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Monday, 7 October 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-10-07 (MW: Transatlantic)

1390 0559 USA WMER Meridian MS OM WMER ID, mentioning 93.1 FM.  V weak  7128 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

Sunday, 6 October 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-10-06 (MW: Asia)

 747 2019  J  JOIB NHK Radio 2, Sapporo/Ebetsu (hok) Sign-on jingle, as 1017. 
              V weak  8692 km
 873 2059  J  JOGB NHK Radio 2, Kumamoto (kyu-kum) Sign-on jingle, as 2017. Weak  9320 km
1017 2059  J  JOLB NHK Radio 2, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Regular sign-on jingle and time signal 
              on the hour. Lost to Spain. Weak  9242 km
1116 2059 CHN CNR 5 Zhonghua zhi Sheng, Shaowu/SARFT751 (FJ) YL IDs before the hour 
              Weak  9226 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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Thursday, 26 September 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-09-26 (MW: Asia Transatlantic)

1390 0312 USA WFBL Syracuse NY. 1390.0062. Oldies. YL mentioning 94.1 95.3 103.9 
             "The Dinosaur Weak  5505 km **
1350 0405 PTR WEGA Vega Baja PR. ID as 'Vega' (WEGA) and 'Candelita Siete' Weak  6830 km **
1470 0500 USA WMBD Peoria IL. OM ID - 1470 100.3 WMBD V weak  6512 km **
 729 2000  J  JOCK NHK Radio 1 Nagoya, Nagoya/Yatomi-Shi (chu-aic) JOCK and NHK IDs before 
              four time pips.  Fair  9346 km **
              864 2000 KOR HLKR KBS 1 Radio, Gangneung (gan) HLKR ID and four time pips.  Weak  8758 km
1296 2000  J  JOTK NHK Radio 1 Matsue, Matsue/Izumo-Shi (chg-shi) Time signal and 
              xylophone style jingle, as 612, etc. V weak  9155 km **
1350 2000  J  JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) Japanese YL and time signal 
              Weak  9251 km
1422 2000  J  JORF RF Radio Nippon, Yokohama (kan-kgw) Radio Nippon ID. Thank you to 
              Fumiaki Minematsu and Satoshi Miyauchi in japan via RealDX for confirming 
              the ID.  V weak  9402 km **
 945 2100 CHN CNR 1, Jiaohe/SARFT953 (JL) Good signal. YL time check and ads. Dominant 
              over Europe. Good  8130 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

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-09-25 (MW: Asia)

1287 1900  J  JOFR HBC Hokkaido Hoso, Sapporo (hok) Japanese YL. Mentions of Hokkaido. 
              Single time pip. Dominant on frequency! Weak  8685 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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Monday, 23 September 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-09-23 (MW: Asia)

1017 2058  J  JOLB NHK Radio 2, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Sign-on with familiar jingly music. 
              Time signal. Then squashed by CRI. V weak  9242 km
1188 2100 KOR HLKX FEBC/TWR Asia/VOA, Incheon (inc) HLKX ID heard before time signal 
              V weak  8702 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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Friday, 20 September 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-09-20 (MW: Asia)

 666 2000  J  JOBK Osaka/Sakai-Shi (kns-osk) YL JOBK ID before four time pips, then OM 
              Weak  9349 km
1008 2000  J  JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) ++OM ABC Radio ID before 
              YL just before the hour, then single low time signal and back to YL. 
              Weak  9348 km **
1224 2000  J  JOJK Kanazawa (chu-ish) Clear JOJK ID and time signal Weak  9189 km **
1350 2000  J  JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) RCC Radio ID and time signal 
              Weak  9251 km
1017 2100 CHN China Radio International, Changchun/SARFT523 (JL) Down in the noise. 
              Same musical routine as heard on 1521. V weak  8011 km
1323 2100 CHN China Radio International, Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) Down in the noise. 
              Same musical routine as heard on 1521. V weak  6040 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

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-09-18 (MW: Asia)

1134 2100 KOR HLKC KBS 3 Radio, Hwaseong (gye) Beautiful signal with HLKC ID before time 
              signal Fair  8723 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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Friday, 30 August 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-08-30 (MW: Transatlantic)

1390 0300 USA WLCM Charlotte MI. Victory 13-90 WLCM. Then Pastor James somebody or other 
              with Christian talk. V weak  6061 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

Thursday, 29 August 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-08-29 (MW: Transatlantic)

1390 0047 PTR WISA Noti-Luz, Isabela (PR) ++ID of La Voz Del Noroeste. Thank you 
              Mauricio Molano and Thomas Nilsson at RealDX for this. Offset is 1389.9989. 
              Weak  6870 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

Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-07-27 (Tropo: S)

 99.0 2251  S  SR P3, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo) YL and OM show, as web  1031km

** Personal first

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 3m ASL.
Holbeach, Lincolnshire (JO02ar) 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:
Skegness, Lincolnshire:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
2 x Triax FM5, H & V (Crossed, on the same boom) 5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl
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)
Yaesu G-250 Rotator (Holbeach)