Band 2 Tropospheric:
94.6 0036 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Pops, as web 713km
105.9 0106 D Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 648km
104.9 0107 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Phone caller, as web 554km
104.0 0108 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Phone caller, as 104.9 590km
102.5 0109 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) German song, as web 648km
103.6 0109 D RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) Jazzy music, as web 687km
89.0 0111 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Pops, as web 713km
97.4 0113 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) Relaxing guitar music, as web 713km
98.4 0114 D SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) German pop, as web 748km
106.3 0115 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) German OM, as web 748km
100.4 0117 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
107.8 0129 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) Violin concerto, as web 713km
107.1 0131 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) German song, as web 593km
101.0 0134 D WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Pops, as web 520km
105.5 0134 D WDR Eins Live, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Indie song, as web 520km
101.3 0135 D ANTENNE 1, Stuttgart-Frauenkopf (bwü) Back to back pops, as web 790km **
102.3 0136 D AFN Stuttgart-The Eagle, Stuttgart-Frauenkopf (bwü) US accent in Lincs FM
splatter 790km
105.7 0144 D SWR2, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Classical, as web 790km
94.0 0147 D SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Classical, as web 591km
88.0 0153 D SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Pops, as web 629km
95.3 0200 D You FM, Hardberg (hes) Black Eyed Peas song, as web 712km **
95.5 0203 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) German OM, as web 629km
99.6 0206 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German OM, as web 612km
101.4 0208 D Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Pops, as web 713km
87.6 0211 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German OM, as web 612km
104.3 0211 D hr4, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) Film song, as web 612km
89.9 0212 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Piano concerto, as web 707km
91.1 0213 F France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) French OMs, as 103.7 474km
91.5 0216 D MDR Jump, Brocken (san) Struggling against Holme Moss 713km
92.1 0216 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Pops, as web 707km
105.6 0218 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) YL song, as web 657km
106.9 0221 D B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) OM and YL, as web 942km
101.0 0222 D BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Piano music, as web 942km
90.7 0223 D Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Freaky chillout music, as web 942km
101.6 0228 D hr4, Hardberg (hes) Light pops, as web 712km
104.0 0238 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Jolly tune, as web. Briefly
over Koblenz 799km
93.8 0240 D SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Falcos Amadeus, as web 799km
107.8 0242 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Opera, as web 917km
105.7 0246 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) ARD Infonacht, as web 1024km
102.3 0248 D BR Klassik, Wendelstein (bay) Classical, as web 1024km
98.5 0249 D SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Pops, as web 550km
89.5 0251 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) Classical, as web 1024km
92.0 0252 D SWR2, Donnersberg (rlp) Classical, as web 657km
107.3 0255 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Beach Boys song, as web 813km
87.9 0300 D MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) OM news, as web 739km
89.8 0303 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) OM news, as web 799km
90.6 0304 D hr1, Hardberg (hes) Presumed site. OM and traffic. Producing echo against another
ARD service 712km
91.8 0305 D SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) Opera, as web 813km
93.0 0306 D SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) Opera, as 91.8 593km
94.3 0307 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Indie track, as web 813km
99.0 0310 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Madonna track, as web 684km
104.8 0313 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Nickelback song, as web 729km
105.6 0314 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) Pops, as web. One bar. Noise free stereo 917km
95.4 0316 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) Classical, as web 917km
105.3 0321 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as web 733km
107.9 0321 D BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Classical, as web 733km
106.7 0322 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit (rlp) OM, as web, mixing with Langenberg 687km
91.7 0327 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Slow pops, as 94.6 793km
92.2 0327 D SWR3, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Pops, as 94.3 790km
102.9 0336 D RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Pops, as web 592km
107.6 0338 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Phone caller, as web 640km
107.2 0339 D SWR3, Kettrichhof (rlp) YL and pops, as web. Mixing Ederkpof 674km
99.9 0851 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) Echoey French OM, as web. Two bars, noise free 917km
91.0 0855 D hr1, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) OMs and music, as web 612km
91.1 0856 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Abba, as web 550km
98.6 0900 F France Inter, Épinal/Bois de la Vierge (88) ID on the hour. Jingle, as web.
Briefly over Egem 704km
89.4 0901 F France Musique, Épinal/Bois de la Vierge (88) Classical and YL, as 88.7 704km **
98.7 0903 D AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) AP news 648km
99.0 0905 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Briefly OM news, then pops, on
Hoher Meissner fade, as web 1081km
99.4 0907 F France Culture, Sarrebourg/le Donon (57) Thoughtful OM, as web 704km
100.6 0912 D RPR 1., Ober-Olm (rlp) YL song, as web 649km **
101.9 0917 D Antenne Bayern, Heidelstein (Rhon) (bay) Madonna song, as web 729km
102.1 0917 D RPR 1., Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) YL info over music, as web 550km
106.2 0926 D hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Grungy song, as web 729km
107.3 0927 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) German YL song, as web 729km
107.7 0929 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Promo for BB Radio Bayern then ID and weather
1034km
90.2 0937 D MDR Jump, Inselsberg (thü) German pop song, as web 739km
91.6 0938 D SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Pops, as web 591km
92.6 0941 D SWR2, Blauen (bwü) Opera, as web 793km
100.4 0955 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID and ads. Two bars, noise free stereo
748km
103.4 1006 D Antenne 1, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web 813km
89.3 1013 D hr3, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web. Holme Moss fade 648km
93.3 1016 F France Musique, Chaumont/Chalindrey (52) OM, as 88.7 694km
93.6 1018 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) French and German songs, as web
550km
94.8 1019 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as 94.3
560km
97.2 1021 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) Gentla eong, as web 739km
97.4 1022 F France Musique, Verdun/Septsarges (55) OM and YL talk, as 98.0
548km
97.4 1022 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) German song, as web
560km
107.1 1031 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) YL, as web. Over Haardtkopf 865km
107.6 1034 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) OM, as web 871km
105.0 1059 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) ID and news 923km
101.9 1212 D WDR 5, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) OM and YL, as web 484km
101.2 1216 D hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Cher song and ID 647km
99.8 1218 F France Inter, Metz/Luttange (57) OM on phone, as web 600km
106.8 1218 F France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) YL and OM, as 105.2 600km
106.6 1219 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Pink song, over Smooth 550km
89.8 1225 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Earth and Fire song, jingle ID 592km
89.9 1226 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Pops and ID, as 89.8 686km
92.7 1239 D hr3, Hardberg (hes) Peeping over Sutton Coldfield with Duffy song, as web 712km
97.8 1244 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Billy Ocean song, as web
717km
98.7 1245 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Billy Ocean song, ID 942km
103.0 1248 D SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Pops, as web 942km
103.4 1249 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) OM, as 105.2 917km
104.1 1259 D WDR 4, Olsberg (nrw) Adverts, as web 592km
92.8 1316 D SWR3, Bad Marienberg (rlp) OM ID and soft pops 592km
96.3 1321 D? UNID, ? Classical. German OM. No parallels found
94.4 1601 D hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) OM news peaking above Swingate 648km
101.8 1606 D WDR 2, Ederkopf (nrw) ID after traffic. Jingle ID 593km
105.1 1607 D Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) Jingle ID 684km
95.9 1912 D WDR 3, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) YL, as web, Coming up over Humberside 484km
93.9 1915 D WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Rock and roll, as web 484km
95.4 1916 D SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) OM and YL, as web 592km
106.8 2100 D Hit Radio FFH, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes) Jingle ID 605km
90.0 2249 D SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) Pops, as web 593km
91.5 2251 BEL RTBF Vivacité, Léglise/Vlessart (wal-lux) French song, as web 524km
93.3 2253 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Jingle ID between pops 574km
90.6 2257 D SWR3, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) Pops, as web 586km
93.8 2257 D SWR2, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) YL talk, as web 586km
97.7 2300 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) YL new, as web. Over Manningtree 593km
100.1 2302 D RPR 1., Haardtkopf (rlp) ID after news. Over Sutton coldfield 593km
103.2 2305 BEL NRJ, Léglise/Vlessart (wal-lux) Phone caller, as web 524km **
106.9 2309 D Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Lively pops, as web 515km
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
91.4 1200 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krasov (PL) YL news, as web 947km **
91.4 1200 HOL Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Short ME burst following Plzen 425km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
December 2nd saw a weak but widespread tropo which brought in a few new catches here. The Salzburg transmitter put in yet another appearance!
One thing which has amazed me over the last year is the regularity of the reception of the FM3 Salzburg transmitter on 99.0 via tropo. It wasn't that long ago that popular discussions about the limits of tropospheric reception in the UK questioned whether we would ever receive Austrian tropo. Suddenly, about a year ago, there it was, and it has been a fairly regular occurrence ever since! "Fairly regular", that is, compared to the lack of the same reception prior to this.
The meteor scatter loggings came by accident and an interesting catch came in the form of Holland. I had to leave the tropo for about half an hour around midday and I noticed that the German reception area was nearing the Czech border. So I left WaveLab recording 91.4 while I was away from the receiver, hoping that Radio Impuls from Plzen would appear. It did! But not via tropo. I recorded 91.4 on the left channel and Radio Impuls's web stream on the right channel so I could make comparisons with anything which appeared on the recording. When I played it back I discovered a large meteor burst with Radio Impuls clearly bursting through and in parallel with the web stream. I could also hear the Dutch Radio 4 on 91.4 and immediately after Plzen had crumbled away I heard the same Dutch OM as per Radio 4 off-air replace Plzen. This is 425 km meteor scatter!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL.
Website: http://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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