100.4 0826 E Vaughan Radio, Madrid/Círculo Bellas Artes (MAD-M) English then classical
music, as web 1448km **
107.3 0830 E FM Bierzo, Bembibre (CAL-LE) A007 1273km **
87.7 0855 AZR RDP Antena 3, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg) Pops, as web 2617km
** Personal first
Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest, so my loggings do not reflect the conditions for the day.
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, 13 June 2020
Friday, 12 June 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-06-12 (Es: AZR FIN)
Sporadic E:
87.7 1917 AZR RDP Antena 3, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg) Occasional bursts of dance music,
as web 2617km
87.9 1928 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) OM, as web 1665km
I was pleased to catch the Azores once again. They have been received equally as regularly as Italy and the Balkans this season!
I have returned to reporting loggings in chronological order as I feel this will help considering these rapidly changing conditions.
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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)
87.7 1917 AZR RDP Antena 3, Pico da Barrosa (RDP) (smg) Occasional bursts of dance music,
as web 2617km
87.9 1928 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu) OM, as web 1665km
I was pleased to catch the Azores once again. They have been received equally as regularly as Italy and the Balkans this season!
I have returned to reporting loggings in chronological order as I feel this will help considering these rapidly changing conditions.
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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, 4 June 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-06-04 (Es: E)
90.4 0935 E Radio Humor FM, Villarrobledo (CAM-AB) E7E5 HUMOR_FM 1560km **
95.0 0946 E SER, Arcos de la Frontera (AND-CA) E950 __SER__ _SIERRA_ SER_95.0 1884km **
** Personal first
Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest, so my loggings do not reflect the conditions for the day.
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)
95.0 0946 E SER, Arcos de la Frontera (AND-CA) E950 __SER__ _SIERRA_ SER_95.0 1884km **
** Personal first
Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest, so my loggings do not reflect the conditions for the day.
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)
Tuesday, 2 June 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-06-02 (Es: Widespread)
93.2 1059 HNG Mária Rádió 1600-2000, Ajka / Tósokberénd, Liliom str. 11/B (Ves) Regional
programme PI BBCC 1395km
93.4 1055 AUT Radio Maria Österreich, Baden/Tattendorf-Raiffeisen Silo (nie)
A3DD _R.MARIA 1264km **
93.9 1058 ROU Radio Impuls, Timisoara (TM) E0D6 _Radio__ _I??ul?? 1713km **
94.4 1058 AUT Campus Radio 94.4, Sankt Pölten 2/Schildberg (nie) A657 1212km **
95.3 1058 AUT Radio Wien, Wien 2/Himmelhof (wie) Low power filler AC0C RADIO-W_ 1247km
92.0 1059 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Paks / Szérüskert (Tol) As 87.6 1506km **
92.8 1059 CZE Radio Blaník, Low power multi tx 233C Jingle ID **
92.9 1059 HNG Mária Rádió, Mór/Radnóti Miklós Ált. Iskola (Fej) Choir, as 93.2 1419km **
99.0 1100 ROU Kiss FM, Timisoara (TM) 515A 1713km **
99.5 1100 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Sopron - Dalos-hegy (GMS) B201 1299km **
99.7 1100 CZE Rock Radio, Ceské Budejovice/Vcelná-Plav (O2) (JC) 2353 1092km **
100.0 1100 HNG Korona FM100, Kalocsa / Városház str. 5 (BaK) B0FE *KORONA* 1521km **
100.0 1100 ROU Radio Guerrilla, Timisoara (TM) 1248 1713km **
101.2 1100 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Turrach/Turracherhöhe [kae] (ste) A203 __OE_3__ 1188km **
101.6 1100 SRB Play Radio, Kikinda/Generala Drapšina 20 (Voj) D25C __PLAY__ 1659km **
101.8 1100 HNG Best FM 101.8, Székesfehérvár/KÖFÉM, high-rise (Fej) B015 1446km **
102.0 1100 HNG Retro Rádió, Sopron - Dalos-hegy (GMS) Vocal ID 1299km **
102.3 1100 BLR BR Radius FM, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Vocal ID 1737km **
103.0 1100 SRB Prvi Radio, Subotica/Segedinski put 86 (Prehrana) (Voj)
1030 __PRVI__ 1594km **
103.9 1100 SRB Play Radio, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) D25C __PLAY__ 1591km **
104.1 1100 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Dunaföldvár / Felsö Burgundia (Tol)
B0AA KATRADIO 1500km
92.1 1107 D BAYERN 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 BAYERN_1 1021km **
90.2 1201 HRV HRT-HR 1, Limski kanal/Bubani-Vrh Sv. Martina (OiV) (pa) C201 1319km
87.5 1202 I Radio RTT (Radio Tele Trentino), Trento/Cima Palon (tn)
5340 _R_T_T__ LA_RADIO 1105km
89.0 1448 S Radio Norrköping, Norrköping/Kättsätter VT (og) 8900 NORRKPNG 1153km **
89.5 1448 S Mix Megapol, Norrköping/Ärlösen (og) E243 MEGAPOL_ 1166km **
90.2 1448 S Skärgårdsradion, Värmdö/Hemmesta (st) E09E 1309km
93.2 1448 EST NRJ, Tallinn/Pirita/Tallinna Teletorn, Kloostrimetsa tee 58A (Har)
20EA 1657km **
** Personal first
I have returned to reporting loggings in chronological order as I feel this will help considering these rapidly changing conditions.
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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)
programme PI BBCC 1395km
93.4 1055 AUT Radio Maria Österreich, Baden/Tattendorf-Raiffeisen Silo (nie)
A3DD _R.MARIA 1264km **
93.9 1058 ROU Radio Impuls, Timisoara (TM) E0D6 _Radio__ _I??ul?? 1713km **
94.4 1058 AUT Campus Radio 94.4, Sankt Pölten 2/Schildberg (nie) A657 1212km **
95.3 1058 AUT Radio Wien, Wien 2/Himmelhof (wie) Low power filler AC0C RADIO-W_ 1247km
92.0 1059 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Paks / Szérüskert (Tol) As 87.6 1506km **
92.8 1059 CZE Radio Blaník, Low power multi tx 233C Jingle ID **
92.9 1059 HNG Mária Rádió, Mór/Radnóti Miklós Ált. Iskola (Fej) Choir, as 93.2 1419km **
99.0 1100 ROU Kiss FM, Timisoara (TM) 515A 1713km **
99.5 1100 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Sopron - Dalos-hegy (GMS) B201 1299km **
99.7 1100 CZE Rock Radio, Ceské Budejovice/Vcelná-Plav (O2) (JC) 2353 1092km **
100.0 1100 HNG Korona FM100, Kalocsa / Városház str. 5 (BaK) B0FE *KORONA* 1521km **
100.0 1100 ROU Radio Guerrilla, Timisoara (TM) 1248 1713km **
101.2 1100 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Turrach/Turracherhöhe [kae] (ste) A203 __OE_3__ 1188km **
101.6 1100 SRB Play Radio, Kikinda/Generala Drapšina 20 (Voj) D25C __PLAY__ 1659km **
101.8 1100 HNG Best FM 101.8, Székesfehérvár/KÖFÉM, high-rise (Fej) B015 1446km **
102.0 1100 HNG Retro Rádió, Sopron - Dalos-hegy (GMS) Vocal ID 1299km **
102.3 1100 BLR BR Radius FM, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Vocal ID 1737km **
103.0 1100 SRB Prvi Radio, Subotica/Segedinski put 86 (Prehrana) (Voj)
1030 __PRVI__ 1594km **
103.9 1100 SRB Play Radio, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) D25C __PLAY__ 1591km **
104.1 1100 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Dunaföldvár / Felsö Burgundia (Tol)
B0AA KATRADIO 1500km
92.1 1107 D BAYERN 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 BAYERN_1 1021km **
90.2 1201 HRV HRT-HR 1, Limski kanal/Bubani-Vrh Sv. Martina (OiV) (pa) C201 1319km
87.5 1202 I Radio RTT (Radio Tele Trentino), Trento/Cima Palon (tn)
5340 _R_T_T__ LA_RADIO 1105km
89.0 1448 S Radio Norrköping, Norrköping/Kättsätter VT (og) 8900 NORRKPNG 1153km **
89.5 1448 S Mix Megapol, Norrköping/Ärlösen (og) E243 MEGAPOL_ 1166km **
90.2 1448 S Skärgårdsradion, Värmdö/Hemmesta (st) E09E 1309km
93.2 1448 EST NRJ, Tallinn/Pirita/Tallinna Teletorn, Kloostrimetsa tee 58A (Har)
20EA 1657km **
** Personal first
I have returned to reporting loggings in chronological order as I feel this will help considering these rapidly changing conditions.
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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, 1 June 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-06-01 (Es: Widespread!)
Sporadic E:
88.3 1350 HRV Radio Postaja Novska (RPN), Novska/Silos-Osjecka ul. 70 (sk) C45B 1483km **
88.6 1403 SVN Radio Koper, Nanos (po) 9421 RADIO_KP 1284km **
88.9 0747 I Radio Enne Lamezia, Stefanaconi/Contrada Costiera (vv) 5097 2011km **
89.3 1359 D Bayern 2, Augsburg/Hotelturm (bay) D312 ??yern_2 913km **
90.3 1359 HRV Radio Kastav, Kastav/Crkva svete Jelene Križarice (ri) Vocal ID 1331km **
90.6 1419 SVN Radio 1, Krim 2 (lj) 9357 ??DIO_?? 1294km **
91.1 1357 BIH Vikom Radio, Prijedor/Hotel Prijedor (srp) F324 1494km **
92.7 0918 TUN Radio iFM, Kalaa Kebira (sou) 7229 IFM_____ 2083km **
93.0 1352 HRV Radio Samobor, Samobor/Svetonedeljski breg-Kamenica (zg)
C41A ??MOBO?? 1379km **
93.2 1324 HRV Radio Banovina, Velika Gorica/Gladovec Kravarski-Glože (zg)
C31D Banovina 1411km **
93.4 0926 TUN Radio iFM, Sousse (sou) 7229 IFM_____ 2087km **
93.6 0912 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) 7002 KEF_____ 2197km **
93.7 1355 D BAYERN 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 BAYERN_1 1024km **
94.4 1426 SVN Radio 1, Begunje/Rodine (kr) 9357 1244km **
94.7 0927 TUN Radio MFM, Sousse (sou) 7239 MFM_____ 2087km **
96.6 1321 BIH BIG Radio 2, Modrica/Bijeli potok (srp) F402 ??????__ 1579km **
97.2 0928 TUN Radio 6, Tunis (tun) 1234 RADIO_6_ 1972km **
97.9 1329 BIH Radio Prijedor, Kozara/Mrakovica (srp) F0AF PRIJEDOR 1503km **
99.0 1327 HRV Laganini FM, Pakrac/Mala Krndija-Ulica Grigora Viteza (pz)
C484 ??????NI 1487km **
100.2 1330 SVN Radio Aktual, Krim (lj) 941C _AKTUAL_ 1295km **
102.4 1341 BIH BN Radio, Vlašic 2 (sbs) F222 1600km **
105.7 1335 BIH BN Radio, Kozara/Lisina (srp) F222 _RTV_BN_ 1510km **
105.9 1335 AUT kronehit, Sankt Michael (Lungau) 2/Aineck (sal) A3FF kronehit 1163km **
106.0 1341 AUT Radio U1, Kitzbühel 4/Ried am Horn-Adlerhütte (tir) AA54 ??*TIROL 1064km **
106.8 1334 HRV Radio Marija, Zagreb/Jankomir-Robni Terminali (zg) C47A R.MARIJA 1385km **
106.9 1342 HRV Trend Radio, Karlovac/Martinšcak 2 (ka) C42E 1397km **
107.1 1334 BIH Radio Kozara, Banja Luka/Šibovi (srp) F09F *KOZARA* 1536km **
** Personal first
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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)
88.3 1350 HRV Radio Postaja Novska (RPN), Novska/Silos-Osjecka ul. 70 (sk) C45B 1483km **
88.6 1403 SVN Radio Koper, Nanos (po) 9421 RADIO_KP 1284km **
88.9 0747 I Radio Enne Lamezia, Stefanaconi/Contrada Costiera (vv) 5097 2011km **
89.3 1359 D Bayern 2, Augsburg/Hotelturm (bay) D312 ??yern_2 913km **
90.3 1359 HRV Radio Kastav, Kastav/Crkva svete Jelene Križarice (ri) Vocal ID 1331km **
90.6 1419 SVN Radio 1, Krim 2 (lj) 9357 ??DIO_?? 1294km **
91.1 1357 BIH Vikom Radio, Prijedor/Hotel Prijedor (srp) F324 1494km **
92.7 0918 TUN Radio iFM, Kalaa Kebira (sou) 7229 IFM_____ 2083km **
93.0 1352 HRV Radio Samobor, Samobor/Svetonedeljski breg-Kamenica (zg)
C41A ??MOBO?? 1379km **
93.2 1324 HRV Radio Banovina, Velika Gorica/Gladovec Kravarski-Glože (zg)
C31D Banovina 1411km **
93.4 0926 TUN Radio iFM, Sousse (sou) 7229 IFM_____ 2087km **
93.6 0912 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) 7002 KEF_____ 2197km **
93.7 1355 D BAYERN 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 BAYERN_1 1024km **
94.4 1426 SVN Radio 1, Begunje/Rodine (kr) 9357 1244km **
94.7 0927 TUN Radio MFM, Sousse (sou) 7239 MFM_____ 2087km **
96.6 1321 BIH BIG Radio 2, Modrica/Bijeli potok (srp) F402 ??????__ 1579km **
97.2 0928 TUN Radio 6, Tunis (tun) 1234 RADIO_6_ 1972km **
97.9 1329 BIH Radio Prijedor, Kozara/Mrakovica (srp) F0AF PRIJEDOR 1503km **
99.0 1327 HRV Laganini FM, Pakrac/Mala Krndija-Ulica Grigora Viteza (pz)
C484 ??????NI 1487km **
100.2 1330 SVN Radio Aktual, Krim (lj) 941C _AKTUAL_ 1295km **
102.4 1341 BIH BN Radio, Vlašic 2 (sbs) F222 1600km **
105.7 1335 BIH BN Radio, Kozara/Lisina (srp) F222 _RTV_BN_ 1510km **
105.9 1335 AUT kronehit, Sankt Michael (Lungau) 2/Aineck (sal) A3FF kronehit 1163km **
106.0 1341 AUT Radio U1, Kitzbühel 4/Ried am Horn-Adlerhütte (tir) AA54 ??*TIROL 1064km **
106.8 1334 HRV Radio Marija, Zagreb/Jankomir-Robni Terminali (zg) C47A R.MARIJA 1385km **
106.9 1342 HRV Trend Radio, Karlovac/Martinšcak 2 (ka) C42E 1397km **
107.1 1334 BIH Radio Kozara, Banja Luka/Šibovi (srp) F09F *KOZARA* 1536km **
** Personal first
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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, 31 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-31 (Es: Widespread!)
Sporadic E:
88.7 1752 BIH Radio Antena, Tešanj/Trebacko brdo (znc) FE00 *ANTENA* 1599km **
103.5 1606 UKR Melodiya FM, Kremenchuk/PP Vizyt, vul. Kerchens'ka, 7a (PO) Vocal IDs and pops
62D9 .U????IN 2331km
104.5 1513 HRV HRT Radio Split, Brac/Vidova Gora (OiV) (st) C31A HRT-ST__ 1625km **
104.8 1738 MNE Drugacija Radio Stanica (D.R.S.), Bijelo Polje/Kurilo BP (BP)
61D4 DELTA___ 1825km **
105.8 1735 MNE Radio Bijelo Polje, Bijelo Polje/Obrov (BP) D054 [empty_] 1821km **
106.5 1512 HRV Otvoreni Radio, Brac/Vidova Gora (OiV) (st) C205 OTVORENI 1625km **
107.4 1021 E Éxito Radio, Madrid/Carabanchel-Buenavista (MAD-M) A433 EXITO_?? 1454km **
** Personal first
Another day of Es madness with the whole of Europe coming through - or so it seemed!
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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)
88.7 1752 BIH Radio Antena, Tešanj/Trebacko brdo (znc) FE00 *ANTENA* 1599km **
103.5 1606 UKR Melodiya FM, Kremenchuk/PP Vizyt, vul. Kerchens'ka, 7a (PO) Vocal IDs and pops
62D9 .U????IN 2331km
104.5 1513 HRV HRT Radio Split, Brac/Vidova Gora (OiV) (st) C31A HRT-ST__ 1625km **
104.8 1738 MNE Drugacija Radio Stanica (D.R.S.), Bijelo Polje/Kurilo BP (BP)
61D4 DELTA___ 1825km **
105.8 1735 MNE Radio Bijelo Polje, Bijelo Polje/Obrov (BP) D054 [empty_] 1821km **
106.5 1512 HRV Otvoreni Radio, Brac/Vidova Gora (OiV) (st) C205 OTVORENI 1625km **
107.4 1021 E Éxito Radio, Madrid/Carabanchel-Buenavista (MAD-M) A433 EXITO_?? 1454km **
** Personal first
Another day of Es madness with the whole of Europe coming through - or so it seemed!
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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, 30 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-30 (Es: Widespread!)
Sporadic E:
87.5 1734 I RMC - Radio Montecarlo, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt)
5213 __RMC___ 1852km **
87.7 0858 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Birkfeld/Breitenstein (ste) A203 ????_3?? 1270km
87.7 0859 AUT Ö1, Multi-flea power A201 **
87.7 0915 UKR UR Radio L'vivs'kaya khvylia, Kovel'/VFKRRT, vul. Varshavs'ka, 5 (VO)
6336 LVIV_FM_ 1666km **
87.8 1008 POL Radio Pogoda, Gdansk/Komin EC Gdansk II (PM) 32CB 1208km **
90.6 0847 HNG Rádió 1, Veszprém / High-rise, Kossuth utca (Ves) B317 RADIO_1_ 1418km **
91.6 1021 LTU LRT Radijas, Jurbarkas/LRTC Jurbarko RRS, Mokyklos g. 5 (Jur)
C321 RADIJAS_ etc. 1472km **
92.6 0733 POL PR 2, Gizycko/Milki (WM) So steady for several minutes, it felt like tropo.
No other DX station on the band at the time. 3222 Dwojka__ 1419km **
92.8 1712 HRV Sjeverni FM, Ivanec/Prigorec-Sveti Duh (vz) C444 SJEVERNI 1370km **
93.6 1015 RUS Radio 7, Kaliningrad/Ul. Sibiryakova (KA) 7A83 RADIO_7_ 1328km **
94.8 0850 SRB Pallas Radio, Nova Crnja/Srpska Crnja (Voj) D033 1680km **
94.8 1017 BLR Radio Unistar, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) F310 UNISTAR_ 1730km **
96.2 0853 HNG Karc FM, Balatonfüred (Ves) B31B KARC_FM_ 1423km **
96.2 0853 AUT Radio Burgenland, Mattersburg/Heuberg (ORS) (bur) A404 RADIO-B_ 1280km **
97.2 1237 POR Cidade FM Alentejo, Serra de Ossa (evo) 80F1 CIDAD_AL 1713km **
97.3 1019 LTU Žiniu Radijas, Vilnius/LRTC Vilniaus RTS, Sausio 13-osios g. 10 (Vil)
C158 ZINIU___ RADIJAS_ 1630km **
97.4 0854 ROU Pro FM, Timisoara (TM) E029 PRO_FM__ 1713km **
97.4 1018 RUS Radio Baltik Plus, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) 7730 ZVEZDA__ 1425km **
98.0 1019 LTU LRT Opus, Juragiai/LRTC Juragiu RTS, Virbališkiu g. 54 (Kan)
C333 __(2--3) 1538km **
100.1 1238 POR Granada FM, Vendas Novas (evo) 804A RGRANADA 1744km **
101.3 1239 POR Rádio Nova Antena, Montemor-o-Novo (evo) 80E0 1739km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Cister, Alcobaça (lei) Gentle OM song, as web 1666km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Marinhais, Salvaterra de Magos (san) 80E1 ??????IS 1713km **
104.0 1229 POR Singa FM, Ferreira do Alentejo (bej) 80BB SINGA_FM 1798km **
105.6 1247 POR Rádio do Concelho de Mafra - RCM, Mafra (lis) 8065 RCMafra_ 1744km **
107.0 0835 HNG Rádió 7, Kistelek (Cso) B3BB RADIO_7_ 1587km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
88.0 0913 ? ?, ? 8809 RE??VSKI
87.7 0918 RUS ?, ? 7714 SMOLENSK
92.8 1710 ? UNID, ? D4F8 RD??????
** Personal first
Another impressive day of sporadic E from around Europe. More high strengths right across the band. The Hungarian and Portuguese reception in particular was nothing short of spectacular.
In order to minimise the time spent on the computer, I am only logging personal firsts and stations of interest. I just don't have the time to record hours of DX and spend huge amounts of time as I once did.
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)
87.5 1734 I RMC - Radio Montecarlo, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt)
5213 __RMC___ 1852km **
87.7 0858 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Birkfeld/Breitenstein (ste) A203 ????_3?? 1270km
87.7 0859 AUT Ö1, Multi-flea power A201 **
87.7 0915 UKR UR Radio L'vivs'kaya khvylia, Kovel'/VFKRRT, vul. Varshavs'ka, 5 (VO)
6336 LVIV_FM_ 1666km **
87.8 1008 POL Radio Pogoda, Gdansk/Komin EC Gdansk II (PM) 32CB 1208km **
90.6 0847 HNG Rádió 1, Veszprém / High-rise, Kossuth utca (Ves) B317 RADIO_1_ 1418km **
91.6 1021 LTU LRT Radijas, Jurbarkas/LRTC Jurbarko RRS, Mokyklos g. 5 (Jur)
C321 RADIJAS_ etc. 1472km **
92.6 0733 POL PR 2, Gizycko/Milki (WM) So steady for several minutes, it felt like tropo.
No other DX station on the band at the time. 3222 Dwojka__ 1419km **
92.8 1712 HRV Sjeverni FM, Ivanec/Prigorec-Sveti Duh (vz) C444 SJEVERNI 1370km **
93.6 1015 RUS Radio 7, Kaliningrad/Ul. Sibiryakova (KA) 7A83 RADIO_7_ 1328km **
94.8 0850 SRB Pallas Radio, Nova Crnja/Srpska Crnja (Voj) D033 1680km **
94.8 1017 BLR Radio Unistar, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) F310 UNISTAR_ 1730km **
96.2 0853 HNG Karc FM, Balatonfüred (Ves) B31B KARC_FM_ 1423km **
96.2 0853 AUT Radio Burgenland, Mattersburg/Heuberg (ORS) (bur) A404 RADIO-B_ 1280km **
97.2 1237 POR Cidade FM Alentejo, Serra de Ossa (evo) 80F1 CIDAD_AL 1713km **
97.3 1019 LTU Žiniu Radijas, Vilnius/LRTC Vilniaus RTS, Sausio 13-osios g. 10 (Vil)
C158 ZINIU___ RADIJAS_ 1630km **
97.4 0854 ROU Pro FM, Timisoara (TM) E029 PRO_FM__ 1713km **
97.4 1018 RUS Radio Baltik Plus, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) 7730 ZVEZDA__ 1425km **
98.0 1019 LTU LRT Opus, Juragiai/LRTC Juragiu RTS, Virbališkiu g. 54 (Kan)
C333 __(2--3) 1538km **
100.1 1238 POR Granada FM, Vendas Novas (evo) 804A RGRANADA 1744km **
101.3 1239 POR Rádio Nova Antena, Montemor-o-Novo (evo) 80E0 1739km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Cister, Alcobaça (lei) Gentle OM song, as web 1666km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Marinhais, Salvaterra de Magos (san) 80E1 ??????IS 1713km **
104.0 1229 POR Singa FM, Ferreira do Alentejo (bej) 80BB SINGA_FM 1798km **
105.6 1247 POR Rádio do Concelho de Mafra - RCM, Mafra (lis) 8065 RCMafra_ 1744km **
107.0 0835 HNG Rádió 7, Kistelek (Cso) B3BB RADIO_7_ 1587km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
88.0 0913 ? ?, ? 8809 RE??VSKI
87.7 0918 RUS ?, ? 7714 SMOLENSK
92.8 1710 ? UNID, ? D4F8 RD??????
** Personal first
Another impressive day of sporadic E from around Europe. More high strengths right across the band. The Hungarian and Portuguese reception in particular was nothing short of spectacular.
In order to minimise the time spent on the computer, I am only logging personal firsts and stations of interest. I just don't have the time to record hours of DX and spend huge amounts of time as I once did.
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, 29 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-29 (Es: Widespread!)
Troposhpheric:
87.7 2014 D Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Pops, as web 458km
88.2 2037 D Radio Nordseewelle, Norden (nds) Jingle ID and pops 459km
89.0 2015 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) OM, as web 505km
91.2 2018 D N-JOY, Bad Rothenfelde (nds) YL song, as 91.6 539km **
92.8 2021 D N-JOY, Schiffdorf (Bremerhaven) (nds) Pops, as 91.6 554km **
94.6 2048 D NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Music, as 94.3 555km
97.3 2022 D N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as 91.6 518km
105.3 2028 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Norden (nds) Interview, as web 459km
106.9 2029 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Interview, as 105.3 475km
107.5 2028 D Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web 518km
107.9 2025 D Radio Teddy, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) German pops, as web 554km
Sporadic E:
88.1 1010 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A202 RUV_R2__ 1648km
88.9 1012 ISL Lindin, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) STRONG but hammered by
Belmont PI only A20D 1648km **
90.4 1012 ISL X977, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A206 __X-ID__ 1648km
91.3 1011 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Ölfus-Flói/Auðsholt (sl) A201 1694km **
91.6 1010 TUN Jawhara FM, Mahdia (mah) 7210 JAWHARA_ 2135km **
92.7 1734 D Inn-Salzach-Welle, Schnaitsee/FMT Obernhof (bay) DB19 1017km **
92.8 1858 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion/OTE Tower (the-mag) 1201 ??09??4_
_P??TO?? 2303km
93.3 1012 ISL Suðurland FM, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A219 SUDURLAN 1648km
95.5 1039 TUN Dream FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7240 ??EA??FM 2089km **
103.4 1804 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 ????FO__ 917km
104.3 0854 I Radio FM Music, Somma Vesuviana/Monte Somma (na) 1730km **
105.2 1807 F RTL, Saint-Etienne/Croix du Guizay TDF (42) F211 ??_RTL?? 911km **
105.4 1805 F France Info, Lyon/Fourvière (69) Presumed site with 103.4 coming in
F206 ????FO?? 883km **
105.7 1907 SVN Radio Murski Val, Zlatolicje/Grmada (mb) 942A ??.V?? 1330km **
106.1 1123 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Zarzis (med) 7207 ??????AL 2342km **
107.3 1008 TUN Radio iFM, Bizerte/Djebel Kochabta [Kchabta] (biz) 7229 1933km **
107.3 1814 F Skyrock, Saint-Raphaël/Gargalon (83) French rap, as web 1175km **
107.5 1006 TUN Mosaïque FM, Mahdia (mah) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2135km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
87.3 1600 I ?, ? PI 50F0. PS ________
** Personal first
This might just be the best day of E skip I have experienced. There aren't many loggings but I am only logging personal firsts at the moment, or stations of particular interest for one reason or another.
Much of the time, signals were strong and there were so many. So much so that RDS became impossible. Even the huge signals from my nearby Peterborough FM transmitter were compromised during this all-day opening. All local radio stations were obliterated. The band became noise for a lot of the time, or 'soup', as many like to call it.
The opening began well before I was up and about and I wasn't aware of anything happening until almost 09:00. Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco kicked things off. France and Corsica followed. Iceland and Sweden came in next before quickly switching back to Italy and Spain, etc. The Balkans came in around midday with Hungary, Romania, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Serbia. Then Austria appeared. Greeece popped in and out later in the afternoon. No doubt I have missed out one or two countries in this, but the DX did not stop for a second throughout the day, running into the late evening.
A surprise tropo started after 20:00 to Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany. Several Danish transmitters reached full RDS. What was unusual about the German tropo was that only low power stations were present with the higher power transmitters from that region either absent or considerably weaker than the lower-powered stuff. I have never come across this before. I know that certain tropo events allow low powered DX to proliferate while others only seem to allow the big transmitters to get through, so why this event should have allowed only the smaller transmitters through I have no idea, but I am not complaining.
Work had to take precedence for part of the day but I still had time for more than my fill.
Even when I returned to the band at 23:00 to check the tropo, I just had to accept that I wasn't going to hear it as Spain had returned with reewed avengeance and killit off completely. Oh well. I cannot complain.
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)
87.7 2014 D Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Pops, as web 458km
88.2 2037 D Radio Nordseewelle, Norden (nds) Jingle ID and pops 459km
89.0 2015 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) OM, as web 505km
91.2 2018 D N-JOY, Bad Rothenfelde (nds) YL song, as 91.6 539km **
92.8 2021 D N-JOY, Schiffdorf (Bremerhaven) (nds) Pops, as 91.6 554km **
94.6 2048 D NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Music, as 94.3 555km
97.3 2022 D N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as 91.6 518km
105.3 2028 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Norden (nds) Interview, as web 459km
106.9 2029 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Interview, as 105.3 475km
107.5 2028 D Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web 518km
107.9 2025 D Radio Teddy, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) German pops, as web 554km
Sporadic E:
88.1 1010 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A202 RUV_R2__ 1648km
88.9 1012 ISL Lindin, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) STRONG but hammered by
Belmont PI only A20D 1648km **
90.4 1012 ISL X977, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A206 __X-ID__ 1648km
91.3 1011 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Ölfus-Flói/Auðsholt (sl) A201 1694km **
91.6 1010 TUN Jawhara FM, Mahdia (mah) 7210 JAWHARA_ 2135km **
92.7 1734 D Inn-Salzach-Welle, Schnaitsee/FMT Obernhof (bay) DB19 1017km **
92.8 1858 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion/OTE Tower (the-mag) 1201 ??09??4_
_P??TO?? 2303km
93.3 1012 ISL Suðurland FM, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A219 SUDURLAN 1648km
95.5 1039 TUN Dream FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7240 ??EA??FM 2089km **
103.4 1804 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 ????FO__ 917km
104.3 0854 I Radio FM Music, Somma Vesuviana/Monte Somma (na) 1730km **
105.2 1807 F RTL, Saint-Etienne/Croix du Guizay TDF (42) F211 ??_RTL?? 911km **
105.4 1805 F France Info, Lyon/Fourvière (69) Presumed site with 103.4 coming in
F206 ????FO?? 883km **
105.7 1907 SVN Radio Murski Val, Zlatolicje/Grmada (mb) 942A ??.V?? 1330km **
106.1 1123 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Zarzis (med) 7207 ??????AL 2342km **
107.3 1008 TUN Radio iFM, Bizerte/Djebel Kochabta [Kchabta] (biz) 7229 1933km **
107.3 1814 F Skyrock, Saint-Raphaël/Gargalon (83) French rap, as web 1175km **
107.5 1006 TUN Mosaïque FM, Mahdia (mah) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2135km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
87.3 1600 I ?, ? PI 50F0. PS ________
** Personal first
This might just be the best day of E skip I have experienced. There aren't many loggings but I am only logging personal firsts at the moment, or stations of particular interest for one reason or another.
Much of the time, signals were strong and there were so many. So much so that RDS became impossible. Even the huge signals from my nearby Peterborough FM transmitter were compromised during this all-day opening. All local radio stations were obliterated. The band became noise for a lot of the time, or 'soup', as many like to call it.
The opening began well before I was up and about and I wasn't aware of anything happening until almost 09:00. Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco kicked things off. France and Corsica followed. Iceland and Sweden came in next before quickly switching back to Italy and Spain, etc. The Balkans came in around midday with Hungary, Romania, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Serbia. Then Austria appeared. Greeece popped in and out later in the afternoon. No doubt I have missed out one or two countries in this, but the DX did not stop for a second throughout the day, running into the late evening.
A surprise tropo started after 20:00 to Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany. Several Danish transmitters reached full RDS. What was unusual about the German tropo was that only low power stations were present with the higher power transmitters from that region either absent or considerably weaker than the lower-powered stuff. I have never come across this before. I know that certain tropo events allow low powered DX to proliferate while others only seem to allow the big transmitters to get through, so why this event should have allowed only the smaller transmitters through I have no idea, but I am not complaining.
Work had to take precedence for part of the day but I still had time for more than my fill.
Even when I returned to the band at 23:00 to check the tropo, I just had to accept that I wasn't going to hear it as Spain had returned with reewed avengeance and killit off completely. Oh well. I cannot complain.
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, 28 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-28 (Es: MRC ALG E I)
87.5 1853 I Radio Sportiva, Milazzo/Capo Milazzo (me) 5244 SPORTIVA 2013km **
87.7 1854 I Radio Stereo Sant'Agata, Sant'Agata di Militello-Piazza Duomo (me)
5000 *_RSS_*_ 2005km **
89.6 1711 E Onda Cero, Melilla (MEL-ML) E2EE 2002km
89.9 1851 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Horcajo de los Montes (CAM-CR)
E396 ????IL?? 1584km **
89.9 1858 I RAI Radio1, Cesarò/Monte Soro (RAI) (me) 5201 ??adio?? 2021km **
96.2 1723 E SER, Ceuta/Tajo (CEU-CE) 9FFA __SER___ 1968km
96.7 1756 E RNE Radio Nacional, Órgiva/Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) E211 RN?????? 1838km **
97.4 1722 E Hit FM, Granada/Sombrero (AND-GR) E2F1 1800km **
99.1 1757 E Tu Radio, Monachil (AND-GR) EA69 TU_RADIO 1808km **
103.4 1752 MRC SNRT Quran, Sefrou (3) Phone-in, as web 2189km **
104.0 1740 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1D01 2057km **
104.7 1750 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Fès, Taza (3) 1601 SNRT-FES 2131km **
107.0 1745 E Alhaurín Radio, Alhaurín el Grande (AND-MA) FFFF 1877km **
** Personal first
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
87.7 1854 I Radio Stereo Sant'Agata, Sant'Agata di Militello-Piazza Duomo (me)
5000 *_RSS_*_ 2005km **
89.6 1711 E Onda Cero, Melilla (MEL-ML) E2EE 2002km
89.9 1851 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Horcajo de los Montes (CAM-CR)
E396 ????IL?? 1584km **
89.9 1858 I RAI Radio1, Cesarò/Monte Soro (RAI) (me) 5201 ??adio?? 2021km **
96.2 1723 E SER, Ceuta/Tajo (CEU-CE) 9FFA __SER___ 1968km
96.7 1756 E RNE Radio Nacional, Órgiva/Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) E211 RN?????? 1838km **
97.4 1722 E Hit FM, Granada/Sombrero (AND-GR) E2F1 1800km **
99.1 1757 E Tu Radio, Monachil (AND-GR) EA69 TU_RADIO 1808km **
103.4 1752 MRC SNRT Quran, Sefrou (3) Phone-in, as web 2189km **
104.0 1740 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1D01 2057km **
104.7 1750 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Fès, Taza (3) 1601 SNRT-FES 2131km **
107.0 1745 E Alhaurín Radio, Alhaurín el Grande (AND-MA) FFFF 1877km **
** Personal first
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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, 24 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-24 (Es: BIH ALB)
87.7 1444 BIH RSG Radio, Trebinje/Veliki Humac (srp) F254 1766km **
88.5 1445 ALB Radio Ngjallja, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)
CA8A dashurie Radio___ Ngjallja 1964km **
91.7 1444 ALB Radio Tirana, Korçë (kor) 9201 RADIO___ TIRANA__ etc. 2074km **
92.0 1444 ALB Radio Shqip, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 9048 SHQIP___ 1964km **
** Personal first
Unidentified/Unlisted:
89.0 1444 ? UNID, ? 2020 SOL_O___ _____MHz
Yet another day of teases, being just outside the main Es area. Only a brief tease of Albania today.
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
88.5 1445 ALB Radio Ngjallja, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)
CA8A dashurie Radio___ Ngjallja 1964km **
91.7 1444 ALB Radio Tirana, Korçë (kor) 9201 RADIO___ TIRANA__ etc. 2074km **
92.0 1444 ALB Radio Shqip, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 9048 SHQIP___ 1964km **
** Personal first
Unidentified/Unlisted:
89.0 1444 ? UNID, ? 2020 SOL_O___ _____MHz
Yet another day of teases, being just outside the main Es area. Only a brief tease of Albania today.
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
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