Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
106.7 0119 AUT 88.6 Der Musiksender, Wiener Neustadt/Hornstein-Sonnenberg [bur] (nie)
German song, as web 1280km **
106.7 0119 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Familiar German pop song,
as web, not being played by any other German stations on this frequency
at this time 793km **
106.7 0523 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Ucka (pa) Croatian chorale, as web 1330km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
101.7 1257 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) OM Radio Salu ID. Virtually noise
free at peaks, but fluttery 628km
107.4 1301 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) News, as web 590km
107.1 1304 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and traffic bleeps 593km
105.6 1306 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) SWR4 Rhsinland Pfalz sung
jingle 656km
92.4 1310 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) 60s song from
The Tremeloes, as web 560km
93.3 1312 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Pops, as Nordhelle 93.5 420km
100.8 1319 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Ram Jams Black Betty, as web. Noise free! 483km
101.9 1319 HOL Sky Radio, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Suddenly over Peterborough 303km
102.8 1320 BEL Zen FM, Gent/Opgeëistenlaan (vlg-ovl) Alternative music, as web 328km
96.4 1322 D NDR 2, Dannenberg Zernien (nds) OM ID and pop song with operatic singing
in it, as web 705km **
96.4 1323 D NDR Info, Aurich (nds) German YL and OM, as web, once Dannenberg faded 478km
89.4 1327 D NE-WS 89,4, Düsseldorf/Rheinturm (nrw) V weak pops, as web 488km
89.6 1328 F France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) OM, as 98.0 474km
95.3 1330 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) V weak rap music, as web 712km
97.7 1332 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Riding above Manningtree! OM,
as web 593km
104.0 1335 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Sonnentanz song, as web 590km
107.7 1339 LUX Den Neie Radio (DNR), Blaschette/Kandel (gld) Pops and ID 557km
104.9 1341 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Cash song, as web 553km
103.1 1343 D Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) YL phone caller to OM, as web 478km
90.7 1640 D WDR 4, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) Soft rock song, as web 538km
90.2 1641 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German OM. Peaking noise free
at times 477km
89.0 1647 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) Pops, as web. Very weak 712km
105.7 1649 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) IDs and pops. Noise free and
stable peaks throughout the day 543km
89.2 1717 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as web. V weak 525km
93.8 1718 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) YL with ID after short guitar jingle 565km
92.1 1720 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Just audible, mixing with BBC Radio 3,
Sheffield 707km
97.2 1747 F France Musique, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) French OM, as 88.7 446km
97.5 1747 D SWR3, Bornberg (rlp) V weak Sonnentanz song, as web. Competing Schoten 640km
104.2 1753 BEL AFN PowerNet, Casteau-Shape (wal-hnt) Long time no hear. US political talk
about Congress 386km
107.2 1754 D WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) Weak pops, as 106.7 592km
87.6 1756 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) Sara Bareilles song, as web 612km
99.6 1756 D hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) German OM, as web 612km
87.8 1758 D WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw) Can clearly hear the bassline of the song,
as web. V v weak 525km
95.4 1803 D Nordwestradio, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) German OM, as web 554km
106.9 1815 D Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Mark Morrison's Return Of
The Mack, as web stream. V weak 514km
107.0 1915 D WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) German YL, as 106.7 592km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Meteor scatter was less prevalent overnight, but I was pleased to
receive a 960 watt Austrian in the form of 88.6 Der Musiksender from
Wiener Neustadt.
I raised the FM5 another metre today so it now clears the rooftop and
can see over the conifers. This has made an enormous difference. The
noise from the computer is much quieter too, plus I can hear some old
favourites which I haven't heard for a long time. The usual German
transmitters, such as Langenberg, Teutoburger Wald and Munster were
aomost at RDS level. Great to hear Brocken and Torfhaus back together
again.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, five meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Friday, 28 February 2014
Skegness Log: 27-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
96.1 0047 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) Clarinet piece, as web.
Two second burst 1677km **
96.1 0050 SVN Slovenija 3, Beli Kris (kp) Piano concerto, as web. Two second burst 1278km **
96.1 0054 F France Culture, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Probably Bayonne. French YL,
as web. Three second burst 1104km **
96.1 0124 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Moseltal (Perl) (saa) German pop song, as web.
Three second burst 588km **
96.1 0847 D Bayern 2, Hühnerberg (bay) Not on nachtservice. YL over classical music,
as web. Ten second burst. 871km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
It was 96.1 tonight. Radio Romania Cultural from Oradea at 1677 km was the most consistent MS station by a long way, featuring several times each hour.
The internet dropped as per usual, this time around 0300. I spoke to Sky about this and they explained that they are still conducting line tests and will be doing so every night into early March so they can find the optimum speed for this connection. Tests are usually conducted around 02:00 and I have been told that they do drop the line at this time.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
96.1 0047 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) Clarinet piece, as web.
Two second burst 1677km **
96.1 0050 SVN Slovenija 3, Beli Kris (kp) Piano concerto, as web. Two second burst 1278km **
96.1 0054 F France Culture, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Probably Bayonne. French YL,
as web. Three second burst 1104km **
96.1 0124 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Moseltal (Perl) (saa) German pop song, as web.
Three second burst 588km **
96.1 0847 D Bayern 2, Hühnerberg (bay) Not on nachtservice. YL over classical music,
as web. Ten second burst. 871km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
It was 96.1 tonight. Radio Romania Cultural from Oradea at 1677 km was the most consistent MS station by a long way, featuring several times each hour.
The internet dropped as per usual, this time around 0300. I spoke to Sky about this and they explained that they are still conducting line tests and will be doing so every night into early March so they can find the optimum speed for this connection. Tests are usually conducted around 02:00 and I have been told that they do drop the line at this time.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Skegness Log: 26-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.6 0038 AUT 88.6 Der Musiksender, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as web 1247km **
88.6 0046 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) Distinctive classical music, as web
984km
88.6 0110 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Mierlo/Torenweg-Alticom (nbr) YL business talk, as web.
Two second burst 406km **
88.6 0124 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) Joan Armatrading song, as web
768km **
88.6 0134 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) French OM, as web 781km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
97.8 1242 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Ads, as web. Almost noise free aircraft
scatter 477km
90.2 1243 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German OM, as web. Almost noise
free aircraft scatter 477km
99.4 1245 BEL Topradio, Gent/IVAGO Proeftuinstraat 43 (vlg-ovl) Lifting well above
the noise with dance music, as web 333km
102.0 1246 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Peaking nicely via
aircraft scatter today 477km
90.6 1356 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) German play, as web. Beautiful
noise free peak on A/S 591km
92.8 1359 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID and YL info 477km
94.4 1402 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) German OM news 543km
101.7 1405 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) US accented news suddenly appearing
over Classic FM 386km
94.8 1734 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
97.4 1741 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) SWR4 ID and
soft pops 560km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Frequent meteor scatter overnight. 19 streams recorded. Clearly CRo Vltava and 88.6 Der Musiksender were the persistent stations. France Culture was also quite frequent. Lots of UNIDs too.
Tonight, the internet permitted me to record over two and half hours of streams overnight before cutting off! I must get on to Sky. Not had them a week and four complaints already: 1. Internet keeps dropping connection; 2. Our new ex-directory number is showing in CLI displays, and 3. Additional charges on the bill after being assured that there were no charges for moving (we have exactly the same setup). This is not good enough Sky!
I now realise that I need to fully configure a laptop for DXing and all DX related software as my main computer is still causing too much interference. I have added some additional ferrite rings on cables but this has not made a lot of difference.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
88.6 0038 AUT 88.6 Der Musiksender, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as web 1247km **
88.6 0046 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) Distinctive classical music, as web
984km
88.6 0110 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Mierlo/Torenweg-Alticom (nbr) YL business talk, as web.
Two second burst 406km **
88.6 0124 D Landeswelle Thüringen, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) Joan Armatrading song, as web
768km **
88.6 0134 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) French OM, as web 781km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
97.8 1242 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Ads, as web. Almost noise free aircraft
scatter 477km
90.2 1243 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) German OM, as web. Almost noise
free aircraft scatter 477km
99.4 1245 BEL Topradio, Gent/IVAGO Proeftuinstraat 43 (vlg-ovl) Lifting well above
the noise with dance music, as web 333km
102.0 1246 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Peaking nicely via
aircraft scatter today 477km
90.6 1356 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) German play, as web. Beautiful
noise free peak on A/S 591km
92.8 1359 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID and YL info 477km
94.4 1402 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) German OM news 543km
101.7 1405 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) US accented news suddenly appearing
over Classic FM 386km
94.8 1734 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web 560km
97.4 1741 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) SWR4 ID and
soft pops 560km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Frequent meteor scatter overnight. 19 streams recorded. Clearly CRo Vltava and 88.6 Der Musiksender were the persistent stations. France Culture was also quite frequent. Lots of UNIDs too.
Tonight, the internet permitted me to record over two and half hours of streams overnight before cutting off! I must get on to Sky. Not had them a week and four complaints already: 1. Internet keeps dropping connection; 2. Our new ex-directory number is showing in CLI displays, and 3. Additional charges on the bill after being assured that there were no charges for moving (we have exactly the same setup). This is not good enough Sky!
I now realise that I need to fully configure a laptop for DXing and all DX related software as my main computer is still causing too much interference. I have added some additional ferrite rings on cables but this has not made a lot of difference.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Skegness Log: 25-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.6 2338 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) Czech OM talking, as web 984km **
88.6 2348 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) French OM, as web. Five second burst
781km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
88.6 2338 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) Czech OM talking, as web 984km **
88.6 2348 F France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) French OM, as web. Five second burst
781km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Skegness Log: 23-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.9 0835 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) OM, as web 573km
92.2 0843 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Playing classical music! 365km
93.9 0844 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) ID and Bryan Ferry
song 318km
105.9 0849 G City Talk, Liverpool/Allerton Park (EN-MER) Off the back of the FM5!
John Keith Phone-in 215km
89.6 0850 F RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) French song,
as web 306km
89.6 0851 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Suddenly swamped RDL with Dutch song,
as web 295km
89.9 0853 D NDR Kultur, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Seems to be a regular at new QTH 694km
90.0 0854 D NDR Kultur, Aurich (nds) Appeared as 89.9 Bungsberg faded 478km
90.3 0855 D WDR 5, Nordhelle (nrw) OM talk, as web 553km
93.6 0857 BEL Club FM, Koolskamp/Watertoren (vlg-wvl) Dance music, as web 309km
93.8 0857 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Promo and ID 387km
95.4 0858 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Dutch OM business talk 358km
98.0 0900 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Vocal ID and bell, as 97.6 320km
98.7 0900 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Presumed as Dutch OM 407km
99.9 0901 BEL VRT Radio 1, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Dominant over Radio Norwich! 431km
102.0 0902 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM news, as 101.8 477km
104.7 0903 D WDR Eins Live, Nordhelle (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 553km
89.7 0951 D WDR 3, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Classical, as web 493km
90.2 0951 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Classical music, as web 477km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
88.9 0835 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) OM, as web 573km
92.2 0843 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Playing classical music! 365km
93.9 0844 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) ID and Bryan Ferry
song 318km
105.9 0849 G City Talk, Liverpool/Allerton Park (EN-MER) Off the back of the FM5!
John Keith Phone-in 215km
89.6 0850 F RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) French song,
as web 306km
89.6 0851 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Suddenly swamped RDL with Dutch song,
as web 295km
89.9 0853 D NDR Kultur, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Seems to be a regular at new QTH 694km
90.0 0854 D NDR Kultur, Aurich (nds) Appeared as 89.9 Bungsberg faded 478km
90.3 0855 D WDR 5, Nordhelle (nrw) OM talk, as web 553km
93.6 0857 BEL Club FM, Koolskamp/Watertoren (vlg-wvl) Dance music, as web 309km
93.8 0857 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Promo and ID 387km
95.4 0858 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Dutch OM business talk 358km
98.0 0900 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Vocal ID and bell, as 97.6 320km
98.7 0900 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Presumed as Dutch OM 407km
99.9 0901 BEL VRT Radio 1, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Dominant over Radio Norwich! 431km
102.0 0902 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM news, as 101.8 477km
104.7 0903 D WDR Eins Live, Nordhelle (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 553km
89.7 0951 D WDR 3, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Classical, as web 493km
90.2 0951 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Classical music, as web 477km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Friday, 21 February 2014
Skegness Log: 21-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.4 0147 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) String quartet, as web 607km
88.4 0441 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Classical music, as web. Not in //
with Bayern 2 at this time 843km
88.4 0641 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) OM financial news, as web 712km
Since my stream recordings were curtailed on the 20th, all at the same time, I thought I would do 88.4 again. The same thing happened again, at the same time. Hmmph! Maybe it's just Sky running broadband tests on this new connection - *if* that's what they really do. That's what they told me on the phone anyway. As luck would have it, only the same stations were logged as on the previous morning.
I managed very little listening during the daytime. Hopefully some more radio time soon.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
88.4 0147 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) String quartet, as web 607km
88.4 0441 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Classical music, as web. Not in //
with Bayern 2 at this time 843km
88.4 0641 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) OM financial news, as web 712km
Since my stream recordings were curtailed on the 20th, all at the same time, I thought I would do 88.4 again. The same thing happened again, at the same time. Hmmph! Maybe it's just Sky running broadband tests on this new connection - *if* that's what they really do. That's what they told me on the phone anyway. As luck would have it, only the same stations were logged as on the previous morning.
I managed very little listening during the daytime. Hopefully some more radio time soon.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Skegness Log: 20-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.4 0003 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) French OM, as web 607km **
88.4 0005 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) Presume Pfaffenberg. Piano music, as web 713km **
88.4 0013 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Lively symphony, as web 844km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
92.0 0858 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) German YL, as web. Over UNID pops 494km
90.6 0859 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) YL ID and Nachrichten.
Almost noise free 591km
93.2 0859 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Ad break, as web 591km
94.6 0901 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) German OM and YL in news,
as web 713km
90.2 0903 HOL 100% NL, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) ID and pops 334km
90.2 0904 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Coming up over 100%NL with classical,
as web 477km
100.8 0906 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Pops, as web. Almost noise free 484km
101.4 0910 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops and ID.
Nice peaks 431km
102.0 0912 BEL VRT MNM, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops, as web. Noise free on peak 431km
102.5 0916 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Pops, as web. Mixing unid French 361km
102.8 0916 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM, as web 456km
102.9 0919 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Eurythmics, as web 354km
107.8 0936 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) Guitar and singer, as web 713km
104.8 0938 HOL NPO Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Dutch OM, as web. Noise free 443km
104.6 0939 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) YL pop, as 90.2 313km
103.6 0940 HOL Radio 10, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Just poking above the mush,
as 103.8 321km
103.8 0940 HOL Radio 10, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Pops, as 87.7.
Or could be Tjerkgaast now 313km
100.4 0942 D WDR 2, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) POps, as web 538km
100.6 0954 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Pops,
as 101.4 376km
104.9 1036 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pop song, as web 479km
103.4 1044 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) V weak pops, as web 525km
89.9 1130 D NDR Kultur, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Gentle classical music,
as web 694km
91.1 1130 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Toto song, as web 543km
93.8 1133 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Robert Palmer song, as web 565km
97.0 1134 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) German YL, as web 591km
95.3 1143 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Long time no hear! Dutch music,
as 100.3 455km
100.3 1144 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Quite listenable at times.
As web 443km
90.2 1150 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Piano music, as web 477km
95.8 1150 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Boy band and ID 478km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
We are now (just about) settled at the new address. I am currently using a temporary Triax FM5 at rooftop height. Hopefully the 9.2 will be on a scaffolding pole above the rooftop very soon. Being only a few hundred yards from my old QTH I was pleased to discover that my grid square remains the same, so no need to start new logbooks. .
Good to hear Brocken on band 2 again. So far this has been daily on scatter. Pretty good going for the time of year. I think I can also hear Inselberg on 97.2, but it's way down in the FM mush. Good to hear Bungsberg again too.
Meteor scatter is still been very good for the time of year but my overnight session was cut short this morning when my internet connection mysteriously dropped and I lost all the streams after a couple of hours.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
88.4 0003 F France Culture, Bar-le-Duc/Willeroncourt (55) French OM, as web 607km **
88.4 0005 D Bayern 2, Pfaffenberg (bay) Presume Pfaffenberg. Piano music, as web 713km **
88.4 0013 D MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Lively symphony, as web 844km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
92.0 0858 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) German YL, as web. Over UNID pops 494km
90.6 0859 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) YL ID and Nachrichten.
Almost noise free 591km
93.2 0859 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Ad break, as web 591km
94.6 0901 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) German OM and YL in news,
as web 713km
90.2 0903 HOL 100% NL, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) ID and pops 334km
90.2 0904 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Coming up over 100%NL with classical,
as web 477km
100.8 0906 D WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Pops, as web. Almost noise free 484km
101.4 0910 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops and ID.
Nice peaks 431km
102.0 0912 BEL VRT MNM, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops, as web. Noise free on peak 431km
102.5 0916 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Pops, as web. Mixing unid French 361km
102.8 0916 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM, as web 456km
102.9 0919 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Eurythmics, as web 354km
107.8 0936 D MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) Guitar and singer, as web 713km
104.8 0938 HOL NPO Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Dutch OM, as web. Noise free 443km
104.6 0939 HOL 100% NL, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) YL pop, as 90.2 313km
103.6 0940 HOL Radio 10, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Just poking above the mush,
as 103.8 321km
103.8 0940 HOL Radio 10, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Pops, as 87.7.
Or could be Tjerkgaast now 313km
100.4 0942 D WDR 2, Bonn/Venusberg (nrw) POps, as web 538km
100.6 0954 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Pops,
as 101.4 376km
104.9 1036 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pop song, as web 479km
103.4 1044 D Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) V weak pops, as web 525km
89.9 1130 D NDR Kultur, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) Gentle classical music,
as web 694km
91.1 1130 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Toto song, as web 543km
93.8 1133 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Robert Palmer song, as web 565km
97.0 1134 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) German YL, as web 591km
95.3 1143 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Long time no hear! Dutch music,
as 100.3 455km
100.3 1144 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Quite listenable at times.
As web 443km
90.2 1150 D NDR Kultur, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Piano music, as web 477km
95.8 1150 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Boy band and ID 478km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
We are now (just about) settled at the new address. I am currently using a temporary Triax FM5 at rooftop height. Hopefully the 9.2 will be on a scaffolding pole above the rooftop very soon. Being only a few hundred yards from my old QTH I was pleased to discover that my grid square remains the same, so no need to start new logbooks. .
Good to hear Brocken on band 2 again. So far this has been daily on scatter. Pretty good going for the time of year. I think I can also hear Inselberg on 97.2, but it's way down in the FM mush. Good to hear Bungsberg again too.
Meteor scatter is still been very good for the time of year but my overnight session was cut short this morning when my internet connection mysteriously dropped and I lost all the streams after a couple of hours.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, four meters AGL, currently fixed horizontally to the south-east.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Settled In Our New Home At Last!
On Monday 10th February, we were handed the keys to our new property. It was all very short notice, but that's what we expected anyway. Luckily, we had already prepared as much as we could by getting a lot of the packing done in advance. We were then given an official period of two weeks to vacate the old place - plenty of time! This is day ten of fourteen and we are almost done. All that remains is a spot of last-minute tidying at the old place, making sure it's left in a clean condition and then a couple of journeys to the skips and that's the lot!
We took it upon ourselves to do the removals ourselves, excluding the larger and heavier items of course which we trusted to a local "Man With A Van", who did a great job. This saved us a small fortune, although it meant taking about 25 car journeys to transfer the rest of our belongings. The new place is still in town and, as luck would have it, even in the same locator square, so I don't feel the need to create new logbooks from scratch.
Before moving to the new address, we made a few visits to check everything out, not least listening for any amounts of electrical noise which might be a nuisance to our radio listening. I know this is not the best reason for choosing or declining a property, but it's one of the things we considered.
The new place has two rooms less, but they are actually slightly larger. Hmm - that means the carpets won't fit. Damn! Thanks to a little bit of improvisation though we managed to work a way around this. We had a few roll ends and offcuts we'd saved from the last place after the carpet people had fitted them. I am pretty good at fitting carpets so that side of things is nicely taken care of.
To recap. The main reason for our move was the shocking rent increase and bedroom tax, so we have Mr Cameron and Co. to thank. We were getting into a mess with things and they were only going to get worse, so it was a decision we had made a few months ago. We had looked around a few places and had even considered another swap, but we left the old housing association and decided to risk it with a new landlord to increase the possibilities. Another factor which had encouraged us to move was the terrible problems we had endured from our old neighbours for three years.
The new place is a detached bungalow, which means we don't have any neighbours! :O) It seemed to be the right thing to do. It was more affordable too, being slightly smaller. There are gardens all around the new property and, thanks to some clever planning, none of the nearest neighbours' windows look into our property, so we are quite well out of the way.
But what about radio? It's less than a mile from the beach and this shows beautifully across band 2. Continental signals are stronger and, one of the most important things for me, there is no noise across the band either. It's the same for medium wave too! I can hear really weak signals on band 2, lifting out of the noise with the greatest of ease and I have only been using a Triax FM5 one metre above the ground during a few random listening tests. The more 'regular' continentals have all been noise free. In fact it's so quiet, it's been like listening on one of my remote radio camping trips. German transmitters at Aurich, Lingen, Osnabruck, Steinkimmen, Langenburg, Kleve, Aachen, Bonn, Munster and Bremen have all been providing noise-free signals on peak. The big question is, how long will it last? Well, as has often been said, nothing is guaranteed. Noise can appear at any time. We're all living with that ticking time bomb regarding noise these days. I am just keeping my fingers crossed it will last.
Finally, I raised the FM5 to rooftop height this afternoon. The elements are still entangled in the conifers so I need to cut some of this away. Since raising this I found can hear Brocken again! This has been absent for almost two years at the old place due to the noise. How nice to be hearing it again, albeit down in the mush, but it's clear enough. I also think I heard DLR Kultur from Inselberg on 97.2 a few minutes ago. There are other very weak signals I can only guess about so, noise permitting, the new QTH looks like being a lot of radio fun. Fingers crossed it lasts!
We took it upon ourselves to do the removals ourselves, excluding the larger and heavier items of course which we trusted to a local "Man With A Van", who did a great job. This saved us a small fortune, although it meant taking about 25 car journeys to transfer the rest of our belongings. The new place is still in town and, as luck would have it, even in the same locator square, so I don't feel the need to create new logbooks from scratch.
Before moving to the new address, we made a few visits to check everything out, not least listening for any amounts of electrical noise which might be a nuisance to our radio listening. I know this is not the best reason for choosing or declining a property, but it's one of the things we considered.
The new place has two rooms less, but they are actually slightly larger. Hmm - that means the carpets won't fit. Damn! Thanks to a little bit of improvisation though we managed to work a way around this. We had a few roll ends and offcuts we'd saved from the last place after the carpet people had fitted them. I am pretty good at fitting carpets so that side of things is nicely taken care of.
To recap. The main reason for our move was the shocking rent increase and bedroom tax, so we have Mr Cameron and Co. to thank. We were getting into a mess with things and they were only going to get worse, so it was a decision we had made a few months ago. We had looked around a few places and had even considered another swap, but we left the old housing association and decided to risk it with a new landlord to increase the possibilities. Another factor which had encouraged us to move was the terrible problems we had endured from our old neighbours for three years.
The new place is a detached bungalow, which means we don't have any neighbours! :O) It seemed to be the right thing to do. It was more affordable too, being slightly smaller. There are gardens all around the new property and, thanks to some clever planning, none of the nearest neighbours' windows look into our property, so we are quite well out of the way.
But what about radio? It's less than a mile from the beach and this shows beautifully across band 2. Continental signals are stronger and, one of the most important things for me, there is no noise across the band either. It's the same for medium wave too! I can hear really weak signals on band 2, lifting out of the noise with the greatest of ease and I have only been using a Triax FM5 one metre above the ground during a few random listening tests. The more 'regular' continentals have all been noise free. In fact it's so quiet, it's been like listening on one of my remote radio camping trips. German transmitters at Aurich, Lingen, Osnabruck, Steinkimmen, Langenburg, Kleve, Aachen, Bonn, Munster and Bremen have all been providing noise-free signals on peak. The big question is, how long will it last? Well, as has often been said, nothing is guaranteed. Noise can appear at any time. We're all living with that ticking time bomb regarding noise these days. I am just keeping my fingers crossed it will last.
Finally, I raised the FM5 to rooftop height this afternoon. The elements are still entangled in the conifers so I need to cut some of this away. Since raising this I found can hear Brocken again! This has been absent for almost two years at the old place due to the noise. How nice to be hearing it again, albeit down in the mush, but it's clear enough. I also think I heard DLR Kultur from Inselberg on 97.2 a few minutes ago. There are other very weak signals I can only guess about so, noise permitting, the new QTH looks like being a lot of radio fun. Fingers crossed it lasts!
Monday, 10 February 2014
A Word Of Warning About Aerial Contractors & Specialist Antennas
With just two days to go before our house move, I had arranged for a friend to visit and take down my aerial, rotator and mast. This is not a big job as it is easy to climb on the roof of the bungalow with a small set of ladders. I was keen to get this lot removed before we vacated the property in case our old neighbour vandalised anything, which he probably would have done. Click here for an account of the things he got up to while we were living there and you'll understand our concerns.
We had two weeks to vacate the old bungalow after signing for our new one, which meant that we temporarily had two properties, but because of the problems we'd had at the old place, we were just keen to move out the moment we got the keys for the new one, then we could move any the valuables and sleep soundly at our new address.
Unfortunately, high winds and heavy rain prevented my friend from climbing on the roof on the day so he abandoned this until the following day. The next day arrived, with winds much calmer, but here comes another 'unfortunately', as he found he hadn't got the nerve to climb on the roof. This was becoming frustrating, but I'm glad he admitted to this as it's better to be safe than sorry. So this meant I had to get a local aerial contractor to do the job. I found a national company who appeared to be reputable.
Moving ahead to the following morning. Two bods arrived from a local aerial contractors complete with professionally signwritten and well-stocked Transit van. In other words, they looked the part. It was windy again, but the two bods wasted no time and got the ladders up and climbed on to the roof. They scratched their head and tried to work out how best to take everything down. Remembering how Andrew Webster had got the 9.2 and rotator on the mast, I tried to help by shouting up to them, explaining the reverse procedure in order to help the bods. There was silence! Eventually, they grunted. I couldn't hear them. Shouting up to the again (it was windy) they replied, sarcastically, "Yeah mate, we've never taken down a fuck**g aerial before". To say that I am now fearing for the safety of the equipment would be putting it mildly. I tried to communicate with these bods but they were intent on ignoring me. In my head, I am considering a course of action for compensation and I am beginning to accept that I might have to say goodbye to the antenna and the rotator.
Things got worse. They decided to lower the mast with the aerial and rotator still on it. I was now getting worried as this would result in the reflectors resting on the roof and possibly getting bent with the huge weight. The mast includes an aluminium scaffolding pole, a weighted (for balance) Korner 9.2 antenna and a Yaesu G-5500 rotator. This alone is approaching the weight of an adult. The fact that the whole structure was extremely top heavy caused me even more concern.
For some inexplicable reason, they took the reflectors off the 9.2, leaving the directors still mounted through the rotator. Then they REMOVED the bolts on the TK brackets while the bod on the ladder took the entire weight in ONE HAND! The other bod is still on the roof steadying the whole lopsided structure which is now being lowered groundward. The bod on the roof is about to let go! It got worse still. The bod on the ladder shouted me to grab the bottom of the scaffolding pole while he lowered it to me! WHAAAAAT? Not only am I now VERY concerned for the equipment, but I am also concerned for our loves as my wife and I attempt to grab the bottom of the pole!
With middle bod holding the bottom of the scaffolding pole, Jane and I stretch hard to grab the bottom of the pole, which is now about six feet above the ground.
Don't ask me how but, somehow, the whole structure was gradually lowered down and reached the ground. All I can say is that the middle bod must have had immense strength and an outstanding skill of balance, using just the one hand, that he managed to guide everything down safely. I then uttered a MASSIVE sigh of relief! This could have so easily gone wrong.
Needless to say, I will NOT be using Aerial Solutions for any future aerial jobs.
We had two weeks to vacate the old bungalow after signing for our new one, which meant that we temporarily had two properties, but because of the problems we'd had at the old place, we were just keen to move out the moment we got the keys for the new one, then we could move any the valuables and sleep soundly at our new address.
Unfortunately, high winds and heavy rain prevented my friend from climbing on the roof on the day so he abandoned this until the following day. The next day arrived, with winds much calmer, but here comes another 'unfortunately', as he found he hadn't got the nerve to climb on the roof. This was becoming frustrating, but I'm glad he admitted to this as it's better to be safe than sorry. So this meant I had to get a local aerial contractor to do the job. I found a national company who appeared to be reputable.
Moving ahead to the following morning. Two bods arrived from a local aerial contractors complete with professionally signwritten and well-stocked Transit van. In other words, they looked the part. It was windy again, but the two bods wasted no time and got the ladders up and climbed on to the roof. They scratched their head and tried to work out how best to take everything down. Remembering how Andrew Webster had got the 9.2 and rotator on the mast, I tried to help by shouting up to them, explaining the reverse procedure in order to help the bods. There was silence! Eventually, they grunted. I couldn't hear them. Shouting up to the again (it was windy) they replied, sarcastically, "Yeah mate, we've never taken down a fuck**g aerial before". To say that I am now fearing for the safety of the equipment would be putting it mildly. I tried to communicate with these bods but they were intent on ignoring me. In my head, I am considering a course of action for compensation and I am beginning to accept that I might have to say goodbye to the antenna and the rotator.
Things got worse. They decided to lower the mast with the aerial and rotator still on it. I was now getting worried as this would result in the reflectors resting on the roof and possibly getting bent with the huge weight. The mast includes an aluminium scaffolding pole, a weighted (for balance) Korner 9.2 antenna and a Yaesu G-5500 rotator. This alone is approaching the weight of an adult. The fact that the whole structure was extremely top heavy caused me even more concern.
For some inexplicable reason, they took the reflectors off the 9.2, leaving the directors still mounted through the rotator. Then they REMOVED the bolts on the TK brackets while the bod on the ladder took the entire weight in ONE HAND! The other bod is still on the roof steadying the whole lopsided structure which is now being lowered groundward. The bod on the roof is about to let go! It got worse still. The bod on the ladder shouted me to grab the bottom of the scaffolding pole while he lowered it to me! WHAAAAAT? Not only am I now VERY concerned for the equipment, but I am also concerned for our loves as my wife and I attempt to grab the bottom of the pole!
With middle bod holding the bottom of the scaffolding pole, Jane and I stretch hard to grab the bottom of the pole, which is now about six feet above the ground.
Don't ask me how but, somehow, the whole structure was gradually lowered down and reached the ground. All I can say is that the middle bod must have had immense strength and an outstanding skill of balance, using just the one hand, that he managed to guide everything down safely. I then uttered a MASSIVE sigh of relief! This could have so easily gone wrong.
Needless to say, I will NOT be using Aerial Solutions for any future aerial jobs.
Skegness Log: 10-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
91.7 0739 BEL VRT Radio 1, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Pops, as web 376km
93.8 0740 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Rock track, as web 565km
89.6 0747 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) OM, as web 295km
90.5 0753 BEL RTBF Vivacité, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) French OM ads, as web 459km
90.8 0754 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Queens Save Me song, as web 441km
93.5 0757 D WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) Ad break, as web 554km
96.1 0759 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) IDs in promo 397km
97.5 0759 BEL VRT Radio 2, Schoten (vlg-ant) Good Morning, Radio 2, Jingle ID and YL news 354km
103.8 0809 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) YL ID 554km
Well, that's it. DXing officially concludes at this address. My final scan across the band before unplugging the FM5.
The 9.2 comes down today. This wasn't possible over the weekend due to high winds.
I'll be offline for two weeks before Sky broadband is installed at the new address so I'll probably use wi-fi from one of the local coffee shops. It's a pity this couldn't have been arranged with more notice but we had no official confirmation that were moving until last Friday. We have a two week window in which to vacate the old address, which gives us thirteen days more than last time!
See you soon!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
91.7 0739 BEL VRT Radio 1, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Pops, as web 376km
93.8 0740 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Rock track, as web 565km
89.6 0747 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) OM, as web 295km
90.5 0753 BEL RTBF Vivacité, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) French OM ads, as web 459km
90.8 0754 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Queens Save Me song, as web 441km
93.5 0757 D WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) Ad break, as web 554km
96.1 0759 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) IDs in promo 397km
97.5 0759 BEL VRT Radio 2, Schoten (vlg-ant) Good Morning, Radio 2, Jingle ID and YL news 354km
103.8 0809 D WDR 4, Nordhelle (nrw) YL ID 554km
Well, that's it. DXing officially concludes at this address. My final scan across the band before unplugging the FM5.
The 9.2 comes down today. This wasn't possible over the weekend due to high winds.
I'll be offline for two weeks before Sky broadband is installed at the new address so I'll probably use wi-fi from one of the local coffee shops. It's a pity this couldn't have been arranged with more notice but we had no official confirmation that were moving until last Friday. We have a two week window in which to vacate the old address, which gives us thirteen days more than last time!
See you soon!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Sunday, 9 February 2014
Skegness Log: 09-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
102.5 0035 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pop song, as web 834km **
102.5 0037 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 648km **
102.5 0047 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) German song, as web 648km
102.5 0109 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Gerry And The Pacemakers, as web.
Two second burst 865km **
102.5 0122 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Jack Michaelson's Bad,
as web 834km
102.5 0135 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Eurodisco style, as web 648km
102.5 0144 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) John Paul Young's Love Is
In The Air 648km
102.5 0146 E RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Crooning song, as web 1199km **
102.5 0150 D Antenne Thüringen, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) Toto's Africa, as web 854km **
102.5 0157 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Lady Blah Blah's Alehandro,
as web 834km
102.5 0212 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Fairground Attraction's Perfect
865km
102.5 0219 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Michael Sembello's Maniac,
as web 1247km **
102.5 0220 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) The Beloved's Sweet harmony,
as web 834km
102.5 0229 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) OM DJ, as web 648km
102.5 0232 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0249 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Robbie Williams' Shes
The One, as web. First of three in a four second meteor burst 1247km
102.5 0249 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites. A Romanian
Julio Iglesias, as web **
102.5 0255 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) OM DJ, as web 648km
102.5 0308 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0309 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0313 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Dark pops song, as web 834km
102.5 0322 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Jack Michaelson's Thriller,
as web 834km
102.5 0326 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Jack Michaelson's Thriller,
as web 834km
102.5 0333 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as web 1247km
102.5 0403 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pop song, as web 834km
102.5 0405 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops song, as web 834km
102.5 0407 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Katy Perry, as web.
Four second burst 1247km
102.5 0409 D Antenne Thüringen, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) John Farnham's You're
The Voice, as web 854km
102.5 0420 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Robert Palmer song,
as web
102.5 0435 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0438 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites YL song, as web
102.5 0439 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Male presenter,
as web
102.5 0440 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Soft rock song, as web 865km
102.5 0453 E RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Spanish OM on phone, as web 1199km
102.5 0454 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Phil Collins' Groovy Kind Of Love,
as web 865km
102.5 0512 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pop song, as web 834km
102.5 0518 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Euro style pop, as web 865km
102.5 0522 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl,
as web. Three second burst 834km
102.5 0540 RUS Radio Mayak, Kaliningrad/Ul. Shevchenko 2 (KA) Bruce Springsteen's
High Hopes, as web 1329km **
102.5 0551 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Robbie Williams' Angels,
as web 1247km
102.5 0623 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Abba's Chiquitita,
as web
102.5 0707 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 648km
102.5 0713 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) German song, as web 648km
102.5 0719 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Partial ID, "Radio Siebenland",
as web 834km
102.5 0720 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Part of promo, as web 648km
102.5 0819 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Cheesy pop track, as web 834km
102.5 0853 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Phil Collins track, as web.
Six second burst 834km
102.5 0900 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) ID on the hour 834km
102.5 1008 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Romanian OM,
as web. Twelve second burst
102.5 1014 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Local song, as web.
Thirteen second burst
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.6 1115 HOL 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Spice Girls song, as web 408km
102.8 1116 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM, as web 456km
102.0 1117 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM and YL, as 102.8 477km
98.1 1120 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) German YL, as web 554km
104.1 1127 BEL Joe FM, Egem (vlg-wvl) 90s rock roll track, as web 309km
102.9 1128 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Jack Michaelson song,
as web 354km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Thank you Tim Bucknall in Congleton for suggesting 102.5 for an overnight meteor session. This was a VERY productive frequency. To emphasize this, I logged all stations identified next their web streams (I recorded 17 overnight). Again, it's a little repetitive, but hopefully it paints a clear picture of what's happening. Tim was curious to learn if I would receive Kaliningrad and I am very pleased to report that I did indeed receive this rare 'country'. Bruce Springsteen's "High Hopes" appeared at 0540 and I was able to confirm that this was exactly the same as the Radio Mayak web stream which I recorded throughout the entire night. Ten hours of each stream were recorded in total. That's 170 hours of audio. I decided to have one last big blow out before tomorrow's move. Just about everything is packed and ready to go.
All this was possible, despite the garden FM5 receiving some noise over the last 24 hours, more so than it has done previously. Things are really getting bad here. I just hope the move to the new property proves to be far less noisy. At least I will have a greater choice of places to mount the 9.2.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
102.5 0035 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pop song, as web 834km **
102.5 0037 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 648km **
102.5 0047 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) German song, as web 648km
102.5 0109 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Gerry And The Pacemakers, as web.
Two second burst 865km **
102.5 0122 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Jack Michaelson's Bad,
as web 834km
102.5 0135 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Eurodisco style, as web 648km
102.5 0144 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) John Paul Young's Love Is
In The Air 648km
102.5 0146 E RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Crooning song, as web 1199km **
102.5 0150 D Antenne Thüringen, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) Toto's Africa, as web 854km **
102.5 0157 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Lady Blah Blah's Alehandro,
as web 834km
102.5 0212 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Fairground Attraction's Perfect
865km
102.5 0219 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Michael Sembello's Maniac,
as web 1247km **
102.5 0220 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) The Beloved's Sweet harmony,
as web 834km
102.5 0229 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) OM DJ, as web 648km
102.5 0232 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0249 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Robbie Williams' Shes
The One, as web. First of three in a four second meteor burst 1247km
102.5 0249 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites. A Romanian
Julio Iglesias, as web **
102.5 0255 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) OM DJ, as web 648km
102.5 0308 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0309 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0313 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Dark pops song, as web 834km
102.5 0322 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Jack Michaelson's Thriller,
as web 834km
102.5 0326 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Jack Michaelson's Thriller,
as web 834km
102.5 0333 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Pops, as web 1247km
102.5 0403 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pop song, as web 834km
102.5 0405 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops song, as web 834km
102.5 0407 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Katy Perry, as web.
Four second burst 1247km
102.5 0409 D Antenne Thüringen, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) John Farnham's You're
The Voice, as web 854km
102.5 0420 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Robert Palmer song,
as web
102.5 0435 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pops, as web 834km
102.5 0438 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites YL song, as web
102.5 0439 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Male presenter,
as web
102.5 0440 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Soft rock song, as web 865km
102.5 0453 E RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Spanish OM on phone, as web 1199km
102.5 0454 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Phil Collins' Groovy Kind Of Love,
as web 865km
102.5 0512 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Pop song, as web 834km
102.5 0518 D NDR 1 Radio MV, Garz (Rügen) (mev) Euro style pop, as web 865km
102.5 0522 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl,
as web. Three second burst 834km
102.5 0540 RUS Radio Mayak, Kaliningrad/Ul. Shevchenko 2 (KA) Bruce Springsteen's
High Hopes, as web 1329km **
102.5 0551 AUT Radio Ö24 (Wien), Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Robbie Williams' Angels,
as web 1247km
102.5 0623 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Abba's Chiquitita,
as web
102.5 0707 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web 648km
102.5 0713 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) German song, as web 648km
102.5 0719 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Partial ID, "Radio Siebenland",
as web 834km
102.5 0720 D hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Part of promo, as web 648km
102.5 0819 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Cheesy pop track, as web 834km
102.5 0853 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) Phil Collins track, as web.
Six second burst 834km
102.5 0900 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) ID on the hour 834km
102.5 1008 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Romanian OM,
as web. Twelve second burst
102.5 1014 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Five possible sites Local song, as web.
Thirteen second burst
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.6 1115 HOL 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Spice Girls song, as web 408km
102.8 1116 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM, as web 456km
102.0 1117 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Lingen-Damaschke (nds) OM and YL, as 102.8 477km
98.1 1120 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) German YL, as web 554km
104.1 1127 BEL Joe FM, Egem (vlg-wvl) 90s rock roll track, as web 309km
102.9 1128 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Jack Michaelson song,
as web 354km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Thank you Tim Bucknall in Congleton for suggesting 102.5 for an overnight meteor session. This was a VERY productive frequency. To emphasize this, I logged all stations identified next their web streams (I recorded 17 overnight). Again, it's a little repetitive, but hopefully it paints a clear picture of what's happening. Tim was curious to learn if I would receive Kaliningrad and I am very pleased to report that I did indeed receive this rare 'country'. Bruce Springsteen's "High Hopes" appeared at 0540 and I was able to confirm that this was exactly the same as the Radio Mayak web stream which I recorded throughout the entire night. Ten hours of each stream were recorded in total. That's 170 hours of audio. I decided to have one last big blow out before tomorrow's move. Just about everything is packed and ready to go.
All this was possible, despite the garden FM5 receiving some noise over the last 24 hours, more so than it has done previously. Things are really getting bad here. I just hope the move to the new property proves to be far less noisy. At least I will have a greater choice of places to mount the 9.2.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Saturday, 8 February 2014
Skegness Log: 08-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
105.1 0610 F France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) Presume Perpignan as this is
a regular via MS on their other frequencies 1202km **
105.1 0708 F France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) French YL, as web 1202km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
89.0 0915 BEL VRT MNM, Schoten (vlg-ant) ID and ads 354km
93.8 0917 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dance music, as 88.2 387km
94.7 0917 HOL Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Classical music,
as 94.8. No Lille 313km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
105.1 0610 F France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) Presume Perpignan as this is
a regular via MS on their other frequencies 1202km **
105.1 0708 F France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) French YL, as web 1202km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
89.0 0915 BEL VRT MNM, Schoten (vlg-ant) ID and ads 354km
93.8 0917 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dance music, as 88.2 387km
94.7 0917 HOL Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Classical music,
as 94.8. No Lille 313km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Some Tropo For The Weekend, Sir?
Tropo Anybody?
This is the Hepburn Tropo Forecast map for 0600 today. As you will note, there are no colours (no tropo activity expected) on the map AT ALL! It's the first tropo-lacking map I have ever seen in years of watching the William Hepburn forecasts for on north-western Europe!
A few days ago, Nick Gilly in Whitchurch, Hapmshire told me about another of these maps showing zero colours. He commented it was the first totally grey map he too had seen on the site.
There are usually some colours somewhere. It shows how disturbed conditions are currently.
Roll on summer!
Friday, 7 February 2014
Skegness Log: 07-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
105.2 0119 D Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) Donna Lewis song, as web 970km **
105.2 0334 D Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) Paul McCartney and Michael
Jackson song, as web 970km
105.2 0422 D Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) Rolling Stones Satisfaction,
as web. Two successive bursts 970km
105.2 0530 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Ellie Goulding song,
as web 755km **
105.2 0616 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Part of Big FM jingle
heard 755km
105.2 0636 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Different Ellie
Goulding song, as web. Four second burst 755km
105.2 0730 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) OM talking over music,
as web 951km **
105.2 0743 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Black Eyed Sprouts
song, as web. Four second burst 755km
105.2 0807 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Swedish Bungalow
Mafia, as web 951km
93.8 1213 D SWR2, Waldenbyrg or Saarburg William Tell Overture, as web **
105.3 1240 HNG MR 3 Bartok Radio, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Distinctive classical
music, as web 1461km **
105.5 2133 F France Info, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) French OM on phone, as web 1104km **
105.5 2146 F France Info, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) French YL, as web 1104km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I discovered a great little tool this morning (for people who can't handle basic arithmetic like me) by the name of Time Calculator.
After realising I had made a couple of errors with my time calculations I searched for something which did it for me - accurately! This is the problem I have found. When I begin my overnight recordings in WaveLab, I name the file according to the date and the start time of that particular recording. All meteor bursts are clearly visible along the timeline, which has hours and minutes marked along it. You can in fact change the start time in WaveLab to something meaningful, thus producing the actual correct time along the timeline, but this has never worked for me. So "00:00" might correspond to a correct time of 01:45" and therefore "02:15" will correspond to "04:00", as examples. The problem is, as I quickly discovered this morning, that my calculations were going wrong and I was out by an hour, etc. If I had two brains cells I might be better at this (or dangerous, as they say), but this little web calculator does the calculations for you. You enter the actual start time of the recording and then you enter the hours and minutes given on the timeline which correspond to a meteor burst. I think I will be using this regularly now.
Two days to the house move! The 9.2 antenna should be coming down today providing the weather stays calm. I might be out of action for a short while, but I will try to do what I did when we moved here and put up an FM3 on day one and try a quick bandscan, time permitting (Jane insists!)
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
105.2 0119 D Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) Donna Lewis song, as web 970km **
105.2 0334 D Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) Paul McCartney and Michael
Jackson song, as web 970km
105.2 0422 D Radio Arabella, München-Ismaning (bay) Rolling Stones Satisfaction,
as web. Two successive bursts 970km
105.2 0530 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Ellie Goulding song,
as web 755km **
105.2 0616 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Part of Big FM jingle
heard 755km
105.2 0636 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Different Ellie
Goulding song, as web. Four second burst 755km
105.2 0730 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) OM talking over music,
as web 951km **
105.2 0743 D big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Black Eyed Sprouts
song, as web. Four second burst 755km
105.2 0807 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Swedish Bungalow
Mafia, as web 951km
93.8 1213 D SWR2, Waldenbyrg or Saarburg William Tell Overture, as web **
105.3 1240 HNG MR 3 Bartok Radio, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) Distinctive classical
music, as web 1461km **
105.5 2133 F France Info, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) French OM on phone, as web 1104km **
105.5 2146 F France Info, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) French YL, as web 1104km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I discovered a great little tool this morning (for people who can't handle basic arithmetic like me) by the name of Time Calculator.
After realising I had made a couple of errors with my time calculations I searched for something which did it for me - accurately! This is the problem I have found. When I begin my overnight recordings in WaveLab, I name the file according to the date and the start time of that particular recording. All meteor bursts are clearly visible along the timeline, which has hours and minutes marked along it. You can in fact change the start time in WaveLab to something meaningful, thus producing the actual correct time along the timeline, but this has never worked for me. So "00:00" might correspond to a correct time of 01:45" and therefore "02:15" will correspond to "04:00", as examples. The problem is, as I quickly discovered this morning, that my calculations were going wrong and I was out by an hour, etc. If I had two brains cells I might be better at this (or dangerous, as they say), but this little web calculator does the calculations for you. You enter the actual start time of the recording and then you enter the hours and minutes given on the timeline which correspond to a meteor burst. I think I will be using this regularly now.
Two days to the house move! The 9.2 antenna should be coming down today providing the weather stays calm. I might be out of action for a short while, but I will try to do what I did when we moved here and put up an FM3 on day one and try a quick bandscan, time permitting (Jane insists!)
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Thursday, 6 February 2014
Skegness Log: 06-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
105.3 0045 AUT Kronehit, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) Advert, as web 1182km **
105.3 0113 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) German YL, as web 733km **
105.3 0138 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) Crooning song, as web. Seven second burst 740km **
105.3 0142 I RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Romagnese/Monte Calenzone (pv) Italian female
vocalist, as web 1132km **
105.3 0204 F France Info, Marseille/Petite Etoile (13) OM talking about the
UK, as web. Two second burst 1148km **
91.0 0903 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ad break. Sudden burst
lifted well above aircraft scatter 334km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
105.3 0816 HOL Radio 1, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) YL talk, as web 455km
90.6 0818 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) German YL, as 107.1 591km
107.1 0819 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) Almost noise free. German YL 565km
97.5 0830 BEL VRT Radio 2, Schoten (vlg-ant) Pops, as 98.6 354km
97.9 0831 BEL VRT Radio 2, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops, as 98.6 431km
100.3 0832 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) News and ads, L Een ID 443km
93.3 0835 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Light pops, as web 421km
89.9 0849 F France Musique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) Classical, as 88.7, beaming east! 564km
90.0 0850 HOL 100% NL, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Lively song, as 90.2 366km
93.9 0851 D WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Light pops, as web 484km
96.3 0855 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Rock song, as web 366km
91.0 0901 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ad break, as web 334km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
105.3 0045 AUT Kronehit, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie) Advert, as web 1182km **
105.3 0113 D B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) German YL, as web 733km **
105.3 0138 D NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) Crooning song, as web. Seven second burst 740km **
105.3 0142 I RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Romagnese/Monte Calenzone (pv) Italian female
vocalist, as web 1132km **
105.3 0204 F France Info, Marseille/Petite Etoile (13) OM talking about the
UK, as web. Two second burst 1148km **
91.0 0903 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ad break. Sudden burst
lifted well above aircraft scatter 334km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
105.3 0816 HOL Radio 1, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) YL talk, as web 455km
90.6 0818 D WDR 5, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) German YL, as 107.1 591km
107.1 0819 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) Almost noise free. German YL 565km
97.5 0830 BEL VRT Radio 2, Schoten (vlg-ant) Pops, as 98.6 354km
97.9 0831 BEL VRT Radio 2, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Pops, as 98.6 431km
100.3 0832 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) News and ads, L Een ID 443km
93.3 0835 D WDR 2, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Light pops, as web 421km
89.9 0849 F France Musique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) Classical, as 88.7, beaming east! 564km
90.0 0850 HOL 100% NL, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Lively song, as 90.2 366km
93.9 0851 D WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Light pops, as web 484km
96.3 0855 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Rock song, as web 366km
91.0 0901 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Ad break, as web 334km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Moving House Again
It's only just over three years ago since we last moved. This time we are moving for two reasons.
1. We are struggling to afford to rent the place we are in now.
2. Nobody should have to suffer with neighbours like ours. They have been relentless in their destruction of our property, last week breaking the windows on our car.
Actually, I could add a third reason.
3. There is now so much electrical noise getting into my antennas at the current property that my rooftop antenna has become unusable. This is not a sole reason for moving of course, but it's a problem I will be happy to see the back of.
Our new property does seem a lot quieter, electrically, based on two visits and brief listening sessions yesterday using a modified Degen DE1103, one in session in mid-afternoon, the other mid-evening. In fact, it seems ultra quiet on both medium wave and band 2. I'm sure there will be *some* noise at some point as nobody seems to escape this modern evil anymore, not unless they are very lucky. Time can only tell.
Our neighbours have been something else. Their behaviour has always been erratic. Friendly one minute, aggressive the next. Why they have taken it upon themselves to make our lives a misery we have no idea. We have done nothing to cause this. We even used to be quite good friends at one time and go out socially.
The new location is like an oasis in a sea of urban sprawl. It's a detached property and has gardens all round it. Although it is surrounded by other housing, it is quite enclosed at the end of a footpath and is blocked from view by tall conifers and high fencing. There are fairly long gardens on two sides of the property so there is potential for hiding a few antennas. It's very modern but not as big as our current property. We will miss the open views we have enjoyed across the fields here.
So there are pros and cos, but isn't that always the case?
1. We are struggling to afford to rent the place we are in now.
2. Nobody should have to suffer with neighbours like ours. They have been relentless in their destruction of our property, last week breaking the windows on our car.
Actually, I could add a third reason.
3. There is now so much electrical noise getting into my antennas at the current property that my rooftop antenna has become unusable. This is not a sole reason for moving of course, but it's a problem I will be happy to see the back of.
Our new property does seem a lot quieter, electrically, based on two visits and brief listening sessions yesterday using a modified Degen DE1103, one in session in mid-afternoon, the other mid-evening. In fact, it seems ultra quiet on both medium wave and band 2. I'm sure there will be *some* noise at some point as nobody seems to escape this modern evil anymore, not unless they are very lucky. Time can only tell.
Our neighbours have been something else. Their behaviour has always been erratic. Friendly one minute, aggressive the next. Why they have taken it upon themselves to make our lives a misery we have no idea. We have done nothing to cause this. We even used to be quite good friends at one time and go out socially.
The new location is like an oasis in a sea of urban sprawl. It's a detached property and has gardens all round it. Although it is surrounded by other housing, it is quite enclosed at the end of a footpath and is blocked from view by tall conifers and high fencing. There are fairly long gardens on two sides of the property so there is potential for hiding a few antennas. It's very modern but not as big as our current property. We will miss the open views we have enjoyed across the fields here.
So there are pros and cos, but isn't that always the case?
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Skegness Log: 05-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.4 0136 POL Radio Zet, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Polish song, as web. two second burst
1530km **
107.4 0137 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Slow pops,
as web 591km **
107.4 0142 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) Distinctive jazzy
piece, as web 1543km **
107.4 0217 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) More jazz, as web.
Six second burst 1543km
107.4 0239 POL Radio Zet, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) OM, as web. Four second burst 1530km
107.4 0337 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) Jazz version of
Lets face The Music And Dance, as web 1543km
107.4 0617 D Hitradio Ohr, Lahr/Schutterlindenberg (bwü) Trance/rock epic,
as web 752km **
107.4 0711 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) Italian rap, as web
1543km
107.4 0844 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) YL presenter, as web.
On local announcement slot 508km **
107.4 0935 D delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Rihanna song, as web 647km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
87.6 0726 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) New site? Triggerfinger,
as web 288km **
87.9 0729 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Mika song, ID 303km
100.0 0747 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) German song, as 101.3 494km
102.5 0755 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Jingle ID after phone caller. Noise free briefly 361km
94.8 0757 HOL Radio 4, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Classical music, as web 408km
107.9 0759 D WDR Eins Live, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) ID and news 494km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Poor aircraft scatter conditions today. Perhaps not surprising considering the atrocious weather. The winds didn't batter the east coast too badly overnight but I understand there is a more vigourous storm system working its way across the Atlantic for Saturday.
On the meteor side, one of the NRW local stations was a regular visitor to 107.4, but since there are several stations which carry the same overnight programme it is impossible to know which one/s were received. Radio Wuppertal was spotted later, however, with a local female presenter which wasn't in parallel to the others (Lippe, etc.)
Another one I'm fairly sure I heard several times this morning was Antenna Karnten from Spittal (2.7kW) but the pings were just that little bit too brief to be 100%. Maybe next time.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
107.4 0136 POL Radio Zet, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Polish song, as web. two second burst
1530km **
107.4 0137 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Slow pops,
as web 591km **
107.4 0142 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) Distinctive jazzy
piece, as web 1543km **
107.4 0217 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) More jazz, as web.
Six second burst 1543km
107.4 0239 POL Radio Zet, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) OM, as web. Four second burst 1530km
107.4 0337 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) Jazz version of
Lets face The Music And Dance, as web 1543km
107.4 0617 D Hitradio Ohr, Lahr/Schutterlindenberg (bwü) Trance/rock epic,
as web 752km **
107.4 0711 I Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) Italian rap, as web
1543km
107.4 0844 D Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) YL presenter, as web.
On local announcement slot 508km **
107.4 0935 D delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Rihanna song, as web 647km **
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
87.6 0726 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) New site? Triggerfinger,
as web 288km **
87.9 0729 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Mika song, ID 303km
100.0 0747 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) German song, as 101.3 494km
102.5 0755 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Jingle ID after phone caller. Noise free briefly 361km
94.8 0757 HOL Radio 4, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Classical music, as web 408km
107.9 0759 D WDR Eins Live, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) ID and news 494km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Poor aircraft scatter conditions today. Perhaps not surprising considering the atrocious weather. The winds didn't batter the east coast too badly overnight but I understand there is a more vigourous storm system working its way across the Atlantic for Saturday.
On the meteor side, one of the NRW local stations was a regular visitor to 107.4, but since there are several stations which carry the same overnight programme it is impossible to know which one/s were received. Radio Wuppertal was spotted later, however, with a local female presenter which wasn't in parallel to the others (Lippe, etc.)
Another one I'm fairly sure I heard several times this morning was Antenna Karnten from Spittal (2.7kW) but the pings were just that little bit too brief to be 100%. Maybe next time.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Skegness Log: 04-01-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.6 0027 D Ostseewelle, Garz (Rügen) (mev) OM talking over music, as web 865km **
107.6 0239 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) Brief burst of Romanian pop song. as web 1678km **
107.6 0241 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) German OM talking, as web.
Two second burst 640km **
107.6 0251 SVN Radio Koper, Tinjan (kp) Female singer throughout seven second burst,
as web 1289km **
107.6 0251 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) Jazzy synth at beginning of
three second burst 1333km **
107.6 0251 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Pop song, as web.
Three second burst 789km **
107.6 0252 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) German OM, as web 871km **
107.6 0515 I Radio Company, Aviano/Castaldia-Piancavallo (Col del Lovo) (pn)
Back To Black song, as web 1176km **
107.6 1026 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Pops, as web 789km
107.6 1031 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) YL talking over musical bed,
as web 640km
107.6 1031 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) OM news, as web 871km
107.6 1102 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Terence River Trent Near Derby's
Sign Your Name, as web. Four second burst 1006km **
107.6 1142 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Toto's Africa, as web 1006km
107.6 1157 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Lorde's Royal song, as web 1006km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.5 0843 F France Culture, Bourges/Neuvy (18) French YL, as 98.0 672km
89.0 0844 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) French YL, as 88.5 599km
91.2 0845 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru)
Classical music, as web 377km
89.6 0846 F France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) French YL, as 98.0 474km
91.8 0847 F France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Classical music, as 88.7 672km
94.0 0847 F France Culture, Rouen/Grand-Couronne (76) French song, as 98.0 426km
95.4 0848 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) French OM, as 103.7
431km
96.1 0848 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) French OM, as web 397km
96.6 0849 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) Pops, as web 409km
92.2 0853 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Dutch OM, as web 365km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
This is becoming more and more addictive. Two sessions recorded this morning, both focusing on 107.6. I omitted most of the repetition today.
Big FM from Bornberg was the dominant station, although Antenne Thuringen and B5 Aktuell appeared frequently.
Despite recording 20+ of the highest powered streams again I found several stations popping up which were not in parallel with any of them.
A mystery classical music station was also quite frequent. I suspect this will be Hungary's Bartok, which I did not record.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
107.6 0027 D Ostseewelle, Garz (Rügen) (mev) OM talking over music, as web 865km **
107.6 0239 ROU Pro FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) Brief burst of Romanian pop song. as web 1678km **
107.6 0241 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) German OM talking, as web.
Two second burst 640km **
107.6 0251 SVN Radio Koper, Tinjan (kp) Female singer throughout seven second burst,
as web 1289km **
107.6 0251 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) Jazzy synth at beginning of
three second burst 1333km **
107.6 0251 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Pop song, as web.
Three second burst 789km **
107.6 0252 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) German OM, as web 871km **
107.6 0515 I Radio Company, Aviano/Castaldia-Piancavallo (Col del Lovo) (pn)
Back To Black song, as web 1176km **
107.6 1026 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Pops, as web 789km
107.6 1031 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) YL talking over musical bed,
as web 640km
107.6 1031 D B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) OM news, as web 871km
107.6 1102 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Terence River Trent Near Derby's
Sign Your Name, as web. Four second burst 1006km **
107.6 1142 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Toto's Africa, as web 1006km
107.6 1157 D Radio Lausitz, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) Lorde's Royal song, as web 1006km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.5 0843 F France Culture, Bourges/Neuvy (18) French YL, as 98.0 672km
89.0 0844 F France Culture, Le Mans/Mayet (72) French YL, as 88.5 599km
91.2 0845 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru)
Classical music, as web 377km
89.6 0846 F France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) French YL, as 98.0 474km
91.8 0847 F France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Classical music, as 88.7 672km
94.0 0847 F France Culture, Rouen/Grand-Couronne (76) French song, as 98.0 426km
95.4 0848 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) French OM, as 103.7
431km
96.1 0848 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) French OM, as web 397km
96.6 0849 BEL RTBF Pure FM, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) Pops, as web 409km
92.2 0853 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Dutch OM, as web 365km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
This is becoming more and more addictive. Two sessions recorded this morning, both focusing on 107.6. I omitted most of the repetition today.
Big FM from Bornberg was the dominant station, although Antenne Thuringen and B5 Aktuell appeared frequently.
Despite recording 20+ of the highest powered streams again I found several stations popping up which were not in parallel with any of them.
A mystery classical music station was also quite frequent. I suspect this will be Hungary's Bartok, which I did not record.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise issue)
Monday, 3 February 2014
Skegness Log: 03-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 0259 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Discussion, as web.
Five second burst 709km
87.7 0301 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Discussion, as web 709km
87.7 0310 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French discussion,
as web 709km
87.7 0349 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web 905km **
87.7 0350 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French YL, as web 709km
87.7 0351 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Discordant chorus,
as web 709km
87.7 0355 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Harpsichord, as web 905km
87.7 0356 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Pljesivica (gs) Slavic song, near beginning of 1 minute
and 20 second meteor burst 1456km **
87.7 0356 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OM at head of
1 minute and 20 second meteor burst. As web 709km
87.7 0357 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web. Ending the 1 minute
and 20 second meteor burst 905km
87.7 0359 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Accordion music,
as web 709km
87.7 0400 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Accordion music,
as web 709km
87.7 0408 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web 905km
87.7 0409 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web 905km
87.7 0417 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Piano music, as web 709km
87.7 0421 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Piano, as web 709km
87.7 0425 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Techno beats, as web 1545km
87.7 0426 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Techno beats, as web. Five second burst
1546km
87.7 0434 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OM, as web 709km
87.7 0500 E RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) OM starting news, as web 1311km
87.7 0513 S SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Reporting on Danish
matter, as web 900km **
87.7 1021 D Bayern 1, Passau (500W) or Weiler (100W) German Enya-ish song, as web.
Trailing end of a 7 second burst in which Strasbourg was mostly
dominant **
87.7 2115 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Slow jazz type piece, as web 627km **
87.7 2133 S SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Swedish YL in busy
room, as web 900km
87.7 2135 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Rock song, as web 1545km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.6 0804 HOL 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Ad break clonks in noise 408km
89.6 0805 F RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) YL news, as web 306km
89.6 0806 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Suddenly over RDS 295km
90.2 0807 HOL 100% NL, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dutch song, as web 334km
91.3 0807 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) OM,
as web 313km
91.4 0807 HOL Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Classical music, as web 425km
91.8 0808 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) YL, as web 408km
92.2 0809 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Katy Perry, roaring, as web
365km
92.6 0809 HOL Radio 2, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) DJ ID 344km
92.8 0810 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Classical 441km
93.2 0810 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) French song, as web 365km
93.9 0811 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) OM on phone,
as web 318km
94.2 0812 BEL VRT Radio 1, Schoten (vlg-ant) OM over music, as 95.7 354km
94.7 0813 HOL Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Classical, no Lille 313km
95.2 0813 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Club track, as web 313km
95.3 0814 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch woman on
phone, as 91.3 397km
95.4 0815 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Dutch womam on phone, as 95.3
359km
95.8 0816 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pops, ovr UNID classical 479km
96.8 0818 HOL 3FM, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) OM phone caller, as web 344km
97.6 0819 HOL Radio Decibel, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) M People song,
DJ ID, as web 313km
99.5 0819 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Violins, as 92.8 459km
100.0 0820 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Elton John song, as 101.3 494km
103.8 0821 HOL Radio 10, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Michael Jackson,
as 87.7 313km
104.6 0822 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) Ads in French 351km
104.7 0822 F France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) OM shouting about Montreal,
as 103.7 266km
106.0 0823 BEL RTBF La Première, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) French discussion, as web
351km
106.7 0823 D WDR Eins Live, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Suddenly out of the noise 505km
107.5 0828 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Just making it through
in the noise, as web 296km
107.9 0830 D WDR Eins Live, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Almost noise free, as 106.7 494km
107.1 1110 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) German OM, as web 565km
I included all meteor loggings from the first hour of my recording. Note how many times the same three transmitters are received. There would easily have been around 100 entries of duplicates from Strasbourg, Chemnitz and Kosice. Pings and bursts were fast and furious from these transmitters for the first hour or two of the night, but there were still plenty of bursts from unidentified stations and I recorded 20 streams overnight. The methods I use are now becoming much simpler to organise regarding the sample rate conversions from the various web streams. Is this all a bit OTT? Yes, quite probably, but it's good fun at the moment.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise problem)
87.7 0259 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Discussion, as web.
Five second burst 709km
87.7 0301 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Discussion, as web 709km
87.7 0310 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French discussion,
as web 709km
87.7 0349 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web 905km **
87.7 0350 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French YL, as web 709km
87.7 0351 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Discordant chorus,
as web 709km
87.7 0355 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Harpsichord, as web 905km
87.7 0356 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Pljesivica (gs) Slavic song, near beginning of 1 minute
and 20 second meteor burst 1456km **
87.7 0356 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OM at head of
1 minute and 20 second meteor burst. As web 709km
87.7 0357 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web. Ending the 1 minute
and 20 second meteor burst 905km
87.7 0359 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Accordion music,
as web 709km
87.7 0400 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Accordion music,
as web 709km
87.7 0408 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web 905km
87.7 0409 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Classical, as web 905km
87.7 0417 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Piano music, as web 709km
87.7 0421 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) Piano, as web 709km
87.7 0425 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Techno beats, as web 1545km
87.7 0426 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Techno beats, as web. Five second burst
1546km
87.7 0434 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OM, as web 709km
87.7 0500 E RAC 1, Barcelona/Collserola (CAT-B) OM starting news, as web 1311km
87.7 0513 S SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Reporting on Danish
matter, as web 900km **
87.7 1021 D Bayern 1, Passau (500W) or Weiler (100W) German Enya-ish song, as web.
Trailing end of a 7 second burst in which Strasbourg was mostly
dominant **
87.7 2115 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Slow jazz type piece, as web 627km **
87.7 2133 S SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Swedish YL in busy
room, as web 900km
87.7 2135 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Rock song, as web 1545km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
88.6 0804 HOL 3FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Ad break clonks in noise 408km
89.6 0805 F RDL-Radio Dallas Loisirs, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) YL news, as web 306km
89.6 0806 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Suddenly over RDS 295km
90.2 0807 HOL 100% NL, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dutch song, as web 334km
91.3 0807 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) OM,
as web 313km
91.4 0807 HOL Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Classical music, as web 425km
91.8 0808 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) YL, as web 408km
92.2 0809 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Katy Perry, roaring, as web
365km
92.6 0809 HOL Radio 2, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) DJ ID 344km
92.8 0810 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) Classical 441km
93.2 0810 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) French song, as web 365km
93.9 0811 HOL Radio Noord-Holland, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) OM on phone,
as web 318km
94.2 0812 BEL VRT Radio 1, Schoten (vlg-ant) OM over music, as 95.7 354km
94.7 0813 HOL Radio 4, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Classical, no Lille 313km
95.2 0813 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Club track, as web 313km
95.3 0814 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) Dutch woman on
phone, as 91.3 397km
95.4 0815 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Gilze/Prinsenbosch (nbr) Dutch womam on phone, as 95.3
359km
95.8 0816 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Pops, ovr UNID classical 479km
96.8 0818 HOL 3FM, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) OM phone caller, as web 344km
97.6 0819 HOL Radio Decibel, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) M People song,
DJ ID, as web 313km
99.5 0819 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Violins, as 92.8 459km
100.0 0820 D WDR 4, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Elton John song, as 101.3 494km
103.8 0821 HOL Radio 10, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Michael Jackson,
as 87.7 313km
104.6 0822 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) Ads in French 351km
104.7 0822 F France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) OM shouting about Montreal,
as 103.7 266km
106.0 0823 BEL RTBF La Première, Tournai/Froidmont (wal-hnt) French discussion, as web
351km
106.7 0823 D WDR Eins Live, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) Suddenly out of the noise 505km
107.5 0828 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Just making it through
in the noise, as web 296km
107.9 0830 D WDR Eins Live, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Almost noise free, as 106.7 494km
107.1 1110 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) German OM, as web 565km
I included all meteor loggings from the first hour of my recording. Note how many times the same three transmitters are received. There would easily have been around 100 entries of duplicates from Strasbourg, Chemnitz and Kosice. Pings and bursts were fast and furious from these transmitters for the first hour or two of the night, but there were still plenty of bursts from unidentified stations and I recorded 20 streams overnight. The methods I use are now becoming much simpler to organise regarding the sample rate conversions from the various web streams. Is this all a bit OTT? Yes, quite probably, but it's good fun at the moment.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator (temporarily out of action due to local noise problem)
Sunday, 2 February 2014
Skegness Log: 02-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.2 0124 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Jazzy piece, as web 813km
88.2 0223 SUI Radio SRF 1, Bantiger or Feschel MLTR song, as web
88.2 0419 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Piano piece, as web 814km
88.2 0430 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) YL talking about Josef Haydn, as web 814km
88.2 0437 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Folk song, as web 813km
88.2 0459 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Promo, as web 813km
88.2 0508 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) OM in outside broadcast, as web 813km
88.2 0510 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German YL, as web 813km
88.2 0512 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Folk music, as web 813km
88.2 0519 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YL talk in classroom, as web 813km
88.2 0520 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Classical, as web 814km
88.2 0524 NOR NRK P1, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) Rod Stewart song, as web 890km
88.2 0543 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Choral piece, as web 814km
88.2 0600 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) NDR Kultur, nachrichten ID 814km
88.2 0736 HOL Radio 2, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Sensual jazzy female soloist,
as web. One second burst. 443km
88.2 0745 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German YL, as web 813km
88.2 0748 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German OM, as web 813km
88.2 0824 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German OM, as web 813km
88.2 0827 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German OM, as web. Eight second
meteor burst 813km
88.2 0932 SUI Radio SRF 1, Bantiger or Feschel German YL, as web
88.2 0942 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Slowly spoken German YL, as web 814km
88.2 1006 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Musical bed, as web 813km
87.7 2130 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Euro disco song, as web 1545km
87.7 2131 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OM, as web 709km
87.7 2207 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Double bass and piano, as web 905km
87.7 2236 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French song, as web 709km
87.7 2237 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Pops, as web. Two second burst 1545km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
91.1 0631 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Albert Hammond song, as web 543km
94.4 0632 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Classical music, as web 543km
95.2 0633 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Club beats, as web 313km
95.8 0633 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Albert Hammond song, as 91.1 479km
96.1 0634 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) French OM 397km
96.8 0634 HOL 3FM, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) Pops, as web 344km
97.0 0636 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Strings, as web 591km
99.8 0636 D NDR 2, Steinkimmen (nds) Pops, as web 543km
105.5 0637 D WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 591km
91.4 0641 HOL Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Classical music, as web 425km
91.8 0642 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) OM YL talk, as web 408km
92.0 0642 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Talks, maybe OB, as web 494km
92.8 0643 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Light pops, as web 477km
93.8 0645 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Banging toons, as web 387km
93.9 0646 D WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Robbie Williams, as web 484km
96.5 0647 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) German song.
Almost noise free 505km
98.1 0648 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) Classical. Almost noise free 554km
99.2 0648 D WDR 2, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) German YL 505km
99.8 0648 D NDR 2, Steinkimmen (nds) Paul Young song, as web 543km
104.8 0649 HOL Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Dutch OMs, as web 443km
93.5 0654 D WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) Bee Gees song, as web 554km
93.8 0655 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web 565km
87.9 0705 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Dutch pop 303km
88.0 0705 HOL Radio 2, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Reggae song, as web 408km
89.9 0706 BEL VRT Klara, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Weather 431km
97.3 0709 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Classical piece, as web 421km
97.4 0710 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) OM and
YL talking, as web 560km
99.1 0710 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) French news,
mentioning Charleroi 409km
99.5 0712 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) French YL, as web 459km
100.6 0713 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Pops,
as 102.1 376km
102.5 0715 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Jason Mraz, as web 361km
97.9 1206 BEL VRT Radio 2, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Dutch sports news, noise
free 431km
101.0 1207 HOL Sky Radio, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, ID 408km
101.2 1208 HOL Sky Radio, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Pops, as 101.0 342km
101.3 1208 D WDR 4, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 13dB and noise free. German song 505km
It was the turn of 88.2 overnight. There were lots of classical music bursts but due to shared programming it was not possible to be more specific which station it was, but both NDR Kultur and Bayern 2 came in numerous times, including NDR Kultur with an actual vocal ID.
Signals would have been sufficient to produce RDS but I didn't use Bandicam overnight as this poor computer is being pushed to enough extremes with dozens of huge audio files as it is (and it's starting to buckle). What I find amazing is that there are so many different stations coming through, it's impissible to make any guesses. It seems that it's mostly the more powerful transmitters are producing the RDS while the lower powered transmitters are still pushing through with great ease.
Once again, I have logged ALL instances of identified meteor scatter just to show the regularity of the signals. Quite amazing stuff.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
88.2 0124 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Jazzy piece, as web 813km
88.2 0223 SUI Radio SRF 1, Bantiger or Feschel MLTR song, as web
88.2 0419 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Piano piece, as web 814km
88.2 0430 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) YL talking about Josef Haydn, as web 814km
88.2 0437 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Folk song, as web 813km
88.2 0459 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Promo, as web 813km
88.2 0508 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) OM in outside broadcast, as web 813km
88.2 0510 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German YL, as web 813km
88.2 0512 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Folk music, as web 813km
88.2 0519 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) YL talk in classroom, as web 813km
88.2 0520 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Classical, as web 814km
88.2 0524 NOR NRK P1, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) Rod Stewart song, as web 890km
88.2 0543 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Choral piece, as web 814km
88.2 0600 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) NDR Kultur, nachrichten ID 814km
88.2 0736 HOL Radio 2, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Sensual jazzy female soloist,
as web. One second burst. 443km
88.2 0745 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German YL, as web 813km
88.2 0748 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German OM, as web 813km
88.2 0824 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German OM, as web 813km
88.2 0827 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) German OM, as web. Eight second
meteor burst 813km
88.2 0932 SUI Radio SRF 1, Bantiger or Feschel German YL, as web
88.2 0942 D NDR Kultur, Marlow (mev) Slowly spoken German YL, as web 814km
88.2 1006 D Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) Musical bed, as web 813km
87.7 2130 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Euro disco song, as web 1545km
87.7 2131 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French OM, as web 709km
87.7 2207 D MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Double bass and piano, as web 905km
87.7 2236 F France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French song, as web 709km
87.7 2237 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) Pops, as web. Two second burst 1545km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
91.1 0631 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) Albert Hammond song, as web 543km
94.4 0632 D NDR Kultur, Steinkimmen (nds) Classical music, as web 543km
95.2 0633 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Club beats, as web 313km
95.8 0633 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Albert Hammond song, as 91.1 479km
96.1 0634 BEL RTBF La Première, Wavre (wal-bra) French OM 397km
96.8 0634 HOL 3FM, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) Pops, as web 344km
97.0 0636 D WDR 3, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Strings, as web 591km
99.8 0636 D NDR 2, Steinkimmen (nds) Pops, as web 543km
105.5 0637 D WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Pops, as 106.7 591km
91.4 0641 HOL Radio 4, Markelo/Alticom Toren (ove) Classical music, as web 425km
91.8 0642 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) OM YL talk, as web 408km
92.0 0642 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) Talks, maybe OB, as web 494km
92.8 0643 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Light pops, as web 477km
93.8 0645 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Banging toons, as web 387km
93.9 0646 D WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Robbie Williams, as web 484km
96.5 0647 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) German song.
Almost noise free 505km
98.1 0648 D WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) Classical. Almost noise free 554km
99.2 0648 D WDR 2, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) German YL 505km
99.8 0648 D NDR 2, Steinkimmen (nds) Paul Young song, as web 543km
104.8 0649 HOL Radio 1, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Dutch OMs, as web 443km
93.5 0654 D WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) Bee Gees song, as web 554km
93.8 0655 D bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web 565km
87.9 0705 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) Dutch pop 303km
88.0 0705 HOL Radio 2, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Reggae song, as web 408km
89.9 0706 BEL VRT Klara, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Weather 431km
97.3 0709 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Classical piece, as web 421km
97.4 0710 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) OM and
YL talking, as web 560km
99.1 0710 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) French news,
mentioning Charleroi 409km
99.5 0712 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) French YL, as web 459km
100.6 0713 BEL VRT Studio Brussel, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Pops,
as 102.1 376km
102.5 0715 HOL Radio 538, Tjerkgaast/Alticom Toren (fri) Jason Mraz, as web 361km
97.9 1206 BEL VRT Radio 2, Genk/VRT Zendmast (vlg-lim) Dutch sports news, noise
free 431km
101.0 1207 HOL Sky Radio, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, ID 408km
101.2 1208 HOL Sky Radio, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Pops, as 101.0 342km
101.3 1208 D WDR 4, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) 13dB and noise free. German song 505km
It was the turn of 88.2 overnight. There were lots of classical music bursts but due to shared programming it was not possible to be more specific which station it was, but both NDR Kultur and Bayern 2 came in numerous times, including NDR Kultur with an actual vocal ID.
Signals would have been sufficient to produce RDS but I didn't use Bandicam overnight as this poor computer is being pushed to enough extremes with dozens of huge audio files as it is (and it's starting to buckle). What I find amazing is that there are so many different stations coming through, it's impissible to make any guesses. It seems that it's mostly the more powerful transmitters are producing the RDS while the lower powered transmitters are still pushing through with great ease.
Once again, I have logged ALL instances of identified meteor scatter just to show the regularity of the signals. Quite amazing stuff.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
Saturday, 1 February 2014
Skegness Log: 01-02-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor
Scatter:
88.3 0202 G BBC Radio 2, Bressay (SC-SHE) BBC News. Several second burst above
Sutton Coldfield 781km **
88.3 0214 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) German OM, numerous bursts,
as web 813km **
88.3 0238 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Bruce Springsteens High
Hopes, as web 813km
88.3 0246 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Fairground Attractions Perfect,
as web 813km
88.3 0327 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) George Michael Aretha
Franklin song, as web 813km
88.3 0343 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Paper Lace Billy Dont Be A
Hero, as web 813km
88.3 0513 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Scissor Sisters song, as
web 813km
87.6 0713 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Concerto, as web 879km **
87.6 0910 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) Klangkarussel song, as web 612km **
87.6 0945 D Antenne Brandenburg, Frankfurt (Oder) Booßen (brb) Buffalo Soldier,
as web 951km
87.6 0948 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Katy Perry, as web 1219km
87.6 0956 NOR NRK P1, Nordhue (he) Norwegian OM and YL, as web 1094km
87.6 0957 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Brooke Fraser song, as web 650km
87.6 1006 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Sombre classical, as web 879km
87.6 1020 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Five second burst. Pops, as web 650km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
87.7 0602 HOL Radio 10, Lelystad/Alticom Toren (fle) 351km
87.9 0603 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
88.2 0603 HOL Radio 2, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) 443km
88.4 0603 HOL Slam!FM, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) 334km
89.2 0603 F France Musique, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) 516km
90.3 0605 D WDR 5, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
90.7 0605 HOL SubLime FM, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
91.2 0605 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru) 377km
91.7 0606 BEL VRT Radio 1, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) 376km
91.8 0606 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
92.0 0606 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) 494km
95.4 0607 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) 431km
96.8 0607 F France Inter, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) 516km
97.5 0608 BEL VRT Radio 2, Schoten (vlg-ant) 354km
97.8 0608 HOL Radio Veronica, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
98.0 0608 F France Culture, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
98.6 0608 BEL VRT Radio 2, Egem (vlg-wvl) 309km
99.1 0608 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) 409km
102.7 0609 BEL RTBF La Première, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) 441km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
This is a more complete picture of today's scatter.
I recorded 88.3 and 87.6 overnight for meteor scatter. I included duplicate loggings to show how regular some signals have been.
The aircraft scatter log was based on a quick scan from the bottom to the top of the band including all continentals I heard in a single sweep. This is the first time I haven't included programme details for reasons of quickness.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
88.3 0202 G BBC Radio 2, Bressay (SC-SHE) BBC News. Several second burst above
Sutton Coldfield 781km **
88.3 0214 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) German OM, numerous bursts,
as web 813km **
88.3 0238 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Bruce Springsteens High
Hopes, as web 813km
88.3 0246 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Fairground Attractions Perfect,
as web 813km
88.3 0327 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) George Michael Aretha
Franklin song, as web 813km
88.3 0343 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Paper Lace Billy Dont Be A
Hero, as web 813km
88.3 0513 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Scissor Sisters song, as
web 813km
87.6 0713 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Concerto, as web 879km **
87.6 0910 D hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) Klangkarussel song, as web 612km **
87.6 0945 D Antenne Brandenburg, Frankfurt (Oder) Booßen (brb) Buffalo Soldier,
as web 951km
87.6 0948 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Katy Perry, as web 1219km
87.6 0956 NOR NRK P1, Nordhue (he) Norwegian OM and YL, as web 1094km
87.6 0957 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Brooke Fraser song, as web 650km
87.6 1006 D BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Sombre classical, as web 879km
87.6 1020 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Five second burst. Pops, as web 650km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
87.7 0602 HOL Radio 10, Lelystad/Alticom Toren (fle) 351km
87.9 0603 HOL Omroep Zeeland, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) 303km
88.2 0603 HOL Radio 2, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) 443km
88.4 0603 HOL Slam!FM, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) 334km
89.2 0603 F France Musique, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) 516km
90.3 0605 D WDR 5, Nordhelle (nrw) 554km
90.7 0605 HOL SubLime FM, Ijsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
91.2 0605 BEL RTBF Musiq'3, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru) 377km
91.7 0606 BEL VRT Radio 1, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) 376km
91.8 0606 HOL Radio 1, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 408km
92.0 0606 D WDR 5, Münster/Baumberg (nrw) 494km
95.4 0607 F France Inter, Amiens/Saint-Just-en-Chaussée [60] (80) 431km
96.8 0607 F France Inter, Reims/TDF Hautvillers (51) 516km
97.5 0608 BEL VRT Radio 2, Schoten (vlg-ant) 354km
97.8 0608 HOL Radio Veronica, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren-Alticom (utr) 344km
98.0 0608 F France Culture, Lille/Bouvigny le Mont [62] (59) 343km
98.6 0608 BEL VRT Radio 2, Egem (vlg-wvl) 309km
99.1 0608 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Anderlues/Mont-Sainte-Geneviève (wal-hnt) 409km
102.7 0609 BEL RTBF La Première, Profondeville-Rivière/Sart à Soile (wal-nam) 441km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
This is a more complete picture of today's scatter.
I recorded 88.3 and 87.6 overnight for meteor scatter. I included duplicate loggings to show how regular some signals have been.
The aircraft scatter log was based on a quick scan from the bottom to the top of the band including all continentals I heard in a single sweep. This is the first time I haven't included programme details for reasons of quickness.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <2m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification & XDR-GTK software.
Aerial:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL & Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Triax FM5, one metre AGL
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