87.6 1228 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 ??TA???? 2342km
87.8 1228 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
87.9 1228 E Radio Formula, Monachil (AND-GR) ED34 _Radio__ Formula_ 1808km **
88.2 1228 E SER, Almería (AND-AL) E239 1825km
88.3 1228 E COPE, Santomera/Cabezos Ásperos (MUR-MU) A21F 1676km
88.4 1228 ALG Chaîne 2, Nador (13) 2202 CHAINE_2 2045km
88.9 1228 E Radio Marca, Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy-Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU)
B002 ??????CA 1698km
89.4 1228 E COPE, Cartagena (MUR-MU) E2CA __??PE__ 1728km
89.6 1228 ALG Chaîne 2, Tessala (22) OM, as 88.4 1989km **
90.5 1228 E SER, Orihuela/Sierra de Hurchillo (VAL-A) 73FF OR??UELA 1682km
92.1 1228 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
E715 RNE_5-MU 1707km
92.8 1228 E Europa FM, Crevillent/M.Castro (VAL-A) Jingle ID 1655km **
94.7 1229 ALG Radio Tlemcen, Nador (13) 2413 TLEMCEN_ 2045km
95.4 1229 E Cadena Dial, La Unión-Portmán (MUR-MU) E237 1734km
96.0 1229 E RNE Radio 3, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU) E213 1707km
96.3 1229 E Talk Radio Europe, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
English info 1707km
97.4 1229 ALG Chaîne 3, Mecheria (45) 2203 2177km
97.5 1229 E RNE Radio 3, Cartagena/San Julián (MUR-MU) Concert, as 96.0 1732km
98.0 1229 ALG Chaîne 1, Nador (13) 2201 CHAINE_1 2045km
99.9 1230 MRC Médi 1, Zaio (otl) 1281 MEDI_1?? 2036km
101.7 1230 E RNE Radio Nacional, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
Vocal ID 1707km
102.9 1230 E RNE Radio Nacional, Cartagena/San Julián (MUR-MU) Vocal ID 1732km
103.5 1230 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Cartagena/San Julián (MUR-MU) Vocal ID 1732km
103.9 1230 E Cadena Dial, Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy-Pico del Relojero (MUR-MU) E237 1698km
104.1 1230 E Kiss FM, Almería (AND-AL) E2EC 1825km
103.0 1234 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7212 2183km
105.1 1237 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Nador (13) 2208 R_COR/CT 2045km **
105.3 1237 E Onda Regional Murcia, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
E201 ??DA-REG 1707km
105.6 1237 E Radio Sensación, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
E0E8 SE??ACIO 1707km
105.9 1237 E Onda Regional Música, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
E202 ????SICA 1707km
106.6 1237 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7204 2183km **
102.7 1241 ALG Chaîne 1, Tessala (22) 2201 1989km
104.9 1241 E Canal Sur Radio, Granada/El Tambor (AND-GR)
E332 CANALSUR _GRANADA ________ 1800km
106.5 1241 E Los 40, Úbeda/Cerro de la Atalaya (AND-J) A200 1707km **
107.9 1241 E Radio Unión, La Unión-Portmán (MUR-MU) 51C9 ??NI???? 1734km
102.3 1247 MRC SNRT Coran, Taourirt/Boukhouali 1204 RT in decoder data. Thanks Janpeter
for help. This tx is listed in http://www.haca.ma/fr 2099km
104.5 1247 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Mecheria (45) 2208 2177km **
104.6 1247 E Canal Sur Radio, Mijas (AND-MA) E332 1879km
105.4 1247 E RNE Radio Nacional, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E211 ????1___ 1740km
107.1 1247 POR RFM, Elvas/Vila Boim (ple) 8231 1690km
102.9 1320 MRC Médi 1, Oujda/Meghrez (otl) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2057km
104.5 1320 E Radio Sol, Lorca/Castillo (MUR-MU) E182 1728km
107.3 1320 E Antena Ciudad FM, Fuente Álamo de Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU)
1073 ANTENA__ CIUDAD__ F.ALAMO_ 107.3___ 1707km
104.3 1322 E esRadio, Requena (VAL-V) FFFF ??ON???? 1522km
106.8 1322 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Herencia Navajo (CAM-CR) EC15 RNE_5-CR 1565km
106.9 1322 E COPE, Almadén (CAM-CR) E2CA COPE 1646km
87.7 1556 AZR RDP Antena 3, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg)
OM and pops, as RDP-3 Azores web stream. 2617km
88.5 1604 AZR Rádio Atlântida, Pico da Barrosa (smg)
OM advert, as web. Occasionally overriding Rowridge. 2617km
103.0 1904 E Radio Luz a las Naciones, Arteixo/Monticaño (GAL-C) ++Now Hit FM.
Thanks to Janpeter Van Dijk for help. AA9B 1269km
104.2 1903 E Radio Galega Música, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso (GAL-C)
E4E1 RGMUSICA 1316km **
104.6 1903 E esRadio, Padrón/Alto de Elisa (GAL-C) E287 ESRADIO_ 1332km **
104.8 1903 E Radio Galega, Parada do Sil/Monte Meda (GAL-OU) OMs, as 103.9 1338km
105.3 1903 E RNE Radio Nacional, Montánchez (EXT-CC) E211 RN??1_?? 1625km
105.4 1903 E Radio Voz, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) E2A2 1251km **
105.7 1903 E SER, Almendralejo (EXT-BA) E239 __SER___ DRAL???? ??????OS 1687km
106.1 1903 E Radio Voz, Santiago de Compostela/Monte da Curuxeira (GAL-C)
E2A2 RADIOVOZ 1321km
107.2 1903 E Radio Cerceda, Cerceda/Monte Cedeira (GAL-C)
2EFF RCERCEDA ??7.??HZ 1288km **
107.9 1903 E Si Radio de Galicia, Meis/Monte Castrove (GAL-PO) Jingle ID 1362km
103.1 1904 E RNE Radio Nacional, Santiago de Compostela/Monte Pedroso (GAL-C)
E211 RNE_1___ 1316km
103.9 1904 E Radio Galega, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) E4E0 ??????GA 1251km **
103.4 1905 E esRadio, Carbajosa de la Sagrada (CAL-SA) E287 esRadio_ 1431km
103.7 1905 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Pamplona=Iruña/San Cristóbal (NAV-NA)
Vocal ID 1155km **
** Personal First
A slightly better day with the Azores coming in mid-afternoon. Other than an opening to Galicia, nothing else of any great interest came through. Just the usual Spanish. Oh, and cameo appearances from Portugal, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. In fact, today's opening was quite confusing as there was quite a spread of bearings all being received simultaneously, often making it difficult to know which part of Spain was coming in.
Still, mustn't complain. But the E skip was in short supply during the 2018 season and I only have three more days of files of DX to check though, plus another five days with minimal loggings already in FM List. Yes, THAT'S how BAD this season was here.
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)
Antenna:
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
Sunday, 3 June 2018
Saturday, 2 June 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-06-02 (Es: I HRV)
103.3 0915 I Radio 24, Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Pozzo Maccheroni (ba)
5245 ISORADIO RAI103.3 1841km
104.5 2230 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Altamura/Contrada Murgia di Serraficaia-
Masseria Franchini (ba) Vocal ID 1813km **
87.7 2259 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5263 1718km
87.9 2259 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na)
Mr I predict the future, as 88.6 1730km
88.2 2259 I Radio 24, Bari/Strada Santa Teresa (ba) 5245 1828km
88.3 2259 I Radio Deejay, Molfetta/Contrada Regina Margherita (ba) Vocal ID 1801km
88.5 2259 I m2o, Bari/Piazza Aldo Moro, 8-Grand Hotel Leon d´Oro (ba) 5233 1823km
88.6 2259 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5427 _*_RCS_* 1751km
89.1 2259 I RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Fragneto (RAI) (ta) 5201 *Radio1_ 1885km
89.5 2259 I Radio Deejay, Sirolo/Monte Conero (an) Club track, as 92.4 1447km
89.8 2259 I Radio Italia Anni 60 (Puglia), Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Nisco-
Strada Panoramica (ba) 52DD R.IT??IA ??NI_60_ 1839km
91.1 2259 I RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Fragneto (RAI) (ta) 5202 *Radio2_ 1885km
91.6 2259 I Radio Maria, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) 51CC R.MA??A_ 1806km
91.7 2259 I Radio Maria, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg)
51CC ??????A_ 1709km
91.8 2259 I Radio Flor Levante, Terlizzi/Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 76-tetto sede (ba)
Vocal ID and Facebook address 1806km **
92.0 2259 I Radio Maria, Lecce/Via Cicolella, 3-Confcommercio (le) YL, as others 1959km
92.1 2259 I Radio Freccia, Napoli/Via Leonardo Bianchi snc (na) 5293 ??ADIO?? ??RE???? 1718km
92.4 2259 I Radio Deejay, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg) 5214 1709km
92.5 2259 I Ciccio Riccio, Bisceglie/S.S. 16 bis (via Lama di Macina)-
Zona Industriale (bt) 528D 1796km **
93.3 2259 I Radio Deejay, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) Club track, as 92.4 1806km
93.3 2300 I Radio Radicale, Ancona/Forte Montagnolo-Via del Golfo (an) 5210 1435km
93.6 2300 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) 5264 1806km
93.8 2300 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Brindisi/Strada provinciale Formosa (br) 5225 1924km **
94.2 2300 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Molfetta/Strada provinciale Terlizzi-
Molfetta, km 1 (ba) Lively discussion, as 93.6 1803km
94.6 2300 I RAI Radio1, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt) 5201 *Radio1_ 1800km
94.8 2300 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Termoli/Via Martiri della Resistenza, 108 (cb)
Lively discussion, as 93.6 1651km **
95.4 2300 I Radio Maria, Spinazzola/SS 168-Masseria Epitaffio (bt) YL, as others 1801km **
95.4 2300 I RAI Radio2, Vico del Gargano (RAI) (fg) 5202 1709km **
95.4 2300 I Radio Mater, Bari/Piazza Giulio Cesare, 13 (ba) 5158 R.?????? 1828km
95.7 2300 I Radio Italia Anni 60, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) OM ID 1806km **
96.7 2300 I RAI Radio2, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt) 5202 1800km
97.0 2300 I Radionorba, Bari/Piazza Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 (ba)
5353 1824km
97.2 2300 I Radio 24, San Donato di Lecce/Località Occhio di Asino (le)
5245 ??????24 1967km
97.3 2300 I Radio Logos, Foggia/Via Trinitapoli, km 1.500 (fg) 5AF3 1729km
97.5 2300 I Radio Capital, Monopoli/Contrada Aratico- Via delle Querce-
Traliccio Multireti (ba) Jingle ID 1870km
98.9 2300 I Radionorba, Andria/Contrada Montefaraone (bt) 5353 1787km
99.5 2301 I Radio Capital, Bari/Via Alessandro Maria Calefati, 95 (ba)
5219 ??APITAL 1823km
100.0 2301 I Radio 105, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba)
"In The Club" ID 1850km
100.3 2301 I Radio Capital, Altamura/Contrada Murgia di Serraficaia-
Masseria Franchini (ba) 5219 ????ITAL 1813km
100.6 2301 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Barletta/Via XVI Settembre 1959, 6 (bt)
Vocal ID 1776km **
100.8 2301 I Radio 24, Mola di Bari/Masseria Pepe (ba) 5245 1844km **
101.8 2301 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Monopoli/Contrada Aratico- Via delle Querce-
Traliccio Multireti (ba) 5225 1870km
102.0 2301 HRV HRT Radio Split, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C31A 1643km
102.5 2301 I RTL 102.5, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba) YL, as 103.1 1850km
102.9 2301 I RTL 102.5, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Viale del Buco (br)
YL, as 103.1 1871km
103.0 2301 I RTL 102.5, Bari/Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 50 Scala A (ba)
YL, as 103.1 1825km
103.1 2301 I RTL 102.5, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) 5218 RT?????? 1806km
103.3 2301 I Radio 24, Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Pozzo Maccheroni (ba) 5245 1841km
103.3 2301 I RAI IsoRadio, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt)
5209 ISORADIO RAI103.3 1800km
103.9 2301 I Radio Maria, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba) 51CC 1850km
103.9 2301 I RAI GR Parlamento, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt) 5206 1800km
104.0 2301 I RAI GR Parlamento, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg)
Club track, as 103.9 1711km
104.1 2301 I Radio 24, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba) 5245 1850km
104.2 2301 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) 5263 1797km
104.9 2301 I Radio 105, Ancona/Forte Montagnolo-Via del Golfo (an) Vocal ID 1435km
105.2 2301 I Radio 105, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) Vocal ID 1797km
107.6 2301 I RTL 102.5, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg)
5218 ????02?? 1709km
107.8 2301 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg)
5220 R_ITALIA 1711km
** Personal First
A predictable Italian opening, full of predictability. I almost wet myself with the excitement of it all.
I know. How about a game? Let's make this fun. See if you can spot the Croatian!
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)
Antenna:
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
5245 ISORADIO RAI103.3 1841km
104.5 2230 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Altamura/Contrada Murgia di Serraficaia-
Masseria Franchini (ba) Vocal ID 1813km **
87.7 2259 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5263 1718km
87.9 2259 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na)
Mr I predict the future, as 88.6 1730km
88.2 2259 I Radio 24, Bari/Strada Santa Teresa (ba) 5245 1828km
88.3 2259 I Radio Deejay, Molfetta/Contrada Regina Margherita (ba) Vocal ID 1801km
88.5 2259 I m2o, Bari/Piazza Aldo Moro, 8-Grand Hotel Leon d´Oro (ba) 5233 1823km
88.6 2259 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5427 _*_RCS_* 1751km
89.1 2259 I RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Fragneto (RAI) (ta) 5201 *Radio1_ 1885km
89.5 2259 I Radio Deejay, Sirolo/Monte Conero (an) Club track, as 92.4 1447km
89.8 2259 I Radio Italia Anni 60 (Puglia), Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Nisco-
Strada Panoramica (ba) 52DD R.IT??IA ??NI_60_ 1839km
91.1 2259 I RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Fragneto (RAI) (ta) 5202 *Radio2_ 1885km
91.6 2259 I Radio Maria, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) 51CC R.MA??A_ 1806km
91.7 2259 I Radio Maria, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg)
51CC ??????A_ 1709km
91.8 2259 I Radio Flor Levante, Terlizzi/Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 76-tetto sede (ba)
Vocal ID and Facebook address 1806km **
92.0 2259 I Radio Maria, Lecce/Via Cicolella, 3-Confcommercio (le) YL, as others 1959km
92.1 2259 I Radio Freccia, Napoli/Via Leonardo Bianchi snc (na) 5293 ??ADIO?? ??RE???? 1718km
92.4 2259 I Radio Deejay, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg) 5214 1709km
92.5 2259 I Ciccio Riccio, Bisceglie/S.S. 16 bis (via Lama di Macina)-
Zona Industriale (bt) 528D 1796km **
93.3 2259 I Radio Deejay, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) Club track, as 92.4 1806km
93.3 2300 I Radio Radicale, Ancona/Forte Montagnolo-Via del Golfo (an) 5210 1435km
93.6 2300 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) 5264 1806km
93.8 2300 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Brindisi/Strada provinciale Formosa (br) 5225 1924km **
94.2 2300 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Molfetta/Strada provinciale Terlizzi-
Molfetta, km 1 (ba) Lively discussion, as 93.6 1803km
94.6 2300 I RAI Radio1, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt) 5201 *Radio1_ 1800km
94.8 2300 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Termoli/Via Martiri della Resistenza, 108 (cb)
Lively discussion, as 93.6 1651km **
95.4 2300 I Radio Maria, Spinazzola/SS 168-Masseria Epitaffio (bt) YL, as others 1801km **
95.4 2300 I RAI Radio2, Vico del Gargano (RAI) (fg) 5202 1709km **
95.4 2300 I Radio Mater, Bari/Piazza Giulio Cesare, 13 (ba) 5158 R.?????? 1828km
95.7 2300 I Radio Italia Anni 60, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) OM ID 1806km **
96.7 2300 I RAI Radio2, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt) 5202 1800km
97.0 2300 I Radionorba, Bari/Piazza Luigi di Savoia Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 (ba)
5353 1824km
97.2 2300 I Radio 24, San Donato di Lecce/Località Occhio di Asino (le)
5245 ??????24 1967km
97.3 2300 I Radio Logos, Foggia/Via Trinitapoli, km 1.500 (fg) 5AF3 1729km
97.5 2300 I Radio Capital, Monopoli/Contrada Aratico- Via delle Querce-
Traliccio Multireti (ba) Jingle ID 1870km
98.9 2300 I Radionorba, Andria/Contrada Montefaraone (bt) 5353 1787km
99.5 2301 I Radio Capital, Bari/Via Alessandro Maria Calefati, 95 (ba)
5219 ??APITAL 1823km
100.0 2301 I Radio 105, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba)
"In The Club" ID 1850km
100.3 2301 I Radio Capital, Altamura/Contrada Murgia di Serraficaia-
Masseria Franchini (ba) 5219 ????ITAL 1813km
100.6 2301 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Barletta/Via XVI Settembre 1959, 6 (bt)
Vocal ID 1776km **
100.8 2301 I Radio 24, Mola di Bari/Masseria Pepe (ba) 5245 1844km **
101.8 2301 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Monopoli/Contrada Aratico- Via delle Querce-
Traliccio Multireti (ba) 5225 1870km
102.0 2301 HRV HRT Radio Split, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C31A 1643km
102.5 2301 I RTL 102.5, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba) YL, as 103.1 1850km
102.9 2301 I RTL 102.5, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Viale del Buco (br)
YL, as 103.1 1871km
103.0 2301 I RTL 102.5, Bari/Viale John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 50 Scala A (ba)
YL, as 103.1 1825km
103.1 2301 I RTL 102.5, Terlizzi/Località Cardellina (ba) 5218 RT?????? 1806km
103.3 2301 I Radio 24, Cassano delle Murge/Contrada Pozzo Maccheroni (ba) 5245 1841km
103.3 2301 I RAI IsoRadio, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt)
5209 ISORADIO RAI103.3 1800km
103.9 2301 I Radio Maria, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba) 51CC 1850km
103.9 2301 I RAI GR Parlamento, Spinazzola/Monte Caccia (RAI) (bt) 5206 1800km
104.0 2301 I RAI GR Parlamento, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg)
Club track, as 103.9 1711km
104.1 2301 I Radio 24, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Faccilusso (ba) 5245 1850km
104.2 2301 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) 5263 1797km
104.9 2301 I Radio 105, Ancona/Forte Montagnolo-Via del Golfo (an) Vocal ID 1435km
105.2 2301 I Radio 105, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba) Vocal ID 1797km
107.6 2301 I RTL 102.5, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg)
5218 ????02?? 1709km
107.8 2301 I Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg)
5220 R_ITALIA 1711km
** Personal First
A predictable Italian opening, full of predictability. I almost wet myself with the excitement of it all.
I know. How about a game? Let's make this fun. See if you can spot the Croatian!
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)
Antenna:
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
Monday, 28 May 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-05-28 (Es: ALG E I)
87.7 1604 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) OM mentioning Chlef 1913km
88.1 1604 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) 2405 2033km
88.9 1604 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ss) 5201 1520km
90.4 1604 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) 2419 1911km
91.0 1604 I Radio Maria, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ss) 51CC 1521km
100.7 1606 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Kef El Akhal (25) 2206 ??CO???? 1927km
101.8 1606 ALG Chaîne 1, Akfadou (6) 2201 ??AINE_1 1867km
Here is my first sporadic E logbook of 2018.
This was the beginning of one of the worst E season I can remember. This opening brought in only a few of the most regular of regulars, and even they struggled, not one of them achieving full RDS.
What a late start to the season too! This wasn't a problem at the time as my life was turning various corners and I was quite happy not to be missing something exotic, but I made the decision that I would try an experiment this season and record everything with my antenna vertical, purely in the hope of catching something different.
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)
Antenna:
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
88.1 1604 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) 2405 2033km
88.9 1604 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ss) 5201 1520km
90.4 1604 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) 2419 1911km
91.0 1604 I Radio Maria, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ss) 51CC 1521km
100.7 1606 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Kef El Akhal (25) 2206 ??CO???? 1927km
101.8 1606 ALG Chaîne 1, Akfadou (6) 2201 ??AINE_1 1867km
Here is my first sporadic E logbook of 2018.
This was the beginning of one of the worst E season I can remember. This opening brought in only a few of the most regular of regulars, and even they struggled, not one of them achieving full RDS.
What a late start to the season too! This wasn't a problem at the time as my life was turning various corners and I was quite happy not to be missing something exotic, but I made the decision that I would try an experiment this season and record everything with my antenna vertical, purely in the hope of catching something different.
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)
Antenna:
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
Saturday, 21 April 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-04-21 (Tropo: BEL F)
105.0 0814 BEL Radio Media, Ronse/Kluisbergen (vlg-ovl)
OMs talk then Dutch song, as web 347km **
106.9 0818 BEL Radio FM Gold, Meulebeke (vlg-wvl) Laid-back OM and oldies, as web stream.
Almost noise free. 317km **
107.1 0824 BEL Family Radio (Formerly S-Radio), Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl)
OM ID and Dutch music 278km
107.4 0825 BEL Stadsradio Oostende 1, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl)
Jingle ID 6334 278km **
107.6 0827 BEL IRO, Izegem/Lendeleedsestraat (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and pops 318km
107.5 0837 BEL IRO, Unlisted transmitter Pops, as 107.6
106.8 0846 BEL X-Ray FM, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and interesting club music 299km **
104.0 0849 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) Discussion, as web 377km
103.6 0852 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) 637B 278km
105.8 0856 BEL Radio Kompas, Koekelare (Ichtegem/Vinkensveldstraat) (vlg-wvl)
63E9 _RADIO__ _KOMPAS_ 295km __100___ PROCENT_ __HITS__ 0495/___ 042.895_
105.7 0902 BEL T.R.O., Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Jingle: TRO The Music Is Yours 6B89 296km
105.3 0906 BEL Urgent.fm, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Pops, as web 330km
104.7 0916 BEL Radio Max, Aalter (vlg-ovl) Dutch pop song, Max jingle 6C21 314km
107.7 0929 BEL Star FM, Unlisted 6219 ????eI?? Jingle and vocal IDs. Dance music. **
88.0 1008 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Kortrijk/Diksmuidekaai 6 (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID 327km **
88.9 1011 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide (vlg-wvl) Dutch pops, as web 294km
104.8 1044 BEL Westradio, Koksijde/Residentie 21 (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID 276km **
106.2 1050 BEL C-Fun, Knokke-Heist (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID 287km **
106.5 1051 BEL Radio Oost West, Tielt/ITC (vlg-wvl) Soft music and OM, as web 316km
106.6 1053 F Radio Campus Lille, Lille/Cité Scientifique (59) Over Waltham 342km
106.3 1103 BEL Radio Max, Eeklo/Leopoldlaan 88 (vlg-ovl)
Full ID before late news. Same as 104.7 308km
105.9 1107 BEL LRM Radio, Bree/Luytenstraat 48 (vlg-lim) News and ads, as web 426km **
** Personal First
It seems like a long time since I have had tropo this good. When was the last big tropo? I honestly don't remember.
Belgium was the main contender and signals were good from the regulars. Going vertical brought in several new locals at the top of the band.
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
OMs talk then Dutch song, as web 347km **
106.9 0818 BEL Radio FM Gold, Meulebeke (vlg-wvl) Laid-back OM and oldies, as web stream.
Almost noise free. 317km **
107.1 0824 BEL Family Radio (Formerly S-Radio), Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl)
OM ID and Dutch music 278km
107.4 0825 BEL Stadsradio Oostende 1, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl)
Jingle ID 6334 278km **
107.6 0827 BEL IRO, Izegem/Lendeleedsestraat (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and pops 318km
107.5 0837 BEL IRO, Unlisted transmitter Pops, as 107.6
106.8 0846 BEL X-Ray FM, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and interesting club music 299km **
104.0 0849 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) Discussion, as web 377km
103.6 0852 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) 637B 278km
105.8 0856 BEL Radio Kompas, Koekelare (Ichtegem/Vinkensveldstraat) (vlg-wvl)
63E9 _RADIO__ _KOMPAS_ 295km __100___ PROCENT_ __HITS__ 0495/___ 042.895_
105.7 0902 BEL T.R.O., Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Jingle: TRO The Music Is Yours 6B89 296km
105.3 0906 BEL Urgent.fm, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Pops, as web 330km
104.7 0916 BEL Radio Max, Aalter (vlg-ovl) Dutch pop song, Max jingle 6C21 314km
107.7 0929 BEL Star FM, Unlisted 6219 ????eI?? Jingle and vocal IDs. Dance music. **
88.0 1008 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Kortrijk/Diksmuidekaai 6 (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID 327km **
88.9 1011 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide (vlg-wvl) Dutch pops, as web 294km
104.8 1044 BEL Westradio, Koksijde/Residentie 21 (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID 276km **
106.2 1050 BEL C-Fun, Knokke-Heist (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID 287km **
106.5 1051 BEL Radio Oost West, Tielt/ITC (vlg-wvl) Soft music and OM, as web 316km
106.6 1053 F Radio Campus Lille, Lille/Cité Scientifique (59) Over Waltham 342km
106.3 1103 BEL Radio Max, Eeklo/Leopoldlaan 88 (vlg-ovl)
Full ID before late news. Same as 104.7 308km
105.9 1107 BEL LRM Radio, Bree/Luytenstraat 48 (vlg-lim) News and ads, as web 426km **
** Personal First
It seems like a long time since I have had tropo this good. When was the last big tropo? I honestly don't remember.
Belgium was the main contender and signals were good from the regulars. Going vertical brought in several new locals at the top of the band.
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
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-02-22 (MW: Transatlantic)
1560 0720 USA KGOW TX. Presumed, with YL in presumed Vietnamese! Fair 7808 km **
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-02-18 (MW: Transatlantic)
1480 0503 PTR WMDD Fajardo PR. Mention of Fajardo and Puerto Rico. Possibly WMDD
call is there too. Thanks to Fredrik Dourén RealDX for help. V weak 6790 km
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
call is there too. Thanks to Fredrik Dourén RealDX for help. V weak 6790 km
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
Thursday, 15 February 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-02-15 (MW: Transatlantic)
1640 0559 USA WSJP Sussex WI. Live ... with Father ... on Relevant Radio. V weak, in the
mush. V weak 6237 km
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
mush. V weak 6237 km
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-02-14 (MW: Transatlantic & Asia)
1490 0223 USA WBAE Portland ME. ID - Maine's Talk Radio .... 14-90 WBAE 5098 km **
1360 0400 USA WDRC Hartford CT. Tricky copy in 1368 splatter. Yes - Manx Radio Splatters
like hell! Heard WDRC Hartford mentioned but also other stations on
network mentioned. Not alone. Weak 5381 km
1150 0559 CAN CKOC Hamilton ON. Mention of TSN Sports, CKOC AM ID. Also mentioning Bell
Media. Weak 5736 km **
1413 1800 J JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Time signal. 9224 km
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
1360 0400 USA WDRC Hartford CT. Tricky copy in 1368 splatter. Yes - Manx Radio Splatters
like hell! Heard WDRC Hartford mentioned but also other stations on
network mentioned. Not alone. Weak 5381 km
1150 0559 CAN CKOC Hamilton ON. Mention of TSN Sports, CKOC AM ID. Also mentioning Bell
Media. Weak 5736 km **
1413 1800 J JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Time signal. 9224 km
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-02-13 (MW: Transatlantic)
570 0100 CAN CFCB Corner Brook NL. Throughout the morning with pops, as 590 VOCM 3990 km
580 0429 CAN CFRA Ottawa ON. Newstalk 5-80 CFRA ID Weak 5333 km
670 0454 USA WSCR Chicago IL. " ... number one sports station in Chicago, Sportsradio 6-70
The Score. 670thescore.com Chicago's sports station." **
https://youtu.be/cW2O9zpCtSA Weak 6318 km
720 0503 USA WGN Chicago IL. Competing nicely with BBC. No ID as such but who else?
https://youtu.be/kvNa_d4m84Y Fair 6310 km
1510 2329 USA WRRD Waukesha WI. Lively OM in English with Newstalk 15-10 WRRD ID.
Signing off. Best on USB. Weak 6242 km **
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
580 0429 CAN CFRA Ottawa ON. Newstalk 5-80 CFRA ID Weak 5333 km
670 0454 USA WSCR Chicago IL. " ... number one sports station in Chicago, Sportsradio 6-70
The Score. 670thescore.com Chicago's sports station." **
https://youtu.be/cW2O9zpCtSA Weak 6318 km
720 0503 USA WGN Chicago IL. Competing nicely with BBC. No ID as such but who else?
https://youtu.be/kvNa_d4m84Y Fair 6310 km
1510 2329 USA WRRD Waukesha WI. Lively OM in English with Newstalk 15-10 WRRD ID.
Signing off. Best on USB. Weak 6242 km **
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
Friday, 9 February 2018
Skegness Log: 2018-02-09 (MW: Transatlantic)
1500 2318 USA KSTP Saint Paul MN. Promo for The Ride With Reusse show and KSTP ESPN 15
Hundred ID. Mentions of the Twin Cities. Almost fair levels!
Weak 6364 km **
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
Hundred ID. Mentions of the Twin Cities. Almost fair levels!
Weak 6364 km **
** Personal First
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag
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