Skegness Log: 06-06-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 66.53 1138 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM, as
                web  1803km
 67.46 1141 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Music,
                as web  1803km
 68.24 1143 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Jingly
                music, as web  1803km
 68.51 1143 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY)
                Romantic song as web  2077km
 70.04 1145 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Jingly music, as other
                frequencies  1956km **
 70.64 1145 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) POps, as
                web  2223km
 71.30 1146 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) 
                Pops, as web  2077km
 71.69 1146 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Music, as web  1593km
 71.90 1147 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Pops, as others  1956km **
 72.08 1148 UKR Studiya Maidan, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Presumed with lively
                pops  2077km
 72.20 1148 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) Phone in,
                as web  2223km
 72.68 1148 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Phone in, as others  1956km
 72.86 1149 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY)
                Classical, as web  2077km
 69.68 1153 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kyiv/RaTel, vul. Olegivs'ka, 34b (KY) YL over 
                music, as web. Over Brest  2080km
 66.32 1314 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Music, as web  1729km
 67.88 1314 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) POps, as web  1729km
 69.08 1316 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Pops, as web  1729km
 69.47 1317 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernihiv/CHFKRRT, vul. Komsomol's'ka, 53b (CH) Presumed
                Chernihiv. OM, as web  2096km
 69.68 1318 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 70.91 1322 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) YL singer, as web  1593km
 72.47 1324 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km **
 73.79 1325 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Stolin (BR) Female singer, as web  1786km
 66.53 1552 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Presumed
                with local programming  1803km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 88.20 1204 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Religious chants, as web 
                2039km **
 87.90 1206  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__  2007km
 87.80 1212  I  R101, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5215  1755km
 90.80 1223 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel Trozza (kai) Arabic OM and YL, as web  2086km
 87.60 1224 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) Arabic OM song, as web  2342km
 89.40 1225 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) Phone in, as web  2089km
 92.80 1226 UKR Europa Plus - Ukraina, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) 62F3.
                Jingle ID  2077km **
 88.50 1232 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Kerkennah (sfa) Exceptionally passionate Arabic preacher,
                as web  2222km
 88.20 1234 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____  2100km
 87.50 1237  I  Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_  1684km
 87.90 1237  I  R101, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5215 _R_101__  1684km
 93.30 1243 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Gabès (gab) 7212  2284km
 96.50 1244 TUN Radio Oasis FM, Gabès (gab) 7225 OASIS_FM  2278km **
 96.60 1244 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) OM phone in, as web  1934km
 97.80 1248 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7211 ZITOUNA_  2039km
 99.80 1251 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gabès (gab) Arabic singing, as web  2284km **
 87.60 1253 SVN Radio Europa 05, Ljubljana 3-Sance (lj) 945B _EUROPA_  1288km
 87.60 1253 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) Arabic music, as web  1927km
 88.60 1255 HRV City Radio 88.6, Velika Gorica/Kravarsko (zg) C418  1410km
 87.70 1256 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Pljesivica (gs) C201 HRT-HR_1  1456km
 95.00 1301 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) Phone in, as web  2197km
 88.30 1305 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36) Vocal ID  1934km
 91.30 1308 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7201 JEUNES__  2039km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

A video of this opening can be found at: https://vimeo.com/97529442  The opening had many Arabic stations which I couldn't identify. I was unsure if I had Libya on 97.5, though it is more likely to have been Algeria. Same for a mystery Arabic station on 88.3 which seemed to be in // with Tunisian stations, however, Radio El Tarf appeared on 88.3 a short time afterwards so it could have been that. Some of the web streams could not be accessed to confirm the mystery stations.

Accented English was heard on 88.5, briefly, around 1600. It was definitely Es as the band was trying to open around 88 MHz and below, but I never found out what it was.

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.