Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 17-04-14:
104.9 0101 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) OM news with musical bed. (Not news other German)
751km **
104.9 0142 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) Acoustic song, as web 843km **
104.9 0208 AUT Antenne Kärnten, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) Pops, as web
1199km **
104.9 0237 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Pops, as web 1147km
104.9 0256 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops, as web 553km **
104.9 0608 AUT Kronehit, Schärding 2/Schardenberg-Aussichtsturm (obe) Eminem song, as web
1056km **
107.7 2319 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Pops, as web 1034km **
107.7 2354 D Die Neue 107,7, Stuttgart-Frauenkopf (bwü) Creedence Clearwater Revival,
as web 790km **
107.7 2356 D Hit Radio FFH, Hohes Lohr (hes) German YL, as web 639km **
107.7 2359 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) German OM, as web 571km **
Band 2 General/Aircraft Scatter: 17-04-14:
104.3 0722 D hr4, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German music, as web 612km
101.2 0723 D Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) X Fading with Habichtswald 565km
101.2 0723 D hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Fluttery but peaking above noise, as web 647km
101.1 0725 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Wavre (wal-bra) Subs song, as web, over Holme Moss 396km
107.0 0728 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 592km
87.8 0729 D WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw) Ads, as 93.3 525km
89.4 0731 HOL Radio Oost, Hengelo/Novec mast (Hazenweg) (ove) Kate Bush, as web 445km
102.8 0746 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) OM, as Lingen 102.0 456km
101.7 0748 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops and ID 628km
89.2 0750 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Very fluttery in multiple aircraft
scatter. Pops, as web 525km
87.9 0753 D NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) Just making it through. V weak German OM,
as web 599km
104.0 0815 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Fluttery. Peaking noise free 590km
105.9 1432 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Murray Head song,
as 105.7 525km
105.1 1434 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
104.1 1436 D WDR 4, Olsberg (nrw) Occasionally above BBC R Sheffield. As 101.3 592km
103.5 1438 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops, as web 553km
103.4 1439 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Howard Jones song, as web
525km
94.8 1440 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
95.8 1441 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Ralph McTell song, as web. Noise free
peak 478km
98.0 1445 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Jonathan Richman's Egyptian
Reggae, as web. Over Lille 707km
90.0 1730 D SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) Rosana song, as web 593km
106.9 1733 D Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Wamdue Project, as web.
V weak 514km
105.4 1740 D Radio Siegen, Aue/Hohe Hessel (nrw) Followed this several
times today.
As web stream. V weak. 586km **
97.2 1843 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Gentle classical music, as web
739km
105.3 1845 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) ID and traffic 732km
93.6 1909 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Twangy music, as web 550km
93.4 1912 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) V weak song, as web. Scatter! 712km
92.8 1913 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Out of the
mush in seconds. Briefly
clear and noise free, as web 477km
105.2 1918 D Radio RST, Schöppingen (nrw) Atomic Kitten song, as web.
Own programming
at this time. Clear above Lille 482km **
105.5 1922 D WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Noise free scatter 591km
107.6 1926 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Rap song, as 104.0 640km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
The 9.2 is really doing the business, but I really ought to lower it
slightly as it is swaying quite noticeably, even in the gentle breeze. I
won't lower it too much, but it looks quite imposing up there on the
roof at almost three metres above the rooftop. It is actually quite easy
to raise and lower it as necessary.
The two NRW firsts were a pleasant surprise, as was Pfaffenberg. I was
almost certain I could hear the latter on scatter when I had just moved
in to the last QTH, i.e. before all the noise started. I guess it must
have been Pfaffenberg all along. There are other bits and pieces across
the band too which I hope to identify here at the new QTH. It's a relief
to have the 9.2 installed before the Es season, but I still haven't had
time to install the rotator cables, so the antenna remains fixed to the
ESE for another day. This job is at the top of my To Do list for
tomorrow.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Körner 9.2, currently fixed east-south-east.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Skegness Log: 16-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 16-04-14:
104.9 2329 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Pops, as web 1147km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 16-04-14:
99.0 1646 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) ID and Bruno Mars song 684km
92.1 1647 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Pops, as web 707km
106.3 1649 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Soft pops, as web 592km
104.9 1810 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and German rap 553km
99.6 1812 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German OM, as web 612km
103.0 1812 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Chat and pops. Almost noise free 564km
98.7 1817 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Military ads 647km
97.3 1821 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Classical, as web 420km
94.4 1823 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Piano music, as web 543km
93.6 1824 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) French song, as web 550km
92.0 1827 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Noise free 493km
90.2 1832 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German YL over piano music, as web 477km
88.3 1840 D Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) Peaking above Sutton Coldfield, as web 565km
107.1 1843 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Jolly song, as web 593km
105.6 1844 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Jolly song, as 107.1 656km
102.3 1915 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) REM song, as web 543km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
The Körner 9.2 is on the roof of the bungalow at last! The permissions letter came through yesterday, but the aerial contractor who was coming today let me down. As luck wouldhave it, I found somebody else who was free this afternoon. The 9.2 is approximately two metres above the roof, perhaps slightly higher than at the last address.
The rotator is not connected at the moment due to problems drilling large enough holes through the brickwork to feed the control cables through. Even the aerial contractor did not succeed with his SDS drill, so I am forced to use a couple of external connection boxes and run the dreaded CAT5 cable into the room. This is just thin enough to squeeze through. The 9.2 is currently fixed east-south-east.
Reception of Hoher Meißner, Torfhaus and Brocken were almost noise free on scatter peaks during the late afternoon.early evening. Bielefeld on 103.0 has also been received as well as I have ever heard it, practically noise free when lifting up.
Providing I don't get any more internet disconnections tonight I will be monitoring 104.9 for meteor scatter.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
104.9 2329 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Pops, as web 1147km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 16-04-14:
99.0 1646 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) ID and Bruno Mars song 684km
92.1 1647 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Pops, as web 707km
106.3 1649 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Soft pops, as web 592km
104.9 1810 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and German rap 553km
99.6 1812 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German OM, as web 612km
103.0 1812 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Chat and pops. Almost noise free 564km
98.7 1817 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Military ads 647km
97.3 1821 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Classical, as web 420km
94.4 1823 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Piano music, as web 543km
93.6 1824 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) French song, as web 550km
92.0 1827 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Noise free 493km
90.2 1832 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German YL over piano music, as web 477km
88.3 1840 D Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) Peaking above Sutton Coldfield, as web 565km
107.1 1843 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Jolly song, as web 593km
105.6 1844 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Jolly song, as 107.1 656km
102.3 1915 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) REM song, as web 543km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
The Körner 9.2 is on the roof of the bungalow at last! The permissions letter came through yesterday, but the aerial contractor who was coming today let me down. As luck wouldhave it, I found somebody else who was free this afternoon. The 9.2 is approximately two metres above the roof, perhaps slightly higher than at the last address.
The rotator is not connected at the moment due to problems drilling large enough holes through the brickwork to feed the control cables through. Even the aerial contractor did not succeed with his SDS drill, so I am forced to use a couple of external connection boxes and run the dreaded CAT5 cable into the room. This is just thin enough to squeeze through. The 9.2 is currently fixed east-south-east.
Reception of Hoher Meißner, Torfhaus and Brocken were almost noise free on scatter peaks during the late afternoon.early evening. Bielefeld on 103.0 has also been received as well as I have ever heard it, practically noise free when lifting up.
Providing I don't get any more internet disconnections tonight I will be monitoring 104.9 for meteor scatter.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Skegness Log: 14-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 14-04-14:
100.7 0117 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Classical, as web 573km **
100.7 0147 D Sputnik (MDR), Klötze (san) Sam Smith song, as web 732km **
100.7 0519 D WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw) Beatles Tickt To Ride, as web 592km **
100.7 0614 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Meppen (1kW) or Freiberg Niederschöna (320W) German lady on the phone, as web **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via MS
An interesting meteor session with Dudelange producing the most prominent pings. Klotze was also quite frequent. There were several classical stations too but there were salso networked night services to contend with so not all could be identified. Notably MDR Figaro had the same programming as BR Klassik, and SRF2 Kultur had the same programming as Radio Rumantsch. WDR4 and SWR4 also shared a common service, the same for Sveriges P4 regionals Gavleborg & Blekinge - I definitely heard one of these, but which one?
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
100.7 0117 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Classical, as web 573km **
100.7 0147 D Sputnik (MDR), Klötze (san) Sam Smith song, as web 732km **
100.7 0519 D WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw) Beatles Tickt To Ride, as web 592km **
100.7 0614 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Meppen (1kW) or Freiberg Niederschöna (320W) German lady on the phone, as web **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via MS
An interesting meteor session with Dudelange producing the most prominent pings. Klotze was also quite frequent. There were several classical stations too but there were salso networked night services to contend with so not all could be identified. Notably MDR Figaro had the same programming as BR Klassik, and SRF2 Kultur had the same programming as Radio Rumantsch. WDR4 and SWR4 also shared a common service, the same for Sveriges P4 regionals Gavleborg & Blekinge - I definitely heard one of these, but which one?
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Sunday, 13 April 2014
Skegness Log: 13-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 14-04-14:
100.2 0008 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) Roxette track, as web 1506km **
100.2 0009 D Antenne Bayern, Gelbelsee (bay) Yael Naim song, as web 905km **
100.2 0020 SVN Radio Aktual, Krim (lj) Four second burst of Slavic song, as web 1295km **
100.2 0041 D RBB Kulturradio, Belzig (brb) Sombre classical piece, as web 831km **
100.2 0100 E RNE Radio 3, Montserrat (CAT-B) Banging techno, as web 1289km **
100.2 0311 D R.SH, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) Godawful Alexandra Burke song, as web 694km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 14-04-14:
87.6 0926 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Ads and promos, as web. Just
about noise free, briefly 288km
100.0 0931 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Noise free. Nice scatter today 493km
100.0 0931 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Noise free. Nice scatter today 493km
105.5 0933 D WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Noise free. As 106.7 591km
103.0 0935 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Almost noise free on scatter, despite the
FM5 being 1m above the ground 564km
93.6 0941 BEL Club FM, Koolskamp/Watertoren (vlg-wvl) Club and pop, as web. Noise free peaks
309km
93.4 0951 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Noise free
peak. Outside Broadcast 313km
93.4 0952 F Nostalgie, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) Ads, as web, suddenly over Rijnmomd 338km
90.2 1517 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Classical music, as web 477km
101.8 1520 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Aurich (nds) YL and OM, as web 478km
105.7 1524 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) ID and pops 543km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via MS
I had decided to let the XDR rest for a few nights so it was bright and fresh for the April Lyrids. Then I realised that meteor activity was quite active just before midnight last night, so I decided to tackle 100.2. Bursts were much more frequent than on previous nights, though things did taper off a bit towards dawn. I guess the earlier increase might be related to the Lyrid meteor shower, which is due to peak over the next week or so.
All MS stations logged above were heard numerous times.
Daytime scatter was good with Bielefeld coming in with the best signal I have had here this year, yet the FM5 is still only 1 metre above the ground.
More info on the Lyrids, taken from the AMS Meteors page: http://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar
Lyrids: Active from April 16th to 25th 2014.
The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity from this shower can be seen from the southern hemisphere, but at a lower rate.
Radiant: 18:04 +34° - ZHR: - Velocity: 30 miles/sec (medium - 48.4km/sec) - Parent Object: C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
100.2 0008 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) Roxette track, as web 1506km **
100.2 0009 D Antenne Bayern, Gelbelsee (bay) Yael Naim song, as web 905km **
100.2 0020 SVN Radio Aktual, Krim (lj) Four second burst of Slavic song, as web 1295km **
100.2 0041 D RBB Kulturradio, Belzig (brb) Sombre classical piece, as web 831km **
100.2 0100 E RNE Radio 3, Montserrat (CAT-B) Banging techno, as web 1289km **
100.2 0311 D R.SH, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) Godawful Alexandra Burke song, as web 694km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 14-04-14:
87.6 0926 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Ads and promos, as web. Just
about noise free, briefly 288km
100.0 0931 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Noise free. Nice scatter today 493km
100.0 0931 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Noise free. Nice scatter today 493km
105.5 0933 D WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Noise free. As 106.7 591km
103.0 0935 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Almost noise free on scatter, despite the
FM5 being 1m above the ground 564km
93.6 0941 BEL Club FM, Koolskamp/Watertoren (vlg-wvl) Club and pop, as web. Noise free peaks
309km
93.4 0951 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Noise free
peak. Outside Broadcast 313km
93.4 0952 F Nostalgie, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) Ads, as web, suddenly over Rijnmomd 338km
90.2 1517 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Classical music, as web 477km
101.8 1520 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Aurich (nds) YL and OM, as web 478km
105.7 1524 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) ID and pops 543km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via MS
I had decided to let the XDR rest for a few nights so it was bright and fresh for the April Lyrids. Then I realised that meteor activity was quite active just before midnight last night, so I decided to tackle 100.2. Bursts were much more frequent than on previous nights, though things did taper off a bit towards dawn. I guess the earlier increase might be related to the Lyrid meteor shower, which is due to peak over the next week or so.
All MS stations logged above were heard numerous times.
Daytime scatter was good with Bielefeld coming in with the best signal I have had here this year, yet the FM5 is still only 1 metre above the ground.
More info on the Lyrids, taken from the AMS Meteors page: http://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar
Lyrids: Active from April 16th to 25th 2014.
The Lyrids are a medium strength shower that usually produces good rates for three nights centered on the maximum. These meteors also usually lack persistent trains but can produce fireballs. These meteors are best seen from the northern hemisphere where the radiant is high in the sky at dawn. Activity from this shower can be seen from the southern hemisphere, but at a lower rate.
Radiant: 18:04 +34° - ZHR: - Velocity: 30 miles/sec (medium - 48.4km/sec) - Parent Object: C/1861 G1 (Thatcher)
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Friday, 11 April 2014
Skegness Log: 11-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 11-04-14:
93.6 0046 I RAI Radio2, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) Distinctive female vocals,
as web 1278km **
93.6 0103 SUI Radio SRF 1, Beatenberg or Port Valais Hall and Oates song, as web **
93.6 0122 POL Radio Zet, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Eighties syndrum track, as web 1147km **
93.6 1056 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Soulful German YL song,
as web 550km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via MS
There was another marked increase in meteor activity overnight, though most of it was only micosecond pings. "3205" had lodged itself onto the XDR-GTK display when I awoke.
RAI Due and Radio Zet were the chief bursters on 93.6 overnight, with Radio SRF1 taking a close third place.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
93.6 0046 I RAI Radio2, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) Distinctive female vocals,
as web 1278km **
93.6 0103 SUI Radio SRF 1, Beatenberg or Port Valais Hall and Oates song, as web **
93.6 0122 POL Radio Zet, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Eighties syndrum track, as web 1147km **
93.6 1056 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Soulful German YL song,
as web 550km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via MS
There was another marked increase in meteor activity overnight, though most of it was only micosecond pings. "3205" had lodged itself onto the XDR-GTK display when I awoke.
RAI Due and Radio Zet were the chief bursters on 93.6 overnight, with Radio SRF1 taking a close third place.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Skegness Log: 10-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 10-04-14:
92.2 0026 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) Poprad Presumed. Rock guitar,
as web. Three second burst 1459km **
92.2 0048 D SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Peter Bjorn and John song, as web 789km **
92.2 0217 F France Musique, Nice/Mont Chauve (06) Presumed Nice. Violin concerto, as web
1160km **
92.2 0450 SUI Radio Cité Genève, Mont Salève/Téléphérique [F 74] (ge) Three second burst of
sad French song, as web 885km **
91.4 2122 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) Chance burst while listening to
Troyes via scatter 643km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 10-04-14:
91.0 2002 F Le Mouv', Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) ID after promo 338km
88.0 2003 D WDR 5, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) OM news, as 90.6 538km
104.7 2004 D WDR Eins Live, Nordhelle (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 553km
93.2 2006 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Soft rock track, as web 365km
89.6 2119 D WDR 5, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) German OM, as web 519km
91.4 2121 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) French OM and gentle music, as 88.7
643km
102.8 2126 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Jazzy stuff, as web 328km
100.7 2127 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Operaticals, as web. Noise
free 573km
99.5 2128 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Orchestra, as web 459km
97.6 2129 HOL Radio Decibel, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 86F0 DECIBEL_ 313km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
Meteor Notes:
* Lots of bursts tonight.
* SRo 1 Radio Slovensko was the most regular burster.
* There were lots of interesting Slavic languages here.
* I recorded a 28 streams in total, which I think is more than I have ever done simultaneously.
It was a bad night for web streams switching off however. About eight to ten of them did so.
Other than that, I moved the FM5 to the opposite side of the bungalow this evening, at the most northerly corner, trying it one metre above the ground and then at five metres. It made very little difference to reception as that side of the garden is more 'open' and has slightly more distance between us and the nearest property. It also has a better take-off across the middle of some long gardens gardens between neighbouring streets.
What I also noticed is that there is a reduction in the noise I get to the south and this has almost gone now. I am tempted to install the 9.2 on this side of the bungalow, but I think it would be more out of the way where I had originally planned - on the south-west side. I still don't have the necessary written permission to install this yet, but I have been assured it will be with me next week. We'll see!
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
92.2 0026 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) Poprad Presumed. Rock guitar,
as web. Three second burst 1459km **
92.2 0048 D SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Peter Bjorn and John song, as web 789km **
92.2 0217 F France Musique, Nice/Mont Chauve (06) Presumed Nice. Violin concerto, as web
1160km **
92.2 0450 SUI Radio Cité Genève, Mont Salève/Téléphérique [F 74] (ge) Three second burst of
sad French song, as web 885km **
91.4 2122 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) Chance burst while listening to
Troyes via scatter 643km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 10-04-14:
91.0 2002 F Le Mouv', Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) ID after promo 338km
88.0 2003 D WDR 5, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) OM news, as 90.6 538km
104.7 2004 D WDR Eins Live, Nordhelle (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 553km
93.2 2006 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Soft rock track, as web 365km
89.6 2119 D WDR 5, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) German OM, as web 519km
91.4 2121 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) French OM and gentle music, as 88.7
643km
102.8 2126 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Jazzy stuff, as web 328km
100.7 2127 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Operaticals, as web. Noise
free 573km
99.5 2128 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Orchestra, as web 459km
97.6 2129 HOL Radio Decibel, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 86F0 DECIBEL_ 313km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
Meteor Notes:
* Lots of bursts tonight.
* SRo 1 Radio Slovensko was the most regular burster.
* There were lots of interesting Slavic languages here.
* I recorded a 28 streams in total, which I think is more than I have ever done simultaneously.
It was a bad night for web streams switching off however. About eight to ten of them did so.
Other than that, I moved the FM5 to the opposite side of the bungalow this evening, at the most northerly corner, trying it one metre above the ground and then at five metres. It made very little difference to reception as that side of the garden is more 'open' and has slightly more distance between us and the nearest property. It also has a better take-off across the middle of some long gardens gardens between neighbouring streets.
What I also noticed is that there is a reduction in the noise I get to the south and this has almost gone now. I am tempted to install the 9.2 on this side of the bungalow, but I think it would be more out of the way where I had originally planned - on the south-west side. I still don't have the necessary written permission to install this yet, but I have been assured it will be with me next week. We'll see!
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
Skegness Log: 09-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 09-04-14:
106.0 1114 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Distinctive music, as web
881km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
106.0 proved to be a difficult channel as Tournai had improved and blocked the channel for a good part of the night.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
106.0 1114 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Distinctive music, as web
881km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
106.0 proved to be a difficult channel as Tournai had improved and blocked the channel for a good part of the night.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Skegness Log: 08-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 08-04-14:
106.5 0239 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) OM with distinctive voice,
as web 917km **
106.5 0301 CZE CRo Brno, Brno/Kojál (JM) Squeaky voiced OM news, as web 1219km **
106.5 0554 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) New Seekers song,
as web 843km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
Bregenz 1 was the frequent burster during the earlier part of the morning. This was less frequent by sunrise with Brno and Leipzig Wiederau taking over.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
106.5 0239 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) OM with distinctive voice,
as web 917km **
106.5 0301 CZE CRo Brno, Brno/Kojál (JM) Squeaky voiced OM news, as web 1219km **
106.5 0554 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) New Seekers song,
as web 843km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
Bregenz 1 was the frequent burster during the earlier part of the morning. This was less frequent by sunrise with Brno and Leipzig Wiederau taking over.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Monday, 7 April 2014
Skegness Log: 07-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 07-04-14:
97.5 0012 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) Classical music, as web 1111km **
97.5 0038 D SWR3, Bornberg (rlp) German OM over song, as web 640km **
97.5 0452 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Simply Red song, as web 782km **
97.5 0748 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) German OM talk, as web 768km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
97.5 was tonight's chosen frequency. There was a big increase in the number of MS pings too. Unsurprisingly, regular bursters were Ö1 from Linz (100kW) and SWR3 from Bornberg (25kW), often appearing together in the same burst! Next to that, 5kW MDR Info from Suhl was also quite regular.
There were quite a few bursts from unidentified German language stations which I hadn't recorded. I can only presume that they were low powered Austrian or Swiss transmitters. Germany, Switzerland and Austria has become of particular interest lately and I endeavour to record all German language streams to be certain I am logging the correct station, but all Swiss station's web streams simultaneously dropped out after only eight minutes of recording on this occasion - at precisely 00:13:35 GMT in fact. I also tend not to record the stations with flea powered transmitters, i.e. 50 watts or less. Perhaps I should.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
97.5 0012 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) Classical music, as web 1111km **
97.5 0038 D SWR3, Bornberg (rlp) German OM over song, as web 640km **
97.5 0452 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Simply Red song, as web 782km **
97.5 0748 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) German OM talk, as web 768km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
97.5 was tonight's chosen frequency. There was a big increase in the number of MS pings too. Unsurprisingly, regular bursters were Ö1 from Linz (100kW) and SWR3 from Bornberg (25kW), often appearing together in the same burst! Next to that, 5kW MDR Info from Suhl was also quite regular.
There were quite a few bursts from unidentified German language stations which I hadn't recorded. I can only presume that they were low powered Austrian or Swiss transmitters. Germany, Switzerland and Austria has become of particular interest lately and I endeavour to record all German language streams to be certain I am logging the correct station, but all Swiss station's web streams simultaneously dropped out after only eight minutes of recording on this occasion - at precisely 00:13:35 GMT in fact. I also tend not to record the stations with flea powered transmitters, i.e. 50 watts or less. Perhaps I should.
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Skegness Log: 06-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 06-04-14:
96.5 0028 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Maroon 5 song, as web 786km **
96.5 0105 F France Culture, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) Presumed Carcassonne. French
OM, as web 1093km **
96.5 0122 F France Inter, Rouen or Chaumont Unusual singing, as web **
96.5 0237 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Helpterberg (mev) Raucus brass music, as web 881km **
96.5 0804 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) OM and musical bed, as web 1021km **
Band 2 Scatter: 06-04-14:
99.0 1623 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Presumed. Dutch ads with .be
web addresses. 370km
102.8 1625 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM, as 101.8 456km
104.6 1626 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) 6354 BONAMASS (corrupted scrolling
PS) Good peak. 351km
104.8 1628 HOL NPO Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Noise free. Dutch OM 443km
89.5 1630 BEL VRT Klara, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Classical, as 89.9 376km
89.9 1630 BEL VRT Klara, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Classical, as 89.5 431km
97.9 1631 BEL VRT Radio 2, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops, as 98.6. Dominating Sutton
Coldfield 431km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
96.5 0028 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Maroon 5 song, as web 786km **
96.5 0105 F France Culture, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) Presumed Carcassonne. French
OM, as web 1093km **
96.5 0122 F France Inter, Rouen or Chaumont Unusual singing, as web **
96.5 0237 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Helpterberg (mev) Raucus brass music, as web 881km **
96.5 0804 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) OM and musical bed, as web 1021km **
Band 2 Scatter: 06-04-14:
99.0 1623 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Presumed. Dutch ads with .be
web addresses. 370km
102.8 1625 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM, as 101.8 456km
104.6 1626 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) 6354 BONAMASS (corrupted scrolling
PS) Good peak. 351km
104.8 1628 HOL NPO Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Noise free. Dutch OM 443km
89.5 1630 BEL VRT Klara, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Classical, as 89.9 376km
89.9 1630 BEL VRT Klara, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Classical, as 89.5 431km
97.9 1631 BEL VRT Radio 2, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops, as 98.6. Dominating Sutton
Coldfield 431km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
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, one meter AGL, fixed south-east.
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