Skegness Log: 13-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 89.2 0245 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A203  1261km
 91.2 0245 AUT Ö1, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A201  1261km
 88.0 0331  D  SR 1 Europawelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) D3B1  629km
 90.7 0331  D  Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) D311 BA  865km
 91.2 0331  D  Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) Gentle popes, as 90.7  865km
 91.1 0332  S  SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) Waves  1098km
 92.7 0451  F  France Musique, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) F203  1104km
 93.7 0537  G  BBC Radio 4, Holme Moss, Bristol or Rhymney! BBC Radio 4 News, as 93.1 **
 95.8 0537  G  BBC Radio 4 FM, Black Hill (SC-NLA) BBC Radio 4 programming, as 93.1  405km
 93.3 0542 CVA Radio Vaticana Europa-America, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina Leone XIII (cva) 
               4101 EUROPA AMERICA  1542km
 93.2 0544  F  France Musique, Suspect Avignon Classical, as 94.2
 94.2 0544  F  France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F203  1149km
 92.6 0550  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D301  859km
 97.3 0820  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201  709km
 97.4 0839  I  RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202  1136km
 97.9 0847 POL PR 1, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3211  1333km **
 98.1 0854  D  WDR 3, Nordhelle (nrw) D393  553km
 97.5 1846 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) A201  1111km
100.3 1853 CZE Radio Impuls, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 2203 IMPULS  1131km **
 90.9 1915 CZE CRo Radiozurnál, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 232F  991km **
102.9 1927 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203  1084km
103.4 1927 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B (Thank you Maciek
               in Poland for correction) 1512km
106.1 2014  I  RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Frascati or Segni Vocal ID **
103.8 2037  S  SR P4, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) E224  1323km
103.8 2039 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Mosvik/Skavlen (nt) F214  1329km
104.9 2041 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Madonna song, as 103.8  734km
106.3 2041  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Vocal ID  707km **
103.2 2043 POR TSF Rádio Notícias, Serra de Bornes (bgc) 8343  1414km **
103.1 2046  S  SR P4, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) E224  1363km
102.7 2050  S  SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624  1132km
103.1 2050 POL PR Radio Koszalin, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 346E  1085km
102.5 2106 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) F21A  860km

** Personal 'First'

I had expected better meteor conditions overnight since we are only one day away from the peak of the Geminids, but things turned around quite dramatically during the early evening with meteor scatter practically non-stop. Bursts were often lasting as much as 20 seconds. This enhanced activity lasted for an about an hour and then faded away a little, only to return later in the evening. I don't think I have heard such intense meteor scatter before. Meteor bursts were overlapping meteor bursts!

I didn't record much at the time as I still had plenty of recordings to get through, plus I wanted to play around with the HS Publications Antenna Phaser while the going was good, in an attempt to bag some more MS on new frequencies. Belmont 90.9 and Stoke Holy Cross 106.1 were the latest transmitters to buckle, allowing a fairly predictable Czech transmitter through on 90.9 with full RDS and an unexpected surprise on 106.1 when I put the 9.2 vertical.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.

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