Recent Meteor Scatter Videos

This is a selection of recent meteor scatter videos, made over the last month, using the Elad FDM-S2 with its own FDM-SW2 software. Note the ultra-sensitive RDS decoding on weak signals, but disregard the signal readout at the top of the screen - I have a 20dB pre-amp inline which, in my view, is very necessary with the FDM-S2. There is no overload as a result of using this.

More videos of my meteor scatter catches at: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp

93.3 Radio Vaticana Europa America, Cittá del Vaticano 2014-12-03 0542 1542 km

105.1 RTL, Bayonne 2014-12-07 0908 1104 km

91.3 France Inter, Marseille 2014-12-08 0327 1149 km

87.8 VAL 202, Kuk 2014-12-07 0210 1227 km

103.9 Radio SAW, Salzwedel Fleetmark 2014-12-03 0452 739 km

102.5 SRR Radio România Actualităţi, four possible sites 2014-12-03 0456

105.5 Evropa 2, Votice 2014-12-03 0836 1069 km

88.1 BH Radio 1, Tušnica 2014-12-07 0302 1615 km

87.9 Espy FM, Madrid 2014-12-06 0233 1448 km

97.7 Kiss Jižní Čechy, Votice 2014-12-04 2210 1069 km

98.6 Rádio Jemné, Košice 2014-12-04 2258 1544 km

97.4 Frekvence 1, Pardubice 2014-12-04 2230 1127 km

105.1 FM 4, Bad Ischl (600 watts) 2014-12-03 0814 1116 km

103.2 ČRo Dvojka, Votice 2014-12-03 0836 1069 km

97.6 PR 2, Bydgoszcz 2014-12-03 0230 1186 km

93.3 HRT HR 1, Beli Manastir 2014-11-30 0928 1552 km

103.5 Radio 24 Syv, Årsballe 2014-11-28 0849 971 km

105.3 MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Budapest 2014-11-28 1124 1460 km

92.8 SR P2, Östhammar 2014-11-27 1921

100.9 LRT Radijas, Bubiai 2014-11-27 0453 1497 km

106.0 Radio Suomipop, Eurajoki 2014-11-27 0648 1561 km

91.4 Radio Surco, Tomelloso 2014-11-21 0113 1579 km

106.9 PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica 2014-11-21 2158 1271 km

104.2 AFN The Eagle, Casteau SHAPE 4kW 2014-11-21 0016 386 km

105.4 Sudtirol 1, Brenner 1.5kW via Meteor Scatter 2014-11-19 0132 1052 km

103.5 PR Radio Merkury, Wałcz 2014-11-28 0903 1060 km

87.45 Radio 700, Kall via Meteor Scatter 10-11-14 60 Watts @ 519 km

The Evils of the TV Licence

The TV licence is a necessary evil here in the UK. The law states you MUST have one if you watch live TV and also if you record live TV. But if you only watch "Catch-up" or "On Demand" TV, then you do not need a licence. (UPDATE: From September 1st, 2016, a TV licence is now required to watch BBC iPlayer "On-demand" programmes.) 

Earlier this year, we moved home and found ourselves watching an increasingly large amount of the Catch-up TV services. It was very rare for us to watch live TV at our previous address, where we held a TV licence. But we hadn't been at the current address for long either when we received a visit by another Capita official, DEMANDING that we bought a TV licence. Capita are the company responsible for enforcing this scourge up on us all.

We didn't think about it much at the time, but soon discovered that the TV licence was not necessary if you only ever watched the Catch-up services, and this is what we were doing virtually all the time. We phoned TV Licencing themselves and queried this and they confirmed this was indeed true and, without questioning, put us straight through to the Cancellations Department. They took our details and, a few days later, we received a letter of confirmation that we no longer required a TV licence.

Also, one of the conditions of having my Korner 9.2 installed on the roof here was that I took down the existing TV aerial, so we don't have any means to receive television signals anyway!

Now we move forward to November of this year, when my wife received a court summons due to us not having a TV licence. Unfortunately, our original covering letter which stated that we did not need a TV licence had been lost, so we attempted to get a new one. This resulted in several phone calls to TV Licencing and the various monkeys who work there. We were given all kinds of conflicting information, including one lady who told us that we DO need a licence for watching Catch-up TV. This is not true and we later verified this (again) with another representative from TV Licencing.

Now there are differing opinions across the land regarding the ups and downs of having a TV licence,. Is it worth it? Is it fair? It's interesting how I have only ever heard people singing its praises on BBC phone-in shows. Funny, that! Personally, I think it is about as close to being an extortion racket as it possibly can be. In the UK, the licence fee is classified as a tax and evasion is a criminal offence.

I am disgusted by the methods used by these Capita thugs when they visit your address. The methods they use to enforce the fee can be quite brutal at times, and not just on paper, though lately their tone of voice has been moderated somewhat. But I well remember the visit by a Capita official when we had just moved into our previous address. The representative, who would have passed as a 'bouncer' in any rough night club, simply said to me in a raised and threatening voice "YOU NEED A TV LICENCE AND YOU NEED TO MAKE A PAYMENT NOW!". I just closed the door in his face. No, we hadn't got a TV licence at that point, but reluctantly started paying for one in instalments shortly afterwards.

So, back to the present day and we have been waiting for TV Licencing to send us another confirmation letter so we can forward it to the courts. This took TWO WEEKS, far too late now to pass on to the courts, but it wouldn't have been accepted anyway. You'll realise why when you read what it says:

    Dear Mr Faulkner

    I can confirm that you don't need a TV licence at (address). Your TV licence is due to expire in
    2000 and we will send you a reminder next year.

    Yours sincerely

    (No signature)

Really?

So, we await the outcome of the court hearing. My wife, whose name is on the summons, is waiting to hear from the courts after pleading "Not Guilty". Let's hope common sense prevails.

February 24th 2017 Update:
Just looking back at this article and I can give a useful update.

I happen to know somebody who is a barrister and who deals with TV licence dodgers on a regular basis and I have learned some interesting and very useful information as a result. Please take note.

If you don't have a TV licence and ever have to go to court for non-payment, buy a TV licence prior to your court visit. Even is you have just paid for the first week of your licence, you will not be fined or punished in the courts. Your case will be thrown out. I must stress that this is how things are at the time of writing this update.

The outcome of my wife's summons was, as you might no imagine, quite predictable. We paid for a new licence the week before our court hearing. The judge at Grantham Magistrate's Court told us that no further action would be taken. He actually took us to one side and advised, very politely and sympathetically, that we should get a licence under any circumstances as it would save a lot of hassle in the future. Quite simply, the TV licence enforcers will not stop.

Skegness Log: 08-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.4 0158 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Tentative/Presumed with Arabic music. 91.5 also active
               1872km **
 91.5 0158 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) Tentative/Presumed. Afro-Arabic music, coinciding
               with 88.4 reception.   1872km **
 88.0 0225  D  SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B1  629km **
 88.7 0225  D  Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D312  942km
 90.7 0241  D  Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311. Bayern 2 on 88.7  942km
 92.1 0247  F  France Inter, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) F201  1202km
 91.3 0327  F  France Inter, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F201 INTER  1149km
102.9 0445 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203  1084km
103.8 0445 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213  1247km
101.7 0549  E  Catalunya Informació, Rocacorba (CAT-GI) E234  1244km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Regulars omitted, but there weren't many of those either. Still disappointing. Come on Geminids!

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

Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

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.

Skegness Log: 07-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 87.8 0155 SVN Val 202, Kuk (go) 9202  1227km **
 91.1 0156 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F. Possibly the most
               regular MS station here  1084km
 91.7 0203  D  MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1  793km **
 91.1 0226 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Pops, as 88.3  1465km
 90.5 0251  F  France Culture, Chambéry/Mont du Chat (73) F202  922km
 91.4 0251  F  France Musique, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F203 MU  643km
 89.5 0258  F  France Culture, Limoges/les Cars (87) F202 CULTURE  835km
 91.3 0258  F  France Inter, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F201  1149km **
 88.1 0302 BIH BH Radio 1, Tuznica (k10) F201 BHRA  1615km **
 89.6 0306  F  France Musique, Gex/Montrond (01) Classical, as 91.4  858km **
100.1 0433 CZE CRo Dvojka, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232E  1127km
100.8 0434  I  Radio Sabbia, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366P-Monte Cavallo (fc)
               584A  1328km
105.1 0908  F  RTL, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F211 RTL  1104km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Still nothing obviously coming from the Geminids. Hopefully tomorrow will see the start of this shower.

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

Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

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.

Skegness Log: 06-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.3 0201  S  SR P1, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) Waves (SR P2 Vastervik on 91.8)  1132km **
 92.1 0209 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201  1381km
 87.9 0233  E  Espy FM, Madrid (MAD-M) EC77. "ESPY FM" in radiotext despite being weak  1448km **
 88.2 0233  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Sagunt & Caceres most likely sites OM, as 90.3.
               One second behind 90.3  **
 90.3 0233  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E215  1447km **
103.6 0759  F  France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405  1149km
 87.7 2114 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340  1544km
 88.3 2118  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) D301  813km
 91.4 2118  D  Berliner Rundfunk 91.4, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) D32C  880km **
 91.8 2118  D  SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) D3A2  813km **
 90.5 2146  D  NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371  881km **
 87.9 2157  F  France Inter, Toulouse/Pic du Midi (65) F201  1136km
 89.9 2208  I  RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203  1197km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Meteor activity is still infrequent, but still one or two very interesting catches getting through. I don't recall seeing Espy FM logged anywhere before. I uploaded a video of this but the audio is missing. You can still see the PI and radiotext though: http://youtu.be/5dTEC2pksus

I have been experiencing lots of problems with Bandicam lately. I purchased this a while ago but the licence only allows you to run one copy and that one is registered to the laptop, which I am not using at the moment. Since I found out what was causing the interference when using my main desktop computer (the router) I have been using this. The free bandicam only allows you to use it so many times before you have to reinstall it. Every time I reinstall it there is something it has not remembered from the previous installation, such as the sound card settings.

For now, I am now trying a trial version of Microsoft Expression Encoder 4. It seems very good so far but not as simple to operate as Bandicam. Early tests are very good and with better definition than Bandicam. I also tried to install the latest Camstudio yesterday but that won't even install anymore. That Windows re-installation is looming ever closer!

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

Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

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.

Skegness Log: 05-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 93.9 0352  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1  843km
 96.6 0352  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D210  843km
 98.5 0357  D  Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 BAYE  1024km
 97.2 0400  E  Los 40 Principales, San Sebastián=Donostia/Igeldo (PVA-SS) E235  1110km
 98.5 0400  E  Euskadi Irratia, Kampezu/Yoar (PVA-VI) Vocal ID  1186km **
 96.0 0406 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3F44  1406km **
 97.4 0406  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) D220 and vocal ID  712km
 98.6 0406 SVK Rádio Jemné, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354  1544km
 95.0 0411  F  France Musique, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F203  709km
 97.3 0411  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201  709km
 98.1 0429  I  RAI Radio3, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (RAI) (na) 5203. Presumed tx with 
               tentative RAI 2 on 96.1 and a very broken up Tacolneston on 94.1 at the 
               same time.  1751km **
 97.5 0438 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9902  782km
 97.0 0443 BIH BH Radio 1, Vlasic (sbs) F201 and Balkan music  1600km
 96.5 0506  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E212 RN   1447km **
 97.2 0506  E  Top Radio Latina, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E2E7  1447km **
105.0 0741  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B  922km
107.9 0751  I  R101, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366P-Monte Cavallo (fc) 5215. 
               Sticking my neck out - presumed Cesena tx.  1328km **
105.1 0811  F  France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) F206  1202km
107.2 0813 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203  1405km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

More Italian and Spanish meteor scatter during the early hours, possibly because the antenna was beamed towards 150 degrees or so. It's still very quiet on the meteor front however. Hopefully this will change on the 7th as the Geminids arrive.

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

Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

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.

Skegness Log: 04-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 92.8 0424  I  Radio Studio Delta, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena (fc) 53FB  1328km **
 99.7 0639 HRV HRT-HR 2, Psunj (sb) C202  1500km **
 98.6 0647  F  France Musique, Unidentified site F203 and classical music **
 99.7 0651  I  RAI Radio3, Multi-tx. (Monte Peglia, Vibo Valentia and Capo Spartivento are 
               the highest powered txs here) **
100.7 0651 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212  573km
 99.0 0652  F  France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F202  1149km
 97.7 2224 CZE Kiss Jizní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 KISS_JC  1069km
 97.4 2230 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 F1  1127km
 98.6 2258 SVK Rádio Jemné, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354  1544km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

A small amount of meteor activity again overnight. My late evening session was an attempt to boost the log but this only produced some of the more regular Czech and Slovak transmitters.

I was pleased to receive Radio Studio 1 as this may further confirm my reception of the Cesena transmitter on 100.8 from the 1st. Several Italian stations were audible on adjacent frequencies during this four second burst, the next most strongest of which was on 93.4, which didn't produce RDS but was strong enough.

I strongly doubt that the France Musique transmitter on 98.6 was not Chambery as there was nothing from France Bleu Isère on 99.1 (the same site). This leaves the 1kW Alès transmitter as the next possibility in terms of power. Other than that this would be an even lower powered transmitter. No other services existed in the 6 MHz recording range to provide any other back-up.

As always, regular video uploads are on my YouTube page.

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.

Skegness Log: 03-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 98.1 0226  D  SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) D3A3  835km **
 98.5 0226  D  Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313  1024km **
 98.8 0226  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) D301  786km
 97.4 0230 POL PR 3, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3233  1085km
 97.6 0230 POL PR 2, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3222 oradia  1186km **
 97.9 0230 POL Radio ZET, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3205  1060km
 97.3 0231 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205  1289km
100.1 0231 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3401  1186km **
100.1 0231  D  RBB Fritz, Casekow (brb) D333 and Vocal ID  923km **
100.6 0231 POL Radio Jasna Góra, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 30FF  1291km **
101.7 0243  D  WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Presumed with Beatles song, as Langenberg 101.3
               420km **
 97.3 0244  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201  709km
103.5 0418  D  Radio TON Heilbronn, Franken, Bad Mergentheim-Löffelstelzen (bwü) D70D
               771km **
105.2 0418  D  Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) D78A  970km
103.0 0450  I  RAI Radio 1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201  1136km
 91.7 0452  I  RAI Radio 2, Roma/Monte Mario (RAI) (rm) 5202 RADIO2 (Not Bologna)  1541km **
103.9 0452  D  Radio SAW, Salzwedel Fleetmark (san) D3D9  739km **
102.5 0456 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Four possible sites EE00 RRACTUAL
 93.3 0542 CVA Radio Vaticana Europa-America, Cittá del Vaticano  (cva) 4101 AMERICA. 
               French YL at this time  1542km **
 93.7 0542  I  RAI Radio3, Roma/Monte Mario (RAI) (rm) Presumed. Italian OM splatter just
               out of 6MHz bandwidth. RAI 2 Roma 91.7 had full RDS at this moment  1541km **
103.5 0814 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204  1381km
103.9 0814 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (sb) Ad break, as 103.5  1500km
104.0 0814  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) D3A9  590km
104.6 0814 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213  1080km **
105.1 0814 AUT FM 4, Bad Ischl/Katrin (ORS) (obe) Rock track, as 104.6  1116km **
107.5 0814  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Buchen/Walldürner Str. (bwü) DC04  743km
107.7 0814  D  Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318  1034km
103.2 0836 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E R-DVOJKA  1069km
103.8 0836 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213  1247km
104.8 0836  D  hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D361  729km
107.3 0836  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364  729km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Today's log contains a balance of some of the more regular MS catches, a few new stations and a few which haven't been logged for a while.

Lots more videos of these also uploaded to my YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp

Also please excuse the boast but, for the record, I now only need 25 frequencies to 'complete the set' so to speak, that is to say that I need to identify a station via meteor scatter on just 25 more frequencies and I will have logged something on every band 2 frequency, something I never thought would have been possible. It was only a few weeks ago when I needed at least 70 or 80 frequencies. The sudden increase is down to using the Elad FDM-S2 and its stunning RDS performance.

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.

Skegness Log: 02-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.6 0218 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) 232D  984km
 91.1 0218 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F  1084km
 87.8 0222 POL PR 3, Zagan/Wichów (LU) 3233  1037km
 91.2 0229 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Nitra or Snina 5201 **
 87.6 0240 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203  1219km
 89.1 0240 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Plzen/Krasov (PL) 232F  947km
 92.2 0313 POL Radio ZET, Opole/Komin ECO (OP) Pops, as 93.6  1234km **
 93.0 0313 POL RMF FM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) Pops, as 95.3  1333km
 93.6 0313 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3205  1147km
 93.8 0313 POL RMF FM, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) Pops, as 95.3  1035km **
 95.3 0313 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44  1229km
 93.3 0333 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201  1552km
 94.6 0342 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44  1127km
 96.4 0342 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 TROJKA  1127km
 92.2 0345 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 k  1289km
 94.3 0345 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44  1289km
 96.6 0345 POL RMF FM, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3F44  1060km
 92.2 0349 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5201  1459km
 94.2 0359 POL PR 4, Kalisz/Mikstat (WP) 3223  1210km **
 92.3 0405 POL PR 1, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3211 JEDYNKA  1127km
 93.5 0418 CZE Frekvence 1, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 2205  991km
 98.8 0630  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) D301  786km **
 97.9 0639  I  Radio Maria, Scandiano (re) and Palo del Colle (ba) listed 51CC R.MARIA **
 97.5 0647 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) A201. Linz most likely  1111km
 96.9 0654 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5960  1459km
 97.2 0654 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Zilina/Krísava (ZA) 521B  1363km
 97.4 0654  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) D220  712km **
 97.6 0654 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5345 A  1392km **
 97.7 0654 CZE Kiss Jizní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 KIS  1069km
 97.9 0654 AUT Ö2 - Radio Niederösterreich, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A602  1247km
 97.9 0654 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Jested (LI) 2AA1  1038km
 98.0 0654  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D381 ND  707km **
 99.5 0654  D  NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D384 ND  707km
100.0 0654  D  Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C8  904km
100.1 0654 CZE CRo Dvojka, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232E  1127km **
100.9 0654 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F. MAXXIMUM in radiotext  1459km
 97.4 0710 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205  1127km
 97.9 0715 POL Radio ZET, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3205  1060km **
104.1 1001  I  Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli and Vaiano listed 53FD SU and vocal ID **
105.0 1001  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B  922km
105.7 1001  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315  1024km
106.9 1001  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D315. No trace of Brotjacklriegl on 103.5
               942km **
103.8 1002 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213. News in YL Irish accented English  1247km
105.3 1002 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B202  1460km
106.8 1002 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) Classical music, as 105.3
               1368km **
107.3 1002 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Szentes (Cso) Classical music, as 105.3  1596km **
107.8 1002 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B203  1460km
103.4 1040 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B  1512km
105.1 1040 POL Radio Maryja, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3232 105,1MHZ  1211km
105.4 1040 POL Radio ZET, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3205  1512km
106.8 1040 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) YL, as 105.1  1127km
107.1 1040 POL Radio ZET, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3205  1211km
107.7 1040 POL Radio Maryja, Siedlce/Losice (MW) YL, as 105.1  1512km **
103.6 1103  F  France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405  1149km
106.8 1103 HRV HRT-HR 2, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) C202  1523km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Excuse a little bit of repetition again, just to give a more complete picture of the meteor activity.

Some new catches again, but here's an unusual one. A test tone of 400 Hz was heard at 0227 on the following frequencies: 87.6, 88.1, 88.5, 88.9, 89.0, 89.2/3, 89.5, 89.9, 90.5, 90.6, 90.7, 90.8, 91.2, 91.7, 91.8 & 92.1. I wonder who these belong to. Surprised to hear so many at the same time.

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.

Skegness Log: 01-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 93.6 0249  I  RAI Radio2, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) 5202  1278km
 98.8 2240 POL PR 3, Warszawa/Raszyn (MW) 3233  1388km **
100.8 2256  I  Radio Sabbia, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366 P-Monte Cavallo (fc) 584A
               1328km **
100.1 2316 POL RMF FM, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3F44  1530km **
100.4 2316  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Hoyerswerda D7C1 (sac)  967km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Not a lot of meteor scatter overnight, but some interesting new catches.

Does anybody know anything about Radio Sabbia 100.8? I have never heard of this station. Its power is not specified so one for Franco? I was wondering if this is reasonably high powered, or a genuine 'local' station? It seems quite an exotic catch, but I suspect there may be more power involved than we might imagine.

Here is a video of the reception: http://youtu.be/wWrEWUYBVio

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.