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Monday, 9 June 2014

Skegness Log: 09-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.08 0753 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Krasnohorivka/PFKRRT, vul. Gogolya, 15 (PO) Classical style
                singing, as web  2327km
 67.22 0758 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Gentle music, as web  1890km
 72.74 0803 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici (MA) OMs, as web  1968km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.80 0954 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) YLs a nattering  2177km
 87.90 1004 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Arabic music, as web  2071km

Band 2 Scatter/Tropospheric:
 87.8 1102  D  WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw)   525km
107.0 1103  D  WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw)   592km
107.2 1103  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw)   592km
105.7 1107  D  Radio Berg, Waldbröl (nrw) Tentative. Two other NRW locals also on the frequency.
               Pops, as web  560km
103.7 1109  D  WDR Eins Live, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Fighting with Lille  420km
104.1 1109  D  WDR 4, Olsberg (nrw)   592km
104.3 1110  D  hr4, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) As 107.3  612km
107.3 1110  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) As 104.3  729km
101.2 1111  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Noise free scatter  565km
 98.0 1112  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds)   707km
101.4 1112  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san)   712km
 97.8 1113  D  NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds)   477km
 97.7 1114  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp)   593km
 97.4 1116  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san)   712km
 97.4 1116  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp)   560km
 97.2 1119 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy)   617km
 92.8 1123  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds)   477km
105.6 1129  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Noise free scatter  656km
 87.9 1138  D  NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) Long, near noise free peak  599km
 87.7 1140  D  NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) As 87.9  627km
 91.8 1143 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Rap beats punctuating the noise, as web 
               703km
 90.5 1144  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) First time on scatter. Pops, as web 
               599km
 99.4 1145  D  NDR Kultur, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) First time on scatter. Pops!!! As web  599km
 96.4 1149  D  NDR Info, Aurich (nds)   478km
 97.5 1150 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) OM and pops, as web  782km
 89.6 1156  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) ID after Boy George song. Noise
               free  627km
 93.2 1158  D  NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Pops, as web  627km
 98.7 1200  D  NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) YL Info, as web  565km
103.2 1202  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) YL news, as web  634km
106.3 1206  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds)   707km
 89.0 1209  D  89.0 RTL, Brocken (san)   712km
 89.4 1210  D  NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw)   488km
 89.2 1211  D  NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds)   525km
 92.4 1212  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp)   560km
 92.4 1212  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds)   525km
 94.0 1213  D  SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp)   590km
 95.4 1217  G  BBC Radio Newcastle, Pontop Pike (EN-DUR) CA14 BBC_Nwcl  235km
 94.3 1218  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Black Hill (SC-NLA)   405km
 95.3 1218  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS)   501km
 96.6 1219  G  TFM Radio, Bilsdale West Moor (EN-NYK) C5BO TFM_____  166km
 97.2 1220  G  Stray FM, Harrogate/Harlow Hill (EN-NYK) C3BC Stray_FM  155km
 97.5 1221  G  Smooth FM, Burnhope (EN-DUR) ID  229km
100.7 1222  G  Heart, Bilsdale West Moor (EN-NYK) C3A8 Heart___  166km
102.8 1223  G  Star Durham, Burnhope (EN-DUR) Bob marley song, as web  229km
103.2 1223  G  Star Radio, Darlington (EN-NYK) Bob Marley song, as 102.8  200km
 92.6 1224  G  BBC Radio 3, Pendle Forest (EN-LNC)   188km
 94.7 1225  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Sandale (EN-CUM)   288km
 95.8 1225  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Black Hill (SC-NLA)   405km
107.8 1227  G  Stray FM, Skipton/Procter Heights (EN-LNC) Vocal ID  180km


It started out as a scan for signals travelling by general aircraft/troposcatter, but a short spell of weak tropo to Schleswig Holstein and Denmark became apparent at 1144. This subsided very quickly and then I realised that the North-east of England was slightly enhanced. Signals from Flensburg and Naestved were stable for several minutes.

As for the Es, I blinked at just the wrong moment and missed most of them.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Sunday, 8 June 2014

Skegness Log: 08-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.77 1755 RUS Radio Rossii, Sludno/RTPS (VO) OM, as web  2281km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6  1046 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 ___BNR__  2220km


I was determined I wasn't going to stop at home all day waiting for nothing to happen. In the end it proved to be a good idea.

We have a friend staying with us all week so lots of distractions and I am just hoping we aren't going to be out when a good opening materialises.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Saturday, 7 June 2014

Skegness Log: 07-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 89.9 1532  I  m2o, Curinga/Monte Contessa (cz) 5233 _M_DUE_O  2009km
101.3 1533  I  Radio Capital, Belvedere Marittimo (cs) Vocal ID  1911km **
 93.7 1541  I  Radio Azzurra, Amantea (cs) 5360 *AZZURRA  1970km **
 94.0 1541  I  Radio Deejay, Lappano/Timparello (Contrada Chiano) (cs) 5214   1959km **
 97.5 1543  I  R101, Diamante (cs) 5215  1903km **
 97.8 1543  I  Radio Radicale, Stalettì (cz) 5210 RADICALE  2024km **
 90.6 1552  I  Radio Capital, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5219 _CAPITAL  2043km
 93.2 1552  I  Radio Sportiva, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5244 SPORTIVA  2043km **
 93.6 1553  I  RSC Radio Studio Centrale, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di
               Paterriti (rc) 5D99 _R.S.C._  2054km
 94.3 1553  I  Radio Margherita, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5242 MA__HR__  2043km **
 96.5 1555  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Spilinga/Monte Poro (vv) 5264 *_RDS_*_  2009km **
 87.8 1557  I  RTL 102.5, Velletri/Frazione Poggi d'Oro (rm) 5218 RTL102.5  1576km **
 87.8 1557  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Vibo Valentia (vv) 5255 KISSKISS  2011km **
 93.2 1600  I  Radio 24, Gioiosa Marea/Gioiosa Vecchia (me) 5245  2009km **
 93.9 1600  I  RTL 102.5, Caggiano/Località Ringo (sa) Vocal ID  1805km **
 95.4 1601  I  Radio Subasio, Giovi/Via Bottiglieri (sa) 53FD SUBASIO_  1762km **
 98.7 1604  I  RTL 102.5, Potenza/Montocchio-Botte (pz) 5218 RTL102.5  1811km **
103.5 1605  I  Radio 105 Network, Capo d'Orlando/Monte San Martino (me) 52111 _105_FM_ 
               2001km **
103.8 1605  I  RTL 102.5, Piraino/Pizzo Brignolo (me) 5218 RTL102.5  2005km **
 88.1 1607  I  RAI Radio1, Lampedusa/Monte Imbriacola (RAI) (ag) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  2184km
 94.4 1609  I  Radio Deejay, Savoia di Lucania/Monte Macchia Carrara (pz) 5214  1809km **
 95.3 1609  I  Virgin Radio, Vietri di Potenza (pz) 5241 _VIRGIN_  1806km **
 96.3 1611  I  Radio DOC, Capri Leone (me) 5069 RADIODOC  2007km **
 92.6 1617  I  RAI Radio3, Caggiano (RAI) (sa) As 92.5  1806km **
 88.3 1620  I  Italianissima, Catanzaro/Monte Tiriolo (cz) 53A0  2004km
 90.0 1621  I  Radio Ibiza, San Marco ai Monti/Belvedere (bn) 5474 _IBIZA__ (or  Campobasso) 
               1727km **
 92.7 1623  I  R101, Gioiosa Marea/Gioiosa Vecchia (me) 5215 _R_101__  2009km **
 92.8 1625  I  R101, Montalto Uffugo/Monte Cozzo Cervello (cs) 5215 _R_101__  1942km
 97.3 1626  I  Radio Logos, Foggia (fg) 5000  1728km
100.3 1627  I  Febearadio- Antenna Febea-inBlu, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di
               Paterriti (rc) 5FAB  2054km **
 87.8 1629  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) 5772 RITMO_80  1797km
 87.9 1630  I  Virgin Radio, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5241 _VIRGIN_  2043km
 90.1 1631  I  Radio Deejay, Stalettì (cz) 5214 _DEEJAY_  2024km **
 91.1 1631  I  RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5202 __RAI___ _RADIO2_  1883km
 89.1 1633  I  RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  1883km
 89.2 1633  I  Radio 24, L'Aquila/Monte Luco-Pineta di Roio (aq) 5245  1544km
 90.2 1634  I  Radio Puglia, Bari/Strada Santa Teresa (ba) 5356 RPUGLIA  1828km **
 90.5 1635  I  Radio Maria, Ostuni/Contrada Campanile (br) 51CC R.MARIA_  1894km **
 91.4 1637  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Catanzaro/Monte Tiriolo (cz) 5225 KISSKISS  2004km
 96.5 1640  I  Virgin Radio, Parabita/Contrada Turrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5241
               _VIRGIN_  1982km **
100.2 1641  I  m2o, Parabita/Contrada Turrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5233  1982km **
101.0 1644  I  Virgin Radio, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Contrada Aratico (br) 5241
               _VIRGIN_  1872km **
103.0 1645  I  Radionorba, Specchia (le) 5353 R-NORBA_  2000km
 87.5 1647  I  Radio Radicale, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara (ta) 5210 RADICALE  1894km
 87.7 1647  I  Radio Radicale, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) 5210 RADICALE  1865km
 88.2 1648  I  Radio 24, Bari/Viale Luigi Einaudi, 25 (ba) 5245 RA_O____  1825km
 89.9 1649  I  Radio Maria, Parabita/Contrada Turrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 51CC
               R.MARIA_  1982km
 93.8 1653  I  Radio Maria, Bari/Strada vicinale San Giorgio Martire (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_ 
               1823km
 94.3 1654  I  Radio 105 Network, Alberobello (ba) 5211 _105_FM_  1871km
 94.3 1656 GRC Rythmos FM 94,3, Zakynthos/Skopos (ion-zak) 1058  2333km
 90.4 1658  I  Radio Deejay, Brindisi-centro (br) 5214  1923km
 92.2 1659  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Parabita/Contrada Turrisi-Serra
               di San Eleuterio (le) Vocal ID  1982km
 88.3 1702  I  Radio Radicale, Lecce (le) OM, as others  1958km **
 91.1 1713 GRC O Agios Spiridon 91,1 FM, Kerkira/Mt. Pantokratoras (ion-ker) Greek
               OM, as web  2098km **
 92.8 1724 GRC NET 105,8, Volos/Mt. Pilion (the-mag) OM on phone, as web  2303km
 95.4 1725  I  Radio City News -inBlu, Paternò (ct) 505F __CITY__  2067km **
 88.0 1744  I  Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211  1949km
 87.9 1746  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__  2007km
 91.1 1748  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  2007km
 88.0 1819  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Vibo Valentia/Via Giovan Battista Romei (RAI) (vv)
               5206 RAI_GRPR  2011km **


** Personal Skegness 'First'

A productive opening to Italy in which I feel confident about the above sites. The opening was quite geographically precise as it moved gradually across the southern part of Italy.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Friday, 6 June 2014

Skegness Log: 06-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.53 1138 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM, as
                web  1803km
 67.46 1141 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Music,
                as web  1803km
 68.24 1143 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Jingly
                music, as web  1803km
 68.51 1143 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY)
                Romantic song as web  2077km
 70.04 1145 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Jingly music, as other
                frequencies  1956km **
 70.64 1145 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) POps, as
                web  2223km
 71.30 1146 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) 

                Pops, as web  2077km
 71.69 1146 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Music, as web  1593km
 71.90 1147 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Pops, as others  1956km **
 72.08 1148 UKR Studiya Maidan, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Presumed with lively
                pops  2077km
 72.20 1148 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) Phone in,
                as web  2223km
 72.68 1148 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Phone in, as others  1956km
 72.86 1149 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY)
                Classical, as web  2077km
 69.68 1153 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kyiv/RaTel, vul. Olegivs'ka, 34b (KY) YL over 

                music, as web. Over Brest  2080km
 66.32 1314 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Music, as web  1729km
 67.88 1314 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) POps, as web  1729km
 69.08 1316 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Pops, as web  1729km
 69.47 1317 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernihiv/CHFKRRT, vul. Komsomol's'ka, 53b (CH) Presumed
                Chernihiv. OM, as web  2096km
 69.68 1318 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 70.91 1322 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) YL singer, as web  1593km
 72.47 1324 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km **
 73.79 1325 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Stolin (BR) Female singer, as web  1786km
 66.53 1552 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Presumed
                with local programming  1803km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.20 1204 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Religious chants, as web 
                2039km **
 87.90 1206  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__  2007km
 87.80 1212  I  R101, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5215  1755km
 90.80 1223 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel Trozza (kai) Arabic OM and YL, as web  2086km
 87.60 1224 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) Arabic OM song, as web  2342km
 89.40 1225 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) Phone in, as web  2089km
 92.80 1226 UKR Europa Plus - Ukraina, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) 62F3.
                Jingle ID  2077km **
 88.50 1232 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Kerkennah (sfa) Exceptionally passionate Arabic preacher,
                as web  2222km
 88.20 1234 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____  2100km
 87.50 1237  I  Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_  1684km
 87.90 1237  I  R101, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5215 _R_101__  1684km
 93.30 1243 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Gabès (gab) 7212  2284km
 96.50 1244 TUN Radio Oasis FM, Gabès (gab) 7225 OASIS_FM  2278km **
 96.60 1244 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) OM phone in, as web  1934km
 97.80 1248 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2039km
 99.80 1251 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gabès (gab) Arabic singing, as web  2284km **
 87.60 1253 SVN Radio Europa 05, Ljubljana 3-Sance (lj) 945B _EUROPA_  1288km
 87.60 1253 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic music, as web  1927km
 88.60 1255 HRV City Radio 88.6, Velika Gorica/Kravarsko (zg) C418  1410km
 87.70 1256 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Pljesivica (gs) C201 HRT-HR_1  1456km
 95.00 1301 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) Phone in, as web  2197km
 88.30 1305 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36) Vocal ID  1934km
 91.30 1308 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7201 JEUNES__  2039km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

A video of this opening can be found at: https://vimeo.com/97529442  The opening had many Arabic stations which I couldn't identify. I was unsure if I had Libya on 97.5, though it is more likely to have been Algeria. Same for a mystery Arabic station on 88.3 which seemed to be in // with Tunisian stations, however, Radio El Tarf appeared on 88.3 a short time afterwards so it could have been that. Some of the web streams could not be accessed to confirm the mystery stations.

Accented English was heard on 88.5, briefly, around 1600. It was definitely Es as the band was trying to open around 88 MHz and below, but I never found out what it was.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Thursday, 5 June 2014

Skegness Log: 05-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 70.46 1624 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) Music,
                as web  1887km
 70.91 1628 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OM,
                as web  1992km
 71.90 1635 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Rokosovo/ZFKRRT, gora Tovsta (ZK) OM, as web  1696km
 71.69 1638 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OMs,
                as web  1992km
 71.90 1639 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kherson/KHFKRRT, vul. Perekops'ka, 5 (KE) OM,
                as web  2401km **
 66.98 1642 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) OM, as web 
                2282km
 67.88 1643 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) OM, as web  2129km
 68.84 1643 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) Music, as
                web  2282km
 68.48 1818 RUS Radio Rossii, Multi-tx. V weak. In for a couple of minutes

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 0924 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 TATAOUIN  2342km
 88.0 0925 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2016km
 89.4 0926 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7210 __WHAR__  2089km
 90.6 0927 TUN Shems FM, Monastir (mon) Lively Arabic music, as web  2100km
 93.0 0930 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) YL news, as web  2183km
 94.3 0933 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) OM, as web  2016km
 96.5 0933 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) Arabic rhythms, as web  2016km
103.0 0936 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) Arabic OM and YL, as 87.7  2183km
 87.7 0937 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Djebel Trozza (kai) YL and OM, as 103.0  2086km
 91.0 0939 TUN MFM Tunisie, Ksour-Essaf (mah) OMs Arabic song, as web  2142km
 89.9 0940 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2183km
 89.0 0941 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Skhira (sfa) 7204 __AX____  2230km
 93.3 0943 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Gabès (gab) Arabic rhythms, as 87.7  2284km
 97.8 0945 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) OMs chanting, as web  2039km
101.3 0945 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Arabic rhythms, as 87.7  2039km
 89.1 0947 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gorraa (bej) OM and YL, as web  1976km
 90.3 0947 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7208 KE______  1934km
 90.8 0948 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel Trozza (kai) Phone inm as web  2086km
 91.3 0949 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Studio discussion, as web  2039km
 87.6 1021 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic song, as web. Weak and distorted  1927km
 88.0 1030 ALG Chaîne 2, Tizi Ouzou - Belloua (15) High pitched OM, as web  1848km
 88.4 1031 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Good signal. Arabic pops, as web  1872km
 90.2 1032 ALG Chaîne 1, Dirah (10) Arabic music, as web  1915km
 90.7 1032 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) Good signal. Arabic pops, as web  1927km
 91.1 1033 ALG Radio Djelfa, Sbaa Mokrane (17) OMs discussion, as web  2081km
 91.5 1033 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) OMs discussion, as web  1872km
 93.6 1037 ALG Radio Oran, Murdjadjo (31) OM and YL, as web  1943km **
 93.9 1038 ALG Chaîne 2, Aflou (3) Animated YL and OM, as web  2120km
 94.7 1039 ALG Jil FM, Chréa (9) Coldplay song, as web  1872km
 97.2 1040 ALG Chaîne 3, Aflou (3) Arabic OM song, as web  2120km
 98.0 1041 ALG Chaîne 1, Chréa (9) Arabic song, as web  1872km
 99.8 1042 ALG Radio Bouira, Dirah (10) Arabic YL and OM, as web  1915km **
 87.7 1044 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic OM and YL, as web  1913km
 87.6 1047 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Big signal. 52dB. Presumed.  2120km
 89.1 1050  E  Cadena 100, Ibiza=Eivissa (BAL-IB) E2CE CAD-100_  1576km
 89.4 1051 ALG Chaîne 1, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) Arabic music, as web  1976km
 90.7 1052 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) Arabic YL song, as web  2120km
 90.8 1052 ALG Radio Relizane, Aïn N'sour (48) OM phone caller, as web  1913km
 92.5 1054 ALG Radio Tiaret, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) OM announcement, as web, overriding second
               Arabic talker  1976km
 94.0 1057 ALG Chaîne 1, Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic YL song, as web  1913km
 97.3 1058 ALG Chaîne 3, Aïn N'sour (48) YL French rhythms, as web  1913km
 98.5 1058 ALG Radio Mascara, Chareb Errih (29) Jingle ID  1966km
 87.8 1101 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Arabic news, as web  2177km
 89.2 1102  E  Bay Radio, Dénia/La Segària (VAL-A) Bay Radio News brought to you by Linea
               Directa insurance  1594km
 92.5 1106  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Santa Pola (VAL-A) Recognised RNE news musical bed behind OM 
               1662km
 92.7 1107 ALG Radio Oran, Tessala (22) High pitched OM, as web. Not // Radio Mila stream 
               1989km
 94.1 1109 ALG Radio Algérie Internationale, Mecheria (45) OM French news about Algeria 
               2177km
 94.3 1110  E  RNE Radio 3, Santa Pola (VAL-A) E213 Radio_3_  1662km
 94.4 1111  E  Onda Cero, Alcoy (VAL-A) YL talk about Santa Pola, as web  1606km **
 95.9 1112 ALG Radio Ain Témouchent, Tessala (22) YL, as web  1989km
 97.1 1113  E  Onda Mediterránea, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E494  1706km **
 97.1 1114  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Villena (VAL-A) Flute concerto, as web  1621km **
 99.2 1115 ALG Radio Sidi Bel Abbes, Tessala (22) YL, as web  1989km
 88.3 1118  E  COPE, Santomera/Cabezos Ásperos (MUR-MU) A21F Orihuela RSureste  1676km
 90.3 1121  E  Fun Radio, Murcia (MUR-MU) Jingle ID  1690km **
 90.6 1121  E  COPE, La Font d'En Carròs/Tossal Gross (VAL-V) E089 COPE____ ONDA____
               NARANJA_  1628km
 88.6 1123  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Confrides/Aitana (VAL-A) E212 RNE-CLAS  1613km
 88.9 1124  E  Radio Marca, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) Scratchy voiced OM phone caller, as
               web  1706km **
 87.8 1130 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (otl) 111D MEDI__FM  2059km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Skegness Log: 04-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.7 1515  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 HIT_FM__  1904km
 88.0 1518  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Punta Umbría (AND-H) E215 RNE_5-H_  1862km
 88.4 1518  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Almonaster la Real (AND-H) E211 RNE_1___  1783km
 88.6 1519  E  COPE, Almendralejo (EXT-BA) E298  1693km
 88.0 1541  E  Radiópolis, Sevilla (AND-SE) E007 PO______  1819km **


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Skegness Log: 03-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.02 0935 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Jingle ID and pops  1922km
 66.53 0937 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM public speech, as web  1803km
 67.04 0937 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) OM public speech, as others  1674km
 67.19 0938 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) YL talking over music, as web  1864km
 67.70 0938 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM public speech, as others  1887km
 67.82 0938 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Religious talk over church organ  1674km
 68.96 0939 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) OMs, as web  1922km
 66.32 0944 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Local pops, as web  1729km
 66.47 0945 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Kastsyukovichy/RTPS (MA) Local pops, as web  2092km
 67.25 0945 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Kastsyukovichy/RTPS (MA) YL presneter and ops  2092km
 65.90 1024 RUS Radio Rossii, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) Jingle ID, as web stream  1425km **
 66.02 1025 RUS Radio Rossii, Kaliningrad/RTPTS (KA) OM, as web  1327km
 67.13 1139 RUS Radio Rossii, Sortavala/RTPS (KR) YL and guitar musical bed  2025km **
 67.25 1141 RUS Radio Rossii, Velikiye Luki/RTPS (PS) Russian song, as web  1950km **
 69.02 1143 RUS Radio Rossii, Borovichi/RTPTS (NO) OM, as web  2156km
 69.68 1144 RUS Radio Rossii, Kozlovtsy/RTPS (TV) YL, as web  2138km **
 69.86 1144 RUS Radio Rossii, Dedovichi (PS) YL and OM, as web  1922km
 71.24 1145 RUS Radio Rossii, Maksatikha/RTPS Seltsy (TV) YL, as web  2276km **
 71.93 1145 RUS Radio Rossii, Zaluch'e (NO) YL, as web  2022km **
 66.05 1146 RUS Radio Rossii, Pskov/ORTPTS (PS) YL, as web  1821km
 69.05 1151 RUS Radio Rossii, Vologda/ORTPTS (VO) YL (or OM?), as web  2502km **
 69.80 1151 RUS Radio Rossii, Naistenyarvi/RTPS (KR) YL over guitar music, as web  2142km **
 72.47 1152 RUS Radio Rossii, Medvezhyegorsk/Pindushi (KR) Russian song, as web  2255km **
 68.06 1203 RUS Radio Mayak, Petrozavodsk/RTPTS (KR) OM news, as web  2214km **
 71.39 1204 RUS Radio Rossii, Velikiy Novgorod/Proletariy (NO) OM correspondent, as web  2028km **
 70.01 1208 RUS Radio Rossii, Glubokoye/RTPS (PS) OM over music, as others  1863km
 67.94 1212 RUS Radio Rossii, Novosokolniki/RTPS (PS) OM, as web  1923km
 66.30 1220 RUS Radio Rossii, Sankt-Peterburg/LRTPTS (SP) YL, as web  1967km
 66.77 1220 RUS Radio Rossii, Sludno/RTPS (VO) YL and then OM, as web  2281km **
 68.93 1238 RUS Radio Peterburg, Kingisepp/RTPS (LE) Tentative. Animated OM, perhaps in radio play. No web //  1860km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
107.6 0803  I  Radio Azzurra, Rotella/Monte Ascensione (ap) 55D5 _AZZURRA  1499km **
 87.3 0810  I  Radio Studio X, Monte Femminamorta (pt) 60s song, as web  1277km **
108.0 0811  I  Radio Studio Emme, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5023 _STUDIO_ __RADIO_  1730km
107.8 0813  I  Radio Radicale, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5210 RADICALE  1752km
 99.5 0817  I  Radio Deejay, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5214  1730km
 96.1 0819  I  Radio 105 Network, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5202 __RAI_2_  1568km
 93.9 0821  I  Radio Quinta Rete, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 552B R.QUINTA. 70dBf. No RF or IF boost !!!!  1730km
 93.5 0824  I  Virgin Radio, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5241 _VIRGIN_  1752km **
 91.6 0825 SVK Fun Rádio, Lucenec/Blatný vrch (BB) 5340  1464km
 88.6 0828  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5210  1568km
 91.0 0830 ROU Radio Renasterea, Cluj-Napoca/Feleac (CJ) OM over panpipes, as web  1805km **
 87.6 0836  I  Radio Bellla e Monella, Gallio/Monte Sisemol (vi) 5370 MOLLLLM_  1143km
 89.0 0837  I  RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202  1197km
 89.4 0838  I  Radio Padova, Asiago/Località Cima Ekar (Cima Echar) (vi) 5360 R.PADOVA  1146km
 91.2 0841  F  Virgin Radio, Saint-Tropez/Saint-Peire (83) F219 _VIRGIN_  1186km
 93.6 0842 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Târgu Mures (MS) FF00  1877km
 94.4 0844  F  France Bleu Azur, Two neighbouring sites listed. Jingle ID
 97.0 0845  I  Radio Bellla e Monella, Valdobbiadene/Monte Barbaria (tv) 5370 ZELLLA__  1162km **
 97.5 0845 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Tokaj (BAZ) B203 KOSSUTH_  1580km
100.1 0846 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Baia Mare/Vârful Mogosa (MM) FF01 CULTURAL  1762km
102.5 0848 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Baia Mare/Vârful Mogosa (MM) FF00 RRACTUAL  1762km **
103.5 0848 HNG Class FM, Tokaj (BAZ) B205 Class_FM  1580km **
 87.8 0851  F  Le Mouv', Lyon/Fourvière (69) F208 LE_MOUV  883km **
 92.2 0853 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5201 _SRO_1__  1459km
 93.4 0854  F  France Musique, Morosaglia (20B) F203 MU______. AFs 107.2, 107.4, 107.5, 95.8, 100.8, 101.9  others  1365km
 93.4 0855 ROU National FM, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) 9250 NATIONAL  1844km
 94.4 0857 SVK Rádio Lumen, Kosice/Heringes (KE) 5343 _LUMEN__  1543km **
 95.2 0858 SVK Rádio Expres, Kosice/Bankov-bana, zásobník (KE) Vocal ID  1538km **
 96.4 0858 SVK Rádio Expres, Poprad/Juh, ul. Rázusova (PO) Promo, as 95.2  1462km **
 98.7 0900 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) FF01 CULTURAL  1890km **
 87.7 0901 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRADIO  1544km
 87.6 0904 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) French ads, as web  1927km
 87.9 0905 ROU Radio Trinitas, Sighetul Marmatiei (MM) Vocal ID  1755km **
 88.4 0906 POL Radio Maryja, Bielsko-Biala/G.Magurka (SL) 3232 R/MARYJA  1351km
 89.0 0907 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2203 _IMPULS_  1287km **
 89.2 0907 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Trebisov/Bánovce nad Ondavou - silo (KE) 5D60 _REGINA_  1580km
 89.4 0908 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Negresti-Oas (SM) FF00 RRACTUAL  1729km
 89.5 0909 CZE Radio Cas - FM (Rock), Trinec/Godula (MO) 299E CAS_ROCK  1319km
 90.0 0909 POL PR Radio Kraków, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) 37FC _Krakow_  1459km
 90.2 0910 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Telkibánya / Pányok Nagy-hegy (BAZ) B203 KOSSUTH_  1611km
 90.6 0910 HNG Szent István Rádió, Sátoraljaújhely / Magas-hegy (BAZ) B4A3 StIstvan  1581km **
 90.8 0910 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) FF03 IS_90.8_  1890km
 91.0 0911 CZE Frekvence 1, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2205 F1_91,0_  1287km **
 91.2 0911 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Varatec (MM) FF00 RRACTUAL  1778km
 91.3 0912 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Jeseník/Praded (OL) 232F R-ZURNAL  1213km **
 93.7 0913 CZE Radio Helax, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2091 _HELAX__  1287km **
 93.8 0914 SVK Rádio Best FM, Kosice/Heringes (KE) ID as Best FM  1543km **
 94.0 0914 SVK Rádio Best FM, Presov/Sibená hora-vodojem (PO) Pops, as 83.8  1525km **
 94.0 0915 POL PR 3, Jelenia Góra/Sniezne Kotly (DS) 3233 _TROJKA_  1074km **
 94.7 0915 POL PR 3, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) 3233 _TROJKA_  1459km **
 94.8 0915 POL PR Radio Opole, Glubczyce/Fabryczna (OP) 3401  1247km **
 95.8 0916 POL Radio Zet, Krynica/G.Parkowa (MP) 3205 RadioZet  1489km **
 95.9 0917 SVK Rádio Kiss, Snina/Scobík (PO) 5352 K_I_S_S_  1586km **
 96.6 0918 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5201 _SRO_1__  1544km **
 96.7 0920 POL PR Radio Wroclaw, Jelenia Góra/Sniezne Kotly (DS) 3403 339_901/  1074km **
 97.4 0921 POL PR Radio Kraków, Gorlice/Komin EC Gorlice (MP) 37FC _Krakow_  1491km **
 97.8 0922 POL Radio Zet, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) Ads, as web  1459km **
 97.9 0922 POL PR 1, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3211JEDYNKA_  1333km **
107.4 0923 POL Radio Zet, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3205 RadioZet  1530km **
107.6 0923 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3E88 Radio_eM  1333km **
105.4 0924 POL PR 1, Gorlice/Komin EC Gorlice (MP) 3211 JEDYNKA_  1491km **
105.8 0924 POL Muzyczne Radio, Jelenia Góra/G.Baraniec (DS) 3656 MUZYCZNE  1090km **
 88.6 0929  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5006  1752km
 88.6 0932  I  Radio Delta 1, Roccamorice-Maiella-Fonte Tettone (pe) 535E R.DELTA1  1594km
 87.7 1643 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) ID. Not strong enough for RDS  1770km
 88.9 1644 POR RDP Antena 1, Monchique/Fóia (agv) Vocal ID  1891km
 90.4 1644 POR Antena Sul, Almodôvar/Pico do Mu (bej) Pops, as web  1871km
 90.6 1647 POR Rádio Campanário, Vila Viçosa (evo) Portuguese song, as web  1705km
 88.1 1653 POR Rádio Comercial, Monchique/Fóia (agv) Ad break, as web  1891km
 90.6 1655 POR RDP Antena 2, Grândola (set) Classical, as web  1802km
 93.6 1656 POR RDP Antena 1, Montargil (ple) Talking about Billie Holliday, as web  1694km
 88.0 1716 POR Mega Hits, Sintra (lis) Banging Toonz, as web  1760km
 87.6 1718 POR RDS, Seixal (set) Vocal IDs. V weak and noisy  1770km
 88.7 1730 POR RDP Antena 2, Serra de Montejunto (lis) String piece, as web  1711km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 87.60 1304 NOR NRK P1, Nordhue (he) F801. Unattended  1094km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

I came into today's opening rather late but still heard some intresting new DX from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Italy preceded this, but when I first tuned in, shortly after 0800, hardly anything from Italy was RDSing, despite some very strong signals. I can now use the term "very strong", knowing it has a bit more weight behind it. The XDR, barefoot, gave no idea how strong signals were. Same with the KT6040 to a degree, but now I have a reference figure and so i could see that some Italian signals were actually stronger than Belmont - even if I were to beam directly at Belmont itself! Needless to say, ALL Belmont transmitters were wiped out.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Monday, 2 June 2014

Skegness Log: 02-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 65.93 0840 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shostka/SFKRRT, vul. Korotchenka, 88 (SU) YLs, as web  2229km **
 66.02 0840 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Pops and ad, as web  1922km
 66.20 0841 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Rock song, as web  2049km
 66.44 0842 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) POps and ID  1890km
 66.98 0843 BLR BR Gomel FM, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Pops, as web  2049km
 67.22 0843 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Distorted YL news, as web  1890km
 67.34 0844 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Piano concerto, as web  1670km
 67.49 0844 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Shostka/SFKRRT, vul. Korotchenka, 88 (SU) Promin Online ID  2229km
 67.76 0845 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Presumed but not as web. Local programming?  2049km
 68.00 0847 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Classical, as web  1890km
 68.12 0848 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Pops, as web  1670km
 68.72 0849 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Local music, as web  1580km
 69.47 0850 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernihiv/CHFKRRT, vul. Komsomol's'ka, 53b (CH) YL, as web  2096km **
 70.28 0851 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Local music, as web  1890km
 73.79 0852 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Stolin (BR) Classical music, as others  1786km
 66.08 0859 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Top of the hour ID  1580km
 66.32 0859 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Local Radio Pinsk ID  1729km
 66.86 0900 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) YL news overmusic, as web  1730km
 68.51 0902 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM news, as web  2077km
 69.08 0903 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Presumed with local news. ID sounded like Radio Pagoda  1729km
 69.68 0904 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) YL news and ads, as 69.08  1593km
 70.91 0905 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) OM over music, as web  1593km
 71.30 0905 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM, as web  2077km
 71.78 0906 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Olevs'k/ZHFKRRT, vul. Svyatomykolayivs'ka, 146 (ZH) Reactivated tx? OMs, as 71.30  1865km **   72.86 0907 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Local music, as web  2077km
 69.68 0915 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kyiv/RaTel, vul. Olegivs'ka, 34b (KY) IDs  2080km
 66.53 0918 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) YL, as web  1803km
 66.98 0921  ?  UNID,  Local Ukraine programme perhaps?
 67.46 0922 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM, as web  1803km
 68.24 0923 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Vocal IDs in OM talk  1803km
 69.83 0925 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Lozova/TFKRRT, vul. Pol'ova, 13 (TE) Classical, as web  1793km
 70.46 0926 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) YL on phone to OM, as web  1887km
 70.76 0927 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) Ads, as web  1907km
 70.91 0929 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) ID in OM talk  1992km
 71.75 0930 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Lozova/TFKRRT, vul. Pol'ova, 13 (TE) OM with ID  1793km
 71.93 0931 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Balanivka/VFKRRT (VI) YLs, as web  2096km
 72.02 0939  ?  UNID,  UNID with music
 67.04 0949 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Classical, as web  1674km
 67.19 0949 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) YL, as web  1864km **
 67.34 0950 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Zhmerinka/VAT Ukrtelekom, vul. B. Khmel'nyts'kogo, 19 (VI) YL, as web  1980km **
 67.82 0950 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) ID  1674km
 67.97 0951 UKR UR Radio Bukovyna, Chernivtsi/SKH Radiotsentr, vul. Putyl's'ka, 20 (CV) OM, as web  1869km **
 69.26 1002 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) YL correspondent Natalya something, as web  1864km **
 69.53 1002 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Yarok/ZFKRRT, gora Tokarnya (ZK) OM news, as web  1625km **
 70.19 1003 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Rakhiv/ZFKRRT, gora Terentyn (ZK) OM news, as others  1766km
 70.64 1003 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Mizhhir''ya/ZFKRRT, gora Turshul (ZK) OM news, as others  1696km
 71.24 1004 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Ivano-Frankivs'k/IVFKRRT, vul. Chornovola, 19 (IF) OM news, as others  1759km **
 71.54 1004 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Yarok/ZFKRRT, gora Tokarnya (ZK) OM on phone, as web, Strong mains hum  1625km **
 71.90 1005 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Rokosovo/ZFKRRT, gora Tovsta (ZK) OM and ID. Screeching on this audio!  1696km
 66.05 1641 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Pidzamochek/TFKRRT (TE) OM, as web  1799km **
 66.59 1642 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Horishnya Vyhanka/TFKRRT, vul. Televizijna (TE) OM, as 66.05  1826km
 70.31 1652  ?  UNID,  IDd as "Radio Svoboda Maksimum" at least twice
 68.93 1718 MDA Radio Micul Samaritean, Hîncesti (HN) US accented presenter, as web  2121km **

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.0 0942 MDA Muz FM, Chisinau (CU) IDs and pops  2128km **
 88.4 0956 ROU Impact FM, Iasi (IS) E20B IMPACTFM  2048km **
 87.7 1006 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRADIO  1544km
 88.4 1007 ROU Pro FM, Varatec (MM) E059  1778km
 89.1 1008 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Stará Lubovna/Kotník (PO) 5201 _SRO_1__  1472km **
 89.2 1010 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Trebisov/Bánovce nad Ondavou - silo (KE) 5D60 _REGINA_  1580km
 89.5 1010 CZE Radio Cas - FM (Rock), Trinec/Godula (MO) 299E CAS_ROCK  1319km **
 90.8 1011 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) FF03  1890km
 90.6 1012 HNG Szent István Rádió, Sátoraljaújhely / Magas-hegy (BAZ) B4A3 S **zIstvan  1581km
 92.5 1013 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Valazské Mezirící/Radhost (MO) 232F R-ZURNAL  1304km **
 92.7 1013 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Tokaj (BAZ) B201 _PETOFI_  1580km **
 93.4 1014 ROU National FM, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) 9250 NATIONAL  1844km **
 94.2 1014 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 521B DEVIN___  1459km
 92.2 1015 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5201  1459km
 94.4 1015 HNG Európa Rádió, Debrecen (HaB) B077 _EUROPA_ scrolling PS  1636km **
 94.8 1016 CZE CRo Vltava, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) 232D R-VL__VA  1281km **
 87.6 1017 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _IMPULS_  1219km
 96.1 1018 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) FF01 CULTURAL  1677km **
 97.1 1018 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Miskolc / Avas (BAZ) B203  1541km **
 97.5 1019 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Tokaj (BAZ) OM news, as 97.1  1580km **
 98.0 1019 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Lucenec/Blatný vrch (BB) 5561 _PATRIA_  1464km **
 99.0 1020 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Banská Stiavnica/Sitno (BB) 5201 _SRO_1__  1402km **
101.6 1021 HNG Class FM, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B205 Class_FM  1649km **
101.8 1021 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) FF00  1890km **
102.8 1022 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Borský Mikulás or Nové Zámky 5202. Not sure which transmitter ** 103.0 1023 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B203 KOSSUTH_  1649km **
103.7 1023 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) FF00 CULTURAL  1890km **
104.9 1024 HNG Mária Rádió, Dömös (KoE) B1CC MARIA_R.  1439km **
105.6 1025 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Gerecse (KoE) B203 KOSSUTH_  1418km
 88.6 1027 AUT 88.6 Der Musiksender, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC47 *_88.6_*  1247km **
105.8 1027 AUT KRONEHIT, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A3FF  1247km **
 89.9 1028 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C _*WIEN*_  1247km **
 92.0 1029 AUT Ö1, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) YL, as web  1247km **
 94.7 1029 AUT Ö2 - Radio Burgenland, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as 97.9  1247km **
 97.9 1030 AUT Ö2 - Radio Niederösterreich, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A602 RADIO-N_. Local ID  1247km **
 99.9 1030 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) German ands  1247km **
103.8 1031 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) FF00 RRAC____  1706km
105.2 1033 HNG Dankó Rádió, Rábaszentandrás (GMS) B206 _DANKO__  1359km **
 87.6 1034 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) B206 KOSSUTH  1368km **
 88.5 1035 ROU Pro FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 PRO_FM__  1801km
 88.9 1035 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) D2FF  1591km
 87.5 1037 SRB Fokus Radio, Sabac/Cer (Srb) D288 RADIO___ FOKUS___  1685km **
 89.8 1037 SRB Radio AS FM, Pancevo (Voj) D3AF _AS_FM__  1735km **
 90.9 1038 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Kopaonik (Srb) D2FF RT__BG_1. SQUASHING BELMONT!!  1860km **
106.5 1039 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Neumarkt/Kulmer Alpe (ORS) (ste) Vocal ID in ads  1214km **
 87.6 1042 HRV Podravski Radio, Durdevac/Micetinac-Veliki Kostanj (kc) C440 PODRADIO  1436km
 87.8 1042 HRV Radio Zabok, Zabok/Grdenci (kr) C46C   1371km
 89.2 1043 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) 89.2 A203 HITRADIO  1261km
 90.5 1043 HRV Narodni Radio, Slavonski Brod/Kosarevac (sb) C206  1553km **
 91.5 1045 BIH Radio Kalman, Sarajevo/Grdonj (sar) F0F2  1678km
 91.6 1045 BIH BN Radio, Doboj/Ankare (srp) F038 RTV_BN__  1591km **
 91.7 1046 HRV Radio Koprivnica (RKC), Koprivnica/Jagnjedovec (kc) C30F  1418km **
 92.7 1047 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Kozara/Lisina (srp) F042 RTRS-RRS  1510km
 94.3 1049 BIH Radio Kljuc, Kljuc/Lubica (srp) Jingle ID  1532km **
 94.5 1050 ALB Radio Eurostar, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 9004 __840___ _SHAGA__  1964km
 94.6 1051 SVN Radio Sraka, Trdinov Vrh (nm) 943D _SRAKA__  1356km **
 95.4 1051 HRV Radio Mreznica, Duga Resa/Vinica (ka) C450 MREZNICA  1391km **
 95.7 1052 BIH Federalni Radio, Sarajevo/Hum (sar) Vocal ID. Presumed site  1676km
 96.4 1053 SVN Slovenija 3, Kuk (go) Classical, as 96.5  1227km **
 96.6 1054 HRV Radio Ogulin, Ogulin/Klek (Planinarski dom) (ka) C454  1384km **
 96.8 1055 HRV Totalni FM, Brac/Vidova Gora (st) C30B ______I_  1625km **
 96.5 1056 HRV Totalni FM, Rijeka/Pulac (ri) Pops, as 96.8  1339km **
 96.7 1056 SVN Radio SI, Trstelj (go) 933A RADIO_SI  1258km **
 97.0 1057  I  Radio Attività Sport, Muggia/Strada per Chiampore (ts) 51FF ATTIVITA  1281km **
 98.8 1058  I  Radio Non Tacere, Copertino (le) 5B84 _IN_BLU_  1971km **
107.7 1059  I  Radio Selene, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Contrada Aratico (br) 5A49 _SELENE_  1872km **
 87.5 1100  I  Radio Radicale, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara (ta) 5210 RADICALE  1894km
 88.3 1101  I  Radio Margherita, Parabita/Contrada Turrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5242  1982km
 88.5 1101  I  m2o, Bari/Via Principe Amedeo (ba) 5233 _M_DUE_O  1823km
 88.7 1102  I  Radionorba Music, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) Vocal ID  1865km **
108.0 1104  I  Love FM, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5A71 LOVE_FM_  1796km
106.6 1105  I  Radionorba, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 5353  1894km **
107.0 1105  I  Radionorba, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Guardiola (ba) 5353 R-NORBA_  1846km
105.6 1106  I  Radio Capital, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5219 _CAPITAL  1796km **
105.9 1106  I  Radionorba, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) 5353 R-NORBA_  1865km
105.3 1107  I  Radio 105 Network, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 52111 _105_FM_  1796km **
 87.9 1115  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 69dB!!!  1730km
 88.4 1117  I  Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__  1730km
 88.6 1119  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5006 67dB!!!  1752km
 88.9 1121  I  Radio Città Aperta, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5EDD and vocal ID  1568km
 88.6 1122  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5210 RADICALE  1568km
107.9 1122  I  Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245 RADIO_24  1568km
107.2 1123  I  Radio LatteMiele (Radio Marconi), Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 5355 __TTMI__  2054km **
106.6 1124  I  Radio Rock, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 53FF   1568km
106.9 1124  I  Radio Jukebox, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5398 JUKEBOX_  2043km
105.6 1126  I  Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5148 __RETE__ __SPORT_  1568km
100.2 1129  I  Radio Capital, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt) 5219 _CAPITAL  1851km **
 97.8 1131  I  Radio Schitikkio, Bagheria/Contrada Consona (pa) 5158 SKITIKIO  1958km
 99.5 1131  I  Virgin Radio, Capo d'Orlando/Monte San Martino (me) 5241 _VIRGIN_  2001km
 95.9 1133  I  RAI Radio2, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5202 __RAI___  2007km
 94.7 1134  I  RAI Radio1, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (RAI) (sr) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  2106km
 93.7 1135  I  R101, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5215   1949km **
 92.7 1138  I  R101, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) 5215 _R_101__. Presumed site  2106km
 92.2 1139  I  Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 _DEEJAY_  2007km
 92.6 1139  F  France Inter, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) OMs, as 103.7. Tinny audio by comparison  1449km
 91.6 1140  F  NRJ, Corte/Monte Cecu (20B) Jingle ID  1370km
 91.1 1141  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  2007km
 90.3 1142  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (RAI) (pa) 5206 RAI-GRPR  1944km
 91.0 1142  F  Europe 1, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Pinselli (20A) OMs, as web  1414km
 90.3 1143  F  Europe 1, Bastia/Serra di Pigno TDF (20B) F216  1343km
 89.5 1144  I  RTL 102.5, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5218  2007km
 88.3 1146  F  Nostalgie, Bonifacio/Parking Hôtel Genovese (20A) French oldies, as web  1465km **
 87.9 1147  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__  2007km
 88.2 1147  I  Radio Deejay, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1521km
 94.5 1148  I  Virgin Radio, Nuoro/Monte Ortobene (nu) 5241 _V____N_  1582km **
 94.3 1149  I  Radio Capital, Sciacca/Monte San Calogero (Monte Kronio) (ag) 5219 _CAPITAL  1998km
 93.9 1151  I  Radio Maria, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 51CC  1949km
 93.4 1152  I  RTL 102.5, Castelsardo/Monte Ossoni (ss) 5218 RTL102.5  1503km
 93.6 1153  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ozieri/Contrada Monserrato (ss) 5220 R_ITALIA. Presumed site  1543km **
 93.3 1154  I  RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ _RADIO2_  1575km
 93.3 1156  I  Radio 105 Network, Pretoro-Maiella/Località Mirastelle (ch) 52111 _105_FM_  1595km
 90.7 1157  I  RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_  1678km
 92.0 1157 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7202 RTCI____  2016km
 90.7 1158  I  Love FM, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 50B1 LOVE_F__   1513km **
 89.0 1200  I  Radio Otto Nove Classics, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 58BD OTTOSIVE (Corrupted PS)  1678km **
 88.2 1204  I  RAI Radio1, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5201   1681km
 89.5 1206 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7202 CU__UR__  1933km
 90.3 1206 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7208 KEF_____  1934km
 88.0 1207 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2016km
 87.5 1208  I  Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_  1684km
 88.3 1210 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36) OMs, as web  1934km
 90.3 1213  I  Virgin Radio, Villacidro/Loc. Giarranas (md) 5241 _VIRGIN_  1652km
 91.4 1213 ALG Chaîne 3, Oum Ali (36) OM muffled audio, as web  1934km **
 92.4 1214  I  Radio Sintony, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 54A4 SINTONY_  1684km
 93.4 1215 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7202 RT______  1934km
 95.1 1216 ALG Radio Souk Ahras, M'cid (41) OM, as web  1957km **
 87.9 1222  F  Radio Maritima, Istres/Colline Saint-Etienne (13) F436. (Or Martigues?)  1123km
 87.9 1223 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Arabic OM, as web  2071km
 87.6 1224 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) OM ID and Hall and Oates track  1927km
 87.8 1241  I  Radio Subasio, Segni (rm) 53FD SUBASIO_  1588km
 90.6 1242  I  Radio Capital, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5219 _CA___AL  2043km
 87.7 1245  I  TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5263 T_R_B_C_  1718km
 90.7 1247 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic OM, as web  1927km
 93.6 1248  I  RSC Radio Studio Centrale, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 5D99 _R.S.C._  2054km **
 93.7 1248  I  Virgin Radio, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5241 _VIRGIN_  1730km **
 95.2 1249  I  Radio Club 91, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5071 CLUB_91_  1752km **
 87.5 1251  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5220 R_ITALIA  1730km
100.0 1251  I  Radio Eco Sud, Molochio/Monte Trepitò (rc) 5430 *ECOSUD*  2043km **
 88.2 1252  I  Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 52111 _105_FM_  1752km
 90.2 1257  I  Radio Paestum, Paestum (sa) 531E PAES____  1796km **
 91.4 1302 MNE Atlas Radio, Rosaje/Kacuber (RO) D222 _ATL____  1850km
 91.7 1302 SRB Radio Omega 3, Prizren (Kos) D099   1941km **
 88.3 1304 HRV Radio Marija, Virovitica/Milanovac-Kota Kaza (vt) C47C  1474km
 87.6 1305 SRB Bum Radio, Kraljevo (Srb) 8000 *B_U_M*_  1821km
 88.2 1307 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____  2100km
 88.0 1312 HRV Radio Baranja, Beli Manastir (os) C433  1552km **
 90.2 1315 SRB Radio Cer, Lipolist (Srb) D025  1678km
 91.7 1315 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8220 HR.BOTEV  2193km
 87.6 1316 BUL BNR Horizont, Lom/RRS Lom (mnt) 8210  1969km
 92.2 1316 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev Vrah (pld) 8220 __BNR___ HR.BOTEV  2152km
 88.4 1317 BUL BNR Horizont, Roman/Strupets (vrt) 8210  2059km
 90.3 1326 ROU Radio Trinitas, Timisoara (TM) E24D 90.3_FAS TRINITAS  1713km
 87.9 1701 UKR Radio ERA FM, Odesa/kolyshnij SX tsentr, vul. Lyustdorfs'ka doroga, 55 (OD) OM news over music, as web  2287km **
 87.5 1704 UKR Pershe radio (First Radio), Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Tentative. Pops. Possible ID  2286km **
 88.3 1704 MDA Tiraspol FM, Tiraspol (P-TS) 1212 88.3_FM_ TELEFON_ 5-50-50_ 19505___  2189km **
 89.6 1705 MDA Hit FM, Slobozia (P-SL) Jingle ID  2201km **
 88.5 1710 UKR Retro FM, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Jingle ID  2286km **
 89.6 1711 MDA Radio Chisinau, Chisinau/Botanica (CU) OM, as web  2131km **
 88.0 1819 GRC NET 105,8, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 1201  2208km
 88.6 1819 MNE Radio D, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D450   1841km
 88.7 1820 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Sarajevo/Trebevic (sar) F042 RTRS-RRS  1684km
 87.6 1824 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00A8 _LAIKOS_  2208km
 89.0 1825 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 102A __HESSE_  2208km
 97.3 1827 MKD Makedonsko Radio 1 - Radio Skopje, Veles/Crn Vrv (VA) 4201   2027km **
 93.8 1832  I  TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Frigento (av) 5263   1748km **
 93.9 1833 GRC ERA Sport, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 1204 ERASPORT  2208km
 94.2 1835 GRC Lidia i Filippisia (Thessaloniki), Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 1320  2208km **
 97.6 1836 MNE Atlas Radio, Pljevlja/Tvrdas (PV) D222 ATDIO  1775km **
 98.0 1839 GRC Radio North 98.0, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Vocal ID  2208km
 98.7 1840 BIH Radio M, Sarajevo/Grdonj (sar) F079  1678km
101.2 1841  I  Radio Laser-inBlu, Pisticci (mt) 54CB R-LASER_  1873km **
 97.3 1855  I  Radio Logos, Foggia (fg) 5000  1728km **
 87.8 1859  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) 5A72   1797km
 91.1 1901  I  RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5202 __RAI___ _RADIO2_  1883km
 89.5 1902  I  RTL 102.5, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5218  1671km
 89.3 1910 BIH Federalni Radio, Vlasic (sbs) F01F RADIO-F.  1600km
 92.1 1911 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Bjelasica/Zekova glava 63C1 RCG1____  1830km **
 89.1 1921  I  Radio Subasio, Città di Castello/Monte Arnato (pg) 53FD SUBASIO_  1388km **
 88.3 1923  I  Radio 24, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 8245 RADIO_24  1894km
 88.4 1932 GRC Radio Lefkada, Lefkada (ion-lev) Ads, as web  2230km
 89.2 1934  I  Radio Esmeralda, Fano/Eremo di Monte Giove (pu) 5077. Vocal ID  1391km **
 89.2 1934  I  Radio Studio Più, Parabita/Contrada Turrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 521A STUDIO+_  1982km **
 87.6 1938  I  Radio Capital, Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Pozzo Maccheroni (ba) 5219  1848km **
 91.6 1941  I  Radio Maria, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_  1796km
 93.8 1942  I  Radio Maria, Bari/Strada vicinale San Giorgio Martire (ba) 51CC  1823km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Highlighted Loggings: Unids, unknown transmitters, etc.

Well. Today saw a proper, full-on mid-season styled Es opening.

Videos of the first part of today's openiong can be found at: https://vimeo.com/97120979 (Most of the OIRT opening) & https://vimeo.com/96703804

There are further videos from today but I just don't have time to process and upload them.

Here's something which occurred to me today, something I was *accused* of recently (in a friendly way), I am fast becoming addicted to logging as many stations as possible. Understanding the area where the propagation is coming from is very important, as I have said several times, so the more loggings the better, but I think about those people among us who like to *listen* to a station, rather than go up and down the band to see what else is coming through. There really is nothing wrong with either style, but I think my contesting on the ham bands a few years ago has encouraged me to enjoy adding as much as possible to my personal logbook. I am not bothered about listening to the programme content of a DX station. I just want to zoom up and down the band and discover what other possibilities there are.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Sunday, 1 June 2014

Skegness Log: 01-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.9 1611  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E212 RNE-CLAS  1503km
 88.4 1612 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) French YL and rap, as web  1872km
 89.2 1829 GRC NET 105,8, Kavala/Mt Pangaion (emc-kav) Presumed with Greek sports  2239km
 88.0 1830 GRC NET 105,8, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Football commentary, as 89.2.
               Discovered after playing back video.  2208km
 91.2 1830 GRC ERA2 Dheftero Programa, Kavala/Mt Pangaion (emc-kav) Sports commentary,
               as 89.2  2239km


Yet another "Bits and bobs" day.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

The 2014 Sporadic *Tease* Season

Around this time of year some DXers start complaining that the sporadic E season isn't very good. Others say it has been about average, etc. You get the idea. I think it comes of all of us expecting more and more each year. But let's be honest, last year most of us in the UK were spoilt with a bombardment of E skip on band 2 almost every day between the end of April and the beginning of August. Many DXers agreed that 2013 was our best ever band 2 sporadic E season on record.

It was very different in the USA. They were complaining that it was their worst season ever! Back in north-eastern Europe, I remember a couple of Finnish express their dismay regarding the lack of Es too.

It's always the same. Some areas win, and some lose. This year in the UK, we are noticing that the Es clouds have mainly been across into eastern Europe. By comparison, UK DXers feel like they have been left out of the picture. Has it really been that bad?

Well, the 2014 sporadic E season began here on band 2 on April 26th, the same day it started in 2013. For me, the only difference between this year and last is that the 2013 E season continued with gusto once it had started, whereas the 2014 season didn't. Although it started early, it fizzled a little here and there, went up and down a bit and then gradually declined in activity towards the end of May. But like I say, it all depends on where you live, so some of the facts I am giving will be disputed. I compared my personal 2014 Es log with the same from 2013, looking at the same time period, April 26th to May 31st.

Number of Es loggings, April 26th>May 31st 2014 = 457
Number of Es loggings, April 26th>May 31st 2013 = 830

Days with sporadic E activity, based on personal logbook entries = 2014 = 17
Days with sporadic E activity, based on personal logbook entries = 2013 = 19

There have been other E openings this year where I haven't managed to log a single station, so the number of days is about the same.

After studying the above figures, 2014 really doesn't seem to be all that bad. It's probably about the same as your average Es season. Loggings are less than 50% down on 2014. The main difference for me has been that the 2014 openings have been shorter, generally less intense (apart from two particular openings where strong signals spread to 108 MHz.), but most annoyingly, the MUF has generally stayed right down at the bottom band 2. Even the OIRT openings have been scarce. It's easy to "blink and miss it"!

One thing has become very clear this season and it is something I have not experienced before, is that I am feeling a good deal of frustration with the lack of Es which has been growing by the day. But why? This seems like a fairly average season so far. After some thought, I have to conclude that I have been sitting by the radio, day after day, leaving the propagation maps open on the computer and making regular spot checks on the bands. I realised I have spent a lot more time looking for DX than I have actually listening to it, and this is the cause of my frustration.

I hope things improve as the last few days really are showing signs of a general decline with a constant teasing of weak and brief openings. As always, we try to convince ourselves not to write off the season just yet. It may well throw up one or two pleasant surprises, and of course we all hope it will.

Good DX!

John