Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.7 0329 E Radio 4G FM, Santander (CNT-S) E295 ____ad__ 1119km **
92.5 0336 E RNE Radio Nacional, Vitoria=Gasteiz/El Castillo (PVA-VI)
E211 RN_____. 1172km **
89.2 0351 E Onda Cero, A Coruña (GAL-C) E2EE 1264km
87.9 0356 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo)
5244 ____TI__ 1256km
89.5 0356 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 ____IO__ 1256km
90.7 0406 E Onda Vasca, Eibar (PVA-SS) D2DE __VASCA_ GIPUSCOA 1126km **
88.0 0424 E Radio Galega Música, Valga/Monte Xesteiras (GAL-PO) E4E1 __MUSI__ 1339km **
89.1 0424 E Los 40 Principales, Pontevedra/Monte Castrove (GAL-PO) Pops, as 90.6.
Conditions point strongly to this tx 1362km **
90.6 0424 E Los 40 Principales, Santiago de Compostela (GAL-C) E235 1321km
91.0 0424 E Los 40 Principales, A Coruña (GAL-C) Pops, as 90.6 1268km **
91.6 0424 E RNE Radio Clásica, Culleredo/Monte Xalo (GAL-C) E212 1277km **
98.0 0432 E MegaStar FM, San Sebastián=Donostia/Monte Ulía (PVA-SS) E2DC 1105km **
93.6 0502 E COPE, Ribadeo/O Mondigo (GAL-LU) E2CA 1205km **
95.2 0502 E Rock FM, Ciudad Real (CAM-CR) E2CF _R______ 1610km **
96.9 0502 E Radio María, Madrid/Torre de Valencia (MAD-M) OM, as 97.5 1447km **
97.5 0502 E Radio María, Aranda de Duero (CAL-BU) E1CC R.MA____ 1336km **
99.1 0502 E esRadio, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E287 1447km **
97.6 0520 I Radio Sound (Ferrara), Codigoro/Portomaggiore (fe) 58A1 1261km
97.7 0533 E Los 40 Principales, Pinto (MAD-M) E07C __AR____ 1468km **
104.0 0610 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Chinchilla de Monte Aragón (CAM-AB) E396 CASTIL__
1590km **
100.3 0710 E COPE, Santa Marta de Tormes (CAL-SA) E2CA 1429km **
100.8 0710 E Cadena Dial, Zamora (CAL-ZA) E231 1373km **
101.3 0710 E Radio María, León (CAL-LE) E1CC 1252km **
102.9 0710 E RNE Radio Nacional, El Cabaco/Peña de Francia (CAL-SA) E211. AFs point to
this site 1488km **
103.1 0710 E Onda Cero, Cuéllar (CAL-SG) E2EE 1354km **
103.5 0710 E Onda Cero, Palencia (CAL-P) E2EE __DA__RO 1291km **
97.4 2100 S SR P2, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E402 ___P____ 1310km
98.2 2100 S SR P2, Svinesund/Strömstad-Svinesund TM (vg) Laurie Anderson, as 97.4
944km **
99.8 2100 S SR P3, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E203 1310km **
99.9 2100 FIN YLE Radio Suomi, Tampere-Tammerfors/Kämmenniemi-Vähä - Koveron Tie (pi)
6203 YLES__MI 1684km **
101.6 2100 S SR P4, Östhammar/Valö TM (up) E224 1334km
102.0 2100 S SR P4, Gävle/Skogmur TM (ga) E224 1310km
** Personal 'First'
An excellent haul overnight, plus some very pleasing results to Scandinavia following a simple modification to the antenna system this afternoon.
In an effort to rid the band of some of the noise I have been getting recently, I mounted the Fringe Electronics pre-amp on the mast about a metre below the antenna. I was very brave and managed to climb FIVE steps up the ladder! That's five small steps for man, but one big improvement in signal to noise.
When the pre-amp was behind the computer monitor in the shack, I had between S9 to S9+10dB when the FDM-S2 was tuned to an empty frequency. Belmont nationals would reach S9+50dB when I pointed the 9.2 at it. Using the same frequencies and beam heading, moving this pre-amp on to the mast has reduced the noise down to between S6 and S7 and Belmont is a full S9+60dB or -29dBi!! That's a serious improvement, as demonstrated by the reception of the low power Svinesund transmitter which displayed the PI code!
And to think, a couple of people told me that it probably wouldn't make much difference if I put the pre-amp on the mast as the coax cable is only a few metres long! I agreed, but the noise/losses being picked up through the extra cables and adapters was more than I had realised. Most of the noise has now gone, but there are still a few bursts every now and again.
I also managed to reduce Belmont 98.3 down to S9 this evening, but still nothing got through on meteor scatter. Something weird happens too when I phase down Belmont. The signal breaks up in such a way that only one half of it is visible on the waterfall. It looks like the USB side has been chopped off.
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.
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