1190 0000 USA WOWO Fort Wayne IN. Newstalk ... and 92.3 FM ... in the noise, sung WOWO
jingle 6227 km **
1300 0100 USA WGDJ Rensselaer NY. WDGJ call letters spoken clearly in pile-up 5392 km
1600 0100 USA WUNR Brookline MA. WUNR call in Spanish 5251 km
1310 0200 USA WCCW Traverse City MI. WCCW IDs in pile-up 5967 km **
1340 0200 USA Unidentified, CBS News jingle. No chance of catching vocals but so rare to
hear anything like this on 1340
570 0300 USA WMCA New York NY. WMCA call in mush and crap 5547 km **
1470 0300 USA WWNN Pompano Beach FL. WWN ID in the noise/weak pile-up 7094 km
1200 0400 USA WOAI San Antonio TX. Newsradio Twelve Hundred WOAI. San Antonio's breaking
news ... and weather 7950 km **
891 1600 CHN Ningxia RGD, Yinchuan/Peng (NX). Nice clean ID. Presumed site as 200kW. Presumed
other txs here too due to echoes. Tnx Chuck Hutton at Real DX 7595 km **
1494 1600 CHN Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Ten txs listed. Powers unknown. Clear ID above Euros.
Tnx Chuck Hutton at Real DX **
927 1700 TJK NHK Radio Japan/Voice of Russia, Dushanbe/Yangiyul (dsb). Warbly ID on the hour.
Only audible in AM due to transmitter fault 5329 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Recordings:
927 Radio Japan, Dushanbe 1700 29-10-13
891 Ningxia RGD, Yinchuan 1600 29-10-13
1200 WOAI San Antonio TX 0400 29-10-13
1494 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Multi-tx 1600 29-10-13
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Monday, 28 October 2013
Skegness Log: 28-10-13 (MW)
1060 0200 USA WQOM
Natick MA. WQAM ID after ad or promo 5266 km
1350 0200 USA KRNT Des Moines IA. Sung jingle KRNT Des Moines then cute little girl saying
"My daddy tells me to listen to the Mike Pace Show" 6669 km **
1350 0200 USA WARF Akron OH. Cincinnati Federals Radio Network on ESPN 5980 km **
1280 0300 USA WNAM Neenah-Menasha WI. WNAM Neenah Menasha ID. ABC News 6178 km
1510 0400 USA KCKK Littleton CO. ID "... visit ....colorado.com for more information.
AM Fifteen Ten, KCKK Littleton Denver. FM 93 7 K229BS Lakewood"
OVER WUFC! 7442 km **
1550 0500 CAN CBEF Windsor ON. Presumed with French CBC news 5987 km **
800 0600 CAN CKLW Windsor ON. Presumed. Partial ID "The Information Station",
CKLW's slogan 6004 km
820 0600 USA WBAP Fort Worth TX. WBAP Fort Worth Dallas, KPLX 99.5 FM ...
a Cumulus Station 7624 km
830 0600 USA WCCO Minneapolis MN. WCCO call letters heard twice in splatter 6369 km **
1130 0600 USA KTCN Minneapolis MN. Difficult despite equal levels WBBR. YL ID, mentioning
103.5 FM. ABC News 6413 km
1150 0600 USA WHBY Kimberly WI. WHBY, Kimberly ..... Fox Cities ... Splattered ID 6156 km
920 0700 CAN CKNX Wingham ON. This is CKNX ID. Canadian Press news 5771 km
1040 0700 USA WHO Des Moines IA. Download the iHeart radio app. Newsradio 10-40 WHO
Des Moines 6648 km
1290 0700 USA WKBK Keene NH. WKBK ID in pile-up 5276 km
1520 0700 USA KOKC Oklahoma City OK. KOKC Oklahoma City and KRXO. CBS News. ID clear in
WWKB silence! 7412 km **
1540 0900 USA KXEL Waterloo IA. Usual ID - KXEL Waterloo Cedar Falls. ABC News. Still going
at 0900 6546 km
981 1600 TWN Han Sheng GD Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Hsinfeng (HC) ID on the hour 9626 km **
1017 1700 TWN BCC Country Network, Hsinchu (HC) Top of the hour jingle ID 9628 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle
in the mix 9410 km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A welcome return to good North American conditions (at last!) with some mid-western activity. 850 KOA was also tentatively heard at 0400 when 1510 KCKK was audible. In fact there were many stations which got away due to being splattered over or just not quite strong enough to push through the pile-ups. 1230 had a few bits and pieces of audio, including tentative IDs. I could hear ABC News and USA Radio News on 1230 around 0500 and 0600 but any presenter's vocals were obscured by the co-channel mess.
Other curiosities were USA Radio News and CBS News, heard on 1300, as was an echoey of USA Radio News on 1360, both around 0600, indicating two stations.
Recordings:
1520 KOKC Oklahoma City OK 0700 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/zmn3xj22xf7k75nwlg5n
1230 unid. 0600 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/mwmh3ynl2ds4xb9r5nig
1130 KTCN Minneapolis MN 0600 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/farq7j1lnc5waqhj27lg
1510 KCKK Littleton CO 0400 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/l7oxofuhht6vj4b6j4b7
820 WBAP Fort Worth TX 0600 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/ukqt38od1dj04gnifsfq
1350 KRNT Des Moines IA 0200 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/1kp3zhm30byoxgy23za8
Geomagnetic activity continues to be quiet and North America is booming in on several channels before local midnight tonight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
1350 0200 USA KRNT Des Moines IA. Sung jingle KRNT Des Moines then cute little girl saying
"My daddy tells me to listen to the Mike Pace Show" 6669 km **
1350 0200 USA WARF Akron OH. Cincinnati Federals Radio Network on ESPN 5980 km **
1280 0300 USA WNAM Neenah-Menasha WI. WNAM Neenah Menasha ID. ABC News 6178 km
1510 0400 USA KCKK Littleton CO. ID "... visit ....colorado.com for more information.
AM Fifteen Ten, KCKK Littleton Denver. FM 93 7 K229BS Lakewood"
OVER WUFC! 7442 km **
1550 0500 CAN CBEF Windsor ON. Presumed with French CBC news 5987 km **
800 0600 CAN CKLW Windsor ON. Presumed. Partial ID "The Information Station",
CKLW's slogan 6004 km
820 0600 USA WBAP Fort Worth TX. WBAP Fort Worth Dallas, KPLX 99.5 FM ...
a Cumulus Station 7624 km
830 0600 USA WCCO Minneapolis MN. WCCO call letters heard twice in splatter 6369 km **
1130 0600 USA KTCN Minneapolis MN. Difficult despite equal levels WBBR. YL ID, mentioning
103.5 FM. ABC News 6413 km
1150 0600 USA WHBY Kimberly WI. WHBY, Kimberly ..... Fox Cities ... Splattered ID 6156 km
920 0700 CAN CKNX Wingham ON. This is CKNX ID. Canadian Press news 5771 km
1040 0700 USA WHO Des Moines IA. Download the iHeart radio app. Newsradio 10-40 WHO
Des Moines 6648 km
1290 0700 USA WKBK Keene NH. WKBK ID in pile-up 5276 km
1520 0700 USA KOKC Oklahoma City OK. KOKC Oklahoma City and KRXO. CBS News. ID clear in
WWKB silence! 7412 km **
1540 0900 USA KXEL Waterloo IA. Usual ID - KXEL Waterloo Cedar Falls. ABC News. Still going
at 0900 6546 km
981 1600 TWN Han Sheng GD Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Hsinfeng (HC) ID on the hour 9626 km **
1017 1700 TWN BCC Country Network, Hsinchu (HC) Top of the hour jingle ID 9628 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle
in the mix 9410 km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A welcome return to good North American conditions (at last!) with some mid-western activity. 850 KOA was also tentatively heard at 0400 when 1510 KCKK was audible. In fact there were many stations which got away due to being splattered over or just not quite strong enough to push through the pile-ups. 1230 had a few bits and pieces of audio, including tentative IDs. I could hear ABC News and USA Radio News on 1230 around 0500 and 0600 but any presenter's vocals were obscured by the co-channel mess.
Other curiosities were USA Radio News and CBS News, heard on 1300, as was an echoey of USA Radio News on 1360, both around 0600, indicating two stations.
Recordings:
1520 KOKC Oklahoma City OK 0700 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/zmn3xj22xf7k75nwlg5n
1230 unid. 0600 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/mwmh3ynl2ds4xb9r5nig
1130 KTCN Minneapolis MN 0600 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/farq7j1lnc5waqhj27lg
1510 KCKK Littleton CO 0400 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/l7oxofuhht6vj4b6j4b7
820 WBAP Fort Worth TX 0600 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/ukqt38od1dj04gnifsfq
1350 KRNT Des Moines IA 0200 28-10-13:
https://app.box.com/s/1kp3zhm30byoxgy23za8
Geomagnetic activity continues to be quiet and North America is booming in on several channels before local midnight tonight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Skegness Log: 27-10-13 (MW)
1300 0500 USA WOOD Grand Rapids MI. "Newsradio .... WOOD, 1069 FM", etc. 6111 km
870 0600 USA WWL, New Orleans LA. ID - The News Talk and Sports Leader,
8-70 WWL New Orleans 7427 km **
612 1600 TWN Radio Taiwan International, Lukang (CH). Clear ID, also ion English: RTI News
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/xw5rnkqjthxn1xgw8oxj 9678 km
711 1600 TWN Han Sheng GD Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Hsinfeng (HC). Clear ID on the hour. Recording:
https://app.box.com/s/cclwofzxc1qfgfe73szk. Thanks: Portzer/Ritola at Real DX
for help. 9626 km **
801 1600 TWN Han Sheng GD Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Kuanyin (TY). ID on the hour. Clear ID on the
hour, as 711. Thanks: Portzer & Ritola at Real DX for help 9620 km **
891 1600 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN). Interval signal at top of hour, as 1017 and 1296.
Thanks: Makelainen/Ritola for help 9754 km
1017 1600 TWN BCC Country Network, Hsinchu (HC). Interval signal at top of hour, as 891 and 1296.
Thanks: Makelainen/Ritola at RealDX for help 9628 km **
1287 1600 ? Trans World Radio, Unidentified country. Interval signal **
1296 1600 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN). Interval signal at top of hour, as 891 and 1017. **
Thanks: Makelainen/Ritola for help 9754 km
1377 1700 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang/SARFT554 (HE). Equal and at times OVER France Info. Beijing ID.
Recording (in 7kHz USB): https://app.box.com/s/nlsnxv71mzwy4a6n17xz 8307 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Even more great conditions to the far east!
Thanks to the guys at Real DX for listening to my recordings I have bagged a few goodies this afternoon. For a while now I have been wondering what the little top of the hour jingle ID is I sometimes hear on 891. When I heard the same jingle today on 1017 and 1296 I had to do some further investigation. After posting my recording of the jingle, Mika and Mauno replied to confirm the jingle belonged to the BCC in Taiwan.
So I found a web stream of the BCC News Network and recorded their top of the hour. This was what I heard: https://app.box.com/s/audoygm2f8rdqy2lzk8z Note that cute little jingle. It penetrates the noise well in the same way a weak CW signal would. Now get your headphones on (you may need them) and listen to my recordings of the same jingle on 891, 1017 and 1296 respectively: https://app.box.com/s/2nsg32mkbluy8qk4yhsc Tricky, but clearly(ish ;O) the same jingle. Luckily, there is only one BCC Network station on each of the three frequencies. 819 and 1296 are the same site too.
Going back to the power interruptions which affected my 1700 file from the 25th, I discovered that Rapidshare still accept large file size uploads, which is a good job as this one is over a GB in size! This is the link - http://rapidshare.com/share/12BCF0A09A9E01C795EF45EA2676AEEB if anybody wants to listen to the file.
Finally, does anybody know where the TWR site is on 1287? I don't see this listed.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 340 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
870 0600 USA WWL, New Orleans LA. ID - The News Talk and Sports Leader,
8-70 WWL New Orleans 7427 km **
612 1600 TWN Radio Taiwan International, Lukang (CH). Clear ID, also ion English: RTI News
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/xw5rnkqjthxn1xgw8oxj 9678 km
711 1600 TWN Han Sheng GD Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Hsinfeng (HC). Clear ID on the hour. Recording:
https://app.box.com/s/cclwofzxc1qfgfe73szk. Thanks: Portzer/Ritola at Real DX
for help. 9626 km **
801 1600 TWN Han Sheng GD Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Kuanyin (TY). ID on the hour. Clear ID on the
hour, as 711. Thanks: Portzer & Ritola at Real DX for help 9620 km **
891 1600 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN). Interval signal at top of hour, as 1017 and 1296.
Thanks: Makelainen/Ritola for help 9754 km
1017 1600 TWN BCC Country Network, Hsinchu (HC). Interval signal at top of hour, as 891 and 1296.
Thanks: Makelainen/Ritola at RealDX for help 9628 km **
1287 1600 ? Trans World Radio, Unidentified country. Interval signal **
1296 1600 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN). Interval signal at top of hour, as 891 and 1017. **
Thanks: Makelainen/Ritola for help 9754 km
1377 1700 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang/SARFT554 (HE). Equal and at times OVER France Info. Beijing ID.
Recording (in 7kHz USB): https://app.box.com/s/nlsnxv71mzwy4a6n17xz 8307 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Even more great conditions to the far east!
Thanks to the guys at Real DX for listening to my recordings I have bagged a few goodies this afternoon. For a while now I have been wondering what the little top of the hour jingle ID is I sometimes hear on 891. When I heard the same jingle today on 1017 and 1296 I had to do some further investigation. After posting my recording of the jingle, Mika and Mauno replied to confirm the jingle belonged to the BCC in Taiwan.
So I found a web stream of the BCC News Network and recorded their top of the hour. This was what I heard: https://app.box.com/s/audoygm2f8rdqy2lzk8z Note that cute little jingle. It penetrates the noise well in the same way a weak CW signal would. Now get your headphones on (you may need them) and listen to my recordings of the same jingle on 891, 1017 and 1296 respectively: https://app.box.com/s/2nsg32mkbluy8qk4yhsc Tricky, but clearly(ish ;O) the same jingle. Luckily, there is only one BCC Network station on each of the three frequencies. 819 and 1296 are the same site too.
Going back to the power interruptions which affected my 1700 file from the 25th, I discovered that Rapidshare still accept large file size uploads, which is a good job as this one is over a GB in size! This is the link - http://rapidshare.com/share/12BCF0A09A9E01C795EF45EA2676AEEB if anybody wants to listen to the file.
Finally, does anybody know where the TWR site is on 1287? I don't see this listed.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 340 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Friday, 25 October 2013
Skegness Log: 25-10-13 (MW)
1350 1655 J JOER RCC
Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir). Japanese YL and OM // 1413
9252 km **
1413 1700 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk). Getting quite regular lately!
Japanese OM & YL, as 1350 9225 km
1557 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL). Presumed. Time signal and YL in oriental language.
Presume sign-off. https://app.box.com/s/1yv2kw2gwdc5sq7pwuaf 9715 km **
1017 2100 CHN China Radio Int./CNR 8, Changchun/SARFT523 (JL). CRI interval signal.
https://app.box.com/s/ft21f8agfvotjj00ky7j 8011 km **
1566 2100 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej). Almost like a local! Frequencies and ID just before
the hour. https://app.box.com/s/vmxqopnirwl5f1sqo9mv 9067 km.
** Personal Skegness 'First'
More good conditions to the far east.
Very annoyingly, we suffered a power failure (we have several a week here out in the sticks) a few seconds after 1700 which damaged the SDR file. The file is still completely playable though (phew!) with the top of the hour section intact, but Wavchopper is unable to chop down the file because of the damage. So the remaining file is almost 600MB in size and I would love to upload this to a file storage site but I cannot find one which will allow such large files. If anybody knows of one please let me know asap as I would really like to archive this file.
The following might be worth further investigation:
702 1700 25-10-13: Chinese time signal and ID at 15 seconds.
https://app.box.com/s/zhogg5nnbtmk8payrl8v
1359 1700 25-10-13: Chinese OM and music. Time signals. YL echoey ID at 55 seconds.
https://app.box.com/s/gg1zt50zi3a29igjccto
1413 JOIF Fukuoka 1655 25-10-13. I just want somebody to listen to the recording and confirm this is really what I am hearing. I have no doubt in my mind but I find I keep pinching myself about the reception of Japan here.
https://app.box.com/s/8bq8vuaqcqlptuvwk8mz
Finally, these two are very weak. It has been suggested that 720 could be North Korea and 729 Vietnam. I can just imagine I am hearing the North Korean national anthem on 720. They are too weak for comfort however.
720 1700 25-01-13; Chinese time signal and possible v weak YL ID
https://app.box.com/s/cn0wby49pwgk55ig1r66
729 1700 25-10-13: Japanese time signal? Possible v weak YL ID?
https://app.box.com/s/67fvrda05tmm98q021bp
Some rough notes on other Asiatic DX. "Long pip" refers to those time signals used in the far east which could refer to South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, etc. and I include these just to show the amount of Asiatic DX which was coming in yesterday. Any audio was just that bit too weak for identification. I have cross-referenced them with the audio heard on Asiatic SDR files from Finland just to confirm I am on the right track with these.
540 Long pip
558 Chinese pips
567 V v weak long pip under R Rossi
594 Long pip
612 V v weak long pip
666 Long pip
702 Chinese pips and ID
711 Long pip
720 Chinese pips x 2
729 Long pip
747 Indian music - clear under Holland // 783
774 Oriental music, under Leeds
828 Long pip
855 Chinese pips
963 Chinese pips
981 Chinese pips
990 Chinese pips
1044 Chinese pips x2
1071 V v weak Long pip
1098 Chinese pips
1170 V v weak Long pip
1224 V v weak long pip
1287 V weak Japanese pip
1305 Chinese pips
1341 Chinese under R Ulster
1377 Chinese pips
1386 V weak long pip
1404 Chinese pips
1413 Chinese pips under Fukouka
1467 TWR Kyrgyzstan
1494 Chinese pips
1539 Chinese pips
1557 RTI, Kouhu
1593 Chinese time signal
Well, the conditions haven't blown out yet so hopefully there will be more Asiatic DX along this afternoon.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
9252 km **
1413 1700 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk). Getting quite regular lately!
Japanese OM & YL, as 1350 9225 km
1557 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL). Presumed. Time signal and YL in oriental language.
Presume sign-off. https://app.box.com/s/1yv2kw2gwdc5sq7pwuaf 9715 km **
1017 2100 CHN China Radio Int./CNR 8, Changchun/SARFT523 (JL). CRI interval signal.
https://app.box.com/s/ft21f8agfvotjj00ky7j 8011 km **
1566 2100 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej). Almost like a local! Frequencies and ID just before
the hour. https://app.box.com/s/vmxqopnirwl5f1sqo9mv 9067 km.
** Personal Skegness 'First'
More good conditions to the far east.
Very annoyingly, we suffered a power failure (we have several a week here out in the sticks) a few seconds after 1700 which damaged the SDR file. The file is still completely playable though (phew!) with the top of the hour section intact, but Wavchopper is unable to chop down the file because of the damage. So the remaining file is almost 600MB in size and I would love to upload this to a file storage site but I cannot find one which will allow such large files. If anybody knows of one please let me know asap as I would really like to archive this file.
The following might be worth further investigation:
702 1700 25-10-13: Chinese time signal and ID at 15 seconds.
https://app.box.com/s/zhogg5nnbtmk8payrl8v
1359 1700 25-10-13: Chinese OM and music. Time signals. YL echoey ID at 55 seconds.
https://app.box.com/s/gg1zt50zi3a29igjccto
1413 JOIF Fukuoka 1655 25-10-13. I just want somebody to listen to the recording and confirm this is really what I am hearing. I have no doubt in my mind but I find I keep pinching myself about the reception of Japan here.
https://app.box.com/s/8bq8vuaqcqlptuvwk8mz
Finally, these two are very weak. It has been suggested that 720 could be North Korea and 729 Vietnam. I can just imagine I am hearing the North Korean national anthem on 720. They are too weak for comfort however.
720 1700 25-01-13; Chinese time signal and possible v weak YL ID
https://app.box.com/s/cn0wby49pwgk55ig1r66
729 1700 25-10-13: Japanese time signal? Possible v weak YL ID?
https://app.box.com/s/67fvrda05tmm98q021bp
Some rough notes on other Asiatic DX. "Long pip" refers to those time signals used in the far east which could refer to South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, etc. and I include these just to show the amount of Asiatic DX which was coming in yesterday. Any audio was just that bit too weak for identification. I have cross-referenced them with the audio heard on Asiatic SDR files from Finland just to confirm I am on the right track with these.
540 Long pip
558 Chinese pips
567 V v weak long pip under R Rossi
594 Long pip
612 V v weak long pip
666 Long pip
702 Chinese pips and ID
711 Long pip
720 Chinese pips x 2
729 Long pip
747 Indian music - clear under Holland // 783
774 Oriental music, under Leeds
828 Long pip
855 Chinese pips
963 Chinese pips
981 Chinese pips
990 Chinese pips
1044 Chinese pips x2
1071 V v weak Long pip
1098 Chinese pips
1170 V v weak Long pip
1224 V v weak long pip
1287 V weak Japanese pip
1305 Chinese pips
1341 Chinese under R Ulster
1377 Chinese pips
1386 V weak long pip
1404 Chinese pips
1413 Chinese pips under Fukouka
1467 TWR Kyrgyzstan
1494 Chinese pips
1539 Chinese pips
1557 RTI, Kouhu
1593 Chinese time signal
Well, the conditions haven't blown out yet so hopefully there will be more Asiatic DX along this afternoon.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Skegness Log: 24-10-13 (MW)
981 1600 CHN CNR1, Multi-tx At least two lots of pips today. Usual echoey Beijing YL ID.
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/uzzzymxvn9bksqzsoroq
1413 1600 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Presumed. Three Japanese pips,
OM in Japanese. No ID as far as I can tell, but jingle ID before music.
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/35gncffzeoscl93wzny2 9225 km
1566 1600 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Fair peaks. ID sequence.
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/ul1d1k02sp0lumundmcf 9067 km
Nothing much in the way of North American DX again, despite other's reporting good conditions. The path is still open to the far east though.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/uzzzymxvn9bksqzsoroq
1413 1600 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Presumed. Three Japanese pips,
OM in Japanese. No ID as far as I can tell, but jingle ID before music.
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/35gncffzeoscl93wzny2 9225 km
1566 1600 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Fair peaks. ID sequence.
Recording: https://app.box.com/s/ul1d1k02sp0lumundmcf 9067 km
Nothing much in the way of North American DX again, despite other's reporting good conditions. The path is still open to the far east though.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Skegness Log: 23-10-13 (MW)
1440 0100 USA WRED Westbrook ME. WRED Westbrook ID mentioning 963 FM 5103 km **
1540 0400 USA WDCD Albany NY. ID - At 15-40 AM WDCD Albany. ABC News 5389 km **
864 1600 ARM TWR Asia, Gavar (grk) Interval signal running for six minutes or more.
Good signal 3626 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
1540 0400 USA WDCD Albany NY. ID - At 15-40 AM WDCD Albany. ABC News 5389 km **
864 1600 ARM TWR Asia, Gavar (grk) Interval signal running for six minutes or more.
Good signal 3626 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Skegness Log: 22-10-13 (MW)
580 0600 CAN CFRA
Ottawa ON. CFRA, a division of Bell Media. ID and news 5332 km
610 0600 USA WIOD Miami FL. Newstalk 6-10 (????) WIOD ID 7118 km **
820 0600 USA WBAP Fort Worth TX. WBAP ID and news 7624 km
1000 0600 USA WMVP Chicago IL. ESPN Chicago ID after ad 6322 km
780 0605 USA WBBM Chicago IL. Full ID, sung jingle and mention of WBBM FM 106.9 6311 km **
1575 1600 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) ID, Frequencies,
another ID. News in Asiatic language 9410 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Here's a recording of VOA Ban Phachi: https://app.box.com/s/reothy18aly0zvcuxrjz
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
610 0600 USA WIOD Miami FL. Newstalk 6-10 (????) WIOD ID 7118 km **
820 0600 USA WBAP Fort Worth TX. WBAP ID and news 7624 km
1000 0600 USA WMVP Chicago IL. ESPN Chicago ID after ad 6322 km
780 0605 USA WBBM Chicago IL. Full ID, sung jingle and mention of WBBM FM 106.9 6311 km **
1575 1600 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) ID, Frequencies,
another ID. News in Asiatic language 9410 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Here's a recording of VOA Ban Phachi: https://app.box.com/s/reothy18aly0zvcuxrjz
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Monday, 21 October 2013
Skegness Log: 21-10-13 (MW)
1460 0000 CAN CJOY
Guelph ON. CJOY call letters in splatter 5731 km
670 0600 CUB Radio Rebelde, Several sites listed. Presumed with Spanish YL, as 710, etc.
710 0600 CUB Radio Rebelde, Several sites listed. Presumed with Spanish YL, as 670 & 1180
740 0600 CAN CFZM Toronto ON. Welcome to the All Night Jukebox from Toronto's AM 740 5698 km **
790 0600 USA WAXY The Ticket, South Miami FL. Well-splattered ESPN ID 7157 km **
612 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int./Radio France Int., Lukang (CH) Chinese YL over four pips, as 1098 9678 km **
1098 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int./R.Free Asia/Ikuan Tao/RFI, Kouhu (YL) Chinese YL over four pips, as 612 9715 km **
1359 1700 CHN CNR1, Many sites listed. Heard regularly with echo indicating more than one site received 0 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
670 0600 CUB Radio Rebelde, Several sites listed. Presumed with Spanish YL, as 710, etc.
710 0600 CUB Radio Rebelde, Several sites listed. Presumed with Spanish YL, as 670 & 1180
740 0600 CAN CFZM Toronto ON. Welcome to the All Night Jukebox from Toronto's AM 740 5698 km **
790 0600 USA WAXY The Ticket, South Miami FL. Well-splattered ESPN ID 7157 km **
612 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int./Radio France Int., Lukang (CH) Chinese YL over four pips, as 1098 9678 km **
1098 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int./R.Free Asia/Ikuan Tao/RFI, Kouhu (YL) Chinese YL over four pips, as 612 9715 km **
1359 1700 CHN CNR1, Many sites listed. Heard regularly with echo indicating more than one site received 0 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Skegness Log: 20-10-13 (MW)
738 1600 CHN Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Ürümqi/Hutubi-XJTS631 (XJ) OM ID after time signal 6042 km **
864 1600 KOR HLKR KBS 1, Gangneung (gan) Presumed. Four pips on the hour, as 972 8759 km
1521 1800 CHN China Radio Int., Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) -60dB! Stronger than BBC R Lincolnshire! 6041 km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Quite a different afternoon. I think JOIF was audible on 1413 again at 1500 but it was much weaker than yesterday. China was more in evidence this time. Urumqi 1521 back up in strength (and just a tad stronger my local than BBC Lincolnshire on 1368!) plus several other presumed/tentative outlets from Urumqi.
Three recordings of Xinjiang RGD below but I think only the third one contains the ID, which sounds like "Xinjiang Jenmin Guangbo Tientai" to me. Somebody might wish to correct my spelling.
Recordings:
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Urumqi 1600 20-13-10
https://app.box.com/s/yefwyem9aw7ii98l144e
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Urumqi 1700 20-13-10
https://app.box.com/s/3pu6i77o62ez9dib65e4
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Urumqi 1800 20-13-10
https://app.box.com/s/yxuwaomw8gwz9g9x2jd7
1521 CRI, Urumqi 1800 20-10-13
https://app.box.com/s/srltskvonhb4tkdlljp9
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
864 1600 KOR HLKR KBS 1, Gangneung (gan) Presumed. Four pips on the hour, as 972 8759 km
1521 1800 CHN China Radio Int., Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) -60dB! Stronger than BBC R Lincolnshire! 6041 km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Quite a different afternoon. I think JOIF was audible on 1413 again at 1500 but it was much weaker than yesterday. China was more in evidence this time. Urumqi 1521 back up in strength (and just a tad stronger my local than BBC Lincolnshire on 1368!) plus several other presumed/tentative outlets from Urumqi.
Three recordings of Xinjiang RGD below but I think only the third one contains the ID, which sounds like "Xinjiang Jenmin Guangbo Tientai" to me. Somebody might wish to correct my spelling.
Recordings:
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Urumqi 1600 20-13-10
https://app.box.com/s/yefwyem9aw7ii98l144e
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Urumqi 1700 20-13-10
https://app.box.com/s/3pu6i77o62ez9dib65e4
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Urumqi 1800 20-13-10
https://app.box.com/s/yxuwaomw8gwz9g9x2jd7
1521 CRI, Urumqi 1800 20-10-13
https://app.box.com/s/srltskvonhb4tkdlljp9
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Saturday, 19 October 2013
My First Japanese Reception!
Fukuoka City, Japan
Japan has always been a difficult country to receive in the UK, however, I 'dared' to assume that I would probably receive it one day because my east coast location gives me an extra lift in towards the far east.
Despite living on the east coast for three years however I was beginning to think it was never going to happen. Chinese signals come through in abundance at home on my northerly flag and especially on the BOG (Beverage On the Ground) I occasionally lay out in the marshlands of The Wash, just a few miles down the coast. Nothing! Just a few vague time signals which could have easily been Korean or Taiwanese.
This changed today when JOIF Fukuoka came in on 1413 kHz, but had it not been for the eagle-eared Paul Logan in Northern Ireland, I would never have known what I had missed. I had posted a link to my Perseus SDR file for 1700 to the SkywavesDX group. Paul missed two stations I had overlooked. One of which was JOIF. Click on the link below to hear how it sounded:
To think, I completely overlooked this. I was actually trying to hear what was happening underneath this signal, assuming it was just a European station. I have a rough idea of what Japanese sounds like too.
After posting a recording if this to the Real DX group I received a confirmation from member Hirpyuki Okamura that the language was Japanese. "O-Dori - No All Night Niiphon" was spoken which is a networked programme from 1242 JOLF. Although no local ID was heard there's nothing else this could be. JOIF is the only station from Japan on 1413.
After posting a recording if this to the Real DX group I received a confirmation from member Hirpyuki Okamura that the language was Japanese. "O-Dori - No All Night Niiphon" was spoken which is a networked programme from 1242 JOLF. Although no local ID was heard there's nothing else this could be. JOIF is the only station from Japan on 1413.
The path between Skegness and Fukuoka. 9225 kilometres to my north-east
Skegness Log: 19-10-13 (MW)
1566 1600 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Cheju Island (jej) Oriental language. YL & OM, as web 9067 km **
972 1700 KOR HLCA KBS Liberty 1, Dangjin (ccg) YL ID before pips and interval signal.
Over Hamburg 8740 km
1269 1700 CHN China Radio Int. Xuanwei/SARFT726 (YN) Interval signal under Neumunster.
Thanks Paul Logan for spotting this on my file 8559 km **
1413 1700 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) "O-Dori, No All Night Niiphon",
JOLF 1242 networked Thanks to Paul Logan and to Hirpyuki Okamura at Real DX
for the translation 9225 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
My best afternoon of Asiatic DX ever - and this includes my BOG trips just down the coast.
Japan is a new country here and one I have never heard domestically, other than on short wave. I think there were other Japanese and Korean signals in too but the vocals were never clear enough to be certain.
HLAZ 1566 was good at times. Long time no hear for this one and it's the first time I have heard it at home in Skegness.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 340 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
972 1700 KOR HLCA KBS Liberty 1, Dangjin (ccg) YL ID before pips and interval signal.
Over Hamburg 8740 km
1269 1700 CHN China Radio Int. Xuanwei/SARFT726 (YN) Interval signal under Neumunster.
Thanks Paul Logan for spotting this on my file 8559 km **
1413 1700 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) "O-Dori, No All Night Niiphon",
JOLF 1242 networked Thanks to Paul Logan and to Hirpyuki Okamura at Real DX
for the translation 9225 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
My best afternoon of Asiatic DX ever - and this includes my BOG trips just down the coast.
Japan is a new country here and one I have never heard domestically, other than on short wave. I think there were other Japanese and Korean signals in too but the vocals were never clear enough to be certain.
HLAZ 1566 was good at times. Long time no hear for this one and it's the first time I have heard it at home in Skegness.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 340 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Friday, 18 October 2013
Skegness Log: 17-10-13 (MW)
610 0300 CUB Radio Rebelde, three sites listed. Cuckoo ID behind US Fox Sports station **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Conditions remain very poor to North America, but a new Cuban struggled its way though on 610. Three sites are listed: Bueycito with 10kW, Cienfuegos with 10kW and Guane with 1kW. This was competing with a presumed WIOD with its Fox Sports News programming.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Conditions remain very poor to North America, but a new Cuban struggled its way though on 610. Three sites are listed: Bueycito with 10kW, Cienfuegos with 10kW and Guane with 1kW. This was competing with a presumed WIOD with its Fox Sports News programming.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Tuesday, 15 October 2013
Not a lot ...
Not a lot to report after the overnight geomagnetic disturbance, but TWR Asia from Kyrgyzstan put in a nice signal at 1700 today:
1467 TWR Asia, Krasnaya Rechka 1700 15-10-13
1521 CRI Urumqi was audible at 1400 but was quickly overtaken by Saudi Arabia a couple of hours later.
Good DX!
John
1467 TWR Asia, Krasnaya Rechka 1700 15-10-13
1521 CRI Urumqi was audible at 1400 but was quickly overtaken by Saudi Arabia a couple of hours later.
Good DX!
John
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Skegness Log: 13-10-13 (MW)
1660 0500 USA WWRU Radio Korea, Jersey City/Carlstadt NJ. 16-60 AM WWRU Jersey City ID 5539 km
1690 0500 USA WMLB Avondale Estates GA. V weak Voice Of The Arts ID in noise 6734 km
The X band has been hopeless here this season but I managed to squeeze out two weak IDs today.
I haven't been through my recent Asiatic DX recordings but I might make a few notes later. There have been LOTS of CNR outlets and a few South Koreans, going by the time signals, but little in the way of vocals IDs.
High latitude DX might have been dashed for a few days again as more geomagnetic disturbances take hold. Once again they seem to have been more intense than were forecast.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
1690 0500 USA WMLB Avondale Estates GA. V weak Voice Of The Arts ID in noise 6734 km
The X band has been hopeless here this season but I managed to squeeze out two weak IDs today.
I haven't been through my recent Asiatic DX recordings but I might make a few notes later. There have been LOTS of CNR outlets and a few South Koreans, going by the time signals, but little in the way of vocals IDs.
High latitude DX might have been dashed for a few days again as more geomagnetic disturbances take hold. Once again they seem to have been more intense than were forecast.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Skegness Log: 12-10-13 (MW)
1422 1600 CHN CRI, Kashgar=Kashi (XJ) CRI interval signal clear under Germany 5715 km **
558 1700 CHN Xinjiang RGD Uighur/CNR 13, Ürümqi/Hutubi-XJTS631 (XJ) Presumed with Chinese time signal 6042 km **
1359 1700 CHN CNR1, Many sites listed Pips and YL ID, as others **
1377 1700 CHN Xizang RGD Hanyu, Lhasa/SARFT602 (XZ) Tibet! Pips and ID 7474 km **
1377 1700 ARM TWR Asia/Voice of Russia, Gavar (grk) ID and TWR jingle 3626 km **
1539 1700 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Time pips and ID 7135 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Putting the above loggings down as firsts as I have never logged them from home before, only on BOG DX trips to The Wash.
I believe the 1359 site is Golmud though I don't see it listed in MW List. Can anybody confirm this?
Other oriental stations heard were as follows - all at 1700:
558 Chinese pips
729 Japanese time signal? (no S Korea listed here)
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Kashgar or Urumqi
891 Chinese pips. Chinese/oriental music. Possible South Korean time signal too
963 Chinese pips
981 Four or five lots of Chinese pips
1413 Chinese pips
1494 Chinese pips x 2
1539 Chinese pips
North America was relatively poor overnight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
558 1700 CHN Xinjiang RGD Uighur/CNR 13, Ürümqi/Hutubi-XJTS631 (XJ) Presumed with Chinese time signal 6042 km **
1359 1700 CHN CNR1, Many sites listed Pips and YL ID, as others **
1377 1700 CHN Xizang RGD Hanyu, Lhasa/SARFT602 (XZ) Tibet! Pips and ID 7474 km **
1377 1700 ARM TWR Asia/Voice of Russia, Gavar (grk) ID and TWR jingle 3626 km **
1539 1700 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Time pips and ID 7135 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Putting the above loggings down as firsts as I have never logged them from home before, only on BOG DX trips to The Wash.
I believe the 1359 site is Golmud though I don't see it listed in MW List. Can anybody confirm this?
Other oriental stations heard were as follows - all at 1700:
558 Chinese pips
729 Japanese time signal? (no S Korea listed here)
738 Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Kashgar or Urumqi
891 Chinese pips. Chinese/oriental music. Possible South Korean time signal too
963 Chinese pips
981 Four or five lots of Chinese pips
1413 Chinese pips
1494 Chinese pips x 2
1539 Chinese pips
North America was relatively poor overnight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Friday, 11 October 2013
Skegness Log: 11-10-13 (MW)
1290 0300 USA WJNO West Palm Beach (FL) Can just make out call letters on the hour under
Venezuela 7044 km
1590 0500 USA WARV Warwick (RI) You're on 15-90 AM Life Changing Radio WARV Warwick -
Providence. 5308 km
1400 0600 USA WOND Newstalk-1400, Pleasantville (NJ)
WOND ID atop CBG 5673 km
1450 0600 USA WPGG "WPG Talk Radio 1450", Atlantic City (NJ)
Clear WPG ID. Fair! 5670 km
An improvement! It seems a while since I have heard North American signals like this. New York City stations were particularly good overnight between 0300 and 0600.
More good news in that 0700 is now waking up.
Other observations:
It was a more Florida morning this time with quite a few bits and pieces of audio from the more regular Florida stations. Although I didn't ID them, look for 610 WIOD Miami, 1020 WURN Kendall and 1360 WKAT (Spanish religion - IDs as Radio Luz). I think they were all present this morning, particularly at 0300.
1200 WXKS is becoming one of the strongest and most regular North Americans. This can be heard with Bloomberg IDs on the hour.
I will be looking towards the far east this afternoon.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Venezuela 7044 km
1590 0500 USA WARV Warwick (RI) You're on 15-90 AM Life Changing Radio WARV Warwick -
Providence. 5308 km
1400 0600 USA WOND Newstalk-1400, Pleasantville (NJ)
WOND ID atop CBG 5673 km
1450 0600 USA WPGG "WPG Talk Radio 1450", Atlantic City (NJ)
Clear WPG ID. Fair! 5670 km
An improvement! It seems a while since I have heard North American signals like this. New York City stations were particularly good overnight between 0300 and 0600.
More good news in that 0700 is now waking up.
Other observations:
It was a more Florida morning this time with quite a few bits and pieces of audio from the more regular Florida stations. Although I didn't ID them, look for 610 WIOD Miami, 1020 WURN Kendall and 1360 WKAT (Spanish religion - IDs as Radio Luz). I think they were all present this morning, particularly at 0300.
1200 WXKS is becoming one of the strongest and most regular North Americans. This can be heard with Bloomberg IDs on the hour.
I will be looking towards the far east this afternoon.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Tuesday, 8 October 2013
Skegness Log: 08-10-13 (MW)
1280 0501 PTR WCMN
NotiUno, Arecibo (PR) Talk and ID 6848 km
It was a struggle to hear this. WCMN used to be a regular pest too. It's exotic DX now!
What has happened to the conditions? The indices are low but the DX keeps getting less and less. North America is almost non-existent with nothing getting through from NYC or NE Canada. Only one heard this morning on 1540, the station with the "your ideas matter" slogan at the top of the hour. There's never an ID with this one.
Only one other station of interest heard overnight on 1390 at 0500. Perhaps WISA Isabella with back-to-back Spanish slow/love songs. No IDs.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
It was a struggle to hear this. WCMN used to be a regular pest too. It's exotic DX now!
What has happened to the conditions? The indices are low but the DX keeps getting less and less. North America is almost non-existent with nothing getting through from NYC or NE Canada. Only one heard this morning on 1540, the station with the "your ideas matter" slogan at the top of the hour. There's never an ID with this one.
Only one other station of interest heard overnight on 1390 at 0500. Perhaps WISA Isabella with back-to-back Spanish slow/love songs. No IDs.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Monday, 7 October 2013
Skegness Log: 07-10-13 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
94.6 0117 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Pops, as web 713km
97.4 0119 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Irish music? As web 713km
92.1 0120 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Carly Rae Jepson song, as web 707km
101.4 0120 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Robbie Williams song, as web 713km
89.0 0121 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Adele song, as web 713km
90.6 0122 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) OM talk, as web 591km
91.5 0123 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) Jingle ID between pops 713km
89.9 0126 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Concerto, as web 707km
98.0 0127 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Kylie, as web 707km
91.0 0900 D hr1, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) ID and news 612km
93.2 0902 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) OM news 591km
97.0 0907 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Classical, as web 591km
99.6 0908 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) OM info, as web 612km
106.3 0912 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Jingle ID and pops 707km
107.2 0914 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 593km
107.8 0929 D 107.8 Antenne AC, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Pops. V weak 484km
102.8 1002 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Relax, its Zen FM! As web. On horizontal 9.2 328km
103.5 1005 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) V weak. YL, as web 707km
This is the only tropo which materialised. Signals were weak and barely noise free. There was nothing from Poland or beyond, as the maps suggested.
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
94.6 0117 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Pops, as web 713km
97.4 0119 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Irish music? As web 713km
92.1 0120 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Carly Rae Jepson song, as web 707km
101.4 0120 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Robbie Williams song, as web 713km
89.0 0121 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Adele song, as web 713km
90.6 0122 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) OM talk, as web 591km
91.5 0123 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) Jingle ID between pops 713km
89.9 0126 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Concerto, as web 707km
98.0 0127 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Kylie, as web 707km
91.0 0900 D hr1, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) ID and news 612km
93.2 0902 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) OM news 591km
97.0 0907 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Classical, as web 591km
99.6 0908 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) OM info, as web 612km
106.3 0912 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Jingle ID and pops 707km
107.2 0914 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 593km
107.8 0929 D 107.8 Antenne AC, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Pops. V weak 484km
102.8 1002 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Relax, its Zen FM! As web. On horizontal 9.2 328km
103.5 1005 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) V weak. YL, as web 707km
This is the only tropo which materialised. Signals were weak and barely noise free. There was nothing from Poland or beyond, as the maps suggested.
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
Skegness Log: 07-10-13 (MW)
07-10-13
1290 0300 VEN YVLF Radio Puerto Cabello, Puerto Cabello (cbb) ID at the top of the hour 7637 km
Conditions still dreadful to North America, although there was a slight recovery around 0100 when WXKS re-appeared on 1200 and CBG returned to 1400. These had gone by 0200.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
1290 0300 VEN YVLF Radio Puerto Cabello, Puerto Cabello (cbb) ID at the top of the hour 7637 km
Conditions still dreadful to North America, although there was a slight recovery around 0100 when WXKS re-appeared on 1200 and CBG returned to 1400. These had gone by 0200.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Skegness Log: 06-10-13 (MW)
06-10-13
981 1700 CHN CNR1, Many sites. At least three lots of Chinese time pips and Chinese YL
1098 1700 KOR HLCJ KBS 1, Jinju (gsb) Presumed with familiar time signal 8978 km
1467 1700 KGZ TWR Asia, Krasnaya Rechka (cuy) Interval signal and ID 5409 km
1521 1700 CHN China Radio Int., Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) ID on the hour 6041 km
Heard on my 1700 SDR file on 06-10-13:
720 Chinese pips
738 Chinese pips - x2?
891 Chinese Pips
918 Chinese pips
936 Chinese pips
981 At least three Chinese pips here, Chinese music, Chinese OM
1044 Chinese pips
1134 Oriental?
1170 Oriental?
1287 Oriental music?
1359 Chinese pips
1377 Chinese pips
1413 Chinese pips x2?
1467 TWR Kyrgyzstan xd South Korea?
1494 Chinese pips x2 or maybe 3, plus Chinese music
1539 Chinese pips
1593 Chinese pips
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
981 1700 CHN CNR1, Many sites. At least three lots of Chinese time pips and Chinese YL
1098 1700 KOR HLCJ KBS 1, Jinju (gsb) Presumed with familiar time signal 8978 km
1467 1700 KGZ TWR Asia, Krasnaya Rechka (cuy) Interval signal and ID 5409 km
1521 1700 CHN China Radio Int., Ürümqi/Hutubi-SARFT654 (XJ) ID on the hour 6041 km
Heard on my 1700 SDR file on 06-10-13:
720 Chinese pips
738 Chinese pips - x2?
891 Chinese Pips
918 Chinese pips
936 Chinese pips
981 At least three Chinese pips here, Chinese music, Chinese OM
1044 Chinese pips
1134 Oriental?
1170 Oriental?
1287 Oriental music?
1359 Chinese pips
1377 Chinese pips
1413 Chinese pips x2?
1467 TWR Kyrgyzstan xd South Korea?
1494 Chinese pips x2 or maybe 3, plus Chinese music
1539 Chinese pips
1593 Chinese pips
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Friday, 4 October 2013
HS Publications Band 2/UHF Antenna Phaser
My HS Publications antenna phasing device arrived a few days ago and I eagerly gave it a try to see what I could remove from the FM broadcast band. I will document the results, step by step below, in order to show the trial and error aspects when using such a device as the success of the ability to null an unwanted signal is based entirely on getting your antennas in just the right place, as opposed to the ability of the phasing it itself, which is a resonant 'parallel tuned rejector' circuit. In other words, using the wrong antennas, or having the antennas in the wrong place, will not allow you to create the nulls where you want them. It may be necessary to play with a few antenna types and try them in various locations in order to achieve the desired results.
There was no an ever-increasing quantity of coax patch leads on my desk. These link the splitter to the phaser, then to the pre-amp, the psu for the pre-amp and ultimately the antenna. There is lots of coaxial spaghetti across my table and I can barely see my computer screen. Did I also mention the large number of Belling Lee / F Plug apapters and connectors? It's not good to have all these extra cables inline as, despite them being short, could still receive stray signal and potentially ruin the effects of the phasing so I have tried to keep the patch leads as short as possible, the longest being about 40cm although, typically, they are half that. I will shorten them more in due course.
The above trials were done with the 9.2 antenna pointing south-east and with the Triax FM5 noise antenna in the loft pointing anywhere between north-east and south-east, right where the noise is. Even so, the fact exists that the FM5 is not receiving enough noise and probably too much 'wanted' signal, hence the above results.
The final trial using the FM5 in the loft as the noise antenna involved me rotating it 180 degrees to so it pointed directly at Belmont. Once again, the phaser still did a fair job at nulling Belmont but this time did not affect any of my wanted continental signals to the south-east, so neighbouring Lille 88.7 and Dudelange 88.9 remained untouched. This was done without the pre-amp inline, so I repeated the nulling with the pre-amp and found the null was still present, perhaps slightly deeper, but was more 'precise' and fiddly to locate with the phaser controls.
It was also possible to rotate the FM5 and the 9.2 in order to deepen the nulls even more. With this test I was able to reduce local Belmont from three bars to a very noisy zero, leaving it open for potential DX. Lille 88.7 and Dudelange 88.9 remained unaffected. I tied the same with Belmont 93.1 and obtained the same results. 93.1 seems to be a little stronger that the other Belmont outlets, or at least it has always been the most difficult frequency to null or for the DX to breach. It is so refreshing to lift out this transmitter and leave 93.0 and 93.2 splatter free.
So far, the most successful nulling of Belmont was brought about when I only used the 10m coax feed as my noise antenna. The results with the Triax FM5 were different so I wondered if I might get better results if I used a simpler noise system. Here is a recording of Belmont being lifted out by a good 95% to leave a weak Langenberg mixing in. First you will hear the null being induced, then you will hear Langenberg struggling to compete, then I play a bit of WDR5's web stream to confirm to myself that it was genuinely Langenberg that I was receiving. Towards the end of the recording you will hear quick snippets of me tuning down to Lille on 88.7 and Dudelange on 88.9 to ensure I hadn't lifted them out too. This is another big step forward.
https://app.box.com/s/voezgqs7yk8btqloe582
Moving ahead another day ... it's now Sunday the 6th and I have been using only the driven element of the FM5 on a rotator in the loft. The phasing with this is pants. I decided to just DX with the 9.2 barefoot and immediately noticed an increase in noise. Hmm. Now then, does the simple fact of having the noise antenna connected in with the 9.2 reduce the noise? It seems it does! More experiments show that there is no 'obvious' loss of signal when the loft antenna and phaser are inline. But this actually cleans up some of the general noise and not to the detriment of the wanted signal. Very interesting indeed! Conditions are quite flat today, if not slightly less than flat, and I am hearing more continentals with these inline than without, so there is definitely a null on the general noise which is helping. The only concern is that the extra bits and pieces that are connected don't spoil the beam of the 9.2. It doesn't seem to be doing. Also, I no longer hear the rise in noise levels when I swing the 9.2 round from south to east. This is a big improvement.
As I understand it, there is supposed to be a 3dB loss when inserting the Triax signal splitter. In reality, I don't notice anything drastic, if at all, but I could always insert the Fringe pre-amp between the splitter and the XDR in order to boost any losses. It doesn't seem necessary though. This is a 'before and after' comparison with the phaser tuned in and tuned out again. I do this quite rapidly so hopefully you will hear the results easily. You can hear the noise levels lift up and out while I am tuned to a very weak BBC Radio 2 from Manningtree on 88.1.
https://app.box.com/s/dsc3zl8hyrwzck784pi1
It's not a great example as the noise antenna wasn't picking up much noise, but it was one of the first tests I did a couple of days ago and you might just appreciate how a very weak tropo signal could be buried in that little bit of noise but would otherwise get through. You can hear how the speech gets buried under that noise.
https://app.box.com/s/dsc3zl8hyrwzck784pi1
Ideally, I need that noise antenna in a better position, but with the noise now much quieter I think I would need another external 9.2 in order to hear it.
One really useful side-effect of the phaser is the ability to null the general background FM white noise. A small loss of treble can occur on the wanted signal sometimes, but this can be really useful for very weak, down-in-the-noise tropospheric DX.
So far, I am finding the phaser to be a VERY useful device for removing unwanted broadcasts as opposed to the ability to reduce the noise. It would therefore be very useful for me to leave a rotatable, directional aerial, such as a loft-mounted FM5 so I can remove unwanted stations. A third aerial, designed to receive the noise, would still be very useful. I am seeing great potential in this device for DXers who live in areas where the FM bands are congested.
I will add more recordings below as I continue to experiment with this device. I can see there will be some very good results once the noise antenna is more suitably positioned.
In my case I have a rooftop antenna for the DX, a Korner 9.2, which picks unfortunately also receives varying degrees of electrical noise from neighbouring properties. To bring about a successful removal of this noise, I need a suitably placed second antenna, a 'noise' antenna which, ideally, only receives that noise and not the signal I want to hear. You then mix together the signals from both antennas in order to cancel the noise, leaving the wanted signal.
The phaser consists of two controls, one to control the signal amplitude and the other to effect a 180 degree phase shift of the unwanted signal. The 'noise' antenna is fed into this and then out to a Triax signal splitter where the signal is mixed with the signal from the DX antenna.
So, in my case, the 9.2 on the roof receives the DX signal but also receives some noise. The 'noise' antenna in the loft receives the noise and, ideally, no DX. Mix the two together and the noise, common to both antenas, is cancelled out, leaving the DX, which is only present on the 9.2. That's the theory. The practice may be different, but I must stress this will be entirely down to the correct placement of the 'noise' antenna. Be prepared for a fair bit of experimentation with the antennas, but the results will hopefully be worth it.
So, beginning the trials: I had just hooked up the phaser and fed in a 10m length of coax which ran into the loft and had no antenna connected at this point. This is a useful test as it will only receive the strongest of local signals, in my case, Belmont. I fed this into the splitter with the 9.2 and then into my Sony XDR-F1HD. I found I was immediately able to completely remove ALL local Belmont frequencies with the greatest of ease. This did not remove weaker signals because the coax is barely capable of receiving anything and only 'saw' a very weak Belmont and nothing else. Since Belmont was common to both antennas it was possible to remove it completely. I was pointing south-east in this instance:
https://app.box.com/s/tfew0t7k5lcsqbk95igg
https://app.box.com/s/tfew0t7k5lcsqbk95igg
Next I installed a horizontal Triax FM5, placing it it in the middle of the loft one metre above the floor. Unfortunately this didn't receive much of the offending electrical noise so I didn't expect any real nulling of that noise, which was exactly as it turned out. The null was certainly there but it was minimal and there was a general nulling of everything as the FM5 was picking everything up reasonably well. It just wasn't receiving enough noise.
I tried boosting the noise antenna with a Fringe Electronics 22dB pre-amp. This actually induced more noise, but I was still able to phase out a good deal of 'everything' I was hearing! Back to that board with the drawing on it.
There was no an ever-increasing quantity of coax patch leads on my desk. These link the splitter to the phaser, then to the pre-amp, the psu for the pre-amp and ultimately the antenna. There is lots of coaxial spaghetti across my table and I can barely see my computer screen. Did I also mention the large number of Belling Lee / F Plug apapters and connectors? It's not good to have all these extra cables inline as, despite them being short, could still receive stray signal and potentially ruin the effects of the phasing so I have tried to keep the patch leads as short as possible, the longest being about 40cm although, typically, they are half that. I will shorten them more in due course.
The above trials were done with the 9.2 antenna pointing south-east and with the Triax FM5 noise antenna in the loft pointing anywhere between north-east and south-east, right where the noise is. Even so, the fact exists that the FM5 is not receiving enough noise and probably too much 'wanted' signal, hence the above results.
The final trial using the FM5 in the loft as the noise antenna involved me rotating it 180 degrees to so it pointed directly at Belmont. Once again, the phaser still did a fair job at nulling Belmont but this time did not affect any of my wanted continental signals to the south-east, so neighbouring Lille 88.7 and Dudelange 88.9 remained untouched. This was done without the pre-amp inline, so I repeated the nulling with the pre-amp and found the null was still present, perhaps slightly deeper, but was more 'precise' and fiddly to locate with the phaser controls.
It was also possible to rotate the FM5 and the 9.2 in order to deepen the nulls even more. With this test I was able to reduce local Belmont from three bars to a very noisy zero, leaving it open for potential DX. Lille 88.7 and Dudelange 88.9 remained unaffected. I tied the same with Belmont 93.1 and obtained the same results. 93.1 seems to be a little stronger that the other Belmont outlets, or at least it has always been the most difficult frequency to null or for the DX to breach. It is so refreshing to lift out this transmitter and leave 93.0 and 93.2 splatter free.
So far, the most successful nulling of Belmont was brought about when I only used the 10m coax feed as my noise antenna. The results with the Triax FM5 were different so I wondered if I might get better results if I used a simpler noise system. Here is a recording of Belmont being lifted out by a good 95% to leave a weak Langenberg mixing in. First you will hear the null being induced, then you will hear Langenberg struggling to compete, then I play a bit of WDR5's web stream to confirm to myself that it was genuinely Langenberg that I was receiving. Towards the end of the recording you will hear quick snippets of me tuning down to Lille on 88.7 and Dudelange on 88.9 to ensure I hadn't lifted them out too. This is another big step forward.
https://app.box.com/s/voezgqs7yk8btqloe582
Moving ahead another day ... it's now Sunday the 6th and I have been using only the driven element of the FM5 on a rotator in the loft. The phasing with this is pants. I decided to just DX with the 9.2 barefoot and immediately noticed an increase in noise. Hmm. Now then, does the simple fact of having the noise antenna connected in with the 9.2 reduce the noise? It seems it does! More experiments show that there is no 'obvious' loss of signal when the loft antenna and phaser are inline. But this actually cleans up some of the general noise and not to the detriment of the wanted signal. Very interesting indeed! Conditions are quite flat today, if not slightly less than flat, and I am hearing more continentals with these inline than without, so there is definitely a null on the general noise which is helping. The only concern is that the extra bits and pieces that are connected don't spoil the beam of the 9.2. It doesn't seem to be doing. Also, I no longer hear the rise in noise levels when I swing the 9.2 round from south to east. This is a big improvement.
As I understand it, there is supposed to be a 3dB loss when inserting the Triax signal splitter. In reality, I don't notice anything drastic, if at all, but I could always insert the Fringe pre-amp between the splitter and the XDR in order to boost any losses. It doesn't seem necessary though. This is a 'before and after' comparison with the phaser tuned in and tuned out again. I do this quite rapidly so hopefully you will hear the results easily. You can hear the noise levels lift up and out while I am tuned to a very weak BBC Radio 2 from Manningtree on 88.1.
https://app.box.com/s/dsc3zl8hyrwzck784pi1
It's not a great example as the noise antenna wasn't picking up much noise, but it was one of the first tests I did a couple of days ago and you might just appreciate how a very weak tropo signal could be buried in that little bit of noise but would otherwise get through. You can hear how the speech gets buried under that noise.
https://app.box.com/s/dsc3zl8hyrwzck784pi1
Ideally, I need that noise antenna in a better position, but with the noise now much quieter I think I would need another external 9.2 in order to hear it.
One really useful side-effect of the phaser is the ability to null the general background FM white noise. A small loss of treble can occur on the wanted signal sometimes, but this can be really useful for very weak, down-in-the-noise tropospheric DX.
So far, I am finding the phaser to be a VERY useful device for removing unwanted broadcasts as opposed to the ability to reduce the noise. It would therefore be very useful for me to leave a rotatable, directional aerial, such as a loft-mounted FM5 so I can remove unwanted stations. A third aerial, designed to receive the noise, would still be very useful. I am seeing great potential in this device for DXers who live in areas where the FM bands are congested.
I will add more recordings below as I continue to experiment with this device. I can see there will be some very good results once the noise antenna is more suitably positioned.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Skegness Log: 03-10-13 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
99.0 0813 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. OM talk, ID and 70s song 684km
94.6 0814 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Scatter. YL talking, as web 713km
93.8 0815 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Scatter. Pop song, as web 565km
93.2 0816 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Scatter. Pops, as web. Mixing Bruxelles 591km
92.0 0818 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. OM YL, as 90.6 494km
97.4 0821 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Scatter. OM talk, as web. Mixing Linz 713km
97.4 0824 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) Scatter. 70s song then OM, as web 560km
100.0 0827 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. Abba song, as web 494km
100.8 0828 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Scatter. Adeles Deep song 484km
101.0 0829 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Scatter. Adele, as 100.8 520km
103.1 0831 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Scatter. German OM promo, as web 479km
102.8 0832 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) Scatter. String concerto, as web 456km
103.3 0834 D Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Scatter. Alex Barck track, as web 505km
103.8 0834 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) Scatter. Dire Straits song, as web 554km
104.0 0835 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Scatter. Weather report and ID 590km
105.6 0837 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Scatter. YL song, as web 657km
105.7 0837 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Scatter. Chumbawamba song, as web 543km
105.9 0840 D Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Scatter. No Angels, as web 648km
106.3 0841 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Scatter. German OM talk, as web 592km
107.2 0842 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Scatter. Pink song, as 106.7 593km
107.0 0843 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Scatter. Pink, then Blur song, as 106.7 592km
Quieter noise levels today but scatter conditions weren't actually that great. Signals were mostly very weak but were able to puncture any remaining mushiness.
The irony is that my quieter band has coincided nicely with the arrival of my antenna/noise phasing device. It's early days but initial experiments with this unit have been promising and I will report back with any results soon.
Signal / noise cancellation has been pretty good so far, but my 'noise antenna', a Triax FM5 in the loft, is not ideally situated since it isn't receiving enough of the noise itself, but its ability to take out Belmont has astounded me with a 100% removal of all Belmont's frequencies. Much more playing around is necessary but I am confident that, with careful positioning of the noise antenna and sufficient noise signal, this will have been a worthwhile investment and I would recommend that every FM DXer should have one.
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
99.0 0813 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Scatter. OM talk, ID and 70s song 684km
94.6 0814 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Scatter. YL talking, as web 713km
93.8 0815 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Scatter. Pop song, as web 565km
93.2 0816 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Scatter. Pops, as web. Mixing Bruxelles 591km
92.0 0818 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. OM YL, as 90.6 494km
97.4 0821 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Scatter. OM talk, as web. Mixing Linz 713km
97.4 0824 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz/Ginsterhahn (rlp) Scatter. 70s song then OM, as web 560km
100.0 0827 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Scatter. Abba song, as web 494km
100.8 0828 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Scatter. Adeles Deep song 484km
101.0 0829 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Scatter. Adele, as 100.8 520km
103.1 0831 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Scatter. German OM promo, as web 479km
102.8 0832 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) Scatter. String concerto, as web 456km
103.3 0834 D Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Scatter. Alex Barck track, as web 505km
103.8 0834 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) Scatter. Dire Straits song, as web 554km
104.0 0835 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Scatter. Weather report and ID 590km
105.6 0837 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Scatter. YL song, as web 657km
105.7 0837 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Scatter. Chumbawamba song, as web 543km
105.9 0840 D Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Scatter. No Angels, as web 648km
106.3 0841 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Scatter. German OM talk, as web 592km
107.2 0842 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Scatter. Pink song, as 106.7 593km
107.0 0843 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) Scatter. Pink, then Blur song, as 106.7 592km
Quieter noise levels today but scatter conditions weren't actually that great. Signals were mostly very weak but were able to puncture any remaining mushiness.
The irony is that my quieter band has coincided nicely with the arrival of my antenna/noise phasing device. It's early days but initial experiments with this unit have been promising and I will report back with any results soon.
Signal / noise cancellation has been pretty good so far, but my 'noise antenna', a Triax FM5 in the loft, is not ideally situated since it isn't receiving enough of the noise itself, but its ability to take out Belmont has astounded me with a 100% removal of all Belmont's frequencies. Much more playing around is necessary but I am confident that, with careful positioning of the noise antenna and sufficient noise signal, this will have been a worthwhile investment and I would recommend that every FM DXer should have one.
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
Skegness Log: 03-10-13 (MW)
1320 0544 USA WLQY
Hollywood FL. Presumed with Creole-sounding language. Reaching
good levels at this time but
faded well before the hour. 7110 km
1570 0545 PRU OCU4J Radio Bethel, Lima (lim) Clear "Bethel" ID at 05:45:49. Slow songs. Regular YL vocal drop-ins.
Weak but clear and mixing with a weaker second Spanish station. 10255 km
A very frustrating morning where conditions seemed very good to areas like Peru, Florida and the Caribbean, but it was a morning where so many stations got away.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
faded well before the hour. 7110 km
1570 0545 PRU OCU4J Radio Bethel, Lima (lim) Clear "Bethel" ID at 05:45:49. Slow songs. Regular YL vocal drop-ins.
Weak but clear and mixing with a weaker second Spanish station. 10255 km
A very frustrating morning where conditions seemed very good to areas like Peru, Florida and the Caribbean, but it was a morning where so many stations got away.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Wednesday, 2 October 2013
Skegness Log: 02-10-13 (MW)
1670 0200 CAN CJEU Gatineau QC. No ID, but presumed with children's nursery rhymes 5309 km
920 0300 USA WHJJ Providence RI. ID - The stories Rhode Island are talking about -
Newstalk Nine Twenty, WHJJ Providence 5296 km **
1470 0300 USA WLAM Lewiston ME. Mentioning Lewiston Auburn. WCSH ... a ?? station (relay of
TV channel) 5069 km **
1500 0400 PRU OBX4I Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) Clear ID, Radio Santa Rosa,
la primera emissora, .... etc. 10258 km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
The geomagnetic forecast gave unsettled conditions overnight. Instead, we had a much bigger disturbance which resulted in a near total wipe-out of North American activity from around 0400. There were many Spanish stations on the band at this time but still plenty of North Americans at 0300. Conditions were interesting with one or two less common stations, as can often be the case at the point when conditions blow-out.
Listening tonight, however, the band seems to be almost devoid of any kind of transatlantic activity with only a few very weak carriers visible.
Wishing the band a speedy recovery. Get well soon! :O)A
Recordings:
920 WHJJ Providence RI
1500 OBX41 Radio Santa Rosa, Lima, Peru
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
920 0300 USA WHJJ Providence RI. ID - The stories Rhode Island are talking about -
Newstalk Nine Twenty, WHJJ Providence 5296 km **
1470 0300 USA WLAM Lewiston ME. Mentioning Lewiston Auburn. WCSH ... a ?? station (relay of
TV channel) 5069 km **
1500 0400 PRU OBX4I Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) Clear ID, Radio Santa Rosa,
la primera emissora, .... etc. 10258 km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
The geomagnetic forecast gave unsettled conditions overnight. Instead, we had a much bigger disturbance which resulted in a near total wipe-out of North American activity from around 0400. There were many Spanish stations on the band at this time but still plenty of North Americans at 0300. Conditions were interesting with one or two less common stations, as can often be the case at the point when conditions blow-out.
Listening tonight, however, the band seems to be almost devoid of any kind of transatlantic activity with only a few very weak carriers visible.
Wishing the band a speedy recovery. Get well soon! :O)A
Recordings:
920 WHJJ Providence RI
1500 OBX41 Radio Santa Rosa, Lima, Peru
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Skegness Log: 01-10-13 (MW)
1440 0200 USA WHKZ, Warren OH. Mentioning SRN and "The Word" ID. Mixing sports station and Saudi Arabia 5939 km
Just the one today.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
Just the one today.
Good DX!
John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 3m x 7m flag at 350 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; HDSDR v2.63; Mestor
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