Medium Wave Log:
680 0500 USA WRKO, Boston (MA) " ... on WRKO Boston", heard under CFTR Weak 5239 km **
1670 0500 USA WOZN 106.7FM/1670AM The Zone, Madison (WI) "WOZN Madison ... WOZN (?) (somewhere
else!)" Mixing UNID Fox sports station Weak 6312 km **
1700 0500 USA WRCR AM 1700 Radio Rockland, Spring Valley (NY) ID "AM 17 hundred WRCR ... ??
Headline news". Fair 5516 km **
790 0530 USA WAXY The Ticket, South Miami (FL) Miami ads and promos, ESPN ID on the half
hour Fair 7158 km
1180 0530 USA WHAM, Rochester/Brook Road (NY) ID - "Newsradio Wham Eleven Eighty" Good 5605 km
1380 0530 CAN CKPC, Brantford (ON) 13-80 CKPC ID on the half hour. Country music format. Thanks
Odd-Jorgen Sagdahl and Jan Alvestad for help. Fair 5767 km **
1700 0601 USA WJCC Radio Mega, Miami Springs (FL) YL ID "Radio Mega WJCC Seventeen Hundred"
Fair 7128 km **
1640 0602 USA WTNI 96.7 The Champ ESPN Radio, Biloxi (Gulfport) (MS) ESPN Radio ID Weak
7294 km
1660 0602 USA WQLR 1660 The Fan, Kalamazoo (MI) References to The Fan and Fox Sports Weak
6146 km **
1690 0602 CAN CJLO Underground Radio, Montréal (QC) YL "For more information .... visit
cjlo.com". "This has been a CJLO Production". Mixing CHTO Fair 5188 km
1570 0604 MEX XERF-AM La Poderosa, Ciudad Acuña (coa) Lengthy ID by YL, then OM: Call letters,
power, frequency, "La Poderosa" ID, etc. Good 8138 km
1580 0604 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) CKDO jingle between Patrick Hernandez & Elvis songs
Fair 5613 km
1650 0604 USA KCNZ 1650 The Fan, Cedar Falls (IA) Fox Sports. (Better on LSB to avoid
huge signal from CINA) Fair 6536 km **
1630 0605 USA KKGM, Fort Worth (TX) ID - "It's the place for modern gospel music for Dallas Fort
Worth, 16-30 KKGM" Weak 7605 km
1540 0606 USA KXEL, Waterloo (D) (IA) Weather, "15-40 KXEL" ID. Good 6547 km
1630 0606 USA KCJJ, Iowa City (IA) 16-30 KCJJ ID then sung KCJJ jingle Weak 6546 km **
820 0640 CAN CHAM Funny 820, Hamilton (ON) "Funny 8-20" ID and comedy sketches Fair 5729 km **
570 0643 CUB Radio Reloj, Santa Clara/CTOM1 (vc) RR in morse code penetrating the noise. Two
other UNID stations present. One with pops, the other a US talker Vweak 7388 km
970 0653 USA WZAN, Portland/Sunset Park (ME) WZAN IDs after announcements. Mixing another
English station. Fair 5105 km
1320 0654 CAN CJMR, Oakville (ON) Presumed with Indian programming Fair 5703 km
800 0656 CAN VOWR, Saint John (NL) OM VOWR ID between nostalgic toons Fair 3727 km **
890 0656 USA WLS, Chicago/Tinley Gardens Park (IL) ID - "You have a voice .... 89 WLS"
Fair 6334 km
1430 0700 USA WXNT CBS Sports 1430, Indianapolis (IN) WXNT Indinapolis and WZPL(?)
also mentioned in ID Weak 6369 km **
1510 0700 USA WLAC Newsradio 1510, Nashville (TN) "This is Newsradio 15-10 WLAC Nashville Fox
News NOW!" Fair 6686 km
1520 0500 USA KOKC Oklahoma City OK. TENTATIVE. OM and CBS News jingle under WWKB Weak 7413 km
1071 1730 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) OM ID Fair 6716 km (received at home)
** Personal first
This log is the result of a mobile DX trip, thie files from which I had forgotten.
The band was full of transatlantic signals, with more than one transatlantic station being on many frequencies. This log represents the more interesting catches and regularly heard stations are omitted.
This was another frustrating DX session as most top of the hour recordings didn't happen because of problems with the laptop I was using at the time. Pressing the record button on the Perseus usually resulted in the laptop freezing and in need of a reboot. Still, there are some new stations in the log which I have not received in Skegness before.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Elad FDM-S2 SDR Receiver
Antenna: Movable 10ft x 25ft flag (home) Various Beverage antennas 'on location' in rural Lincolnshire.
Monday, 26 October 2015
Es Path Symmetry
I've been wanting to write about a visual phenomenon I often see on the FM List Visual Logbooks during Es openings. The problem I have in demonstrating this is that you really need to see this particular display live, as it happens, as the Visual Logbook will quickly fill up with additional propagation paths and the general effect becomes fuzzy and lost as the propagation path moves.
Now, I expect this phenomenon is already widely understood in amateur radio circles. It's just that I have never come across it before and, even after asking a few ham operators, not one of them said they were aware of this effect.
What is it? Well, I can only describe it as a symmetrical propagational pattern, maybe there's even a circular pattern in this too, as you will hopefully see. The best way I can demonstrate this pattern is to show you graphics of the early stages of a few Es openings from this summer. Let's start with a fairly obvious one - yesterday's Es opening:
Note the central region in this propagation 'spread' which covers a circular-ish effect in southern Spain. There is a main band of propagation. Note also the two outer flanks. It's probably not so easy to see the circle, but you should see a kind of elliptical effect. Bear with me on this as it's not so clear once the propagation path has moved around, as it did today, but you can see this effect better with just a few minutes of Es, and also thanks to having a broadband SDR receiver which lets you see this pattern more readily.
Moving on to 2015-06-20:
Another example of symmetry. Even a circle again.
Then 2015-06-14:
And hopefully still as obvious, this more prolonged opening:
This time the opening was fairly stable and you can see two broad paths of reception, with two flanks at either side.Again, roughly symmetrical
There are many better examples of this, but the clarity is lost as the opening continues and the symmetry is buried under an ever-increasing mass of lines. As I say, you really need to take a snapshot over just a few minutes - five or less, then the effect is much, much clearer. I cannot separate the time slots on the daily FM List logbooks, hence using these four images which offer the best examples I could find, but I do see this very pattern with virtually all Es openings.
What does it tell us though? It certainly doesn't say that the areas between the lines, where nothing was received, don't have any radio stations. That's clearly not the case at all.
Perhaps it's possible to get a good idea of the shape of an Es cloud from this.
Hopefully this is of interest - and it's probably something which is already understood, or is SDR technology now showing us something we haven't previously been able to see?
Now, I expect this phenomenon is already widely understood in amateur radio circles. It's just that I have never come across it before and, even after asking a few ham operators, not one of them said they were aware of this effect.
What is it? Well, I can only describe it as a symmetrical propagational pattern, maybe there's even a circular pattern in this too, as you will hopefully see. The best way I can demonstrate this pattern is to show you graphics of the early stages of a few Es openings from this summer. Let's start with a fairly obvious one - yesterday's Es opening:
Note the central region in this propagation 'spread' which covers a circular-ish effect in southern Spain. There is a main band of propagation. Note also the two outer flanks. It's probably not so easy to see the circle, but you should see a kind of elliptical effect. Bear with me on this as it's not so clear once the propagation path has moved around, as it did today, but you can see this effect better with just a few minutes of Es, and also thanks to having a broadband SDR receiver which lets you see this pattern more readily.
Moving on to 2015-06-20:
Another example of symmetry. Even a circle again.
Then 2015-06-14:
And hopefully still as obvious, this more prolonged opening:
This time the opening was fairly stable and you can see two broad paths of reception, with two flanks at either side.Again, roughly symmetrical
There are many better examples of this, but the clarity is lost as the opening continues and the symmetry is buried under an ever-increasing mass of lines. As I say, you really need to take a snapshot over just a few minutes - five or less, then the effect is much, much clearer. I cannot separate the time slots on the daily FM List logbooks, hence using these four images which offer the best examples I could find, but I do see this very pattern with virtually all Es openings.
What does it tell us though? It certainly doesn't say that the areas between the lines, where nothing was received, don't have any radio stations. That's clearly not the case at all.
Perhaps it's possible to get a good idea of the shape of an Es cloud from this.
Hopefully this is of interest - and it's probably something which is already understood, or is SDR technology now showing us something we haven't previously been able to see?
Sunday, 25 October 2015
Skegness Log: 25-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.7 1144 E Europa FM, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2ED EUROPAFM 1591km
87.9 1144 E M80 Radio, Alagón (ARA-Z) E21E 1270km
88.4 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Caravaca de la Cruz (MUR-MU) E212 ????CLAS 1680km
88.4 1144 MRC MFM Oriental, Taourirt (otl) 1283 __MFM___ 2102km
90.4 1144 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Carboneras/Mesa del Roldán (AND-AL) E331 1810km
90.6 1144 E Solo Radio, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E1E2 ?H????IN 1630km
91.8 1144 E RNE Radio Nacional, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E211 RNE_1___ 1590km
92.7 1144 E Kiss FM, Albacete (CAM-AB) E2EC KISS_FM_ 1584km
93.6 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E212 RNE-CLAS 1590km
94.4 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) Classical, as 93.6 1762km
94.6 1144 E RNE Radio Nacional, Alpicat (CAT-L) OM, as 94.7 1277km
95.0 1144 E AB 95 FM, Albacete (CAM-AB) IDd as Albacete Noventa y Cinco. E206 AB??????
1584km
95.3 1144 E SER, Lorca (MUR-MU) PI reg logged: E639 __SER___ 1727km
95.4 1144 E Cadena 100, Albacete (CAM-AB) E2CE CAD-100_ 1581km
96.3 1144 E RNE Radio 3, La Muela (ARA-Z) E213 R?dio_?? 1290km
96.6 1144 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) 1201 SNRT-Nat 2105km
96.9 1144 E Radio María, Madrid/Torre de Valencia (MAD-M) E1CC R.Maria_ 1447km
97.0 1144 E Radio María, Lorca (MUR-MU) OM and YL, as 96.9 1731km
97.1 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Águilas (MUR-MU) E212 RN????AS 1748km
97.2 1144 E SER, Caravaca de la Cruz (MUR-MU) EA39 1678km
97.5 1144 E RNE Radio Nacional, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E211 1630km
97.5 1144 MRC Médi 1, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) 1281 2105km
97.8 1144 E Radio Vida, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E080 R._VIDA_ ALBACETE
97.8_FM_ __968___ _353030_ 1591km
99.5 1145 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) E215 RNE_5-AL 1762km
100.3 1145 E SER, Benidorm/Serra Gelada (VAL-A) Slightly different PS to the one listed
E239 __SER___ 1623km
100.7 1145 E Onda Regional Murcia, Cehegín (MUR-MU) PI unlisted in FM List E201 1682km
101.0 1145 MRC MFM Oriental, Oujda/Meghrez (otl) 1283 __MF???? 2057km
101.5 1145 E RNE Radio 3, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E213 1630km
102.4 1145 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E396 ??DI???? ??ST????
1630km
102.9 1145 MRC Médi 1, Oujda/Meghrez (otl) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2057km
103.9 1145 E RNE Radio 3, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) E213 1762km
104.0 1145 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E396
RADIO___ CASTILLA LAMANCHA RCM_____ 1590km
93.4 1147 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) 1202 SNRT-Int 2105km
96.4 1147 E Radiolé, Albacete (CAM-AB) Vocal ID 1584km
97.4 1147 E COPE, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2CA __COPE__ 1591km
88.0 1148 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Vélez-Rubio (AND-AL) E331 1732km
88.1 1148 E Onda Cero, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2EE ONDACERO 1590km
88.8 1148 E SER, Almería (AND-AL) Briefly over Belmont E239 1812km
89.2 1148 E COPE, Lorca (MUR-MU) Lorca ads E2CA 1729km
89.6 1148 E Los 40 Principales, Albacete-Norte (CAM-AB) E235 CU??EN?? 1579km
89.9 1148 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E215 ??E_???? 1630km
90.8 1148 E M80 Radio, Albacete (CAM-AB) Not the listed PI code E230 1584km
91.1 1148 E Onda Regional Murcia, Caravaca de la Cruz (MUR-MU) E201 1678km
91.2 1148 E RNE Radio Nacional, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) E211 RNE_1___ 1762km
103.2 1149 E Radio Andalucía Información, Almería (AND-AL) E333 1827km
104.8 1149 E Canal Sur Radio, Pechina/Sierra Alhamilla (AND-AL) E332 CANALSUR ALMERIA_
1810km
102.5 1153 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Pechina/Sierra Alhamilla (AND-AL) E331 C.FIESTA 1810km
97.8 1154 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Villanueva de la Jara (CAM-CU) E396 RADIO___
CASTILLA LAMANCHA RCM_____ 1535km
99.9 1154 MRC Médi 1, Zaio (otl) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2036km
91.8 1155 E Cadena Dial, Baza/Cerro del Jabalcón (AND-GR) Different PI to that in FM List
E237 DIAL____ 1750km
94.0 1155 E RNE Radio Nacional, Munera (CAM-AB) E211 RN?????? 1584km
96.4 1155 E Radio Sierra, La Puerta de Segura/Yelmo (AND-J) FFFF R_????RA ?4??9???
1672km
87.6 1156 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benidorm/Serra Gelada (VAL-A) E211 1623km
87.6 1156 E Candil Radio, Huércal de Almería (AND-AL) EB02 Candil__ 1822km
89.0 1156 E Canal Fiesta Radio, La Puerta de Segura/Yelmo (AND-J) E331 C.Fi???? 1672km
89.5 1156 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Macael-Cantera de la Alta (AND-AL) Fiesta music, as 89.0
1773km
89.6 1156 MRC Médi 1, Nador (otl) PS different to FM List 1281 _M?????? 2016km
89.6 1156 E Onda Cero, Melilla (MEL-ML) E2EE ONDACERO 2002km
92.2 1156 E SER, Melilla (MEL-ML) Different PS to FM List E239 SER_____ 2002km
88.0 1200 E SER, Tarancón (CAM-CU) Different PS to FM List E239 __SER___ 1483km
90.6 1200 E Cadena Dial, Villacarrillo (AND-J) E274 1804km
91.4 1200 E Radio Surco, Tomelloso (CAM-CR) E206 R.SURCO_ 1579km
92.2 1200 E SER, Las Pedroñeras (CAM-CU) Top of the hour ID 1538km
92.6 1200 E RNE Radio Nacional, Baza/Cerro del Jabalcón (AND-GR) Full ID on the hour
1750km
97.1 1200 E M80 Radio, Las Pedroñeras (CAM-CU) E230 M80RADIO LAMANCHA TFNO:600 5595____
1541km
89.3 1204 E Radiolé, Linares/La Esperanza (AND-J) E226 RA??OL?? 1700km
89.8 1204 E RNE Radio Clásica, Herencia Navajo (CAM-CR) Presumed with classical 1566km
90.0 1204 E RNE Radio Clásica, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) Presumed with classical
1740km
91.6 1204 E Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E333 1740km
92.0 1204 E Onda Cero, Granada/San Gabriel (AND-GR) E2EE 1800km
98.6 1205 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Valdepeñas/Cabeza de Buey (CAM-CR) E396 RCM_____
1637km
99.5 1205 E Europa FM, Granada/San Gabriel (AND-GR) E2ED 1800km
100.6 1208 E Canal Sur Radio, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E332 1740km
101.4 1208 E Radio Alhendín FM, Cerro de las Eras (AND-GR) E088 1811km
102.8 1208 E Radio Radio Network, Las Gabias (AND-GR) 22DE 1809km
90.0 1210 E RNE Radio Clásica, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E212 RNE-CLAS 1740km
93.3 1212 E Kiss FM, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E2EC KISS_FM_ 1742km
93.8 1212 E Radiolé, Alhaurin el Grande/Sierra de Mijas (AND-MA) Jinglel ID 1879km
94.2 1212 E COPE, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E2CA __COPE__ 1740km
96.0 1212 E RNE Radio 3, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E213 Radio_?? 1740km
98.6 1212 MRC MFM Oriental, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1283 __MFM___ 2022km
95.3 1213 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1B01 2022km
88.5 1215 MRC Médi 1, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) Presumed with Arab/French OM 2022km
91.1 1215 E RNE Radio Clásica, Illora/Monte Parapanda (AND-GR) E212 RN?????? 1791km
Unidentified:
93.2 1148 E? PI: F0F0. PI search suggests Radio Maria from the Canaries ?? I doubt
conditions would have supported this.
107.4 1149 E PI: 0218
102.3 1153 MRC SNRT Quran, ? FM List PI search suggests this is AOE 1204 SNRT-Cor
90.4 1156 E PI: E7E5 Rap music
93.2 1200 E PI: FF28 TROPIC@L
An unexpected Es opening to Spain and Morocco! I understand this is the third Es opening this week. I was by the receiver during one of the other openings and I did not receive anything. The other I was out. Unusual to have so many Es openings so far away from the main season.
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.
87.7 1144 E Europa FM, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2ED EUROPAFM 1591km
87.9 1144 E M80 Radio, Alagón (ARA-Z) E21E 1270km
88.4 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Caravaca de la Cruz (MUR-MU) E212 ????CLAS 1680km
88.4 1144 MRC MFM Oriental, Taourirt (otl) 1283 __MFM___ 2102km
90.4 1144 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Carboneras/Mesa del Roldán (AND-AL) E331 1810km
90.6 1144 E Solo Radio, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E1E2 ?H????IN 1630km
91.8 1144 E RNE Radio Nacional, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E211 RNE_1___ 1590km
92.7 1144 E Kiss FM, Albacete (CAM-AB) E2EC KISS_FM_ 1584km
93.6 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E212 RNE-CLAS 1590km
94.4 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) Classical, as 93.6 1762km
94.6 1144 E RNE Radio Nacional, Alpicat (CAT-L) OM, as 94.7 1277km
95.0 1144 E AB 95 FM, Albacete (CAM-AB) IDd as Albacete Noventa y Cinco. E206 AB??????
1584km
95.3 1144 E SER, Lorca (MUR-MU) PI reg logged: E639 __SER___ 1727km
95.4 1144 E Cadena 100, Albacete (CAM-AB) E2CE CAD-100_ 1581km
96.3 1144 E RNE Radio 3, La Muela (ARA-Z) E213 R?dio_?? 1290km
96.6 1144 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) 1201 SNRT-Nat 2105km
96.9 1144 E Radio María, Madrid/Torre de Valencia (MAD-M) E1CC R.Maria_ 1447km
97.0 1144 E Radio María, Lorca (MUR-MU) OM and YL, as 96.9 1731km
97.1 1144 E RNE Radio Clásica, Águilas (MUR-MU) E212 RN????AS 1748km
97.2 1144 E SER, Caravaca de la Cruz (MUR-MU) EA39 1678km
97.5 1144 E RNE Radio Nacional, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E211 1630km
97.5 1144 MRC Médi 1, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) 1281 2105km
97.8 1144 E Radio Vida, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E080 R._VIDA_ ALBACETE
97.8_FM_ __968___ _353030_ 1591km
99.5 1145 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) E215 RNE_5-AL 1762km
100.3 1145 E SER, Benidorm/Serra Gelada (VAL-A) Slightly different PS to the one listed
E239 __SER___ 1623km
100.7 1145 E Onda Regional Murcia, Cehegín (MUR-MU) PI unlisted in FM List E201 1682km
101.0 1145 MRC MFM Oriental, Oujda/Meghrez (otl) 1283 __MF???? 2057km
101.5 1145 E RNE Radio 3, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E213 1630km
102.4 1145 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E396 ??DI???? ??ST????
1630km
102.9 1145 MRC Médi 1, Oujda/Meghrez (otl) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2057km
103.9 1145 E RNE Radio 3, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) E213 1762km
104.0 1145 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E396
RADIO___ CASTILLA LAMANCHA RCM_____ 1590km
93.4 1147 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) 1202 SNRT-Int 2105km
96.4 1147 E Radiolé, Albacete (CAM-AB) Vocal ID 1584km
97.4 1147 E COPE, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2CA __COPE__ 1591km
88.0 1148 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Vélez-Rubio (AND-AL) E331 1732km
88.1 1148 E Onda Cero, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E2EE ONDACERO 1590km
88.8 1148 E SER, Almería (AND-AL) Briefly over Belmont E239 1812km
89.2 1148 E COPE, Lorca (MUR-MU) Lorca ads E2CA 1729km
89.6 1148 E Los 40 Principales, Albacete-Norte (CAM-AB) E235 CU??EN?? 1579km
89.9 1148 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Hellín/Peña Losa (CAM-AB) E215 ??E_???? 1630km
90.8 1148 E M80 Radio, Albacete (CAM-AB) Not the listed PI code E230 1584km
91.1 1148 E Onda Regional Murcia, Caravaca de la Cruz (MUR-MU) E201 1678km
91.2 1148 E RNE Radio Nacional, Huércal-Overa (AND-AL) E211 RNE_1___ 1762km
103.2 1149 E Radio Andalucía Información, Almería (AND-AL) E333 1827km
104.8 1149 E Canal Sur Radio, Pechina/Sierra Alhamilla (AND-AL) E332 CANALSUR ALMERIA_
1810km
102.5 1153 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Pechina/Sierra Alhamilla (AND-AL) E331 C.FIESTA 1810km
97.8 1154 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Villanueva de la Jara (CAM-CU) E396 RADIO___
CASTILLA LAMANCHA RCM_____ 1535km
99.9 1154 MRC Médi 1, Zaio (otl) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2036km
91.8 1155 E Cadena Dial, Baza/Cerro del Jabalcón (AND-GR) Different PI to that in FM List
E237 DIAL____ 1750km
94.0 1155 E RNE Radio Nacional, Munera (CAM-AB) E211 RN?????? 1584km
96.4 1155 E Radio Sierra, La Puerta de Segura/Yelmo (AND-J) FFFF R_????RA ?4??9???
1672km
87.6 1156 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benidorm/Serra Gelada (VAL-A) E211 1623km
87.6 1156 E Candil Radio, Huércal de Almería (AND-AL) EB02 Candil__ 1822km
89.0 1156 E Canal Fiesta Radio, La Puerta de Segura/Yelmo (AND-J) E331 C.Fi???? 1672km
89.5 1156 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Macael-Cantera de la Alta (AND-AL) Fiesta music, as 89.0
1773km
89.6 1156 MRC Médi 1, Nador (otl) PS different to FM List 1281 _M?????? 2016km
89.6 1156 E Onda Cero, Melilla (MEL-ML) E2EE ONDACERO 2002km
92.2 1156 E SER, Melilla (MEL-ML) Different PS to FM List E239 SER_____ 2002km
88.0 1200 E SER, Tarancón (CAM-CU) Different PS to FM List E239 __SER___ 1483km
90.6 1200 E Cadena Dial, Villacarrillo (AND-J) E274 1804km
91.4 1200 E Radio Surco, Tomelloso (CAM-CR) E206 R.SURCO_ 1579km
92.2 1200 E SER, Las Pedroñeras (CAM-CU) Top of the hour ID 1538km
92.6 1200 E RNE Radio Nacional, Baza/Cerro del Jabalcón (AND-GR) Full ID on the hour
1750km
97.1 1200 E M80 Radio, Las Pedroñeras (CAM-CU) E230 M80RADIO LAMANCHA TFNO:600 5595____
1541km
89.3 1204 E Radiolé, Linares/La Esperanza (AND-J) E226 RA??OL?? 1700km
89.8 1204 E RNE Radio Clásica, Herencia Navajo (CAM-CR) Presumed with classical 1566km
90.0 1204 E RNE Radio Clásica, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) Presumed with classical
1740km
91.6 1204 E Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E333 1740km
92.0 1204 E Onda Cero, Granada/San Gabriel (AND-GR) E2EE 1800km
98.6 1205 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Valdepeñas/Cabeza de Buey (CAM-CR) E396 RCM_____
1637km
99.5 1205 E Europa FM, Granada/San Gabriel (AND-GR) E2ED 1800km
100.6 1208 E Canal Sur Radio, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E332 1740km
101.4 1208 E Radio Alhendín FM, Cerro de las Eras (AND-GR) E088 1811km
102.8 1208 E Radio Radio Network, Las Gabias (AND-GR) 22DE 1809km
90.0 1210 E RNE Radio Clásica, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E212 RNE-CLAS 1740km
93.3 1212 E Kiss FM, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E2EC KISS_FM_ 1742km
93.8 1212 E Radiolé, Alhaurin el Grande/Sierra de Mijas (AND-MA) Jinglel ID 1879km
94.2 1212 E COPE, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E2CA __COPE__ 1740km
96.0 1212 E RNE Radio 3, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E213 Radio_?? 1740km
98.6 1212 MRC MFM Oriental, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1283 __MFM___ 2022km
95.3 1213 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) 1B01 2022km
88.5 1215 MRC Médi 1, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) Presumed with Arab/French OM 2022km
91.1 1215 E RNE Radio Clásica, Illora/Monte Parapanda (AND-GR) E212 RN?????? 1791km
Unidentified:
93.2 1148 E? PI: F0F0. PI search suggests Radio Maria from the Canaries ?? I doubt
conditions would have supported this.
107.4 1149 E PI: 0218
102.3 1153 MRC SNRT Quran, ? FM List PI search suggests this is AOE 1204 SNRT-Cor
90.4 1156 E PI: E7E5 Rap music
93.2 1200 E PI: FF28 TROPIC@L
An unexpected Es opening to Spain and Morocco! I understand this is the third Es opening this week. I was by the receiver during one of the other openings and I did not receive anything. The other I was out. Unusual to have so many Es openings so far away from the main season.
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: 25-10-15 (MW)
711 1700 TWN BCC Country Network, Tainan (TN) Interval signal just peeping through
the noise Vweak 9753 km
1566 1700 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) FEBC jingle and time pips. YL ID Fair 9067 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle theme in Radio
Farda gap Weak 9410 km
972 1900 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Time signal and ID Weak 8740 km
East Asia gently returns to medium wave this afternoon. But of all these, only VOA Thailand has been heard consistently over the last few days. Listen for the Yankee Doodle theme behind Radio Farda. 1700 is currently the most favourable 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 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.
the noise Vweak 9753 km
1566 1700 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) FEBC jingle and time pips. YL ID Fair 9067 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle theme in Radio
Farda gap Weak 9410 km
972 1900 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Time signal and ID Weak 8740 km
East Asia gently returns to medium wave this afternoon. But of all these, only VOA Thailand has been heard consistently over the last few days. Listen for the Yankee Doodle theme behind Radio Farda. 1700 is currently the most favourable 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 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.
Saturday, 24 October 2015
Skegness Log: 24-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
92.0 0259 D Radio PSR, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Full toh ID 881km
88.0 0300 D BR Klassik, Gelbelsee (bay) Bayerischer Rundfunk ID and gong. 905km **
88.4 0300 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) YL ID 712km
91.1 0300 D SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) ARD Nachtkonzert from BRF 835km
91.8 0300 D SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) ARD Nachtkonzert 813km
92.2 0300 D SWR3, Stuttgart-Degerloch (bwü) SWR3 overnight service 789km
92.6 0300 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) ARD Nachtkonzert 793km
92.8 0300 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk ID 904km
92.9 0300 D UNID, SWR1, Langenbrand or Mühlacker SWR1 ID
93.8 0400 D SWR2, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) SWR2 ID 586km
94.3 0400 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) SWR3 ID PI logged: D3A3 813km
94.8 0400 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ORF Radio Salzburg ID.
Noise free 1080km
95.3 0400 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) PI logged: D366 712km
95.8 0400 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) PI logged: D313 942km
95.8 0400 D WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) Full ID on the hour 592km
96.5 0400 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) SWR3 ID 786km
96.8 0400 D Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) Bayern Eins ID 975km
97.3 0400 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Vocal ID 709km
97.5 0400 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) MDR Info ID 768km
97.8 0400 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) SWR Eins Baden
Württemberg ID 717km
98.1 0400 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) SWR3 ID 835km
98.6 0400 D WDR 5, Olsberg (nrw) WDR Funf ID 592km
98.8 0400 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) SWR Eins Baden Württemberg ID 786km
99.0 0400 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) OE3 ID 1080km
99.1 0400 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) D3A1 SWR1_R?_ 656km
88.4 0500 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) MDR Figaro ID 843km
89.1 0500 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Radio Zurnal ID on the hour 947km
89.8 0500 D MDR JUMP, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Full ID on the hour 904km
90.0 0500 D SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) Full ID on the hour 593km
90.4 0500 D MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Full ID on the hour 843km **
90.7 0500 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311 942km
91.5 0500 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) PI logged: D3C2 PS logged: MDR_JUMP 712km
91.6 0500 D Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) Full ID on the hour 975km
92.1 0500 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) PI logged: D382 PS logged: _NDR_2__ 707km
93.8 0600 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Full ID on the hour 799km
94.2 0600 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Full ID on the hour 793km
94.8 0600 D Bayern 1, Bamberg/Geisberg (bay) Full ID on the hour 826km **
95.0 0600 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) Full ID on the hour 678km
95.2 0600 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Full ID on the hour 793km
95.9 0600 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Full ID on the hour 685km
96.0 0600 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) PI logged: D312 865km
96.3 0600 D Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Full ID on the hour 732km
96.7 0600 D hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Full ID on the hour. Clobbering semi-local
KLFM 647km
87.6 0700 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Full ID on the hour 878km
92.0 0700 D SWR2, Donnersberg (rlp) Full ID on the hour 656km
94.7 0800 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) Full ID on the hour 975km
96.9 0800 D MDR JUMP, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Still dominating Viking FM 793km
98.5 0800 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) Full ID on the hour 1024km
98.7 0800 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D04E AFNEAGLE
D04E AFNEAGLE 647km
90.3 1006 F France Musique, Sarrebourg/le Donon (57) OM, as 88.7 704km **
88.2 1008 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YL, as web 812km
93.4 1018 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Harry Chapin song, as web 712km
92.7 1019 D hr3, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web 712km
92.5 1021 D MDR Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Suddenly over Manningtree 739km
91.7 1022 D MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Tepid Chocolate song, as 92.5 793km
106.9 1027 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) OM, as 105.3 942km
105.7 1028 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) OM, as 105.7 1024km
98.4 1030 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID and Stephan Hauer 748km
100.9 1035 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D368 729km
91.4 1039 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Wet Wet Wet song, as web 947km
105.0 1046 D Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Jingle ID 698km
104.1 1047 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Just hiding behind UNID 947km
101.9 1053 D Antenne Bayern, Heidelstein (Rhön) (bay) D318 Swamping Peterborough 729km
100.3 1054 D Planet Radio, Eisenberg (Neuenstein) (hes) Planet Radio promo 677km
99.0 1057 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) I was convinced I heard this
yesterday but just assumed I was imagining it. Choppy signal but
clear. Several 30 second slow fade-ins/outs, as 98.0 in Hoher Meissner
fade. 1149km **
99.0 1114 F France Bleu Périgord, Bergerac/Audrix (24) YL, as web 921km
** Personal 'First'
I am so glad I made several top of the hour recordings overnight. Had I not done this I would not have logged two new Bavarian sites: Gelbelsee and Bamberg.
Plzen was still instantly RDSing at 0300 and 0400. Austria also peaked nicely at 0400. There were still plenty of few strong signals around, but my biggest surprise was the reception of France Culture, Marseille, on 99.0! I was so sure I heard this yesterday but for some reason I couldn't log it. I thought it was my imagination or some tropo-like meteor burst. The signal returned three times this morning and for about 30 seconds each time. Clearly not meteor scatter at all. The tropo maps did not suggest this path would be available to me, but then this was the super-tropo which nobody forecast! Even more surprising was the return of France Bleu Perigord from Bergerac, also on 99.0, which came back to dominate 99.0 shortly afterwards.
May we have another tropo like this very soon!
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.
92.0 0259 D Radio PSR, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Full toh ID 881km
88.0 0300 D BR Klassik, Gelbelsee (bay) Bayerischer Rundfunk ID and gong. 905km **
88.4 0300 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) YL ID 712km
91.1 0300 D SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) ARD Nachtkonzert from BRF 835km
91.8 0300 D SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) ARD Nachtkonzert 813km
92.2 0300 D SWR3, Stuttgart-Degerloch (bwü) SWR3 overnight service 789km
92.6 0300 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) ARD Nachtkonzert 793km
92.8 0300 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk ID 904km
92.9 0300 D UNID, SWR1, Langenbrand or Mühlacker SWR1 ID
93.8 0400 D SWR2, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) SWR2 ID 586km
94.3 0400 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) SWR3 ID PI logged: D3A3 813km
94.8 0400 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ORF Radio Salzburg ID.
Noise free 1080km
95.3 0400 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) PI logged: D366 712km
95.8 0400 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) PI logged: D313 942km
95.8 0400 D WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) Full ID on the hour 592km
96.5 0400 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) SWR3 ID 786km
96.8 0400 D Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) Bayern Eins ID 975km
97.3 0400 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Vocal ID 709km
97.5 0400 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) MDR Info ID 768km
97.8 0400 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) SWR Eins Baden
Württemberg ID 717km
98.1 0400 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) SWR3 ID 835km
98.6 0400 D WDR 5, Olsberg (nrw) WDR Funf ID 592km
98.8 0400 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) SWR Eins Baden Württemberg ID 786km
99.0 0400 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) OE3 ID 1080km
99.1 0400 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) D3A1 SWR1_R?_ 656km
88.4 0500 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) MDR Figaro ID 843km
89.1 0500 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Radio Zurnal ID on the hour 947km
89.8 0500 D MDR JUMP, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Full ID on the hour 904km
90.0 0500 D SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) Full ID on the hour 593km
90.4 0500 D MDR JUMP, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Full ID on the hour 843km **
90.7 0500 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) D311 942km
91.5 0500 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) PI logged: D3C2 PS logged: MDR_JUMP 712km
91.6 0500 D Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) Full ID on the hour 975km
92.1 0500 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) PI logged: D382 PS logged: _NDR_2__ 707km
93.8 0600 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Full ID on the hour 799km
94.2 0600 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Full ID on the hour 793km
94.8 0600 D Bayern 1, Bamberg/Geisberg (bay) Full ID on the hour 826km **
95.0 0600 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) Full ID on the hour 678km
95.2 0600 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Full ID on the hour 793km
95.9 0600 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Full ID on the hour 685km
96.0 0600 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) PI logged: D312 865km
96.3 0600 D Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Full ID on the hour 732km
96.7 0600 D hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Full ID on the hour. Clobbering semi-local
KLFM 647km
87.6 0700 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Full ID on the hour 878km
92.0 0700 D SWR2, Donnersberg (rlp) Full ID on the hour 656km
94.7 0800 D Bayern 3, Hoher Bogen (bay) Full ID on the hour 975km
96.9 0800 D MDR JUMP, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Still dominating Viking FM 793km
98.5 0800 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) Full ID on the hour 1024km
98.7 0800 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D04E AFNEAGLE
D04E AFNEAGLE 647km
90.3 1006 F France Musique, Sarrebourg/le Donon (57) OM, as 88.7 704km **
88.2 1008 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YL, as web 812km
93.4 1018 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Harry Chapin song, as web 712km
92.7 1019 D hr3, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web 712km
92.5 1021 D MDR Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Suddenly over Manningtree 739km
91.7 1022 D MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Tepid Chocolate song, as 92.5 793km
106.9 1027 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) OM, as 105.3 942km
105.7 1028 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) OM, as 105.7 1024km
98.4 1030 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID and Stephan Hauer 748km
100.9 1035 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D368 729km
91.4 1039 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Wet Wet Wet song, as web 947km
105.0 1046 D Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Jingle ID 698km
104.1 1047 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Just hiding behind UNID 947km
101.9 1053 D Antenne Bayern, Heidelstein (Rhön) (bay) D318 Swamping Peterborough 729km
100.3 1054 D Planet Radio, Eisenberg (Neuenstein) (hes) Planet Radio promo 677km
99.0 1057 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) I was convinced I heard this
yesterday but just assumed I was imagining it. Choppy signal but
clear. Several 30 second slow fade-ins/outs, as 98.0 in Hoher Meissner
fade. 1149km **
99.0 1114 F France Bleu Périgord, Bergerac/Audrix (24) YL, as web 921km
** Personal 'First'
I am so glad I made several top of the hour recordings overnight. Had I not done this I would not have logged two new Bavarian sites: Gelbelsee and Bamberg.
Plzen was still instantly RDSing at 0300 and 0400. Austria also peaked nicely at 0400. There were still plenty of few strong signals around, but my biggest surprise was the reception of France Culture, Marseille, on 99.0! I was so sure I heard this yesterday but for some reason I couldn't log it. I thought it was my imagination or some tropo-like meteor burst. The signal returned three times this morning and for about 30 seconds each time. Clearly not meteor scatter at all. The tropo maps did not suggest this path would be available to me, but then this was the super-tropo which nobody forecast! Even more surprising was the return of France Bleu Perigord from Bergerac, also on 99.0, which came back to dominate 99.0 shortly afterwards.
May we have another tropo like this very soon!
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.
Friday, 23 October 2015
Skegness Log: 23-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
99.8 0921 F France Inter, Metz/Luttange (57) Lively French chat, as 103.7 599km
106.8 0922 F France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) OM, as 105.2 599km
106.2 0923 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Italian phone caller, as 107.8 892km
106.3 0924 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Jingle ID 707km
98.4 0929 F France Culture, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL, as 98.0 842km
92.4 0933 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 88.7 917km
87.7 0934 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) YL and OM, as 98.0. Noisy 709km
88.2 0935 F France Culture, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) YL, as 98.0 853km
99.9 0936 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) Brief peak over Radio Norwich 917km
98.7 0938 F France Inter, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) YL and OM, as 98.0 774km
97.4 0945 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) D220 DKULTUR_ 712km
99.0 0946 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL and phone caller, as web 684km
99.5 0946 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, as web 707km
95.4 0950 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 917km
105.6 0951 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SET____ _JAMES__ etc. 917km
107.3 0954 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Chasseral (be) Italian OM, as 107.8 823km
105.1 0955 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) FFH Reporter 684km
101.7 1000 D hr4, Hoher Meißner (hes) News, as web 684km
101.4 1001 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Sachsen Anhalt traffic news, as web 712km
89.5 1007 D hr3, Hoher Meißner (hes) Adele song, as web 684km
96.0 1015 F France Inter, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OMs, as 103.7 853km **
95.5 1016 F France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL, as 88.7 842km **
87.9 1022 F France Inter, Pic du Midi (65) Just audible mixing Omroep Zeeland. Discussion
show, as web 1136km
87.9 1024 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) OMs, as web 739km
96.0 1109 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) Light song, as web 865km
90.7 1110 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) Nik Kershaw track, as web 865km
102.3 1114 SUI RTS La Première, Chasseral (be) OM and YL discussion, as 99.9 823km **
103.8 1115 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Pops, as 105.6 892km
106.9 1117 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) ID and Depeche Mode song 843km
107.8 1121 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE_UNO 917km
96.6 1122 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Classical, as 95.4 892km
104.8 1128 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Ads, as web 729km
105.3 1131 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Interview, as web 732km
106.7 1133 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) OM, as web, competing
with Langenberg 793km
107.3 1133 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web 729km
107.6 1134 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Rasmus, as web 788km
107.9 1136 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Classical, as web 732km
90.4 1201 F France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) News, as 103.7 842km
99.4 1207 D Bayern 3, Ochsenkopf (bay) Jingle ID 865km
105.9 1237 D MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) OM, as web 887km **
105.8 1238 SUI Radio SRF 3, Niederhorn (Beatenberg) (be) Pops, as 105.6 892km
97.2 1239 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Niederhorn (Beatenberg) (be) Classical, as 95.4 892km
103.2 1241 D Antenne Bayern, Ochsenkopf (bay) Gangstas Paradijs, as web 865km
100.3 1247 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as web 865km
107.1 1302 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) YL news, as 105.7 865km
107.7 1303 D R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) Vocal ID after news 918km
103.4 1314 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 __INFO__ 917km
99.8 1315 F France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F201 __INTER_ 917km
105.0 1319 D Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Pops, as 105.1 698km
98.7 1341 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Pops, as web 942km
98.5 1345 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) OM and YL, as web 1024km
95.8 1351 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Rock song, as web 942km
88.6 1404 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) YL and beats, as 98.0 781km **
91.6 1405 F France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Chanting, as 88.7 781km
101.4 1412 F France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French song, as web 709km
101.1 1414 F France Info, Gex/Montrond (01) OM ID 858km **
88.7 1419 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Over Lille. OM and YL, as web 942km
89.6 1420 F France Musique, Gex/Montrond (01) Classical, as 88.7 858km
105.0 1424 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Ads, as web 922km
89.8 1429 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) German song,
as web 799km
91.5 1432 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) PI logged: D3C2 PS logged: MDR_JUMP 712km
93.8 1440 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Pops, as web 799km
104.0 1448 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) DB04 SWR4_FR_ 799km
93.3 1457 F France Musique, Chaumont-Langres/Chalindrey (52) Harpsichord, as 88.7 694km
93.3 1459 AUT Ö1, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL monotonous talk, OM and ID 917km
102.1 1501 AUT FM 4, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) US accented news, as web 917km **
97.9 1503 D SWR2, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) YL news, as web 799km
98.2 1503 AUT Ö2 - Radio Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL, as web 917km
99.7 1511 F France Musique, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) Classical, as 88.7 853km **
91.1 1517 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) OM and YL business talk,
as web 1084km
89.2 1521 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Blauen (bwü) IDs. SWR1 Hitparade 793km
107.6 1523 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) Echoey YL, as 105.7 871km
87.6 1528 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Modern Talking song, as 91.4 1219km
87.6 1530 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Plucking string piece, as 107.9 878km **
91.8 1535 D SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) OM, as web 813km
103.0 1538 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Achy Breaky country song, as web 942km
105.7 1543 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 B5_Akt__ 1024km
105.4 1544 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web 904km
105.1 1545 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) YL, as web 793km
90.6 1547 D hr1, Hardberg (hes) OM, as web 712km
89.5 1548 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2 1024km
106.5 1559 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL, as web 917km
91.4 1603 D Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) Weather and ID 812km
87.9 1605 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Sankt Chrischona [SUI bs] (bwü) Pops, as 89.8.
Very weak 810km
103.6 1633 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) ID and pops 687km
103.6 1637 D Radio Hamburg, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) ID after pops 650km
100.0 1642 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web 904km **
89.8 1643 D MDR JUMP, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops and ID 904km **
107.4 1648 D MDR Figaro, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) OM, as 87.7 782km
107.7 1651 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Pops, as 103.2 1034km
91.7 1709 D MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) La Bionda blast from the
past, as web 793km
92.2 1711 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Sports commentary, as web 951km **
89.9 1723 CZE CRo Dvojka, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech YL, fighting with Germany and
something else. 1038km
104.5 1729 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) OM, as web 991km
98.4 1732 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID in traffic news 748km
100.4 1733 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
100.6 1735 D Antenne Bayern, Dillberg (bay) Pops, as 103.2 878km
91.4 1738 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 _IMPULS_ 947km
89.1 1740 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
101.7 1744 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232E R-DVOJKA 947km
101.6 1753 D hr4, Hardberg (hes) Schlager, as web 712km
99.0 1757 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ID, .at ads, as web.
Almost noise free 1080km
104.6 1802 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) OMs, as web 1080km
101.8 1806 AUT Antenne Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pops, as web 1080km **
102.0 1807 CZE Radio Impuls, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Czech pops, as 91.4 991km
92.5 1809 D MDR Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Jingle ID 739km
92.7 1809 D hr3, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web 712km
100.6 1810 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) YL and musical bursts,
as web 834km
101.0 1811 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Classical, as web 942km
94.2 1820 D Bayern 2, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) Alternative music, as web 961km **
95.0 1823 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM, as web 678km
95.2 1824 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical, as 87.9 793km
97.8 1836 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) ID after rock song 717km
102.8 1837 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) Jingle ID 717km
103.4 1847 D ANTENNE 1, Raichberg (bwü) German pop, as web 813km
102.9 1856 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 _IMPULS_ 1084km **
104.1 1911 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 RADIO_F1 947km
101.2 1914 D hr3, Habichtswald (hes) German pop, as web 647km
97.5 1918 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) YL and OM feature, as web 768km
94.3 1923 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) IDs by OM presenter 813km
91.6 1925 D Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) Chorale, as web 975km
97.9 1954 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Ješted (LI) OM, then vocal harmonies, as web 1038km
98.8 1956 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) Soft rock song, as 98.7 786km **
92.6 2003 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) Opera, as web 793km
93.4 2009 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) Pink song, as 104.1 1131km **
88.5 2011 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) Just audible, mixing
BBC R2. Pops, as web 1091km
97.0 2020 D SWR3, Blauen (bwü) Jack Michaelson song, as web 793km
98.1 2021 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Jack Michaelson song, as 97.0 835km
106.0 2026 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) German rap, as 105.4 881km
102.8 2029 F France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) YL, as 94.7 774km
95.9 2042 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech OM, as web 1038km
99.0 2049 F France Bleu Périgord, Bergerac/Audrix (24) Phone in, as 94.7 921km **
105.0 2051 F France Bleu Touraine, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) Phone-in, as 94.7 646km
100.7 2059 F France Inter, Guéret/Signal du Maupuy (23) YL then interview, as 103.7 785km
88.2 2237 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) OM, as web 812km **
93.5 2240 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D301 SWR1_BW_ 748km
93.7 2243 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 1024km
94.8 2244 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 Radio_S_ 1080km
102.2 2252 D Antenne Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Pops, briefly over Lincs FM 739km
102.7 2253 D Antenne Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D3F8 ANT.THUE 793km
88.4 2301 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Opera, as 87.9 843km **
96.8 2307 D Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) SWR Hitnacht relay 975km
96.9 2308 D MDR JUMP, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D3C2 MDR_____ 793km
96.5 2323 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Pops, as web 786km **
96.5 2325 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) Folky music, as web. Thanks to
Nick for the tip. 1021km **
97.3 2355 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OM, as 103.7 709km
** Personal 'First'
Another excellent and mind-boggling tropo and I think the most widespread tropo I have ever known. The propagation path spread from northern Spain, right through to northern Germany, with these and all areas between coming through simultaneously! Complete madness!
I was expecting Poland to make an appearance when conditions spread into northern parts of the Czech Republic, but it didn't materialise.
The Swiss tropo was the strongest I have known but, unlike the last time I had good levels from Switzerland (September 23rd 2013), going vertical did not bring in any low power transmitters. All signals peaked mid-evening, bringing Bavarian transmitters up to 61dB. The Czech Republic reached a whopping 54dB too. Again, bear in mind that I am using a 20dB pre-amp so subtract 20dB from these figures for reality.
And this was the tropo which wasn't forecast! Luckily there were countless alerts flying around the Skywaves groups. How did they get it so wrong? Switzerland and the Czech Republic were received from as far as north-western England!
Recordings:
94.8 ORF Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1159 23-10-15 https://app.box.com/s/b29rr69jc7imsqt1mrvzaa3c3iw8nurc
106.5 Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1601 23-10-15 https://app.box.com/s/q0mqfu6pdbz3eepfs1952kk9ek10pwyf
107.7 R SH, Fichtelberg 1400 23-10-15
https://app.box.com/s/5d0n74q1tt44mga6zjkgjl15jy2hhx63
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.
99.8 0921 F France Inter, Metz/Luttange (57) Lively French chat, as 103.7 599km
106.8 0922 F France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) OM, as 105.2 599km
106.2 0923 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Italian phone caller, as 107.8 892km
106.3 0924 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Jingle ID 707km
98.4 0929 F France Culture, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL, as 98.0 842km
92.4 0933 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 88.7 917km
87.7 0934 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) YL and OM, as 98.0. Noisy 709km
88.2 0935 F France Culture, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) YL, as 98.0 853km
99.9 0936 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) Brief peak over Radio Norwich 917km
98.7 0938 F France Inter, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) YL and OM, as 98.0 774km
97.4 0945 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) D220 DKULTUR_ 712km
99.0 0946 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL and phone caller, as web 684km
99.5 0946 D NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, as web 707km
95.4 0950 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 917km
105.6 0951 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SET____ _JAMES__ etc. 917km
107.3 0954 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Chasseral (be) Italian OM, as 107.8 823km
105.1 0955 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) FFH Reporter 684km
101.7 1000 D hr4, Hoher Meißner (hes) News, as web 684km
101.4 1001 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Sachsen Anhalt traffic news, as web 712km
89.5 1007 D hr3, Hoher Meißner (hes) Adele song, as web 684km
96.0 1015 F France Inter, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OMs, as 103.7 853km **
95.5 1016 F France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL, as 88.7 842km **
87.9 1022 F France Inter, Pic du Midi (65) Just audible mixing Omroep Zeeland. Discussion
show, as web 1136km
87.9 1024 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) OMs, as web 739km
96.0 1109 D Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) Light song, as web 865km
90.7 1110 D Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) Nik Kershaw track, as web 865km
102.3 1114 SUI RTS La Première, Chasseral (be) OM and YL discussion, as 99.9 823km **
103.8 1115 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Pops, as 105.6 892km
106.9 1117 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) ID and Depeche Mode song 843km
107.8 1121 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE_UNO 917km
96.6 1122 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Classical, as 95.4 892km
104.8 1128 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Ads, as web 729km
105.3 1131 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Interview, as web 732km
106.7 1133 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) OM, as web, competing
with Langenberg 793km
107.3 1133 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web 729km
107.6 1134 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Rasmus, as web 788km
107.9 1136 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Classical, as web 732km
90.4 1201 F France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) News, as 103.7 842km
99.4 1207 D Bayern 3, Ochsenkopf (bay) Jingle ID 865km
105.9 1237 D MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) OM, as web 887km **
105.8 1238 SUI Radio SRF 3, Niederhorn (Beatenberg) (be) Pops, as 105.6 892km
97.2 1239 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Niederhorn (Beatenberg) (be) Classical, as 95.4 892km
103.2 1241 D Antenne Bayern, Ochsenkopf (bay) Gangstas Paradijs, as web 865km
100.3 1247 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as web 865km
107.1 1302 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) YL news, as 105.7 865km
107.7 1303 D R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) Vocal ID after news 918km
103.4 1314 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 __INFO__ 917km
99.8 1315 F France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F201 __INTER_ 917km
105.0 1319 D Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Pops, as 105.1 698km
98.7 1341 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Pops, as web 942km
98.5 1345 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) OM and YL, as web 1024km
95.8 1351 D Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Rock song, as web 942km
88.6 1404 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) YL and beats, as 98.0 781km **
91.6 1405 F France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Chanting, as 88.7 781km
101.4 1412 F France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French song, as web 709km
101.1 1414 F France Info, Gex/Montrond (01) OM ID 858km **
88.7 1419 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Over Lille. OM and YL, as web 942km
89.6 1420 F France Musique, Gex/Montrond (01) Classical, as 88.7 858km
105.0 1424 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Ads, as web 922km
89.8 1429 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) German song,
as web 799km
91.5 1432 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) PI logged: D3C2 PS logged: MDR_JUMP 712km
93.8 1440 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Pops, as web 799km
104.0 1448 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) DB04 SWR4_FR_ 799km
93.3 1457 F France Musique, Chaumont-Langres/Chalindrey (52) Harpsichord, as 88.7 694km
93.3 1459 AUT Ö1, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL monotonous talk, OM and ID 917km
102.1 1501 AUT FM 4, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) US accented news, as web 917km **
97.9 1503 D SWR2, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) YL news, as web 799km
98.2 1503 AUT Ö2 - Radio Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL, as web 917km
99.7 1511 F France Musique, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) Classical, as 88.7 853km **
91.1 1517 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) OM and YL business talk,
as web 1084km
89.2 1521 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Blauen (bwü) IDs. SWR1 Hitparade 793km
107.6 1523 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) Echoey YL, as 105.7 871km
87.6 1528 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Modern Talking song, as 91.4 1219km
87.6 1530 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Plucking string piece, as 107.9 878km **
91.8 1535 D SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) OM, as web 813km
103.0 1538 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Achy Breaky country song, as web 942km
105.7 1543 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 B5_Akt__ 1024km
105.4 1544 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web 904km
105.1 1545 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) YL, as web 793km
90.6 1547 D hr1, Hardberg (hes) OM, as web 712km
89.5 1548 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2 1024km
106.5 1559 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL, as web 917km
91.4 1603 D Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) Weather and ID 812km
87.9 1605 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Sankt Chrischona [SUI bs] (bwü) Pops, as 89.8.
Very weak 810km
103.6 1633 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) ID and pops 687km
103.6 1637 D Radio Hamburg, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) ID after pops 650km
100.0 1642 D Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web 904km **
89.8 1643 D MDR JUMP, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops and ID 904km **
107.4 1648 D MDR Figaro, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) OM, as 87.7 782km
107.7 1651 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Pops, as 103.2 1034km
91.7 1709 D MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) La Bionda blast from the
past, as web 793km
92.2 1711 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Sports commentary, as web 951km **
89.9 1723 CZE CRo Dvojka, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech YL, fighting with Germany and
something else. 1038km
104.5 1729 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) OM, as web 991km
98.4 1732 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID in traffic news 748km
100.4 1733 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
100.6 1735 D Antenne Bayern, Dillberg (bay) Pops, as 103.2 878km
91.4 1738 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 _IMPULS_ 947km
89.1 1740 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
101.7 1744 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232E R-DVOJKA 947km
101.6 1753 D hr4, Hardberg (hes) Schlager, as web 712km
99.0 1757 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ID, .at ads, as web.
Almost noise free 1080km
104.6 1802 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) OMs, as web 1080km
101.8 1806 AUT Antenne Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pops, as web 1080km **
102.0 1807 CZE Radio Impuls, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Czech pops, as 91.4 991km
92.5 1809 D MDR Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Jingle ID 739km
92.7 1809 D hr3, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web 712km
100.6 1810 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) YL and musical bursts,
as web 834km
101.0 1811 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Classical, as web 942km
94.2 1820 D Bayern 2, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) Alternative music, as web 961km **
95.0 1823 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM, as web 678km
95.2 1824 D MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical, as 87.9 793km
97.8 1836 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) ID after rock song 717km
102.8 1837 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) Jingle ID 717km
103.4 1847 D ANTENNE 1, Raichberg (bwü) German pop, as web 813km
102.9 1856 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 _IMPULS_ 1084km **
104.1 1911 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 RADIO_F1 947km
101.2 1914 D hr3, Habichtswald (hes) German pop, as web 647km
97.5 1918 D MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) YL and OM feature, as web 768km
94.3 1923 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) IDs by OM presenter 813km
91.6 1925 D Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) Chorale, as web 975km
97.9 1954 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Ješted (LI) OM, then vocal harmonies, as web 1038km
98.8 1956 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) Soft rock song, as 98.7 786km **
92.6 2003 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) Opera, as web 793km
93.4 2009 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) Pink song, as 104.1 1131km **
88.5 2011 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) Just audible, mixing
BBC R2. Pops, as web 1091km
97.0 2020 D SWR3, Blauen (bwü) Jack Michaelson song, as web 793km
98.1 2021 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Jack Michaelson song, as 97.0 835km
106.0 2026 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) German rap, as 105.4 881km
102.8 2029 F France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) YL, as 94.7 774km
95.9 2042 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech OM, as web 1038km
99.0 2049 F France Bleu Périgord, Bergerac/Audrix (24) Phone in, as 94.7 921km **
105.0 2051 F France Bleu Touraine, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) Phone-in, as 94.7 646km
100.7 2059 F France Inter, Guéret/Signal du Maupuy (23) YL then interview, as 103.7 785km
88.2 2237 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) OM, as web 812km **
93.5 2240 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D301 SWR1_BW_ 748km
93.7 2243 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 1024km
94.8 2244 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 Radio_S_ 1080km
102.2 2252 D Antenne Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Pops, briefly over Lincs FM 739km
102.7 2253 D Antenne Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D3F8 ANT.THUE 793km
88.4 2301 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Opera, as 87.9 843km **
96.8 2307 D Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) SWR Hitnacht relay 975km
96.9 2308 D MDR JUMP, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D3C2 MDR_____ 793km
96.5 2323 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Pops, as web 786km **
96.5 2325 D Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) Folky music, as web. Thanks to
Nick for the tip. 1021km **
97.3 2355 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OM, as 103.7 709km
** Personal 'First'
Another excellent and mind-boggling tropo and I think the most widespread tropo I have ever known. The propagation path spread from northern Spain, right through to northern Germany, with these and all areas between coming through simultaneously! Complete madness!
I was expecting Poland to make an appearance when conditions spread into northern parts of the Czech Republic, but it didn't materialise.
The Swiss tropo was the strongest I have known but, unlike the last time I had good levels from Switzerland (September 23rd 2013), going vertical did not bring in any low power transmitters. All signals peaked mid-evening, bringing Bavarian transmitters up to 61dB. The Czech Republic reached a whopping 54dB too. Again, bear in mind that I am using a 20dB pre-amp so subtract 20dB from these figures for reality.
And this was the tropo which wasn't forecast! Luckily there were countless alerts flying around the Skywaves groups. How did they get it so wrong? Switzerland and the Czech Republic were received from as far as north-western England!
Recordings:
94.8 ORF Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1159 23-10-15 https://app.box.com/s/b29rr69jc7imsqt1mrvzaa3c3iw8nurc
106.5 Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1601 23-10-15 https://app.box.com/s/q0mqfu6pdbz3eepfs1952kk9ek10pwyf
107.7 R SH, Fichtelberg 1400 23-10-15
https://app.box.com/s/5d0n74q1tt44mga6zjkgjl15jy2hhx63
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.
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Skegness Log: 22-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
91.6 0033 E RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) Classical music, as web 1277km
88.2 0037 E RNE Radio Clásica, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) Classical music, as web
1287km **
95.8 0101 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) OMs, as web 1277km
97.2 0102 E UNID, ? UNID Spanish phone-in, as SER. Surely not Vielha? **
102.8 0103 G Pirate FM 102, Redruth (EN-CNW) Pops, as web 504km
92.8 0114 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) Pops! As web
1287km **
93.6 0117 E COPE, Ribadeo/O Mondigo (GAL-LU) OM, as web 1205km
99.6 0120 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OM, then
female singer, as web 1178km
93.2 0146 E RNE Radio Nacional, Boal/Pico Penouta (AST-O) Studio discussion,
as web 1199km **
** Personal 'First'
97.2 was the one that got away. The phone-in heard was the same as aired on SER stations, but I remember somebody saying that other networks may rebroadcast certain chat programmes overnight. It's the first time I have received Spain on 97.2. I have never received a Spanish station on 97.2 even when in Cornwall, so an interesting one.
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 0033 E RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) Classical music, as web 1277km
88.2 0037 E RNE Radio Clásica, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) Classical music, as web
1287km **
95.8 0101 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) OMs, as web 1277km
97.2 0102 E UNID, ? UNID Spanish phone-in, as SER. Surely not Vielha? **
102.8 0103 G Pirate FM 102, Redruth (EN-CNW) Pops, as web 504km
92.8 0114 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) Pops! As web
1287km **
93.6 0117 E COPE, Ribadeo/O Mondigo (GAL-LU) OM, as web 1205km
99.6 0120 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OM, then
female singer, as web 1178km
93.2 0146 E RNE Radio Nacional, Boal/Pico Penouta (AST-O) Studio discussion,
as web 1199km **
** Personal 'First'
97.2 was the one that got away. The phone-in heard was the same as aired on SER stations, but I remember somebody saying that other networks may rebroadcast certain chat programmes overnight. It's the first time I have received Spain on 97.2. I have never received a Spanish station on 97.2 even when in Cornwall, so an interesting one.
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: 21-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.1 0412 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
89.9 0412 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) OM ID 1247km
91.1 0412 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
90.5 0430 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 __R_____ 881km
87.7 0439 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C3 904km
89.5 0443 F France Culture, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) F202 ____TURE 655km
92.4 0443 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 88.7 917km
92.8 0443 F France Musique, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) Classical, as 88.7 655km **
87.7 0446 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 __UL____ 709km
91.3 0451 HRV HRT-HR 1, Multi-tx PI Logged: C201 **
91.7 0452 D MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 793km
93.3 0453 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 1575km
97.0 0501 BIH BH Radio 1, Vlašic (sbs) F201 ____DIO1 1600km
97.8 0501 AUT Ö2 - Radio Kärnten, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A502
1199km **
95.3 0503 POL RMF FM, Opole or Olsztyn PI Logged: 3F44
96.0 0503 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) YL, as 95.3 1406km
93.9 0507 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 233C 1127km
95.0 0507 CZE Rádio Blaník, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) Song, as 93.9 1069km
97.4 0507 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 RA______ 1127km
97.3 0510 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 1500km
93.4 0514 I RAI Radio2, Bertinoro/Monte Maggio (RAI) (fc) Likely site. High RDS level.
5202 ____I___ 1322km **
94.7 0514 I RAI Radio1, Monte Nerone? PI Logged: 5601
94.8 0529 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 1080km
94.9 0529 HRV HRT-HR 1, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) Song, as 97.3, briefly over a reduced BBC
Lincolnshire due to accidental antenna position 1523km **
97.7 0529 HRV HRT-HR 3, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) C203 __T-HR_3 1523km
95.4 0530 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 1261km
98.1 0530 HRV HRT-HR 2, Celevac or Beli Manastir PI Logged: C202 PS Logged HRT-
99.1 0530 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 __TENN__ 1261km
93.6 0535 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3205 1147km
93.9 0535 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 ____SA__ 843km
97.1 0535 POL RMF FM, Wloszczowa/Dobromierz (SK) Pops, as 95.3 1356km
98.8 0535 POL PR 1, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3211 1147km
94.6 0536 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44 ______M_ 1127km
96.4 0536 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 __olskie 1127km
93.8 0546 D SWR2, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A2 786km
95.8 0546 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Black Hill (SC-NLA) As BBC Radio 4 405km
98.5 0550 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 1024km
93.9 0551 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
94.3 0551 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) Pops, as 93.9 1398km
95.4 0556 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 917km
97.3 0556 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201 709km
97.0 0557 AUT Ö1, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A201 1181km
101.8 0601 D NDR Info, Helpterberg (mev) D384 881km **
103.8 0601 D Antenne MV, Helpterberg (mev) D378 ______V_ 881km
105.1 0601 D Antenne MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) OM, as 101.8 865km **
103.9 0604 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 1317km
104.3 0609 I Radio Subasio, Campello sul Clitunno (pg) or Città di Castello (pg) 53FD
103.7 0615 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Jingle ID 628km
100.2 0617 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 __RO____ 1147km
100.2 0619 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) PI reg logged: E824 ___G____ 1238km
103.4 0621 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) OM, as 105.2 917km
103.6 0621 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) 30 second burst
F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
100.1 0626 CZE CRo Dvojka, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232E ____OJ__ 1127km
100.9 0626 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F EU______ 1459km
101.7 0626 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Pops, as 100.1 947km
102.0 0626 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) Pops, as 100.1 1219km
102.7 0626 CZE CRo Vltava, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232D 1127km
102.8 0626 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) D210 456km
104.0 0626 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 1392km
104.6 0707 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Jingle ID 1080km
102.8 0727 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 1552km
102.9 0747 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 1084km
103.8 0747 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213 1247km
107.8 0747 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B203 1460km
92.1 1909 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D382 707km
** Personal 'First'
Although there are quite a few stations in this log, it doesn't reflect the fact that this year's Orionids were not that great, at least in radio terms at this QTH. There were a few half decent burst, but nothing that would have you jumping up and down with glee. The longer bursts (there were a few) were never that strong and stations tended to pile-up anyway, making Identification difficult. There were more personal firsts than I expected though.
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.
89.1 0412 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL 947km
89.9 0412 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) OM ID 1247km
91.1 0412 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
90.5 0430 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev) D371 __R_____ 881km
87.7 0439 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) D3C3 904km
89.5 0443 F France Culture, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) F202 ____TURE 655km
92.4 0443 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 88.7 917km
92.8 0443 F France Musique, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) Classical, as 88.7 655km **
87.7 0446 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F202 __UL____ 709km
91.3 0451 HRV HRT-HR 1, Multi-tx PI Logged: C201 **
91.7 0452 D MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D6F1 793km
93.3 0453 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 1575km
97.0 0501 BIH BH Radio 1, Vlašic (sbs) F201 ____DIO1 1600km
97.8 0501 AUT Ö2 - Radio Kärnten, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae) A502
1199km **
95.3 0503 POL RMF FM, Opole or Olsztyn PI Logged: 3F44
96.0 0503 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) YL, as 95.3 1406km
93.9 0507 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 233C 1127km
95.0 0507 CZE Rádio Blaník, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) Song, as 93.9 1069km
97.4 0507 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 RA______ 1127km
97.3 0510 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 1500km
93.4 0514 I RAI Radio2, Bertinoro/Monte Maggio (RAI) (fc) Likely site. High RDS level.
5202 ____I___ 1322km **
94.7 0514 I RAI Radio1, Monte Nerone? PI Logged: 5601
94.8 0529 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 1080km
94.9 0529 HRV HRT-HR 1, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) Song, as 97.3, briefly over a reduced BBC
Lincolnshire due to accidental antenna position 1523km **
97.7 0529 HRV HRT-HR 3, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) C203 __T-HR_3 1523km
95.4 0530 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 1261km
98.1 0530 HRV HRT-HR 2, Celevac or Beli Manastir PI Logged: C202 PS Logged HRT-
99.1 0530 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 __TENN__ 1261km
93.6 0535 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3205 1147km
93.9 0535 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 ____SA__ 843km
97.1 0535 POL RMF FM, Wloszczowa/Dobromierz (SK) Pops, as 95.3 1356km
98.8 0535 POL PR 1, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3211 1147km
94.6 0536 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3F44 ______M_ 1127km
96.4 0536 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 __olskie 1127km
93.8 0546 D SWR2, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A2 786km
95.8 0546 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Black Hill (SC-NLA) As BBC Radio 4 405km
98.5 0550 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 1024km
93.9 0551 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
94.3 0551 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) Pops, as 93.9 1398km
95.4 0556 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2 917km
97.3 0556 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201 709km
97.0 0557 AUT Ö1, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) A201 1181km
101.8 0601 D NDR Info, Helpterberg (mev) D384 881km **
103.8 0601 D Antenne MV, Helpterberg (mev) D378 ______V_ 881km
105.1 0601 D Antenne MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) OM, as 101.8 865km **
103.9 0604 SVN Slovenija 3, Kum (ce) 9203 1317km
104.3 0609 I Radio Subasio, Campello sul Clitunno (pg) or Città di Castello (pg) 53FD
103.7 0615 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Jingle ID 628km
100.2 0617 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 __RO____ 1147km
100.2 0619 S SR P4, Visby/Follingbo TM (go) PI reg logged: E824 ___G____ 1238km
103.4 0621 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) OM, as 105.2 917km
103.6 0621 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) 30 second burst
F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
100.1 0626 CZE CRo Dvojka, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232E ____OJ__ 1127km
100.9 0626 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F EU______ 1459km
101.7 0626 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) Pops, as 100.1 947km
102.0 0626 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) Pops, as 100.1 1219km
102.7 0626 CZE CRo Vltava, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232D 1127km
102.8 0626 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) D210 456km
104.0 0626 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 1392km
104.6 0707 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Jingle ID 1080km
102.8 0727 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 1552km
102.9 0747 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 1084km
103.8 0747 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213 1247km
107.8 0747 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B203 1460km
92.1 1909 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) D382 707km
** Personal 'First'
Although there are quite a few stations in this log, it doesn't reflect the fact that this year's Orionids were not that great, at least in radio terms at this QTH. There were a few half decent burst, but nothing that would have you jumping up and down with glee. The longer bursts (there were a few) were never that strong and stations tended to pile-up anyway, making Identification difficult. There were more personal firsts than I expected though.
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.
Sunday, 11 October 2015
Skegness Log: 11-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
87.8 2354 F Décibel, Dinan/Barrière (22) Various pops, Gerry Rafferty, Dexys
Midnight Runners, as web 550km
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.
87.8 2354 F Décibel, Dinan/Barrière (22) Various pops, Gerry Rafferty, Dexys
Midnight Runners, as web 550km
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.
Saturday, 10 October 2015
Skegness Log: 10-10-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
97.2 1113 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) OM talk, as web 739km
99.0 1116 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YLs nattering, as web 684km
98.5 1123 D SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Warbling Whitney, as web 550km
93.8 1125 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Ballroom Blitz, as web 565km
94.8 1126 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
92.1 1130 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) German song , then jingle 707km
99.0 1133 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Pops, as web. Almost noise free 370km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.1 2020 HOL Radio Veronica, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Glen Frey song, as 96.3 318km **
95.2 2024 HOL SLAM!, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 82A5 __SLAM!_ 312km
96.0 2025 HOL Freez FM, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Pretenders song, as 98.7 318km
91.8 2033 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Alternative music, as web 300km
90.6 2036 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Pops, as web 375km
** 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.
97.2 1113 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) OM talk, as web 739km
99.0 1116 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YLs nattering, as web 684km
98.5 1123 D SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Warbling Whitney, as web 550km
93.8 1125 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Ballroom Blitz, as web 565km
94.8 1126 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
92.1 1130 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) German song , then jingle 707km
99.0 1133 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Pops, as web. Almost noise free 370km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.1 2020 HOL Radio Veronica, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Glen Frey song, as 96.3 318km **
95.2 2024 HOL SLAM!, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) 82A5 __SLAM!_ 312km
96.0 2025 HOL Freez FM, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Pretenders song, as 98.7 318km
91.8 2033 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Alternative music, as web 300km
90.6 2036 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Pops, as web 375km
** 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.
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