Skegness Log: 06-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
107.9 1039  G  Jack FM 2, Oxford/Boars Hill (EN-OXF) ID and promo.
               Almost noise free  193km
106.5 1055  G  IntobeatsFM, Bedford (EN-BEF) Pick And Mix Show. As web  123km
 98.7 1123 IRL RTÉ Lyric FM, Kippure (WW) Classical, as web  444km
104.5 1703 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) YL news, as web  278km

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

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.