Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.3 0205 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 RADIO JEDYNKA 1229km
90.5 0205 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417 1530km
90.7 0205 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3211 1591km
91.0 0205 CZE Frekvence 1, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2205 1287km **
90.1 0207 S SR P1, Finnveden (Gislaved)/Bredaryd Skyttebo TM (jo) Waves over Peterborough
961km **
91.7 0207 DNK DR P3, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) 9203 715km **
89.5 0231 G BBC Radio 2, Multi-tx T Rex song, as others **
90.7 0236 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 232F R-ZURNAL 1131km
91.4 0242 D Berliner Rundfunk 91.4, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) D32C 880km
93.7 0330 CZE Radio City 93,7 FM, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 2032 1031km **
94.6 0330 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 232F 1031km **
96.6 0330 CZE Radio Impuls, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 2203 1031km
97.0 0331 S SR P3, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) E203 913km
93.5 0353 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Bardejov/Stebnická Magura (PO) Pops, as 96.6 1509km **
96.6 0353 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5201 SRO_1 1544km **
93.5 0430 CZE Frekvence 1, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 2205 991km
93.9 0430 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 843km
95.0 0430 CZE Rádio Blaník, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 233C 1069km **
95.8 0430 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Black Hill (SC-NLA) News, as 93.1, etc. 405km **
96.6 0430 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D210 843km
97.0 0430 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) News, as 96.6 904km **
93.7 0439 F France Culture, Dijon/Nuits-Saint-Georges (21) French OM, as 98.0. Inter Dijon
also present on 95.9 745km **
95.9 0439 F France Inter, Dijon/Nuits-Saint-Georges (21) Slow pop, as 95.3. Culture, Dijon
93.7 also present 745km **
97.9 0439 F France Culture, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F202 643km **
98.1 0538 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) D393 553km **
103.7 0721 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C 1195km
103.5 0827 D Antenne Bayern, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D318 1021km
100.8 2141 S SR P4, Tåsjö/Hoting-Tåsjöberget TM (jm) Swedish YL, as 103.3 1518km
101.9 2141 S SR P4, Göteborg/Brudaremossen TM (vg) Swedish YL, as 103.3 894km **
102.1 2141 S SR P4, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) Swedish YL. as 103.3 1031km **
102.3 2141 S SR P4, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) Swedish YL, as 103.3
1174km **
102.9 2141 S SR P4, Probably Borås Swedish YL, as 103.3 **
103.3 2141 S SR P4, Likely Stockholm E224
103.4 2141 S SR P4, Finnveden (Gislaved)/Bredaryd Skyttebo TM (jo) Swedish YL, as 103.3
961km **
103.8 2141 S SR P4, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) Swedish YL, as 103.3 1323km
101.2 2152 S SR P4, Motala or Sollefteå YL phone caller, as 103.6
103.6 2152 S SR P4, Kisa or Vännäs E224
100.2 2216 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) Female laughter, as 102.7 1238km **
100.3 2216 S SR P4, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) Female laughter, as 102.7 1023km **
100.4 2216 S SR P4, Karlshamn or Östersund
100.5 2216 S SR P4, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) Female Laughter, as 102.7 1219km **
100.7 2216 S SR P4, Karlskrona or Hudiksvall Female Laughter, as 102.7 **
101.0 2216 S SR P4, Vislanda or Mora Female Laughter, as 102.7 **
101.3 2216 S SR P4, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) Female Laughter, as 102.7 1204km
101.4 2216 S SR P4, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Female Laughter, as 102.7 913km
101.6 2216 S SR P4, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) Female laughter, as 102.7 1334km
101.8 2216 S SR P4, Emmaboda or Sunne Female laughter, as 102.7 **
102.0 2216 S SR P4, Gavle or Malmo Female laughter, as 102.7
102.5 2216 S SR P4, Uppsala or Storuman Female laughter, as 102,7
102.6 2216 S SR P4, Low powered multi-tx Female laughter, as 102.7 **
102.7 2216 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.2 2216 S SR P4, Likely Helsingborg or Filipstad Female laughter, as 102.7 **
103.5 2216 S SR P4, Karlstad/Sörmon TM (vr) Female laughter, as 102.7 1060km
103.7 2216 S SR P4, Low powered multi-tx. Female laughter, as 102.7 **
103.9 2216 S SR P4, Multi-tx Female laughter, as 102.7 **
100.6 2224 POL Radio Jasna Góra, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 30FF 1291km
103.4 2224 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3205 1291km
** Personal 'First'
A good 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
Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 11 December 2014
Wednesday, 10 December 2014
Skegness Log: 10-12-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
100.1 0055 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Brotjacklriegel (bay) D210 1021km **
100.2 0055 ? Hitradio, ? UNID Hitradio ID
100.2 0301 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 1147km **
100.0 0639 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Vocal ID 904km
101.3 0644 I Radio Castel Bolognese-RCB, Brisighella/Angugnano-Via Rontana 50 (ra) 6FF3
1295km **
100.9 0726 POL PR Radio Merkury, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3755 POst_tak 1127km **
99.1 0814 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 1261km
91.3 1410 F France Inter, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F201 1149km
93.8 1410 POL PR 2, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3222 1085km
94.2 1410 F France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203 1149km
95.3 1415 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FF RTS 1740km **
91.6 1426 F France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Classical, as 91.4, which had RDS
781km **
92.4 1426 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 91.4, which had RDS 917km **
92.9 1426 F France Musique, Besançon or Montpellier Classical, as 91.4
93.2 1426 F France Musique, Avignon most likely. Classical music, as others **
92.5 2100 I Radio Maria, Multi-tx 51CC **
89.9 2104 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
91.6 2104 D Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) D312 975km
92.8 2120 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) E615 1287km **
93.0 2132 E RNE Radio Clásica, Multi-tx, E212 **
91.1 2134 F France Musique, Niort/Maisonnay (79) F203 774km **
93.0 2143 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F205 604km **
91.7 2147 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 MDR_THUE 793km
92.5 2147 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) D4F1 739km **
93.1 2147 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232F R-ZURNAL 1069km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
At last, I think the Geminids are making inroads. MS bursts are more frequent and slightly stronger and occasionally they are lasting up to a minute.
Another Belmont frequency bites the dust as the Czech Republic squashes 93.1 flat! Although, to be fair, BBC R4 was very weak and noisy after being mostly phased out with the HS Publications Antenna Phaser and a Triax FM3 as the "deaf" antenna deliberately situated in a spot on the garden just one metre above the ground.
I am wondering if the "Hitradio" ID I recorded on 100.2 is Hitradio O3 from Sankt Katharein in Austria. The ID is incomplete and mentions little more than "Hitradio", so I was hoping a German speaker may recognise the jingle or perhaps the accent. As I understand it, Austrian German sounds quite different to the language spoken in Germany. I don't think there is a station in Germany carrying the "Hitradio" slogan on 100.2, though I could be wrong, and I am not aware of any station in Switzerland which does. So, if this *is* Hitradio O3 from Sankt Katharein, the transmitter power is only 10 watts.
I strongly suspect that the Radio Maria heard on 92.5 is from the Lesignano de' Bagni transmitter in the province of Parma. Only two stations were received on this meteor burst, the other being a pop station on 91.2, where Radio 101, also from Lesignano de' Bagni just happens to reside. But there was no RDS on 91.2 so 92.5 will have to be credited to the familiar "multi-tx".
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
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
100.1 0055 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Brotjacklriegel (bay) D210 1021km **
100.2 0055 ? Hitradio, ? UNID Hitradio ID
100.2 0301 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 1147km **
100.0 0639 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Vocal ID 904km
101.3 0644 I Radio Castel Bolognese-RCB, Brisighella/Angugnano-Via Rontana 50 (ra) 6FF3
1295km **
100.9 0726 POL PR Radio Merkury, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3755 POst_tak 1127km **
99.1 0814 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 1261km
91.3 1410 F France Inter, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F201 1149km
93.8 1410 POL PR 2, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3222 1085km
94.2 1410 F France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203 1149km
95.3 1415 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FF RTS 1740km **
91.6 1426 F France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Classical, as 91.4, which had RDS
781km **
92.4 1426 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 91.4, which had RDS 917km **
92.9 1426 F France Musique, Besançon or Montpellier Classical, as 91.4
93.2 1426 F France Musique, Avignon most likely. Classical music, as others **
92.5 2100 I Radio Maria, Multi-tx 51CC **
89.9 2104 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
91.6 2104 D Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) D312 975km
92.8 2120 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) E615 1287km **
93.0 2132 E RNE Radio Clásica, Multi-tx, E212 **
91.1 2134 F France Musique, Niort/Maisonnay (79) F203 774km **
93.0 2143 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F205 604km **
91.7 2147 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 MDR_THUE 793km
92.5 2147 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) D4F1 739km **
93.1 2147 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232F R-ZURNAL 1069km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
At last, I think the Geminids are making inroads. MS bursts are more frequent and slightly stronger and occasionally they are lasting up to a minute.
Another Belmont frequency bites the dust as the Czech Republic squashes 93.1 flat! Although, to be fair, BBC R4 was very weak and noisy after being mostly phased out with the HS Publications Antenna Phaser and a Triax FM3 as the "deaf" antenna deliberately situated in a spot on the garden just one metre above the ground.
I am wondering if the "Hitradio" ID I recorded on 100.2 is Hitradio O3 from Sankt Katharein in Austria. The ID is incomplete and mentions little more than "Hitradio", so I was hoping a German speaker may recognise the jingle or perhaps the accent. As I understand it, Austrian German sounds quite different to the language spoken in Germany. I don't think there is a station in Germany carrying the "Hitradio" slogan on 100.2, though I could be wrong, and I am not aware of any station in Switzerland which does. So, if this *is* Hitradio O3 from Sankt Katharein, the transmitter power is only 10 watts.
I strongly suspect that the Radio Maria heard on 92.5 is from the Lesignano de' Bagni transmitter in the province of Parma. Only two stations were received on this meteor burst, the other being a pop station on 91.2, where Radio 101, also from Lesignano de' Bagni just happens to reside. But there was no RDS on 91.2 so 92.5 will have to be credited to the familiar "multi-tx".
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
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 9 December 2014
Skegness Log: 09-12-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
98.5 0924 E UNID, ? PI = EE15
100.8 1000 HNG Dankó Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Vocal ID 1460km **
97.7 1005 CZE Kiss Jizní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 1069km
100.4 1503 S SR P4, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm) EF24 1382km **
97.6 1548 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5345 1392km
97.0 1720 S SR P3, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) E203 913km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Overnight was again very disappointing for meteor scatter. But I realised I had left the antenna to the south after lowering the mast yesterday in preparation for the first of the winter storms. There still wasn't a deal of meteor scatter even after I had swung the antenna round to the east.
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.
98.5 0924 E UNID, ? PI = EE15
100.8 1000 HNG Dankó Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Vocal ID 1460km **
97.7 1005 CZE Kiss Jizní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 1069km
100.4 1503 S SR P4, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm) EF24 1382km **
97.6 1548 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5345 1392km
97.0 1720 S SR P3, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) E203 913km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Overnight was again very disappointing for meteor scatter. But I realised I had left the antenna to the south after lowering the mast yesterday in preparation for the first of the winter storms. There still wasn't a deal of meteor scatter even after I had swung the antenna round to the east.
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.
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.
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.
Monday, 8 December 2014
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.
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.
Sunday, 7 December 2014
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.
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.
Saturday, 6 December 2014
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.
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.
Friday, 5 December 2014
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.
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.
Thursday, 4 December 2014
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.
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.
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