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Friday, 20 June 2014

Skegness Log: 20-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.0 0008 D NDR 2, Röbel (mev) Pops, as web  807km **

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 92.7 1113 BEL Radio Maria, Kortrijk/Diksmuidekaai 6 (vlg-wvl) Dutch religious ranting.
               Topping BBC Radio 4  327km **
 93.3 1114 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Indian music  320km
 96.1 1120 HOL FunX, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Phone in! As web  320km
 88.9 1123 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM and YL, as 93.9  320km
 89.3 1135 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8419  313km
 90.0 1136 HOL 100% NL, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dutch music, as 90.2  365km
 93.2 1137 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Club tracks, as web  365km
 94.6 1141 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles/Place Albert
              (Tour) (bru) Depressing music, as 92.7  378km
100.1 1206 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) Business nieuws
               fighting with Egem  344km
101.7 1209 HOL Sky Radio, Breda/Alticom Mast (nbr) Pops, as 101.2  349km
107.1 1214 BEL Club FM, Deinze/Gentsesteenweg 204 (vlg-ovl) Pops, as web  326km
107.1 1215 BEL Topradio, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dance beats, as web  278km
 91.4 1225  F  Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 2 (59) Club song, as web  338km
 91.8 1227  F  Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Danced up version of French
               song, as web  300km
103.5 1605 HOL Radio Gelderland, Ugchelen/Alticom Toren (gel) Dominating Radio Veronica
               with ads, as web  391km
104.1 1620 HOL Radio 10, Arnhem/Kema Toren (gel) 83D2 RADIO_10  397km
 87.6 1623 HOL Radio 10, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Col Phillins, as 103.8  407km **
103.2 1624 HOL Radio Veronica, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Presume
               Rotterdam based on conditions  313km **
 93.4 1643 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 841A
               RIJNMOND  313km
 89.2 1648 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Pops, as 98.7  398km **
 89.8 1649 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as web  296km **
 91.1 1651 HOL Slam!FM, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) 82A5 SLAM!FM_  341km
 93.6 1654 HOL Wild FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86EF WILD_FM_  320km
 88.1 1713 HOL Radio 10, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Nazareth song. Tnx Andy
               Webster (tuning) for this.   341km **
 91.3 1736 BEL Topradio, Brugge/Krakeleweg (vlg-wvl) Heavy rap crap, as web. Suddenly over
               BNR  291km
 91.5 1739 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM and YL, as 91.3  462km
100.9 1748 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Schoten (vlg-ant) 6304 STU_BRU_  354km
102.3 1752 HOL Radio 538, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Guessing at Roermond tx. As 102.7,
               etc.  443km
104.7 1755 BEL Topradio, Aalter or Hasselt Aalter logged previously. Dance music,
               as web
105.3 1757 BEL Urgent.fm, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Dance beats, as web  330km **
107.1 1852 BEL Topradio, Menen (vlg-wvl) Beats, as web (Not the same as tother Topradio)  323km
 88.6 2051 BEL Q-Music, Gent/Euro-Silo (vlg-ovl) Dance beats, as web  328km
 92.8 2053  F  NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Pops, as web  340km
 96.4 2103 BEL VRT Klara, Schoten (vlg-ant) Rare appearance from this one! Classical, as 90.4 
               354km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

The Dutch tropo continues with some good strengths and RDS on many of the main transmitters.

Good DX!

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

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, 18 June 2014

Here We Go Again ... More Aerial Complaints & Another Visit From The Housing Inspector!

You wouldn't really expect it, would you? After the problems we had with our last neighbours and our aerials, you might think we would to be very unlucky if we had the same problems from our new neighbours. What are the chances?

Today we had a visit from the chief planning officer of our new housing association. He had traveled from Birmingham no less! The purpose of his visit was twofold: To sign off the aerial installation and two fences I have built; To investigate TWO further complaints the housing association have received about my FM antenna.

One of the complaints was about the noise levels generated from the Yaesu G-5500 rotator. He asked me to rotate my aerial while he stood outside, underneath the antenna, and listened to see how noisy it was. I must admit, the G-5500 does generate more than most rotators I have used, so I expected this might be an issue. After using the rotator, he asked me to sin the aerial again. I couldn't hear the comments he was making to my wife while I was inside the bungalow, but he seemed to find something amusing. Later, I soon realised that he had been laughing in disbelief that the neighbour could have made a complaint about something he could barely hear while stood right next to it! He also added that the wind chimes in his garden produce far more noise than my rotator. He was quite satisfied that the rotator was well below anything which could be considered a just cause for a complaint and, just as on his previous visit, joked that some neighbours complain about nothing and that this was such an example. He assured us not to worry about using it AT ANY TIME.

I then directed him to the cabling, drill holes in the wall, connection box and TK brackets, etc., so he could see the tidiness and professionalism of the installation. The housing association require that aerials can only be installed by a CAI registered aerial contractor and that we must also provide proof of insurance. He was completely satisfied with all that too.

IN a way, the inspector couldn't have visited us at a worse time as I had been constructing a band 1 dipole for the garden so I could monitor transatlantic TV frequencies. It was just draped awkwardly across the wooden arch, looking a bit untidy and random. No - he was not concerned about that either.

All in all, he signed everything off and was satisfied everything was in order and he commented the installation was "better than expected". We passed with glowing colours! He was particularly impressed by the fact that we had made provisions for lowering the antenna in the event of strong winds. He also stated that it wouldn't have been a problem had the aerial been twice the height above the ground!

So I can't convey enough how relieved we both are and, at last, we can put this ridiculous aerial saga to bed. Common sense prevails once again.

05-09-14 Update:
Today, we met the final neighbour. The only one we hadn't really had a good natter to. We soon discovered she was quite happy with my aerial installation and even found it all quite interesting. She was very convincing too. We had no reason to disbelieve her and could only assume one thing. Something we had suspected for a while. That our new neighbours hadn't made any complaints at all. So who did? You're probably ahead of me on this already! Could it have been our old neighbour? We since learnt that the complaints were not even signed and could have come from anybody. Hmm.

The aerial is clearly visible from the main road a hundred or so metres away. It is quite likely our old neighbour would have spotted it. Skegness is a very small town and our new home isn't that far from our old address. Considering the incessant nature of our old neighbour's complaints and the problems he caused we would not be in the least surprised if was continuing his campaign against us even now. That's the kind of person he is. What his problem is I have no idea. We never did anything to him other than help him. We used to get on well, socially. What changed we have no idea, but it looks like the problems still exist despite the fact he is not our neighbour anymore. 

Skegness Log: 18-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 General Scatter:
 91.8 0647 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Scatter. Green Day song, as web  703km
 94.6 0654  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Alphaville song, as web  712km
 97.2 0655  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Gentle pop song, as web  739km
107.0 0657  D  WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Almost noise free on scatter. As 106.7  592km
 99.0 0705  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Vocal ID after news  684km
 87.8 0709  D  WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw) Pops, as web  525km


No post-tropo flatness this morning. Instead, some good scatter!

The only other point I could add is that we have received two more complaints about my FM antenna, bringing the total to three! At this rate we are going to end up with more complaints than we did from our previous neighbours! I won't go into detail here, but I have written a full account here if anybody wants to know more.

Thankfully common sense prevails once again.

Good DX!

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

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, 17 June 2014

Skegness Log: 17-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.9 0930  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E215. Almost
               certainly Cambil  1740km
 88.0 0943  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA)
               E215 RNE_5-MA  1879km
 87.7 0951  E  Radio Canela, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) 5158  1708km
 92.2 1418 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 HR.BOTEV  2152km
100.9 1418 BUL BNR Horizont, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8210 ___BNR__ HORIZONT  2152km **

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.3 0709  S  SR P4, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) E264 ____al__ P4 Dalarna in
               radiotext. Live listening  1204km **

FM List Map Of Today's Tropospheric Opening

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 88.0 0635 NOR NRK P1, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) OM, as web  923km
 88.3 0636 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) YL, as web  696km
 90.2 0638 DNK DR P1, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9201 DR_P1___  644km
 90.3 0640 NOR Radio Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Pops, as 102.5  745km
 91.1 0640 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F203 _NRK_P1_  745km
 91.4 0641 DNK DR P1, Thisted/Hanstholmvej 46 (njy) OM, as 90.2  680km
 91.8 0642 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) F203 _NRK_P3_  703km
 92.9 0647 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9203 DR_P3___  644km
 93.3 0648 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) 9201  740km
 94.2 0648 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) FE01 NRK_ROGA  703km
 94.8 0649 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Norwegian OM, as 98.7  860km
 95.0 0650 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) That Coldplay song, as 91.8  696km
 96.2 0653  G  Yorkshire Coast Radio, Olivers Mount (EN-NYK) Guns N Roses song, as web  133km
 97.2 0654 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM and YL, as web  617km
 97.3 0655 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F203 _NRK_P2_  745km
 97.6 0656 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) FC01 NRK_S___  696km
 97.7 0702 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) YL news, as web  608km
 98.5 0704 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9502 DRP4M/V  644km
 98.7 0704 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) F202 _NRK_P2_  703km
 99.0 0705 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops, as 91.1  860km
 99.2 0706 DNK DR P3, Thisted/Hanstholmvej 46 (njy) Pops, as web  680km
 99.6 0706 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) F202 _NRK_P2_  811km
 99.9 0707 DNK DR P4, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web  617km
100.3 0708 DNK R.24/7, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9204 24syv___  644km
101.0 0708 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Bowies Life On Mars, as 102.5  703km
101.4 0712 NOR Radio Norge, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) David Bowies Life On Mars, as 102.5  923km
101.8 0712 NOR Radio Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) David Bowies Life On mars, as 102.5  811km
102.0 0713 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) OM and YL, as 102.5  696km
102.1 0713 DNK R.24/7, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM and YL, as web  617km
102.5 0714 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) F21A -NORGE-_  860km
102.7 0714 DNK R.24/7, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) OM and YL, as 102.1  740km
102.8 0715 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F214 P4_NORGE  745km
103.0 0716 DNK R.24/7, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) YL and OM, as 102.1  715km
103.4 0717 DNK Nova FM, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9205 NOVA_fm_  644km
104.1 0728 DNK Pulz FM, Lemvig-Rom/Pillevej 10 (mjy) Jingles in ad break  633km **
 88.1 0729 DNK DR P1, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Phone caller, as web  715km
 88.7 0731 DNK DR P1, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Phone caller, as 88.1  608km
 89.1 0732 NOR NRK P1, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) F201_NRK_P1_  860km
 91.7 0734 DNK DR P3, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Phone in  715km
 92.6 0734 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 91.8  811km
 93.5 0735 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Madness song, as 97.6  745km
 95.1 0736 DNK DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as web  617km
 96.0 0737 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Madness song, as 97.6  811km
107.3 0740 DNK Radio M, Videbæk/Hedevej 7 (mjy) Pops, as web  633km **
106.9 0742 DNK R.Limfjord, Sydmors-Redsted/Sandvej 11 (njy) Pops, as web  665km
107.6 0747 DNK The Voice, Otterup - Lunde/Vestergårdsvej 30 (sdk-fyn) Pops, as web  699km **
105.0 0753 DNK R.Max, Skjern/Bækgårdsvej 30 (mjy) Ad break, as web  612km **
104.7 0756 DNK R.Limfjord, Nordmors - Flade/Salgerhøjvej (njy) Ads and OM info, as web  680km
107.6 0802 DNK R.Skive, Vinderup/Skovhusvej 10 (mjy) OM news and ID  656km
107.2 0806 NOR Radio 1, Lifjell (Stavanger) (ro) Vocal ID and pops  725km
107.5 0811 NOR R Atlantic (Ryfylkeradioen), Bandåsen (Ombo) (ro) Coldplay's Sky Full Of Blahs,
               then Alexander Burke song, as web  768km **
106.7 0823 DNK R.Aura, Thisted/Thorstedvej 1/vandtårnet (njy) Sof YL pop song, as web  679km
105.2 0825 NOR R Sandnes, Sandnes/Vedafjell (ro) Jingle ID and Norwegian pops. Almost
               noise free!  717km **
105.6 0832 NOR R Haugaland, Steinsfjell (ro) YL and pops, as web. Almost noise free!  762km **
106.9 0833 NOR Radio 102, Steinsfjell (ro) OM phone caller, as web  762km
107.9 0837 NOR Jærradion, Bærlandsnuten (ro) Local drop-in ID, relaying Atlantic Radio  712km
104.2 0842 NOR R Lyngdal, Lista/Floråsen (va) Old timer OMs, as web. Almost noise free!  685km **
104.0 0847 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Egersund (ro) OM and YL breakfast show, as web. Noise free! 
                687km **
103.8 0848 NOR R Atlantic (Ryfylkeradioen), Rennesøyfjellet/Hodnehornet (ro) Pops,
               as web and 107.5, 107.9. Almost noise free!  739km **
103.5 0850 NOR Jærradion, Elgane (ro) Michael Jackson, as 103.8 and web  694km
 99.0 0853 DNK DR P4, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) Danish YL, as web  607km
107.2 0856 NOR Radio 1, Lifjell (Stavanger) (ro) OM, ID and pops. Almost noise free!  725km
 87.8 0904 DNK Nova FM, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) Ad break, as web  607km
107.1 0912 NOR R Lyngdal, Raumsland (va) Phone in, as web  696km
 92.5 0925 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) YL, as 98.7  734km
105.0 1230 DNK R.Max, Skjern/Bækgårdsvej 30 (mjy) Danish rap song, as web  612km
104.7 1233 DNK VLR, Randbøl/Førstballevej 49/Møllebjerg (sdk-sjy) IDs galore between songs 
               645km **
102.5 1236 DNK R.24/7, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) OMs, as web  607km
106.5 1239 DNK VLR, Give - Grønbjerg/Hovedgaden 38 (sdk-sjy) IDs after OM talk, then pops  640km
106.2 1241 DNK The Voice, Thisted/Hanstholmvej 46 (njy) Pops, as web  680km **
105.2 1242 DNK Skala FM, Nørre Nebel or Kolding Pops, as web
100.9 1247 DNK R.24/7, Vejle/Gl. Højen/Tårnvej 66 (sdk-sjy) 9204  656km **
101.3 1247 DNK R.Globus Guld, Roust/Roustvej 154 (sdk-sjy) Oldies and Danish OM, as web  600km **
 98.2 1250 DNK Skala FM, Holsted/Toften 8/Holsted Antennefore. (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web  615km **
 98.8 1250 DNK VLR, Vejle/Gl. Højen/Tårnvej 66 (sdk-sjy) Rousing rock song, as web  656km **
 97.5 1252 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Rolling Stones song,
               as web. Long time no hear!  419km
 95.5 1255 DNK DR P1, Vejle/Gl. Højen/Tårnvej 66 (sdk-sjy) OM talk, as web  656km
 94.0 1258 DNK DR P4, Vejle/Gl. Højen/Tårnvej 66 (sdk-sjy) Danish OM and country song  656km
107.1 1301 DNK myROCK, Sorring/Terpvej 37A (mjy) Guns N Roses song, as web  695km **
107.8 1305 DNK Radio M, Gamle Arnborg/Nr Holtumvej 9 (mjy) Dance track, as web  645km
107.7 1306  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) OM, as web  571km
107.2 1314 DNK R.Alfa,, Bording - Bording Kirkeby/Klochsvej 67 (mjy) Pointless Fleetwood Mac
               song, as web  664km **
105.0 1318 DNK Skala FM, Ribe/Ørstedsvej 63 (sdk-sjy) Pops, as 105.2  600km
 89.0 1411 DNK DR P1, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Danish OM, as web  700km
 89.6 1412  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) D3E1  627km
 98.7 1413  D  NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) OMs and pops, as web  565km
100.4 1414  D  delta radio, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) Ads, as web  599km
105.6 1420  D  delta radio, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) D3E9 _delta__  626km
105.9 1421  D  delta radio, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Rock song, as 105.6  656km
107.2 1422  D  Radio NORA, Niebüll Süderlügum (shs) Kokomo song, as web  593km
 94.7 1423  D  Klassik Radio, Niebüll Süderlügum (shs) Classical, as web  593km
104.2 1423  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Niebüll Süderlügum (shs) Classical, as web  593km **
107.4 1424  D  delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Rocks, as 105.6  647km
107.8 1425  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Neumünster (shs) OM, as web  644km
104.8 1426  D  delta radio, Westerland (Sylt) (shs) Rock, as 105.6  556km
 97.9 1507  D  NDR 2, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Traffic report, as web  555km **
 99.4 1511  D  NDR Kultur, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) D383 NDR_Kult  599km
101.6 1514  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) YL and OM, as 101.8  571km
101.7 1515  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Garding (shs) OM, as web  571km
102.4 1516  D  R.SH, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Hey Ya, as 101.4  656km
102.6 1520  D  Radio ffn, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) FFN, Niedersachsen, Deutschland,
               und de World ID  571km
102.9 1521  D  R.SH, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Shiny Happy REM, as 101.4  647km
103.3 1521  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Flensburg Freienwill (shs) D210  626km
103.8 1522  D  R.SH, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) D8E8 R.SH_HEI  599km
104.6 1524  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) Pops, as 104.3  571km **
105.0 1524  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Güby (Schleswig) (shs) Phone correspondent, as web  630km
105.4 1525  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Boy George, as web  555km
 88.5 1529  D  Radio Hamburg, Cuxhaven Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Ads, as web  571km
 90.5 1531  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) D3E1 NDR_1_SH  599km
 90.8 1532  D  NDR Info, Neumünster Armstedt (shs) Jingle and OM info, as 87.7  635km **
 91.6 1533  D  N-JOY, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Pops, as web  555km
 91.7 1534  D  Klassik Radio, Garding (shs) Klassik radio promo with IDs  571km **
 92.2 1536  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Heide (shs) 100W relay! // web  589km
 92.4 1538  D  Radio NORA, Schleswig (shs) Pops, as web  622km
 93.4 1543  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Emden (nds) OM, as web  458km
 93.6 1543  D  alster radio 106!8, Cuxhaven Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Eric Clappedout song,
               as web  571km
 93.9 1544  D  Klassik Radio, Güby (Schleswig) (shs) OMs chuckling together, as web  630km **
 94.0 1545  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Hot Chocolate song, as web  475km
 94.3 1545  D  NDR Kultur, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) Classical and YL, as 94.6  565km
 94.6 1547  D  NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Classical, as 94.3  555km
 95.9 1550 DNK DR P4, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Pops, as web  715km
 96.6 1551  D  N-JOY, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) A rare visitor. Anns and pops, as web  477km
 87.8 1742  D  Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Rock song, as web  518km
 91.0 1755  D  N-JOY, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) 500W relay. Rock song, as web  627km
 91.3 1755  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Kronshagen (Kiel) (shs) Pops, as web  653km
 92.6 1759 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9203 DR_P3___  700km
 92.9 1759  D  N-JOY, Steinkimmen (nds) 1kW relay. ID  543km **
 93.4 1905  D  delta radio, Hamburg/Heinrich-Hertz-Turm (ham) Beastie Boys song, as web  642km **
 94.2 1907  D  N-JOY, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Rock song, as web  650km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

What a day! Today saw my personal best tropo to Norway with about a dozen "naerradio" (local) stations coming across the sea. Denmark also put on a good show with many locals. There were many personal firsts from this event.

On the sporadic E side, can you believe that there have been FIVE openings today? They were all very fleeting and very weak with only two openings producing enough signal to reveal the RDS. What a tEase!

At the time of compiling this log (23:00) the tropo has disappeared. An early night for me!

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, 16 June 2014

Skegness Log: 16-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1015 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 ___BNR__ _SHUMEN_ (unattended reception)  2220km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
102.5 1755 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Occasional burst while listening to tropo 
               860km **

Band 2 General Scatter:
 97.2 0734  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Scatter! OM talk, as web. Almost noise
               free!  739km
 90.2 0735  D  MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) Scatter! Rhythm Of The Night cover, as web.
               Almost noise free! ID. Mixing NDR Kultur, Lingen and 100%NL, Roosendaal  739km
107.3 0740  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Scatter. Light pops, as web  729km
107.4 0741  D  Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Scatter. Jingle ID between pops 
               508km
 98.6 0749  D  WDR 5, Olsberg (nrw) Scatter. OM, as 90.6  592km
 95.5 0751  D  hr2, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. OM, as web  684km
105.1 0752  D  Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. Pops, as web  684km
101.4 0757  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Scatter. Noise free. Pops and IDs  712km

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 91.8 1638 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) YL and pops  703km
 94.2 1639 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) World cup commentary  703km
 98.7 1639 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Norwegian YL  703km
 97.3 1735 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Jazzy music, as web  745km
 92.6 1742 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Strange rock song, as web  811km
 93.5 1742 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Footie commentary, as 94.2  745km
 96.0 1743 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Football commentary, as 94.2  811km
 99.6 1744 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) OM talking about Sao Paulo, as web  811km
102.8 1744 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Norwegian song, as web  745km
 99.0 1746 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Norwegian OM, as 91.8  860km
 94.8 1748 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) OM, as web  860km
102.0 1752 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Police song, as 102,5  696km
102.5 1752 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Police song, as web  860km
101.0 1754 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Police song, as 102.0  703km
101.8 1754 NOR Radio Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Police song, as 102.0  811km
 97.6 1757 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Latin style song, as web  696km
 91.1 1801 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Mick Jagger song, as web  745km
 90.3 1803 NOR Radio Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Adele song, as web  745km
 92.7 1829  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Forfar (SC-ANG) Pops, as 94.3  430km
103.7 1830  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Forfar (SC-ANG) Keane song and Gaelic talk, as 104.2 
               430km
 88.3 1858 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Folk music, as 98.7  696km
 88.0 1923 NOR NRK P1, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) OM and YL, as web  923km
101.4 1924 NOR Radio Norge, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Commercials with Norge mentioned  923km
100.1 1933 NOR Radio Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) YL song, as 101.4  734km
 95.0 1935 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Techno music, as 91.8  696km
 93.6 1937 NOR NRK P1, Bremanger (sf) Music, as 94.2  1009km
 89.1 1942 NOR NRK P1, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Screechy guitar solo, as web  860km
 97.0 1947 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) As 91.8  734km
 92.5 2056 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) YL and OM, as 98.7  734km
 94.5 2101 NOR NRK P2, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) News, as 98.7  923km **
104.9 2107 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) YL, as web  734km
 98.5 2114 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Pops, as web  644km
 87.8 2117 NOR NRK P1, Hovdefjell (aa) OM, as 88.0  805km
 97.6 2119 NOR NRK Petre, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Rock and YL, as web  923km
 97.7 2121 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Danish pops, as web  608km
 90.2 2126 DNK DR P2, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Classical, as web  644km
 92.9 2207 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Some world cup thing, as web  644km
100.3 2213 DNK R.24/7, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Music, as web  644km
103.4 2216 DNK Nova FM, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Pops, as web  644km
102.7 2305 DNK R.24/7, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) ID  740km
 93.3 2307 DNK DR P1/, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Danish OM  740km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

A bit of everything today! Es, general scatter, meteor scatter and tropo!

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, 15 June 2014

Skegness Log: 15-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 0734 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Savnik/Krnovska glavica (SN) 63C1 ___RCG1_  1793km
 87.6 0736 MNE Antena M, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) 30FE ANTENA_M. Scrolling PS  1841km
 87.6 0848  I  Radio Capital, Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Pozzo Maccheroni (ba) 5219  1848km
 87.5 1047  I  Radio Italia Solo
               Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5220 R_ITALIA  1730km
 87.6 1047  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5220
               R_ITALIA  1752km
 88.2 1048  I  Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5211 _105_FM_  1752km **
 89.0 1048  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5225 KISSKISS  1718km
 87.8 1103  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Vibo Valentia (vv) 5225 KISSKISS  2011km
 89.5 1105  I  Radio Medua, Nicotera/Contrada Gorna-Monte Poro (vv) 5399 __MEDUA_  2009km
 90.0 1106  I  Radio King International, Palmi/Monte Sant’Elia (rc) 5158 K_I_N_G_  2030km
 87.6 1107  I  Virgin Radio, Montecompatri (rm) 5241  1564km **
 88.2 1108  I  RTL 102.5, Sora or San Giovanni Incarico 5218 RTL102.5 **
 88.4 1108  I  Radio Radicale, Arsoli/Piani Uggi (rm) 5210  1556km **
 88.4 1111  I  Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__  1730km
 88.6 1111  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5006  1752km
 90.0 1112  I  Radio Maria, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 51CC R.MARIA_  1752km
 93.0 1114  I  ?,  5430
 95.2 1123  I  Radio Club 91, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5071 CLUB_91_  1752km
 95.4 1124  I  Radio Stereo 5, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) Stereo 5 Dance promo  1752km
 95.9 1125  I  Kiss Kiss Italia, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 531F KKITALIA  1752km
 96.5 1126  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Spilinga/Monte Poro (vv) 5264  2009km
 97.0 1128  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5225 KISSKISS  1752km
 97.2 1128  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Montecompatri (rm) Ads, as 97.0  1564km
 97.1 1130  I  RAI Radio 2, Sessa Aurunca (RAI) (25 watts) Suspected site. Vocal ID  1671km **
 97.1 1131  I  Radio 105 Network, Jacurso/Monte Contessa (cz) 5211   2009km **
 90.7 1144  I  Radio Stand By, Segni (rm) 5037 STAND_BY  1588km
 87.6 1146  I  Radio 24, Segni (rm) 5245  1587km
 87.8 1147  I  Radio Subasio, Segni (rm) Jingle ID  1588km
 88.3 1155  I  Radio Sportiva, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5244 SPORTIVA  1568km **
 87.9 1156  I  Radio Onda Rossa, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 54D4  1569km
 88.6 1156  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5210 RADICALE  1568km
 93.8 1158  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_
               1742km
 94.2 1158  E  Rock FM, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E2CF  1742km **
 87.6 1200  E  COPE, Granada (AND-GR) COPE ID  1800km
 87.6 1200  I  RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201 __RAI___  1568km
 88.1 1200  I  Elleradio, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5EA5 __ELLE_+ __RADIO_  1568km
 88.9 1200  I  Radio Città Aperta, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5EDD  1568km
 89.2 1201  E  Europa FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2ED EUROPAFM  1820km
 90.0 1201  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E212  1740km **
 87.9 1202  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E215 ______J_  1740km
 88.2 1203  E  Cadena 100, Granada (AND-GR) E2CE  1797km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 90.6 1914 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222  1291km

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 97.2 1723 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Football commentary and pops.
               Almost noise free  617km
 97.7 1728 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Vocal ID  608km
 88.1 1729 DNK DR P2, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) OM and classical, as web  715km
 87.9 1730  D  NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) OM and music, as web  599km
 99.9 1745 DNK DR P4, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Danish song  617km
102.1 1745 DNK R.24/7, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Danish OM  617km
 89.0 1747 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Classical. V v weak 
               700km
 92.6 1807 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Danish OM and YL. V v weak 
               700km
 87.7 1819  D  NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Jazzy percussive stuff, as web  627km
 95.4 1821  D  Nordwestradio, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) Jazz, as web  554km
 96.8 1822 DNK DR P4, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Pops and ID  700km
 89.6 1846  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Beat Classics, NDR Eins Welle Nord
               ID  627km
 91.0 1854 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Pops, as web  334km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

This is the first log I have made using remote tuning. I was out at a car boot this morning and controlled the XDR via TeamViewer. Apart from car boots It looks like I might have to be out a lot more over the coming weeks, so remote tuning might be my only option.

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, 14 June 2014

Skegness Log: 14-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter/Tropospheric:
 89.6 0734  F  France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02)  474km
 91.1 0734  F  France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02)  474km
 91.4 0735  F  France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10)  643km
 96.8 0735  F  France Inter, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51)  516km
 89.2 0736  F  France Musique, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51)  516km
 91.8 0738  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18)  672km
 97.0 0740  F  France Culture, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80)  390km
 95.4 0741  F  France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80)  431km
 95.4 0741  D  SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp)  592km
 94.4 0742  D  hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes)  647km
 95.4 0742  D  Nordwestradio, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre)  554km
 91.6 0743  D  SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp)  590km
 91.1 0744  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds)  543km
105.7 0745  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds)  543km
 94.6 0746  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san)  712km
 98.7 0746  D  AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes)  647km
101.0 0747  D  WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw)  519km
102.9 0748  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp)  592km
106.3 0748  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp)  592km
102.8 0752 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl)  328km
103.0 0752  D  BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw)  564km
103.4 0754  D  Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds)  525km
103.5 0755  D  RPR 1., Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp)  553km
103.5 0755  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds)  707km
104.2 0756 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt)  386km
105.9 0756  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds)  525km
101.2 0757  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre)  565km
101.7 0759  D  WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw)  420km
102.0 0800  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds)  477km
102.8 0800  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw)  456km
107.3 0802  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes)  729km
 99.0 0803 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant)  370km
102.3 0819  D  Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds)  543km
103.1 0819  D  Radio ffn, Aurich (nds)  478km
100.7 0856  D  WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw)  592km
 87.9 1128  D  NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs)  599km
 87.6 1216 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl)  288km
105.5 1831 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee)  296km
105.7 1939  G  Ipswich Community Radio, Ipswich/Suffolk College (EN-SFK)  134km
107.1 2120  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) D210 __DLF___  565km
 88.3 2121  D  Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) ID between songs  565km
 89.2 2122  D  NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) NDR Soul, as web  525km
 90.5 2123  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) Phil Collins song, as web  599km
 91.1 2126  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) D381  543km
 92.1 2127  D  Funkhaus Europa, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) Odd music, as web  554km
 92.9 2128 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Danish YL and OM, as web  644km
 93.3 2134 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) YL operatics, as web  740km
 91.8 2135 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Alternative beats, as web  703km
 93.8 2137  D  bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) D341  565km
 94.2 2138 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) F201  703km
 95.0 2139 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Interesting pops, as 91.8  696km
 97.3 2140 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) OM on phone, as web  745km
 97.6 2141 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Norwegian country music, as web  696km
 98.5 2142 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Soft pops, as web  644km
 98.7 2142 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) OM on phone, as web  703km
 99.0 2144 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Alternative beats, as 91.8  860km
103.0 2149 DNK R.24/7, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) 9204  715km
101.0 2152 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Sting song, as web  703km
102.0 2153 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Sting song, as 101  696km
102.5 2154 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Modern Talking song then ads, as 102.0  860km
 87.8 2156 NOR NRK P1, Hovdefjell (aa) V weak Norwegian song, as web  805km
 91.1 2202 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F203 _NRK_P3_  745km
 90.2 2204 DNK DR P1, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM news, as web  644km
 99.9 2207 DNK DR P4, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Bryan Adams song, under Sandale 
               617km
102.8 2209 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F214  745km
 99.6 2210 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Operatics, as web  811km
 88.3 2215 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Classical, as web  696km
 92.5 2241 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Classical music, as web  734km
 93.5 2245 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) World Cup commentary of England V Italy 
               745km
 94.8 2246 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Classical, as others  860km
 95.1 2247 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Classical, as web  617km
 97.0 2251 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Petre ID between pops  734km
 97.2 2251 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Pops and World Cup info  617km
103.6 2254 NOR Radio Norge, Hovdefjell (aa) Mike Oldfield song, as 102.0  805km **
104.9 2255 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Pops, as 102.8  734km
 92.6 2259 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 91.8  811km
 97.7 2305 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Foreigner song, as web  608km
100.1 2307 NOR Radio Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Jack Michaelson song, as 102.0  734km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

The day began with some scatter from France, which i snot so common at the new address. Then scatter improved in the direction of Germany.

Tropo began during the early part of the evening, initially to south-east England, then extending into northern Germany, Denmark and finally Norway after 2100. All traces of tropo had gone by 6am local time.

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, 12 June 2014

Skegness Log: 12-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
107.1 2233 BEL Topradio, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Beats, as web  278km
106.9 2236  F  Skyrock, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Jack Michaelson song, as web  340km
107.5 2249 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Dutch music, as web  296km
 98.0 2250 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Beats, as 97.6  320km
 97.8 2251 HOL NPO Radio 2, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) 8202  322km
 96.3 2252 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Rock song, as web  365km
 95.4 2253 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) OM, as web  358km
 94.3 2254  F  Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Baroel 1 (59) Pops, as web  338km
 93.0 2256 HOL Radio 10, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Stevie Wonder song, as 103.8  322km
 93.3 2256 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Presumed. Indian song  320km
 90.7 2258 HOL SubLime FM, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 82A8  344km
 89.6 2259 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Ads, as web  295km
 88.9 2300 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) ID and news  320km
 87.6 2301 HOL Omroep Brabant, Mierlo/Torenweg-Alticom (nbr) YL news, as web  406km
 92.0 2304  F  Virgin Radio, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroel (59) Pops, as web  339km
105.7 2308 BEL VBRO, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as web  296km **
 99.4 2309 BEL Topradio, Gent/IVAGO Proeftuinstraat 43 (vlg-ovl) Two step track, as 105.5  333km
105.5 2309 BEL Topradio, Staden/Stadenberg (vlg-wvl) Two step track, as web  299km
101.0 2310 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) Annie Lummox song,
               as web  295km
101.3 2311  F  NRJ, Lille/Mons-en-Baroel 1 (59) Phone-in, as web  338km
102.3 2313  F  NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OM with phone in, as web  299km
103.1 2313 BEL Q-Music, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) ID  376km
104.1 2314 HOL Radio 10, Arnhem/Kema Toren (gel) 10CC song, as 103.8  397km
 88.4 2318 HOL Slam!FM, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) 82A5  334km
 92.8 2319  F  NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Lively phone in, as web  340km
 93.7 2321 BEL VRT Radio 2, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) 6302  376km
 97.0 2325 BEL VRT MNM, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Phone in, as web  376km
 98.7 2326 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Crash Test Dummies, as web  407km
 98.9 2326 HOL NPO Radio 1, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 8201   344km
 99.0 2328  F  RCV 99FM, Lille/Lambersart (59) Percussive rock song, as web  334km
101.9 2329 HOL Sky Radio, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 83C6  303km
102.7 2329 HOL Radio 538, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 83C7 RADIO538  313km
107.6 2332 BEL Hit FM, Koksijde (vlg-wvl) Pops, as web  276km
107.2 2333 BEL Vibration FM, Bruxelles/Mont-Saint-Lambert (bru) Beats, as web  381km **
107.6 2334 BEL NRJ, Mont-Saint-Aubert/Place (wal-hnt) Phone in, as web  349km **
107.6 2337 BEL Stadsradio I.R.O, Izegem/Lendeleedsestraat (vlg-wvl) Happy tune, as web  318km
105.7 2340 BEL Club FM, Ieper (vlg-wvl) Lenny Kravitz song, as web  311km **


** 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, 11 June 2014

Skegness Log: 11-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 89.1 1224  E  Onda Cero, Algeciras/El Alamillo (AND-CA) E4EE OND-CERO  1947km
 91.4 1226  E  Europa FM, Córdoba/Sierra de Córdoba (AND-CO) E2ED EUROPAFM  1737km
 92.8 1227  E  Onda Cádiz Radio, Cádiz (AND-CA) E020 ONDA____ CADIZ___  1918km
 93.2 1227  E  Máxima FM, San Fernando (AND-CA) E236 MAXIMAFM  1920km
 94.0 1228  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna (AND-CA) E212
               RNE-CLAS  1951km
 97.5 1229  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Córdoba/Lagar de la Cruz (AND-CO) E212 RNE-CLAS  1737km
 90.6 1230  E  Canal Fiesta Radio, Prado del Rey/Cerro del Verdugo (AND-CA) E331  1877km **
 94.3 1232  E  Canal Sur Radio, Puerto Calatraveño/Cerro Sordo (AND-CO) E332 CANALSUR  1705km
 95.3 1232 MRC Médi 1, Tanger/Jebel Es Slokia (ttn) 1281 MEDI_1__  1990km
 97.7 1233  E  Radiolé, Osuna (AND-SE) Jingle ID  1826km **
 87.7 1234  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 HIT_FM__  1904km
 87.5 1238  E  Cadena Nostalgia, Dos Hermanas/Montequinto (AND-SE) 90E0 __SEEV__  1824km
 88.5 1239  E  Radio Giralda, Sevilla/Pino Montano (AND-SE) Vocal ID between pops  1821km
 89.2 1240  E  Europa FM, Sevilla (AND-SE) E2ED Jingle ID mentioning Seville  1820km
 90.0 1241  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Valencina de la Concepción (AND-SE) E215
               RNE_5-SE  1818km
 90.6 1242  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Guadalcanal/Hamapega (AND-SE) Presumed with classical music 
               1743km
 91.2 1242  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Valencina de la Concepción (AND-SE) E211 RNE_1___  1818km
 91.6 1242  E  SFC Radio, Valencina de la Concepción (AND-SE) E028 SFCRADIO  1818km
 92.0 1244  E  Radio Tomares, Tomares (AND-SE) FFFF RADIO___ TOMARES_  1823km **
 92.5 1244  E  Amanecer Radio Sevilla, La Algaba (AND-SE) E021 AMANECER SEVILLE_  1811km
 87.6 1245 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__  2331km
 87.8 1246  E  Onda Valencina, Valencina de la Concepción (AND-SE) E011  1818km
 88.1 1246  E  Onda Cero, Sanlúcar de Barrameda (AND-CA) E2EE ONDACERO  1898km **
 90.0 1247 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1202  2279km
 87.8 1250 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Arabic OM and music, as web  2177km
 90.4 1253  E  Onda Cero, Mérida (EXT-BA) E2EE ONDACERO. Mention of Merida in anns.   1662km
 92.6 1255  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Punta Umbría (AND-H) E212 RNE-CLAS  1862km
 93.5 1255  E  Cadena Dial, Badajoz/Cansa Burros (EXT-BA) E274  1683km
 94.7 1256 POR RDP Antena 1, Guarda/P.Vento (gua) ID in anns.   1517km
 95.5 1257  E  Onda Cero, Higuera la Real (EXT-BA) E2EE ONDACERO  1750km
 96.5 1258 POR Rádio Renascença, Serra do Mendro (bej) Ads, as web  1770km
 88.0 1300  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215
               RNE_5-MA  1879km
 89.6 1301 POR RFM, Faro/São Miguel-Goldra (agv) 8231  1893km
 87.6 1304  E  COPE, Badajoz/Cansa Burros (EXT-BA) E2CA __COPE__. Badajoz in radiotext  1683km
 88.1 1304 POR Rádio Comercial, Monchique/Fóia (agv) 8203 COMRCIAL  1891km
 87.7 1305 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201 ANTENA_1  1770km
 91.1 1307 POR RDP Antena 2, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8202 ANTENA_2  1770km
 88.9 1312 POR RDP Antena 1, Monchique/Fóia (agv) Portuguese music, as web  1891km
 87.6 1655 POR RDS, Seixal (set) Vocal ID  1770km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Unidentified:
 89.6 1241  E  UNID with PI E001

I see 7.7 Radio use E001, which happens to be listed on 89.6!!! But "Sod's Law Of Double Hop" says this is coming from the Spanish mainland ;O)

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, 10 June 2014

Skegness Log: 10-06-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.7 1026  E  Europa FM, Alcalá de Henares (MAD-M) E5ED __RO____  1439km
 87.9 1027  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_  1740km
 90.6 1028  E  Radio Marca, Hornos de Moncalvillo/Serradero (RIO-LO) Vocal ID  1223km **


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Poor! Puny! Paltry! Pathetic! Piddling! These words perfectly picture my personal painstaking pursuits in today's petty propagational DX performance. Portugal (which also begins with P) came in for a while too, but signals were sparse and well below RDS levels.

I think I can say without any shadow of a doubt that this year's season is not as good as last year's. In fact I don't personally recall one this bad EVER! You can't have it good all the time of course, but we knew it was going to be difficult to live up to last year's season.

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.