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Monday, 27 October 2014

Skegness Log: 27-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 2141  D  hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) ID  pops  612km
 89.0 1805  D  89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) D0DB  712km
 89.6 2225  D  WDR 5, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) YL, as web  519km
 89.8 2142  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Light pops, as web  592km
 90.0 2144  D  SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) German pops, as web  593km
 91.1 2147  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Pops, as web  550km
 91.6 2148  D  SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Rock, as web  590km
 91.8 2149  D  WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Indie song, as web  544km
 92.1 1759  D  NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Proclaimers song, as web  707km
 92.1 2226  F  France Inter, Verdun/Septsarges (55) OM, as 103.7  547km
 92.4 2150  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Rock song, as web
               560km

 92.8 2150  D  SWR3, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Light pops, as web  592km
 93.0 1759  D  SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and news  593km
 93.3 2152 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) Blondie song, as web  573km
 93.5 2152  D  WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) YL with ID  553km
 93.6 2153  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) German song, as web  550km
 93.9 2153  D  WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Piano music, as 101.3  483km
 94.0 2154  D  SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) German YL, as 93.6  590km
 94.4 2155  D  hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Jingle ID  647km
 94.6 2155  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Brian Adams song, as web  712km
 94.8 2156  D  SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops. German OM  560km
 95.0 1801  D  hr-info, Rimberg (hes) News, as web  678km
 95.4 2156  D  SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) OM, as 94.0  592km
 95.8 2311  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Jingle ID - NDR Eins Nacht  478km
 95.9 2157  D  WDR 3, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Jazz, as web  483km
 96.3 2157  D  WDR 3, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Jazz, as 95.9  519km
 96.4 2320  D  NDR Info, Aurich (nds) Light pops, as web  478km
 96.7 2158  D  hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Jazz, as web  647km
 97.4 2159  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) German song, as web
               560km

 98.1 2159  D  WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) ID and news  553km
 98.1 2307  D  NDR 2, Aurich (nds) Pops, as web  478km
 98.5 2200  D  SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) News  550km
 98.7 2200  D  AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) US news  647km
 99.1 2201  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) OM news  656km
 99.6 2201  D  hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) YL news, as web  612km
100.7 2231 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212  573km
100.8 2203  D  WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) News  483km
100.8 2317  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) NDR Eins Nacht   606km
101.0 1749  D  WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) D392 WDR_2___  519km
101.2 2316  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web  565km
101.4 2203  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Weather and jingle. SAW Superhits  712km
101.7 2204  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops, as web  628km
102.1 2205  D  RPR 1., Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) RPR 1 Muzik Klub  550km
102.5 2205  D  hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Jingle ID - HR4 Musik in der Luft  647km
102.6 2206  D  RPR 1., Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) OM, as 102.1  586km
102.6 2315  D  NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Peter Gabriel song, as web  606km
102.9 2206  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Jingle ID  592km
103.1 2314  D  Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Queen song, as web  478km
104.0 2223  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Slipknot song (really!) as web
               590km

104.9 1751  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) D5A9  553km
104.9 2313  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Jingle ID  478km
105.6 2208  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) German music, as web  656km
105.9 2208  D  Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web  647km
106.3 1758  D  Antenne Niedersachsen Braunschweig, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Local ID  707km
106.9 2209  D  Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Presumed with pops, as web  514km
107.0 2209  D  WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) YL, as 106.7  592km
107.1 2210  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) German song, as 97.4. Mixing DLF Bremen                   593km
107.2 2210  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) YL, as 106.7  592km
107.4 2211  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) German song, as 107.1  590km
107.8 1759  D  MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) OM, as web  712km

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, 26 October 2014

Skegness Log: 26-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 90.4 2036  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OMs, as web  842km
102.5 2048  F  France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) French song, as web
               842km

 95.5 2050  F  France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OMs, as web  842km

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, 24 October 2014

Skegness Log: 24-10-14 (MW)

1098 1600 TWN R.Taiwan Int./R.Free Asia/Ikuan Tao/RFI, Kouhu (YL) ID and time signal Weak
              9715 km

 612 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int./Radio France Int., Lukang (CH) Presume sign-off. Music, time
              signal and silence. Vweak  9678 km

 891 1700 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) BCC Jingle Vweak  9754 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle, clear
              in pile-up Weak  9410 km


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: 24-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter:
 89.2 1132 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Jingle ID. Sudden peak out of nowhere while
               horizontal  398km

 89.4 1134 HOL Radio Oost, Hengelo/Novec mast (Hazenweg) (ove) IN horizontal again. Scatter.
               Pops, as web  445km

 89.6 1142 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Ditch version of pop song, as web. Sudden noise
               free peak in horozontal  295km

 89.6 1143 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Another Dutch peak while in
               horizontal. OM, as 91.3  407km


Surprising what gets through then the antenna is horizontal sometimes. It's definitely a quirk of propagation. Perhaps true troposcatter as it's just a single fade-in / fade-out and not at all fluttery as with aircraft 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.

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Skegness Log: 23-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.9 0052  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Avilés/Monte Gorfoli (AST-O) Shrieking violins, as web
               1169km **

 88.9 0200  E  Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Music then YL, as web  1130km
 89.0 0038  F  France Inter, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OM, as web  1104km **
 89.4 0051  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OM and YL, as web  1178km **
 90.3 0119  E  RNE Radio 3, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) YL and OM, as web  1178km **
 90.4 0956  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OMs over piano music, as 103.7
               842km

 90.7 0049  E  COPE, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OMs, as web  1178km **
 91.1 0044  E  Cadena Dial, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) E231. Jingle ID between tracks
               1178km **

 91.8 1008  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) OMs talk, as 88.7  672km
 94.6 1045  F  France Inter, Chartres/Montlandon (28) OM, as 103.7  531km
 94.7 0143  E  SER, Torrelavega (CNT-S) Phone in, as web  1141km **
 95.5 0959  F  France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) Classical, as 88.7  842km
 99.0 0111  F  RTL 2, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Michael Jackson song, as web  1104km **
 99.4 0108  F  Radio Bonne Nouvelle, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Classical music, as web  1104km **
 99.9 0204  E  SER, Santoña (CNT-S) Vocal ID after news  1114km **
101.2 2340  E  Radio Maria, Bilbao=Bilbo (PVA-BI) Ave Maria, etc. Thanks Max Van Arnhem for help
               1126km **

101.3 0018  F  France Bleu Pays Basque, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Coldplay song, as web  1104km **
102.5 1005  F  France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OM and YL, as web
               842km

103.4 0026  E  Aire Radio, Oviedo (AST-O) Presumed. Thanks Max van Arnhem for help  1178km **
104.3 0014  F  RMC, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OM and YL, as web  1104km **
105.5 0109  F  France Info, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Presumed as other Bayonne locals in  1104km **s

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 92.5 1000  E  Radio Nacional, Two sites listed New jingle on 5 second burst **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Day two of this excellent Spanish tropo.

While updating my personal all-time log I just noticed something which really surprised me. In my four years of living on the east coast I have log Spanish stations on 36 individual frequencies via tropo. That was up to the 22nd. Then came this rather amazing spell of tropo, during which I added another 42! I logged 46 personal firsts in total, including the French and one UK station!

What a truly amazing tropo this has been!


More videos at: www.youtube.com/g1vvp

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, 22 October 2014

Skegness Log: 22-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 2017  E  Onda Vasca, Bermeo (PVA-BI) V weak OM talk, as web  1106km **
 87.7 2059  E  Gestiona Radio, Santander (CNT-S) Phone in, as web  1119km **
 87.9 2038  E  Kiss FM, Ares (GAL-C) Rod Stewart song, as web  1250km
 88.0 2014  E  Radio Nervión, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Spanish music, as web  1130km
 88.7 2103  E  Cadena 100, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Rap song, as web  1251km
 89.2 2342  E  Onda Cero, A Coruña (GAL-C) E2EE ____CERO  1363km **
 89.9 2250  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) YL on phone, as 105.0
               1157km **

 91.1 2249  E  Cadena Dial, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) YL and OM discussion, as web  1178km **
 91.6 2339  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) Classical music, as web
               1277km

 92.1 2043  E  Radio Galega Música, Monte Meda (GAL-OU) Vocal ID  1338km **
 92.2 2004  E  UNID, ? Spanish football commentary
 92.6 2006  E  Radio Voz, A Coruña (GAL-C) E0C5. Vocal ID  1266km
 92.8 2337  E  Cadena 100, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) Pops, as web  1178km **
 93.0 2118  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Classical piece, as wen
               1128km **

 93.4 2008  E  SER, A Coruña (GAL-C) Football commentary, as web  1265km **
 93.6 1940  E  COPE, Ribadeo/O Mondigo (GAL-LU) OM and YL, as web  1205km
 94.2 2149  E  Radio Marca, Santander (CNT-S) Two OMs talk, as web  1129km **
 94.4 2314  E  RNE Radio 3, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Rock song, as web  1200km
 94.8 2118  E  Onda Vasca, San Sebastián=Donostia (PVA-SS) OM, as web  1105km **
 95.0 2335  E  Europa FM, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Presumed with lively discussion over dance
               beats  1251km

 95.2 2240  E  Onda Cero, Oviedo/Pico El Faro (AST-O) OMs, as web  1185km **
 96.5 2115  E  Éxito Radio, Santander (CNT-S) Boing! Ads, as web  1119km **
 96.5 2239  E  SER, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) OMs, as web  1157km **
 96.9 2051  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OMs, as web  1128km
 97.5 2224  E  Los 40 Principales, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) ID and Far Away song  1178km **
 97.6 2331  E  M80 Radio, A Coruña/Peñamoa (GAL-C) E230 M80RADIO  1266km **
 97.8 2329  E  COPE, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganguren (PVA-BI) Ads, as web  1125km
 98.0 2308  E  MegaStar FM, San Sebastián=Donostia/Monte Ulía (PVA-SS) Bangin toonz, as web
               1105km **

 98.5 2233  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) Intense Spanish music, as web
               1157km **

 99.2 2235  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) Talk and pops, as web  1157km **
 99.6 2218  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OM, as web  1178km **
 99.9 2027  E  MegaStar FM, A Coruña (GAL-C) Spanish pops, as web  1363km **
100.4 2205  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) OM, as web  1277km
101.2 2328  G  Heart, Kingsbridge/Soar (EN-DVN) Ads, as web  432km **
101.3 2110  E  MegaStar FM, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Jingle ID between pops  1251km **
101.7 2354  F  Europe 1, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) YL, as web  1104km **
102.5 2202  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Electronic jingle. Mixing another Spanish
               station  1200km **

102.9 2053  E  RNE Radio 3, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OM, as web  1128km **
103.6 2132  E  Cadena 100, Gijón (AST-O) Pops, as web  1164km **
103.7 2321  E  Cadena 100, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Spanish music, as web  1130km **
103.9 2011  E  Radio Galega, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Discussion, as web  1251km
104.1 2200  E  Melodía FM, Oviedo/Pico El Faro (AST-O) Jingle ID at the top of the hour. Pops
               1185km **

104.8 2228  E  Radio Galega, A Coruña/Peñamoa (GAL-C) E4E0 R.GALEGA  1264km **
105.0 2049  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OM Phone caller, as web
               1128km

105.2 2257  E  esRadio, Gijón (AST-O) References to El Sexo show. Thanks Konrad DX for help
               1156km **

106.3 1946  E  Radio Galega Música, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Spanish pops, as web  1251km
106.3 2130  E  Radio Mix FM, Mazcuerras-Riaño de Ibio (CNT-S) Ads and jingle ID  1145km **
107.8 2125  E  Valle de Buelna FM, Los Corrales de Buelna/Monte Gedo (CNT-S) Back to back pops,
               as web  1146km **


Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
100.3 1257  D  Planet Radio, Eisenberg (Neuenstein) (hes) German pop song, as web  677km **
100.3 1431  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) German OM talk, as web  865km **

Unidentified:
 93 6 unid Spain or France 0122 23-10-14. http://youtu.be/qCk79kL7ug0
 Heard with back to back music. It's an odd format so this might give it away, knowing the
 approximate reception area. 


** Personal Skegness 'First'

An evening of spectacular tropospheric DX to northern Spain and south-west France! Definitely my best to this area so far. Furthest distance was the La Coruna transmitter at 1363 km, not a million miles from the Portuguese border.

There were also LOTS of Spanish stations I couldn't identify due to their brief nature. Beaming south-west in vertical polarisation produces a full band of English stations from the Midlands, so the Spanish stations often had quite a fight on their hands.

I had to be extremely careful how I rotated the antenna too as the neighbour's tree is now greatly restricting movement in that direction. After some minor damage, which has since been rectified, I managed to get the antenna vertical and discovered that this was where the action was. Surprisingly, no Spanish tropo was available when the antenna was horizontal. I wanted to flip back to horizontal later on when I discovered local outlets from Bayonne, but it was the early hours of the morning by that time and the G-5500 rotator makes quite a racket. Sound travels well at night, so I kept the antenna vertical. Horizontal to the south-west is a noisy direction for me anyway so I probably wouldn't have benefited much horizontally anyway. I still don't understand why vertical is much quieter in this direction.

Videos of many of the above catches can be seen on my YouTube page: www.youtube.com/g1vvp

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, 21 October 2014

Skegness Log: 21-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.6 1951  D  Bayern 1, Gelbelsee (bay) Johnny Cash song, as web  905km **
101.6 1951  D  Radio Plassenburg, Kulmbach/Rehberg (bay) Ed Sheeran song, as web. Brief
               multi-station burst  839km **

101.6 2038 DNK Radio 24 syv, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Presumed. Danish OM  782km **
101.6 2048 POL PR Radio Kraków, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Polish YL, as web  1406km **
101.6 2112  D  MDR JUMP, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) YL phone caller over Avicii song  839km **
101.6 2134  S  SR P4, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) Phone caller, as web. Frequent bursts  1334km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Another productive day for 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.

Monday, 20 October 2014

Skegness Log: 20-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.0 1344  D  Radio Brocken, Dequede (san) George Michael song, as web. Second part of 16
               second burst  761km **

101.0 1441  D  BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Piano piece, as web  942km **
101.0 1447 HRV Radio 101, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) Tablet ad, as web  1381km **

** 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.

Skegness Log: 20-10-14 (MW)

 612 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan International, Lukang (CH) Time pips. Mix of oriental music and
              OM here. Fair  9678 km

 711 1800 TWN BCC Country Network, Tainan (TN) BCC jingle on the hour under France Info V weak
              9754 km

 720 1700 TWN BCC News Network, Taichung (TC) BCC jingle on the hour Vweak  9693 km **
 846 1700 TWN Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Kuanyin=Guanin (TY) Kuanghua ID. Thanks to Mauno Ritola and                   Tony Magon at Real DX for confirmation. V weak  9620 km
 864 1700 TWN BCC News Network, Kaohsiung (KH) Jingle at top of hour Vweak  9817 km **
 891 1700 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) Really clear. Jingle and YL ID Weak  9754 km
 927 1700 TWN BCC Country Network, Taichung (TC) Personal first. BCC top of the hour jingle.
              Some audio before this. 
Mixing with Tajikistan and a painfully weak Chinese time
              signal. Vweak  9693 km
 **
1107 1700 CHN Xinjiang RGD Kazakh/CNR 8, Ürümqi/Hutubi-XJTS631 (XJ) Music, time pips, ID and
              anthem. Thanks everybody at RealDX for help Weak  6042 km **

1143 1800 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts un (PG) Thanks to Chuck &
              Jari at Real DX for pulling out the ID  Weak  9676 km **
1287 1700 TWN Han Sheng Kuangpo Tientai, Taichung (TCS) Flute music, just audible under Grozny
              V weak 9686 km

1296 1700 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN) Painfully weak BCC jingle at the top of the hour
              V weak  9754 km

1557 1700 TWN RTI iLoveMusic 1557/Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL) Sign off and pips Weak  9715 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle signature dominating  Weak
              9410 km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

This was an unexpected and one of my best openings to the far east so far. Reception probably received a boost as it coincided with a sudden rise in geomagnetic activity, which can often produce good results if you are on the band at that very moment.

There is a fair bit of noise across the band but it didn't mask out the above stations. As always, you will need headphones for some of the recordings as they are very weak and sometimes underneath European stations.


Recordings:

 846 unid EE & CC Perhaps Han Sheng 1700 20-10-14
 891 UNID oriental mixing BCC Local, Tainan 1700 20-10-14
 936 unid CHN 1700 20-10-14
 963 unids 1700 20-10-14
 981 CNR1, Multiple Sites 1700 20-10-14
1107 unid CHN 1700 20-10-14
1125 unid 1700 20-10-14
1143 unid 1800 20-10-14
1575 VOA, Ban Phachi 1700 20-10-14
1593 CNR1, Changzhou 1700 20-10-14


I have uploaded a Perseus file: 1700 20-10-14 top of the hour: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/vesalcew7bctei4/2014-10-20_165945_170015.wav


There were also a few other unidentified stations. I have posted recordings to Real DX, or maybe somebody here knows the identity of one or two of them.


1700:

Chinese: 639, 738, 756, 801, 846, 819x2, 936, 963, 981x2, 1044, 1107, 1125, 1179, 1287, 1305, 1359, 1377, 1530, 1593.

 657 Asiatic singing (Indian?) under Europe
 684 Oriental language under Europe? Slightly off frecuency too. 
 711 Oriental language. Weak to fair with France Info. Suspect Han Sheng
 765 Oriental lnaguage under Rossii
 774 Oriental language under BBC Leeds
 801 High pitched jingle under Germany
 828 UNID jingle under Europe
 963 Possibly two orientals
1368 Oriental music? Under BBC Lincolnshire
1404 Unrecognised jingle under Radio Cluj


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, 19 October 2014

Skegness Log: 19-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.2 1133  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) German pops, as web  565km **
101.2 1158  I  R101, Torre de' Busi-Valcava passo (lc) Brooke Fraser song, as web  1053km **
101.2 1212  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Daryl Oates and John Hall song, as web  647km **
101.2 1217  D  MDR JUMP, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Madonna song, as web  881km **
101.2 1249 AUT Ö2 - Radio Oberösterreich, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Latin style party song,
               as web  1080km **

101.8 1718 POL RMF FM, Zakopane or Lezajsk Polish song, as web **
101.8 1744 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) Nico and Vinz song, as web
               1890km **

101.8 1831  D  WDR 2, Ederkopf (nrw) Guitar song, as web  592km **
101.8 1843 SRB Radio Beograd 202, Crveni Cot (Voj) Choir and orchestra, as web  1659km **
101.4 2059 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Soulful gospel song, as web  1287km **
101.4 2131  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sassnitz (Rügen) (mev) Sassnitz most likely. Also 100W
               Cham listed. YL, as web  883km **

101.4 2133  S  SR P4, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Likely Horby. Phone in, as web  913km **
101.4 2140 POL Radio ZET, Suwalki/G.Krzemianucha (PL) Geronimo pop song, as web  1483km **
101.4 2156 SVN Slovenija 3, Plesivec (Urslja Gora) (sg) Moody classical piece, as web
               1282km **

101.4 2217 POL PR Radio Kielce, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) Gentle pops as web. Part of longer burst
               with multiple stations  1436km **

101.4 2233 HNG Class FM, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) Queens Radio Ga Ga, as web  1368km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

I am really pleased with today's haul. Despite very brief pings it quickly became clear which stations were coming through. All the above were noted fairly regularly throughout the monitoring periods. All personal firsts as I have never tried these frequencies for 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.