Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.7 0830 I Radio Potenza Centrale, Spinoso/Serra di Spinoso (pz) 530B Vocal ID 1858km
92.5 0833 GRC ERA Diktyo Peloponisou - Patra, Patra/Panahaiko (wgr-akh) 1411 2336km
88.3 0837 GRC Radiofono Xiromerou, Agrinio/Kouvaras (wgr-ait) YL, as web 2332km
94.0 0839 GRC Radio Gamma 94 FM, Patra (wgr-akh) Greek pops, as web 2332km **
96.9 0840 I Radio Selene, Brindisi (br) 5A49 ____EN__ 1921km **
89.4 0842 I Kiss Kiss Italia, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 531F ______IA 1982km **
89.1 0843 I RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1883km
89.9 0844 I Radio Maria, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 51CC 1982km
90.1 0844 I Radio Deejay, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 5214 _DEEJAY_ 1894km
90.4 0844 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5220 1982km **
90.4 0845 I Radio 24, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Contrada Aratico (br) 5245 1872km
91.1 0845 I RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1883km
91.5 0845 I Radio Evangelo (Bari), Bari/Via Magna Grecia (ba) 3000 1825km
93.8 0846 I Radio Maria, Bari/Strada vicinale San Giorgio Martire (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1823km
95.2 0847 I Radio Margherita (Radio TaGi One), Capurso (ba) 5242 1832km **
97.3 0847 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Iazzitello (ba) 5263 1848km
87.6 0849 I Radio Capital, Bari/Via Adolfo Omodeo, 51-Grand Hotel Ambasciatori (ba) 5219 _CAPITAL 1825km
89.6 0851 I Radio Italia Anni 60, Bari/Viale Kennedy (ba) 52DD. Presumed site. Ritmo 87.8, etc. absent at this time 1823km **
96.0 0853 I Radio Mater, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg) 5158 R._MATER. Tentative site 1711km **
99.5 0856 I ARC Rete 101, Guardia dei Lombardi (av) 5478 Te__fono 1757km
89.2 0858 I RLB Radio Libera Bisignano, Dipignano/Località Tessano (cs) 5F50 _*______ 1961km
91.1 0904 I Radio Maria, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1755km
91.5 0904 I Radio FM Music, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5297 CHIAMA66 1755km **
90.0 0905 I Radio Maria, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 51CC 1752km
90.2 0905 I Radio Nuova San Giorgio, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 20FB 1731km **
89.0 0906 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5225 1719km
87.9 0907 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 1731km
92.3 0908 I Radio Deejay, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5214 1719km **
90.0 0910 I Radio King International, Palmi/Monte Sant’Elia (rc) 5158 K_I_N___ 2030km **
91.3 0911 I R101, Monte Argentario (gr) 5215 ____01__ 1439km
91.5 0911 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Calanna (rc) 5264 2040km
92.5 0912 I Radio Gamma Non Stop, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 53A9 *GAMMA*_ 2043km
93.6 0913 I RSC Radio Studio Centrale, Trizzino di Terreti (rc) 5D99 _R.S.C._ 2047km
88.3 0919 I Radio 24, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 5245 RADIO_24 1894km
87.5 0920 I Radio Radicale, Villa Castelli/Monte Fellone (ta) 5210 RADICALE 1901km
88.5 0920 I m2o, Bari/Via Principe Amedeo (ba) 5233 1823km
88.1 0921 I Radio Selene, Bisceglie/S.S. 16 bis (via Lama di Macina)-Zona Industriale (bt) Vocal ID 1796km
87.8 0922 I Ritmo 80, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5A72 RITMO_88 1796km
88.3 0922 I Radio Margherita, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5242 1982km
90.7 0923 I RAI Radio1, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (RAI) (le) 5201 1982km
89.8 0925 I Radio Italia Anni 60, Cassano delle Murge (ba) 52DD 1839km **
91.6 0926 I Radio Maria, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1796km
93.9 0935 I Radio Delta 1, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 575E 1619km **
93.3 0936 I Radionorba, Volturino/Contrada Monte Guardia (fg) 5353 1705km **
92.7 0937 I RAI Radio2, Pomarico (RAI) (mt) 5202 1858km **
88.4 0940 GRC Radio Lefkada, Lefkada (ion-lev) Jingle ID after ads 2230km
90.5 0941 GRC Studio Lefkatas, Lefkada (ion-lev) 1107 ALL_TIME STUDIO__ LEFKAT__ 2230km
91.6 0943 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1619km **
91.3 0944 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Maybe Rionero in Vulture but Foggia also possible 5264 **
91.6 0944 I Radio Aut Marche, Cingoli/Trentavisi (mc) 501C RADIOAUT 1443km
92.6 0944 I Radio Studio 5, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 533D 1619km **
93.3 0945 I Radio 105 Network, Pretoro-Maiella/Località Mirastelle (ch) 5211 _105_FM_ 1596km
90.4 0947 I Radio Deejay, Monte Argentario (gr) 5214 1439km
92.0 0947 I Radio Maria, Vieste/Strada vicinale della Chiesida (fg) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1720km **
92.8 0948 I Radio Salentina, Martano (le) 5022 1978km **
95.4 0956 I Radio Argento - La radio attiva, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) 5A65 ARGENT__ 1865km **
95.4 0956 I Radio Mater, Bari/Strada Santa Teresa (ba) 5158 R.MATER_ 1828km
90.6 0958 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Palo del Colle (ba) 5263 __ADIOIO 1822km
88.1 1008 I RAI Radio1, Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (RAI) (pz) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1824km **
90.1 1009 I RAI Radio2, Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (RAI) (pz) 5202 1824km **
87.5 1010 I Radionorba, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5353 1672km
88.2 1021 I Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5211 1752km
89.4 1022 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Perdifumo (sa) 5225 KISSKISS 1811km
90.5 1023 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5264 1731km
91.8 1023 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) As others 1619km **
92.7 1024 I Radionorba, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5353 R-NORBA_ 1752km
96.4 1027 I Radio Margherita, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5242 ** 1731km
96.6 1028 I R101, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5215 1752km **
97.2 1029 I Radio Radicale, Enna/Monte Salvo-Via Spirito Santo (en) 5210 RADICALE 2040km **
96.8 1030 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5220 1752km **
95.4 1032 I Radio Stereo 5, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5398 1752km
91.7 1035 I Extra Radio, Gorga or Boville 5E55
97.0 1036 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5225 1752km
99.9 1045 I RAI Radio3, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5203 2007km
100.0 1047 I R101, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5215 1568km
100.3 1048 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Brindisi (br) 5220 __ITAL__ 1921km **
95.9 1049 I RAI Radio2, Bari/Via Eroi di Dogali (RAI) (ba) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1822km **
92.2 1051 I Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 2008km
92.2 1051 I Radio Nostalgia, Genova/Monte Fasce (ge) Tentative site. Vocal ID 1161km **
87.9 1052 I R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R-101__ 2008km
92.3 1053 I Virgin Radio, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5241 _VIRGIN_ 1950km
94.3 1054 I RAI Radio3, Monte Argentario (RAI) (gr) 5203 1441km
96.9 1054 I RAI Radio2, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (RAI) (pa) 5202 1944km
97.8 1055 I Radio Azzurra Marsala, Marsala/Madonna dell'Alto Olivo (tp) 5001 _30_ANNI _RADIO__ _AZZURRA 1945km
98.5 1056 I Radio Piombino, Piombino/Il Semaforo (li) 55EE _RADIO__ PIOMBINO 1364km
99.2 1056 I RTL 102.5, Monte Erice vetta/Piana delle Forche (tp) 5218 RTL102.5 1927km
91.5 1105 I Radio Amica Stereo, Partinico/Monte Gradara (pa) 5045 1949km
92.4 1106 F France Inter, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F201 1414km
92.6 1107 F France Inter, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F201 1450km
88.9 1108 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 1521km
90.2 1109 F RMC, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) OM conversation, as web 1450km
87.7 1110 F Rire et Chansons, Nice/Mont Vinaigrier (06) Comedy, as web 1168km
89.8 1113 I Radio Kiss Kiss, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg) 5225 1711km **
88.0 1114 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 1950km
88.3 1116 F NRJ, L'Ile Rousse/Capu Corbinu (20B) French rap song, as web 1335km **
89.4 1116 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 1521km
91.3 1117 I RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201 1575km
93.3 1118 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 1575km
95.3 1118 I RAI Radio2, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5202 1521km
88.0 1119 F France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 1414km
92.7 1122 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5202 1678km
94.6 1123 F France Musique, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F203 1450km
99.6 1124 F Europe 1, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) Vocal ID 1450km
100.0 1124 F RTL 2, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F215 1450km **
100.2 1125 I RTL 102.5, Sciacca/Monte San Calogero (Monte Kronio) (ag) 5218 1999km **
100.4 1126 F France Info, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) YL and OM, as web 1450km
101.8 1127 I Dimensione Suono Roma, Arzachena/Monte Moro (ot) 5E65 1505km
88.6 1129 F Skyrock, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F214 SKYROCK_ 1450km
91.0 1130 I Radio Maria, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1521km **
91.4 1131 F France Inter, Solliès-Pont/Chapelle Notre-Dame (83) F201 1186km **
90.8 1132 F Radio Vitamine, Solliès-Pont/Chapelle Notre-Dame (83) French dicso song, as web 1186km **
92.4 1135 I RTL 102.5, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5218 RTL102.5 1678km
87.5 1136 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) As others 1684km
89.2 1144 F RFM, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F212 1149km
89.4 1145 F Radio Orient, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) Vocal ID 1195km
90.2 1146 F Radio Star, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) F440 __STAR__ 1195km
93.7 1147 F Nostalgie, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) F218 __ST____ 1195km **
88.1 1148 I Radio Studio 2000, Arbus/Conca 'e su Monti (md) 5499 1640km
90.3 1149 I Virgin Radio, Villacidro/Loc. Giarranas (md) 5241 1652km
90.5 1149 I Radio Venere (Sardegna), Alghero/Monte Ladu (ss) 561E 1522km **
90.5 1150 I Radio Studio 2000, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 5499 1576km
90.7 1151 I RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1678km
92.0 1152 I RTL 102.5, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5218 RTL102.5 1684km
92.4 1153 I Radio Sintony, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 54A4 1684km
94.7 1153 I Radio Deejay, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5241 _VIRGIN_ 1684km
87.9 1155 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) OM, as web 1450km
89.4 1156 F France Inter, Vivario (20B) OMs. as 103.7 1381km
89.5 1158 F France Inter, Allemagne-en-Provence (04) Presumed site. OMs, as 89.4 with echo 1122km **
88.0 1658 E RNE Radio 5, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA 1879km
88.8 1703 E Cadena 100, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) Vocal ID 1741km
89.0 1703 E RNE Radio Nacional, Antequera (AND-MA) E211 RNE_1___ 1833km
89.4 1704 E Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_ 1879km
90.8 1704 E Onda Cero, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) Vocal ID 1879km
91.2 1705 E COPE, Pozoblanco (AND-CO) E1E2 ____BL__ 1689km
87.7 1709 E Europa FM, Priego de Cordoba (AND-CO) E2ED EUROPAFM 1778km
88.0 1716 E SER, Tarancón (CAM-CU) E239 __SER.._ 1483km
87.9 1726 E RNE Radio 5, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_ 1740km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Unidentifieds:
91.8 1152 I UNID, ? 5496
I don't know how much of this opening I missed but I certainly caught a heck of a lot of it. At the beginning I only heard the weakest of signals, as if low-level MS and seemingly all Greek. Lots of them too, but it qickly became apparent that it was all E skip. I had to wait some time before signals were strong enough to produce RDS, by which time Italy had appeared and mostly took over for the duration. I had to go out at 1200 with the opening in full swing. 100% the best August Es I have ever known.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL.
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 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
Software:
RDS Spy v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com
87.7 0830 I Radio Potenza Centrale, Spinoso/Serra di Spinoso (pz) 530B Vocal ID 1858km
92.5 0833 GRC ERA Diktyo Peloponisou - Patra, Patra/Panahaiko (wgr-akh) 1411 2336km
88.3 0837 GRC Radiofono Xiromerou, Agrinio/Kouvaras (wgr-ait) YL, as web 2332km
94.0 0839 GRC Radio Gamma 94 FM, Patra (wgr-akh) Greek pops, as web 2332km **
96.9 0840 I Radio Selene, Brindisi (br) 5A49 ____EN__ 1921km **
89.4 0842 I Kiss Kiss Italia, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 531F ______IA 1982km **
89.1 0843 I RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1883km
89.9 0844 I Radio Maria, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 51CC 1982km
90.1 0844 I Radio Deejay, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 5214 _DEEJAY_ 1894km
90.4 0844 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5220 1982km **
90.4 0845 I Radio 24, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano-Contrada Aratico (br) 5245 1872km
91.1 0845 I RAI Radio2, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1883km
91.5 0845 I Radio Evangelo (Bari), Bari/Via Magna Grecia (ba) 3000 1825km
93.8 0846 I Radio Maria, Bari/Strada vicinale San Giorgio Martire (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1823km
95.2 0847 I Radio Margherita (Radio TaGi One), Capurso (ba) 5242 1832km **
97.3 0847 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Santeramo in Colle/Contrada Iazzitello (ba) 5263 1848km
87.6 0849 I Radio Capital, Bari/Via Adolfo Omodeo, 51-Grand Hotel Ambasciatori (ba) 5219 _CAPITAL 1825km
89.6 0851 I Radio Italia Anni 60, Bari/Viale Kennedy (ba) 52DD. Presumed site. Ritmo 87.8, etc. absent at this time 1823km **
96.0 0853 I Radio Mater, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg) 5158 R._MATER. Tentative site 1711km **
99.5 0856 I ARC Rete 101, Guardia dei Lombardi (av) 5478 Te__fono 1757km
89.2 0858 I RLB Radio Libera Bisignano, Dipignano/Località Tessano (cs) 5F50 _*______ 1961km
91.1 0904 I Radio Maria, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1755km
91.5 0904 I Radio FM Music, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5297 CHIAMA66 1755km **
90.0 0905 I Radio Maria, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 51CC 1752km
90.2 0905 I Radio Nuova San Giorgio, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 20FB 1731km **
89.0 0906 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5225 1719km
87.9 0907 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 1731km
92.3 0908 I Radio Deejay, Napoli/Camaldoli-Eremo (na) 5214 1719km **
90.0 0910 I Radio King International, Palmi/Monte Sant’Elia (rc) 5158 K_I_N___ 2030km **
91.3 0911 I R101, Monte Argentario (gr) 5215 ____01__ 1439km
91.5 0911 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Calanna (rc) 5264 2040km
92.5 0912 I Radio Gamma Non Stop, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 53A9 *GAMMA*_ 2043km
93.6 0913 I RSC Radio Studio Centrale, Trizzino di Terreti (rc) 5D99 _R.S.C._ 2047km
88.3 0919 I Radio 24, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 5245 RADIO_24 1894km
87.5 0920 I Radio Radicale, Villa Castelli/Monte Fellone (ta) 5210 RADICALE 1901km
88.5 0920 I m2o, Bari/Via Principe Amedeo (ba) 5233 1823km
88.1 0921 I Radio Selene, Bisceglie/S.S. 16 bis (via Lama di Macina)-Zona Industriale (bt) Vocal ID 1796km
87.8 0922 I Ritmo 80, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5A72 RITMO_88 1796km
88.3 0922 I Radio Margherita, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (le) 5242 1982km
90.7 0923 I RAI Radio1, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi-Serra di San Eleuterio (RAI) (le) 5201 1982km
89.8 0925 I Radio Italia Anni 60, Cassano delle Murge (ba) 52DD 1839km **
91.6 0926 I Radio Maria, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1796km
93.9 0935 I Radio Delta 1, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 575E 1619km **
93.3 0936 I Radionorba, Volturino/Contrada Monte Guardia (fg) 5353 1705km **
92.7 0937 I RAI Radio2, Pomarico (RAI) (mt) 5202 1858km **
88.4 0940 GRC Radio Lefkada, Lefkada (ion-lev) Jingle ID after ads 2230km
90.5 0941 GRC Studio Lefkatas, Lefkada (ion-lev) 1107 ALL_TIME STUDIO__ LEFKAT__ 2230km
91.6 0943 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1619km **
91.3 0944 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Maybe Rionero in Vulture but Foggia also possible 5264 **
91.6 0944 I Radio Aut Marche, Cingoli/Trentavisi (mc) 501C RADIOAUT 1443km
92.6 0944 I Radio Studio 5, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) 533D 1619km **
93.3 0945 I Radio 105 Network, Pretoro-Maiella/Località Mirastelle (ch) 5211 _105_FM_ 1596km
90.4 0947 I Radio Deejay, Monte Argentario (gr) 5214 1439km
92.0 0947 I Radio Maria, Vieste/Strada vicinale della Chiesida (fg) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1720km **
92.8 0948 I Radio Salentina, Martano (le) 5022 1978km **
95.4 0956 I Radio Argento - La radio attiva, Monopoli/Contrada Impalata (ba) 5A65 ARGENT__ 1865km **
95.4 0956 I Radio Mater, Bari/Strada Santa Teresa (ba) 5158 R.MATER_ 1828km
90.6 0958 I TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Palo del Colle (ba) 5263 __ADIOIO 1822km
88.1 1008 I RAI Radio1, Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (RAI) (pz) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1824km **
90.1 1009 I RAI Radio2, Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (RAI) (pz) 5202 1824km **
87.5 1010 I Radionorba, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5353 1672km
88.2 1021 I Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5211 1752km
89.4 1022 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Perdifumo (sa) 5225 KISSKISS 1811km
90.5 1023 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5264 1731km
91.8 1023 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Bomba/Monte Pallano (ch) As others 1619km **
92.7 1024 I Radionorba, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5353 R-NORBA_ 1752km
96.4 1027 I Radio Margherita, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5242 ** 1731km
96.6 1028 I R101, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5215 1752km **
97.2 1029 I Radio Radicale, Enna/Monte Salvo-Via Spirito Santo (en) 5210 RADICALE 2040km **
96.8 1030 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5220 1752km **
95.4 1032 I Radio Stereo 5, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5398 1752km
91.7 1035 I Extra Radio, Gorga or Boville 5E55
97.0 1036 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5225 1752km
99.9 1045 I RAI Radio3, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5203 2007km
100.0 1047 I R101, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5215 1568km
100.3 1048 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Brindisi (br) 5220 __ITAL__ 1921km **
95.9 1049 I RAI Radio2, Bari/Via Eroi di Dogali (RAI) (ba) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1822km **
92.2 1051 I Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 2008km
92.2 1051 I Radio Nostalgia, Genova/Monte Fasce (ge) Tentative site. Vocal ID 1161km **
87.9 1052 I R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R-101__ 2008km
92.3 1053 I Virgin Radio, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5241 _VIRGIN_ 1950km
94.3 1054 I RAI Radio3, Monte Argentario (RAI) (gr) 5203 1441km
96.9 1054 I RAI Radio2, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (RAI) (pa) 5202 1944km
97.8 1055 I Radio Azzurra Marsala, Marsala/Madonna dell'Alto Olivo (tp) 5001 _30_ANNI _RADIO__ _AZZURRA 1945km
98.5 1056 I Radio Piombino, Piombino/Il Semaforo (li) 55EE _RADIO__ PIOMBINO 1364km
99.2 1056 I RTL 102.5, Monte Erice vetta/Piana delle Forche (tp) 5218 RTL102.5 1927km
91.5 1105 I Radio Amica Stereo, Partinico/Monte Gradara (pa) 5045 1949km
92.4 1106 F France Inter, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F201 1414km
92.6 1107 F France Inter, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F201 1450km
88.9 1108 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 1521km
90.2 1109 F RMC, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) OM conversation, as web 1450km
87.7 1110 F Rire et Chansons, Nice/Mont Vinaigrier (06) Comedy, as web 1168km
89.8 1113 I Radio Kiss Kiss, San Marco in Lamis/Monte Celano (fg) 5225 1711km **
88.0 1114 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 1950km
88.3 1116 F NRJ, L'Ile Rousse/Capu Corbinu (20B) French rap song, as web 1335km **
89.4 1116 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 1521km
91.3 1117 I RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201 1575km
93.3 1118 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 1575km
95.3 1118 I RAI Radio2, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5202 1521km
88.0 1119 F France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 1414km
92.7 1122 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5202 1678km
94.6 1123 F France Musique, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F203 1450km
99.6 1124 F Europe 1, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) Vocal ID 1450km
100.0 1124 F RTL 2, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F215 1450km **
100.2 1125 I RTL 102.5, Sciacca/Monte San Calogero (Monte Kronio) (ag) 5218 1999km **
100.4 1126 F France Info, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) YL and OM, as web 1450km
101.8 1127 I Dimensione Suono Roma, Arzachena/Monte Moro (ot) 5E65 1505km
88.6 1129 F Skyrock, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F214 SKYROCK_ 1450km
91.0 1130 I Radio Maria, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1521km **
91.4 1131 F France Inter, Solliès-Pont/Chapelle Notre-Dame (83) F201 1186km **
90.8 1132 F Radio Vitamine, Solliès-Pont/Chapelle Notre-Dame (83) French dicso song, as web 1186km **
92.4 1135 I RTL 102.5, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5218 RTL102.5 1678km
87.5 1136 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) As others 1684km
89.2 1144 F RFM, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F212 1149km
89.4 1145 F Radio Orient, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) Vocal ID 1195km
90.2 1146 F Radio Star, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) F440 __STAR__ 1195km
93.7 1147 F Nostalgie, Toulon/Cap Sicié (83) F218 __ST____ 1195km **
88.1 1148 I Radio Studio 2000, Arbus/Conca 'e su Monti (md) 5499 1640km
90.3 1149 I Virgin Radio, Villacidro/Loc. Giarranas (md) 5241 1652km
90.5 1149 I Radio Venere (Sardegna), Alghero/Monte Ladu (ss) 561E 1522km **
90.5 1150 I Radio Studio 2000, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 5499 1576km
90.7 1151 I RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1678km
92.0 1152 I RTL 102.5, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5218 RTL102.5 1684km
92.4 1153 I Radio Sintony, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 54A4 1684km
94.7 1153 I Radio Deejay, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5241 _VIRGIN_ 1684km
87.9 1155 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) OM, as web 1450km
89.4 1156 F France Inter, Vivario (20B) OMs. as 103.7 1381km
89.5 1158 F France Inter, Allemagne-en-Provence (04) Presumed site. OMs, as 89.4 with echo 1122km **
88.0 1658 E RNE Radio 5, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA 1879km
88.8 1703 E Cadena 100, La Guardia/Peña de San Cristóbal (AND-J) Vocal ID 1741km
89.0 1703 E RNE Radio Nacional, Antequera (AND-MA) E211 RNE_1___ 1833km
89.4 1704 E Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) E2CE CAD-100_ 1879km
90.8 1704 E Onda Cero, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) Vocal ID 1879km
91.2 1705 E COPE, Pozoblanco (AND-CO) E1E2 ____BL__ 1689km
87.7 1709 E Europa FM, Priego de Cordoba (AND-CO) E2ED EUROPAFM 1778km
88.0 1716 E SER, Tarancón (CAM-CU) E239 __SER.._ 1483km
87.9 1726 E RNE Radio 5, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_ 1740km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Unidentifieds:
91.8 1152 I UNID, ? 5496
I don't know how much of this opening I missed but I certainly caught a heck of a lot of it. At the beginning I only heard the weakest of signals, as if low-level MS and seemingly all Greek. Lots of them too, but it qickly became apparent that it was all E skip. I had to wait some time before signals were strong enough to produce RDS, by which time Italy had appeared and mostly took over for the duration. I had to go out at 1200 with the opening in full swing. 100% the best August Es I have ever known.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL.
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 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
Software:
RDS Spy v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com
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