Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.5 0023 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Innsbruck 1/Patscherkofel (tir) Israel Kamakawiwoole
song, as web 1030km **
95.8 1258 I RAI Radio3, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) Presume Trieste.
Italian YL, as web 1278km **
95.8 1313 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) End of song and OM, as web 942km **
95.8 1348 D WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) Country song, as web 593km **
95.8 1545 D RBB Radio Eins, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) YL phone caller,
several seconds. 881km **
93.4 2118 D RBB infoRADIO/Sorbisches Prog., Cottbus Calau (brb) OM, as web.
Several short bursts 935km **
93.4 2142 D delta radio, Hamburg/Heinrich-Hertz-Turm (ham) Vocal ID. Thanks
pe1etr, Jurgen and Konrad DX for confirmation. Matches jingle ID 100%
on recorded jingle ID. 642km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Monday, 27 January 2014
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Skegness Log: 26-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
91.2 0104 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) Frequent pings of jazz, as web 1262km **
95.4 0148 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) German song, as web 1262km **
89.0 1001 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2203 ____ULS_ 1287km **
89.0 1225 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) YL, as web. Three short bursts 599km **
89.0 1259 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) German pop song, as web 713km **
89.0 1304 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) German OM, as web 834km **
99.1 1420 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) Taylor Swift song, as web.
Several short pings over the last hour 1262km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
101.7 1422 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) Brief noise free peak. US OM 386km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
91.2 0104 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) Frequent pings of jazz, as web 1262km **
95.4 0148 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) German song, as web 1262km **
89.0 1001 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2203 ____ULS_ 1287km **
89.0 1225 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) YL, as web. Three short bursts 599km **
89.0 1259 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) German pop song, as web 713km **
89.0 1304 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) German OM, as web 834km **
99.1 1420 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) Taylor Swift song, as web.
Several short pings over the last hour 1262km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
101.7 1422 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) Brief noise free peak. US OM 386km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Saturday, 25 January 2014
Skegness Log: 25-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.4 1243 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F203 604km
89.9 1245 F France Musique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) F203 564km
95.4 1250 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F201 __INTER_ 604km
94.2 1251 F France Culture, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) Talk, as 98.0 675km
90.6 1252 F France Inter, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) OM, as 103.7 675km
89.2 1253 F France Culture, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) OM, as 98.0 413km
100.7 1256 F France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50)
French song, ID, France Bleu Le Weekend. Noise free 413km
95.6 1311 F France Musique, Caen/Mont Pinçon (14) F203 MUSIQUE_ 469km
91.5 1312 F France Culture, Caen/Mont Pinçon (14) F202 _CULTURE 469km
93.8 1425 F France Inter, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) Michel Polnareff song, as 103.7 712km
91.8 1426 F France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) As 88.7 672km
89.0 1429 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) Om, as 98.0 599km
92.6 1430 F France Inter, Le Mans/Mayet (72) OMs, as 103.7 599km
97.0 1430 F France Musique, Le Mans/Mayet (72) Classical, as 88.7 599km
97.8 1431 F France Culture, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) Never matching the strength
of the other Brest outlets 604km
98.1 1431 F France Culture, Chartres/Montlandon (28) OM, as 98.0 531km
94.6 1433 F France Inter, Chartres/Montlandon (28) OM, as 103.7 531km
87.9 1436 F France Culture, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) OM, as 98.0 712km
I didn't start to listen to the radio until after midday, so I don't know if I missed much before.
Nice to see RDS with these weak/fair signals, something which I never report much of, unless I have been using the KT6040. Traditionally, tropo DXing is done with the XDR-F1HD here, which is very poor with RDS, but the GTK software really comes into its own now.
Tropo conditions didn't take off in any great way here. No Spanish stations were heard. Nothing from the SW of France either. Mostly it was just a small enhacement to the bigger TDF outlets in NW France.
88.2 was monitored for meteor scatter overnight but no RDS stored.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
89.4 1243 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F203 604km
89.9 1245 F France Musique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) F203 564km
95.4 1250 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F201 __INTER_ 604km
94.2 1251 F France Culture, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) Talk, as 98.0 675km
90.6 1252 F France Inter, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) OM, as 103.7 675km
89.2 1253 F France Culture, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) OM, as 98.0 413km
100.7 1256 F France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50)
French song, ID, France Bleu Le Weekend. Noise free 413km
95.6 1311 F France Musique, Caen/Mont Pinçon (14) F203 MUSIQUE_ 469km
91.5 1312 F France Culture, Caen/Mont Pinçon (14) F202 _CULTURE 469km
93.8 1425 F France Inter, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) Michel Polnareff song, as 103.7 712km
91.8 1426 F France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) As 88.7 672km
89.0 1429 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) Om, as 98.0 599km
92.6 1430 F France Inter, Le Mans/Mayet (72) OMs, as 103.7 599km
97.0 1430 F France Musique, Le Mans/Mayet (72) Classical, as 88.7 599km
97.8 1431 F France Culture, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) Never matching the strength
of the other Brest outlets 604km
98.1 1431 F France Culture, Chartres/Montlandon (28) OM, as 98.0 531km
94.6 1433 F France Inter, Chartres/Montlandon (28) OM, as 103.7 531km
87.9 1436 F France Culture, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) OM, as 98.0 712km
I didn't start to listen to the radio until after midday, so I don't know if I missed much before.
Nice to see RDS with these weak/fair signals, something which I never report much of, unless I have been using the KT6040. Traditionally, tropo DXing is done with the XDR-F1HD here, which is very poor with RDS, but the GTK software really comes into its own now.
Tropo conditions didn't take off in any great way here. No Spanish stations were heard. Nothing from the SW of France either. Mostly it was just a small enhacement to the bigger TDF outlets in NW France.
88.2 was monitored for meteor scatter overnight but no RDS stored.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Friday, 24 January 2014
Skegness Log: 24-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.2 1053 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) Jingle ID 1262km **
89.2 1331 D NDR Kultur, Schwerin (mev) Piano concerto, as web. NOT France Musique 740km **
89.2 1427 I RAI Radio1, Pescara/San Silvestro (RAI) (pe) Presume Pescara. Long burst.
Guitar song, as web 1576km **
Guitar song, as web 1576km **
89.2 1512 POL PR 3, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Rock song, as web 1178km **
89.2 2227 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Blauen (bwü) Bob Seger song, as web 793km **
89.2 2337 D SWR2, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) YL and classical music, as web 859km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Skegness Log: 23-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.8 1456 POL PR 3, Zagan/Wichów (LU) 3233 1037km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
I have observed a decline in MS activity today. My chosen frequency to record overnight was 102.0, but it did not reveal much. After recording other reliable frequencies it soon became clear that meteor activity has fallen (here at least) by a large degree. I would estimate by 70 or 80%.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
87.8 1456 POL PR 3, Zagan/Wichów (LU) 3233 1037km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
I have observed a decline in MS activity today. My chosen frequency to record overnight was 102.0, but it did not reveal much. After recording other reliable frequencies it soon became clear that meteor activity has fallen (here at least) by a large degree. I would estimate by 70 or 80%.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Skegness Log: 22-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
103.6 1208 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV. Good MS
burst. 40dB. 0% BER. 18 AFs and partial radiotext 1149km **
Band 2 Tropo/Scatter:
103.6 1224 BEL NRJ, New site? Jingle ID, ads and mention of Liege **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
The largest MS burst received here so far happened while listening live early this afternoon. I wasn't recording but RDS Spy caught the details.
Does anybody knoe the site for the Belgian NRJ outlet on 103.6?
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
103.6 1208 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV. Good MS
burst. 40dB. 0% BER. 18 AFs and partial radiotext 1149km **
Band 2 Tropo/Scatter:
103.6 1224 BEL NRJ, New site? Jingle ID, ads and mention of Liege **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
The largest MS burst received here so far happened while listening live early this afternoon. I wasn't recording but RDS Spy caught the details.
Does anybody knoe the site for the Belgian NRJ outlet on 103.6?
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Skegness Log: 21-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.2 0653 F France Musique, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) Classical music, above
and // co-channel Hirson 1202km
105.9 1234 D MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) OM talk on long burst, as web 887km **
105.9 1643 POL RMF FM, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Pops, as web. Several bursts 1291km **
97.2 1841 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Zilina/Krízava (ZA) 521B 1363km
97.2 1847 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) YL talk, as web 739km **
Band 2 Tropo/Scatter:
97.2 1716 HOL Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) ID and pops 462km
102.9 1903 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Detroit Emeralds track, as web 354km
100.3 1904 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Sports commentary, as web 443km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
97.2 0653 F France Musique, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) Classical music, above
and // co-channel Hirson 1202km
105.9 1234 D MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) OM talk on long burst, as web 887km **
105.9 1643 POL RMF FM, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Pops, as web. Several bursts 1291km **
97.2 1841 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Zilina/Krízava (ZA) 521B 1363km
97.2 1847 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) YL talk, as web 739km **
Band 2 Tropo/Scatter:
97.2 1716 HOL Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) ID and pops 462km
102.9 1903 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Detroit Emeralds track, as web 354km
100.3 1904 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Sports commentary, as web 443km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Monday, 20 January 2014
Skegness Log: 20-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.5 0437 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2. AFs: 97.8 89.5 92.4 92.2 87.9
92.3 91.6 93.0 96.0 96.1 1024km
89.5 0806 F France Culture, Limoges/les Cars (87) F202 ______RE 835km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
89.5 0437 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2. AFs: 97.8 89.5 92.4 92.2 87.9
92.3 91.6 93.0 96.0 96.1 1024km
89.5 0806 F France Culture, Limoges/les Cars (87) F202 ______RE 835km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Skegness Log: 19-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.5 1230 E RNE Radio Nacional, Xistral most likely but two others listed.
Jingle and ID **
89.5 2316 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2 1024km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
89.5 is a good frequency for MS! Lots of good signals.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
89.5 1230 E RNE Radio Nacional, Xistral most likely but two others listed.
Jingle and ID **
89.5 2316 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2 1024km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
89.5 is a good frequency for MS! Lots of good signals.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Skegness Log: 18-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 0320 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
105.7 1415 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) Frequent bursts, as web 1024km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
After repositioning the garden FM5 this afternoon I noticed an even quieter FM band. The noise level is so quiet now that there is no difference in background noise whether the antenna is plugged in at the back of the XDR or if it is disconnected. An empty frequency produces a constant 4dB, though it looks less on the scale. The fact that signals as low as 10dB can be noise free just shows how quiet it is. The noise is reduced to a constant very smooth sounding mush, rather than that variable splattery hiss you often hear. Full RDS often forms with signals as low as 18dB. BBC nationals always require a few dB more.
This is quite a turn up after me moaning about the noise coming in on the 9.2, which is now up to 28dB on many frequencies at the bottom of the band, masking signals which would normally provide full RDS. It tapers off to about 10-14 dB once you get above 104 MHz, but still manages to produce increased hiss on what would otherwise be decent stereo signals.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
87.7 0320 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
105.7 1415 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) Frequent bursts, as web 1024km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
After repositioning the garden FM5 this afternoon I noticed an even quieter FM band. The noise level is so quiet now that there is no difference in background noise whether the antenna is plugged in at the back of the XDR or if it is disconnected. An empty frequency produces a constant 4dB, though it looks less on the scale. The fact that signals as low as 10dB can be noise free just shows how quiet it is. The noise is reduced to a constant very smooth sounding mush, rather than that variable splattery hiss you often hear. Full RDS often forms with signals as low as 18dB. BBC nationals always require a few dB more.
This is quite a turn up after me moaning about the noise coming in on the 9.2, which is now up to 28dB on many frequencies at the bottom of the band, masking signals which would normally provide full RDS. It tapers off to about 10-14 dB once you get above 104 MHz, but still manages to produce increased hiss on what would otherwise be decent stereo signals.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
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