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Saturday, 27 July 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-07-27 (Es: NORDIC RUS)

103.0 0800 FIN YLE Sámi Radio, Rovaniemi/Vennivaara-Vennivarantie (la)  Vocal ID  2023km **
103.8 0756  S  RIX FM, Idre/Laketjärnåsen TM (da)  As others  1212km **
104.0 0756  S  RIX FM, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm) E241 _RIX_FM_ 1382km **
104.3 0756  S  Mix Megapol, Kalix/Långträskryggen TM (no) E243 1909km **
104.6 0756  S  NRJ, Älvsbyn/Kanisberget RM (no) E220 __NRJ___ 1799km **
104.6 0851 RUS Piter FM, Volkhov (LE) 7890 PITER_FM 10?????? 2074km
104.9 0756  S  Mix Megapol, Idrefjäll/Gränjåsvålen Dalalink (da) E243 MEGAPOL_ 1222km **
105.0 0755  S  RIX FM, Överkalix/Grelsbyberget TM (no) E241 _RIX_FM_ 1910km **
105.0 2002 NOR GudbrandsdalsRadioen, Vinstra-Hundorp/Kongsli (op)  Many thanks to 
               Józsi Nemeth for his detective work on this. Józsi checked the Norwegian DAB 
               list and found that F823 is assigned to HO lokal mux in Norway. The Programme 
               label is Gudb.dalRadioen and 105.0 is still on the air.F823 1090km **
105.3 0756  S  Star FM, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm) E245 STAR_FM_ 1382km **
105.6 0756  S  NRJ, Luleå/Sinksundsberget (no)  Pops, as 104.6  1839km **
105.9 0756  S  RIX FM, Åsele (vb) E241 _RIX_FM_ 1563km **
106.0 0838  S  NRJ, Örnsköldsvik/Åsberget TM (vn) E220 1547km **
106.2 0837  S  NRJ, Umeå/Ersmarksberget RM (vb) E220 1649km **
106.5 0755  S  RIX FM, Gällivare/Dundret RM (no)  As others  1896km **
106.6 0851 FIN Radio Patmos, Mänttä-Vilppula/Mäntänvuori (pi) 628E _PATMOS_ 1736km **
106.7 0756  S  RIX FM, Skellefteå/Prästfäbodsberget TM (vb)  As others  1736km **
106.9 0756  S  RIX FM, Luleå/Mjölkuddsberget TM (no)  As others  1837km **
107.0 0837  S  RIX FM, Umeå/Ersmarksberget RM (vb)  As 107.1  1649km **
107.1 0756  S  RIX FM, Kalix/Vitheden (no)  As others  1894km **
107.1 0756  S  NRJ, Piteå/Vallsberget TM (no) E220 1785km **
107.1 0851 FIN Iskelmä, Jyväskylä/Taka-Keljo Ronsuntaipaleentie (ks) 
               62AD ISKELMA_ 1792km **
107.2 0756  S  NRJ, Östersund/Brattåsen TM (jm)  As others  1382km **
107.3 0756  S  RIX FM, Boden/Långberget TM (no)  As others  1828km **

** 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

Thursday, 25 July 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-07-25 (Tropo: D HOL)

104.5 0806  D  Radio 21, Leer (nds) Rock, as web  473km
105.2 0800  D  Radio Berg, Lindlar/Brungerst (nrw) ID and news  537km
105.8 0756  D  Radio Erft, Köln/Colonius (nrw) Vocal ID drop-in after a long stream of ads. 
                Almost noise-free!  514km
107.2 0805  D  Deutschlandfunk (Dlf), Warendorf (nrw) YL news as 107.1  534km
107.3 0814  D  WDR Eins Live, Holzminden [nds] Höxter (nrw) Bob Marley song, 
                as others  640km
107.5 0746  D  Radio Gütersloh, Oelde-Stromberg (nrw) YL ID jingle  555km
107.5 0936 HOL Radio Eenhoorn, Menaam/Mieddyk (fri) OM ID  356km
107.6 0743  D  Radio K.W., Wesel-Büderich (nrw)  D499 456km
107.7 0744  D  107.7 Radio Hagen, Hagen-Eilpe (nrw) OM ID  526km
107.8 0803  D  Antenne AC, Aachen/Stolberg (nrw) Antenne AC weather  483km

** Personal first

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 3m ASL.
Holbeach, Lincolnshire (JO02ar) 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:
Skegness, Lincolnshire:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Holbeach, Lincolnshire:
2 x Triax FM5, H & V (Crossed, on the same boom) 5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl
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 (Skegness)
Yaesu G-250 Rotator (Holbeach)

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-07-16 (MW: Asia)

1278 2100  J  JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Top of the hour rising music jingle 
              just getting through the noise. V v weak V weak  9226 km
1413 2100  J  JOIF KBC Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) Amazing. I can just hear the 
              familiar three tone time signal on the hour. V weak V weak  9224 km

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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Sunday, 14 July 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-07-14 (MW: Asia)

1575 2200 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Again with decent 
              signal. Yankee Doodle and Voice of America ID. So early in the season and 
              still better than anything I have heard in the autumn or winter.  
              Fair  9410 km

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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag

Friday, 12 July 2019

Skegness Log: 2019-07-12 (MW: Asia)

1575 2240 THA Voice of America/Radio Saranrom, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) Speechless at the 
              signal strength, better than anything I have heard from them even in 
              mid-winter. Fair - good levels with Yankee Doodle and Voice Of America ID. 
              Programme in Khmer. Fair  9410 km

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 E-Type Pro
Antenna: Portable 10ft x 25ft flag