After reading all the recent low VHF reports on the Skywaves forums I decided to venture out in my car to a noise-free location just outside town to try my hand at 10m again.
Using an Icom IC7000 and 100 watts into a Sirio Hy Power 4000 mobile whip, I heard some excellent signals from Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, a few Caribbean islands and many US States as far west as Ohio.
I worked stations in Crete, Athens, Russia, The Azores and the US state of Virginia, all with 5/8 or 5/9 signals. It made a refreshing change to the dull conditions we currently have on band 2 and medium wave.
Sunday, 12 October 2014
Monday, 6 October 2014
Skegness Log: 06-10-14 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
96.0 0925 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Divis (NI-ANT) Discussion, as 93.1 446km
107.3 0936 G Nation Radio, Kilvey Hill (WA-SWA) Pops, as web. Followed for 15 minutes -
very weak occasional peaks 334km **
107.4 0951 G Tempo FM, Wetherby (EN-NYK) Slow indie song, as web 142km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A few bits and bobs from yesterday.
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.
96.0 0925 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Divis (NI-ANT) Discussion, as 93.1 446km
107.3 0936 G Nation Radio, Kilvey Hill (WA-SWA) Pops, as web. Followed for 15 minutes -
very weak occasional peaks 334km **
107.4 0951 G Tempo FM, Wetherby (EN-NYK) Slow indie song, as web 142km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A few bits and bobs from yesterday.
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.
New Skywaves Forum Goes Live!
After several weeks of construction and testing, the brand new Skywaves bulletin board has gone public! This marks a major milestone in the history of the group. Click on the image to visit.
"Skywaves" began life as the monthly DX publication of the British FM & TV Circle in October 1995. In 2000, Skywaves dropped the magazine and became an online internet forum with Yahoo Groups.
At the beginning of 2014, Yahoo Groups downgraded their system and took on the "Neo"platform, which had many problems for almost all of the membership.
After a lot of discussion and testing behind the scenes, it was agreed that a new platform should be trialed. Some members maintained that the existing Yahoo Neo Group should be continued, at least for the time being.
We cannot guarantee the reliability of the service from Yahoo and so we expect that the new bulletin board will ultimately replace it, after which time the Yahoo Group will be locked but still hopefully used for its archives.
We hope all our members take the time to give the new board a try. It offers so much more than a mailing list,and you can still opt to receive email alerts. Here is a brief rundown on the new Skywaves bulletin board which we hope will dispel some of the concerns raised.
Notes:
The new Skywaves forum is hosted privately and does not take any form of advertising. All member's email addresses are hidden. We have also removed some aspects of the gimmicky side of bulletin boards.
Security is paramount in the new forum. We have developed our own personally styled "Captcha" registration images which you have to get past on the registration page. I use the words get past because these registration tests are supposed to be difficult in order to prevent spam bots registering and these have been 100% successful since their implementation, but please contact the group Admin or moderators if you have any problems with the registration process.
Member's first posts will automatically enter a moderation queue, thus further ensuring that only only genuine radio-related posts get through.
You can subscribe to individual posts, topics (threads) and entire sub-forums as you choose. This will send a notification via the email address you signed up with, which also includes a link to the post itself and a separate link to the forum.
The only thing you cannot in the new bulletin board system is reply to the notifications, but you can go to the posts directly by clicking on the link. Furthermore, there is no need for any extra clicks or logins, providing you have logged in at least once before and have ticked the "keep me logged in" box. Our members were concerned there would be lots of messing around involved in reaching the posts. This will not be the case.
We regret that we can not simply transfer your memberships across as these are two different platforms.
As with all new things, there may be some teething problems, so please bear with us if so. The forum will evolve and adapt to membership needs. We welcome your comments and ideas.
There is an FAQ section at the top right which should answer most of your questions, otherwise please ask if there is anything which is not covered.
The new site was constructed by myself, but it wouldn't have been possible without the technical know-how of Lynton Towler. Special thanks also go to Jim Smith, Andrew Webster and Nick Gilly for testing the new forum over the last few weeks. Julian Hardstone and and Günter Lorenz are still at the helm and share Group Ownership. Apologies if I have forgotten anybody there.
We hope you will enjoy the new look Skywaves.
The new look Forum of the Skywaves DX Group
At the beginning of 2014, Yahoo Groups downgraded their system and took on the "Neo"platform, which had many problems for almost all of the membership.
After a lot of discussion and testing behind the scenes, it was agreed that a new platform should be trialed. Some members maintained that the existing Yahoo Neo Group should be continued, at least for the time being.
We cannot guarantee the reliability of the service from Yahoo and so we expect that the new bulletin board will ultimately replace it, after which time the Yahoo Group will be locked but still hopefully used for its archives.
We hope all our members take the time to give the new board a try. It offers so much more than a mailing list,and you can still opt to receive email alerts. Here is a brief rundown on the new Skywaves bulletin board which we hope will dispel some of the concerns raised.
Notes:
The new Skywaves forum is hosted privately and does not take any form of advertising. All member's email addresses are hidden. We have also removed some aspects of the gimmicky side of bulletin boards.
Security is paramount in the new forum. We have developed our own personally styled "Captcha" registration images which you have to get past on the registration page. I use the words get past because these registration tests are supposed to be difficult in order to prevent spam bots registering and these have been 100% successful since their implementation, but please contact the group Admin or moderators if you have any problems with the registration process.
Member's first posts will automatically enter a moderation queue, thus further ensuring that only only genuine radio-related posts get through.
You can subscribe to individual posts, topics (threads) and entire sub-forums as you choose. This will send a notification via the email address you signed up with, which also includes a link to the post itself and a separate link to the forum.
The only thing you cannot in the new bulletin board system is reply to the notifications, but you can go to the posts directly by clicking on the link. Furthermore, there is no need for any extra clicks or logins, providing you have logged in at least once before and have ticked the "keep me logged in" box. Our members were concerned there would be lots of messing around involved in reaching the posts. This will not be the case.
We regret that we can not simply transfer your memberships across as these are two different platforms.
As with all new things, there may be some teething problems, so please bear with us if so. The forum will evolve and adapt to membership needs. We welcome your comments and ideas.
There is an FAQ section at the top right which should answer most of your questions, otherwise please ask if there is anything which is not covered.
The new site was constructed by myself, but it wouldn't have been possible without the technical know-how of Lynton Towler. Special thanks also go to Jim Smith, Andrew Webster and Nick Gilly for testing the new forum over the last few weeks. Julian Hardstone and and Günter Lorenz are still at the helm and share Group Ownership. Apologies if I have forgotten anybody there.
We hope you will enjoy the new look Skywaves.
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Skegness Log: 05-10-14 (MW)
1080 0100 USA WTIC, Hartford (CT) Presumed with CBS promo over the hour and news, then killed by
Euros. Fair 5390 km
1020 0200 USA KDKA, Pittsburgh/Allison Park (KDKA Drive) (PA) KDKA ID in noise Weak 5929 km
1360 0200 USA WMOB, Mobile (AL) Presumed with OM over the hour saying right here in Mobile.
Promo for WTOF Mobile. Presume 5kW day power. Weak 7223 km
1510 0200 USA KCKK, Littleton (CO) Marmalade song Reflections Of My Life mixing WUFC on the hour.
Thanks to Paul Crankshaw for the tip! Vweak 7442 km
870 0300 USA WWL, New Orleans (LA) Lots of splatter here. Could just make out "WL New Orleans"
on the hour Weak 7427 km
1100 0400 USA WTAM, Cleveland (OH) WTAM call letters heard Weak 5978 km
1230 0600 USA WCMC, Wildwood (NJ) Full ID, mentioning WCMC and WMID (brother station on 1340). Thanks
Ken Baird for help. Vweak 5721 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Recordings:
https://app.box.com/s/8sc0379nqdguvgjcu3lm 1230 WCMC Wildwood NJ 0600 05-10-14
https://app.box.com/s/od52gzzv9q9k3eyigkzv 1360 WMOB Mobile AL 0200 05-10-14
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
Euros. Fair 5390 km
1020 0200 USA KDKA, Pittsburgh/Allison Park (KDKA Drive) (PA) KDKA ID in noise Weak 5929 km
1360 0200 USA WMOB, Mobile (AL) Presumed with OM over the hour saying right here in Mobile.
Promo for WTOF Mobile. Presume 5kW day power. Weak 7223 km
1510 0200 USA KCKK, Littleton (CO) Marmalade song Reflections Of My Life mixing WUFC on the hour.
Thanks to Paul Crankshaw for the tip! Vweak 7442 km
870 0300 USA WWL, New Orleans (LA) Lots of splatter here. Could just make out "WL New Orleans"
on the hour Weak 7427 km
1100 0400 USA WTAM, Cleveland (OH) WTAM call letters heard Weak 5978 km
1230 0600 USA WCMC, Wildwood (NJ) Full ID, mentioning WCMC and WMID (brother station on 1340). Thanks
Ken Baird for help. Vweak 5721 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Recordings:
https://app.box.com/s/8sc0379nqdguvgjcu3lm 1230 WCMC Wildwood NJ 0600 05-10-14
https://app.box.com/s/od52gzzv9q9k3eyigkzv 1360 WMOB Mobile AL 0200 05-10-14
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
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Skegness Log: 04-10-14 (MW)
819 2000 KRE KCBS Chosun Jungang Pangsong, Pyongyang (pyo) Time pips and national anthem.
Weak 8493 km
1296 2000 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN) Familiar jingly tune before toh. Weak 9754 km
1188 2000 KOR HLKX Incheon (inc) ID in Chinese and time signal. Thanks Jim Smith, plus Mauno
Ritola & co on RealDX. Weak 8703 km **
1017 2100 CHN China Radio Int./CNR 8, Changchun/SARFT523 (JL) Interval signal. Weak 8011 km
1323 2100 CHN China Radio Int., Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) CRI interval signal. Weak 6041 km
There were lots of Asian time signals across the band at 2000 & 2100, indicating improved conditions. I have never heard so many Asian time signals, not even on any of my mobile DX trips around The Wash. I will list them below for the record and a reminder to keep an ear on these frequencies. I hope they will be clear enough to hear speech one day.
** Personal Skegness 'First'
2000:
Higher frequency pips, similar to Japanese time signals I have heard: 657, 720, 1071, 1116, 1125, 1287, 1350 (JOER), 1386, 1314 (JOIF), 1575.
Lower frequency pips, more akin to South Korea, Taiwan, etc.: 711, 774, 927, 963, 972, 1044, 1062, 1170, 1188, 1224, 1296, 1314, 1368, 1377, 1404, 1431, 1548, 1467, 1503, 1566,
Chinese: 981, 1098, 1359, 1377, 1521
2100:
Higher frequency pips, similar to Japanese time signals I have heard: 657, 747(?), 774, 900, 1206, 1350, 1395, 1557, 1575.
Lower frequency pips, more akin to South Korea, Taiwan, etc.: 567, 603, 729 ?, 738, 873, 909 ?, 945, 963, 972, 1017, 1044, 1071, 1125, 1134, 1152 (V v weak), 1188, 1224, 1377, 1386, 1404, 1431, 1512, 1521, 1566, 1593.
Chinese: 945, 1071, 1305, 1359, 1377, 1539.
I use the "higher frequency", "lower frequency" as a reference more than as an accurate indicator of country. I don't know where the pips are from, but you can hear them on my files:
Perseus Files:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4cf2c8o3ai27c19/2014-10-04_195950_200010.wav
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cwhbcs8ut2t3w8t/2014-10-04_205950_210010.wav
Audio Recordings:
https://app.box.com/s/1agtk1ekz3bkaaaqgpk5 819 KCBS Pyongyang 2000 04-10-14
https://app.box.com/s/hvndgqyyi15nxnqqickh 1188 HLKX, Incheon 2000 04-10-15
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
Weak 8493 km
1296 2000 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN) Familiar jingly tune before toh. Weak 9754 km
1188 2000 KOR HLKX Incheon (inc) ID in Chinese and time signal. Thanks Jim Smith, plus Mauno
Ritola & co on RealDX. Weak 8703 km **
1017 2100 CHN China Radio Int./CNR 8, Changchun/SARFT523 (JL) Interval signal. Weak 8011 km
1323 2100 CHN China Radio Int., Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) CRI interval signal. Weak 6041 km
There were lots of Asian time signals across the band at 2000 & 2100, indicating improved conditions. I have never heard so many Asian time signals, not even on any of my mobile DX trips around The Wash. I will list them below for the record and a reminder to keep an ear on these frequencies. I hope they will be clear enough to hear speech one day.
** Personal Skegness 'First'
2000:
Higher frequency pips, similar to Japanese time signals I have heard: 657, 720, 1071, 1116, 1125, 1287, 1350 (JOER), 1386, 1314 (JOIF), 1575.
Lower frequency pips, more akin to South Korea, Taiwan, etc.: 711, 774, 927, 963, 972, 1044, 1062, 1170, 1188, 1224, 1296, 1314, 1368, 1377, 1404, 1431, 1548, 1467, 1503, 1566,
Chinese: 981, 1098, 1359, 1377, 1521
2100:
Higher frequency pips, similar to Japanese time signals I have heard: 657, 747(?), 774, 900, 1206, 1350, 1395, 1557, 1575.
Lower frequency pips, more akin to South Korea, Taiwan, etc.: 567, 603, 729 ?, 738, 873, 909 ?, 945, 963, 972, 1017, 1044, 1071, 1125, 1134, 1152 (V v weak), 1188, 1224, 1377, 1386, 1404, 1431, 1512, 1521, 1566, 1593.
Chinese: 945, 1071, 1305, 1359, 1377, 1539.
I use the "higher frequency", "lower frequency" as a reference more than as an accurate indicator of country. I don't know where the pips are from, but you can hear them on my files:
Perseus Files:
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/4cf2c8o3ai27c19/2014-10-04_195950_200010.wav
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/cwhbcs8ut2t3w8t/2014-10-04_205950_210010.wav
Audio Recordings:
https://app.box.com/s/1agtk1ekz3bkaaaqgpk5 819 KCBS Pyongyang 2000 04-10-14
https://app.box.com/s/hvndgqyyi15nxnqqickh 1188 HLKX, Incheon 2000 04-10-15
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
Friday, 3 October 2014
Skegness Log: 03-10-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
98.0 0820 HOL Ujala Radio, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as 93.3 296km **
102.3 0823 F NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) ... sur NRG 299km
87.7 0827 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Phone in, as web 299km
89.8 0912 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as web 296km
92.0 0913 HOL Den Haag FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Phone-in, as web 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.
98.0 0820 HOL Ujala Radio, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as 93.3 296km **
102.3 0823 F NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) ... sur NRG 299km
87.7 0827 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Phone in, as web 299km
89.8 0912 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as web 296km
92.0 0913 HOL Den Haag FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Phone-in, as web 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.
Thursday, 2 October 2014
Skegness Log: 02-10-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
92.5 0708 F Europe 1, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Discussion about a school, as web 339km
92.8 0709 F NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Jingle ID and pops 340km
93.0 0710 F RTL, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) OMs, as web 339km
93.7 0721 F Contact, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel 2 (62) Pops and ID 302km
94.3 0723 F Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) ID in lively phone-in 338km
96.5 0739 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Dance tracks, as 106.9 295km
97.2 0743 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Jingle ID 299km
87.8 0745 F France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) YL and OM, as web 337km
88.0 0746 F Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62) Phone in, as web 344km
88.2 0747 F Radio Classique, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Brass band music, as web 339km
89.6 0825 F RDL, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) French song, as web 306km
89.8 0825 F RDL, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) French song, as 89.6 275km
91.4 0826 F Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 2 (59) Pops, as web 338km
106.1 1001 G Real Radio XS, Manchester/Sunley Building (EN-GTM) News, jingle ID and weather. 174km **
** 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.
92.5 0708 F Europe 1, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Discussion about a school, as web 339km
92.8 0709 F NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Jingle ID and pops 340km
93.0 0710 F RTL, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) OMs, as web 339km
93.7 0721 F Contact, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel 2 (62) Pops and ID 302km
94.3 0723 F Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) ID in lively phone-in 338km
96.5 0739 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Dance tracks, as 106.9 295km
97.2 0743 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Jingle ID 299km
87.8 0745 F France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) YL and OM, as web 337km
88.0 0746 F Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62) Phone in, as web 344km
88.2 0747 F Radio Classique, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Brass band music, as web 339km
89.6 0825 F RDL, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) French song, as web 306km
89.8 0825 F RDL, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) French song, as 89.6 275km
91.4 0826 F Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 2 (59) Pops, as web 338km
106.1 1001 G Real Radio XS, Manchester/Sunley Building (EN-GTM) News, jingle ID and weather. 174km **
** 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.
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
Skegness Log: 01-10-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.5 0749 D BB Radio, Berlin/Schäferberg (brb) Lenny Kravitz song, as web. Live listening 864km
93.3 0830 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Danish OM, as web. Live listening 740km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
87.8 0851 D WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw) ID and web address 525km
91.8 0852 D WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Soft pops, as 87.8 544km
** 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.
107.5 0749 D BB Radio, Berlin/Schäferberg (brb) Lenny Kravitz song, as web. Live listening 864km
93.3 0830 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Danish OM, as web. Live listening 740km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
87.8 0851 D WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw) ID and web address 525km
91.8 0852 D WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Soft pops, as 87.8 544km
** 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.
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Skegness Log: 30-09-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
91.1 0711 F Skyrock, Dunkerque/Tour Emery (59) Phone-in, as 106.9 274km
93.3 0712 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Indian music 320km
95.2 0726 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 82A5 SLAM!F__ 312km
95.4 0731 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Jingle ID 358km
89.4 0947 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) Noise free on scatter 488km
103.1 1550 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) ID and ads 478km
103.5 1553 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) OM talk, as web 707km
97.8 1555 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Ad for Subway, jingle ID pops 477km
94.3 1621 G BBC Radio Scotland, Black Hill (SC-NLA) C415 BBC_Scot 405km
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.
91.1 0711 F Skyrock, Dunkerque/Tour Emery (59) Phone-in, as 106.9 274km
93.3 0712 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Indian music 320km
95.2 0726 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 82A5 SLAM!F__ 312km
95.4 0731 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Jingle ID 358km
89.4 0947 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) Noise free on scatter 488km
103.1 1550 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) ID and ads 478km
103.5 1553 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) OM talk, as web 707km
97.8 1555 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Ad for Subway, jingle ID pops 477km
94.3 1621 G BBC Radio Scotland, Black Hill (SC-NLA) C415 BBC_Scot 405km
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, 28 September 2014
Skegness Log: 28-09-14 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.9 0736 CZE CRo Dvojka, Liberec/Jested (LI) OM, as web 1038km **
91.4 0739 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krasov (PL) Ads and ID 947km
101.7 0801 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krasov (PL) Choir and YL, as web 947km
89.2 0808 POL PR 3, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Adsm as web 1177km **
99.0 0848 CZE CRo Ostrava, Valasské Mezirící/Radhost (MO) ID and interview 1304km **
90.6 0904 POL PR 4, Swieradów-Zdrój/G. Stóg Izerski (DS) Adverts, as web stream. Thanks Konrad DX,
Poland for help. 1053km **
103.8 0915 POL Radio ZET, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Polish YL talk, brief in pile-up. As web
1177km **
100.2 0924 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Old blues song, as web 1147km **
87.6 0929 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM and YL, as web 1219km **
102.0 0932 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM, as web 1219km **
104.5 0934 CZE Frekvence 1, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM, as web 1219km **
106.5 0935 CZE CRo Brno, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM and choir, as web 1219km **
91.1 0948 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) TV Theme. V weak in pile-up
1084km **
103.9 0957 CZE CRo Vltava, Liberec/Jested (LI) Presumed. OM, struggling against Suffolk 1038km **
88.5 1033 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) YL song, as web 1091km **
93.6 1042 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Ad break and pops, as web 1147km **
97.9 1049 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Jested (LI) Beethoven symphony, as web 1038km **
95.9 1053 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Liberec/Jested (LI) YL, as web. Just audible when Humberside dips
down 1038km **
90.5 1121 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) Pops and OM, as web 1091km **
89.2 1135 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203. Interesting props. Scatter like signal for
two minutes. Seemingly not MS or Es. Scatter assisted tropo? Rx tuned by Nick Gilly
at the time 1261km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
It's been another of those "Pinch me - did that really just happen?" days. I was lucky to catch some superb ducting to the Czech republic, Austria and Poland - a first timer here. What the reception lacked in signal strength was more than made up for by the reception distances. CRo Ostrava from Valasské Mezirící on 99.0 became the second furthest band 2 tropo catch I have had since living in Skegness.
Videos are available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp As I mentioned yesterday, YouTube may have blocked some of the audio from these videos due to their 'copyright claims' policies. I can re-upload elsewhere if necessary.
I was just too late to catch a nice ID from CRo Ostrava on 99.0, hitting the record button too late, but there is plenty of audio in that video. Hopefully everything is clear enough. Ii included web audio with the weaker signals. PR3 from Wroclaw on 100.2 had a painfully weak signal. If you can hear this against the recording of the web stream then you'll have no problems with any of the other recordings.
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.
89.9 0736 CZE CRo Dvojka, Liberec/Jested (LI) OM, as web 1038km **
91.4 0739 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krasov (PL) Ads and ID 947km
101.7 0801 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krasov (PL) Choir and YL, as web 947km
89.2 0808 POL PR 3, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Adsm as web 1177km **
99.0 0848 CZE CRo Ostrava, Valasské Mezirící/Radhost (MO) ID and interview 1304km **
90.6 0904 POL PR 4, Swieradów-Zdrój/G. Stóg Izerski (DS) Adverts, as web stream. Thanks Konrad DX,
Poland for help. 1053km **
103.8 0915 POL Radio ZET, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Polish YL talk, brief in pile-up. As web
1177km **
100.2 0924 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Old blues song, as web 1147km **
87.6 0929 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM and YL, as web 1219km **
102.0 0932 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM, as web 1219km **
104.5 0934 CZE Frekvence 1, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM, as web 1219km **
106.5 0935 CZE CRo Brno, Brno/Kojál (JM) OM and choir, as web 1219km **
91.1 0948 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) TV Theme. V weak in pile-up
1084km **
103.9 0957 CZE CRo Vltava, Liberec/Jested (LI) Presumed. OM, struggling against Suffolk 1038km **
88.5 1033 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) YL song, as web 1091km **
93.6 1042 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Ad break and pops, as web 1147km **
97.9 1049 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Jested (LI) Beethoven symphony, as web 1038km **
95.9 1053 CZE CRo RadioZurnál, Liberec/Jested (LI) YL, as web. Just audible when Humberside dips
down 1038km **
90.5 1121 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) Pops and OM, as web 1091km **
89.2 1135 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203. Interesting props. Scatter like signal for
two minutes. Seemingly not MS or Es. Scatter assisted tropo? Rx tuned by Nick Gilly
at the time 1261km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
It's been another of those "Pinch me - did that really just happen?" days. I was lucky to catch some superb ducting to the Czech republic, Austria and Poland - a first timer here. What the reception lacked in signal strength was more than made up for by the reception distances. CRo Ostrava from Valasské Mezirící on 99.0 became the second furthest band 2 tropo catch I have had since living in Skegness.
Videos are available at: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp As I mentioned yesterday, YouTube may have blocked some of the audio from these videos due to their 'copyright claims' policies. I can re-upload elsewhere if necessary.
I was just too late to catch a nice ID from CRo Ostrava on 99.0, hitting the record button too late, but there is plenty of audio in that video. Hopefully everything is clear enough. Ii included web audio with the weaker signals. PR3 from Wroclaw on 100.2 had a painfully weak signal. If you can hear this against the recording of the web stream then you'll have no problems with any of the other recordings.
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.
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