Skegness Log: 11-04-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 88.6 0203  I  Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 RADICALE  1568km
 92.4 0203  I  RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) ID  1568km **
 88.2 0234 POL RMF FM, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3F44  1436km
 95.8 0330  E  RNE Radio 3, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M) E213  1413km **
 94.7 0352  E  Onda Cero, Guadalajara (CAM-GU) E6EE  1416km
 97.3 0420  I  RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203  1575km
102.0 0516  I  R101, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5215  1163km **
103.4 0516  I  Radio 24, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5245  1163km
104.0 0516  I  RTL 102.5, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5218 ______.5  1163km **
104.7 0516  I  Radio Radicale, Belluno/Nevegal-La Casera (bl) 5210 RADICALE  1163km
102.0 0603 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Psunj (sb) C317  1500km
103.9 0603 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (sb) C204 __HKR___  1500km
105.3 0725  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Meldola (fc) 5220  1328km
105.3 0757  I  Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49  1568km
107.1 0757  I  Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 AN______  1568km

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Meteor scatter DXing has been 'on hold' for the last few mornings as due to Dutch tropo which took over many frequencies, but the band returned to 'flat' this morning and so I resumed my overnight recordings.

I will probably leave the meteor shower DXing now until the April Lyrids appear. This shower is set to grace our skies between April 16th and 25th, peaking on the 22nd or 23rd.

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.