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Saturday, 23 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-23 (Es: ALG E GIB MRC)

 87.7 1044  E  COPE, Villablino/El Villar de Santiago (CAL-LE) E2CA 1236km **
 87.9 1717  E  Kanela FM, Monachil (AND-GR) 1978 _Kanela_ 1808km **
 88.0 1704 ALG Chaîne 1, Djelfa/Djebel Sbaa Mokrane (17) 2201 2081km **
 90.5 1048  E  Salud FM, Málaga/Los Montes (AND-MA) E0AF Sa??d_?? 1853km **
 92.1 1707 ALG Chaîne 3, El Bayadh/Djebel Bouderga (32) YL, as web. All other ALG web 
               streams for 92.1 were checked  2172km **
 92.6 1103 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery. News, as web  1944km
 96.6 1929 MRC Radio Régionale de Oujda, unknown 1D01 SNRT-Ojd 9999km **
102.3 1823 MRC SNRT Quran, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1204 COR-MED6 2105km **
107.0 1826 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 
               1D01 SNRT_Ojd 2105km **

** Personal first


Unidentified/Unlisted:
103.3 1825 MRC Medina FM, Unlisted site 135A   **


For now, all stations I include in my log will be personal firsts or stations of interest to me personally. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments. I will look out for double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc.

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)

Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-20 (Tropo: G / Es: TUN ALG MRC E POR I F GIB)

Tropospheric:
 97.8 1743  G  Gateway 97.8, Basildon/University Hospital (EN-ESX) Several Gateway
               97.8 IDs  177km **


Sporadic E:
 87.6 1042 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 2342km
 87.6 1202 TUN Radio iFM, Kef-Errand (nab)7229 ??M_???? 1988km **
 87.6 1242 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou/Djebel Sidi Okba (3) 2403 R.LAGHT_ 2120km
 87.6 1425 MRC Médi 1, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1281 ??ED??1_ 2279km
 87.6 1750  E  SER, Cuevas de Almanzora (AND-AL) E239 LE??NT?? 1763km
 87.6 1806  E  Radio Marca, Cehegín (MUR-MU)E002 1683km **
 87.6 2032 MRC Médi 1, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2279km
 87.7 0918 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Kairouan/Djebel Trozza (kai) 7212 CULTURE_ 2086km
 87.7 0931  I  Radio Potenza Centrale, San Chirico Raparo/Monte Raparo (pz) 53D3 1861km
 87.7 1240 ALG Radio Chlef, Bou Kadir/Djebel Aïn N'sour (48) 2402 CHLEF_FM 1913km
 87.7 1753  E  Radio Torre Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) 0877 1717km
 87.7 1756  E  Siete Radio, Puerto Lumbreras/Monte del Castillo (MUR-MU) 
               0020 SIE7E_FM _VAMOS!_ 1741km **
 87.8 1234 POR Rádio Montemuro, Cinfães (vrl) 849C MONTMURO 1483km
 87.8 1318 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria/Djebel Antar (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
 87.8 1735 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria/Djebel Antar (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
 87.8 1748 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (2) 135A MEDINAFM 2059km
 87.9 0915  E  Cadena Luna, Almería (AND-AL) 6969 ????NA?? 1808km **
 87.9 1454  F  France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1449km
 88.0 1040 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Zaghouan/Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ??TOUN?? 2016km
 88.0 1637  F  France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 MUSIQUE_ 1414km
 88.1 1237 POR RRS-Radio Regional Sanjoanense, São João da Madeira (avo) 
               809F REGIONAL 1512km
 88.1 1458 ALG Radio Batna, Biskra/Djebel Metlili (5) 2405 BATNA_FM 2033km
 88.2 0923 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____ 2100km
 88.2 1004  I  Radio Pienezza di Vita, Palmi/Monte Sant'Elia (rc) 50AF 2031km
 88.2 1430 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 125B 2270km
 88.2 2035 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 125B MEDRADIO 2270km
 88.3 1233 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36) Very wide. Arabic music. As web. No apparent 
               RDS  1934km
 88.4 1248 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) 2203 1871km
 88.4 1751 MRC MFM Acharq, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1283 2105km
 88.6 1453  F  Skyrock, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) Jingle ID  1450km
 89.0 1211 TUN Radio Sabra FM, Kairouan/Djebel Trozza (kai) Arabic pops, as web  2086km
 89.4 1210 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7210 2089km
 89.8 1750 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1201 2057km
 89.9 1229 POR RFM, Arrábida (set) 8231 __RFM___ 1778km
 90.3 0915 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1203 SN??-A?? 2105km
 90.4 1458 ALG Radio Sétif, Sétif/Djebel Meghriss (19) 2419 SETIF_FM 1911km
 90.5 1228 TUN Al Karma FM, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) 7277 KARAMA?? 2197km **
 90.6 1208 TUN Shems FM, Monastir (mon) 7213 SHEMS_FM 2100km
 90.7 1243 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou/Djebel Sidi Okba (3) 2201 ????NE?? 2120km
 90.8 1246 ALG Radio Relizane, Bou Kadir/Djebel Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic music, 
               as web  1913km
 90.8 1454  F  France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Col de Mela (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1438km
 91.1 0934 TUN Mosaïque FM, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2100km **
 91.1 1245 ALG Radio Djelfa, Djelfa/Djebel Sbaa Mokrane (17) Arabic music, as web  2081km
 91.4 1457  F  Nostalgie, Bastia/Serra di Pigno Towercast (20B) F218 NO?????? 1343km
 91.5 1455 TUN Radio Cap FM, Kef-Errand (nab) 7222 CAP_FM?? 1988km
 91.8 1754  E  SER, Cartagena (MUR-MU) E239 1728km
 92.4 1635  F  France Inter, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F201 1414km
 92.5 2036 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 1357 ATLANTIC 2270km
 92.6 1456  F  France Inter, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F201 __IN???? 1449km
 92.6 1755 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery OM and pops, as web  1944km
 92.7 0933 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7206 GAFSA___ 2100km
 93.3 2036  E  SER, Aracena/Sierra de Aracena (AND-H) FFFF Sierra__ etc. 1778km
 98.6 1432 MRC SNRT Quran, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1204 CO??ME?? 2279km
 98.6 1433 MRC Radio Mars, Sar Sar (4) __ RDS appears with v weak signal 
               111C MARS____ 2088km
103.5 1501 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Sétif/Djebel Meghriss (19) 2208 R_COR/CT 1911km
105.1 1612 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Chréa (9) Presume Chréa2202 ????n/?? 1871km
106.6 1620 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7204 SFAX____ 2183km
107.3 1624  E  Radio Mairena, Mairena del Alcor (AND-SE) E090 1817km
107.9 1609  E  Latinos FM, Alfafar/Sedaví (VAL-V) E3BE 1527km

** Personal first

Just for a change, this Es log was made from several periods of live DXing. This is actually the first time I have done live Es DXing for over three years. Not a single recording was made!

Due to potential lack of free time, depending on how busy I am, my original intention for this season was strictly going to be to log only personal firsts. However, I decided to have a day of radio yesterday, putting work aside. Most of my time was taken up with the contruction of a beverage antenna for South America.

The Es began early morning and continued right through past darkness, giving a full day of Es. Most of the time, Italy dominated. Then Spain. Then Italy. Then Spain. Then Italy. (See where this is going?)

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)

Monday, 18 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-18 (Es: LIE SUI I)

 87.5 1040  I  Radio RTT (Radio Tele Trentino), Trento/Cima Palon (tn) 5340 1105km **
 87.8 1039 LIE Radio FM1, Vaduz/Schlosswald Erbi OM ID and pops 4F04 __??1___ 935km **
 87.9 1040  I  Radio 105, Aviano/Castaldia-Piancavallo (Col del Lovo) (pn) 
               Vocal ID  1176km **
 88.2 1040 LIE Radio SRF 1, Vaduz/Schlosswald Erbi OM interview. As web stream archive. 
               Thank you Franco for help with the programme links.  935km **
 89.0 1040  I  RAI Radio2, Vò/Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202 *Rad??2_ 1197km **
 89.4 1040 SUI Radio SRF 1, Malix/Malixer Alp (gr) As 88.2. Strongly suspect this tx as 
               other SRF txs off path. Not Gebidem  as 90.8 not present  962km **
 89.9 1040  I  RAI Radio3, Vò/Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 *Rad??3_ 1197km **
 91.7 1040 SUI Radio SRF 1, St. Antönien/Hartmisch Alp (gr) OM interview, as 88.2 
               and 89.4  963km **

** Personal first

What a day!

Starting off this morning with low power transmitters in Lichtenstein and Switzerland at the bottom of the band. Italy also appeared with some unusual transmitters from around Trento and Udine. Lichtenstein is a personal first. In fact, I don't recall even seeing Lichtenstein being logged anywhere before, though I'm sure it had been.

Then an opening to Romania later in the afternoon, which I deliberately ignored. It was only a few of the high power Es regulars, but there was some exotic sounding middle eastern stuff at the bottom of the band at the onset of this. It was all too weak/brief.

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)

Saturday, 16 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-16 (Meteor Scatter)

103.4 1617 POL RMF FM, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM) 3F44 _RMF_FM_ 1134km **
103.5 0534 DNK Radio 4, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (hvs)  9204 971km
103.8 0501 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Șiria (AR)  EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
103.9 0458 FIN Radio Nova, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs)  
               6209 ????VA?? 1552km
103.9 0518  I  Radio Padova, Teolo/Monte Madonna (pd)  5360 1192km
103.9 0531 DNK Nova, Næstved/Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl)  9205 __??VA?? 782km
103.9 0540 SVN ARS, Kum (ce)  9203 1317km
103.9 0718  D  Radio SAW, Salzwedel Fleetmark (san)  D3D9 _S?????? 739km
104.1 0531  D  delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs)  D3E9 _d????__ 694km
104.1 0745 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH)  EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
104.1 0748  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Ad for de SWR4 
               Schlagerparty  717km
104.2 0450 LVA LR 4 Doma Laukums, Ignašani/LVRTC Rezeknes RTS (Rzk) 9244 1763km **
104.7 0532 FIN Radio Nova, Tampere - Tammerfors/Teisko (pi)  6209 1684km
105.1 0726 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB)  B202 ??AR???? 1649km
107.3 0512  D  Ostseewelle, Schwerin (mev)  D379 _OSTSEE_ 739km
107.3 0718  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes)  D364 729km
107.3 0745 CZE CRo Zlín, Uherský Brod/Cerná hora (ZL) V weak. High RDS level! 2E02 1289km
107.4 0718 POL Radio VOX FM, Poznan/Komin EC Karolin (WP) 3209 1121km **
107.5 0450 LVA LR 1, Ignašani/LVRTC Rezeknes RTS (Rzk)  9211 __LR???? 1763km **
107.5 0512 POL PR 24, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM) 3223 _Slowem_ Wszystko __07:12_ 1134km **

** 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)

Sunday, 10 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-10 (Meteor Scatter)

102.4 0743 CZE CRo Plzen, Klatovy/Barák (PL) 2608 999km
103.6 0545 EST Raadio 2, Pikareinu/Valgjärve raadio- ja telemast (Plv) 22E2 ??ADIO_2 1730km
103.9 0649 DNK Nova, Næstved/Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9205 ??NO???? 782km
104.7 0714  D  Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) Pops, as 105.2 105.6 
               and 106.9  887km
105.8 0507  D  Ostseewelle, Helpterberg (mev) D379 881km

** 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)

Friday, 8 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-08 (Meteor Scatter)

103.3 0653 AUT FM 4, Schladming 1/Hauser Kaibling (ste) A213 1148km
103.4 0752 AUT Life Radio (Tirol), Inzing/Rangger Köpfl (tir)  AA40 1012km
104.8 0700 EST Vikerraadio, Pärnu/Tammiste/Pärnu RTJ, Tammiste tee 12 (Pae) YL news, 
               as others  1614km
105.7 0700 EST Klassikaraadio, Pikareinu/Valgjärve raadio- ja telemast (Plv) 
               22E3 ????SI?? 1730km
107.3 0648 CZE CRo Zlín, Uherský Brod/Cerná hora (ZL) 1kW 2E02 R-ZLIN__ 1289km
107.3 0700 EST Klassikaraadio, Pärnu/Tammiste/Pärnu RTJ, Tammiste tee 12 (Pae) News, 
               as 105.7  1614km
107.3 0848  D  AFN Bavaria-The Eagle, Katterbach Ansbach (bay)  D04E 834km
107.5 0726  D  Radio Gütersloh, Oelde-Stromberg (nrw) DA9B 555km

** 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)

Thursday, 7 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-07 (Tropo: D)

 93.60 0034  D  Radio Osnabrück, Bad Rothenfelde (nds) Barry White song, as web  539km **
103.80 0003  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds)  D389 ANTENNE_ 620km
104.00 0000  D  MDR Kultur, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) Gong and Bayerischer Rundfunk ID D3C3 839km
105.80 0007  D  Ostseewelle, Helpterberg (mev) Pops, as 107.3  881km
106.50 0012  D  oldenburg eins, Oldenburg-Wahnbek (nds) Music, as web  527km
106.70 0008  D  NDR Info, Nienburg/Postmast (nds) Jazzy pops, as web  598km **
106.90 0013  D  Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) 1kW relay. OM, as web  475km
107.00 0015  D  NDR 2, Röbel (mev) Pops, as 87.6  807km
107.40 0016  D  MDR Kultur, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) Piano music, as web  782km
107.50 0022  D  Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) OM ID drop-in between pops  518km **
107.60 0019  D  Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) Rock song, as web  565km

** 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)

Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-06 (Tropo: D DNK)

 87.6 2349  D  NDR Info, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) As web. NDR2 removed by beaming 
                slightly further south.  525km
 87.7 2025  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Bob Marley song, as web  458km
 87.8 1933  D  Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Light pops, back to back, as web. 
                Noise free  518km
 87.8 2026  D  NDR Kultur, Visselhövede (nds) YL talk, as 89.9  620km
 89.0 1933  D  Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) Choral/Gregorian chant type singing, 
                as web  505km
 89.4 2119  D  MDR Kultur, Dequede (san) Easy-listening music, as web  761km
 89.8 2353  D  Energy Bremen, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web  565km
 90.6 2335  D  Radio Nordseewelle, Aurich (nds) 1888 NORDSE?? 
                478km **
 90.7 2334  D  NDR Info, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) Music, as 95.0  705km
 92.6 2008 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk) Jingle and pops  700km
 92.9 2021  D  N-JOY, Steinkimmen (nds) OM and YL talk. 1kW filler tx  543km
 93.3 2024  D  NDR Kultur, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds)  D383 705km
 94.2 2034  D  N-JOY, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) OM and YL, as others  650km
 94.6 2101  D  NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Middle eastern music, as web  555km
 95.0 2331  D  NDR Info, Bremen-Walle (bre) Music, as web  565km
 96.5 2110  D  delta radio, Ahrensburg (shs) Pop, Delta Radio promo  661km **
 97.3 2115  D  N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web  518km
103.7 2054  D  NDR Info, Molbergen-Peheim (Cloppenburg) (nds) OM and music, 
                as others  504km
104.8 2039  D  Radio Teddy, Bremen-Walle (bre) Jingle ID and rock song  565km
105.8 2113  D  HAMBURG ZWEI, Ahrensburg (shs) Pops, as web  661km **
107.5 2122  D  Deutschlandfunk (Dlf), Uelzen/Sprakensehl (nds) OMs, as web  684km
107.6 2123  D  Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) Blues, as web  565km

** 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)

Sunday, 3 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-03 (Meteor Scatter)

 94.8 1033 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Budapest/Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) OM ID  1460km
 95.3 1034 SVN Val 202, Nanos (po) 9202 1284km
 96.1 1232 HRV HRT-HR 3, Ivanšcica (vz) As 97.7  1371km
 97.4 1034  D  SWR3, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D3A3 859km

** 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)

Friday, 1 May 2020

Holbeach Log: 2020-05-01 (Es: CNR)

 87.7 1109 CNR RNE Radio Clásica, Puerto del Rosario/Temejereque (LPM-FU) Jazz piano, 
               as web stream.  2974km **

** 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)