Skegness Log: 31-07-14 (FM)

OIRT Sporadic E:
 67.19 1641 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Rock song,
                as web  1864km
 69.53 1658 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Yarok/ZFKRRT, gora Tokarnya (ZK) ID  1625km
 70.19 1659 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Rakhiv/ZFKRRT, gora Terentyn (ZK) Dramatic pops, as web 
                1766km
 70.31 1659 MDA RFE/RL, Edinet/SRTV (ED) Vocal ID  1966km
 70.91 1700 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 71.45 1700 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les (MA) Announcements, as web  1922km
 71.81 1701 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) YL, as web  1973km
 73.79 1706 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Stolin (BR) Classical, as web  1786km
 72.47 1707 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Rock music, as web  1593km
 70.28 1708 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) Rock song, as web  1890km
 71.69 1708 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Twangy music, as web  1593km
 68.39 1710 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) Classical, as web  1658km
 68.72 1710 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Svislach=Svislac (HR) Rock music, as web  1580km

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.8 1644 POL PR 1, Przemysl/Tatarska Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_  1592km
 88.0 1644 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 JEDYNKA_ __18:44_   1530km
 88.6 1645 POL PR 2, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3222 Radio___ Dwojka__  1465km
 90.7 1646 POL PR 1, Solina/G.Jawor II (PK) 3211 __18:46_ POLSKIE_ __RADIO_ JEDYNKA_ 
                1591km
 96.3 1649 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Iasi/Pietrarie (IS) EE03 ___96.3_  2046km
 96.7 1649 ROU Pro FM, Botosani/Saveni (BT) E059 96,7_FM_  1948km
 98.1 1649 ROU Magic FM, Botosani (BT) E210  1947km **
 88.2 1650 ROU Radio Europa FM, Botosani (BT) E299  1947km **
 90.8 1652 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) EE03  1890km
 87.7 1654 SVK Fun Rádio, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5340 FUNRAD__  1544km

OIRT Meteor Scatter:
 72.32 1017 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) YL talk, as web. Live listening  1658km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

The Es season really feels like it's winding down now. Signals on the above band 2 loggings were mostly well below RDS levels.

I had my first meteor scatter on the OIORT band. All previous attemps to hear MS on this band have failed whenver I have tired in the past. On this occasion I wasn't actually looking for it. I had been checking for Es and left the XDR on 72.32 for no reason, when a burst appeared which was clearly playing the same music as the Belarus' first programme web stream. There were no other contenders within range either so the Geranyony transmitter was the only option anyway.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
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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.