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Saturday, 31 May 2014

Skegness Log: 31-05-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 67.70 1710 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) Regional
                programme. Thanks Victor Rutkovsky for identifying.  1887km


Band 2 Tropospheric:
 91.2 0001  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Dannenberg Zernien (nds) OM news, as web  705km
 91.9 0002  D  NDR 2, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs) OM news, as web  694km
106.9 0640  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) ID and pops  691km
 93.0 0652  D  BFBS Radio, Braunschweig/Drachenberg (nds) YL presenter, pops, as 103.0  712km
103.1 0730  D  Radio ffn, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) Traffic and ID  691km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

The early start to this season, April 26th - the same date that last year's excellent season began on band 2, we might have assumed we were in for another good season, but it has not been the case. We might also have assumed that the Es season would pick up as we head towards June. Not the case in the UK at all! The Es are actually going downhill. BUT, there's so much uncertainty with Es and they could pick up any day. There's still plenty of time.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.

2 comments:

  1. In the meatime BFBS in Braunschweig has been switched off (http://thomastepe.de/blog/2016/01/frequenzumwidmung-in-braunschweig/) and the frequency has been assigned to N-Joy. The old frequency from N-Joy has been assigned to the local radiostation Radio 38. I hope BFBS R1 will stay for more than 100 years on 103 in Bielefeld. But I guess they will leave in 2017 :-(

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  2. Very sad news Thomas. I just listened on 103.0 but only hear Veronica and Q Music. BFBS was a daily visitor here. In the summer months I could hear it almost noise-free on scatter peak. Here is a video of BFBS I recorded in 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEEcL9RsnPw

    Maybe scatter later this morning will allow reception. I am curious to learn if I can receive this. Is it using the same transmitter power?

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