Skegness Log: 05-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 93.9 0352  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1  843km
 96.6 0352  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D210  843km
 98.5 0357  D  Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 BAYE  1024km
 97.2 0400  E  Los 40 Principales, San Sebastián=Donostia/Igeldo (PVA-SS) E235  1110km
 98.5 0400  E  Euskadi Irratia, Kampezu/Yoar (PVA-VI) Vocal ID  1186km **
 96.0 0406 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3F44  1406km **
 97.4 0406  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) D220 and vocal ID  712km
 98.6 0406 SVK Rádio Jemné, Kosice/Dubník (KE) 5354  1544km
 95.0 0411  F  France Musique, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F203  709km
 97.3 0411  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201  709km
 98.1 0429  I  RAI Radio3, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (RAI) (na) 5203. Presumed tx with 
               tentative RAI 2 on 96.1 and a very broken up Tacolneston on 94.1 at the 
               same time.  1751km **
 97.5 0438 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9902  782km
 97.0 0443 BIH BH Radio 1, Vlasic (sbs) F201 and Balkan music  1600km
 96.5 0506  E  RNE Radio Clásica, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E212 RN   1447km **
 97.2 0506  E  Top Radio Latina, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E2E7  1447km **
105.0 0741  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B  922km
107.9 0751  I  R101, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366P-Monte Cavallo (fc) 5215. 
               Sticking my neck out - presumed Cesena tx.  1328km **
105.1 0811  F  France Info, Perpignan/Pic de Neulos (66) F206  1202km
107.2 0813 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203  1405km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

More Italian and Spanish meteor scatter during the early hours, possibly because the antenna was beamed towards 150 degrees or so. It's still very quiet on the meteor front however. Hopefully this will change on the 7th as the Geminids arrive.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
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Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp

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