Skegness Log: 26-01-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 90.3 0312  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Cesena/Monte Cavallo (fc) 5264 ____S___  1328km **
 89.9 0348  I  Radio Venere (Sardegna), Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 561E  1513km **
 87.8 0418  I  RAI Radio1, Firenze/Monte Morello (RAI) (fi) 5201  1308km **
 88.6 0418  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 RADI__LE  1568km **
 92.8 0418  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 5225  1323km **
 97.8 0535 HOL NPO Radio 2, Westdorpe/Verkavelingsweg (zee) 8202  322km **
101.7 0610  I  Radio Subasio, San Venanzo/Ospedaletto-Monte Peglia (tr) Presumed site.
               53FD ____SI__  1446km **

** Personal 'First'

Westdorpe suddenly shot up out of the noise on meteor scatter this morning on its 97.8 frequency. Reception lasted about a second and was not present either side of this, so definitely not aircraft scatter. Quite a few Dutch stations have been heard here on meteor scatter but this country is becoming notoriously difficult to get RDS when received via MS.

That Italian "Cesena" transmitter continues to pop up when the 9.2 is vertical. There isn't much more to get from that tx and I will have the entire set! I still find it amazing how certain 'less likely sporadic E contenders' are so regular on meteor scatter.

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, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.

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