Skegness Log: 15-01-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
103.8 0312 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00  1706km **
104.9 0312 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kecskemét/Szolnokihegy (BaK) Gypsy music.
               As 105.6 (B203), etc.  1544km **
103.1 0423  F  France Bleu Armorique, Rennes/Saint-Pern (35) F207  564km **
103.7 0458 SVK SRo 4 Rádio_FM, Štúrovo/Modrý vrch (NI) 5202  1419km **
102.7 0526 CZE CRo Vltava, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232D  1127km **
 94.7 0605  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart/Hoher Bopser (bwü) Jingle bumper and
               ID, as 98.7  789km **
 94.0 0649  S  SR P2, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) E402  1098km **
 98.1 0649 DNK DR P4, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) 9F02  740km **
 98.2 0649  S  SR P3, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) Pops, as 97.5 (E203)  1098km **

** Personal 'First'

Regular stations omitted again.

The high winds over the 14th/15th have meant that I have returned the antenna to a horizontal plane. The mast sways slightly more When the 9.2 is vertical and some of the winds we have had recently have been quite vicious and were able to remove a few fence panels on the street. I will return to vertical monitoring again tomorrow.

Some minor maintenance work is being done on the aerial mast as I type as it was discovered that the bolts securing two of the TK brackets were not secure. The bolts holding the lower two brackets were just going round and around and the middle bracket came away from the wall about a quarter of an inch when I lowered the mast recently. The previous aerial contractor had used plastic plugs instead of expandable metal rawlbolts. I cannot tell you how nervous I have been during the recent high winds. For those who are not aware, our landlords insist that all antenna work is carried out by CAI approved installers and that adequate insurance is provided.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
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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.

Software: Elad FDM-SW2 & RDS Spy via VAC.

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