Skegness Log: 27-05-13

Tropospheric:
100.7 0844  F  France Bleu Cotentin, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) A new regular on scatter. Peaks noise free occasionally  413km
 89.2 0854  F  France Culture, Cherbourg-Octeville/Digosville (50) OMs discussion, as web  413km

Sporadic E
 87.6 1639 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek music and ID  2208km

I had an E today! Just the one. Mustn't be greedy.

On the scatter side of things I discovered I have been able to hear the Cherbourg transmitter all day. 100.7 is obviously much better while the much lower powered 800 Watt France Culture on 89.2 was much weaker. Here's how Cotentin 100.7 sounded earlier during a fade-in/out. You will also hear a snippet from their web stream for confirmation: https://www.box.com/s/4q23xtj94o1r1lxpz0hl

Good DX!

John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk

Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic Skegness Log: 27-05-13E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager

Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator

Software:
RDS Spy v0.99 www.rdsspy.com