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Thursday, 17 July 2014

Skegness Log: 17-07-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.9 2334  D  NDR Info, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) English song, as web  599km
 88.1 2333 DNK DR P2, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) YL, as web  715km
 89.6 2159  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) ID  627km
 89.8 0805 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) YL, as web  296km
 90.0 2200  D  NDR Kultur, Aurich (nds) D383 NDR_Kult  478km
 90.2 2200  D  NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM news, as web  477km
 92.1 2202  D  Funkhaus Europa, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) Jazzy music, as web  554km
 92.8 2329  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Light pops, as web  477km
 93.2 2202  D  NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) News  627km
 93.3 0807 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM, as web  320km
 93.4 2156  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Emden (nds) OM, as web  458km
 93.6 2328  D  alster radio 106!8, Cuxhaven Otterndorf [nds] (ham) Buggles, as web  571km
 94.0 2157  D  Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Rod Stewart, as web  475km
 95.4 2204  D  Nordwestradio, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) News, as web  554km
 95.8 2204  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) D381 NDR1_NDS  478km
 96.1 2205  D  NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) ARD Nachtkonzert  627km
 96.3 2205  D  NDR 2, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) ID and pops, as web  599km
 96.4 2206  D  NDR Info, Aurich (nds) Jazz, as web  478km
 97.2 1735 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Back To Black song and P3 ID 
               617km
 97.8 2206  D  NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Pops, as 93.2  477km
 98.1 2207  D  NDR 2, Aurich (nds) D382 _NDR_2__ and scrolling PS  478km
 99.1 2325 HOL 100% NL, Unsure which site 83D3 100%_NL_
 99.4 2324  D  NDR Kultur, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) Classical, as web  599km
 99.6 0820 HOL Slam!FM, Smilde or Hoorn Dance music, as 91.1
 99.9 0820 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Unsure which site OMs, as web
100.4 2209  D  delta radio, Heide Welmbüttel (shs) Soft rock track, as web  599km
100.6 2209  D  Radio 21, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Tina Turner song, as web  475km
100.8 2322  D  Bremen Vier, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) Pops, as web  554km
101.2 2323  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as 100.8  565km
101.4 0823 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure which site Pops, as 101.2
101.4 2210  D  R.SH, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) Simple Minds song, as web  626km
101.8 2212  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Aurich (nds) D210 __DLF___  478km
102.0 2213  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) YL, as 101.8  477km
102.1 2321 DNK R.24/7, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) YL, as web  617km
102.3 2213  D  Radio ffn, Steinkimmen (nds) Pops and ID  543km
102.6 2214  D  Radio ffn, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) Pops, as 102.3  571km
103.1 2215  D  Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) D388  478km
104.3 2217  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Awful Queen/Bowie song,
               as web  477km
104.9 2217  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) D389 ANTENNE_  478km
105.3 0859  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) ID and weather  732km
105.3 2316  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Norden (nds) German song, as web  459km
105.6 2316  D  delta radio, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) Pops, as web  626km
106.2 0846  F  France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Phone in, as web  266km
106.2 2315  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) OM, as web 
               554km
107.1 0841 HOL Topradio, Oostende or Menen Both on same programme, as web
107.2 0843  G  KMFM, Thanet/Broadstairs (EN-KNT) KMFM Traffic  Travel  213km
107.4 0858  D  Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) ID and pops  508km
107.5 0843 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Jenny Take A Ride, as web  296km


Reverting to having the log in frequency order this time. Not sure which is best to use, this or chronological order.

Finding it impossible to know which site I am receiving on some of the Dutch transmitters now there are multiple transmitters on some frequencies. The AF lists don't make much sense to me as they seem to list everything on the network, rather than just for a specific region.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Wednesday, 16 July 2014

Skegness Log: 16-07-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
106.7 0726  G  Bob FM, Stevenage/Old Knebworth (EN-HTS) Talk about care homes and
               shoppers, as web  147km **

106.9 0727  G  Bob FM, Hertford/Cole Green (EN-HTS) As 106.7  155km **
107.3 0729  G  Reprezent FM, London/Honor Oak (EN-GTL) ID promo  191km
104.8 0736  G  BBC Sussex, Burton Down (EN-WSU) Tide times  258km
104.7 0737  F  France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) French YL, as 103.7  266km
104.5 0738 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dutch pops, as web  278km
104.6 0738 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Pops, as web  313km
102.9 0739 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Jingle ID  354km
101.3 0741  F  NRJ, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) Jingle ID  338km
100.2 0742 BEL Radio FG, Antwerpen/Antwerp Tower (vlg-ant) Beats, as web  352km **
 99.0 0743  F  RPL 99FM, Lille/Lambersart (59) Whistling rap song, as web  334km
 98.7 0744 HOL NPO Radio 4, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Classical, as web, xf Freez FM  455km
 98.1 0746 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Brussel/Blauwe Toren=Bruxelles/Tour Bleu
               (bru) Jack Michaelson  379km

 98.4 0746 HOL NPO Radio 1, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) YL,a s web  424km
 97.0 0752 BEL VRT MNM, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) ID and pops  376km
 95.4 0754 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) As web  358km
 95.2 0755 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Ad break, as 91.1  312km
 94.3 0756  F  Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 1 (59) Jingle ID  338km
 93.8 0757 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ad break, as 91.1  387km
 93.8 0757  F  Contact, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) Pops, as web  297km
 93.6 0759 BEL Club FM, Koolskamp/Watertoren (vlg-wvl) Local opt-out? Not as web stream.
               Promo and ID  309km

 93.3 0801 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Ad or promo, as web  320km
 92.1 0803 HOL 100% NL, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Ads and ID  455km
 92.0 0806  F  Virgin Radio, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) Pops, as web  339km
 91.4 0807  F  Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Baroeul 2 (59) Dance song, as web  338km
 91.5 0807 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM, as 95.4  462km
 91.0 0809 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jolly Dutch song, as web  334km
 88.9 0810 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as 93.9  320km
 89.2 0810  F  RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Baroeul (59) OM ID and pops  339km
 87.6 0811 HOL Radio 10, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Oldies, as 87.7 (in pile-up)  407km
 87.6 0815 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) ID and Rick Ghastly  288km
105.1 0817  G  Southend FM, Southend/Maitland House (EN-ESX) Local ads  181km
106.0 0819  G  KMFM, Canterbury/Rough Common (EN-KNT) Jingle ID  212km
107.5 0822 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Pops, as web  296km
105.5 0823 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Horrible Steps song, as 107.5  296km
107.3 0824 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Lively Dutch music, as web  292km
107.7 0824 BEL RGR FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Club music, as web  296km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

Monday, 14 July 2014

Skegness Log: 14-07-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 69.80 1056 RUS Radio Rossii, Naistenyarvi/RTPS (KR) Presumed site. OMs, as web. Jingle ID  2142km
 72.47 1059 RUS Radio Rossii, Medvezhyegorsk/Pindushi (KR) OM, as 69.8  2255km
 68.06 1104 RUS Radio Mayak, Petrozavodsk/RTPTS (KR) Vocal ID  2214km
 72.17 1109 RUS Radio Rossii, Muyzerskiy/RTPS (KR) OM talking about the world cup, as web  2162km **
 69.38 1123 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Kastsyukovichy/RTPS (MA) Trumpet pop song. Out of phase audio. No vocals!  2092km
 70.28 1212 RUS Radio Rossii, Kostomuksha/RTPS (KR) OM, as web  2122km **

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.1 1125 FIN YLE Puhe, Kuopio/Vehmasmäki-Möykkylänmäentie (ps) YL and dog, as web  1905km
 88.6 1127 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Pihtipudas/Ilosvuori-Viitasaarentie (ks) 6201  1842km
 90.2 1130 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Lieksa/Koli-Verkkovaara (pk) YL, as web  2024km
 90.8 1132 FIN YLE Puhe, Nilsiä/Syvärinranta (ps) YL, as web  1950km **
 91.6 1132 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Kuopio/Vehmasmäki-Möykkylänmäentie (ps) Classical dirge, as web  1905km
 93.4 1133 FIN YleX, Lieksa/Koli-Verkkovaara (pk) YL and OM over music, as web  2024km
 92.5 1136 FIN YLE Puhe, Jyväskylä/Taka-Keljo Ronsuntaipaleentie (ks) 6207 YL__PUHE  1793km
 93.9 1136 FIN YleX, Kuopio/Vehmasmäki-Möykkylänmäentie (ps) 6202 __YLEX__  1905km
 94.6 1137 FIN YleX, Ähtäri - Etseri/Isomäki-Pihlajavedentie (ep) Rappy stuff, as 93.9  1732km **
 99.6 1139 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Lieksa/Koli-Verkkovaara (pk) OM, as web  2024km **
100.2 1140 FIN YLE Radio Vega, Kuopio/Vehmasmäki-Möykkylänmäentie (ps) 6208 YLE_VE__  1905km **
102.4 1141 FIN YLE Radio Vega, Lieksa/Koli-Verkkovaara (pk) Silly song, as 100.2  2024km **
 87.9 1143 FIN The Voice, Joensuu/Vestinkallio (pk) Ads, as web  2009km
 87.6 1144 FIN YleX, Jyväskylä/Taka-Keljo Ronsuntaipaleentie (ks) Pops, as web  1793km **
 87.6 1144 FIN Loop, Lapua - Lappo/Simpsiö-Mastiontie (ep) Banging toons, as web  1704km **
 88.2 1145 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Lapua - Lappo/Simpsiö-Mastiontie (ep) 6201 YLE_YKSI  1704km
 88.9 1146 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Kristiinankaupunki-Kristinestad/Lapväärtti-Pyhävuo (po) Classical, as others  1610km
 89.4 1147 FIN Radio Dei, Lapua - Lappo/Simpsiö-Mastiontie (ep) Rock song, as web  1704km
 90.5 1147 FIN Järviradio, Pylkönmäki/Saarijärvi (ks) 6255  1777km
 96.6 1148 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Ähtäri - Etseri/Isomäki-Pihlajavedentie (ep) YL, as web  1732km
 89.9 1153 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Jyväskylä/Taka-Keljo Ronsuntaipaleentie (ks) 6201 YLE_YKSI  1793km
 91.0 1156 FIN YleX, Kristiinankaupunki-Kristinestad/Lapväärtti-Pyhävuo (po) Pops and YL and OM, as web  1610km
 91.1 1156 FIN YleX, Pihtipudas/Ilosvuori-Viitasaarentie (ks) 6202 __YLEX__  1842km
 87.7 1158 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Iisalmi/Partala-Iimäentie (ps) 6201 ____YKSI  1923km **
 92.8 1158 FIN YleX, Iisalmi/Partala-Iimäentie (ps) Pops, as 91.1  1923km **
 91.9 1201 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Ähtäri - Etseri/Isomäki-Pihlajavedentie (ep) YL and OM news, as 91.6  1732km **
 92.9 014-07-14 FIN Radio City, Ikaalinen - Ikalis/Teiharju-Psvoy (pi) Vocal ID. Thanks Reijo Alpha  1647km **
 94.3 1203 FIN YleX, Vuokatti/Sotkamo-Vuokatinvaara, Maantie 8741 (ka) Pops, as others  1998km
 87.9 1204 FIN Järviradio, Pihtipudas/Ilosvuori-Viitasaarentie (ks) 6255 JARVIRAD  1842km
 97.0 1204 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Pihtipudas/Ilosvuori-Viitasaarentie (ks) YL news, as web  1842km
 89.4 1205 FIN Radio Pori, Pori - Björneborg/Luotsinmäki-Länstie (st) 6033  1577km **
 93.3 1210 FIN Loop, Ähtäri - Etseri/Isomäki-Pihlajavedentie (ep) Pops, as web  1732km **
 89.6 1220 FIN Järviradio, Viitasaari/Savivuoren Näköt. (ks) Russian sounding songs. As web  1841km **
 89.5 1232 FIN Iskelmä, Iisalmi/Partala-Iimäentie (ps) Finnish music, as web  1923km **
 89.0 1236 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Haapavesi/Haapovuori-Mastontie (pp) OMs, as web  1870km
 89.2 1241 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Taivalkoski/Metsäkylä-Metsäkyläntie 361 (pp) 6201 YLE_YKSI  2059km
 91.9 1241 FIN YleX, Taivalkoski/Metsäkylä-Metsäkyläntie 361 (pp) 6202  2059km **
 99.2 1243 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Taivalkoski/Metsäkylä-Metsäkyläntie 361 (pp) Music, as web  2059km **

Unidentified:
 91.2 1200 FIN UNID, ? 628B  Is this Fun Radio, Tampere?


 ** Personal Skegness 'First'

 Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.      

Sunday, 13 July 2014

Skegness Log: 13-07-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.3 0733  E  SER, Ronda/Cerro del Turco (AND-MA) E439 __SER___  1877km
 87.8 0734  E  Onda Valencina, Valencina de la Concepción (AND-SE) E011  1818km
 87.5 0735  E  Cadena Nostalgia, Dos Hermanas/Montequinto (AND-SE) 90E0   1824km
 87.7 0735  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200  1904km
 87.7 0736  E  Europa FM, Priego de Cordoba (AND-CO) E2ED  1778km
 87.9 0736 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1202 SNRT-Int  2212km
 88.0 0737  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA  1879km
 89.1 0739  E  Onda Cero, Algeciras/El Alamillo (AND-CA) E2EE ONDACERO  1947km
 89.4 0739  E  Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_  1879km
 90.0 0740  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E212 RNE-CLAS  1740km
 90.3 0742  E  Radio Estilo, Pizarra/Raja de Ancha (AND-MA) 0001 and ID  1863km
 90.8 0742  E  Onda Cero, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2EE ONDACERO  1879km
 90.4 0743  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) Concerto, as 91.1  1837km
103.0 0746  E  Unika FM, Villaviciosa de Odón/Pinares Llanos (MAD-M) E42C  1458km
105.4 0746  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) OM over music, as web  1740km
103.3 0747  E  Máxima FM, Granada/San Gabriel (AND-GR) E236  1800km **
 98.5 0748 ALG Radio Béchar, Kerzaz (8) Arabic YL, then OM, as web  2638km **
 97.9 0749  E  Canal Fiesta Radio, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E331 C.Fiesta  1740km **
 96.0 0750  E  RNE Radio 3, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E213 Radio_3_  1740km
 96.3 0750  E  Onda Cero, Antequera (AND-MA) E2EE ONDACERO  1840km **
 96.9 0750  E  Los 40 Principales, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E235  1742km
 94.2 0751  E  Rock FM, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E2CF ROCK_FM_  1742km
 93.3 0752  E  Kiss FM, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E2EC KISS_FM_  1740km
 93.7 0752 MRC SNRT Quran, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1204 SNRT-COR  2014km
 92.9 0753  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Antequera (AND-MA) E212 RNE-CLAS  1840km
 93.8 0753  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_  1742km
 92.7 0754  E  Onda Cero, Montilla (AND-CO) E2EE ONDACERO  1774km
 92.2 0755  E  Fiebre Latina Radio, Alhaurin el Grande/Sierra de Mijas (AND-MA) ID promo  1879km
 92.5 0755  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Ronda/Sierra Hidalga (AND-MA) E333  1875km
 92.6 0756  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Baza/Cerro del Jabalcón (AND-GR) E211 RNE_1___  1750km
 91.6 0757  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E333  1740km
103.1 0800  E  RNE Radio 3, Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna (AND-CA) Vocal ID  1951km
102.8 0801 MRC Médi 1, Ksar-el-Kebir (ttn) YL over music, as web  1980km **
 87.8 0802 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) OM news, as web  2177km
100.7 0803  E  Los 40 Principales, Barbate (AND-CA) E072 ____UZ__  1946km
100.0 0804  E  Radiolé, Morón de la Frontera (AND-SE) Vocal ID  1838km
100.2 0805 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) 1202 SN__-I__  2014km **
100.1 0806  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Javalambre (ARA-TE) E211 RNE_1___  1455km **
102.3 0806 MRC Aswat, Tanger/Cap Spartel (ttn) 1116 ASWAT___  1991km
103.3 0807 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tanger (ttn) Vocal ID  1987km **
104.7 0807 MRC MFM Dersa, Tanger/Cap Spartel (ttn) 1283 MFM_____  1991km **
100.1 0809  E  COPE, Écija (AND-SE) E2CA __PE____  1784km
 98.6 0810 MRC SNRT Quran, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1204 SNRT-Cor  2279km
 98.9 0810  E  Radio Castilla La Mancha, Aldea del Rey (CAM-CR) E396 RCM_____ RADIO___   1634km **
 96.2 0811  E  SER, Ceuta/Tajo (CEU-CE) 9FFA __SER___  1968km
 95.3 0812 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1203 SNRT-A__  2279km
 96.0 0812 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1201  2279km
 95.3 0813  E  Éxito Radio, La Algaba (AND-SE) FFFF __Exito_  1811km
 91.7 0815  E  Baby Radio, Cádiz (AND-CA) F3A3 BABY____  1906km **
 91.0 0816 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) Phone in, as web  2212km
 91.1 0817  E  Canal Sur Radio, Vejer de la Frontera (AND-CA) E334 __NALSUR  1942km
 90.0 0818  E  Los 40 Principales, Segurilla/Sierra de San Vicente (CAM-TO) E235  1495km **
105.3 0824  E  Fórmula 30, Huelva (AND-H) FF30 PS too  1822km
 99.0 0825  E  Canal Sur Radio, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E332 CANALSUR  1904km
 97.9 0827  E  Radio María, Almansa (CAM-AB) E1CC R.MARI__  1592km
100.0 0831  E  SER La Serena / Vegas Altas, Don Benito (EXT-BA) SER Vegas Altas ID  1645km **
100.3 0832 MRC Hit Radio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) Weekend sur Hit Radio ID  2279km
100.8 0833  E  Radio María, Sanlúcar de Barrameda (AND-CA) E1CC R._Maria  1892km **
103.1 0836 MRC SNRT Quran, unknown 1401 SNRT-CS2 **
 87.6 0837 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 ME______  2331km
 87.8 0838 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (otl) 135A ____NA__  2059km
 88.0 0839  E  COPE, Talavera de la Reina (CAM-TO) E2CA __COPE__  1510km
 88.4 0845  E  Radio Calamonte, Calamonte (EXT-BA) A000 Tu_Radio  1667km **
 88.4 0846  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Almonaster la Real (AND-H) E211   1783km
 88.2 0847  E  Radio Católica, Almonaster la Real (AND-H) A00B   1783km
 88.1 0850  E  Onda Cero, Sanlúcar de Barrameda (AND-CA) E2EE ONDACERO  1898km
 89.4 0851  E  Los 40 Principales, San Fernando (AND-CA) E235 CUARENTA  1905km
 88.4 0857 MRC MFM Oriental, Taourirt (otl) 1283 __MFM___  2102km
 90.3 0858 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (otl) Quran, as web  2105km
 88.1 1150 AOE SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Awsard=Aoussard=Hasi Ausert (odl-asd) 1001 RT__-N__ (Unformed PS). Extremely distorted, as web  3618km **
 89.0 1207 MRC SNRT R.Al Hoceïma/R.Coran, Al Hoceïma/Palomas (tht) Arabic OM, as web  2022km
 88.2 1214 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Tata (ges) Arabic OM, as web  2691km


 ** Personal Skegness 'First'

 Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.      

Saturday, 12 July 2014

Skegness Log: 12-07-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 70.46 1423 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) YL, as web  1887km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.0 0831 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2016km
 89.9 0832 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) OM, as 88.0  2183km
 87.7 0835 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Djebel Trozza (kai) Arabic singing, as web  2086km
 87.6 0837 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) French song, as web  1927km
 87.6 0959 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) Very weak and choppy, as web  2331km
 87.5 1210  E  Dynamis Radio, Alcorcón/Poligono Urtinsa (MAD-M) 7878 __NAMIS_  1459km


 Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.      

Thursday, 10 July 2014

"How long does it take me to type up my daily logs?" Seriously?? ;O)

This is something I just had to write about, because it is obvious that some people think I have too much time on my hands, or that I have a very bad case of Asperger's Syndrome or some other kind of obsessive compulsive disorder.

It always amuses me when I find out that some people think I type up my DX logbooks for this blog, word for word. Comments like "That must take you forever to type them up and get them so neat". Ha! Let me dispel this myth. I do not type up ANY loggings. They all magically appear out of thin air, thanks to the highly technical processes of "copy and paste". I don't have to type a thing.

How we keep our logbooks differs from one DXer to another. Some DXers scribble notes on a piece of paper with a pencil. Some type theirs up neatly in a database or spreadsheet. Some don't bother to do either. For me, I like to keep a permanent record of my DX. This is partly because I have lost so many of my loggings over the years either because I lost them one way or another, or through computer failure. Many of my older loggings are long gone. These days, there are some very useful and extremely simple ways in which we can all keep our loggings permanently on record, and we don't even need to type anything!

I use the FM List. It's an online database of radio stations across the world. It doesn't just cover band 2 FM either. There is also the MW List for medium wave and short wave DXers. Each of these databases allow user access once you have created a free account, where you can create a loggings simply by clicking on a station in the database! OK, there's slightly more to it than that, but not a lot more. If you are keen you can add additional information to your logging, such as programme information , RDS data and signal strength, but you don't have to. You simply create you personal logbook/s (I have a different one for each propagation mode) and include your co-ordinates, approximate if you like. You can include a few details about your equipment if you wish. Everything you log is automatically date stamped and time stamped. At the end of the DX day you just click the export button in your log and copy it into your chosen text editor. Done! Type it up manually? I don't think so!

As I am a stickler for neat presentation, I have included some formatting options in TextPad. These are simple macros which do things like convert dates, deletes specific data and generally organises the log in a more aesthetically pleasing manner, so it all (hopefully) lines up into neat columns when I post it into my email client. The whole process takes less than a minute, even if there are hundreds of loggings.

So for those who think I am extremely keen, I hate to disappoint you. I am probably as lazy as the next person.

Good DX!

John

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Skegness Log: 09-07-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.9 0821  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006   1730km
 89.4 1444 SRB Bum Bum Radio, Beograd/Kosutnjak (Srb) F678  1729km
 87.6 1446 BUL Radio Zorana, Sofia/kv. Gorna banya (sfg) 8069 30PAHA__  2051km
 92.9 1446 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Sofia/Kopitoto-KRTTS Vitosa (sfg) 8220 __BNR___ HR.BOTEV  2056km
 88.4 1448 BUL Bulgaria On Air, Sofia/kv. Boyana-Fokhar 1 (sfg) 838F  2058km **
 89.1 1449 BUL Radio FM+, Plovdiv/Belashtitsa (pld) 8382  2190km
 88.1 1451 BUL BNR Horizont, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8210 ___BNR__. AFs point to this
               site  2193km
 89.5 1451 BUL Radio Energy, Sofia/bul. Peyo K. Yavorov-TV kula (sfg) 838B __NERGY_  2059km
 89.9 1451 BUL Radio Focus, Plovdiv/Belashtitsa (pld) 837F _FOCUS__  2190km
 90.6 1452 BUL Radio Energy, Plovdiv/Dzhendem tepe (pld) Gangstas Paradise song, as 89.5 
               2184km **
 91.7 1453 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8220 ___BNR__ HR.BOTEV  2193km
 92.7 1453 BUL Radio N-Joy, Pazardzik/RPTS VETS Aleko (pzk) 837E _N-JOY__  2161km **
 94.0 1456 BUL BNR Radio Plovdiv, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8234  2193km
 94.6 1456 BUL BG Radio, Plovdiv/Dzhendem tepe (pld) ___RADIO  2184km **
 98.5 1457 SRB Hit Music FM, Beograd/Avala (Srb) 5000 _HIT_FM_  1740km
100.9 1458 BUL BNR Horizont, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8210 HORIZONT  2152km
102.3 1458 BUL BNR Horizont, Belogradcik/RRTS Karneva livada (vdn) Ad, as 100.9  1950km
103.0 1458 BUL BNR Horizont, Sofia/Kopitoto-KRTTS Vitosa (sfg) 8210  2056km
105.0 1459 BUL BNR Horizont, Kardzali/RRTS Stramni rid (kzl) 8210  2282km **
105.3 1459 SRB Radio S, Tupiznica (Srb) D249  1912km **
 89.1 1502 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gorraa (bej) 7201 JEUNES__  1976km
 92.2 1503 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) 7211  1976km
 87.6 1504 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 TATAOUIN  2342km
 88.0 1506 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2016km
 89.2 1507  I  Radio Iglesias, Carloforte (ci) 50FA  1673km
 90.1 1508  I  RAI Radio1, Iglesias/Corona Menga (RAI) (ci) 5201 __RAI___  1664km **

 92.2 1508  I  Radio 24, Villacidro/Loc. Giarranas (md) Bumper between ads. Thanks
               FM Franco  1652km

 93.3 1508  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5220
               R_ITALIA  1704km **
 88.5 1511 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Kerkennah (sfa) 7204 SFAX____  2222km
 94.3 1512 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7207 NATIONAL  2016km
 95.2 1512 TUN Radio Cap FM, Sidi Abdessalem (nab) Arabic singing, as web  2015km
 97.0 1513 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) Arabic music, as web  1933km

 97.7 1515 TUN Radio Holy Qur'an, Unknown tx (tun) 7000 QURAN.TN. Thanks Janpeter Van Dijk
               1972km

 98.0 1516 TUN Radio Msaken, M'saken/Hatem (sou) FFFF RM-FM. Arabic phone in. Thanks
               Janpeter Van Dijk 
2097km
 99.5 1517  I  RAI Radio3, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5203 __RAI___ 
               _RADIO3_  1681km **
100.1 1518  I  Radio 24, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5245 RADIO_24 
               1684km
100.2 1519 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Ksour-Essaf (mah) 7204 SFAX____  2142km
 89.5 1520 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7212 CULTURE_  1933km
 89.9 1520 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2183km
 90.6 1520 TUN Shems FM, Monastir (mon) 7213  2100km
 90.7 1520  I  RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 _RADIO1_  1678km

 91.8 1521  I  Radio Deejay, 3 sites listed in Sicilia Vocal ID. Thanks FM Franco  
 92.0 1521 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7202 RTCI____  2016km
 92.2 1521  I  RTL 102.5, Maracalagonis/Monte Minniminni (ca) Pops, as 92.4  1701km **
 92.4 1521  I  RTL 102.5, Sinnai/Punta Serpeddì (ca) 5218 RTL102__.5  1678km
 92.7 1522  I  RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5202 __RAI___  1678km
 93.2 1522  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italian, Casteltermini or Chiaramonte Gulfi 5220
 93.3 1522  I  RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 _RADIO2_  1575km
 93.8 1522 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7202 RTCI____  1933km
 93.2 1522  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg)
               5220  2110km

 94.3 1522  I  Radio Mediterraneo, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg) 518F
               MEDITERR  2110km

 94.6 1523 TUN MFM Tunisie, Sousse (sou) F225 MFM_____ Ain_r:Ha  2087km
 94.7 1523  I  RAI Radio1, Bitti/Tanca Nova (RAI) (nu) 5201 _RADIO1_  1567km **
 95.7 1523 TUN RTT Radio Monastir, Harkoussia (mon) 7203 MONASTIR  2109km **
 96.7 1524  I  RAI Radio2, Bitti/Tanca Nova (RAI) (nu) 5202 __RAI___  1567km **
 98.7 1524  I  RAI Radio3, Bitti/Tanca Nova (RAI) (nu) 5203 __RAI___  1567km **
 99.1 1525 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) Quran, as web  1933km **

 99.2 1525  I  RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Capo d'Orlando/Monte San Martino (me) Host voice
               (Key Rush). Thanks FM Franco  2001km

 99.5 1525  I  Virgin Radio, Capo d'Orlando/Monte San Martino (me) 5241  2001km
102.6 1526  I  RTL 102.5, Capoterra/Santa Rosa (ca) 5218 RTL102.5. Thanks FM Franco
               1689km

103.1 1526  I  Radio Capital, Capoterra/Santa Rosa (ca) 5219 _CAPITAL. Thanks FM Franco
               1689km

104.0 1527 TUN Express FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) Arabic song, as web  2183km **
105.0 1527 TUN Nour FM, Tunis area (tun) F10B NOUR_FM_  1972km **
105.5 1527  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Caltanissetta (cl) 5220 R_ITALIA  2037km **
 88.2 1528  I  Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) Vocal ID  1752km **
 88.4 1528  I  Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__  1730km
 88.6 1528  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5006 RCS***  1752km
 87.6 1529  I  Radio Capital, Noto/Contrada Sant'Elia (sr) 5219 _CAPITAL  2135km **

 89.6 1529  I  Radio Deejay, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) Bumper between ads. Thanks FM Franco
               1752km

104.2 1529  I  Radio Luna (Latina), Monte Circeo (San Felice Circeo) (lt) 5E42 __Luna__ 
               1631km **
104.7 1529  I  Radio Radicale, Monte Circeo (San Felice Circeo) (lt) 5210 RA______  1631km **
105.0 1530 CVA Radio Vaticana 105 Live, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina Leone
               XIII (cva) 4104 _RADIO__ VATICANA   1542km
106.3 1530  I  Radio Maria, Caprarola/Poggio Nibbio (vt) 51CC R.____A_  1487km **
106.7 1530  I  Radio Maria, Unsure which site 51CC   **

106.9 1530  I  Radio 24, Caprarola/Poggio Nibbio (vt) Economics news, as 107.9. Thanks
               FM Franco  1487km

107.2 1531  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Monte Stella (sa) 5264 *_RDS_*_  1816km
107.5 1531  I  Radio Maria, Monte Circeo (San Felice Circeo) (lt) OM, as others  1631km **
107.9 1531  I  Radio 24, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5245 RADIO_24  1568km
107.5 1532  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Motta San Giovanni (rc) 5225 KISSKISS  2055km
104.8 1533  I  Radio Maria, Naso/San Antonio (me) Hail Marys, in // with other Marys  2007km **
106.5 1533  I  Radio Maria, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) Hail Marys, in // with other Marys 
               2043km **
106.6 1533  I  Radio Maria, Velletri/Monte Artemesio (rm) Hail Marys, in // with other Marys 
               1573km **
106.8 1533  I  Radio Maria, Luzzi/Serra Filetta (cs) 51CC  1960km
103.8 1534  I  Radio MPA, Cava dei Tirreni or Altavilla Silentina 5357 Tel.0828 _994070_
               _RADIO__ _M_P_A__

100.2 1536  I  R101, Rivello/Serra Roccazzo (pz) Chris De Burgh song, as 96.6. Thanks
               FM Franco  1865km

100.9 1536  I  Radio Zenith Messina, Messina/Pizzo Carbonaro (Monte Ciccia) (me) Local
               advert for Messina area. Thanks FM Franco  2027km

101.3 1536  I  Radio Deejay, Perdifumo (sa) 5214 _DEEJAY_  1811km
 95.3 1537  I  Simply Radio, Gorga (rm) 6158 ____PL__ *RADIO*_   1596km
 96.1 1537  I  RAI Radio2, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (RAI) (na) 5202  1751km **
 96.4 1537  I  Radio Margherita, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5242 MARGHRTA 
               1730km
 96.6 1537  I  R101, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5215 _R______  1730km **
 94.6 1538  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 5225 KISSKI__  1618km **

 94.7 1538  I  Radio Deejay, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) Host voices recognised by
               FM Franco (Thanks)  

 95.0 1538  I  Radio 24, Unsure which site. Probably Civitavecchia (rm) 5245
 91.2 1543  I  Radio Maria, Monte Stella (sa) 51CC R.MARIA_  1816km **
 91.4 1543  I  RAI Radio2, Monte Subasio/Località Bolsella (RAI) (pg) 5202 __RAI___  1447km **
 91.6 1543  I  RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5213  1752km
 90.0 1544  I  Radio Ibiza, San Marco ai Monti/Belvedere (bn) 5474 __BI____  1727km
 90.2 1544  I  Radio Paestum, Paestum (sa) 531E PAESTUM*  1796km
 90.5 1544  I  RAI Radio2, Unsure which site 5202 **
 88.0 1545  I  RAI Radio1, Campotosto (RAI) (aq) Tentative site. OM, as 88.5  1528km **
 88.1 1545  I  RAI Radio1, Bomba/Monte Pallano (Archi) (RAI) (ch) 5801 _RADIO1_  1618km **
 88.5 1545  I  RAI Radio1, Unsure which site 5201 __ADIO1_
 88.6 1545  I  Radio Delta 1, Roccamorice-Maiella-Fonte Tettone (pe) 535E R.DE____  1594km
 89.2 1545  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Unsure which site 5225 KISSKISS **
 89.5 1545  I  Radio Radicale, Vitulano-Camposauro (bn) 5210  1708km **
 87.7 1546  I  R101, Prezza/Monte San Còsimo (aq) 5215 _R)101__  1591km
 87.9 1546  I  RAI Radio1, Unsure which site OM, as others
107.0 1559  I  Radionorba, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Guardiola (ba) 5353 R-NORBA_  1846km
103.2 1600  I  Puntoradio (Martina Franca), Martina Franca/Piazza Roma (ta) 5A0E PUNTORAD 
               1884km **
104.0 1600  I  Tele Radio Padre Pio, Bari/Via Camillo Rosalba (ba) 5458 PADREPIO  1825km
104.3 1600  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Modugno/Zona industriale-Via Murari (ba)
               Presumed site. Part of ID recognised by FM Franco - thanks!  1821km

104.6 1600  I  m2o, Trento/Villazzano (tn) 5233 _M______  1108km **
104.7 1600  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Taranto/Via Principe Amedeo (ta) Enrico Mentana
               slot. Thanks FM Franco  1900km

101.0 1601  I  Radio Deejay, Segni (rm) 5214  1588km **
101.2 1601  I  Retesport, Segni (rm) 5148 __RE____ __SPORT_  1587km **
101.3 1601  I  L'Altra Radio, Mola di Bari (ba) Pops, as 101.6  1840km **
101.6 1601  I  L'Altra Radio, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) 5DFC  1865km **
101.8 1601  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Contrada Aratico (br)
               5225 KISSKISS  1872km **
102.0 1601  I  R101, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) 5215  1865km **
102.6 1601  I  RTL 102.5, Monte Stella (sa) 5218 RT____5  1816km **
 98.6 1602  I  Virgin Radio, Roccella Jonica/Bosco Catalano (rc) 5241 _VIRGIN_  2056km **
100.4 1602  I  Radio Cassino Stereo, Segni (rm) 5E77 RCASSINO  1587km **
100.7 1602  I  Radio Maria, Segni (rm) 51CC R.MARIA_  1587km **
 96.3 1603  I  Radio Maria, Palmi/Monte Sant’Elia (rc) Presumed site. 51CC  2030km **
 97.5 1603  I  Radio Spazio Blu, Gaeta (lt) Presumed. 54C2 RSBlu-FM  1657km
 87.5 1604  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na)
               5220 R_ITALIA  1730km
 87.7 1604  I  TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na)
               5263 T_R_B_C_  1718km
 88.2 1604  I  RTL 102.5, Sora or San Giovanni Incarico 5218 RTL102.5
 90.0 1604  I  Radio King International, Palmi/Monte Sant’Elia (rc) 5158  2030km

 90.3 1604  I  Radio Gioiosa Marina, Molochio/Monte Trepitò (rc) Ad for furniture store in
               Gioiosa Marina. Thanks FM Franco  2043km


Unidentified:
 97.7 1515  ?  UNID, ? 7000 QURAN.TN. Presume Tunisia
 98.0 1516  ?  UNID, ? FFFF RM-FM. Arabic phone in. Presume Tunisia
104.7 1530  I  UNID, ? 540B
103.7 1600  I  UNID, ? 503E


 ** Personal Skegness 'First'

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.      

Retro Video DXing

I have recently started doing something which many would consider to be a very bad habit. I have been recording DX openings so I can play them back at a future stage, study the recordings and compile my logbooks after the event. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

First of all, I will explain why I do it. Traditionally, when an opening is in progress, I load up the FM List website and go into one of my online logbooks. I will begin logging 'live', adding stations I receive them. It takes a few seconds to add a station into the logbook, though it can take more than this, perhaps up to a minute or more. Delays are experienced for two reasons: 1. Because I may need to do some research to ensure I log the correct transmitter; or 2. Because the internet is running slowly.

So consider this. If the internet is running slowly, it takes longer to add a station into the log. That small delay means I am going to miss other DX. I could make notes offline of course and then add the logs to my FM List after the event. Better still, I could record the DX event. Bandicam is an excellent little piece of screen recording software. I can make a video of myself tuning the XDR on the GTK interface, wait for an RDS ID to form on the display, and then quickly move on to the next station. This has the effect of increasing the number of loggings from one or two per minute to perhaps ten, or even more, as long as the RDS data forms quickly.

We all know that quantity is not necessarily better than quality. We are all individuals and choose how we want to DX and have preferences for what we look forward to hearing the most. Although I am something of a 'collector', hence me keeping detailed logbooks, I am not purposely trying to log as much as possible, just for the sake of it. For me, the idea is not so much to log more of the DX, but to miss less of the DX. Doesn't that make sense? If I am wasting time unnecessarily because of technical issues or because of the need to research the transmitter sites and propagation paths, then the chances are I could be missing something very exciting, so you begin to see the advantages of video recording and playing back the content at a future time.

I still need to tune 'live' of course, though I could easily configure something like Hot Keys to do the tuning for me. I might actually do that one day.

Playback is the drawback! You need twice as long (and the rest!) to go through the videos so you can extract the data for the log. I have got a few days behind with sending my reports because of this, but believe me, it is well worth it. During the recent mega-Scandinavian opening on July 3rd I was able to catch dozens of Norwegian stations, many with flea powers as low as 13 watts! I would have missed many of these stations had I used traditional 'live' logging. The actual logbook for that date totals almost 500 individual loggings!

I understand - it might seem a little extreme, but it's something well worth doing in the right conditions. I wouldn't recommend this method for all DX openings, however.

There is one main drawback, however. If you I am not logging in real time into my FM List log, the corresponding paths are not going to appear on to the linked DX clusters. I try to add a small number of loggings to the FM List so other DXers can see that there is an opening taking place from my location. I also try to ensure that I post an alert to the Skywaves forum when an opening is taking place.

Each to their own of course. This method of DXing will not suit everybody, but it it has proved very useful here during those intense sporadic E openings which crop up every now and again in the summer months.

Good DX!

John

Tuesday, 8 July 2014

Skegness Log: 08-07-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 67.04 0854 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Old English song, as web  1674km
 67.82 0854 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Like Radio Maria  1674km
 70.91 0858 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) Radio Mariya v some shocking audio problems  1992km
 71.24 0858 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Ivano-Frankivs'k/IVFKRRT, vul. Chornovola, 19 (IF) YL over piano music, as web  1759km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.7 0658 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRADIO  1544km
 87.5 0659 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Pops, as 88.0  1291km
 87.8 0659 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) Pops, as 88.0  1592km
 88.0 0659 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 and usual scrolling text  1530km
 88.3 0659 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) Pops, as 88.0  1229km
 88.4 0659 ROU Pro FM, Varatec (MM) E059  1778km
 88.7 0659 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) 521B  1394km
 89.4 0659 POL PR 1, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3211  1406km
 90.2 0700 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Telkibánya / Pányok Nagy-hegy (BAZ) B203  1611km
 90.5 0700 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3417 Rzseszow Polskie  1530km
 90.7 0700 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_  1591km
 90.8 0700 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) FF03  1890km
 91.0 0700 CZE Frekvence 1, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2205  1287km
 91.7 0700 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 _TROJKA_  1291km **
 92.2 0701 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5201 _SRO_1__  1459km
 92.4 0701 SVK Jemné Melódie, Trstená/Príbojec (ZA) 5354   1402km **
 92.5 0701 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Valasské Mezirící/Radhost (MO) 232F R-ZURNAL  1304km
 92.7 0701 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Tokaj (BAZ) B201  1580km
 93.5 0702 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Bardejov/Stebnická Magura (PO) 5201  1509km **
 93.7 0702 CZE Radio Helax, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2091 _HELAX__  1287km
 94.0 0702 POL PR 3, Jelenia Góra/Sniezne Kotly (DS) 3233  1074km
 94.2 0702 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 521B __VI____  1459km
 94.3 0702 ROU Radio Trinitas, Baia Mare/Vârful Mogosa (MM) E24D  1762km **
 95.3 0703 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3F44 _RMF_FM_  1229km **
 96.3 0703 POL PR 3, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3233 _TROJKA_  1591km
 96.7 0703 POL PR Radio Wroclaw, Jelenia Góra/Sniezne Kotly (DS) 3403  1074km
 96.8 0703 CZE CRo Dvojka, Valasské Mezirící/Radhost (MO) 232E ___OJ__  1304km **
 96.9 0704 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5960 _REGINA_  1459km **
 97.4 0704 POL PR Radio Kraków, Gorlice/Komin EC Gorlice (MP) 37FC _Radio__   1491km
 97.5 0704 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Tokaj (BAZ) B203 KO__UT__  1580km
 97.6 0704 POL PR 1, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) 3211 __09:04_  1177km **
 98.6 0705 SVK Jemné Melódie, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354 JEMNE___  1544km **
 98.7 0705 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) FF01 CULTURAL  1890km
 99.0 0705 CZE CRo Ostrava, Valasské Mezirící/Radhost (MO) 290D  1304km **
 99.4 0705 POL PR 3, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3233  1406km **
100.3 0705 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5D60 _REGINA_  1544km **
100.4 0705 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) 5960 _REGINA_  1394km **
100.6 0706 POL Radio Maryja, Krosno/Czarnorzeki II (PK) 3232  1531km **
100.7 0706 POL Radio Maryja, Rabka/G. Lubon Wielki (MP) OM, as 100.6  1413km **
100.8 0707 POL RMF FM, Jelenia Góra/Sniezne Kotly (DS) Pops, as 101.6  1074km **
101.3 0707 SVK SRo 4 Rádio FM, Trebisov/Bánovce nad Ondavou - silo (KE) 5202 __DIO_FM  1580km **
101.4 0707 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232F R-ZURNAL  1287km **
101.6 0707 POL RMF FM, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Pops and back end of ID  1177km **
101.8 0708 POL RMF FM, Zakopane/G.Gubalówka (MP) Pops, as 101.6  1426km **
102.4 0708 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) 5201 _S___1__  1394km **
102.5 0708 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Baia Mare/Vârful Mogosa (MM) FF00 RRACTUAL  1762km
103.2 0708 POL PR Radio Opole, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3401 __AD____  1229km **
103.8 0709 POL Radio ZET, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) 3205  1177km **
104.3 0710 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 5202 RADI__FM  1459km **
104.3 0710 CZE Frekvence 1, Jeseník/Praded (OL) 2205  1213km **
104.7 0710 UKR Radio Svit 104.7FM, Kholmtsi/MPP Versiya plyus (ZK) 6702 Svit__M_  1625km **
104.8 0711 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 232D R-VLTAVA  1287km **
105.3 0711 CZE Radio Cerná Hora, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 2880 CER.HORA  1091km **
105.6 0711 POL PR 2, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3222 Bos_Chor  1333km **
105.7 0711 SVK Rádio Expres, Stará Lubovna/Kotník (PO) 521D EXPR____  1472km **
105.8 0712 SVK Rádio Lumen, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) 5343  1394km **
106.2 0712 SVK Rádio Expres, Kosice/Makovica (KE) 521D EXPRES__  1550km **
107.4 0716 POL Radio ZET, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3205 RadioZ__  1530km
 88.1 0717 CZE Hitrádio Orion, Jeseník/Praded (OL) 239F  1213km **
107.4 0717 POL Radio Maryja, Walbrzych/G.Chelmiec (DS) 3232  1117km **
107.6 0717 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3E88 09:16___  1333km
107.9 0717 POL Radio ZET, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) 3205  1592km **
 88.5 0718 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) 232F  1091km **
 88.6 0718 CZE Hitrádio Orion, Opava/ul. Hillova - vodárna (MO) 239F _O______  1263km **
 88.9 0718 POL Radio Maryja, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3232  1147km
 89.0 0718 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) 2203  _IMPULS_  1287km
 89.2 0718 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Trebisov/Bánovce nad Ondavou - silo (KE) 5D60  1580km
 89.2 0719 POL PR 3, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) 3233 _Polskie __Radio_ _TROJKA_  1177km **
 89.8 0719 POL RAM, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) 30AA  1164km **
 90.0 0720 POL PR Radio Kraków, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) 37FC  1459km
 90.2 0720 POL Radio Aniol Beskidów, Bielsko-Biala/G.Magurka (SL) 325C  1351km **
 90.3 0720 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 poludnia _Polskie __Radio_  1229km
 92.0 0722 POL PR 3, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3233   1530km
 92.1 0722 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Vsetín or Trinec Vocal ID heard **
 92.2 0723 POL Radio ZET, Opole/Komin ECO (OP) 3205  1234km **
 92.5 0723 POL PR 1, Jelenia Góra/Sniezne Kotly (DS) 3211 __DY____  1074km **
 92.8 0724 CZE Radio Cas - FM, Ostrava/Dobroslavice (MO) 2966  1282km **
 93.0 0724 POL RMF FM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3F44  1333km
 93.4 0725 POL PR 1, Rabka/G. Lubon Wielki (MP) 3211  1413km **
 93.9 0726 POL Radio Park FM, Kedzierzyn-Kozle/Komin E Blachownia (OP) 37DE _WASZA__ _MUZYKA_ PARKOWA_   1271km
 94.3 0728 POL PR 4, Walbrzych/G.Chelmiec II (DS) 3223 Nie_ma__ krajma__ (Probably corrupted PS)  1117km **
 94.2 0729  D  MDR Info, Hoyerswerda (sac) D3D5  967km **
 95.8 0730 POL Radio ZET, Krynica/G.Parkowa (MP) 3205 _09:____  1489km
 95.9 0730 SVK Rádio Kiss, Snina/Scobík (PO) 5352 __I_S_S_. Jingle ID  1586km
 96.1 0731 POL RMF FM, Legnica/Piastowska (DS) 3F44  1098km **
 96.6 0731 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5201 _SRO_1__  1544km
 97.2 0731 SVK Dobré Rádio, Presov/nemocnica (PO) 50E3 _DOBRE_R  1527km **
 97.3 0731 POL PR 4, Kedzierzyn-Kozle/Komin E Blachownia (OP) 3223 oczy____ POLSKIE_ _RADIO__ _CZWORKA  1271km **
 97.9 0732 POL PR 1, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3211 __09:32_  1333km
 98.2 0732 POL Radio Fara, Przemysl/Srednia (PK) 340D 98,2_MHz  1577km **
 98.4 0732 POL PR Radio Katowice, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3002  1291km **
 98.8 0732 POL PR 1, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3211 JE__NKA_  1147km **
 98.9 0732 POL PR 4, Czestochowa/Bleszno (SL) 3223 PO______  1312km **
 99.0 0732 POL PR 1, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) 3211  1035km **
 99.5 0734 POL RMF FM, Kluczbork/Komin ECO (OP) 3F44 Scrolling PS  1242km **
 99.6 0735 POL PR 3, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) OM, as 99.4  1592km **
100.0 0736 POL PR 1, Kalisz or Lubaczów 3211 **
100.6 0736 POL Radio Jasna Góra, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 30FF  1291km **
101.9 0737 UKR Zakarpattya FM, Rokosovo/ZFKRRT, gora Tovsta (ZK) 6705 ____Zaka ar__tya_ at_FM_a_ (PS names overlapping)  1696km **
102.9 0740 POL PR Radio Rzeszów, Lezajsk/Giedlarowa (PK) 3417  1549km **
103.4 0740 POL RMF FM, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) 3F44  1592km **
103.6 0740 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) PI 3508. Thanks to Maciek in Poland for help.  1465km **
103.8 0740 POL VIA - Katolickie Radio Rzeszów, Rzeszów/Magdalenka (PK) 3401 _RADIEM_ __*VIA*_  1540km **
105.9 0741 POL RMF FM, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3F44  1291km **
106.3 0741  D  r.s.2, Spremberg (brb) D32B  967km **
 87.6 0743  D  MDR Info, Jessen (san) D3D5 MD______  870km **
 88.1 0744  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) D7D1 __R_____  839km **
 88.6 0744 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Rosnava/Dievcenská skala (KE) 5D60 _REGINA_  1499km
 88.7 0744 ROU Itsy Bitsy, Satu Mare (SM) E3F0 Itsy____  1696km **
 89.2 0745  D  Radio WSW, Weißwasser (sac) 14CD Ra______  989km **
 89.6 0746  D  MDR Info, Burg (1 kW, 783 km) or Neustadt (0.2 kW, 978 km) YL ID   **
 90.6 0746 POL PR 2, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3222  1291km **
 90.8 0746  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cottbus Calau (brb) D220  935km **
 91.6 0748  D  Radio B2, Cottbus Klein Oßnig (brb) 1735  958km **
 92.6 0749 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Hády (JM) 232E R-DVOJ__  1217km
 92.7 0749 POL Radio Plus, Legnica/ul. Swietego Jana (DS) 3369 and scrolling RDS  1099km **
 92.9 0749 POL RMF FM, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) 3F44 _RMF_FM_  1164km **
 93.4 0749  D  RBB infoRADIO/Sorbisches Prog., Cottbus Calau (brb) D335 _Info-__ _radio__ vom_rbb_  935km **
 94.7 0750  D  MDR Figaro, Hoyerswerda (sac) D3C3 __MDR___  967km **
 96.0 0751 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Briefly, while tuning across. Pops, as 95.3  1406km **
 97.1 0752 POL RMF FM, Wloszczowa/Dobromierz (SK) 3F44  1356km **
 97.7 0753  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Weißwasser (sac) German OM  989km **
 97.7 0754 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kazincbarcika / Bondor (BAZ) B203 KOSS____  1524km **
 98.6 0754  D  Antenne Brandenburg, Cottbus Calau (brb) D531 Antenne_ vom_rbb_  935km **
100.1 0755 POL RMF FM, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3F44  1530km **
100.2 0755 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233  1147km **
100.8 0756 UKR UR Radio L'vivs'kaya khvylia, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) A000 REKLAMA_ LV______  1674km **
101.1 0756 POL RMF FM, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3F44  1591km **
101.6 0756 POL PR Radio Kraków, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 37FC   1406km **
102.3 0756 POL PR Radio Wroclaw, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3403 _09:56__  1147km **
102.6 0756 POL Radio Maryja, Tarnów/Góra Morgi (MP) 3232 R*MARYJA  1475km **
102.8 0757 POL Radio Maryja, Kluczbork/Wierzbica Górna (OP) 3232  1228km **
103.1 0757 POL Radio ZET, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3205  1591km **
103.4 0757 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3205  1291km **
103.6 0757 POL PR Radio Wroclaw, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) 3403  1035km **
104.1 0758 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3205  1406km **
104.2 0758 POL Radio ZET, Jelenia Góra/Lysa Góra (DS) YL, as 104.1  1083km **
104.9 0758 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 _Wroclaw  1147km **
105.3 0758 POL Radio ZET, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) Vocal ID  1436km **
106.1 0758 POL Radio Plus, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 321C  1406km **
106.4 0759 POL AntyRadio, Zabrze/Komin EC (SL) 3048  1308km **
106.6 0759 POL Rock Radio, Opole/G. Sw. Anny II (OP) 32AB  1258km **
 87.7 0800 POL PR 2, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) 3222 Dwojka__  1164km
 87.9 0800 POL PR 2, Walbrzych/G.Chelmiec II (DS) YL news, as 87.7  1117km
107.8 0800 POL Radio ZET, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3205 RadioZET  1465km **
 93.4 0805 HNG Radio Dabas, Dabas (Pes) YL vocal ID  1500km **
 93.6 0805 POL Radio ZET, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) Pops, as 92.2  1147km
 94.7 0805 POL Radio Fiat, Czestochowa/Komin PEC (SL) 3364  1311km **
 95.2 0806 ROU Radio Trinitas, Faget (TM) E24D  1762km
 88.4 0807 POL PR 2, Lubaczów/Boble (PK) 3222  1607km
 88.6 0807  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Cottbus Klein Oßnig (brb) D210 __DLF___  958km **
 89.1 0807 POL PR Radio Opole, Olesno/ul.Lesna (OP) 3401  1261km **
 91.1 0808 UKR Radio Sharmanka, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) 640E 240-3740 __DIO___ __LVIV__  1674km **
 92.6 0809 POL Radio WAWA, Krosno/Czarnorzeki (PK) 3381  1532km **
 87.7 0811  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Zittau (sac) German OM and YL, as 88.9  1018km **
 88.9 0813  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Torgau (sac) German OM and YL, as 87.7  877km **
 90.4 1156  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) Classical, as web  1837km

Unidentified:
103.6 0740 POL UNID, ? 3508  


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 Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.      

Monday, 7 July 2014

Skegness Log: 07-07-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.44 0933 RUS Radio Rossii, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) OM and classical music, as web  2397km **
 66.71 0934 RUS Radio Rossii, Volokolamsk/RTPS Shishkino (MO) As web  2301km
 67.22 0935 RUS Radio Mayak, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) Jazzed up Mayak interval signal, as web  2397km
 70.01 0937 RUS Radio Rossii, Glubokoye/RTPS (PS) OM talk, as web  1863km
 67.13 0948 RUS Radio Mayak, Smogiri/RTPS (SM) OMs discussion, as web  2082km
 67.94 0941 RUS Radio Mayak, Cherepovets/RTPS (VO) Presumed site. OM and YL discussion,
                as web. Thanks Janpeter Van Dijk  2385km

 68.96 0959 RUS Radio Rossii, Smogiri/RTPS (SM) Local ID Radio Rossii Smolensk. Not // general web stream  2082km **
 70.67 1001 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) YL news, as web  1940km
 68.54 1009 RUS Radio Rossii, Smolensk/RTPS (SM) Reklama. ID  2065km
 69.20 1009 RUS Radio Rossii, Vyazma/RTPS (SM) YL over music, as web  2201km
 70.94 1012 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) Grungey rock track, as web  1844km
 71.48 1013 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) Pops, as web  1940km
 72.26 1013 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) YL, as web  1940km **
 72.65 1014 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) Local music, as web  1844km
 68.24 1034 LTU Euroradio, Visaginas (Ign) Rocking away, as web  1702km


Unidentified:
 67.94 0941 RUS Radio Mayak, site? OM and YL discussion, as web

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 Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.