Skegness Log: 18-07-13 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 67.88 0751 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) Gypsy music, as web  2129km
 66.98 0758 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) OM, as web  2282km
 67.10 0810 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Classical and YL, as web  1730km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.9 1803  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R-101__  2008km
 88.0 1806  I  Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211   1950km
 88.1 1806 HRV HRT Radio Knin, Sibenik 1/Subicevac (si) C316 ____NI__  1548km **
 87.7 1823  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5220 R_ITALIA  2008km
 91.1 1824  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201   2007km
 88.1 1827  I  RSS - Radio Santo Stefano-inBlu, Santo Stefano Quisquina/Via Recipiente, 2 (ag) 5255 RA______  2004km **
 88.2 1843 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208  2100km
 89.5 1844  I  RTL 102.5, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5218 RTL1___5  2008km
 91.5 1847  I  Virgin Radio, Agrigento/Rupe Atenea (ag) 5241 _V__GIN_  2038km

** Personal Skegness 'Firsts'

The OIRT reception was brief and choppy. A few more stations were heard but they would typically fade before I got to the web parallel. It was a similar situation with the opening in the evening. Quite a few got away due to multiple sites on the same frequency. The Es cloud cluster was quite wide, resulting in quite a broad reception area.

Good DX!

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

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Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & 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