Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 0202 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) 3711 1211km
91.1 0210 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F R-______ 1084km
92.1 0210 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 Ba______ 1021km
89.5 0223 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 1024km
88.0 0229 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ __03:29_ 1530km
90.5 0229 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417 1530km
90.7 0229 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) Operatics, as 88.0 1591km
91.1 0229 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Operatics, as 88.0 1465km
89.1 0301 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
89.5 0301 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 1460km
91.4 0301 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 __MP____ 947km
92.9 0301 POL Radio ZET, Gryfice/Trzyglowska (ZP) 3205 985km
87.7 0307 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 709km
92.1 0308 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 1381km
87.6 0311 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _IMPULS_ 1219km
92.8 0311 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D5C1 __R_____ 904km
93.3 0311 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Weimar/Großer Ettersberg (thü) Presumed.
Pops, as 92.8 783km
88.3 0327 POL PR 1, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3211 ____NK__ 1512km **
90.5 0327 POL PR 3, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3233 1512km
98.5 0331 D NDR 2, Schwerin (mev) D382 739km
97.9 0336 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Ješted (LI) 2AA1 PR______ 1038km
99.0 0336 CZE CRo Ostrava, Valašské Mezirící/Radhošt (MO) 290D R_______ 1304km **
97.4 0344 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 ______,4 1127km
93.9 0346 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 233C ____IK__ 1127km
96.1 0346 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE01 1677km
96.4 0346 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 _T______ 1127km
96.7 0346 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B201 1649km **
97.0 0346 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D210 904km
97.9 0346 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Karcag (JNS) B203 1597km **
93.6 0419 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3205 1147km
95.3 0419 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 -lepz-__ and other scrolling PS 1229km
97.6 0419 POL PR 1, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Music, as 98.8 1177km
97.9 0419 POL PR 1, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) Music, as 98.8 1333km
98.8 0419 POL PR 1, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3211 1147km
99.0 0419 POL PR 1, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) Music, as 98.8 1035km **
94.3 0421 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 1289km
93.9 0423 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 MDR___CH 843km
95.9 0423 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Liberec/Ješted (LI) 232F R-__RN__ 1038km
96.6 0423 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D210 843km
97.3 0423 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) D210 951km
93.9 0432 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
100.7 0603 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Timisoara/Urseni (TM) EE01 CU______ 1715km **
102.9 0603 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 1084km
105.0 0603 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202 ______K_ 1405km
104.9 0614 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) YL with vocal ID 843km
107.2 0736 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203 __SS____ 1405km
103.5 0740 HNG Class FM, Tokaj (BAZ) B205 Clas____ 1580km
104.0 0740 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 FUNRAD__ 1392km
104.5 0740 CZE Frekvence 1, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2205 ____04__ 1219km
105.0 0740 CZE Frekvence 1, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) Song, as 104.5 1281km
105.5 0740 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Tokaj (BAZ) B202 _BARTOK_ 1580km **
** Personal 'First'
As yesterday morning, I beamed to the east and with the 9.2 horizontal. Meteor scatter was even more plentiful. Maybe this is because there is a meteor shower peak today. According to meteorshowersonline.com, March 16th sees the peak of the Gamma Normids, a 'minor' meteor shower. This one is listed as being 'visible' only in the southern hemisphere, but I wonder if there are some stray meteors from this getting into our skies. Who can say?, but things have definitely improved over the last couple of days. Has anybody else noticed this?
There was also quite a sharp contrast between signal strengths at the top of the band and the bottom. There were equally as many meteor bursts throughout the band, but those at the top of the band were much weaker. The log shows this.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 16 March 2015
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Skegness Log: 15-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
92.8 0227 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena (fc) 53FB _____T__ 1328km
88.2 0327 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44 1436km
94.2 0435 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0435 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ 1136km
105.3 0734 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 ______*_ 1568km
105.6 0734 I Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) Rete Spport vocal ID 1568km
104.3 0755 CZE Hitrádio Faktor, Ceské Budejovice/Klet II. (u rozhledny) (JC)
2550 _FAK____ 1084km
Band 2 General Scatter:
89.6 1116 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch comedy, as web 295km
101.7 1204 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops and ID 628km
102.9 1214 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Classics ID. Oldies.
Noise free on peak 354km
103.4 1215 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as 102.3 525km
102.8 1222 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM and YL, as 107.1 456km
The antenna was vertical and to the north-north-east overnight for meteor scatter.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
92.8 0227 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena (fc) 53FB _____T__ 1328km
88.2 0327 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44 1436km
94.2 0435 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0435 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ 1136km
105.3 0734 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 ______*_ 1568km
105.6 0734 I Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) Rete Spport vocal ID 1568km
104.3 0755 CZE Hitrádio Faktor, Ceské Budejovice/Klet II. (u rozhledny) (JC)
2550 _FAK____ 1084km
Band 2 General Scatter:
89.6 1116 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch comedy, as web 295km
101.7 1204 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops and ID 628km
102.9 1214 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Classics ID. Oldies.
Noise free on peak 354km
103.4 1215 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as 102.3 525km
102.8 1222 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM and YL, as 107.1 456km
The antenna was vertical and to the north-north-east overnight for meteor scatter.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 14 March 2015
Skegness Log: 14-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.2 0217 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203 1261km
91.2 0217 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201 __OE____ 1261km
93.3 0217 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 HRT-HR_1 1552km
92.1 0219 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 HRT-HR_1 1381km
89.1 0222 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F ____RN__ 947km
87.7 0226 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 __ULTURE 709km
88.5 0238 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) YL, as 89.1 1091km
89.0 0238 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2203 1287km
90.3 0240 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _Polskie 1229km
91.1 0245 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
88.3 0307 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JERA__O_ 1229km
89.4 0307 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Music, as 88.3 1406km
91.1 0307 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Music, as 88.3 1465km
89.4 0323 SUI Radio Fribourg, Sorens/Gibloux (fr) 4F1C 864km
92.2 0323 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1289km
97.3 0340 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 1500km
94.2 0347 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0347 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 1136km
94.3 0352 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 _RMF_FM_ 1289km
97.3 0352 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 ______ET 1289km
97.9 0352 POL Radio ZET, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) Pops, as 97.3 1060km
93.7 0420 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 1024km
96.1 0420 D Bayern 2, Hühnerberg (bay) D312 871km
95.3 0445 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 95,3____ 1229km
96.0 0445 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as95.3 1406km
103.8 0519 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
100.3 0535 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5D60 ____INA_ 1544km
103.0 0552 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
102.8 0554 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OS____ 1552km
103.6 0554 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 _TEL*0__ 1060km
100.7 0558 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212 __0,7___ 573km
102.5 0559 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Radio Sieben jingle ID 834km
103.0 0559 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 942km
105.0 0559 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.2 0559 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) D3A9 _____F__ 755km
103.0 0636 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B R-____R_ 1499km
104.9 0642 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
106.9 0705 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 1271km
103.6 0712 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
107.0 0712 SUI One FM, Mont Salève/Petite Gorge [F 74] (ge) (2kW) 42A1 885km **
104.6 0742 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
107.6 0747 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
Band 2 General Scatter:
103.9 1145 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) As 93.1, etc. 333km
93.5 1147 G BBC Radio Scotland, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) Scottish accents, as web 333km
97.5 1527 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Love song, as web 419km
91.8 1641 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Full ID by YL over jazzy music
300km
** Personal 'First'
The antenna was due east and horizontal overnight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
89.2 0217 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203 1261km
91.2 0217 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201 __OE____ 1261km
93.3 0217 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 HRT-HR_1 1552km
92.1 0219 HRV HRT-HR 1, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C201 HRT-HR_1 1381km
89.1 0222 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F ____RN__ 947km
87.7 0226 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 __ULTURE 709km
88.5 0238 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) YL, as 89.1 1091km
89.0 0238 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2203 1287km
90.3 0240 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _Polskie 1229km
91.1 0245 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
88.3 0307 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 JERA__O_ 1229km
89.4 0307 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Music, as 88.3 1406km
91.1 0307 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Music, as 88.3 1465km
89.4 0323 SUI Radio Fribourg, Sorens/Gibloux (fr) 4F1C 864km
92.2 0323 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1289km
97.3 0340 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 1500km
94.2 0347 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
97.4 0347 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 1136km
94.3 0352 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 _RMF_FM_ 1289km
97.3 0352 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 ______ET 1289km
97.9 0352 POL Radio ZET, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) Pops, as 97.3 1060km
93.7 0420 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 1024km
96.1 0420 D Bayern 2, Hühnerberg (bay) D312 871km
95.3 0445 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 95,3____ 1229km
96.0 0445 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as95.3 1406km
103.8 0519 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
100.3 0535 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5D60 ____INA_ 1544km
103.0 0552 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 1136km
102.8 0554 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OS____ 1552km
103.6 0554 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 _TEL*0__ 1060km
100.7 0558 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212 __0,7___ 573km
102.5 0559 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Radio Sieben jingle ID 834km
103.0 0559 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) D3A3 942km
105.0 0559 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B 922km
105.2 0559 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) D3A9 _____F__ 755km
103.0 0636 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B R-____R_ 1499km
104.9 0642 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 843km
106.9 0705 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 1271km
103.6 0712 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
107.0 0712 SUI One FM, Mont Salève/Petite Gorge [F 74] (ge) (2kW) 42A1 885km **
104.6 0742 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213 1080km
107.6 0747 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
Band 2 General Scatter:
103.9 1145 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) As 93.1, etc. 333km
93.5 1147 G BBC Radio Scotland, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) Scottish accents, as web 333km
97.5 1527 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Love song, as web 419km
91.8 1641 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Full ID by YL over jazzy music
300km
** Personal 'First'
The antenna was due east and horizontal overnight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 13 March 2015
Skegness Log: 13-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 General Scatter:
97.7 0924 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and pops 593km
101.7 0927 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Deve Edmunds song, as 101.3 420km
105.1 0933 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) OMD song, as web. Over Emley Moor. 684km
97.8 0939 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID after Aha song 477km
95.4 0940 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German YL, as web. Over Bremen 592km
95.0 0942 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) German YL, as web 678km
92.8 0944 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen West, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German song, as web. Local
programming. Noise free scatter 477km
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
97.7 0924 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and pops 593km
101.7 0927 D WDR 4, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Deve Edmunds song, as 101.3 420km
105.1 0933 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) OMD song, as web. Over Emley Moor. 684km
97.8 0939 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID after Aha song 477km
95.4 0940 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German YL, as web. Over Bremen 592km
95.0 0942 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) German YL, as web 678km
92.8 0944 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen West, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German song, as web. Local
programming. Noise free scatter 477km
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 12 March 2015
Skegness Log: 12-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.0 0231 I Radio Classica Bresciana, Brescia/Colle Vedetta-via Buttafuoco (bs)
53FE and classical music 1108km
89.9 0308 POL PR 2, Zielona Góra/Jemiolów (LU) 3222 1008km
94.7 0413 HOL NPO Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8204 313km **
105.0 0732 LTU LRT Klasika, Truikiai/LRTC Plungės RRS (Plu) C322 __Ryto__ 1418km **
** Personal 'First'
Not a lot heard this morning. The antenna was vertical and pointing north-north-west, so maybe that's why. Yesterday I only saw one single meteor burst in the seven hour recording period, which was too low for RDS. But yesterday I was beamed vertical to the north-west.
Some short MS this morning too with Rotterdam getting through on 94.7. I'm pretty sure that was Radio Decibel too on 97.6, also Rotterdam, but it didn't produce RDS. It was definitely MS as there wasn't a trace of it either side of the burst with the antenna almost to the north and vertical.
Back to the 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
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
89.0 0231 I Radio Classica Bresciana, Brescia/Colle Vedetta-via Buttafuoco (bs)
53FE and classical music 1108km
89.9 0308 POL PR 2, Zielona Góra/Jemiolów (LU) 3222 1008km
94.7 0413 HOL NPO Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8204 313km **
105.0 0732 LTU LRT Klasika, Truikiai/LRTC Plungės RRS (Plu) C322 __Ryto__ 1418km **
** Personal 'First'
Not a lot heard this morning. The antenna was vertical and pointing north-north-west, so maybe that's why. Yesterday I only saw one single meteor burst in the seven hour recording period, which was too low for RDS. But yesterday I was beamed vertical to the north-west.
Some short MS this morning too with Rotterdam getting through on 94.7. I'm pretty sure that was Radio Decibel too on 97.6, also Rotterdam, but it didn't produce RDS. It was definitely MS as there wasn't a trace of it either side of the burst with the antenna almost to the north and vertical.
Back to the 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
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 10 March 2015
Skegness Log: 10-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.10 022 I RAI Radio1, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5201 1197km
89.0 0232 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202 1197km
89.9 0232 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 1197km
91.7 0232 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
88.6 0251 I Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 RA______ 1568km
103.2 0715 POL PR Radio Olsztyn, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 39A1 __sz____ 1334km
107.6 0715 I Radio Maria, Multi-tx 51CC
106.0 0740 S Mix Megapol, Helsingborg/Västhamn TM (sn) E243 857km **
105.4 0802 S Mix Megapol, Likely Karlstad (vr) E243
97.3 1942 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 SPAD____ 1289km
97.4 1942 POL PR 3, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3233 __Ra____ 1085km
97.6 1942 POL PR 2, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3222 A-du____ 1186km
98.1 1942 POL PR 2, Plock/Rachocin (MW) Classical, as 97.6 1289km **
** 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
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
88.10 022 I RAI Radio1, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5201 1197km
89.0 0232 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202 1197km
89.9 0232 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 1197km
91.7 0232 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
88.6 0251 I Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 RA______ 1568km
103.2 0715 POL PR Radio Olsztyn, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 39A1 __sz____ 1334km
107.6 0715 I Radio Maria, Multi-tx 51CC
106.0 0740 S Mix Megapol, Helsingborg/Västhamn TM (sn) E243 857km **
105.4 0802 S Mix Megapol, Likely Karlstad (vr) E243
97.3 1942 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 SPAD____ 1289km
97.4 1942 POL PR 3, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3233 __Ra____ 1085km
97.6 1942 POL PR 2, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3222 A-du____ 1186km
98.1 1942 POL PR 2, Plock/Rachocin (MW) Classical, as 97.6 1289km **
** 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
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 9 March 2015
Skegness Log: 09-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.9 0300 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo) 5244 1256km
97.7 0338 E Los 40 Principales, Pinto (MAD-M) E07C 1468km
94.3 0431 E Cadena Dial, Alija del Infantado (CAL-LE) E274 CA____AL 1251km
104.1 0749 E SER, Segovia (CAL-SG) or Pont De Suert (CAT-L) E239 **
94.7 1957 E Onda Cero, Guadalajara (CAM-GU) E6EE ____CERO. PS appears before the PI !! 1416km
Band 2 General Scatter:
105.3 1301 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. YL news, as web 732km
107.9 1302 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. OM news, as web. Mixing Munster
732km
107.3 1315 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Schalger, as web 729km
98.0 1316 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Scatter. Over Lille, almost
noise free. 707km
94.2 1317 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Scatter. Just audible. Soft
pop song, as web 793km
** Personal 'First'
Barely any meteor scatter overnight with the 9.2 vertical to the south-west, but some welcome 700+km general aircraft/troposcatter during the early afternoon. Scatter from the Teutoburger Wald transmitter was particularly good today with some decent noise free peaks. So far this year, scatter seems to be well up compared to this time last year.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
87.9 0300 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo) 5244 1256km
97.7 0338 E Los 40 Principales, Pinto (MAD-M) E07C 1468km
94.3 0431 E Cadena Dial, Alija del Infantado (CAL-LE) E274 CA____AL 1251km
104.1 0749 E SER, Segovia (CAL-SG) or Pont De Suert (CAT-L) E239 **
94.7 1957 E Onda Cero, Guadalajara (CAM-GU) E6EE ____CERO. PS appears before the PI !! 1416km
Band 2 General Scatter:
105.3 1301 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. YL news, as web 732km
107.9 1302 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Scatter. OM news, as web. Mixing Munster
732km
107.3 1315 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Schalger, as web 729km
98.0 1316 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Scatter. Over Lille, almost
noise free. 707km
94.2 1317 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Scatter. Just audible. Soft
pop song, as web 793km
** Personal 'First'
Barely any meteor scatter overnight with the 9.2 vertical to the south-west, but some welcome 700+km general aircraft/troposcatter during the early afternoon. Scatter from the Teutoburger Wald transmitter was particularly good today with some decent noise free peaks. So far this year, scatter seems to be well up compared to this time last year.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Skegness Log: 08-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
102.5 0649 E RNE Radio Nacional, Quirós/Gamoniteiro (AST-O) E211 RNE_1___ 1200km
103.0 0649 POR RFM, Serra da Marofa (gua) Brief music, as 104.0 1473km **
104.0 0649 POR RFM, Guarda/P.Vento (gua) 8231 1517km **
104.1 0719 POR RFM, Porto/Monte da Virgem (prt) Vlcal ID 1497km **
104.7 0742 I RTL 102.5, Fiorano Modenese (mo) or Marano sul Panaro (mo) 5218.
Both txs in Modena (mo)
102.4 0744 E Factory FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E850 FACTORY_ 1448km **
103.0 0744 E Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C UNIKA_FM 1458km
107.2 0744 E Fiesta FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E033 ____2___ 1448km **
102.4 0745 E Onda Cero, Zaldiaran (PVA-VI) E2EE ONDA__RO. AFs point to this tx 1174km **
104.9 0745 E RNE Radio Nacional, Villadiego (CAL-BU) E211 RNE_1___ 1216km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
102.1 0038 F RCF, Lannion/Porz al Lan (22) YLs, as web 564km **
101.6 0044 F Skyrock, Lannion/Croaz Dibenn (22) Dr Dre song, as web 553km **
99.0 0050 F Radio Bonheur, Lannion/Pradic Glaz (22) French pops, as web 554km
96.5 0056 F NRJ, Guingamp/Castel Pic (22) Club music, as web 565km **
93.6 0101 F MFM Radio, Brest/Place de Strasbourg (29) French song, as web 626km **
89.0 0108 F RCF, Brest/Croas ar Vossen (29) French YL, as web 624km
107.3 0112 F BFM Business, Brest/Lescaouidic (29) French OMs talking business, as web 629km
100.8 0113 F MFM Radio, Landerneau/Léavéan (29) French song, as web 611km **
99.4 0115 F RKB Radio Kreiz Breizh, Carhaix-Plouguer/Berrien (29) Local Breton music,
as web 600km
101.8 0116 F Skyrock, Brest/le Rody (29) Modern R and B stuff, as web 625km **
98.1 0120 F RTL 2, Guingamp/Castel Pic (22) French slow pops, as web 565km **
95.0 0124 F Radio Neptune, Brest/9 Rue Pierre Mac-Orlan (29) Jazz, as web 630km **
87.8 0137 F Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville/Bélier (50) French OM, as web 415km
104.7 0145 F Europe 1, Brest/le Rody (29) Discussion, as web 625km **
104.3 0146 F RTL, Brest/Lescaouidic (29) Ads, as web 629km
105.5 0148 F France Info, Brest/Lescaouidic (29) French OM, as 105.2 629km **
105.9 0149 F RFM, Brest/le Rody (29) Earth Wind and Fire song, as web 625km **
92.0 0209 F Radio Kerne, Douarnenez/Kermeur (29) Rock track, as web 656km **
106.5 0224 F RKB Radio Kreiz Breizh, Guingamp/Ploumagoar (22) Romantic song, as web 567km **
92.4 0232 F RMC, Brest/11 Rue Pierre-Mac-Orlans (29) French OMs, as web 630km **
100.2 0235 F Radio Nova, Brest/11 Rue Pierre-Mac-Orlans (29) Pops, as web 630km **
95.9 0238 F France Musique, Cap-de-la-Hague/Omonville-la-Petite (50) Plinky plonky
violin music, as web 415km **
91.4 0239 F France Culture, Cap-de-la-Hague/Omonville-la-Petite (50) French OM,
as web 415km **
94.0 0251 F Mouv', Brest/Lescaouidic (29) Rap track, as web 629km **
105.3 0511 F France Info, Multi-tx Echo, so more than one tx. Antenna vertical so no
Lille on 105.2
95.1 0518 F Variation, Guingamp/Castel Pic (22) Acoustic song, as web 565km **
93.3 0531 F France Culture, Le Havre/Harfleur (76) YL, as web 406km
102.9 0540 F RKB Radio Kreiz Breizh, Callac/Maël-Pestivien (22) Sounds like Balkan music.
Accordion and signing, as web 588km **
Unidentified:
95.2 0440 F UNID. French talks. Web address/ID for RFI (Radio France International)
** Personal 'First'
There was a big increase in signals from the Brest transmitter late evening yesterday, reading 58dBf on the XDR-GTK software. Take off 20dB for the pre-amp of course but that is still a healthy signal, the kind of strength where it's time to flip the antenna to vertical to look for local stations. Brest disappeared once the 9.2 was vertical, but it must have grown even stronger shortly after this as it managed to push through clearly despite the wrong polarisation.
After midnight, once vertical, local Breton stations started to appear, bringing me my largest personal haul from the region. The band started to resemble Land's End! I knew I was in for a long, sleepless night. Daylight was well upon me before I finally pulled the plug and even then I left the FDM-S2 recording.
Having holidayed in Brittany several times over the last 15 years or so I have become sort of familiar with some of the stations over there. Hearing the beautiful Breton music on Radio Kreiz Breizh and Radio Kerne is a joy. They both have web streams, but to hear them live via a tropo is just amazing, even if the signals were mostly quite weak.
Needless to say when I awoke at midday this morning I was bleary eyed, extremely lethargic and totally incoherent. I have discovered a new use for matchsticks! The problem for me though is that it usually takes two days for the effects of a lack of sleep to catch up on me.
I didn't expect to hear any meteor scatter as the band was full of inland UK stations by local sunrise, nevertheless, there was some activity and I uploaded some videos of this to https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Hopefully somebody knows who relays RFI (Radio France International) on 95.2 overnight. This one is a real mystery.
Zzzzzz!
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
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod.
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
102.5 0649 E RNE Radio Nacional, Quirós/Gamoniteiro (AST-O) E211 RNE_1___ 1200km
103.0 0649 POR RFM, Serra da Marofa (gua) Brief music, as 104.0 1473km **
104.0 0649 POR RFM, Guarda/P.Vento (gua) 8231 1517km **
104.1 0719 POR RFM, Porto/Monte da Virgem (prt) Vlcal ID 1497km **
104.7 0742 I RTL 102.5, Fiorano Modenese (mo) or Marano sul Panaro (mo) 5218.
Both txs in Modena (mo)
102.4 0744 E Factory FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E850 FACTORY_ 1448km **
103.0 0744 E Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C UNIKA_FM 1458km
107.2 0744 E Fiesta FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E033 ____2___ 1448km **
102.4 0745 E Onda Cero, Zaldiaran (PVA-VI) E2EE ONDA__RO. AFs point to this tx 1174km **
104.9 0745 E RNE Radio Nacional, Villadiego (CAL-BU) E211 RNE_1___ 1216km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
102.1 0038 F RCF, Lannion/Porz al Lan (22) YLs, as web 564km **
101.6 0044 F Skyrock, Lannion/Croaz Dibenn (22) Dr Dre song, as web 553km **
99.0 0050 F Radio Bonheur, Lannion/Pradic Glaz (22) French pops, as web 554km
96.5 0056 F NRJ, Guingamp/Castel Pic (22) Club music, as web 565km **
93.6 0101 F MFM Radio, Brest/Place de Strasbourg (29) French song, as web 626km **
89.0 0108 F RCF, Brest/Croas ar Vossen (29) French YL, as web 624km
107.3 0112 F BFM Business, Brest/Lescaouidic (29) French OMs talking business, as web 629km
100.8 0113 F MFM Radio, Landerneau/Léavéan (29) French song, as web 611km **
99.4 0115 F RKB Radio Kreiz Breizh, Carhaix-Plouguer/Berrien (29) Local Breton music,
as web 600km
101.8 0116 F Skyrock, Brest/le Rody (29) Modern R and B stuff, as web 625km **
98.1 0120 F RTL 2, Guingamp/Castel Pic (22) French slow pops, as web 565km **
95.0 0124 F Radio Neptune, Brest/9 Rue Pierre Mac-Orlan (29) Jazz, as web 630km **
87.8 0137 F Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville/Bélier (50) French OM, as web 415km
104.7 0145 F Europe 1, Brest/le Rody (29) Discussion, as web 625km **
104.3 0146 F RTL, Brest/Lescaouidic (29) Ads, as web 629km
105.5 0148 F France Info, Brest/Lescaouidic (29) French OM, as 105.2 629km **
105.9 0149 F RFM, Brest/le Rody (29) Earth Wind and Fire song, as web 625km **
92.0 0209 F Radio Kerne, Douarnenez/Kermeur (29) Rock track, as web 656km **
106.5 0224 F RKB Radio Kreiz Breizh, Guingamp/Ploumagoar (22) Romantic song, as web 567km **
92.4 0232 F RMC, Brest/11 Rue Pierre-Mac-Orlans (29) French OMs, as web 630km **
100.2 0235 F Radio Nova, Brest/11 Rue Pierre-Mac-Orlans (29) Pops, as web 630km **
95.9 0238 F France Musique, Cap-de-la-Hague/Omonville-la-Petite (50) Plinky plonky
violin music, as web 415km **
91.4 0239 F France Culture, Cap-de-la-Hague/Omonville-la-Petite (50) French OM,
as web 415km **
94.0 0251 F Mouv', Brest/Lescaouidic (29) Rap track, as web 629km **
105.3 0511 F France Info, Multi-tx Echo, so more than one tx. Antenna vertical so no
Lille on 105.2
95.1 0518 F Variation, Guingamp/Castel Pic (22) Acoustic song, as web 565km **
93.3 0531 F France Culture, Le Havre/Harfleur (76) YL, as web 406km
102.9 0540 F RKB Radio Kreiz Breizh, Callac/Maël-Pestivien (22) Sounds like Balkan music.
Accordion and signing, as web 588km **
Unidentified:
95.2 0440 F UNID. French talks. Web address/ID for RFI (Radio France International)
** Personal 'First'
There was a big increase in signals from the Brest transmitter late evening yesterday, reading 58dBf on the XDR-GTK software. Take off 20dB for the pre-amp of course but that is still a healthy signal, the kind of strength where it's time to flip the antenna to vertical to look for local stations. Brest disappeared once the 9.2 was vertical, but it must have grown even stronger shortly after this as it managed to push through clearly despite the wrong polarisation.
After midnight, once vertical, local Breton stations started to appear, bringing me my largest personal haul from the region. The band started to resemble Land's End! I knew I was in for a long, sleepless night. Daylight was well upon me before I finally pulled the plug and even then I left the FDM-S2 recording.
Having holidayed in Brittany several times over the last 15 years or so I have become sort of familiar with some of the stations over there. Hearing the beautiful Breton music on Radio Kreiz Breizh and Radio Kerne is a joy. They both have web streams, but to hear them live via a tropo is just amazing, even if the signals were mostly quite weak.
Needless to say when I awoke at midday this morning I was bleary eyed, extremely lethargic and totally incoherent. I have discovered a new use for matchsticks! The problem for me though is that it usually takes two days for the effects of a lack of sleep to catch up on me.
I didn't expect to hear any meteor scatter as the band was full of inland UK stations by local sunrise, nevertheless, there was some activity and I uploaded some videos of this to https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Hopefully somebody knows who relays RFI (Radio France International) on 95.2 overnight. This one is a real mystery.
Zzzzzz!
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
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod.
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 7 March 2015
Skegness Log: 07-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.9 0234 HNG Dankó Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B206 D 1649km **
96.5 0347 DNK DR P4, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) 9602 836km
97.3 0415 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 __T-HR__ 1500km
97.5 0447 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) A201 1111km
103.0 0516 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B R-ZA____ 1499km
99.5 0532 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) 232F 1281km
100.9 0532 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F 1459km
102.0 0532 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) 232E R-DVOJKA 1219km
103.0 0532 CZE Radio Krokodýl, Brno/Hády (JM) 20A2 __KO____ 1217km
103.2 0532 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E ______KA 1069km
103.5 0532 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
104.0 0532 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 FUNRADIO 1392km
104.1 0532 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RR__TU__
1677km
104.3 0532 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5202 __DI____ 1459km
104.5 0532 CZE Frekvence 1, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2205 F1_104,5 1219km
104.7 0532 CZE Rádio Blaník, Plzen/Radec (PL) 233C 993km **
105.0 0532 CZE Frekvence 1, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) 2205 F1_105,0 1281km
105.1 0532 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B202 1649km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.3 0926 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as web 732km
102.6 0929 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Ads, as web 606km
101.2 0930 D Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Bremen ads 565km
101.4 0930 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Whispered ID jingle 712km
98.0 0931 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) NDR Eins
Niedersachsen ID 707km
97.8 0932 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM ID, not // 98.0 477km
97.4 0933 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp)
D6A4 __R4_K__ 560km
95.4 0936 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) OM, as web, mixing UNID German 592km
96.8 1000 F France Inter, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) Briefly over
Ijsselstein 516km
99.0 1004 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Kim Wilde song, as per
their new web player 370km
99.6 1005 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) YL speech, ID 612km
104.9 1006 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pops, as 105.7 478km
105.9 1007 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) ID and
Aerosmith song 525km
107.4 1008 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) OM ID (Noise free)
508km
87.6 1018 HOL Omroep Brabant, Mierlo/Torenweg-Alticom (nbr) Fears For Tears
song, as web 406km
88.9 1020 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM talk, as web 320km
91.5 1022 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM, as 95.4 462km
91.8 1023 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) YL phone caller,
as web 313km
87.8 1028 F Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville/Bélier (50) French OM and
YL, as web 415km
93.0 1032 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F205 BLEU-BZH
604km
92.9 1037 F France Musique, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) OM and YL, as 88.7
474km
89.8 1040 F France Musique, Abbeville/Limeux (80) OM and YL, as 88.7 364km
92.2 1102 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) 8411 OMROP___
FRYSLAN_ 92.2_FM_ 365km
104.9 1106 HOL Radio Purmerend, Purmerend/Mast Centrum (nho) Pops and jingle
with OM ID 320km
105.6 1108 HOL RTV SLOGO, Ouddorp/Hofdijksweg (zho) OM commentary, as web
287km **
107.0 1111 G Heart, Redruth (EN-CNW) Heart jingle. Virtually RDS level 504km
102.8 1114 G Pirate FM 102, Redruth (EN-CNW) Promo for "Neil and Tina's
Thousand Pound Minute on Pirate FM" 504km
107.1 1128 HOL Radio Enkhuizen, Enkhuizen/Gerard Brandtweg (nho) Rod Stewart and
Bryan Adams track, as web 335km
104.7 1140 HOL Radio Continu, Leeuwarden/Avéro-Residentie (fri) Jingle, rock
song, as web 365km
90.8 1143 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) YL and OM phone caller,
as web 407km
** Personal 'First'
Meteor activity was low, considering I was beaming east/horizontal, usually the most favourable direction. Some new frequencies were noted from regular transmitters.
Tropo took hold at last, bringing in a few of the more regular tropo stations. Nice to see that Randstad FM 99.0 now has a web stream, so easy // checks can be made. More usually, RPV/RCV from Lille are the continentals heard on 99.0 when vertical.
The tropo peaked during the late morning as distances decreased, bringing in a few Dutch locals at the top of the band. All stations heard were identified. After this, conditions tried to peak to the south-west with Cornish stations trying. The Brest transmitter in Brittany was also on the increase but conditions soon fizzled around midday. Will it pick up later?
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
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod.
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
89.9 0234 HNG Dankó Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B206 D 1649km **
96.5 0347 DNK DR P4, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) 9602 836km
97.3 0415 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 __T-HR__ 1500km
97.5 0447 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) A201 1111km
103.0 0516 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B R-ZA____ 1499km
99.5 0532 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) 232F 1281km
100.9 0532 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F 1459km
102.0 0532 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) 232E R-DVOJKA 1219km
103.0 0532 CZE Radio Krokodýl, Brno/Hády (JM) 20A2 __KO____ 1217km
103.2 0532 CZE CRo Dvojka, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 232E ______KA 1069km
103.5 0532 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
104.0 0532 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 FUNRADIO 1392km
104.1 0532 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RR__TU__
1677km
104.3 0532 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5202 __DI____ 1459km
104.5 0532 CZE Frekvence 1, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2205 F1_104,5 1219km
104.7 0532 CZE Rádio Blaník, Plzen/Radec (PL) 233C 993km **
105.0 0532 CZE Frekvence 1, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL) 2205 F1_105,0 1281km
105.1 0532 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B202 1649km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.3 0926 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as web 732km
102.6 0929 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Ads, as web 606km
101.2 0930 D Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Bremen ads 565km
101.4 0930 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Whispered ID jingle 712km
98.0 0931 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) NDR Eins
Niedersachsen ID 707km
97.8 0932 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM ID, not // 98.0 477km
97.4 0933 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp)
D6A4 __R4_K__ 560km
95.4 0936 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) OM, as web, mixing UNID German 592km
96.8 1000 F France Inter, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) Briefly over
Ijsselstein 516km
99.0 1004 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Kim Wilde song, as per
their new web player 370km
99.6 1005 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) YL speech, ID 612km
104.9 1006 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pops, as 105.7 478km
105.9 1007 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) ID and
Aerosmith song 525km
107.4 1008 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) OM ID (Noise free)
508km
87.6 1018 HOL Omroep Brabant, Mierlo/Torenweg-Alticom (nbr) Fears For Tears
song, as web 406km
88.9 1020 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM talk, as web 320km
91.5 1022 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM, as 95.4 462km
91.8 1023 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) YL phone caller,
as web 313km
87.8 1028 F Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville/Bélier (50) French OM and
YL, as web 415km
93.0 1032 F France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F205 BLEU-BZH
604km
92.9 1037 F France Musique, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) OM and YL, as 88.7
474km
89.8 1040 F France Musique, Abbeville/Limeux (80) OM and YL, as 88.7 364km
92.2 1102 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) 8411 OMROP___
FRYSLAN_ 92.2_FM_ 365km
104.9 1106 HOL Radio Purmerend, Purmerend/Mast Centrum (nho) Pops and jingle
with OM ID 320km
105.6 1108 HOL RTV SLOGO, Ouddorp/Hofdijksweg (zho) OM commentary, as web
287km **
107.0 1111 G Heart, Redruth (EN-CNW) Heart jingle. Virtually RDS level 504km
102.8 1114 G Pirate FM 102, Redruth (EN-CNW) Promo for "Neil and Tina's
Thousand Pound Minute on Pirate FM" 504km
107.1 1128 HOL Radio Enkhuizen, Enkhuizen/Gerard Brandtweg (nho) Rod Stewart and
Bryan Adams track, as web 335km
104.7 1140 HOL Radio Continu, Leeuwarden/Avéro-Residentie (fri) Jingle, rock
song, as web 365km
90.8 1143 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) YL and OM phone caller,
as web 407km
** Personal 'First'
Meteor activity was low, considering I was beaming east/horizontal, usually the most favourable direction. Some new frequencies were noted from regular transmitters.
Tropo took hold at last, bringing in a few of the more regular tropo stations. Nice to see that Randstad FM 99.0 now has a web stream, so easy // checks can be made. More usually, RPV/RCV from Lille are the continentals heard on 99.0 when vertical.
The tropo peaked during the late morning as distances decreased, bringing in a few Dutch locals at the top of the band. All stations heard were identified. After this, conditions tried to peak to the south-west with Cornish stations trying. The Brest transmitter in Brittany was also on the increase but conditions soon fizzled around midday. Will it pick up later?
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
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod.
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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 6 March 2015
Skegness Log: 06-03-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
99.5 0549 S SR P4, Markaryd/Hualtet (kb) E724 928km
100.2 0549 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) E824 ___G____ 1238km
100.0 0605 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C8 ____OP__ 904km
102.7 0605 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.0 0609 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B203 KO______ 1649km
104.1 0609 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RR__TUAL 1677km
107.6 0710 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
103.9 0743 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 __AR____ 1317km
107.5 0743 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Buchen/Walldürner Str. (bwü) DC04 743km
107.7 0743 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 AN______ 1034km
Band 2 General Scatter:
95.3 1913 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) OM phone conversation, as web 455km
94.0 1922 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Decent peaks. Almost noise
free at times. Gaelic music, as web 480km
103.0 1928 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Pops, as web 564km
104.9 1930 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops and jingle ID.
Brief noise free peaks. 553km
It was a horizontal easterly direction for the 9.2 overnight. I have included only the less common catches.
Scatter improved during the evening, with conditions stabilising into tropo as I type this at 23:50. Hopefully conditions will improve by sunrise.
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.
99.5 0549 S SR P4, Markaryd/Hualtet (kb) E724 928km
100.2 0549 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) E824 ___G____ 1238km
100.0 0605 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C8 ____OP__ 904km
102.7 0605 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 1132km
103.0 0609 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B203 KO______ 1649km
104.1 0609 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RR__TUAL 1677km
107.6 0710 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
103.9 0743 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 __AR____ 1317km
107.5 0743 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Buchen/Walldürner Str. (bwü) DC04 743km
107.7 0743 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 AN______ 1034km
Band 2 General Scatter:
95.3 1913 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) OM phone conversation, as web 455km
94.0 1922 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) Decent peaks. Almost noise
free at times. Gaelic music, as web 480km
103.0 1928 D BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) Pops, as web 564km
104.9 1930 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Pops and jingle ID.
Brief noise free peaks. 553km
It was a horizontal easterly direction for the 9.2 overnight. I have included only the less common catches.
Scatter improved during the evening, with conditions stabilising into tropo as I type this at 23:50. Hopefully conditions will improve by sunrise.
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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