Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.0 0049 D SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B1 629km
88.7 0049 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D312 942km
89.0 0049 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202 __RAI___ 1197km
89.5 0049 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
90.3 0049 G BBC R3, Unsure which site OM, as 90.5 **
90.7 0049 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311 942km **
91.3 0049 D SR 2 Kultur, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B2 629km **
92.2 0049 D SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) ARD Popnacht, as SR1 88.0 789km
87.5 0101 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Presumed with Polish OM. 90.6 in with RDS 1291km
88.1 0101 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) D7D1 MDR_S-AN 839km **
90.6 0101 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 1291km
91.7 0101 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
92.1 0103 G BBC R3, Black Hill or Wenvoe Classical, as 91.9 **
96.5 0121 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D312 1021km
92.2 0137 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 1289km **
94.3 0137 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 1289km **
96.1 0137 POL PR 3, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 1289km **
96.6 0137 POL RMF FM, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) YL, as 94.3 1060km
95.3 0152 POL RMF FM, Opole or Olsztyn 3F44
96.4 0153 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 1127km
98.1 0231 HRV HRT-HR 2, Celevac or Beli Manastir C202 **
97.7 0241 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) D366 678km **
97.9 0241 AUT Ö2 - Radio Niederösterreich, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A602 1247km **
100.9 0241 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D368 729km **
97.0 0243 AUT Ö1, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A201 1181km **
98.8 0243 AUT FM 4, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A213 1181km **
100.2 0243 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 and jingle ID 1506km
97.7 0244 G BBC R1, Unsure which site Drum and Treble, as 98.3
101.7 0539 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 628km **
103.7 0539 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B5 628km **
103.5 0549 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Zilina/Krísava (ZA) 5201 and vocal ID 1363km **
103.9 0549 D MDR Figaro, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) D3C3 _FIG____ 854km **
106.0 0549 CZE Radio Impuls, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2203 1127km **
103.6 0553 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 1149km
101.7 0606 AUT FM 4, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A213 1261km **
102.0 0606 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Psunj (sb) C317 1500km
103.5 0606 D Antenne Bayern, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D318 1021km **
105.3 0606 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) D315 732km
105.0 0610 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.4 0610 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F51 1052km **
106.5 0610 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) Jingle ID 917km
103.4 0615 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Vocal ID in commercial 1291km **
104.2 0615 POL Radio Zet, Bialogard or Jelenia Góra Vocal ID in commercial
104.8 0615 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232D R- 1287km
105.4 0615 POL Radio ZET, Siedlce/Losice (MW) Vocal ID in commercial 1512km
103.6 0623 POL PR Radio Wroclaw, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) 3403 1035km **
103.5 0628 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km **
104.1 0639 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2205 947km
105.5 0639 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) Presumed Votice as 103.2 affected and nothing from
Brno 1069km
89.9 0817 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
91.1 0817 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F R-ZURNAL 1084km
89.5 0833 I RAI Radio1, Multi-tx 5201
89.1 0835 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F 947km
88.4 0840 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C3 843km
90.4 0844 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A203 1199km
91.1 0908 NOR NRK Petre, Probably Bokn or Jetta F203 and pops **
104.1 1615 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Vocal ID in commercial 1406km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I did not expect this! Today I present my biggest meteor logbook ever!
Here is a video of the reception of the 1.5 kW Brener transmitter of Sudtirol Eins on 105.4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLse_Ti_BZk
The RDS performance of the Elad FDM-S2 continues to impress and astound! I wouldn't say the majority of these meteor bursts weren't particularly strong either. The beauty of having 6 MHz IF bandwidth in the S2 receiver is that a single meteor burst is capable of affecting all the frequencies in the range. Although this doesn't happen with every single burst, it is quite often noted. Occasionally only a few frequencies might be affected, or just one. Well done the Elad SW2 software!
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Monday, 17 November 2014
Skegness Log: 17-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.6 0845 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Vocal ID, as 91.4 1219km
88.6 0845 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) 232D 984km
89.1 0845 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F 947km
89.5 0845 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 1460km
89.9 0845 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
90.7 0845 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) D311 (91.2 active, not 88.7, so presume Oschenkopf
and not Grunten) 865km **
91.1 0845 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
91.4 0845 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2203 and vocal ID 947km
89.0 1923 DNK DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9201. Classical 700km **
90.8 1923 DNK DR P2, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) Classical music, as 89.0 836km **
91.2 2302 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) As 90.7 865km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
The Elad FDM-S2 SDR receiver is starting to come into its own, especially regarding meteor scatter. The speed and accuracy of the RDS is impressive!
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
87.6 0845 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Vocal ID, as 91.4 1219km
88.6 0845 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) 232D 984km
89.1 0845 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F 947km
89.5 0845 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 1460km
89.9 0845 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
90.7 0845 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) D311 (91.2 active, not 88.7, so presume Oschenkopf
and not Grunten) 865km **
91.1 0845 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
91.4 0845 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2203 and vocal ID 947km
89.0 1923 DNK DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9201. Classical 700km **
90.8 1923 DNK DR P2, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) Classical music, as 89.0 836km **
91.2 2302 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) As 90.7 865km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
The Elad FDM-S2 SDR receiver is starting to come into its own, especially regarding meteor scatter. The speed and accuracy of the RDS is impressive!
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Skegness Log: 16-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.6 1144 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) OMs discussion 2120km
Today saw a miniscule sporadic E opening to Algeria lasting a couple of minutes. I don't think we can be far off the time where we can actually say that we have had more out of season Es openings than we have had IN the season. :O)
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
87.6 1144 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) OMs discussion 2120km
Today saw a miniscule sporadic E opening to Algeria lasting a couple of minutes. I don't think we can be far off the time where we can actually say that we have had more out of season Es openings than we have had IN the season. :O)
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 14 November 2014
Skegness Log: 14-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.0 0335 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ etc. Scrolling PS. 40 second burst 1530km
87.5 0336 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) As 88.0 1291km
87.8 0336 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) As 88.0 in 40 second burst 1592km **
88.3 0336 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JEDYNKA_ etc. 30 second burst 1229km
89.4 0336 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) As 88.0, etc. 1406km **
90.4 0504 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) Jingle and YL ID after news 1199km **
90.5 0517 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 280A 1091km **
90.6 0519 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 1291km
91.7 0519 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
89.0 0523 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) Italian song. Presumed with Monte Venda in on 89.9. 1197km **
89.9 0523 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 1197km
107.1 0841 POL Radio ZET, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) Vocal ID 1211km
103.5 0853 HNG Class FM, Tokaj (BAZ) B205 1580km **
105.5 0853 CZE Evropa 2, Votice or Brno 2204 EVROPA_2 **
106.9 0856 D B5 Aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) or Brotjacklriegel D315
104.0 0906 POL PR 4, Zielona Góra/Wilkanowo (LU) 3223. Listed 2kW 1031km **
106.8 0909 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3232 1127km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
This is my first meteor log using the Elad FDM-S2 SDR receiver.
No web streams were recorded for comparison checking. All stations were identified using RDS, live parallels or vocal ID. The RDS performance on the S2 software is actually MUCH better than I thought. Hopefully I will have grasped SDR Console soon enough so I can use the improved RDS performance and the file analyser, which looks very useful. Thanks again go to Jim Smith who took the time to go through a few of the basics in Console. This programme offers many advantages over the S2 software, but I have to say both have their advantages.
For those who are not familiar with the Elad FDM-S2, it is an SDR receiver, capable of recording up to six MHz of IF bandwidth. Its performance on band 2 is exceptional when used with a pre-amp. The FDM-S2 also covers long wave, through medium and short wave, band 1 and the OIRT band, right up to 160 MHz. I have yet to try the FDM-S2 outside band 2.
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
88.0 0335 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ etc. Scrolling PS. 40 second burst 1530km
87.5 0336 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) As 88.0 1291km
87.8 0336 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) As 88.0 in 40 second burst 1592km **
88.3 0336 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JEDYNKA_ etc. 30 second burst 1229km
89.4 0336 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) As 88.0, etc. 1406km **
90.4 0504 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) Jingle and YL ID after news 1199km **
90.5 0517 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 280A 1091km **
90.6 0519 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 1291km
91.7 0519 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
89.0 0523 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) Italian song. Presumed with Monte Venda in on 89.9. 1197km **
89.9 0523 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 1197km
107.1 0841 POL Radio ZET, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) Vocal ID 1211km
103.5 0853 HNG Class FM, Tokaj (BAZ) B205 1580km **
105.5 0853 CZE Evropa 2, Votice or Brno 2204 EVROPA_2 **
106.9 0856 D B5 Aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) or Brotjacklriegel D315
104.0 0906 POL PR 4, Zielona Góra/Wilkanowo (LU) 3223. Listed 2kW 1031km **
106.8 0909 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3232 1127km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
This is my first meteor log using the Elad FDM-S2 SDR receiver.
No web streams were recorded for comparison checking. All stations were identified using RDS, live parallels or vocal ID. The RDS performance on the S2 software is actually MUCH better than I thought. Hopefully I will have grasped SDR Console soon enough so I can use the improved RDS performance and the file analyser, which looks very useful. Thanks again go to Jim Smith who took the time to go through a few of the basics in Console. This programme offers many advantages over the S2 software, but I have to say both have their advantages.
For those who are not familiar with the Elad FDM-S2, it is an SDR receiver, capable of recording up to six MHz of IF bandwidth. Its performance on band 2 is exceptional when used with a pre-amp. The FDM-S2 also covers long wave, through medium and short wave, band 1 and the OIRT band, right up to 160 MHz. I have yet to try the FDM-S2 outside band 2.
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:
Elad FDM-S2, 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, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 9 November 2014
Skegness Log: 09-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
108.0 0104 I Love FM, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) Rod Stewart song, as web 1796km **
108.0 0135 I Radio Studio Emme, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) Slow Italian YL pop
song, as web. Eight second burst 1730km **
108.0 0145 I Radio Maria, Multiple sites Choir. Six second burst **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I didn't expect to hear much meteor scatter on 108.0, especially as the 9.2 was vertical, but I was pleasantly surprised as there were quite frequent pings and short bursts.
Radio Maria was the most consistent station. What a surprise!
What was interesting about 108.0 was the number of stations which got through. I recorded six Italian streams, but most of the pings I heard were from other stations. Radio Cuore and Studio Piu were probably received but the pings I heard were too short for comfort. I will definitely be recording 108.0 again very soon.
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, horizontal, etc.
108.0 0104 I Love FM, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) Rod Stewart song, as web 1796km **
108.0 0135 I Radio Studio Emme, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) Slow Italian YL pop
song, as web. Eight second burst 1730km **
108.0 0145 I Radio Maria, Multiple sites Choir. Six second burst **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I didn't expect to hear much meteor scatter on 108.0, especially as the 9.2 was vertical, but I was pleasantly surprised as there were quite frequent pings and short bursts.
Radio Maria was the most consistent station. What a surprise!
What was interesting about 108.0 was the number of stations which got through. I recorded six Italian streams, but most of the pings I heard were from other stations. Radio Cuore and Studio Piu were probably received but the pings I heard were too short for comfort. I will definitely be recording 108.0 again very soon.
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, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 8 November 2014
Skegness Log: 08-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
103.8 0052 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Indie music, as web 1247km **
103.8 0056 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) YL pops, as web 892km **
103.8 0101 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) YL news, as web 1706km **
103.8 0109 POL Radio ZET, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) OM talking about the weekend, as web
1177km **
103.8 0134 D Antenne Bayern, Coburg Meeder or Hohenpeißenberg Jingle ID **
103.8 0356 D Antenne MV, Helpterberg (mev) Weather jingle 881km **
103.8 0558 S SR P4, Varberg or Bollnäs Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep song **
103.8 0757 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) German OM, as web 553km **
87.45 0921 D Radio 700, Kall/Auf der Heide (nrw) German song, as web 519km **
87.45 2002 D Radio 700, Kall/Auf der Heide (nrw) Pops, as web 519km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I am pleased to report reception of the 60 watt studio link of Radio 700 from Kall on 87.45. This is probably 'just' making it through on general scatter too, but it's so weak and in the background noise levels that it's impossible to be certain. I could hear the sub-bass of the music when scatter peaked on other frequencies in that direction. A video of this can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3xafi1UyM but please use headphones and 'turn up the bass', as Tyree Cooper used to say.
Scratch it up out there!
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, horizontal, etc.
103.8 0052 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Indie music, as web 1247km **
103.8 0056 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) YL pops, as web 892km **
103.8 0101 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) YL news, as web 1706km **
103.8 0109 POL Radio ZET, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) OM talking about the weekend, as web
1177km **
103.8 0134 D Antenne Bayern, Coburg Meeder or Hohenpeißenberg Jingle ID **
103.8 0356 D Antenne MV, Helpterberg (mev) Weather jingle 881km **
103.8 0558 S SR P4, Varberg or Bollnäs Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep song **
103.8 0757 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) German OM, as web 553km **
87.45 0921 D Radio 700, Kall/Auf der Heide (nrw) German song, as web 519km **
87.45 2002 D Radio 700, Kall/Auf der Heide (nrw) Pops, as web 519km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I am pleased to report reception of the 60 watt studio link of Radio 700 from Kall on 87.45. This is probably 'just' making it through on general scatter too, but it's so weak and in the background noise levels that it's impossible to be certain. I could hear the sub-bass of the music when scatter peaked on other frequencies in that direction. A video of this can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3xafi1UyM but please use headphones and 'turn up the bass', as Tyree Cooper used to say.
Scratch it up out there!
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, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Skegness Log: 06-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.3 0109 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) OM ID trailer 1289km **
97.3 0116 D DasDing (SWR), Tübingen (bwü) Pops, as web 797km **
97.3 0120 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Frequent. German OM, as web
951km **
97.3 0140 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) Local music, as web. Part of 20 second burst 1500km
97.3 0141 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OM, as web. At the end of a 20 second
burst 709km
97.3 0157 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Dramatic classical music, as web 420km **
97.3 0237 D Bayern 3, München-Ismaning (bay) Marillion song (the obvious one), as web
970km **
97.3 0237 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) Opera, as web 1575km
97.3 0845 S SR P4, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Bruno Murs thing, as web 899km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Very lively meteor scatter today. A few long bursts but mostly short pings, but LOTS of 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, horizontal, etc.
97.3 0109 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) OM ID trailer 1289km **
97.3 0116 D DasDing (SWR), Tübingen (bwü) Pops, as web 797km **
97.3 0120 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Frequent. German OM, as web
951km **
97.3 0140 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) Local music, as web. Part of 20 second burst 1500km
97.3 0141 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OM, as web. At the end of a 20 second
burst 709km
97.3 0157 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Dramatic classical music, as web 420km **
97.3 0237 D Bayern 3, München-Ismaning (bay) Marillion song (the obvious one), as web
970km **
97.3 0237 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) Opera, as web 1575km
97.3 0845 S SR P4, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Bruno Murs thing, as web 899km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Very lively meteor scatter today. A few long bursts but mostly short pings, but LOTS of 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, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Skegness Log: 04-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
97.2 0853 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Scatter. German YL, as web 739km
107.4 0859 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Pops and ID 508km
99.0 0906 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. Almost noise free on peak. 684km
87.9 0910 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) Scatter. Katie Melua song, as web 739km
103.1 0911 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Scatter. Freddie Mercury, breaking free. As web 478km
102.8 0913 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) Scatter. German YL, as 101.8 456km
101.7 0915 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) Scatter. Alternating with Kleve with US
accented YL 386km
101.7 0915 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Scatter. Sting song, as 101.3 420km
Radio Wuppertal 107.4 has been in daily via scatter recently. 107.4 used to be dominated by SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz from Koblenz, but this has been less frequent recently. I love it how these general trends slowly change over time.
I will also submit loggings in chronological format in future. I know some of you prefer to see loggings in frequency order. Personally, I am torn between the two and would like to include loggings in both odrers, but that would be adding to the work involved. Most logbooks show detail in chronological order these days and I am basing my choice on that alone.
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, horizontal, etc.
97.2 0853 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Scatter. German YL, as web 739km
107.4 0859 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Pops and ID 508km
99.0 0906 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. Almost noise free on peak. 684km
87.9 0910 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) Scatter. Katie Melua song, as web 739km
103.1 0911 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Scatter. Freddie Mercury, breaking free. As web 478km
102.8 0913 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) Scatter. German YL, as 101.8 456km
101.7 0915 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) Scatter. Alternating with Kleve with US
accented YL 386km
101.7 0915 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Scatter. Sting song, as 101.3 420km
Radio Wuppertal 107.4 has been in daily via scatter recently. 107.4 used to be dominated by SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz from Koblenz, but this has been less frequent recently. I love it how these general trends slowly change over time.
I will also submit loggings in chronological format in future. I know some of you prefer to see loggings in frequency order. Personally, I am torn between the two and would like to include loggings in both odrers, but that would be adding to the work involved. Most logbooks show detail in chronological order these days and I am basing my choice on that alone.
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, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 2 November 2014
Skegness Log: 02-11-14 (MW)
1470 0200 USA WLAM Lewiston (ME) Struggling in the noise. Mentions of Portland and WLVP Vweak
(Relays WLVP) 5069 km
1560 0200 USA WQEW, New York/Queens (NY) Presumed with back to back kid's pops. Can never get an
ID on this. Weak 5537 km
1580 0200 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) This is CKDO, A something radio incorporated station, mentioning
107.7 Vweak 5612 km
830 0400 USA WCRN, Worcester (MA) Barely audible, WCRN Worcester heard in background Vweak
5301 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
(Relays WLVP) 5069 km
1560 0200 USA WQEW, New York/Queens (NY) Presumed with back to back kid's pops. Can never get an
ID on this. Weak 5537 km
1580 0200 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) This is CKDO, A something radio incorporated station, mentioning
107.7 Vweak 5612 km
830 0400 USA WCRN, Worcester (MA) Barely audible, WCRN Worcester heard in background Vweak
5301 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
Saturday, 1 November 2014
Skegness Log: 01-11-14 (MW)
1098 1700 TWN R.Taiwan Int./R.Free Asia/Ikuan Tao/RFI, Kouhu (YL) Time pips and ID. Rave music!
Fair 9715 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle. Now nightly
for the last week! 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
Fair 9715 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle. Now nightly
for the last week! 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
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