Skegness Log: 08-07-13 (FM)

Tropospheric Log:
 91.8 0730 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnippa (ro) Vocal ID  703km
 91.7 0732 DNK DR P3, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Robin Thicke, as web  716km
 92.4 0734  S  SR P2, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Classical, as web  913km
 92.6 0735 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Empire Of The Sun, as web  701km
 94.2 0746 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnippa (ro) OM  YL  703km
 94.8 0747 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) OM, as web  782km
 95.1 0747 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as 84.8  617km
 95.9 0748 DNK DR P4, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Danish pop, as web  716km
 96.8 0748 DNK DR P4, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Danish pos, as 95.9  701km
 97.0 0749 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Norwegian rap, as web  734km
 97.0 0754  S  SR P3, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Greipstad faded to leave weak discussion, as web  913km
 97.2 0755 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) YL, as web  617km
 97.5 0756 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) ID in OM talk  782km
 97.6 0757 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal (va) YL and music, as web  697km
 98.5 0758 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Pops, as web  645km
 98.7 0759 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnippa (ro) OM, as web  703km
 99.6 0803 DNK DR P3, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Pops, as web  782km
 99.9 0815 DNK DR P4, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) YLs nattering, as web  617km
102.0 0817 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal (va) Pops, as web  697km
102.1 0817 DNK R.24/7, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as web  617km
102.3 0819 DNK R.24/7, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) Danish OM, as 102.1  837km
103.0 0820 DNK R.24/7, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Danish OM, as 102.3  716km
104.9 0822 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Jingle ID after ads  734km
 88.3 0825 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal (va) YL, as web  697km
 88.7 0826 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Danish YL, as 89.0  609km
 89.0 0827 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Danish YL, as 88.7  701km
 90.8 0828 DNK DR P1/DR P2, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) YLs, as web  837km
 91.4 0829 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Thisted/Hanstholmvej 46 (njy) YLs, as web  681km
103.8 0850 HOL Club PCR, Rottevalle (Fr) Dutch music with live OM presenter  387km
 88.3 0917 BEL Q-Music, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID  295km
 95.0 0954 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal (va) Lively OMs, as web  697km
104.2 1000  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Meldrum (SC-ABS) Toop of the hour ID and news  501km
 92.7 1007  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Forfar (SC-ANG) Talk about Andy Murray, as web  429km
103.7 1008  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Forfar (SC-ANG) Gaelic song, as 104.2  429km
102.8 1010  G  Tay FM, Angus (SC-DDC) YL and pops, as web  434km
 97.5 1020  G  Smooth FM, Burnhope (EN-DUR) Lionel Richie dirge, as web  228km
103.2 1021  G  Sunrise FM, Bradford/Idle (EN-WYK) Presumed with Indian language. The Pulse 102,5 good at the time  157km **
106.8 1035  G  Original 106, Durris (SC-ABS) That awful Queen and David Bowie song, as web  461km **
 99.0 1036  G  BBC Radio 1, Durris (SC-ABS) Rap, as 98.9  461km **
 93.8 1037  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Durris (SC-ABS) ____Scot. Scottish OM, as web  461km
103.9 1044  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) Comedy/play, as web  333km **
 97.3 1048 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Weak in the pile-up  745km
 96.0 1050 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Norwegian song, as web  812km
105.3 1128  G  Capital FM, Burnhope (EN-DUR) Bangin toonz, as web  228km
 90.2 1420 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) DR_P2___  645km
 91.0 1622  D  N-JOY, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) OM rambling, as web  627km
 94.7 1628  D  Klassik Radio, Niebüll/Süderlügum (shs) Symphony, as web  593km
 91.5 1629  D  N-JOY, Niebüll/Süderlügum (shs) ID. // 91.0  593km **
 91.6 1630  D  N-JOY, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) OM and promo, as 91.5  556km
 92.3 1650 DNK DR P3, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) DR_P3___  609km
 92.5 1651 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) _NRK_P2_  734km
 92.9 1652 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) DR_P3___  645km
 93.3 1653 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Vocal ID  740km
 94.6 1700  D  NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) String piece, ID and news  556km
 95.6 1702  D  N-JOY, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) _N-_____  566km **
 87.6 1712 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID. Noise free!  278km
 88.2 1715 DNK R.100, Løgumkloster/Koldkaadvej 29 (sdk-sjy) Ads, as web  601km **
107.1 1722 NOR R Lyngdal, Raumsland (va) FFFF Lyngdal_ 50% BER !!!  697km
107.3 1734 DNK Skala FM, Bramming/Hedemarksvej 3 (sdk-sjy) Jingle ID between pops  602km
107.6 1738 DNK R.Skive, Vinderup/Skovhusvej 10 (mjy) Pops and OM presenter, as web  656km
105.7 1807 DNK Klubben, Aarup/Mørkmoselundsvej 10/Ormehøj (sdk-fyn) Jingle ID. Tnx Arvid, John M, Niels H  678km
106.9 1744 DNK R.Limfjord, Sydmors-Redsted/Sandvej 11 (njy) 9927 Jingle ID between pops  666km
106.7 1750 DNK R.Alfa, Radio M, Aulum-Ljørring/Ljørringvej 3 (mjy) Jingle ID between pops  644km **
106.5 1756 DNK VLR, Give - Grønbjerg/Hovedgaden 38 (sdk-sjy) 9DFA Ads, Jingle ID and studio mix-up  640km
106.3 1758 DNK VLR, Ejstrupholm/Isenbjergvej 13/Sommerbjerg (mjy) Same studio cock-up as 106.5  661km
106.0 1759 DNK R.Globus, Toftlund-Lindholm/Allerup Nord 8 (sdk-sjy) Jingle ID and news on the hour  609km **
105.7 1807 DNK Klubben, Aarup/Mørkmoselundsvej 10/Ormehøj (sdk-fyn) Jingle ID. Tnx Arvid, John M, Niels H  678km
105.5 1812 DNK Radio M, Sønder Felding/Skjernvej 130 (mjy) 95C3. Noise free stereo  627km
105.2 1818 DNK Skala FM, Kolding/Vejlevej 134 (sdk-sjy) Presume site, Pops, as web. Two bars and noise free  647km **
105.0 1820 DNK RadioMAX, Skjern/Bækgårdsvej 30 (mjy) 95BA. ID between pops. Noise free. Three bars!  612km **
107.8 1827 DNK Radio M, Gamle Arnborg/Nr Holtumvej 9 (mjy) Jingle ID between pops  646km
105.9 1832 DNK Ringkøbing LR, Ringkøbing - Nørhede/Lervangsvej 4 (mjy) Diana Ross track, as web  613km **
106.2 1836 DNK R.Mojn, Bylderup Bov/Bylderup-Bov bygade 4 (sdk-sjy) ID and lively promo between pops  606km **
107.5 1845 DNK Skala FM, Tarm-Løndborg/Tiagervej 2 (mjy) 92F1 skala_fm_. Scrolling RDS  607km **
107.7 1847 DNK Skala FM, Varde - Skonager/Varde Landevejen 76 (sdk-sjy) Pink, as 107.5  599km **
104.7 1850 DNK R.Limfjord, Nordmors - Flade/Salgerhøjvej (njy) ID jingle between pops  681km
104.1 1852 DNK R.Globus Guld, Skærbæk/Industrivej 36 (sdk-sjy) ID between oldies, as web  594km **
104.0 1900  D  Radio Hamburg, Hamburg/Heinrich-Hertz-Turm (ham) Top of the hour ID  642km **
107.0 1916 HOL Radio Noordoost-Friesland, Dokkum/Nieuwe Mast Kabel Noord (fri) Ranting OM, as web  377km
106.1 1926 DNK VLR, R.Ådalen, Egtved - Torsted mose/Mosevej 3 (sdk-sjy) OM presenter with ID between pops  638km
105.8 1929 DNK Skala FM, Oksbøl/Industrivej 6 (sdk-sjy) Pops and OM, as web  584km **
105.4 1933  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Jingle ID  556km **
105.3 1934 DNK R.Aura, Snedsted - Årup//Legårdsvej 22 (njy) Adele song, as web  665km **
104.8 1939 DNK Skala FM, Bramming-Store Darum/Alsædvej 23 (sdk-sjy) Slow pops, as web  596km **
104.4 1949 DNK R.Globus, Rødding-Sønder Hygum/Ribevej 61 (sdk-sjy) Jingle ID. Strong over Norfolk with THREE BARS!  613km **
103.7 1954 DNK DR P4, Esbjerg/Amerikavej 7/Esbjergværket blok 3 (sdk-sjy) 9A02. ID between pops  586km **
103.5 1955 DNK R.Mojn, Vojens-Styding/Kestrupvej 4 (sdk-sjy) Ads, ID and weather  632km **
102.6 1957 DNK R.Mojn, Rødekro - Knivsbjerg/St.Bovbjerg (sdk-sjy) YL talk, as 103.5  633km **
101.8 1958 DNK R.Alfa Skive, Skive/Havnevej 26 (mjy) Ads, McDonalds, etc.   675km **
101.7 2001 HOL Simone FM, Emmen/Emmerhout (dre) Ads, ID and Simone FM News  445km **
101.5 2003 HOL Sky Radio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Presumed site. Equal Tacolneston. Jingle ID  313km **
100.0 2008  D  R.SH, Hamburg/Heinrich-Hertz-Turm (ham) Pops, as 101.4  642km **
 94.5 2018  D  N-JOY, Kronshagen (Kiel) (shs) OM  YL talking over beats, as web  654km
 94.2 2022 HOL 100% NL, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Jingle ID and slow pops   408km **
 94.0 2025 DNK DR P4, Vejle/Gl. Højen/Tårnvej 66 (sdk-sjy) OM and pops, as web  657km
 93.6 2029 HOL Slam!FM, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) Dance beats, as web  397km **
 93.4 2036 HOL HOTRADIO, Hardenberg/Korte Spruit (ove) Back to back pops, as web  425km **
 93.0 2039 DNK R.Globus Guld, Gram - Vester Lindet/Kulsviervej 16/Rangtang (sdk-sjy) Sledgehammer, as web  620km **
 96.4 2046 HOL Radio Gasterlân, Balk/Bibliotheek Gebouw (fri) Phone in show, as web  353km **
 96.1 2047 HOL FunX, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Dutch rap, as web  321km
 96.0 2048 HOL RADIONL, Den Helder/Alticom Mast (nho) As web. Had Den Helder before so presumed site.   298km **
 95.3 2054 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) OM  YL, as 95.4 and 95.5  397km
 94.9 2055 HOL RADIONL, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Dutch song, as web. Squashed BBC Radio Licolnshire!  321km **
 91.3 2100 HOL Simone FM, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro) Chart dance music, OM ID  429km **
 93.7 2101 HOL Slam!FM, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro) Dance music and OM, as web  429km **
 90.8 2105 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Robbie Williams, as web  408km
 90.3 2115 HOL SubLime FM, Groningen/Stroommast Osloweg (gro) Soul, as 90.5  418km **
 90.4 2115 HOL Radio Gelderland, Ruurlo/New Novec mast (gel) OM and YL talk, as web  431km **
 89.8 2116 HOL Omroep Flevoland, Lelystad/Alticom Toren (fle) Love Me For A Reason song, as web  351km **
 89.6 2118 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Jazz break, as web  408km
 89.0 2121 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) OM  YL, as web  296km **
 88.7 2123 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) OM  YL, as web  342km **
 87.6 2126 HOL Freez FM, Enschede/Stroommast N35 (ove) 60s Who track, as web  457km **
107.8 2135 DNK R.Limfjord, Nykøbing M/Dueholm Varmeværk/H.C.Ørstedsvej 12 (njy) 9927  677km
107.4 2136 DNK R.Skive, Breum/Skolevej 5 (mjy) Pops, as 107.6  683km
107.2 2139 DNK R.100, VLR, R.Hormuud, Lunderskov-Gelballe/Gelballevej 56 (sdk-sjy) VLR programming  640km **
106.6 2144 DNK R.Charlie, Nørre Nebel - Lunde/Lundtangvej 16 (sdk-sjy) Danish pops, as web  595km **
106.4 2149  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Neumünster-Hasenkrug (shs) OM, as web in Mendlesham null  636km
 89.4 2154  D  Radio 21, Bad Rehburg (nds) Soft rock track 74/75, as web  603km **
 89.8 2155  D  Energy Bremen, Bremen-Walle (bre) Jingle ID  565km
 90.1 2157  D  Radio 21, Visselhövede (nds) Soft rock track 74/75, as web  620km **
 90.8 2159  D  NDR Info, Neumünster-Hasenkrug (shs) Top of the hour ID  636km
 91.5 2204  D  N-JOY, Helgoland (shs) ID after news  511km **
 92.7 2210  D  NDR Info, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) OM and guitar music, as 90.8  566km
 93.0 2213  D  Radio WMW, Ahaus (nrw) OM  YL, as web. Vocal ID and Dead Or Alive song  467km
 93.4 2220  D  N-JOY, Bad Bentheim (nds) Jingle ID and pops  469km **
 91.2 2238  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) German pop song, as web  706km
 94.0 2238  D  N-JOY, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) Vocal ID between pops  706km **
 95.3 2245  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Schwerin/Rohrmast (mev) YL, as web  740km
 95.7 2247  D  NDR Kultur, Kronshagen (Kiel) (shs) Clarinet concerto, as web  654km **
 96.6 2251  D  NDR Info, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Guitar music, as web  694km **
 96.6 2254  D  N-JOY, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Weak ID in mess  477km
 97.0 2255  D  NDR Kultur, Helgoland (shs) Concerto, as web  511km **
 97.4 2258  D  Klassik Radio, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Concerto, as web  657km **
 98.3 2311  D  NDR 2, Kronshagen (Kiel) (shs) Obliterating Belmont! Pops, as 87.6  654km **
 99.0 2316  D  N-JOY, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Rock, as web  694km
100.5 2321  D  WDR 4, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Obliterating Belmont! OM talk, as web  591km **
100.6 2322  D  Radio ffn, Rosengarten/Langenrehm (nds) Promo ID between pops  635km
101.1 2324  D  Radio NORA, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Pops, as web  647km
102.4 2327  D  R.SH, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Pops, as 101.4  657km **
102.6 2327  D  Radio ffn, Cuxhaven/Otterndorf (nds) Pops, as web  571km
102.8 2328  D  R.SH, Westerland (Sylt) (shs) Pops, as 102.4  557km
102.7 2329 DNK R.24/7, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Phone in, as web  740km
102.9 2330  D  R.SH, Kaltenkirchen (shs) _R.SH___, Jingle ID  647km
103.0 2332  D  BFBS Radio 1, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Slow pops, as web  565km
103.2 2333  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Rosengarten/Langenrehm (nds) Peter Gabriel, as web. Squashing Norfolk  635km
103.4 2334  D  Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) __ffn___. Green Day, as web  526km
103.8 2338  D  Hit-R. Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) Pops, as 105.7. Underneath Radio SH  620km **
104.0 2350  D  Radio RST, Tecklenburg (nrw) DA9D. Radio jingle  518km **
104.1 2356  D  delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) Vocal ID between pops  695km
104.2 2356  D  Hit-R. Antenne Niedersachsen, Visselhövede (nds) Jingle ID after YL  620km **
104.8 2358  D  delta radio, Westerland (Sylt) (shs) Phone in, as web  557km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Unidentified & Unlisted:
107.9 1741 DNK Radio Viborg, Site? Jingle ID between pops


Did that really happen? Without doubt, this is the best tropospheric enhanced I have personally experienced. Continental signals were so strong you could easily think you were living in Germany, Denmark or Holland when you tuned across the FM dial as my local Lincolnshire and Norfolk stations simply buckled under the weight of the DX!

There are 61 personal tropo firsts in today's log and I am so glad I took time to make recordings.

Undoubtedly the highlight was my reception of the 50 watt Bad Bentheim transmitter of N-Joy on 93.4 - this is only N-Joy listed on the frequency. Recording below.

After discussing this enhancement with a few other DXers it seems that it compares favourably to the mega-tropo of 10-10-10, though some say that was not quite so intense or widespread. It depends on location and personal experience of course, but it shows you what can happen, given the right conditions. This tropo was only strength five or six, according to the Hepburn forecast. Can you imagine what those intense 11s and 12s, and above, are like in the Mediterranean?

This has been the first 'proper' tropo to fully try out my Körner 9.2 antenna and, for example, I can see the advantages when needing to null Belgium when Holland is competing. At 170 degrees I have northern France. Moving anticlockwise to 140 degrees I can single out Belgium. For Holland and northern Germany it's 90 degrees, while Denmark and Norway can be separated quite comfortably again. Strong signals spread a little more of course, but even in the vertical plane I found the 9.2 was more than acceptable in its ability to separate Denmark and Holland or Holland and Belgium.


Recordings:
91.3 Simone FM, Hoogezand 2201 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/lcqdx6ek7mzf5ias2kfw

106.8 Original 106, Durris 1059 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/e0voi8tp4d44suvrlp9b

93.8 BBC Radio Scotland, Durris 1038 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/bo3oyqc34f9i71qnlyhz

103.2 Sunrise, Idle 1023 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/o9ybyysa3ipd4oghz6de

104.2 BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Meldrum 0958 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/4zxa0g8cdgn7l430mizv

104.0 Radio RST, Tecklenburg 2348 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/bxsh4up8vv2anrrqq7il

102.9 Radio SH, Kaltenkirchen 2329 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/mk9idnp9hcpy055vvp7i

93.4 N-Joy, Bad Bentheim 2219 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/9knpeoodbfqjellw9095

94.0 N-Joy, Dannenberg 2234 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/4h8nhxkm1gsmbjour3c7

93.0 Radio WMW, Ahaus 2212 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/ils7jmz5ipanmxal64cc

91,5 DLR Kultur, Leer 2203 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/vrc9p0udefbnloucu6xn

90.8 NDR Info, Neumunster 2200 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/h618hrsepsv96ihyl57r

89.8 Energy Bremen, Bremen-Walle 2154 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/tq0zsfpenqopdnpwli5w

107.2 Radio 100, Lunderskov-Gelballe 2136 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/5zx9kpq9wx6r04qxlh3y

90.8 Radio Drenthe, Smilde 2109 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/k372c6myfhibcygputzb

94.9 Radio NL, Amsterdam 2055 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/u9atjula51mps1a9qtob

93.0 Radio Globus Guld, Gram-Vester Lindet 2139 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/m8ur2i1lhfdj4f7at4c0

94.0 DR P4, Vejle 2024 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/aj9j8629pu61f0y570fx

94.2 100%NL, Smilde 2021 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/co84mzfrd8f1sagnh22r

101.5 Sky Radio, Rotterdam 2003 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/zfj72uici4twxh3zsec2

101.7 Simone FM, Emmen 1959 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/ajfvtaqwm7sg2i9t684h

103.5 Radio Mojn, Vojens-Styding 1954 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/pgomp559yxwhcinssdpj

104.4 Radio Globus, Rødding-Sønder Hygum 1948 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/plwamg2xb5y94npjn27e

104.8 Skala FM, Bramming-Store Darum 1941 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/gejquovby7efc7tf2t9h

105.3 Radio Aura, Snedsted 1936 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/fmaxj5zwnrp6rflziqf2

106.1 VLR, Vejle 1925 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/if1uvmnngsuawvyruzqu

106.2 Radio Møjn, Bylderup Bov 1924 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/5t5gudcnprtk7ms949lc

103.7 DR P4, Esbjerg 1905 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/uj9k5js7n6vhx457xgwa

104.0 Radio Hamburg, Hamburg Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 1900 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/i08w7v0ojc2kdxq65nk1

104.1 Radio Globus Guld, Skærbæk 1854 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/bm49ka9reofg52mjoi5e

104.7 Radio Limfjord, Nordmors-Flade 1849 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/5ngjou1uptqbyz7mvlyy

106.2 Radio Møjn, Bylderup Bov 1835 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/83cntkgnf7fq0n4ucvt0

107.8 Radio M, Gamle Arnborg 1825 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/7bf6kscytw4xwfwpfivq

105.0 Radio Max, Skjern 1819 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/v85ikkl2fwj7vegyn1ry

105.5 Radio M, Sønder Felding 1811 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/i7fzxzgzldrgqjrp7e94

105.7 Klubben, Aarup 1807 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/7qoj26qw3vswqq4jsgj4

106.0 Radio Globus, Toftlund-Lindholm 1800 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/cmz10zdi3pxp16l2gpi3

106.5 VLR, Give 1757 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/s7lhfe008m3kjolvncti

106.9 Radio Limfjord, Sydmors-Redsted 1744 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/b2uzgojlkp4dll7j8drl

107.9 Pulz FM, Ringkøbing 1740 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/xw612mpiy8ymao0fb6ar

107.3 Skala FM, Bramming 1733 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/4l24906o4ppg6ceaagxv

107.5 Skala FM, Tarm-Løndborg1729 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/zbuc24mcurzxe1q0bid1

88.2 Radio 100, Løgumkloster 1716 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/1c2syph1u1jscrdserfz

87.6 Nostalgie, Oostende 1810 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/0x38heykwr0lpc8tionr

92.9 DR P3, Holstebro 1650 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/l9imjnb3hjoazrjilt4k

92.5 NRK P2, Greipstad 0945 08-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/nf7qp8el0uth2ckxsy9k

106.7 Radio Alfa, Aulum-Ljørring 1749 07-06-13
https://www.box.com/s/afcw3brc76ov9s33p0ud


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: 07-07-13 (FM)

Tropospheric Log:
 91.6 0051  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) Classical, as web. Almost noise free  1276km
 89.0 0105  F  RCF, Brest/Croas ar Vossen (29) OM and classical music, as web  624km **
 96.2 0118  E  Kiss FM, Torrelavega (CNT-S) Spanish song, as web  1141km **
 99.0 0128  F  Radio Bonheur, Lannion/Park Crec'h (22) French love songs, as web  557km
 99.1 0131  F  Radio Bonheur, Saint-Brieuc/Pléneuf-Val-André (22) French accordeon music, as 99.0  544km **
 99.4 0136  F  Radio Kreiz Breizh, Carhaix-Plouguer/Berrien (29) Breton music, as web  599km **
100.6 0148  F  France Bleu Picardie, Abbeville/Limeux (80) French song, as web  364km
104.0 0157  G  Muzik Radio, London pirate Reggae, as web
 87.9 0922  F  France Inter, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) YL, as web  1136km
 89.0 0928 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) YL, as web  701km
 92.6 0930 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Pops, as web  701km
 92.5 0931 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) OM, as web  734km
 92.4 0937  S  SR P2, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Brass solo, as web  913km
 94.7 0938  S  SR P3, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) YLs nattering, as web  983km **
 94.8 0939 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Echoey YL, as web  782km
 97.0 0943  S  SR P3, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) OMs talking, as web  913km
 98.5 0944 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) YL song, as web  645km
101.0 0947  S  SR P4, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) OM  YL, as web  983km
101.4 0948  S  SR P4, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) YL and OM, pop song, as web  913km
 96.7 0958  S  SR P2, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) Classical and YL, as web  1051km **
101.8 0958  S  SR P4, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) Pops, as 101.0 and 101.4  1051km **
103.0 1000 DNK R.24/7, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) YL, as web  716km
 87.7 1002  S  SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) YL, as web  900km
 88.0 1003  S  SR P1, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) YL, as web  983km
 89.6 1015  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Smokie song, as web  627km
 90.6 1019  S  SR P2, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) OM song, as web  983km
 97.4 1024  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Politics, as web  713km
 97.5 1028 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish melody, as web  782km
101.6 1034 DNK R.24/7, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) YL, as web  782km
 91.5 1351  D  MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) Pops, as web  713km
 92.1 1352  D  NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Kool and The Gang song, as web  707km
 98.0 1355  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Goombay Dance Band, as web  707km
 93.2 1638  D  NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Erasure song, as web  627km
104.5 1727 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) ID and Dutch music  278km
107.3 1733 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as web  292km
107.6 1733 BEL Hit FM, Koksijde (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and pops  276km
 87.9 1750  D  MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) Classical music, as web  739km
 92.9 1909 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Trentmoeller, as web  645km
 88.1 1912 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Classical music, as web  716km
 88.7 1913 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Classical music, as 88.1  609km
 90.2 1916 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Classical music, as others  645km
 91.2 1917  S  SR P2, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) YLs outside broadcast, as web  900km
 91.7 1918 DNK DR P3, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Pops, as web  716km
 91.2 1931  F  Contact, Abbeville/Behen Blockhaus (80) Bangin toonz, as web. Noise freee  358km
 91.5 1937  F  Virgin Radio, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Getting over Holme Moss!  285km
107.7 1947 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Club beats, as web  296km
 87.7 1949  D  NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Radio play, as web  627km
 87.9 1949  D  NDR Info, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Radio play, as 87.7  599km
 92.7 2003  D  NDR Info, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) OM news, as web  566km
 93.0 2003  S  SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) News, as web  1051km **
 95.1 2011 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Classical, as web  617km
 96.1 2013  D  NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Clasical music, as web. Three bars but RDS now showing  627km
 96.3 2014  D  NDR 2, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Pops, as web  599km
 97.2 2015 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web  617km
 97.3 2016  S  SR P4, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Echoey OM, as web  900km
 98.5 2018  D  NDR 2, Schwerin/Rohrmast (mev) Pops, as 98.1 and web  740km
 98.7 2019  D  NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) Pops, as 98.5, etc  566km
 99.4 2021  D  NDR Kultur, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Classical, as web  599km
100.4 2044  D  delta radio, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) OM  YL talk, as web  599km
101.4 2056  D  R.SH, Flensburg/Freienwill (shs) Thre bars. _R.SH___  626km
101.7 2058  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Garding (shs) OMs, as web  572km
102.6 2100  D  Radio ffn, Cuxhaven/Otterndorf (nds) End of news, weather and ID  571km
103.3 2106  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Flensburg/Freienwill (shs) OM and YL, as web  626km
103.8 2108  D  R.SH, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) German pops, as 101.4  599km
104.6 2109  D  Hit-R. Antenne Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Otterndorf (nds) Pops, as 105.7  571km
105.6 2110  D  delta radio, Flensburg/Freienwill (shs) Phone in, as web  626km
105.9 2111  D  delta radio, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Phone in, as 105.6  657km
106.2 2117  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) OM  YL, as web  554km
107.2 2119  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Drun and bass in your face, as 106.7  593km
107.3 2120  D  Ostseewelle, Schwerin/Rohrmast (mev) German pops, as web  740km
107.6 2121  D  Ostseewelle, Garz (Rügen) (mev) German pops, as 107.3  865km
107.4 2122  D  delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Phone in, as 105.6  647km
 97.7 2125 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web  609km
106.6 2152  F  Radio Campus Lille, Lille/Cité Scientifique (59) Over an enhanced Smooth  342km
107.5 2200 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) ID on the hour. Best ever reception  296km
 87.8 2308  D  Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Relaying NDR/WDR night programme  518km
 90.8 2311 DNK DR P1/DR P2, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) Classical music, as web  837km
 91.9 2313  D  NDR 2, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Pops, as web  694km
 93.6 2314  D  alster radio 106!8, Cuxhaven/Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Pink song, as web  571km
 94.0 2315  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Vocal ID between songs  476km
 94.6 2318  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Baramanana, as web  713km
 96.5 2321 DNK DR P4, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) Abba, as web  837km
 96.7 2322  D  Funkhaus Europa, Bremen-Walle (bre) Interview with Portuguese OM, as web  565km
 96.8 2323 DNK DR P4, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Abba, as 96.5  701km
 97.8 2325  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Light pops, as web  694km
 99.6 2326 DNK DR P3, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Pops, as web  782km
100.2 2328  D  R.SH, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) Pops, as web  695km
 95.3 2341  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Schwerin/Rohrmast (mev) OM on phone, as web  740km

New station. details unknown:
103.8 1745 HOL Radio Hofstad, ? 83D2 HOFSTAD_


Sporadic E Log:
 87.7 1758  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 HIT_FM__  1904km
 89.2 1758  E  Europa FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2ED EUROPAFM  1819km
 87.9 1759  E  SER Radio Morón, Morón de la Frontera (AND-SE) E03F _MORON__  1838km
 90.0 1800  E  RNE Radio 5, Valencina del Concepción (AND-SE) E215  1818km
 90.3 1800  E  Onda Cero, Jerez de la Frontera (AND-CA) E2EE ONDACERO  1904km
 87.5 1806  E  Fun Radio, Salamanca (CAL-SA) Jingle ID  1427km
 89.5 1808  E  Onda Cero, Cáceres/Sierra de Portanchito (EXT-CC) E2EE ONDACERO  1605km
 87.6 1814  E  COPE, Córdoba/Lagar de la Cruz (AND-CO) E2CA Cordoba in radiotext  1736km
 87.9 1815  E  Canal Extremadura Radio, Mérida/Cerro de San Serván (EXT-BA) E30A Canal_Ex  1670km
 90.4 1816  E  Onda Cero, Mérida (EXT-BA) E2EE ONDACERO  1662km
 95.6 1817  E  SER, Mérida/Cerro de San Serván (EXT-BA) E239  1670km
 95.1 1819  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Cáceres/Cerro de Cabeza Rubia (EXT-CC) E211  1606km **
 88.1 1820  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Salamanca (RNE) (CAL-SA) E212 RNE-CLAS  1433km **
 89.0 1822  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Antequera (AND-MA) E211  1833km
 88.4 1823  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Almonaster la Real (AND-H) E211 RNE_1___  1783km
 87.5 1824  E  esRadio, Dos Hermanas/Montequinto (AND-SE) CAFA esRadio_  1824km
 89.2 1832  E  SER, Medina del Campo (CAL-VA) E239 __SER___  1373km
 88.0 1836  E  RNE Radio 5, Palencia/Monte Viejo (CAL-P) E215 RNE_5-P_  1297km **

Unidentified:
 88.2 1827  E  UNID, ? A00B EUROPA__ LAS.N.__ EVANUEVA EVANGELI ZACIO___


Auroral Es Log:
 87.6 0027  S  SR P1, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) Presumed site. E201 SR_P1___ Waves lapping  1366km **
 87.7 0028  S  SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) E201 SR_P1___ Waves lapping  900km **
 88.3 0029  S  SR P1, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E201 SR_P1___ Waves lapping  1132km **
 89.4 0034  S  SR P1, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) E201 SR_P1___ Waves lapping  1204km **
 90.8 0055  S  SR P1, Örnsköldsvik/Åsberget TM (vn) E201 SR_P1___ Waves lapping  1547km **


** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode


What a day! It began shortly after midnight with what I thought was just extremely good tropo. SR P1 had appeared on 87.6, but it quickly shot up to three bars with RDS, so I knew it was more than tropo. I remembered seeing the Es paths over northern Europe on the DX Maps 6m page and realised they were auroral Es. It never really took off here though, extending only to 90.8 MHz.

The highlight for me was Radio Kreiz Breizh from Carhaix on 99.4. While weak, as you can hear on the recording, I remember this one being very difficult one to receive in the south-west of Brittany and always assumed it didn't get out very well. I am very pleased to have received it here. It only uses 500 watts.

Some of today's DX has been the strongest I have known here, particularly the Dutch DX, but Germany has been disappointing, apart form the odd exception.


Recordings:

101.4 Radio SH, Flensburg 2329 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/39le0b10crcebfw9x76u

94.0 Radio Ostfreisland, Aurich 2315 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/zv3g9x66tow1rxlwf2a1

105.0 Origineel FM, Goes 2208 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/8f3milgyjoaki67bmmdv

107.5_Scheldemond_FM,_Oostburg_2200_07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/gyddl1v2ala3l0t18xes

99.0 Radio Bonheur, Lannion 0129 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/7vms5t7vi5qgu0tj50on

99.4 Radio Kreiz Breizh, Carhaix-Plouguer 0135 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/jvbyqir99pn7os7uj65p

101.4 SR P4, Horby, 0951 07-07-11
https://www.box.com/s/5p801esxr72r3lwbe4h8

104.5 VBRO, Oostende 1727 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/7o8lo3unujfj66d60pks

91.2 Contact, Abbeville 1933 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/4tdwicz94pr85glotus1

93.0 SR P1, Emmaboda 2005 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/5nmmj2ldq1cnlmdqr95c

100.4 Delta Radio, Heide 2048 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/3k65wbn2vfpf9qzevh1y

102.6 Radio FFN, Cuxhaven 2101 07-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/y9zh2sl7e1267fkajoes


Plus the one from yesterday where I forgot the link:

101.0 Tendence Ouest, Saint Lo 1010 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/ufparwch4m40i0bwqmzq


Good DX!

John Faulkner, 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: 06-07-13 (FM)

Tropospheric Log:
 87.7 0814  E  Euskadi Irratia, Azkoitia (PVA-SS) YL with phone in, as web stream  1129km
 88.9 0819  E  Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Phone in, as 87.7  1130km **
 88.0 0831  E  Radio Nervión, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Vocal ID after Spanish music.   1130km **
 87.9 0843  F  France Culture, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) Vweak against v weak Alencon 88.0  712km
 97.8 0857  E  COPE, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganguren (PVA-BI) ID and ads. Fighting against Breast  1124km **
 94.2 0910  G  Signal Radio, Oxford pirate? ID and mention of Oxford listeners **
 95.0 0924  E  Euskadi Irratia, Zaldiaran (PVA-VI) OM  YL, as web  1173km **
 88.2 0930  E  SER, Zaldiaran (PVA-VI) ID on the half hour  1173km **
 90.4 0938  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) Vocal ID after slow French song  842km
 91.2 0940  E  Gaztea, Monte Oiz (PVA-BI) ID and pops, as web stream. Weak and scratchy  1124km **
101.0 1010  F  Tendance Ouest, Saint-Lô/les Romains (50) Vocal ID in promos. Jingle ID  456km
102.9 1014  E  RNE Radio 3, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OMs and guitar track, as web  1128km
104.8 1016  E  Radio Euskadi, Gorramendi (NAV-NA) Live sports commentary, as web  1112km **
105.0 1017  E  RNE Radio 5, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Live sports commentary, as web  1128km
 87.8 1027  F  Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville (50) OM talk, v weak, as web  414km
 91.6 1052  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) Church organ music, as web. V weak  1276km
 96.9 1124  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Talking about salads, as web. Briefly over Heart  1128km
 98.5 1128  E  Kiss FM, Santander (CNT-S) Vocal and jingle ID. Spanish pops  1129km
 88.3 1205 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal (va) Unusual music, as web  697km
 98.7 1206 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnippa (ro) Unusual music, as web  703km
 97.6 1210 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal (va) Chillout music and YL, as web  697km
 87.8 1527 NOR NRK P1, Hovdefjell (aa) Norwegian OM clearing his throat, as web  806km
 90.2 1530 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM on phone, as web  645km
 90.8 1530 DNK DR P1/DR P2, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) OM on phone, as 90.2  837km
 92.5 1532 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) F202 ______2_  734km
 88.4 1749  E  Cadena 100, Santander (CNT-S) Jingle ID between pops  1119km **
 91.4 1755  F  France Culture, Angers/Rochefort-sur-Loire (49) Echoey YL, as web  650km
 89.1 1821 NOR NRK P2, Halden 1/Høyåsmasten (of) Minimalist operatics, as web  958km **
 94.8 1840 NOR NRK P1, Halden 1/Høyåsmasten (of) Norwegian song, as web  958km **
106.1 1841 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Halden 1/Høyåsmasten (of) ID between pop songs  958km
 87.7 2019  S  SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) OM talking, as web  900km
 91.2 2021  S  SR P2, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Swedish pop, as web  900km
 92.7 2024  S  SR P1, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) US pop song, as web  969km **
 96.8 2028  S  SR P2, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) Classical music, as web  969km
 99.1 2031  S  SR P3, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) Doom metal, as web  969km
 94.4 2059  E  RNE Radio 3, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Drone rock  1199km **
 97.5 2102  F  France Musique, Limoges/les Cars (87) Vweak, OM, as web  835km **
 98.0 2104  E  Cadena 100, San Sebastián=Donostia/Monte Ulía (PVA-SS) Spanish pops, as web  1105km **
 94.7 2135  E  Gaztea, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E303 GAZTEA__  1130km **
 93.6 2200  S  Religious(?) unid,  Top of the hour ID. Not in // with maria.es stream 
 95.1 2213  S  SR P2, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) V weak piano concerto, as 96.8  1024km
 91.7 2255  E  Radio Euskadi, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) OM and English song, as web  1130km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Wow! This has turned into a non-stop DX-fest! Some excellent ducting throughout the day with surprisingly good signals from Spain, even over into the Galicia region. Strongest station has been Gaztea from Bilbao on 94.7 with three bars and RDS on the XDR. Scandinavia came in too, plus there were some auroral Es very late into the night which I will include with tomorrow's log. Also low power Breton stations came in during the early hours.

More please!


Recordings:
105.0 RNE5, Lierganes 1135 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/k3k1yq1sm3d8wgyz2ooh

91.2 Gaztea, Monte Oiz 0940 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/v53lo9ieh4qzbgpq6i1n

88.2 SER Vitoria, Zaldiaran 0930 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/ldwqnvvm4ow2euuk4qvi

101.0 Tendence Ouest, Saint Lo 1010 06-07-13

88.0 Radio Nervion, Bilbao 0949 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/84q7bvudhvis9cb8dkta

88.9 Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao 0819 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/x7a48p3otr9qf5ntl0uy

87.7 Euskadi Irratia, Azkoitia 0814 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/f1gz0tj0fhkdvha9n8v4

106.1 P4 Hele Norge, Halden 1841 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/ky579eg3wrxhsu5o3w51

88.4 Cadena Dial, Santander 1749 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/1ad8a52scxrbuj2su6mv

91.2 Gaztea, Monte Oiz 2127 06-07-13
https://www.box.com/s/jtiar73rkz0uvid845f4


Good DX!

John Faulkner, 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: 05-07-13 (FM)

Tropospheric Log:
 87.9 0858  F  France Inter, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) YL  OM talk, as web.  1136km

Summarizing: Toulouse 87.9 was very weak today during the late afternoon/early evening. Nothing heard from Spain. SW England has been slightly enhanced for most of the day, extending into Brittany around 7-8am. Lille/Egem at normal strength. Hopefully better in the morning.

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: 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
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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.