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Saturday, 22 June 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-06-21 (MW: Transatlantic)

1400 0200 USA WOND Pleasantville NJ. Newstalk Fourteen Hundred WOND ID V weak  5673 km
1540 0231 USA KXEL Waterloo IA. Newstalk 15-40 KXEL ID. Midsummer DX! Weak  6547 km
1490 0240 USA WBAE Portland ME. The Bay ID after Whitney Houston warble. V weak  5098 km

Midsummer DX!

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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Friday, 21 June 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-06-21 (Es: UKR ROU)

 87.5 1101 UKR Pershe Radio FM1, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) OM, YL, 
               then music, as web  2286km
 87.6 1030 ROU Kiss FM, Hârlau (IS) YL vocal ID  1975km **
 87.9 1130 UKR Radio NV, Odesa/kolyshnij SX tsentr, vul. Lyustdorfs'ka doroga, 55 (OD) 
               OM, as web  2287km
 89.0 1134 UKR Radio Melodiya, Odesa/kolyshnij SX tsentr, vul. Lyustdorfs'ka doroga 55 (OD)
               Ukraine pops, as web  2287km **
 90.2 1137 UKR Radio ROKS - Ukraina, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) 
               Rock music, as web  2286km **
 90.6 1136 UKR Power FM, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Club music 
               and ID  2286km **
 91.0 1139 UKR Krayina FM, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Ukrainian song, 
               as web  2286km
 91.4 1147 UKR NRJ, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Club music, 
               as web  2286km **
 91.8 1145 UKR Radio Shanson, Odesa/OORTPTS, vul. Fontans'ka doroga, 3 (OD) Yl song, 
               as web  2286km **

** 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)

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

Skegness Log: 2019-06-21 (MW: Asia)

1098 2100 CHN CNR 11, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Chinese time signal V weak  7136 km
1359 2100 CHN CNR1, Multi-tx on longest day, Chinese time signal heard. V weak
1539 2100 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Chinese time signal V weak  7134 km

Midsummer DX!

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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Thursday, 20 June 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-06-20 (Es: F TUN BALKANS)

 87.8 0903  F  Radio Star, Orange/Cabrières (84) F440 __STAR__ 1060km
 87.9 0856  F  BFM Business, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) F227 ??BF???? 1194km
 87.9 0916 BUL Z-Rock, Pleven/kv. Družba-RRTS Pleven (plv) 8386 ??RO???? 2086km
 88.2 0856 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) Vocal ID  2100km
 88.3 0922 SRB Naxi Radio, Subotica/Nova Opština (Voj) D034 1592km **
 89.4 0851  F  Radio Orient, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) F22B _ORIENT_ 1194km
 90.0 0857  F  Skyrock, Marseille/Petite Etoile (13) F214 SKYROCK_ 1148km
 91.1 0902  F  Rire et Chansons, Orange/le Replat (84) Humour, as web  1045km **
 91.3 0859  F  France Inter, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F201 1149km
 91.4 0855  F  France Inter, Solliès-Pont/Chapelle Notre-Dame (83) OM, as web  1186km
 92.0 0900  F  France Inter, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) OM, as 91.3  1194km
 92.2 0918 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 ___BNR__ HR.BOTEV 2152km
 92.3 0858  F  Radio Star, Marseille/Falaise de Grande Etoile (13) French pops, 
               as web  1149km **
 92.6 0904  F  Beur FM, Aix-en-Provence/Puy-du-Roy (13) OM  YL, as web  1131km
 92.9 0921 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Sofia/Kopitoto-KRTTS Vitoša (sfg) 8220 2056km
 94.2 0905  F  France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203 _MUSIQUE 1149km

** 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)

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

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-06-19 (Es: D)

 87.6 1700  D  Antenne Brandenburg, Frankfurt (Oder)/Booßen (brb) D631 Antenne_ 951km
 89.1 1707  D  rbb radioeins, Frankfurt (Oder)/Booßen (brb) D332 951km
 92.7 1722  D  Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Frankfurt (Oder)/Booßen (brb) D220 951km
 94.7 1724  D  r.s.2, Frankfurt (Oder)/Booßen (brb) Pops, as web  951km **
 96.8 1725  D  rbb Kultur, Frankfurt (Oder)/Booßen (brb) YL, as web  951km **

** 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)

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

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-06-18 (Es: BALKANS)

 89.2 1151 BIH Radio Daš, Bijeljina/Silos (srp) F465 1657km **
 92.4 1151 HRV Laganini FM, Požega/Bešinci-Vranovac (pz) C484 LA??NINI 1520km **

** 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)

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, 25 May 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-05-25 (Es: BALKANS)

 90.5 1159 SRB RTV-Radio Novi Sad 2 Újvidéki Rádió, Crveni Cot (Voj) 
               D2F4 ??V_???? 1659km **
 90.7 1159 SRB Radio Strela, Balajnac (Srb) 9007 *STRELA* 1834km **
 92.1 1159 SRB Radio Pancevo, Pancevo/Milica brdo (Voj) D022 PA????O_ 1734km **
 94.0 1200 SRB Naxi Radio, Paracin/Cukara brdo (Srb)  Listed 50 wattsD031 1858km **
 94.9 1200 SRB Radio S1, Beograd/Torlak (Srb) D249 RADIO_S_ 1737km **
 96.0 1200 SRB Radio Indija, Indija/Silos (Voj) D079 INDJIJA_ 1689km **
 96.2 1200 SRB Rock Radio, Beograd/Beogradanka (Srb) D962 R_O_C_K_ 1729km **
 98.7 1200 SRB Radio Dunav, Apatin (Voj)  RDS Spy Group Analyser repeatedly gives DU and 
               AVD0DD 1578km **
 99.6 1200 SRB Radio S1, Sombor/Kljajicevo (Voj) D249 1587km **
100.0 1200 SRB RTV-Radio Novi Sad 3, Crveni Cot (Voj) D333 RTV_RNS3 1659km **
100.2 1200 SRB Radio Bravo, Požarevac (Srb) B062 Dva_Bare 1786km **
100.4 1200 SRB WTF Radio, Beograd/Genex (Srb) D037 ??WTF___ 1724km **
100.6 1200 HRV Slavonski Radio, Osijek/Hotel Osijek (os)  Vocal ID  1568km **
101.0 1200 SRB RTS-Radio Beograd 202, Jagodina/Crni vrh (Srb) D2FA RTS_R202 1825km **
102.4 1201 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Vukovar/Crkva-Ul. Vlahe Bukovca 46 (vu) 
               C204 1602km **
103.4 1201 HRV HRT-HR 3, Osijek/Josipovac (os) C203 HR?????? 1562km **
103.6 1200 HNG Dankó Rádió, Vasvár - Hegyhátsál (Vas) B206 _DANKO__ 1349km **
103.9 1201 SRB Play Radio, Cuprija/Gilje (Srb)  As 103.2  1842km **
104.3 1200 SRB Radio AS, Sremska Mitrovica/Mandelos (Voj) F0F0 RT????S_ 1657km **
104.5 1200 SRB Radio Karolina, Novi Sad/Bulevar oslobodenja 2 (Voj) 3036 ??ROLI?? 1658km **
105.8 1202 SRB Naxi Radio, Apatin/Nova ulica (Silos) (Voj)  Local vocal ID too!
               D050 NAXI____ RADIO___ APATIN__ 1579km **
106.5 1202 SRB Naxi Radio, Vrbas/Vital silos (Voj)  As 105.8  1624km **
106.9 1202 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Vasvár - Hegyhátsál (Vas) B202 _BARTOK_ 1349km **
107.5 1202 SRB TDI Radio, Novi Sad/Bulevar oslobodenja 81 (Voj) 3033 T__D__I_ 1659km **

** 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)

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

Friday, 24 May 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-05-24 (Es: ROU)

 89.4 0922 ROU Dream FM, Focsani (VN) DD28 2096km **

** 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)

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, 11 May 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-05-11 (MW: Transatlantic)

1510 0223 PRU Radio Alegría, Arequipa (are) Thanks to Thomas Nilsson and Matthias Gatzke for 
              help with the ID. Weak  10306 km **
1470 0300 PRU OAU6E Radio Victoria, Arequipa (are) 1469.9507 with Radio De Arequipa ID 
              Weak  10306 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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Friday, 3 May 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-05-03 (MW: Transatlantic)

1390 0325 USA WSPO Charleston SC YL with ID at 03:25:04 on 1390.0035 - with a slight wobble. 
              Playing soulful music. Weak  6535 km **
1440 0406 PRU Radio Solar, Espinar (cus) OM announcement, ID and mention of Espinar. 
              1510.0123 (Drifts a little) V weak  10151 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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag