Skegness Log: 24-07-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 65.90 1531 RUS Radio Rossii, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) Music and OM, as web  1425km
 66.05 1531 RUS Radio Rossii, Pskov/ORTPTS (PS) Vocal ID  1821km
 68.57 1533 RUS Radio Mayak, Pskov/ORTPTS (PS) YL, as web  1821km **
 69.86 1534 RUS Radio Rossii, Dedovichi (PS) YLs, as web  1922km
 70.01 1534 RUS Radio Rossii, Glubokoye/RTPS (PS) YL, as web  1863km
 71.93 1535 RUS Radio Rossii, Zaluch'e (NO) YL, as web  2022km
 66.86 1537 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) OM and YL, as web  1730km
 67.19 1537 BLR BR Radio Hrodna, Smarhon (HR) Jingle IDand pops  1709km **
 67.64 1538 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) Fatboy Slim song, as web  1730km
 69.68 1542 RUS Radio Rossii, Kozlovtsy/RTPS (TV) YLs, as web  2138km
 70.13 1543 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smarhon (HR) Accordeon music, as web  1709km **
 66.02 1549 RUS Radio Rossii, Kaliningrad/RTPTS (KA) Musical, as web  1327km
 71.30 1803 RUS Russkoye Radio, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) YL over music, as web  2397km **
 66.44 1804 RUS Radio Rossii, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) YL, as web  2397km
 68.84 1805 RUS RTV-Podmoskov'ye, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) OM, as web  2397km **
 67.22 1807 RUS Radio Mayak, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) Tune, as web  2397km
 69.08 1810 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Whispery woman and plane, as web  1737km
 69.20 1810 RUS Radio Rossii, Vyazma/RTPS (SM) OM news, as web  2201km
 71.99 1811 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Opera, as web  1737km
 72.98 1812 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Braslaw/RTPS (VI) Dance beats, as web  1737km
 68.30 1814 BLR BR Radio Vitsebsk, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) Hardcore dance beats, as web 
                1844km
 68.54 1815 RUS Radio Rossii, Smolensk/RTPS (SM) OM, as web  2065km
 68.96 1816 RUS Radio Rossii, Smogiri/RTPS (SM) OM, as web  2082km
 69.92 1816 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) Opera, as web  1940km
 70.67 1817 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) Play, as web  1940km
 70.94 1817 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec (VI) Pops, as web  1844km
 67.10 1924 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Sombre classical, as web  1729km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 89.5 1453 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Námaskarð/Skógarhlíð (ne) A202  1683km **
103.7 1453 ISL Útvarp Hvammstangi, Rjúpnahæð/Langholtsfjall (sn) A3A1 _Dalvik_ _Olafs__ _Sigulf_ 
               1695km **
 90.3 1454 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Dalvíkurbyggð/Dalvík-Hóll (ne) A201 _RUV_R1_. AFs point to this
               site  1764km **
 90.4 1454 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Goðafossor or Hörgárdalur Pops, as 89.5   **
 91.1 1454 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Lóni/Byggðaholt (au) Pops, as 89.5  1515km **
 91.6 1454 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Önundarfjörður/Holt (vf) Pops, as 89.5  1934km **
 87.7 1455 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Fljótsheiði/Skollahnjúkur (ne) A201  1717km **
 91.6 1455 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Akureyri/Vaðlaheiði (ne) A201 _RUV_R1_  1728km **
 92.7 1455 ISL Bylgjan, Akureyri/Vaðlaheiði (ne) A203 Bylgjan_  1728km **
 93.5 1455 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Unsure which site Waltz, as 91.6. Suspect this might be
               Kópavogur **
 96.5 1455 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Akureyri/Vaðlaheiði (ne) A202 _R___R2_. 51dB !!  1728km **
 97.3 1456 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Norðurþing/Húsavík-Húsavíkurfjall (ne) Waltz, as 91.6  1732km **
 99.0 1456 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Námaskarð/Skógarhlíð (ne) Waltz, as web  1683km **
 90.4 1458 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Dýrafjörður/Þingeyri-Sandfell (vf) Whistle music, as others 
               1929km **
104.5 1458 ISL Lindin, Norðurþing/Húsavík-Húsavíkurfjall (ne) Pops, as web  1732km **
105.1 1458 ISL Lindin, Fljótsdalshérað/Egilsstaðir (au) Indie style pop song, as 104.5 
               1578km **
100.9 1500 ISL Bylgjan, Norðurþing/Húsavík-Húsavíkurfjall (ne) News, as web  1732km **
101.3 1500 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Norðurþing/Kópasker-símstöð (ne) Presumed with news  1727km **
 99.1 1501 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Norðurþing/Raufarhöfn-Viti (ne) YL news, as web  1725km **
 99.8 1501 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Gagnheidi (au) News, as web  1570km **
 94.7 1502 ISL FM957, Fljótsdalshérað/Egilsstaðir (au) Dutch techno, as web  1578km **
 96.1 1502 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Melrakkasléttu/Viðarfjall (ne) A202  1703km **
 93.6 1503 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Breiðdalur/Staðarborg (au) Classical, as web  1529km **
 88.1 1505 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Melrakkasléttu/Viðarfjall (ne) A201 RUV_R1__  1703km **
 91.1 1506 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Norðurþing/Raufarhöfn-Viti (ne) YL and classical, as web  1725km **
 87.7 1515 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Gagnheidi (au) Old song, as web  1570km
 89.0 1628 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Haapavesi/Haapovuori-Mastontie (pp) Classical, as web  1870km
 87.6 1655 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Posio/Susivaara-Ylentie 15 (la) 6201  2068km
 91.5 1657 FIN YleX, Posio/Susivaara-Ylentie 15 (la) Squeaky voiced YL, as web  2068km
 88.2 1823 NOR NRK P1, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) F201 _NRK_P1_  889km **
 90.3 1823 NOR NRK P1, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) F201 _NRK_P1_  889km **
 88.9 1826 NOR NRK Petre, Grong/Geitfjellet (nt) F203 _NRK_P3_  1422km
 88.1 1928 FIN YLE Puhe, Kuopio/Vehmasmäki-Möykkylänmäentie (ps) OM, as web  1905km
 89.4 1932 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Kistefjell (tr) Vocal ID  2014km **
 97.3 1939 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Hadsel/Storheia (no) Rihanna song and ID  1873km **
 98.2 1940 NOR NRK Petre, Vega/Gulvågfjell (no) Rap, as web  1530km
 99.8 1940 NOR NRK Petre, Kistefjell (tr) Rap, as 98.2  2014km **
101.4 1941 NOR Radio Norge, Hadsel/Storheia (no) Pops, DJ, phone in, as web  1873km **
 87.6 2018 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Ostrów Mazowiecka/Podborze (MW)
               3B3B Polskie_ _Radio__ *R_D_C*_ 87,6_FM_  1441km

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 92.7 1325  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Forfar (SC-ANG) Commonwealth Games commentary  430km
103.7 1326  G  BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Forfar (SC-ANG) Gaelic YL and music, as 104.2  430km
 93.8 1327  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Durris (SC-ABS) Commonwealth info. Noise free peak on scatter 
               461km
 87.7 2240  G  Radio Ramadhan Sheffield, Sheffield ID after adverts
 93.2 2323  G  Sheffield Live!, Sheffield/Tapton Hill (EN-SYK) Pops, as web  125km

** Personal Skegness 'First'


Today was a memorable day as I received something I have been after for a while ... something from my list of 'wants' too, a good opening to Iceland, virtually all the way to the top of the band!

You'd expect Iceland would be more commonly received in the UK via E skip. The distance is ideal for a single hop. Maybe it's because we don't tend to go looking in that direction too often. Early warnings are perhaps less frequent for Iceland too - it's the same for the Azores and Madeira.


Videos:
Sporadic E. 24-07-14 1453 (Iceland): https://vimeo.com/102307760
Sporadic E. 24-07-14 1925 (Norway): https://vimeo.com/102307761
Sporadic E. 24-07-14 1941 (Norway): https://vimeo.com/102308443


Good DX!

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

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.

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