Skegness Log: 26-09-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 97.2 0958 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Pushing through on the horizontal today. Good
               scatter conditions  462km
 97.8 1052  G  BBC Radio 1, Pendle Forest (EN-LNC) Fading up and down. Never noticed this one
               until now.  188km **
 95.5 1056  G  BBC Radio Lancashire, Hameldon Hill (EN-LNC) North-west issues, as web stream 
               186km **
 98.7 1316 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Very weak. Probably scatter. OM talk, as web 
               703km
 97.2 2034  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) YL, as web  739km
105.3 2035  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL, as web  732km
107.9 2037  D  BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Clasical, as web  732km
107.4 2048  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Nostalgia  OM, as web  590km
107.1 2049  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Jazzy nostalgia, as 107.4  593km
105.9 2051  D  Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web  647km
105.6 2052  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) German singer, as web  656km
104.0 2057  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) VJingle ID and rap  590km
 92.4 2104  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) OM ID after news  560km
 93.0 2105  D  SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) YL, as web  593km
 94.0 2105  D  SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) YL and OM, as 93.0  590km
 93.6 2111  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Nostalgia, as 107.4  550km
 99.1 2117  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) Light pops, as web  656km
107.3 2141  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Instrumental song, as web  729km
104.8 2200  D  hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) News  729km
105.0 2229  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) ID and traffic report  698km
102.9 2233  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Jingle ID between pops  592km
 90.6 2243  D  SWR3, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) Pop Nacht, as web  586km
101.6 2250  D  hr4, Hardberg (hes) Traffic beep, as web  712km
 96.3 2253  D  Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Great oompah mix of Happy pop song, as web  732km
 94.8 2256  D  SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as web  560km
 89.6 2306  F  France Culture, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) French song, as 98.0  474km
 91.1 2306  F  France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) As 103.7  474km
107.6 2309  G  Vibe FM, Watford/YMCA (EN-HTS) Ad for Fun World in Watford  173km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

The Hepburn forecast might have been a little overzealous regarding the index figures. Tropo to Denmark and Norway was predicted but there was only very weak scatter.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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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.