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Friday, 31 October 2014

Skegness Log: 31-11-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 92.5 1641 BEL RTBF La Première, Bruxelles/Bureau TAE Evere (bru) ID and ads. 600 watts!
               377km **

 88.5 1652 BEL BRF 1, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Aretha Franklin song, as web  459km
101.7 1700 BEL Bel RTL, Oignies-en-Thiérache/Rue d'Olloy (wal-nam) ID and news  457km
107.2 1709 BEL Vibration FM, Bruxelles/Mont-Saint-Lambert (bru) Interesting dance beats, as web
               381km

105.2 1719 BEL Radio Victoria, Halle (vlg-vbr) OM and pops. Weak in mush but clearly as web.
               Ads for Halle area. ID  381km **

104.7 1724 BEL Radio Contact (Wallonie), Oignies-en-Thiérache/Rue d'Olloy (wal-nam) Phone caller
               with beats behind, as web. Fair but noisy in continental soup!  457km

103.6 1726 BEL Bel RTL, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Phone caller, as 104.0. 31dB and soupy  459km
102.9 1727 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) 6508 NOSTALGIE. 38dB  354km
 97.4 1732 HOL Radio 8FM, Den Bosch/Aristoteleslaan (nbr) Jingle ID and news  376km **
 89.8 1755 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Promos and ID  296km
107.6 1806 BEL Mixx FM, Charleroi/Hôpital Espace Santé (wal-hnt) OM and YL cheerful discussion
               with laughter, etc. as web  416km **

107.5 1810 BEL Fun Radio, Namur or Arlon. Female phone caller, as web **
103.8 2152  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) Fair signal. As 105.7  620km
103.5 2154  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) OMs, as web  707km
102.6 2156  D  NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) D382  606km
101.4 2158  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san) ID and announcements  712km
101.9 2158  D  Radio ffn, Barsinghausen (nds) Jingle ID  620km
103.4 2205  D  Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) As 102.3  525km
104.3 2206  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Jingle ID  477km
103.7 2211  D  NDR Info, Molbergen-Peheim (Cloppenburg) (nds) OM talk, as web  504km

** 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, horizontal, etc.

Thursday, 30 October 2014

Skegness Log: 30-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.8 2227  F  France Bleu Nord, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) YLs, as web  337km
 88.9 2347 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Jingle ID and soft pops  320km
 90.2 0916 BEL Judaïca FM, Brussel/Blauwe Toren=Bruxelles/Tour Bleu (bru) Radio play, then 
               music, as web  379km **
 90.4 0900  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) ID and news  842km
 91.3 1033 BEL Topradio, Brugge/Krakeleweg (vlg-wvl) Club beats, then ads, as web  291km
 91.8 0859  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) OM and music, as 88.7  672km
 92.2 0951 BEL Joe FM, Dendermonde (vlg-ovl) Eurythmics, as 104.1  349km
 93.8 0857  F  France Musique, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) Classical music, as 88.7  577km
 93.9 1032 HOL OPEN Rotterdam, Rotterdam/Erasmus Universiteit (zho) Club music and YL ID  315km
 94.4 0907  F  France Inter, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) Pierre Henry track, as 103.7  446km
 94.6 0936 BEL Radio Maria, Brussel/Albertplein Toren=Bruxelles (bru) OM, as web  378km
 95.3 0858  F  France Inter, Troyes/les Riceys (10) F201 __INTER_  643km
 95.6 1023 BEL RTBF Classic 21, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Elton John song, as web. Had to beam
               west to null BBC Norfolk!  459km **

 97.2 0907  F   France Musique, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) Philp Glass style music, as 88.7
                446km

 97.9 0902  F  France Culture, Troyes/les Riceys (10) As 98.0. Fair signal  643km
 98.0 0946 BEL Radio Minerva, Antwerpen/Crowne Plaza Hotel (vlg-ant) Organ music, as web  353km
 98.5 0903  F  France Culture, Sens/Gisy-les-Nobles (89) YLs, as 98.0  577km
 98.7 0945 BEL Up Radio, Perwez/Château d'eau (wal-bra) French song, as web  417km **
101.3 0906  F  France Bleu Picardie, Hirson/Landouzy-la-Ville (02) OM, as web  446km
101.4 0938 BEL Bel RTL, Beauraing/Javingue-Sévry (wal-nam) Earth Fire  Wind song, as 104.0
               466km **

101.7 0938 BEL Bel RTL, Oignies-en-Thiérache/Rue d'Olloy (wal-nam) Wind, Earth  Fire song,
               as 104.0  457km **

103.6 1021 BEL Bel RTL, Liège/Bol d'Air (wal-lge) Ads and ID  459km **
104.0 0909 BEL Bel RTL, Bruxelles/The Hotel (bru) Ads, as web  377km
104.7 0941 BEL Radio Contact (Wallonie), Oignies-en-Thiérache/Rue d'Olloy (wal-nam) R Kelly
               song, as web  457km **

104.8 0933 BEL NRJ, 3 sites listed. Suspect Anderlues. 6381. IDs and NRJ promos, etc. **
107.5 2243 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Queen cover, as web  296km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

For the first time here, some low power stations from the Wallonia region. I was hoping to rise earlier than this but a chest infection kept me in bed longer than I would have liked, so I came into this too late. I' pretty sure signals would have been better a few hours earlier on this occasion. A welcome lift nonetheless so soon after the last one. More please! :)

The opening tried to regain strength during the evening but I did not feel well enough to monitor all the time. A mystery French station escaped me on 99.0. Not RPL, RCV or Radio 6, or anything listed in Belgium, so a mystery.

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, 28 October 2014

Skegness Log: 28-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 1000  D  hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) ID and news  612km
 87.7 0958  D  NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) OM and YL, as 87.9  627km
 87.7 1231  D  MDR Figaro, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) YL, as web  904km
 87.7 1326  S  SR P1, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) OM, as web  899km
 87.8 0718  D  WDR 2, Schwerte/Sommerberg (nrw) ID and pops  525km
 87.8 1256 DNK Nova FM, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) Pops, as web  607km
 87.9 1248  D  NDR Info, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) D384 NDR_Info  599km
 87.9 1842  D  MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) Piano music, as web  739km
 88.0 0646  D  SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Pops, wetter und ID  629km
 88.1 1249 DNK DR P1, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) YL, as web  715km
 88.3 1037  D  Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) D342 NORDWEST  565km
 88.7 1039  D  WDR 3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) [hes] (nrw) Classical music, as web  612km **
 88.7 1251 DNK DR P1, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) OM, as 88.1  608km
 88.8 1007  D  WDR 5, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) D395 WDR_5___  504km
 89.0 1253 DNK DR P1, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9201 DR_P1___  700km
 89.3 0842  D  hr3, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Nico and Vinz track, as web  647km
 89.6 1227  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) OM, as web  627km
 89.7 1330  D  WDR 3, Münster/Baumberge (nrw) OM on Tacolneston null  493km
 89.8 1451  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Cure song, as web  592km
 90.0 0722  D  SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) Ad? Pops, as web  593km
 90.2 1419 DNK DR P1, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM, as 88.1  644km
 90.4 1453  S  SR P1, Varberg/Rolfstorp-Grimeton TM (ha) Correspondents, as web  882km **
 90.5 1332  D  NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) ID and weather  599km
 90.6 1932  D  hr1, Hardberg (hes) UB40 song, as 99.0  712km
 90.7 1144  D  Bayern 1, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as web  942km
 90.8 1333 DNK DR P1, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) OM, as web  836km
 90.8 1559  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bornberg (rlp) Ads, as web  640km
 91.1 1756  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Pops, as web  550km
 91.1 1757  D  SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) YL, as web. Weak under Scharteburg  835km
 91.2 0844  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Dannenberg Zernien (nds) OM, as web  705km
 91.2 1352  S  SR P2, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Ethnic programming, as web  899km
 91.6 1559  D  SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) ID and news  590km
 91.7 1335 DNK DR P3, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) OM and pops, as 97.2  715km
 92.0 1934  D  SWR2, Donnersberg (rlp) Opera, as web  656km
 92.1 1009  D  Funkhaus Europa, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) Pops, as 103.3  554km
 92.3 1049  D  WDR 2, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) [hes] (nrw) OMs, as 93.2  612km
 92.4 0815  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) OM, as web, over Linz
               525km

 92.4 0815  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Belinda Carlisle song,
               as web, mixing Osnabruck  560km

 92.4 1426  S  SR P2, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Music, as 91.2  913km
 92.5 1013  D  MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) OM, as web  739km
 92.6 1013 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 9203 DR______  700km
 92.7 1428  D  NDR Info, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) OM, as web  565km
 92.7 1600  D  hr3, Hardberg (hes) ID, mixing another German  712km
 92.8 1601  D  SWR3, Bad Marienberg (rlp) D3A3 __SWR3__  592km
 92.9 1602  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Langenbrand (bwü) News correspondent, as web  755km
 92.9 1635 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OMs, as web  644km
 93.0 0841  D  BFBS Radio, Braunschweig/Drachenberg (nds) Phone caller, as 103.0. Difficult
               under Haardtkopf  712km

 93.0 1429  S  SR P1, Emmaboda/Eriksmåla-Bälshult TM (ka) OM, as web  1051km
 93.2 1421  D  NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) ID and pops  627km
 93.3 1337  D  NDR Kultur, Dannenberg Zernien (nds) Classical, as web  705km **
 93.4 0818  D  Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Coldplay nonsense, as web  712km
 93.4 1016  D  delta radio, Hamburg/Heinrich-Hertz-Turm (ham) ID and weather  642km
 93.6 1627  S  SR P2, Varberg/Rolfstorp-Grimeton TM (ha) Strings, as web  882km **
 93.8 0818  D  bremen eins, Bremen-Walle (bre) D341  565km
 93.9 1338 DNK DR P3, København-Gladsaxe/Isbanevej 4 (hvs) Pops, as 97.2  836km
 94.1 1030  D  WDR 2, Münster/Baumberge (nrw) D392 WDR_2___. Squashing Tacolneston  493km
 94.2 1056  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Pops, as web  793km
 94.4 1605  D  hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D361 __hr1___  647km
 94.8 0730  D  SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) D3A3  560km
 94.8 1032 DNK DR P1, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish OM  782km
 95.2 1057  D  MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Jazz, as web  793km
 95.3 0731 HOL Slam!FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Ads, ID and news headlines  320km **
 95.3 0848  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Schwerin (mev) Raucus classical music, as web  739km
 95.3 1723  D  YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web  712km
 95.4 1431  S  SR P3, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Swedish OM and YLs, as web  899km
 95.4 1608  D  SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) D3A2 __SWR2__  592km
 95.4 1740 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) OM, as web  917km
 95.5 0732  D  SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) YL talk and ID  629km
 95.7 1058  D  NDR Kultur, Kronshagen (Kiel) (shs) Piano music, as web  653km
 95.8 1145  D  Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Pops, as web  942km
 95.8 1943  D  WDR 5, Ederkopf (nrw) OM, as 92.0  592km
 95.9 0820  D  WDR 3, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) D393 WDR_3___ Humberside buried!  483km
 95.9 1433 DNK DR P4, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) YL, as web  715km
 96.0 1100  D  NDR Kultur, Helpterberg (mev) ID and news  881km
 96.1 1609  D  NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Classical, as web  627km
 96.3 1101  D  NDR 2, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) ID and news  599km
 96.3 1101  D  Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) News, as web  732km
 96.3 1434  S  SR P2, Göteborg/Brudaremossen TM (vg) Swedish YL, as web. V weak  894km
 96.4 1343  D  NDR Info, Aurich (nds) YL, as web  478km
 96.7 0822  D  hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D362 __hr2___  647km
 96.8 1437 DNK DR P4, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Pops and YL  700km
 97.0 1440  S  SR P3, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Jingle IDs galore  913km
 97.2 1941  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Inselsberg (thü) OM, as 97.4  739km
 97.3 1612  S  SR P4 Halland, Halmstad/Oskarström-Slättåkra TM (ha) Local ID between pops  899km
 97.5 1105 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9902 __P4____  782km
 97.7 1149  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Talking about bacteria, as web  593km
 97.9 1241  D  NDR 2, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Pops and ID  555km
 98.0 1633  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Pops, as web  707km
 98.4 1151  D  SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID and pops  748km
 98.5 1107 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) News, as 97.5  644km
 98.5 1645  D  SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) OM, as web  550km
 98.6 0825  D  NDR Info, Steinkimmen (nds) YL talk, as web  543km
 98.6 1645  D  WDR 5, Olsberg (nrw) OM and YL, as web  592km
 98.7 0744  D  AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D04E AFNEAGLE  647km
 98.8 0745  D  NDR Kultur, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) YL, as web  525km
 98.8 1628  S  SR P3, Varberg/Rolfstorp-Grimeton TM (ha) OM, as web  882km **
 99.0 0746  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Foreigner song, as web  684km
 99.4 1109  D  NDR Kultur, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Classical, as web  599km
 99.6 1206  D  hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) D367 hr__NF__  612km
 99.6 1443 DNK DR P3, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) OM and YL, as 97.2  782km
 99.9 1743 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) French OM, as web  917km
100.1 1153  D  RPR 1., Haardtkopf (rlp) D3A8 _RPR1.__  593km
100.2 0827  D  R.SH, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) R SH Nachrichten  694km
100.3 1156  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Bremen-Walle (bre) Stevie Wonder song, as web  565km
100.3 1345 DNK Radio 24 syv, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OMs, as web  644km
100.4 1648  D  Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web  748km
100.6 0828  D  Radio ffn, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) Bruno Pointless Mars, as web  634km
100.7 1110  D  WDR 4, Ederkopf (nrw) Pops, as 101.3  592km
100.8 1928  D  Bremen Vier, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) Housemartins song, as web  554km
100.9 1111  D  Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web  729km
101.2 1926  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Jingle ID and pops  647km
101.4 0747  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Mention of SAW Land and wetter  712km
101.4 1445  D  R.SH, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) OM and YL, as web  626km
101.6 1112 DNK Radio 24 syv, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Danish OM  782km
101.7 0709  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops, ID, phone caller  628km
102.8 1911  D  Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) Barely there, pops, as 100.4
               717km

102.9 0833  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) That awful George Ezra song, as web  592km
103.0 0706  D  BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) BFBS News  564km
103.0 1350 DNK Radio 24 syv, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) OMs, as web  715km
103.2 1117  D  hr4, Habichtswald (hes) German song, as 107.3  647km
103.3 0951  D  Funkhaus Europa, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) D496 __WDR___ FUNKHAUS _EUROPA_.
               Strongest German at 50dB!  504km

103.6 0752  D  Radio Hamburg, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) ID and pops  650km
103.7 1118  D  WDR Eins Live, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Pops, as 106.7  420km
103.8 0757  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) Jingle ID heard under Nordhelle  620km
103.8 1629  S  SR P4, Varberg/Rolfstorp-Grimeton TM (ha) Pops, as web  882km **
103.9 1349 DNK Nova FM, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Ads, as web  782km
104.0 1749  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Light German pops, as web
               799km

104.1 1119  D  delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) YL, as web  694km
104.1 1120  D  WDR 4, Olsberg (nrw) Pops and ID  592km
104.2 1121  D  Landeswelle Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Ads, as web  739km
104.3 0801  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) ID and pops   477km
104.6 1148  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) YL, as web  586km **
104.7 0702  D  WDR Eins Live, Nordhelle (nrw) D391 _1LIVE__  553km
104.8 1938  D  hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) OM, as web  729km
104.9 1124  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) D3A9 _big_FM_  553km
105.0 1128  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) IDs and pops  698km
105.0 1747  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Pops, as web  922km
105.1 0802  D  Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as 105.7  684km
105.2 1708  D  big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü) Rap, as 104.9  755km **
105.3 0652  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) YL ID  732km
105.3 0850  D  NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) OM, as web  739km
105.4 1224  D  Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web  904km
105.4 1228  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Italian song, as web  555km
105.5 1308 DNK VLR, Fredericia/Kaltoftevej 7 (sdk-sjy) Pop. OM ID  668km **
105.6 1722 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 80s New Wave, as web  917km
105.7 0803  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Steinkimmen (nds) D389 ANTENNE_  543km
105.7 1653  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) Jingle ID  1024km
105.9 0653  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as 105.7  525km
105.9 0717  D  Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) D368 ___F_H__  647km
106.0 1303 DNK R.Globus, Toftlund-Lindholm/Allerup Nord 8 (sdk-sjy) OM, as web  609km
106.1 1725  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Olsberg (nrw) OM, briefly over Stoke Holy Cross  592km
106.2 1129  D  hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) ID and ads  729km
106.3 0805  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Pops, as 105.7  707km
106.4 0805  D  WDR Eins Live, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Pops, as 106.7  483km
106.6 1130  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) ID and news  550km
106.7 0943  D  WDR Eins Live, Langenberg/Hordtberg (nrw) D381 _1LIVE__ 49dB!  504km
106.7 1907  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Kalmit (rlp) Phone caller, as web  687km
106.8 0943  D  Hit Radio FFH, Driedorf/Höllberg (hes) Pops, as web  604km
106.9 0700  D  Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) ID and news  514km
106.9 0838  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Braunschweig-Broitzem (nds) Ads, ID and pops  691km
106.9 1131  D  B5 aktuell, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) YL, as 105.3  942km
107.1 1135  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) DCA4 SWR4_TR_  593km
107.2 0945  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) D391 _1LIVE__  592km
107.3 0653  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Village People song, as web  729km
107.3 0852  D  Ostseewelle, Schwerin (mev) Pops, as web  739km
107.3 1922  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) German song, as 107.4  813km
107.4 0656  D  Radio Wuppertal, Wuppertal/Westfalenweg (nrw) Jingle ID after ads  508km
107.4 0853  D  delta radio, Kaltenkirchen (shs) Rock music, as web  647km
107.4 1143  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) D6A4 SWR4_KO_  590km
107.6 0930  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) ID in German pile-up  640km
107.6 0934  D  Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Alicia Keys song, as web  788km
107.6 1316 DNK Din Radio, Søften/Ølstedvej 18 (mjy) Madonna song, as web  716km **
107.7 0937  D  107.7 Radio Hagen, Hagen-Eilpe (nrw) Vocal ID in promo  526km **
107.7 1221  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) ID after Paul Weller song
               571km

107.8 0658  D  107.8 Antenne AC, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Tima Turner song, as web  483km
107.8 1737 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1  917km
107.9 0651  D  BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Classical, as web  732km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

A very nice tropo opening which lasted all day! Best signals were from Langenberg, which reached 50dB on 103.3 at 0951!

The weather front which passed through during the evening killed off most of it, leaving some fair signals from Grosser Feldberg, Barbelkreuz, Heidelstein, Brocken, Torfhaus and even Santis, lasting into the early hours of the 29th.

I made lots of video recordings, 81 in total and these can be viewed at my YouTube page at: http://youtube.com/g1vvp

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, 27 October 2014

Skegness Log: 27-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 2141  D  hr3, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) ID  pops  612km
 89.0 1805  D  89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) D0DB  712km
 89.6 2225  D  WDR 5, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) YL, as web  519km
 89.8 2142  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Light pops, as web  592km
 90.0 2144  D  SWR3, Haardtkopf (rlp) German pops, as web  593km
 91.1 2147  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Pops, as web  550km
 91.6 2148  D  SWR3, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) Rock, as web  590km
 91.8 2149  D  WDR 2, Hohe Warte (nrw) Indie song, as web  544km
 92.1 1759  D  NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) Proclaimers song, as web  707km
 92.1 2226  F  France Inter, Verdun/Septsarges (55) OM, as 103.7  547km
 92.4 2150  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Rock song, as web
               560km

 92.8 2150  D  SWR3, Bad Marienberg (rlp) Light pops, as web  592km
 93.0 1759  D  SWR2, Haardtkopf (rlp) ID and news  593km
 93.3 2152 LUX RTL Radio, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) Blondie song, as web  573km
 93.5 2152  D  WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) YL with ID  553km
 93.6 2153  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) German song, as web  550km
 93.9 2153  D  WDR 4, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Piano music, as 101.3  483km
 94.0 2154  D  SWR2, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) German YL, as 93.6  590km
 94.4 2155  D  hr1, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Jingle ID  647km
 94.6 2155  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) Brian Adams song, as web  712km
 94.8 2156  D  SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops. German OM  560km
 95.0 1801  D  hr-info, Rimberg (hes) News, as web  678km
 95.4 2156  D  SWR2, Bad Marienberg (rlp) OM, as 94.0  592km
 95.8 2311  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Jingle ID - NDR Eins Nacht  478km
 95.9 2157  D  WDR 3, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Jazz, as web  483km
 96.3 2157  D  WDR 3, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) Jazz, as 95.9  519km
 96.4 2320  D  NDR Info, Aurich (nds) Light pops, as web  478km
 96.7 2158  D  hr2, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Jazz, as web  647km
 97.4 2159  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) German song, as web
               560km

 98.1 2159  D  WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) ID and news  553km
 98.1 2307  D  NDR 2, Aurich (nds) Pops, as web  478km
 98.5 2200  D  SWR3, Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) News  550km
 98.7 2200  D  AFN Wiesbaden-The Eagle, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) US news  647km
 99.1 2201  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) OM news  656km
 99.6 2201  D  hr-info, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) YL news, as web  612km
100.7 2231 LUX Radio 100,7, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) 7212  573km
100.8 2203  D  WDR 2, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) News  483km
100.8 2317  D  NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) NDR Eins Nacht   606km
101.0 1749  D  WDR 2, Bärbelkreuz (Eifel) (nrw) D392 WDR_2___  519km
101.2 2316  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web  565km
101.4 2203  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Weather and jingle. SAW Superhits  712km
101.7 2204  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops, as web  628km
102.1 2205  D  RPR 1., Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) RPR 1 Muzik Klub  550km
102.5 2205  D  hr4, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Jingle ID - HR4 Musik in der Luft  647km
102.6 2206  D  RPR 1., Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) OM, as 102.1  586km
102.6 2315  D  NDR 2, Stadthagen/Bückeberge (nds) Peter Gabriel song, as web  606km
102.9 2206  D  RPR 1., Bad Marienberg (rlp) Jingle ID  592km
103.1 2314  D  Radio ffn, Aurich (nds) Queen song, as web  478km
104.0 2223  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) Slipknot song (really!) as web
               590km

104.9 1751  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) D5A9  553km
104.9 2313  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) Jingle ID  478km
105.6 2208  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Donnersberg (rlp) German music, as web  656km
105.9 2208  D  Hit Radio FFH, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) Pops, as web  647km
106.3 1758  D  Antenne Niedersachsen Braunschweig, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Local ID  707km
106.9 2209  D  Radio Euskirchen, Schleiden/Broicher Höhe (nrw) Presumed with pops, as web  514km
107.0 2209  D  WDR Eins Live, Olsberg (nrw) YL, as 106.7  592km
107.1 2210  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) German song, as 97.4. Mixing DLF Bremen                   593km
107.2 2210  D  WDR Eins Live, Ederkopf (nrw) YL, as 106.7  592km
107.4 2211  D  SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Koblenz/Dieblich-Naßheck (rlp) German song, as 107.1  590km
107.8 1759  D  MDR Figaro, Brocken (san) OM, as web  712km

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, 26 October 2014

Skegness Log: 26-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 90.4 2036  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OMs, as web  842km
102.5 2048  F  France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) French song, as web
               842km

 95.5 2050  F  France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OMs, as web  842km

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, 24 October 2014

Skegness Log: 24-10-14 (MW)

1098 1600 TWN R.Taiwan Int./R.Free Asia/Ikuan Tao/RFI, Kouhu (YL) ID and time signal Weak
              9715 km

 612 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan Int./Radio France Int., Lukang (CH) Presume sign-off. Music, time
              signal and silence. Vweak  9678 km

 891 1700 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) BCC Jingle Vweak  9754 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle, clear
              in pile-up Weak  9410 km


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

Skegness Log: 24-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Scatter:
 89.2 1132 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Jingle ID. Sudden peak out of nowhere while
               horizontal  398km

 89.4 1134 HOL Radio Oost, Hengelo/Novec mast (Hazenweg) (ove) IN horizontal again. Scatter.
               Pops, as web  445km

 89.6 1142 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Ditch version of pop song, as web. Sudden noise
               free peak in horozontal  295km

 89.6 1143 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Smilde/Alticom Toren (dre) Another Dutch peak while in
               horizontal. OM, as 91.3  407km


Surprising what gets through then the antenna is horizontal sometimes. It's definitely a quirk of propagation. Perhaps true troposcatter as it's just a single fade-in / fade-out and not at all fluttery as with aircraft 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.

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Skegness Log: 23-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.9 0052  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Avilés/Monte Gorfoli (AST-O) Shrieking violins, as web
               1169km **

 88.9 0200  E  Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Music then YL, as web  1130km
 89.0 0038  F  France Inter, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OM, as web  1104km **
 89.4 0051  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OM and YL, as web  1178km **
 90.3 0119  E  RNE Radio 3, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) YL and OM, as web  1178km **
 90.4 0956  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OMs over piano music, as 103.7
               842km

 90.7 0049  E  COPE, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OMs, as web  1178km **
 91.1 0044  E  Cadena Dial, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) E231. Jingle ID between tracks
               1178km **

 91.8 1008  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) OMs talk, as 88.7  672km
 94.6 1045  F  France Inter, Chartres/Montlandon (28) OM, as 103.7  531km
 94.7 0143  E  SER, Torrelavega (CNT-S) Phone in, as web  1141km **
 95.5 0959  F  France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) Classical, as 88.7  842km
 99.0 0111  F  RTL 2, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Michael Jackson song, as web  1104km **
 99.4 0108  F  Radio Bonne Nouvelle, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Classical music, as web  1104km **
 99.9 0204  E  SER, Santoña (CNT-S) Vocal ID after news  1114km **
101.2 2340  E  Radio Maria, Bilbao=Bilbo (PVA-BI) Ave Maria, etc. Thanks Max Van Arnhem for help
               1126km **

101.3 0018  F  France Bleu Pays Basque, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Coldplay song, as web  1104km **
102.5 1005  F  France Bleu Pays d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OM and YL, as web
               842km

103.4 0026  E  Aire Radio, Oviedo (AST-O) Presumed. Thanks Max van Arnhem for help  1178km **
104.3 0014  F  RMC, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OM and YL, as web  1104km **
105.5 0109  F  France Info, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) Presumed as other Bayonne locals in  1104km **s

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 92.5 1000  E  Radio Nacional, Two sites listed New jingle on 5 second burst **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Day two of this excellent Spanish tropo.

While updating my personal all-time log I just noticed something which really surprised me. In my four years of living on the east coast I have log Spanish stations on 36 individual frequencies via tropo. That was up to the 22nd. Then came this rather amazing spell of tropo, during which I added another 42! I logged 46 personal firsts in total, including the French and one UK station!

What a truly amazing tropo this has been!


More videos at: www.youtube.com/g1vvp

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, 22 October 2014

Skegness Log: 22-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 2017  E  Onda Vasca, Bermeo (PVA-BI) V weak OM talk, as web  1106km **
 87.7 2059  E  Gestiona Radio, Santander (CNT-S) Phone in, as web  1119km **
 87.9 2038  E  Kiss FM, Ares (GAL-C) Rod Stewart song, as web  1250km
 88.0 2014  E  Radio Nervión, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Spanish music, as web  1130km
 88.7 2103  E  Cadena 100, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Rap song, as web  1251km
 89.2 2342  E  Onda Cero, A Coruña (GAL-C) E2EE ____CERO  1363km **
 89.9 2250  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) YL on phone, as 105.0
               1157km **

 91.1 2249  E  Cadena Dial, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) YL and OM discussion, as web  1178km **
 91.6 2339  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) Classical music, as web
               1277km

 92.1 2043  E  Radio Galega Música, Monte Meda (GAL-OU) Vocal ID  1338km **
 92.2 2004  E  UNID, ? Spanish football commentary
 92.6 2006  E  Radio Voz, A Coruña (GAL-C) E0C5. Vocal ID  1266km
 92.8 2337  E  Cadena 100, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) Pops, as web  1178km **
 93.0 2118  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) Classical piece, as wen
               1128km **

 93.4 2008  E  SER, A Coruña (GAL-C) Football commentary, as web  1265km **
 93.6 1940  E  COPE, Ribadeo/O Mondigo (GAL-LU) OM and YL, as web  1205km
 94.2 2149  E  Radio Marca, Santander (CNT-S) Two OMs talk, as web  1129km **
 94.4 2314  E  RNE Radio 3, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Rock song, as web  1200km
 94.8 2118  E  Onda Vasca, San Sebastián=Donostia (PVA-SS) OM, as web  1105km **
 95.0 2335  E  Europa FM, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Presumed with lively discussion over dance
               beats  1251km

 95.2 2240  E  Onda Cero, Oviedo/Pico El Faro (AST-O) OMs, as web  1185km **
 96.5 2115  E  Éxito Radio, Santander (CNT-S) Boing! Ads, as web  1119km **
 96.5 2239  E  SER, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) OMs, as web  1157km **
 96.9 2051  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OMs, as web  1128km
 97.5 2224  E  Los 40 Principales, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) ID and Far Away song  1178km **
 97.6 2331  E  M80 Radio, A Coruña/Peñamoa (GAL-C) E230 M80RADIO  1266km **
 97.8 2329  E  COPE, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganguren (PVA-BI) Ads, as web  1125km
 98.0 2308  E  MegaStar FM, San Sebastián=Donostia/Monte Ulía (PVA-SS) Bangin toonz, as web
               1105km **

 98.5 2233  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) Intense Spanish music, as web
               1157km **

 99.2 2235  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Gijón/Pico del Sol (AST-O) Talk and pops, as web  1157km **
 99.6 2218  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Oviedo/Monte Naranco (AST-O) OM, as web  1178km **
 99.9 2027  E  MegaStar FM, A Coruña (GAL-C) Spanish pops, as web  1363km **
100.4 2205  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) OM, as web  1277km
101.2 2328  G  Heart, Kingsbridge/Soar (EN-DVN) Ads, as web  432km **
101.3 2110  E  MegaStar FM, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Jingle ID between pops  1251km **
101.7 2354  F  Europe 1, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) YL, as web  1104km **
102.5 2202  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Gamoniteiro (AST-O) Electronic jingle. Mixing another Spanish
               station  1200km **

102.9 2053  E  RNE Radio 3, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OM, as web  1128km **
103.6 2132  E  Cadena 100, Gijón (AST-O) Pops, as web  1164km **
103.7 2321  E  Cadena 100, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) Spanish music, as web  1130km **
103.9 2011  E  Radio Galega, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Discussion, as web  1251km
104.1 2200  E  Melodía FM, Oviedo/Pico El Faro (AST-O) Jingle ID at the top of the hour. Pops
               1185km **

104.8 2228  E  Radio Galega, A Coruña/Peñamoa (GAL-C) E4E0 R.GALEGA  1264km **
105.0 2049  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) OM Phone caller, as web
               1128km

105.2 2257  E  esRadio, Gijón (AST-O) References to El Sexo show. Thanks Konrad DX for help
               1156km **

106.3 1946  E  Radio Galega Música, Ares/Montefaro (GAL-C) Spanish pops, as web  1251km
106.3 2130  E  Radio Mix FM, Mazcuerras-Riaño de Ibio (CNT-S) Ads and jingle ID  1145km **
107.8 2125  E  Valle de Buelna FM, Los Corrales de Buelna/Monte Gedo (CNT-S) Back to back pops,
               as web  1146km **


Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
100.3 1257  D  Planet Radio, Eisenberg (Neuenstein) (hes) German pop song, as web  677km **
100.3 1431  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) German OM talk, as web  865km **

Unidentified:
 93 6 unid Spain or France 0122 23-10-14. http://youtu.be/qCk79kL7ug0
 Heard with back to back music. It's an odd format so this might give it away, knowing the
 approximate reception area. 


** Personal Skegness 'First'

An evening of spectacular tropospheric DX to northern Spain and south-west France! Definitely my best to this area so far. Furthest distance was the La Coruna transmitter at 1363 km, not a million miles from the Portuguese border.

There were also LOTS of Spanish stations I couldn't identify due to their brief nature. Beaming south-west in vertical polarisation produces a full band of English stations from the Midlands, so the Spanish stations often had quite a fight on their hands.

I had to be extremely careful how I rotated the antenna too as the neighbour's tree is now greatly restricting movement in that direction. After some minor damage, which has since been rectified, I managed to get the antenna vertical and discovered that this was where the action was. Surprisingly, no Spanish tropo was available when the antenna was horizontal. I wanted to flip back to horizontal later on when I discovered local outlets from Bayonne, but it was the early hours of the morning by that time and the G-5500 rotator makes quite a racket. Sound travels well at night, so I kept the antenna vertical. Horizontal to the south-west is a noisy direction for me anyway so I probably wouldn't have benefited much horizontally anyway. I still don't understand why vertical is much quieter in this direction.

Videos of many of the above catches can be seen on my YouTube page: www.youtube.com/g1vvp

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, 21 October 2014

Skegness Log: 21-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.6 1951  D  Bayern 1, Gelbelsee (bay) Johnny Cash song, as web  905km **
101.6 1951  D  Radio Plassenburg, Kulmbach/Rehberg (bay) Ed Sheeran song, as web. Brief
               multi-station burst  839km **

101.6 2038 DNK Radio 24 syv, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) Presumed. Danish OM  782km **
101.6 2048 POL PR Radio Kraków, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Polish YL, as web  1406km **
101.6 2112  D  MDR JUMP, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) YL phone caller over Avicii song  839km **
101.6 2134  S  SR P4, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) Phone caller, as web. Frequent bursts  1334km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Another productive day for 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.

Monday, 20 October 2014

Skegness Log: 20-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.0 1344  D  Radio Brocken, Dequede (san) George Michael song, as web. Second part of 16
               second burst  761km **

101.0 1441  D  BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Piano piece, as web  942km **
101.0 1447 HRV Radio 101, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) Tablet ad, as web  1381km **

** 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.

Skegness Log: 20-10-14 (MW)

 612 1700 TWN Radio Taiwan International, Lukang (CH) Time pips. Mix of oriental music and
              OM here. Fair  9678 km

 711 1800 TWN BCC Country Network, Tainan (TN) BCC jingle on the hour under France Info V weak
              9754 km

 720 1700 TWN BCC News Network, Taichung (TC) BCC jingle on the hour Vweak  9693 km **
 846 1700 TWN Kuanghua zhi Sheng, Kuanyin=Guanin (TY) Kuanghua ID. Thanks to Mauno Ritola and                   Tony Magon at Real DX for confirmation. V weak  9620 km
 864 1700 TWN BCC News Network, Kaohsiung (KH) Jingle at top of hour Vweak  9817 km **
 891 1700 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) Really clear. Jingle and YL ID Weak  9754 km
 927 1700 TWN BCC Country Network, Taichung (TC) Personal first. BCC top of the hour jingle.
              Some audio before this. 
Mixing with Tajikistan and a painfully weak Chinese time
              signal. Vweak  9693 km
 **
1107 1700 CHN Xinjiang RGD Kazakh/CNR 8, Ürümqi/Hutubi-XJTS631 (XJ) Music, time pips, ID and
              anthem. Thanks everybody at RealDX for help Weak  6042 km **

1143 1800 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts un (PG) Thanks to Chuck &
              Jari at Real DX for pulling out the ID  Weak  9676 km **
1287 1700 TWN Han Sheng Kuangpo Tientai, Taichung (TCS) Flute music, just audible under Grozny
              V weak 9686 km

1296 1700 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN) Painfully weak BCC jingle at the top of the hour
              V weak  9754 km

1557 1700 TWN RTI iLoveMusic 1557/Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL) Sign off and pips Weak  9715 km
1575 1700 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Yankee Doodle signature dominating  Weak
              9410 km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

This was an unexpected and one of my best openings to the far east so far. Reception probably received a boost as it coincided with a sudden rise in geomagnetic activity, which can often produce good results if you are on the band at that very moment.

There is a fair bit of noise across the band but it didn't mask out the above stations. As always, you will need headphones for some of the recordings as they are very weak and sometimes underneath European stations.


Recordings:

 846 unid EE & CC Perhaps Han Sheng 1700 20-10-14
 891 UNID oriental mixing BCC Local, Tainan 1700 20-10-14
 936 unid CHN 1700 20-10-14
 963 unids 1700 20-10-14
 981 CNR1, Multiple Sites 1700 20-10-14
1107 unid CHN 1700 20-10-14
1125 unid 1700 20-10-14
1143 unid 1800 20-10-14
1575 VOA, Ban Phachi 1700 20-10-14
1593 CNR1, Changzhou 1700 20-10-14


I have uploaded a Perseus file: 1700 20-10-14 top of the hour: http://www.mediafire.com/listen/vesalcew7bctei4/2014-10-20_165945_170015.wav


There were also a few other unidentified stations. I have posted recordings to Real DX, or maybe somebody here knows the identity of one or two of them.


1700:

Chinese: 639, 738, 756, 801, 846, 819x2, 936, 963, 981x2, 1044, 1107, 1125, 1179, 1287, 1305, 1359, 1377, 1530, 1593.

 657 Asiatic singing (Indian?) under Europe
 684 Oriental language under Europe? Slightly off frecuency too. 
 711 Oriental language. Weak to fair with France Info. Suspect Han Sheng
 765 Oriental lnaguage under Rossii
 774 Oriental language under BBC Leeds
 801 High pitched jingle under Germany
 828 UNID jingle under Europe
 963 Possibly two orientals
1368 Oriental music? Under BBC Lincolnshire
1404 Unrecognised jingle under Radio Cluj


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, 19 October 2014

Skegness Log: 19-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
101.2 1133  D  Bremen Vier, Bremen-Walle (bre) German pops, as web  565km **
101.2 1158  I  R101, Torre de' Busi-Valcava passo (lc) Brooke Fraser song, as web  1053km **
101.2 1212  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) Daryl Oates and John Hall song, as web  647km **
101.2 1217  D  MDR JUMP, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) Madonna song, as web  881km **
101.2 1249 AUT Ö2 - Radio Oberösterreich, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Latin style party song,
               as web  1080km **

101.8 1718 POL RMF FM, Zakopane or Lezajsk Polish song, as web **
101.8 1744 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Sibiu/Paltinis (SB) Nico and Vinz song, as web
               1890km **

101.8 1831  D  WDR 2, Ederkopf (nrw) Guitar song, as web  592km **
101.8 1843 SRB Radio Beograd 202, Crveni Cot (Voj) Choir and orchestra, as web  1659km **
101.4 2059 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Soulful gospel song, as web  1287km **
101.4 2131  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Sassnitz (Rügen) (mev) Sassnitz most likely. Also 100W
               Cham listed. YL, as web  883km **

101.4 2133  S  SR P4, Hörby/Sallerup TM (sn) Likely Horby. Phone in, as web  913km **
101.4 2140 POL Radio ZET, Suwalki/G.Krzemianucha (PL) Geronimo pop song, as web  1483km **
101.4 2156 SVN Slovenija 3, Plesivec (Urslja Gora) (sg) Moody classical piece, as web
               1282km **

101.4 2217 POL PR Radio Kielce, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) Gentle pops as web. Part of longer burst
               with multiple stations  1436km **

101.4 2233 HNG Class FM, Györ /  Szabadhegy (Gyo) Queens Radio Ga Ga, as web  1368km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

I am really pleased with today's haul. Despite very brief pings it quickly became clear which stations were coming through. All the above were noted fairly regularly throughout the monitoring periods. All personal firsts as I have never tried these frequencies for 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.

Saturday, 18 October 2014

Skegness Log: 18-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 92.3 2004  G  BBC Radio 3, Rumster Forest (SC-HIL) Presumed site. OM discussion  620km **
 92.3 1857 NOR NRK P2, Skien 1/Vealøs (te) Opera, as web  889km **

** 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.

Skegness Log: 18-10-14 (MW)

 540 0100 CAN CBT Grand Falls NL. CBC News jingle heard in Euro pile-up Weak  3837 km
 700 0400 USA WLW Cincinnati OH. ID - Newsradio 700 WLW Weak  6292 km
1180 0600 CUB Radio Rebelde, Multi-tx. Rebelde cuckoo. ID. Over US station Good

More blow-outs and deteriorating conditions. These three got through this morning but the far east almost disappeared in the afternoon/early evening.

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

Friday, 17 October 2014

Skegness Log: 17-10-14 (MW)

 927 1700 TJK NHK Radio Japan, Dushanbe/Yangiyul (dsb) Time pips, short interval signal and
              vocal ID V weak  5329 km


Conditions still trying hard to recover but not quite getting there.

The time signal from JOIF was clearly heard on 1413 kHz yet again this evening, but still not strong enough for vocal identification. This one is a constant tease!

A Chinese time signal was heard on 1134 at 2000. Interesting to see that the Chinese transmitters on this frequency look like being lower powered, though not all have their powers stated. As a wild guess, perhaps this could be Tongchuan RGD with 10kW.

1359 had FIVE Chinese time signals at 2100, two of which were a couple of seconds past the top of the hour. One of those before the hour is slightly lower in pitch, as if it's a tape playing which has slowed down slightly.

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

Skegness Log: 17-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 89.3 1912 POL RMF FM, Koszalin or Lublin Madonnas La Isla Bonita, as web **
 91.5 2054  G  BBC Radio 3, Keelylang Hill (SC-ORK) Presumed site. Frequent bursts  681km **
 93.7 1722 CZE Radio Helax, Ostrava/Hostálkovice (MO) Distinctive pop song, as web  1287km **

** 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.

Thursday, 16 October 2014

Skegness Log: 16-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 90.0 0004 SVN Slovenija 1, Plesivec (Urslja Gora) (sg) Shnia-ish Country song, as web  1282km **
 90.0 0009  S  SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) Usual waves  1174km **
 90.0 0016 POL PR Radio Kraków, Szczawnica/G.Prehyba (MP) Polish YL, as web  1459km **
 90.0 0212  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Röbel (mev) Rock concert, as web  807km **

** 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.

Wednesday, 15 October 2014

Skegness Log: 15-10-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.7 1109 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) OMs and phone caller, as web  1913km
 88.9 1115  E  Radio Marca, Sierra de Carrascoy (MUR-MU) OM talk, as web  1706km
 89.2 1117  E  COPE, Lorca (MUR-MU) YL, as web  1729km
 87.6 1138  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Marbella/Castillejos (AND-MA) YL talk, as 87.9  1884km
 87.9 1138  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Cambil/Sierra Almadén (AND-J) YL and OM, as web  1740km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
102.1 0239  D  sunshine live, Mudau (bwü) Electro music, as web  732km **
102.1 0257  D  Radio Chemnitz, Chemnitz-Reichenhain (sac) Olly Murs song, as web  903km **
102.1 0516  D  RPR 1., Scharteberg (Eifel) (rlp) Bruno Mars song, as web  550km **
102.1 0541  D  WDR 2, Olsberg (nrw) Proclaimers song, as web  592km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Yet another surprise out-of-season Es opening!

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, 14 October 2014

Skegness Log: 14-10-14 (MW)

1600 0100 USA WUNR Brookline (MA) Spanish OM on the hour. English OM ID WUNR Boston 30 seconds
              past the hour Fair  5251 km

1330 0330 USA WRCA Waltham (MA) Caught a mention of 13-30 WRCA at precisely the bottom of the
              hour Weak  5251 km

1500 0400 USA WFED Federal News R., Washington (DC) Federal News Radio ID heard in mush Weak
              5860 km

1050 0400 USA WEPN ESPN Deportes, New York/East Rutherford [NJ] (NY) Clear ESPN Deportes Radio
              (Spanish) ID in 1053 splash Fair     5541 km **

1190 0400 USA WLIB New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) This is your home for gospel, inspiration and
              information, 11-90 WLIB and WBLS 832 New York Fair  5543 km


** Personal Skegness 'First'

Good DX!

John, 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