Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.8 0314 E Rock FM, León (CAL-LE) E2CF ______F_ 1250km **
88.2 0344 E RNE Radio 3, Boal/Pico Penouta (AST-O) E213 RN______ 1199km **
87.6 0407 E esRadio, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) E287 1315km
90.6 0407 E Los 40 Principales, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) E235 1321km
** Personal 'First'
A vertically polarised westerly 9.2 this morning!
An observation which may be of interest: The first meteor burst I noted this morning, at 0314, lasted four seconds and more than 20 stations, all of them Spanish I believe, came in solidly across the lower quarter of the band. Judging by their strength, each one of these stations *should* have produced RDS, but none did - all except for one station which looked far too weak for RDS, yet DID! The next burst at 0344 lasted roughly twice that length, with lots of good level signals, yet only one of them, which happened to be the weakest signal, delivered the goods. That's how it often is with meteor scatter.
Unfortunately, I forgot to delete yesterday's meteor scatter recordings from my hard drive (that's the sixth time I have forgotten this in two weeks. You think I'd learn!) and so I only grabbed one recording. It seems conditions were much better too so I wonder what other goodies might have been forthcoming.
A late evening 90 minute session with the 9,2 horizontally beaming north-north-west produced no meteor scatter at all.
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, 24 February 2015
Monday, 23 February 2015
Skegness Log: 23-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
103.2 0746 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E R-DVOJ__ 1069km
105.5 0746 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 1069km
These two were the only stations identified with the antenna beamed north-north-west, horizontally! French and German language stations were also widely heard. I think this demonstrates the angle of refraction caused by the meteor trails.
There was one other interesting station which didn't come up strong enough for RDS, on 89.9. I didn't note the time but it was sometime after 0200. All that was heard was a blank carrier. I wondered if this could have been Kringvarp Foroya from the Faroe Islands, a 'wanted' country. Not many stations broadcast dead air overnight these days, unless I heard a lengthy gap between songs.
I'll be beaming west and vertically overnight 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.
103.2 0746 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E R-DVOJ__ 1069km
105.5 0746 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 1069km
These two were the only stations identified with the antenna beamed north-north-west, horizontally! French and German language stations were also widely heard. I think this demonstrates the angle of refraction caused by the meteor trails.
There was one other interesting station which didn't come up strong enough for RDS, on 89.9. I didn't note the time but it was sometime after 0200. All that was heard was a blank carrier. I wondered if this could have been Kringvarp Foroya from the Faroe Islands, a 'wanted' country. Not many stations broadcast dead air overnight these days, unless I heard a lengthy gap between songs.
I'll be beaming west and vertically overnight 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.
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Skegness Log: 22-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.6 0428 E Cadena Dial, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) Pops, as 98.5 1315km **
98.5 0428 E Cadena Dial, Ferrol/Monte As Penas (GAL-C) E274 CA______ 1247km **
94.2 0450 E Onda Cero, Pamplona=Iruña/El Perdón (NAV-NA) E2EE ON______ 1168km **
105.0 0542 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) E515 1128km
100.8 0605 E Onda Cero, Toledo (CAM-TO) E888 ONDA____ 1510km
103.0 0605 E Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C 1458km
92.4 2332 D RBB Kulturradio, Berlin/Scholzplatz (brb) D323 868km
** Personal 'First'
All overnight loggings were made with the antenna pointing west-south-west and vertically. The late evening log saw the antenna horizontal and north-north-west. A few Swedish and Norwegian regulars also came in on this heading.
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.
97.6 0428 E Cadena Dial, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) Pops, as 98.5 1315km **
98.5 0428 E Cadena Dial, Ferrol/Monte As Penas (GAL-C) E274 CA______ 1247km **
94.2 0450 E Onda Cero, Pamplona=Iruña/El Perdón (NAV-NA) E2EE ON______ 1168km **
105.0 0542 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) E515 1128km
100.8 0605 E Onda Cero, Toledo (CAM-TO) E888 ONDA____ 1510km
103.0 0605 E Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C 1458km
92.4 2332 D RBB Kulturradio, Berlin/Scholzplatz (brb) D323 868km
** Personal 'First'
All overnight loggings were made with the antenna pointing west-south-west and vertically. The late evening log saw the antenna horizontal and north-north-west. A few Swedish and Norwegian regulars also came in on this heading.
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, 21 February 2015
Skegness Log: 21-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
94.4 0346 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mullaghanish (CO) Gaelic YL, as 94.0 653km **
102.5 0536 E RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) E211 1199km
104.8 0536 E Onda Cero, Badajoz (EXT-BA) E777. Unlisted regional PI code.
Thanks Janpeter Van Dijk for info on this 1682km **
Thanks Janpeter Van Dijk for info on this 1682km **
** Personal 'First'
I took a gamble and beamed west overnight with the antenna vertical. These three were the only stations I managed to identify, but there was also frequent reception of an Italian talk station on 102.5. I never found out what that was.
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, 20 February 2015
Skegness Log: 20-02-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
96.5 0345 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A3 786km
98.5 0416 HRV HRT-HR 2, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C202 HRT-HR__ 1381km **
99.9 0538 D SWR3, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) D3A3 717km **
102.8 0538 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) D308 __GNBOGN 717km
105.6 0703 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) D7A4 656km
103.0 0718 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 __SWR3__ 942km
106.9 0718 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D315 B5_akt__ 942km
** Personal 'First'
Not a lot of meteor activity overnight, but the brief burst from the Grünten transmitter at 0718 was impressive. Videos here:
103.0 SWR3, Grünten: http://youtu.be/19iqraTwLJw
106.9 B5 Aktuell, Grünten: http://youtu.be/R_7zafK7vwc
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.
96.5 0345 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A3 786km
98.5 0416 HRV HRT-HR 2, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C202 HRT-HR__ 1381km **
99.9 0538 D SWR3, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) D3A3 717km **
102.8 0538 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) D308 __GNBOGN 717km
105.6 0703 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) D7A4 656km
103.0 0718 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 __SWR3__ 942km
106.9 0718 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D315 B5_akt__ 942km
** Personal 'First'
Not a lot of meteor activity overnight, but the brief burst from the Grünten transmitter at 0718 was impressive. Videos here:
103.0 SWR3, Grünten: http://youtu.be/19iqraTwLJw
106.9 B5 Aktuell, Grünten: http://youtu.be/R_7zafK7vwc
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
Skegness Log: 19-02-15 (FM)
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.
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.
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.
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