Skegness Log: 28-11-13 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
107.8 2017 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Song, as web stream  917km
105.6 2020 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) Latin rhythms, as web  917km
105.9 2113  D  Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) YL and pops, as web  648km
103.8 2118 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) YL song, as web stream  892km
106.9 2306  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) YL presenter with OM on phone, as web  942km
107.1 2309  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Appearing briefly and fluttery on scatter  593km
105.7 2320  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) OM and YL as web  1024km
106.2 2331 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Chirpy Italian YL and jingle, as web  892km

A surprise tropo, thanks to Andy in Wigan for the alert.

Signals were not great here. Well done to Andy on getting the DX on the other side of the Pennines!

Here's an observation. I have a suspicion that the tropo might have been caused by a humidity inversion. Yesterday evening was quite warm (for the time of year anyway) and we did not have the heating on during the evening. At 1am I had to check to see if the heating had come on as Jane and I were suddenly overheating. The heating was still switched off. Checking the local weather station revealed that the humidity levels had soared to 100% so I wonder if this was the mechanism which kicked off the tropo. Speculation of course but it does happen this way.

It's still mild for the time of year. We had 11 degrees in Skegness two or three days ago and fresh flowers have appeared on our garden - something we have noticed elsewhere in town.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL.
Website: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk

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

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

Software:
RDS Spy v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com