Tropo / Temperature Inversion

While at the new Gibraltar Point Visitor Centre this afternoon, I took a few photos out over The Wash from the viewing platform. The platform is no more than about 20 feet above the ground.

When I returned home, I used a distance-to-horizon calculator and I discovered that the visible horizon at only 20 feet above the ground is only 5.5 miles, yet I could clearly see the other side of The Wash some
15 miles away, plus a few vessels about ten miles down the coast, seemingly floating in the air. I didn't think anything of it until I entered some data into http://www.ringbell.co.uk/info/hdist.htm. So what I was able to see was only possible because of the temperature inversion. I guess this all ties in with the level of tropospheric ducting is in the atmosphere at the moment.

Temperature Inversion over The Wash

Photo1 shows trees a the far end of The Wash near Boston. The Pilgrim Hospital and clock tower of the Boston Stump can be seen on the right hand half of the horizon.

Photo 2 shows a vessel roughly ten miles down the coast, used for target practice bu the miiltary.

German signals from the Aurich and Steinkimmen transmitters are S9+50dB here in broad daylight. This is a BIG tropo and, with a bit of luck, it will spread elsewhere inland this evening.

Good DX!

John

BBC 1 Tropo Forecast?

Almost!

Skegness Log: 2016-06-05 (Tropo: G NOR D HOL)

Band 2 Troposhperic:
104.0 0011 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Egersund (ro) Pops, as 102.8  687km
104.3 0011 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 102.8  811km **
103.5 0013 NOR Jærradion, Elgane (ro) Different PI to FM List  FE2C 694km **
103.3 0016 NOR Radio Haugaland, Lysenut (ro) Back to back pops, as web  787km **
103.2 0020 NOR Radio Haugaland, Sandve (ro) Pops, as 103.3  733km **
105.2 0024 NOR R Sandnes, Sandnes/Vedafjell (ro) Pop, as web  F04B 717km **
105.6 0027 NOR Radio Haugaland, Steinsfjell (ro) Pops, as 103.3  762km
106.3 0036 NOR Jærradion, Særheim (ro) Jingle ID  705km **
107.9 0047 NOR Jærradion, Bærlandsnuten (ro) Jingle ID  712km
 87.8 0705 DNK Nova, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) ID and ads  607km
 97.8 0724  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs)   D3E1 ??????SH 694km
 98.6 0725  D  NDR Info, Steinkimmen (nds) OM, as web  543km
 98.8 0726  D  NDR Kultur, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Piano concerto, as web  525km
 99.0 0727 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Petre jingle  860km
100.2 0728  D  R.SH, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs)   D3E8 694km
100.4 0729  D  delta radio, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Pops, as web  599km
100.8 0730  D  Bremen Vier, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) ID and YL  554km
101.0 0730 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)   F21A 703km
101.2 0731  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web  565km
101.4 0732  D  R.SH, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) Pops, as web  626km
101.7 0734  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Garding (shs) DLR Kultur Musik Tips  571km
102.6 0736  D  Radio ffn, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) Pops, as 102.3  571km
102.9 0737  D  R.SH, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Pops, as 102.0  647km
103.6 0738  D  Radio Hamburg, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Pops, as web  650km
103.8 0740  D  R.SH, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs)   D3E8 599km
104.1 0741  D  delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) German rock, as web  694km
104.6 0743  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds)   D389 571km
105.0 0744  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Güby (Schleswig) (shs) Web address and ID  630km
105.1 0745  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) ID in YL speech  634km
105.3 0746  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Norden (nds) Pop feature, as 105.0  459km
105.4 0747  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Pops, as web  555km
106.5 0749  D  Klassik Radio, Flensburg/Wassersleben (shs) YL ID  622km
107.4 0751  D  delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs)   D3E9 _d?????? 647km
104.0 0757  D  Radio RST, Tecklenburg (nrw) Pops, as web  517km
102.0 0801 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)   F21A -NORGE-_ 696km
 99.6 0802 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) OM, as 98.7  811km
102.8 0803 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)   F214 P4_NORGE 745km
 97.0 0806 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) ID and pops  734km
 96.1 0807  D  NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Classical, as web  627km
 96.4 0807  D  NDR Info, Aurich (nds)   D384 478km
 94.0 0809  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Live acoustic session, as web  475km
 93.6 0810  D  alsterradio 106,8, Cuxhaven Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Jingle ID  571km
 92.6 0811 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Phone-in quiz, as web  700km
 93.4 0811  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Emden (nds) Pop feature, as web  458km
 92.5 0812 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Opera, as web  734km
 92.4 0814  D  Radio BOB! (Schleswig-Holstein), Schleswig (shs) Radio Bob Rock and Pop ID
               622km
104.8 0849 NOR Radio Sunnhordland, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Jingle ID  811km
107.1 0903 NOR Radio Lyngdal, Raumsland (va) Church service, as web  696km
106.9 0919 NOR Radio 102, Steinsfjell (ro) YL talk, as web  762km
103.3 0951 NOR Kristen Nærradio, Lysenut (ro) Norwegian songs, as web  787km **
 96.0 1012  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Keelylang Hill (SC-ORK)   C204 681km
 96.6 1030 HOL RADIONL, Leeuwarden/Ceresweg (fri) ID and web address  369km
107.0 1037 HOL RTV NOF, Dokkum/Nieuwe Mast Kabel Noord (fri) OMs, as web  377km
107.5 1041 HOL Radio Eenhoorn, Menaam/Mieddyk (fri) Male voice choir, as web  356km
 87.8 1124  D  Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web  518km
107.6 2214  D  Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) German song, as web  565km
107.4 2215  D  Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) OM ID. Fair but very
               noisy due to co-ch QRM  508km
106.9 2217  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) Pops and jingle ID  691km
104.8 2221  D  Radio Teddy, Bremen-Walle (bre) ID - Radio Teddy Deutsch Pop Non-Stop  565km
104.2 2222  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Visselhövede (nds) Pops, as 105.7  620km
104.5 2222  D  Radio 21, Leer (nds) Rock, as web  473km
103.8 2224  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) Pops, as 105.7  620km
 88.5 2232  D  Radio Hamburg, Cuxhaven Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Dance track, as web  571km
 88.8 2234  D  WDR 5, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Not a trace of Belmont! 0% BER!
               D395 WDR_5___ 504km
 93.1 2236  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Meldrum (SC-ABS) Pops, as web. Belmont disappeared
               when antenna NE.  C615 501km **
 95.0 2239 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) PS different to that stated in
               FM List  F203 _NRK_P3_ 696km
 98.7 2244 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)   F202 _NRK_P2_ 703km
 93.5 2307 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)   F201 _NRK_P1_ 745km
 92.6 2313 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Rock, as 91.8  811km

** Personal First

Good DX!

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

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

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

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-06-04 (Tropo: Norway, Scotland)

Band 2 Troposhperic:
 92.6 1913 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho)  F203 811km
 91.8 1914 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F203 703km
 88.0 1916 NOR NRK P1, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Pops, as 93.5  923km
 89.1 1918 NOR NRK P1, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops, as 93.5  860km
 90.3 1920 NOR Radio Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Jingle ID  745km
 91.1 1921 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F203 _NRK_P3_ 745km
 93.5 1922 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F201 _NRK_P1_ 745km
 94.2 1922 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F201 703km
 94.8 1923 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Classical, as 98.7  860km
 96.0 1924 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 93.5  811km
 97.3 1925 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 745km
 98.7 1926 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Classical, as 97.3  703km
 99.6 1926 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Classical, as 97.3  811km
101.0 1927 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Ads, as web  703km
102.8 1927 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F214 P4_NORGE 745km
103.7 1931  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Forfar (SC-ANG) Sports, as 104.2  430km
103.9 1931  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Ashkirk (SC-BRD) OM, as 93.1  333km
104.2 1953  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Meldrum (SC-ABS)  C316 BBC_Gael 501km
102.8 1959  G  Tay FM, Angus (SC-DDC) Tay FM News  434km
106.8 2145  G  Original 106, Durris (SC-ABS)  CC94 461km
 92.7 2147  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Forfar (SC-ANG) Pops, as 104.2  430km
 93.3 2149 NOR NRK P1, Lønahorgi (ho) Songs and OM, as 94.2  916km
 93.8 2151  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Durris (SC-ABS) Pops, as 104.2  461km
 95.3 2157  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS)  C204 BBC_R4__ 501km
 88.2 2158  G  BBC Radio 2, Knockmore (SC-MOR) Pops, as 88.3  534km **
 90.4 2159  G  BBC Radio 3, Knockmore (SC-MOR) Alternative music, as 90.5  534km **
 92.6 2200  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Knockmore (SC-MOR) OM interview, as 93.8  534km **
 94.8 2201  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Knockmore (SC-MOR) OM, as 94.5  534km **
 97.8 2202  G  BBC Radio 1, Knockmore (SC-MOR) DJ, as 97.9  534km **
 99.0 2202  G  BBC Radio 1, Durris (SC-ABS) DJ, as 98.9  461km
 99.0 2202 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Petre jingle  860km
101.4 2204 NOR Radio Norge, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Pops, as 101.0  923km
102.5 2204 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops, as 101.0  860km
 87.9 2330 NOR NRK P2, Stavanger/Ullandhaug (ro) Classical music, as 98.7  725km **
 89.4 2332  G  BBC Radio 2, Durris (SC-ABS) As 88.8  461km
 91.6 2336  G  BBC Radio 3, Durris (SC-ABS) Jazz, as 90.9  461km
 93.0 2339  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Multi-tx YL, as 93.8. Penicuik? **
 93.6 2343 NOR NRK P1, Bremanger (sf) Pops, as 93.5  1009km
103.2 2344 NOR Radio Norge, Bremanger (sf) Pops, as 101.0  1009km
101.8 2345 NOR Radio Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 102.5  811km
104.8 2358 NOR Radio Sunnhordland, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) F035 811km **

** Personal 'First'

Good DX!

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

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

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

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-06-02 (Es: Turkey, Balkans, Spain, N Africa)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 97.5 1122 BIH RSG Radio, Sarajevo/Zmajevac-Sedrenik (sar) F254 RSG_??__ 1679km **
 87.7 1204  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Vimianzo/Monte Sangre (GAL-C) Jingle ID  1312km
 88.5 1259 ROU Digi FM, Resita/Semenic (CS)  E059 Digi_FM_ 88,5_FM_ 1801km
 88.6 1259 HNG Lánchíd Rádió, Siklós / Köztársaság tér 8. (Bar)  B99F LA????D_ 1523km
 88.7 1259 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Sarajevo/Trebevic (sar)  F042 RT????RS 1684km
 88.9 1259 SRB Radio S2, Beograd/Torlak (Srb)  D28B 1737km
 89.3 1259 SRB Radio Beograd 2/3, Jastrebac (Srb)  D2F6 1893km
 89.4 1259 SRB Bum Bum Radio, Beograd/Košutnjak (Srb)  F678 1731km
 89.5 1259 SRB Radio Vladimirci, Vladimirci/Skupljen (Srb)  102D RADIO___ Vlad_Mir Vladi___
               89.5_MHZ 1701km
 89.9 1259 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Udrigovo (srp)  F042 RTRS-RRS 1645km
 90.2 1259 HRV Radiopostaja Vinkovci, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu)OM ID, swamped by Radio Yet  1590km **
 90.2 1259 SRB Radio Cer, Lipolist (Srb)  D025 1684km
 90.2 1259 SRB Radio JAT, Beograd/Ušce (Srb) Jingle ID in pile-up  1727km
 90.7 1259 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Duga Njiva (srp) High RDS levels F042 RTRS-RRS 1592km
 90.8 1259 BIH Radio DAŠ Extra, Bijeljina/Brijesnica (srp)  FFFF 1654km
 91.2 1259 HRV Otvoreni Radio, Osijek/Ulica kneza Trpimira (os)  C205 1569km
 91.8 1259 BIH Radio Tuzlanskog kantona (RTV TK), Srebrenik/Okresanica (tuz) Vocal ID  1624km
 92.0 1259 SRB Radio Gem, Lazarevac/Stubicki vis (Srb)  D091 __GEM___ 1752km
 92.1 1259 HRV HRT-HR 1, Drenovci/Ulica Vladimira Nazora (vu) C201 1627km **
 93.4 1259 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Maljen (Srb)Presumed site. Vocal ID  1750km **
 97.3 1259 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (pz)  C201 HRT-HR_1 1500km
 98.1 1259 SRB Radio MB, Ub (Srb)  101D 1731km
 91.3 1308 ROU Digi FM, Timisoara/Urseni (TM)  E059 1715km
 91.4 1308 MNE Atlas Radio, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO)  D222 _ATLAS__ 1850km
 92.5 1308 SRB Play Radio, Beograd/Torlak (Srb)  D25C 1737km
 92.7 1308 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Kozara/Lisina (srp)  F042 RTRS-RRS 1510km
 92.9 1308 SRB Radio S1, Fruška Gora/Brankovac (Voj)  D249 1661km
 93.3 1308 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir/Belje (os)  C201 1552km
 93.9 1309 HRV Radio Terezija, Bjelovar/Kamenitovac (bj)  C466 TEREZIJA 1440km
 94.6 1309 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Bijelo Polje/Kurilo BP (BP)  63C1 __????1_ 1825km
 96.9 1309 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Jastrebac (Srb)  D2FF 1893km
 97.2 1309 SRB Hit FM, Fruška Gora/Brankovac (Voj)  5000 ??????M_ 1661km
 98.1 1309 HRV HRT-HR 2, Beli Manastir/Belje (os)  C202 HRT-HR_2 1552km
 98.5 1309 SRB Hit FM, Beograd/Avala (Srb)  5000 _HIT_FM_ 1740km
100.9 1309 BIH Bobar Radio, Majevica/Busija (srp)  F262 *BOBAR*_ 1649km
101.2 1309 SRB Radio AS (Šabac), Košutnja stopa (Srb)  F0F0 ??41??65 1692km
101.9 1309 SRB Hit FM, Jastrebac (Srb)  5000 1893km
102.0 1309 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Psunj (pz)  C317 1500km
102.7 1309 SRB Play Radio, Bitovik (Srb) Pops, as 104.8  1784km
104.1 1309 BIH BN Radio, Modrica/Bijeli potok (srp)  F222 1579km
104.8 1309 SRB Play Radio, Deli Jovan (Srb)  D25C ????AY?? 1878km
103.2 1310 SRB Play Radio, Fruška Gora/Brankovac (Voj)  D25C __PLAY__ 1661km
103.9 1310 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (pz)  C204 1500km
105.8 1310 BIH Radio Postaja Orašje, Tupalica brdo (tuz)  F04E 1599km
106.0 1310 BIH Radio Herceg Bosne, Srbac/Motajica (srp)  F210 RADIO-HB 1541km
106.2 1310 BIH Otvorena Mreža, Sarajevo/Grdonj (sar)  F20C 1678km
106.6 1310 SRB Play Radio, Kopaonik/Gobelja (Srb) Pops, as others  1860km
106.9 1310 BIH BN Radio, Veliki Žep (srp)  F222 1698km
107.0 1310 BIH Radio Zos, Tešanj/Trebacko brdo (znc) Vocal ID  1599km
 89.5 1317 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Jingle ID  1460km
 89.9 1317 AUT Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie)  AC0C ????O-?? 1247km
 88.4 1652 BIH Nes Radio, Banja Luka/Željeznicka Kolonija (srp)  F37F NE?????? 1538km
 88.6 1652 HRV City Radio, Velika Gorica/Kravarsko (zg)  C418 ??RA???? 1411km
 90.5 1652 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Plješivica (gs)  C202 1456km
 92.0 1652 BIH BN Radio, Sarajevo/Trebevic (sar)  F222 _RTV_BN_ 1684km
 92.1 1652 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Bjelasica/Zekova glava  63C1 ??????__ 1830km
 92.6 1652 HRV Otvoreni Radio, Zagreb 5/Ozaljska 93 (zg)  C205 1389km
 93.3 1652 HRV HRT-HR 2, Mirkovica (ri)  C202 ??T-HR_2 1374km
 87.8 1656 BIH Radio Mir Medugorje, Banja Luka/Petricevac (srp)  F24B R_?????? 1536km
 88.1 1656 HRV HRT Radio Sljeme, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg)  C31C 1381km
 89.5 1656 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO)  63C1 1850km
 90.5 1656 BIH Radio Mix, Sarajevo/Zmajevac-Sedrenik (sar)  5158 MIX_???? 1679km
 93.0 1656 BIH Radio Studio M, Teslic/Borja-Mala Runjavica (srp)  F0E3 1575km
 94.3 1656 BIH Obiteljski Radio Valentino, Majevica/Lipik (tuz)  F0D1 ??OR???? 1623km
 96.4 1657 HRV Radio Marija, Zagreb-Remete (zg)  C47A 1387km
 96.5 1657 BIH Big Radio 3, Banja Luka/Krcmarice (srp)  F320 BIG_???? 1540km
 96.8 1657 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Pljevlja/Tvrdaš (PV)  63C1 1775km
 97.0 1657 BIH BH Radio 1, Vlašic (sbs)  F201 BHRADIO1 1600km
 97.6 1657 MNE Atlas Radio, Pljevlja/Tvrdaš (PV)  D222 ATLAS___ RADIO___ 1775km
 98.7 1657 BIH Radio M, Sarajevo/Grdonj (sar)  F079 1678km
100.1 1657 BIH Radio Breza, Breza/Kolovaj (sar)  F064 R.BREZA_ 1654km
100.7 1657 BIH Radio Studio M, Kotor Varoš/Lipovac (srp)  F0E3 1550km
101.7 1657 BIH BH Radio 1, Sarajevo/Hum (sar)  F201 1676km
104.7 1657 BIH Bobar Radio, Vlašic (sbs)  F262 ??OBAR*_ 1600km
 87.7 1703 ALG Radio Bouira, Zouggara (35) YL and OMm as web  1856km
 87.8 1704 HRV Radio Zabok, Zabok/Grdenci (kr)  C46C _ZABOK__ 1371km
 88.1 1705 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Ovcar (Srb)  D2FF 1780km
 90.2 1708 HRV Radio Vallis Aurea, Požega/Kamen (pz)  C469 1525km
 87.6 1709 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) YL, as web  2120km
 88.4 1710 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9)  2203 1872km
 88.2 1711 ALB Radio 7, Fier/Ardenicë (fie)  4D7F RA??TY!_ 1993km
 87.5 1716 TUR Radyo a - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank)  307A 2857km
 88.1 1717 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5)  2405 BATNA_FM 2033km
 91.2 1718 ALG Radio Biskra, Metlili (5)  2407 R.BISKRA 2033km
 90.5 1720 TUR Bayram FM, Kayseri-Mimarsinan (ica-kay) 344B 3118km **
 93.3 1729  E  Catalunya Ràdio, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML)  E231 1503km
 92.6 1732 ALG Radio Boumerdes, Zouggara (35) YL news, as web  1856km
 88.0 1736 ALG Radio Soummam, Akbou (6) OMs, as web  1886km
 90.2 1737 ALG Chaîne 1, Dirah (10) OMs, as web  1915km
 91.1 1738 ALG Radio Djelfa, Sbaa Mokrane (17) OMs, as web  2081km
 88.6 1746  E  IB3 Ràdio, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN)  E2A0 1492km
 88.7 1747 ALG Radio Soummam, Akfadou (6) OMs, as web  1867km
 91.8 1800 ALG Chaîne 2, Akfadou (6) Top of hour ID, as web  1867km
 87.9 1803 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Prayer, as web  2071km
 87.7 1819  E  Radio Disco, Lorca/Sierra de Tercia (MUR-MU)  E038 FRECUENC LATINA__ 1723km
 88.4 1820 ALG Chaîne 2, Nador (13) Jingle, as web  2045km
 96.8 1821  E  Radio Inter, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E119 __INTER_ ECONOMIA
               _MURCIA__ 1706km **
 95.4 1822  E  Cadena Dial, La Unión-Portmán (MUR-MU)  E237 __DIAL__ 1734km
 94.7 1823 ALG Radio Tlemcen, Nador (13) Arabic music, as web  2045km
 95.3 1825  E  SER, Lorca/Castillo (MUR-MU)  E239 __SER___ 1728km
103.7 1839 BIH BH Radio 1, Sarajevo/Trebevic (sar)  F201 1684km
 87.8 1848 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) YL, as web  2177km
 92.7 1848 ALG Radio Oran, Tessala (22) OM, as web  1989km
 93.3 1849  E  Los 40, Estepona (AND-MA)  EFFF 1905km
 90.7 1853 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) ID  1927km
 90.8 1857 ALG Radio Relizane, Aïn N'sour (48) YL over music, as web  1913km
 89.9 1859 ALG Radio Jijel, Jijel (studios) (18) Prayer, etc., as web  1865km
 89.9 1900 ALG Radio Tipaza, Tipaza (42) Brass band music, as web, suddenly over Jijel  1850km
 88.0 1905 ALG Radio Djelfa, El Djelfa (17) Music, as web  2068km
 89.4 1908 ALG Chaîne 1, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) Religious singing, as web  1976km
 91.7 1911 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Taza/Jebel Tazakka (tht)  1201 SNRT-Nat 2149km

** Personal 'First'

Good DX!

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

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

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

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-06-01 (Es: Balkans)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.1 0918 BIH BH Radio 1, Tušnica (k10) F201 BHRADIO1 1615km
 87.7 0919 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Plješivica (gs) C201 HRT-HR_1 1456km
 88.4 0919 BIH RSG Radio, Bihac (usk) F091 RSG_____ 1459km **
 89.5 0920 BIH Radio Drvar, Drvar/Radnicki dom (k10) ++ F44A R-DRVAR_ 1524km **
 87.8 0921 BIH BH Radio 1, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) F201 1693km
 89.1 0922 BIH Federalni Radio, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) F209 RA????F. 1693km **
 89.5 0922 HRV HRT-HR 3, Metkovic (du) ++ C203 1700km **
 87.7 0923 ALB Radio Travel, Fier (fie) 9499 1999km
 88.0 0923 ALB CITY Radio 88 FM, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 6C5A ??????__
               88.0??M_ 1964km
 88.5 0923 BIH Radio Oscar - C, Grude/Malic (zhg) F2FE OSCAR_C_ 1660km
 88.2 0927 HRV HRT Radio Dubrovnik, Rota (Pelješac) (du) C315 ????BROV 1691km
 87.8 0928 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Brac/Vidova Gora (st) C31E 1625km
 88.5 0928 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Celevac (zd) C31E DALMATIA 1499km
 89.0 0929 HRV Radio Drniš, Promina/Planinarski dom (si) C458 R*DRNIS* 1549km

** 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

Receiver:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad mod. and XDR-GTK software.

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-05-31 (Es: Italy, Portugal & Spain)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.6 1047 POR Rádio Voz de Santo Tirso, Santo Tirso (prt) 8010 1448km
 92.5 1047  E  Onda Cero, Tui (GAL-PO) E2EE 1403km
 93.4 1047  E  Radio Galega, Pontevedra (GAL-PO) E4E0 1364km **
 93.7 1047 POR Rádio Renascença, Vila Nova de Gaia/ Monte da Virgem (prt)
               8221 __??R_?? 1497km
 94.0 1047 POR Rádio Cidade Hoje, Vila Nova de Famalicão (prt) 800E CID.??JE 1465km
 95.3 1047  E  Europa FM, Pontevedra (GAL-PO) E2ED 1364km
 87.9 1907  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__ 2007km
 91.1 1907  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 RAI_____
               RADIO1__ 2007km
 92.2 1907  I  Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 _DEE???? 2007km

** 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

Receiver:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad mod. and XDR-GTK software.

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-05-29 (Es: IRAQ, Turkey, Balkans, etc.)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 70.94 0739 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa/OIRT, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) YL, as web  1844km
 71.33 0741 BLR BR Pershy Kanal/OIRT, Minsk/RTPS Kolodischi (MI) OM, as web  1805km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.5 1153 ROU Digi FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 Digi_FM_ 1801km
 88.4 1155 BUL Darik Radio, Pleven/Panoramata (plv) 824D 2083km **
 92.2 1157 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 ___BNR__ HR.BOTEV 2152km
 91.2 1158 MDA Jurnal FM, Rezina (RZ) 1001 SMS_???? 2099km **
 87.6 1208 BUL BNR Horizont, Lom/RRS Lom (mnt) 8210 ????NR?? 1969km
 88.1 1216 UKR Radio 24, Ternopil'/zavod Orion, vul. 15 Kvitnya, 6 (TE) 1021 1793km
 91.1 1218 UKR Russkoye radio - Ukraina, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Vocal ID  1674km **
 87.7 1219 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Lozova (TE) YL, as web  1792km **
 91.2 1222 UKR Radio Pyatnytsya (Pyatnitsa), Ternopil'/zavod Orion, vul. 15 Kvitnya, 6 (TE) 
               Jingle ID  1793km
 87.6 1224 POL PR 2, Zamosc/Tarnawatka (LB) 3222 1605km
 88.2 1226 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44 1436km
 89.8 1232 POL Radio Maryja, Mielec/Stadion MOSiR (PK) 3232 R-MARYJA 1482km **
 90.7 1232 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1591km
 87.8 1233 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) 3211 POLSKIE_ __RADIO_ JEDYNKA_ __14:34_ 
               1592km
 89.1 1233 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Baneasa/Dobrogea Sud (CL) EE01 CULTURAL 2237km
 89.9 1235 POL Radio ZET, Rzeszów/Baranówka (PK) 3205 1529km **
 91.1 1235 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) Martika song, as 90.7  1465km
 92.0 1236 POL PR 3, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3233 _Polskie __Radio_ 1530km
 88.0 1237 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 POLSKIE_ __RADIO_ JEDYNKA_ __14:38_ 1530km
 96.7 1240 ROU Digi FM, Botosani/Saveni (BT) E059 1948km **
 96.3 1242 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Iasi/Pietrarie (IS) EE03 IS_96.3_ 2046km
 88.2 1243 ROU Radio Europa FM, Botosani (BT) E299 1947km
 88.4 1244 POL PR 2, Lubaczów/Boble (PK) 3222 1607km
 90.5 1244 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417 Polskie_ Ra?????? 1530km
 91.4 1251 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Drobeta-Turnu Severin/Balota (MH) EE00 RRACTUAL 
               1888km
 90.2 1254 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Calafat (DJ) EE00 1938km
 87.6 1255 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 2220km
 87.6 1257 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203 1368km
 91.3 1259 ROU Digi FM, Timisoara/Urseni (TM) E059 Digi_FM_ 91,3_FM_ 1715km **
 93.4 1259 ROU Radio Europa FM, Alexandria (TR) E299 ??RO???? ????.4?? 2091km
 87.5 1301 TUR Damla FM - Istanbul, Istanbul/Camlica (mam-ist) Shouting OM, as web  2534km
 87.8 1302 TUR Best FM, Adana-Alihocali (akd-ada) 321D 3244km **
 88.7 1302 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Craiova (DJ) EE00 RRACTUAL 1971km
 89.2 1303 TUR TRT 3 Radyo Üc, Adana/Misis Dag (Davududag/Yüregir) (akd-ada) 3203 3267km **
 90.6 1303 TUR Radyo Gimsa - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 4598 ??????__ 2857km **
 92.4 1303 TUR Meteorolojinin Sesi Radyosu, Three sites listed Unsure, but maybe Malatya as more 
               on-path  **
 92.7 1303 TUR Radyo Ses - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) ID by phone nos. Ad for Imar 
               Emlak, real estate in Ankara. Thanks Kurt Zscherp  2857km **
 92.9 1303 TUR Radyo Özgür - Düzce, Düzce/Aktepe (kdz-duz) 30FF 2674km **
 93.0 1303 TUR Radyovizyon (Ankara), Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 3839 2857km **
 93.3 1303 TUR TRT 1 Radyo Bir, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag Emniyet R/L (ica-ank) 3202 2857km **
 87.5 1304 TUR Radyo a - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 307A RADYO_A_ ??ni???? 2857km **
 87.6 1304 ROU Radio Vocea Sperantei, Craiova (DJ) E2F8 ????io?? 1971km
 88.0 1304 TUR TRT FM, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag Emniyet R/L (ica-ank) 3201 TRT-???? 2857km **
 87.5 1305 TUR Pal FM, Adana-Alihocali (akd-ada) 3235 3244km
 90.6 1305 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE01 1877km
 88.3 1306 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Mezökovácsháza / Silo (Bek) Vocal ID  1649km
 89.5 1307 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 MUSIC_FM 1460km
 88.2 1308 TUR Diyanet Kuran Radyo, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 3220 RADYO___ 2857km **
 88.2 1311 TUR Radyo Mega - Istanbul, Adana-Alihocali (akd-ada) OM vocal ID jingle  3244km **
 91.1 1311 HNG Sirius Rádió, Kiskunfélegyháza/toronyház (BaK)B955 _SIRIUS_ 1563km
 91.6 1311 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szentes (Cso) OM vocal ID  1596km
 94.2 1313 HNG Trend FM, Budapest - Gellért-hegy (Bud) B988 TR??D_FM 1465km **
 88.3 1316 HNG Mária Rádió, Komárom / Bem József str. (KoE) B1CC 1392km
 88.0 1317 TUR Radyo Karacadag - Sanliurfa, Sanliurfa/Toptepe (gda-urf) 8800 0414____ SIZI____ 
               3442km **
 88.6 1319 ROU Radio Orion Alba, Sebes (AB) E070 RADIO___ ORION___ ALBA____ SEBES___ 88,6FM__ 
               (order may not be correct) 1849km
 89.8 1319 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Faget (TM) EE00 1762km
 90.8 1319 ROU Magic FM, Bucuresti/Turnul IFMA (BU) Pops, as 91.2  2103km
 91.1 1319 ROU Magic FM, Iasi/Dealul Paun (IS) E210 __?????? 2047km
 92.1 1319 ROU Vibe FM, Bucuresti/Turnul BRD (BU) E222 _9?????? 2104km
 92.4 1319 ROU Digi FM, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) E059 92.4??M_ 1890km **
 93.3 1319 TUR TRT Türkü, Kayseri-Bünyan/Korumaz Dagi (ica-kay) 3207 TRTTURKU 3124km **
 88.5 1320 ROU Radio Trinitas, Bucuresti/RDF Herastrau (BU) E24D 88,50MHz 2100km
 89.0 1320 ROU Radio ZU, Bucuresti (BU) E2AA Radio_ZU _89,0_FM 2107km
 89.4 1320 TUR TRT 1 Radyo Bir, Kayseri-Bünyan/Korumaz Dagi (ica-kay) 3202 3124km **
 90.3 1320 TUR TRT 1 Radyo Bir, Multi-tx OM, as 89.4   **
 90.7 1320 TUR Radyo Seymen, Kayseri-Mimarsinan (ica-kay) 3481 3118km **
 89.1 1321 TUR Radyo Life (Kayseri), Kayseri-Mimarsinan (ica-kay) 5158 3118km **
 92.2 1322 HNG Aktív Rádió, Szolnok / Toronyház (JNS) OM vocal ID between pops  1556km **
 92.7 1322 ROU Radio Tananana, Bucuresti/Piata Victoriei (BU) E067 2104km
 87.8 1324 ROU National FM, Sibiu (SB) 9250 1894km
 88.1 1324 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE00 RRACTUAL 1877km
 88.4 1324 ROU Radio Impuls, Sibiu/Dealul Gusteritei (SB) E0D6 ????_F?? 1897km
 89.2 1324 TUR Dost FM - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 38E3 2857km **
 89.6 1326 ROU Radio Reîntregirea, Alba Iulia (AB) E021 1842km
 90.7 1327 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kékes (Hev) B202 _BARTOK_ 1504km
 91.2 1327 TUR TRT 3 Radyo Üc, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag Emniyet R/L (ica-ank) OM and YL, as 88.0 
               Double Hop 2857km **
 91.4 1327 TUR X Radyo Nostalji - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) Jingle ID 3A0C 
               2857km **
 92.5 1327 TUR TRT FM, Adana/Misis Dag (Davududag/Yüregir) (akd-ada) 3201 YAKIN___ 3267km
 89.0 1330 ROU RFI Romania, Sibiu (SB) EEEE 1894km **
 89.0 1330 IRQ BBC WS Arabic, Baghdad (bgh) Presumed with Arabic BBC News, as per available 
               podcast. BBC News jingle and ID heard.   4105km **
 91.1 1330 ROU Radio Sibiu, Sibiu (SB) E077 91?????? 1894km
 92.8 1330 TUR TRT 3 Radyo Üc, Van/Harabe Tepe (dad-van) .Y, CT and OR appear in Group Analyser 
               0000 ??????IA 3646km **
 91.0 1331 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bihor/Vârful Curcubata Mare (BH) EE00 1760km
 91.7 1333 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Štúrovo/Modrý vrch (NI) 5560 REGI??_Z 1419km
 88.5 1334 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Modrý Kamen/Španí Laz (BB) 5960 RE??NA_S 1436km
 89.9 1337 HNG Dankó Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B206 1649km
 88.6 1339 UKR Radio ERA FM, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Presume. Talking about Ukraine
               6000 ps????0_ 1674km **
 89.2 1343 ROU Radio Europa FM, Brasov (BV) E299 ??RO??FM ????.2FM 1995km
 92.5 1343 ROU Radio 21, Brasov (BV) Vocal ID  1995km **
 92.6 1416 BUL Radio Vitosha, Varna/RPTS UKV Praktika (vrn) 8389 VITOSHA_ 2308km **
 90.6 1417 BUL Radio N-Joy, Varna/m. Borovets-RPS Varna (vrn) 837E 2307km **
 92.4 1621 BLR Radio Minsk, Minsk/RTPS Kolodischi (MI) YL, as web  1805km

Unidentified:
 92.8 1330  ?  UNID, ? Accented English BBC ID Baghdad?

** Personal First

What a day! The third period of double hop into Turkey in less that a week and we're still only in the early stages of the season!

It began with simultaneous openings to Poland, Slovakia, Moldova and the Balkans. Istanbul appeared briefly on 87.5. Then Ankara and Adana appeared, cross fading with each other. It was clear to see which areas of Turkey were received as the two different areas of skip faded in and out independently, demonstrating that there was more than one Es opening in place.

Sanliurfa and Kayseri appeared in the south of the country, then Duzce in the north-west. Then things started getting serious with the appearance of the Van transmitter in south-eastern Turkey.

Was it going to extend further? Arabic appeared on a few frequencies. Clearly something unusual was happening. At 13:30, the biggest surprise of them all came in, right at the end of the opening. The BBC World Service's Arabic programme appeared on 89.0! I wasn't sure what I was hearing to begin with, but the words "London", "BBC" and "bbcarabic.com" were all there. Ian Kelly came to the rescue with a link to the BBC World Service Arabic podcast for the same time and, after cross-referencing everything, it became clear that what I had heard was "BBC World Service Arabic". The transmitter in Baghdad was inline with my reception, so it seems safe to assume that this was definitely double hop Es to Iraq. Two other transmitters of BBC WS Arabic are also listed on the frequency, but the Baghdad transmitter was the closest. I can't rule out this being one of the others but Baghdad may make more sense due to other Arabic stations received at the time which were also potential Baghdad transmitters.


Since this was an unusual opening, I decided to back up all my FDM-S2 files which contain the Turkish and Arabic DX. I created two Mediafire accounts where I have stored 18 files. I feel sure other stations may be identified from these in the future. They can be accessed at:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/cywdn3b7i4awh27/2016_05_29_13_02_24_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/2fpp24lbmf7x8vp/2016_05_29_13_03_33_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/d1b1cfwoulqij38/2016_05_29_13_05_09_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/687nn64f34q7se6/2016_05_29_13_05_09_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_001.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/jc04h7cczgrdd75/2016_05_29_13_11_20_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/8jv39vr1fcubg39/2016_05_29_13_18_41_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1y2497u02pwzgty/2016_05_29_13_18_41_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_001.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3x83stksqn7dy7g/2016_05_29_13_18_41_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_002.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/5dyyr78frb3d2yj/2016_05_29_13_21_09_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cmondh77wyr12fm/2016_05_29_13_21_09_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_001.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/kgn18bing4jgg9d/2016_05_29_13_24_06_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3d52kp98p1141g0/2016_05_29_13_24_06_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_001.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/9nwsls65waceap9/2016_05_29_13_27_24_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/akhqaa539apd3k7/2016_05_29_13_28_47_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/w9j3jirsadh7zic/2016_05_29_13_28_47_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_001.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/1m97y4oijv852m6/2016_05_29_13_32_03_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/nycrhbcevnnu12o/2016_05_29_13_32_03_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_001.ape
http://www.mediafire.com/download/8x8pqp4xb2bliu2/2016_05_29_13_43_41_FDMSW1_Rec_RF_000.ape

You'll need Monkey's Audio to decompress the files: www.monkeysaudio.com/


I would like to say a BIG thank you to Kurt in Istanbul for his help with my many Turkish recordings.

For the record, here are recordings of a few unidentified Arabic stations I have been trying to track down. Hopefully I may find an Arabic speaker one day who will be able to listen and spot a few clues.

UPDATE - 30-03-20:

Many thanks to Jorge Garzón for the following information.

Regarding 89.9 and 88.3, listed below.

"Both recordings have strong Iraq accent although they don't give neither ID nor place names or clues. My two friends in the area (Both Arabs) which whom I am in contact told me that they are 100% sure these stations come from Iraq."

89.9 possibly Baghdad? 1319 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/ab3r6agqfr4aa4y68ew8re6t9cbsc4fo

88.3 unid language 1330 29-05-16 (Arabic?)
https://app.box.com/s/d13pmwl78bgy9phrqcezd8wo1aj1rxor

88.3 unid Arabic 1343 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/omu14gopddbgnzbhkfpkooh36jg4r946 (Radio Orient, Lebanon?)

88.0 unid language 1302 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/8tf86uj25oqx8kduuyw7pv9eygupreb9

91.1 Brief Arabic or similar 1327 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/bogqba4975nkho1au80w3qff4cqo0v1a

87.7 Brief Arabic (audio looped) 1324 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/98lgi2lpr8gqo558e5qr40745iz7nons

93.3 unid language and unid music stations 1324 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/k4tchf3xgkoa9c3bv0rurgtmnrfqkwc5

93.3 More unid eastern music over Turkey 1322 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/0cp1q3n7oiare3wa3uauvj1iuvrzammr

87.7 unid language 1303 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/xj4rpvekodgsejjfof7qchgmhb0esvem

92.8 unid accented English station mixing TRT Van. Baghdad? 1330 29-05-16 (Maybe Farsi cuts in briefly)
https://app.box.com/s/vm6hir6tdpw2yt0t4x5zv57sa4vnod4i

92.5 Possibly Arabic 1343 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/402mvyvgjq84rreq6ku03szda2ams3uy

91.4 unid language 1343 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/16i7dpwvvk8s8apqewq1umb0fgwx6k5b

91.1 young person's Koran 1343 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/pxjunqwm7wp02c2fehwthittfchlk3eg

92.5 Possibly Arabic 1330 29-05-16
https://app.box.com/s/3g4xc222q31ol1x4z6ob05yh2hflzz2h


Good DX!

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

Receiver:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad mod. and XDR-GTK software.

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-05-28 (Es: Turkey, Balkans)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.5 1540 TUR Radyo a - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) ++ Presumed. Probably a
               new PI for Radyo a. Thanks to Kurt for help. Ankara was present on
               other frequencies at this time. 307A 2857km **
 88.0 1540 TUR TRT FM, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag Emniyet R/L (ica-ank) 3201 EDEN??__ 2857km **
 89.2 1540 TUR Dost FM - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 38E3 2857km **
 88.2 1541 TUR Diyanet Kuran Radyo, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank)  3220 KUR_AN__ RADYO___ 2857km
 88.2 1546 ROU Radio Europa FM, Botosani (BT)  E299 EUROPAFM __88,2__ 1947km
 90.5 1548 MDA Muz FM, Balti/CET Nord (BL) 0088 ??Z_???? ??????Hz 2028km **
 87.9 1550 MDA Radio Noroc, Edinet (0) (ED) 7250 NOROC___ 1966km **
 87.7 1603 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE)  5340 FUNRADIO 1544km
 89.5 1812 ROU Itsy Bitsy, Tulcea (TL)  E2C8 ITSY____ BITSY___ 89,5_FM_ 2233km **
 89.4 1813 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Negresti-Oas (SM)  EE00 RRACTUAL 1729km
 88.5 1814 ROU Digi FM, Resita/Semenic (CS)  E059 Digi_FM_ 88,5_FM_ 1801km
 92.1 1814 ROU Kiss FM, Predeal (BV) Vocal ID  2003km
 87.9 1816 BUL Z-Rock, Pleven/kv. Družba-RRTS Pleven (plv)  8386 Z-ROCK__ 2086km
 90.5 1817 MKD Makedonsko Radio 2 (Vtora prog.), Štip/Turtel (EA)  4202 DIA_ZI__ 2071km
 87.6 1824 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  00A8 _LAIKOS_ 2207km
 88.0 1825 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk)
               1201 ERT_NET_ 2207km
 89.0 1825 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  102A Scrolling PS 2207km
 91.7 1826 GRC RSO 91,7, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  00B8 Scrolling PS 2207km
 90.0 1827 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk)
               1202 ERT_ERA2 
               2207km
 91.4 1828 MNE Atlas Radio, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO)  D222 _ATLAS__ _RADIO__ 1850km
 89.4 1829 SRB Radio Astra, Lubinjë e Epërme=Gornje Ljubinje (Kos)  FFFF Radio___ Astra___ 1954km
 89.5 1829 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO)  63C1 ___RCG1_ 1850km
 87.7 1830 BIH Nes Radio, Sarajevo/Hum (sar)  1234 1676km
 88.3 1831 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) Jingle ID  2165km
 87.6 1838 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm)  8236 _S?????? 2220km
 91.6 1840 ALB Radio +3, Fier (fie) 9200 1999km **
 87.7 1847 ALB Radio Travel, Fier (fie)  9499 ??00???? 1999km
 88.2 1856 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Lucenec/Blatný vrch (BB)  5960 1464km
 89.2 1901 GRC Dionysos 89.2, Katerini/Vrontou (cmc-pie) Ad for carpet store, ID'd live
               thanks to Panos in Greece via TeamViewer / Skywaves Chat  2202km **

** Personal First

The second double-hop opening of the season and we're still in May!

Not much time for listening today with family visiting, but I took a few crafty listens every now and again.

I didn't get much recording done on the S2 as most of the files became corrupted but I managed to rescue the file which had the Ankara reception (Phew!) and I am in the process of uploading this as I type this log.

Good DX!

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

Receiver:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad mod. and XDR-GTK software.

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.

Skegness Log: 2016-05-27 (Es: Portugal)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1831 POR RDS, Seixal (set)   PI logged: 8042 1770km

Good DX!

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

Receiver:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad mod. and XDR-GTK software.

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.