Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 20-04-14:
91.8 0142 D MDR JUMP, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Pop song, as web 1006km **
91.8 0153 D WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Pops, as web. Two second burst 544km **
91.8 0301 SVN Slovenija 1, Krvavec (lj) News about Ljubljana in two second burst 1271km **
91.8 0357 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Zeitz (san) Growly voiced singer, as web. Three second burst 842km **
91.8 0542 F France Musique, Several transmitters listed Bourges or Vannes, but others listed **
90.2 0952 D MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) Sudden burst while listening live via scatter 739km
97.4 1634 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Sudden burst while listening live 560km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 20-04-14:
91.8 0735 D WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Are We Human/Dancers song, as web 544km
97.3 0939 HOL Firma Bak oe n ei, Twente Dutch pirate. Dutch pops, as web **
106.3 0949 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Shrieking noises (opera?),
as web. Noise free scatter! 592km
105.3 0950 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) German OM, as web 732km
97.2 0951 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) German OM and ID jingle 739km
90.2 0952 D MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) Pops, as web. V weak 739km
104.2 0953 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Pink song, as web. V weak 739km
100.4 0955 D WDR 2, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) Coldplay, as web. Noise free 538km
104.6 1000 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Dutch YL news, as web.
Over Tournai 313km
97.4 1631 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Long fade-in/out over Linz 712km
102.9 1749 D RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) REM Everybody Hurts, as web 592km
103.5 1751 D RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) REM, as 102.9 553km
103.5 1811 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) YL talking over strange music,
as web 707km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
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 at 5.5 metres AGL. Yaesu G-5500 rotator.
Sunday, 20 April 2014
Skegness Log: 19-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 19-04-14:
105.4 0113 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Mister Mister song, as web 904km **
105.4 0616 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) Vocal ID. Thanks W4WDX for help with this 1052km **
105.4 0656 D Radio Siegen, Aue/Hohe Hessel (nrw) Toyota ad, as web. 13 second burst 586km **
105.4 0719 POL Radio Zet, Siedlce/Losice (MW) Madonna Learn To Say Goodbye, as web 1512km **
87.6 0921 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203. Unattended reception. 30dB peak 1219km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 19-04-14:
87.7 1356 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) First time on scatter. German OM, as web, on Radio 10 fade 627km **
87.9 1357 D NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) German OM, as 87.7 599km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
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, 5.5 m AGL. Yaesu G-5500 rotator.
105.4 0113 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Mister Mister song, as web 904km **
105.4 0616 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) Vocal ID. Thanks W4WDX for help with this 1052km **
105.4 0656 D Radio Siegen, Aue/Hohe Hessel (nrw) Toyota ad, as web. 13 second burst 586km **
105.4 0719 POL Radio Zet, Siedlce/Losice (MW) Madonna Learn To Say Goodbye, as web 1512km **
87.6 0921 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203. Unattended reception. 30dB peak 1219km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 19-04-14:
87.7 1356 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) First time on scatter. German OM, as web, on Radio 10 fade 627km **
87.9 1357 D NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) German OM, as 87.7 599km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
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, 5.5 m AGL. Yaesu G-5500 rotator.
Saturday, 19 April 2014
105.4 MHz - Sudtirol 1 Reception via April Lyrids
Once again, had it not been for W4WDX, who heard my clip, I don't think I would have realised that this was an Italian station in the north-east of Italy. I just assumed it might have been Austria, but there was no station listed with the name "Sud Tirol Eins".
Here is a recording, as it happened. Note the identification seven seconds into this recording. W4WDS has translated to English:
Click here to listen to the recording
German: "Das ist ihr neuer Hit, der sicher bald schon die Südtirol 1 Charts erstürmen wird."
English: "This is their new hit, which is going to storm the Südtirol 1 Charts soon."
Good DX!
John
Friday, 18 April 2014
Skegness Log: 18-04-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter: 18-04-14:
107.7 0040 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) Jazzy music, as web 571km
107.7 0058 D Die Neue 107,7, Stuttgart-Frauenkopf (bwü) Nazareth song, as web 790km
107.7 0137 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Pops, as web 1034km
107.7 0528 D R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) Holly Johnson song, as web 918km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 18-04-14:
104.2 0724 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) Item on baseball. US accents. 386km
89.2 0737 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Scatter. Noise free pops, as web 525km
89.2 0750 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Very fluttery in multiple aircraft
scatter. Pops, as web 525km
98.4 0923 HOL NPO Radio 1, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch YL and OM, as web 424km
93.0 0933 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Opera, as web 593km
100.3 0935 D Planet Radio, Eisenberg (Neuenstein) (hes) English ID jingle and pops on Radio
L1 fade 677km **
94.4 0947 D hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Fleetwood Mac song, as web. Above
Swingate 647km
94.0 0949 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Opera, as web 590km
94.6 0950 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Modern Talking song, ID and ELO
song 712km
92.1 0952 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Soft rock song, as web 707km
98.0 0952 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Pops, as web 707km
103.6 0956 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) Olly Murs, YL ID 687km
102.3 0958 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) Ellie Goulding, as web. Easy at the side of
Lincs FM 543km
91.8 1011 D WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Light pops, as web 544km
107.3 1013 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) German song, as web 729km
92.4 1021 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Valerie song,
as web. Noise free 560km
91.0 1022 D hr1, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German YL, as web 612km
107.4 1031 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Pops, as web. Local
programming at this time 508km
95.3 1317 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pink song, as web 712km
99.0 1321 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops and OM/YL chat, as web. Almost noise free when
peaked 684km
89.5 1342 D hr3, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
87.6 1343 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Caro Emerald song, as web 650km
97.7 1441 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Club song, as web 678km
106.3 1550 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Crooning, as web 592km
105.3 1600 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) OM ID and news 732km
107.9 1601 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL news, over Munster 732km
97.2 1607 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) German YL news, as web 739km
103.5 1611 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) German OM, as web 707km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
The G-5500 rotator is now connected and aligned. Still really pleased with reception here. As I had hoped, the noise I get to the south is greatly reduced now the 9.2 is on the roof. It appears to be something in a nearby property. the one nearest the 9.2. At the most I am receiving the noise at 9 or 10dBf (GTK scale - no boosts), which is negligible. Background noise in all other directions is at 4 or 5dBf so very quiet. Phew!
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 with Yaesu G-5500 rotator.
107.7 0040 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) Jazzy music, as web 571km
107.7 0058 D Die Neue 107,7, Stuttgart-Frauenkopf (bwü) Nazareth song, as web 790km
107.7 0137 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Pops, as web 1034km
107.7 0528 D R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) Holly Johnson song, as web 918km **
Band 2 General Scatter: 18-04-14:
104.2 0724 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) Item on baseball. US accents. 386km
89.2 0737 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Scatter. Noise free pops, as web 525km
89.2 0750 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Very fluttery in multiple aircraft
scatter. Pops, as web 525km
98.4 0923 HOL NPO Radio 1, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch YL and OM, as web 424km
93.0 0933 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Opera, as web 593km
100.3 0935 D Planet Radio, Eisenberg (Neuenstein) (hes) English ID jingle and pops on Radio
L1 fade 677km **
94.4 0947 D hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Fleetwood Mac song, as web. Above
Swingate 647km
94.0 0949 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Opera, as web 590km
94.6 0950 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Modern Talking song, ID and ELO
song 712km
92.1 0952 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Soft rock song, as web 707km
98.0 0952 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Pops, as web 707km
103.6 0956 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) Olly Murs, YL ID 687km
102.3 0958 D Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) Ellie Goulding, as web. Easy at the side of
Lincs FM 543km
91.8 1011 D WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Light pops, as web 544km
107.3 1013 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) German song, as web 729km
92.4 1021 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Valerie song,
as web. Noise free 560km
91.0 1022 D hr1, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German YL, as web 612km
107.4 1031 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Pops, as web. Local
programming at this time 508km
95.3 1317 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pink song, as web 712km
99.0 1321 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops and OM/YL chat, as web. Almost noise free when
peaked 684km
89.5 1342 D hr3, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
87.6 1343 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Caro Emerald song, as web 650km
97.7 1441 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Club song, as web 678km
106.3 1550 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Crooning, as web 592km
105.3 1600 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) OM ID and news 732km
107.9 1601 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL news, over Munster 732km
97.2 1607 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) German YL news, as web 739km
103.5 1611 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) German OM, as web 707km
** Personal Skegness 'First' by the respective mode
The G-5500 rotator is now connected and aligned. Still really pleased with reception here. As I had hoped, the noise I get to the south is greatly reduced now the 9.2 is on the roof. It appears to be something in a nearby property. the one nearest the 9.2. At the most I am receiving the noise at 9 or 10dBf (GTK scale - no boosts), which is negligible. Background noise in all other directions is at 4 or 5dBf so very quiet. Phew!
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 with Yaesu G-5500 rotator.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Skegness Log: 17-04-14 (FM)
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.
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.
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.
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