Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.0 0315 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Multi-tx Jingle ID **
105.6 0320 I Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5148 1568km **
107.1 0320 I Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 ______A1 1568km
105.3 0336 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 TR__FI__ 1568km
107.9 0336 I Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245 RA____24 1568km
103.0 0343 E Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C UNIKA_FM 1458km **
103.5 0343 E Radio Marca, Madrid/Plaza de Castilla (MAD-M) B002 __MARC__ 1443km
101.3 0450 I Centro Suono, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5EA9 ____TR__ 1568km **
103.0 0450 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5264 *_RDS_*_
1568km **
103.5 0450 I RAI Isoradio, Rocca di Papa (RAI) (rm) 5209 RAI103.5 1569km **
103.7 0450 I Radio Subasio, Calvi dell’Umbria/Monte San Pancrazio (tr) 53FD 1499km
104.1 0450 I Radio Subasio, Bagno A Ripoli or Vaiano Pops, as 103.7
104.0 0454 I Radio Linea Numero Uno, Fermo/Capodarco (fm) 5388 __NEA___ 1485km **
103.0 0455 I Radio Verona, Verona/Torricelle (Via Santa Giuliana) (vr) 53F8 1150km **
103.9 0455 I Radio Padova, Teolo/Monte Madonna (pd) 5360 1192km **
103.5 0506 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km
105.3 0548 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola (fc) 5220 1328km
88.0 0741 E Radio Nervión, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E343 __ER____ 1130km
90.5 0741 E Europa FM, Unlisted with this PI E2ED **
92.6 0741 E Radio Voz, A Coruña (GAL-C) E0C5 1266km
93.0 0741 E RNE Radio Clásica, Multi-tx E212
88.3 0757 F Radio Campus Orléans, Orléans/le Forum (45) (1kW) F548 CAMPUS__ 601km **
88.2 0837 POL RMF FM, Probably Kielce 3F44 _____FM_ **
89.9 0844 F TSF Jazz, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) F223 497km
90.5 0845 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Plješivica (gs) C202 __T_____ 1456km
87.9 0846 E Espy FM, Madrid (MAD-M) EC77 ESPY__M_ 1448km
88.2 0846 E RNE Radio Nacional, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E212 ____1___ 1447km
89.0 0846 E M80 Radio, Madrid/Parque de la Almudena (MAD-M) E230 1447km **
90.3 0846 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E215 1447km
89.5 0850 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 1256km
91.7 0850 I RAI Radio2, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5202 1256km
92.8 0850 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena/Frazione Borello (fc) 53FB 1328km
** Personal 'First'
Using the vertical 9.2 towards the south-east this 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
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.
Software: Elad FDM-SW2 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Skegness Log: 07-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
103.4 0308 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B ___D_C__ 1512km
105.4 0308 POL Radio ZET, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3205 1512km
102.9 0315 D Radio PSR, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C8 RADI____ 843km **
104.8 0315 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
104.9 0315 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
104.0 0320 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 ____AD__ 1392km
105.9 0320 D MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) D3D5 887km
106.0 0320 SVK Europa 2, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 534F EU______ 1392km **
102.7 0322 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.8 0322 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 RRAC____ 1706km
106.8 0322 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 CULTUR__ 1706km
102.9 0325 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 __MP____ 1084km
103.5 0355 DNK Radio 24 syv, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (sjl-bor) 9204 24__v___ 971km
104.1 0400 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 __AC____ 1677km
104.7 0400 POL Radio Maryja, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3232 TEL._56_ AFs point to this tx 1506km
106.9 0400 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 Ra____iK 1271km
107.6 0400 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
103.2 0402 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E R_DV__KA 1069km
104.1 0402 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 F1_104.1 947km
105.5 0402 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 EVRO___2 1069km
102.6 0417 FIN YLE Radio Vega, Kristiinankaupunki-Kristinestad/ (po) 6205 1610km
105.1 0417 FIN Radio Nova, Pihtipudas/Ilosvuori-Viitasaarentie (ks) 6209 1842km **
106.5 0417 FIN Radio Nova, Lapua - Lappo/Simpsiö-Mastiontie (ep) Finnish pops, as 105.1
1704km **
103.6 0423 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 10__6MHz 1060km
105.2 0423 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Casekow (brb) D210 ____F___ 923km **
100.9 0431 LTU LRT Radijas, Bubiai (Sia) C321 __LRT___ 1497km
103.4 0431 LTU LRT Klasika, Bubiai (Sia) C322 Kl______ 1497km
103.8 0431 D Antenne MV, Helpterberg (mev) D378 881km
104.1 0431 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) YL whispered vocal ID 1406km
103.6 0501 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3508 ___D____ 1465km
100.1 0502 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3401 10______ 1186km **
103.1 0502 POL PR Radio Koszalin, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 346E 1085km
100.2 0503 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 ______A_ 1147km
103.2 0503 POL PR Radio Opole, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3401 __6:____ 1229km **
104.9 0503 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 ____KA_ 1147km
100.9 0519 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F EURO___2 1459km
103.3 0519 S SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) EC24 SR_P--St 1292km
103.8 0519 S SR P4, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) 0430 1323km
104.3 0519 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5202 1459km
104.5 0519 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 232D 991km
102.8 0530 S SR P4, Sundsvall/Södra Stadsberget TM (vn) EE24 1429km
100.2 0533 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 _____F__ 1506km
99.5 0536 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D384 707km
103.5 0548 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
100.3 0552 S SR P4, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) ED24 ______g_ 1023km
93.9 0614 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 MD______ 843km
95.2 0614 S SR P4, Enköping/Härkeberga TM (up) E524 1262km **
95.8 0614 S SR P2, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E402 ____2___ 1219km
96.6 0614 S SR P3, Uppsala/Vedyxa TM (up) E203 1299km
97.4 0614 POL PR 3, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3233 1085km
97.7 0614 CZE Kiss Jižní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 ____S___ 1069km
98.0 0614 S SR P3, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E203 SR_P3___ 1219km
99.1 0614 S SR P3, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) Pops, as 96.6 969km
96.5 0616 DNK DR P4, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) 9602 836km
94.0 0626 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6403 1665km
93.8 0631 POL PR 2, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3222 1085km
94.3 0631 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 1289km
97.6 0631 POL PR 2, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3222 1186km
98.7 0631 POL PR Radio Szczecin, Bialogard/Slawoborze (ZP) 34EB 1017km **
98.7 0634 S SR P3, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) E203 1174km
96.1 0635 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE01 __LT____ 1677km
97.4 0635 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 1127km
95.8 0653 D RBB Radio Eins, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) Vocal ID 880km
96.4 0653 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 ____JK__ 1127km
94.2 0654 F France Culture, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) F202 675km **
93.9 0726 NOR NRK P2, Kongsvinger/Holtberget (he) F202. AF points to this tx 1054km **
92.6 0732 FIN YleX, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs) Pops, as 92.8 1553km
92.8 0732 FIN YleX, Anjalankoski/Kouvola-Liikkala, Sopasenpolku 40 (ky) 6202 1808km
89.1 0743 S SR P1, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E201 SR__1___ 1334km
90.3 0743 S SR P1, Uppsala/Vedyxa TM (up) YLs, as 91.9 1299km **
90.7 0743 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E201 SR__1___ 1219km
91.9 0743 S SR P1, Trollhättan/Strömslund TM (vg) E201. Briefly squashing
Tacolneston 939km **
92.8 0743 S SR P2, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E402 ____2___ 1334km
93.3 0743 S SR P2, Uppsala/Vedyxa TM (up) Piano music, as 92.8 1299km
88.9 0748 S SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) As 90.7 1023km
91.1 0748 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) As 90.7 1098km
90.8 0810 POL PR 1, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3211 1548km **
87.7 0816 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) D384 ____Info 627km
88.3 0816 S SR P1, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E201 1132km
88.6 0816 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) F202 _CULTU__ 781km
89.0 0816 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9201 ____1___ 700km
89.8 0816 NOR NRK P1, Kongsvinger/Holtberget (he) F201 1054km
91.8 0816 S SR P2, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E402 ____2___ 1132km
92.4 0816 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E201 ____1___ 1292km
92.5 0816 S SR P2, Kisa (Kinda)/TM (og) E402 1095km
92.5 0816 NOR NRK Petre, Nordhue (he) F203 1094km **
92.6 0816 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9203 700km **
93.0 0816 S SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) E201 ___P1___ 1051km
89.8 0822 S SR P1, Helsingborg/Olympia TM (sn) YL, as 93.0 859km
90.6 0831 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 Dw______ 1291km
89.5 0834 NOR NRK P1, Gausta/Gaustatoppen (te) F201 902km
87.7 0838 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Singer, as 88.4 904km
88.4 0838 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C3 843km
88.9 0849 POL Radio Maryja, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3232 __,9_M__ 1147km **
90.3 0849 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 Do______ 1229km
90.4 0850 D MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C2 843km
91.4 0850 HOL NPO Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) 8204 424km
92.1 0850 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D381 --Se____ 707km **
93.0 0850 POL RMF FM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3F44 1333km
90.5 0851 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 _BLAUE__ 881km
92.0 0851 POL PR Radio Szczecin, Szczecin/Kolowo (ZP) 34EB ___IO___ 953km
92.2 0851 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 __DY____ 1289km
92.8 0851 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Schwerin (mev) Pops, as 90.5 739km **
** Personal 'First'
I didn't expect this. RDS Spy is able to extract the PI code from even really weak pings now. The duration of these pings can only be less than a tenth of a second and it effortlessly lifts out the PI code and even manages to get some of the PS name too. In comparison, the S2 software, good as it is, lags quite a way behind.
I logged everything I could identify from my overnight recordings, just to satisfy my curiosity as to what is now possible on what was a very average night for meteor scatter. It's complete overkill though. I spent every available minute compiling this log today and it's just way too much. My wife and I agree that I need a life outside this shack. :O} But what a tally of meteor scatter loggings! There's a lot of repetition again, but still quite a few personal firsts. The beam was heading towards 70 degrees for the above and the band is just about as empty as it can be in this direction. Tomorrow I will go vertical towards Italy again.
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.
Software: Elad FDM-SW2 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
103.4 0308 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B ___D_C__ 1512km
105.4 0308 POL Radio ZET, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3205 1512km
102.9 0315 D Radio PSR, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C8 RADI____ 843km **
104.8 0315 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
104.9 0315 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
104.0 0320 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 ____AD__ 1392km
105.9 0320 D MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) D3D5 887km
106.0 0320 SVK Europa 2, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 534F EU______ 1392km **
102.7 0322 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.8 0322 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 RRAC____ 1706km
106.8 0322 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 CULTUR__ 1706km
102.9 0325 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 __MP____ 1084km
103.5 0355 DNK Radio 24 syv, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (sjl-bor) 9204 24__v___ 971km
104.1 0400 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 __AC____ 1677km
104.7 0400 POL Radio Maryja, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3232 TEL._56_ AFs point to this tx 1506km
106.9 0400 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 Ra____iK 1271km
107.6 0400 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
103.2 0402 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E R_DV__KA 1069km
104.1 0402 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 F1_104.1 947km
105.5 0402 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 EVRO___2 1069km
102.6 0417 FIN YLE Radio Vega, Kristiinankaupunki-Kristinestad/ (po) 6205 1610km
105.1 0417 FIN Radio Nova, Pihtipudas/Ilosvuori-Viitasaarentie (ks) 6209 1842km **
106.5 0417 FIN Radio Nova, Lapua - Lappo/Simpsiö-Mastiontie (ep) Finnish pops, as 105.1
1704km **
103.6 0423 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 10__6MHz 1060km
105.2 0423 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Casekow (brb) D210 ____F___ 923km **
100.9 0431 LTU LRT Radijas, Bubiai (Sia) C321 __LRT___ 1497km
103.4 0431 LTU LRT Klasika, Bubiai (Sia) C322 Kl______ 1497km
103.8 0431 D Antenne MV, Helpterberg (mev) D378 881km
104.1 0431 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) YL whispered vocal ID 1406km
103.6 0501 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3508 ___D____ 1465km
100.1 0502 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3401 10______ 1186km **
103.1 0502 POL PR Radio Koszalin, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 346E 1085km
100.2 0503 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 ______A_ 1147km
103.2 0503 POL PR Radio Opole, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3401 __6:____ 1229km **
104.9 0503 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 ____KA_ 1147km
100.9 0519 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F EURO___2 1459km
103.3 0519 S SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) EC24 SR_P--St 1292km
103.8 0519 S SR P4, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) 0430 1323km
104.3 0519 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5202 1459km
104.5 0519 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 232D 991km
102.8 0530 S SR P4, Sundsvall/Södra Stadsberget TM (vn) EE24 1429km
100.2 0533 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 _____F__ 1506km
99.5 0536 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D384 707km
103.5 0548 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
100.3 0552 S SR P4, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) ED24 ______g_ 1023km
93.9 0614 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 MD______ 843km
95.2 0614 S SR P4, Enköping/Härkeberga TM (up) E524 1262km **
95.8 0614 S SR P2, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E402 ____2___ 1219km
96.6 0614 S SR P3, Uppsala/Vedyxa TM (up) E203 1299km
97.4 0614 POL PR 3, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3233 1085km
97.7 0614 CZE Kiss Jižní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 ____S___ 1069km
98.0 0614 S SR P3, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E203 SR_P3___ 1219km
99.1 0614 S SR P3, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) Pops, as 96.6 969km
96.5 0616 DNK DR P4, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) 9602 836km
94.0 0626 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6403 1665km
93.8 0631 POL PR 2, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3222 1085km
94.3 0631 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 1289km
97.6 0631 POL PR 2, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3222 1186km
98.7 0631 POL PR Radio Szczecin, Bialogard/Slawoborze (ZP) 34EB 1017km **
98.7 0634 S SR P3, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) E203 1174km
96.1 0635 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE01 __LT____ 1677km
97.4 0635 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 1127km
95.8 0653 D RBB Radio Eins, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) Vocal ID 880km
96.4 0653 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 ____JK__ 1127km
94.2 0654 F France Culture, Nantes/Haute-Goulaine (44) F202 675km **
93.9 0726 NOR NRK P2, Kongsvinger/Holtberget (he) F202. AF points to this tx 1054km **
92.6 0732 FIN YleX, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs) Pops, as 92.8 1553km
92.8 0732 FIN YleX, Anjalankoski/Kouvola-Liikkala, Sopasenpolku 40 (ky) 6202 1808km
89.1 0743 S SR P1, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E201 SR__1___ 1334km
90.3 0743 S SR P1, Uppsala/Vedyxa TM (up) YLs, as 91.9 1299km **
90.7 0743 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E201 SR__1___ 1219km
91.9 0743 S SR P1, Trollhättan/Strömslund TM (vg) E201. Briefly squashing
Tacolneston 939km **
92.8 0743 S SR P2, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E402 ____2___ 1334km
93.3 0743 S SR P2, Uppsala/Vedyxa TM (up) Piano music, as 92.8 1299km
88.9 0748 S SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) As 90.7 1023km
91.1 0748 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) As 90.7 1098km
90.8 0810 POL PR 1, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3211 1548km **
87.7 0816 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) D384 ____Info 627km
88.3 0816 S SR P1, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E201 1132km
88.6 0816 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) F202 _CULTU__ 781km
89.0 0816 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9201 ____1___ 700km
89.8 0816 NOR NRK P1, Kongsvinger/Holtberget (he) F201 1054km
91.8 0816 S SR P2, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E402 ____2___ 1132km
92.4 0816 S SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E201 ____1___ 1292km
92.5 0816 S SR P2, Kisa (Kinda)/TM (og) E402 1095km
92.5 0816 NOR NRK Petre, Nordhue (he) F203 1094km **
92.6 0816 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9203 700km **
93.0 0816 S SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) E201 ___P1___ 1051km
89.8 0822 S SR P1, Helsingborg/Olympia TM (sn) YL, as 93.0 859km
90.6 0831 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 Dw______ 1291km
89.5 0834 NOR NRK P1, Gausta/Gaustatoppen (te) F201 902km
87.7 0838 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Singer, as 88.4 904km
88.4 0838 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C3 843km
88.9 0849 POL Radio Maryja, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3232 __,9_M__ 1147km **
90.3 0849 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 Do______ 1229km
90.4 0850 D MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C2 843km
91.4 0850 HOL NPO Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) 8204 424km
92.1 0850 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D381 --Se____ 707km **
93.0 0850 POL RMF FM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3F44 1333km
90.5 0851 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 _BLAUE__ 881km
92.0 0851 POL PR Radio Szczecin, Szczecin/Kolowo (ZP) 34EB ___IO___ 953km
92.2 0851 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 __DY____ 1289km
92.8 0851 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Schwerin (mev) Pops, as 90.5 739km **
** Personal 'First'
I didn't expect this. RDS Spy is able to extract the PI code from even really weak pings now. The duration of these pings can only be less than a tenth of a second and it effortlessly lifts out the PI code and even manages to get some of the PS name too. In comparison, the S2 software, good as it is, lags quite a way behind.
I logged everything I could identify from my overnight recordings, just to satisfy my curiosity as to what is now possible on what was a very average night for meteor scatter. It's complete overkill though. I spent every available minute compiling this log today and it's just way too much. My wife and I agree that I need a life outside this shack. :O} But what a tally of meteor scatter loggings! There's a lot of repetition again, but still quite a few personal firsts. The beam was heading towards 70 degrees for the above and the band is just about as empty as it can be in this direction. Tomorrow I will go vertical towards Italy again.
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.
Software: Elad FDM-SW2 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Skegness Log: 06-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.4 0452 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Pops, as 104.9 712km **
104.9 0452 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
94.6 0610 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) D4D1 __R_____ 712km
96.1 0610 POL PR 3, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3233 y_______ 1289km
96.4 0610 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 Rok_____ 1127km
98.9 0610 POL RMF FM, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3F44 1211km
95.4 0630 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 1261km
89.9 0738 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C RADIO___ 1247km
91.4 0738 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 _I____S_ 947km
91.7 0738 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 ____TH__ 793km
92.0 0738 AUT Ö1, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A201 1247km
88.3 0746 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 __08____ 1229km
89.4 0748 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3211 1406km
90.3 0748 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _Polskie 1229km
88.3 0839 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 ____HR__ 1590km
** Personal 'First'
Today's log thanks mostly to RDS Spy, now fully working with the FDM-S2 via Virtual Audio Cable.
50% of this log would not have been possible without the use of RDS Spy.
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.
Software: Elad FDM-SW2 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
101.4 0452 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Pops, as 104.9 712km **
104.9 0452 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
94.6 0610 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) D4D1 __R_____ 712km
96.1 0610 POL PR 3, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3233 y_______ 1289km
96.4 0610 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 Rok_____ 1127km
98.9 0610 POL RMF FM, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3F44 1211km
95.4 0630 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 1261km
89.9 0738 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C RADIO___ 1247km
91.4 0738 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 _I____S_ 947km
91.7 0738 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 ____TH__ 793km
92.0 0738 AUT Ö1, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A201 1247km
88.3 0746 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 __08____ 1229km
89.4 0748 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3211 1406km
90.3 0748 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _Polskie 1229km
88.3 0839 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 ____HR__ 1590km
** Personal 'First'
Today's log thanks mostly to RDS Spy, now fully working with the FDM-S2 via Virtual Audio Cable.
50% of this log would not have been possible without the use of RDS Spy.
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.
Software: Elad FDM-SW2 & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 5 January 2015
Skegness Log: 05-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.2 0412 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203 1405km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.0 1122 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Spanish OM and YL, as web 1128km
103.2 1128 F France Bleu Berry, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Phone in, as web 672km
102.9 1130 E RNE Radio 3, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Alternative music, as web 1128km
92.6 1131 G Radio Verulam, Saint Albans (EN-HTS) Police appeal about a road accident,
as web 162km
107.1 1148 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) YL ID 593km
107.3 1149 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Light pops, as web 729km
107.9 1150 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Concerto, as web 732km
105.3 1152 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) News and ID 732km
103.4 1158 D ANTENNE 1, Raichberg (bwü) YL news before the hour, as web 813km
89.8 1210 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Oldie, OM ID 592km
105.6 1241 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) ID and light pops 656km
105.1 1243 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) ID and pops 684km
104.9 1246 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and pops 553km
104.2 1938 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Ugly Kid Joe track, as web 739km
106.8 1940 D Hit Radio FFH, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes) Dreadful Ed Sheeran song, as 105.9 604km
106.3 1945 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Pops and ID 707km
97.2 2026 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) ID and ballad 739km
95.0 2028 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM interview, as web 678km
94.2 2029 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Ballad, as 96.5 793km
93.4 2031 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Pops, as web 712km
91.5 2033 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) Boy-band pop, as web 712km
** Personal 'First'
If I was still at school the teacher should give me 1000 lines for beaming the antenna south for meteor scatter. It doesn't work here!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
The use of copy/paste makes this task too easy these days though. I STILL beam south just to see what might be coming in. Part of the problem this time might have been the inland tropo which meant that just about every frequency was occupied with signals good enough to block out the meteor scatter. My idea was to hopefully catch some interesting tropo in the recordings.
Good hear Spain again, but it was only ever noisy and weak and best. This tropo generally favoured more southerly parts of the UK again but plenty of German signals came through here too. I wasn't able to spend much time DXing on the whole yesterday so I concentrated on logging the most distant of the German transmitters. Other sites heard included Langenberg, Teutuburger Wald, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf), Ederkopf, Scharteburg (Eifel), Steinkimmen and Olsberg. None of the Germans reached RDS this time. I was hoping to try vertical for Dutch transmitters but I just didn't have enough time, having to spend most of the day in Boston, but I heard plenty of Dutch signals on the car radio. DAB did not reveal anything in the way of DX but I was never in a good DX spot being in the town centre.
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.
107.2 0412 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203 1405km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.0 1122 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Spanish OM and YL, as web 1128km
103.2 1128 F France Bleu Berry, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Phone in, as web 672km
102.9 1130 E RNE Radio 3, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Alternative music, as web 1128km
92.6 1131 G Radio Verulam, Saint Albans (EN-HTS) Police appeal about a road accident,
as web 162km
107.1 1148 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) YL ID 593km
107.3 1149 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Light pops, as web 729km
107.9 1150 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Concerto, as web 732km
105.3 1152 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) News and ID 732km
103.4 1158 D ANTENNE 1, Raichberg (bwü) YL news before the hour, as web 813km
89.8 1210 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Oldie, OM ID 592km
105.6 1241 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) ID and light pops 656km
105.1 1243 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) ID and pops 684km
104.9 1246 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) ID and pops 553km
104.2 1938 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Ugly Kid Joe track, as web 739km
106.8 1940 D Hit Radio FFH, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes) Dreadful Ed Sheeran song, as 105.9 604km
106.3 1945 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Pops and ID 707km
97.2 2026 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) ID and ballad 739km
95.0 2028 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM interview, as web 678km
94.2 2029 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Ballad, as 96.5 793km
93.4 2031 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Pops, as web 712km
91.5 2033 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) Boy-band pop, as web 712km
** Personal 'First'
If I was still at school the teacher should give me 1000 lines for beaming the antenna south for meteor scatter. It doesn't work here!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
I must not beam south for meteor scatter!
The use of copy/paste makes this task too easy these days though. I STILL beam south just to see what might be coming in. Part of the problem this time might have been the inland tropo which meant that just about every frequency was occupied with signals good enough to block out the meteor scatter. My idea was to hopefully catch some interesting tropo in the recordings.
Good hear Spain again, but it was only ever noisy and weak and best. This tropo generally favoured more southerly parts of the UK again but plenty of German signals came through here too. I wasn't able to spend much time DXing on the whole yesterday so I concentrated on logging the most distant of the German transmitters. Other sites heard included Langenberg, Teutuburger Wald, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf), Ederkopf, Scharteburg (Eifel), Steinkimmen and Olsberg. None of the Germans reached RDS this time. I was hoping to try vertical for Dutch transmitters but I just didn't have enough time, having to spend most of the day in Boston, but I heard plenty of Dutch signals on the car radio. DAB did not reveal anything in the way of DX but I was never in a good DX spot being in the town centre.
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.
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Skegness Log: 04-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
104.9 0406 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
104.0 0408 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 1392km
105.0 0429 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.6 0438 POL PR 2, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3222 1333km
88.0 0817 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 1530km
88.3 0817 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 1229km
90.3 0817 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 1229km
92.0 0817 POL PR 3, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Rock track, as 90.3 1530km
87.7 0854 E RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) E251 1312km
87.9 0854 E Carrier, (formerly iCat FM), Collsuspina (CAT-B)
Hum / Test tone 1268km **
** Personal 'First'
The results of the 2015 Quadrantids shower. A BIG disappointment. The above log includes everything I identified.
The peak of any activity seemed to be during daylight hours yesterday 3rd. Sunrise on the 4th was probably the worst time. Meteor showers don't always go according to the forecasts.
Hopefully, the rest of January and February will be as lively for meteor scatter as they were in 2014.
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.
104.9 0406 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
104.0 0408 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 1392km
105.0 0429 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.6 0438 POL PR 2, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3222 1333km
88.0 0817 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 1530km
88.3 0817 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 1229km
90.3 0817 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 1229km
92.0 0817 POL PR 3, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Rock track, as 90.3 1530km
87.7 0854 E RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) E251 1312km
87.9 0854 E Carrier, (formerly iCat FM), Collsuspina (CAT-B)
Hum / Test tone 1268km **
** Personal 'First'
The results of the 2015 Quadrantids shower. A BIG disappointment. The above log includes everything I identified.
The peak of any activity seemed to be during daylight hours yesterday 3rd. Sunrise on the 4th was probably the worst time. Meteor showers don't always go according to the forecasts.
Hopefully, the rest of January and February will be as lively for meteor scatter as they were in 2014.
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.
Saturday, 3 January 2015
Skegness Log: 03-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.4 0427 I Radio Suby, Multi-tx 5204
105.1 0441 F RTL, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F211 1104km
101.0 0504 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D314 942km
103.0 0504 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 942km **
90.1 0749 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5201 1392km **
107.2 1409 POL Radio Maryja, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3232 1436km **
103.7 1429 I Radio Subasio, Calvi dell’Umbria/Monte San Pancrazio (tr) 53FD SUBASIO 1499km **
104.1 1429 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli or Vaiano Pops, as 103.7
105.0 1429 I Radio Deejay, Scandiano or Prezza 5214 D **
105.3 1429 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 DIMSUONO 1568km **
105.8 1429 I Radio Incontro, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E74 1568km **
107.1 1429 I Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 ANTENNA1 1568km **
107.2 1429 I Radio Maria, Multi-tx Vocal ID. Abbadia San Salvato listed here. Maybe that **
107.9 1429 I Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245 1568km **
103.9 1442 F France Bleu, Multi-tx Unsure which outlet **
105.3 2302 AUT KRONEHIT, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A3FF 1181km
104.0 2321 D MDR Figaro, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) D3C3 839km
** Personal 'First'
Another vertical session paid off with the Italians. So many heard once again but very few identified. Regulars omitted.
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.
107.4 0427 I Radio Suby, Multi-tx 5204
105.1 0441 F RTL, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F211 1104km
101.0 0504 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D314 942km
103.0 0504 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 942km **
90.1 0749 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5201 1392km **
107.2 1409 POL Radio Maryja, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3232 1436km **
103.7 1429 I Radio Subasio, Calvi dell’Umbria/Monte San Pancrazio (tr) 53FD SUBASIO 1499km **
104.1 1429 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli or Vaiano Pops, as 103.7
105.0 1429 I Radio Deejay, Scandiano or Prezza 5214 D **
105.3 1429 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 DIMSUONO 1568km **
105.8 1429 I Radio Incontro, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E74 1568km **
107.1 1429 I Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 ANTENNA1 1568km **
107.2 1429 I Radio Maria, Multi-tx Vocal ID. Abbadia San Salvato listed here. Maybe that **
107.9 1429 I Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245 1568km **
103.9 1442 F France Bleu, Multi-tx Unsure which outlet **
105.3 2302 AUT KRONEHIT, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A3FF 1181km
104.0 2321 D MDR Figaro, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) D3C3 839km
** Personal 'First'
Another vertical session paid off with the Italians. So many heard once again but very few identified. Regulars omitted.
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.
A Simple Review of the Citroen C4 Grand Picasso Car Radio
We recently changed our car. My old Megane was rotting quite badly and my foot was going through the foot well floor. I might be able to put this down to the salty sea air. I had the Megane from new and looked after it well, but the four years living in Skegness seems to have advanced the corrosion process, as sea air does.
Now, when choosing a car, you don't ordinarily base your decision on the performance of the car radio. Do you? You DO? No, seriously, this was not something I considered. We just needed something with enough 'space' for us, the dogs, etc. I didn't even touch the radio when looking at the vehicle.
Luckily, luck was on our side and the radio performs extremely well. So well, that I am wondering if it includes the same chip as the Sony XDR-F1HD. The audio on an empty channel sounds exactly the same, with that 'fluttery' sound. The kind of sound which seems to tell you that the radio is trying to lock on to the slightest signal. When listening to continental reception, you can tell that the sensitivity is high by the way the signals are extracted from the noise in no time. That familiar sound of the noise breaking up as opposed to just being overridden. I have already heard meteor scatter when tuned to an empty frequency.
Sensitivity is also of the 'digital IF' kind, though it doesn't sound like SHARX where you can hear the bandwidth narrow in stages. Selectivity is just very tight, even when right next door to anything from Belmont. You can hear the slightest audio from Belmont, but it's hardly there at all and far more selective that the SHARX system.
Somebody suggested that this radio might have the XDR-F1HD chip, but this is speculation. I have no idea what is inside. What brand is the radio? Unfortunately there is no way of knowing, but I have been told that Clarion is the usual brand in many of today's Citroen cars. The radio is not visible, however, as everything is 'touch screen' operation.
Operation of this radio is slightly awkward and I cannot find a way to manually tune across the band. The radio always jumps to the nearest strongest signal and Belmont is the only transmitter it will stop on. Even then it can miss the transmitter when scanning, such is the setting of the threshold. I have occasionally been able to force a manual tune, but it is far from precise and easily locks on to a channel or two higher. VERY frustrating! How fortunate that there is direct frequency entry. This method is reliable. While I would rather see a full manual tune option, the direct frequency entry has some advantages. Maybe I will find a way to disable the auto-tuning.
In conclusion, this radio is exceptional in terms of the main requirements of the DX enthusiast, but the tuning lets it down. at least until (if) I can find a way around this. Medium wave is equally good. There doesn't appear to be any long wave band, though I haven't tried entering a frequency below medium wave yet, so don't quote me on this. This is an early stage review and I will adapt this page as I go along.
This radio has DAB radio too, but I won't give any comments about this as I know next to nothing about DAB or how to tune through the channels and multiplexes. I need to learn.
Hopefully this brief review will be useful to somebody, but I can summarize this in a few simple words. This is a VERY GOOD radio which I would not hesitate to recommend and outperforms my Blaupunkt "Digiceiver" radios. Well worth getting - *IF* I can find out what the radio is and its model number. We NEED to find out.
Good DX!
John
Now, when choosing a car, you don't ordinarily base your decision on the performance of the car radio. Do you? You DO? No, seriously, this was not something I considered. We just needed something with enough 'space' for us, the dogs, etc. I didn't even touch the radio when looking at the vehicle.
Luckily, luck was on our side and the radio performs extremely well. So well, that I am wondering if it includes the same chip as the Sony XDR-F1HD. The audio on an empty channel sounds exactly the same, with that 'fluttery' sound. The kind of sound which seems to tell you that the radio is trying to lock on to the slightest signal. When listening to continental reception, you can tell that the sensitivity is high by the way the signals are extracted from the noise in no time. That familiar sound of the noise breaking up as opposed to just being overridden. I have already heard meteor scatter when tuned to an empty frequency.
Sensitivity is also of the 'digital IF' kind, though it doesn't sound like SHARX where you can hear the bandwidth narrow in stages. Selectivity is just very tight, even when right next door to anything from Belmont. You can hear the slightest audio from Belmont, but it's hardly there at all and far more selective that the SHARX system.
Somebody suggested that this radio might have the XDR-F1HD chip, but this is speculation. I have no idea what is inside. What brand is the radio? Unfortunately there is no way of knowing, but I have been told that Clarion is the usual brand in many of today's Citroen cars. The radio is not visible, however, as everything is 'touch screen' operation.
Operation of this radio is slightly awkward and I cannot find a way to manually tune across the band. The radio always jumps to the nearest strongest signal and Belmont is the only transmitter it will stop on. Even then it can miss the transmitter when scanning, such is the setting of the threshold. I have occasionally been able to force a manual tune, but it is far from precise and easily locks on to a channel or two higher. VERY frustrating! How fortunate that there is direct frequency entry. This method is reliable. While I would rather see a full manual tune option, the direct frequency entry has some advantages. Maybe I will find a way to disable the auto-tuning.
In conclusion, this radio is exceptional in terms of the main requirements of the DX enthusiast, but the tuning lets it down. at least until (if) I can find a way around this. Medium wave is equally good. There doesn't appear to be any long wave band, though I haven't tried entering a frequency below medium wave yet, so don't quote me on this. This is an early stage review and I will adapt this page as I go along.
This radio has DAB radio too, but I won't give any comments about this as I know next to nothing about DAB or how to tune through the channels and multiplexes. I need to learn.
Hopefully this brief review will be useful to somebody, but I can summarize this in a few simple words. This is a VERY GOOD radio which I would not hesitate to recommend and outperforms my Blaupunkt "Digiceiver" radios. Well worth getting - *IF* I can find out what the radio is and its model number. We NEED to find out.
Good DX!
John
Friday, 2 January 2015
Skegness Log: 02-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
105.7 0423 I Radio 105 Network, Abbadia San Salvatore/Monte Amiata (si) 5211 1414km **
107.9 0423 I Radio 24, Guadamello or Rocca di Papa 5245 **
105.3 0426 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola/Frazione Valdinoce(fc)
5220 1328km **
89.9 0709 F TSF Jazz, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) F223 497km **
92.8 0720 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Multi-tx Vocal ID **
90.5 0723 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Plješivica (gs) C202 1456km **
90.6 0736 I RAI Radio1, Multi-tx though probably Milano 5201 **
92.6 0751 I Arancia Network, Falconara, Treia-San Lorenzo or Fermo 5571 AranciA **
87.5 0805 I Radio Subasio, Sigillo & Fermo 53FD
91.3 0832 I RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201.
Highly likely Santu Lussurgiu 1575km **
88.6 0834 I Radio Capital, Serramazzoni, Castel San Pietro Terme or Cesena 5219
** Personal 'First'
I forgot to rotate the 9.2 back into the horizontal plane tonight. Vertical doesn't usually bring in much on meteor scatter, but tonight was different. The beam was aimed approximately SSE and I heard dozens and dozens of Italian stations. Possibly even hundreds! Bursts of activity appeared very frequently indeed. While that sounds good, each time Italy rolled in, there was lots of co-channel QRM which resulted in mush. Very little of this was strong enough for RDS so I was pleased to squeeze out the above stations.
Now lets hope the Quadrantids will bring us all some gems over the next couple of nights.
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.
105.7 0423 I Radio 105 Network, Abbadia San Salvatore/Monte Amiata (si) 5211 1414km **
107.9 0423 I Radio 24, Guadamello or Rocca di Papa 5245 **
105.3 0426 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola/Frazione Valdinoce(fc)
5220 1328km **
89.9 0709 F TSF Jazz, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) F223 497km **
92.8 0720 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Multi-tx Vocal ID **
90.5 0723 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Plješivica (gs) C202 1456km **
90.6 0736 I RAI Radio1, Multi-tx though probably Milano 5201 **
92.6 0751 I Arancia Network, Falconara, Treia-San Lorenzo or Fermo 5571 AranciA **
87.5 0805 I Radio Subasio, Sigillo & Fermo 53FD
91.3 0832 I RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201.
Highly likely Santu Lussurgiu 1575km **
88.6 0834 I Radio Capital, Serramazzoni, Castel San Pietro Terme or Cesena 5219
** Personal 'First'
I forgot to rotate the 9.2 back into the horizontal plane tonight. Vertical doesn't usually bring in much on meteor scatter, but tonight was different. The beam was aimed approximately SSE and I heard dozens and dozens of Italian stations. Possibly even hundreds! Bursts of activity appeared very frequently indeed. While that sounds good, each time Italy rolled in, there was lots of co-channel QRM which resulted in mush. Very little of this was strong enough for RDS so I was pleased to squeeze out the above stations.
Now lets hope the Quadrantids will bring us all some gems over the next couple of nights.
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, 1 January 2015
Skegness Log: 01-01-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.6 0406 FIN SR P3, Sund/Finby-Fejansberg (ah) E203 1434km **
91.1 0406 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201 1098km
91.1 0420 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
90.5 0422 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 881km
92.2 0422 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 1289km
92.1 0509 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 1021km
93.3 0509 CZE CRo Vltava, Plzen/Radec (PL) 232D 993km
94.4 0509 D Bayern 3, Brotjacklriegel (bay) Pops, as 94.7 1021km **
94.7 0509 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) D313 975km
96.5 0509 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D312 1021km
96.4 0512 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 1127km
92.0 0517 D Radio PSR, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) D3C2 881km **
92.8 0517 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D5C1 904km
93.0 0517 D Bayern 2, Hohe Linie (bay) Traditional music, as 96.5 943km **
93.3 0517 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Weimar/Großer Ettersberg (thü) D4F1 783km **
93.4 0517 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 2205 1131km **
93.9 0517 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 233C BLANKK_V (Not 283C) 1127km **
94.3 0517 CZE Hitrádio Vysocina, Jihlava/Strážník I. (VY) 2A2A VYSOCINA 1126km **
96.0 0517 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) Traditional music, as 96.5 865km **
93.6 0550 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3205 1147km
96.6 0607 CZE Radio Impuls, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 2203 1031km
97.0 0607 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D210 904km
97.4 0607 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 1127km
97.6 0607 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5345 ANTENA 1392km
99.0 0627 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A203 1080km
96.7 0653 S SR P2, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E402 1211km **
99.0 0653 S SR P3, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E203 1211km **
104.6 0714 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
102.8 0724 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) D308 717km **
103.6 0742 SRB Radio Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin/Mužlja (Voj) D091 1686km **
105.6 0742 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 1801km
104.1 0751 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
** Personal 'First'
Some new ones. Some regular ones. Another frequency to add to the list. A good start to the new year!
Good DX and Happy New Year!
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.
88.6 0406 FIN SR P3, Sund/Finby-Fejansberg (ah) E203 1434km **
91.1 0406 S SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201 1098km
91.1 0420 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
90.5 0422 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 881km
92.2 0422 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 1289km
92.1 0509 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 1021km
93.3 0509 CZE CRo Vltava, Plzen/Radec (PL) 232D 993km
94.4 0509 D Bayern 3, Brotjacklriegel (bay) Pops, as 94.7 1021km **
94.7 0509 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) D313 975km
96.5 0509 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D312 1021km
96.4 0512 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 1127km
92.0 0517 D Radio PSR, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) D3C2 881km **
92.8 0517 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D5C1 904km
93.0 0517 D Bayern 2, Hohe Linie (bay) Traditional music, as 96.5 943km **
93.3 0517 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Weimar/Großer Ettersberg (thü) D4F1 783km **
93.4 0517 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 2205 1131km **
93.9 0517 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 233C BLANKK_V (Not 283C) 1127km **
94.3 0517 CZE Hitrádio Vysocina, Jihlava/Strážník I. (VY) 2A2A VYSOCINA 1126km **
96.0 0517 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) Traditional music, as 96.5 865km **
93.6 0550 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3205 1147km
96.6 0607 CZE Radio Impuls, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 2203 1031km
97.0 0607 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D210 904km
97.4 0607 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 1127km
97.6 0607 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5345 ANTENA 1392km
99.0 0627 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A203 1080km
96.7 0653 S SR P2, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E402 1211km **
99.0 0653 S SR P3, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E203 1211km **
104.6 0714 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
102.8 0724 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) D308 717km **
103.6 0742 SRB Radio Zrenjanin, Zrenjanin/Mužlja (Voj) D091 1686km **
105.6 0742 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 1801km
104.1 0751 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
** Personal 'First'
Some new ones. Some regular ones. Another frequency to add to the list. A good start to the new year!
Good DX and Happy New Year!
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.
Wednesday, 31 December 2014
Skegness Log: 31-12-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 2003 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 1544km
Well, that was 2014 going out with a "pfffft" as opposed to a 'bang'. One solitary MS ID made during the evening. The overnight recordings were made with the 9.2 beamed south-south-west. This was done in the hope of catching some of the French and Spanish tropo. The only thing which made it in the end was a Brest on 89.4. 93.0 was struggling against Ridge Hill while 95.4 and 97.8 were severely splattered out by signals from the Midlands, which were enhanced. There was a second station on 105.0 mixing with Cambridge 105, but it was too weak to hear. I guess it was Lierganes as the web stream sounded very similar, but just too weak to commit to.
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.
87.7 2003 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 1544km
Well, that was 2014 going out with a "pfffft" as opposed to a 'bang'. One solitary MS ID made during the evening. The overnight recordings were made with the 9.2 beamed south-south-west. This was done in the hope of catching some of the French and Spanish tropo. The only thing which made it in the end was a Brest on 89.4. 93.0 was struggling against Ridge Hill while 95.4 and 97.8 were severely splattered out by signals from the Midlands, which were enhanced. There was a second station on 105.0 mixing with Cambridge 105, but it was too weak to hear. I guess it was Lierganes as the web stream sounded very similar, but just too weak to commit to.
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.
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