Skegness Log: 14-08-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
103.4 0344 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) Music, as 104.1  1291km
104.1 0344 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) 3205 __di____  1406km
103.5 0352 DNK Radio 24syv, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (sjl-bor) 9204 __syv___  971km
103.6 0407 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 103,6MHZ  1060km
105.3 0407  D  NDR Info, Schwerin (mev) D384 ______fo  739km
106.9 0407 POL PR Radio Pomorza i Kujaw, Brodnica/Cieleta (KP) 3401 ____io__  1271km
102.3 0420  S  SR P4, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) EA24  1174km
102.7 0420  S  SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624  1132km
103.3 0420  S  SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) EC24  1292km
103.6 0420  S  SR P4, Kisa (Kinda)/TM (og) EF24  1095km
104.1 0420  D  delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) D3E9  694km
104.8 0420  D  delta radio, Westerland (Sylt) (shs) Beats, as 104.1  556km **
105.9 0420  D  delta radio, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Beats, as 104.1  656km **
107.3 0420  D  r.s.2, Casekow (brb) D32B _____r__  923km **

** Personal 'First'

Computer problems mant I only recorded 40 minutes of the Perseids, but nice to see a few new ones.

The 9.2 antenna was beamed at 60 degrees and vertical.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
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Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB masthead pre-amp.

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.