1010 0458 CAN CFRB Newstalk 1010, Toronto/Oakville (ON) Black Velvet song and Newstalk
Ten Ten ID. 416 area code number Fair 5692 km
1200 0500 CAN CFGO TSN 1200, Ottawa (ON) This is CFGO Ottawa, a Bell Media radio station
Fair 5334 km
1520 0502 USA WWKB ESPN Radio, Buffalo (NY) Worldwide media sports, expert analysis,
breaking news, on ESPN Radio and espnradio.com Fair 5697 km
711 1900 TWN BCC Country Network, Tainan (TN) Interval signal, barely detectable behind
others V weak 9753 km
738 1900 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts un (PG) Pops, ID,
time signal and another ID. As 1143. Weak 9675 km **
891 1900 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) V weak interval signal V weak 9753 km
972 1900 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Almost like a local. ID, etc.
Good 8740 km
1098 1900 CHN CNR 11, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Presume with Beijing time signal ID Good
7136 km
1143 1900 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts un (PG) Pops, ID,
time signal and further ID, as 738 Weak 9675 km
1188 1900 J JOKP NHK Radio 1, Kitami (hok) Interval signal. Running national network.
Thanks to Bjarne Melde at RealDX for checking my recording and confirming.
V weak 8682 km **
1224 1900 TWN BCC Country Network, Kaohsiung (KH) Interval signal V weak 9816 km **
1566 1900 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Booming through with time signal and ID. Good
9067 km
** Personal First
One of the best days of Asiatic DX I can recall. Regulars like Taiwan 1557, Cheju Island 1566 and Thailand 1575 were also thwomping through.
Signals from the far east were largely squashed by 1900 due to the influx of Spanish stations.
Recordings:
738 Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha 1900 27-09-15
https://app.box.com/s/39a0w4y52z25en6ejorm8ua4udb2hwvo
972 HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin 1800 27-09-15
https://app.box.com/s/d7xm37ra9a3isko5fp0pypm0hln26446
1143 Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha 1900 27-09-15
https://app.box.com/s/8ri6mjby3h4082806vn44uwvley5xqin
1188 JOKP NHK-1 Kitami 1900 27-09-15
https://app.box.com/s/4slvkltuaefz0lfg8x94nuwsxbnmx300
Other notes:
1900
603 Oriental time signal
612 Oriental time signal, probably RTI Lukang
630 2 x Chinese time pips, 1 Oriental time signal
666 Oriental time signal
720 Chinese time signal
729 Oriental time signal. Japan?
747 Oriental time signal. Japan?
765 Extremely weak Oriental time signal
774 Extremely weak Oriental time signal
864 Oriental time signal
882 Oriental time signal
927 Oriental time signal
945 Oriental time signal
963 Oriental time signal
972 UNID interval signal behind Dangjin
999 Chinese time signal
1017 Oriental language?
1035 Chinese time signal
1044 Chinese time signal, Oriental time signal
1224 BCC Taiwan plus Oriental time signal
1242 Tentative v v v weak Oriental time signal behind Absolute
1296 Oriental OM? Oriental time signal
1332 Chinese time signal?
1341 Oriental time signal
1359 Chinese time signals
1368 Oriental time signal
1467 Chinese time signal
1584 Oriental interval signal?
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 300 and 030 degrees
Sunday, 27 September 2015
Friday, 25 September 2015
Skegness Log: 25-09-15 (MW)
930 0033 CAN CFBC Country Favorites 93, Saint John (NB) Country music, as web V weak
4728 km
1070 0354 CLM HJCG Radio Santa Fé, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) "Escuchar .... _ _ _ Radio,
____ musical _____ Radio Santa Fe". Thanks Mauricio Molano and Mike Shcherbakov
at RealDX for
help. V weak 8563 km
1390 0502 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) EWTN reference. Religion, etc. Weak 4760 km
891 1800 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) Interval signal in noise V weak 9753 km
972 1800 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Clear time signal aid ID -
in English too! Fair 8740 km
1071 1800 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) Indian music, mixing Iran Fair 6716 km
1566 1800 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Sung FEBC jingle, time signal and ID Good 9067 km
Recordings:
972 HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin 1800 25-09-15 https://app.box.com/s/19tyyhbika7sikgzlg2wxzxr5q10hxk1
1566 HLAZ FEBC, Cheju Island 1800 25-09-15 https://app.box.com/s/ar4hwecko8hkmaqjr3aj0kq1y5lmlf2w
Some observations:
1800
612 RTI presumed - time signal
639 Chinese time signal
738 Chinese time signal
891 Taiwan BCC Local, Tainan
963 Oriental time signal
981 Chinese time signal with Beijing ID, multi-tx
1044 Chinese time signal
1107 Chinese time signal
1134 Oriental time signal, maybe HLKC
1143 Oriental language and time signal - possiby not related
1305 Chinese time signal
1350 Oriental time signal. JOER Etajima?
1359 2 x Chinese time signals. Clear Beijing IDs (echo)
1377 Chinese time signal under Lille
1395 Oriental time signal
1494 Chinese time signals (echo) multi-tx
1521 CRI, Urumqi - thumping!
1539 Oriental time signal. Clear Beijing ID
1566 HLAZ, Cheju Island. Thumping!
1900
1098 Chinese time signal and clear Beijing ID
Signals from the far east were mostly squashed by 1900 was mostly dominated by Spanish stations at 1900.
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 300 and 030 degrees
4728 km
1070 0354 CLM HJCG Radio Santa Fé, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) "Escuchar .... _ _ _ Radio,
____ musical _____ Radio Santa Fe". Thanks Mauricio Molano and Mike Shcherbakov
at RealDX for
help. V weak 8563 km
1390 0502 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) EWTN reference. Religion, etc. Weak 4760 km
891 1800 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) Interval signal in noise V weak 9753 km
972 1800 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Clear time signal aid ID -
in English too! Fair 8740 km
1071 1800 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) Indian music, mixing Iran Fair 6716 km
1566 1800 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Sung FEBC jingle, time signal and ID Good 9067 km
Recordings:
972 HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin 1800 25-09-15 https://app.box.com/s/19tyyhbika7sikgzlg2wxzxr5q10hxk1
1566 HLAZ FEBC, Cheju Island 1800 25-09-15 https://app.box.com/s/ar4hwecko8hkmaqjr3aj0kq1y5lmlf2w
Some observations:
1800
612 RTI presumed - time signal
639 Chinese time signal
738 Chinese time signal
891 Taiwan BCC Local, Tainan
963 Oriental time signal
981 Chinese time signal with Beijing ID, multi-tx
1044 Chinese time signal
1107 Chinese time signal
1134 Oriental time signal, maybe HLKC
1143 Oriental language and time signal - possiby not related
1305 Chinese time signal
1350 Oriental time signal. JOER Etajima?
1359 2 x Chinese time signals. Clear Beijing IDs (echo)
1377 Chinese time signal under Lille
1395 Oriental time signal
1494 Chinese time signals (echo) multi-tx
1521 CRI, Urumqi - thumping!
1539 Oriental time signal. Clear Beijing ID
1566 HLAZ, Cheju Island. Thumping!
1900
1098 Chinese time signal and clear Beijing ID
Signals from the far east were mostly squashed by 1900 was mostly dominated by Spanish stations at 1900.
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 300 and 030 degrees
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Skegness Log: 22-09-15 (FM)
Band 2 Sporadic E:
91.6 1702 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Parnitha ERA (att)
ERA News jingle, YL, etc. as 88.6 2445km
92.5 1702 GRC ERA Diktyo Peloponisou - Patra, Patra/Panahaiko (wgr-akh)
ERA News, as 88.6 2336km
87.7 1705 ALB Radio Travel, Fier (fie) 9499 1999km
88.6 1705 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo)
OM correspondent, as 92.8 2105km
89.3 1705 ALB Radio Kontakt, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) Two vocal IDs 1964km
92.2 1705 ALB Radio 1, Mide (shk) FFFF RADIO_1_ NASER_EL KITTAMI_ _Er_Rad_ 1906km
92.8 1705 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion (the-mag) 1201 ER____A1 2303km
94.8 1706 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion (the-mag) 1202 2303km
87.6 1711 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00A8 2208km
88.0 1711 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk)
1201 2207km
95.5 1712 GRC Metropolis 95,5, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) OM ID 2208km
97.3 1712 MKD Makedonsko Radio 1 - Radio Skopje, Veles/Crn Vrv (VA)
4201 _RADIO__ MAKEON-_ __SKA___ __PRVA__ 2027km
102.7 1712 SRB Play Radio, Bitovik (Srb) D25C __B_92_ 1804km
99.1 1713 BIH BN Radio, Rogatica/Tmor (srp) F222 _RTV_BN_ 1720km
101.3 1713 MKD Makedonsko Radio 3 (Treta prog.), Veles/Crn Vrv (VA)
4203 MAKEDON- J.P.____ PROGRAMA TRETA___ 2027km
90.2 1714 SRB Radio K4 Shqip, Golesh=Goleš (Kos) D201 RADIOK4_ 1927km
88.3 1722 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima)
That's Entertainment Weller song, ID 2165km
This was a real surprise! Sporadic E in late September! Distances reached 2445 km with the Parnitha transmitter from Greece being received on 91.6. Patra and Volos also appeared at 2336 km and 2303 km, respectively.
There were many Greek stations I could not identify as they were below the RDS threshold.
No personal firsts can be given at the moment as I still have the rest of my summertime Es files to check.
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.
91.6 1702 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Parnitha ERA (att)
ERA News jingle, YL, etc. as 88.6 2445km
92.5 1702 GRC ERA Diktyo Peloponisou - Patra, Patra/Panahaiko (wgr-akh)
ERA News, as 88.6 2336km
87.7 1705 ALB Radio Travel, Fier (fie) 9499 1999km
88.6 1705 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo)
OM correspondent, as 92.8 2105km
89.3 1705 ALB Radio Kontakt, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) Two vocal IDs 1964km
92.2 1705 ALB Radio 1, Mide (shk) FFFF RADIO_1_ NASER_EL KITTAMI_ _Er_Rad_ 1906km
92.8 1705 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion (the-mag) 1201 ER____A1 2303km
94.8 1706 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion (the-mag) 1202 2303km
87.6 1711 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00A8 2208km
88.0 1711 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk)
1201 2207km
95.5 1712 GRC Metropolis 95,5, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) OM ID 2208km
97.3 1712 MKD Makedonsko Radio 1 - Radio Skopje, Veles/Crn Vrv (VA)
4201 _RADIO__ MAKEON-_ __SKA___ __PRVA__ 2027km
102.7 1712 SRB Play Radio, Bitovik (Srb) D25C __B_92_ 1804km
99.1 1713 BIH BN Radio, Rogatica/Tmor (srp) F222 _RTV_BN_ 1720km
101.3 1713 MKD Makedonsko Radio 3 (Treta prog.), Veles/Crn Vrv (VA)
4203 MAKEDON- J.P.____ PROGRAMA TRETA___ 2027km
90.2 1714 SRB Radio K4 Shqip, Golesh=Goleš (Kos) D201 RADIOK4_ 1927km
88.3 1722 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima)
That's Entertainment Weller song, ID 2165km
This was a real surprise! Sporadic E in late September! Distances reached 2445 km with the Parnitha transmitter from Greece being received on 91.6. Patra and Volos also appeared at 2336 km and 2303 km, respectively.
There were many Greek stations I could not identify as they were below the RDS threshold.
No personal firsts can be given at the moment as I still have the rest of my summertime Es files to check.
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.
Monday, 21 September 2015
Skegness Log: 21-09-15 (MW)
1140 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, Multi-tx National Anthem and Havana ID V weak
1180 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, Multi-tx National Anthem and Havana ID Fair
1620 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, Multi-tx National Anthem and Havana ID V weak
Dismal! And it was a struggle to hear these!
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
1180 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, Multi-tx National Anthem and Havana ID Fair
1620 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, Multi-tx National Anthem and Havana ID V weak
Dismal! And it was a struggle to hear these!
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
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Skegness Log: 20-09-15 (MW)
1200 0324 USA WXKS Bloomberg 1200, Newton (MA) Bloomberg Radio ID Fair 5251 km
750 0330 VEN YVKS RCR 750 Radio Caracas, Caracas (dcf) Mention of Trasnocho Hípico,
etc. Thanks Andrew Brade for help. V weak 7574 km **
1470 0339 USA WLAM r:WLVP 8-70 News, Lewiston (ME) Good Time Oldies 14-70 WLAM ID
Weak 5069 km
1430 0400 USA WKOX Mia 1430, Everett (MA) Muffled 14-30 WKOX ID. Listed only 1kW
at night. https://app.box.com/s/3iuk0xxcmapdg455z5ohgjdf7lijeicn V weak
5236 km
1190 0424 CLM HJCV Radio Cordillera, Bogotá D.C. (bdc) OM shouting ID between Latin
songs Weak 8566 km **
** Personal First in Skegness
Not a bad night at all with many frequencies yielding a second North American station. Of note were 1010 1130 1500 and 1520.
I didn't start recording until well after 0300 so I don't know what conditions were like before this. Two solar shocks were received overnight, the second one around 0420, roughly the time conditions strarted to take a dive. North America had started to disappear by this time and there was brief influx of South American signals with some fair levels from a Latin music station in the Spanish language on 890, usually a difficult channel. 1060 had a lively Latin station, as did 1070 - almost certainly Radio Santa Fe with IDs mentioning Bogota.
By 0430, ALL reception, including European, took a dive, maybe because of the solar shock. It was like a partial short-wave fade-out. Nothing was left on transatlantic routes by 0500. I didn't bother to check the Asiatic path later in the afternoon because of the now badly deteriorated conditions.
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
750 0330 VEN YVKS RCR 750 Radio Caracas, Caracas (dcf) Mention of Trasnocho Hípico,
etc. Thanks Andrew Brade for help. V weak 7574 km **
1470 0339 USA WLAM r:WLVP 8-70 News, Lewiston (ME) Good Time Oldies 14-70 WLAM ID
Weak 5069 km
1430 0400 USA WKOX Mia 1430, Everett (MA) Muffled 14-30 WKOX ID. Listed only 1kW
at night. https://app.box.com/s/3iuk0xxcmapdg455z5ohgjdf7lijeicn V weak
5236 km
1190 0424 CLM HJCV Radio Cordillera, Bogotá D.C. (bdc) OM shouting ID between Latin
songs Weak 8566 km **
** Personal First in Skegness
Not a bad night at all with many frequencies yielding a second North American station. Of note were 1010 1130 1500 and 1520.
I didn't start recording until well after 0300 so I don't know what conditions were like before this. Two solar shocks were received overnight, the second one around 0420, roughly the time conditions strarted to take a dive. North America had started to disappear by this time and there was brief influx of South American signals with some fair levels from a Latin music station in the Spanish language on 890, usually a difficult channel. 1060 had a lively Latin station, as did 1070 - almost certainly Radio Santa Fe with IDs mentioning Bogota.
By 0430, ALL reception, including European, took a dive, maybe because of the solar shock. It was like a partial short-wave fade-out. Nothing was left on transatlantic routes by 0500. I didn't bother to check the Asiatic path later in the afternoon because of the now badly deteriorated conditions.
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
Graveyard DXing
St Helen's Church, West Keal, Lincolnshire
Ah, of course! You're thinking I am talking about DXing 'the graveyard channels' on medium wave. Right? Wrong!
OK then, it's got to be something to do with a 'graveyard shift' perhaps? Nope!
So what have I been up to involving graveyards? Well, of course you can rule out actual DXing inside a graveyard, yes? WRONG! I am officially laying claim to being the first DXer who has put up a band 2 beam in a graveyard! It's true. The question is .... am I really the first?
It took me several attempts to pluck up the courage to do this, but I eventually I just had to try it. Why? Because one of my nearest DX hilltops happens to have a church on it. Churches are open to the public? OK, the vicar might have been curious, maybe even dismayed had he seen me putting up a Triax FM3 in his grounds, which is exactly what I did.
All this happened under the cover of darkness, which wasn't actually planned. I was late getting to the church and the last dregs of daylight had almost disappeared. I had planned to arrive sooner, but other things took precedence. I didn't stick around for long though. it was just too dark and I couldn't even see the antenna after a while. The wildlife around the church grounds was indeed quite creepy and various creatures were squawking and fluttering in the trees around me. Surprisingly, this did not deter me. I have been to this location many times before and have sometimes heard an absolute racket from the wildlife in the nearby wooded areas.
The location, St Helen's Church in West Keal. This has to be one of the best VHF DX locations around here. It sits part way down a hillside at the southern end of this ridge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Reception of France is simply stunning, with virtually the whole of the northern half of France coming through on band 2 - main transmitters of course, but there are also plenty of vertical, low power stations too from the northern tip of France and beyond which come through. I could imagine very regular reception of the Paris area up there but I need to clean up my power supply situation in order to dig deep for those very weak signals. This has been a long-standing problem and one which has been getting worse. The current mains inverter throws out too much noise across band 2, even with the antenna being 20 metres away from it, so I really need to find a quieter one and probably even stick a choke inline, should any of the noise be travelling down the outside of the coax feed from the antenna. Reception to the west, north and east, is blocked by the hills here, plus the church itself, so this definitely is the place to be should Spanish tropo spring up.
This is one of the most stunning church locations around here with superb views across the Fens to the south. It's definitely worth a visit if you are in the area.
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Skegness Log: 19-09-15 (MW)
1400 0300 CAN CBG CBC Radio 1, Gander (NL) CBC promo, News jingle Fair 3775 km
Lots of North American signals overnight, but they all faded just right for their top of the hour IDs. Typical!
I'm sure I hear CBC Radio on 1140. I thought they had moved to FM and vacated their MS outlet in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Can anybody advise?
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
Lots of North American signals overnight, but they all faded just right for their top of the hour IDs. Typical!
I'm sure I hear CBC Radio on 1140. I thought they had moved to FM and vacated their MS outlet in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Can anybody advise?
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
Friday, 18 September 2015
Skegness Log: 18-09-15 (MW)
750 0300 CAN CBGY CBC Radio 1, Bonavista Bay (NL) CBC Radio news jingle in noise Vweak 3733 km
1510 0500 USA WMEX, Boston (Waverley) (MA) Fifteen Ten WMEX Boston ID Weak 5245 km
1520 0500 USA WWKB ESPN Radio, Buffalo (NY) ESPN Radio IDs Weak 5697 km
1540 0500 CAN CHIN, Toronto Island (ON) Usual Your Ideas Matter ID Weak 5669 km
Transatlantic signals were best around midnight, then signals gradually tapered off. I wasn't aware of this at the time but there was a minor blow-out around midnight, which was probably responsible for briefly beefing up the reception at that time before gradually reducing it.
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
1510 0500 USA WMEX, Boston (Waverley) (MA) Fifteen Ten WMEX Boston ID Weak 5245 km
1520 0500 USA WWKB ESPN Radio, Buffalo (NY) ESPN Radio IDs Weak 5697 km
1540 0500 CAN CHIN, Toronto Island (ON) Usual Your Ideas Matter ID Weak 5669 km
Transatlantic signals were best around midnight, then signals gradually tapered off. I wasn't aware of this at the time but there was a minor blow-out around midnight, which was probably responsible for briefly beefing up the reception at that time before gradually reducing it.
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
Thursday, 17 September 2015
Skegness Log: 17-09-15 (MW)
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle
signature tune well down in the noise V weak 9410 km
1071 1753 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) OM in Indian language and Indian
song. Good signal! Good 6716 km
590 2306 CAN VOCM, Saint John s (NL) Phone-in, as web V weak 3730 km
1560 2312 USA WFME Family Radio, New York/Queens (NY) Jesus Christ, etc.
As web Weak 5538 km
1660 2319 PTR WGIT Faro de Santidad, Canóvanas (PR) OM lively shouting, presume
with sports, as web Fair 6806 km **
1600 2321 USA WUNR, Brookline (MA) Spanish music, as web Weak 5251 km
1130 2332 USA WBBR Bloomberg 1130, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) Dow news Weak 5539 km
1010 2337 USA WINS 1010 WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) NY ads and phone-in,
as web Weak 5543 km
** Personal first
The first North American reception in this very disturbed season and this after about two weeks of listening! I doubt things will be quiet for long but hopefully we'll get a few days of this.
Asiatic DX was also starting to surface in the afternoon with many familiar oriental time signals being heard in the noise.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 300 degrees
signature tune well down in the noise V weak 9410 km
1071 1753 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) OM in Indian language and Indian
song. Good signal! Good 6716 km
590 2306 CAN VOCM, Saint John s (NL) Phone-in, as web V weak 3730 km
1560 2312 USA WFME Family Radio, New York/Queens (NY) Jesus Christ, etc.
As web Weak 5538 km
1660 2319 PTR WGIT Faro de Santidad, Canóvanas (PR) OM lively shouting, presume
with sports, as web Fair 6806 km **
1600 2321 USA WUNR, Brookline (MA) Spanish music, as web Weak 5251 km
1130 2332 USA WBBR Bloomberg 1130, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) Dow news Weak 5539 km
1010 2337 USA WINS 1010 WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) NY ads and phone-in,
as web Weak 5543 km
** Personal first
The first North American reception in this very disturbed season and this after about two weeks of listening! I doubt things will be quiet for long but hopefully we'll get a few days of this.
Asiatic DX was also starting to surface in the afternoon with many familiar oriental time signals being heard in the noise.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 300 degrees
Monday, 14 September 2015
Skegness Log: 14-09-15 (MW)
1190 0300 ARG LR9 Radio América, Buenos Aires (df) National anthem.
Plenty of Once Noventa America IDs. Clear with fair peaks between
0200 and 0400+. Fair 11286 km
1270 0301 ARG LS11 Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) ID and news
jingle Weak 11285 km **
** Personal first
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
Plenty of Once Noventa America IDs. Clear with fair peaks between
0200 and 0400+. Fair 11286 km
1270 0301 ARG LS11 Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) ID and news
jingle Weak 11285 km **
** Personal first
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
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