Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
99.0 0609 I RTR 99 - Radio Ti Ricordi, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5024 1568km **
101.3 0618 I Radio Castel Bolognese-RCB, Brisighella/Angugnano-Via Rontana 50 (ra) 6FF3 1295km
101.7 0643 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) 6037 ______ET 386km
100.4 0729 I Radio Maria, Giano dell’Umbria/Monte Martano (pg) "Salvatore Jesu
Christu", etc. 1464km **
102.8 0729 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Multi-tx 5264 **
103.7 0729 I Radio Subasio, Calvi dell’Umbria/Monte San Pancrazio (tr) 53FD SUBASI__ 1499km
101.7 0753 I Radio Subasio, San Venanzo/Ospedaletto-Monte Peglia (tr) 53FD SUBA____ 1446km
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Skegness Log: 18-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.1 0439 POL RMF FM, Wloszczowa/Dobromierz (SK) 3F44 1356km
95.8 1401 I RAI Radio3, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) 5403 _RAD____ 1278km
97.0 1401 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Norwegian YL, as 96.1 734km **
96.3 1458 POL PR Radio Opole, Kluczbork/Komin ECO (OP) 3401 1242km **
96.3 1505 POL PR 3, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3233 1591km **
97.4 1505 POL PR Radio Kraków, Gorlice/Komin EC Gorlice (MP) 37FC _1__05__ _K______
1491km **
96.6 1514 NOR NRK P2, Grong/Geitfjellet (nt) F202 1422km
97.7 1514 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) D210 __DL____ 880km
98.4 1514 NOR NRK P2, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) Presumed with Norwegian YL, as 96.6 1329km
95.1 1634 S SR P2, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) E402 1023km **
** Personal 'First'
The 9.2 was vertical overnight, beamed east. The rest of the day I let the S2 record the middle of the band in the hope that some MS would topple Belmont 98.3. Nothing did though. I'll try again tomorrow. If I can just identify some MS on 98.3 I think the remaining Tacolneston frequencies should be relatively straight-forward.
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
97.1 0439 POL RMF FM, Wloszczowa/Dobromierz (SK) 3F44 1356km
95.8 1401 I RAI Radio3, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) 5403 _RAD____ 1278km
97.0 1401 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Norwegian YL, as 96.1 734km **
96.3 1458 POL PR Radio Opole, Kluczbork/Komin ECO (OP) 3401 1242km **
96.3 1505 POL PR 3, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3233 1591km **
97.4 1505 POL PR Radio Kraków, Gorlice/Komin EC Gorlice (MP) 37FC _1__05__ _K______
1491km **
96.6 1514 NOR NRK P2, Grong/Geitfjellet (nt) F202 1422km
97.7 1514 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) D210 __DL____ 880km
98.4 1514 NOR NRK P2, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) Presumed with Norwegian YL, as 96.6 1329km
95.1 1634 S SR P2, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) E402 1023km **
** Personal 'First'
The 9.2 was vertical overnight, beamed east. The rest of the day I let the S2 record the middle of the band in the hope that some MS would topple Belmont 98.3. Nothing did though. I'll try again tomorrow. If I can just identify some MS on 98.3 I think the remaining Tacolneston frequencies should be relatively straight-forward.
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Skegness Log: 17-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
98.0 0421 I Radio Onda d'Urto, Milano (mi) 53BA 1072km
94.1 1659 NOR NRK P1, Frederikstad/Sprinklerfjell (of) F201 937km **
94.8 1659 NOR NRK P1, Halden 1/Høyåsmasten (of) OM talking, as 94.1 958km **
99.2 1659 S SR P3, Sundsvall/Södra Stadsberget TM (vn) E203 1429km
96.3 1702 NOR NRK P2, Gamlemsveten (mr) F202. Norwegian YL 1105km **
98.0 2050 S SR P3, Malmö/Jägersro TM (sn) E203 866km **
95.3 2147 NOR NRK P2, Bagn 1/Kjeldeknatten (op) F202 __RK____ 1019km
96.4 2147 NOR NRK P2, Gausta/Gaustatoppen (te) F202 902km
97.1 2147 NOR NRK P2, Nordhue (he) F202 _N___P2_ 1094km
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
98.0 0421 I Radio Onda d'Urto, Milano (mi) 53BA 1072km
94.1 1659 NOR NRK P1, Frederikstad/Sprinklerfjell (of) F201 937km **
94.8 1659 NOR NRK P1, Halden 1/Høyåsmasten (of) OM talking, as 94.1 958km **
99.2 1659 S SR P3, Sundsvall/Södra Stadsberget TM (vn) E203 1429km
96.3 1702 NOR NRK P2, Gamlemsveten (mr) F202. Norwegian YL 1105km **
98.0 2050 S SR P3, Malmö/Jägersro TM (sn) E203 866km **
95.3 2147 NOR NRK P2, Bagn 1/Kjeldeknatten (op) F202 __RK____ 1019km
96.4 2147 NOR NRK P2, Gausta/Gaustatoppen (te) F202 902km
97.1 2147 NOR NRK P2, Nordhue (he) F202 _N___P2_ 1094km
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 16 February 2015
Skegness Log: 16-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.6 0303 I Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 __DI____ 1568km
105.3 0702 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E43 1568km
103.0 0708 POL PR Radio Zachód, Zielona Góra/Jemiolów (LU) 3267 1008km
105.3 0747 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola (fc) 5220 1328km
A difficult night in which I was lucky to hear anything due to severe noise across most of the band.
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
88.6 0303 I Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 __DI____ 1568km
105.3 0702 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E43 1568km
103.0 0708 POL PR Radio Zachód, Zielona Góra/Jemiolów (LU) 3267 1008km
105.3 0747 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola (fc) 5220 1328km
A difficult night in which I was lucky to hear anything due to severe noise across most of the band.
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 15 February 2015
Skgness Log: 15-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.1 0204 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
89.9 0204 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C __DI____ 1247km
87.7 0207 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FU____IO 1544km
89.0 0207 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2203 ____ULS_ 1287km
87.6 0209 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _I__ULS_ 1219km
89.5 0209 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Jingle ID 1460km
91.3 0226 D SR 2 Kultur, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B2 ______ch 629km
91.2 0233 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) German song, as 90.7 (D311) 865km
90.5 0243 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 881km **
90.7 0248 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311 __ye____. AFs point to this tx 942km
90.5 0257 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417 1530km
88.2 0300 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) D312 812km
89.2 0300 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203 HI______ 1261km
91.2 0300 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201 __OE_1__ 1261km
91.4 0300 D Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) D311 ___er___. 812km
92.1 0300 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 __T-HR_1 1381km
88.5 0304 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 232F __ZURN__ 1091km
90.5 0304 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 280A R_HK____ 1091km
92.1 0304 CZE Radio Impuls, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 2203 __MP____ 1091km
91.1 0306 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
98.1 0335 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) D393 553km
98.1 0337 HRV HRT-HR 2, Beli Manastir (os) C202 HR______ 1552km **
93.9 0421 I RAI Radio3, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5203 1256km
95.8 0422 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D313 __YERN__ 942km
98.7 0422 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D301 942km
94.7 0423 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) D313 975km
100.1 0519 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Brotjacklriegel (bay) D210 1021km
103.6 0524 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 __EL____ 1060km
103.8 0551 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) D389 620km **
104.9 0551 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 ____KA_ 1147km
100.2 0600 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 _RAK____ 1506km
104.7 0600 POL Radio Maryja, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3232 R_MARY__ 1506km
103.5 0607 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km
103.3 0621 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingingen (bay) D318 863km
103.7 0706 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B5 628km
104.9 0706 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D HITRADIO _O_H_R__ 751km
105.6 0706 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SRF_3__ 917km
107.8 0706 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE__NO 917km
103.5 0712 D Antenne Bayern, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D318 1021km
102.9 0727 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 ______S_ 1084km
** Personal 'First'
After a poor morning yesterday I found there was a dramatic increase in the number of pings and longer bursts. One burst lasted almost two minutes but was too weak to show any RDS. That's always the case though. There's at least a ping per second if you look at the tiniest dots on the File Analyser waterfall, but the huge majority were barely at audio level.
So here's a snapshot of everything identified, excluding the really repetitive 'predictables'. The 9.2 was beamed east and horizontal. In view of the increase in activity I will probably stay east tomorrow but put the 9.2 into vertical mode again.
Pick of the bunch today was Hitradio Ohr from Offenberg on 103.7 with full scrolling RDS: http://youtu.be/Vfy54-Er1ug
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
89.1 0204 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
89.9 0204 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C __DI____ 1247km
87.7 0207 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FU____IO 1544km
89.0 0207 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2203 ____ULS_ 1287km
87.6 0209 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _I__ULS_ 1219km
89.5 0209 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Jingle ID 1460km
91.3 0226 D SR 2 Kultur, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B2 ______ch 629km
91.2 0233 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) German song, as 90.7 (D311) 865km
90.5 0243 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 881km **
90.7 0248 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311 __ye____. AFs point to this tx 942km
90.5 0257 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417 1530km
88.2 0300 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) D312 812km
89.2 0300 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203 HI______ 1261km
91.2 0300 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201 __OE_1__ 1261km
91.4 0300 D Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) D311 ___er___. 812km
92.1 0300 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 __T-HR_1 1381km
88.5 0304 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 232F __ZURN__ 1091km
90.5 0304 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 280A R_HK____ 1091km
92.1 0304 CZE Radio Impuls, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 2203 __MP____ 1091km
91.1 0306 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
98.1 0335 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) D393 553km
98.1 0337 HRV HRT-HR 2, Beli Manastir (os) C202 HR______ 1552km **
93.9 0421 I RAI Radio3, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5203 1256km
95.8 0422 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D313 __YERN__ 942km
98.7 0422 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D301 942km
94.7 0423 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) D313 975km
100.1 0519 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Brotjacklriegel (bay) D210 1021km
103.6 0524 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 __EL____ 1060km
103.8 0551 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) D389 620km **
104.9 0551 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 ____KA_ 1147km
100.2 0600 POL RMF FM, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3F44 _RAK____ 1506km
104.7 0600 POL Radio Maryja, Bialystok/Krynice (PL) 3232 R_MARY__ 1506km
103.5 0607 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km
103.3 0621 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingingen (bay) D318 863km
103.7 0706 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B5 628km
104.9 0706 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D HITRADIO _O_H_R__ 751km
105.6 0706 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SRF_3__ 917km
107.8 0706 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE__NO 917km
103.5 0712 D Antenne Bayern, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D318 1021km
102.9 0727 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 ______S_ 1084km
** Personal 'First'
After a poor morning yesterday I found there was a dramatic increase in the number of pings and longer bursts. One burst lasted almost two minutes but was too weak to show any RDS. That's always the case though. There's at least a ping per second if you look at the tiniest dots on the File Analyser waterfall, but the huge majority were barely at audio level.
So here's a snapshot of everything identified, excluding the really repetitive 'predictables'. The 9.2 was beamed east and horizontal. In view of the increase in activity I will probably stay east tomorrow but put the 9.2 into vertical mode again.
Pick of the bunch today was Hitradio Ohr from Offenberg on 103.7 with full scrolling RDS: http://youtu.be/Vfy54-Er1ug
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Skegness Log: 14-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
92.8 0308 D Bayern 1, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) D311 _______1 961km **
95.0 0456 CZE Rádio Blaník, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 233C 1069km
97.7 0456 CZE Kiss Jižní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 _KISS_JC 1069km
101.4 0633 F France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F405 709km **
104.9 0633 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D 751km
** Personal 'First'
Beaming south, south-east this morning and I have only logged the less common / first timers again. Not much else was heard really. I have omitted the usual Czech and Polish regulars, also Marseille, Troyes and Leipzig, which are heard multiple times every single night. Strasbourg is a regular 'burster' too, but this is the first time I have had 101.4 on meteor scatter.
Meteor activity this January and February has not been as frequent as for the same period last year.
Back to beaming east tomorrow!
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
92.8 0308 D Bayern 1, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) D311 _______1 961km **
95.0 0456 CZE Rádio Blaník, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 233C 1069km
97.7 0456 CZE Kiss Jižní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 _KISS_JC 1069km
101.4 0633 F France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F405 709km **
104.9 0633 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D 751km
** Personal 'First'
Beaming south, south-east this morning and I have only logged the less common / first timers again. Not much else was heard really. I have omitted the usual Czech and Polish regulars, also Marseille, Troyes and Leipzig, which are heard multiple times every single night. Strasbourg is a regular 'burster' too, but this is the first time I have had 101.4 on meteor scatter.
Meteor activity this January and February has not been as frequent as for the same period last year.
Back to beaming east tomorrow!
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 13 February 2015
Skegness Log: 2015-02-13 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.3 0305 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 1590km
88.0 0335 D SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B1 629km
91.3 0335 D SR 2 Kultur, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B2 629km
90.2 0413 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) B203 KOSS__H_ 1398km **
95.4 0504 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 917km
98.7 0504 I RAI Radio3, Probably Piobbico 5203
102.0 0609 HRV HRT Radio Split, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C31A 1643km
102.8 0622 I Radio 2000, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F1F. Heard again at 0836
with partial PS: __nf____ 1051km **
103.9 0637 I RAI Radioquattro - Trieste, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) 5404 1278km
101.0 0652 HRV Radio 101, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C30E 1381km
103.9 0652 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (sb) YL, as 103.5 (C204) 1500km
103.3 0720 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) ID and web address heard 863km
103.9 0720 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 1317km
104.6 0720 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
105.6 0735 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _F______ 917km **
107.8 0735 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 917km
105.4 0836 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F51 __TI____ 1052km
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
88.3 0305 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 1590km
88.0 0335 D SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B1 629km
91.3 0335 D SR 2 Kultur, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B2 629km
90.2 0413 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) B203 KOSS__H_ 1398km **
95.4 0504 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 917km
98.7 0504 I RAI Radio3, Probably Piobbico 5203
102.0 0609 HRV HRT Radio Split, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C31A 1643km
102.8 0622 I Radio 2000, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F1F. Heard again at 0836
with partial PS: __nf____ 1051km **
103.9 0637 I RAI Radioquattro - Trieste, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) 5404 1278km
101.0 0652 HRV Radio 101, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C30E 1381km
103.9 0652 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (sb) YL, as 103.5 (C204) 1500km
103.3 0720 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) ID and web address heard 863km
103.9 0720 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 1317km
104.6 0720 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
105.6 0735 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _F______ 917km **
107.8 0735 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 917km
105.4 0836 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F51 __TI____ 1052km
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 12 February 2015
Skegness Log: 12-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
95.4 0434 CZE CRo Vltava, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 232D 1131km **
** Personal 'First'
A combination of poor conditions, half of my overnight recordings not happening because I forgot to empty my hard drive, plus a further two 90 minute recording batches somehow became corrupted! Hopefully better luck tomorrow morning!
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
95.4 0434 CZE CRo Vltava, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 232D 1131km **
** Personal 'First'
A combination of poor conditions, half of my overnight recordings not happening because I forgot to empty my hard drive, plus a further two 90 minute recording batches somehow became corrupted! Hopefully better luck tomorrow morning!
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Skegness Log: 11-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
98.9 0603 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C202 HRT-___2 1643km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
92.4 0031 D RBB Kulturradio, Berlin/Scholzplatz (brb) Screechy string section,
as web 868km **
89.1 0103 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) OM news and correspondent, as web 947km **
92.5 0107 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Oldies, as web 739km
97.8 0112 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Night service, as web 694km
96.8 0114 D Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) Supertramp song, as web 975km
97.5 0120 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) YL presenter, OM interview, as web 768km
90.6 0448 D hr1, Hardberg (hes) YL and pops, jingle ID 712km
91.1 0448 D SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Presumed with classical music, as 93.8 835km
100.6 0758 D Antenne Bayern, Dillberg (bay) YL ID after info and weather 878km
101.6 0800 D hr4, Hardberg (hes) HR4 Nachrichten ID 712km
102.0 0800 D B5 aktuell, Dillberg (bay) B5 Aktuell ID after time pips 878km
88.2 0934 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YL talk, as web 812km
88.4 0935 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) YL and OM talking about wasser, as 88.2 712km
105.4 0939 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Madonna song, as web 555km
105.3 0941 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) OK and YL, as web 732km
104.5 0946 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Czech YLs and classical, as web.
Two renditions of Silent Night. Persistent for seven hours! 991km **
97.7 0950 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Jingle ID 678km
106.0 0955 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) U2 and OM ID.
"Mit Sachsens Musik". Noise free 881km **
92.0 1001 D Radio PSR, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Pops, as web 881km **
107.6 1004 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Info, phone caller, jingle ID,
Alex Koenisch DJ? 788km
89.2 1016 D NDR Kultur, Schwerin (mev) Opera, as web. Under NDR2 Osnabruck 739km
92.8 1025 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web 904km
103.6 1037 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Pops, as web 788km
107.5 1044 D BB Radio, Berlin/Schäferberg (brb) Barely audible but clearly same
pops as web 864km
95.0 1114 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) YL and OM with info, as web 678km
93.4 1116 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Phone caller, as web 712km
91.4 1119 D Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) Lena song, as web 812km
106.8 1135 D Hit Radio FFH Mittelhessen, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes) Full Mittelhessen
ID and info spot 604km
102.0 1142 CZE Radio Impuls, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Ads with .cz web
addresses, ID 991km **
99.0 1145 S SR P3, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) OM and YL, as web 1031km
102.1 1149 S SR P4, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) Band interview and OMs YL, as web 1031km **
92.1 1151 S SR P2, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) Swedish OM, as web 1031km
89.6 1152 S SR P1, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) OM and YL conversation, as web 1031km
88.1 1223 D Radio Hochstift, Eggegebirge/Lichtenauer Kreuz (nrw) ID between pop songs 612km
91.4 1248 D Berliner Rundfunk 91.4, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) YL ID and
Bruce Springsteen song 880km **
94.3 1306 D r.s.2, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) Supermix. ID and pops 880km **
100.3 1325 S SR P4, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) Jovial discussion, as 101.8 1023km **
101.4 1328 S SR P4, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Rod Stewart track, as 100.3 913km
93.0 1331 S SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) YLs, as web 1051km
101.8 1332 S SR P4, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) Discussion, as 100.3 1051km
97.5 1339 S SR P3, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) Pops, as web 1023km
97.3 1342 S SR P4, Halmstad/Oskarström/Teracoms mast Fjällgime (ha) Pop song and
two YLs, as web 899km
88.4 1347 D Radio WMW, Bocholt/Hohenstaufenstr. (nrw) Disco tune, as web 450km **
103.2 1357 D hr4, Habichtswald (hes) YL ID between songs 647km
103.7 1400 D Hit Radio FFH, Habichtswald (hes) Pops, as web. No news 647km
88.9 1447 S SR P1, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) Swedish YL, as web 1023km **
92.4 1510 S SR P2, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Studio Sisu. Finnish service. As web 913km
105.6 1519 D MDR JUMP, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) D3C2 MDR_JU__ 788km
102.6 1526 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) ID after ads 606km
93.0 1538 D BFBS Radio, Braunschweig/Drachenberg (nds) ID and web address 712km
106.9 1540 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) Pops, as web 691km
** Personal 'First'
That was quite a spectacular tropospheric opening, mainly in its diversity rather than its signal strength as not much of this was above weak levels. Furthermore, this was the first time I have received simultaneous tropo from Sweden and the Czech Republic!
It was a very busy spell of DX too with a lot happening, so I decided to prioritise the tropo over the MS, but there didn't seem to be a lot of MS activity when I eventually checked. I suspect the tropo was strong enough to mask any MS activity. A lot of the tropo had RDS too, though I may not have logged it all as some of the stations were logged before they were strong enough to produce RDS.
There were also a good few personal 'firsts'. As I am sure you might have spotted, I am a compulsive 'collector' and 'list checker' and I like to keep a tab on details like this. Another personal milestone was realised yesterday too when I added MS DX stations to my log on two more frequencies - 95.6 and 95.7, bringing the number of frequencies on which I have positively identified DX via meteor scatter to 200! Just another six frequencies to go, and I know a couple of these at least are going to be virtually impossible to extract much due to a combination of strong local signal strength and more limited DX possibilities.
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
**Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
98.9 0603 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C202 HRT-___2 1643km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
92.4 0031 D RBB Kulturradio, Berlin/Scholzplatz (brb) Screechy string section,
as web 868km **
89.1 0103 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) OM news and correspondent, as web 947km **
92.5 0107 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Oldies, as web 739km
97.8 0112 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Night service, as web 694km
96.8 0114 D Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) Supertramp song, as web 975km
97.5 0120 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) YL presenter, OM interview, as web 768km
90.6 0448 D hr1, Hardberg (hes) YL and pops, jingle ID 712km
91.1 0448 D SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Presumed with classical music, as 93.8 835km
100.6 0758 D Antenne Bayern, Dillberg (bay) YL ID after info and weather 878km
101.6 0800 D hr4, Hardberg (hes) HR4 Nachrichten ID 712km
102.0 0800 D B5 aktuell, Dillberg (bay) B5 Aktuell ID after time pips 878km
88.2 0934 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YL talk, as web 812km
88.4 0935 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) YL and OM talking about wasser, as 88.2 712km
105.4 0939 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Madonna song, as web 555km
105.3 0941 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) OK and YL, as web 732km
104.5 0946 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Czech YLs and classical, as web.
Two renditions of Silent Night. Persistent for seven hours! 991km **
97.7 0950 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Jingle ID 678km
106.0 0955 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) U2 and OM ID.
"Mit Sachsens Musik". Noise free 881km **
92.0 1001 D Radio PSR, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Pops, as web 881km **
107.6 1004 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Info, phone caller, jingle ID,
Alex Koenisch DJ? 788km
89.2 1016 D NDR Kultur, Schwerin (mev) Opera, as web. Under NDR2 Osnabruck 739km
92.8 1025 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web 904km
103.6 1037 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Pops, as web 788km
107.5 1044 D BB Radio, Berlin/Schäferberg (brb) Barely audible but clearly same
pops as web 864km
95.0 1114 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) YL and OM with info, as web 678km
93.4 1116 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Phone caller, as web 712km
91.4 1119 D Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) Lena song, as web 812km
106.8 1135 D Hit Radio FFH Mittelhessen, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes) Full Mittelhessen
ID and info spot 604km
102.0 1142 CZE Radio Impuls, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Ads with .cz web
addresses, ID 991km **
99.0 1145 S SR P3, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) OM and YL, as web 1031km
102.1 1149 S SR P4, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) Band interview and OMs YL, as web 1031km **
92.1 1151 S SR P2, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) Swedish OM, as web 1031km
89.6 1152 S SR P1, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) OM and YL conversation, as web 1031km
88.1 1223 D Radio Hochstift, Eggegebirge/Lichtenauer Kreuz (nrw) ID between pop songs 612km
91.4 1248 D Berliner Rundfunk 91.4, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) YL ID and
Bruce Springsteen song 880km **
94.3 1306 D r.s.2, Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) Supermix. ID and pops 880km **
100.3 1325 S SR P4, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) Jovial discussion, as 101.8 1023km **
101.4 1328 S SR P4, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Rod Stewart track, as 100.3 913km
93.0 1331 S SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) YLs, as web 1051km
101.8 1332 S SR P4, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) Discussion, as 100.3 1051km
97.5 1339 S SR P3, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) Pops, as web 1023km
97.3 1342 S SR P4, Halmstad/Oskarström/Teracoms mast Fjällgime (ha) Pop song and
two YLs, as web 899km
88.4 1347 D Radio WMW, Bocholt/Hohenstaufenstr. (nrw) Disco tune, as web 450km **
103.2 1357 D hr4, Habichtswald (hes) YL ID between songs 647km
103.7 1400 D Hit Radio FFH, Habichtswald (hes) Pops, as web. No news 647km
88.9 1447 S SR P1, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) Swedish YL, as web 1023km **
92.4 1510 S SR P2, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Studio Sisu. Finnish service. As web 913km
105.6 1519 D MDR JUMP, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) D3C2 MDR_JU__ 788km
102.6 1526 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) ID after ads 606km
93.0 1538 D BFBS Radio, Braunschweig/Drachenberg (nds) ID and web address 712km
106.9 1540 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) Pops, as web 691km
** Personal 'First'
That was quite a spectacular tropospheric opening, mainly in its diversity rather than its signal strength as not much of this was above weak levels. Furthermore, this was the first time I have received simultaneous tropo from Sweden and the Czech Republic!
It was a very busy spell of DX too with a lot happening, so I decided to prioritise the tropo over the MS, but there didn't seem to be a lot of MS activity when I eventually checked. I suspect the tropo was strong enough to mask any MS activity. A lot of the tropo had RDS too, though I may not have logged it all as some of the stations were logged before they were strong enough to produce RDS.
There were also a good few personal 'firsts'. As I am sure you might have spotted, I am a compulsive 'collector' and 'list checker' and I like to keep a tab on details like this. Another personal milestone was realised yesterday too when I added MS DX stations to my log on two more frequencies - 95.6 and 95.7, bringing the number of frequencies on which I have positively identified DX via meteor scatter to 200! Just another six frequencies to go, and I know a couple of these at least are going to be virtually impossible to extract much due to a combination of strong local signal strength and more limited DX possibilities.
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
**Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Skegness Log: 10-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
90.7 0323 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E201 SR__1___ 1219km
95.3 0434 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS) C204 __C_____ 501km **
95.7 0504 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Melvaig (SC-HIL) As 94.1 648km **
94.8 0511 FIN YLE Radio Suomi Satakunnan Radio, Eurajoki - Euraåminne (st)
6803 __ES__AK 1561km **
95.5 0511 S SR P3, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E203 1334km
95.6 0519 S SR P2, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) E402 1363km **
102.0 0613 S SR P4 Gävleborg, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) EB24 1310km
101.2 0620 S SR P4, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) EE24 ____no__ 1497km
103.8 0626 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) F214 1329km
103.7 0713 FIN YLE Puhe, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6207 1665km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.3 1838 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) D315 732km
97.2 1843 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) German YL, as web 739km
97.4 1843 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) OM YL, as 97.2 712km
98.0 1845 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D381 707km
99.5 1849 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) OM, as web 707km
99.4 1850 D Bayern 3, Ochsenkopf (bay) 2 OMs, as web 865km
96.3 1851 D Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) German OMs giggling together, as web 732km
92.1 1855 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D382 707km
91.7 1857 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Dire Staits, as web 793km
89.0 1901 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Mix, as web 712km
107.9 1903 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) D314 732km
107.1 1904 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as 105.3 865km
107.3 1904 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km
106.2 1906 D hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web 729km
105.6 1907 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) ID and gentle instrumental 656km
104.8 1909 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D361 729km
103.5 1911 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Discordant drone, as web 707km
103.2 1912 D Antenne Bayern, Ochsenkopf (bay) Sloppy love song, as web 865km
102.7 1913 D Antenne Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Love song, as web 793km
103.3 1914 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Heidelstein (Rhön) (bay) OM and discorant drone,
as 103.5 729km
102.4 1915 D Radio ffn, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Madonna song, as web 707km
101.9 1916 D Antenne Bayern, Heidelstein (Rhön) (bay) Rock song, as web 729km
101.4 1917 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Rock song, as web 712km
100.9 1919 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web 729km
100.3 1920 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as 103.5 865km
98.7 1922 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D04E. Very watery low
bitrate audio 647km
96.7 1924 D hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D362 __hr2____. KLFM squashed! 647km
95.8 1927 D WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) Radio play or similar, as web 592km
95.2 1928 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical, as web 793km
94.2 1929 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical and OM, as 97.4 793km
107.8 1930 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) Classical, as web 712km
106.9 2010 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) B5 Aktuell jingle in noise 942km
99.0 2013 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
96.0 2015 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) D312 865km
89.3 2017 D hr3, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 647km
105.0 2023 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) OM and pops, as web 922km
95.3 2121 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) YL talking over rap music, as web 712km
89.9 2138 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D383 707km
98.4 2142 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) OM over pops, as web 748km
100.4 2143 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, ID and pop news 748km
106.3 2144 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Die Antenna Greatest Hits 707km
105.7 2252 D SWR2, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) YL talk and interview, as web 789km
87.7 2257 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as 87.9 904km
90.2 2258 D MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) D3C2 MDR_JUMP 739km
87.9 2259 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) D3C3 739km
91.4 2300 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) ID on the hour. Noise free 947km
101.7 2300 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) News, as web 947km
104.1 2301 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 947km **
87.6 2312 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) V weak pops, as web. 91.4 gone, though was noise
free a 2300 1219km
102.2 2324 D Antenne Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Suddenly up over Lincs FM !!! OM over
music and phone caller, as web 739km **
107.6 2333 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Phone in, as web 640km
97.9 2341 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech OM. Back to back rock music.
As web stream - only available on my Roberts Stream 83i 1038km
106.7 2348 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Old rock song. YL
whispered LANDESWELLE jingle 793km
107.7 2358 D R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) German song, jingle ID, Simon and
Garfunkel track 918km **
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
**Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
90.7 0323 S SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) E201 SR__1___ 1219km
95.3 0434 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS) C204 __C_____ 501km **
95.7 0504 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Melvaig (SC-HIL) As 94.1 648km **
94.8 0511 FIN YLE Radio Suomi Satakunnan Radio, Eurajoki - Euraåminne (st)
6803 __ES__AK 1561km **
95.5 0511 S SR P3, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E203 1334km
95.6 0519 S SR P2, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) E402 1363km **
102.0 0613 S SR P4 Gävleborg, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) EB24 1310km
101.2 0620 S SR P4, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) EE24 ____no__ 1497km
103.8 0626 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) F214 1329km
103.7 0713 FIN YLE Puhe, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6207 1665km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.3 1838 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) D315 732km
97.2 1843 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) German YL, as web 739km
97.4 1843 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) OM YL, as 97.2 712km
98.0 1845 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D381 707km
99.5 1849 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) OM, as web 707km
99.4 1850 D Bayern 3, Ochsenkopf (bay) 2 OMs, as web 865km
96.3 1851 D Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) German OMs giggling together, as web 732km
92.1 1855 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D382 707km
91.7 1857 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Dire Staits, as web 793km
89.0 1901 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Mix, as web 712km
107.9 1903 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) D314 732km
107.1 1904 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as 105.3 865km
107.3 1904 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km
106.2 1906 D hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web 729km
105.6 1907 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) ID and gentle instrumental 656km
104.8 1909 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D361 729km
103.5 1911 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Discordant drone, as web 707km
103.2 1912 D Antenne Bayern, Ochsenkopf (bay) Sloppy love song, as web 865km
102.7 1913 D Antenne Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Love song, as web 793km
103.3 1914 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Heidelstein (Rhön) (bay) OM and discorant drone,
as 103.5 729km
102.4 1915 D Radio ffn, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Madonna song, as web 707km
101.9 1916 D Antenne Bayern, Heidelstein (Rhön) (bay) Rock song, as web 729km
101.4 1917 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Rock song, as web 712km
100.9 1919 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web 729km
100.3 1920 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as 103.5 865km
98.7 1922 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D04E. Very watery low
bitrate audio 647km
96.7 1924 D hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D362 __hr2____. KLFM squashed! 647km
95.8 1927 D WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) Radio play or similar, as web 592km
95.2 1928 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical, as web 793km
94.2 1929 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical and OM, as 97.4 793km
107.8 1930 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) Classical, as web 712km
106.9 2010 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) B5 Aktuell jingle in noise 942km
99.0 2013 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
96.0 2015 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) D312 865km
89.3 2017 D hr3, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 647km
105.0 2023 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) OM and pops, as web 922km
95.3 2121 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) YL talking over rap music, as web 712km
89.9 2138 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D383 707km
98.4 2142 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) OM over pops, as web 748km
100.4 2143 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, ID and pop news 748km
106.3 2144 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Die Antenna Greatest Hits 707km
105.7 2252 D SWR2, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) YL talk and interview, as web 789km
87.7 2257 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as 87.9 904km
90.2 2258 D MDR JUMP, Inselsberg (thü) D3C2 MDR_JUMP 739km
87.9 2259 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) D3C3 739km
91.4 2300 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) ID on the hour. Noise free 947km
101.7 2300 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) News, as web 947km
104.1 2301 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 947km **
87.6 2312 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) V weak pops, as web. 91.4 gone, though was noise
free a 2300 1219km
102.2 2324 D Antenne Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Suddenly up over Lincs FM !!! OM over
music and phone caller, as web 739km **
107.6 2333 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Phone in, as web 640km
97.9 2341 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech OM. Back to back rock music.
As web stream - only available on my Roberts Stream 83i 1038km
106.7 2348 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Old rock song. YL
whispered LANDESWELLE jingle 793km
107.7 2358 D R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) German song, jingle ID, Simon and
Garfunkel track 918km **
** Personal 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.
Rotator:
**Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
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