Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
93.5 0816 CZE Frekvence 1, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Pops, as web 991km **
Band 2 General Scatter:
105.2 0836 D Radio RST, Schöppingen (nrw) OM (ads?) then pops, as web. Own programme 482km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Sunday, 31 August 2014
Saturday, 30 August 2014
Skegness Log: 30-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
93.2 0106 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Bruck (Mur) 1/Mugel (ste) Gentle German YL song, as web
1233km **
93.2 0302 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru) French
YL bumped up suddenly over its own scatter! 376km **
93.2 0325 D Bayern 2, Passau/Kühberg (bay) Own Schlager show. Off night programming at this
time. As web 1051km **
93.2 0709 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Tom's Diner, as web. not on night
service at this time 591km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Two other stations which I believe came through but which were too brief to nail down were France Inter, probably from the Angers site, and the BRF 2 from 5kW Herbesthal. Scatter from Teutoburger Wald and Liege was also persistent.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
93.2 0106 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Bruck (Mur) 1/Mugel (ste) Gentle German YL song, as web
1233km **
93.2 0302 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Brussel/Financietoren=Bruxelles/Tour des Finances (bru) French
YL bumped up suddenly over its own scatter! 376km **
93.2 0325 D Bayern 2, Passau/Kühberg (bay) Own Schlager show. Off night programming at this
time. As web 1051km **
93.2 0709 D WDR 2, Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw) Tom's Diner, as web. not on night
service at this time 591km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Two other stations which I believe came through but which were too brief to nail down were France Inter, probably from the Angers site, and the BRF 2 from 5kW Herbesthal. Scatter from Teutoburger Wald and Liege was also persistent.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
The 2014 Sporadic E Season - The Worst and The Best?
... a personal summary.
This year's E season has been a complete mystery to many of us. Not only do the vast majority of European DXers consider this to be the worst European Es season EVER, but it has also behaved in an unpredictable manner, being good at both ends and mostly rubbish in the middle.
Sporadic E is unpredictable at the best of times. That's why it's called "Sporadic"! But when you look back over the season, you see just how upside-down it has been. April saw the first Es on band 2 frequencies. An early start indeed! As we went through May, sporadic E opening just became more and more fleeting and were confined to the bottom of band 2. A "blink and you'll miss it" scenario.
By June I think many of us had almost given up. There were a few decent openings, but nothing on the scale of those from the 2013 season. July seemed to show some improvements but they were short-lived.
Yes, there were a few good openings, but I would say that only two or three came close to those of last year. Some DXers in western Europe would say the biggest openings came around the 2nd and 3rd of July with possibly the best Scandinavian > UK & Ireland paths on record. Conditions on July 3rd gave me my biggest single day's log ever with almost 500 loggings. Check them here.
Conditions tapered off after this and reverted back to their hit and miss/teasing/bottom of the band character. Trying not to blink became hard on the eyes but we had plenty of practice. Yet it's hard to believe then that my personal sporadic E logbook this year has been the biggest I have had here on the east coast! How come? Had it not been for my idea of video recording these brief openings and scanning quickly up and down the band to capture the RDS I would never have achieved this. Quantity is not the same as quality, naturally, but I don't think that's a fair way of looking at any kind of loggings. This method enabled me to catch a lot of stations I would have otherwise missed, including many unusual and valued personal firsts.
In four years of DXing on an empty band here on the east coast, not once have I been aware of any double-hop Es reception. I find this very unusual. Not that I expect to have double hop on tap, I certainly don't. You are either lucky or unlucky with sporadic E. It's a relatively high-angle propagation mode and so your height above sea level is not too important. I have been fortunate enough to receive a few tropo extensions to Es out into the near Atlantic, with the Azores, Madeira, the Canaries and Western Sahara coming through, but nothing in the way of double hop to the Middle East, for instance. Not even a sniff of Turkey - one of my DX targets.
So, as I usually do at this time of year, this has been my assessment of the 2014 season. In some ways I am glad the Es haven't been occurring on a daily basis as they virtually did in in 2013. There has been a good deal of frustrating though, not just with the teasing conditions. I missed a couple of the better openings too, as I'm sure we all do, but that's the luck of the draw for you. I can conclude that, for me, the Es this year have been fleeting, teasing, mostly quite weak and bottom-of-the-band, but above all, they are sporadic and that's why we love them!
Good DX all!
John
This year's E season has been a complete mystery to many of us. Not only do the vast majority of European DXers consider this to be the worst European Es season EVER, but it has also behaved in an unpredictable manner, being good at both ends and mostly rubbish in the middle.
Sporadic E is unpredictable at the best of times. That's why it's called "Sporadic"! But when you look back over the season, you see just how upside-down it has been. April saw the first Es on band 2 frequencies. An early start indeed! As we went through May, sporadic E opening just became more and more fleeting and were confined to the bottom of band 2. A "blink and you'll miss it" scenario.
By June I think many of us had almost given up. There were a few decent openings, but nothing on the scale of those from the 2013 season. July seemed to show some improvements but they were short-lived.
Yes, there were a few good openings, but I would say that only two or three came close to those of last year. Some DXers in western Europe would say the biggest openings came around the 2nd and 3rd of July with possibly the best Scandinavian > UK & Ireland paths on record. Conditions on July 3rd gave me my biggest single day's log ever with almost 500 loggings. Check them here.
Conditions tapered off after this and reverted back to their hit and miss/teasing/bottom of the band character. Trying not to blink became hard on the eyes but we had plenty of practice. Yet it's hard to believe then that my personal sporadic E logbook this year has been the biggest I have had here on the east coast! How come? Had it not been for my idea of video recording these brief openings and scanning quickly up and down the band to capture the RDS I would never have achieved this. Quantity is not the same as quality, naturally, but I don't think that's a fair way of looking at any kind of loggings. This method enabled me to catch a lot of stations I would have otherwise missed, including many unusual and valued personal firsts.
In four years of DXing on an empty band here on the east coast, not once have I been aware of any double-hop Es reception. I find this very unusual. Not that I expect to have double hop on tap, I certainly don't. You are either lucky or unlucky with sporadic E. It's a relatively high-angle propagation mode and so your height above sea level is not too important. I have been fortunate enough to receive a few tropo extensions to Es out into the near Atlantic, with the Azores, Madeira, the Canaries and Western Sahara coming through, but nothing in the way of double hop to the Middle East, for instance. Not even a sniff of Turkey - one of my DX targets.
So, as I usually do at this time of year, this has been my assessment of the 2014 season. In some ways I am glad the Es haven't been occurring on a daily basis as they virtually did in in 2013. There has been a good deal of frustrating though, not just with the teasing conditions. I missed a couple of the better openings too, as I'm sure we all do, but that's the luck of the draw for you. I can conclude that, for me, the Es this year have been fleeting, teasing, mostly quite weak and bottom-of-the-band, but above all, they are sporadic and that's why we love them!
Good DX all!
John
Friday, 29 August 2014
Skegness Log: 29-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor
Scatter:
87.6 2235 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _IMPULS_. Radiotext and AFs. 37dBf 1219km
OIRT Sporadic E:
68.24 0817 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Jingle ID
1803km
66.53 0818 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM, as web
1803km
67.46 0818 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Phone
caller, as web 1803km
69.68 0820 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
70.91 1754 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OM and
YL, as web 1992km
71.75 1755 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Lozova/TFKRRT, vul. Pol'ova, 13 (TE) Ad break, as web 1793km
71.93 1755 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Balanivka/VFKRRT (VI) YL, as web 2096km
73.55 1756 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Horodok/KHFKRRT, vul. Radyans'ka, 1a (KM) OM and YL,
as web 1871km **
73.73 1757 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) As others 1907km **
67.70 1758 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM, as web
1887km
69.35 1759 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Vesternychany/OORTPTS, vul. Voroshylova, 115a (OD) Jingle
ID 2139km **
69.83 1759 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Lozova/TFKRRT, vul. Pol'ova, 13 (TE) Local music, as web
1793km
69.92 1800 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Pervomais'k/MFKRRT, Pidgornyans'ke shose, 13 (MY)
ID and news, as web 2209km **
70.46 1800 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) News,
as web 1887km
70.76 1801 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) YL news, as web 1907km
71.69 1801 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) YL news,
as web 1992km
72.89 1802 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) OM news, as web 1907km
66.98 1803 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL news, as web
2282km
67.82 1804 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Religious talk,
over piano music, as web 1674km
68.48 1818 MDA RFE/RL, Straseni/STRV (ST) Vocal ID 2105km **
70.31 1820 MDA RFE/RL, Edinet/SRTV (ED) OMs, as other frequency 1966km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
90.2 1808 MDA Radio Noroc, Nisporeni (NS) Dance music, as web 2083km **
88.0 1812 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 __DYNKA_. AFs point to this tx 1530km
88.6 1812 POL PR 2, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3222 1465km
87.6 1814 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 2220km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I wonder why we don't have more openings to Moldova on band 2, considering the distance. It's the same as southern Italy or the regular Algerian stations for most of us in the UK, so why the relative absence? Yet another mystery of sporadic E.
Two unidentifieds from this opening:
https://app.box.com/s/8tt95vhgbyciflll56ju
https://app.box.com/s/uc5rdphe0memrlm7suy
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
87.6 2235 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) 2203 _IMPULS_. Radiotext and AFs. 37dBf 1219km
OIRT Sporadic E:
68.24 0817 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Jingle ID
1803km
66.53 0818 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM, as web
1803km
67.46 0818 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Phone
caller, as web 1803km
69.68 0820 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
70.91 1754 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OM and
YL, as web 1992km
71.75 1755 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Lozova/TFKRRT, vul. Pol'ova, 13 (TE) Ad break, as web 1793km
71.93 1755 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Balanivka/VFKRRT (VI) YL, as web 2096km
73.55 1756 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Horodok/KHFKRRT, vul. Radyans'ka, 1a (KM) OM and YL,
as web 1871km **
73.73 1757 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) As others 1907km **
67.70 1758 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM, as web
1887km
69.35 1759 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Vesternychany/OORTPTS, vul. Voroshylova, 115a (OD) Jingle
ID 2139km **
69.83 1759 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Lozova/TFKRRT, vul. Pol'ova, 13 (TE) Local music, as web
1793km
69.92 1800 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Pervomais'k/MFKRRT, Pidgornyans'ke shose, 13 (MY)
ID and news, as web 2209km **
70.46 1800 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) News,
as web 1887km
70.76 1801 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) YL news, as web 1907km
71.69 1801 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) YL news,
as web 1992km
72.89 1802 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kul'chiyivtsi/KHFKRRT (KM) OM news, as web 1907km
66.98 1803 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL news, as web
2282km
67.82 1804 UKR Svitle radio Emmanuyil, L'viv/LFKRRT, Vysokyy zamok, 9 (LV) Religious talk,
over piano music, as web 1674km
68.48 1818 MDA RFE/RL, Straseni/STRV (ST) Vocal ID 2105km **
70.31 1820 MDA RFE/RL, Edinet/SRTV (ED) OMs, as other frequency 1966km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
90.2 1808 MDA Radio Noroc, Nisporeni (NS) Dance music, as web 2083km **
88.0 1812 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 __DYNKA_. AFs point to this tx 1530km
88.6 1812 POL PR 2, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3222 1465km
87.6 1814 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 2220km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
I wonder why we don't have more openings to Moldova on band 2, considering the distance. It's the same as southern Italy or the regular Algerian stations for most of us in the UK, so why the relative absence? Yet another mystery of sporadic E.
Two unidentifieds from this opening:
https://app.box.com/s/8tt95vhgbyciflll56ju
https://app.box.com/s/uc5rdphe0memrlm7suy
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Skegness Log: 29-08-14 (MW)
981 2200 CHN CNR1, Multi-tx Chinese time pips Weak
1224 2200 CHN Chinese time signal Vweak
1539 2200 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Chinese time signal Vweak 7135 km
Yes, these are mostly time signals I can hear, often the only recognisable things which are able to penetrate through the QRM, but things should improve as the season progresses.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor
1224 2200 CHN Chinese time signal Vweak
1539 2200 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Chinese time signal Vweak 7135 km
Yes, these are mostly time signals I can hear, often the only recognisable things which are able to penetrate through the QRM, but things should improve as the season progresses.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Skegness Log: 28-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.2 0848 S SR P3, Uddevalla/Herrestad TM (vg) YLs talking, as web. Live listening 922km
93.3 1106 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201. Live listening 1552km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
97.2 0840 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Rock song, as web. Scatter 617km
93.3 0841 DNK DR P1, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Danish OM, as web. Scatter 740km
95.1 0850 DNK DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Opera, as web. Scatter 617km
91.8 0945 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Pops, as web 703km
Very good scatter to the north-east today. Scatter has been well below par for the last two or more weeks. This may well tie in with our recent unseasonal weather. Unseasonal? I mean, how can we have temperatures of freezing point and a ground frost in the middle of summer? It's a joke!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
97.2 0848 S SR P3, Uddevalla/Herrestad TM (vg) YLs talking, as web. Live listening 922km
93.3 1106 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201. Live listening 1552km
Band 2 Aircraft Scatter:
97.2 0840 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Rock song, as web. Scatter 617km
93.3 0841 DNK DR P1, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Danish OM, as web. Scatter 740km
95.1 0850 DNK DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Opera, as web. Scatter 617km
91.8 0945 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Pops, as web 703km
Very good scatter to the north-east today. Scatter has been well below par for the last two or more weeks. This may well tie in with our recent unseasonal weather. Unseasonal? I mean, how can we have temperatures of freezing point and a ground frost in the middle of summer? It's a joke!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Denmark & Norway via Aircraft Scatter
Nice scatter conditions to Scandinavia this morning and not a hint of tropo.
97.2 Danmarks Radio 2, Rangstrup, via aircraft scatter at 617 km
91.8 NRK Petre, Bjerkreim, via aircraft scatter at 703 km
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Skegness Log: 27-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Auroral:
87.8 1803 NOR NRK P1, Hovdefjell (aa) YL news then Brian Ferry, Lets Stick Together, as web
805km **
88.0 1824 NOR NRK1, Gulen or Bagn Music, as web **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
I have removed a couple of Dutch stations, 87.9 Omroep Zeeland and 88.0 NPO2, from this log as I originally thought they were received via aurora. Their signals peaked to the NNW, the same direction as the aurora at the time, and sounded very scratchy. There was a definite distinction in directivity with their signals fading away completely between N and E and then returning to their regular scatter. After some studies I am still not 100% certain that they could just have been received 'off the back', so I have removed them from the log.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
87.8 1803 NOR NRK P1, Hovdefjell (aa) YL news then Brian Ferry, Lets Stick Together, as web
805km **
88.0 1824 NOR NRK1, Gulen or Bagn Music, as web **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via this mode
I have removed a couple of Dutch stations, 87.9 Omroep Zeeland and 88.0 NPO2, from this log as I originally thought they were received via aurora. Their signals peaked to the NNW, the same direction as the aurora at the time, and sounded very scratchy. There was a definite distinction in directivity with their signals fading away completely between N and E and then returning to their regular scatter. After some studies I am still not 100% certain that they could just have been received 'off the back', so I have removed them from the log.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Skegness Log: 26-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 OIRT:
67.13 1824 RUS Radio Rossii, Sortavala/RTPS (KR) Russian OMs, as web 2025km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
90.7 0918 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) YL, as web 2120km
87.6 0919 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Presume, as 90.7 Chaine 1 received. Arabic/French OM
2120km
88.6 0926 E IB3 Ràdio, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN) E2A0 IB3RADIO 1492km
87.9 0928 E RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) Classical, as web 1503km
88.4 0930 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Presumed. French OM 1872km
87.8 0950 E Catalunya Música, Calonge/Mas Nou (CAT-GI) Classical music, as web 1275km
88.1 0952 E Los 40 Principales, Rocacorba (CAT-GI) E235 40_PRINC 1245km **
87.6 1636 I R101, Cagliari/Palazzo Griffa (ca) 5215 _R_101__ 1688km
88.0 1636 I Radiolina, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Normal Greenbaum song, as 88.2 1513km
88.2 1639 I Radiolina, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) Vocal ID after pops 1689km
88.6 1639 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot)
5264 *_RDS_*_ 1521km
88.9 1639 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_
1521km
89.4 1640 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5 1521km
87.5 1642 I Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_
1684km
93.3 1642 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5220 R_IT__IA 1704km
91.2 1643 F Virgin Radio, Saint-Tropez/Saint-Peire (83) F219 1186km
91.8 1644 F France Inter, Plan-de-la-Tour (83) Vocal ID 1186km **
93.0 1645 I Radio 105 Network, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5211 1678km
93.3 1645 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ 1575km
89.0 1646 I Radio Otto Nove Classics, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 58BD OTTONOVE 1678km
90.7 1646 I RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 __RAI___ 1678km
95.5 1647 I Radio Sportiva, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5244 1513km
97.3 1648 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203 __RAI___ 1575km
99.6 1648 I R101, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5215 _R_101__ 1513km **
101.3 1649 I Radio Capital, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Vocal ID 1513km
103.6 1649 I Radio Studio One, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5495 1678km
104.0 1650 I Radio Studio 2000, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5499 1678km
87.7 1651 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara
(or) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1576km
107.3 1651 I Radio Maria, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 51CC ____RI__ 1678km
107.6 1651 I Radio Maria, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) OM, as 107.3 1689km **
87.9 1652 I R101, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5215 1684km
92.2 1655 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) Chanting, as web 1976km
88.0 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) Arabic chanting, as others 2016km
97.8 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Arabic chanting, as web 2039km
92.7 1658 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) Onda Verde programme 1678km
87.9 1706 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Phone in, as web 2071km
87.7 1752 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Back to back Arabic music, as web 1913km
88.0 1802 E Megaparty FM, Benitatxell/Puig Llorença (VAL-A) 1000 _Cheryl_ _Cole___
Megaparty 1605km
87.8 1804 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Twangy music, as web 2177km
89.3 1805 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benicàssim/El Bartolo (VAL-CS) E211 __E_1___ 1453km
89.2 1807 E Bay Radio, Dénia/La Segària (VAL-A) Phil Collins track, as web 1594km
87.9 1858 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 1730km
88.0 1906 I Radio Capital, Corbara/Hotel Green Park (sa) 5219 1749km
88.4 1907 I Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__ 1730km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Another nice late season opening. It was a bit messy at times with long gaps of nothing, but with lots of little teasers, typical of so many Es openings this summer.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
67.13 1824 RUS Radio Rossii, Sortavala/RTPS (KR) Russian OMs, as web 2025km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
90.7 0918 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) YL, as web 2120km
87.6 0919 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Presume, as 90.7 Chaine 1 received. Arabic/French OM
2120km
88.6 0926 E IB3 Ràdio, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN) E2A0 IB3RADIO 1492km
87.9 0928 E RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) Classical, as web 1503km
88.4 0930 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Presumed. French OM 1872km
87.8 0950 E Catalunya Música, Calonge/Mas Nou (CAT-GI) Classical music, as web 1275km
88.1 0952 E Los 40 Principales, Rocacorba (CAT-GI) E235 40_PRINC 1245km **
87.6 1636 I R101, Cagliari/Palazzo Griffa (ca) 5215 _R_101__ 1688km
88.0 1636 I Radiolina, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Normal Greenbaum song, as 88.2 1513km
88.2 1639 I Radiolina, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) Vocal ID after pops 1689km
88.6 1639 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot)
5264 *_RDS_*_ 1521km
88.9 1639 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_
1521km
89.4 1640 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5 1521km
87.5 1642 I Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_
1684km
93.3 1642 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5220 R_IT__IA 1704km
91.2 1643 F Virgin Radio, Saint-Tropez/Saint-Peire (83) F219 1186km
91.8 1644 F France Inter, Plan-de-la-Tour (83) Vocal ID 1186km **
93.0 1645 I Radio 105 Network, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5211 1678km
93.3 1645 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ 1575km
89.0 1646 I Radio Otto Nove Classics, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 58BD OTTONOVE 1678km
90.7 1646 I RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 __RAI___ 1678km
95.5 1647 I Radio Sportiva, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5244 1513km
97.3 1648 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203 __RAI___ 1575km
99.6 1648 I R101, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5215 _R_101__ 1513km **
101.3 1649 I Radio Capital, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Vocal ID 1513km
103.6 1649 I Radio Studio One, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5495 1678km
104.0 1650 I Radio Studio 2000, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5499 1678km
87.7 1651 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara
(or) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1576km
107.3 1651 I Radio Maria, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 51CC ____RI__ 1678km
107.6 1651 I Radio Maria, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) OM, as 107.3 1689km **
87.9 1652 I R101, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5215 1684km
92.2 1655 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) Chanting, as web 1976km
88.0 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) Arabic chanting, as others 2016km
97.8 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Arabic chanting, as web 2039km
92.7 1658 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) Onda Verde programme 1678km
87.9 1706 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Phone in, as web 2071km
87.7 1752 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Back to back Arabic music, as web 1913km
88.0 1802 E Megaparty FM, Benitatxell/Puig Llorença (VAL-A) 1000 _Cheryl_ _Cole___
Megaparty 1605km
87.8 1804 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Twangy music, as web 2177km
89.3 1805 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benicàssim/El Bartolo (VAL-CS) E211 __E_1___ 1453km
89.2 1807 E Bay Radio, Dénia/La Segària (VAL-A) Phil Collins track, as web 1594km
87.9 1858 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 1730km
88.0 1906 I Radio Capital, Corbara/Hotel Green Park (sa) 5219 1749km
88.4 1907 I Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__ 1730km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Another nice late season opening. It was a bit messy at times with long gaps of nothing, but with lots of little teasers, typical of so many Es openings this summer.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Skegness Log: 26-08-14 (FM)
OIRT Sporadic E:
67.13 1824 RUS Radio Rossii, Sortavala/RTPS (KR) Russian OMs, as web 2025km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
90.7 0918 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) YL, as web 2120km
87.6 0919 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Presume, as 90.7 Chaine 1 received. Arabic/French OM
2120km
88.6 0926 E IB3 Ràdio, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN) E2A0 IB3RADIO 1492km
87.9 0928 E RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) Classical, as web 1503km
88.4 0930 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Presumed. French OM 1872km
87.8 0950 E Catalunya Música, Calonge/Mas Nou (CAT-GI) Classical music, as web 1275km
88.1 0952 E Los 40 Principales, Rocacorba (CAT-GI) E235 40_PRINC 1245km **
87.6 1636 I R101, Cagliari/Palazzo Griffa (ca) 5215 _R_101__ 1688km
88.0 1636 I Radiolina, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Normal Greenbaum song, as 88.2 1513km
88.2 1639 I Radiolina, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) Vocal ID after pops 1689km
88.6 1639 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot)
5264 *_RDS_*_ 1521km
88.9 1639 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_
1521km
89.4 1640 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5 1521km
87.5 1642 I Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1684km
93.3 1642 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5220 R_IT__IA
1704km
91.2 1643 F Virgin Radio, Saint-Tropez/Saint-Peire (83) F219 1186km
91.8 1644 F France Inter, Plan-de-la-Tour (83) Vocal ID 1186km **
93.0 1645 I Radio 105 Network, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5211 1678km
93.3 1645 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ 1575km
89.0 1646 I Radio Otto Nove Classics, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 58BD OTTONOVE 1678km
90.7 1646 I RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 __RAI___ 1678km
95.5 1647 I Radio Sportiva, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5244 1513km
97.3 1648 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203 __RAI___ 1575km
99.6 1648 I R101, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5215 _R_101__ 1513km **
101.3 1649 I Radio Capital, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Vocal ID 1513km
103.6 1649 I Radio Studio One, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5495 1678km
104.0 1650 I Radio Studio 2000, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5499 1678km
87.7 1651 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara
(or) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1576km
107.3 1651 I Radio Maria, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 51CC ____RI__ 1678km
107.6 1651 I Radio Maria, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) OM, as 107.3 1689km **
87.9 1652 I R101, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5215 1684km
92.2 1655 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) Chanting, as web 1976km
88.0 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) Arabic chanting, as others 2016km
97.8 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Arabic chanting, as web 2039km
92.7 1658 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) Onda Verde programme 1678km
87.9 1706 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Phone in, as web 2071km
87.7 1752 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Back to back Arabic music, as web 1913km
88.0 1802 E Megaparty FM, Benitatxell/Puig Llorença (VAL-A) 1000 _Cheryl_ _Cole___
Megaparty 1605km
87.8 1804 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Twangy music, as web 2177km
89.3 1805 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benicàssim/El Bartolo (VAL-CS) E211 __E_1___ 1453km
89.2 1807 E Bay Radio, Dénia/La Segària (VAL-A) Phil Collins track, as web 1594km
87.9 1858 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 1730km
88.0 1906 I Radio Capital, Corbara/Hotel Green Park (sa) 5219 1749km
88.4 1907 I Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__ 1730km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Continuing our bizarre Es season. It's been better at either end and mostly rubbish in the middle. Nothing makes sense anymore!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
67.13 1824 RUS Radio Rossii, Sortavala/RTPS (KR) Russian OMs, as web 2025km
Band 2 Sporadic E:
90.7 0918 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) YL, as web 2120km
87.6 0919 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Presume, as 90.7 Chaine 1 received. Arabic/French OM
2120km
88.6 0926 E IB3 Ràdio, Es Mercadal/El Toro (BAL-MN) E2A0 IB3RADIO 1492km
87.9 0928 E RNE Radio Clásica, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) Classical, as web 1503km
88.4 0930 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Presumed. French OM 1872km
87.8 0950 E Catalunya Música, Calonge/Mas Nou (CAT-GI) Classical music, as web 1275km
88.1 0952 E Los 40 Principales, Rocacorba (CAT-GI) E235 40_PRINC 1245km **
87.6 1636 I R101, Cagliari/Palazzo Griffa (ca) 5215 _R_101__ 1688km
88.0 1636 I Radiolina, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Normal Greenbaum song, as 88.2 1513km
88.2 1639 I Radiolina, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) Vocal ID after pops 1689km
88.6 1639 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot)
5264 *_RDS_*_ 1521km
88.9 1639 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 __RAI___ _RADIO1_
1521km
89.4 1640 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5 1521km
87.5 1642 I Radio Maria, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1684km
93.3 1642 I Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5220 R_IT__IA
1704km
91.2 1643 F Virgin Radio, Saint-Tropez/Saint-Peire (83) F219 1186km
91.8 1644 F France Inter, Plan-de-la-Tour (83) Vocal ID 1186km **
93.0 1645 I Radio 105 Network, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5211 1678km
93.3 1645 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ 1575km
89.0 1646 I Radio Otto Nove Classics, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 58BD OTTONOVE 1678km
90.7 1646 I RAI Radio1, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5201 __RAI___ 1678km
95.5 1647 I Radio Sportiva, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5244 1513km
97.3 1648 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203 __RAI___ 1575km
99.6 1648 I R101, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5215 _R_101__ 1513km **
101.3 1649 I Radio Capital, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) Vocal ID 1513km
103.6 1649 I Radio Studio One, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5495 1678km
104.0 1650 I Radio Studio 2000, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5499 1678km
87.7 1651 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara
(or) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1576km
107.3 1651 I Radio Maria, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 51CC ____RI__ 1678km
107.6 1651 I Radio Maria, Capoterra/Poggio dei Pini (ca) OM, as 107.3 1689km **
87.9 1652 I R101, Sant'Antioco/Località Batteria/Monte Cresia (ci) 5215 1684km
92.2 1655 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) Chanting, as web 1976km
88.0 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) Arabic chanting, as others 2016km
97.8 1656 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) Arabic chanting, as web 2039km
92.7 1658 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) Onda Verde programme 1678km
87.9 1706 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) Phone in, as web 2071km
87.7 1752 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Back to back Arabic music, as web 1913km
88.0 1802 E Megaparty FM, Benitatxell/Puig Llorença (VAL-A) 1000 _Cheryl_ _Cole___
Megaparty 1605km
87.8 1804 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Twangy music, as web 2177km
89.3 1805 E RNE Radio Nacional, Benicàssim/El Bartolo (VAL-CS) E211 __E_1___ 1453km
89.2 1807 E Bay Radio, Dénia/La Segària (VAL-A) Phil Collins track, as web 1594km
87.9 1858 I Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 1730km
88.0 1906 I Radio Capital, Corbara/Hotel Green Park (sa) 5219 1749km
88.4 1907 I Radio Globo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5E29 _GLOBO__ 1730km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Continuing our bizarre Es season. It's been better at either end and mostly rubbish in the middle. Nothing makes sense anymore!
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Skegness Log: 26-08-14 (MW)
1098 1900 CHN CNR 11, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Time pips and Beijing
ID Weak 7136 km
1566 1900 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Time signal and anthem Weak 9067 km
972 2000 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Korean time signal behind Germany
Weak 8740 km
1134 2000 KOR HLKC KBS 3 Radio, Hwaseong (gye) Korean time signal Vweak 8724 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) Familiar time signal, as 1413
Vweak 9252 km
1413 2000 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Familiar time signal Vweak 9225 km
1557 2000 TWN RTI iLoveMusic 1557/Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL) Time signal Weak 9715 km
Really surprised to hear Japan so earlyin the season. Hopefully it's a good sign.
Yes, these are mostly time signals I can hear, often the only recognisable things which are able to penetrate through the QRM, but things should improve as the season progresses.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor
1566 1900 KOR HLAZ FEBC, Jeju=Cheju (jej) Time signal and anthem Weak 9067 km
972 2000 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Korean time signal behind Germany
Weak 8740 km
1134 2000 KOR HLKC KBS 3 Radio, Hwaseong (gye) Korean time signal Vweak 8724 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) Familiar time signal, as 1413
Vweak 9252 km
1413 2000 J JOIF KBC-Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Familiar time signal Vweak 9225 km
1557 2000 TWN RTI iLoveMusic 1557/Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL) Time signal Weak 9715 km
Really surprised to hear Japan so earlyin the season. Hopefully it's a good sign.
Yes, these are mostly time signals I can hear, often the only recognisable things which are able to penetrate through the QRM, but things should improve as the season progresses.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor
Monday, 25 August 2014
Skegness Log: 25-08-14 (MW)
738 2200 CHN Xinjiang RGD 738 Zonghe, Ürümqi/Hutubi-XJTS631 (XJ)
Presumed with Chinese time
signal Vweak 6042 km
1359 2200 CHN Chinese time signal Vweak
Yes, these are mostly time signals I can hear, often the only recognisable things which are able to penetrate through the QRM, but things should improve as the season progresses.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor
signal Vweak 6042 km
1359 2200 CHN Chinese time signal Vweak
Yes, these are mostly time signals I can hear, often the only recognisable things which are able to penetrate through the QRM, but things should improve as the season progresses.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
Receiver: Perseus SDR
Antenna: 10ft x 25ft flag at 28 degrees
Software: Perseus v4.1a; Mestor
Sunday, 24 August 2014
Back To Medium Wave DXing!
Around this time of year I turn some of my radio attentions towards the medium wave band, though I have never started quite this early. Usually it's mid September or even October when I get around to constructing my flag antenna. I just fancied trying things a little earlier this year as we are in a new property and I wanted to know if the band was quiet here. Walking around the garden, listening to a portable radio, my Degen DE1103, showed that the band is very quiet indeed. Will a flag be equally as quiet though?
This season I was thinking about running two flag antennas. One for the North American continent and one for the far east. One corner of the garden seemed perfect for these flags and it was my plan to devise some system where I can have a movable flag. Two pairs of supports could be fixed along two fences which would allow me to lift the flag out of one set and into another. That was the plan.
Nervously, I began to construct the supports for the flag and fixed them to the fence. "Nervous"? Yes, very. It's because I have had so many problems with neighbours in the past that I have become really conscious of my hobby and everything about it when it comes to almost any aspect hobby that I begin to look over my shoulders to see who might be watching. Accounts of my many problems on this matter are documented elsewhere in this blog.
Back to the construction. As I fixed the supports for the North American flag to the fence I spotted something I had missed. A telephone wire, coming down from a telegraph pole outside the front of a neighbouring property and into the roof, was going to be right in the way of the North American flag. This flag would be ten feet high off the ground and would actually touch the cable, running parallel with it for a couple of metres. Would this telephone cable cause any interference? I placed my DE1103 near the wire and listened with disappointment as the radio gave out a horrible growl, right across the whole of medium wave. Bang goes the North American flag!
Undeterred, I proceeded with the construction of the far east flag, which would be about four or five metres away from the telephone cable. I had this up and running in no time and went to the shack to make the final connections. Switching on the Perseus revealed a superbly quiet medium wave band. Long wave was also fabulously electrically quiet. There was no need to insert my ferrite chokes as I was forced to at the previous address due to the excessive electrical noise I experienced there.
Time for a quick tune around the medium wave band. I adjusted the variable resistor to get a null on 1026 kHz, the frequency of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. This transmitter is roughly on the back end of the flag's 'beam' and I managed to eliminate it completely, leaving what I presumed to be Tabriz, Iran, completely dominating the frequency. 1521 had a clear signal from CRI, Urumqi, China. This was actually producing a stronger signal than was my local station, BBC Radio Lincolnshire on 1368!
So far so good. Fingers crossed now that conditions pick up and give us all some good medium wave DX.
This season I was thinking about running two flag antennas. One for the North American continent and one for the far east. One corner of the garden seemed perfect for these flags and it was my plan to devise some system where I can have a movable flag. Two pairs of supports could be fixed along two fences which would allow me to lift the flag out of one set and into another. That was the plan.
Nervously, I began to construct the supports for the flag and fixed them to the fence. "Nervous"? Yes, very. It's because I have had so many problems with neighbours in the past that I have become really conscious of my hobby and everything about it when it comes to almost any aspect hobby that I begin to look over my shoulders to see who might be watching. Accounts of my many problems on this matter are documented elsewhere in this blog.
Back to the construction. As I fixed the supports for the North American flag to the fence I spotted something I had missed. A telephone wire, coming down from a telegraph pole outside the front of a neighbouring property and into the roof, was going to be right in the way of the North American flag. This flag would be ten feet high off the ground and would actually touch the cable, running parallel with it for a couple of metres. Would this telephone cable cause any interference? I placed my DE1103 near the wire and listened with disappointment as the radio gave out a horrible growl, right across the whole of medium wave. Bang goes the North American flag!
Undeterred, I proceeded with the construction of the far east flag, which would be about four or five metres away from the telephone cable. I had this up and running in no time and went to the shack to make the final connections. Switching on the Perseus revealed a superbly quiet medium wave band. Long wave was also fabulously electrically quiet. There was no need to insert my ferrite chokes as I was forced to at the previous address due to the excessive electrical noise I experienced there.
Time for a quick tune around the medium wave band. I adjusted the variable resistor to get a null on 1026 kHz, the frequency of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. This transmitter is roughly on the back end of the flag's 'beam' and I managed to eliminate it completely, leaving what I presumed to be Tabriz, Iran, completely dominating the frequency. 1521 had a clear signal from CRI, Urumqi, China. This was actually producing a stronger signal than was my local station, BBC Radio Lincolnshire on 1368!
So far so good. Fingers crossed now that conditions pick up and give us all some good medium wave DX.
Friday, 22 August 2014
Skegness Log: 22-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.7 1156 SRB Radio Novi Sad 1, Novi Sad/Iriski Venac (Voj) D2F3 RTV_RNS1 1668km
88.6 1156 HNG Lánchíd Rádió, Siklós (Bar) B99F LANCHID_ 1523km
90.0 1157 SRB Radio Marija, Novi Sad (Voj) 61CC R.MARIJA 1659km
90.2 1157 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1398km
90.6 1158 AUT Ö1, Rechnitz/Hirschenstein (bur) A201 __OE_1__ 1307km
91.6 1158 SRB Fokus Radio, Smederevo (Srb) D288 FOKUS___ 1768km
92.2 1158 SRB Radio 021, Novi Sad/Petrovaradin (Voj) D084 1662km
92.5 1158 SRB Radio B92, Beograd/Torlak (Srb) D25C __B_92__ 1739km
93.4 1159 SRB Radio Boom 93, Pozarevac/Cacalica (Srb) 606F BO___9__ Jingle ID 1788km
94.3 1200 HNG Ozone FM, Baja / Gabonatároló (grain silo) (BaK) B355 OZONE_FM. Jingle ID
1540km
95.2 1201 SRB Radio AS FM, Backa Topola (Voj) D3AF _AS_FM__ 1608km **
95.8 1201 SRB Radio AS FM, Novi Sad (Voj) YL news over music, as 95.2 1659km **
97.8 1201 SRB Radio Trend, Backa Topola (Voj) D0EE trend___ 1608km **
87.9 1202 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Rechnitz/Hirschenstein (bur) A203 __OE_3__ 1307km
88.4 1204 HNG Nyugat Rádió, Szombathely / T-Com tower (Vas) Jingle ID 1329km
88.5 1205 SRB Radio AS FM, Vrbas (Voj) D3AF _AS_FM__ 1625km
89.4 1205 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Csávoly (BaK) B201 _PETOFI_ 1551km
87.6 1208 MNE Antena M, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) 30FE ANTENA_M 1841km
88.6 1209 MNE Radio D, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D450 1841km
88.9 1209 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) D2FF RTS_BG_1 1591km
91.3 1210 ROU Pro FM, Timisoara/Urseni (TM) E059 PRO_FM__ 1715km
92.6 1212 GRC Akroama FM 92.6, Alexandreia/Meliki (Agathia) (cmc-ima) Pops. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2176km **
87.6 1218 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00A8 CHALKI__ __8_7_6_ 2208km
88.0 1218 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 1201 2208km
89.0 1221 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 102A 2208km
89.4 1222 GRC ARENA 89,4, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek phone in. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2208km **
90.2 1227 SRB Radio K4 Shqip, Goles (Kos) US accented OM ID - "The No Boundaries Station,
Radio K4" 1927km **
90.4 1227 GRC 904 Aristera sta FM, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek YL. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2208km **
90.5 1228 MKD Makedonsko Radio 2 (Vtora prog.), Stip/Turtel (EA) Jingle ID 2071km
91.6 1229 GRC Diva Radio, Kozani/Metaxas (wmc-koz) Soft Greek music. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2187km **
93.3 1229 MKD Makedonsko Radio 1 - Radio Skopje, Stip/Turtel (EA) 4201 2071km
91.1 1230 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
87.6 1233 SRB Bum Radio, Kraljevo (Srb) 8000 *B___M__ 1821km
87.6 1235 BUL BNR Horizont, Lom/RRS Lom (mnt) 8210 __BNR___ HORIZONT 1969km
87.5 1239 SRB Fokus Radio, Sabac/Cer (Srb) D288 FOKUS___ RADIO___ 1685km
88.5 1243 ROU Pro FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 PRO_FM__ 1801km
89.1 1244 SRB Radio TDI Central, Cacak (Srb) 3034 1789km
91.1 1245 HNG Sirius Rádió, Kiskunfélegyháza/toronyház (BaK) B955 _V_G__A_ SUVE__S_
__VETOS_ __SKOLS_ 1563km **
87.6 1246 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ / Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203 KOSSUT__ 1368km
87.9 1246 HNG Európa Rádió, Szeged / Rókus, Telekom tower (Cso) B077_RADIO__ 1610km
88.3 1246 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Mezökovácsháza (Bek) OM, as 87.6 1648km **
89.3 1247 ROU Radio Europa FM, Arad (AR) E299 EUROPAFM 1685km
90.3 1248 ROU Radio Trinitas, Timisoara (TM) E24D ______AS 1713km
91.6 1248 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szentes (Cso) B206 _DANKO__ 1596km
92.0 1248 AUT Ö1, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A201 __OE_1__ 1247km
92.9 1250 AUT Radio Arabella (Wien), Wien 4/Donauturm (wie) AC56 ARAB__LA 1254km **
93.4 1250 HNG Radio Dabas, Dabas (Pes) B058 DABAS___ 1500km
93.5 1251 SVK Rádio Lumen, Stúrovo/Jesenského 68 (NI) 5343 __ME____ 1426km **
93.6 1251 HNG Gong Rádió, Nagykörös / Water tower (Pes) B996 1537km **
94.3 1251 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Szolnok / Besenyszögi út (JNS) B203 KO____H_ 1558km
94.3 1252 SVK Fun Rádio, Bratislava/Kamzík (BA) 5340 FUNRADIO 1300km
95.2 1253 ROU Radio Trinitas, Faget (TM) E24D 1762km
97.5 1253 HNG Mária Rádió, Dabas (Pes) Presumed with typical Maria religious monotony
1500km **
97.9 1254 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Karcag (JNS) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1597km **
98.5 1254 ROU Pro FM, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) E059 __,5_F__ 1877km
98.8 1254 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Szentes (Cso) B201 ______I_ 1596km
101.8 1255 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) EE00 RRACTUAL 1890km
102.4 1255 ROU Radio Vocea Sperantei, Ineu (AR) E2F8 1707km
103.7 1256 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Stúrovo/Modrý vrch (NI) 5202 RADIO_FM 1419km **
88.1 1257 HNG InfoRádió, Budapest - Nagyvárad tér (Bud) B990. OM info. Budapest in elsewhere
1468km **
88.3 1257 HNG Maria R, Komárom or Cegléd B1CC
89.5 1257 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 MUSIC_FM 1460km
89.9 1257 HNG Dankó Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B206 Presumed site 1649km **
91.0 1257 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bihor/Vârful Curcubata Mare (BH) EE00
RRACTUAL 1760km
91.2 1257 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Nitra/Zobor (NI) 5201 _SRO_1__ 1356km **
91.7 1257 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Stúrovo/Vrch Belá (NI) 5560 REGINA__ 1416km
92.1 1257 SVK Rádio SiTy, Galanta/ul. Matúskovská cesta s silo (TT) Web address given and
pops 1341km **
92.4 1258 ROU Pro FM, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) E059 1890km **
92.5 1258 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Esztergom / Aranyhegy I. (KoE) B0AA KATRADIO 1428km **
92.7 1258 SVK Rádio Expres, Nové Zámky or Zarnovica 521D ESPRES__ **
93.6 1259 CZE CRo Brno, Hodonín/Babí lom (JM) 2A0F R-BRNO__ 1252km **
96.1 1300 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) Vocal ID 1677km
97.1 1300 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Miskolc / Avas (BAZ) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1541km
88.1 1302 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE00 1877km
88.2 1302 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Lucenec/Blatný vrch (BB) 5960 __EGINA_ 1464km
89.0 1302 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Debrecen / Pallag (HaB) B201 ____OFI_ 1626km **
89.4 1303 ROU Magic FM, Cluj-Napoca (CJ) E210 MAGIC_FM 1798km
90.7 1303 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kékes (Hev) B202 _BARTOK_ 1504km
91.7 1304 ROU RFI Romania, Cluj-Napoca/Feleac (CJ) E22C 1805km
88.6 1307 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Rosnava/Dievcenská skala (KE) 5D60 1499km
89.1 1307 ROU Pro FM, Târgu Mures (MS) E059 PRO_FM__ 1877km
89.0 1310 GRC Radio Drininoupoli, Ioannina/Liggiades (epi-ioa) Commercial break, including
religious ad. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli for help 2159km **
89.1 1310 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Stará Lubovna/Kotník (PO) 5201 1472km
87.6 1322 GRC Radio Stagon, Kalampaka/Koromilia (the-tri) 6000 __STAGON 2198km **
89.2 1322 GRC Rhythmos FM, Kalampaka/Koromilia (the-tri) Dance pops. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2198km **
89.0 1325 ALB New Planet Radio 89 FM, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 5400 1964km
88.3 1326 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) 1083 Energy jingle 2165km
90.2 1327 GRC Pavlios Logos, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) OMs, as web 2165km
89.1 1330 GRC Kozmos, Kozani/Metaxas (wmc-koz) Kozmos ID. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli for help
2187km **
88.2 1334 ALB Radio 7, Fier (fie) 4D7F 1999km
88.1 1343 GRC Radio Enigma, Florina/Kleidi (wmc-flo) Greek pops. Thank you Thanos Stauroupoli
for help 2111km **
87.9 1348 GRC Kosmos, Patra/Panahaiko (wgr-akh) Presume Patra tx. Kosmos jingle ID. Thanks
to Janpeter for help 2336km **
89.1 1357 BIH Federalni Radio, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) F209 __DIO-__. New PI? 1693km **
89.5 1357 HRV HRT Radio Dubrovnik, Gruda/Sveti Ilija (du) C315 __DUBROV 1785km
89.9 1357 MKD Radio Slobodna Makedonija, Ohrid/Gorenicka Cuka (SW) 4223 jan_____ Thanks
Janpeter van Dijk. for help 2027km 92.5 1359 BIH Federalni Radio, Tuznica (k10)
F209 RADIO-F. 1615km **
92.9 1359 ALB Radio Klan, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 5E0F KLAN____ 92.9_MHz 1964km
95.0 1400 ALB Top Albania Radio, Cardhak (kol) Vocal ID 2078km **
96.4 1401 ALB Radio Spektrum, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) Vocal IDs in ad break. Presume
former Radio Real 1964km **
97.7 1402 ALB Radio 7, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 4D7F Radiod-_ __16:0__ POSITIVE
1964km **
99.5 1403 ALB Radio Tirana, Tiranë (Tirana)/Dajt (tir) 5158 ____RE__ 1964km
105.1 1404 GRC NERIT Kosmos, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo) Reggae music. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2105km **
105.4 1404 MKD Kanal 77, Ohrid/Gorenicka Cuka (SW) 42C9 __DI*__ French Nostalgie jingle. Thanks
to Janpeter for help 2027km **
88.2 1406 HRV HRT Radio Dubrovnik, Rota (Peljesac) (du) C315 1691km
88.4 1406 MNE Radio Prva, Ulcinj/Mosura (UL) D2DE __VA____. Vocal ID 1877km
90.5 1407 BIH Kupreski Radio, Listani, Kupres or Travnik F077 KUPRESKI
90.7 1407 MNE Atlas Radio, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D222 _ATLAS__ 1841km
91.0 1407 ALB Radio Tirana, Shkodër/Tarabosh (shk) 5158 __DIO___ Radio Tirane Online ID 1882km
93.3 1408 BIH Radio Studio N, Ivovik/Borova glava (k10) F493 STUDIO_N 1613km
89.2 1413 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Kavala/Mt Pangaion (emc-kav) Kalispera ... Proto
Programma ID, as 88.6 2239km
87.8 1416 BIH BH Radio 1, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) Pops, as 88.1 1693km
91.4 1419 BIH Radio Herceg Bosne, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje/Zekina gruda (sbs) F01B RADIO-HB 1629km
91.6 1420 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Parnitha (ERA/NERIT) (att) Greek music. Thanks
Thanos Stauroupoli for help 2445km **
92.5 1428 MNE Radio Delfin, Savnik/Krnovska glavica (SN) 620D -DELFIN- 1793km **
88.6 1434 MNE Radio D, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D450 1841km
88.6 1434 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo) Ads, as web 2105km **
98.1 1436 HRV HRT-HR 2, Celevac (zd) Traffic news in English, as 98.9 1499km **
98.9 1436 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C202 ____HR_2 Zagreb traffic news in English
1643km **
87.8 1437 I Radio Maria, Lappano/Timparello (Contrada Chiano) (cs) Choir 1959km **
88.5 1437 I RAI Radio1, Unsure which site 5201
96.5 1437 I Radio 105 Network, Lappano/Timparello (Contrada Chiano) (cs) 5211 __105___.
AFs point to this site 1959km **
90.6 1444 GRC NERIT 3 trito programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo) YL and Greek music,
as 88.6. Thank you Thanos Stauroupoli for help 2105km **
89.4 1449 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Luzzi/Serra Filetta (cs) Vocal ID 1960km **
89.5 1449 I Radio Radicale, Bergamo or Vitulano-Camposauro? 5210 RADIO_*_
92.2 1450 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 ______EV 2152km
88.1 1451 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Ovcar (Srb) D2FF RTS_BG_1 1779km
88.2 1451 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Belogradcik/RRTS Karneva livada (vdn) Jazz, as 92.2 1950km
90.4 1452 I Radio Potenza Centrale, Unlisted site 530B RP__EN__ **
87.6 1453 I Radio Potenza Centrale, Rapone or Savoia di Lucania 530B RPZCENTR
89.9 1454 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Udrigovo (srp) F042 1645km
92.6 1456 I Radio Studio 5, Unsure which site Vocal ID
92.8 1501 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Trebinje/Leotar (srp) Vocal ID 1763km **
104.0 1504 GRC Kanali 3, Florina/Kleidi (wmc-flo) OM YL in ads, as web. Thank you Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2111km **
92.1 1506 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Bjelasica/Zekova glava 63C1 RCG1____ 1830km
88.3 1507 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 HRT-HR_1 1590km
88.0 1513 SRB AFN Balkans, Pristina (Kos) Presume, with AFN ID 1930km **
92.5 1517 MNE Radio Fatih, Podgorica (PG) 3417 92____Hz 1841km
92.9 1518 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Sofia/Kopitoto-KRTTS Vitosa (sfg) 8220 2056km
87.6 1519 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Savnik/Krnovska glavica (SN) Gentle song, as 88.0 1793km
88.0 1519 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Niksic/Tovic-Sudina Glava (NK) 63C1 1795km
88.1 1526 I Radio Linea Numero Uno, Pineto/Colle Morino (te) 5588 LINE__n1 1549km **
89.5 1526 I RTL 102.5, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5218 RTL102.5 1671km
Unidentified/Unlisted:
89.0 1330 GRC Kosmos, unlisted. Jingle ID
87.9 1348 GRC Kosmos, unlisted. Jingle ID
89.9 1357 ? UNID, ? 4223 jan_____
105.4 1404 ? Nostalgie, ? 42C9 __DI*__ French Nostalgie jingle
88.6 1417 BIH UNID, Relay of BH Radio 1 (Does Omladinski Radio X relay BH Radio 1?)
91.2 1432 ? UNID, F28A
** Personal Skegness 'First'
My overnight MS recording became corrupted when saving, reducing the file length from 8 hours to just 50 minutes. Nothing could be matched up, other than shared overnight German programming.
On the Es front though, WOW! What a day! The propagation maps looked like something from the middle of summer! Signals lasted a good three hours plus with the Balkan countries dominating most of the time. Slovakia made a good presence at times and the Czech Republic and Austria poked their way through. Greece and Albania also kept trying to take control and there was one moment were Albanian signals took over across the band. But there was very little RDS and the Greek stations were mostly impossible to trace due to a shortage of web streams. Arabic signals were heard at times and one can only wonder where they were coming from. Double hop from the Middle East? There certainly weren't many Tunisian or Algerian possibilities. Conditions didn't really seem to swing that way anyway. Certainly this was one of the more interesting Es openings of the whole season!
Videos of the above DX:
Sporadic E. 22-08-14 1223 (Austria, Balkans, etc): https://vimeo.com/104180509
Sporadic E. 22-08-14 1443 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/104180510
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
87.7 1156 SRB Radio Novi Sad 1, Novi Sad/Iriski Venac (Voj) D2F3 RTV_RNS1 1668km
88.6 1156 HNG Lánchíd Rádió, Siklós (Bar) B99F LANCHID_ 1523km
90.0 1157 SRB Radio Marija, Novi Sad (Voj) 61CC R.MARIJA 1659km
90.2 1157 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1398km
90.6 1158 AUT Ö1, Rechnitz/Hirschenstein (bur) A201 __OE_1__ 1307km
91.6 1158 SRB Fokus Radio, Smederevo (Srb) D288 FOKUS___ 1768km
92.2 1158 SRB Radio 021, Novi Sad/Petrovaradin (Voj) D084 1662km
92.5 1158 SRB Radio B92, Beograd/Torlak (Srb) D25C __B_92__ 1739km
93.4 1159 SRB Radio Boom 93, Pozarevac/Cacalica (Srb) 606F BO___9__ Jingle ID 1788km
94.3 1200 HNG Ozone FM, Baja / Gabonatároló (grain silo) (BaK) B355 OZONE_FM. Jingle ID
1540km
95.2 1201 SRB Radio AS FM, Backa Topola (Voj) D3AF _AS_FM__ 1608km **
95.8 1201 SRB Radio AS FM, Novi Sad (Voj) YL news over music, as 95.2 1659km **
97.8 1201 SRB Radio Trend, Backa Topola (Voj) D0EE trend___ 1608km **
87.9 1202 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Rechnitz/Hirschenstein (bur) A203 __OE_3__ 1307km
88.4 1204 HNG Nyugat Rádió, Szombathely / T-Com tower (Vas) Jingle ID 1329km
88.5 1205 SRB Radio AS FM, Vrbas (Voj) D3AF _AS_FM__ 1625km
89.4 1205 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Csávoly (BaK) B201 _PETOFI_ 1551km
87.6 1208 MNE Antena M, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) 30FE ANTENA_M 1841km
88.6 1209 MNE Radio D, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D450 1841km
88.9 1209 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) D2FF RTS_BG_1 1591km
91.3 1210 ROU Pro FM, Timisoara/Urseni (TM) E059 PRO_FM__ 1715km
92.6 1212 GRC Akroama FM 92.6, Alexandreia/Meliki (Agathia) (cmc-ima) Pops. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2176km **
87.6 1218 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00A8 CHALKI__ __8_7_6_ 2208km
88.0 1218 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 1201 2208km
89.0 1221 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 102A 2208km
89.4 1222 GRC ARENA 89,4, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek phone in. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2208km **
90.2 1227 SRB Radio K4 Shqip, Goles (Kos) US accented OM ID - "The No Boundaries Station,
Radio K4" 1927km **
90.4 1227 GRC 904 Aristera sta FM, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) Greek YL. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2208km **
90.5 1228 MKD Makedonsko Radio 2 (Vtora prog.), Stip/Turtel (EA) Jingle ID 2071km
91.6 1229 GRC Diva Radio, Kozani/Metaxas (wmc-koz) Soft Greek music. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2187km **
93.3 1229 MKD Makedonsko Radio 1 - Radio Skopje, Stip/Turtel (EA) 4201 2071km
91.1 1230 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 232F 1084km
87.6 1233 SRB Bum Radio, Kraljevo (Srb) 8000 *B___M__ 1821km
87.6 1235 BUL BNR Horizont, Lom/RRS Lom (mnt) 8210 __BNR___ HORIZONT 1969km
87.5 1239 SRB Fokus Radio, Sabac/Cer (Srb) D288 FOKUS___ RADIO___ 1685km
88.5 1243 ROU Pro FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 PRO_FM__ 1801km
89.1 1244 SRB Radio TDI Central, Cacak (Srb) 3034 1789km
91.1 1245 HNG Sirius Rádió, Kiskunfélegyháza/toronyház (BaK) B955 _V_G__A_ SUVE__S_
__VETOS_ __SKOLS_ 1563km **
87.6 1246 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ / Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203 KOSSUT__ 1368km
87.9 1246 HNG Európa Rádió, Szeged / Rókus, Telekom tower (Cso) B077_RADIO__ 1610km
88.3 1246 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Mezökovácsháza (Bek) OM, as 87.6 1648km **
89.3 1247 ROU Radio Europa FM, Arad (AR) E299 EUROPAFM 1685km
90.3 1248 ROU Radio Trinitas, Timisoara (TM) E24D ______AS 1713km
91.6 1248 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szentes (Cso) B206 _DANKO__ 1596km
92.0 1248 AUT Ö1, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A201 __OE_1__ 1247km
92.9 1250 AUT Radio Arabella (Wien), Wien 4/Donauturm (wie) AC56 ARAB__LA 1254km **
93.4 1250 HNG Radio Dabas, Dabas (Pes) B058 DABAS___ 1500km
93.5 1251 SVK Rádio Lumen, Stúrovo/Jesenského 68 (NI) 5343 __ME____ 1426km **
93.6 1251 HNG Gong Rádió, Nagykörös / Water tower (Pes) B996 1537km **
94.3 1251 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Szolnok / Besenyszögi út (JNS) B203 KO____H_ 1558km
94.3 1252 SVK Fun Rádio, Bratislava/Kamzík (BA) 5340 FUNRADIO 1300km
95.2 1253 ROU Radio Trinitas, Faget (TM) E24D 1762km
97.5 1253 HNG Mária Rádió, Dabas (Pes) Presumed with typical Maria religious monotony
1500km **
97.9 1254 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Karcag (JNS) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1597km **
98.5 1254 ROU Pro FM, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) E059 __,5_F__ 1877km
98.8 1254 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Szentes (Cso) B201 ______I_ 1596km
101.8 1255 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) EE00 RRACTUAL 1890km
102.4 1255 ROU Radio Vocea Sperantei, Ineu (AR) E2F8 1707km
103.7 1256 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Stúrovo/Modrý vrch (NI) 5202 RADIO_FM 1419km **
88.1 1257 HNG InfoRádió, Budapest - Nagyvárad tér (Bud) B990. OM info. Budapest in elsewhere
1468km **
88.3 1257 HNG Maria R, Komárom or Cegléd B1CC
89.5 1257 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 MUSIC_FM 1460km
89.9 1257 HNG Dankó Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B206 Presumed site 1649km **
91.0 1257 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Bihor/Vârful Curcubata Mare (BH) EE00
RRACTUAL 1760km
91.2 1257 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Nitra/Zobor (NI) 5201 _SRO_1__ 1356km **
91.7 1257 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Stúrovo/Vrch Belá (NI) 5560 REGINA__ 1416km
92.1 1257 SVK Rádio SiTy, Galanta/ul. Matúskovská cesta s silo (TT) Web address given and
pops 1341km **
92.4 1258 ROU Pro FM, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) E059 1890km **
92.5 1258 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Esztergom / Aranyhegy I. (KoE) B0AA KATRADIO 1428km **
92.7 1258 SVK Rádio Expres, Nové Zámky or Zarnovica 521D ESPRES__ **
93.6 1259 CZE CRo Brno, Hodonín/Babí lom (JM) 2A0F R-BRNO__ 1252km **
96.1 1300 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) Vocal ID 1677km
97.1 1300 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Miskolc / Avas (BAZ) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1541km
88.1 1302 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE00 1877km
88.2 1302 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Lucenec/Blatný vrch (BB) 5960 __EGINA_ 1464km
89.0 1302 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Debrecen / Pallag (HaB) B201 ____OFI_ 1626km **
89.4 1303 ROU Magic FM, Cluj-Napoca (CJ) E210 MAGIC_FM 1798km
90.7 1303 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kékes (Hev) B202 _BARTOK_ 1504km
91.7 1304 ROU RFI Romania, Cluj-Napoca/Feleac (CJ) E22C 1805km
88.6 1307 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Rosnava/Dievcenská skala (KE) 5D60 1499km
89.1 1307 ROU Pro FM, Târgu Mures (MS) E059 PRO_FM__ 1877km
89.0 1310 GRC Radio Drininoupoli, Ioannina/Liggiades (epi-ioa) Commercial break, including
religious ad. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli for help 2159km **
89.1 1310 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Stará Lubovna/Kotník (PO) 5201 1472km
87.6 1322 GRC Radio Stagon, Kalampaka/Koromilia (the-tri) 6000 __STAGON 2198km **
89.2 1322 GRC Rhythmos FM, Kalampaka/Koromilia (the-tri) Dance pops. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2198km **
89.0 1325 ALB New Planet Radio 89 FM, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 5400 1964km
88.3 1326 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) 1083 Energy jingle 2165km
90.2 1327 GRC Pavlios Logos, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) OMs, as web 2165km
89.1 1330 GRC Kozmos, Kozani/Metaxas (wmc-koz) Kozmos ID. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli for help
2187km **
88.2 1334 ALB Radio 7, Fier (fie) 4D7F 1999km
88.1 1343 GRC Radio Enigma, Florina/Kleidi (wmc-flo) Greek pops. Thank you Thanos Stauroupoli
for help 2111km **
87.9 1348 GRC Kosmos, Patra/Panahaiko (wgr-akh) Presume Patra tx. Kosmos jingle ID. Thanks
to Janpeter for help 2336km **
88.5 1349 GRC Iera Mitropoli Patron, Patra (wgr-akh) Choir. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli
for help 2332km **
89.4 1349 GRC Skai Patras, Patra (wgr-akh) Greek OM talk. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli for help
2332km **
88.3 1351 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Dubrovnik/Velika Petka (du) C31E DALMATIA 1756km
88.1 1356 BIH BH Radio 1, Tuznica (k10) F001 1615kmfor help 2332km **
89.4 1349 GRC Skai Patras, Patra (wgr-akh) Greek OM talk. Thanks Thanos Stauroupoli for help
2332km **
88.3 1351 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Dubrovnik/Velika Petka (du) C31E DALMATIA 1756km
89.1 1357 BIH Federalni Radio, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) F209 __DIO-__. New PI? 1693km **
89.5 1357 HRV HRT Radio Dubrovnik, Gruda/Sveti Ilija (du) C315 __DUBROV 1785km
89.9 1357 MKD Radio Slobodna Makedonija, Ohrid/Gorenicka Cuka (SW) 4223 jan_____ Thanks
Janpeter van Dijk. for help 2027km 92.5 1359 BIH Federalni Radio, Tuznica (k10)
F209 RADIO-F. 1615km **
92.9 1359 ALB Radio Klan, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 5E0F KLAN____ 92.9_MHz 1964km
95.0 1400 ALB Top Albania Radio, Cardhak (kol) Vocal ID 2078km **
96.4 1401 ALB Radio Spektrum, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) Vocal IDs in ad break. Presume
former Radio Real 1964km **
97.7 1402 ALB Radio 7, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 4D7F Radiod-_ __16:0__ POSITIVE
1964km **
99.5 1403 ALB Radio Tirana, Tiranë (Tirana)/Dajt (tir) 5158 ____RE__ 1964km
105.1 1404 GRC NERIT Kosmos, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo) Reggae music. Thanks Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2105km **
105.4 1404 MKD Kanal 77, Ohrid/Gorenicka Cuka (SW) 42C9 __DI*__ French Nostalgie jingle. Thanks
to Janpeter for help 2027km **
88.2 1406 HRV HRT Radio Dubrovnik, Rota (Peljesac) (du) C315 1691km
88.4 1406 MNE Radio Prva, Ulcinj/Mosura (UL) D2DE __VA____. Vocal ID 1877km
90.5 1407 BIH Kupreski Radio, Listani, Kupres or Travnik F077 KUPRESKI
90.7 1407 MNE Atlas Radio, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D222 _ATLAS__ 1841km
91.0 1407 ALB Radio Tirana, Shkodër/Tarabosh (shk) 5158 __DIO___ Radio Tirane Online ID 1882km
93.3 1408 BIH Radio Studio N, Ivovik/Borova glava (k10) F493 STUDIO_N 1613km
89.2 1413 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Kavala/Mt Pangaion (emc-kav) Kalispera ... Proto
Programma ID, as 88.6 2239km
87.8 1416 BIH BH Radio 1, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn) Pops, as 88.1 1693km
91.4 1419 BIH Radio Herceg Bosne, Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje/Zekina gruda (sbs) F01B RADIO-HB 1629km
91.6 1420 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Parnitha (ERA/NERIT) (att) Greek music. Thanks
Thanos Stauroupoli for help 2445km **
92.5 1428 MNE Radio Delfin, Savnik/Krnovska glavica (SN) 620D -DELFIN- 1793km **
88.6 1434 MNE Radio D, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) D450 1841km
88.6 1434 GRC NERIT 1 proto programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo) Ads, as web 2105km **
98.1 1436 HRV HRT-HR 2, Celevac (zd) Traffic news in English, as 98.9 1499km **
98.9 1436 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C202 ____HR_2 Zagreb traffic news in English
1643km **
87.8 1437 I Radio Maria, Lappano/Timparello (Contrada Chiano) (cs) Choir 1959km **
88.5 1437 I RAI Radio1, Unsure which site 5201
96.5 1437 I Radio 105 Network, Lappano/Timparello (Contrada Chiano) (cs) 5211 __105___.
AFs point to this site 1959km **
90.6 1444 GRC NERIT 3 trito programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo) YL and Greek music,
as 88.6. Thank you Thanos Stauroupoli for help 2105km **
89.4 1449 I Radio Kiss Kiss, Luzzi/Serra Filetta (cs) Vocal ID 1960km **
89.5 1449 I Radio Radicale, Bergamo or Vitulano-Camposauro? 5210 RADIO_*_
92.2 1450 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 ______EV 2152km
88.1 1451 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Ovcar (Srb) D2FF RTS_BG_1 1779km
88.2 1451 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Belogradcik/RRTS Karneva livada (vdn) Jazz, as 92.2 1950km
90.4 1452 I Radio Potenza Centrale, Unlisted site 530B RP__EN__ **
87.6 1453 I Radio Potenza Centrale, Rapone or Savoia di Lucania 530B RPZCENTR
89.9 1454 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Udrigovo (srp) F042 1645km
92.6 1456 I Radio Studio 5, Unsure which site Vocal ID
92.8 1501 BIH RTRS Radio Republike Srpske, Trebinje/Leotar (srp) Vocal ID 1763km **
104.0 1504 GRC Kanali 3, Florina/Kleidi (wmc-flo) OM YL in ads, as web. Thank you Thanos
Stauroupoli for help 2111km **
92.1 1506 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Bjelasica/Zekova glava 63C1 RCG1____ 1830km
88.3 1507 HRV HRT-HR 1, Vinkovci/Borinci (vu) C201 HRT-HR_1 1590km
88.0 1513 SRB AFN Balkans, Pristina (Kos) Presume, with AFN ID 1930km **
92.5 1517 MNE Radio Fatih, Podgorica (PG) 3417 92____Hz 1841km
92.9 1518 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Sofia/Kopitoto-KRTTS Vitosa (sfg) 8220 2056km
87.6 1519 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Savnik/Krnovska glavica (SN) Gentle song, as 88.0 1793km
88.0 1519 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Niksic/Tovic-Sudina Glava (NK) 63C1 1795km
88.1 1526 I Radio Linea Numero Uno, Pineto/Colle Morino (te) 5588 LINE__n1 1549km **
89.5 1526 I RTL 102.5, Casacalenda/Contrada Cerro del Ruccolo (cb) 5218 RTL102.5 1671km
Unidentified/Unlisted:
89.0 1330 GRC Kosmos, unlisted. Jingle ID
87.9 1348 GRC Kosmos, unlisted. Jingle ID
89.9 1357 ? UNID, ? 4223 jan_____
105.4 1404 ? Nostalgie, ? 42C9 __DI*__ French Nostalgie jingle
88.6 1417 BIH UNID, Relay of BH Radio 1 (Does Omladinski Radio X relay BH Radio 1?)
91.2 1432 ? UNID, F28A
** Personal Skegness 'First'
My overnight MS recording became corrupted when saving, reducing the file length from 8 hours to just 50 minutes. Nothing could be matched up, other than shared overnight German programming.
On the Es front though, WOW! What a day! The propagation maps looked like something from the middle of summer! Signals lasted a good three hours plus with the Balkan countries dominating most of the time. Slovakia made a good presence at times and the Czech Republic and Austria poked their way through. Greece and Albania also kept trying to take control and there was one moment were Albanian signals took over across the band. But there was very little RDS and the Greek stations were mostly impossible to trace due to a shortage of web streams. Arabic signals were heard at times and one can only wonder where they were coming from. Double hop from the Middle East? There certainly weren't many Tunisian or Algerian possibilities. Conditions didn't really seem to swing that way anyway. Certainly this was one of the more interesting Es openings of the whole season!
Videos of the above DX:
Sporadic E. 22-08-14 1223 (Austria, Balkans, etc): https://vimeo.com/104180509
Sporadic E. 22-08-14 1443 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/104180510
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Thursday, 21 August 2014
Skegness Log: 21-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
93.0 0043 S SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) Overnight running water
effects 1051km **
93.0 0207 D BFBS Radio, Braunschweig/Drachenberg (nds) Presumed with English OM
talking about "forces world" 712km **
93.0 0219 POL RMF FM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) Pitbull song, as web 1333km **
93.0 0232 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Hoyerswerda (sac) Andre van duin Luv song, as web 967km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
There was a 90 second long burst at 05:15:13 this morning. A separate (leader?) burst also occurred at 05:15:09. During the longer burst I heard FR David's "Words" and various other bits and pieces, but nothing was in parallel with any of the recorded web audio streams. MS can be so contrasting and challenging sometimes. You can have a really long burst like this and identify nothing, yet a brief snippet of an oldie or an unusual song you recognise can bring forth a result or two.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
93.0 0043 S SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) Overnight running water
effects 1051km **
93.0 0207 D BFBS Radio, Braunschweig/Drachenberg (nds) Presumed with English OM
talking about "forces world" 712km **
93.0 0219 POL RMF FM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) Pitbull song, as web 1333km **
93.0 0232 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Hoyerswerda (sac) Andre van duin Luv song, as web 967km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
There was a 90 second long burst at 05:15:13 this morning. A separate (leader?) burst also occurred at 05:15:09. During the longer burst I heard FR David's "Words" and various other bits and pieces, but nothing was in parallel with any of the recorded web audio streams. MS can be so contrasting and challenging sometimes. You can have a really long burst like this and identify nothing, yet a brief snippet of an oldie or an unusual song you recognise can bring forth a result or two.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
Skegness Log: 20-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
92.9 0109 SVN Slovenija 1, Nanos (po) Slovenian cover of Edwin Collins song, as web 1284km **
92.9 0132 POL Radio ZET, Gryfice/Trzyglowska (ZP) YL soft rock song, as web 985km **
92.9 0140 POL RMF FM, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) Chris Reas Road To Hell, as web. Part of 18 second
MS burst. 1164km **
92.9 0140 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Eisleben (san) German pop song, as web. In middle of
18 second burst 781km **
92.9 0149 G BBC R4, Unsure which site Frequent bursts. BBC WS "Click" programme, as podcast. Rothesay? **
92.9 0410 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Modern soul track, as web
644km **
92.9 2141 F France Musique, Besançon, Chamonix or Montpellier Jazz, as web **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
92.9 used to be a good frequency for meteor scatter when I lived in the North Midlands. It's the first time I have tried it here and there were many, many bursts and pings all night. France Musique was the most frequent burster. I don't know which transmitter was being received as there are three main possibilities. The France Musique stream switched off early overnight so I had to wait until this evening to hear that. Montpellier would be the most likely candidate.
There was an 18 second burst at 0140 in which three stations were identified after matching them to their web streams: RMF FM from Wroclaw; MDR 1 Radio Sachsen Anhalt from Eisleben and Radio Zet from Gryfice. Interesting to note that none of these transmitters were exactly inline with each other as I had expected.
I was surprised how often BBC Radio 4 was heard via MS. Since most of the transmitters are too close, I have to assume that Rothesay looks like a good bet. This was mostly heard with BBC World Service programming and I caught a BBC Radio 4 ID during one burst around 0800.
Many more stations were heard whose streams I didn't record, including a couple of unidentified German language stations. Since these didn't match up with the recorded streams (I recorded all streams from Germany itself) I have to assume they must have been flea powered transmitters from Austria or Switzerland.
I think I'll try 93.0 tonight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
92.9 0109 SVN Slovenija 1, Nanos (po) Slovenian cover of Edwin Collins song, as web 1284km **
92.9 0132 POL Radio ZET, Gryfice/Trzyglowska (ZP) YL soft rock song, as web 985km **
92.9 0140 POL RMF FM, Wroclaw/Zórawina (DS) Chris Reas Road To Hell, as web. Part of 18 second
MS burst. 1164km **
92.9 0140 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Eisleben (san) German pop song, as web. In middle of
18 second burst 781km **
92.9 0149 G BBC R4, Unsure which site Frequent bursts. BBC WS "Click" programme, as podcast. Rothesay? **
92.9 0410 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Modern soul track, as web
644km **
92.9 2141 F France Musique, Besançon, Chamonix or Montpellier Jazz, as web **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
92.9 used to be a good frequency for meteor scatter when I lived in the North Midlands. It's the first time I have tried it here and there were many, many bursts and pings all night. France Musique was the most frequent burster. I don't know which transmitter was being received as there are three main possibilities. The France Musique stream switched off early overnight so I had to wait until this evening to hear that. Montpellier would be the most likely candidate.
There was an 18 second burst at 0140 in which three stations were identified after matching them to their web streams: RMF FM from Wroclaw; MDR 1 Radio Sachsen Anhalt from Eisleben and Radio Zet from Gryfice. Interesting to note that none of these transmitters were exactly inline with each other as I had expected.
I was surprised how often BBC Radio 4 was heard via MS. Since most of the transmitters are too close, I have to assume that Rothesay looks like a good bet. This was mostly heard with BBC World Service programming and I caught a BBC Radio 4 ID during one burst around 0800.
Many more stations were heard whose streams I didn't record, including a couple of unidentified German language stations. Since these didn't match up with the recorded streams (I recorded all streams from Germany itself) I have to assume they must have been flea powered transmitters from Austria or Switzerland.
I think I'll try 93.0 tonight.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Skegness Log: 14-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.0 1054 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Jingle ID 1287km
Band 2 General Scatter:
100.5 0911 G Classic FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS) Classic FM programming in brief Belmont
power cut 501km **
95.3 1641 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web 712km
107.3 1642 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Jeanette song, as web 729km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
This is my rather feeble Perseids effort for 14th, plus a few bits of scatter I had, unexpectedly, because scatter conditions are dire at the moment.
My time for DXing the Perseids today was cut short due to 1: Daughter and family visiting (good!). 2: A radio friend visiting, none other than Ian Kelly and family (also good) and 3: Acquiring a lodger, somewhat unexpectedly (not sure at this point!). So it was a busy day and great to see family and radio friends alike.
Yesterday, I also raised the 9.2 to its maximum height, which is about a meter higher than it ever has been here. I had originally lowered this right down this week due to the strong, gusty winds we've had. I didn't get any real chance to try the 9.2 at its new height though as the winds suddenly returned to their strong gusty levels again. Funny that, the pathetic excuse of a met orifice told us yesterday that we would have a ridge of high pressure settling things down over England. Oh, it was going to be dry too! Being used to their gross inaccuracies we just expected the opposite to happen - which it did! Their corrected forecast for today has dumped the high pressure in favour of a low pressure system (they really didn't see this coming? !!!) adding in gusty winds and thundery downpours. Oh what a total surprise I never saw that one coming! (Sorry, another attack on our useless met orifice is long overdue). I actually thought I might have coined the term "met orifice" but it looks like other's got there first. Some interesting reading here folks!
http://www.mtbbritain.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=12876
https://twitter.com/Metorifice
http://mickysmuses.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/uk-met-orificeand-pacific-sea-level.html
http://angryexile.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/talking-through-the-met-orifice/
Oh, here's one I did a while ago:
http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Met+Orifice
I am beginning to wonder if the met orifice just copy what they read in the daily epxress.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
89.0 1054 CZE Radio Impuls, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Jingle ID 1287km
Band 2 General Scatter:
100.5 0911 G Classic FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS) Classic FM programming in brief Belmont
power cut 501km **
95.3 1641 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web 712km
107.3 1642 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Jeanette song, as web 729km
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
This is my rather feeble Perseids effort for 14th, plus a few bits of scatter I had, unexpectedly, because scatter conditions are dire at the moment.
My time for DXing the Perseids today was cut short due to 1: Daughter and family visiting (good!). 2: A radio friend visiting, none other than Ian Kelly and family (also good) and 3: Acquiring a lodger, somewhat unexpectedly (not sure at this point!). So it was a busy day and great to see family and radio friends alike.
Yesterday, I also raised the 9.2 to its maximum height, which is about a meter higher than it ever has been here. I had originally lowered this right down this week due to the strong, gusty winds we've had. I didn't get any real chance to try the 9.2 at its new height though as the winds suddenly returned to their strong gusty levels again. Funny that, the pathetic excuse of a met orifice told us yesterday that we would have a ridge of high pressure settling things down over England. Oh, it was going to be dry too! Being used to their gross inaccuracies we just expected the opposite to happen - which it did! Their corrected forecast for today has dumped the high pressure in favour of a low pressure system (they really didn't see this coming? !!!) adding in gusty winds and thundery downpours. Oh what a total surprise I never saw that one coming! (Sorry, another attack on our useless met orifice is long overdue). I actually thought I might have coined the term "met orifice" but it looks like other's got there first. Some interesting reading here folks!
http://www.mtbbritain.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=12876
https://twitter.com/Metorifice
http://mickysmuses.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/uk-met-orificeand-pacific-sea-level.html
http://angryexile.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/talking-through-the-met-orifice/
Oh, here's one I did a while ago:
http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Met+Orifice
I am beginning to wonder if the met orifice just copy what they read in the daily epxress.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Skegness Log: 12-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.9 0009 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Pops, as web 573km **
88.9 0014 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) Local music, as web 1591km **
88.9 0034 S SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) Running water. Very likely this site. Frequent
bursts. 1023km **
88.9 0039 D Bayern 1, Dillberg (bay) Fairground Attraction, as web 878km ** **
88.9 0700 G BBC Radio 2, Oban/Pulpit Hill (SC-AGB) Moira Stewart with the news. Oban
most likely 519km **
98.6 1617 SVK Jemné Melódie, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354 JEMNE___ with radiotext AFs 1544km
87.6 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ / Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203. 36dB 1368km
87.5 1719 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1291km **
88.8 1928 CZE CRo Sever, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson song,
as web 991km **
93.1 1944 G BBC Radio Scotland, Meldrum (SC-ABS) YL talking about the Edinburgh Festival,
suddenly over Belmont 501km **
102.2 2003 POL PR Radio Lublin, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3900. News 1548km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
The Perseids seem to be livening up with lots of longer bursts overnight. Focussing on 88.9, Radio Belgrade 1 from Subotica was the most consistent visitor, appearing almost every minute at times. Bayern 1, Dillberg was also regularly heard. Even RTL Letzebuerg appeared frequently via meteor scatter.
There were many other stations received which I couldn't identify. It's not easy to record all the appropriate web streams, but with 30 streams recorded ( just about the maximum number of streams I dare before things get too complicated) it was easy to know which station was which due to the regular activity and web stream checks. As always, I recorded all German streams so as to keep a check on shared overnight programming, and tonight I didn't have one single dropout, very different to yesterday when streams dropped out repetitively. The streams to Switzerland kept failing at the same time, for instance.
In addition to the above log I am sure I heard Radio Maria from Italy on numerous occasions. It's impossible to know which site was coming in of course. I assume Poland's PR1 was one of the regulars but I am usually unable to record Polish streams due to them using the asx format - StreamWriter doesn't like this format.
Come the afternoon, meteor scatter was not only frequent but was also becoming much stronger. This gave me the incentive to attempt to null down local Belmont frequencies as much as I could by tilting the 9.2 into various slanted angles. This only reduced the signals down to a fluctuating 10dBf and 25dBf (XDR-GTK scale), but this was weak enough to allow some of the big Perseid bursts to topple Belmont. Here's an example, demonstrating Lincs FM 102.2 being toppled by Radio Lublin: https://app.box.com/s/zwh0mqdngdplvmygmj28 Lublin was identified by its PI code in this case.
I am still aiming to positively identify meteor activity on all band 2 frequencies. The current total stands at 127 out of a possible 206 frequencies. Whether I will achieve this goal remains to be seen. There is certainly some way to go.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
88.9 0009 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (gld) Pops, as web 573km **
88.9 0014 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Subotica/Crveno Selo (Voj) Local music, as web 1591km **
88.9 0034 S SR P1, Skövde/Billingen TM (vg) Running water. Very likely this site. Frequent
bursts. 1023km **
88.9 0039 D Bayern 1, Dillberg (bay) Fairground Attraction, as web 878km ** **
88.9 0700 G BBC Radio 2, Oban/Pulpit Hill (SC-AGB) Moira Stewart with the news. Oban
most likely 519km **
98.6 1617 SVK Jemné Melódie, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354 JEMNE___ with radiotext AFs 1544km
87.6 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ / Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203. 36dB 1368km
87.5 1719 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1291km **
88.8 1928 CZE CRo Sever, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Garfunkel - Mrs Robinson song,
as web 991km **
93.1 1944 G BBC Radio Scotland, Meldrum (SC-ABS) YL talking about the Edinburgh Festival,
suddenly over Belmont 501km **
102.2 2003 POL PR Radio Lublin, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3900. News 1548km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
The Perseids seem to be livening up with lots of longer bursts overnight. Focussing on 88.9, Radio Belgrade 1 from Subotica was the most consistent visitor, appearing almost every minute at times. Bayern 1, Dillberg was also regularly heard. Even RTL Letzebuerg appeared frequently via meteor scatter.
There were many other stations received which I couldn't identify. It's not easy to record all the appropriate web streams, but with 30 streams recorded ( just about the maximum number of streams I dare before things get too complicated) it was easy to know which station was which due to the regular activity and web stream checks. As always, I recorded all German streams so as to keep a check on shared overnight programming, and tonight I didn't have one single dropout, very different to yesterday when streams dropped out repetitively. The streams to Switzerland kept failing at the same time, for instance.
In addition to the above log I am sure I heard Radio Maria from Italy on numerous occasions. It's impossible to know which site was coming in of course. I assume Poland's PR1 was one of the regulars but I am usually unable to record Polish streams due to them using the asx format - StreamWriter doesn't like this format.
Come the afternoon, meteor scatter was not only frequent but was also becoming much stronger. This gave me the incentive to attempt to null down local Belmont frequencies as much as I could by tilting the 9.2 into various slanted angles. This only reduced the signals down to a fluctuating 10dBf and 25dBf (XDR-GTK scale), but this was weak enough to allow some of the big Perseid bursts to topple Belmont. Here's an example, demonstrating Lincs FM 102.2 being toppled by Radio Lublin: https://app.box.com/s/zwh0mqdngdplvmygmj28 Lublin was identified by its PI code in this case.
I am still aiming to positively identify meteor activity on all band 2 frequencies. The current total stands at 127 out of a possible 206 frequencies. Whether I will achieve this goal remains to be seen. There is certainly some way to go.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Monday, 11 August 2014
Skegness Log: 11-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
94.6 0804 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles (bru) Unexpected fade-in for ten
seconds or so, mixing Brocken. 9.2 in H. Echoey OM, as web. 9.2 lowered at the
moment due to high winds 378km
102.6 0815 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Jingle ID and OM after pops 606km
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
90.8 0003 D DasDing (SWR), Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Avicii song, as web 789km **
90.8 0004 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cottbus Calau (brb) OM news, as web. (Not // other
Germans). Long burst 935km **
90.8 0016 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) Michael Buble song, as web
1890km **
90.8 0021 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as web 640km **
94.6 0805 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) ID and Pink song. Live listening 1127km
97.8 0816 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Sudden burst while listening to live scatter
477km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
Scatter really struggling this morning due to the current spell of unsettled weather and my 9.2 has been lowered because of high winds.
There has only been a minor appearance of the Perseids though. 90.8 was chosen for my overnight recording where Bornberg was the most persistent burster by some margin. Cottbus was also quite frequent.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
94.6 0804 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles (bru) Unexpected fade-in for ten
seconds or so, mixing Brocken. 9.2 in H. Echoey OM, as web. 9.2 lowered at the
moment due to high winds 378km
102.6 0815 D NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Jingle ID and OM after pops 606km
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
90.8 0003 D DasDing (SWR), Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Avicii song, as web 789km **
90.8 0004 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cottbus Calau (brb) OM news, as web. (Not // other
Germans). Long burst 935km **
90.8 0016 ROU SRR Radio Iasi, Câmpulung Moldovenesc/Rarau (SV) Michael Buble song, as web
1890km **
90.8 0021 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as web 640km **
94.6 0805 POL RMF FM, Poznan/Srem (WP) ID and Pink song. Live listening 1127km
97.8 0816 D NDR 2, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Sudden burst while listening to live scatter
477km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
Scatter really struggling this morning due to the current spell of unsettled weather and my 9.2 has been lowered because of high winds.
There has only been a minor appearance of the Perseids though. 90.8 was chosen for my overnight recording where Bornberg was the most persistent burster by some margin. Cottbus was also quite frequent.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Sunday, 10 August 2014
Skegness Log: 10-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.6 1018 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) French OMs. Presumed as web stream not working 1927km
87.9 1022 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) OMs. Presumed as web stream not working 2071km
87.6 1033 E COPE, Badajoz/Cansa Burros (EXT-BA) E2CA __COPE__. Badajoz in radiotext 1683km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
87.6 1018 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) French OMs. Presumed as web stream not working 1927km
87.9 1022 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) OMs. Presumed as web stream not working 2071km
87.6 1033 E COPE, Badajoz/Cansa Burros (EXT-BA) E2CA __COPE__. Badajoz in radiotext 1683km
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Saturday, 9 August 2014
Skegness Log: 09-08-10 (FM)
OIRT Meteor Scatter:
66.02 0832 RUS Radio Rossii, Kaliningrad/RTPTS (KA) YL, as web 1327km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
My second Kaliningrad station via meteor scatter.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
66.02 0832 RUS Radio Rossii, Kaliningrad/RTPTS (KA) YL, as web 1327km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
My second Kaliningrad station via meteor scatter.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Friday, 8 August 2014
Skegness Log: 08-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.4 1900 S SR P2, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E402. Approximate time as unattended reception
1310km **
OIRT Sporadic E:
67.37 0912 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) OM and YL, as web 2018km
69.92 0914 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2018km
67.88 0954 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) OM over classical music,
as web 2129km
66.98 0956 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) OM, as web
2282km
70.46 0958 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM,
as web 1887km
70.91 1000 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) Religious
music, as web 1992km
68.84 1001 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL talking about
Ukraine, as web 2282kmx
71.69 1004 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OM, as
web 1992km
66.53 1011 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM over
music, as web 1803km
67.46 1011 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Phone in,
as web 1803km
68.24 1012 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Interviews,
as web 1803km
70.64 1015 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) Pops, as web
2223km
72.20 1017 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) 2 OMs, as web
2223km
83.76 1018 UKR Pershiy Natsional'niy/Telek. ERA, Cherkasy/CHFKRRT (CK) Presumed
as other outlets in from this tx 2223km **
68.51 1022 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM,
as web 2077km
69.68 1022 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kyiv/RaTel, vul. Olegivs'ka, 34b (KY) YL,
as web 2080km
71.30 1028 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Ukraninan
rap, as others 2077km
71.90 1029 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Ukrainian rap, as other 1956km
72.08 1030 UKR Studiya Maidan, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Presume with Indie
music 2077km
72.68 1031 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) OM, as web. Distorted audio 1956km
72.86 1031 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) YL,
as web 2077km
67.10 1033 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Sad song, as web 1729km
69.68 1034 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
70.91 1035 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
71.69 1037 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) OM, as web 1593km
65.93 1534 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shostka/SFKRRT, vul. Korotchenka, 88 (SU) YL, as web 2229km
66.20 1535 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Local music, as web 2049km
66.44 1536 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) POps, as web 1890km
68.00 1540 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL, as web 1890km
68.30 1540 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) YL, as web 2018km
69.11 1541 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2018km
70.31 1546 RUS Radio Rossii, Orel/ORTPTS (OL) OM, as web 2370km **
70.55 1547 RUS Radio Rossii, Unecha/RTPS (BR) OM, as web 2147km
68.45 1552 BLR BR Gomel FM, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) French song, as web 1973km
69.08 1553 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Pops, as web 1729km
67.19 1557 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Rock song,
as web 1864km
68.48 1559 MDA RFE/RL, Straseni/STRV (ST) Radio Svoboda ID 2105km **
69.26 1600 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Vocal ID
on the hour 1864km
69.53 1601 MDA BBC WS/RFE/RL, Ungheni/SRTV Cetireni (UN) As 69.48 2056km **
66.08 1602 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shepetivka/Ukrtelekom, vul. Titova, 1 (KM) OM interview
in news, as web 1864km **
68.60 1603 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Krasnohorivka/PFKRRT, vul. Gogolya, 15 (PO) YL news,
as web 2327km
71.63 1634 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kryvyj Rih/DFKRRT, vul. Televizijna, 8a (DP) OM,
as web 2387km **
69.56 1638 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kryvyj Rih/DFKRRT, vul. Televizijna, 8a (DP) Phone in,
as web 2387km **
68.03 1639 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Pervomais'k/MFKRRT, Pidgornyans'ke shose, 13 (MY)
Club music, as web 2209km
67.70 1643 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM, as web
1887km
70.73 1644 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Zaporizhzhya/ZFKRRT, vul. Matrosova, 24 (ZP) OM, as web
2506km **
71.93 1645 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Balanivka/VFKRRT (VI) YL, as web 2096km
69.80 1648 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Mykolayiv/Varvarivs'kyj RPTS, vul. Veselynivs'ka, 59 (MY) OM,
as web 2336km **
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.9 1704 E Canal Extremadura Radio, Mérida/Cerro de San Serván (EXT-BA) E30A Canal_Ex
1670km
87.6 1710 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 ___BNR__ _SHUMEN_ 2220km
88.1 1712 ROU Radio Vocea Sperantei, Alexandria (TR) E2F8 _Vocea__ Sperante 2091km **
87.5 1715 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Reklama and ads, as web 1291km
87.6 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ / Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1368km
88.3 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Mezökovácsháza (Bek) OM, as 87.6 1648km **
88.5 1717 ROU Pro FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 PRO_FM__ 88,5_FM_ 1801km
89.4 1717 ROU Radio Europa FM, Târgu Ocna or Giurgiu E299. Jingle ID **
91.4 1718 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Drobeta-Turnu Severin/Balota (MH) EE00 RRACTUAL
1888km
91.7 1719 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Kiskörös (BaK) B0AA KATRADIO 1536km
88.1 1732 BUL BNR Horizont, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8210 __BNR___ 2193km
89.1 1736 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Baneasa/Dobrogea Sud (CL) EE01 CULTURAL 2237km
89.6 1736 ROU Radio Reîntregirea, Alba Iulia (AB) E021. Blank carrier 1842km
88.2 1738 ROU Stil FM, Oltenita (CL) Still Relays Radio Zu. IDs and ad break, as 89.0. Thanks
W4WDX for help 2164km **
89.0 1738 ROU Radio ZU, Bucuresti (BU) E2AA _89,0_FM Radio_ZU 2107km
91.7 1739 ROU National FM, Bucuresti (BU) 9250 National 2107km **
92.1 1739 ROU Vibe FM, Bucuresti/Turnul BRD (BU) E222 2104km
88.3 1745 ROU Itsy Bitsy, Tulcea/Topolog (TL) Jingle ID. Thanks Reijo Alapiha for help
2228km **
90.3 1741 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Silistra/RRS Medzit tabija (sil) 8236 2202km
88.1 1754 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE00 RRACTUAL 1877km
89.8 1756 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Faget (TM) Romanian YL. Thanks W4WDX for help
1762km
89.5 1757 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Novaci/Vârful Cerbu (GJ) Classical music, as web
and later with 90.6 1900km **
90.6 1805 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE01 __LTUR__ 1877km
91.2 1805 ROU Magic FM, Târgu Jiu or Brasov E210
93.6 1806 HNG Gong Rádió, Nagykörös / Water tower (Pes) B996 ____NG__ 1537km **
96.5 1806 HNG Gong Rádió, Kecskemét/Megyeháza (BaK) OM // 93.6. Thanks W4WDX for spotting this
1541km
91.8 1810 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Alexandria (TR) OM, as web 2091km
92.2 1810 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 2152km
93.4 1811 ROU Radio Europa FM, Alexandria (TR) E299 __RO_FM_ 2091km
93.8 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Draganesti-Olt (OT) 515A 2024km
94.6 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Slatina (OT) Pops, as 93.8. Thanks W4WDX for help 1996km
98.0 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Craiova (DJ) 515A 1971km
99.6 1814 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Veliko Tarnovo/RPTS Rezonans (vlt) Helen Reddy song, as
100.2 2171km
100.2 1814 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Pleven/kv. Druzba-RRTS Pleven (plv) Helen Reddy song, as web
2086km
102.7 1816 BUL BNR Horizont, Pleven/kv. Druzba-RRTS Pleven (plv) OM, as web 2086km **
97.3 1824 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Békéscsaba / Almáskertek (Bek) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1640km
95.2 1825 ROU Radio Trinitas, Faget (TM) E24D 1762km
89.5 1827 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 1460km
95.3 1831 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FF 1740km
90.2 1834 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Calafat (DJ) OM, as 91.4. Thanks W4WDX for help
1938km
91.6 1927 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szentes (Cso) Vocal ID drop-in. Thanks Reijo Alapiha for help
1596km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.0 0004 HOL Castricum 105, Castricum/De Loet (nho) Full ID after news 299km **
106.7 0006 HOL Achterhoek FM, Lochem/Paasberg (Watertoren) (gel) Olly Murs song, as web 425km **
87.9 0009 HOL Radio 10, Den Bosch/Bolduc Center (nbr) Oldies, as 87.7 on Smilde fade 375km **
90.8 0012 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, as web 407km
97.3 0016 HOL Wild FM, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) POps, as web 304km
104.0 0020 HOL Radio 10, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Jingle ID. As 103.8, etc. 304km
Unidentified:
70.01 1026 ? UNID, ? YL. Not in // anything listed.Sounds like Radio Mariya v Ukraini
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
A surprise today with several Es openings, bringing in some persistent and more distant OIRT transmitters from Ukraine.
The action swung to the south briefly in the early evening with Spain and Portugal popping in and out with weak and choppy signals. Only one Spanish station produced RDS, then the band abruptly swung eastward, bringing Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria! Just when you thought the Es season was over!
Videos:
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1801 (Spain & Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970079
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1835 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970081
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1854 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970083
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1927 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970087
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1932 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970088
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
97.4 1900 S SR P2, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E402. Approximate time as unattended reception
1310km **
OIRT Sporadic E:
67.37 0912 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) OM and YL, as web 2018km
69.92 0914 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2018km
67.88 0954 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Buky/CHFKRRT, vul. Kirova, 67 (CK) OM over classical music,
as web 2129km
66.98 0956 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) OM, as web
2282km
70.46 0958 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM,
as web 1887km
70.91 1000 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) Religious
music, as web 1992km
68.84 1001 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kirovohrad/KFKRRT, vul. Sadova, 88 (KH) YL talking about
Ukraine, as web 2282kmx
71.69 1004 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) OM, as
web 1992km
66.53 1011 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) OM over
music, as web 1803km
67.46 1011 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Phone in,
as web 1803km
68.24 1012 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Antopil'/RFKRRT, vul. Kyivs'ka, 12 (RI) Interviews,
as web 1803km
70.64 1015 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) Pops, as web
2223km
72.20 1017 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) 2 OMs, as web
2223km
83.76 1018 UKR Pershiy Natsional'niy/Telek. ERA, Cherkasy/CHFKRRT (CK) Presumed
as other outlets in from this tx 2223km **
68.51 1022 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) OM,
as web 2077km
69.68 1022 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Kyiv/RaTel, vul. Olegivs'ka, 34b (KY) YL,
as web 2080km
71.30 1028 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Ukraninan
rap, as others 2077km
71.90 1029 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) Ukrainian rap, as other 1956km
72.08 1030 UKR Studiya Maidan, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) Presume with Indie
music 2077km
72.68 1031 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Andrijivka/ZHFKRRT (ZH) OM, as web. Distorted audio 1956km
72.86 1031 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KY) YL,
as web 2077km
67.10 1033 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Sad song, as web 1729km
69.68 1034 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
70.91 1035 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web 1593km
71.69 1037 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/Rakitnica (BR) OM, as web 1593km
65.93 1534 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shostka/SFKRRT, vul. Korotchenka, 88 (SU) YL, as web 2229km
66.20 1535 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Gomel/RTPS Vul. Pushkina 8 (GO) Local music, as web 2049km
66.44 1536 BLR BR Gomel FM, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) POps, as web 1890km
68.00 1540 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Smyatanichy/RTPS (GO) YL, as web 1890km
68.30 1540 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) YL, as web 2018km
69.11 1541 BLR BR Radyjo Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web 2018km
70.31 1546 RUS Radio Rossii, Orel/ORTPTS (OL) OM, as web 2370km **
70.55 1547 RUS Radio Rossii, Unecha/RTPS (BR) OM, as web 2147km
68.45 1552 BLR BR Gomel FM, Zhlobin/Vul. K.Marksa 1A (GO) French song, as web 1973km
69.08 1553 BLR BR Radio Brest, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Pops, as web 1729km
67.19 1557 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Rock song,
as web 1864km
68.48 1559 MDA RFE/RL, Straseni/STRV (ST) Radio Svoboda ID 2105km **
69.26 1600 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Chernivtsi/CHFKRRT, vul. Bilets'ka, 6 (CV) Vocal ID
on the hour 1864km
69.53 1601 MDA BBC WS/RFE/RL, Ungheni/SRTV Cetireni (UN) As 69.48 2056km **
66.08 1602 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Shepetivka/Ukrtelekom, vul. Titova, 1 (KM) OM interview
in news, as web 1864km **
68.60 1603 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Krasnohorivka/PFKRRT, vul. Gogolya, 15 (PO) YL news,
as web 2327km
71.63 1634 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Kryvyj Rih/DFKRRT, vul. Televizijna, 8a (DP) OM,
as web 2387km **
69.56 1638 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kryvyj Rih/DFKRRT, vul. Televizijna, 8a (DP) Phone in,
as web 2387km **
68.03 1639 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Pervomais'k/MFKRRT, Pidgornyans'ke shose, 13 (MY)
Club music, as web 2209km
67.70 1643 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Khmel'nyts'kyy/KHFKRRT, prosp. Myru, 43 (KM) OM, as web
1887km
70.73 1644 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Zaporizhzhya/ZFKRRT, vul. Matrosova, 24 (ZP) OM, as web
2506km **
71.93 1645 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Balanivka/VFKRRT (VI) YL, as web 2096km
69.80 1648 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Mykolayiv/Varvarivs'kyj RPTS, vul. Veselynivs'ka, 59 (MY) OM,
as web 2336km **
Band 2 Sporadic E:
87.9 1704 E Canal Extremadura Radio, Mérida/Cerro de San Serván (EXT-BA) E30A Canal_Ex
1670km
87.6 1710 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Shumen/RRTS Venets (shm) 8236 ___BNR__ _SHUMEN_ 2220km
88.1 1712 ROU Radio Vocea Sperantei, Alexandria (TR) E2F8 _Vocea__ Sperante 2091km **
87.5 1715 POL PR 1, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Reklama and ads, as web 1291km
87.6 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Györ / Szabadhegy (Gyo) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1368km
88.3 1717 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Mezökovácsháza (Bek) OM, as 87.6 1648km **
88.5 1717 ROU Pro FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 PRO_FM__ 88,5_FM_ 1801km
89.4 1717 ROU Radio Europa FM, Târgu Ocna or Giurgiu E299. Jingle ID **
91.4 1718 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Drobeta-Turnu Severin/Balota (MH) EE00 RRACTUAL
1888km
91.7 1719 HNG Magyar Katolikus Rádió, Kiskörös (BaK) B0AA KATRADIO 1536km
88.1 1732 BUL BNR Horizont, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8210 __BNR___ 2193km
89.1 1736 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Baneasa/Dobrogea Sud (CL) EE01 CULTURAL 2237km
89.6 1736 ROU Radio Reîntregirea, Alba Iulia (AB) E021. Blank carrier 1842km
88.2 1738 ROU Stil FM, Oltenita (CL) Still Relays Radio Zu. IDs and ad break, as 89.0. Thanks
W4WDX for help 2164km **
89.0 1738 ROU Radio ZU, Bucuresti (BU) E2AA _89,0_FM Radio_ZU 2107km
91.7 1739 ROU National FM, Bucuresti (BU) 9250 National 2107km **
92.1 1739 ROU Vibe FM, Bucuresti/Turnul BRD (BU) E222 2104km
88.3 1745 ROU Itsy Bitsy, Tulcea/Topolog (TL) Jingle ID. Thanks Reijo Alapiha for help
2228km **
90.3 1741 BUL BNR Radio Shumen, Silistra/RRS Medzit tabija (sil) 8236 2202km
88.1 1754 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE00 RRACTUAL 1877km
89.8 1756 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Faget (TM) Romanian YL. Thanks W4WDX for help
1762km
89.5 1757 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Novaci/Vârful Cerbu (GJ) Classical music, as web
and later with 90.6 1900km **
90.6 1805 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Petrosani/Parâng (HD) EE01 __LTUR__ 1877km
91.2 1805 ROU Magic FM, Târgu Jiu or Brasov E210
93.6 1806 HNG Gong Rádió, Nagykörös / Water tower (Pes) B996 ____NG__ 1537km **
96.5 1806 HNG Gong Rádió, Kecskemét/Megyeháza (BaK) OM // 93.6. Thanks W4WDX for spotting this
1541km
91.8 1810 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Alexandria (TR) OM, as web 2091km
92.2 1810 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 2152km
93.4 1811 ROU Radio Europa FM, Alexandria (TR) E299 __RO_FM_ 2091km
93.8 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Draganesti-Olt (OT) 515A 2024km
94.6 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Slatina (OT) Pops, as 93.8. Thanks W4WDX for help 1996km
98.0 1812 ROU Kiss FM, Craiova (DJ) 515A 1971km
99.6 1814 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Veliko Tarnovo/RPTS Rezonans (vlt) Helen Reddy song, as
100.2 2171km
100.2 1814 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Pleven/kv. Druzba-RRTS Pleven (plv) Helen Reddy song, as web
2086km
102.7 1816 BUL BNR Horizont, Pleven/kv. Druzba-RRTS Pleven (plv) OM, as web 2086km **
97.3 1824 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Békéscsaba / Almáskertek (Bek) B203 KOSSUTH_ 1640km
95.2 1825 ROU Radio Trinitas, Faget (TM) E24D 1762km
89.5 1827 HNG Music FM, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B418 1460km
95.3 1831 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FF 1740km
90.2 1834 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Calafat (DJ) OM, as 91.4. Thanks W4WDX for help
1938km
91.6 1927 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szentes (Cso) Vocal ID drop-in. Thanks Reijo Alapiha for help
1596km **
105.0 0004 HOL Castricum 105, Castricum/De Loet (nho) Full ID after news 299km **
106.7 0006 HOL Achterhoek FM, Lochem/Paasberg (Watertoren) (gel) Olly Murs song, as web 425km **
87.9 0009 HOL Radio 10, Den Bosch/Bolduc Center (nbr) Oldies, as 87.7 on Smilde fade 375km **
90.8 0012 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, as web 407km
97.3 0016 HOL Wild FM, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) POps, as web 304km
104.0 0020 HOL Radio 10, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Jingle ID. As 103.8, etc. 304km
Unidentified:
70.01 1026 ? UNID, ? YL. Not in // anything listed.Sounds like Radio Mariya v Ukraini
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
A surprise today with several Es openings, bringing in some persistent and more distant OIRT transmitters from Ukraine.
The action swung to the south briefly in the early evening with Spain and Portugal popping in and out with weak and choppy signals. Only one Spanish station produced RDS, then the band abruptly swung eastward, bringing Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria! Just when you thought the Es season was over!
Videos:
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1801 (Spain & Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970079
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1835 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970081
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1854 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970083
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1927 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970087
Sporadic E. 08-08-14 1932 (Balkans): https://vimeo.com/102970088
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
Thursday, 7 August 2014
Skegness Log: 07-08-14 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.7 0001 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) OM, as web. 14 second burst 1394km **
88.7 0319 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Brass band, as web. Not as WDR3 at this time.
942km **
88.7 0342 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Sealed With A Kiss song,
as web 881km **
88.7 0342 D WDR 3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) [hes] (nrw) Woodwind piece, as web 612km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
98.0 1832 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86F0 DECIBEL_ 320km
93.3 1833 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 82FF ___LA___ 320km
88.1 1835 HOL Radio 10, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Jingle ID 341km
93.6 1837 HOL Wild FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86EF WILD_FM_ 320km
93.8 1839 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) 82A5 SLAM!FM_ 387km
96.1 1844 HOL FunX, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 8083 ____nX__ 320km
97.3 1845 HOL Wild FM, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as 93.6 304km
97.5 1850 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Eurythmics song, as web
419km
99.6 1852 HOL Slam!FM, Unsure which site 82A5 SLAM____
101.8 1855 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM, as 100.1 320km **
102.2 1857 HOL Radio 538, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) OM, as 102.1 102.3. In 20 kHz IF 407km
94.9 1904 HOL RADIONL, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 8421. End of news. Vocal IDs. 34dB.
Belmont nulled. 320km
95.7 1906 HOL Fresh FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 83FB Fr__h___ 320km
95.9 1907 HOL Fresh FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Presumed site. As 95.7 312km
98.5 1910 HOL Radio Decibel, Utrecht/NH Hotel (utr) Dance track, as 98.0 343km
98.7 1910 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 8353 FREEZ_FM 407km
99.1 1911 HOL 100%NL, Unsure which site 83D3 100%_NL_
103.2 1915 HOL Radio Veronica, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, as 103.0. Not a trace of North
Norfolk Radio! 407km **
103.9 1918 HOL MIX724, Hoorn/Electronweg (nho) Jingle ID 325km
104.4 1919 HOL 100% NL, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Pops, as 90.2 341km
104.4 1921 HOL NPO Radio 1, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) This and 100% NL, squashed BBC Radio
Norfolk! 303km
104.8 1922 HOL De Streekradio, Zuidwolde/Nijverheidsweg (dre) Pops, as web 413km **
104.9 1925 HOL Radio Purmerend, Purmerend/Mast Centrum (nho) OM and Wanda Jackson track, as web
320km **
105.3 1941 HOL Bo, Noordwijk/Duinroos (zho) Jingle ID (New name for "Nens") 294km **
105.5 1943 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Waltz, as web 296km
107.1 1944 HOL Zaan Radio, Koog aan de Zaan/Sportveld (nho) Rock track, as web 310km
107.3 1949 HOL Omroep Zuidplas, Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel/Spoorlaan (zho) Church
service, as web 318km
101.5 1954 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure
which site. Jingle ID
97.2 1957 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Ads, as 92.6 462km
95.8 2003 HOL Radio Schiedam, Schiedam/Emmastraat (zho) Jingle ID 308km
93.4 2006 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 841A RIJNMOND
FM_93.4_ 313km
93.2 2008 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Stevie Wonder track, as web 365km
92.4 2011 HOL Radio Continu, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro) Orchestral pops, as web. Presume
Hoogezand. 429km
91.6 2012 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 83E1 VERONICA etc. 320km
91.0 2014 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jingle ID 334km
90.8 2015 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) POps, as web 407km
89.2 2025 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Status Quo, as 98.7 398km
89.3 2027 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8419 313km
89.0 2028 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Pops, as 89.3 296km
87.6 2030 HOL WOS Radio, Naaldwijk/Hoge Woerd (zho) Ad break, as web 292km **
88.3 2032 HOL 100% NL, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Soft pops, as 90.2 318km
107.4 2035 HOL RTV8, Dronten/Havenkade (fle) Lively YL, as web 368km **
107.1 2036 HOL Radio Schouwen-Duiveland, Zierikzee/Silo Vissersdijk (zee) Summery dance
track, as web 296km
106.9 2100 HOL Radio Voorne, Hellevoetsluis/Opzoomerlaan (zho) Jingle ID and news after lots of
back-to-back tracks 297km
89.8 2106 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Asian music, as web 296km
92.4 2109 HOL PuurNL, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Dutch music and jingle ID 322km **
93.9 2111 HOL OPEN Rotterdam, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Echoey singer, as web
315km
104.9 2115 BEL Hit FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Producing echo against Gent, as web 296km
104.9 2116 BEL Hit FM, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Producing echo against Oostkamp,
as web 330km **
107.2 2126 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Dokter van Zeelandstraat (zho) LaBelle Epoque song, as
web 299km
88.7 2128 HOL RTV NH, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) YL and phone in, as 88.9 341km
90.3 2131 HOL SubLime FM, Groningen/Stroommast Osloweg (gro) Presume Groningen. As 90.5 418km
91.8 2132 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) POps, as web 313km
94.6 2135 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles/Place Albert (Tour) (
bru) Predictable stuff, as web 378km
96.5 2136 HOL NPO Radio 3, Unsure which site Pops, as 96.8
100.2 2141 BEL Radio FG, Antwerpen/Antwerp Tower (vlg-ant) Bangin beats, as web 352km
101.7 2143 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure which site Pops, as others
103.4 2144 G The Beach, Lowestoft/Oulton (EN-SFK) C5B6 TheBeach. First time with RDS!
39db! 119km
104.5 2147 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dutch music and ID 278km
107.3 2159 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Vlaamse Schlager Festival ad, ID 292km
107.4 2200 BEL Club FM, Berlare or Antwerpen. Echo on phone caller, indicating two sites
107.9 2202 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Jingle after news. ID 297km
105.4 2204 BEL Story FM, Oostende/Europacenter (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and pops 277km **
105.9 2232 HOL Radio 80, Egmond aan Zee/Hotel Zuiderduin (nho) Sting song and YL singer. Back to
back music, as web 294km
104.2 2238 HOL RADIONL, Alkmaar/Alticom Mast (nho) Dutch music, as web 304km
91.5 2242 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM, as 95.3 462km
107.8 2250 G Future Radio, Norwich/Markham Tower (EN-NFK) CF81 _Future_. 30dB. First time with
RDS. 84km
89.5 2354 HOL 100%NL, Alkmaar or Utrecht Pops, as 90.2
89.9 2355 HOL Haarlem 105 Radio, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as web 304km
90.6 2356 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Champaign song, as web 375km
Band 2 Scatter:
89.9 1052 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, dominant over RTL. First time
via scatter 707km
Unidentified:
89.4 2300 G East Anglian pirate? Suspect Style Radio UK from Norwich. Drum & bass. Thanks Matt
and Nick for suggesting this. I will keep an ear open for this one again.
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
* This tropo was sudden and unexpected.
* It was the strongest Dutch tropo I have known since moving here four years ago.
* It wasn't forecast!
Had it not been for the Skywaves alert from Matt in Grimsby I might never have known this was happening, so a BIG thank you Matt.
Videos:
Tropospheric. 07-08-14 1955 (Dutch Tropo): https://vimeo.com/102909303
Tropospheric. 07-08-14 2201 (Dutch Tropo): https://vimeo.com/102909302
These are selected clips of the above tropo. I didn't record all of it as I don't have the time to go through hours of editing, so I kept pausing until necessary. I haven't checked through these recordings so I wouldn't be surprised if I was recording when I thought I was paused, and vice versa, as I was concentrating on the DX more than I was on the recording itself.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
88.7 0001 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) OM, as web. 14 second burst 1394km **
88.7 0319 D Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Brass band, as web. Not as WDR3 at this time.
942km **
88.7 0342 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Sealed With A Kiss song,
as web 881km **
88.7 0342 D WDR 3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) [hes] (nrw) Woodwind piece, as web 612km **
Band 2 Tropospheric:
98.0 1832 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86F0 DECIBEL_ 320km
93.3 1833 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 82FF ___LA___ 320km
88.1 1835 HOL Radio 10, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Jingle ID 341km
93.6 1837 HOL Wild FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 86EF WILD_FM_ 320km
93.8 1839 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) 82A5 SLAM!FM_ 387km
96.1 1844 HOL FunX, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 8083 ____nX__ 320km
97.3 1845 HOL Wild FM, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as 93.6 304km
97.5 1850 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Eurythmics song, as web
419km
99.6 1852 HOL Slam!FM, Unsure which site 82A5 SLAM____
101.8 1855 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) OM, as 100.1 320km **
102.2 1857 HOL Radio 538, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) OM, as 102.1 102.3. In 20 kHz IF 407km
94.9 1904 HOL RADIONL, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 8421. End of news. Vocal IDs. 34dB.
Belmont nulled. 320km
95.7 1906 HOL Fresh FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 83FB Fr__h___ 320km
95.9 1907 HOL Fresh FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Presumed site. As 95.7 312km
98.5 1910 HOL Radio Decibel, Utrecht/NH Hotel (utr) Dance track, as 98.0 343km
98.7 1910 HOL Freez FM, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) 8353 FREEZ_FM 407km
99.1 1911 HOL 100%NL, Unsure which site 83D3 100%_NL_
103.2 1915 HOL Radio Veronica, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Pops, as 103.0. Not a trace of North
Norfolk Radio! 407km **
103.9 1918 HOL MIX724, Hoorn/Electronweg (nho) Jingle ID 325km
104.4 1919 HOL 100% NL, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) Pops, as 90.2 341km
104.4 1921 HOL NPO Radio 1, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) This and 100% NL, squashed BBC Radio
Norfolk! 303km
104.8 1922 HOL De Streekradio, Zuidwolde/Nijverheidsweg (dre) Pops, as web 413km **
104.9 1925 HOL Radio Purmerend, Purmerend/Mast Centrum (nho) OM and Wanda Jackson track, as web
320km **
105.3 1941 HOL Bo, Noordwijk/Duinroos (zho) Jingle ID (New name for "Nens") 294km **
105.5 1943 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Waltz, as web 296km
107.1 1944 HOL Zaan Radio, Koog aan de Zaan/Sportveld (nho) Rock track, as web 310km
107.3 1949 HOL Omroep Zuidplas, Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel/Spoorlaan (zho) Church
service, as web 318km
101.5 1954 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure
which site. Jingle ID
97.2 1957 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Ads, as 92.6 462km
95.8 2003 HOL Radio Schiedam, Schiedam/Emmastraat (zho) Jingle ID 308km
93.4 2006 HOL Radio Rijnmond, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 841A RIJNMOND
FM_93.4_ 313km
93.2 2008 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Stevie Wonder track, as web 365km
92.4 2011 HOL Radio Continu, Hoogezand/Nieuwe Compagnie (gro) Orchestral pops, as web. Presume
Hoogezand. 429km
91.6 2012 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) 83E1 VERONICA etc. 320km
91.0 2014 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jingle ID 334km
90.8 2015 HOL Radio Drenthe, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) POps, as web 407km
89.2 2025 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Status Quo, as 98.7 398km
89.3 2027 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) 8419 313km
89.0 2028 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Pops, as 89.3 296km
87.6 2030 HOL WOS Radio, Naaldwijk/Hoge Woerd (zho) Ad break, as web 292km **
88.3 2032 HOL 100% NL, Wieringermeer/Robbenoordbos (nho) Soft pops, as 90.2 318km
107.4 2035 HOL RTV8, Dronten/Havenkade (fle) Lively YL, as web 368km **
107.1 2036 HOL Radio Schouwen-Duiveland, Zierikzee/Silo Vissersdijk (zee) Summery dance
track, as web 296km
106.9 2100 HOL Radio Voorne, Hellevoetsluis/Opzoomerlaan (zho) Jingle ID and news after lots of
back-to-back tracks 297km
89.8 2106 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Asian music, as web 296km
92.4 2109 HOL PuurNL, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) Dutch music and jingle ID 322km **
93.9 2111 HOL OPEN Rotterdam, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Echoey singer, as web
315km
104.9 2115 BEL Hit FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Producing echo against Gent, as web 296km
104.9 2116 BEL Hit FM, Gent/UG Complex Ledeganck (vlg-ovl) Producing echo against Oostkamp,
as web 330km **
107.2 2126 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Dokter van Zeelandstraat (zho) LaBelle Epoque song, as
web 299km
88.7 2128 HOL RTV NH, Hilversum/Media Park-Alticom (nho) YL and phone in, as 88.9 341km
90.3 2131 HOL SubLime FM, Groningen/Stroommast Osloweg (gro) Presume Groningen. As 90.5 418km
91.8 2132 HOL FunX, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) POps, as web 313km
94.6 2135 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles/Place Albert (Tour) (
bru) Predictable stuff, as web 378km
96.5 2136 HOL NPO Radio 3, Unsure which site Pops, as 96.8
100.2 2141 BEL Radio FG, Antwerpen/Antwerp Tower (vlg-ant) Bangin beats, as web 352km
101.7 2143 HOL Sky Radio, Unsure which site Pops, as others
103.4 2144 G The Beach, Lowestoft/Oulton (EN-SFK) C5B6 TheBeach. First time with RDS!
39db! 119km
104.5 2147 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dutch music and ID 278km
107.3 2159 BEL VBRO, Diksmuide/IJzertoren (vlg-wvl) Vlaamse Schlager Festival ad, ID 292km
107.4 2200 BEL Club FM, Berlare or Antwerpen. Echo on phone caller, indicating two sites
107.9 2202 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) Jingle after news. ID 297km
105.4 2204 BEL Story FM, Oostende/Europacenter (vlg-wvl) Jingle ID and pops 277km **
105.9 2232 HOL Radio 80, Egmond aan Zee/Hotel Zuiderduin (nho) Sting song and YL singer. Back to
back music, as web 294km
104.2 2238 HOL RADIONL, Alkmaar/Alticom Mast (nho) Dutch music, as web 304km
91.5 2242 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OM, as 95.3 462km
107.8 2250 G Future Radio, Norwich/Markham Tower (EN-NFK) CF81 _Future_. 30dB. First time with
RDS. 84km
89.5 2354 HOL 100%NL, Alkmaar or Utrecht Pops, as 90.2
89.9 2355 HOL Haarlem 105 Radio, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as web 304km
90.6 2356 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Champaign song, as web 375km
Band 2 Scatter:
89.9 1052 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, dominant over RTL. First time
via scatter 707km
Unidentified:
89.4 2300 G East Anglian pirate? Suspect Style Radio UK from Norwich. Drum & bass. Thanks Matt
and Nick for suggesting this. I will keep an ear open for this one again.
** Personal Skegness 'First' via the respective mode
* This tropo was sudden and unexpected.
* It was the strongest Dutch tropo I have known since moving here four years ago.
* It wasn't forecast!
Had it not been for the Skywaves alert from Matt in Grimsby I might never have known this was happening, so a BIG thank you Matt.
Videos:
Tropospheric. 07-08-14 1955 (Dutch Tropo): https://vimeo.com/102909303
Tropospheric. 07-08-14 2201 (Dutch Tropo): https://vimeo.com/102909302
These are selected clips of the above tropo. I didn't record all of it as I don't have the time to go through hours of editing, so I kept pausing until necessary. I haven't checked through these recordings so I wouldn't be surprised if I was recording when I thought I was paused, and vice versa, as I was concentrating on the DX more than I was on the recording itself.
Good DX!
John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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.
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