Skegness Log: 08-09-15 (MW)

740 2327  B  ZYH446 Rádio Sociedade da Bahia, Salvador/Ilha de Itaparica (BA)
             Portuguese OM sports commentary, as web Vweak  8230 km

A promising start with lots of carriers and some audio arriving on 10 kHz channels by 2200. Latin rhythms were clearly audible on 1350 by this time, but that signal only peaked briefly, not to return.

I left the software recording overnight and was hoping to have heard more, but I accidentally left a laptop power supply on overnight. This psu doesn't cause interference elsewhere, though I now know not to leave this one on again overnight. I also forgot to de-activate the timer on my FDM-S2 and so it started recording band 2 at 0300 for meteor scatter. Oh well. Better luck next time. :)

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com

Receiver: Elad FDM-S2 SDR Receiver
Antenna:  10ft x 25ft flag at 225 degrees

Skegness Log: 08-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Troposhperic:

 91.8 1155 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Pops, as web  703km

 98.7 1206 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) YL, as web  703km

 94.2 1207 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) YL and OM, as web  703km

 97.3 1209 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) OM and YL, as 94.2  745km

 91.1 1213 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) YL, as 91.8  745km

102.8 1218 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) OM and YL, as web  745km

103.7 1220  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Forfar (SC-ANG) Gaelic YL, as 104.2  430km

 95.0 1224 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Pops, as 91.8  696km

 97.6 1225 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) YL, as web  696km

 99.0 1247 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops, as web  860km

 94.8 1319 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) OM, as web  860km

101.0 1326 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Aha song, as web  703km

 92.6 1603 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Petre ID and pops  811km

 96.0 1606 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) YL and phone caller, as web  811km

101.4 1608 NOR Radio Norge, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Pops, as web  923km

101.8 1609 NOR Radio Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 101.4  811km

102.5 1610 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops, as 101.4  860km

 93.8 1653  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Durris (SC-ABS) Scottish politics  461km

 99.6 2133 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) YL, as 97.3  811km

106.8 2342  G  Original 106, Durris (SC-ABS) CC94 Aberdeen ads and jingle ID  461km

102.8 2343  G  Tay FM, Angus (SC-DDC) C6B1 _Tay____  434km

** Personal 'First'

It seems a long time since there has been any decent tropo ... and it's s STILL a long time since there has been any decent tropo. Some of these were a struggle. The unusual exception was Radio Tay on 102.8 with RDS, though still weak. All the other signals were weak at best with the majority of the Norwegians being well down in the noise. 

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 and sporadic E)

Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:

Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.

Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 07-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.4 0407  F  France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) OM, as 89.0  607km
 88.6 0407  F  France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) OM, as 89.0  781km
 88.7 0407  F  France Culture, Nancy/Malzéville (54) OM, as 89.0  642km **
 89.0 0407  F  France Culture, Vittel/Thuillières (88) F202 _C______
               Presumed site. Metz in AF list  684km **
 89.4 0407  F  France Musique, Épinal/Bois de la Vierge (88)
               Classical, as 92.7  704km **
 91.6 0407  F  France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Classical, as 92.7  781km
 91.7 0407  F  France Musique, Nancy/Malzéville (54) Presumed site.
               Classical, as 92.7  642km **
 92.4 0407  F  France Culture, Épinal/Bois de la Vierge (88) F202  704km **
 92.7 0407  F  France Musique, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) F203 MUSUQU__  607km **
 93.3 0409 POL RMF FM, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3F44 _R______  1186kmz
 88.7 0414  D  Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D312  942km
 90.7 0414  D  Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311 Bayern_1  942km
 88.3 0419 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 __T_____  1590km
 89.2 0419 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203  1261km
 91.2 0419 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201  1261km
 89.5 0422 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418  1460km
 88.5 0424  D  SWR2, Geislingen/Oberböhringen (bwü) Presumed with classical,
               as 89.2  832km **
 89.2 0424  D  SWR2, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D3A2 __SW____  859km
 92.6 0424  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D301 SW______  859km
 92.8 0424  D  Bayern 1, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) D311 __uy____  961km
 88.3 0452 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 __06:52_  1229km
 89.4 0452 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3211 __06____  1406km
 90.3 0452 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _TROJKA_  1229km
 90.5 0452 CZE CRo Hradec Králové, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 280A  1091km
 91.7 0456  D  MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 MD______  793km
 92.5 0456  D  MDR Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) ONJ, as 91.7  739km
 94.2 0500  I  RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 __RA____  1136km
 97.4 0500  I  RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ _RADIO2_  1136km
 97.3 0510  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201  709km
 97.3 0523 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201  1500km
 94.6 0526 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44 scrolling PS  1127km
 96.4 0526 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 _TROJK__  1127km
 95.3 0527 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 _muzyka_  1229km
 96.0 0527 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as 94.3  1406km
 96.6 0527 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5201 _____1__  1544km
 96.9 0527 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5960  1459km
 98.6 0527 SVK Rádio Jemné, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5354 JEMNE___  1544km
 94.3 0530 POL RMF FM, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3F44 __MF__M_  1289km
 95.4 0530 POL RMF FM, Tarnów/Góra Sw. Marcina (MP) Pops, as 94.3  1467km **
 97.3 0530 POL Radio ZET, Plock/Rachocin (MW) 3205 Radi____  1289km
 97.6 0539 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5345  1392km
 94.6 0540 SVN Radio SI, Tinjan (kp) 933A  1289km **
 93.9 0542 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 _P__OFI_  1405km
 94.7 0542  D  Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) D313 BA______  975km
 94.7 0552  S  SR P3, Vislanda (Alvesta)/Nydala TM (kb) Pops, as 97.2  983km
 95.4 0552  S  SR P3, Halmstad/Oskarström/Teracoms mast Fjällgime (ha) Pops, as 97.2  899km
 96.0 0552  S  SR P3, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) Pops, as 97.2  1132km **
 97.2 0552  S  SR P3, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) E203 ____3___  1238km
102.9 0603  D  Radio PSR, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C8  843km
104.9 0603  D  Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9  843km
103.8 0612 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00  1706km
104.0 0617  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Sassnitz (Rügen) (mev) D210  883km **
101.7 0639 POL Radio Plus, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 321C __PL__+_  1195km
103.7 0639 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C ____HA__  1195km
105.0 0639 POL Radio ZET, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 3205  1195km
103.6 0643 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 __RA____  1060km
104.1 0728 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3205 _0______  1406km
107.4 0728 POL Radio ZET, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Pops, as 104.1  1530km
107.8 0728 POL Radio ZET, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Pops, as 104.1  1465km
102.9 0750 POL Radio ZET, Przysucha/Kozlowiec (MW) 3205 ____oZ__  1388km **
103.4 0750 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Annie Lummox, as 102.9  1291km
104.0 0750  D  MDR Figaro, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) D3C3 __MD__O_  839km
104.7 0750 POL PR 2, Zagan/Wichów (LU) 3222 Ra______  1037km **
104.8 0750 POL PR 2, Przysucha/Kozlowiec (MW) 3222 Radio___  1388km
102.8 0812 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 ____IJ__  1552km
102.9 0812 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 _IMPULS_  1084km
105.0 0812 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202  1405km
107.2 0812 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203  1405km
107.3 0812  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364  729km
107.6 0812  D  B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) Vocal ID  871km
107.8 0812 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) OM,
               as 107.2  1460km
106.8 0817 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3232  1127km
107.9 0817 POL Radio Maryja, Suwalki or Ryki 3232

** Personal 'First'

Using the 9.2 horizontally, to the south-east.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 06-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Troposhperic:
 95.6 1148 IRL South East Radio, Mount Leinster (CW) Ads, OM and Annies Song song.
               As web  480km
105.2 1201 IRL TXFM, Three Rock Mountain (D) Irish accented YL news.
               Checked web stream and 100% //  437km
100.3 1205 IRL Nova 100, Three Rock Mountain (D) Ad break, as web  437km
 92.6 1210 IRL RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Truskmore (SO) Gaelic OM, as 94.0  587km
 87.5 1250  G  Merseyland Alternative Radio, Somewhere in Merseyland!
               Samantha Sang dirge, as web **
 96.1 1331  G  BBC Radio Cumbria, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM)
               Ambleside traffic news. ID  258km

** Personal 'First'

Quite a poor tropo to the west and Ireland this morning with only weak signals. Kippure (not logged above) was the exception with noise-free signals on 98.7, Lyric FM and on 100.9, Today FM. Neither were quite strong enough for RDS.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 05-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 89.2 0408  E  Onda Cero, A Coruña (GAL-C) E2EE ON??????  1264km
 87.7 0442 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Plješivica (gs) C201  1456km
 90.5 0442 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Plješivica (gs) C202  1456km
 93.3 0442 HRV HRT-HR 2, Mirkovica (ri) Pops, as 90.5  1374km **
 91.2 0443  E  RNE Radio 3, Burgos/San Bartolomé (CAL-BU) E213 (with presumed
               Clasica on 90.3)  1240km **
 92.2 0443  E  RNE Radio 3, Multi-tx OM speech, as 91.2 **
 98.0 0542  I  PrimaRadio-inBlu, Rocchetta Palafea (at) 5B63 PRIMA_R.  1105km
 98.0 0551  E  MegaStar FM, San Sebastián=Donostia/Monte Ulía (PVA-SS) E2DC ??St??  1105km
103.0 0637  E  Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C UNIKA_FM  1458km
104.1 0637  E  SER, Segovia (CAL-SG) E239 __SER___  1399km
104.9 0637  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M)
               E211 RNE_1___  1413km **
105.3 0714  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola/Frazione
               Valdinoce-Il Botteghino (fc) 5220  1328km
107.9 0734  I  Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245  1568km
103.0 0752  I  Radio Verona, Verona/Torricelle (Via Santa Giuliana) (vr) 54F8  1150km

** 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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 04-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.0 0400  E  Radio Nervión, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E343  1130km
 88.1 0449  E  Onda Cero, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón or Sanlúcar de Barr. E2EE **
 91.0 0450 POL RMF FM, Warszawa/Raszyn (MW) Pops, as 88.2  1388km **
 93.6 0522  E  Los 40 Principales, Segovia or Salamanca E235 CUARENTA **
 93.8 0522  E  Cadena 100, Palencia (CAL-P) E2CE CAD-100_  1291km **
 94.7 0522  E  Los 40 Principales, Palencia (CAL-P) Pops, as 93.6  1291km **
 96.8 0522  E  Radio María, Palencia (CAL-P) So obviously Radio Maria but no RDS.
               Fits the conditions  1296km **
 98.1 0522  E  M80 Radio, Valladolid/Cuesta Redonda (CAL-VA) E230 ____AD__  1335km **
 98.0 0524  I  Radio Subasio, Fabriano/Poggio San Romualdo (an) 53FD  1434km
 95.8 0545  E  RNE Radio 3, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M) Group Analyser
               gives "Ra" repeatedly. Too weak for RDS. Fits with Navacerrada 98.8  1413km
 98.8 0545  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M)
               E212 __E_CL__  1413km **
103.9 0606  I  RAI Radioquattro - Trieste, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts)
               5404 Presumed tx 1278km
103.9 0611  F  France Bleu La Rochelle, Saintes/le Clone-Flanquet (17) 
               F20A BL__.L__  835km **
101.7 0622  I  Radio Sportiva, Multi-tx 5244
102.0 0622  I  Radio 105 Network, Multi-tx 5211
104.6 0622  I  Radio 24, Multi-tx OM on phone, as 105.0 **
105.0 0622  I  Radio 24, Multi-tx 5245 RA____24   **
104.2 0624  I  Rete Sport, Multi-tx 5148 ??????__ **
103.8 0630 POL VIA - Katolickie Radio Rzeszów, Rzeszów/Magdalenka (PK) 3401 08:3____  1540km **
105.1 0636  I  R101,  5215 Multi-tx **
104.0 0708  E  Radio Castilla La Mancha, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB)
               E396 CAST__LA  1590km
103.8 0729 CVA Radio Vaticana Africa-Asia, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina
               Leone XIII (cva) Vatican Radio interval signal  1542km **
105.0 0729 CVA Radio Vaticana 105 Live, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina
               Leone XIII (cva) 4104  1542km
105.3 0729  I  Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49  1568km
104.1 0741  I  Radio Italia Anni 60, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na)
               5495 AN______  1730km
107.8 0741  I  Radio Radicale, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5210 ______LE  1751km **

** Personal 'First'

The meteor bursts resembled sporadic E at times.

Unfortunately, I had to delete the last hour'#s worth of files due to needing the hard drive space for medium wave recordings.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 03-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.3 0401  I  RAI Radio1, Sirolo/Monte Conero (RAI) (an)
               Italian OM, as Monte Venda 88.1  1445km **
 90.3 0401  I  RAI Radio2, Sirolo/Monte Conero (RAI) (an)
               YL, as Monte Venda 89.0  1445km **
 96.1 0501  I  Radio 105 Network, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5211  1568km
 96.3 0501  I  Radio 105 Network, Canepina/Poggio Nibbio (vt) Likely tx - inline with Rocca di Papa at this time. YL, as 96.1  1487km **
 94.7 0513  I  RAI Radio1, Genova (unlisted) 5601. Thank you Hannu for help **
 98.0 0536  I  PrimaRadio-inBlu, Rocchetta Palafea (at) 5B63 PRIMA_R.  1105km **
104.7 0601  I  Radio Toscana, Multi-tx 5AA7 RTOSCANA **
104.9 0601  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Villadiego (CAL-BU) E211 ____1___.
               AFs point to CAM region  1216km
105.1 0611  I  Radio Radicale, Monte Amiata (Seggiano) (gr) 5210  1414km **
105.8 0808 POL Muzyczne Radio, Jelenia Góra/G.Baraniec (DS) 3656 MU____NE  1090km **
102.9 0813 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Lezajsk/Giedlarowa (PK) 3417 __ls____  1549km **
104.2 0819  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Fontechiari and Mattinata
               listed Pops, as 105.3 **
105.3 0819  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola (fc)
               5220 R_IT____  1328km
103.1 0844  I  Radio Monte Kanate, Pellegrino Parmense/Monte Canate (pr)
               58A6 57______  1165km **
107.75 0844 I  Radio Incontro, Buti/Monte Serra (pi) 5001  1286km **

** Personal 'First'

Videos:
 98.0 Prima Radio in Blu, Rocchetta Palafea 0536 03-09-15 (1105 km) https://youtu.be/hB-q594FG1w
104.7 Radio Toscana, Multi-tx 0601 03-09-15 https://youtu.be/Hx-a2YSWmIE
105.1 Radio Radicale, Monte Amiata (Seggiano) 0611 03-09-15 (1414 km) https://youtu.be/QDgznRG9SgQ
105.8 Muzyczne Radio, Jelenia Góra 0808 03-09-15 (1090 km) https://youtu.be/eVMGrTIvdo8
103.1 Radio Monte Kanate, Pellegrino Parmense 0844 03-09-15 (1165 km) https://youtu.be/C4O60dIQK5E
107.75 Radio Incontro, Buti 0844 03-09-15 (1286 km) https://youtu.be/6Z4VUM9oRlI

My Körner 9.2 antenna was vertical tonight, beamed approximately 150 degrees. Nice to hear so many interesting personal firsts too. I didn't bother to log the more regular catches, but to be honest there weren't many regulars anyway!

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 02-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 91.9 0402 POL PR Radio Merkury, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP)  
               PI logged: 3755 PS logged: ____61__ 1211km **
 89.0 0415  I  RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd)  
               PI logged: 5202 1197km
 89.9 0415  I  RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd)  
               PI logged: 5203 PS logged: __AD____ 1197km
 91.3 0432  F  France Inter, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13)  
               PI logged: F201 1149km
 89.4 0434  F  France Inter, Montpellier/Sainte-Baudille (34) OM, as 90.4  1072km
 90.4 0434  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63)  
               PI logged: F201 842km **
 90.7 0434  F  France Musique, Multi-tx Suspect Orleans **
 91.8 0434  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18)  
               PI logged: F203 672km
 92.9 0434  F  France Musique, Montpellier/Sainte-Baudille (34)  
               PI logged: F203 1072km **
 88.2 0443  E  RNE Radio Clásica, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU)  
               PI logged: E212 PS logged: ____CL__ 1287km
103.6 0625  F  France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13)
               PI logged: F405 1149km

** Personal 'First'

Tonight, the antenna was horizontal and pointing at approximately 200 degrees.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 01-09-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 90.7 0424  E  Radio María, Madrid (MAD-M) E1CC  1444km **
 92.4 0424  E  Radiolé, Madrid/Parque de la Almudena (MAD-M) E238  1447km **
 96.1 0521 IRL Midwest Radio, Kiltimagh (MO) 241E  626km
 94.7 0552  E  Gaztea, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E303  1130km **
105.0 0628  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) E515  1128km
100.5 0631  F  France Bleu Gascogne, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F207  1104km **
103.1 0848  F  France Bleu Armorique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) F207  564km

** Personal 'First'

At last some meteor action after a few days of nothing. For the last few days I have had the antenna vertical and beaming west for Ireland, but without success. I repositioned the 9.2 horizontal this morning and beamed to the south-west. This brought in a few new catches.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.

Skegness Log: 28-08-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.0 0530  E  Radio Galega Música, Valga/Monte Xesteiras (GAL-PO) E4E1 __MU__CA  1339km
 90.6 0530  E  Los 40 Principales, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) E235 __AR____  1321km
 91.0 0530  E  Los 40 Principales, A Coruña (GAL-C) Pops, as 90.6  1268km

The 9.2 antenna was vertical and to the west tonight, the idea being to look for Irish stations. I heard several stations with fit the bill, i.e. were playing Irish music and there were also several stations which had Irish accented speakers. None of them were strong enough for RDS though.

Truskmore was almost certainly present during one burst as there was Irish music on 88.2 (RTE-1), pops on 90.4 (2FM) and Irish music on 92.6 (Radio Na Gaeltachta). There was also Irish music on 87.8 (RTE1 Clermont Carn), parallel with 88.2 to further back this up. I think there's not question the first three were 100% Truskmore, but I'd sooner wait for the RDS before logging them.

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 and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

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.