Skegness Log: 10-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 92.8 0224  E  RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, O Páramo/M. Páramo (GAL-LU) E615  1287km
103.2 0535 POR TSF Rádio Notícias, Serra de Bornes (bgc) 8343 _____F__  1414km
105.1 0535 POR TSF Rádio Notícias, Fundão/Serra da Gardunha (cab) Portuguese song, as 103.2
               1567km **

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.9 1044 F France Culture, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) Phone in, as web  712km

** Personal 'First'

The tropo didn't really make it here, but I cannot be certain if Parthenay was scatter or tropo. I suspect it probably was as I don't usually hear this transmitter here and it was rare at the previous address, which was better for French scatter.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
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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.