Here are two screen grabs of some noise I recording overnight. I am guessing this is thermostat or timer related, probably the latter in view of the fairly precise lengths of the noise bursts, though I have seen this happening for slightly longer durations - perhaps doubling this time.
Overnight 15-03-14
Overnight 15-03-14 (Close Up)
Typically, the noise goes up and down in strength with regularity, and it does it abruptly but without a click or additional noise. As you will see, the noise spikes came in blocks of 14 minutes and 10 seconds when at its strongest. The noise is a white noise, as you would hear on an empty FM frequency. When the noise is at its quietest, it produces a slightly raspy 50Hz hum.
Has anybody seen anything quite like this before?
This came about accidentally tonight as I had positioned my antenna to the east for meteor scatter, but the strong overnight winds here swung it round to the south.
I still consider the new QTH to be very quiet on the whole. The noise to the south is still nowhere near as bad as where we used to live and the FM5 when vertical almost loses it completely here. Putting the FM5
higher up also reduces the noise to an acceptable level.
While trialling the XDR GTK software on a laptop in the car yesterday evening, together with home made FM whip, I was staggered to hear a huge amount of noise around town. All residential areas I drove through had white noise here and there. I could only estimate that at least 50-60% of properties were subject to noise of one type or another. One particular hotel, close to the sea front, with bright,neon signs wiped out the entire FM band for two hundred metres around it. I watched the XDR glow as I drove along the main drag (Grand Parade), past the pier and other seafront attractions.
No noise is good noise!
John
Saturday, 15 March 2014
Friday, 14 March 2014
Skegness Log: 14-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropo: 13-03-14:
87.6 0828 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) OM ID 612km
88.6 0831 HOL NPO 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) ID 407km
88.9 0832 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Weather, traffic and ID
573km
89.2 0832 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Jingle ID 525km
90.8 0834 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Queen
song, as web 440km
91.0 0835 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Brabant ads, as web 334km
91.2 0836 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru)
6353 MUSIQ3__ 376km
91.3 0837 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83D1
Scrolling RDS 313km
91.6 0838 D SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Cranberries song, as web. Noise free
but just below RDS 590km
92.8 0839 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) 6353 MUSIQ3__ 440km
92.9 0840 HOL NPO Radio 2, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Madness song, as 92.6 318km
93.0 0840 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Classical and YL,as web 593km
93.3 0842 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Ben E King song, as web 573km
93.3 0843 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) YL, as web 420km
93.2 0844 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru) ID and
Deep Purple song 376km
93.6 0845 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Jingle ID 550km
93.8 0847 D SWR2, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) YL, as 93.0 586km
94.0 0850 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Classical, as 94.0 590km
97.8 0855 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID and ads 477km
98.4 0856 HOL NPO Radio 1, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch OM 424km
100.0 0857 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) ID between soft pops 493km
100.8 0858 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Ad break. ID and nachrichten 483km
101.0 0900 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) News, as 100.8 519km
101.6 0901 HOL NPO Radio 4, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Easily squeezing in at the
side of Tacolneston 318km
102.0 0903 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) News 477km
102.1 0904 D RPR 1., Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) RPR Eins Live promo 550km
102.8 0910 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Jazzy music, as web 328km
103.5 0911 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Rock song, as 102.1 553km
104.0 0914 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Rap song, as web 590km
104.2 0915 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) Presume with US programming 386km
104.9 0920 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) David Guetta song,
as web 553km
105.6 0921 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) YL chat, German song, as web 656km
105.9 0922 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Jingle ID between
pops 525km
106.9 0925 D Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Just audible with piano
song, as web 514km
107.0 0926 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Rock track, as 106.7. V weak 592km
107.2 0926 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Weak. As 106.7 592km
107.4 0926 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) German song, as web
590km
90.2 0930 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Classical, as web 477km
93.8 0932 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ads, as 88.4 387km
93.9 0932 D SWR2, Bornberg (rlp) YL, as 93.8 640km
107.9 1005 D WDR Eins Live, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) D391 _1LIVE__ 24dB 493km
106.3 1016 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Fluttery but noise free on
peak. ID after Gotye song 707km
94.6 1017 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Stevie Wonder song, as web 712km
100.8 1019 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Over Aachen to noise free
levels. YL ID 606km
99.5 1020 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) 6353 MUSIQ3__ 459km
96.4 1024 BEL RTBF La Première, Léglise/Vlessart (wal-lux) French YL, as web 524km
104.3 1035 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Jingle ID 477km
102.7 1036 BEL RTBF La Première, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Squashing
Peterborough again! 440km
96.1 1039 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) 26dB but bad 96.2 splatter 396km
96.6 1044 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) 6351. Jingle ID
after Faul and Wad song 409km
95.4 1046 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) Discussion and laughter,
as 103.7 431km
92.8 1048 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Oldies, as web 477km
92.0 1049 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) ID in YL speech 493km
91.1 1050 F France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) OM, as 95.4 474km
89.6 1051 F France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) Atmospheric discussion,
as 98.0 474km
92.9 1051 F France Musique, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) Piano music, as 88.7 474km
89.2 1053 F France Musique, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) Piano music, as 88.7 516km
89.0 1054 BEL VRT MNM, Schoten (vlg-ant) YL and pops, as web 354km
107.6 1059 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Very poor. Rap, as 104.0 640km
106.3 1104 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) ID and traffic service 592km
103.0 1107 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) YL military sports news. Afghanistan
news. Ally Gibson for BFBS 564km
100.7 1109 D WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw) Mixing with Luxembourg. As 101.3 592km
98.7 1118 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Phil Collins song, as web 407km
104.7 1120 F France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Peaking above Nordelle again 266km
103.1 1122 D RPR 1., Bornberg (rlp) Mixing Aurich 640km
103.1 1123 D Radio ffn, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) ID after Katy Perrier 691km
89.4 1148 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) Pops, as usual, no news! As web 488km
93.8 1232 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Taking over from Saarburg 565km
101.7 1250 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Soft German pops, as 101.3 420km
97.3 1252 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) fair signal, just short of RDS 420km
94.4 1256 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Schlager music and german YL, as web 543km
103.7 1432 D WDR Eins Live, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Pops, as 104.7 420km
102.6 1435 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Pops, as web 606km
102.3 1439 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) ID. Pops. Almost noise free but Lincs splash
543km
This is a log of everything heard on the 14th, with the exception of a few of the regular continental transmitters. Nothing new was heard.
Tempting fate as usual, the tropo subsided substantially about 30 minutes after I started my Ustream broadcast. Conditions had completely gone by the early evening.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
87.6 0828 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) OM ID 612km
88.6 0831 HOL NPO 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) ID 407km
88.9 0832 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Weather, traffic and ID
573km
89.2 0832 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Jingle ID 525km
90.8 0834 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Queen
song, as web 440km
91.0 0835 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Brabant ads, as web 334km
91.2 0836 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru)
6353 MUSIQ3__ 376km
91.3 0837 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83D1
Scrolling RDS 313km
91.6 0838 D SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Cranberries song, as web. Noise free
but just below RDS 590km
92.8 0839 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) 6353 MUSIQ3__ 440km
92.9 0840 HOL NPO Radio 2, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Madness song, as 92.6 318km
93.0 0840 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Classical and YL,as web 593km
93.3 0842 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Ben E King song, as web 573km
93.3 0843 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) YL, as web 420km
93.2 0844 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru) ID and
Deep Purple song 376km
93.6 0845 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Jingle ID 550km
93.8 0847 D SWR2, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) YL, as 93.0 586km
94.0 0850 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Classical, as 94.0 590km
97.8 0855 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID and ads 477km
98.4 0856 HOL NPO Radio 1, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch OM 424km
100.0 0857 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) ID between soft pops 493km
100.8 0858 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Ad break. ID and nachrichten 483km
101.0 0900 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) News, as 100.8 519km
101.6 0901 HOL NPO Radio 4, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Easily squeezing in at the
side of Tacolneston 318km
102.0 0903 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) News 477km
102.1 0904 D RPR 1., Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) RPR Eins Live promo 550km
102.8 0910 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Jazzy music, as web 328km
103.5 0911 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Rock song, as 102.1 553km
104.0 0914 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Rap song, as web 590km
104.2 0915 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) Presume with US programming 386km
104.9 0920 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) David Guetta song,
as web 553km
105.6 0921 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) YL chat, German song, as web 656km
105.9 0922 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Jingle ID between
pops 525km
106.9 0925 D Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Just audible with piano
song, as web 514km
107.0 0926 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Rock track, as 106.7. V weak 592km
107.2 0926 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Weak. As 106.7 592km
107.4 0926 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) German song, as web
590km
90.2 0930 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Classical, as web 477km
93.8 0932 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ads, as 88.4 387km
93.9 0932 D SWR2, Bornberg (rlp) YL, as 93.8 640km
107.9 1005 D WDR Eins Live, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) D391 _1LIVE__ 24dB 493km
106.3 1016 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Fluttery but noise free on
peak. ID after Gotye song 707km
94.6 1017 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Stevie Wonder song, as web 712km
100.8 1019 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Over Aachen to noise free
levels. YL ID 606km
99.5 1020 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) 6353 MUSIQ3__ 459km
96.4 1024 BEL RTBF La Première, Léglise/Vlessart (wal-lux) French YL, as web 524km
104.3 1035 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Jingle ID 477km
102.7 1036 BEL RTBF La Première, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Squashing
Peterborough again! 440km
96.1 1039 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) 26dB but bad 96.2 splatter 396km
96.6 1044 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) 6351. Jingle ID
after Faul and Wad song 409km
95.4 1046 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) Discussion and laughter,
as 103.7 431km
92.8 1048 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Oldies, as web 477km
92.0 1049 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) ID in YL speech 493km
91.1 1050 F France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) OM, as 95.4 474km
89.6 1051 F France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) Atmospheric discussion,
as 98.0 474km
92.9 1051 F France Musique, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) Piano music, as 88.7 474km
89.2 1053 F France Musique, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) Piano music, as 88.7 516km
89.0 1054 BEL VRT MNM, Schoten (vlg-ant) YL and pops, as web 354km
107.6 1059 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Very poor. Rap, as 104.0 640km
106.3 1104 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) ID and traffic service 592km
103.0 1107 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) YL military sports news. Afghanistan
news. Ally Gibson for BFBS 564km
100.7 1109 D WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw) Mixing with Luxembourg. As 101.3 592km
98.7 1118 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Phil Collins song, as web 407km
104.7 1120 F France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Peaking above Nordelle again 266km
103.1 1122 D RPR 1., Bornberg (rlp) Mixing Aurich 640km
103.1 1123 D Radio ffn, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) ID after Katy Perrier 691km
89.4 1148 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) Pops, as usual, no news! As web 488km
93.8 1232 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Taking over from Saarburg 565km
101.7 1250 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Soft German pops, as 101.3 420km
97.3 1252 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) fair signal, just short of RDS 420km
94.4 1256 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Schlager music and german YL, as web 543km
103.7 1432 D WDR Eins Live, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Pops, as 104.7 420km
102.6 1435 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Pops, as web 606km
102.3 1439 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) ID. Pops. Almost noise free but Lincs splash
543km
This is a log of everything heard on the 14th, with the exception of a few of the regular continental transmitters. Nothing new was heard.
Tempting fate as usual, the tropo subsided substantially about 30 minutes after I started my Ustream broadcast. Conditions had completely gone by the early evening.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Skegness Log: 13-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropo: 13-03-14:
107.3 0836 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) ID and Dutch music 292km
106.2 0838 F France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) YL, as 103.3 266km
102.7 0839 HOL Radio 538, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83C7 RADIO538.
Peterboroiugh squashed 313km
95.4 0841 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) OM, as web 358km
96.3 0850 G Corby Radio, Corby/Grosvenor House (EN-NHA) Start your texts with Corby Radio 101km
95.5 0853 G BBC Somerset, Mendip (EN-SOM) Dog poo in Somerset! 293km
95.4 0854 G BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) Talking about Rugby. ID 225km
95.2 0855 G BBC Radio Cornwall, Caradon Hill (EN-CNW) Talk about Andy Murray being
out of tournament, as web 440km
103.1 0926 G Free Radio, The Wrekin (EN-SHP) ID and pops 200km
96.6 0936 G TFM Radio, Bilsdale West Moor (EN-NYK) ID and pop 166km
87.6 0946 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Reet petite, as web.
On horizontal FM5 288km
95.4 0950 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) OM, as 103.7 431km
Mostly inland enhancements today. The early morning period showed an enhancement in all inland directions, but the continent remained only slightly enhanced.
The middle part of the afternoon showed a big enhancement to Lille and Tournai. I was waiting for sundown in the hope that conditions would improve further, then I was going to put the FM5 in the vertical plane, but conditions had gone "fizzle" by then so I didn't bother. Admittedly, a little bit of lethargy has set in after the good conditions on the 11th.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
107.3 0836 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) ID and Dutch music 292km
106.2 0838 F France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) YL, as 103.3 266km
102.7 0839 HOL Radio 538, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83C7 RADIO538.
Peterboroiugh squashed 313km
95.4 0841 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) OM, as web 358km
96.3 0850 G Corby Radio, Corby/Grosvenor House (EN-NHA) Start your texts with Corby Radio 101km
95.5 0853 G BBC Somerset, Mendip (EN-SOM) Dog poo in Somerset! 293km
95.4 0854 G BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) Talking about Rugby. ID 225km
95.2 0855 G BBC Radio Cornwall, Caradon Hill (EN-CNW) Talk about Andy Murray being
out of tournament, as web 440km
103.1 0926 G Free Radio, The Wrekin (EN-SHP) ID and pops 200km
96.6 0936 G TFM Radio, Bilsdale West Moor (EN-NYK) ID and pop 166km
87.6 0946 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Reet petite, as web.
On horizontal FM5 288km
95.4 0950 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) OM, as 103.7 431km
Mostly inland enhancements today. The early morning period showed an enhancement in all inland directions, but the continent remained only slightly enhanced.
The middle part of the afternoon showed a big enhancement to Lille and Tournai. I was waiting for sundown in the hope that conditions would improve further, then I was going to put the FM5 in the vertical plane, but conditions had gone "fizzle" by then so I didn't bother. Admittedly, a little bit of lethargy has set in after the good conditions on the 11th.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Skegness Log: 12-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropo: 12-03-14:
97.2 0815 G Stray FM, Harrogate/Harlow Hill (EN-NYK) C3BC Stray_FM 155km
107.8 0820 G Stray FM, Skipton/Procter Heights (EN-LNC) C3BC Stray_FM 180km
106.3 0835 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Shania Twain song, as web 707km
104.0 0904 G BBC Hereford & Worcester, Malvern (EN-WOR) ID and so on 213km
99.6 1713 F France Inter, Caen/Mont Pinçon (14) Fair signals 469km
96.4 1928 F BFM Business, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroul (59) YL and OM conversation,
as web 339km
87.6 1939 F RMC, Le Havre/Harfleur (76) RMC IDs in lively promo 406km
106.7 2119 F Beur FM, Bagnolet(Paris)/Tour Mercuriales Ouest (93) Phone-in, as web 498km
The opening to Haute Normandie and the Paris area during the evening was short-lived and very poor. It was also quite selective, but the main transmitters at Caen and Brest were also well received at the time, but not the more usual Paris outlets on 87.8 & 107.1.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
97.2 0815 G Stray FM, Harrogate/Harlow Hill (EN-NYK) C3BC Stray_FM 155km
107.8 0820 G Stray FM, Skipton/Procter Heights (EN-LNC) C3BC Stray_FM 180km
106.3 0835 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Shania Twain song, as web 707km
104.0 0904 G BBC Hereford & Worcester, Malvern (EN-WOR) ID and so on 213km
99.6 1713 F France Inter, Caen/Mont Pinçon (14) Fair signals 469km
96.4 1928 F BFM Business, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroul (59) YL and OM conversation,
as web 339km
87.6 1939 F RMC, Le Havre/Harfleur (76) RMC IDs in lively promo 406km
106.7 2119 F Beur FM, Bagnolet(Paris)/Tour Mercuriales Ouest (93) Phone-in, as web 498km
The opening to Haute Normandie and the Paris area during the evening was short-lived and very poor. It was also quite selective, but the main transmitters at Caen and Brest were also well received at the time, but not the more usual Paris outlets on 87.8 & 107.1.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Skegness Log: 11-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 11-03-14:
104.8 0014 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Slow pop song, as web 729km **
104.8 0016 D Ostseewelle, Marlow (mev) Katy, roaring again, as web. No other German
stations on this frequency in // 813km **
104.8 0018 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Distinctive classical music,
as web 1287km **
104.8 0054 D Radio TON Neckar Alb, Reutlingen (bwü) Pink song (as opposed to brown
or beige) as web. Two second burst 811km **
104.8 0219 D Radio Hochstift, Büren or Höxter Holzminden-Neuhaus German song,
as web **
104.8 0629 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Bourrignon/Les Ordons (ju) Manu Chao Clandestina song,
as web 806km **
Band 2 Scatter: 11-03-14:
106.9 0809 G Takeover Radio, Sutton-in-Ashfield (EN-NHS) Jingle ID between songs 106km **
104.3 0812 G BBC Radio Cymru, Llangollen (WA-DBG) C71B BBCymru. 235km
103.2 0815 G Mansfield 103.2, Mansfield/Fishpond Hill (EN-NHS) ID after Cranberries song
104km
103.5 0829 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and news 553km
107.0 0843 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Whispery YL ID jingle between songs 592km
105.7 1018 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) D389 543km
104.9 1022 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pops, as 105.7 478km
95.4 1046 D Nordwestradio, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) OM on phone,
as web 554km
91.2 1047 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Dannenberg Zernien (nds) OM talk, as web. mixing
Bruxelles 705km
90.0 1048 D NDR Kultur, Aurich (nds) Piano concerto. All other Aurichs up 478km
96.4 1304 D NDR Info, Aurich (nds) OM, ID, YL, as web. Just about noise free 478km
107.5 1427 HOL Radio Eenhoorn, Menaam/Mieddyk (fri) Dutch song, as web 356km
107.3 1430 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) VBRO News after ads 292km
107.1 1436 BEL Club FM, Deinze/Gentsesteenweg 204 (vlg-ovl) Rap song, as web 326km
88.3 1442 HOL 100% NL, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 83D3 100%__L_ 318km **
90.8 1445 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Phone in, as web 407km
91.0 1445 HOL Slam!FM, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Presume Tjerkgaast. Pops, as 91.1
360km
91.6 1447 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Focus excellent Hocus
Pocus, as web 320km
107.7 1453 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Club mix, as web 296km
105.6 1454 BEL Radio Minerva, De Haan (vlg-wvl) Female crooner, as web 278km **
98.7 1459 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Ads, as web 407km
99.6 1500 HOL Slam!FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Presume Smilde. ID in promo 407km
97.1 1503 HOL NPO 3FM, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Dutch ads and click bonks! 318km
97.2 1503 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) French song, as web 299km
93.3 1510 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) French comedy,
as web 285km
93.2 1511 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Luke warm Hot Chocolate song, as web
365km
93.0 1513 HOL Radio 10, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) That awful Baby I Love your
Way song, as 103.8, etc. 322km
92.0 1516 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) French song, as web 288km
88.9 1517 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Who Let The Dogs Out
sample and YL, as 93.9 320km
87.7 1518 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OMs talking, as web. Over Radio 10 299km
87.8 1540 F France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) French OM YL, then depressing
classical music, as web 497km
105.5 1544 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Dutch OM talking over jingly music,
as web 296km
99.1 1555 HOL 100% NL, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Possibly Tjerkgaast but Enchede
also here with 10kW 360km
105.5 1600 BEL Topradio, Staden/Stadenberg (vlg-wvl) ID on the hour and pops 299km
91.0 1613 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) ID in lively chat 334km
92.8 1616 F NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Dance tune, as web 340km
93.3 1617 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Indian club music, as web 320km
104.0 1619 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) French OMs, as web 377km
107.1 1647 F France Bleu 107.1, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) French OM, as web 497km
104.3 1700 F RTL, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Presume Paris, judging by the conditions 497km
103.5 1702 F Virgin Radio, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Pops, as web 497km
107.5 1704 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Local ads, as web 296km
98.7 2112 G New Style Radio, Birmingham/Cambridge Tower (EN-WMD) Soul music, as web
168km **
95.4 2115 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) French OMs, as web 604km
89.4 2116 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) Piano dirge, as web 604km
88.0 2253 G Real Radio, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) Noise free. Pops, as web 225km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Unidentified:
107.5 1605 HOL UNID Relay of Omroep Zeeland, // 87.9 Jingle and vocal ID after ads
Does anybody know who relays Omroep Zeeland on 107.5?
Another Dutch mystery appeared on 107.1 - a relay of NPO Radio 1. This is an 'old familiar' from the Suffolk days.
Meteor Scatter:
CRo Vltava was today's most consistent 'burster' with HR1 coming in a close second. Ostseewelle was also quite frequent. I was very pleased with the two low power catches - Radio Ton Neckar Alb and Radio Hochstift. All German streams were recorded so there was no mistaking stations which might be relaying a common night service.
Tropospheric:
Some good Dutch DX during the late evening with Belgium and Holland with a few personal firsts. I also logged another 25 watt Birmingham station.
The strongest signals were from Egem which peaked at 39dB. This is a good semi-local signal strength from the FM5 which was just above rooftop level.
I was really surprised to find that there were no continentals coming in on the car radio when I drove into town, close to the sea front, while this lift was in full swing. This bodes very well for the new QTH.
Noise:
My noise to the south was almost undetectable when I put the FM5 vertical yesterday. It's still nowhere near as bad as at the last QTH, but I discovered that I can reduce it substantially when I raised the height of the FM5 another couple of metres. I am wondering if this is coming from the burglar alarm box which is right in the path to the south on the nearest property to us. All other directions remain crystal clear and noise free.
Note: Any reference to 'noise' in my loggings refers to typical background FM mush, which is right down at 4dB or less. All "dB" figures quoted are references to "dBf" in the GTK software. Note also that I do not use the IF/RF boost facilities as I find these increase the general FM background noise.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
104.8 0014 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Slow pop song, as web 729km **
104.8 0016 D Ostseewelle, Marlow (mev) Katy, roaring again, as web. No other German
stations on this frequency in // 813km **
104.8 0018 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Distinctive classical music,
as web 1287km **
104.8 0054 D Radio TON Neckar Alb, Reutlingen (bwü) Pink song (as opposed to brown
or beige) as web. Two second burst 811km **
104.8 0219 D Radio Hochstift, Büren or Höxter Holzminden-Neuhaus German song,
as web **
104.8 0629 SUI RTS Couleur 3, Bourrignon/Les Ordons (ju) Manu Chao Clandestina song,
as web 806km **
Band 2 Scatter: 11-03-14:
106.9 0809 G Takeover Radio, Sutton-in-Ashfield (EN-NHS) Jingle ID between songs 106km **
104.3 0812 G BBC Radio Cymru, Llangollen (WA-DBG) C71B BBCymru. 235km
103.2 0815 G Mansfield 103.2, Mansfield/Fishpond Hill (EN-NHS) ID after Cranberries song
104km
103.5 0829 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and news 553km
107.0 0843 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Whispery YL ID jingle between songs 592km
105.7 1018 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) D389 543km
104.9 1022 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pops, as 105.7 478km
95.4 1046 D Nordwestradio, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) OM on phone,
as web 554km
91.2 1047 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Dannenberg Zernien (nds) OM talk, as web. mixing
Bruxelles 705km
90.0 1048 D NDR Kultur, Aurich (nds) Piano concerto. All other Aurichs up 478km
96.4 1304 D NDR Info, Aurich (nds) OM, ID, YL, as web. Just about noise free 478km
107.5 1427 HOL Radio Eenhoorn, Menaam/Mieddyk (fri) Dutch song, as web 356km
107.3 1430 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) VBRO News after ads 292km
107.1 1436 BEL Club FM, Deinze/Gentsesteenweg 204 (vlg-ovl) Rap song, as web 326km
88.3 1442 HOL 100% NL, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) 83D3 100%__L_ 318km **
90.8 1445 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Phone in, as web 407km
91.0 1445 HOL Slam!FM, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Presume Tjerkgaast. Pops, as 91.1
360km
91.6 1447 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Focus excellent Hocus
Pocus, as web 320km
107.7 1453 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Club mix, as web 296km
105.6 1454 BEL Radio Minerva, De Haan (vlg-wvl) Female crooner, as web 278km **
98.7 1459 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Ads, as web 407km
99.6 1500 HOL Slam!FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Presume Smilde. ID in promo 407km
97.1 1503 HOL NPO 3FM, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Dutch ads and click bonks! 318km
97.2 1503 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) French song, as web 299km
93.3 1510 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) French comedy,
as web 285km
93.2 1511 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Luke warm Hot Chocolate song, as web
365km
93.0 1513 HOL Radio 10, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) That awful Baby I Love your
Way song, as 103.8, etc. 322km
92.0 1516 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) French song, as web 288km
88.9 1517 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Who Let The Dogs Out
sample and YL, as 93.9 320km
87.7 1518 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OMs talking, as web. Over Radio 10 299km
87.8 1540 F France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) French OM YL, then depressing
classical music, as web 497km
105.5 1544 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Dutch OM talking over jingly music,
as web 296km
99.1 1555 HOL 100% NL, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Possibly Tjerkgaast but Enchede
also here with 10kW 360km
105.5 1600 BEL Topradio, Staden/Stadenberg (vlg-wvl) ID on the hour and pops 299km
91.0 1613 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) ID in lively chat 334km
92.8 1616 F NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Dance tune, as web 340km
93.3 1617 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Indian club music, as web 320km
104.0 1619 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) French OMs, as web 377km
107.1 1647 F France Bleu 107.1, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) French OM, as web 497km
104.3 1700 F RTL, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Presume Paris, judging by the conditions 497km
103.5 1702 F Virgin Radio, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) Pops, as web 497km
107.5 1704 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Local ads, as web 296km
98.7 2112 G New Style Radio, Birmingham/Cambridge Tower (EN-WMD) Soul music, as web
168km **
95.4 2115 F France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) French OMs, as web 604km
89.4 2116 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) Piano dirge, as web 604km
88.0 2253 G Real Radio, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) Noise free. Pops, as web 225km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Unidentified:
107.5 1605 HOL UNID Relay of Omroep Zeeland, // 87.9 Jingle and vocal ID after ads
Does anybody know who relays Omroep Zeeland on 107.5?
Another Dutch mystery appeared on 107.1 - a relay of NPO Radio 1. This is an 'old familiar' from the Suffolk days.
Meteor Scatter:
CRo Vltava was today's most consistent 'burster' with HR1 coming in a close second. Ostseewelle was also quite frequent. I was very pleased with the two low power catches - Radio Ton Neckar Alb and Radio Hochstift. All German streams were recorded so there was no mistaking stations which might be relaying a common night service.
Tropospheric:
Some good Dutch DX during the late evening with Belgium and Holland with a few personal firsts. I also logged another 25 watt Birmingham station.
The strongest signals were from Egem which peaked at 39dB. This is a good semi-local signal strength from the FM5 which was just above rooftop level.
I was really surprised to find that there were no continentals coming in on the car radio when I drove into town, close to the sea front, while this lift was in full swing. This bodes very well for the new QTH.
Noise:
My noise to the south was almost undetectable when I put the FM5 vertical yesterday. It's still nowhere near as bad as at the last QTH, but I discovered that I can reduce it substantially when I raised the height of the FM5 another couple of metres. I am wondering if this is coming from the burglar alarm box which is right in the path to the south on the nearest property to us. All other directions remain crystal clear and noise free.
Note: Any reference to 'noise' in my loggings refers to typical background FM mush, which is right down at 4dB or less. All "dB" figures quoted are references to "dBf" in the GTK software. Note also that I do not use the IF/RF boost facilities as I find these increase the general FM background noise.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Monday, 10 March 2014
Skegness Log: 10-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter: 10-03-14:
87.5 0851 I Malvisi Network, Strozorand Pellegrino Parmense. Chance vocal ID heard
while listening live. At least five seconds very steady burst **
Band 2 Scatter: 10-03-14:
102.9 0905 D RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Jingle ID after news, then pops 592km
100.8 0907 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Light pops, as web.
Dominating Aachen 606km
106.4 0909 D WDR Eins Live, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Lilly Allen song, as 106.7 483km
106.3 0911 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Cliff Richards Power To All
Our Friends, as web 592km
105.9 0932 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Over Feldberg with
pops, as web 525km
99.0 0943 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) ID in promo 684km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I had just switched on the GTK software, which automatically starts the XDR on 87.5. Completely oblivious to what was happening, I heard a song and then a man say "Malvisi ... ", presumably "Malvisi Network". Then it was gone. I quickly realised that this was a meteor burst, but it was stable and sustained for several seconds. This one was lucky, but I have noticed meteor scatter becoming increasingly regular and stronger over the last week.
General scatter was average again. Still very little tropo around, only a weak lift to some of the regular continental transmitters during the evening.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
87.5 0851 I Malvisi Network, Strozorand Pellegrino Parmense. Chance vocal ID heard
while listening live. At least five seconds very steady burst **
Band 2 Scatter: 10-03-14:
102.9 0905 D RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Jingle ID after news, then pops 592km
100.8 0907 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Light pops, as web.
Dominating Aachen 606km
106.4 0909 D WDR Eins Live, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Lilly Allen song, as 106.7 483km
106.3 0911 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Cliff Richards Power To All
Our Friends, as web 592km
105.9 0932 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Over Feldberg with
pops, as web 525km
99.0 0943 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) ID in promo 684km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I had just switched on the GTK software, which automatically starts the XDR on 87.5. Completely oblivious to what was happening, I heard a song and then a man say "Malvisi ... ", presumably "Malvisi Network". Then it was gone. I quickly realised that this was a meteor burst, but it was stable and sustained for several seconds. This one was lucky, but I have noticed meteor scatter becoming increasingly regular and stronger over the last week.
General scatter was average again. Still very little tropo around, only a weak lift to some of the regular continental transmitters during the evening.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Sunday, 9 March 2014
Skegness Log: 09-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter: 08-03-14:
93.5 0941 G Unity FM Birmingham, Birmingham East (EN-WMD) Asian YLs on conversation
with mains hum! As web 167km **
94.0 0944 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Gaelic YL, as web.
Almost noise free beaming SW 480km
99.2 0958 G Hermitage FM, Coalville/Hoo Ash Farm (EN-LEI) Horrible song, as web
125km
105.9 1002 G Sunshine Radio, Unlisted News and ID. Weather. Has this moved from 106.2?
89.4 1341 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) Just audible in electrical
noise 604km
87.6 1357 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Almost noise free.
Rappers Delight song, as web 288km
103.0 1618 D BFBS Radio,
Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) BFBS ID and mention of the BFBS app. Becoming
quite regular at the new QTH with some decent peaks 564km
93.0 1620 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Jolly piano music, as web 593km
All tropo was inland during the morning. Continental reception was subdued, even though the tropo forecast suggested the opposite. I think the tropo forecast has been downgraded. Even Lille was struggling first thing
I swung the FM5 round to the SW where it had to rest on those poplar trees. The West Midlands was well up in strength with Sutton Coldfield reaching 56dB. Hearing the DX rolling in from inland reminded me not only of how congested the band is there, but how wide and messy a lot of the transmissions are.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
93.5 0941 G Unity FM Birmingham, Birmingham East (EN-WMD) Asian YLs on conversation
with mains hum! As web 167km **
94.0 0944 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Gaelic YL, as web.
Almost noise free beaming SW 480km
99.2 0958 G Hermitage FM, Coalville/Hoo Ash Farm (EN-LEI) Horrible song, as web
125km
105.9 1002 G Sunshine Radio, Unlisted News and ID. Weather. Has this moved from 106.2?
89.4 1341 F France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) Just audible in electrical
noise 604km
87.6 1357 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Almost noise free.
Rappers Delight song, as web 288km
103.0 1618 D BFBS Radio,
Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) BFBS ID and mention of the BFBS app. Becoming
quite regular at the new QTH with some decent peaks 564km
93.0 1620 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Jolly piano music, as web 593km
All tropo was inland during the morning. Continental reception was subdued, even though the tropo forecast suggested the opposite. I think the tropo forecast has been downgraded. Even Lille was struggling first thing
I swung the FM5 round to the SW where it had to rest on those poplar trees. The West Midlands was well up in strength with Sutton Coldfield reaching 56dB. Hearing the DX rolling in from inland reminded me not only of how congested the band is there, but how wide and messy a lot of the transmissions are.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Saturday, 8 March 2014
Skegness Log: 08-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter: 08-03-14:
104.9 0935 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and pops after
ads. Scatter. noise free on peak 553km
106.3 0938 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Brenda Lee song, as web.
Weak and fluttery 592km
98.0 0948 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Fluttery but comes
up to noise free 707km
95.3 0950 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) V weak. Pops, as web 712km
94.6 0951 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Unheilg song, as web. Traffic
bleep and ID. Noise free peaks 712km
94.4 0953 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Sustained noise free peak on scatter 543km
89.9 0956 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Classical, as 90.0 707km
89.2 0958 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pop rock track, as web. Noise
free on fluttery peaks 525km
89.4 0958 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) Ad, YL ID jingle and Pink song 488km
89.0 0959 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Pops, as web, in asnd out of the noise 712km
103.1 1003 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) YL news, OM weather, ID. Almost noise free 478km
98.1 1006 D NDR 2, Aurich (nds) Pops, as web. Not Nordhelle for a change 478km
92.8 1009 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German pop song, as web.
V weak 477km
107.4 1051 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Ultravox song, as web 508km
93.3 1104 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) End of news, weather, traffic bleeps
and ID 420km
101.4 1714 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Nice peak from all Torfhaus' and Brockens.
German pops 712km
107.7 1719 LUX Den Neie Radio (DNR), Blaschette/Kandel (gld) Just peaking over a very weak
Kiss with soft pops, as web 557km
105.3 1722 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) OM sports commentary, v weak, as web 739km
98.7 1725 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Country
music chart perhaps. US presenter. Almost noise free peak 647km
105.3 1728 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Weak but almost noise free peak on
scatter!! YL speech and vocal ID 732km
Some excellent aircraft scatter again today. This is the first time I have ever received Schwerin and Kreuzberg via this mode here in Skegness. Signals were fluttery and not exactly weak either, but almost noise free when at their best. These used to be regulars on the Suffolk coast.
Brocken and Torfhaus have also been well received and have been reaching noise-free or near-noise-free levels all day on 89.0, 92.1, 94.6, 98.0, 101.4, etc. Again, signals were fluttery, indicating aircraft scatter as opposed to stable tropo conditions.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
104.9 0935 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and pops after
ads. Scatter. noise free on peak 553km
106.3 0938 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Brenda Lee song, as web.
Weak and fluttery 592km
98.0 0948 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Fluttery but comes
up to noise free 707km
95.3 0950 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) V weak. Pops, as web 712km
94.6 0951 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Unheilg song, as web. Traffic
bleep and ID. Noise free peaks 712km
94.4 0953 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Sustained noise free peak on scatter 543km
89.9 0956 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Classical, as 90.0 707km
89.2 0958 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pop rock track, as web. Noise
free on fluttery peaks 525km
89.4 0958 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) Ad, YL ID jingle and Pink song 488km
89.0 0959 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Pops, as web, in asnd out of the noise 712km
103.1 1003 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) YL news, OM weather, ID. Almost noise free 478km
98.1 1006 D NDR 2, Aurich (nds) Pops, as web. Not Nordhelle for a change 478km
92.8 1009 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German pop song, as web.
V weak 477km
107.4 1051 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Ultravox song, as web 508km
93.3 1104 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) End of news, weather, traffic bleeps
and ID 420km
101.4 1714 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Nice peak from all Torfhaus' and Brockens.
German pops 712km
107.7 1719 LUX Den Neie Radio (DNR), Blaschette/Kandel (gld) Just peaking over a very weak
Kiss with soft pops, as web 557km
105.3 1722 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) OM sports commentary, v weak, as web 739km
98.7 1725 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Country
music chart perhaps. US presenter. Almost noise free peak 647km
105.3 1728 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Weak but almost noise free peak on
scatter!! YL speech and vocal ID 732km
Some excellent aircraft scatter again today. This is the first time I have ever received Schwerin and Kreuzberg via this mode here in Skegness. Signals were fluttery and not exactly weak either, but almost noise free when at their best. These used to be regulars on the Suffolk coast.
Brocken and Torfhaus have also been well received and have been reaching noise-free or near-noise-free levels all day on 89.0, 92.1, 94.6, 98.0, 101.4, etc. Again, signals were fluttery, indicating aircraft scatter as opposed to stable tropo conditions.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Friday, 7 March 2014
Skegness Log: 07-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter: 07-03-14:
107.1 1240 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) German YL song, as web 593km
98.7 1251 D NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) V weak on scatter. YL song, as web 565km
98.7 1254 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Blasted its way above everything
else. Sweet song, as web 407km
99.6 1256 HOL Slam!FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Slamming tunes, as web 407km
99.1 1257 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Ad break, as web 656km
95.3 1259 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Ad break, as 100.3 455km
98.7 1345 HOL NPO Radio 4, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Classical, suddenly on top.
as web 455km
107.3 1455 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Not quite noise free but a decent
signal for 729 km. Foundations song, as web 729km
102.3 1722 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) Depeche Mode type song, as web 543km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
107.1 1240 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) German YL song, as web 593km
98.7 1251 D NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) V weak on scatter. YL song, as web 565km
98.7 1254 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Blasted its way above everything
else. Sweet song, as web 407km
99.6 1256 HOL Slam!FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Slamming tunes, as web 407km
99.1 1257 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Ad break, as web 656km
95.3 1259 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Ad break, as 100.3 455km
98.7 1345 HOL NPO Radio 4, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Classical, suddenly on top.
as web 455km
107.3 1455 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Not quite noise free but a decent
signal for 729 km. Foundations song, as web 729km
102.3 1722 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) Depeche Mode type song, as web 543km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
Thursday, 6 March 2014
Skegness Log: 06-03-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 04-03-14:
99.5 0035 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Guitar solo, as web 707km **
99.5 0046 D Bayern 3, Hühnerberg (bay) Slow pop song, as web 871km **
99.5 0147 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Löbau/Schafberg (sac) YL conversation, as web.
Two second burst 1006km **
99.5 0214 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) Czech OM, as web. Three second burst
1281km **
99.5 0323 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Sudden burst of pan pipes, as web
459km **
99.5 0705 G BBC Radio 1,
Black Hill, Wenvoe or Swingate perhaps? News, as web **
99.5 0803 D N-JOY, Schwerin (mev) ID and jingle ID on eight second burst 739km **
99.5 0804 NOR NRK P2, Jetta/Blåhø (op) Norwegian OM, as web 1108km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
The most frequent bursters on 99.5 were Bayern 3 from Huhnerberg and NDR Info from Torfhaus. Come sunrise I had a lot of bursts from BBC Radio 1, though it's impossible to know which site/s these were from. Black Hill, Wenvoe and Swingate would be the most likely.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
99.5 0035 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Guitar solo, as web 707km **
99.5 0046 D Bayern 3, Hühnerberg (bay) Slow pop song, as web 871km **
99.5 0147 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Löbau/Schafberg (sac) YL conversation, as web.
Two second burst 1006km **
99.5 0214 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) Czech OM, as web. Three second burst
1281km **
99.5 0323 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Sudden burst of pan pipes, as web
459km **
99.5 0705 G BBC Radio 1,
Black Hill, Wenvoe or Swingate perhaps? News, as web **
99.5 0803 D N-JOY, Schwerin (mev) ID and jingle ID on eight second burst 739km **
99.5 0804 NOR NRK P2, Jetta/Blåhø (op) Norwegian OM, as web 1108km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
The most frequent bursters on 99.5 were Bayern 3 from Huhnerberg and NDR Info from Torfhaus. Come sunrise I had a lot of bursts from BBC Radio 1, though it's impossible to know which site/s these were from. Black Hill, Wenvoe and Swingate would be the most likely.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL.
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