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Monday, 25 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-25 (MW: Asia)

 918 2056 IND AIR North Suratgarh, Suratgarh (RJ). OM, as Perserus New Delhi server 
              Weak  6378 km

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Sunday, 24 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-24 (MW: Asia)

 585 1800 PAK PBC Radio Pakistan, Faqirabad (pjb) Time signal, OM ID and headlines
              over news jingle.  Weak  5922 km

 891 1800 TWN BCC Local Tainan, Tainan (TN) BCC jingle int he noise V weak  9753 km
 972 1800 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) Time signal and lively
              OM ID Weak  8740 km

1071 1800 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) Presumed in Indian language. Offset
              down at 1070.9890 Fair  6716 km

1143 1800 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts un (PG) Time
              signal, steel drums and YL ID Weak  9675 km

1260 1800 PAK PBC Radio Pakistan Peshawar, Peshawar (kpk) News jingle and time
              signal V weak  5851 km

1296 1800 TWN BCC News Network, Tainan (TN) Top of the hour jingle V weak  9753 km
1377 1800 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang/SARFT554 (HE) Time signal and Beijing time check
              Fair  8306 km

1593 1800 CHN CNR 1, Changzhou/SARFT623 (JS) Time signal and usual Beijing
              time check. V weak  8938 km

 738 1900 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts un (PG) Time
              signal, steel drums and YL ID V weak  9675 km

1098 1900 CHN CNR 11, Golmud/SARFT916 (QH) Good signal with usual toh routine Good
              7136 km


Notes:
1566 HLAZ is now appearing at 1800. Yes, the nights are really drawing in now.

Chinese time signals now being heard on 558, 639 (x2), 720 (CNR13?), 756, 900, 918 (x2), 981, 1017 1035, 1107, 1305, 1359 (Several!), 1368, 1404 & 1044.

Curiously, there is a 'half speed' Chinese time signal on 1278 at 2100. The pitch is the same, but the duration is twice that of the usual pips. Anybody know who this is?

1359 had FOUR discernible Chinese time signals.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Saturday, 23 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-23 (MW: Asia)

918 2200 CBG Radio National Kampuchea, Phnom Penh/Kandal Stueng (pph) Signing on
             with interval signal. Thank you to Christoph Ratzer for confirming this.
             Weak  9937 km **


** Personal First

A new country for me this evening!

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-20 (MW: Transatlantic)

1280 0343  B  ZYJ455 Super Rádio Tupi, Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Super IDs and station promo. 
              Personal First.  Weak  9420 km **
1570 0348 PRU OCU4J Radio Bethel, Lima. Good OM Bethel ID at exactly 03:48:01. Fair and 
              sudden peak! Fair  10246 km

** Personal First

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Monday, 18 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-18 (MW: Transatlantic)

1520 0330 PTR WRSJ San Juan PR. Radio Francia Internacional ID heard after comparing my 
              recording to that of Mark Davies' in Anglesey. Thanks for your help Mark. 
              Weak  6828 km
 700 0400 ARG LV3 Radio Córdoba, Córdoba (cb) ID - Transmite LV3 Radio Cordoba. Thank you 
              again to Mark Davies in Anglesey for sending my his recording, showing a
              100% 
match! Personal first! ** V weak  11262 km

** Personal First

In addition to the above, a few transmitters from India were tentative heard at the lower end of MW.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Sunday, 17 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-17 (MW: Transatlantic)

1380 0304 CHL CB138 Radio Corporación, Santiago (RM) Thanks Matthias Gatzke for
              confirming the ID. A tricky one in the noise, but the format and offset
              also back this up.  V weak  11795 km **


** Personal First

After an attrocious start to the transatlantic season, here is my first logging and a goodie to kick things off.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receiver: Perseus SDR Receiver
Software: Jaguar Big Cat
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Monday, 4 September 2017

No Noise Is Good Noise (Part 2 - Medium Wave)


This noise destroys the MW band here. I thought I knew roughly where it was coming from, but it seems to be 'everywhere' !!

I tried my running my medium wave DX setup from a leisure battery, switching off the electricity supply in my house, but it did not stop the noise.

The noise puts in two appearances each day. From approximately 1500 - 1900 and again from approximately 0600 - 0800.

The bad news is that as we head deeper into the MW DX season, the peak DX times also move into the noise periods.

Using my Degen DE1103, I have walked around all corners of my garden and the noise is at full scale deflection on the signal meter. It does, however, seem to be slightly quieter in one corner of the garden. I will be clearing this space to put my flag there as soon as possible.

Based on this information, and if I am correct, the noise is coming from a northerly to north-easterly direction. Further investigation is needed.

Even when this noise is absent. there are other elements of noise across the band, ranging from burbling, buzzing and general hash across many frequencies.

Medium Wave DXing is going to be a challenge this season.

Friday, 1 September 2017

Skegness Log: 2017-09-01 (Es: C Europe & Baltic)

 87.5 1014 BLR Yumor FM, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Pops and jingle ID., V v weak and 
               fluttery for ages. As web stream.  1593km
 92.8 1015 BLR Novoe Radio, Brest/DK Profsoyuzov (BR) Pops, as web  1580km
 72.9 1050 UKR Golos Nadiyi, Cherkasy/CHFKRRT, vul. Pal'okhy, 2 (CK) 
               Jingle ID and pops  2223km **
 88.6 1114 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa/FM, Smetanichi/RTPS (GO) Rock, as web  1890km **
 87.8 1123 LTU Classic Rock FM, Vilnius/LRTC Vilniaus RTS, Sausio 13-osios g. 10 (Vil) 
               C0E5 1630km
 90.0 1124 BLR Radio Unistar, Mogilev (Mahilyow)/RTPS Polykovichi (MA) F011 ????ta?? 1968km **
 89.6 1125 LTU Radiocentras, Vilnius/LRTC Vilniaus RTS, Sausio 13-osios g. 10 (Vil) 
               CA45 ??_L???? 1630km
 90.6 1126 RUS Dorozhnoye Radio, Mozhaysk (MO) 7734 HAIN_MY_ (Scrolling) 2304km **
 88.0 1127 RUS Retro FM, Sankt-Peterburg/LRTPC (SP) 7704 88,0FM 1967km
 92.2 1136 BLR Pilot FM, Vitebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka (VI) Jingle ID and pops  1940km
 90.6 1141 LVA LR 1, Daugavpils/LVRTC Daugavpils RTS, Drujas iela 38a (Dau) 9211 1708km
 88.2 1143 LTU ZIP FM, Bubiai/LRTC Šiauliu RTS (Siu) CA94 1497km
 88.3 1145 DNK Planned for Commercial Radio, Svendborg C (sdk) Vocal ID  702km
 87.5 1201 RUS Biznes FM, Moskva/Ostankino (MV) OM vocal ID  2397km
 87.9 1202 RUS Like FM, Moskva/Balashikha (MV) Jingle ID  2415km
 90.3 1207 RUS Avtoradio, Moskva/Balashikha (MV) Flutey song, as web  2415km
 87.7 1829 SVK Fun Rádio, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5340 ????ADIO 1544km
 88.1 1829 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Zalau / Meses (SJ) EE00 RRACTUAL 1745km
 89.2 1829 POL PR 3, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) 3233 COLDPLAY 1177km
 89.4 1829 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Negresti-Oas (SM) OM and YL, as 88.1  1729km
 91.4 1829 ROU Digi FM, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR) E059 1953km
 92.2 1829 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Poprad/Králová hola (BB) 5201 ??????__ 1459km
 92.7 1829 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Tokaj / Nagykopasz (BAZ) Jingle IDB201 1580km
 93.0 1829 ROU Radio Trinitas, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR)E24D 1953km
 93.7 1830 CZE Radio Helax, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 2091 _HELAX__ 1287km
 94.4 1830 HNG Európa Rádió, Debrecen / High-rise, Petöfi sq. (HaB) B077 1629km
 96.6 1830 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Košice/Dubník (KE) Vocal ID  1544km
 98.9 1832 ROU SRR Radio Târgu Mures, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR) EE07 TG_MUR?? 1953km
100.1 1832 SVK SRo 2 Rádio Regina, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5960 1363km
101.0 1832 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Focsani / Magura Odobesti (VN) EE01 2071km **
103.5 1832 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
102.4 1834 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) 5201 ????_1?? 1394km
102.5 1834 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Focsani / Magura Odobesti (VN) 
               EE00 RRACTUAL 2071km
103.8 1834 POL Radio ZET, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) 3205 RadioZET 1177km
104.8 1834 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
105.3 1834 CZE CRo Ostrava, Trinec/Malý Javorový (MO) 2902 R-OV???? 1325km **
105.3 1834 ROU Digi FM, Baia Mare/Vârful Mogosa (MM) E059 1762km
105.8 1834 SVK Rádio Lumen, Námestovo/Magurka (ZA) 5343 _LUMEN__ 1394km
106.2 1834 SVK Rádio Expres, Košice/Makovica (KE) 521D 1550km
106.8 1834 CZE CRo Olomouc, Jeseník/Praded (OL) 2B07 ????__?? 1213km **
107.3 1834 CZE CRo Ostrava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) OM, as 105.3  1287km **
107.8 1834 ROU Digi FM, Bistrita/Heniu (BN) E059 1844km
104.7 1837 UKR Radio Svit 104.7FM, Kholmtsi/MPP Versiya plyus (ZK) 6702 Svit_FM_ 1625km
105.2 1837 UKR Lyuks FM, Uzhhorod/vul. Gagarina, 42/1 (ZK) 
               YL vocal ID between pops  1616km **
107.1 1837 POL Radio CCM, Ustron/G. Czantoria II (SL) ++Thank you to Janpeter for
               spotting this one. A non-standard PI code for Poland. C2FD 1335km

 96.5 1838 SVK Rádio Expres, Námestovo-Trstená/Uhlisko (ZA) 521D EXPRES__ 1399km
 97.1 1838 CZE Radio Rubi, Olomouc/Pohorany-Jedová hora (OL) 2B28 *_RUBI_* 1241km
 97.2 1838 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 521B 1363km
 98.0 1838 SVK Rádio Best FM, Žilina/Hájik (ZA) 5355 ??????M_ 1350km **
 98.7 1838 SVK Rádio Anténa Rock, Žilina/Športová ul. 2 (Hotel Holiday Inn) (ZA) 
               5345 ANT.ROCK 1351km
100.2 1838 ROU Radio Europa FM, Gheorghieni/Harghita-Bai (HR) E299 EUROPAFM _100.2__ 1953km
 93.6 1839 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Târgu Mures / Platoul Cornesti (MS) 
               EE00 RRACTU?? 1877km
 87.9 1840 ROU SRR Radio Cluj/Kolozsvári Rádió, Satu Mare (SM) EE03 ??CL???? 1696km
102.9 1841 ROU SRR Radio Târgu Mures, Târgu Mures / Platoul Cornesti (MS) 
               EE07 Tg??ures 1877km
104.9 1841 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Târgu Mures / Platoul Cornesti (MS) EE01 1877km
105.0 1841 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Zalau / Meses (SJ) OM and YL, as 104.9  1745km
103.9 1843 HNG Best FM, Nyíregyháza (SSB) B031 1614km
104.0 1843 ROU Digi FM, Satu Mare (SM) Pops, as 104.5  1696km **
104.5 1843 ROU Digi FM, Cluj-Napoca/Feleac (CJ) E059 Digi_FM_ ??4,??FM 1805km
106.3 1843 POL Radio Maryja, Klodzko/Czarna Góra (DS) Lots of mentions of Maria  1177km **

** Personal First

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)

Antenna:
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