Skegness Log: 04-07-13 (FM)

Meteor Scatter:
 87.7 1057 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic song, as web. Long burst  1913km **

 ** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode.


Hey - somebody switched off the Es! Where did they go? Good to see there have been some on the other side of the Atlantic today though.

The highlight for me today (the only thing I logged) happened at local midday. I was adding something to my blog at the time and the KT6040 was tuned to 87.7. I think I had forgotten it was quietly playing away to itself in the background when I suddenly heard a slow Arabic song via meteor scatter. It was a fairly lengthy burst, lasting ten seconds or so. I guessed Radio Chlef for some reason and quickly loaded up their web stream to find the very same song playing. I think this is my furthest meteor scatter to date at 1913 km. The signal was very weak, but almost noise free.

Come on Es. Let's have you back!

One recording this time - this is how Swindon 105.5 sounded during the early hours of this morning:

105.5 Swindon 105, Swindon Football Stadium 2320 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/280pm1hu54jx4mrtbf9k

I sent them an email last night to tell them about my reception but they haven't replied so far.


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Skegness Log: 03-07-13 (FM)

Tropospheric Log:
105.0 1818  E  RNE Radio 5, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OM news and interviews, as web  1128km
105.9 1845  G  Sunshine Radio, Ludlow Ludlow adverts **
 87.9 1851  F  France Inter, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) OMs talking over music, as web. V v weak  1136km
102.9 1921  E  RNE Radio 3, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Rock and roll classic, as web  1128km
102.0 1952  F  Sud Radio, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) Difficult to get rid of co-channel Touch FM. Duran Duran, as web  1136km
 96.1 2023  F  France Culture, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OM and YL, as web  1104km **
 87.7 2049  E  Euskadi Irratia, Azkoitia (PVA-SS) Sombre song, as web  1129km **
 91.1 2233  F  France Musique, Niort/Maisonnay (79) OM talking slowly, as web  774km
 91.5 2234  F  France Musique, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) OM, as 91.1  1136km
 92.2 2237  F  France Musique, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) Classical, as others  646km
105.0 2238  F  France Bleu Touraine, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) Bee Gees song, as 94.7  646km
 93.2 2242  F  France Inter, Angers/Rochefort-sur-Loire (49) OM on phone, as web  650km
 96.4 2248  F  France Culture, Niort/Maisonnay (79) Echoey OM, as 98.0  774km
 99.4 2249  F  France Inter, Niort/Maisonnay (79) Discussion about Ivor Novello, as web  774km
105.5 2259  G  Swindon 105.5, Swindon/Football Stadium (EN-WLT) Pops, news and 20s music, as web. faded for toh ID though  226km **

Sporadic E Log:
 87.7 0918  I  Radio Venere (Puglia), Specchia (le) 5D4A  2000km
 87.8 0923  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5772 RITMO_80. New PI!  1796km
 88.3 0924  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Cassano delle Murge (ba) 5264  1841km
 88.6 0925  E  IB 3 Ràdio, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN) E2A0 IB3RADIO  1492km
 88.7 0926 ALG Radio Soummam, Akfadou (6) Presume. Arabic OMs  1867km
 91.8 0926 ALG Chaîne 2, Akfadou (6) Presume with phone in  1867km
 87.7 0937  I  Radio Potenza Centrale, Spinoso/Serra di Spinoso (pz) 530B RPZC__TR  1858km
 87.9 0940  I  Virgin Radio, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5241 _VIRGIN_  2043km
 88.3 0941  F  France Inter, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) F201 __INTER_  1093km **
 87.7 0942  F  RCF, Limoux/Girbes de Bacou (11) F851 RCF_AUDE  1137km **
 87.9 0942  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E212 RNE-CLAS  1503km
 89.9 0944  I  m2o, Curinga/Monte Contessa (cz) 5233 _M_DUE_O  2010km
 90.3 0945  E  La Xarxa, Vic/Els Munts (CAT-B) E015 _9VIDI__  1256km
 87.7 0946  E  RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) E251 _RAC1___  1311km
 87.8 0946  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Vibo Valentia (vv) 5225  2011km **
 87.7 0948  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Vimianzo/Monte Sangre (GAL-C) E211 RNE_1___  1311km
 90.1 0951  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E211 RN______  1503km **
 91.6 0953  E  El Prat Ràdio, El Prat de Llobregat (CAT-B) E0C3 EL_PRAT_  1321km **
 88.0 0954  E  Radio Sant Esteve, Sant Esteve Sesrovire (CAT-B) 7012 SENTITS_ _RADIO__ __SANT__ _ESTEVE_  1301km
 89.3 0959  F  RCF, Castres/Puech Auriol (81) F851 RC______  1065km **
 87.8 1005  E  Catalunya Música, Calonge/Mas Nou (CAT-GI) Vocal ID  1275km **
 87.8 1013  F  France Culture, Prades/Pic de Baou (66) F202  1176km **
 87.9 1014  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E212 RN__CL__  1503km
 87.7 1021  E  Radio Nova, Rojales/Ciudad Quesada (VAL-A) E682 _Radio__ __Nova__  1677km
 87.7 1025  E  Radio Torre-Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) E079 Mentioned Torre Pacheco  1717km
 87.8 1025  E  Si Ràdio, Torrent/Perentxissa=Calicanto (VAL-V) E504 SI_RADIO  1527km
 88.4 1033 ALG Chaîne 2, Nador (13) Presume. Chaine 2 web stream not working today  2045km
 88.1 1045  E  Onda Cero, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2EE ONDACERO  1590km
 87.7 1046  E  Europa FM, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2ED EUROPAFM  1590km
 87.6 1130 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 TATAOUIN  2342km
 88.0 1454  I  Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 _105_FM_  1950km
 87.6 1455  I  Virgin Radio, Monte Erice vetta/Piana delle Forche (tp) 5241  1927km
 89.0 1457  I  RAI Radio1, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (RAI) (tp) 5201 __RAI___  1950km **
 89.5 1457  I  RTL 102.5, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5218 RTL102.5  2008km
 90.1 1457  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5264 *_RDS_*_  2008km
 90.3 1458  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (RAI) (pa) 5206 RAI-GRPR  1944km
 91.1 1459  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  2007km
 92.3 1459  I  Virgin Radio, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5241 _VIRGIN_  1950km
 93.9 1500  I  Radio Maria, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) Religious ramblings  1950km
 91.5 1505  I  Radio Amica Stereo, Partinico/Monte Gradara (pa) 5045   1949km
 92.2 1505  I  Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) Vocal ID  2008km
 87.6 1507  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Piombino/Via Silvio Mina-Il Poggetto (li) 5264  1365km **
 90.1 1517  I  Babboleo Suono, Ruta di Camogli/Villa Le Ginestre (ge) 5079  1173km **
 90.4 1520  I  Radio Deejay, Monte Argentario (gr) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1439km
 89.4 1522  I  RAI Radio3, Marciana/Monte Perone (li) 5203  1369km
 89.5 1524  I  Radio Mater, Monte Argentario (gr) 5158 R._MATER  1439km
 91.7 1526  I  Radio Bruno, Talamello/Monte Pincio (rn) 534D  1349km
 88.1 1531  I  Radio Punto (San Vittore Olona), San Vittore Olona/Via Giuseppe Verdi, 5-Campanile chiesa (mi) 50D2 R._PUNTO  1046km **
 88.6 1532  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5210 RADIO___ RADICALE  1568km
 90.3 1533  I  Radio Deejay, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5214  1568km
 87.6 1539  I  RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201 _RADIO1_  1568km
 87.9 2058  E  SER Radio Morón, Morón de la Frontera (AND-SE) Local ID. Ful RDS on teh XDR  1838km

 ** Personal Skegness 'First'

A very interesting lift to begin the day with three directions coming in at the same time, producing simultaneous reception of Galicia, Ibiza, Catalunya, Languedoc-Roussillon and Sicily! Did I mention Algeria and tunisia too? The Balkans tried to come in shortly after this but signals were very weak, short-lived and nothing was identified from there.

During the evening I was pleasantly surprised to find tropospheric conditions to northern Spain and south-western France, throwing up a few personal firsts. Then the Es returned, partly blocking out the tropo.

Apart from getting the Toulouse transmitter with full RDS - two bars on the XDR, another highlight for me was the reception of Swindon FC's 25 watt outlet on 105.5! I have written to the station to let them know I was listening to them on the Lincolnshire coast.


Recordings:

Tropo:
105.0 RNE5, Lierganes 1930 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/8qebco2occ1dg8w6yc6k

102.0 Sud Radio. Toulouse 1942 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/504q2d66bdjokm3th8ly

87.9 France Inter, Toulouse 2158 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/rajwzh2hpg1baurtufaq


Sporadic E:
90.4 Radio Deejay, Monte Argentario 1520 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/zy7llx8emz67hywwgvgz

87.6 Radio Dimensione Suono (RDS), Piombino 1507 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/6f0lsligjx2e15t3hfth

91.5 Radio Amica Stereo, Partinico 1505 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/13aec1g10krtuccxtqsb

92.3 Virgin Radio, Alcamo 1459 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/tk4pr1tyq1vilvdnclvu

87.9 Radio 101, Cammarata 1455 03-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/7nqfddytmfo9yxttos0s


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Skegness Log: 02-07-13 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter: (One I forgot from yesterday 01-07-13)
 88.0 1617  E  Radio Nervión, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E343 RNERVI__ 50% BER  1130km

I wasn't recording this, very regretably. It was a superb burst. There was even a vocal identification!

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.8 0835  F  France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Blues song, as web  497km
 89.0 0837  F  RFI Paris, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) OM, as web  497km
 89.9 0838  F  TSF Jazz, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Piano jazz, as web  497km **
 91.7 0840  F  France Musique, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) OM and slow classical, as web  497km **
 92.1 0840  F  Le Mouv', Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) YL slow song, as web  497km
100.7 0845  F  R.Notre Dame/Fréqu. Protestante, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) YL, as web. Difficult in 100.7 mess  497km **
103.9 0846  F  RFM, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Ad break, as web  497km **
104.3 0846  F  RTL, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Phone in, as web  497km **
105.5 0850  F  France Info, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Vocal ID. LOts if echoes as various France Infos mixing  497km **
105.9 0852  F  RTL 2, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Rock track, as web  497km
107.1 0853  F  France Bleu 107.1, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) OM and music, as web  497km
 97.4 0904  F  Rire et Chansons, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Rock song, as web  497km

OIRT Sporadic E:
 68.24 1340 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM in echoey room, as web  1804km
 66.53 1342 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Shouting OM, as web  1804km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.7 0735  I  Radio Maria, Monte Argentario (gr) 51CC R.MARIA_. Unattended  1439km **
 88.0 0923  I  Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 _105_FM_  1950km
 88.0 1017 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2016km
 88.2 1017 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____  2100km
 89.5 1018 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7212 CULTURE_  1933km
 89.9 1019 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7211  2183km
 90.0 1019 TUN Oxygène FM, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) Arabic beats  1933km
 90.7 1020 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Zarzis (med) 7212 CULTURE_  2342km
 87.6 1026 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic distortion, as web  1927km
 88.1 1027 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) OM with crickets, as web  2033km
 90.3 1031 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7208  1934km
 90.7 1031 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) OMs, as web  1927km
 91.8 1033 ALG Chaîne 2, Akfadou (6) Arabic rock music, as web  1867km
 88.7 1034 ALG Radio Soummam, Akfadou (6) Presumed. OMs talk  1867km
 88.4 1035 ALG Chaîne 2, Nador (13) OMs talk, as web  2045km
 89.4 1036 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7210 JAWHARA_  2089km
 90.4 1037 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) OM  YL, as web  1911km
 91.2 1038 ALG Radio Biskra, Metlili (5) Presumed. Arabic YL over music  2033km
 92.8 1041 ALG Radio Ain Defla, Bou Medfaa (44) Arabic OM  YL conversation, as web  1873km **
 93.5 1042 ALG Chaîne 1, Meghriss (19) Arabic OMs discussion, as web  1911km
 94.4 1044 ALG Chaîne 1, Metlili (5) Arabic OMs, as web  2033km
 96.7 1045 ALG Chaîne 2, Meghriss (19) Outside broadcast, as web  1911km
100.0 1045 ALG Chaîne 3, Meghriss (19) Arabic reggae style song, as web  1911km
101.2 1046 ALG Chaîne 2, Metlili (5) Outside broadcast, as web  2033km
101.8 1046 ALG Chaîne 1, Akfadou (6) OM  YL, as web  1867km
 87.7 1116 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic OMs, as web  1913km
 87.6 1119 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Full ID in Arabic  2120km
 87.7 1120  E   Radio Canela, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) 5258 and scrolling PS  1707km
 87.8 1135 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (otl) 111D __DI__FM  2059km
 87.9 1155  E  RNE Radio 5, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_  1740km
 89.8 1156  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Granada/Cerro del Sombrero (AND-GR) E333 and vocal ID  1800km
 91.6 1156  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) Ryan Paris song, as 89.8  1740km
 92.6 1157  E  Rock FM, Torrent/Perentxissa=Calicanto (VAL-V) E011  1527km **
 93.4 1200  E  Cadena Dial, Valdepeñas/Cerro del Ángel (CAM-CR) E237 and jingle ID  1622km
 94.8 1200  E  Gestiona Radio, Gojar (AND-GR) Vocal ID  1810km **
 97.5 1203  E  COPE, Ciudad Real (CAM-CR) E2CA __COPE__ Cuidad Real in radiotext  1610km **
 98.1 1217  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E212 RNE-CLAS  1879km
 98.6 1217  E  RNE Radio 3, Córdoba/Lagar de la Cruz (AND-CO) E213 RNE_3___  1736km
 98.9 1218  E  SER, Coín (AND-MA) 8BA0 __SER___. Vocal SER Malaga ID  1880km **
100.4 1219  E  SER, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E239  1879km
100.7 1220  E  Los 40 Principales, Barbate (AND-CA) E072 CUARENTA COSTA_DE LA_LUZ__  1946km
101.1 1220  E  M80 Radio, Alhaurin el Grande/Sierra de Mijas (AND-MA) E21E M80RADIO  1879km **
101.6 1221  E  Europa FM, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2ED EUROPAFM  1879km
102.4 1222  E  SER, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) EEFF __SER___. SER Malaga ID  1879km **
103.1 1224  E  RNE Radio 3, Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna (AND-CA) E213 RNE_3___  1950km **
103.6 1225  E  Canal Sur Radio, Córdoba/Lagar de la Cruz (AND-CO) E332 ____OB__  1736km **
105.0 1232  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna (AND-CA) E211 RNE_1___  1950km **
106.7 1235 MRC MFM Oriental, Ifrane/Azougar (mkt) Phone in, as web  2235km
 87.7 1243  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200  1904km
 87.9 1243 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1002 SNRT-INT  2212km
 89.4 1245  E  Los 40 Principales, San Fernando (AND-CA) E235. Cadiz adverts  1905km
 91.0 1246 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1001 __RT____  2212km
 94.0 1246  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna (AND-CA) E212  1950km
 95.3 1248 MRC Médi 1, Tanger/Jebel Es Slokia (ttn) 1281  1990km
 96.5 1248 MRC Radio Mars, Rabat (rsz) Phone in, as web  2212km
 97.5 1249 MRC Médi 1, Rabat (rsz) Dance track, as web  2212km
 87.7 1307 SVK Fun Radio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRADIO  1545km
 88.4 1308 ROU Pro FM, Varatec (MM) E059  1779km **
 89.4 1310 ROU Radio România Actualitati, Negresti-Oas (SM) FF00  1730km **
 90.2 1310 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Telkibánya / Pányok Nagy-hegy (BAZ) B203  1612km **
 90.8 1311 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) FF03 ____90.8 IS_9____   1890km
 91.0 1311 SVK Rádio Expres, Moldava nad Bodvou/Sarnov (KE) 521D EX__ES__  1525km **
 91.2 1314 ROU Radio România Actualitati, Varatec (MM) FF00 RR______  1779km
 88.0 1315 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211   1530km
 88.4 1319 POL Radio Maryja, Bielsko-Biala/G.Magurka (SL) Vocal ID  1351km **
 87.6 1320 POL PR Radio Kraków, Rabka/G. Lubon Wielki (MP) 37FC  1414km
 89.4 1321 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Vocal ID in ad or promo  1407km
 90.0 1321 POL PR Radio Kraków, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) 37FC  1459km **
 91.2 1322 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Snina/Magurica (PO) 5201  1590km **
 90.5 1330 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417  1530km
 90.7 1333 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3211 JEDY____  1591km
 87.6 1400  E  Los 40 Principales, Ourense/Seminario (GAL-OU) E04A Local Ourense ID  1348km
 87.8 1534  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5A72 RITMO_88  1796km
 87.5 1537  I  Radio Radicale, Villa Castelli/Monte Fellone (ta) 5210 __DI____  1901km
 87.9 1538  I  Radio 105 Network, Bari/Piazza Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 (ba) 5211 _105_FM_  1824km
 89.1 1540  I  RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5201 _RADIO1_  1883km
 91.1 1541  I  RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) Old punk track, as web  1883km
 87.6 1543  I  Radio Capital, Bari/Via Adolfo Omodeo, 51-Grand Hotel Ambasciatori (ba) 5219 ______AL  1825km
 88.5 1544  I  Radio Radicale, Matera/Casa Staffieri (mt) Presumed site. 5210 RADIC___  1851km **
 87.8 1618  I  R101, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5215 ___101__  1755km
 88.3 1622  I  Italianissima, Catanzaro/Monte Tiriolo (cz) 53A0 ..ISSIMA  2004km
 87.9 1625  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006   1731km
 88.0 1625  I  Radio Capital, Corbara/Hotel Green Park (sa) 5219 _CAPITAL  1750km
 90.4 1627  I  Kiss Kiss Italia, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 531F  1755km
 91.1 1627  I  Radio Maria, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 51CC R.MARIA_  1755km
 90.5 1633  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5264 *_RDS_*_  1731km
 91.0 1634  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (RAI) (na) 5206  1751km
 91.8 1636  I  RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Siracusa/Via Italia, 7 (sr) Vocal ID  2127km **
 92.5 1636  I  Radio Sant'Anna, Lettere (na) 50E0 S.ANNA__  1749km
 92.7 1637  I  Radionorba, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5353 R-NORBA_  1752km
 93.3 1640  I  Radio Bussola 24, Corbara/Valico di Chiunzi (sa) Presumed site. 53BB BUSSOLA_  1752km **
108.0 1641  I  Radio Studio Emme, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 50FA __RADIO_ _STUDIO_ _*EMME*_  1731km
107.8 1642  I  Radio Radicale, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5210 RADIO_*_ RADICALE  1752km
107.2 1643  I  R101, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5215 _R-101__  1752km
107.5 1643  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5264 *_RDS_*_  1752km
105.1 1644  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5225 KISSKISS  1731km **
104.9 1645  I  Radio News 24, Lamezia Terme/Contrada Piano Luppino (cz) 5F62  1991km **
105.0 1645  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Paola (cs) 5220 R_ITALIA  1943km **
104.7 1646  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Monte Stella (sa) 5220  1816km
102.3 1648  I  RTL 102.5, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5218 RT______  1752km
102.0 1653  I  Radio Parma, Pellegrino Parmense/Monte Canate (pr) 543C  1165km **
101.7 1656  I  Radio FM Music, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5497 MI______  1752km **
 99.8 1657  I  Radio Ies, Rocca di Papa (rm) 52CD RADIOIES  1568km **
107.1 1701  I  Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 AN______  1568km
107.6 1702  I  Radio Romantica, Montecompatri (rm) 5028 __RADIO_ ROMANTIC  1565km **
102.7 1704  I  RAM Power, Montecompatri (rm) 5001   1565km **
 97.0 1713  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5225  1752km **
 97.2 1713  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Montecompatri (rm) Italian pops, as 97.0  1565km **
 92.7 1715  I  R101, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) 5215  2106km
 89.2 1717  I  RLB Radio Libera Bisignano, Dipignano/Località Tessano (cs) 5F50  1961km **
107.2 1720  I  Radio Maria, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) 51CC  2106km
107.0 1722  I  AFN Napoli-Power 107, Napoli/Camaldoli (na) 99A1 AFNPOWER  1720km
106.8 1723  I  Radio Maria, Luzzi/Serra Filetta (cs) 51CC  1961km
107.2 1723  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Monte Stella (sa) 5264 *_RDS_*_  1816km
107.4 1725  I  Radio Margherita, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) 5242  2106km
106.5 1727  I  Radio Bussola 24, Perdifumo (sa) Presumed site. 53BB BUSSOLA_. Adverts for Vico Equense  1811km **
106.0 1728  I  Virgin Radio, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5241  1755km
103.2 1731  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) 5264 *_RDS_*_  2106km **
103.5 1731  I  Radio 24, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5245 RADIO_24  1755km
103.8 1731  I  Radio 24, Corbara/Valico di Chiunzi (sa) 5245  1752km **
101.3 1733  I  Radio Deejay, Perdifumo (sa) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1811km
101.2 1734  I  Radio LatteMiele, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5355  1752km **
100.7 1737  I  Radio Margherita, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5242  1752km **
 99.7 1738  I  Radio 105 Network, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5211 _105____  1731km
 98.9 1739  I  R101, Monte Stella (sa) Vocal ID  1816km **
 98.1 1747  I  RAI Radio3, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (RAI) (na) 5203 __RAI___ RADIO3__  1751km **
 98.6 1747  I  Radio Capital, Monte Stella (sa) 5219 _CAPITAL  1816km **
 97.8 1748  I  Onda Verde, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 59B6 __ola___ (Corrupted PS)  1752km **
 96.8 1750  I  RTL 102.5, Monte Stella (sa) 5218 RTL102.5  1816km **
 97.1 1750  I  RAI Radio2, Perdifumo (RAI) Golfo di Salerno (sa) 5202  1811km **
 92.8 1756  I  R101, Montalto Uffugo/Monte Cozzo Cervello (cs) Vocal ID  1942km
107.9 1800  I  Radio Maria, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 51CC and vocal ID  1576km
105.9 1802  I  Primaradio (Partinico), Buseto Palizzolo/Pianoneve-Murfi (tp) Vocal ID  1935km
103.7 1804 MRC Médi 1, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1229  2014km **
 87.9 1810  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215  2008km
 89.4 1814  E  Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_  1879km
 90.0 1814 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1002 SNRT-INT  2278km
 90.3 1815  E  Radio Estilo, Pizarra/Raja de Ancha (AND-MA) 0001  1863km
 90.6 1816 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1001 SNRT-NAT  2014km
 87.8 1817  E  Onda Valencina, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E011 RV____FM  1818km
 87.6 1818 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__  2331km
 88.2 1819 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 111B  2278km
 88.3 1820  E  SER, Ronda/Cerro del Turco (AND-MA) E439  1877km
 88.8 1820 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Meknès/Jebel Zerhoune (mkt) Arabic man in echoey room, as web  2175km
 88.9 1821  E  Talk Radio Europe, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E0D1 _COSTA__ DEL_SOL_ __EAST__ _T.R.E._ etc.  1879km
 91.0 1823  E  Voz Cristiana, Estepa/Monte Becerrero (AND-SE) E777 CRISTIAN ISTIANA_ STIANA__, etc  1810km **
 91.7 1829 MRC Radio Mars, Tétouan (ttn) 111C __RS____  2007km
 93.0 1830  E  Rock FM Sevilla, Sevilla (AND-SE) Vocal ID  1821km
 93.8 1831 MRC Radio 2M, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (mth) French YL, as web  2527km
 88.5 1832 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Assa (ges) Arabic OMs, as web  2844km
 94.0 1832 MRC Aswat, Béni-Mellal/Tazerkounte (tda) OM, as web  2396km **
 92.6 1835  E  Canal Sur Radio, Mojácar (AND-AL) E332  1789km **
 87.7 1837  E  Máxima FM, El Ejido (AND-AL) Vocal ID  1843km
 87.6 1838  E  Candil Radio, Huércal de Almería (AND-AL) EB02  1821km
 93.9 1843  I  Radio Maria, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 51CC  1950km
 88.0 1849  F  France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203  1414km
 88.6 1856  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5210  1568km
 89.0 1857  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 5264  2054km
 87.7 1900  I  TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5263  1719km
 87.5 1904  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Capo d'Orlando/Monte San Martino (me) 5264  2001km
 87.6 1904  I  Radio 24, Segni (rm) 5245 RADIO_24  1587km
 90.6 1907  I  Radio Capital, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5219  2043km
 90.7 1907  I  Tele Radio Stereo Due, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5347  1568km
 98.7 1915  I  RAI Radio3, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (RAI) (sr) 5203  2106km
 87.8 2023 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1119  2014km
 91.2 2024  E  COPE, Pozoblanco (AND-CO) E1E2 POZOBLAN   1689km
 87.7 2026 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201  1770km
 89.6 2028 POR RFM, Faro/São Miguel-Goldra (agv) 8231 __RFM___  1893km
 90.4 2029 POR Antena Sul-Rádio Jornal, Almodôvar/Pico do Mu (bej) 84DE  1871km
 90.6 2029 POR Rádio Campanário, Vila Viçosa (evo) 80C1 CAMPNARI  1705km
 91.1 2030 POR RDP Antena 2, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8202 ANTENA_2  1770km
 92.0 2031 POR Rádio Comercial, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8203 COMRCIAL  1770km
 87.6 2034 POR RDS, Seixal (set) 8042  1769km
 87.8 2045 POR Rádio Montemuro, Cinfães (vrl) 849C  1482km
 88.3 2046 POR RDP Antena 1, Muro/Serra do Gerês (vcs) 8201  1411km
 91.2 2047 POR Emissora das Beiras, Tondela (vis) 8062 E_BEIRAS  1541km
 91.6 2048 POR Cidade FM, Lisboa/Monsanto (lis) Daft Punk song, as web  1760km
 92.5 2049 POR RDP Antena 2, Porto/Monte da Virgem (prt) 8202 ANTENA_2  1496km
 92.9 2049 POR Mega Hits, Braga (bra) 844E MEGAHITS  1448km
 88.0 2050 POR RDP Antena 2, Braga/Sameiro (bra) 8202 ANTENA_2  1445km **
 93.3 2050  E  Europa FM, Ourense/Seminario (GAL-OU) E2ED EUROPAFM  1348km
 93.7 2050 POR Rádio Renascença, Porto/Monte da Virgem (prt) 8221 ___RR___  1496km
 87.7 2052  E  Radio Principal, Vilalba/Monte Gondaisque (GAL-LU) E305  1246km
 94.0 2052 POR Rádio Cidade Hoje, Vila Nova de Famalicão (prt) 800E  1465km
 87.9 2054 POR RDP Antena 1, Lousã/Trevim (coi) 8201 ANTENA_1  1588km
 89.9 2054 POR RFM, Arrábida (set) 8321 __RFM___  1778km
 88.2 2055 POR Ultra FM, Vila Franca de Xira (lis) 80E8 ULTRA___  1731km
 89.5 2057 POR TSF Rádio Notícias, Lisboa/Monsanto (lis) 8343 _T_S____  1760km
 87.6 2102  E  COPE, Badajoz (EXT-BA) E2CA __COPE__ Badajoz in radiotext  1682km
 89.1 2103  E  Cadena 100, Badajoz/Cansa Burros (EXT-BA) E2CE _CAD-100  1683km
 89.5 2103  E  Onda Cero, Cáceres/Sierra de Portanchito (EXT-CC) E2EE ONDACERO  1605km
 89.8 2103  E  Los 40 Principales, Zamora (CAL-ZA) E235 CUARENTA  1373km
 87.7 2108 POR Rádio Onda Livre, Macedo de Cavaleiros (bgc) Vocal ID  1403km

 ** Personal Skegness 'First'


The second busiest day of the season here with an all-day opening, principally to Italy, but with Spain taking a close second place.


Recordings:
94.8 Gestiona Radio, Gojar 1200 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/uh1yfd2d5zl35gxoyono

98.9 SER Malaga, Coin 1218 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/nhqgp5p9ihfry2co61pt

102.4 SER Malaga, Alhaurin el Grande 1222 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/41cj1tp614podrqzmlir

107.4 unid 1235 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/uvnesjopnx49sji5oxbc

92.0 Radio Comercial, Serra do Mendro 2031 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/0caqb71irr61bwh5xgyf

90.5 Radio Dimensione Suono (RDS), Ercolano-Vesuvio 1633 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/mscn2znvr7bvmjiqw18e

92.7 Radio Norba, Ercolano-Vesuvio 1637 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/8ob69406z3w2vrzhk8ep

93.3 Radio Bussola 24, Corbara 1639 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/sf00zlzavhfdqz64sd9b

108.0 Radio Studio Emme, Ercolano-Vesuvio 1641 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/q1xzyybnemrdwunz1jjy

106.5 Radio Bussola, Perdifumo 1727 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/q3sxeqxsti4zn1w2nr22

105.8 Primaradio, Buseto Palizzolo 1802 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/zj173mzjwrrzbbmdnukn

87.7 Maxima FM, El Ejido 1837 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/vpht44moa39pmc59qav7

92.9 Megahits, Braga 2049 02-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/zlncpuohuys5tkrmmr5c


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Skegness Log: 01-07-13 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1011 POR RDS, Seixal (set) 8042  ___RDS__  1769km
 88.2 1013 POR Ultra FM, Vila Franca de Xira (lis) 80E8  1731km
 87.6 1552  E  RNE Radio 5, Marbella/Castillejos (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA  1884km
 88.0 1553  E  RNE Radio 5, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA  1879km
 88.9 1553  E  Talk Radio Europe, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E0D1 _COSTA__ DEL_SOL_ __EAST__ _T.R.E._ etc.  1879km
 89.4 1555  E  Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_  1879km
 91.4 1556  E  esRadio, Málaga (AND-MA) No RDS. Vocal ID  1864km **
 91.6 1557  E  RNE Radio 3, Ronda/Sierra Hidalga (AND-MA) E213  1875km
 91.7 1557 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Taza/Jebel Tazakka (tht) 1001 SNRT-NAT  2149km
 92.7 1558  E  Radio Marca, Fuenlabrada/Polígono Niño del Remedio (MAD-M) B002  1463km
 92.7 1558  E  Onda Cero, Montilla (AND-CO) E2EE ONDACERO  1773km
 92.9 1559  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Antequera (AND-MA) E212 RNE-CLAS  1840km
 93.8 1600  E  Radiolé, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E238 RADIOLE_  1879km
 94.7 1600  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Archidona/El Conjuro (AND-MA) E333 _R.A.I._  1821km
 95.7 1601  E  Radio Lucena, Lucena (AND-CO) E0FF R-LUCENA  1792km
 96.3 1602  E  Europa FM, Antequera (AND-MA) E2ED EUROPAFM  1840km **
 96.9 1603 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) No RDS. As web stream  2014km
 87.6 1606  E  Canal Sur Radio, Santo Pitar (AND-MA) E332  1853km
 88.2 1606  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E211 RNE_1___  1447km
 89.0 1607  E  M80 Radio, Madrid/Parque de la Almudena (MAD-M) E230  1447km
 89.9 1607  E  Hit FM, Leganés (MAD-M) E2F1 __IT___M  1457km
 90.8 1608  E  Onda Cero, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E5EE OND-CERO  1879km
 91.1 1609  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Illora/Monte Parapanda (AND-GR) E212 RNE-CLAS  1791km
 87.8 1610  E  Los 40 Principales, Madridejos (CAM-TO) E235  1550km
 87.8 1611 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1119 ATLANTIC  2014km
 87.7 1612  E  Europa FM, Priego de Cordoba (AND-CO) E2ED EUROP___  1778km
 88.4 1614  E  Fiesta FM, Alicante=Alacant (VAL-A) E067. Jingle ID  1652km
 88.8 1615 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Meknès/Jebel Zerhoune (mkt) 1001. Over Belmont!  2175km
 89.4 1754  I  RAI Radio3, Marciana/Monte Perone (li) 5203 __RAI___ RADIO3__  1369km
 89.4 1755  I  RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5  1521km
 87.9 1756  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R-101__  2008km
 91.1 1757  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  2007km
 91.4 1758  I  R101, Capraia (li) 5215 _R-101__  1324km **
 93.8 1800  I  Dimensione Suono Roma, Monte Argentario (gr) 5E65 DIMSUONO  1439km
 94.3 1801  I  RAI Radio3, Monte Argentario (RAI) (gr) 5203 __RAI___ RADIO3__  1441km
 88.1 1802  I  Radio Radicale, Monte Argentario/Il Predicatore (gr) 5210 RADICALE  1439km
 88.3 1804  I  Radio Maria, Civitavecchia/Monte Paradiso (rm) 51CC ____RIA_  1500km
 91.7 1804  I  Radio Bruno, Talamello/Monte Pincio (rn) 534D  1349km **
 88.7 1806  I  Radio Maria, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_  1796km
 89.5 1808  I  Radio Mater, Monte Argentario (gr) 5158 R._MATER  1439km
 90.1 1809  I  RAI Radio1, Monte Argentario (RAI) (gr) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  1441km
 90.4 1810  I  Radio Deejay, Monte Argentario (gr) 5214  1439km
 90.6 1810  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Civitavecchia/Monte Paradiso (rm) 5264 *_RDS_*_  1500km
 90.7 1810  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Monte Argentario (gr) 5264. Jingle ID  1439km **
 87.9 1812  I  Radio Maria, Capo d'Orlando/Monte San Martino (me) 551C R.MARIA_  2001km
 88.1 1813  I  Elleradio, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 54A5 __ELLE__ __RADIO_ _TEL.06_ 3551335_  1568km

 ** Personal Skegness 'First'


Recordings:
88.9 Talk Radio Europe, Alhaurin el Grande 1553 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/4fz6zzy25mred10vl5v3

91.4 Es Radio, Malaga 1556 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/usooygfukwmmb4eq13ue

93.8 Radiole, Alhaurin el Grande 1600 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/hmaa6q46xsy2119vanoe

93.6 Europa FM, Antequera 1602 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/74jzcyjg1x7ezfza9yx7

87.8 Atlantic FM, Tetouan 1611 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/gs11u8usaegl11b726ze

88.4 Fiesta FM, Alicante 1614 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/nxx5q38h2pwams5pjwo5

90.7 Radio Dimensione Suono (RDS), Monte Argentario 1810 01-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/w85e20rfbpu01fxquykv


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Using Web Streams To Help Identify Stations

Most major radio broadcasters now have an 'audio stream' of their live programming on their website, so you can listen to them online. Additionally, there are dedicated websites which contain collections of broadcaster's audio streams, sometimes thousands of them! All these streams are very useful for the DXer since they make it possible for you to make a quick comparison between a particular station's audio and something you might be hearing on your radio.

The purpose of this blog entry is to compile a handy list of such websites for myself, and will hopefully be of use to other DXers too. There are also a few issues which need some consideration and I have included these below.

A Simple Search
If you don't know the stations's web address, there are various easy ways you could find it via a simple Google search. For example. Let's say you are searching for the station MFM from Morocco. Searching on these letters alone will lead you to the websites of many other stations which may also have the same name. It's too generic in this case, so narrow down your search by throwing in a few other words. Try adding the frequency in the search string, or the web suffix of the country. "mfm .ma" works for me and the station's website appears near the top of the list. You could also try "mfm morocco" or "mfm casablanca", etc.

Something less generic, such as the radio station name "Al Idaâ Al Amazighia" should appear at the top of the search list by searching on the name alone. It does for me.

Dedicated Stream Websites
There are many, Let's take Tune In to begin with. Search for "mfm morocco tunein" to get the desired result, or search directly via their website. You can also try other sites with Arabic radio audio streams such as Surfmusic, Okbob or Fonmy.

A personal favourite for Algerian audio streams is Surfmusic, though a small number of Algerian streams are not listed, but you might be able to find them via Qassimy, for example: Radio Chlef.

For the UK, I can recommend Radiofeeds, but I cannot find their main UK listing. A search now seems the only option.

I have only mentioned a few of the many websites which contain collections of audio feeds, but this page gives details of those I have found to be the most useful.

                         

         

                   

         

               

        

Some points to bear in mind when using internet audio streams:

Internet lag:
This can work two ways. The audio which is streamed through the internet will suffer a time delay. This can vary between a few seconds to more than a minute, though the latter is rare these days. I have noticed a delay of around 30 seconds on some North African streams lately. The internet audio can also be ahead of the broadcast audio if for instance that audio is being re-streamed for another station. I hear this occasionally, especially on pirate radio stations.

Popular Songs:
So you are hearing that number one song on a very weak signal. Every stations seems to be playing it lately. What's to say it's not being broadcast on that frequency by another station? Extra care is needed. Try to listen to three songs in a row to confirm the web parallel if possible, though two songs should be sufficient, especially if the time lag is 'about right'. Ideally, there needs to be other clues too.

What I wanted to do on this page was list the most popular streaming services for use as a quick reference for myself, or anybody else who might want to make use of it. So where to begin?

The FM List website has many direct links to audio streams at the foot of the frequency lists. This is an excellent place to begin, but read on.

A problem you will encounter is some of those stream addresses will change without warning. You shouldn't have this problem if you have accessed the stream directly via the station's website as they should have kept this up-to-date, but if it's a link hosted elsewhere, outside that station's website, that address might change on a regular basis and you'll get a dead link. So using the station's website may be the best thing to try to begin with.

I hope these notes are of use.

Skegness Log: 30-06-13 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 71.99 0750 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) OM, as web  1738km
 69.08 0751 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Disco song, as web  1738km
 67.13 0753 RUS Radio Mayak, Smogiri/RTPS (SMO) OM talking with phone ringing, as web  2083km
 68.30 0756 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) Pops, as web  1844km
 66.74 0804 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) piano and operatics, as web  1844km
 70.76 0811 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) OM  YL over music, as web  1907km
 72.89 0812 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) Pops, as web  1907km
 66.98 0817 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL talk, as web  2282km
 67.04 0819 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) OM, as web  1674km
 68.84 0819 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL and pops, as web  2282km
 68.99 0820 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Sax, as web  1674km
 67.70 0823 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) YL and OM, as web  1887km
 70.46 0824 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) YL, jazzy song, as web  1887km
 66.05 0829 RUS Radio Rossii, Pskov/ORTPTS (PSK) YL, as web  1822km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.8 1203 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1119  2014km
 87.8 1203  E  Los 40 Principales, Madridejos (CAM-TO) E235 CUARENTA  1550km
 87.6 1204  E  COPE, Córdoba/Lagar de la Cruz (AND-CO) E2CA __COPE__  1736km
 87.6 1204  E  RNE Radio 5, Marbella/Castillejos (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA  1884km
 88.0 1205  E  RNE Radio 5, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA  1879km
 88.7 1205  E  Onda Cero, Puente Genil (AND-CO) E2EE ONDACERO  1797km
 88.3 1208  E  SER, Ronda/Cerro del Turco (AND-MA) E439 __SER___  1877km
 87.9 1210  E  SER, Morón de la Frontera (AND-SE) E03F _MORON__  1838km
 88.9 1210  E  Cadena Dial, Ronda (AND-MA) E437 __DIAL__  1876km
 93.3 1212 MRC Radio 2M, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1005   2022km
 95.3 1212 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) OM  YL, as web  2022km
 91.1 1217  E  Canal Sur Radio, Vejer de la Frontera (AND-CA) E334  1942km
 91.1 1217 MRC Médina FM, Tanger (ttn) 111D  1991km
 87.7 1218  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 HIT_FM__  1904km
 87.9 1220 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1002 SN______  2212km
 89.4 1221  E  Los 40 Principales, San Fernando (AND-CA) E035  1905km
 92.4 1222  E  Cadena 100, Jerez de la Frontera (AND-CA) E2EE  1900km **
 87.8 1223  E  Onda Valencina, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E011 RV____FM 87.8__FM  1818km
 92.5 1223  E  Amanecer Radio / Astrovision Radio, La Algaba (AND-SE) E021 RAVILLER. PS corruption  1811km
 87.5 1224  E  esRadio, Dos Hermanas/Montequinto (AND-SE) CAFA esRadio_  1824km
 88.2 1226 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) Arabic boy band sound, as web  2278km
 87.6 1228 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__  2331km
 88.2 1228  E  Sol Radio, Sevilla (AND-SE) E230  1819km
 89.2 1229  E  Europa FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2ED  1819km
 87.7 1616 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201 ANTENA_1  1770km
 88.4 1616 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra de Ossa (evo) Portuguese song, as 87.7  1713km
 88.1 1621 POR Rádio Comercial, Monchique/Fóia (agv) Strong! 8203 COMRCIAL  1890km
 88.9 1622 POR RDP Antena 1, Monchique/Fóia (agv) 8201 ANTENA_1  1890km
 89.1 1622  E  Onda Cero, Ciudad Rodrigo (CAL-SA) E2EE ONDACERO  1490km **
 89.6 1623 POR RFM, Faro/São Miguel-Goldra (agv) 8231  1893km
 89.9 1624 POR RDP Antena 1, Castelo Branco/Serra Gardunha (cab) 8201  1570km **
 87.6 1646 FIN Radio City, Valkeakoski/Kaskela-Pilvitie (pi) Back to back rock tracks, as web  1676km
 87.9 1648 FIN The Voice, Joensuu/Vestinkallio (pk) Pops, as web  2010km
 88.4 1649 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Joensuu/Kiihtelysvaara-Oskolansalo, Oskolantie (pk) Classical music, as web  2037km **
 87.6 1823 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) French OMs, as web  1927km
 90.7 1824 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic rhythms, as web  1927km
 93.9 1824 ALG Radio Constantine, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic OMs, as web  1927km
 97.2 1833 ALG Chaîne 2, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic OM, as web  1927km
 87.9 1835  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) Classical (Haydn?), as web  1503km

** Personal Skegness 'First'


Unidentifieds:
 91.7 1218  F ? UNID, ? F3A3  


I actually slept with the laptop next to me overnight so I could check DX Maps for any increase in the MUF. Once I saw a path open up to the east I was out of bed in a flash!

Summarising, the day was split into four Es openings:

The OIRT band bad Belarus, Ukraine and Russia around 0800. Those were the strongest Es of the day. There was some activity on band 2 but it was shortlived and very weak.

A second and unexpected opening (DX Maps didn't suggest any obvious activity at the time) occirred around local midday to Spain, Morocco and Portugal.

The third opening was a very weak opening to Finland. All stations had to be identified by web streams.

Finally, the band struggled to open again during the early evening to Algeria and Spain.


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Sporadic E 2013: Mid Season Analysis

Sporadic E 2013: Mid Season Analysis

Personally, this has been the best sporadic E season I have known on the FM broadcast band. I will try to be more specific, but suffice to say there has been a lot more of it! Here is a brief, non-technical analysis.

The main factor has been the almost daily occurrence of E skip reaching 88 MHz and above.

Signal strengths have generally been quite weak when the MUF has only reached the lower section of the band - up to 94 MHz or so. By "weak", I refer to zero to two bars on the signal meter on the KT6040. When the Es have extended to the top of the band I tend to find that the Es can reach good levels, sometimes qite strong, reaching a full five bars on the KT6040 and across the whole band. So strong that they can sometimes take out my local Belmont transmitter!

There have been many more days than usual where the Es have flirted with the bottom of the band, never amounting to much and which haven't developed into a full-scale band-wide opening. While this has been frustrating, I think it is an indication that the MUF has generally been much higher, because those 'flirty' Es would be zero Es in other years.

Another curious factor of this year's Es season was its early start. I have been joking that the season peaked in late April, but that isn't far from the truth. May had some excellent openings too, but June, while still being very good, has seen a gradual decline in those strong, band-wide openings.

The pattern of Es seems to have been more predictable this year, with morning openings, typically between 07:00 and 10:00. Then evening openings typically between 17:00 and 20:00. Sporadic E can happen at any time and while these are the traditional peak times for sporadic E, the regularity of this has been obvious, with very little variation.

As for anything unusual, only one thing springs to mind, though I doubt it means anything. There have been more instances of openings into the Atlantic with the Canaries being received on two occasions (double hop, but perhaps more likely Es to Portugal and tropo the rest of the journey) and the Azores has been received several times. Openings into the Atlantic are often missed as there are no warning signs. What would you receive if the band was open into a body of water? Nothing! Then suddenly the Azores appear out of nowhere.

There have been more instances of Greece and the Balkans this season too, plus my first possible reception of turkey on 98.0 with a tentative Radyo Cihan from Canakkale on 98.0. Greece and the Balkans were present across much of band 2 at the time. I have noticed that the Es clouds have regularly been producing high MUFs over eastern Europe and this has given me these Es when the clouds have gradually drifted westward.

The highlight for me has been the sheer number of loggings. I have amassed 2572 individual sporadic E loggings at June 30th, the most I have ever had for a single season and we're only about half way through it!

My notes will be meaningless to most people since sporadic E is just that ... "sporadic". There is no way of predicting who receives what and when. Some people get it, others don't. Take the experience of the USA this year. A DXer in the north-east of the US recently told me that they haven't had an Es season so far and that there has been only one day of decent band 2 Es to shout about. Europe has been awash with Es, regularly spreading up into the 2m amateur band!

So, as always, what is an excellent season for some, will have been a lesser season for others. That's sporadic E for you.

Skegness Log: 29-06-13 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 0641 HRV HRT-HR 2, Ugljan/Sv. Mihovil (zd) C202 HRT-HR_2. Unattended  1481km
 87.6 0641 MNE Antena M, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) 30FE _WWWNAAN. Corruption of PS. Unattended  1841km
 87.6 0644 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Savnik/Krnovska glavica (SN) 63C1 ___RCG1_. Unattended  1793km
 87.6 0652 HRV Soundset Trsat, Krk/Kras (ri) C468 _TUNAT__. Unattended  1367km
 87.6 0706 HRV Otvoreni Radio, Porec/Sveti Nikola (pa) C205 __VO____  1303km **
 88.4 0845  I  Radio Azzurra, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5000  1731km
 90.5 0847  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5264 __AD____  1731km
 87.9 0852  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R-101__  2008km **
 88.0 0853  I  Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 _105_FM_  1950km
 87.7 0854  I  TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5263 T_R_B_C_  1719km
 88.6 0854  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5210 RADICALE  1568km
 87.6 0856 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) YL  OM, as web  1927km
 90.7 0856 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) YL announcements, as web  1927km
 88.1 0857  I  Radio Radicale, Monte Argentario/Il Predicatore (gr) 5210 __DI____  1439km
 88.4 0858 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Chirpy French YL, as web  1872km
 88.8 0859  I  Radio Città Aperta, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 414D RCA_88.9  1568km
 89.3 0859  I  Qlub Radio, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 50AC __QLUB__  1568km
 89.5 0900  I  Radio Classica, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5453 RADIO___ CLASSICA  1568km **
 89.1 0902  I  Radio Manà Manà, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 50F8 Vocal IDs  1568km **
 90.3 0903  I  Radio Deejay, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1568km **
 91.2 0903  I  RAI Radio2, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5202 _RADIO2_  1568km
 92.7 0906  I  Tele Radio Stereo, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5343 ____MS__  1568km
 93.3 0907 CVA Radio Vaticana Europa-America, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina Leone XIII (cva) 4101 VATICANA  1543km
 93.9 0907  I  UNID,  Vatican Radio? Choir // 93.3
 93.9 0908 ALG Radio Constantine, Kef El Akhal (25) Announcements, as web  1927km
 94.3 0913  I  RAI Radio3, Monte Argentario (RAI) (gr) 5203  1441km
 87.5 0919  I  Malvisi Network, Pellegrino Parmense/Monte Canate (pr) 532A  1165km
 88.0 0923 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211  2016km
 87.9 0924  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 Usual mad scrolling PS  1731km
 90.4 0926 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) Arabic melody, as web  1911km
 87.7 0927 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic beats, as web  1913km
 88.2 0927  I  Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5211  1752km
 88.7 0928 ALG Radio Soummam, Akfadou (6) Presuemd. Afkadou in elsewhere  1867km
 91.8 0928 ALG Chaîne 2, Akfadou (6) OM, as web  1867km
101.8 0929 ALG Chaîne 1, Akfadou (6) OM, as web  1867km
 89.5 0935  I  Radio Mater, Monte Argentario (gr) 5158 R._MATER  1439km
 87.9 0941  I  Radio Toscana, Scarlino (gr) Vocal ID  1378km
 87.5 0943  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) Vocal ID  1731km
 88.3 0943  I  Ecoradio, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5252 ECORA__  1568km
 91.7 0944  I  RAI Radio2, Roma/Monte Mario (RAI) (rm) 5202  1541km **
 92.7 0945  I  Radionorba, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5353  1752km
 93.5 0945 ALG Chaîne 1, Meghriss (19) Arabic OM, slowly speaking, as web  1911km
 96.7 0946 ALG Chaîne 2, Meghriss (19) OM  YL, as web  1911km
 97.1 0947  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN) E212 RNE-CLAS  1492km
 87.6 1008  I  RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201  1568km
 87.9 1017  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E212 RNE-CLAS  1503km
 87.6 1547 POL PR Radio Kraków, Rabka/G. Lubon Wielki (MP) 37FC. Vocal ID  1414km **
 88.3 1550 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JEDYNKA_  1229km **
 90.3 1831 RUS Avtoradio, Moskva/Balashikha (MOW) 7261. Russian song  2415km **
 87.6 1836 LVA LR 3 Klasika, Valmiera (Val) 9233  1649km
 87.8 1838 LVA Top Radio, Kakenieki (Sal) Boom boom music, as web  1496km
 87.8 1903 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Brac/Vidova Gora (st) Vocal ID in news  1625km
 88.0 1914  I  Radio Birikina, Muggia/Strada per Chiampore (ts) 536E  1281km

** Personal Skegness 'First'


As a late starter I often arive after the event. Today was one morning I really didn't want to lie in, but I did. Judging by the number of auto-logged Balkans on 87.6 it looks like I could have missed the best Balkan opening of the season.

Then came this afternoon. I had high hopes for good conditions after watching the Es build over central Europe on the DX clusters. In the end it looks like I was right on the edge of the opening most of the time. There was some DX to Poland, Moscow, Latvia, Lithuania, Croatia and Italy, but the loggings came in at the rate of just over one per hour. Frustrating, but at least there were Es.

A sudden drop in the MUF at 1945 has enabled me to prepare today's loggings a little earlier than usual. Maybe an early night tonight!


Recordings:
87.9 Radio Toscana, Scarlino 0941 29-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/qdtp2pmhpfrs2vc1sh5n

89.1 Radio Mana Mana, Rocca Di Papa 0902 29-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/67tgx1bh3mn4udgetoej

87.8 Radio Dalmacija, Brac 1902 29-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/di04ivq0k6x0utbd9gmm


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Skegness Log: 28-06-13 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 0827 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__  2331km
 88.0 0827  E  RNE Radio 5, Punta Umbría (AND-H) E215 RNE_5-H_  1861km
 89.1 0829  E  COPE, Avilés/Monte Gorfoli (AST-O) E2CA __COPE__  1168km **
 91.7 0830 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Taza/Jebel Tazakka (tht) 1001 SNRT-NAT  2149km
 92.5 0831 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1119  2278km
 93.3 0832  E  SER, Sierra de Aracena (AND-H) FFFF  1778km
 95.2 0833  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Punta Umbría (AND-H) E211  1861km
 90.4 0835 POR Antena Sul-Rádio Jornal, Almodôvar/Pico do Mu (bej) 84DE _____SUL  1871km
 87.7 0836 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201  1770km
 88.2 0836 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 111B  2278km
 91.2 0840 MRC Radio Mars, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 111C MARS____  2278km
 91.6 0841 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Kénitra/Mehdia (gbh) 1001  2172km
 92.8 0842 MRC Hit Radio, Ouazzane (ttn) Humourous phone in, as web  2094km **
 95.3 0842 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1003 SN______  2278km
 87.8 0844  E  Onda Valencina, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E011 RV____FM 87.8__FM  1818km
 87.9 0844 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1002  2212km
 96.6 0844  E  Europa FM, Algeciras (AND-CA) Vocal ID  1934km **
 90.0 0845 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1002 SNRT-INT  2278km
 90.3 0846  E  Radio Estilo, Pizarra/Raja de Ancha (AND-MA) 0001 RADIO___ CULTURAL EN______ PRUEBAS_ (ASN____ ORG.____  1863km
 90.6 0847 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1001 SNRT-NAT  2014km
 92.8 0848  E  Onda Cádiz Radio, Cádiz (AND-CA) E020 ONDA____ CADIZ___  1918km
 93.7 0848  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E212 RNE-CLAS  1818km
 94.3 0849  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E333 _R.A.I._  1819km
 96.0 0850 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1001 SNRT-NAT  2278km
 98.6 0850 MRC SNRT Quran, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1004 SNRT-COR  2278km
 99.5 0851 MRC Médina FM, Kénitra/Mehdia (gbh) Phone in, as web  2172km **
 99.8 0852 MRC Hit Radio, Rabat (rsz) Phone in, as web  2212km **
100.3 0852  E  Kiss FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2EC KISS_FM_  1819km
100.6 0853 MRC Aswat, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (mth) 1116  2527km
101.2 0854 MRC Luxe Radio, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (mth) 111A  2527km
101.4 0855 MRC Médi 1, Fès (fbm) 1281  2165km **
 91.5 0857  E  Rock FM, Monachil (AND-GR) Vocal ID  1808km **
 91.6 0858  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E333  1740km
 95.9 0859 POR Rádio Sines, Sines (set) 80BF  1830km
 96.2 0900  E  SER, Ceuta/Tajo (CEU-CE) 9FFA __SER___  1968km
 96.9 0901 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) ID, as web  2014km **
 88.5 0904 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Assa (ges) Arabic music, as web  2844km
 87.8 0919 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1119 ____NT__  2014km
 88.0 0930 MRC Medradio, Skhour des Rehamna (mth) Phone-in, as 88.2  2392km **
 87.7 1210 AZR RDP Antena 3 Açores, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg) 8204 ANTENA_3  2616km
 89.5 1214 AZR RDP Antena 1 Açores, Pico das Éguas (smg) 832E ANTE___1. Rock  roll music, as web  2625km
 91.0 1220 AZR Canal FM, Povoação (smg) Dance track, as web  2603km
 88.5 1226 AZR Rádio Atlântida, Pico da Barrosa (smg) Portuguese OM, as web  2617km **
 95.2 1238 AZR Rádio Renascença, Pico da Barrosa (smg) Ads and pops, as web stream  2617km **
 90.5 1246 AZR RDP Antena 1 Açores, Serra de Santa Bárbara (tce) 832E ANTEN___  2644km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'


Today's opening to the Azores was even better than the last with a few new frequencies. There were several stations I couldn't identify though because of a lack of working web streams but I'm sure Madeira was present and possibly Cape Verde. From memory I had Portuguese stations on 89.0, 91.6 & 92.7. I forget the others. Also it seems I lost one logging of Canal FM, not sure where that disappeared to. Presumably I thought I had entered it into the log when I hadn't.

There were a few new Moroccans too, including a low power outlet of Medradio on 88.0 which I had assumed to be the Spanish Sahara. Both were carrying very similar programmes but after checking the web streams it was clear which one I was receiving.


Recordings:
87.7 Antena 3 Açores, Pico da Barrosa 1217 28-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/mvgsdt50js11ai4m923t

90.5 Antena 1 Açores, Serra de Santa Bárbara 1247 28-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/f5n4rm4m67jfg0gfwyvl


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

Skegness Log: 27-06-13 (FM)

Band 1 Sporadic E:
 55.2 1918 JOR JRTV1, Swaileh (amn) Presumed. S0 - S5 carrier  3679km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1836 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek ad, Greek music, As web  2208km
 88.3 1842 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) F0A1 and vocal ID. Scrolling RDS  2165km
 87.9 1938  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215  2008km
 91.1 1940  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) Weak sports, as web  2007km
 88.1 1946  I  RAI Radio1, Lampedusa/Monte Imbriacola (RAI) (ag) Presumed site, based on conditions. Sports, as 91.1  2183km **
 88.2 1949 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208   2100km
 87.6 1952 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) Phone in quiz, as web  1927km
 90.7 1952 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) OM, as web  1927km
 91.0 1952 ALG Chaîne 3, Doukhane (12) French phone in quiz, as 87.6  2071km
 93.9 1954 ALG Radio Constantine, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic song, as web  1927km
 87.9 1955 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Presumed. In Spanish and Arabic!  2071km
 87.6 2014 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 ______IN  2342km
 88.7 2016 ALG Radio Soummam, Akfadou (6) Presumed. Phone in mentioning Algeria  1867km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Nice to get back into carrier monitoring on band 1. My little half wave dipole seems to be doing the trick. A presumed Jordanian carrier was seen at  55.249.875. As Jurgen said, nothing was received on E2 or E4 at the time. My calibration will probably be out slightly as I have nothing with which to calibrate against so please excuse any small inaccuracy. Once I'd received the JRTV1 carrier I looked at their audio on 60.75 but the MUF never got that high at the time. Greece slowly appeared on band 2 a few minutes later, together with one or two mysteries.


Unidentified:
88.4 unid 1838 27-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/2zu0yvwgopsafah48o6h

Is this Turkish?

It is not the first time I have heard this station when Greece has been present.


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 v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com