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Friday, 23 October 2015

Skegness Log: 23-10-15 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 99.8 0921  F  France Inter, Metz/Luttange (57) Lively French chat, as 103.7  599km
106.8 0922  F  France Info, Metz/Luttange (57) OM, as 105.2  599km
106.2 0923 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Italian phone caller, as 107.8  892km
106.3 0924  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Torfhaus/DTAG (nds) Jingle ID  707km
 98.4 0929  F  France Culture, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL, as 98.0  842km
 92.4 0933  F  France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Classical, as 88.7  917km
 87.7 0934  F  France Culture, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) YL and OM, as 98.0. Noisy  709km
 88.2 0935  F  France Culture, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) YL, as 98.0  853km
 99.9 0936 SUI RTS La Première, Säntis (ar) Brief peak over Radio Norwich  917km
 98.7 0938  F  France Inter, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) YL and OM, as 98.0  774km
 97.4 0945  D  Deutschlandradio Kultur, Brocken (san) D220 DKULTUR_  712km
 99.0 0946  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) YL and phone caller, as web  684km
 99.5 0946  D  NDR Info, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) YL, as web  707km
 95.4 0950 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Säntis (ar) 43B2  917km
105.6 0951 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 _SET____ _JAMES__ etc.  917km
107.3 0954 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Chasseral (be) Italian OM, as 107.8  823km
105.1 0955  D  Hit Radio FFH, Hoher Meißner (hes) FFH Reporter   684km
101.7 1000  D  hr4, Hoher Meißner (hes) News, as web  684km
101.4 1001  D  Radio SAW, Brocken (san) Sachsen Anhalt traffic news, as web  712km
 89.5 1007  D  hr3, Hoher Meißner (hes) Adele song, as web  684km
 96.0 1015  F  France Inter, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OMs, as 103.7  853km **
 95.5 1016  F  France Musique, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) YL, as 88.7  842km **
 87.9 1022  F  France Inter, Pic du Midi (65) Just audible mixing Omroep Zeeland. Discussion
               show, as web  1136km

 87.9 1024  D  MDR Figaro, Inselsberg (thü) OMs, as web  739km
 96.0 1109  D  Bayern 2, Ochsenkopf (bay) Light song, as web  865km
 90.7 1110  D  Bayern 1, Ochsenkopf (bay) Nik Kershaw track, as web  865km
102.3 1114 SUI RTS La Première, Chasseral (be) OM and YL discussion, as 99.9  823km **
103.8 1115 SUI Radio SRF 3, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Pops, as 105.6  892km
106.9 1117  D  Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) ID and Depeche Mode song  843km
107.8 1121 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 RETE_UNO  917km
 96.6 1122 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Rigi/Kulm (sz) Classical, as 95.4  892km
104.8 1128  D  hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Ads, as web  729km
105.3 1131  D  B5 aktuell, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Interview, as web  732km
106.7 1133  D  Landeswelle Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) OM, as web, competing
               with Langenberg  793km

107.3 1133  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) Pops, as web  729km
107.6 1134  D  Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Rasmus, as web  788km
107.9 1136  D  BR Klassik, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Classical, as web  732km
 90.4 1201  F  France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) News, as 103.7  842km
 99.4 1207  D  Bayern 3, Ochsenkopf (bay) Jingle ID  865km
105.9 1237  D  MDR Info, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) OM, as web  887km **
105.8 1238 SUI Radio SRF 3, Niederhorn (Beatenberg) (be) Pops, as 105.6  892km
 97.2 1239 SUI Radio SRF 2 Kultur, Niederhorn (Beatenberg) (be) Classical, as 95.4  892km
103.2 1241  D  Antenne Bayern, Ochsenkopf (bay) Gangstas Paradijs, as web  865km
100.3 1247  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as web  865km
107.1 1302  D  B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) YL news, as 105.7  865km
107.7 1303  D  R.SA, Fichtelberg (Erzgebirge) (sac) Vocal ID after news  918km
103.4 1314  F  France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 __INFO__  917km
 99.8 1315  F  France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F201 __INTER_  917km
105.0 1319  D  Hit Radio FFH, Krehberg (hes) Pops, as 105.1  698km
 98.7 1341  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Pops, as web  942km
 98.5 1345  D  Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) OM and YL, as web  1024km
 95.8 1351  D  Bayern 3, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Rock song, as web  942km
 88.6 1404  F  France Culture, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) YL and beats, as 98.0  781km **
 91.6 1405  F  France Musique, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) Chanting, as 88.7  781km
101.4 1412  F  France Bleu Alsace, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) French song, as web  709km
101.1 1414  F  France Info, Gex/Montrond (01) OM ID  858km **
 88.7 1419  D  Bayern 2, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Over Lille. OM and YL, as web  942km
 89.6 1420  F  France Musique, Gex/Montrond (01) Classical, as 88.7  858km
105.0 1424  D  Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) Ads, as web  922km
 89.8 1429  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) German song,
               as web  799km

 91.5 1432  D  MDR JUMP, Brocken (san)   PI logged: D3C2 PS logged: MDR_JUMP 712km
 93.8 1440  D  SWR3, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) Pops, as web  799km
104.0 1448  D  SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) DB04 SWR4_FR_  799km
 93.3 1457  F  France Musique, Chaumont-Langres/Chalindrey (52) Harpsichord, as 88.7  694km
 93.3 1459 AUT Ö1, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL monotonous talk, OM and ID  917km
102.1 1501 AUT FM 4, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) US accented news, as web  917km **
 97.9 1503  D  SWR2, Feldberg (Schwarzwald) (bwü) YL news, as web  799km
 98.2 1503 AUT Ö2 - Radio Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL, as web  917km
 99.7 1511  F  France Musique, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) Classical, as 88.7  853km **
 91.1 1517 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) OM and YL business talk,
               as web  1084km

 89.2 1521  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Blauen (bwü) IDs. SWR1 Hitparade  793km
107.6 1523  D  B5 aktuell, Hühnerberg (bay) Echoey YL, as 105.7  871km
 87.6 1528 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM) Modern Talking song, as 91.4  1219km
 87.6 1530  D  BR Klassik, Dillberg (bay) Plucking string piece, as 107.9  878km **
 91.8 1535  D  SWR2, Raichberg (bwü) OM, as web  813km
103.0 1538  D  SWR3, Grünten (Allgäu) [bay] (bwü) Achy Breaky country song, as web  942km
105.7 1543  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 B5_Akt__  1024km
105.4 1544  D  Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web  904km
105.1 1545  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Blauen (bwü) YL, as web  793km
 90.6 1547  D  hr1, Hardberg (hes) OM, as web  712km
 89.5 1548  D  Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 Bayern_2  1024km
106.5 1559 AUT Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1/Pfänder (vor) YL, as web  917km
 91.4 1603  D  Bayern 1, Büttelberg (bay) Weather and ID  812km
 87.9 1605  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Sankt Chrischona [SUI bs] (bwü) Pops, as 89.8.
               Very weak  810km

103.6 1633  D  RPR 1., Kalmit (rlp) ID and pops  687km
103.6 1637  D  Radio Hamburg, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) ID after pops  650km
100.0 1642  D  Radio PSR, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops, as web  904km **
 89.8 1643  D  MDR JUMP, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Pops and ID  904km **
107.4 1648  D  MDR Figaro, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) OM, as 87.7  782km
107.7 1651  D  Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) Pops, as 103.2  1034km
 91.7 1709  D  MDR Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) La Bionda blast from the
               past, as web  793km

 92.2 1711  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Dresden-Wachwitz (sac) Sports commentary, as web  951km **
 89.9 1723 CZE CRo Dvojka, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech YL, fighting with Germany and
               something else.   1038km

104.5 1729 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) OM, as web  991km
 98.4 1732  D  SWR3, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) ID in traffic news  748km
100.4 1733  D  Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web  748km
100.6 1735  D  Antenne Bayern, Dillberg (bay) Pops, as 103.2  878km
 91.4 1738 CZE Radio Impuls, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 _IMPULS_  947km
 89.1 1740 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F R-ZURNAL  947km
101.7 1744 CZE CRo Dvojka, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232E R-DVOJKA  947km
101.6 1753  D  hr4, Hardberg (hes) Schlager, as web  712km
 99.0 1757 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) ID, .at ads, as web.
               Almost noise free  1080km

104.6 1802 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) OMs, as web  1080km
101.8 1806 AUT Antenne Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Pops, as web  1080km **
102.0 1807 CZE Radio Impuls, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) Czech pops, as 91.4  991km
 92.5 1809  D  MDR Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Jingle ID  739km
 92.7 1809  D  hr3, Hardberg (hes) Pops, as web  712km
100.6 1810  D  Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) YL and musical bursts,
               as web  834km

101.0 1811  D  BR Klassik, Grünten (Allgäu) (bay) Classical, as web  942km
 94.2 1820  D  Bayern 2, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) Alternative music, as web  961km **
 95.0 1823  D  hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM, as web  678km
 95.2 1824  D  MDR Figaro, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) Classical, as 87.9  793km
 97.8 1836  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) ID after rock song  717km
102.8 1837  D  Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) Jingle ID  717km
103.4 1847  D  ANTENNE 1, Raichberg (bwü) German pop, as web  813km
102.9 1856 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 _IMPULS_  1084km **
104.1 1911 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2203 RADIO_F1  947km
101.2 1914  D  hr3, Habichtswald (hes) German pop, as web  647km
 97.5 1918  D  MDR Info, Suhl/Erleshügel (thü) YL and OM feature, as web  768km
 94.3 1923  D  SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) IDs by OM presenter  813km
 91.6 1925  D  Bayern 2, Hoher Bogen (bay) Chorale, as web  975km
 97.9 1954 CZE Radio Proglas, Liberec/Ješted (LI) OM, then vocal harmonies, as web  1038km
 98.8 1956  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Waldenburg (bwü) Soft rock song, as 98.7  786km **
 92.6 2003  D  SWR2, Blauen (bwü) Opera, as web  793km
 93.4 2009 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) Pink song, as 104.1  1131km **
 88.5 2011 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Trutnov/Cerná hora (KR) Just audible, mixing
               BBC R2. Pops, as web  1091km

 97.0 2020  D  SWR3, Blauen (bwü) Jack Michaelson song, as web  793km
 98.1 2021  D  SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Jack Michaelson song, as 97.0  835km
106.0 2026  D  Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Auerbach/Schöneck (sac) German rap, as 105.4  881km
102.8 2029  F  France Bleu Besançon, Besançon/Montfaucon (25) YL, as 94.7  774km
 95.9 2042 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Czech OM, as web  1038km
 99.0 2049  F  France Bleu Périgord, Bergerac/Audrix (24) Phone in, as 94.7  921km **
105.0 2051  F  France Bleu Touraine, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) Phone-in, as 94.7  646km
100.7 2059  F  France Inter, Guéret/Signal du Maupuy (23) YL then interview, as 103.7  785km
 88.2 2237  D  Bayern 2, Büttelberg (bay) OM, as web  812km **
 93.5 2240  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) D301 SWR1_BW_   748km
 93.7 2243  D  Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311  1024km
 94.8 2244 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 Radio_S_  1080km
102.2 2252  D  Antenne Thüringen, Inselsberg (thü) Pops, briefly over Lincs FM  739km
102.7 2253  D  Antenne Thüringen, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D3F8 ANT.THUE  793km
 88.4 2301  D  MDR Figaro, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) Opera, as 87.9  843km **
 96.8 2307  D  Bayern 1, Hoher Bogen (bay) SWR Hitnacht relay  975km
 96.9 2308  D  MDR JUMP, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) D3C2 MDR_____  793km
 96.5 2323  D  SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Pops, as web  786km **
 96.5 2325  D  Bayern 2, Brotjacklriegel (bay) Folky music, as web. Thanks to
               Nick for the tip.  1021km **

 97.3 2355  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OM, as 103.7  709km

** Personal 'First'

Another excellent and mind-boggling tropo and I think the most widespread tropo I have ever known. The propagation path spread from northern Spain, right through to northern Germany, with these and all areas between coming through simultaneously! Complete madness!

I was expecting Poland to make an appearance when conditions spread into northern parts of the Czech Republic, but it didn't materialise.

The Swiss tropo was the strongest I have known but, unlike the last time I had good levels from Switzerland (September 23rd 2013), going vertical did not bring in any low power transmitters. All signals peaked mid-evening, bringing Bavarian transmitters up to 61dB. The Czech Republic reached a whopping 54dB too. Again, bear in mind that I am using a 20dB pre-amp so subtract 20dB from these figures for reality.

And this was the tropo which wasn't forecast! Luckily there were countless alerts flying around the Skywaves groups. How did they get it so wrong? Switzerland and the Czech Republic were received from as far as north-western England!

Recordings:
94.8 ORF Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1159 23-10-15 https://app.box.com/s/b29rr69jc7imsqt1mrvzaa3c3iw8nurc

106.5 Antenne Vorarlberg, Bregenz 1601 23-10-15 https://app.box.com/s/q0mqfu6pdbz3eepfs1952kk9ek10pwyf

107.7 R SH, Fichtelberg 1400 23-10-15
https://app.box.com/s/5d0n74q1tt44mga6zjkgjl15jy2hhx63

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 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 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.

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