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!

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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.