Skegness Log: 2016-10-04 (Tropo: Norway)

Band 2 Troposhperic:
 96.0 1646 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Norwegian YL, as web  811km
 91.1 1647 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Pops, as 91.8  745km
 92.6 1647 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 91.8  811km
 97.3 1647 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) YL and OM, as web  745km
102.8 1650 NOR P4 Radio Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Sia song, as web  745km
 98.7 1748 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) V weak classical, as web  703km

A disappointing tropo. "Disappointing" because the forecast promised so much more. Signals were very weak.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
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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 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.