Skegness Log: 16-05-15 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.5 1512  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5220  1730km
 87.6 1512  I  RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201  1568km
 87.9 1512  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5006 RCS/****  1730km
 88.2 1512  I  Radio 105 Network, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5211 __105___  1751km
 88.6 1512  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5006 RCS/****  1751km
 89.5 1512  I  Radio Centro Campania, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5000 CA______.Vocal ID. 
               Different PI code to the one listed 1730km
 90.0 1512  I  Radio Maria, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) Presumed with choir  1751km
 90.5 1512  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5264  1730km
 91.2 1512  I  RAI Radio2, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5202  1568km
 91.6 1512  I  RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) Vocal ID jingle  1751km
 92.7 1512  I  Radionorba, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 5353  1751km

Today's Italian Es lasted less than a minute.

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.