 I heard the Bjerkreim transmitter from Norway on 91.8, but the reception was very weak indeed. "Barely audible", in fact.
In the UK, Wales is present constantly when beaming to the west west and not just the higher power transmitters. Southern Scotland too, but only the higher power main transmitters in southern Scotland, plus Meldrum near Aberdeen, thanks to the sea path. Northern Ireland has not made it at all, not even with tropo, but high power transmitters in the Irish Republic can be a daily affair during warmer weather. These include Mount Leinster, Three Rock and Kippure.
The real benefit of living on the Lincolnshire coast is the emptiness of the FM band which allows so many possibilities. The situation is different further down the east coast in Norfolk and Suffolk where more continental stations are heard and with greater signal strengths and so they can become channel blockers.
So, here is a list of continental stations which are present under average daily 'fair weather' scatter conditions (387 of them!). This includes stations which are very weak but are sufficient to provide an easy comparison with their web streams. Red colouring indicates the most regular which consistently peak to noise free levels. Somteimes, my regular German stations can be blocked due to an increase in local QRN. I have still included those which used to be consistently heard before I got this noise problem in order to give you an idea of the reception here.
It may be necessary to sit on the frequency and wait for some of these stations to fade in, but you don't usually have to wait more than a couple of minutes with most stations. Examples of my typical scatter reception can be found by clicking here
87.6 29-10-10 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Leglise/Vlessart (lux) 524km
87.6 02-02-11 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostende (wvl) 277km
87.6 26-11-10 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) 612km
87.6 03-11-10 F RTL, Bethune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62) 343km
87.7 03-11-10 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) 299km
87.7 28-07-11 HOL Radio 2, Lelystad/Alticom Toren (fle) 351km
87.8 29-10-10 F France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) 337km
87.9 18-10-10 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
88.0 18-10-10 D WDR 5, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) 538km
88.0 18-10-10 D SR 1 Europawelle, Gottelborner Hohe (saa) 629km
88.0 23-10-10 F France Culture, Alencon/Mont d'Amain (61) 498km
88.0 25-11-10 HOL Radio 2, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
88.2 18-10-10 HOL Radio 2, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) 443km
88.3 09-04-11 BEL Q-Music, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (wvl) 295km
88.3 31-01-11 BEL VRT MNM, Brussel/Financie Toren brc 377km
88.3 26-04-11 D Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) 565km
88.4 26-10-10 HOL Slam!FM, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) 334km
88.5 06-02-11 F France Culture, Bourges-Neuvy/Les Poteries (18) 672km
88.6 13-02-11 HOL 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
88.7 18-10-10 F France Musique, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
88.9 21-03-11 HOL Radio Noord-Holland Editie Zuid, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 573km
88.9 20-10-10 LUX LUX RTL Radio Letzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) 573km
89.0 27-10-10 BEL VRT MNM, Schoten (ant) 354km
89.0 21-10-10 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) 599km
89.2 22-02-11 D NDR 2 Niedersachsen, Osnabruck/Schleptruper Egge (nds) 526km
89.2 20-10-10 F France Musique, Reims-Epernay/Hautvillers (51) 516km
89.2 24-02-11 F RTL 2 Nord, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) 339km
89.3 14-03-12 D hr3, Grosser Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 648km
89.3 02-03-11 HOL Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
89.4 30-10-10 F France Musique, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 285km
89.4 20-10-10 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Tredudon (29) 604km
89.5 18-10-10 BEL VRT Klara, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vbr) 376km
89.6 21-03-11 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (wvl) 295km
89.6 30-01-11 D WDR 5, Barbelkreuz (Eifel) nrw 520km
89.6 23-10-10 F France Culture, Villers-Cotterets/Fleury (02) 474km
89.6 03-11-10 F RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) 306km
89.8 30-10-10 F France Musique, Abbeville/Limeux (80) 364km
89.8 14-06-11 F RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) 275km
89.9 27-10-10 BEL VRT Klara, Genk/VRT Zendmast (lim) 431km
89.9 26-04-11 D NDR Kultur, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) 694km
89.9 29-10-10 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) 707km
89.9 05-11-10 F France Musique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) 564km
90.0 26-10-10 D NDR Kultur, Aurich (nds) 479km
90.0 13-02-11 D SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz/Rheinland, Haardtkopf (rlp) 593km
90.0 28-12-10 HOL 100% NL , Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) 366km
90.2 22-02-11 D JUMP (MDR), Inselsberg (thu) 739km
90.2 07-12-10 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) 477km
90.2 22-10-10 F France Musique, Neufchatel-en-Bray/Croixdalle (76) 381km
90.2 27-10-10 HOL 100% NL, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) 334km
90.3 20-10-10 D WDR 5, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
90.4 18-10-10 BEL VRT Klara, Egem (wvl) 309km
90.5 26-10-10 BEL RTBF Vivacite Liege, Liege/Bol d'Air (lie) 459km
90.5 27-07-12 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide/Welmbuttel (shs) 599km
90.5 27-09-11 HOL Arrow Jazz FM, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
90.6 29-10-10 BEL Joe FM, Turnhout (ant) 375km
90.6 05-03-11 D SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz/Rheinland, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) 586km
90.6 18-10-10 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) 591km
90.6 21-08-11 F France Inter, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) 675km
90.6 09-04-11 F Radio 6, Hesdin/le Quesnoy-en-Artois (62) 334km
90.7 13-06-11 BEL VRT Radio 2, Brussegem (vbr) 367km
90.7 23-02-11 D WDR 4, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) 538km
90.7 27-09-11 HOL Arrow Jazz FM, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
90.8 26-10-10 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Profondeville-Riviere/Sart a Soile (nam) 441km
90.8 16-10-11 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bornberg (rlp) 640km
90.8 25-03-11 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
91.0 18-01-11 D hr1, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) 612km
91.0 01-11-10 F France Musique, Alencon/Mont d'Amain (61) 498km
91.0 31-01-11 F Le Mouv', Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 59 338km
91.0 03-01-11 HOL Omroep Brabant Editie West, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) 334km
91.1 20-10-10 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen Nordwest, Steinkimmen (nds) 543km
91.1 30-01-11 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) rlp 550km
91.1 25-10-10 F France Inter, Villers-Cotterets/Fleury (02) 474km
91.1 27-10-10 F Skyrock Nord, Dunkerque/Tour Emery (59) 274km
91.1 26-10-10 HOL Slam!FM, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) 342km
91.2 20-10-10 BEL RTBF Musiq' 3, Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (brc) 377km
91.3 27-06-11 BEL Topradio, Brugge/Krakeleweg (wvl) 291km
91.3 20-10-10 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
91.4 03-01-11 F Contact FM, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul (59) 338km
91.4 20-10-10 F France Musique, Troyes/Les Riceys (10) 643km
91.4 29-10-10 HOL Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) 425km
91.5 05-07-11 D JUMP (MDR), Brocken (san) 713km
91.5 31-01-11 F France Culture, Caen/Mont Pincon 14 469km
91.5 15-11-11 F Virgin Radio, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 285km
91.5 02-03-11 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alttcom Toren 462km
91.6 30-01-11 D SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz/Rheinland, Koblenz/Nassheck (Waldesch) rlp 591km
91.6 26-07-12 F Europe 1, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) 275km
91.6 12-11-10 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 321km
91.7 18-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 1, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vbr) 376km
91.8 29-01-11 D WDR 2 Wuppertal, Hohe Warte nrw 544km
91.8 22-01-11 F France Musique, Bourges-Neuvy/Les Poteries 18 672km
91.8 28-10-10 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
92.0 06-03-11 D SWR2 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) 657km
92.0 20-10-10 D WDR 5, Munster/Baumberg (nrw) 494km
92.0 20-10-10 F France Musique, Rouen/Grand-Couronne (76) 426km
92.0 12-11-10 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) 288km
92.1 05-04-11 D Funkhaus Europa, Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf [nds] (bre) 554km
92.1 29-10-10 D NDR 2 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) 707km
92.1 14-03-12 F France Inter, Verdun/Septsarges (55) 548km
92.1 31-01-11 F France Musique, Laval-Evron/Mont Rochard 53 550km
92.2 07-02-11 F France Musique, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) 646km
92.2 23-10-12 F RTL 2, Bethune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62) 343km
92.2 25-10-10 HOL Omroep Fryslan Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) 365km
92.3 01-03-11 BEL RTBF Vivacite Charleroi, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Genevieve (hai) 409km
92.3 15-11-12 D WDR 2, Sackpfeife (Wittgenstein) [hes] (nrw) 612km
92.4 22-02-11 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen West, Osnabruck/Schleptruper Egge (nds) 526km
92.4 31-10-10 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) 560km
92.6 22-01-11 F France Inter, Amiens/Dury Towercast 80 390km
92.6 21-10-10 F France Inter, Le Mans/Mayet (72) 599km
92.6 28-10-10 HOL Radio 2, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
92.7 09-04-11 D N-JOY, Aurich (nds) 479km
92.7 17-11-10 F France Inter, Neufchatel-en-Bray/Croixdalle (76) 381km
92.7 17-11-10 F Skyrock Bologne-sur-Mer, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Fringhem (62) 289km
92.8 25-11-10 BEL RTBF Musiq' 3, Profondeville-Riviere/Sart a Soile (nam) 441km
92.8 20-10-10 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen West, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) 477km
92.8 31-01-11 D SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz/Rheinland, Bad Marienberg rlp 592km
92.9 25-10-10 F France Musique, Villers-Cotterets/Fleury (02) 474km
92.9 04-03-11 HOL Radio 2, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 318km
93.0 31-01-11 D SWR2 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf rlp 593km
93.0 23-10-10 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Tredudon (29) 604km
93.0 31-01-11 F France Inter, Alencon/Mont d'Amain 61 498km
93.0 31-01-11 F RTL, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul 59 339km
93.2 05-12-10 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (brc) 377km
93.2 07-02-11 F France Inter, Angers/Rochefort-sur-Loire (49) 650km
93.2 24-02-11 HOL Waterstad FM Editie Fryslan, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) 365km
93.3 03-11-10 D WDR 2 Rhein-Ruhr, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) 421km
93.3 03-01-11 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 285km
93.4 28-10-10 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
93.5 22-02-11 D WDR 2 Siegen, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
93.5 23-10-10 F France Inter, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) 564km
93.6 27-10-10 BEL Club FM, Egem (wvl) 309km
93.6 30-01-11 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz R.Trier, Scharteberg (Eifel) rlp 550km
93.7 27-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 2 Vlaams Brabant, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vbr) 376km
93.8 27-10-10 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) 565km
93.8 30-01-11 D SWR2, Saarburg/Geisberg rlp 586km
93.8 04-11-10 F France Musique, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) 577km
93.8 04-11-10 F Contact FM, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) 297km
93.8 28-10-10 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) 387km
93.9 31-01-11 F Cherie FM Nord, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 59 338km
93.9 28-11-11 D SWR2, Bornberg (rlp) 640km
93.9 30-01-11 D WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg nrw 484km
93.9 28-10-10 HOL Radio Noord-Holland Editie Noord, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 318km
94.0 28-10-10 BEL Radio Mi Amigo, Koolskamp/Watertoren (wvl) 309km Closed
94.0 30-01-11 D SWR2 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Nassheck (Waldesch) rlp 591km
94.0 20-10-10 F France Culture, Rouen/Grand-Couronne (76) 426km
94.2 26-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 1, Schoten (ant) 354km
94.2 06-02-11 F France Culture, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) 675km
94.3 04-11-10 F Skyrock Lille, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) 338km
94.3 26-10-10 HOL Radio 4, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
94.4 30-01-11 D hr1, Grosser Feldberg (Taunus)/hr hes 648km
94.4 20-10-10 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) 543km
94.4 30-01-11 F France Inter, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville 2 446km
94.6 29-10-10 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt Magdeburg, Brocken (san) 713km
94.6 03-11-10 F France Inter, Chartres/Montlandon (28) 531km
94.7 18-10-10 F France Bleu Nord, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
94.7 27-10-10 HOL Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
94.8 25-10-10 D SWR3, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) 560km
94.8 26-10-10 HOL Radio 4, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
95.0 05-07-11 D hr2, Rimberg (hes) 678km
95.0 30-10-10 F France Inter, Mantes-la-Jolie/Maudetour (78) 463km
95.0 04-07-11 HOL Radio 1, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 318km
95.0 27-10-10 HOL Radio 4, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
95.1 01-11-10 D WDR 3, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 505km
95.1 06-02-11 F France Inter, Laval-Evron/Mont Rochard (53) 550km
95.2 26-10-10 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
95.3 13-06-11 D hr2, Hardberg (hes) 712km
95.3 21-10-10 F France Inter, Troyes/Les Riceys (10) 643km
95.3 05-07-11 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) 455km
95.4 31-03-11 D Nordwestradio, Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf [nds] (bre) 554km
95.4 24-12-10 D SWR2 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) 592km
95.4 21-10-10 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussee (80) 431km
95.4 21-10-10 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Tredudon (29) 604km
95.4 29-07-11 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) 359km
95.5 05-03-11 D hr2, Hoher Meissner (hes) 684km
95.5 13-11-10 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Gottelborner Hohe (saa) 629km
95.5 24-10-10 F France Bleu Nord, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 285km
95.6 21-01-11 F France Musique, Caen/Mont Pincon (14) 469km
95.7 18-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 1, Egem (wvl) 309km
95.8 20-10-10 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen Nordwest, Aurich (nds) 479km
95.8 05-03-11 D WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) 593km
95.9 02-03-11 D WDR 3, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) 484km
96.0 31-01-11 F France Culture, Neufchatel-en-Bray/Croixdalle 76 381km
96.1 20-10-10 BEL RTBF La Premiere, Wavre (bra) 397km
96.2 02-03-11 HOL 3FM, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) 425km
96.3 13-11-10 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) 366km
96.5 20-10-10 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 505km
96.5 21-10-10 F France Inter, Rouen/Grand-Couronne (76) 426km
96.5 15-06-11 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) 296km
96.6 25-10-10 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Genevieve (hai) 409km
96.6 03-03-11 HOL Radio Veronica, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
96.8 25-10-10 F France Inter, Reims-Epernay/Hautvillers (51) 516km
96.8 26-10-10 HOL 3FM, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
97.0 02-03-11 BEL VRT MNM, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vbr) 376km
97.0 23-10-10 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) 591km
97.0 26-07-12 F France Culture, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) 390km
97.0 23-10-10 F France Musique, Le Mans/Mayet (72) 599km
97.1 04-11-10 F France Musique, Mantes-la-Jolie/Maudetour (78) 463km
97.1 05-06-11 HOL 3FM, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 318km
97.2 05-03-11 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thu) 739km
97.2 03-11-10 F France Musique, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) 446km
97.2 29-10-10 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) 299km
97.2 29-10-10 HOL Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) 462km
97.3 20-10-10 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) 421km
97.4 29-10-10 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) 713km
97.4 31-10-10 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz R.Koblenz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) 560km
97.4 04-11-10 F France Culture, Abbeville/Limeux (80) 364km
97.4 28-11-11 F France Musique, Verdun/Septsarges (55) 548km
97.5 18-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 2 Antwerpen, Schoten (ant) 354km
97.5 22-02-11 D SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz/Rheinland, Bornberg (rlp) 640km
97.5 09-04-11 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) 420km
97.6 27-07-12 D Offener Kanal Westkuste, Garding (shs) 572km
97.6 05-12-10 HOL Radio Decibel Editie Rotterdam, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
97.7 26-02-11 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) 593km
97.8 28-09-11 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) 694km
97.8 20-10-10 D NDR 2 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) 477km
97.8 22-10-10 F France Culture, Brest/Roc Tredudon (29) 604km
97.8 07-02-11 F France Culture, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) 646km
97.8 13-11-10 HOL Radio 2, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) 323km
97.9 18-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 2 Limburg, Genk/VRT Zendmast (lim) 431km
97.9 24-01-11 F France Culture, Troyes/Les Riceys 10 643km
98.0 29-10-10 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen Braunschweig, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) 707km
98.0 18-10-10 F France Culture, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
98.0 28-10-10 HOL Radio Decibel Editie Amsterdam, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 321km
98.1 20-10-10 D NDR 2 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) 479km
98.1 25-10-10 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
98.1 30-10-10 F France Culture, Chartres/Montlandon (28) 531km
98.2 15-11-12 F France Inter, Vittel/Thuillieres (88) 684km
98.2 25-10-10 HOL Radio 4, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) 366km
98.4 02-03-11 HOL Radio 1, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) 425km
98.5 17-02-11 D SWR3 Rheinland-Pfalz/Rheinland, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) 550km
98.5 23-10-11 HOL Arrow Classic Rock Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) 420km
98.6 30-10-10 BEL VRT Radio 2 Oost-Vlaanderen, Egem (wvl) 309km
98.6 22-02-11 D WDR 5, Olsberg (nrw) 592km
98.7 25-10-10 D AFN Hessen-The Eagle, Grosser Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 648km
98.7 02-06-11 HOL Radio 4, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) 455km
98.7 17-06-11 HOL HOL Arrow Classic Rock Noord, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
98.8 08-07-11 D NDR Kultur, Osnabruck/Schleptruper Egge (nds) 526km
98.8 26-10-10 F France Culture, Reims-Epernay/Hautvillers (51) 516km
98.9 27-10-10 HOL Radio 1, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
99.0 23-11-10 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (ant) 371km
99.0 28-10-10 F RPL 99FM/RCV, Lille/Lambersart (59) 334km
99.0 02-03-11 F Radio 6, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) 275km
99.1 24-11-10 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Genevieve (hai) 409km
99.1 06-03-11 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) 657km
99.2 30-10-10 D WDR 2 Rhein-Ruhr, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 505km
99.4 31-01-11 BEL Topradio SIS, Gent/Proeftuinstraat-IVAGO ovl 333km
99.4 25-10-10 F France Musique, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussee (80) 431km
99.5 01-11-10 BEL RTBF Musiq' 3, Liege/Bol d'Air (lie) 459km
99.6 30-10-10 D hr2, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) 612km
99.6 21-10-10 F France Inter, Caen/Mont Pincon (14) 469km
99.7 03-03-11 D WDR 5, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) 421km
99.7 15-11-11 F France Culture, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) 446km
99.8 20-10-10 D NDR 2 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) 543km
99.8 27-10-10 HOL 3FM, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
99.9 02-06-11 BEL VRT Radio 1, Genk/VRT Zendmast (lim) 431km
99.9 31-01-11 F France Culture, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert 62 285km
100.0 20-10-10 D WDR 4, Munster/Baumberg (nrw) 494km
100.1 03-11-10 BEL VRT Radio 2 West-Vlaanderen, Egem (wvl) 309km
100.1 23-04-11 D RPR 1. Trier, Haardtkopf (rlp) 593km
100.1 23-10-10 F France Bleu Haute Normandie, Rouen/Grand-Couronne (76) 426km
100.3 25-10-10 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) 443km
100.4 03-11-10 D WDR 2 Koln, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) 538km
100.4 17-06-11 HOL Q-music, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
100.6 27-10-10 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vbr) 376km
100.7 05-03-11 D WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw) 593km
100.7 26-12-11 F France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) 413km
100.7 27-10-10 HOL Q-music, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
100.7 18-10-10 LUX Soziokulturelles Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) 573km
100.8 05-04-11 D Bremen Vier, Bremerhaven-Schiffdorf [nds] (bre) 554km
100.8 05-07-11 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Buckeberge (nds) 606km
100.8 30-10-10 D WDR 2 Aachen, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) 484km
100.9 23-02-11 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Schoten (ant) 354km
101.0 27-10-10 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (wvl) 295km
101.0 30-10-10 D WDR 2 Aachen, Barbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) 520km
101.1 23-10-10 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Wavre (bra) 397km
101.0 26-10-10 HOL Sky Radio 101 FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
101.2 20-10-10 D Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) 565km
101.2 31-01-11 D hr3, Habichtswald hes 647km
101.2 16-10-11 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) 586km
101.2 26-10-10 HOL Sky Radio 101 FM, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) 342km
101.3 05-11-10 F France Bleu Picardie, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) 446km
101.3 29-07-11 F NRJ, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) 275km
101.3 31-01-11 F NRJ, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 59 338km
101.4 27-10-10 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Genk/VRT Zendmast (lim) 431km
101.4 29-10-10 D Radio SAW Magdeburg/Altmark, Brocken (san) 713km
101.6 22-03-11 HOL Radio 4, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 318km
101.7 05-03-11 BEL AFN PowerNet AFN Benelux-The Eagle, Everberg (vbr) 386km
101.7 19-10-10 D Radio Salu, Saarbrucken/Schoksberg (saa) 628km
101.7 31-01-11 D hr4 Nord-Osthessen, Hoher Meissner hes 684km
101.7 30-10-10 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) 421km
101.8 21-10-10 BEL RTBF Vivacite Hainaut, Tournai/Froidmont (hai) 351km
101.8 18-10-10 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Aurich (nds) 479km
101.9 15-10-11 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bungsberg/Elisabethturm (shs) 695km
101.9 31-01-11 D WDR 5, Aachen/Stolberg nrw 484km
101.9 01-04-11 HOL Sky Radio 101 FM, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
102.0 13-02-11 BEL VRT MNM, Genk/VRT Zendmast (lim) 431km
102.0 13-02-11 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) 477km
102.1 27-10-10 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Egem (wvl) 309km
102.1 05-03-11 D RPR 1. Trier, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) 550km
102.1 31-01-11 D WDR 2 Siegen, Olsberg nrw 592km
102.3 23-02-11 D Radio ffn Oldenburg, Steinkimmen (nds) 543km
102.3 29-10-10 HOL Radio 538, Multiple sites
102.5 18-01-11 D hr4 Rhein-Main, Grosser Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 648km
102.5 23-10-10 F France Culture, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussee (80) 431km
102.5 09-04-11 F RFM Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) 266km
102.5 28-10-10 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) 361km
102.6 26-10-10 BEL RTBF Musiq' 3, Tournai/Froidmont (hai) 351km
102.6 21-10-10 F France Bleu Basse Normandie, Caen/Mont Pincon (14) 469km
102.7 31-10-10 BEL RTBF La Premiere, Profondeville-Riviere/Sart a Soile (nam) 441km
102.7 31-10-10 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
102.7 28-10-10 HOL Radio 538, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
102.8 09-04-11 BEL Zen FM, Gent (ovl) 327km
102.8 31-10-10 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Buderich (nrw) 456km
102.9 27-10-10 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (ant) 354km
102.9 30-01-11 D RPR 1. Koblenz, Bad Marienberg rlp 592km
103.0 10-12-10 BEL Q-Music, Egem (wvl) 309km
103.0 18-01-11 D BFBS Radio 1, Bielefeld/Hunenburg (nrw) 565km
103.0 28-10-10 HOL Radio Veronica, Lelystad/Alticom Toren (fle) 351km
103.1 01-04-11 BEL Q-Music, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vbr) 376km
103.1 22-02-11 D Radio ffn Oldenburg, Aurich (nds) 479km
103.1 21-10-10 F France Bleu Armorique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) 564km
103.1 28-10-10 HOL Radio Veronica, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) 387km
103.2 31-01-11 D hr4 Nord-Osthessen, Habichtswald hes 647km
103.2 06-02-11 F France Bleu Berry Sud, Bourges-Neuvy/Les Poteries (18) 672km
103.3 18-10-10 D Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 505km
103.3 23-10-10 F France Inter, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 285km
103.3 18-01-12 HOL Radio Veronica, Terneuzen/Zevenaarhaven (zee) 315km
103.5 29-10-10 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) 707km
103.5 01-09-11 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schoneberg (rlp) 554km
103.5 07-11-10 HOL Radio Gelderland Editie Veluwe, Ugchelen/Alticom Toren (gel) 392km
103.6 27-12-11 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) 688km
103.7 26-02-11 D WDR Eins Live, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) 421km
103.7 18-10-10 F France Inter, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
103.8 27-06-11 BEL City Music, Gent/Afrikalaan (ovl) 329km
103.8 30-10-10 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
104.0 30-01-11 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kuhkopf rlp 590km
104.1 27-10-10 BEL Joe FM, Egem (wvl) 309km
104.1 31-01-11 D WDR 4, Olsberg nrw 592km
104.2 31-01-11 BEL AFN Benelux-Power Network, Casteau-Shape hai 386km
104.3 31-01-11 D hr4 Mittelhessen, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) hes 612km
104.4 28-09-11 D WDR 4, Barbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) 520km
104.4 13-11-11 HOL Radio 1, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
104.4 02-03-11 HOL 100% NL, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) 342km
104.6 21-10-10 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Tournai/Froidmont (hai) 351km
104.6 02-03-11 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (zho) 313km
104.7 30-10-10 D WDR Eins Live, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
104.7 03-12-10 F France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) 266km
104.8 03-01-11 BEL Radio Extra Gold, Koksijde/Residentie (wvl) 276km
104.8 26-10-10 HOL Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) 443km
104.9 30-01-11 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schoneberg rlp 554km
105.0 07-02-11 F France Bleu Touraine, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) 646km
105.2 18-10-10 F France Info, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
105.3 05-07-11 HOL Radio 1, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) 455km
105.5 20-01-11 BEL Topradio Westhoek, Staden/Stadenberg (wvl) 299km
105.5 30-01-11 D WDR Eins Live, Barbelkreuz (Eifel) nrw 520km
105.5 26-11-10 D WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) 591km
105.6 08-02-11 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) 657km
105.6 29-10-10 F France Info, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) 266km
105.7 18-02-11 D Hit-R. Antenne Niedersachsen Nordwest, Steinkimmen (nds) 543km
105.9 09-04-11 D Hit-R. Antenne Niedersachsen West, Osnabruck/Schleptruper Egge (nds) 526km
105.9 18-01-11 D Hit Radio FFH Rhein-Main, Grosser Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 648km
106.0 29-12-10 BEL RTBF La Premiere, Tournai/Froidmont (hai) 351km
106.2 22-11-10 F France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) 266km
106.3 02-03-11 D Hit-R. Antenne Niedersachsen Ost, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) 707km
106.3 30-01-11 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz R.Koblenz, Bad Marienberg rlp 592km
106.5 09-04-11 F France Info, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 285km
106.6 28-09-11 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) 550km
106.7 18-10-10 D WDR Eins Live, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 505km
106.8 31-01-11 D Hit Radio FFH Mittelhessen, Driedorf/Hollberg hes 605km
106.9 18-02-11 D Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Hohe (nrw) 515km
106.9 29-10-10 F Skyrock Lens-Bethune, Bethune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) 341km
107.0 30-01-11 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg nrw 592km
107.1 13-02-11 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz R.Trier, Haardtkopf (rlp) 593km
107.1 31-01-11 F Rire et Chansons, Abbeville/Huchenneville 80 359km
107.2 25-03-11 BEL Radio Bingo, Roeselare/Zilverberg (wvl) 313km
107.2 30-10-10 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) 593km
107.3 31-01-11 BEL VBRO Radio Frontaal, Diksmuide/Ijzertoren wvl 292km
107.3 05-03-11 D hr4 Nord-Osthessen, Heidelstein (Rhon) [bay] (hes) 729km
107.5 31-01-11 BEL Nostalgie Belge, Boussu Bois (hai) 388km
107.6 31-05-13 BEL Hit FM, Koksijde wvl 276km
107.6 09-04-11 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) 640km
107.7 26-04-11 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven/Otterndorf (nds) 571km
107.7 18-02-11 LUX Den Neie Radio (DNR), Blaschette/Kandel (gld) 557km
107.8 13-06-11 BEL Radio Contact (Wallonie), Braine-le-Comte/Avenue du Marouset (hai) 388km
107.8 31-01-11 D 107.8 Antenne AC, Aachen/Stolberg nrw 484km
107.8 22-02-11 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) 713km
107.9 01-11-10 BEL AFN Benelux-The Eagle, Chievres/Air Base (hai) 374km
107.9 02-03-11 BEL VBRO VRT Radio Torhout, Torhout (wvl) 297km
107.9 18-10-10 D WDR Eins Live, Munster/Baumberg (nrw) 494km
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Unusual Short Range Tropo
As noticed by a fellow band 2 DXer in Kent, there have been some very strong signals from the nearby continent over the last few days. It must be down to tropospheric enhancement though I was wondering if it had anything to do with my recent aerial upgrades and improvements, both at home and in the car, where I have built a semi-permanent quarter wave/magnet mount. The effect seems to have been observed only along the east coast.
Some of this will probably be down to the movement of the jet stream which has moved a long way to the north of the UK for the last few days, allowing warmer air to come up from the south. Temperatures have only been mid-teens however. The "British Summer", as some love to call it, can throw up many surprises. Temperatures could be in the 30s C soon and then snowing a week later ;O) Totally unpredictable!
Jet stream position: 06-06-13
Some of this will probably be down to the movement of the jet stream which has moved a long way to the north of the UK for the last few days, allowing warmer air to come up from the south. Temperatures have only been mid-teens however. The "British Summer", as some love to call it, can throw up many surprises. Temperatures could be in the 30s C soon and then snowing a week later ;O) Totally unpredictable!
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Skegness Log: 04-06-13
Band 2 Tropospheric:
88.3 2052 BEL Q-Music, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) YL presenter, slow song, as web 295km
91.5 2100 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Presumed site. As 91.3 462km **
95.9 2103 HOL Fresh FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Dance track, as web 313km **
96.6 2106 HOL Radio Veronica, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Soul Asylum yrack, as web 303km
107.5 2150 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Almost noise free tonight 296km
105.8 2237 HOL Jouw FM, Bloemendaal/Kennemerduinen (nho) Jingle ID between pops 300km **
90.1 2251 HOL Slam!FM, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Daft Punk, as 91.1 318km **
91.1 2259 HOL Slam!FM, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) 82A5 Dance beats 342km
93.2 2314 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Pops, as web 365km
93.3 2315 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Asian music. Almost noise free 321km
97.0 2322 HOL Tora Bora, Castricum (NH) (Dutch pirate) Dutch music, as web 300km **
100.5 2334 BEL 100,5 - Das Hitradio, Raeren-Petergensfeld (wal-lge) ID and pops, as 100.7. Belmont nulled!!! 488km
105.6 2340 BEL Club FM, Waarschoot (vlg-ovl) Rap track, as web 316km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
89.4 0607 E COPE, Cartagena (MUR-MU) E2CA __COPE__ 1728km **
95.4 0608 E Cadena Dial, La Unión (MUR-MU) E274 CAD-DIAL 1730km
87.7 0613 E Radio Torre-Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) E079 1717km
87.8 0620 E Radio Club San Juan, Sant Joan d'Alacant (VAL-A) E400 NAVARRO_ 1641km
88.6 0621 E RNE Radio Clásica, Confrides/Aitana (VAL-A) E212 RNE-CLAS 1613km
91.6 0623 E Radio Marca, Calvià/Na Burguesa (BAL-ML) B002 MA______ 1522km **
87.6 0630 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__ 2331km
91.1 0635 ALG Radio Djelfa, Sbaa Mokrane (17) Arabic OM song, as web 2081km
87.8 0636 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1119 AT______ 2014km
87.9 0636 E RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E212 RNE-CLAS 1503km
88.3 0641 E SER, Ronda/Cerro del Turco (AND-MA) E439 1877km **
89.2 0643 E Europa FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2ED 1819km
89.4 0643 E Los 40 Principales, San Fernando (AND-CA) E035 1905km
95.9 0645 E Onda Cero, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2EE 1819km
100.1 0646 E COPE, Écija (AND-SE) E199 COPE____ ASTIGI__ _ECIJA__ 1783km **
87.9 0649 E SER, Morón de la Frontera (AND-SE) E03F 1838km
88.0 0651 E COPE, Talavera de la Reina (CAM-TO) E2CA 1509km
87.7 0653 E Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 HIT_FM__ 1904km
87.5 0659 E esRadio, Dos Hermanas/Montequinto (AND-SE) CAFA esRadio_ 1824km
87.7 0728 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Vocal ID 1913km
89.4 0731 ALG Chaîne 1, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) OM over music, as web 1976km
87.8 0733 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Kebili=Qibili (keb) ID and talk 2265km
90.8 0739 ALG Radio Relizane, Aïn N'sour (48) Lively Arabic rhythms, as web 1913km
94.0 0740 ALG Chaîne 1, Aïn N'sour (48) OM talking, as web 1913km
87.8 0756 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Phone in, as web 2176km
87.5 0809 E Radio Millenium, Alicante (VAL-A) 1000 _RADIO__ MILENIUM 1647km **
92.7 0813 ALG Radio Oran, Tessala (22) Arabic music, as web 1989km
87.8 0832 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (otl) 111D MEDINAFM 2059km
87.9 1602 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Presumed. Algerian news 2071km
87.6 1752 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benidorm/Sierra Helada (VAL-A) E211 RNE_1___ 1623km
89.4 1752 E Bay Radio, Calpe (VAL-A) E285 Beni__io 1614km
88.5 1758 E Radio Giralde, Sevilla (AND-SE) D7A6 Radio___ Giralda_ 1818km **
87.5 1804 E Revive FM, Murcia/Puente Tocinos (MUR-MU) E022 1689km
88.3 1805 E COPE, Santomera/Cabezos Ásperos (MUR-MU) E486 1676km
90.5 1806 E SER, Orihuela/Cabezo Hurchillo (VAL-A) E0FE ORIHUELA 1682km
91.5 1808 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) YL and interviews, as web 1872km
92.1 1808 E RNE Radio 5, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E215 RNE_5-MU 1706km
92.9 1808 E Onda Cero, Murcia/Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) E2EE 1698km
88.1 1809 E Onda Cero, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2EE ONDACERO 1590km
91.2 1812 E RNE Radio Nacional, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E211 1818km
91.6 1812 E Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E333 _R_A_I__ 1740km
92.0 1815 E COPE, Torrejón de Ardoz (MAD-M) E4F0 __COPE__ 1439km **
92.5 1815 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1119 2278km
93.5 1816 E esRadio, Villanueva de la Serena (EXT-BA) FFFF 1533km **
93.6 1816 E Cadena 100, Ciudad Real (CAM-CR) E2CE CAD-100_ 1606km **
95.6 1818 E Cadena 100, Alicante=Alacant (VAL-A) E2CE __D_____ 1652km **
96.3 1818 E AMC Radio 5, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E3C0 _ANC_R5_ 1707km
96.5 1820 E Ràdio Nou, Alicante/Monte Benacantil (VAL-A) E39F 1647km **
96.8 1821 E Radio María, Alicante=Alacant (VAL-A) B002 MARCA___ 1647km **
97.3 1822 E Máxima FM, Cabra/Virgen de la Sierra (AND-CO) E244 MAXI--FM 1779km **
97.5 1823 E COPE, Zaragoza (ARA-Z) E2CA __COPE__ 1281km **
107.8 1824 E Radio Rute, Rute (AND-CO) E044 RADIO___ RUTE____ Scrolling PS 1797km **
106.9 1825 E Rock FM, Murcia/Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) E2CF _ROCK_FM 1698km
107.1 1825 E Onda Digital Andalucía, Villanueva de Algaidas (AND-MA) Jingle ID 1814km **
107.4 1827 E Radio La Isla, San Fernando (AND-CA) 1010 LA_ISLA_ 1923km **
108.0 1828 E Gestiona Radio, Madrid (MAD-M) E2CD GESTIONA 1447km
105.6 1830 ALG Chaîne 1, Chareb Errih (29) Arabic ID. Tnx Gunter Lorenz 1966km **
105.6 1831 E COPE, Sierra de San Miguel (EXT-BA) E008 1730km
105.8 1831 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E331 1879km **
106.3 1832 E Onda Condado, Navas de San Juan (AND-J) E000 __ONDA__ CONDDAO_ 1687km **
101.2 1837 E Ràdio Nou, Benidorm/Sierra Helada (VAL-A) E39F RADIONOU 1623km **
99.0 1838 E Cadena 100, La Font d'En Carròs (VAL-V) E088 CAD-100_ Presumed Site 1628km **
98.1 1840 E RNE Radio Clásica, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E212 RNE-CLAS 1879km
97.4 1841 E Onda Cero, Marbella/Castillejos (AND-MA) E2EE ____CERO 1884km **
97.5 1842 E RNE Radio 3, Cartagena/San Julián (MUR-MU) E213 RNE_3___ 1732km **
95.4 1846 E Cadena Dial, Écija (AND-SE) E274 CAD-DIAL 1785km
95.1 1847 E Onda Cero, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E2EE ONDACERO 1503km **
87.7 1850 E Radio Canela, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) 5158 1707km
89.9 1853 E RNE Radio 5, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E515 RNE_5-AB 1630km **
89.3 1854 E Radiolé, Linares/La Esperanza (AND-J) E226 RADIOLE_ 1699km **
90.2 1854 E ABC Punto Radio, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2CF 1590km **
89.2 1855 E SER (Mixta), Motilla del Palancár (CAM-CU) E010 RADIO_90 1522km
91.8 1859 E esRadio, Murcia (MUR-MU) E4F5 1690km
93.4 1901 E RNE Radio Clásica, Yecla/Peña Rubia (MUR-MU) E212 1618km **
97.4 1903 ALG Chaîne 3, Mecheria (45) OM, as web 2176km
88.0 1904 E Máxima FM, Murcia/Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) Vocal ID 1698km **
90.5 1905 E Radio Andalucía Información, Pechina/Sierra Alhamilla (AND-AL) E333 1809km
89.6 1915 MRC Médi 1, Nador (otl) OM, as web 2016km
91.5 1917 E Rock FM, Granada (AND-GR) E2CF 1800km **
88.0 1922 E RNE Radio 5, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA 1879km
88.9 1923 E Talk Radio Europe, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E0D1 _COSTA__ DEL_SOL_ English phone in 1879km
89.0 1924 E RNE Radio Nacional, Antequera (AND-MA) E211 RNE_1___ 1833km
89.4 1925 E Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_ 1879km
Unidentified Band 2 Sporadic E:
107.0 0619 E Mix People, A003 X_PEOPLE _____MIX Letter by letter scrolling RDS
88.4 0839 MRC MFM, ? 1283
87.7 1802 E Radio Nova, ? E682 _Radio__ __Nova__ _Costa__ _Blanca_. News in English
91.8 1814 ? UNID, 1200 ATLAS___ VE______
95.2 1817 E UNID, ? E2CF
96.3 1819 E Los 40P, ? E735 CUARENTA
106.5 1826 E UNID, ? E078
97.4 1841 E UNID, ? 02F1
88.3 1913 E UNID, ? A100
88.3 1920 E UNID, ? E486 Orihuela
90.3 1926 E UNID, ? 0001 RADIO___ CULTURAL. Letter by letter scrolling RDS
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A mad Spanish session to finish off the day! I think I experienced total burn-out towards the end. I just don't have time to check my unidentified stations against existing lists. Sadly there are not enough hours in the day.
A good tropo to the near continent finished off the day!
Recordings:
105.8 Jouw FM, Bloemendaal 2236 04-06-13
105.6 Chaine 1, Chareb Errih 1830 04-06-13
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
88.3 2052 BEL Q-Music, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) YL presenter, slow song, as web 295km
91.5 2100 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Presumed site. As 91.3 462km **
95.9 2103 HOL Fresh FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Dance track, as web 313km **
96.6 2106 HOL Radio Veronica, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Soul Asylum yrack, as web 303km
107.5 2150 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Almost noise free tonight 296km
105.8 2237 HOL Jouw FM, Bloemendaal/Kennemerduinen (nho) Jingle ID between pops 300km **
90.1 2251 HOL Slam!FM, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Daft Punk, as 91.1 318km **
91.1 2259 HOL Slam!FM, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) 82A5 Dance beats 342km
93.2 2314 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Pops, as web 365km
93.3 2315 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Asian music. Almost noise free 321km
97.0 2322 HOL Tora Bora, Castricum (NH) (Dutch pirate) Dutch music, as web 300km **
100.5 2334 BEL 100,5 - Das Hitradio, Raeren-Petergensfeld (wal-lge) ID and pops, as 100.7. Belmont nulled!!! 488km
105.6 2340 BEL Club FM, Waarschoot (vlg-ovl) Rap track, as web 316km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
89.4 0607 E COPE, Cartagena (MUR-MU) E2CA __COPE__ 1728km **
95.4 0608 E Cadena Dial, La Unión (MUR-MU) E274 CAD-DIAL 1730km
87.7 0613 E Radio Torre-Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) E079 1717km
87.8 0620 E Radio Club San Juan, Sant Joan d'Alacant (VAL-A) E400 NAVARRO_ 1641km
88.6 0621 E RNE Radio Clásica, Confrides/Aitana (VAL-A) E212 RNE-CLAS 1613km
91.6 0623 E Radio Marca, Calvià/Na Burguesa (BAL-ML) B002 MA______ 1522km **
87.6 0630 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__ 2331km
91.1 0635 ALG Radio Djelfa, Sbaa Mokrane (17) Arabic OM song, as web 2081km
87.8 0636 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1119 AT______ 2014km
87.9 0636 E RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E212 RNE-CLAS 1503km
88.3 0641 E SER, Ronda/Cerro del Turco (AND-MA) E439 1877km **
89.2 0643 E Europa FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2ED 1819km
89.4 0643 E Los 40 Principales, San Fernando (AND-CA) E035 1905km
95.9 0645 E Onda Cero, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2EE 1819km
100.1 0646 E COPE, Écija (AND-SE) E199 COPE____ ASTIGI__ _ECIJA__ 1783km **
87.9 0649 E SER, Morón de la Frontera (AND-SE) E03F 1838km
88.0 0651 E COPE, Talavera de la Reina (CAM-TO) E2CA 1509km
87.7 0653 E Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 HIT_FM__ 1904km
87.5 0659 E esRadio, Dos Hermanas/Montequinto (AND-SE) CAFA esRadio_ 1824km
87.7 0728 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Vocal ID 1913km
89.4 0731 ALG Chaîne 1, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) OM over music, as web 1976km
87.8 0733 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Kebili=Qibili (keb) ID and talk 2265km
90.8 0739 ALG Radio Relizane, Aïn N'sour (48) Lively Arabic rhythms, as web 1913km
94.0 0740 ALG Chaîne 1, Aïn N'sour (48) OM talking, as web 1913km
87.8 0756 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Phone in, as web 2176km
87.5 0809 E Radio Millenium, Alicante (VAL-A) 1000 _RADIO__ MILENIUM 1647km **
92.7 0813 ALG Radio Oran, Tessala (22) Arabic music, as web 1989km
87.8 0832 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (otl) 111D MEDINAFM 2059km
87.9 1602 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Presumed. Algerian news 2071km
87.6 1752 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benidorm/Sierra Helada (VAL-A) E211 RNE_1___ 1623km
89.4 1752 E Bay Radio, Calpe (VAL-A) E285 Beni__io 1614km
88.5 1758 E Radio Giralde, Sevilla (AND-SE) D7A6 Radio___ Giralda_ 1818km **
87.5 1804 E Revive FM, Murcia/Puente Tocinos (MUR-MU) E022 1689km
88.3 1805 E COPE, Santomera/Cabezos Ásperos (MUR-MU) E486 1676km
90.5 1806 E SER, Orihuela/Cabezo Hurchillo (VAL-A) E0FE ORIHUELA 1682km
91.5 1808 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) YL and interviews, as web 1872km
92.1 1808 E RNE Radio 5, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E215 RNE_5-MU 1706km
92.9 1808 E Onda Cero, Murcia/Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) E2EE 1698km
88.1 1809 E Onda Cero, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2EE ONDACERO 1590km
91.2 1812 E RNE Radio Nacional, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E211 1818km
91.6 1812 E Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E333 _R_A_I__ 1740km
92.0 1815 E COPE, Torrejón de Ardoz (MAD-M) E4F0 __COPE__ 1439km **
92.5 1815 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1119 2278km
93.5 1816 E esRadio, Villanueva de la Serena (EXT-BA) FFFF 1533km **
93.6 1816 E Cadena 100, Ciudad Real (CAM-CR) E2CE CAD-100_ 1606km **
95.6 1818 E Cadena 100, Alicante=Alacant (VAL-A) E2CE __D_____ 1652km **
96.3 1818 E AMC Radio 5, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E3C0 _ANC_R5_ 1707km
96.5 1820 E Ràdio Nou, Alicante/Monte Benacantil (VAL-A) E39F 1647km **
96.8 1821 E Radio María, Alicante=Alacant (VAL-A) B002 MARCA___ 1647km **
97.3 1822 E Máxima FM, Cabra/Virgen de la Sierra (AND-CO) E244 MAXI--FM 1779km **
97.5 1823 E COPE, Zaragoza (ARA-Z) E2CA __COPE__ 1281km **
107.8 1824 E Radio Rute, Rute (AND-CO) E044 RADIO___ RUTE____ Scrolling PS 1797km **
106.9 1825 E Rock FM, Murcia/Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) E2CF _ROCK_FM 1698km
107.1 1825 E Onda Digital Andalucía, Villanueva de Algaidas (AND-MA) Jingle ID 1814km **
107.4 1827 E Radio La Isla, San Fernando (AND-CA) 1010 LA_ISLA_ 1923km **
108.0 1828 E Gestiona Radio, Madrid (MAD-M) E2CD GESTIONA 1447km
105.6 1830 ALG Chaîne 1, Chareb Errih (29) Arabic ID. Tnx Gunter Lorenz 1966km **
105.6 1831 E COPE, Sierra de San Miguel (EXT-BA) E008 1730km
105.8 1831 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E331 1879km **
106.3 1832 E Onda Condado, Navas de San Juan (AND-J) E000 __ONDA__ CONDDAO_ 1687km **
101.2 1837 E Ràdio Nou, Benidorm/Sierra Helada (VAL-A) E39F RADIONOU 1623km **
99.0 1838 E Cadena 100, La Font d'En Carròs (VAL-V) E088 CAD-100_ Presumed Site 1628km **
98.1 1840 E RNE Radio Clásica, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E212 RNE-CLAS 1879km
97.4 1841 E Onda Cero, Marbella/Castillejos (AND-MA) E2EE ____CERO 1884km **
97.5 1842 E RNE Radio 3, Cartagena/San Julián (MUR-MU) E213 RNE_3___ 1732km **
95.4 1846 E Cadena Dial, Écija (AND-SE) E274 CAD-DIAL 1785km
95.1 1847 E Onda Cero, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E2EE ONDACERO 1503km **
87.7 1850 E Radio Canela, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) 5158 1707km
89.9 1853 E RNE Radio 5, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E515 RNE_5-AB 1630km **
89.3 1854 E Radiolé, Linares/La Esperanza (AND-J) E226 RADIOLE_ 1699km **
90.2 1854 E ABC Punto Radio, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2CF 1590km **
89.2 1855 E SER (Mixta), Motilla del Palancár (CAM-CU) E010 RADIO_90 1522km
91.8 1859 E esRadio, Murcia (MUR-MU) E4F5 1690km
93.4 1901 E RNE Radio Clásica, Yecla/Peña Rubia (MUR-MU) E212 1618km **
97.4 1903 ALG Chaîne 3, Mecheria (45) OM, as web 2176km
88.0 1904 E Máxima FM, Murcia/Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) Vocal ID 1698km **
90.5 1905 E Radio Andalucía Información, Pechina/Sierra Alhamilla (AND-AL) E333 1809km
89.6 1915 MRC Médi 1, Nador (otl) OM, as web 2016km
91.5 1917 E Rock FM, Granada (AND-GR) E2CF 1800km **
88.0 1922 E RNE Radio 5, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA 1879km
88.9 1923 E Talk Radio Europe, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E0D1 _COSTA__ DEL_SOL_ English phone in 1879km
89.0 1924 E RNE Radio Nacional, Antequera (AND-MA) E211 RNE_1___ 1833km
89.4 1925 E Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_ 1879km
Unidentified Band 2 Sporadic E:
107.0 0619 E Mix People, A003 X_PEOPLE _____MIX Letter by letter scrolling RDS
88.4 0839 MRC MFM, ? 1283
87.7 1802 E Radio Nova, ? E682 _Radio__ __Nova__ _Costa__ _Blanca_. News in English
91.8 1814 ? UNID, 1200 ATLAS___ VE______
95.2 1817 E UNID, ? E2CF
96.3 1819 E Los 40P, ? E735 CUARENTA
106.5 1826 E UNID, ? E078
97.4 1841 E UNID, ? 02F1
88.3 1913 E UNID, ? A100
88.3 1920 E UNID, ? E486 Orihuela
90.3 1926 E UNID, ? 0001 RADIO___ CULTURAL. Letter by letter scrolling RDS
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A mad Spanish session to finish off the day! I think I experienced total burn-out towards the end. I just don't have time to check my unidentified stations against existing lists. Sadly there are not enough hours in the day.
A good tropo to the near continent finished off the day!
Recordings:
105.8 Jouw FM, Bloemendaal 2236 04-06-13
105.6 Chaine 1, Chareb Errih 1830 04-06-13
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
Monday, 3 June 2013
Skegness Log: 03-06-13
Band 2 Scatter:
87.8 1020 F France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Music, as web stream. Followed for about an hour. V weak scatter 497km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.6 0746 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) YL and Arabic music, as web 2120km
89.0 0749 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 2054km
87.9 0750 I Virgin Radio, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5241 2043km **
90.7 0751 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) OM in crowded room, as web 1927km
93.9 0755 ALG Chaîne 2, Aflou (3) OM, as web 2120km
88.4 0756 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Ads, as web 1872km
87.7 0801 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) ID and news 1913km
91.5 0802 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) News, as web. Not Chaine 3 1872km
92.3 0803 I Radio Deejay, Gioiosa Marea/Gioiosa Vecchia (me) 5214 2010km
88.0 0823 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) Jingle ID between pops 1950km
91.1 0848 ALG Chaîne 3, Mahouna (24) YLs, as web. Not Radio Djelfa, etc. 1944km **
91.2 0849 ALG Radio Biskra, Metlili (5) Jingle ID! 2033km
94.4 0850 ALG Chaîne 1, Metlili (5) Interview, as web 2033km
96.7 0852 ALG Chaîne 2, Meghriss (19) YL OM, interview, as web 1911km
88.1 0853 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) Presume, mention of Batna 2033km
90.4 0905 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) Arabic music, as web stream 1911km
87.9 1634 E RNE Radio 5, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_ 1740km
88.5 1635 MRC Médi 1, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2022km
107.5 1637 E Gestiona Radio, València (VAL-V) 1000 Cotsadan among other corruptions 1526km **
107.9 1637 E SER, Orgiva (AND-GR) E239 1830km **
104.0 1640 E Cadena Luna, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) 6969 __LUNA__ __JAEN__ 1741km **
103.3 1641 E COPE, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E2CA COPE____ 1741km **
101.3 1642 E Radio Alhendín FM, Cerro de las Eras (AND-GR) E088 LLAMANOS 1810km
100.6 1643 E Canal Sur Radio, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E333 CanalSur Local ID 1740km
91.1 1646 E RNE Radio Clásica, Illora/Monte Parapanda (AND-GR) E212 RNE-CLAS 1791km
89.3 1647 E Radiolé, Linares/La Esperanza (AND-J) E226 __DIOL__ 1699km
90.4 1647 E RNE Radio Clásica, Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) E212 1837km
107.5 1715 E Radio Castro, Castro del Rio (AND-CO) E0EF OLA_STRO O_L_AN__ 1759km
87.6 1804 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 News, as web 2331km
87.5 1908 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1684km
88.2 1909 I RAI Radio1, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1681km
Unidentified Sporadic E Band 2:
87.7 1645 E Maxima FM, ? E236 MAXIMA__
** Skegness Personal 'First'
A really frustrating day with lots of visitors and unnecessary interruptions. Grrr! :O) I kept trying to DX in smaller sessions when I could but it became impossible. One of those days!
France Inter from Paris was received via scatter. It took me about one hour to work out what I was receiving. I was under the impression this was Radio Courtoisie. Then I realised I was looking at the wrong part of France. The low power relay of France Bleu from La Pilaterie was mixing with it for much of the time. Now I think about it France Bleu 107.1 from Paris used to be a regular visitor before my noise appeared.
Recordings:
Great to get these two with clear identification:
88.1 Radio Biskra, Metlili 0849 03-06-13
88.4, Chaine 3, Chrea 0800 03-06-13
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
87.8 1020 F France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Music, as web stream. Followed for about an hour. V weak scatter 497km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.6 0746 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) YL and Arabic music, as web 2120km
89.0 0749 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 2054km
87.9 0750 I Virgin Radio, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5241 2043km **
90.7 0751 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) OM in crowded room, as web 1927km
93.9 0755 ALG Chaîne 2, Aflou (3) OM, as web 2120km
88.4 0756 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Ads, as web 1872km
87.7 0801 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) ID and news 1913km
91.5 0802 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) News, as web. Not Chaine 3 1872km
92.3 0803 I Radio Deejay, Gioiosa Marea/Gioiosa Vecchia (me) 5214 2010km
88.0 0823 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) Jingle ID between pops 1950km
91.1 0848 ALG Chaîne 3, Mahouna (24) YLs, as web. Not Radio Djelfa, etc. 1944km **
91.2 0849 ALG Radio Biskra, Metlili (5) Jingle ID! 2033km
94.4 0850 ALG Chaîne 1, Metlili (5) Interview, as web 2033km
96.7 0852 ALG Chaîne 2, Meghriss (19) YL OM, interview, as web 1911km
88.1 0853 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) Presume, mention of Batna 2033km
90.4 0905 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) Arabic music, as web stream 1911km
87.9 1634 E RNE Radio 5, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_ 1740km
88.5 1635 MRC Médi 1, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2022km
107.5 1637 E Gestiona Radio, València (VAL-V) 1000 Cotsadan among other corruptions 1526km **
107.9 1637 E SER, Orgiva (AND-GR) E239 1830km **
104.0 1640 E Cadena Luna, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) 6969 __LUNA__ __JAEN__ 1741km **
103.3 1641 E COPE, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E2CA COPE____ 1741km **
101.3 1642 E Radio Alhendín FM, Cerro de las Eras (AND-GR) E088 LLAMANOS 1810km
100.6 1643 E Canal Sur Radio, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E333 CanalSur Local ID 1740km
91.1 1646 E RNE Radio Clásica, Illora/Monte Parapanda (AND-GR) E212 RNE-CLAS 1791km
89.3 1647 E Radiolé, Linares/La Esperanza (AND-J) E226 __DIOL__ 1699km
90.4 1647 E RNE Radio Clásica, Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) E212 1837km
107.5 1715 E Radio Castro, Castro del Rio (AND-CO) E0EF OLA_STRO O_L_AN__ 1759km
87.6 1804 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 News, as web 2331km
87.5 1908 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1684km
88.2 1909 I RAI Radio1, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1681km
Unidentified Sporadic E Band 2:
87.7 1645 E Maxima FM, ? E236 MAXIMA__
** Skegness Personal 'First'
A really frustrating day with lots of visitors and unnecessary interruptions. Grrr! :O) I kept trying to DX in smaller sessions when I could but it became impossible. One of those days!
France Inter from Paris was received via scatter. It took me about one hour to work out what I was receiving. I was under the impression this was Radio Courtoisie. Then I realised I was looking at the wrong part of France. The low power relay of France Bleu from La Pilaterie was mixing with it for much of the time. Now I think about it France Bleu 107.1 from Paris used to be a regular visitor before my noise appeared.
Recordings:
Great to get these two with clear identification:
88.1 Radio Biskra, Metlili 0849 03-06-13
88.4, Chaine 3, Chrea 0800 03-06-13
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Skegness Log: 02-06-13
Band 2 Troposhperic:
93.9 2141 HOL Megastad FM, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Dutch techno, as web stream 316km **
OIRT Sporadic E:
66.08 1705 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Classical, as web 1581km
67.34 1705 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Classical, as web 1671km **
68.12 1707 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Presumed, with pops 1671km **
68.00 1708 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Classical, as others 1891km
68.72 1713 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Pops and OM 1581km
69.44 1714 BLR BR Radio Brest, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Techno, as web 1671km **
70.22 1715 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Salihorsk/RTPS Dubei (MI) Slow song, as web 1807km **
70.97 1716 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Kapyl (MI) Classical, as web 1775km **
72.23 1717 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Salihorsk/RTPS Dubei (MI) Strings, as web 1807km **
66.56 1728 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) YL and jazzy music, as web 1671km
66.44 1729 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL over beats, as web 1891km **
67.37 1730 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Guitar song, as web 2019km
69.92 1732 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2019km **
70.28 1733 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Gentle music, as web 1891km
73.19 1735 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Vasilevicy/RTPS Zashchebye (GO) Gentle music, as web 1975km **
67.10 1736 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Piano music, as web 1730km
67.22 1737 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL over music, as web 1891km
67.76 1738 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Sombre OM song, as web 2049km **
67.82 1739 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Depressing song, as web 1674km **
67.88 1741 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) YL, as web 2129km **
68.30 1741 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Piano concerto, as web 2019km **
69.11 1750 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) ID and tinkly music, as web 2019km **
66.32 1753 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) OM, as web 1730km
67.88 1803 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) OM song, as web 1730km **
68.51 1804 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM, as web 2077km
69.08 1806 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Presumed with pops 1730km
69.68 1808 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Presumed with pop music 1593km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
88.0 1050 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 1950km
91.1 1051 I RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 _RADIO1_ 2007km
87.9 1052 I R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 2008km
92.2 1052 I Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 2008km
87.8 1227 I Radio Subasio, Segni (rm) 53FD SUBASIO_ 1588km
87.5 1228 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5220 R_ITALIA 1731km
88.4 1228 I Radio Azzurra, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5000 AZZURRA_ 1731km
88.6 1229 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5059 NETWORK_ 1752km
87.7 1529 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201 ANTENA_1 1770km
87.9 1551 E Latina FM, Zaragoza (ARA-Z) Vocal ID between Latin tracks 1281km **
87.8 1555 E Si Ràdio, Torrent/Perentxissa=Calicanto (VAL-V) E504 1527km
88.2 1556 E RNE Radio Clásica, Monte Páramo (GAL-LU) E212 1287km
88.3 1558 POR RDP Antena 1, Muro/Serra do Gerês (vcs) Portuguese song, as web 1411km
88.6 1559 E RNE Radio Clásica, Confrides/Aitana (VAL-A) E212 1613km
92.8 1601 E RNE Radio 5, Arguis (ARA-HU) E915 RNE_5-HU 1208km **
107.0 1603 E Libertad FM, Alcorcón (MAD-M) 1070 LIBERTAD 1457km
108.0 1603 E Gestiona Radio, Madrid (MAD-M) E2CD GE______ 1447km **
107.3 1606 E Fórmula Hit, Bembibre (CAL-LE) 0007 1273km **
106.6 1609 E RNE Radio 5, Burgos/San Bartolomé (CAL-BU) E915 RNE_5-BU 1240km **
107.2 1610 E Fiesta FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E033 1447km
107.4 1612 E Radio Torrijos, Torrijos (CAM-TO) E0FF __RRIJOS 1505km **
88.2 1618 E SER, Zaldiaran (PVA-VI) E239 1173km
88.2 1619 E RNE Radio Nacional, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E211 1447km
90.7 1620 E Radio María, Madrid/Plaza de Castilla (MAD-M) E1CC 1442km
91.0 1620 E Europa FM, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E2ED EUROPAFM 1447km
90.5 1621 E COPE, Ávila/Cerro Herrero (CAL-AV) E2CA ____VILA 1435km
90.3 1622 E RNE Radio 5, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E215 1447km
90.3 1622 E Cadena Dial, Santander (CNT-S) E237 ____AL__ 1119km **
88.9 1623 E Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E301 EUSKADI1 1130km **
87.6 1624 F Orion 87,6 La Voix de la vallée, Bergerac/Marsol (24) FD47 _O______ 930km
89.5 1625 F France Culture, Limoges/les Cars (87) F202 835km **
88.4 1628 F France Inter, Four possible sites. F201 **
87.6 1631 E Catalunya Informació, Soriguera/Pic de l'Orri (CAT-L) E234 ______O_ 1196km
88.7 1632 F France Musique, Brive-la-Gaillarde/le Panoir (19) F203 897km **
89.2 1632 F Rire et Chansons, Brive-la-Gaillarde/Towercast (19) F226 894 **km
90.6 1633 E RNE Ràdio 4, Soriguera/Pic de l'Orri (CAT-L) E314 RNE_____ 1196km **
88.0 1649 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Vélez-Rubio (AND-AL) E331 1731km
87.7 1650 E Europa FM, Priego de Cordoba (AND-CO) E2ED EUROPAFM 1778km
88.0 1722 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1530km
Unidentified Sporadic E OIRT:
70.04 1812 RUS Radio Mayak, Unlisted site Russian OM YL, as web
Unidentified Sporadic E Band 2:
107.2 1604 E UNID, ? EC93 107___FM
107.0 1607 E UNID, ? E309 LATINO__
106.7 1608 E UNID, ? E308 ______L_
107.6 1614 E UNID, ? E057 SIGUENOS
87.7 1625 F UNID, ? FD86
** Skegness Personal 'First'
I had to abandon listening while the Italians were coming in this afternoon so I don't know how long this opening continued. Nothing stored on RDS Spy so I guess it stopped more or less when I went out.
Romania and possibly Hungary appeared briefly around 17:30 but sites and IDs were not easy to come by. The Es then momentarily moved back into Spain and Algeria briefly before fizzling.
I did not get any of the shorter skip to Scandinavia in the end, but I was probably too close, going by the MUF map.
Some short skip arrived here in the form of the Limoges and Brives areas of France around 1630. Closest transmitter was Limoges itself at 835 km.
A good day on the whole!
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
93.9 2141 HOL Megastad FM, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Dutch techno, as web stream 316km **
OIRT Sporadic E:
66.08 1705 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Classical, as web 1581km
67.34 1705 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Classical, as web 1671km **
68.12 1707 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Presumed, with pops 1671km **
68.00 1708 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Classical, as others 1891km
68.72 1713 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Pops and OM 1581km
69.44 1714 BLR BR Radio Brest, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Techno, as web 1671km **
70.22 1715 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Salihorsk/RTPS Dubei (MI) Slow song, as web 1807km **
70.97 1716 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Kapyl (MI) Classical, as web 1775km **
72.23 1717 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Salihorsk/RTPS Dubei (MI) Strings, as web 1807km **
66.56 1728 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) YL and jazzy music, as web 1671km
66.44 1729 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL over beats, as web 1891km **
67.37 1730 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Guitar song, as web 2019km
69.92 1732 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2019km **
70.28 1733 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Gentle music, as web 1891km
73.19 1735 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Vasilevicy/RTPS Zashchebye (GO) Gentle music, as web 1975km **
67.10 1736 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Piano music, as web 1730km
67.22 1737 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL over music, as web 1891km
67.76 1738 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Sombre OM song, as web 2049km **
67.82 1739 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Depressing song, as web 1674km **
67.88 1741 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) YL, as web 2129km **
68.30 1741 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Piano concerto, as web 2019km **
69.11 1750 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) ID and tinkly music, as web 2019km **
66.32 1753 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) OM, as web 1730km
67.88 1803 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) OM song, as web 1730km **
68.51 1804 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM, as web 2077km
69.08 1806 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Presumed with pops 1730km
69.68 1808 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Presumed with pop music 1593km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
88.0 1050 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 1950km
91.1 1051 I RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 _RADIO1_ 2007km
87.9 1052 I R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 2008km
92.2 1052 I Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 2008km
87.8 1227 I Radio Subasio, Segni (rm) 53FD SUBASIO_ 1588km
87.5 1228 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5220 R_ITALIA 1731km
88.4 1228 I Radio Azzurra, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5000 AZZURRA_ 1731km
88.6 1229 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5059 NETWORK_ 1752km
87.7 1529 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201 ANTENA_1 1770km
87.9 1551 E Latina FM, Zaragoza (ARA-Z) Vocal ID between Latin tracks 1281km **
87.8 1555 E Si Ràdio, Torrent/Perentxissa=Calicanto (VAL-V) E504 1527km
88.2 1556 E RNE Radio Clásica, Monte Páramo (GAL-LU) E212 1287km
88.3 1558 POR RDP Antena 1, Muro/Serra do Gerês (vcs) Portuguese song, as web 1411km
88.6 1559 E RNE Radio Clásica, Confrides/Aitana (VAL-A) E212 1613km
92.8 1601 E RNE Radio 5, Arguis (ARA-HU) E915 RNE_5-HU 1208km **
107.0 1603 E Libertad FM, Alcorcón (MAD-M) 1070 LIBERTAD 1457km
108.0 1603 E Gestiona Radio, Madrid (MAD-M) E2CD GE______ 1447km **
107.3 1606 E Fórmula Hit, Bembibre (CAL-LE) 0007 1273km **
106.6 1609 E RNE Radio 5, Burgos/San Bartolomé (CAL-BU) E915 RNE_5-BU 1240km **
107.2 1610 E Fiesta FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E033 1447km
107.4 1612 E Radio Torrijos, Torrijos (CAM-TO) E0FF __RRIJOS 1505km **
88.2 1618 E SER, Zaldiaran (PVA-VI) E239 1173km
88.2 1619 E RNE Radio Nacional, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E211 1447km
90.7 1620 E Radio María, Madrid/Plaza de Castilla (MAD-M) E1CC 1442km
91.0 1620 E Europa FM, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E2ED EUROPAFM 1447km
90.5 1621 E COPE, Ávila/Cerro Herrero (CAL-AV) E2CA ____VILA 1435km
90.3 1622 E RNE Radio 5, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E215 1447km
90.3 1622 E Cadena Dial, Santander (CNT-S) E237 ____AL__ 1119km **
88.9 1623 E Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E301 EUSKADI1 1130km **
87.6 1624 F Orion 87,6 La Voix de la vallée, Bergerac/Marsol (24) FD47 _O______ 930km
89.5 1625 F France Culture, Limoges/les Cars (87) F202 835km **
88.4 1628 F France Inter, Four possible sites. F201 **
87.6 1631 E Catalunya Informació, Soriguera/Pic de l'Orri (CAT-L) E234 ______O_ 1196km
88.7 1632 F France Musique, Brive-la-Gaillarde/le Panoir (19) F203 897km **
89.2 1632 F Rire et Chansons, Brive-la-Gaillarde/Towercast (19) F226 894 **km
90.6 1633 E RNE Ràdio 4, Soriguera/Pic de l'Orri (CAT-L) E314 RNE_____ 1196km **
88.0 1649 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Vélez-Rubio (AND-AL) E331 1731km
87.7 1650 E Europa FM, Priego de Cordoba (AND-CO) E2ED EUROPAFM 1778km
88.0 1722 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1530km
Unidentified Sporadic E OIRT:
70.04 1812 RUS Radio Mayak, Unlisted site Russian OM YL, as web
Unidentified Sporadic E Band 2:
107.2 1604 E UNID, ? EC93 107___FM
107.0 1607 E UNID, ? E309 LATINO__
106.7 1608 E UNID, ? E308 ______L_
107.6 1614 E UNID, ? E057 SIGUENOS
87.7 1625 F UNID, ? FD86
** Skegness Personal 'First'
I had to abandon listening while the Italians were coming in this afternoon so I don't know how long this opening continued. Nothing stored on RDS Spy so I guess it stopped more or less when I went out.
Romania and possibly Hungary appeared briefly around 17:30 but sites and IDs were not easy to come by. The Es then momentarily moved back into Spain and Algeria briefly before fizzling.
I did not get any of the shorter skip to Scandinavia in the end, but I was probably too close, going by the MUF map.
Some short skip arrived here in the form of the Limoges and Brives areas of France around 1630. Closest transmitter was Limoges itself at 835 km.
A good day on the whole!
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
Saturday, 1 June 2013
Reception of Q Music while driving around Skegness Town Centre
Following the inspirational videos of Peter in Blackpool I decided to go to visit my usual beach car park and make a video of me tuning across the band using the Blaupunkt Nashville and my home brew quarter wave. Unfortunately, I couldn't get to my preferred space in the car park and ended up in a dead zone.
Conditions were pretty average too, so when I drove back home I had the idea to record a continental station while I was driving through town to demonstrate typical continental reception on the Lincolnshire coast.
It might not be much of a video but I learnt a few things along the way, such as discovering entire streets where there is so much noise across band 2 that DX listening at these locations must be impossible. Grosvenor Road was particularly bad, as was one part of Lincoln Road near the hospital.
The main shopping street was also bad for reception, probably because of the extra bricks and mortar.
Oh well, if you've never been to Skegness before, this will show you what some of the town centre is like. Shame about the poor light and the bumpy roads. It's not as slick as Peter's video but I hope it's of interest to somebody.
In view of the popularity of this type of video on YouTube I might record a few more of these in the near future.
Cheers!
John
Conditions were pretty average too, so when I drove back home I had the idea to record a continental station while I was driving through town to demonstrate typical continental reception on the Lincolnshire coast.
It might not be much of a video but I learnt a few things along the way, such as discovering entire streets where there is so much noise across band 2 that DX listening at these locations must be impossible. Grosvenor Road was particularly bad, as was one part of Lincoln Road near the hospital.
The main shopping street was also bad for reception, probably because of the extra bricks and mortar.
Oh well, if you've never been to Skegness before, this will show you what some of the town centre is like. Shame about the poor light and the bumpy roads. It's not as slick as Peter's video but I hope it's of interest to somebody.
100.7 Q Music, Ijsselstein in Skegness!
In view of the popularity of this type of video on YouTube I might record a few more of these in the near future.
Cheers!
John
Friday, 31 May 2013
Skegness Log: 31-05-13
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.7 1100 AZR RDP Antena 3 Açores, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg) 8204 Vocal ID and news 2616km
Just the one today.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
87.7 1100 AZR RDP Antena 3 Açores, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg) 8204 Vocal ID and news 2616km
Just the one today.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
Monday, 27 May 2013
Skegness Log: 27-05-13
Tropospheric:
100.7 0844 F France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) A new regular on scatter. Peaks noise free occasionally 413km
89.2 0854 F France Culture, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) OMs discussion, as web 413km
Sporadic E
87.6 1639 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek music and ID 2208km
I had an E today! Just the one. Mustn't be greedy.
On the scatter side of things I discovered I have been able to hear the Cherbourg transmitter all day. 100.7 is obviously much better while the much lower powered 800 Watt France Culture on 89.2 was much weaker. Here's how Cotentin 100.7 sounded earlier during a fade-in/out. You will also hear a snippet from their web stream for confirmation: https://www.box.com/s/4q23xtj94o1r1lxpz0hl
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic Skegness Log: 27-05-13E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
100.7 0844 F France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) A new regular on scatter. Peaks noise free occasionally 413km
89.2 0854 F France Culture, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) OMs discussion, as web 413km
Sporadic E
87.6 1639 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek music and ID 2208km
I had an E today! Just the one. Mustn't be greedy.
On the scatter side of things I discovered I have been able to hear the Cherbourg transmitter all day. 100.7 is obviously much better while the much lower powered 800 Watt France Culture on 89.2 was much weaker. Here's how Cotentin 100.7 sounded earlier during a fade-in/out. You will also hear a snippet from their web stream for confirmation: https://www.box.com/s/4q23xtj94o1r1lxpz0hl
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic Skegness Log: 27-05-13E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com
Skegness Scatter
This is an ongoing project. Page last updated 04-07-13
The following has been put together over a period of time. It is not possible to enjoy this kind of reception on a daily bases due to the amount of noise I often experience.
The following are examples of scatter propagation at home in Skegness, using a Sony XDR-F1HD and rooftop Körner 9.2 antenna. "Scatter" modes includes Aircraft Scatter, Meteor Scatter, Troposcatter, among others. First, a brief explanation of what they are.
Aircraft Scatter
As the name suggests, aircraft scatter is caused by the reflection of radio signals by passing aircraft, usually at the midpoint of the path and so are out of sight. It can be quite localised too with visible planes causing a fluttery effect on semi-local signals. Multiple reflections are often heard and signals can propagate over many hundreds of kilometers with an upper limit said to be around 800 km. There tends to be a more regular pattern of fading with aircraft scatter.
Meteor Scatter
Meteors burn up when they enter the earth's atmosphere and leave a train of ionisation where they do. That ionisation is capable of reflecting signals at VHF frequencies, causing them to travel around 1000 km. Optimum distances range from a few hundred km to around 2000 km, although signal strengths taper off substantially above 1800 km. The meteors need to be near to the visible horizon to be effective for propagation at VHF frequencies. If they are overhead you will hear nothing.
Troposcatter
An often misunderstood form of scatter which is present constantly and varies. I am not entirely sure I fully understand this one as I have read that signals fade in once, peak and then fade out again over 20 - 30 seconds, but other articles say it is fluttery in nature and sounds very much like aircraft scatter. Distances achievable are similar to those of aircraft scatter but perhaps slightly further too. 1000 km seems to be around the upper limit.
Recordings
87.9 Meteor Scatter Burst 1549 29-04-13
In this recording, two stations battle it out to take control of the frequency.
90.2 100%NL, Roosendaal 1310 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Regular daily scatter on the vertical 9.2 at 334 km.
90.6 France Inter, Nantes 1251 03-06-13 (Aircraft Scatter)
This one never gets above weak and the reception tends to be much shorter in duration, only lasting a few seconds. Still not bad going at 675 km.
90.7 Sublime FM, Ijsselstein 1420 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
One of the most consistent stations from Holland. 344 km.
91.4 France Musique, Troyes 1559 20-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
At 643 km, Troyes represents one of my most distant and consistent daily scatter signals.
91.8 France Musique, Bourges 1121 27-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Considering this is 672 km away, the Bourges transmitter can be heard most days. At best it can reach noise free stereo levels. There is also a brief meteor burst six seconds into the recording, presumably from Chaine 2 from Afkadou in Morocco, a distance of 1867 km.
92.8 RTBF Musiq 3, Profondeville 0650 28-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
This classical music station can be quite variable. 441 km.
95.2 BBC Radio Oxford, Oxford 1156 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter?)
I couldn't guess the propagation mode on this. It always sounds so stable, yet I never felt that this station got out well to the north-west, i.e. in the direction of Skegness. This is from experience from frequent trips down the M40 or M5. It can disappear under very poor winter type conditions. Occasionally it even gets swamped by scatter peaks from BBC Radio Cornwall. You will hear a bit of burbling from that on this recording but I will try to catch a better example of this in the coming days. BBC Radio Oxford is 182 km. BBC Radio Cornwall is 439 km.
95.4 France Inter, Brest 1000 17-5-13 (aircraft scatter)
This can easily be separated from co-channel Amiens by beaming south-west. Some good signal levels can be achieved from this high power transmitter in Brittany. 604 km.
96.1 BBC Radio Solent, Rowridge 1027 27-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Rowridge serves Hampshire and the Isle Of Wight. It doesn't do too badly to Skegness either. 298 km
96.6 Pure FM, Anderlues 1520 22-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Anderlues was always one of the more difficult to receive Belgian transmitters. It tends to do better here during spells of warmer weather. 409 km.
97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire, Carmel 1306 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
Covering south-west Wales and Skegness! Well, just. It never gets above very weak. This is 3kW at 332 km.
97.8 NOS2, Westdorpe 1625 26-05-13 (troposcatter)
Formerly the Philippine trasmitter, Westdorpe provides another consistent signal on the east coast. 323 km.
99.0 France Culture, Marseille 0653 12-08-12 (meteor scatter)
The Marseille transmitter is a 400kW powerhouse and can be heard frequently via meteor scatter. It is sometimes capable of producing a full RDS signal. In this recording you will hear me briefly connecting to their web stream to confirm this was indeed Marseille. 1149 km.
99.1 RTBF CLassic 21, Anderlues 1053 26-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This is a long recording of a single multiple peak of aircraft scatter, though some minor tropo could be at play. The signal tries to peak, then drops, then suddenly lifts from nowhere for a peak which lasts almost five minutes. You can hear the flutter from time to time so the signal had peaked above the noise floor, making it sound like stable tropo. More than one aircraft is probably at play here. Anderlues is 409 km from Skegness and this recording represents an above average peak.
100.7 100 Comma 7, Dudelange 0907 21-01-13 (troposcatter)
100 Comma 7 is another regular visitor, often audible all day long and regularly produces RDS. 573 km.
100.7 France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg (aircraft scatter)
This 4kW transmitter came as a surprise and is testament to the superbly designed Körner 9.2 antenna. It looks like this is going to be one of my regular scatter stations. You will hear a brief snippet of their web stream which I used to double check that I was receiving Cherbourg. I can also hear their 800 Watt France Culture transmitter on 89.2 via scatter, though much weaker. 413 km.
100.7 Q Music, Ijsselstein 1258 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
A Dutch regular. It can be heard on a car radio while driving around town. 344 km.
101.2 Sky Radio, Hilversum 1351 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Another Dutch regular which can be heard a car radio while driving around town. 342 km.
102.1 Studio Brussel, Egem 1030 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This one used to to be very difficult to hear due to my local station Lincs FM on 102.2 from nearby Belmont, 39 km to the north-west, but the 9.2 effortlessly lifts Belmont out of the equation. 309 km.
102.6 RTBF Musiq' 3, Tournai xf France Bleu Basse Normandie, Caen 1105 24-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
Not the best example, but here's how RTBF Musiq' 3 and France Culture Basse Normandie constantly battle it out together. Often Heart from Oxford tries to break up the fight but usually fails. I am rotating the 9.2 from around 160 degrees to 190 degrees here. Tournai is 351 km and Caen is 469 km.
102.7 Radio 538, Rotterdam 1302 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Heart from Peterborough, a semi-local station 111 km to the south-east, usually takes charge of 102.7. If I beam away to the east I receive this. Rotterdam is 313 km.
103.1 France Bleu Armoriques, Rennes 1015 24-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This transmitter is something of a pest, which is hard to believe when you consider that Rennes is 564 km away. This is a powerful transmitter though at 100kW so the aircraft scatter carries it effortlessly. It is constantly wrestling with Heart Kent from Bluebell Hill, which you can just hear at the beginning of this recording.
103.2 France Bleu Berry Sud, Bourges 1020 16-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This is not a daily station, but it can put in some half decent signals. It is lower power than the national outlets from Bourges so that is probably why it is less frequent here. On this recording you will hear a couple of typical fade-ins, the second one with a web stream accompaniment. 15 kW at 672 km is quite amazing.
103.3 Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg 1020 14-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
The noise was kind today. Langenberg was permitted to poke through very readily today. Not great signals but above the general noise level. 505 km.
103.9 BBC Radio Wales, Wenvoe & BBC Radio Cornwall, Redruth 1235 03-06-13 (Aircraft Scatter)
These two can often be heard scrapping for control of the frequency. Wenvoe usually wins hands down! Wenvoe is 309 km and Redruth is 503 km.
104.1 BBC Radio Berkshire, Hannington 1030 27-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Another BBC local station which propagates well into the Skegness area. 231 km.
104.1 Joe FM, Egem 1435 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
One of my favourite stations from the continent and a regular visitor here at 309 km.
105.2 France Info, Lille 1440 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
What used to be the most regular of regular continentals is not always so lately. Lille can sometimes be down in the noise, but it is usually something of a pest and peaks with full RDS. Lille outlets at the higher end of the band tend to be easier to hear because there tends to be less QRN above 105 MHz. At 343 km though Lille can be a pain and a channel blocker at times.
105.5 Topradio Staden, Staden 0945 04-07-13 (aircraft scatter)
Regular Belgian locals have only been possible since installing the 9.2. This is a 100 watt transmitter at 299 km, which categorises this as a "Local" according to FM List. It is one of my closest continental stations. At 100 watts you won't expect a strong signal, but this one peaks noise free quite easily during tropospheric conditions.
105.6 SWR4, Donnersberg 1115 14-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
I would like to say this one is a regular. It used to be but conditions maybe aren't quite so good lately. I can hear this one every day but it's not usually much better than on this recording. At 657 km it's one of the more distant regulars, but you wouldn't say reception was anything but very poor.
105.7 Hit Radio Antenna, Steinkimmen 1510 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
I was debating whether to include this, but it demonstrates how bad my noise problem is. Even the top of the band will suffer if I beam close to the east, as I have to in order to hear Steinkimmen. This would have been completely noise free had the noise not been present. 543 km.
107.0 Reading 107, Tilehurst Water Tower 1115 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
A big surprise for me is this low powered local station. I have been told that this doesn't get out too well in the local area, yet it seems to be almost on demand here. It uses just 200 watts. 210 km.
107.2 Radio Bingo, Roeselare 0939 04-07-13 (aircraft scatter)
I have only been able to receive top-of-the-band Belgian locals on a daily basis since having the 9.2 installed. Reception is not great of course with the transmitter only putting out 100 watts, but it's pretty good going considering this station is 313 km away. Radio Bingo is consistently the most regular and stronger of any Dutch local from Belgium or Holland.
Good DX!
John
The following has been put together over a period of time. It is not possible to enjoy this kind of reception on a daily bases due to the amount of noise I often experience.
The following are examples of scatter propagation at home in Skegness, using a Sony XDR-F1HD and rooftop Körner 9.2 antenna. "Scatter" modes includes Aircraft Scatter, Meteor Scatter, Troposcatter, among others. First, a brief explanation of what they are.
Aircraft Scatter
As the name suggests, aircraft scatter is caused by the reflection of radio signals by passing aircraft, usually at the midpoint of the path and so are out of sight. It can be quite localised too with visible planes causing a fluttery effect on semi-local signals. Multiple reflections are often heard and signals can propagate over many hundreds of kilometers with an upper limit said to be around 800 km. There tends to be a more regular pattern of fading with aircraft scatter.
Meteor Scatter
Meteors burn up when they enter the earth's atmosphere and leave a train of ionisation where they do. That ionisation is capable of reflecting signals at VHF frequencies, causing them to travel around 1000 km. Optimum distances range from a few hundred km to around 2000 km, although signal strengths taper off substantially above 1800 km. The meteors need to be near to the visible horizon to be effective for propagation at VHF frequencies. If they are overhead you will hear nothing.
Troposcatter
An often misunderstood form of scatter which is present constantly and varies. I am not entirely sure I fully understand this one as I have read that signals fade in once, peak and then fade out again over 20 - 30 seconds, but other articles say it is fluttery in nature and sounds very much like aircraft scatter. Distances achievable are similar to those of aircraft scatter but perhaps slightly further too. 1000 km seems to be around the upper limit.
Recordings
87.9 Meteor Scatter Burst 1549 29-04-13
In this recording, two stations battle it out to take control of the frequency.
90.2 100%NL, Roosendaal 1310 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Regular daily scatter on the vertical 9.2 at 334 km.
90.6 France Inter, Nantes 1251 03-06-13 (Aircraft Scatter)
This one never gets above weak and the reception tends to be much shorter in duration, only lasting a few seconds. Still not bad going at 675 km.
90.7 Sublime FM, Ijsselstein 1420 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
One of the most consistent stations from Holland. 344 km.
91.4 France Musique, Troyes 1559 20-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
At 643 km, Troyes represents one of my most distant and consistent daily scatter signals.
91.8 France Musique, Bourges 1121 27-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Considering this is 672 km away, the Bourges transmitter can be heard most days. At best it can reach noise free stereo levels. There is also a brief meteor burst six seconds into the recording, presumably from Chaine 2 from Afkadou in Morocco, a distance of 1867 km.
92.8 RTBF Musiq 3, Profondeville 0650 28-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
This classical music station can be quite variable. 441 km.
95.2 BBC Radio Oxford, Oxford 1156 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter?)
I couldn't guess the propagation mode on this. It always sounds so stable, yet I never felt that this station got out well to the north-west, i.e. in the direction of Skegness. This is from experience from frequent trips down the M40 or M5. It can disappear under very poor winter type conditions. Occasionally it even gets swamped by scatter peaks from BBC Radio Cornwall. You will hear a bit of burbling from that on this recording but I will try to catch a better example of this in the coming days. BBC Radio Oxford is 182 km. BBC Radio Cornwall is 439 km.
95.4 France Inter, Brest 1000 17-5-13 (aircraft scatter)
This can easily be separated from co-channel Amiens by beaming south-west. Some good signal levels can be achieved from this high power transmitter in Brittany. 604 km.
96.1 BBC Radio Solent, Rowridge 1027 27-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Rowridge serves Hampshire and the Isle Of Wight. It doesn't do too badly to Skegness either. 298 km
96.6 Pure FM, Anderlues 1520 22-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Anderlues was always one of the more difficult to receive Belgian transmitters. It tends to do better here during spells of warmer weather. 409 km.
97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire, Carmel 1306 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
Covering south-west Wales and Skegness! Well, just. It never gets above very weak. This is 3kW at 332 km.
97.8 NOS2, Westdorpe 1625 26-05-13 (troposcatter)
Formerly the Philippine trasmitter, Westdorpe provides another consistent signal on the east coast. 323 km.
99.0 France Culture, Marseille 0653 12-08-12 (meteor scatter)
The Marseille transmitter is a 400kW powerhouse and can be heard frequently via meteor scatter. It is sometimes capable of producing a full RDS signal. In this recording you will hear me briefly connecting to their web stream to confirm this was indeed Marseille. 1149 km.
99.1 RTBF CLassic 21, Anderlues 1053 26-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This is a long recording of a single multiple peak of aircraft scatter, though some minor tropo could be at play. The signal tries to peak, then drops, then suddenly lifts from nowhere for a peak which lasts almost five minutes. You can hear the flutter from time to time so the signal had peaked above the noise floor, making it sound like stable tropo. More than one aircraft is probably at play here. Anderlues is 409 km from Skegness and this recording represents an above average peak.
100.7 100 Comma 7, Dudelange 0907 21-01-13 (troposcatter)
100 Comma 7 is another regular visitor, often audible all day long and regularly produces RDS. 573 km.
100.7 France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg (aircraft scatter)
This 4kW transmitter came as a surprise and is testament to the superbly designed Körner 9.2 antenna. It looks like this is going to be one of my regular scatter stations. You will hear a brief snippet of their web stream which I used to double check that I was receiving Cherbourg. I can also hear their 800 Watt France Culture transmitter on 89.2 via scatter, though much weaker. 413 km.
100.7 Q Music, Ijsselstein 1258 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
A Dutch regular. It can be heard on a car radio while driving around town. 344 km.
101.2 Sky Radio, Hilversum 1351 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Another Dutch regular which can be heard a car radio while driving around town. 342 km.
102.1 Studio Brussel, Egem 1030 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This one used to to be very difficult to hear due to my local station Lincs FM on 102.2 from nearby Belmont, 39 km to the north-west, but the 9.2 effortlessly lifts Belmont out of the equation. 309 km.
102.6 RTBF Musiq' 3, Tournai xf France Bleu Basse Normandie, Caen 1105 24-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
Not the best example, but here's how RTBF Musiq' 3 and France Culture Basse Normandie constantly battle it out together. Often Heart from Oxford tries to break up the fight but usually fails. I am rotating the 9.2 from around 160 degrees to 190 degrees here. Tournai is 351 km and Caen is 469 km.
102.7 Radio 538, Rotterdam 1302 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Heart from Peterborough, a semi-local station 111 km to the south-east, usually takes charge of 102.7. If I beam away to the east I receive this. Rotterdam is 313 km.
103.1 France Bleu Armoriques, Rennes 1015 24-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This transmitter is something of a pest, which is hard to believe when you consider that Rennes is 564 km away. This is a powerful transmitter though at 100kW so the aircraft scatter carries it effortlessly. It is constantly wrestling with Heart Kent from Bluebell Hill, which you can just hear at the beginning of this recording.
103.2 France Bleu Berry Sud, Bourges 1020 16-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
This is not a daily station, but it can put in some half decent signals. It is lower power than the national outlets from Bourges so that is probably why it is less frequent here. On this recording you will hear a couple of typical fade-ins, the second one with a web stream accompaniment. 15 kW at 672 km is quite amazing.
103.3 Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg 1020 14-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
The noise was kind today. Langenberg was permitted to poke through very readily today. Not great signals but above the general noise level. 505 km.
103.9 BBC Radio Wales, Wenvoe & BBC Radio Cornwall, Redruth 1235 03-06-13 (Aircraft Scatter)
These two can often be heard scrapping for control of the frequency. Wenvoe usually wins hands down! Wenvoe is 309 km and Redruth is 503 km.
104.1 BBC Radio Berkshire, Hannington 1030 27-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
Another BBC local station which propagates well into the Skegness area. 231 km.
104.1 Joe FM, Egem 1435 26-05-13 (aircraft scatter)
One of my favourite stations from the continent and a regular visitor here at 309 km.
105.2 France Info, Lille 1440 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
What used to be the most regular of regular continentals is not always so lately. Lille can sometimes be down in the noise, but it is usually something of a pest and peaks with full RDS. Lille outlets at the higher end of the band tend to be easier to hear because there tends to be less QRN above 105 MHz. At 343 km though Lille can be a pain and a channel blocker at times.
105.5 Topradio Staden, Staden 0945 04-07-13 (aircraft scatter)
Regular Belgian locals have only been possible since installing the 9.2. This is a 100 watt transmitter at 299 km, which categorises this as a "Local" according to FM List. It is one of my closest continental stations. At 100 watts you won't expect a strong signal, but this one peaks noise free quite easily during tropospheric conditions.
105.6 SWR4, Donnersberg 1115 14-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
I would like to say this one is a regular. It used to be but conditions maybe aren't quite so good lately. I can hear this one every day but it's not usually much better than on this recording. At 657 km it's one of the more distant regulars, but you wouldn't say reception was anything but very poor.
105.7 Hit Radio Antenna, Steinkimmen 1510 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
I was debating whether to include this, but it demonstrates how bad my noise problem is. Even the top of the band will suffer if I beam close to the east, as I have to in order to hear Steinkimmen. This would have been completely noise free had the noise not been present. 543 km.
107.0 Reading 107, Tilehurst Water Tower 1115 03-06-13 (aircraft scatter)
A big surprise for me is this low powered local station. I have been told that this doesn't get out too well in the local area, yet it seems to be almost on demand here. It uses just 200 watts. 210 km.
107.2 Radio Bingo, Roeselare 0939 04-07-13 (aircraft scatter)
I have only been able to receive top-of-the-band Belgian locals on a daily basis since having the 9.2 installed. Reception is not great of course with the transmitter only putting out 100 watts, but it's pretty good going considering this station is 313 km away. Radio Bingo is consistently the most regular and stronger of any Dutch local from Belgium or Holland.
Good DX!
John
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