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Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-31 (Es: I ALB TUN)

 90.6 0833 ALB Radio Travel, Sarandë (ker)92AD _TRAVEL_ 2095km **
 89.9 0850  I  m2o, Jacurso/Monte Contessa (cz) 5233 2010km
 88.5 1022  I  RAI Radio1, Narni/Frazione Guadamello (RAI) (tr)5201 *Radio1_ 1491km **
 90.5 1022  I  RAI Radio2, Narni/Frazione Guadamello (RAI) (tr)5202 *Radio2_ 1491km **
 90.3 1024 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7208 1934km
 92.2 1024 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas)As 90.3  2039km **
 89.9 1133  I  Radio Hollywood, Termoli/Via Corsica (cb)54F7 Hollywod 1653km **
 87.6 1144  I  R101, Vico del Gargano/Località Toppa la Guardia (fg) 5215 _R_101__ 1709km
 88.1 1144  I  Radio Selene, Bisceglie/S.S. 16 bis (bt) 5A49 *S????E* 1796km

** Personal First

So near and yet so far!

Today's excellent Es conditions remained just out of reach and only produced glimpses of activity at the bottom of the band. Italy was more frequently heard than the log suggests, but signals were mostly weak and messy, producing little in the way of RDS.

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

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-30 (Es: Balkans)

 87.7 0847  I  Radio Venere (Puglia), Alessano/Contrada Lapiddi (le)  5B4A 2004km
 88.3 0848  I  Radio Margherita, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi (le)  5242  MARGHRTA 1982km
 87.7 0849  I  Radio Radicale, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano (br)  5210  RADICA*_ 1871km
 88.6 0849  I  Radio Voice, Parabita/Contrada Terrisi (le)  5A5B  _*VOICE* 1982km
 91.6 0850  I  Ciccio Riccio, Fasano/Frazione Selva di Fasano (br)  528D 1871km **
 87.6 0906 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  00A8 2207km
 92.8 0907  I  R101, Feltre/Arson-Contavola (bl)  5215 1146km **
 88.0 0908 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  1201 2207km
 89.0 0908 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  102A  Scrolling 2207km
 91.7 0909 GRC RSO 91,7, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  00B8 2207km
 93.9 0909 GRC ERA Sport, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  1204  ERASPORT 2207km
102.6 0911 GRC Plus Radio, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10DA  ??VE2,6_ 2207km
102.0 0912 GRC ERA Diktyo Makedonias, Thessaloniki/Hort. (cmc-tsk)  1405  ERT3_102 2207km
106.5 0914 GRC Gold 106.5, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10C6 2207km **
104.0 0916 GRC Fly 104.0, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  1066 2207km
 97.7 0917 ALB Radio 7, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)  4D7F  _radio7_ 1964km
 98.7 0917 MNE Radio Budva, Budva/Spas (BD) Jingle ID  1827km
 99.8 0917 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Bar/Velji Grad (BR)  3C1 1849km
100.8 0917 ALB Top Gold Radio, Tiranë/Dajt (tir)  93C5  __TOP___ _GOLD___ _RADIO__ 1964km
 88.1 0918 BIH BH Radio 1, Livno/Tušnica (k10)  F201 1615km
 88.3 0918 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima)  1083 2165km
 89.3 0918 ALB Radio Kontakt, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)  9000  _KONTAKT 1964km
 89.5 0918 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO)  3C1 1850km
 90.0 0918 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Thessaloniki/Hort. (cmc-tsk)  1202  ERT_ERA2 2207km
 90.7 0918 ALB Love Radio, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)   1964km
 90.8 0918 GRC ZOO 90.8, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10C7 2207km
 91.4 0918 ALB Radio Maria, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)  51CE  R.MARIA_ 1964km
 92.2 0918 ALB Radio 1, Mide (shk)  96B6  _Bisede_ 1906km
 92.5 0918 BIH Federalni Radio, Livno/Tušnica (k10)  F209  RADIO-F. 1615km
 92.9 0918 ALB Radio Klan, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)  5E0F  KLAN____ 92.9_MHz 1964km
103.6 0918 GRC Focus FM 103.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10DF 2207km **
103.8 0918 MNE Radio D Plus, Budva/Spas (BD)  D451 1827km **
104.6 0918 ALB Radio Travel, Tiranë/Fushë Dajt (tir)  92AD  __RADIO_ _TRAVEL_ 1964km
104.7 0918 GRC Rock Radio 104,7, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  1247 2207km
104.9 0918 GRC Praktoreio 104.9, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10FE 2207km
106.6 0918 ALB Radio Energy, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)  914C 1964km
106.8 0918 GRC Melodia FM 106.8, Trikala/Taxiarches (the-tri)  C380  Melodia_ _106.8__ 
               __TEL___ 24310___ 32000___ 2224km **
 88.0 0919 ALB CITY Radio 88 FM, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)  C5A 1964km
 99.0 0920 GRC 99 FM Radio 1, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  1029  __LA???? 2207km
 99.1 0920 BIH BN Radio, Rogatica/Tmor (srp)   1720km
 99.5 0920 ALB Radio Tirana, Tiranë (Tirana)/Dajt (tir)  5158  _TIRANA_ PROGRAMI 1964km
100.3 0920 GRC Republic 100.3, Thessaloniki/Hort. (cmc-tsk)  1003  REPUBLIC _100.3__ 2207km
100.8 0920 MNE Radio Dux, Tivat/Luštica (TV)  FAFA  _*_DUX_* 1805km **
101.7 0920 GRC Kalamaria FM, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10FD 2207km **
101.7 0920 HRV HRT-HR 1, Gruda/Sveti Ilija (du)  C201  HRT-HR_1 1785km
103.0 0920 GRC More FM 103.0, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10DB 2207km **
 98.9 0925 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st)  C202 1643km
 99.5 0925 BIH Federalni Radio, Goražde/Hadžica brdo (bpd)  F209  ??DIO-?? 1706km
 99.6 0925 HRV HRT-HR 1, Lopud/Sv. Katarina (du)  C201 1745km
102.0 0925 HRV HRT Radio Split, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st)  C31A 1643km
103.0 0925 MNE Radio Plus, Bijelo Polje/Obrov (BP) Tentative. Is this really Macedonia? 
               D069  P_L_U_S_ 1821km **
104.8 0925 HRV Radio Narona, Opuzen/Gradina (du)  C451  ????55?? 1698km **
105.0 0925 HRV HRT Radio Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik/Srd (du)  C315  R-DUBROV 1758km
105.5 0925 GRC 1055 Rock, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  10B2  Scrolling 2207km **
105.9 0925 ALB Radio Club FM, Kavajë/Mali i Robit (dur)  3D44  CLUB_FM_ 1954km **
107.0 0925 HRV Soundset Ragusa, Dubrovnik/Srd (du)  C310  SOUNDSET 1758km
107.5 0925 MNE Radio D Plus, Pljevlja/Tvrdaš (PV)  D451  RADIO_D+ 1775km **
107.7 0925 GRC Sunshine 107.7, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk)  1000 2207km **
 87.7 0929 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Plješivica (gs)  C201  HRT-HR_1 1456km
 88.5 0929 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Celevac (zd)  C31E  ??LM???? 1499km
 89.3 0929 BIH Federalni Radio, Vlašic (sbs)  F209  RADIO-F. 1600km
 89.5 0929 BIH Ritam Radio, Sarajevo/Grdonj (sar)  A000  _RITAM__ 1678km **
 90.5 0929 BIH Radio Mix, Sarajevo/Zmajevac-Sedrenik (sar)  5158  MIX_____ 1679km
 89.2 0945 GRC En Plo 89.2, Igoumenitsa/Psaka (epi-thp)  1079 2152km **
 90.5 0945 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Plješivica (gs)  C202  HRT-HR_2 1456km
 90.6 0945 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Florina & Kastoria/Vitsi (wmc-flo)  1202 2105km
 91.6 0945 GRC Diva Radio, Kozani/Kastania (wmc-koz)  FFFF 2181km
 91.8 0945 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Kerkira/Mt. Pantokratoras (ion-ker)  1201 2100km
 93.3 0945 GRC Mple 93.3, Kozani/Kastania (wmc-koz) Jingle ID  2181km **
 87.8 0950 BIH BH Radio 1, Capljina/Crno brdo (hgn)  F201  ??RA???? 1693km
 90.7 0950 MNE Atlas Radio, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG) 12EB BD-90.0__ _M_A_G__.
               Thanks Bosko Igic for help.  1841km

 87.6 0951 MNE Antena M, Podgorica/Sjenica (PG)  30FE 1841km
 87.5 1001  I  Radio PeterPan, Lecce/Via Cicolella (le) Jingle ID  1959km
 91.8 1006 HRV Radio Brac, Brac/Nerežišca (st)  C479  _*BRAC*_ __RADIO_ 1618km
 87.6 1611 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25)  2203  CHAINE_3 1927km
 90.7 1612 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25)  2201  CHAINE_1 1927km
 93.9 1612 ALG Radio Constantine, Kef El Akhal (25)  2425  Constantine 
               (rolling scrolling!) 1927km
 88.0 1635 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag)  7211  ZI??UN?? 2016km
 88.4 1801 TUN Nejma FM, Zeramdine (mon)  7238  NEJMA_FM 2122km **
 88.6 1806 TUN Saraha FM, Djebel Bou-Kornine (tun) YL, as web  1987km

Unidentified:
 98.5 0917  ?  UNID, ? 0009 ONE_____ Radio One Jingle ID  
101.2 0917  ?  UNID, ? 83CF KLASIK__  
105.7 0918  ?  UNID, ? 9091  
104.9 0925  ?  UNID, ? 37D1

** Personal First

The first decent opening of the season with some interesting reception. I could only listen for a few minutes before having to go into town. I left the receiver recording while I was out. Greece continued to be well heard for at least another hour, before Italy took over. Lack of time prevents me from checking most of the recordings, plus I am trying not to get bogged down with another huge 'catchup' situation.

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

Monday, 29 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-28 (Tropo: Netherlands)

 87.8 2032 HOL Radio 10, Utrecht/NH Hotel (utr) Madonna song, as 87.6  343km
107.2 2033 HOL Midvliet FM, Leidschendam/Zaagmolenstaraat (zho) Crooning oldies, as web  
               300km
106.9 2036 HOL LINQ FM, Hellevoetsluis/Opzoomerlaan (zho) Pops, as web This is ACTIVE! 
               297km
105.9 2039 HOL Feel Good Radio Rijswijk, Rijswijk/Clavecimbellaan (zho) Jngle ID  297km **
105.6 2044 HOL Radio Reindonk, Wanssum/Silo Piet van Elsstraat (lim) Madonna song, as web  
               430km **
105.5 2045 HOL NPO Radio 1, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) OM, as web  296km
107.3 2047 HOL Omroep Zuidplas, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel/Spoorlaan (zho) Pops, as web  
               318km
107.0 2048 HOL Klokradio, Molenaarsgraaf/Polderweg Oost (zho) Classical, as web  336km
 89.4 2051 HOL Radio Oost, Hengelo/Novec mast (Hazenweg) (ove) Old song, as web  445km
102.6 2052 HOL Radio 538, Hengelo/Novec mast (Hazenweg) (ove) Presumed site. Radio Oost in 
               well on 89.4.  445km
105.7 2101 HOL Unity FM, Leiden/Vrijheidslaan (zho) ID after news and pops  302km
105.5 2114 HOL Scheldemond FM, Oostburg/Watertoren (zee) Oldies, as web  296km
104.8 2115 HOL Streekradio, Zuidwolde/Nijverheidsweg (dre) Pops, as web  413km
105.0 2123 HOL Accent FM, Nutter/De Roezeberg (ove) Dutch music, as web  447km **
107.9 2140 BEL VBRO, Torhout (vlg-wvl) *** Showing PI code before signal is heard! 637B 
               297km
106.3 2144 HOL Rick FM, Uithoorn/Briandflat (nho) Pops, as web  320km **
105.8 2148 HOL SRC FM, Culemborg/De Driestad (gel) Oldies, as web  358km
 99.4 2159 HOL Radio Decibel, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Ads, as web  296km
104.0 2202 HOL Radio 10, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as 103.8, etc.  304km
 92.1 2215 HOL LekWaalFM, Asperen/Kerktoren (gel) OM and country music, as web  353km
 93.9 2217 HOL Radio 8FM, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Spider Murphy Gang, as web  334km
 95.8 2219 HOL Radio Schiedam, Schiedam/Emmastraat (zho) Light pops, as web  308km
 95.8 2219 HOL Omroep Brabant, Megen/Alticom Toren (nbr) U2 song, as web  387km **
 98.5 2225 HOL RADIONL, Utrecht/NH Hotel (utr) Dutch song, as 97.6  343km
 99.4 2225 HOL Radio Oost, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) Jingle ID  396km **
100.2 2226 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Lochem/Streek Beton (gel) OM and YL, as web  426km **
 89.2 2244 HOL RADIONL, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Jingle ID  398km
 89.5 2245 HOL 100% NL, Utrecht/NH Hotel (utr) Dutch pop, as web  343km
 89.8 2256 HOL Amor FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Dutch ads with Asian accent, as web  
               296km
 92.0 2258 HOL Den Haag FM, Den Haag/Alticom Toren (zho) Crowd scene or unusual arty music, 
               as web  296km
 93.3 2301 HOL RADIONL, Enschede/Deltaflat (ove) News with musical backing, as web. Not 
               Radio 10 or Puur NL.  455km **
 93.3 2302 HOL Ujala Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Asian music, as web  320km
 93.6 2303 HOL SLAM!, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) News, as 88.4  396km
 94.0 2304 HOL Radio Veronica, Emmen/Bedrijvenpark-A37 (dre) Nickelback song, as 103.0  
               447km **
 95.7 2306 HOL Fresh FM, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Bangin toons, as web  320km **
 95.9 2307 HOL Fresh FM, Multi-tx Bangin toons, as 95.7   **
102.3 2312 HOL Amor FM, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Indian music, as web  
               313km
102.8 2313 HOL Radio Veronica, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Pops, as others  398km **

** Personal First

Not sure if this tropo was forecast as I rarely check these days, but this was a very nice surprise. 

This was a good opening to Germany and the Netherlands and I concentrated on the latter as signals from the regular Dutch stations were so strong that I couldn't resist rotating the antenna to vertical to see if I could catch some locals at the top of the band. I was not disappointed! The opening was centred around areas of the Netherlands I have not previously received, so several personal firsts were caught in this lift. 

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

Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-23 (Es: ALG I E ALB)

 87.6 1516 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) YL and OM, as web  2120km
 88.4 1519 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) 2203 CHAINE_3 1872km
 90.7 1519 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) OM, as web. RDS not active  2120km
 91.8 1520 ALG Chaîne 2, Akfadou (6) 2202 1867km
 92.6 1521 ALG Radio Boumerdes, Zouggara (35) YLs, as web  1856km
 89.9 1522 ALG Radio Tipaza, Tipaza (42) Arabic song, as web  1850km
 92.9 1523 ALG Radio Tipaza, Douar Bouras (42) Arabic song, as 89.9  1844km **
 91.1 1526 ALG Radio Djelfa, Sbaa Mokrane (17) Piano rendition of Carpenters song, 
               as web  2081km
 90.4 1527 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) 2419 SETIF_FM 1911km
 91.2 1531  E  Europa FM, Bunyola/Alfabia (BAL-ML) E2ED EU????FM 1503km
 88.1 1534 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) 2405 BATNA_?? 2033km
 87.6 1537 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) 2203 CHAINE_3 1927km
 91.5 1538 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) 2416 R.BAHDJA 1872km
 98.0 1538 ALG Chaîne 1, Chréa (9) 2201 CHAINE_1 1872km
 94.7 1539 ALG Jil FM, Chréa (9)   JIL_FM__ 1872km
 90.6 1541 ALG Radio Tipaza, Chréa (9) Presumed with Quran. No //s at this time  1872km **
 87.6 1544  I  Radio Azzurra (sud), Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 
               5360 2054km
 88.3 1546  I  Radio Freccia, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5293 RADIO___ FRECCIA_ 1568km
 90.6 1546  I  Radio Capital, Reggio Calabria/Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5219 2043km
 87.6 1548  I  RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201 1568km
 87.9 1549  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 502F 1730km
 88.6 1549  I  Radio Camaldoli Stereo, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 502F 1751km
 87.5 1550  I  Radio Italia SoloMusicaItaliana, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 
               5220 R_IT??IA 1730km
 89.9 1551  I  m2o, Jacurso/Monte Contessa (cz) 5233 _M_D???? 2010km
 87.8 1552  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Vibo Valentia (vv) 5225 2011km
 88.1 1606  I  RAI Radio1, Abriola/Monte Pierfaone (RAI) (pz) Thank you Janpeter for
               info re. PI code. 5601 *Radio1_ 1824km

 87.5 1611  I  Radio Radicale, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara (ta) 5210 RADIO_*_ 
               RADICALE 1894km
 89.1 1612  I  RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Fragneto (RAI) (ta) 5201 *Radio1_ 1885km
 87.7 1614 ALB Radio Travel, Fier (fie) 92AD PUSHIME_ ANTALYA_ 1999km

** Personal First

The MUF was hovering just below band 2 for a good part of the day, so band 2 openings were sketchy once again. All logging was done live this time, which I will probably do a lot more if this season.

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

Saturday, 20 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-20 (Es: S E Europe)

 88.5 0924 SRB Radio AS FM, Vrbas/Vital silos (Voj) D3AF 1624km
 89.4 0924 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Csávoly (BaK) B201 _PETOFI_ 1553km
 87.6 0942 BUL BNR Horizont, Lom/RRS Lom (mnt) 8210 __BNR___ HORIZONT 1969km
 92.2 0942 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 ___BNR__ HR.BOTEV 2152km
 88.5 0943 ROU Digi FM, Resita/Semenic (CS) E059 Digi_FM_ 88,5_FM_ 1801km
 90.2 0943 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Calafat (DJ) EE00 RRACTUAL 1938km
 91.4 0943 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Drobeta-Turnu Severin (MH) EE00 1888km
 87.9 0944 ROU Itsy Bitsy, Resita (CS) E2C8 __ITSY__ _BITSY__ 87.9_FM_ 1783km

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.

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-18 (Es: Turkey, SE Europe)

 91.7 0822 GRC RSO 91,7, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00B8 __9_1_7_ 2207km
 87.7 1628 TUR IBB Trafik Radyosu - Istanbul/Camlica (mam-ist) 3450 8733_783 2534km
 92.2 1639 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, RRTS Botev vrah (pld) 8220 2152km
 87.8 1641 TUR Diyanet Kuran Radyo, Edirne/Bucuk Tepe (mam-edi) Likely Erdine3220 2331km
 88.1 1646 BUL BNR Horizont, Plovdiv/RRTS Zdravets (pld) 8210 HORIZO?? 2193km
 89.1 1647 BUL Radio FM+, Plovdiv/Belashtitsa (pld) 8382 ??FM???? 2190km
 91.7 1647 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Plovdiv/RRTS (pld) 8220 HR??????  ??OT???? 2193km
 87.7 1648 BUL Radio 1, Pazardžik/RPTS VETS Aleko [Deva broadcast] (pzk) 8381 2161km
 89.5 1648 BUL Radio Energy, Pazardžik/RPTS VETS Aleko [Deva broadcast] (pzk) 838B 2161km
 89.9 1648 BUL Radio Focus, Plovdiv/Belashtitsa (pld) 837F 2190km
 92.7 1648 BUL Radio N-Joy, Pazardžik/RPTS VETS Aleko [Deva broadcast] (pzk) 837E 2161km
 88.0 1650 SRB Resavski Radio, Veliki Popovic (Srb) FF03 1834km
 91.2 1650 SRB Play Radio, Pirot/Crni Vrh (Srb) D25C 1979km
 92.4 1650 BUL Magic FM, Sofia/Hotel Kemlinski-Zografski (sfg) 837D 2058km
 92.9 1650 BUL BNR Hristo Botev, Sofia/KRTTS Vitoša (sfg) 8220 __BNR___ ??.BOT?? 2056km
 89.1 1653 BUL Z-Rock, Sofia/Hotel Kopitoto (sof) Jingle ID  2057km
 89.4 1700 BUL Radio Veselina, Blagoevgrad/RRS (blg) 8383 2093km **
 87.6 1709 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 
               00A8 _LAIKOS_ __9_7_3_ CHALKI-_ 2207km
 87.8 1709 GRC Metropolis 95.5, Halkidiki/Vavdhos (cmc-khk) 1264 METRO___ AKOYME__ 2234km
 88.0 1709 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk) 
               1201 ERT_NET_ 2207km
 89.0 1709 GRC 89 Rainbow, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 102A RAINBOW_ 2207km
 90.8 1713 GRC ZOO 90.8, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 10C7 ZOO_90.8 2207km
 89.5 1714 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Rožaje/Kacuber (RO) 63C1 ___RCG1_ 1850km
 88.3 1717 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) 1083 _ENERGY_ __88,3__ 2165km
 89.9 1719 MKD Radio Slobodna Makedonija, Unsure which site 4223 Slobodna Scrolling RDS  
 89.9 1720 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Plav (PL) 63C1 ??re???? 1866km
 92.8 1724 GRC Radio Naousa-Yellow Radio, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 
               10FF _2??26?? 2207km
 90.0 1729 GRC ERA 2 Deutero Programma, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (ERT Tower) (cmc-tsk) 
               1202 ????ER?? 2207km
 91.7 1729 SRB Radio Omega 3, Prizren (Kos) Jingle ID  1941km
 92.8 1735 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion/Aidonaki (the-mag) 1201 2303km

** Personal First

Today saw Turkey coming in here - my first double hop of the season, although I am not absolutely certain it was double hop. Maybe it was just an extreme single hop as the map suggested. There were two clusters of Es on-path, but the furthest one may have been too far away.

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.

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-16 (Es: Italy)

 87.9 1454  I  Radio Maria, Capo d'Orlando/Contrada Certari Catutè (me)
               51CC R.MARIA_ 2001km

 87.8 1455  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Contrada Murgetta (ba)  5A72 RITMO_?? 1797km

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.

Sunday, 14 May 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-05-14 (Es: POR ALG)

 87.6 1225 POR RDS, Seixal (set)  8042 1770km
 89.5 1226 POR TSF Rádio Notícias, Lisboa/Monsanto (lis)  8343 _T_S_F__ 1760km
 90.4 1226 POR SBSR, Lisboa/Monsanto (lis)  8059 __SBSR__ 1761km
 87.6 1638 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25)  2203 CHAINE_3 1927km
 90.7 1639 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25)  2201 CHAINE_1 1927km

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.