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.
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Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

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

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