Skegness Log: 15-03-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 92.8 0227  I  Radio Studio Delta, Cesena (fc) 53FB _____T__  1328km
 88.2 0327 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44  1436km
 94.2 0435  I  RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201  1136km
 97.4 0435  I  RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___  1136km
105.3 0734  I  Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 ______*_  1568km
105.6 0734  I  Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) Rete Spport vocal ID  1568km
104.3 0755 CZE Hitrádio Faktor, Ceské Budejovice/Klet II. (u rozhledny) (JC)
               2550  _FAK____  1084km

Band 2 General Scatter:
 89.6 1116 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch comedy, as web  295km
101.7 1204  D  Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) Pops and ID  628km
102.9 1214 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Schoten (vlg-ant) Classics ID. Oldies.
               Noise free on peak  354km
103.4 1215  D  Radio ffn, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Pops, as 102.3  525km
102.8 1222  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Wesel-Büderich (nrw) German OM and YL, as 107.1  456km

The antenna was vertical and to the north-north-east overnight for meteor scatter.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

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 File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

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