Skegness Log: 30-01-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 91.1 0322  F  Tonic FM, Chalon-sur-Saône/la Troche (71) FC88 ____C___  769km
 90.3 0324  I  Radio Deejay, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5214 ______Y_  1568km
 88.2 0343 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44 _muzyka_  1436km
 87.6 0414  I  Virgin Radio, Milano/Via Valenza, 5 (mi) 5241 ____GIN_  1068km **
 88.0 0414  I  Virgin Radio, Three txs listed Madness song, as 87.6. All three txs Milano area
 90.75 0414 I  Radio Mater, Barzanò/Cascina Giovanna (lc) 5158 R._MATER  1050km **
 91.7 0414  I  m2o, Milano/Via Casati, 45-Grattacielo Breda (mi) 5233  1067km **
 89.9 0417  F  TSF Jazz, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) F223 TSF_JA__  497km
 92.1 0417  F  Le Mouv', Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) F208  497km **
 93.8 0435  E  Radio María, Fraga (ARA-HU) E1CC  1293km **
 98.0 0446  I  Radio Onda d'Urto, Milano/Quartiere Gratosoglio (mi) 53BA TE______  1072km **
 94.7 0454  I  RAI Radio1, Multi-tx 5203 **
 98.7 0454  I  RAI Radio 3, Multi-tx 5203
100.6 0702  I  RTL 102.5, Multi-tx 5218. AFs suggest Ossana (tn)  Tavullia (pu)
               but nothing certain
105.3 0735  I  Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49  1568km
105.7 0735  I  Radio Italia Anni 60, Fiera di Primiero (tn) or Maranello (mo) 5495 **
107.0 0738  I  AFN Powernet, Multi-tx 99A1 AFNP____
104.7 0749  I  Radio Antenna Uno (Torino), Moncalieri (to) 5B67 AN  1050km
103.4 0807  I  Radio 24, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5245  1163km
103.6 0807 SVN Radio Capodistria, Tinjan (kp) 9411  1289km **
103.9 0807  I  RAI Radioquattro - Trieste, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts)
               5404. AFs 94.2, 97.8, 98.5, 99.0. Thank you Franco Martelli and Alessandro
               Groppazzi for confirmation  1278km
104.1 0807  I  Radio Nuova Trieste-inBlu, Trieste/Via Besenghi (ts) 5001 NUOV____  1279km **
104.7 0807  I  Radio Radicale, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5210 RA  1163km **
104.7 0807 HRV HRT Radio Rijeka, Ucka (ri) C319  1330km **
105.3 0807  I  Radio 105 Network, Belluno/Col Toront (bl) 5211 __105___  1165km **
106.7 0807 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Ucka (ri) C204  1330km
107.0 0807  I  Radio Maria, Belluno/Col Toront (bl) 51CC  1165km **
107.5 0807  I  Radio Maria, Multi-tx YL, as 107.0 **
107.8 0807  I  Radio Padania Libera, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5276 __DA____  1163km **
107.2 0841  F? UNID, ? FC51. Dance beats

** Personal 'First'

This was a great morning for meteor scatter with lots of less common DX and plenty of new additions to the log. There were dozens more good meteor bursts which didn't produce RDS because of co-channel QRM or were just slightly too weak.

Paris was represented very nicely in a birst at 0417. All the meteor bursts tied in with Parisienne stations though only two of them produced RDS.

Videos of the best bits have been uploaded to my YouTube page. Yes, I know I keep saying I am going to switch to Vimeo and I know I should do this sooner rather than later. Force of habit.

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

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.