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Thursday, 14 August 2014

Skegness Log: 14-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 89.0 1054 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Jingle ID  1287km

Band 2 General Scatter:
100.5 0911  G  Classic FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS) Classic FM programming in brief Belmont
               power cut  501km **
 95.3 1641  D  YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web  712km
107.3 1642  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Jeanette song, as web  729km

** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode

This is my rather feeble Perseids effort for 14th, plus a few bits of scatter I had, unexpectedly, because scatter conditions are dire at the moment.

My time for DXing the Perseids today was cut short due to 1: Daughter and family visiting (good!). 2: A radio friend visiting, none other than Ian Kelly and family (also good) and 3: Acquiring a lodger, somewhat unexpectedly (not sure at this point!). So it was a busy day and great to see family and radio friends alike.

Yesterday, I also raised the 9.2 to its maximum height, which is about a meter higher than it ever has been here. I had originally lowered this right down this week due to the strong, gusty winds we've had. I didn't get any real chance to try the 9.2 at its new height though as the winds suddenly returned to their strong gusty levels again. Funny that, the pathetic excuse of a met orifice told us yesterday that we would have a ridge of high pressure settling things down over England. Oh, it was going to be dry too! Being used to their gross inaccuracies we just expected the opposite to happen - which it did! Their corrected forecast for today has dumped the high pressure in favour of a low pressure system (they really didn't see this coming? !!!) adding in gusty winds and thundery downpours. Oh what a total surprise I never saw that one coming! (Sorry, another attack on our useless met orifice is long overdue). I actually thought I might have coined the term "met orifice" but it looks like other's got there first. Some interesting reading here folks!

http://www.mtbbritain.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=12876
https://twitter.com/Metorifice
http://mickysmuses.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/uk-met-orificeand-pacific-sea-level.html
http://angryexile.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/talking-through-the-met-orifice/

Oh, here's one I did a while ago:
http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Met+Orifice

I am beginning to wonder if the met orifice just copy what they read in the daily epxress.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Skegness Log: 12-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.9 0009 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Pops, as web  573km **
 88.9 0014 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) Local music, as web  1591km **
 88.9 0034  S  SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) Running water. Very likely this site. Frequent
               bursts.  1023km **
 88.9 0039  D  Bayern 1, Dillberg (bay) Fairground Attraction, as web  878km ** **
 88.9 0700  G  BBC Radio 2, Oban/Pulpit Hill (SC-AGB) Moira Stewart with the news. Oban
               most likely  519km **
 98.6 1617 SVK Jemné Melódie, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354 JEMNE___ with radiotext  AFs  1544km
 87.6 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203. 36dB  1368km
 87.5 1719 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3211 JEDYNKA_  1291km **
 88.8 1928 CZE CRo Sever, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson song,
               as web  991km **
 93.1 1944  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Meldrum (SC-ABS) YL talking about the Edinburgh Festival,
               suddenly over Belmont  501km **
102.2 2003 POL PR Radio Lublin, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3900. News  1548km **


** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode

The Perseids seem to be livening up with lots of longer bursts overnight. Focussing on 88.9, Radio Belgrade 1 from Subotica was the most consistent visitor, appearing almost every minute at times. Bayern 1, Dillberg was also regularly heard. Even RTL Letzebuerg appeared frequently via meteor scatter.

There were many other stations received which I couldn't identify. It's not easy to record all the appropriate web streams, but with 30 streams recorded ( just about the maximum number of streams I dare before things get too complicated) it was easy to know which station was which due to the regular activity and web stream checks. As always, I recorded all German streams so as to keep a check on shared overnight programming, and tonight I didn't have one single dropout, very different to yesterday when streams dropped out repetitively. The streams to Switzerland kept failing at the same time, for instance.

In addition to the above log I am sure I heard Radio Maria from Italy on numerous occasions. It's impossible to know which site was coming in of course. I assume Poland's PR1 was one of the regulars but I am usually unable to record Polish streams due to them using the asx format - StreamWriter doesn't like this format.

Come the afternoon, meteor scatter was not only frequent but was also becoming much stronger. This gave me the incentive to attempt to null down local Belmont frequencies as much as I could by tilting the 9.2 into various slanted angles. This only reduced the signals down to a fluctuating 10dBf and 25dBf (XDR-GTK scale), but this was weak enough to allow some of the big Perseid bursts to topple Belmont. Here's an example, demonstrating Lincs FM 102.2 being toppled by Radio Lublin: https://app.box.com/s/zwh0mqdngdplvmygmj28 Lublin was identified by its PI code in this case.

I am still aiming to positively identify meteor activity on all band 2 frequencies. The current total stands at 127 out of a possible 206 frequencies. Whether I will achieve this goal remains to be seen. There is certainly some way to go.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Monday, 11 August 2014

Skegness Log: 11-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter:
 94.6 0804 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles (bru) Unexpected fade-in for ten
               seconds or so, mixing Brocken. 9.2 in H. Echoey OM, as web. 9.2 lowered at the
               moment due to high winds  378km
102.6 0815  D  NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Jingle ID and OM after pops  606km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 90.8 0003  D  DasDing (SWR), Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Avicii song, as web  789km **
 90.8 0004  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cottbus Calau (brb) OM news, as web. (Not // other
               Germans). Long burst  935km **
 90.8 0016 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) Michael Buble song, as web 
               1890km **
 90.8 0021  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as web  640km **
 94.6 0805 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) ID and Pink song. Live listening  1127km
 97.8 0816  D  NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Sudden burst while listening to live scatter 
               477km **


** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode

Scatter really struggling this morning due to the current spell of unsettled weather and my 9.2 has been lowered because of high winds.

There has only been a minor appearance of the Perseids though. 90.8 was chosen for my overnight recording where Bornberg was the most persistent burster by some margin. Cottbus was also quite frequent.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Sunday, 10 August 2014

Skegness Log: 10-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1018 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) French OMs. Presumed as web stream not working  1927km
 87.9 1022 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) OMs. Presumed as web stream not working  2071km
 87.6 1033  E  COPE, Badajoz/Cansa Burros (EXT-BA) E2CA __COPE__. Badajoz in radiotext  1683km


Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Saturday, 9 August 2014

Skegness Log: 09-08-10 (FM)

OIRT Meteor Scatter:
 66.02 0832 RUS Radio Rossii, Kaliningrad/RTPTS (KA) YL, as web  1327km **


** Personal Skegness 'First'

My second Kaliningrad station via meteor scatter.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Friday, 8 August 2014

Skegness Log: 08-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 97.4 1900  S  SR P2, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E402. Approximate time as unattended reception 
               1310km **

OIRT Sporadic E:
 67.37 0912 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) OM and YL, as web  2018km
 69.92 0914 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web  2018km
 67.88 0954 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) OM over classical music,
                as web  2129km
 66.98 0956 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) OM, as web 
                2282km
 70.46 0958 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM,
                as web  1887km
 70.91 1000 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) Religious
                music, as web  1992km
 68.84 1001 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL talking about
                Ukraine, as web  2282kmx
 71.69 1004 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OM, as
                web  1992km
 66.53 1011 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM over
                music, as web  1803km
 67.46 1011 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Phone in,
                as web  1803km
 68.24 1012 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Interviews,
                as web  1803km
 70.64 1015 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) Pops, as web 
                2223km
 72.20 1017 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) 2 OMs, as web 
                2223km
 83.76 1018 UKR Pershiy Natsional'niy/Telek. ERA, Cherkasy/CHFKRRT (CK) Presumed
                as other outlets in from this tx  2223km **
 68.51 1022 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM,
                as web  2077km
 69.68 1022 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kyiv/RaTel, vul. Olegivs'ka, 34b (KY) YL,
                as web  2080km
 71.30 1028 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Ukraninan
                rap, as others  2077km
 71.90 1029 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Ukrainian rap, as other  1956km
 72.08 1030 UKR Studiya Maidan, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Presume with Indie
                music  2077km
 72.68 1031 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) OM, as web. Distorted audio  1956km
 72.86 1031 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) YL,
                as web  2077km
 67.10 1033 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Sad song, as web  1729km
 69.68 1034 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 70.91 1035 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 71.69 1037 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) OM, as web  1593km
 65.93 1534 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shostka/SFKRRT, vul. Korotchenka, 88 (SU) YL, as web  2229km
 66.20 1535 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Local music, as web  2049km
 66.44 1536 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) POps, as web  1890km
 68.00 1540 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL, as web  1890km
 68.30 1540 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) YL, as web  2018km
 69.11 1541 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web  2018km
 70.31 1546 RUS Radio Rossii, Orel/ORTPTS (OL) OM, as web  2370km **
 70.55 1547 RUS Radio Rossii, Unecha/RTPS (BR) OM, as web  2147km
 68.45 1552 BLR BR Gomel FM, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) French song, as web  1973km
 69.08 1553 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Pops, as web  1729km
 67.19 1557 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Rock song,
                as web  1864km
 68.48 1559 MDA RFE/RL, Straseni/STRV (ST) Radio Svoboda ID  2105km **
 69.26 1600 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Vocal ID
                on the hour  1864km
 69.53 1601 MDA BBC WS/RFE/RL, Ungheni/SRTV Cetireni (UN) As 69.48  2056km **
 66.08 1602 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shepetivka/Ukrtelekom, vul. Titova, 1 (KM) OM interview
                in news, as web  1864km **
 68.60 1603 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Krasnohorivka/PFKRRT, vul. Gogolya, 15 (PO) YL news,
                as web  2327km
 71.63 1634 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kryvyj Rih/DFKRRT, vul. Televizijna, 8a (DP) OM,
                as web  2387km **
 69.56 1638 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kryvyj Rih/DFKRRT, vul. Televizijna, 8a (DP) Phone in,
                as web  2387km **
 68.03 1639 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Pervomais'k/MFKRRT, Pidgornyans'ke shose, 13 (MY)
                Club music, as web  2209km
 67.70 1643 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM, as web 
                1887km
 70.73 1644 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Zaporizhzhya/ZFKRRT, vul. Matrosova, 24 (ZP) OM, as web 
                2506km **
 71.93 1645 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Balanivka/VFKRRT (VI) YL, as web  2096km
 69.80 1648 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Mykolayiv/Varvarivs'kyj RPTS, vul. Veselynivs'ka, 59 (MY) OM,
                as web  2336km **

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.9 1704  E  Canal Extremadura Radio, Mérida/Cerro de San Serván (EXT-BA) E30A Canal_Ex 
               1670km
 87.6 1710 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 ___BNR__ _SHUMEN_  2220km
 88.1 1712 ROU Radio Vocea Sperantei, Alexandria (TR) E2F8 _Vocea__ Sperante  2091km **
 87.5 1715 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Reklama and ads, as web  1291km
 87.6 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203 KOSSUTH_  1368km
 88.3 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Mezökovácsháza (Bek) OM, as 87.6  1648km **
 88.5 1717 ROU Pro FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 PRO_FM__ 88,5_FM_  1801km
 89.4 1717 ROU Radio Europa FM, Târgu Ocna or Giurgiu E299. Jingle ID **
 91.4 1718 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Drobeta-Turnu Severin/Balota (MH) EE00 RRACTUAL 
               1888km
 91.7 1719 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Kiskörös (BaK) B0AA KATRADIO  1536km
 88.1 1732 BUL BNR Horizont, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8210 __BNR___  2193km
 89.1 1736 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Baneasa/Dobrogea Sud (CL) EE01 CULTURAL  2237km
 89.6 1736 ROU Radio Reîntregirea, Alba Iulia (AB) E021. Blank carrier  1842km
 88.2 1738 ROU Stil FM, Oltenita (CL) Still Relays Radio Zu. IDs and ad break, as 89.0. Thanks
               W4WDX for help  2164km **

 89.0 1738 ROU Radio ZU, Bucuresti (BU) E2AA _89,0_FM Radio_ZU  2107km
 91.7 1739 ROU National FM, Bucuresti (BU) 9250 National  2107km **
 92.1 1739 ROU Vibe FM, Bucuresti/Turnul BRD (BU) E222  2104km

 88.3 1745 ROU Itsy Bitsy, Tulcea/Topolog (TL) Jingle ID. Thanks Reijo Alapiha for 
help
               2228km **

 90.3 1741 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Silistra/RRS Medzit tabija (sil) 8236   2202km
 88.1 1754 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE00 RRACTUAL  1877km

 89.8 1756 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Faget (TM) Romanian YL. Thanks W4WDX for help
               1762km

 89.5 1757 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Novaci/Vârful Cerbu (GJ) Classical music, as web
               and later with 90.6  1900km **
 90.6 1805 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE01 __LTUR__  1877km
 91.2 1805 ROU Magic FM, Târgu Jiu or Brasov E210
 93.6 1806 HNG Gong Rádió, Nagykörös / Water tower (Pes) B996 ____NG__  1537km **

 96.5 1806 HNG Gong Rádió, Kecskemét/Megyeháza (BaK) OM // 93.6. Thanks W4WDX for spotting this
               1541km

 91.8 1810 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Alexandria (TR) OM, as web  2091km
 92.2 1810 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220  2152km
 93.4 1811 ROU Radio Europa FM, Alexandria (TR) E299 __RO_FM_  2091km
 93.8 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Draganesti-Olt (OT) 515A  2024km

 94.6 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Slatina (OT) Pops, as 93.8. Thanks W4WDX for help  1996km
 98.0 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Craiova (DJ) 515A  1971km
 99.6 1814 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Veliko Tarnovo/RPTS Rezonans (vlt) Helen Reddy song, as
               100.2  2171km
100.2 1814 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Pleven/kv. Druzba-RRTS Pleven (plv) Helen Reddy song, as web 
               2086km
102.7 1816 BUL BNR Horizont, Pleven/kv. Druzba-RRTS Pleven (plv) OM, as web  2086km **
 97.3 1824 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Békéscsaba / Almáskertek (Bek) B203 KOSSUTH_  1640km
 95.2 1825 ROU Radio Trinitas, Faget (TM) E24D  1762km
 89.5 1827 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418  1460km
 95.3 1831 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FF  1740km

 90.2 1834 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Calafat (DJ) OM, as 91.4. Thanks W4WDX for help
               1938km

 91.6 1927 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szentes (Cso) Vocal ID drop-in. Thanks Reijo Alapiha for help
               1596km **


Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.0 0004 HOL Castricum 105, Castricum/De Loet (nho) Full ID after news  299km **
106.7 0006 HOL Achterhoek FM, Lochem/Paasberg (Watertoren) (gel) Olly Murs song, as web  425km **
 87.9 0009 HOL Radio 10, Den Bosch/Bolduc Center (nbr) Oldies, as 87.7 on Smilde fade  375km **
 90.8 0012 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, as web  407km
 97.3 0016 HOL Wild FM, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) POps, as web  304km
104.0 0020 HOL Radio 10, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Jingle ID. As 103.8, etc.  304km

Unidentified:
 70.01 1026  ?  UNID, ? YL. Not in // anything listed.Sounds like Radio Mariya v Ukraini  


** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode

A surprise today with several Es openings, bringing in some persistent and more distant OIRT transmitters from Ukraine.

The action swung to the south briefly in the early evening with Spain and Portugal popping in and out with weak and choppy signals. Only one Spanish station produced RDS, then the band abruptly swung eastward, bringing Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria! Just when you thought the Es season was over!


Videos:
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1801 (Spain & Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970079
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1835 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970081
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1854 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970083
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1927 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970087
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1932 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970088


Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Thursday, 7 August 2014

Skegness Log: 07-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.7 0001 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) OM, as web. 14 second burst  1394km **
 88.7 0319  D  Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Brass band, as web. Not as WDR3 at this time.
               942km **
 88.7 0342  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Sealed With A Kiss song,
               as web  881km **
 88.7 0342  D  WDR 3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) [hes] (nrw) Woodwind piece, as web  612km **

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 98.0 1832 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86F0 DECIBEL_  320km
 93.3 1833 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 82FF ___LA___  320km
 88.1 1835 HOL Radio 10, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Jingle ID  341km
 93.6 1837 HOL Wild FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86EF WILD_FM_  320km
 93.8 1839 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) 82A5 SLAM!FM_  387km
 96.1 1844 HOL FunX, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 8083 ____nX__  320km
 97.3 1845 HOL Wild FM, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as 93.6  304km
 97.5 1850 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Eurythmics song, as web 
               419km
 99.6 1852 HOL Slam!FM, Unsure which site 82A5 SLAM____
101.8 1855 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM, as 100.1  320km **
102.2 1857 HOL Radio 538, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) OM, as 102.1  102.3. In 20 kHz IF  407km
 94.9 1904 HOL RADIONL, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 8421. End of news. Vocal IDs. 34dB.
               Belmont nulled.  320km
 95.7 1906 HOL Fresh FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 83FB Fr__h___  320km
 95.9 1907 HOL Fresh FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Presumed site. As 95.7  312km
 98.5 1910 HOL Radio Decibel, Utrecht/NH Hotel (utr) Dance track, as 98.0  343km
 98.7 1910 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 8353 FREEZ_FM  407km
 99.1 1911 HOL 100%NL, Unsure which site 83D3 100%_NL_
103.2 1915 HOL Radio Veronica, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, as 103.0. Not a trace of North
               Norfolk Radio!  407km **
103.9 1918 HOL MIX724, Hoorn/Electronweg (nho) Jingle ID  325km
104.4 1919 HOL 100% NL, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Pops, as 90.2  341km
104.4 1921 HOL NPO Radio 1, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) This and 100% NL, squashed BBC Radio
               Norfolk!  303km
104.8 1922 HOL De Streekradio, Zuidwolde/Nijverheidsweg (dre) Pops, as web  413km **
104.9 1925 HOL Radio Purmerend, Purmerend/Mast Centrum (nho) OM and Wanda Jackson track, as web 
               320km **
105.3 1941 HOL Bo, Noordwijk/Duinroos (zho) Jingle ID (New name for "Nens")  294km **
105.5 1943 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Waltz, as web  296km
107.1 1944 HOL Zaan Radio, Koog aan de Zaan/Sportveld (nho) Rock track, as web  310km
107.3 1949 HOL Omroep Zuidplas, Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel/Spoorlaan (zho) Church
               service, as web  318km
101.5 1954 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure
               which site. Jingle ID
 97.2 1957 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Ads, as 92.6  462km
 95.8 2003 HOL Radio Schiedam, Schiedam/Emmastraat (zho) Jingle ID  308km
 93.4 2006 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 841A RIJNMOND
               FM_93.4_  313km
 93.2 2008 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Stevie Wonder track, as web  365km
 92.4 2011 HOL Radio Continu, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro) Orchestral pops, as web. Presume
               Hoogezand.   429km
 91.6 2012 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 83E1 VERONICA etc.  320km
 91.0 2014 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jingle ID  334km
 90.8 2015 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) POps, as web  407km
 89.2 2025 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Status Quo, as 98.7  398km
 89.3 2027 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8419  313km
 89.0 2028 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Pops, as 89.3  296km
 87.6 2030 HOL WOS Radio, Naaldwijk/Hoge Woerd (zho) Ad break, as web  292km **
 88.3 2032 HOL 100% NL, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Soft pops, as 90.2  318km
107.4 2035 HOL RTV8, Dronten/Havenkade (fle) Lively YL, as web  368km **
107.1 2036 HOL Radio Schouwen-Duiveland, Zierikzee/Silo Vissersdijk (zee) Summery dance
               track, as web  296km
106.9 2100 HOL Radio Voorne, Hellevoetsluis/Opzoomerlaan (zho) Jingle ID and news after lots of
               back-to-back tracks  297km
 89.8 2106 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Asian music, as web  296km
 92.4 2109 HOL PuurNL, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Dutch music and jingle ID  322km **
 93.9 2111 HOL OPEN Rotterdam, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Echoey singer, as web 
               315km
104.9 2115 BEL Hit FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Producing echo against Gent, as web  296km
104.9 2116 BEL Hit FM, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Producing echo against Oostkamp,
               as web  330km **
107.2 2126 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Dokter van Zeelandstraat (zho) LaBelle Epoque song, as
               web  299km
 88.7 2128 HOL RTV NH, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) YL and phone in, as 88.9  341km
 90.3 2131 HOL SubLime FM, Groningen/Stroommast Osloweg (gro) Presume Groningen. As 90.5  418km
 91.8 2132 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) POps, as web  313km
 94.6 2135 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles/Place Albert (Tour) (
               bru) Predictable stuff, as web  378km
 96.5 2136 HOL NPO Radio 3, Unsure which site Pops, as 96.8
100.2 2141 BEL Radio FG, Antwerpen/Antwerp Tower (vlg-ant) Bangin beats, as web  352km
101.7 2143 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure which site Pops, as others
103.4 2144  G  The Beach, Lowestoft/Oulton (EN-SFK) C5B6 TheBeach. First time with RDS!
               39db!  119km
104.5 2147 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dutch music and ID  278km
107.3 2159 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Vlaamse Schlager Festival ad, ID  292km
107.4 2200 BEL Club FM, Berlare or Antwerpen. Echo on phone caller, indicating two sites
107.9 2202 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Jingle after news. ID  297km
105.4 2204 BEL Story FM, Oostende/Europacenter (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and pops  277km **
105.9 2232 HOL Radio 80, Egmond aan Zee/Hotel Zuiderduin (nho) Sting song and YL singer. Back to
               back music, as web  294km
104.2 2238 HOL RADIONL, Alkmaar/Alticom Mast (nho) Dutch music, as web  304km
 91.5 2242 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM, as 95.3  462km
107.8 2250  G  Future Radio, Norwich/Markham Tower (EN-NFK) CF81 _Future_. 30dB. First time with
               RDS.  84km
 89.5 2354 HOL 100%NL, Alkmaar or Utrecht Pops, as 90.2
 89.9 2355 HOL Haarlem 105 Radio, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as web  304km
 90.6 2356 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Champaign song, as web  375km

Band 2 Scatter:
 89.9 1052  D  NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, dominant over RTL. First time
               via scatter  707km

Unidentified:
 89.4 2300  G  East Anglian pirate? Suspect Style Radio UK from Norwich. Drum & bass. Thanks Matt
               and Nick for suggesting this. I will keep an ear open for this one again.


** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode


* This tropo was sudden and unexpected.
* It was the strongest Dutch tropo I have known since moving here four years ago.
* It wasn't forecast!

Had it not been for the Skywaves alert from Matt in Grimsby I might never have known this was happening, so a BIG thank you Matt.


Videos:
Tropospheric. 07-08-14 1955 (Dutch Tropo): https://vimeo.com/102909303
Tropospheric. 07-08-14 2201 (Dutch Tropo): https://vimeo.com/102909302

These are selected clips of the above tropo. I didn't record all of it as I don't have the time to go through hours of editing, so I kept pausing until necessary. I haven't checked through these recordings so I wouldn't be surprised if I was recording when I thought I was paused, and vice versa, as I was concentrating on the DX more than I was on the recording itself.


Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Skegness Log: 06-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter:
 95.0 0833  D  hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM info, as web  678km
 99.0 0855  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Turtles song, as web  684km
105.1 0856  D  Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) German YL, as web  684km
105.3 0858  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) German YL, as web  732km
106.3 0858  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German song, as Donnersberg 105.6 
               592km
107.6 0905  D  Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) ID and Caro Emerald song, as web  788km
107.3 0906  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) German song, as web  729km
107.8 0908  D  MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) German YL, as web  712km
104.8 0910  D  hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Four Tops song, as web  729km
104.2 0912  D  Landeswelle Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Pops, as web  739km
 97.2 0913  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) OMs, talking about Schubert, as web 
               739km
 88.8 0917  D  WDR 5, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) German YL, as web. XDR in 24kHz IF and detuned
               to 88.775  504km
 89.0 0918  D  89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Jingle ID. Noise free scatter  712km
 89.5 0933  D  hr3, Hoher Meißner (hes) Olly Murs song, as web  684km
 89.6 0934  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Queen song, as web  627km
 89.8 0935  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Roxette song, as web  592km
 90.2 0936  D  MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) Pops, as web. Over Lingen  739km
107.4 0940  D  Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) OM ID after pops. Clear.  508km
 95.5 0943  D  hr2, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL interviewing OM, as web  684km
 94.6 0946  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) German OM, as web. Noise free scatter 
               712km
 98.0 0946  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Roy Orbsion song and ID. Noise
               free scatter  707km


Quite an interesting morning on the scatter side, with the best signals I have heard from the more distant transmitters such as Inselberg and Hoher Meissner. A few new frequencies were heard too. All the above would probably have come in via aircraft scatter. Most peaked at noise free levels, though were all obviously on the weak side. I am making recordings here and there and will upload a compilation soon.

On the tropo front, well, there is no tropo. Conditions have been as flat as something very flat for the last few days.

It's probably time to start to look at DXing via the Perseids now. This shower should peak on the 11th, 12th and 13th of August.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Sunday, 3 August 2014

Skegness Log: 03-08-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 97.2 2200 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Zilina/Krísava (ZA) 521B DEVIN___. Approximate time. Full AF list and radiotext  1363km


Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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

Friday, 1 August 2014

Skegness Log: 01-08-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.02 1148 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Pops, as web  1922km
 66.08 1148 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Lively music, as web  1580km
 66.20 1148 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Music, as web  2049km
 66.32 1149 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Pops, as web  1729km
 66.44 1154 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Disco music, as web  1890km
 66.56 1155 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Jazzy disco music, as web 
                1670km
 66.98 1156 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Hrodna/RTPS Vul. Gorkogo (HR) Lively music, as web  1551km
 67.10 1158 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Slow pops, as web  1729km
 67.22 1158 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Slow music, as web  1890km
 67.37 1158 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web  2018km
 67.76 1159 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Pops, as others  2049km
 67.76 1159 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Hrodna/RTPS Vul. Gorkogo (HR) Old rock ballad, as web  1551km
 67.88 1159 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) English pops, as web  1729km
 68.12 1200 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Slonim/RTPS Novaja Straga (HR) Old rock ballad, as others 
                1670km
 68.30 1200 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) YL and jazzy music, as web 
                1844km
 68.45 1200 BLR BR Gomel FM, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) Lively local music, as web  1973km
 68.72 1201 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Lively YL and ID jingle  1580km
 68.90 1201 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Hrodna/RTPS Vul. Gorkogo (HR) YL, as others  1551km
 68.96 1202 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) YL singer, as web  1922km
 69.08 1203 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Vocal ID  1729km
 69.11 1203 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) YL with ID  2018km
 69.26 1204 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) YL, as others  1658km
 69.68 1204 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) OM, as web  1973km
 69.92 1205 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) OM, as web  2018km
 70.10 1205 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici (MA) Ravey tune, as web  1968km
 70.22 1206 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Salihorsk/RTPS Dubei (MI) OM and YL, as web  1807km
 70.28 1206 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL and rock song, as web  1890km
 70.43 1206 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Minsk/RTPS Kalodziscy (MI) Crooner, as web  1805km
 70.79 1207 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Berazino/RTPS (MI) OM and YL, as others  1883km
 71.03 1207 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) Crooner, as web  1973km
 71.18 1207 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici (MA) YL over music, as web  1968km
 71.33 1208 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Minsk/RTPS Kalodziscy (MI) OM and YL, as web  1805km
 71.45 1209 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) OM, as others  1922km
 71.54 1209 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) Local music, as web  1658km
 71.81 1210 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) English pops, as web  1973km
 71.96 1210 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici (MA) Light music, as web  1968km
 72.11 1211 BLR BR Radius FM, Minsk/RTPS Kalodziscy (MI) Euro pops, as web  1805km
 72.23 1211 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Salihorsk/RTPS Dubei (MI) Light music, as web  1807km
 72.32 1211 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) OM, as web  1658km
 72.74 1212 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici (MA) OM, as others  1968km
 72.89 1212 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Minsk/RTPS Kalodziscy (MI) YL and pops, as web  1805km
 73.01 1212 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Pops, as others  1922km
 65.90 1214 RUS Radio Rossii, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) OM, as web  1425km
 67.19 1215 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Smarhon (HR) English pops, as web  1709km
 67.25 1216 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Kastsyukovichy/RTPS (MA) YL pops, as web  2092km
 67.46 1217 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Asipovicy (MA) OM, as web  1857km
 67.64 1217 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) Club music, as web  1730km
 68.39 1218 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) Light music, as web  1658km
 68.54 1218 RUS Radio Rossii, Smolensk/RTPS (SM) OM, as web  2065km
 70.31 1220 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) Light music, as web  1730km
 70.67 1221 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) Ads, as web  1940km
 70.94 1222 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) YL, as web  1844km
 71.99 1223 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Lively song, as web  1737km
 72.26 1223 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) YL, as web  1940km
 72.65 1224 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) Pops, as web  1844km
 73.49 1225 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Rock song, as web  1737km
 67.25 1245 RUS Radio Rossii, Velikiye Luki/RTPS (PS) OM and YL, as web  1950km
 70.01 1246 RUS Radio Rossii, Glubokoye/RTPS (PS) YL and music, as web  1863km **
 66.05 1306 RUS Radio Rossii, Pskov/ORTPTS (PS) YL, as web  1821km
 68.57 1307 RUS Radio Mayak, Pskov/ORTPTS (PS) Manfred Mann song, as web  1821km
 69.86 1308 RUS Radio Rossii, Dedovichi (PS) OM, as web  1922km
 71.93 1309 RUS Radio Rossii, Zaluch'e (NO) OM, jingle and YL, as web  2022km
 71.39 1311 RUS Radio Rossii, Velikiy Novgorod/Proletariy (NO) Jingle and music, as web 
                2028km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.5 1122 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Old 78, as 87.8  1291km
 89.1 1122 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Radom/Wacyn (MW) 3B3B  1422km
 90.5 1123 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417  1530km
 91.7 1124 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233  1291km
 87.8 1125 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) YL, as 88.0  1592km
 87.9 1125 POL Radio Maryja, Lódz/Komin EC-4 (LO) 3232  1307km
 88.0 1125 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_  1530km
 88.3 1129 POL PR 1, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3211 JEDYNKA_. AFs point to this site  1512km
 90.5 1129 POL PR 3, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3233  1512km
 92.0 1130 POL PR 3, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Rock song, as 90.5  1530km
 87.6 1142 POL PR 2, Zamosc/Tarnawatka (LB) 3222  1605km
 89.1 1142 POL PR 2, Poznan/Piatkowo (WP) Pops, as 87.6  1115km **
 88.6 1152 POL Radio VOX FM, Bialystok/B.UwB (PL) 3209 __OX_F__ _88._FM_  1516km **


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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