Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.5 0141 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Vocal ID 1460km
91.4 0141 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2203 947km
92.1 0145 G BBC R3, Wenvoe or Black Hill C203
89.9 2059 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 1197km
A much quieter night 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:
Elad FDM-S2
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification.
Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 24 November 2014
Sunday, 23 November 2014
Skegness Log: 23-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 0333 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 709km
88.1 0333 I RAI Radio1, Multi-tx 5201
89.5 0333 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 1256km
91.7 0333 I RAI Radio2, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5202 1256km
88.4 0338 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) F202 607km
89.0 0338 F France Culture, Multi-tx French OM, as 88.4
90.4 0339 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A203 1199km
89.1 0350 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Kraxov (PL) 232F 947km
87.7 0355 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
92.2 0359 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 1289km
89.5 0401 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
95.4 0421 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 1261km
97.7 0504 CZE Kiss Jizní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 1069km **
100.7 0505 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212 573km
100.2 0531 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 1506km **
98.1 0532 HRV HRT-HR 1, Celevac or Beli Manastir C202
103.6 0811 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 1060km
103.3 0828 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) Guten Morgen Bayern programme ID in
long, fluttery burst 863km **
102.9 0829 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 1084km
103.8 0829 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213 1247km
103.0 0842 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B 1499km **
105.3 1014 AUT KRONEHIT, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A3FF 1181km
105.8 1014 AUT KRONEHIT, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as 105.3 1247km **
103.8 1021 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 1706km **
106.8 1021 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 CU 1706km **
104.1 1035 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2205 947km
104.8 1035 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
104.8 1042 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D361 729km
105.0 1042 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202. Csal in radiotext 1405km
107.3 1042 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km **
90.3 2248 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 1229km
89.4 2252 F France Inter, Montpellier/Sainte-Baudille (34) F201 1072km **
91.4 2252 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F203 643km
** 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:
Elad FDM-S2
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification.
Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
87.7 0333 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 709km
88.1 0333 I RAI Radio1, Multi-tx 5201
89.5 0333 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 1256km
91.7 0333 I RAI Radio2, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5202 1256km
88.4 0338 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) F202 607km
89.0 0338 F France Culture, Multi-tx French OM, as 88.4
90.4 0339 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A203 1199km
89.1 0350 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Kraxov (PL) 232F 947km
87.7 0355 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
92.2 0359 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 1289km
89.5 0401 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
95.4 0421 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 1261km
97.7 0504 CZE Kiss Jizní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 1069km **
100.7 0505 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212 573km
100.2 0531 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 1506km **
98.1 0532 HRV HRT-HR 1, Celevac or Beli Manastir C202
103.6 0811 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 1060km
103.3 0828 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) Guten Morgen Bayern programme ID in
long, fluttery burst 863km **
102.9 0829 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 1084km
103.8 0829 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213 1247km
103.0 0842 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B 1499km **
105.3 1014 AUT KRONEHIT, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A3FF 1181km
105.8 1014 AUT KRONEHIT, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as 105.3 1247km **
103.8 1021 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 1706km **
106.8 1021 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 CU 1706km **
104.1 1035 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2205 947km
104.8 1035 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
104.8 1042 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D361 729km
105.0 1042 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202. Csal in radiotext 1405km
107.3 1042 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km **
90.3 2248 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 1229km
89.4 2252 F France Inter, Montpellier/Sainte-Baudille (34) F201 1072km **
91.4 2252 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F203 643km
** 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:
Elad FDM-S2
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification.
Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 22 November 2014
Skegness Log: 22-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.6 0211 S SR P1, Storuman/Norrberg TM (vb) E201 1618km
87.7 0211 S SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Waves 899km
88.0 0211 S SR P1, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) Waves 983km **
90.6 0211 S SR P2, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) Classical, as others 983km **
91.2 0211 S SR P2, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Classical music, as 90.6
899km **
91.2 0211 S SR P2, Storuman/Norrberg TM (vb) Noisy. Probably a mix of Storuman & Halmstad
1618km **
87.7 0214 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 1544km
90.3 0229 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 T 1229km
90.5 0229 POL PR 3, Siedlce/Losice (MW) As 90.3 1512km **
91.5 0229 POL PR 3, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) As 90.3 1035km
87.6 0231 I Virgin Radio, Multi-tx 5241 **
88.0 0231 I Virgin Radio, Likely Lombardia region. Ads, as 87.6.
Thanks FM Franco for help **
88.6 0231 I Radio Capital, Multi-tx. Emilia-Romagna region.
Thanks FM Franco for help. 5219 **
89.7 0231 I Virgin Radio, Probably Lecce. Ads, as 87.6 **
87.9 0233 S SR P1, Malmo, Orebro or Ostersund E201
88.1 0233 S SR P1, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E201 SR_P 1310km
88.4 0233 S SR P1, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) Waves 1323km
88.5 0233 S SR P1, Multi-tx Waves **
88.9 0233 S SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) Waves (Not Overkalix) 1023km
89.1 0233 S SR P1, Karlskrona or Osthammar Waves
89.4 0233 S SR P1, Borlänge or Arvidsjaur Waves
89.9 0233 S SR P1, Uddevalla or Tåsjö Waves **
90.0 0233 S SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) E201 1174km
90.3 0233 S SR P1, Karlshamn or Uppsala Waves **
90.5 0233 S SR P1, Karlstad or Kisa Waves **
90.7 0233 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) Waves 1219km
91.1 0233 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201 1098km **
91.5 0233 S SR P2, Orebro or Ostersund E402. Over Holme Moss **
90.6 0235 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 OP 1291km
91.4 0239 I RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Castel San Pietro Terme/Monte Grande (bo) Vocal
ID. Thanks Hannu and Franco for confirming the ID 1272km **
87.6 0246 NOR NRK P1, Nordhue (he) F201 and NRK in radiotext 1094km
88.2 0246 NOR NRK P1, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) F201 889km
90.2 0246 S SR P2, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) Classical, as others 1365km **
91.7 0246 S SR P2, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E402 1323km
92.2 0246 S SR P1, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E201 1211km
87.7 0248 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
88.5 0248 G BBC Radio 2, Skriaig (SC-HIL) 628km
89.1 0248 G BBC Radio 2, Melvaig (SC-HIL) Likely Melvaig 648km **
90.3 0248 G BBC R3, Unsure which site Classical, as others
90.7 0248 POL Radio Plus, Radom/Komin CM Pólnoc (MW) 321F 1427km **
91.3 0248 G BBC Radio 3, Melvaig (SC-HIL) Classical, as others 648km
91.6 0248 POL Radio ZET, Ryki/Janiszewska (LB) 3205 1473km **
91.3 0251 S SR P1, Kalix/Långträskryggen TM (no) Waves 1909km **
93.4 0423 NOR NRK Petre, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) F203 1329km **
94.3 0423 NOR NRK Petre, Tron (he) Indie music, as 93.4 1175km **
93.9 0424 DNK DR P3, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) 9203 836km
92.7 0431 S SR P1, Backefors or Sundsvall Waves **
94.0 0431 S SR P3, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm) E203. Ten second burst 1382km **
92.9 0432 S SR P1, Lycksele/Knaften-Rålidsberget TM (vb) Waves 1629km **
93.2 0434 S SR P1, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) Waves 1363km **
92.4 0444 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) Waves 1292km **
92.8 0444 S SR P2, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E402 SR_P2. Notturno in radiotext 1334km **
95.5 0444 S SR P3, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E205 SR 1334km **
96.5 0444 S SR P3, Karlstad/Sörmon TM (vr) Pops, as 95.5 1060km **
96.8 0444 S SR P2, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) Choral, as 92.8 969km **
93.8 0446 D SWR2, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A2 786km **
97.4 0756 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 1127km **
99.9 0817 POL PR 3, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 3233 RO 09:17 1195km **
97.6 0827 I Radio Capital, Bagno a Ripoli (fi) ID "... a diretta ... capital.it"
Thanks FM Franco for help 1320km **
97.5 0834 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish OM 782km
99.6 0834 DNK DR P3, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish OM 782km **
105.3 0919 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) Vocal ID 739km
102.7 0923 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km **
103.7 0929 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C 1195km
104.9 0929 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D6D9 843km
101.3 0938 S SR P4, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) Presume Borlange 1204km
102.0 0938 S SR P4, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E224 1310km **
103.5 0938 S SR P4, Karlstad/Sörmon TM (vr) Norwegian song, as 102.0 1060km **
101.6 0946 DNK Radio 24 syv, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Presume with Danish YL 782km
101.7 0955 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F R-DVOJKA 947km
104.1 0955 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2205 F1_104.1 947km
106.0 1004 FIN Radio SuomiPOP, Eurajoki - Euraåminne/Korvenkulma-Porintie 899 (st) 6460
1561km **
106.9 1017 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C9 843km
107.9 1029 POL Radio Maryja, Suwalki/G.Krzemianucha (PL) 3232 1483km
106.0 1038 CZE Radio Impuls, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2203 1127km
103.3 1042 S SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E224 1292km **
103.5 1044 DNK Radio 24 syv, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (sjl-bor) 9204 24syv 971km **
103.9 1054 CZE CRo Vltava, Liberec/Jested (LI) YL, as 104.8 1038km
104.8 1054 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
105.6 1054 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) D3C9 1006km **
107.6 1054 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) 14C1 1006km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
107.4 0041 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) D6A4 590km
104.0 0047 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) D3A9 590km
104.9 0125 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops, as 104.0 553km
105.1 0126 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
91.6 0130 D SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Pops, as web 590km
101.7 0133 D hr4, Hoher Meißner (hes) Oldies, as web 684km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Tropo was a surprise during the late evening of the 21st/early morning 22nd. Signals were not great but the SW2 software revealed a few PI codes. Bonn, Barbelkreuz, Aachen, Munster and Langenberg were also slightly enhanced.
A few bits and pieces about my meteor scatter loggings.
Some of the stations logged share the frequency with other stations on the same network. It can sometimes be a gamble deciding which site has been received. The methods I used to determine the sites involve checking the other frequencies of those transmitters to either confirm or eliminate them, if that makes sense, so just a quick explanation of why I claim to have received certain sites when others might be possible.
At the moment I am reporting many personal firsts from Poland and Finland. My lack of Polish and Finnish meteor scatter loggings in the past have been due to the shortfalls of the StreamWriter software. StreamWriter seemed to be the best software of its kind that I could find, but it was unable to record web streams encoded in the .asx format. These formats are used by the Polish and Finnish national networks so I was never able to record them.
One minor problem with the RDS display on the S2, which you may have noticed, is not having the full eight character PS display when not all eight characters are transmitted, so I am not always able to report accurate positioning of the PS name. For example, if a station has the PS name "__LBC___", the S2 simply displays it as "LBC". This will be rectified if I am ever able to get RDS Spy configured via the SW2 software.
Finally, just to stress the value of the File Analyser software. This comes with SDR Console and has saved me an enormous amount of time. Using File Analyser I can see an image of the whole of an overnight S2 recording. The meteor bursts are easy to see and if I hover my mouse pointer over the burst I can see the exact time it occurred. So I can note down the time of the burst and go straight to it in the SW2 software. I would not consider meteor scatter DXing if I had to play back an entire recording in realtime!
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.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
87.6 0211 S SR P1, Storuman/Norrberg TM (vb) E201 1618km
87.7 0211 S SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Waves 899km
88.0 0211 S SR P1, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) Waves 983km **
90.6 0211 S SR P2, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) Classical, as others 983km **
91.2 0211 S SR P2, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Classical music, as 90.6
899km **
91.2 0211 S SR P2, Storuman/Norrberg TM (vb) Noisy. Probably a mix of Storuman & Halmstad
1618km **
87.7 0214 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 1544km
90.3 0229 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 T 1229km
90.5 0229 POL PR 3, Siedlce/Losice (MW) As 90.3 1512km **
91.5 0229 POL PR 3, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) As 90.3 1035km
87.6 0231 I Virgin Radio, Multi-tx 5241 **
88.0 0231 I Virgin Radio, Likely Lombardia region. Ads, as 87.6.
Thanks FM Franco for help **
88.6 0231 I Radio Capital, Multi-tx. Emilia-Romagna region.
Thanks FM Franco for help. 5219 **
89.7 0231 I Virgin Radio, Probably Lecce. Ads, as 87.6 **
87.9 0233 S SR P1, Malmo, Orebro or Ostersund E201
88.1 0233 S SR P1, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E201 SR_P 1310km
88.4 0233 S SR P1, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) Waves 1323km
88.5 0233 S SR P1, Multi-tx Waves **
88.9 0233 S SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) Waves (Not Overkalix) 1023km
89.1 0233 S SR P1, Karlskrona or Osthammar Waves
89.4 0233 S SR P1, Borlänge or Arvidsjaur Waves
89.9 0233 S SR P1, Uddevalla or Tåsjö Waves **
90.0 0233 S SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) E201 1174km
90.3 0233 S SR P1, Karlshamn or Uppsala Waves **
90.5 0233 S SR P1, Karlstad or Kisa Waves **
90.7 0233 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) Waves 1219km
91.1 0233 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201 1098km **
91.5 0233 S SR P2, Orebro or Ostersund E402. Over Holme Moss **
90.6 0235 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 OP 1291km
91.4 0239 I RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Castel San Pietro Terme/Monte Grande (bo) Vocal
ID. Thanks Hannu and Franco for confirming the ID 1272km **
87.6 0246 NOR NRK P1, Nordhue (he) F201 and NRK in radiotext 1094km
88.2 0246 NOR NRK P1, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) F201 889km
90.2 0246 S SR P2, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) Classical, as others 1365km **
91.7 0246 S SR P2, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E402 1323km
92.2 0246 S SR P1, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E201 1211km
87.7 0248 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3211 1211km
88.5 0248 G BBC Radio 2, Skriaig (SC-HIL) 628km
89.1 0248 G BBC Radio 2, Melvaig (SC-HIL) Likely Melvaig 648km **
90.3 0248 G BBC R3, Unsure which site Classical, as others
90.7 0248 POL Radio Plus, Radom/Komin CM Pólnoc (MW) 321F 1427km **
91.3 0248 G BBC Radio 3, Melvaig (SC-HIL) Classical, as others 648km
91.6 0248 POL Radio ZET, Ryki/Janiszewska (LB) 3205 1473km **
91.3 0251 S SR P1, Kalix/Långträskryggen TM (no) Waves 1909km **
93.4 0423 NOR NRK Petre, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) F203 1329km **
94.3 0423 NOR NRK Petre, Tron (he) Indie music, as 93.4 1175km **
93.9 0424 DNK DR P3, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) 9203 836km
92.7 0431 S SR P1, Backefors or Sundsvall Waves **
94.0 0431 S SR P3, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm) E203. Ten second burst 1382km **
92.9 0432 S SR P1, Lycksele/Knaften-Rålidsberget TM (vb) Waves 1629km **
93.2 0434 S SR P1, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) Waves 1363km **
92.4 0444 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) Waves 1292km **
92.8 0444 S SR P2, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E402 SR_P2. Notturno in radiotext 1334km **
95.5 0444 S SR P3, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E205 SR 1334km **
96.5 0444 S SR P3, Karlstad/Sörmon TM (vr) Pops, as 95.5 1060km **
96.8 0444 S SR P2, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) Choral, as 92.8 969km **
93.8 0446 D SWR2, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A2 786km **
97.4 0756 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 1127km **
99.9 0817 POL PR 3, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 3233 RO 09:17 1195km **
97.6 0827 I Radio Capital, Bagno a Ripoli (fi) ID "... a diretta ... capital.it"
Thanks FM Franco for help 1320km **
97.5 0834 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish OM 782km
99.6 0834 DNK DR P3, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish OM 782km **
105.3 0919 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) Vocal ID 739km
102.7 0923 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km **
103.7 0929 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C 1195km
104.9 0929 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D6D9 843km
101.3 0938 S SR P4, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) Presume Borlange 1204km
102.0 0938 S SR P4, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E224 1310km **
103.5 0938 S SR P4, Karlstad/Sörmon TM (vr) Norwegian song, as 102.0 1060km **
101.6 0946 DNK Radio 24 syv, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Presume with Danish YL 782km
101.7 0955 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F R-DVOJKA 947km
104.1 0955 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 2205 F1_104.1 947km
106.0 1004 FIN Radio SuomiPOP, Eurajoki - Euraåminne/Korvenkulma-Porintie 899 (st) 6460
1561km **
106.9 1017 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C9 843km
107.9 1029 POL Radio Maryja, Suwalki/G.Krzemianucha (PL) 3232 1483km
106.0 1038 CZE Radio Impuls, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2203 1127km
103.3 1042 S SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E224 1292km **
103.5 1044 DNK Radio 24 syv, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (sjl-bor) 9204 24syv 971km **
103.9 1054 CZE CRo Vltava, Liberec/Jested (LI) YL, as 104.8 1038km
104.8 1054 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
105.6 1054 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) D3C9 1006km **
107.6 1054 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) 14C1 1006km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
107.4 0041 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) D6A4 590km
104.0 0047 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) D3A9 590km
104.9 0125 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops, as 104.0 553km
105.1 0126 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
91.6 0130 D SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Pops, as web 590km
101.7 0133 D hr4, Hoher Meißner (hes) Oldies, as web 684km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Tropo was a surprise during the late evening of the 21st/early morning 22nd. Signals were not great but the SW2 software revealed a few PI codes. Bonn, Barbelkreuz, Aachen, Munster and Langenberg were also slightly enhanced.
A few bits and pieces about my meteor scatter loggings.
Some of the stations logged share the frequency with other stations on the same network. It can sometimes be a gamble deciding which site has been received. The methods I used to determine the sites involve checking the other frequencies of those transmitters to either confirm or eliminate them, if that makes sense, so just a quick explanation of why I claim to have received certain sites when others might be possible.
At the moment I am reporting many personal firsts from Poland and Finland. My lack of Polish and Finnish meteor scatter loggings in the past have been due to the shortfalls of the StreamWriter software. StreamWriter seemed to be the best software of its kind that I could find, but it was unable to record web streams encoded in the .asx format. These formats are used by the Polish and Finnish national networks so I was never able to record them.
One minor problem with the RDS display on the S2, which you may have noticed, is not having the full eight character PS display when not all eight characters are transmitted, so I am not always able to report accurate positioning of the PS name. For example, if a station has the PS name "__LBC___", the S2 simply displays it as "LBC". This will be rectified if I am ever able to get RDS Spy configured via the SW2 software.
Finally, just to stress the value of the File Analyser software. This comes with SDR Console and has saved me an enormous amount of time. Using File Analyser I can see an image of the whole of an overnight S2 recording. The meteor bursts are easy to see and if I hover my mouse pointer over the burst I can see the exact time it occurred. So I can note down the time of the burst and go straight to it in the SW2 software. I would not consider meteor scatter DXing if I had to play back an entire recording in realtime!
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.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 21 November 2014
Skegness Log: 21-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
91.4 0113 E Radio Surco, Tomelloso (CAM-CR) E206 R.SURCO_ 1579km **
94.2 0245 E Los 40 Principales, Toledo or Valencia Pops, as 95.3 **
95.3 0245 E Los 40 Principales, Zaragoza/Juslibol (ARA-Z) E275. Very likely Zaragoza 1277km
96.4 0325 F France Culture, Niort/Maisonnay (79) F202 774km **
94.2 0333 F France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203. Classical music 1149km
98.5 0716 E RNE Radio 3, Zamora/El Viso (CAL-ZA) E203. Spanish OM and YL 1374km **
99.0 0739 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) YL, as 98.0 1149km
105.1 0917 F RTL, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F211 and vocal ID 1104km **
103.7 2139 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C 1195km **
103.6 2148 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 1149km
106.9 2158 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 RadioPiK 1271km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Videos from the 21st:
91.4 Radio Surco, Tomelloso: http://youtu.be/SPTdGJePZfE
106.9 PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica: http://youtu.be/aZieUYJkL6U
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.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
91.4 0113 E Radio Surco, Tomelloso (CAM-CR) E206 R.SURCO_ 1579km **
94.2 0245 E Los 40 Principales, Toledo or Valencia Pops, as 95.3 **
95.3 0245 E Los 40 Principales, Zaragoza/Juslibol (ARA-Z) E275. Very likely Zaragoza 1277km
96.4 0325 F France Culture, Niort/Maisonnay (79) F202 774km **
94.2 0333 F France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203. Classical music 1149km
98.5 0716 E RNE Radio 3, Zamora/El Viso (CAL-ZA) E203. Spanish OM and YL 1374km **
99.0 0739 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) YL, as 98.0 1149km
105.1 0917 F RTL, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F211 and vocal ID 1104km **
103.7 2139 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C 1195km **
103.6 2148 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 1149km
106.9 2158 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 RadioPiK 1271km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Videos from the 21st:
91.4 Radio Surco, Tomelloso: http://youtu.be/SPTdGJePZfE
106.9 PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica: http://youtu.be/aZieUYJkL6U
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.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Skegness Log: 20-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.5 0223 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
92.1 0223 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 1381km
87.7 0236 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OMs 709km
88.3 0236 F France Inter, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) F201. French OM and YLs and associated
QRM to BBC R3 on 90.9 1093km **
90.5 0236 F France Culture, Chambéry/Mont du Chat (73) French OMs, as 87.7 922km **
92.1 0236 F France Inter, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) OM and YLs, as 88.3 1202km
91.4 0255 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F203 and opera 643km
87.7 0300 E Europa FM, Valverde de Alcalá (MAD-M) E5ED 1441km
91.7 0300 E Radio Euskadi, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E302 1130km **
88.2 0330 E RNE Radio Nacional, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E211 1447km **
93.3 0600 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 1552km
92.1 0613 S SR P2, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) E402 SR_P____ 1031km **
95.8 0613 S SR P2, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) Classical, as 92.1 1219km **
99.0 0756 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) OM, as 98.0 1149km
104.2 2052 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) 6037. English ad snippet suddenly over BBC
Kent. 100% MS 386km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Beaming the antenna slightly further to the south overnight gave more in the way of Spanish and French DX. I was very surprised to see the PI code of AFN pop u on 104.2 though. Here is a video of this: http://youtu.be/O0KeXbBIYFE (104.2 AFN The Eagle, Casteau (SHAPE) 4kW 386 km 2014-11-21 0016)
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.
89.5 0223 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
92.1 0223 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 1381km
87.7 0236 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OMs 709km
88.3 0236 F France Inter, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) F201. French OM and YLs and associated
QRM to BBC R3 on 90.9 1093km **
90.5 0236 F France Culture, Chambéry/Mont du Chat (73) French OMs, as 87.7 922km **
92.1 0236 F France Inter, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) OM and YLs, as 88.3 1202km
91.4 0255 F France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F203 and opera 643km
87.7 0300 E Europa FM, Valverde de Alcalá (MAD-M) E5ED 1441km
91.7 0300 E Radio Euskadi, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E302 1130km **
88.2 0330 E RNE Radio Nacional, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E211 1447km **
93.3 0600 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 1552km
92.1 0613 S SR P2, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) E402 SR_P____ 1031km **
95.8 0613 S SR P2, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) Classical, as 92.1 1219km **
99.0 0756 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) OM, as 98.0 1149km
104.2 2052 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) 6037. English ad snippet suddenly over BBC
Kent. 100% MS 386km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Beaming the antenna slightly further to the south overnight gave more in the way of Spanish and French DX. I was very surprised to see the PI code of AFN pop u on 104.2 though. Here is a video of this: http://youtu.be/O0KeXbBIYFE (104.2 AFN The Eagle, Casteau (SHAPE) 4kW 386 km 2014-11-21 0016)
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.
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Skegness Log: 19-11-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.6 0242 S SR P1, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) E201 1031km
90.0 0242 S SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) Waves 1174km
92.2 0247 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) D4C1 951km **
87.7 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Eurajoki - Euraåminne/Korvenkulma-Porintie 899 (st) Classical,
as 87.9 1561km **
87.9 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6201 1665km
89.1 0248 S SR P1, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E201 SR_P____ 1334km **
89.8 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs) 6201
1553km **
89.9 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Jyväskylä/Taka-Keljo Ronsuntaipaleentie (ks)
Classical, as others 1793km **
90.7 0248 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E201 1219km **
90.7 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Tampere-Tammerfors/Kämmenniemi-Vähä - Koveron Tie (pi)
Classical, as others 1684km **
87.8 0254 POL PR 3, Zagan/Wichów (LU) Jazz, as 90.3 1037km
91.5 0254 POL PR 3, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) Jazz, as 90.3. Briefly toppling Holme Moss
1035km **
91.7 0254 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
88.1 0259 S SR P1, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E201 1310km **
89.0 0259 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2203 1287km
88.3 0315 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 1229km
90.3 0315 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 1229km **
92.2 0315 S SR P1, Mora/Eldris TM (da) Waves 1211km **
88.1 0342 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) MDR Musiknacht ID 839km
88.4 0342 S SR P1, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) Waves 1323km **
91.7 0342 S SR P2, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E402 1323km **
88.5 0350 G BBC Radio 2, Skriaig (SC-HIL) Pops, as others 628km **
90.7 0350 G BBC Radio 3, Skriaig (SC-HIL) Classical, as others 628km **
91.3 0350 G BBC Radio 3, Melvaig (SC-HIL) Classical, as others 648km **
88.4 0356 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C3 843km
90.4 0356 D MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C2 MD______ 843km **
89.1 0402 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F 947km
95.3 0820 NOR NRK P2, Bagn 1/Kjeldeknatten (op) F202. Norwegian OM 1019km **
92.0 0829 POL PR 1, Przysucha/Kozlowiec (MW) Polish OM, as 92.0 1388km **
92.9 0829 G BBC R4, Unsure which site. As others. Very short MS
94.6 0829 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44 1127km
94.8 0829 POL RMF FM, Zagan/Wichów (LU) Pops, as 94.6 1037km **
96.4 0829 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 _TRO____ 1127km
92.1 0833 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D811. Very long burst 1021km
92.8 0833 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Korbach/An der Strother Str. (hes) Vocal ID in promo in
pile-up in long burst 620km **
93.5 0842 S SR P2, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) E402 1174km **
95.0 0842 S SR P2, Karlskrona/Vämö-Bryggareberget TM (bl) OM, as 93.5 1036km **
93.8 0843 S SR P3, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) E203 1365km **
95.1 0843 S SR P3, Härnösand/Vårdkasberget TM (Härnön) (vn) Swedish rap, as others 1472km **
96.0 0843 S SR P3, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E203 SR_P____ 1323km **
102.7 1008 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km **
101.3 1013 LVA LR 2, Kuldiga (Kul) 9222 1434km **
103.6 1016 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Rosemarkie (SC-HIL) BBC R4 programme 570km **
104.9 1916 G BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Rosemarkie (SC-HIL) Bagpipes 570km **
105.1 1100 POL Radio Maryja, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3232. Likely transmitter 1211km **
105.4 1100 POL Radio ZET, Siedlce/Losice (MW) Vocal ID by OM presenter 1512km
103.3 1103 POL PR 3, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3233 1211km **
103.6 1103 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 1060km **
105.3 1103 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) D384 ND______ 739km
106.9 1103 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) (1kW) D220 475km **
105.5 1104 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 EV______ 1069km
103.8 1111 S SR P4, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) EB24 1323km
107.0 1111 S NRJ, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) E220 1365km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Another amazing night of MS activity, thanks to the S2 and lots of nice surprises.
There was a short burst of what sounded like Gaelic singing on 104.7 at 1017 which I believe might be BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal from Skraig. Skraig was a frequent visitor elsewhere overnight so this is highly likely. Also received via the same burst were stations on 102.5, 102.3 and 102.1. Now this is pure speculation, but I can't help but wonder if 102.5 was Moray Forth Radio from Caithness (1.2kW), 102.3 was Nevis FM from Mallaig (800 watts) and 102.1 was NECR from Meldrum (1.25 kW). 104.7 and 102.5 were easily at RDS levels but, since the UK transmitters radiate less data than Europeans, this did not form - another clue maybe? Perhaps I should check this direction more often.
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.
89.6 0242 S SR P1, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) E201 1031km
90.0 0242 S SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) Waves 1174km
92.2 0247 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) D4C1 951km **
87.7 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Eurajoki - Euraåminne/Korvenkulma-Porintie 899 (st) Classical,
as 87.9 1561km **
87.9 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6201 1665km
89.1 0248 S SR P1, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E201 SR_P____ 1334km **
89.8 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs) 6201
1553km **
89.9 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Jyväskylä/Taka-Keljo Ronsuntaipaleentie (ks)
Classical, as others 1793km **
90.7 0248 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E201 1219km **
90.7 0248 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Tampere-Tammerfors/Kämmenniemi-Vähä - Koveron Tie (pi)
Classical, as others 1684km **
87.8 0254 POL PR 3, Zagan/Wichów (LU) Jazz, as 90.3 1037km
91.5 0254 POL PR 3, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) Jazz, as 90.3. Briefly toppling Holme Moss
1035km **
91.7 0254 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
88.1 0259 S SR P1, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E201 1310km **
89.0 0259 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2203 1287km
88.3 0315 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 1229km
90.3 0315 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 1229km **
92.2 0315 S SR P1, Mora/Eldris TM (da) Waves 1211km **
88.1 0342 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) MDR Musiknacht ID 839km
88.4 0342 S SR P1, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) Waves 1323km **
91.7 0342 S SR P2, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E402 1323km **
88.5 0350 G BBC Radio 2, Skriaig (SC-HIL) Pops, as others 628km **
90.7 0350 G BBC Radio 3, Skriaig (SC-HIL) Classical, as others 628km **
91.3 0350 G BBC Radio 3, Melvaig (SC-HIL) Classical, as others 648km **
88.4 0356 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C3 843km
90.4 0356 D MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C2 MD______ 843km **
89.1 0402 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F 947km
95.3 0820 NOR NRK P2, Bagn 1/Kjeldeknatten (op) F202. Norwegian OM 1019km **
92.0 0829 POL PR 1, Przysucha/Kozlowiec (MW) Polish OM, as 92.0 1388km **
92.9 0829 G BBC R4, Unsure which site. As others. Very short MS
94.6 0829 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44 1127km
94.8 0829 POL RMF FM, Zagan/Wichów (LU) Pops, as 94.6 1037km **
96.4 0829 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 _TRO____ 1127km
92.1 0833 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D811. Very long burst 1021km
92.8 0833 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Korbach/An der Strother Str. (hes) Vocal ID in promo in
pile-up in long burst 620km **
93.5 0842 S SR P2, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) E402 1174km **
95.0 0842 S SR P2, Karlskrona/Vämö-Bryggareberget TM (bl) OM, as 93.5 1036km **
93.8 0843 S SR P3, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) E203 1365km **
95.1 0843 S SR P3, Härnösand/Vårdkasberget TM (Härnön) (vn) Swedish rap, as others 1472km **
96.0 0843 S SR P3, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E203 SR_P____ 1323km **
102.7 1008 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km **
101.3 1013 LVA LR 2, Kuldiga (Kul) 9222 1434km **
103.6 1016 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Rosemarkie (SC-HIL) BBC R4 programme 570km **
104.9 1916 G BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Rosemarkie (SC-HIL) Bagpipes 570km **
105.1 1100 POL Radio Maryja, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3232. Likely transmitter 1211km **
105.4 1100 POL Radio ZET, Siedlce/Losice (MW) Vocal ID by OM presenter 1512km
103.3 1103 POL PR 3, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3233 1211km **
103.6 1103 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 1060km **
105.3 1103 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) D384 ND______ 739km
106.9 1103 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) (1kW) D220 475km **
105.5 1104 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 EV______ 1069km
103.8 1111 S SR P4, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) EB24 1323km
107.0 1111 S NRJ, Hudiksvall/Forsa-Storberget TM (ga) E220 1365km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Another amazing night of MS activity, thanks to the S2 and lots of nice surprises.
There was a short burst of what sounded like Gaelic singing on 104.7 at 1017 which I believe might be BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal from Skraig. Skraig was a frequent visitor elsewhere overnight so this is highly likely. Also received via the same burst were stations on 102.5, 102.3 and 102.1. Now this is pure speculation, but I can't help but wonder if 102.5 was Moray Forth Radio from Caithness (1.2kW), 102.3 was Nevis FM from Mallaig (800 watts) and 102.1 was NECR from Meldrum (1.25 kW). 104.7 and 102.5 were easily at RDS levels but, since the UK transmitters radiate less data than Europeans, this did not form - another clue maybe? Perhaps I should check this direction more often.
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
Skegness Log: 18-11-14 (FM)
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.
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.
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
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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.
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