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Saturday, 9 May 2015

Skegness Log: 09-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 87.7 0241  E  RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) E251  1312km
 87.9 0241  E  portadora / carrier, Collsuspina (CAT-B) Presumed. Test tone, as 92.5  1268km
 92.5 0241  E  CCMA (pitido y partidos), Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) Presumed.
               Test tone, as 87.9  1312km **

 93.7 0345  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso
               (GAL-C) E815  1316km **

 95.8 0345  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) OM, as 93.7  1277km **
 98.1 0345  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso (GAL-C)
               E212 RN______  1316km **

 94.2 0430  F  France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203 __SI____  1149km
 96.7 0451  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Zamora/El Viso (CAL-ZA) E212 ____CLAS  1374km **
 97.7 0451  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Montánchez (EXT-CC) Classical, as 96.7  1626km **
 98.5 0451  E  RNE Radio 3, Zamora/El Viso (CAL-ZA) E213  1374km
 95.4 0452  E  RNE Radio 3, El Cabaco/Peña de Francia (CAL-SA) Pops, as 98.5  1488km
101.7 0523  E  RNE Radio Nacional, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) E211 RN______  1287km **
105.0 0523 POR Terra Nova FM, Ilhavo (avo) 807A  1551km **
103.5 0543  E  Gaztea, Jaizkibel (PVA-SS) E303 ____EA__  1102km **
103.9 0543  F  Sud Radio, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F650 SU__RADIO  1104km **
104.6 0543 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A213   1080km
105.1 0543  F  RTL, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F211  1104km
103.6 0550  F  France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405  1149km
105.1 0556  F  France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) F206  1202km

** Personal 'First' via this mode

Missing my DX fix so I tried for meteor scatter overnight with the antenna horizontal and beamed at approximately 210 degrees (south-south-west).

Recording:
105.0 Terra Nova FM, Ilhavo (1 kW) 0523 09-05-15 (1551 km)
https://youtu.be/y2GWy5C_s4w

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, 7 May 2015

Skegness Log: 07-05-15 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.02 0845 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Bobruysk (Babrujsk)/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Pops and jingle ID
                1922km

 68.96 0846 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bobruysk (Babrujsk)/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Classical music, presumed  1922km
 71.45 0847 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bobruysk (Babrujsk)/RTPS Yasny Les (MA)
                Presumed, though not in // web stream on FM List. Opt out?  1922km

 72.47 0848 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 73.01 0848 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Bobruysk (Babrujsk)/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Pops, as web  1922km
 70.91 0854 BLR BR Radio Mahilyow, Osipovichi (Asipovicy) (MA) Pops, as 66.02  1857km
 66.47 0900 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Kostiukovichi (Kastsiukovicy)/RTPS (MA)
                ID, time pips and news  2092km

 67.46 0901 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Osipovichi (Asipovicy) (MA) YL news, as 66.47  1857km

Brief and patchy Es to Belarus. It didn't hit band 2 here.

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, 4 May 2015

Skegness Log: 05-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 91.1 1243 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F  1084km
 89.2 1243  D  SWR2, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D3A2  859km
 92.6 1243  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D301 __R1_B__  859km
 88.3 1248 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 __T_____  1590km
 87.7 1302  F  France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 _CULTURE. Presume
               Strasbourg  709km

 88.4 1303  D  MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C3 ______O_  843km
 90.4 1303  D  MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C2 ____JU__  843km
 90.4 1318 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A203  1199km
 89.1 1333 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F  947km
 90.6 1356 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222 ____zmia  1291km
 91.7 1356 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233   1291km
 87.6 1403 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _IMPULS_  1219km
 87.7 1403 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340  1544km
 87.9 1403  D  MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) D3C3  739km
 90.3 1403 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233  1229km
 92.5 1403  D  MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) D4F1 ____THUE  739km
 89.9 1514 CZE CRo Dvojka, Liberec/Ješted (LI) 232E  1038km
 92.2 1514  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) D4C1 ______CH  951km
 89.5 1537  D  Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312  1024km

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, 3 May 2015

Skegness Log: 03-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter:
107.6 1223  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Fugees song, as 104.0  web. Not sure
               if first time via scatter  640km

106.6 1445  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Smooth nulled to
               hear this. Pops, as web  550km

102.6 1453  D  NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Pet Shop Bores song, as web  606km
 97.2 1553  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) YL and OMS talk, as web  739km

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, 2 May 2015

Skegness Log: 02-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.1 1222 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) OM and YL, as web  2033km
 91.2 1225 ALG Radio Biskra, Metlili (5) Shouting OM, as web  2033km
 94.4 1229 ALG Chaîne 1, Metlili (5) Arabic speakers, as web  2033km

A morning of teasing Es.

Italy was heard briefly, then Algeria and Spain, but the Spanish reception may have been due to a long meteor burst. There was a Scandinavian Es station on 87.9 around late morning due to a second Es cloud. Finland was receiving Tacolneston at the time.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

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, 1 May 2015

Skegness Log: 01-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.2 1222 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Belogradcik/RRTS Karneva livada (vdn) 8220  1950km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.2 1523  S  SR P4, Tåsjö/Hoting-Tåsjöberget TM (jm) E224  1518km
 91.1 1657  S  SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E201  1098km
 92.4 1657  S  SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) E201 ____1___  1292km
 93.3 1657 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) 9201 DR_P2___  740km

Band 2 Scatter:
 97.2 1407 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web. Seemingly via scatter  617km

Today's Es were weak and short-lived with 88.2 and 91.0 being the only frequencies affected. 91.0 may have been Darik Radio, also from Belogradcik.

Scatter continues to be well above average.

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, 30 April 2015

Skegness Log: 30-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 89.2 1043 ROU Radio Europa FM, Brasov (BV) E299   1995km
 89.5 1043 ROU Radio Brasov Special, Sacele (BV) (40 watts!) SPECIAL_ 89.5_FM_  2004km
 91.1 1043 ROU Kiss FM, Constanta (CT) 515A __SS_F__  2286km **
 91.3 1043 ROU Kiss FM, Buzau/Dealul Istrita (BZ) 515A KISS_FM_ 91.3_FM_  2090km
 91.7 1043 ROU RFI Romania, Cluj-Napoca/Feleac (CJ) E22C 91,7____ RF____uj  1805km
 92.9 1043 ROU C FM, Constanta/Bloc Modern (CT) E06C ____FM__ __92.9__  2287km **
 88.1 1044 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Zalau/Meses (SJ) EE00 RRACTUAL  1745km **
 90.6 1044 ROU Radio ZU, Tulcea/Topolog (TL) E2AA  2228km
 89.1 1045 ROU Pro FM, Târgu Mures (MS) E059 INFO_PRO  1877km
 92.5 1045 ROU Radio Maria România, Zalau/Meses (SJ) E1CC  1745km **
 92.7 1046 ROU Radio 21, Târgu Mures (MS) E05F __DI____  1875km
 97.1 1046 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Miskolc / Avas (BAZ) B203 ____UT__  1541km
 93.6 1047 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Târgu Mures (MS) EE00 RRACTUAL  1877km **
100.2 1049 ROU Radio Europa FM, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR) E299 ______FM  1953km **
103.0 1049 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Tulcea/Topolog (TL) EE01 CULTURAL  2228km
 95.8 1057 ROU Radio Audio Delta, Tulcea (TL) Jingle ID Delta  2233km **
 96.5 1057 ROU Radio Trinitas, Galati/Vacareni (GL) E24D TRINIT__  2183km **
 98.9 1057 ROU SRR Radio Târgu Mures, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR) EE07 ___MURES  1953km **
 99.1 1057 ROU Magic FM, Galati (GL) E210   2161km **
103.4 1058 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Gheorghieni (HR) EE00 RRACTUAL  1953km **
100.7 1100 MDA Radio Moldova Actualitati, Cahul=Kagul (CH) 1201  2153km **
101.0 1100 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Cluj-Napoca/Feleac (CJ) EE01 CULTURAL  1805km
101.6 1100 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Galati/Vacareni (GL) EE01 CULTURAL  2183km **
102.0 1100 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Mahmudia (Delta Dunarii) (TL) EE01 CULTURAL  2256km **
104.7 1100 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Comanesti/Laposi (BC) EE00 RRACTUAL  2001km **
104.5 1102 ROU Kiss FM, Tulcea (TL) 515A   2234km **
105.9 1102 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Fehérgyarmat - Penyige (SSB) B203 KOSSUTH_  1664km **
107.2 1102 ROU Kiss FM, Adjud (VN) 515A KISS_FM_ _107.2__  2072km **
103.9 1103 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) As 105.0 with co-channel
               echo  1844km

103.9 1103 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bârlad (VS) As 105.0 with co-channel
               echo  2107km

105.0 1103 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Tulcea/Topolog (TL) EE00   2228km
 87.9 1104 ROU SRR Radio Cluj / Kolozsvári Rádió, Satu Mare (SM) EE03 R_CLUJFM  1696km **
 88.0 1104 ROU Kiss FM, Bârlad (VS) 515A  2107km
 88.2 1104 ROU Rock FM, Bistrita (BN) E057 RO______  1839km
 90.0 1104 ROU Radio Europa FM, Bistrita (BN) E299  1839km **
 91.4 1104 ROU Pro FM, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR) E059  1953km
 92.8 1104 ROU Kiss FM, Galati (GL) Pops, as 88.0  2161km **
 88.4 1105 ROU Radio Trinitas, Onesti/Cruce Dealul Perchiu (BC) E24D  2034km **
 88.4 1105 ROU Pro FM, Varatec (MM) E059 INFO_PRO  1778km
 89.4 1105 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Negresti-Oas (SM) EE00 RR______  1729km
 90.5 1105 ROU Radio Europa FM, Baia Mare (MM) E299  1747km **
 90.6 1105 HNG Szent István Rádió, Sátoraljaújhely / Magas-hegy (BAZ) B4A3  1581km
 91.2 1105 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Varatec (MM) EE00 ____TU__  1778km
 92.0 1105 ROU Kiss FM, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) Dance track, as 88.0  1844km **
 93.4 1105 ROU National FM, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) 9250 National  1844km
101.4 1105 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Comanesti/Laposi (BC) EE01 __LTURAL  2001km **
 87.7 1117 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRADIO  1544km
 89.2 1117 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Trebišov/Bánovce nad Ondavou - silo (KE) 5D60   1580km
 90.8 1117 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) EE03 IS_90.8_  1890km
 92.9 1117 ROU Kiss FM, Roman (NT) 515A _KISS_FM _92.9_FM  2001km **
 88.3 1119 ROU Magic FM, Roman (NT) Jingle ID  2001km **
 93.2 1119 ROU Radio Smile, Negresti (VS) MO ID as Smile FM  2046km **
 89.9 1122 MDA Hit FM, Leova (LV) Simple OM vocal jingle ID Hit FM  2123km **
 92.7 1122 ROU Radio Trinitas, Iasi/Dealul Paun (IS) FFFF TRINITAS  2047km **
 96.3 1125 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Iasi/Pietrarie (IS) EE03 IS_96.3_  2046km **
 97.1 1125 ROU Radio 21, Suceava/Mihoveni (SV) E05F  1917km **
 88.2 1128 ROU Radio Europa FM, Botosani (BT) E299 EUROPAFM  1947km
 88.2 1136 MDA Jurnal FM, Telenesti (TL) 1001 JURNALFM 88,2__Hz  2071km **
 88.1 1154 GRC NERIT 2 Deutero programma, Orestiada/Pythio (Petradhes) (emc-evr)
               YL discussion, as web  2356km **

 89.0 1202 ROU Radio ZU, Bucuresti (BU) E2AA  2107km
 89.1 1205 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Baneasa/Dobrogea Sud (CL) EE01  2237km
 91.0 1207 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bihor/Vârful Curcubata Mare (BH) EE00   1760km
 90.7 1213 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kékes (Hev) B202  1504km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Unidentified:
87.6 unid 1128 30-04-15. Croatian? https://app.box.com/s/ce11c5qzhyg070cpm0mal61clk98zj4k Possible jingle ID and ads with phone numbers, so lots of potential clues.

I spotted this opening just as I was about to go out, so it was another day of playing back recordings later in the day. I was surprised by the number of low power Romanian station I received with full RDS. For instance, 89.5 Radio Brasov Special is listed with only 40 watts. The Galati transmitter is 50 watts and Adjud is 80 watts.

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.

Wednesday, 29 April 2015

Skegness Log: 29-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 96.4 1092 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233  1127km
 91.1 1113 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F  1084km
 89.1 1126 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F  947km
 90.4 1156 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A203  1199km
 87.9 1157 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) 6201 YLE_YKSI  1665km
 91.7 1239  D  MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 ____THUE  793km
 89.2 1310  D  SWR2, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D3A2  859km
 92.6 1310  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D301 SWR1__W_  859km
 90.3 1324 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 W_______  1229km
 92.8 1858  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D5C1 __R_SA__  904km
 97.2 1858 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 521B DEVIN___  1363km
 97.4 1858 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 ____97__  1127km
 92.3 1902 POL PR 1, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3211 ____:0__  1127km
 94.6 1902 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44 __AK____  1127km
 93.3 2020 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201  1552km
 93.5 2027  I  RAI Radio1, Multi-tx.  5202 Plose (Bolzano) listed with 4kW, then all
               others low power  


I had to go out a couple of times today, so I left the FDM-S2 recording in the hope of catching any sporadic E. Nothing materialised, but I thought I may as well look at the files and see if there was any interesting meteor scatter. Here's a record of everything which came though. Not bad for daytime MS.

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, 26 April 2015

Skegness Log: 26-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 89.5 1203  I  RTL 102.5, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5218 RTL102.5  1671km
 89.9 1203  I  Radio Italia Anni 60, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt) 52DD R_______  1851km
 90.4 1203  I  Radionorba, Gravina in Puglia (ba) 5353 R-NORBA_  1828km
 90.6 1203  I  Radionorba, Matera/Contrada Tempa Rossa (mt) 5353 R-NORBA_  1850km **
 92.4 1203  I  Radio Laser-inBlu, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt) 1203  1851km
 93.3 1203  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Gravina in Puglia (ba) 5220 __ITALIA
               1828km

 87.9 1204  I  Love FM, Canosa di Puglia (bt) 5A71 LOVE_FM_  1774km
 92.9 1204  I  Radio Deejay, Gravina in Puglia/Murgia di Serraficaia (ba) 5214  1828km
 87.6 1205  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Pomarico/Contrada Serra (mt) 5264  1861km **
 87.8 1205  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) 5A72  1797km
 88.3 1205  I  Radio Deejay, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5214  1796km
 92.7 1205  I  RAI Radio2, Pomarico (RAI) (mt) 5202 _RADI_2_  1858km
 90.0 1206  I  Radio Delta 1, Vasto (ch) 535E __DELT__  1629km
 93.9 1207  I  Radio Cuore (Marche), Senigallia/Via delle Cone (an) 522F __CU__E_  1407km **
 95.4 1207  I  Radio Cuore (Marche), Montecosaro-Castellano (mc) 522F __CU__E_  1468km **
 97.9 1207  I  Virgin Radio, Bernalda (mt) Jingle ID  1878km **
 87.7 1209  I  Radio Capital, Pesaro/Frazione Novilara-Strada Leccia (pu) 5219 _CAPIT__
               1384km **

 87.9 1209  I  R101, Fano/Località Metaurilia-Monte Schiantello (pu) 5215 and vocal ID  1396km **
 88.1 1209  I  Radio Linea Numero Uno, Pineto/Colle Morino (te) 5388 __NEA_n1  1549km
 88.6 1209  I  Radio 105 Network, Pesaro/Frazione Novilara-Strada Leccia (pu) 5211 __105___
               1384km **

 89.2 1209  I  Radio Esmeralda, Fano/Eremo di Monte Giove (pu) 5077 __MERA__  1391km
 89.2 1209  I  RAI Radio1, Pescara/San Silvestro (RAI) (pe) 5801 _R______  1576km **
 89.5 1209  I  Radio Cuore (Marche), Pesaro/Frazione Novilara-Strada Leccia (pu) 522F
               __CU____  1384km **

 92.3 1209  I  RAI Radio3, Sirolo/Monte Conero (RAI) (an) 5203 _RAD__3_  1445km **
 92.4 1209  I  Arancia Network, Martinsicuro/Colle Marzio (te) 5571  1519km **
 92.9 1209  I  Arancia Network, Pesaro/Frazione Novilara-Strada Leccia (pu) 5571 __an____
               1384km **

 87.5 1210  I  Radionorba, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5353 R-NORBA_  1671km
 88.3 1210  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Volturino/Contrada Monte Guardia (fg) 5264
               1705km **

 88.6 1210  I  RAI Radio1, Motta Montecorvino/Monte Sambuco (RAI) (fg) 5201  1698km
 89.1 1210  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Bari/Viale Unitá d´Italia 17 (ba) 5214 _DEEJAY_
               1824km

 89.1 1210  I  Radio Deejay, Volturino/Contrada Monte Guardia (fg) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1705km
 89.3 1210  I  Radio Deejay, Ripacandida (pz) 5214 _D____Y_  1787km **
 90.7 1210  I  RAI Radio2, Motta Montecorvino/Monte Sambuco (RAI) (fg) 5202 __RAI___ _RADIO2_
               1698km **

 91.1 1210  I  Radio Cattolica-inBlu, Volturino (fg) 4000 CATOLICA _RADIO__   1705km **
 91.3 1210  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Foggia (fg) 5264  1729km **
 91.4 1210  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Borrello/Località Fornesca (ch) 5264 _DEEJA__
               1625km **

 92.4 1210  I  RTL 102.5, Volturino/Contrada Monte Guardia (fg) 5218 RT____.5  1705km **
 92.5 1210  I  Radio Subasio, Giulianova/Via Amendola (te) 53FD  1532km **
 92.8 1210  I  Radio Studio 5, Pescara/San Silvestro (pe) 533D STUDIO_5  1575km **
 93.3 1210  I  Jonica Radio, Colobraro (mt) Presumed site 5396 JONICA_R  1885km **
 90.5 1211  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Molfetta (ba) 5225 KISSKISS  1802km **
 91.4 1211  I  Radio Deejay, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1671km **
 92.6 1211  I  Radio Studio 5, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 533D  1618km
 93.3 1211  I  Radionorba, Volturino/Contrada Monte Guardia (fg) 5353  1705km
 87.7 1212  I  Radio Potenza Centrale, Spinoso/Serra di Spinoso (pz) 530B  1858km
 88.1 1212  I  RAI Radio1, Bomba/Monte Pallano (Archi) (RAI) (ch) 5201 ____I___  1618km
 88.3 1212  I  Radio Amicizia-inBlu, Rutigliano/S.S. Rutigliano Conversano-Area Produttiva (ba)
               5353  1842km **

 89.6 1212  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Foggia/Via G. Calvanese, 35 (fg) 5225   1728km **
 90.3 1212  I  Radio Radicale, Teramo/Colle Izzone (te) 5210 RA______  1531km **
 90.7 1212  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Rossano (cs) 5225 KISSKISS  1953km
 92.1 1212  I  RAI Radio3, Bomba/Monte Pallano (Archi) (RAI) (ch) 5203  1618km **
 88.6 1214  I  Radio Delta 1, Roccamorice-Maiella-Fonte Tettone (pe) 545E ___79_IL  1594km
 93.3 1217  I  Radio 105 Network, Pretoro-Maiella/Località Mirastelle (ch) 5211  1595km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Unidentified:
 87.5 1210  I  Radio Ascona, Unlisted Clear vocal ID in pile-up

As explained elsewhere, I had only two 'live' loggings from this opening, but all 20 minutes or so were recorded for later playback, where I discovered the rest of the stations. There were also the usual "multi-tx" catches, which I omitted.

I won't be recording and playing back many openings this way as this one took me almost four hours and it was only a meagre opening compared to a mid-season frenzy. It would be sensible to concentrate on recording only the more interesting openings, unless time permits.

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, 24 April 2015

Skegness Log: 24-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.7 1912 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Djebel Trozza (kai) Chinese music! As web. Arabic
               YL presenter  2086km

 88.0 1914 ALG Radio Algeria International,  IDs in English  
 87.0 1923 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Kebili=Qibili (keb) 7206 GAFSA___  2265km

The first Es of the season here! Possibly the earliest I have heard Es, though I can't remember if I had some one year at the end of March? I think I might have done. Such is my memory.

It was very much a mediocre 'bottom of the band' opening, with only three stations heard intermittently, lasting about 15 to 20 minutes overall. I am guessing the Radio Algeria International on 88.3 will be Radio El Tarf as this site was in the vicinity of the opening.

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.