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Monday, 15 September 2014

Skegness Log: 15-09-14 (JF)

 819 2000 KRE KCBS Chosun Jungang Pangsong, Pyongyang (pyo) Presumed but based on time signal alone
              My recording: https://app.box.com/s/5t8i4x6j1cnc2mj0828v Compare with this: 
              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQ1gNQYUkI. The time signals are identical.
              V weak  8493 km **

1350 2000  J  JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) Distinctive time signal equal weak
              co-channel pile-up.  
V weak  9252 km
 972 2058 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Equal and perhaps even slightly stronger
              than Germany 
before the hour Good  8740 km
1413 2100  J  JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Distinctive time signal still
              piercing through the pile-up.  Weak  9225 km

1566 2100 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Stunning S7 signal Fair  9067 km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

A new country for me today on medium wave. North Korea! It's almost certain, but I am basing my logging on the time signal alone. I really need to get a better recording of this but, after hearing a recording on YouTube of KCBS 819. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQ1gNQYUkI and comparing this with my own recording I can hear that the time signals are identical. If you have a musical ear you will also be able to tell that the fourth pip is very slightly 'flat', giving it quite a distinctive sound. I will log this as 'presumed' for now but I think there is no doubt that this is the KCBS time signal on my recording. I just need a bit more signal next time to catch the vocals.

I made a recording of the YouTube video and my recording of the time pips, side by side: https://app.box.com/s/n1bjxxd1z865zug7qoo9

Here is South Korea making a mess of Germany on 972: https://app.box.com/s/ounzqrjk7z26b8c3roes

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com

Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna:  10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor

Sunday, 14 September 2014

Skegness Log: 14-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1215  S  SR P1, Multi-tx YL, as web
 
Band 2 Tropospheric:
107.8 1235 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Pops, as web. Just audible when Future Radio fades  917km


Some out-of-season Es yesterday. Well, a single out-of-season E no less. I have the video of this but the signal was trailing away once I got Bandicam recording. It wasn't strong enough for RDS but I can say without doubt this was an E and not MS.

The tropo to Switzerland was a surprise. I heard the station playing pop music, very weakly, when Norwich's Future Radio dropped out.

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, 10 September 2014

Skegness Log: 10-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 89.6 2259  G  Tru Flavas, London pirate 1037 T_FLAVAS and loads of scrolling PS **
 92.2 2255  G  Metro Love Radio, London pirate 0900 metro___ love____ *MLR*___ www.____
               metro___ love___ .com____
 92.4 2254  G  USD FM, London pirate Jazzy soulful stuff, asweb
 95.6 1045 IRL South East Radio, Mount Leinster (CW) OM, as web  480km
 96.4 2236  G  96.4 The Eagle, Guildford/Hog's Back (EN-SUR) Eagle Radio jingle and ads  223km
100.3 1051 IRL Nova 100, Three Rock Mountain (D) Country song, as web  437km **
102.7 1213 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Clermont Carn (LH) Thanks to BBC Leeds being on a fade.
               Gaelic, as 94.0  450km **
104.6 2239  G  BBC Surrey, Guildford/Hog's Back (EN-SUR) BBC South programme  223km
104.8 1101 IRL iRadio, Slieve Glah (CN) Twangy guitar song, as web  511km **
105.6 2247  G  Playback UK, London pirate Drum and treble, as web **
105.7 0658  G  Ipswich Community Radio, Ipswich/Suffolk College (EN-SFK) Talking about food
               allergies, as web  134km
105.8 0702 BEL Radio Kompas, Koekelare (Ichtegem/Vinkensveldstraat) (vlg-wvl) Newsreader over long
               drone, as web  295km
105.8 0704  G  Absolute Radio, London/Crystal Palace (EN-GTL) Riding over Capital  194km **
106.0 1058 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Three Rock Mountain (D) OM, as 107.4  437km
106.8 2243  G  Jack FM, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jacktivities promo "on Jack Oxfordshire"  193km


** Personal Skegness 'First'


The unstable tropo continues.

Another nice lift to Ireland during the late morning and to the London area during the late evening, but it's a strange tropo this time. Signals are good for a short time, then they dip right back and stay at low level for most of the time. RDS has been a struggle too, requiring more signal than usual. In the same way we've had a teasing E season this year, this has been a teasing tropo.


A few videos:
 89 6 Tru Flavas, London Pirate 2300 10-09-14
 
91 8 Live FM UK, London Pirate 2306 10-09-14

 95 6 South East Radio, Mount Leinster 1046 10-09-14
 96 4 Eagle Radio, Guildford 2236 10-09-14
102 5 Galaxy, London Pirate 2303 10-09-14

104 8 iRadio, Slieve Glah 1135 10-09-14


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.

Skegness Log: 10-09-14 (MW)

 891 2000 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) Jingle before news Vweak  9754 km
1296 2100 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN) Top of the hour jingle Vweak  9754 km


Two unexpected signals in this evening.

Recordings here:
 891 BCC Local, Tainan 2000 10-09-14
1296 BCC News Network, Tainan 2100 10-09-14


Headphones needed
. You are listening for the jingly thing. That is the standard jingle heard on the hour on these stations. You can hear this on their web streams.

Tainan is in locator PL03BC.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com

Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna:  10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Skegness Log: 09-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 88.2 0909 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Truskmore (SO) OM, as 91.8  587km
 89.0 1723 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Familiar pop song, as 89.3  296km
 89.1 1215 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Kippure (WW) OM, as 89.6  444km
 89.6 0823 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Mount Leinster (CW) RTE GA8 sports promo  480km
 90.0 1144 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Mullaghanish (CO) OMs and pops, as 89.6  653km
 91.3 0823 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Kippure (WW) OM, as 91.8  444km
 91.8 0756 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Breakfast Republic on 2FM  480km
 92.2 1150 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Mullaghanish (CO) Pops, as 91.8  653km
 92.6 0908 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Truskmore (SO) Irish phone caller, as 94.0  587km
 93.5 0822 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Kippure (WW) Gaelic child, as 94.0  444km
 94.4 1152 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mullaghanish (CO) Irish YL phone caller, as 94.0  653km
 95.2 0814 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Clermont Carn (LH) Bolero, as 99.2  450km
 95.5 0855  G  BBC Radio York, Olivers Mount (EN-NYK) Not another royal baby (their quote not mine), as web  133km
 95.6 1207 IRL South East Radio, Mount Leinster (CW) YL news, as web. Funeral news. ID  480km **
 95.8 1142 IRL LM FM, Collon/Mount Oriel (LH) Pops, as web. Underneath Merseyside  458km **
 96.0 0817  G  BBC Radio Derby, Buxton (EN-DRB) What do you want to demolish in Derby? As 95.3  150km **
 96.0 0849  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Divis (NI-ANT) As 93.1, etc.  446km **
 96.1 0838  G  BBC Radio Cumbria, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) royal something or other. Who cares? As web  258km
 97.0 1205 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Clermont Carn (LH) YL news, as 91.8  450km
 97.3 0806  G  Kohinoor FM, Leicester (EN-LEI) Indian music, as web  112km
 97.3 0853  G  Forth 1, Craigkelly (Edinburgh) (SC-FIF) Storm Queen song, as web  397km
 97.8 0908 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Truskmore (SO) Classical, as 99.2  587km
 98.7 1119 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Kippure (WW) Classical, as 99.2  444km
 99.2 0824 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Country song, as web  480km
 99.6 1151 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Mullaghanish (CO) Operaticals, as 99.2  653km
100.0 1121 IRL Today FM, Truskmore (SO) Alan Partridge ID  587km
101.4 0825 IRL Today FM, Mount Leinster (CW) royal baby. Whoopie doo!  480km
101.8 1146 IRL Today FM, Mullaghanish (CO) Silly radio ad and ID  653km
102.4 0829  G  Touch FM, Burton-on-Trent (EN-SFS) Tony Hill on Touch FM  135km **
103.4 0836  G  Sun FM, High Haining (EN-NBD) Sunderland area whats ons, as web  222km **
103.5 0922  G  Star Northallerton, Northallerton (EN-NYK) Pops, as web  176km **
105.2 0800 IRL TXFM, Three Rock Mountain (D) TX FM News  437km **
105.5 0805 IRL Today FM, Clermont Carn (LH) Talking about health services in Ireland  450km
105.7 1244  G  Heart, Presely (WA-PEM) Presumed tx. Cardiff area ads. Beam was clearly SW and not W  363km **
106.4 1112  G  High Peak Radio, Buxton (EN-DRB) Jingle ID between pops  150km **
106.5 1106  G  Signal 107, Shrewsbury/Shelton Water (EN-SHP) Jingle ID between pops  215km
106.8 1202 IRL Radio Sunshine, Three Rock Mountain (D) ID and YL news  437km **
106.9 0914  G  BFBS, Catterick/Garrison (EN-NYK) BFBS IDs  192km **
107.2 0942 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Interview  480km
107.4 0940 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Truskmore (SO) Interview  587km
107.4 1152 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Mullaghanish (CO) Burbling against Truskmore  653km
107.5 0911  G  Smooth Radio, Fenham (EN-TYW) Simply Red, as web  241km

** Personal Skegness 'First'


Very pleased with today's haul. Tim Bucknall still has the credit of hearing Radio 4 from Divis on 96.0 here while tuning my XDR remotely a week or two ago. I heard and logged it for the first time myself today. BBC Radio Ulster from Divis on 94.5 has no chance here with such a strong signal from Peterborough when beaming west-ish.


Videos:
 88 2 RTE Radio 1, Truskmore 1100 09-09-14
 90 0 RTE Radio 1, Mullaghanish 1136 09-09-14
 95 4 BBC Newcastle, Pontop Pike 0905 09-09-14
 95 6 South East Radio, Mount Leinster 1211 09-09-14
100 0 Today FM, Truskmore 1121 09-09-14
101 8 Today FM, Mullaghanish 1146 09-09-14
103 4 Sun FM, High Haining 0918 09-09-14
103 5 Star Radio, Northallerton 0923 09-09-14
105 3 Seaside Radio, Withernsea 0930 09-09-14
106 4 High Peak Radio, Buxton 1111 09-09-14
106 8 Radio Sunshine, Three Rock Mountain 1202 09-09-14
106 9 BFBS, Catterick Garrison 0914 09-09-14



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, 4 September 2014

Skegness Log: 04-09-14 (MW)

1098 1900 CHN CNR 11, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Impressive signal with standardised vocal ID  7136 km

Recording:
1098 CNR11, Golmud 1900 04-09-14

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com

Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna:  10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor

Skegness Log: 04-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 97.1 1015  G  Carmarthenshire FM, Carmel (WA-CAR) Very weak and fluttery on scatter. As web  332km
 97.2 0853 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Danish OMs  617km


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.

Skegness Log: 03-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 97.5 2333  S  SR P3, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) 30 second burst. Pops, as web. Live listening
               1023km **

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 88.0 2239 NOR NRK P1, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) AC DC song, as web  923km
 91.8 2234 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Royksopps Eple. Petre jingle  703km
 92.0 1917  F  Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Ad break, promo, ID  288km
 92.7 1920  F  Skyrock, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Fringhem (62) OMs conversation, as 96.5 and 106.9 
               289km
 93.3 1909  F  Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Elton John song and French
               humour  285km
 93.8 1921  F  Contact, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) Ads and local Saint Omer ID  297km
 94.2 2319 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Oldie, as web  703km
 94.6 1013  G  BBC Radio Berkshire, Henley-on-Thames (EN-OXF) OM interview, as web  198km
 94.8 2237 NOR NRK P1, Halden 1/Høyåsmasten (of) Norwegian OM song, as web  958km
 96.5 1924  F  Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Promo and IDs  295km
 98.7 2350 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) F202 _NRK_P2_  703km
 99.8 1914  F  Mona FM, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) YL announcement, as web  339km
104.7 1911  F  France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) F201 __INTER_  266km
105.3 1902 BEL Urgent.fm, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Guitar wanking, as web  330km
105.8 1743 BEL Radio Kompas, Koekelare (Ichtegem/Vinkensveldstraat) (vlg-wvl)
               63E9 __OM_____ Jingle ID  295km **
106.2 1806  F  France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) F20A BLEUNORD  266km
106.5 0748  G  Signal 107, Shrewsbury/Shelton Water (EN-SHP) Lionel Richie song, as web  215km
107.3 1903 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Brugge adverts  292km
107.6 0753  G  107.6 Juice, Liverpool/Anglican Cathedral (EN-MER) Tweeting while sat on the
               toilet! As web  221km
107.6 1855 BEL Stadsradio I.R.O, Izegem/Lendeleedsestraat (vlg-wvl) Echoey OM phone in, as web 
               318km
107.6 1857 BEL Hit FM, Koksijde (vlg-wvl) Hit FM News  276km


Unidentified:
101 7 unid French adverts 2026 03-09-14


I first thought this was Bel RTL from Oignies-en-Thiérache but what I heard did not quite match up to the web stream, although it was very close. I am still not convinced either way. It was definitely not Banquise FM from Isbergues. Any help appreciated. Hopefully there will be some clues in the adverts. There is an ID in here too but the narrowing of the XDR made it difficult to hear.

** Personal Skegness 'First'

The tropo still doesn't match up to the tropo maps in terms of intensity.


Videos:
 92 0 Radio 6, Boulogne Sur Mer 1016 03-09-14
 92 7 Skyrock, Boulogne Sur Mer 2020 03-09-14
 93 3 Rire Et Chansons, Dunkerque 2009 03-09-14
 93 8 Contact, St Omer 2021 03-09-14
 96 5 Skyrock, St Omer 2024 03-09-14
 98 6 VRT2, Egem 1840 03-09-14
104 7 France Inter, Calais 2011 03-09-14
105 8 Radio Kompas, Koekelare 1754 03-09-14
106 2 France Bleu Nord, Calais 1906 03-09-14
107 3 VBRO, Diksmuide 2002 03-09-14
107 6 Hit FM, Koksijde 1959 03-09-14


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, 2 September 2014

Skegness Log: 02-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.5 1912  G  UK Raw, London pirate Dance music, as web **
 87.5 1913  G  Sala Al Hawa, London pirate. Presumed, with Arabic music **
 87.7 0751  F  RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OM, as web  299km
 87.8 1708 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Clermont Carn (LH) Financial talk, as web  450km
 88.0 1915  G  Pulse88, London pirate Jingle IDs an a raggamuffin ting. Now ere dis! **
 88.4 1851  G  Vision, London pirate C358 and vocal ID
 89.0 0917  G  BBC Radio 2, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) As 89.1  224km **
 89.6 1721 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Mount Leinster (CW) 2201 RTE_R1__. 40dB without amplification!! 
               480km
 89.8 0744 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as web  296km
 90.0 0923  G  BBC Radio 2, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 90.1  258km **
 90.2 2003  G  Point Blank FM, London pirate Club music, as web
 91.2 0917  G  BBC Radio 3, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) Almost noise free. as 91.3  224km **
 91.8 1716 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) 2202 RTE_2fm_  480km
 91.8 1917  G  Live FM UK, London pirate Dance mix, as web
 92.0 2001  G  Nusound, London-Newham/Forest Gate (EN-GTL) News and jingle ID  179km **
 92.1 1854  G  Desire UK, Essex pirate Vocal ID. Ex 92.0
 92.2 0924  G  BBC Radio 3, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) Noise free  258km **
 92.2 1959  G  Metro Love Radio, London pirate ID and reggae
 92.8 2119  F  NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Reggaeton style track, as web  340km
 93.4 0916  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) As 93.5  224km **
 93.7 0841  F  Contact, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel 2 (62) Dance track, as web  302km
 93.7 1957  G  Vibes FM, London pirate Reggae. Ex 93.8
 93.8 0746 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dance music, as 88.4  387km
 94.0 1702 IRL RTÉ Radió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) 2204 RTE_RnaG  480km
 94.2 0750  F  Europe 1, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OMs political discussion, as web. Noise free 
               299km
 94.4 0924  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 94.5  258km **
 94.4 2013  G  Flames Radio, London pirate. Booyakasha! **
 94.7 0717  G  BBC Hereford & Worcester, Hereford/Ridge Hill (EN-HER) Promo for Sunday mornings 
               232km
 94.9 1817  G  BBC London 94.9, London/Crystal Palace (EN-GTL) CC11  194km
 95.4 0910  G  BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) OM, as 103.9  225km
 95.4 2011  G  UK Roots FM, London pirate Reggae, as web
 95.5 0715  G  BBC Somerset, Mendip (EN-SOM) Emma Britten on BBC Somerset  293km
 95.5 0819  F  France Bleu Nord, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) YLs, as web  285km
 95.5 1920  G  On Top FM, London pirate Reggae, as web. On top!
 96.0 0732  G  BBC Radio Shropshire, The Wrekin (EN-SHP) Cricket news, as web  200km
 96.1 0708  G  BBC Solent 96.1, Rowridge (EN-IOW) C814  299km
 96.3 0713  G  Heart, Bristol/Dundry (EN-BRI) Madonna song. As network  281km
 96.3 1808  G  Heart, South Benfleet (EN-ESX) C364 Heart_SX  179km
 97.0 0838 BEL VRT MNM, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Rap song, as web  376km
 97.1 0905  G  Capital FM, Storeton (EN-CHE) Capital jingle  224km **
 97.2 0710  G  Heart, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) C366 Heart___  224km
 97.6 0711  G  Free Radio, Hereford/Ridge Hill (EN-HER) Are you the Free Radio Phantom?  232km
 98.6 0918  G  BBC Radio 1, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) Rap song, as 98.3  224km **
 99.2 1727 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Mount Leinster (CW) 2203 RTElyric  480km
 99.3 1830  G  Select UK Radio, London pirate Vocal ID and techno **
 99.6 0925  G  BBC Radio 1, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 99.7  258km **
101.0 0903  G  Kiss FM, Mendip (EN-SOM) Pops, as 106.4  293km
101.3 1956  G  Spice Radio 1, London pirate Ragga, as web **
101.4 1709 IRL Today FM, Mount Leinster (CW) 2205 Today_FM  480km
101.6 0922  G  Classic FM, Colwyn/Great Ormes Head (WA-CON) As 101.5. Almost noise free 
               279km **
101.8 0922  G  Classic FM, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 101.9  258km **
102.0 0719  G  Touch FM, Lark Stoke (EN-WAR) Jingle ID  183km
102.2 1815  G  Smooth Radio, London/Croydon TV Tower (EN-GTL) C787 Smooth__  196km
102.3 0754  F  NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) French dance song, as web  299km
102.5 2007  G  Galaxy, London pirate Reggae, as web
102.8 0722  G  Free Radio, Malvern (EN-WOR) Get to freeradio.co.uk for your car sticker  213km
103.3 0818  F  France Inter, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Over Heart  285km
103.7 1857  G  Kane FM, Guildford/Hog's Back (EN-SUR) Club music, as web  223km **
103.9 1858  G  Muzik Radio, London pirate Reggae music, as web **
104.0 0724  G  BBC Hereford & Worcester, Malvern (EN-WOR) OMs, as 94.7  213km
104.3 0724  G  BBC Radio Wiltshire, Naish Hill (EN-WLT) Wiltshire traffic news  253km
104.3 1731  G  BBC Radio Cymru, Llangollen (WA-DBG) C71B BBCymru.  235km
104.5 0721  G  BBC Sussex, Heathfield (EN-ESU) OM ID  242km
104.7 0755  F  France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Noise free  266km
104.7 1903  G  Pozitif, London pirate News in Turkish and ID **
104.8 0820  G  BBC Sussex, Burton Down (EN-WSU) Phone in, as web  258km
104.8 2006  G  Biggles FM, Potton/Sutton Mill Road (EN-BEF) Jingle ID and pops  120km
105.2 1907  G  Release FM, Berkshire pirate Dance music, as web **
105.4 0856  G  Heart, Cardiff/St Hilary (WA-CDF) Heart ID, as Heart South Wales web stream 
               316km **
105.5 0800  G  Swindon 105.5, Swindon/Football Stadium (EN-WLT) Swindon 105.5 News  227km
105.5 0822 BEL Topradio, Staden/Stadenberg (vlg-wvl) Ads and jingle ID  299km
105.5 0929 IRL Today FM, Clermont Carn (LH) Irish OM, as web  450km
105.9 0806  G  City Talk, Liverpool/Allerton Park (EN-MER) News, as web  215km
106.0 0823  G  KMFM, Canterbury/Rough Common (EN-KNT) Kents something or other. Local ads 
               212km
106.0 0945 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Three Rock Mountain (D) Irish news, as web, briefly over Gem 
               437km **
106.2 0824  F  France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Phone in, as 95.5  266km
106.5 1908  G  Project Radio, London pirate Techno/House music, as web
106.9 0931  G  Takeover Radio, Sutton-in-Ashfield (EN-NHS) Awful rap song, awful audio, as web 
               106km
107.0 0808  G  Heart, Redruth (EN-CNW) Simply Red and Cher back to back, as web  504km
107.0 0808  G  Jack FM, Reading/Tilehurst Water Tower (EN-BER) Pops, as web  211km
107.0 0941  G  Spark FM, Monkswearmouth (Sunderland) (EN-TYW) We are Spark FM jingle and
               alternative pops  225km **
107.2 0825  G  KMFM, Thanet/Broadstairs (EN-KNT) Ad for Thanet. Brief  213km
107.2 1704 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Financial news  480km
107.4 0935  G  Tempo FM, Wetherby (EN-NYK) Vocal ID. Great songs from the heart of Yorkshire 
               142km
107.5 0937  G  Smooth Radio, Fenham (EN-TYW) Johnny Bristol song, as web. Very weak  241km **
107.6 0825  G  Banbury Sound, Banbury/Farthinghoe (EN-NHA) This is Banbury Sound, for Banbury,
               Brackley and Bicester  162km
107.7 0920  G  Signal 107, Wolverhampton/Mander House (EN-WMD) Spin Doctors and Signal 107 ID 
               176km **
107.9 0848  G  Jack FM 2, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jacktivities  193km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

A nice inland tropo, spreading out in almost all directions and the best of its kind since I moved to the east coast. I love inland tropo events.


Videos:
 88 4 Vision, London Pirate 1950 02-09-14
 89 6 RTE Radio 1, Mount Leinster 1822 02-09-14
 91 8 RTE 2FM, Mount Leinster 1823 02-09-14
 92 0 NuSound Radio, Newham 2101 02-09-14
 92 1 Desire UK, Essex pirate 1954 02-09-14
 94 0 RTE Radio Na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster 1802 02-09-14
 95 5 BBC Somerset, Mendip 1906 02-09-14
 96 3 Heart, South Benfleet 1911 02-09-14 (With local PS name)
 99 2 RTE Lyric FM, Mount Leinster 1826 02-09-14
 99 2 Today FM, Mount Leinster 1828 02-09-14
102 2 Smooth, Croydon 1914 02-09-14
103 9 Muzik Radio, London pirate 2000 02-09-14
104 1 BBC Berkshire, Hannington 1905 02-09-14
104 7 Pozitif, London pirate 2002 02-09-14
105 9 City Talk, Allerton Park 1902 02-09-14
107.0 Spark FM, Monkswearmouth 1126 02-09-14
107 2 Newstalk, Mount Leinster 1804 02-09-14



What a bizarre slogan on City Talk, Liverpool's TALK station "Now... City Talk's Greatest Hits, the Biggest Songs on the Planet".

I have been careful to include as little music as possible in these videos so YT don't block them.


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, 1 September 2014

Skegness Log: 01-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric
 87.6 1000 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Nostalgie jingle and long promo 
               288km
 87.8 0853  F  UNID, ? French phone-in. Not France Bleus, Inter, Culture, Courtoisie or Le Mouv
 87.9 0824  F  France Inter, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) French OM, as 103.7. V weak  1136km
 91.1 0827  F  France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) French OM, as web  474km
 94.6 0935 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles/Place Albert
               (Tour) (bru) Phone-in, as web  378km
 95.3 0921 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Muddy Waters song, as 100.3  455km
 97.7 0926 HOL Radio Veronica, Arnhem/Kema Toren (gel) Ad break, as web  397km **
 99.6 0922 HOL Radio Gelderland, Zaltbommel/Hulpweg (nbr) Phone in, as web  367km
100.3 0920 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Muddy Waters song, as web  443km
103.9 0918 HOL MIX724, Hoorn/Electronweg (nho) 70s soul song behind Suffolk, as web  325km
104.0 0945 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) Sad French song, as web  377km
104.5 0942 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as web  278km
105.0 0822  F  France Bleu Touraine, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) French YL, as web. V weak  646km
105.5 0855 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Beach Baby song, as 107.5  296km


** 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.