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Tuesday, 2 September 2014

Skegness Log: 02-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.5 1912  G  UK Raw, London pirate Dance music, as web **
 87.5 1913  G  Sala Al Hawa, London pirate. Presumed, with Arabic music **
 87.7 0751  F  RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OM, as web  299km
 87.8 1708 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Clermont Carn (LH) Financial talk, as web  450km
 88.0 1915  G  Pulse88, London pirate Jingle IDs an a raggamuffin ting. Now ere dis! **
 88.4 1851  G  Vision, London pirate C358 and vocal ID
 89.0 0917  G  BBC Radio 2, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) As 89.1  224km **
 89.6 1721 IRL RTÉ Radio 1, Mount Leinster (CW) 2201 RTE_R1__. 40dB without amplification!! 
               480km
 89.8 0744 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Indian music, as web  296km
 90.0 0923  G  BBC Radio 2, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 90.1  258km **
 90.2 2003  G  Point Blank FM, London pirate Club music, as web
 91.2 0917  G  BBC Radio 3, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) Almost noise free. as 91.3  224km **
 91.8 1716 IRL RTÉ 2 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) 2202 RTE_2fm_  480km
 91.8 1917  G  Live FM UK, London pirate Dance mix, as web
 92.0 2001  G  Nusound, London-Newham/Forest Gate (EN-GTL) News and jingle ID  179km **
 92.1 1854  G  Desire UK, Essex pirate Vocal ID. Ex 92.0
 92.2 0924  G  BBC Radio 3, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) Noise free  258km **
 92.2 1959  G  Metro Love Radio, London pirate ID and reggae
 92.8 2119  F  NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Reggaeton style track, as web  340km
 93.4 0916  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) As 93.5  224km **
 93.7 0841  F  Contact, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel 2 (62) Dance track, as web  302km
 93.7 1957  G  Vibes FM, London pirate Reggae. Ex 93.8
 93.8 0746 HOL Slam!FM, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) Dance music, as 88.4  387km
 94.0 1702 IRL RTÉ Radió na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster (CW) 2204 RTE_RnaG  480km
 94.2 0750  F  Europe 1, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) OMs political discussion, as web. Noise free 
               299km
 94.4 0924  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 94.5  258km **
 94.4 2013  G  Flames Radio, London pirate. Booyakasha! **
 94.7 0717  G  BBC Hereford & Worcester, Hereford/Ridge Hill (EN-HER) Promo for Sunday mornings 
               232km
 94.9 1817  G  BBC London 94.9, London/Crystal Palace (EN-GTL) CC11  194km
 95.4 0910  G  BBC Radio Wales, Wrexham-Rhos (WA-WRE) OM, as 103.9  225km
 95.4 2011  G  UK Roots FM, London pirate Reggae, as web
 95.5 0715  G  BBC Somerset, Mendip (EN-SOM) Emma Britten on BBC Somerset  293km
 95.5 0819  F  France Bleu Nord, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) YLs, as web  285km
 95.5 1920  G  On Top FM, London pirate Reggae, as web. On top!
 96.0 0732  G  BBC Radio Shropshire, The Wrekin (EN-SHP) Cricket news, as web  200km
 96.1 0708  G  BBC Solent 96.1, Rowridge (EN-IOW) C814  299km
 96.3 0713  G  Heart, Bristol/Dundry (EN-BRI) Madonna song. As network  281km
 96.3 1808  G  Heart, South Benfleet (EN-ESX) C364 Heart_SX  179km
 97.0 0838 BEL VRT MNM, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) Rap song, as web  376km
 97.1 0905  G  Capital FM, Storeton (EN-CHE) Capital jingle  224km **
 97.2 0710  G  Heart, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) C366 Heart___  224km
 97.6 0711  G  Free Radio, Hereford/Ridge Hill (EN-HER) Are you the Free Radio Phantom?  232km
 98.6 0918  G  BBC Radio 1, Blunsdon (EN-WLT) Rap song, as 98.3  224km **
 99.2 1727 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Mount Leinster (CW) 2203 RTElyric  480km
 99.3 1830  G  Select UK Radio, London pirate Vocal ID and techno **
 99.6 0925  G  BBC Radio 1, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 99.7  258km **
101.0 0903  G  Kiss FM, Mendip (EN-SOM) Pops, as 106.4  293km
101.3 1956  G  Spice Radio 1, London pirate Ragga, as web **
101.4 1709 IRL Today FM, Mount Leinster (CW) 2205 Today_FM  480km
101.6 0922  G  Classic FM, Colwyn/Great Ormes Head (WA-CON) As 101.5. Almost noise free 
               279km **
101.8 0922  G  Classic FM, Morecambe Bay (EN-CUM) As 101.9  258km **
102.0 0719  G  Touch FM, Lark Stoke (EN-WAR) Jingle ID  183km
102.2 1815  G  Smooth Radio, London/Croydon TV Tower (EN-GTL) C787 Smooth__  196km
102.3 0754  F  NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) French dance song, as web  299km
102.5 2007  G  Galaxy, London pirate Reggae, as web
102.8 0722  G  Free Radio, Malvern (EN-WOR) Get to freeradio.co.uk for your car sticker  213km
103.3 0818  F  France Inter, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Over Heart  285km
103.7 1857  G  Kane FM, Guildford/Hog's Back (EN-SUR) Club music, as web  223km **
103.9 1858  G  Muzik Radio, London pirate Reggae music, as web **
104.0 0724  G  BBC Hereford & Worcester, Malvern (EN-WOR) OMs, as 94.7  213km
104.3 0724  G  BBC Radio Wiltshire, Naish Hill (EN-WLT) Wiltshire traffic news  253km
104.3 1731  G  BBC Radio Cymru, Llangollen (WA-DBG) C71B BBCymru.  235km
104.5 0721  G  BBC Sussex, Heathfield (EN-ESU) OM ID  242km
104.7 0755  F  France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Noise free  266km
104.7 1903  G  Pozitif, London pirate News in Turkish and ID **
104.8 0820  G  BBC Sussex, Burton Down (EN-WSU) Phone in, as web  258km
104.8 2006  G  Biggles FM, Potton/Sutton Mill Road (EN-BEF) Jingle ID and pops  120km
105.2 1907  G  Release FM, Berkshire pirate Dance music, as web **
105.4 0856  G  Heart, Cardiff/St Hilary (WA-CDF) Heart ID, as Heart South Wales web stream 
               316km **
105.5 0800  G  Swindon 105.5, Swindon/Football Stadium (EN-WLT) Swindon 105.5 News  227km
105.5 0822 BEL Topradio, Staden/Stadenberg (vlg-wvl) Ads and jingle ID  299km
105.5 0929 IRL Today FM, Clermont Carn (LH) Irish OM, as web  450km
105.9 0806  G  City Talk, Liverpool/Allerton Park (EN-MER) News, as web  215km
106.0 0823  G  KMFM, Canterbury/Rough Common (EN-KNT) Kents something or other. Local ads 
               212km
106.0 0945 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Three Rock Mountain (D) Irish news, as web, briefly over Gem 
               437km **
106.2 0824  F  France Bleu Nord, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Phone in, as 95.5  266km
106.5 1908  G  Project Radio, London pirate Techno/House music, as web
106.9 0931  G  Takeover Radio, Sutton-in-Ashfield (EN-NHS) Awful rap song, awful audio, as web 
               106km
107.0 0808  G  Heart, Redruth (EN-CNW) Simply Red and Cher back to back, as web  504km
107.0 0808  G  Jack FM, Reading/Tilehurst Water Tower (EN-BER) Pops, as web  211km
107.0 0941  G  Spark FM, Monkswearmouth (Sunderland) (EN-TYW) We are Spark FM jingle and
               alternative pops  225km **
107.2 0825  G  KMFM, Thanet/Broadstairs (EN-KNT) Ad for Thanet. Brief  213km
107.2 1704 IRL Newstalk 106-108 FM, Mount Leinster (CW) Financial news  480km
107.4 0935  G  Tempo FM, Wetherby (EN-NYK) Vocal ID. Great songs from the heart of Yorkshire 
               142km
107.5 0937  G  Smooth Radio, Fenham (EN-TYW) Johnny Bristol song, as web. Very weak  241km **
107.6 0825  G  Banbury Sound, Banbury/Farthinghoe (EN-NHA) This is Banbury Sound, for Banbury,
               Brackley and Bicester  162km
107.7 0920  G  Signal 107, Wolverhampton/Mander House (EN-WMD) Spin Doctors and Signal 107 ID 
               176km **
107.9 0848  G  Jack FM 2, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) Jacktivities  193km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

A nice inland tropo, spreading out in almost all directions and the best of its kind since I moved to the east coast. I love inland tropo events.


Videos:
 88 4 Vision, London Pirate 1950 02-09-14
 89 6 RTE Radio 1, Mount Leinster 1822 02-09-14
 91 8 RTE 2FM, Mount Leinster 1823 02-09-14
 92 0 NuSound Radio, Newham 2101 02-09-14
 92 1 Desire UK, Essex pirate 1954 02-09-14
 94 0 RTE Radio Na Gaeltachta, Mount Leinster 1802 02-09-14
 95 5 BBC Somerset, Mendip 1906 02-09-14
 96 3 Heart, South Benfleet 1911 02-09-14 (With local PS name)
 99 2 RTE Lyric FM, Mount Leinster 1826 02-09-14
 99 2 Today FM, Mount Leinster 1828 02-09-14
102 2 Smooth, Croydon 1914 02-09-14
103 9 Muzik Radio, London pirate 2000 02-09-14
104 1 BBC Berkshire, Hannington 1905 02-09-14
104 7 Pozitif, London pirate 2002 02-09-14
105 9 City Talk, Allerton Park 1902 02-09-14
107.0 Spark FM, Monkswearmouth 1126 02-09-14
107 2 Newstalk, Mount Leinster 1804 02-09-14



What a bizarre slogan on City Talk, Liverpool's TALK station "Now... City Talk's Greatest Hits, the Biggest Songs on the Planet".

I have been careful to include as little music as possible in these videos so YT don't block them.


Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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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.

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