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Wednesday, 8 June 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-06-08 (Es: Balkans; Tropo: D BEL HOL F)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.5 0754 TUR Radyo a - Ankara, Ankara-Dikmen/Caldag (ica-ank) 307A RADYO_A_ 2857km
 88.0 0755 ALB CITY Radio 88 FM, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 6C5A 1964km
 87.6 0758 HNG Gong Rádió, Csongrád / Water tower, Erzsébet str. (Cso) B996 __GONG__ 1582km
 87.6 0809 BUL BNR Horizont, Lom/RRS Lom (mnt) 8210 1969km
 87.8 0809 POL Radio Maryja, Biala Podlaska/Warszawska (LB) 3232 1535km
 88.5 0810 ROU Digi FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 Digi_FM_ 88,5_FM_ 1801km
 87.9 0812 HNG Európa Rádió, Szeged / Rókus, Telekom tower (Cso) B077 1610km
 88.4 0813 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Csengöd/Kiskörös (BaK) Vocal ID  1536km
 88.5 0821 ROU Radio Trinitas, Bucuresti/RDF Herastrau (BU) E24D Trinitas 88,50MHz 2100km
 88.0 0824 ROU Kiss FM, Bârlad (VS) 515A 2107km
 92.8 0825 UKR NRJ, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) 62F3 ??????M_ 2077km **
 93.4 0826 ROU National FM, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) 9250 1844km
 87.7 0839 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRADIO 1544km
 90.4 0841 UKR Radio Pyatnytsya (Pyatnitsa), Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Vocal 
               ID  1803km **
 88.2 0852 ALB Radio 7, Fier/Ardenicë (fie) 4D7F 1993km
 89.1 0855 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Radom/Wacyn (MW) 3B3B 1422km
 88.5 0856 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Celevac (zd) C31E DALMATIA 1499km
 87.8 0858 BIH BH Radio 1, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) F201 BHRADIO1 1693km
 90.3 0858 BIH Radio Plus, Posušje/Radovan (zhg) F000 *_PLUS_* 1647km
 90.4 0859 ALB Albania FM, Tiranë (Tirana) (tir) 9464 ??.F???? 1960km
 90.7 0900 POL Radio Plus, Radom/Komin CM Pólnoc (MW) 321F 1427km
 91.0 0900 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bihor/Vârful Curcubata Mare (BH) EE00 
               RRACTUAL 1760km
 92.9 0901 POL Radio FaMa, Tomaszów Mazowiecki/Komin WISTOM (LO) 3064 1347km
 87.7 0902 ALB Radio Travel, Fier (fie) 9499 1999km
 88.2 0903 ROU Radio Europa FM, Botosani (BT) E299 1947km
 88.4 0903 ROU Impact FM, Iasi (IS) E20B 2048km
 91.6 0904 POL Radio ZET, Ryki/Janiszewska (LB) Jingle ID  1473km
 88.5 0905 SVK Rádio Vlna, Snina/Magurica (PO) 5218 ????NA__ 1589km
 88.5 0926 ROU Kiss FM, Baia Mare (MM) 515A 1748km
 90.7 0929 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3211 1591km
 88.0 0937 POL PR 1, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1459km
 87.5 0949 UKR Pershe radio FM1, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Jingle ID. 
               Thanks Leo Barmaleo for help.  1E4D 2286km

Band 2 Troposhperic:
106.6 0751  D  Antenne Brandenburg, Pritzwalk (brb)   D831 Antenne_ vom_rbb_ 790km
 91.2 0753  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) ID  705km
 88.1 0940  D  Radio Hochstift, Eggegebirge/Lichtenauer Kreuz (nrw) Jingle ID  612km
106.9 1014 HOL LINQ FM, Hellevoetsluis/Opzoomerlaan (zho) Pops, as web  297km
107.0 1017 HOL Klokradio, Molenaarsgraaf/Polderweg Oost (zho) Has full RDS at low signal 
               level  8CC0 KLOK____ RADIO___ 336km
107.6 1022 HOL Feel Good Radio, Nootdorp/De Poort (zho) Feel Good Radio ... Makes you feel 
               good jingle  302km
105.3 1025 HOL Bo, Noordwijk/Duinroos (zho) Back to back pops, as web  294km
105.1 1027 HOL LINQ FM, Spijkenisse/De Akkers (zho)   8467 LINQ_FM_ 307km **
105.6 1036 HOL Feel Good Radio, Pijnacker/Oranjeplein (zho) Feel Good Radio ... Makes you 
               feel good, jingle ID  305km **
104.9 1037 HOL Jamm FM, Duivendrecht/Zonnehof (nho) Rap, as web  323km **
107.2 1042 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Zaagmolenstaraat (zho) Pops and OM ID  300km
107.9 1042 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Zaagmolenstaraat (zho) Pops, as 107.2  300km **
107.3 1054 HOL Omroep Zuidplas, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel/Spoorlaan (zho) Jingle ID and 
               Facebook mention. Noise free but no RDS.  318km
106.3 1105 HOL Stadsradio Delft, Delft/César Franckstraat (zho) Soft pops, as web  300km **
106.8 1112 DNK Skala FM, Esbjerg N/Gjesinglund Alle 8/Social og sundhedssko (sdk-sjy) YL 
               and pops, as web  587km
107.5 1117 HOL Midland FM (Oudewater), Oudewater/J. J. Vierbergenweg (utr) Jingle ID and 
               pops  331km **
107.1 1123 HOL Radio Schouwen-Duiveland, Zierikzee/Silo Vissersdijk (zee) Alternative songs, 
               as web  296km
 87.6 1131 HOL WOS Radio, Naaldwijk/Hoge Woerd (zho) Jingle ID and pops  292km
107.2 1721 BEL Vibration FM, Bruxelles/Mont-Saint-Lambert (bru) PI forms at low signal 
               level  6492 381km
106.8 1727 BEL Family Radio, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID  299km **
107.3 1730 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Ad break with ID. Different ads to 
               107.9  292km
107.9 1731 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Ad break with ID. Different ads to 107.3  297km
107.4 1732 BEL Family Radio, Ronse or Kampenhout Big time lag between 106.8 and this
107.5 1813 BEL VBRO, Poperinge (vlg-wvl) VBRO jingle ID  304km
107.6 1813 BEL Hit FM, Koksijde (vlg-wvl)   6334 276km
106.6 1907  F  Radio Campus Lille, Lille/Cité Scientifique (59) C080 (Partial PS logged) 
               342km
107.3 2140  F  RMC, Amiens/Dury TDF (80) RMC promos and IDs  390km **
105.9 2142  F  France Info, Charleville-Mézières/Sury (08) France Info ID  479km
104.8 2143  F  Europe 1, Cambrai/Mont Blanc (59) YLs, as web  384km
107.1 2158  F  Rire et Chansons, Abbeville/Huchenneville (80)   F226 _R?????? 359km
106.7 2159  F  Fun Radio, Hesdin/le Quesnoy-en-Artois (62) Phone in, as web  334km
104.1 2203  F  RTL, Abbeville-Mareuil 2 (80) Presumed site  F211 356km
 99.2 2205  F  Chérie FM, Abbeville/Huchenneville (80) French love song, as web  359km
 99.0 2206  F  NRJ, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) Lively phone in, as web  390km **
 97.8 2207  F  France Bleu Nord, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) France Bleu jingle  302km
 95.0 2211  F  RTL, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) Pops, as 87.7  302km
 94.2 2212  F  Contact, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) Jingle ID  390km
 93.3 2213  F  Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) French humour, as 107.1  
               285km
 93.6 2213  F  Virgin Radio, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) Alternative pops, as web  390km
 92.0 2216  F  Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Jingle ID  288km
 91.8 2217  F  Fun Radio, Amiens/Dury TDF (80) Dance beats, as web  390km
 91.6 2220  F  Cherie FM, Maybe Tours? F224 **
 91.2 2221  F  Contact, Abbeville/Behen Blockhaus (80) Alternative dance, as web  358km
 88.4 2224  F  Radio Nova, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) French pops, as web  390km **
100.6 2225  F  France Bleu Picardie, Abbeville/Limeux (80)   F209 364km
101.0 2226  F  Chérie FM, Amiens/Dury Towercast (80) Pops, as web  390km **
101.4 2228  F  Radio Classique, Amiens/Dury TDF (80) Jazz, as web  390km **
102.0 2229  F  Fun Radio, Abbeville-Mareuil 2 (80) Pops, as web  356km **
 99.8 2335  F  NRJ, Dieppe/CE Eurochannel (76) Phone in, as web  363km **
105.9 2340  F  Europe 1, Dieppe/CE Eurochannel (76) Pops, as web  363km **
105.7 2341  F  France Info, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) OM, as 105.2  302km

** 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.

Tuesday, 7 June 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-06-07 (Es: E, TUR, Balkans; Tropo: NOR HOL)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1656  E  esRadio, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C)  E287 ESRADIO_ 1315km
 88.9 1656  E  Cadena 100, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso (GAL-C)  E2CE 1316km
 90.2 1656  E  SER, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C)  E939 __SER___ 1316km
 90.6 1656  E  Los 40, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C)  E235 CUARENTA 1321km
 91.6 1656  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C)  E212 1277km
 88.0 1657  E  Radio Galega Música, Valga/Monte Xesteiras (GAL-PO)  E4E1 RGMUSICA 1339km
 88.4 1657  E  Radio María, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) Vocal ID  1316km
 89.9 1657  E  Arousa Si Radio Salnés, Rianxo (GAL-C)  E250 ??_R???? 1349km **
 91.4 1657  E  Cadena Dial, Meis/Monte Castrove (GAL-PO)  E274 ___DIAL_ PONTEDRA 1362km
 92.2 1657  E  SER, A Estrada (GAL-PO)   PI reg logged: DFFF SER_____ PONTEDRA 1334km
 92.6 1657  E  Máxima FM, Meis/Monte Castrove (GAL-PO)  E038 MAXIMA__ PONTEDRA 1363km
 93.7 1658  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso
               (GAL-C)  E215 RNE_5___ 1316km

 95.3 1658  E  Onda Cero, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C)  E2EE ONDACERO 1315km **
 97.1 1658  E  COPE, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso (GAL-C)  E2CA 1316km
 97.6 1658  E  Cadena Dial, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C)  E537 __DIAL__ 1315km **
 87.5 1729 TUR Damla FM - Istanbul, Istanbul/Camlica (mam-ist) Turkish music, as web  2534km
 92.6 1731  E  Radio Voz, A Coruña (GAL-C)  E0C5 RADIOVOZ 1266km
 88.5 1734 SVK Rádio Vlna, Snina/Magurica (PO)  5218 __VL??__ 1589km
 88.2 1740 ROU Radio Europa FM, Botosani (BT)  E299 EUROPAFM 1947km
 88.4 1740 POL PR 2, Lubaczów/Boble (PK)  3222 Dwojka__ 1607km
 88.6 1740 POL PR 2, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP)  3222 Polskie_ Dwojka__ _19:41__ 1465km
 89.2 1740 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Trebišov/Bánovce nad Ondavou - silo (KE)  5D60 1580km
 90.7 1740 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK)  3211 1591km
 91.1 1740 POL PR 1, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP)  3211 POLSKIE_ __RADIO_ JEDYNKA_ __19:40_ 1465km
 87.9 1745 POL Radio eR, Lublin/Piotrków (LB)  308B 1536km

Band 2 Troposhperic:
105.0 0357 HOL Castricum 105, Castricum/De Loet (nho) Jingle ID  299km
102.8 0359 HOL Radio Veronica, Zwolle or Leusden Vocal ID **
104.8 0359 HOL Streekradio, Zuidwolde/Nijverheidsweg (dre) Jingle ID  413km
107.2 0359 HOL LOCO FM, Het Loo/Bovenheigraaf (gel) Full ID  385km
107.5 0359 HOL Radio Eenhoorn, Menaam/Mieddyk (fri) ID  356km
104.7 0400 HOL Radio Continu, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) OM ID  407km **
105.3 0600 HOL Bo, Noordwijk/Duinroos (zho) OM ID  294km
 87.8 1221 NOR NRK P1, Hovdefjell (aa) POps and OM, as web  805km
 88.3 1222 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 696km
 91.1 1223 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F203 _NRK_P3_ 745km
 97.6 1223 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)  FC01 NRK_SØRL 696km
 91.8 1224 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F203 _NRK_P3_ 703km
 92.5 1224 NOR NRK P2, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 734km
 92.6 1225 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) OM and YL, as 91.8  811km
 93.5 1225 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  FE01 745km
 94.2 1226 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  FE01 NRK_ROGA 703km
 94.8 1227 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) YL, as 98.7  860km
 95.0 1227 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)  F203 _NRK_P3_ 696km
 96.0 1228 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) OM, as web  811km
 97.0 1229 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Rock, as 91.9=8  734km
 97.3 1229 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 745km
 98.7 1230 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 703km
 99.0 1230 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Norwegian pop, as 91.8  860km
 99.6 1231 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 811km
100.1 1231 NOR Radio Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va)  F21A -NORGE-_ 734km
101.0 1232 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F21A -NORGE-_ 703km
101.8 1232 NOR Radio Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 101.0  811km
102.0 1233 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)  F21A 696km
102.5 1233 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops, as 101.0  860km
102.8 1233 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F214 P4_NORGE 745km
104.9 1234 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Ads, as 102.8 F214 734km

** 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.

Monday, 6 June 2016

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

Band 2 Troposhperic:
107.2 0310  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Warendorf (nrw) OM, as 107.1  534km
103.0 0359  D  BFBS Germany, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw)  D390 _BFBS_1_ 564km
105.6 0359  D  delta radio, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) Jingle ID  626km
106.2 0359  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) ID  554km
106.8 0359  D  alsterradio 106,8, Hamburg-Rahlstedt (ham) Alster Radio Rocn und Pop ID
               656km

107.3 0359  D  Ostseewelle, Schwerin (mev) ID  739km
107.4 0359  D  delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Delta Radio ID  647km
104.0 0400  D  Radio RST, Tecklenburg (nrw) ID  517km
104.5 0400  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Mölln Fuhlenhagen (shs) ID  679km
104.8 0400  D  osradio 104,8, Osnabrück/Dörenberg (Grafensundern) (nds) O S Radio ID  531km
105.3 0400  D  NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) ID  739km
107.0 0400 HOL Klokradio, Molenaarsgraaf/Polderweg Oost (zho) Jingle ID and NOS Journal
               336km

106.9 0459  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) ID  691km
107.6 0459  D  Radio K.W., Wesel-Büderich (nrw) ID  456km
107.5 0500  D  Radio Gütersloh, Oelde-Stromberg (nrw) OM ID  555km
107.7 0500  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) ID  571km
107.8 0500  D  MDR Kultur, Brocken (san) ID  712km
106.6 0900  D  Radio Lippe, Lemgo/Wiembecker Berg (nrw) Vocal ID  595km **
105.0 1000 BEL Radio 't Vissertje, Oostende/Koningin Astridlaan 14-16 (vlg-wvl) OM ID  277km
103.7 1051  D  NDR Info, Molbergen-Peheim (Cloppenburg) (nds) OM and YL, as web  504km
102.9 1053  D  R.SH, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Ads, as web  647km
106.9 1201 HOL LINQ FM, Hellevoetsluis/Opzoomerlaan (zho)  8467 ????_FM_ 297km
107.2 1206 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Zaagmolenstaraat (zho) Bangin teckno, as web  300km
107.2 1209 HOL LOCO FM, Het Loo/Bovenheigraaf (gel) Dutch music, as web  385km
105.3 1211 HOL Bo, Noordwijk/Duinroos (zho) Pops and jingle ID Dit is Bo  294km
104.2 1214 HOL RADIONL, Alkmaar/Alticom Mast (nho)  8421 304km
 92.5 1525  D  NDR Info, Helgoland (shs) Jingle ID  511km
 88.2 1528  D  Radio Nordseewelle, Norden (nds)  1888 NORDSEE_ 459km
 87.7 1529  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Pops, as web  458km **
 88.5 1530  D  Radio Hamburg, Cuxhaven Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Vocal ID  571km
 88.7 1531 DNK DR P1, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) YL, as web  608km
 89.0 1532  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Jever (nds) Vocal ID  505km
 89.8 1533  D  Klassik Radio, Helgoland (shs) Classical, as web  511km
 90.2 1534 DNK DR P1, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) YL, as 88.7  644km
 90.8 1536  D  NDR Info, Neumünster Armstedt (shs) OM ID, weather and traffic  635km
 91.1 1537 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F203 _NRK_P3_ 745km
 91.5 1538  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Leer (nds) OM, as web  473km **
 91.7 1540  D  Klassik Radio, Garding (shs) Opera,as web  571km
 92.4 1543  D  Radio BOB! (Schleswig-Holstein), Schleswig (shs) Buggles song, as web  622km
 92.6 1544 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Jingle ID  700km
 92.7 1545  D  N-JOY, Aurich (nds) 0% BER RDS Spy D385 _N-JOY__ 478km
 93.4 1548  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Emden (nds)  D220 DKULTUR_ 458km
 93.5 1550 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F201 _NRK_P1_ 745km
 94.0 1551  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds)  1085 OSTFRLND 475km
 94.2 1552 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F201 _NRK_P1_ 703km
 94.3 1553  D  NDR Kultur, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) Depressing classical, as web  565km
 94.6 1554  D  NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Depressing classical, as 94.3  555km
 95.0 1554 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)  F203 696km
 96.0 1559 HOL Radio 8FM Noord en Oost, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho)
               Vocal ID in promo  318km

 96.7 1605  D  Offener Kanal Westküste, Wyk auf Föhr (shs) OM news, as web  565km **
 97.3 1609 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 745km
 97.7 1610 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) POps and Danish OM, as web  608km
 97.8 1611  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Light pops, as web  694km
 98.4 1612  D  NDR 90,3, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe [nds] (ham) Pops, as web  555km
 98.5 1614 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Pops, as web  644km
 98.7 1614 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro)  F202 _NRK_P2_ 703km
 97.6 1615 NOR NRK P1, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va)  F201 _NRK_P1_ 696km
 99.5 1618  D  Radio Nordseewelle, Aurich (nds)  1888 NORDSEE_ 478km
100.2 1620  D  NDR Info, Papenburg (nds) YL and OM, as web  471km **
100.4 1623  D  delta radio, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Jingle ID and rock  599km
100.6 1623  D  Radio 21, Aurich-Haxtum (nds)  D38A 475km
101.1 1625  D  Radio BOB! (Schleswig-Holstein), Kaltenkirchen (shs) Pops, as web  647km
102.0 1626 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Ads and OM ID  696km
102.8 1627 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro)  F214 P4_NORGE 745km
103.4 1642 DNK Nova, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Ads, as web  644km
103.5 1644  D  delta radio, Helgoland (shs) Vocal ID  511km **
106.4 1649  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Neumünster Armstedt (shs) OM, as web  635km
106.9 1650  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds)  D220 475km
106.1 1731 HOL Radio Texel, Den Burg/Wezenland (nho) YL, slow talk, as web  299km
105.6 1736 HOL L.O.S. Radio, Den Helder/Doctorandus F. Bijlweg (nho) Pops, as web  297km
105.4 1753 HOL Havenstad FM, Delfzijl/Vennenflat (gro) Jingle IDs and pops  440km
105.0 1829 HOL Radio Centraal, Wolvega/Frisaxstraat (fri) Jingle ID  380km
106.3 1840 HOL BE@TFM, Heiloo/De Spindel (nho) OM and YL talk, as web  300km
106.7 1841 HOL Heerhugowaard A Life, Heerhugowaard/Parelhof (nho) OM on phone, as web  306km
107.1 1844 HOL Radio Enkhuizen, Enkhuizen/Gerard Brandtweg (nho) Jingle ID  335km
107.5 1847 HOL Radio Eenhoorn, Menaam/Mieddyk (fri)  8019 356km
 89.2 1854 HOL RADIONL, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Dutch music, as web  398km
 90.1 1856 HOL SLAM!, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) Squashed Peterborough! 82A5 318km **
 90.8 1857 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre)  8413 Scrolling PS 407km
 91.2 1858 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Den Bosch/Flat Socrateslaan (nbr) Awful Adele song,
               as web  376km **

 92.4 1900 HOL Radio Continu, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro)  8331 429km
 92.8 1901 HOL Joy Radio, Heerenveen/Munt flat Lânsicht (fri) ID and ads  374km
 96.6 1935 HOL RADIONL, Leeuwarden/Ceresweg (fri)  8421 369km
107.6 2143  D  Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) U2 song, as web  565km
107.3 2145 HOL Radio Westerwolde, Oude Pekela/Watertoren (gro) Back to back Ronan
               Bleating and jingle ID  447km

105.5 2149 HOL NPO Radio 1, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) OMs, as 104.8  296km
106.5 2153  G  Project Radio, London pirate Jazzy house, as web  
104.0 2154 HOL Radio 10, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Boney M remix, as 103.8
               83D2 RADIO_10 304km

102.2 2156 HOL Radio 538, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Ads, as 102.5. Lincs FM gone
               on the vertical  407km

 97.9 2200 HOL Radio Continu, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri)  8331 360km
 97.5 2201 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro)  8412 419km
 98.5 2201 HOL Radio 8FM Noord en Oost, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) ID after news  360km
 94.9 2206 HOL RADIONL, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Jingle ID. Belmont squashed!  320km
 93.7 2212 HOL SLAM!, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro) Presumed site 82A5 429km
 93.0 2214 HOL Simone FM, Winschoten/Nassaustraat (gro) Pops, as web  447km
 87.8 2248  D  Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds)  1084 518km
 89.4 2258 HOL RADIONL, Lelystad/Alticom Toren (fle) Live Dutch music, as web  350km
 99.6 2306 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Classical, as 98.7  811km
100.1 2307 NOR Radio Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va)  F21A 734km
101.0 2308 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) OM and YL, as 100.1  703km

** 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.

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!



Sunday, 5 June 2016

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.

Saturday, 4 June 2016

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.

Thursday, 2 June 2016

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.

Wednesday, 1 June 2016

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.

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

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.