Sporadic E:
88.7 1752 BIH Radio Antena, Tešanj/Trebacko brdo (znc) FE00 *ANTENA* 1599km **
103.5 1606 UKR Melodiya FM, Kremenchuk/PP Vizyt, vul. Kerchens'ka, 7a (PO) Vocal IDs and pops
62D9 .U????IN 2331km
104.5 1513 HRV HRT Radio Split, Brac/Vidova Gora (OiV) (st) C31A HRT-ST__ 1625km **
104.8 1738 MNE Drugacija Radio Stanica (D.R.S.), Bijelo Polje/Kurilo BP (BP)
61D4 DELTA___ 1825km **
105.8 1735 MNE Radio Bijelo Polje, Bijelo Polje/Obrov (BP) D054 [empty_] 1821km **
106.5 1512 HRV Otvoreni Radio, Brac/Vidova Gora (OiV) (st) C205 OTVORENI 1625km **
107.4 1021 E Éxito Radio, Madrid/Carabanchel-Buenavista (MAD-M) A433 EXITO_?? 1454km **
** Personal first
Another day of Es madness with the whole of Europe coming through - or so it seemed!
This log does not necessarily reflect the conditions for the day. Due to time constraints I am only logging personal firsts and other stations of interest.
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)
Sunday, 31 May 2020
Saturday, 30 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-30 (Es: Widespread!)
Sporadic E:
87.5 1734 I RMC - Radio Montecarlo, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt)
5213 __RMC___ 1852km **
87.7 0858 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Birkfeld/Breitenstein (ste) A203 ????_3?? 1270km
87.7 0859 AUT Ö1, Multi-flea power A201 **
87.7 0915 UKR UR Radio L'vivs'kaya khvylia, Kovel'/VFKRRT, vul. Varshavs'ka, 5 (VO)
6336 LVIV_FM_ 1666km **
87.8 1008 POL Radio Pogoda, Gdansk/Komin EC Gdansk II (PM) 32CB 1208km **
90.6 0847 HNG Rádió 1, Veszprém / High-rise, Kossuth utca (Ves) B317 RADIO_1_ 1418km **
91.6 1021 LTU LRT Radijas, Jurbarkas/LRTC Jurbarko RRS, Mokyklos g. 5 (Jur)
C321 RADIJAS_ etc. 1472km **
92.6 0733 POL PR 2, Gizycko/Milki (WM) So steady for several minutes, it felt like tropo.
No other DX station on the band at the time. 3222 Dwojka__ 1419km **
92.8 1712 HRV Sjeverni FM, Ivanec/Prigorec-Sveti Duh (vz) C444 SJEVERNI 1370km **
93.6 1015 RUS Radio 7, Kaliningrad/Ul. Sibiryakova (KA) 7A83 RADIO_7_ 1328km **
94.8 0850 SRB Pallas Radio, Nova Crnja/Srpska Crnja (Voj) D033 1680km **
94.8 1017 BLR Radio Unistar, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) F310 UNISTAR_ 1730km **
96.2 0853 HNG Karc FM, Balatonfüred (Ves) B31B KARC_FM_ 1423km **
96.2 0853 AUT Radio Burgenland, Mattersburg/Heuberg (ORS) (bur) A404 RADIO-B_ 1280km **
97.2 1237 POR Cidade FM Alentejo, Serra de Ossa (evo) 80F1 CIDAD_AL 1713km **
97.3 1019 LTU Žiniu Radijas, Vilnius/LRTC Vilniaus RTS, Sausio 13-osios g. 10 (Vil)
C158 ZINIU___ RADIJAS_ 1630km **
97.4 0854 ROU Pro FM, Timisoara (TM) E029 PRO_FM__ 1713km **
97.4 1018 RUS Radio Baltik Plus, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) 7730 ZVEZDA__ 1425km **
98.0 1019 LTU LRT Opus, Juragiai/LRTC Juragiu RTS, Virbališkiu g. 54 (Kan)
C333 __(2--3) 1538km **
100.1 1238 POR Granada FM, Vendas Novas (evo) 804A RGRANADA 1744km **
101.3 1239 POR Rádio Nova Antena, Montemor-o-Novo (evo) 80E0 1739km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Cister, Alcobaça (lei) Gentle OM song, as web 1666km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Marinhais, Salvaterra de Magos (san) 80E1 ??????IS 1713km **
104.0 1229 POR Singa FM, Ferreira do Alentejo (bej) 80BB SINGA_FM 1798km **
105.6 1247 POR Rádio do Concelho de Mafra - RCM, Mafra (lis) 8065 RCMafra_ 1744km **
107.0 0835 HNG Rádió 7, Kistelek (Cso) B3BB RADIO_7_ 1587km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
88.0 0913 ? ?, ? 8809 RE??VSKI
87.7 0918 RUS ?, ? 7714 SMOLENSK
92.8 1710 ? UNID, ? D4F8 RD??????
** Personal first
Another impressive day of sporadic E from around Europe. More high strengths right across the band. The Hungarian and Portuguese reception in particular was nothing short of spectacular.
In order to minimise the time spent on the computer, I am only logging personal firsts and stations of interest. I just don't have the time to record hours of DX and spend huge amounts of time as I once did.
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)
87.5 1734 I RMC - Radio Montecarlo, Matera/Contrada Murgia Trasano (mt)
5213 __RMC___ 1852km **
87.7 0858 AUT Hitradio Ö3, Birkfeld/Breitenstein (ste) A203 ????_3?? 1270km
87.7 0859 AUT Ö1, Multi-flea power A201 **
87.7 0915 UKR UR Radio L'vivs'kaya khvylia, Kovel'/VFKRRT, vul. Varshavs'ka, 5 (VO)
6336 LVIV_FM_ 1666km **
87.8 1008 POL Radio Pogoda, Gdansk/Komin EC Gdansk II (PM) 32CB 1208km **
90.6 0847 HNG Rádió 1, Veszprém / High-rise, Kossuth utca (Ves) B317 RADIO_1_ 1418km **
91.6 1021 LTU LRT Radijas, Jurbarkas/LRTC Jurbarko RRS, Mokyklos g. 5 (Jur)
C321 RADIJAS_ etc. 1472km **
92.6 0733 POL PR 2, Gizycko/Milki (WM) So steady for several minutes, it felt like tropo.
No other DX station on the band at the time. 3222 Dwojka__ 1419km **
92.8 1712 HRV Sjeverni FM, Ivanec/Prigorec-Sveti Duh (vz) C444 SJEVERNI 1370km **
93.6 1015 RUS Radio 7, Kaliningrad/Ul. Sibiryakova (KA) 7A83 RADIO_7_ 1328km **
94.8 0850 SRB Pallas Radio, Nova Crnja/Srpska Crnja (Voj) D033 1680km **
94.8 1017 BLR Radio Unistar, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) F310 UNISTAR_ 1730km **
96.2 0853 HNG Karc FM, Balatonfüred (Ves) B31B KARC_FM_ 1423km **
96.2 0853 AUT Radio Burgenland, Mattersburg/Heuberg (ORS) (bur) A404 RADIO-B_ 1280km **
97.2 1237 POR Cidade FM Alentejo, Serra de Ossa (evo) 80F1 CIDAD_AL 1713km **
97.3 1019 LTU Žiniu Radijas, Vilnius/LRTC Vilniaus RTS, Sausio 13-osios g. 10 (Vil)
C158 ZINIU___ RADIJAS_ 1630km **
97.4 0854 ROU Pro FM, Timisoara (TM) E029 PRO_FM__ 1713km **
97.4 1018 RUS Radio Baltik Plus, Veselovka/RTPS (KA) 7730 ZVEZDA__ 1425km **
98.0 1019 LTU LRT Opus, Juragiai/LRTC Juragiu RTS, Virbališkiu g. 54 (Kan)
C333 __(2--3) 1538km **
100.1 1238 POR Granada FM, Vendas Novas (evo) 804A RGRANADA 1744km **
101.3 1239 POR Rádio Nova Antena, Montemor-o-Novo (evo) 80E0 1739km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Cister, Alcobaça (lei) Gentle OM song, as web 1666km **
102.5 1250 POR Rádio Marinhais, Salvaterra de Magos (san) 80E1 ??????IS 1713km **
104.0 1229 POR Singa FM, Ferreira do Alentejo (bej) 80BB SINGA_FM 1798km **
105.6 1247 POR Rádio do Concelho de Mafra - RCM, Mafra (lis) 8065 RCMafra_ 1744km **
107.0 0835 HNG Rádió 7, Kistelek (Cso) B3BB RADIO_7_ 1587km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
88.0 0913 ? ?, ? 8809 RE??VSKI
87.7 0918 RUS ?, ? 7714 SMOLENSK
92.8 1710 ? UNID, ? D4F8 RD??????
** Personal first
Another impressive day of sporadic E from around Europe. More high strengths right across the band. The Hungarian and Portuguese reception in particular was nothing short of spectacular.
In order to minimise the time spent on the computer, I am only logging personal firsts and stations of interest. I just don't have the time to record hours of DX and spend huge amounts of time as I once did.
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)
Friday, 29 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-29 (Es: Widespread!)
Troposhpheric:
87.7 2014 D Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Pops, as web 458km
88.2 2037 D Radio Nordseewelle, Norden (nds) Jingle ID and pops 459km
89.0 2015 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) OM, as web 505km
91.2 2018 D N-JOY, Bad Rothenfelde (nds) YL song, as 91.6 539km **
92.8 2021 D N-JOY, Schiffdorf (Bremerhaven) (nds) Pops, as 91.6 554km **
94.6 2048 D NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Music, as 94.3 555km
97.3 2022 D N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as 91.6 518km
105.3 2028 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Norden (nds) Interview, as web 459km
106.9 2029 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Interview, as 105.3 475km
107.5 2028 D Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web 518km
107.9 2025 D Radio Teddy, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) German pops, as web 554km
Sporadic E:
88.1 1010 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A202 RUV_R2__ 1648km
88.9 1012 ISL Lindin, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) STRONG but hammered by
Belmont PI only A20D 1648km **
90.4 1012 ISL X977, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A206 __X-ID__ 1648km
91.3 1011 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Ölfus-Flói/Auðsholt (sl) A201 1694km **
91.6 1010 TUN Jawhara FM, Mahdia (mah) 7210 JAWHARA_ 2135km **
92.7 1734 D Inn-Salzach-Welle, Schnaitsee/FMT Obernhof (bay) DB19 1017km **
92.8 1858 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion/OTE Tower (the-mag) 1201 ??09??4_
_P??TO?? 2303km
93.3 1012 ISL Suðurland FM, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A219 SUDURLAN 1648km
95.5 1039 TUN Dream FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7240 ??EA??FM 2089km **
103.4 1804 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 ????FO__ 917km
104.3 0854 I Radio FM Music, Somma Vesuviana/Monte Somma (na) 1730km **
105.2 1807 F RTL, Saint-Etienne/Croix du Guizay TDF (42) F211 ??_RTL?? 911km **
105.4 1805 F France Info, Lyon/Fourvière (69) Presumed site with 103.4 coming in
F206 ????FO?? 883km **
105.7 1907 SVN Radio Murski Val, Zlatolicje/Grmada (mb) 942A ??.V?? 1330km **
106.1 1123 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Zarzis (med) 7207 ??????AL 2342km **
107.3 1008 TUN Radio iFM, Bizerte/Djebel Kochabta [Kchabta] (biz) 7229 1933km **
107.3 1814 F Skyrock, Saint-Raphaël/Gargalon (83) French rap, as web 1175km **
107.5 1006 TUN Mosaïque FM, Mahdia (mah) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2135km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
87.3 1600 I ?, ? PI 50F0. PS ________
** Personal first
This might just be the best day of E skip I have experienced. There aren't many loggings but I am only logging personal firsts at the moment, or stations of particular interest for one reason or another.
Much of the time, signals were strong and there were so many. So much so that RDS became impossible. Even the huge signals from my nearby Peterborough FM transmitter were compromised during this all-day opening. All local radio stations were obliterated. The band became noise for a lot of the time, or 'soup', as many like to call it.
The opening began well before I was up and about and I wasn't aware of anything happening until almost 09:00. Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco kicked things off. France and Corsica followed. Iceland and Sweden came in next before quickly switching back to Italy and Spain, etc. The Balkans came in around midday with Hungary, Romania, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Serbia. Then Austria appeared. Greeece popped in and out later in the afternoon. No doubt I have missed out one or two countries in this, but the DX did not stop for a second throughout the day, running into the late evening.
A surprise tropo started after 20:00 to Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany. Several Danish transmitters reached full RDS. What was unusual about the German tropo was that only low power stations were present with the higher power transmitters from that region either absent or considerably weaker than the lower-powered stuff. I have never come across this before. I know that certain tropo events allow low powered DX to proliferate while others only seem to allow the big transmitters to get through, so why this event should have allowed only the smaller transmitters through I have no idea, but I am not complaining.
Work had to take precedence for part of the day but I still had time for more than my fill.
Even when I returned to the band at 23:00 to check the tropo, I just had to accept that I wasn't going to hear it as Spain had returned with reewed avengeance and killit off completely. Oh well. I cannot complain.
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)
87.7 2014 D Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Pops, as web 458km
88.2 2037 D Radio Nordseewelle, Norden (nds) Jingle ID and pops 459km
89.0 2015 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) OM, as web 505km
91.2 2018 D N-JOY, Bad Rothenfelde (nds) YL song, as 91.6 539km **
92.8 2021 D N-JOY, Schiffdorf (Bremerhaven) (nds) Pops, as 91.6 554km **
94.6 2048 D NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Music, as 94.3 555km
97.3 2022 D N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as 91.6 518km
105.3 2028 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Norden (nds) Interview, as web 459km
106.9 2029 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Interview, as 105.3 475km
107.5 2028 D Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web 518km
107.9 2025 D Radio Teddy, Schiffdorf [nds] (Bremerhaven) (bre) German pops, as web 554km
Sporadic E:
88.1 1010 ISL RÚV Rás 2, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A202 RUV_R2__ 1648km
88.9 1012 ISL Lindin, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) STRONG but hammered by
Belmont PI only A20D 1648km **
90.4 1012 ISL X977, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A206 __X-ID__ 1648km
91.3 1011 ISL RÚV Rás 1, Ölfus-Flói/Auðsholt (sl) A201 1694km **
91.6 1010 TUN Jawhara FM, Mahdia (mah) 7210 JAWHARA_ 2135km **
92.7 1734 D Inn-Salzach-Welle, Schnaitsee/FMT Obernhof (bay) DB19 1017km **
92.8 1858 GRC ERA 1 Proto Programma, Volos/Mt. Pilion/OTE Tower (the-mag) 1201 ??09??4_
_P??TO?? 2303km
93.3 1012 ISL Suðurland FM, Vestmannaeyjabær/Vestmannaeyjar-Klif (sl) A219 SUDURLAN 1648km
95.5 1039 TUN Dream FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7240 ??EA??FM 2089km **
103.4 1804 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 ????FO__ 917km
104.3 0854 I Radio FM Music, Somma Vesuviana/Monte Somma (na) 1730km **
105.2 1807 F RTL, Saint-Etienne/Croix du Guizay TDF (42) F211 ??_RTL?? 911km **
105.4 1805 F France Info, Lyon/Fourvière (69) Presumed site with 103.4 coming in
F206 ????FO?? 883km **
105.7 1907 SVN Radio Murski Val, Zlatolicje/Grmada (mb) 942A ??.V?? 1330km **
106.1 1123 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Zarzis (med) 7207 ??????AL 2342km **
107.3 1008 TUN Radio iFM, Bizerte/Djebel Kochabta [Kchabta] (biz) 7229 1933km **
107.3 1814 F Skyrock, Saint-Raphaël/Gargalon (83) French rap, as web 1175km **
107.5 1006 TUN Mosaïque FM, Mahdia (mah) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2135km **
Unidentified/Unlisted:
87.3 1600 I ?, ? PI 50F0. PS ________
** Personal first
This might just be the best day of E skip I have experienced. There aren't many loggings but I am only logging personal firsts at the moment, or stations of particular interest for one reason or another.
Much of the time, signals were strong and there were so many. So much so that RDS became impossible. Even the huge signals from my nearby Peterborough FM transmitter were compromised during this all-day opening. All local radio stations were obliterated. The band became noise for a lot of the time, or 'soup', as many like to call it.
The opening began well before I was up and about and I wasn't aware of anything happening until almost 09:00. Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco kicked things off. France and Corsica followed. Iceland and Sweden came in next before quickly switching back to Italy and Spain, etc. The Balkans came in around midday with Hungary, Romania, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Serbia. Then Austria appeared. Greeece popped in and out later in the afternoon. No doubt I have missed out one or two countries in this, but the DX did not stop for a second throughout the day, running into the late evening.
A surprise tropo started after 20:00 to Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany. Several Danish transmitters reached full RDS. What was unusual about the German tropo was that only low power stations were present with the higher power transmitters from that region either absent or considerably weaker than the lower-powered stuff. I have never come across this before. I know that certain tropo events allow low powered DX to proliferate while others only seem to allow the big transmitters to get through, so why this event should have allowed only the smaller transmitters through I have no idea, but I am not complaining.
Work had to take precedence for part of the day but I still had time for more than my fill.
Even when I returned to the band at 23:00 to check the tropo, I just had to accept that I wasn't going to hear it as Spain had returned with reewed avengeance and killit off completely. Oh well. I cannot complain.
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)
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-28 (Es: MRC ALG E I)
87.5 1853 I Radio Sportiva, Milazzo/Capo Milazzo (me) 5244 SPORTIVA 2013km **
87.7 1854 I Radio Stereo Sant'Agata, Sant'Agata di Militello-Piazza Duomo (me)
5000 *_RSS_*_ 2005km **
89.6 1711 E Onda Cero, Melilla (MEL-ML) E2EE 2002km
89.9 1851 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Horcajo de los Montes (CAM-CR)
E396 ????IL?? 1584km **
89.9 1858 I RAI Radio1, Cesarò/Monte Soro (RAI) (me) 5201 ??adio?? 2021km **
96.2 1723 E SER, Ceuta/Tajo (CEU-CE) 9FFA __SER___ 1968km
96.7 1756 E RNE Radio Nacional, Órgiva/Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) E211 RN?????? 1838km **
97.4 1722 E Hit FM, Granada/Sombrero (AND-GR) E2F1 1800km **
99.1 1757 E Tu Radio, Monachil (AND-GR) EA69 TU_RADIO 1808km **
103.4 1752 MRC SNRT Quran, Sefrou (3) Phone-in, as web 2189km **
104.0 1740 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1D01 2057km **
104.7 1750 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Fès, Taza (3) 1601 SNRT-FES 2131km **
107.0 1745 E Alhaurín Radio, Alhaurín el Grande (AND-MA) FFFF 1877km **
** Personal first
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
87.7 1854 I Radio Stereo Sant'Agata, Sant'Agata di Militello-Piazza Duomo (me)
5000 *_RSS_*_ 2005km **
89.6 1711 E Onda Cero, Melilla (MEL-ML) E2EE 2002km
89.9 1851 E Radio Castilla La Mancha, Horcajo de los Montes (CAM-CR)
E396 ????IL?? 1584km **
89.9 1858 I RAI Radio1, Cesarò/Monte Soro (RAI) (me) 5201 ??adio?? 2021km **
96.2 1723 E SER, Ceuta/Tajo (CEU-CE) 9FFA __SER___ 1968km
96.7 1756 E RNE Radio Nacional, Órgiva/Sierra de Lújar (AND-GR) E211 RN?????? 1838km **
97.4 1722 E Hit FM, Granada/Sombrero (AND-GR) E2F1 1800km **
99.1 1757 E Tu Radio, Monachil (AND-GR) EA69 TU_RADIO 1808km **
103.4 1752 MRC SNRT Quran, Sefrou (3) Phone-in, as web 2189km **
104.0 1740 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1D01 2057km **
104.7 1750 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Fès, Taza (3) 1601 SNRT-FES 2131km **
107.0 1745 E Alhaurín Radio, Alhaurín el Grande (AND-MA) FFFF 1877km **
** Personal first
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
Sunday, 24 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-24 (Es: BIH ALB)
87.7 1444 BIH RSG Radio, Trebinje/Veliki Humac (srp) F254 1766km **
88.5 1445 ALB Radio Ngjallja, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)
CA8A dashurie Radio___ Ngjallja 1964km **
91.7 1444 ALB Radio Tirana, Korçë (kor) 9201 RADIO___ TIRANA__ etc. 2074km **
92.0 1444 ALB Radio Shqip, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 9048 SHQIP___ 1964km **
** Personal first
Unidentified/Unlisted:
89.0 1444 ? UNID, ? 2020 SOL_O___ _____MHz
Yet another day of teases, being just outside the main Es area. Only a brief tease of Albania today.
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
88.5 1445 ALB Radio Ngjallja, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir)
CA8A dashurie Radio___ Ngjallja 1964km **
91.7 1444 ALB Radio Tirana, Korçë (kor) 9201 RADIO___ TIRANA__ etc. 2074km **
92.0 1444 ALB Radio Shqip, Tiranë (Tirana)/Fushë Dajt (tir) 9048 SHQIP___ 1964km **
** Personal first
Unidentified/Unlisted:
89.0 1444 ? UNID, ? 2020 SOL_O___ _____MHz
Yet another day of teases, being just outside the main Es area. Only a brief tease of Albania today.
At the moment, I am only including personal firsts or other stations of interest in my log, be they double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments.
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)
Saturday, 23 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-23 (Es: ALG E GIB MRC)
87.7 1044 E COPE, Villablino/El Villar de Santiago (CAL-LE) E2CA 1236km **
87.9 1717 E Kanela FM, Monachil (AND-GR) 1978 _Kanela_ 1808km **
88.0 1704 ALG Chaîne 1, Djelfa/Djebel Sbaa Mokrane (17) 2201 2081km **
90.5 1048 E Salud FM, Málaga/Los Montes (AND-MA) E0AF Sa??d_?? 1853km **
92.1 1707 ALG Chaîne 3, El Bayadh/Djebel Bouderga (32) YL, as web. All other ALG web
streams for 92.1 were checked 2172km **
92.6 1103 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery. News, as web 1944km
96.6 1929 MRC Radio Régionale de Oujda, unknown 1D01 SNRT-Ojd 9999km **
102.3 1823 MRC SNRT Quran, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1204 COR-MED6 2105km **
107.0 1826 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2)
1D01 SNRT_Ojd 2105km **
** Personal first
Unidentified/Unlisted:
103.3 1825 MRC Medina FM, Unlisted site 135A **
For now, all stations I include in my log will be personal firsts or stations of interest to me personally. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments. I will look out for double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc.
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)
87.9 1717 E Kanela FM, Monachil (AND-GR) 1978 _Kanela_ 1808km **
88.0 1704 ALG Chaîne 1, Djelfa/Djebel Sbaa Mokrane (17) 2201 2081km **
90.5 1048 E Salud FM, Málaga/Los Montes (AND-MA) E0AF Sa??d_?? 1853km **
92.1 1707 ALG Chaîne 3, El Bayadh/Djebel Bouderga (32) YL, as web. All other ALG web
streams for 92.1 were checked 2172km **
92.6 1103 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery. News, as web 1944km
96.6 1929 MRC Radio Régionale de Oujda, unknown 1D01 SNRT-Ojd 9999km **
102.3 1823 MRC SNRT Quran, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1204 COR-MED6 2105km **
107.0 1826 MRC SNRT Radio Régionale de Oujda, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2)
1D01 SNRT_Ojd 2105km **
** Personal first
Unidentified/Unlisted:
103.3 1825 MRC Medina FM, Unlisted site 135A **
For now, all stations I include in my log will be personal firsts or stations of interest to me personally. This is a time saving exercise as I don't plan to concentrate too much on FM DXing this season due to other commitments. I will look out for double hop, something rare or unusual, low power DX, etc.
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)
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-20 (Tropo: G / Es: TUN ALG MRC E POR I F GIB)
Tropospheric:
97.8 1743 G Gateway 97.8, Basildon/University Hospital (EN-ESX) Several Gateway
97.8 IDs 177km **
Sporadic E:
87.6 1042 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 2342km
87.6 1202 TUN Radio iFM, Kef-Errand (nab)7229 ??M_???? 1988km **
87.6 1242 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou/Djebel Sidi Okba (3) 2403 R.LAGHT_ 2120km
87.6 1425 MRC Médi 1, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1281 ??ED??1_ 2279km
87.6 1750 E SER, Cuevas de Almanzora (AND-AL) E239 LE??NT?? 1763km
87.6 1806 E Radio Marca, Cehegín (MUR-MU)E002 1683km **
87.6 2032 MRC Médi 1, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2279km
87.7 0918 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Kairouan/Djebel Trozza (kai) 7212 CULTURE_ 2086km
87.7 0931 I Radio Potenza Centrale, San Chirico Raparo/Monte Raparo (pz) 53D3 1861km
87.7 1240 ALG Radio Chlef, Bou Kadir/Djebel Aïn N'sour (48) 2402 CHLEF_FM 1913km
87.7 1753 E Radio Torre Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) 0877 1717km
87.7 1756 E Siete Radio, Puerto Lumbreras/Monte del Castillo (MUR-MU)
0020 SIE7E_FM _VAMOS!_ 1741km **
87.8 1234 POR Rádio Montemuro, Cinfães (vrl) 849C MONTMURO 1483km
87.8 1318 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria/Djebel Antar (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
87.8 1735 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria/Djebel Antar (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
87.8 1748 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (2) 135A MEDINAFM 2059km
87.9 0915 E Cadena Luna, Almería (AND-AL) 6969 ????NA?? 1808km **
87.9 1454 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1449km
88.0 1040 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Zaghouan/Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ??TOUN?? 2016km
88.0 1637 F France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 MUSIQUE_ 1414km
88.1 1237 POR RRS-Radio Regional Sanjoanense, São João da Madeira (avo)
809F REGIONAL 1512km
88.1 1458 ALG Radio Batna, Biskra/Djebel Metlili (5) 2405 BATNA_FM 2033km
88.2 0923 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____ 2100km
88.2 1004 I Radio Pienezza di Vita, Palmi/Monte Sant'Elia (rc) 50AF 2031km
88.2 1430 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 125B 2270km
88.2 2035 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 125B MEDRADIO 2270km
88.3 1233 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36) Very wide. Arabic music. As web. No apparent
RDS 1934km
88.4 1248 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) 2203 1871km
88.4 1751 MRC MFM Acharq, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1283 2105km
88.6 1453 F Skyrock, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) Jingle ID 1450km
89.0 1211 TUN Radio Sabra FM, Kairouan/Djebel Trozza (kai) Arabic pops, as web 2086km
89.4 1210 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7210 2089km
89.8 1750 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1201 2057km
89.9 1229 POR RFM, Arrábida (set) 8231 __RFM___ 1778km
90.3 0915 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1203 SN??-A?? 2105km
90.4 1458 ALG Radio Sétif, Sétif/Djebel Meghriss (19) 2419 SETIF_FM 1911km
90.5 1228 TUN Al Karma FM, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) 7277 KARAMA?? 2197km **
90.6 1208 TUN Shems FM, Monastir (mon) 7213 SHEMS_FM 2100km
90.7 1243 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou/Djebel Sidi Okba (3) 2201 ????NE?? 2120km
90.8 1246 ALG Radio Relizane, Bou Kadir/Djebel Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic music,
as web 1913km
90.8 1454 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Col de Mela (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1438km
91.1 0934 TUN Mosaïque FM, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2100km **
91.1 1245 ALG Radio Djelfa, Djelfa/Djebel Sbaa Mokrane (17) Arabic music, as web 2081km
91.4 1457 F Nostalgie, Bastia/Serra di Pigno Towercast (20B) F218 NO?????? 1343km
91.5 1455 TUN Radio Cap FM, Kef-Errand (nab) 7222 CAP_FM?? 1988km
91.8 1754 E SER, Cartagena (MUR-MU) E239 1728km
92.4 1635 F France Inter, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F201 1414km
92.5 2036 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 1357 ATLANTIC 2270km
92.6 1456 F France Inter, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F201 __IN???? 1449km
92.6 1755 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery OM and pops, as web 1944km
92.7 0933 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7206 GAFSA___ 2100km
93.3 2036 E SER, Aracena/Sierra de Aracena (AND-H) FFFF Sierra__ etc. 1778km
98.6 1432 MRC SNRT Quran, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1204 CO??ME?? 2279km
98.6 1433 MRC Radio Mars, Sar Sar (4) __ RDS appears with v weak signal
111C MARS____ 2088km
103.5 1501 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Sétif/Djebel Meghriss (19) 2208 R_COR/CT 1911km
105.1 1612 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Chréa (9) Presume Chréa2202 ????n/?? 1871km
106.6 1620 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7204 SFAX____ 2183km
107.3 1624 E Radio Mairena, Mairena del Alcor (AND-SE) E090 1817km
107.9 1609 E Latinos FM, Alfafar/Sedaví (VAL-V) E3BE 1527km
** Personal first
Just for a change, this Es log was made from several periods of live DXing. This is actually the first time I have done live Es DXing for over three years. Not a single recording was made!
Due to potential lack of free time, depending on how busy I am, my original intention for this season was strictly going to be to log only personal firsts. However, I decided to have a day of radio yesterday, putting work aside. Most of my time was taken up with the contruction of a beverage antenna for South America.
The Es began early morning and continued right through past darkness, giving a full day of Es. Most of the time, Italy dominated. Then Spain. Then Italy. Then Spain. Then Italy. (See where this is going?)
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)
97.8 1743 G Gateway 97.8, Basildon/University Hospital (EN-ESX) Several Gateway
97.8 IDs 177km **
Sporadic E:
87.6 1042 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Zarzis (med) 7205 2342km
87.6 1202 TUN Radio iFM, Kef-Errand (nab)7229 ??M_???? 1988km **
87.6 1242 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou/Djebel Sidi Okba (3) 2403 R.LAGHT_ 2120km
87.6 1425 MRC Médi 1, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1281 ??ED??1_ 2279km
87.6 1750 E SER, Cuevas de Almanzora (AND-AL) E239 LE??NT?? 1763km
87.6 1806 E Radio Marca, Cehegín (MUR-MU)E002 1683km **
87.6 2032 MRC Médi 1, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1281 _MEDI_1_ 2279km
87.7 0918 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Kairouan/Djebel Trozza (kai) 7212 CULTURE_ 2086km
87.7 0931 I Radio Potenza Centrale, San Chirico Raparo/Monte Raparo (pz) 53D3 1861km
87.7 1240 ALG Radio Chlef, Bou Kadir/Djebel Aïn N'sour (48) 2402 CHLEF_FM 1913km
87.7 1753 E Radio Torre Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) 0877 1717km
87.7 1756 E Siete Radio, Puerto Lumbreras/Monte del Castillo (MUR-MU)
0020 SIE7E_FM _VAMOS!_ 1741km **
87.8 1234 POR Rádio Montemuro, Cinfães (vrl) 849C MONTMURO 1483km
87.8 1318 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria/Djebel Antar (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
87.8 1735 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria/Djebel Antar (45) 2201 CHAINE_1 2177km
87.8 1748 MRC Médina FM, Oujda (2) 135A MEDINAFM 2059km
87.9 0915 E Cadena Luna, Almería (AND-AL) 6969 ????NA?? 1808km **
87.9 1454 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1449km
88.0 1040 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Zaghouan/Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ??TOUN?? 2016km
88.0 1637 F France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 MUSIQUE_ 1414km
88.1 1237 POR RRS-Radio Regional Sanjoanense, São João da Madeira (avo)
809F REGIONAL 1512km
88.1 1458 ALG Radio Batna, Biskra/Djebel Metlili (5) 2405 BATNA_FM 2033km
88.2 0923 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____ 2100km
88.2 1004 I Radio Pienezza di Vita, Palmi/Monte Sant'Elia (rc) 50AF 2031km
88.2 1430 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 125B 2270km
88.2 2035 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 125B MEDRADIO 2270km
88.3 1233 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36) Very wide. Arabic music. As web. No apparent
RDS 1934km
88.4 1248 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) 2203 1871km
88.4 1751 MRC MFM Acharq, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1283 2105km
88.6 1453 F Skyrock, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) Jingle ID 1450km
89.0 1211 TUN Radio Sabra FM, Kairouan/Djebel Trozza (kai) Arabic pops, as web 2086km
89.4 1210 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7210 2089km
89.8 1750 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Oujda/Meghrez (2) 1201 2057km
89.9 1229 POR RFM, Arrábida (set) 8231 __RFM___ 1778km
90.3 0915 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Boukhouali (Taourirt) (2) 1203 SN??-A?? 2105km
90.4 1458 ALG Radio Sétif, Sétif/Djebel Meghriss (19) 2419 SETIF_FM 1911km
90.5 1228 TUN Al Karma FM, Gafsa/Djebel Biadha (gaf) 7277 KARAMA?? 2197km **
90.6 1208 TUN Shems FM, Monastir (mon) 7213 SHEMS_FM 2100km
90.7 1243 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou/Djebel Sidi Okba (3) 2201 ????NE?? 2120km
90.8 1246 ALG Radio Relizane, Bou Kadir/Djebel Aïn N'sour (48) Arabic music,
as web 1913km
90.8 1454 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Col de Mela (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1438km
91.1 0934 TUN Mosaïque FM, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7209 MOSAIQUE 2100km **
91.1 1245 ALG Radio Djelfa, Djelfa/Djebel Sbaa Mokrane (17) Arabic music, as web 2081km
91.4 1457 F Nostalgie, Bastia/Serra di Pigno Towercast (20B) F218 NO?????? 1343km
91.5 1455 TUN Radio Cap FM, Kef-Errand (nab) 7222 CAP_FM?? 1988km
91.8 1754 E SER, Cartagena (MUR-MU) E239 1728km
92.4 1635 F France Inter, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F201 1414km
92.5 2036 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Aïn Chock (6) 1357 ATLANTIC 2270km
92.6 1456 F France Inter, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F201 __IN???? 1449km
92.6 1755 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery OM and pops, as web 1944km
92.7 0933 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Kasserine/Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7206 GAFSA___ 2100km
93.3 2036 E SER, Aracena/Sierra de Aracena (AND-H) FFFF Sierra__ etc. 1778km
98.6 1432 MRC SNRT Quran, Casablanca/Merchiche (6) 1204 CO??ME?? 2279km
98.6 1433 MRC Radio Mars, Sar Sar (4) __ RDS appears with v weak signal
111C MARS____ 2088km
103.5 1501 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Sétif/Djebel Meghriss (19) 2208 R_COR/CT 1911km
105.1 1612 ALG Radio Coran & Culture, Chréa (9) Presume Chréa2202 ????n/?? 1871km
106.6 1620 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7204 SFAX____ 2183km
107.3 1624 E Radio Mairena, Mairena del Alcor (AND-SE) E090 1817km
107.9 1609 E Latinos FM, Alfafar/Sedaví (VAL-V) E3BE 1527km
** Personal first
Just for a change, this Es log was made from several periods of live DXing. This is actually the first time I have done live Es DXing for over three years. Not a single recording was made!
Due to potential lack of free time, depending on how busy I am, my original intention for this season was strictly going to be to log only personal firsts. However, I decided to have a day of radio yesterday, putting work aside. Most of my time was taken up with the contruction of a beverage antenna for South America.
The Es began early morning and continued right through past darkness, giving a full day of Es. Most of the time, Italy dominated. Then Spain. Then Italy. Then Spain. Then Italy. (See where this is going?)
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)
Monday, 18 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-18 (Es: LIE SUI I)
87.5 1040 I Radio RTT (Radio Tele Trentino), Trento/Cima Palon (tn) 5340 1105km **
87.8 1039 LIE Radio FM1, Vaduz/Schlosswald Erbi OM ID and pops 4F04 __??1___ 935km **
87.9 1040 I Radio 105, Aviano/Castaldia-Piancavallo (Col del Lovo) (pn)
Vocal ID 1176km **
88.2 1040 LIE Radio SRF 1, Vaduz/Schlosswald Erbi OM interview. As web stream archive.
Thank you Franco for help with the programme links. 935km **
89.0 1040 I RAI Radio2, Vò/Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202 *Rad??2_ 1197km **
89.4 1040 SUI Radio SRF 1, Malix/Malixer Alp (gr) As 88.2. Strongly suspect this tx as
other SRF txs off path. Not Gebidem as 90.8 not present 962km **
89.9 1040 I RAI Radio3, Vò/Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 *Rad??3_ 1197km **
91.7 1040 SUI Radio SRF 1, St. Antönien/Hartmisch Alp (gr) OM interview, as 88.2
and 89.4 963km **
** Personal first
What a day!
Starting off this morning with low power transmitters in Lichtenstein and Switzerland at the bottom of the band. Italy also appeared with some unusual transmitters from around Trento and Udine. Lichtenstein is a personal first. In fact, I don't recall even seeing Lichtenstein being logged anywhere before, though I'm sure it had been.
Then an opening to Romania later in the afternoon, which I deliberately ignored. It was only a few of the high power Es regulars, but there was some exotic sounding middle eastern stuff at the bottom of the band at the onset of this. It was all too weak/brief.
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)
87.8 1039 LIE Radio FM1, Vaduz/Schlosswald Erbi OM ID and pops 4F04 __??1___ 935km **
87.9 1040 I Radio 105, Aviano/Castaldia-Piancavallo (Col del Lovo) (pn)
Vocal ID 1176km **
88.2 1040 LIE Radio SRF 1, Vaduz/Schlosswald Erbi OM interview. As web stream archive.
Thank you Franco for help with the programme links. 935km **
89.0 1040 I RAI Radio2, Vò/Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5202 *Rad??2_ 1197km **
89.4 1040 SUI Radio SRF 1, Malix/Malixer Alp (gr) As 88.2. Strongly suspect this tx as
other SRF txs off path. Not Gebidem as 90.8 not present 962km **
89.9 1040 I RAI Radio3, Vò/Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 *Rad??3_ 1197km **
91.7 1040 SUI Radio SRF 1, St. Antönien/Hartmisch Alp (gr) OM interview, as 88.2
and 89.4 963km **
** Personal first
What a day!
Starting off this morning with low power transmitters in Lichtenstein and Switzerland at the bottom of the band. Italy also appeared with some unusual transmitters from around Trento and Udine. Lichtenstein is a personal first. In fact, I don't recall even seeing Lichtenstein being logged anywhere before, though I'm sure it had been.
Then an opening to Romania later in the afternoon, which I deliberately ignored. It was only a few of the high power Es regulars, but there was some exotic sounding middle eastern stuff at the bottom of the band at the onset of this. It was all too weak/brief.
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)
Saturday, 16 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-16 (Meteor Scatter)
103.4 1617 POL RMF FM, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM) 3F44 _RMF_FM_ 1134km **
103.5 0534 DNK Radio 4, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (hvs) 9204 971km
103.8 0501 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Șiria (AR) EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
103.9 0458 FIN Radio Nova, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs)
6209 ????VA?? 1552km
103.9 0518 I Radio Padova, Teolo/Monte Madonna (pd) 5360 1192km
103.9 0531 DNK Nova, Næstved/Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9205 __??VA?? 782km
103.9 0540 SVN ARS, Kum (ce) 9203 1317km
103.9 0718 D Radio SAW, Salzwedel Fleetmark (san) D3D9 _S?????? 739km
104.1 0531 D delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) D3E9 _d????__ 694km
104.1 0745 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
104.1 0748 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Ad for de SWR4
Schlagerparty 717km
104.2 0450 LVA LR 4 Doma Laukums, Ignašani/LVRTC Rezeknes RTS (Rzk) 9244 1763km **
104.7 0532 FIN Radio Nova, Tampere - Tammerfors/Teisko (pi) 6209 1684km
105.1 0726 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B202 ??AR???? 1649km
107.3 0512 D Ostseewelle, Schwerin (mev) D379 _OSTSEE_ 739km
107.3 0718 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km
107.3 0745 CZE CRo Zlín, Uherský Brod/Cerná hora (ZL) V weak. High RDS level! 2E02 1289km
107.4 0718 POL Radio VOX FM, Poznan/Komin EC Karolin (WP) 3209 1121km **
107.5 0450 LVA LR 1, Ignašani/LVRTC Rezeknes RTS (Rzk) 9211 __LR???? 1763km **
107.5 0512 POL PR 24, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM) 3223 _Slowem_ Wszystko __07:12_ 1134km **
** 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)
103.5 0534 DNK Radio 4, Årsballe/Aarsballe By 55 (hvs) 9204 971km
103.8 0501 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Șiria (AR) EE00 RRACTUAL 1706km
103.9 0458 FIN Radio Nova, Turku - Åbo/Kaarina-Kuusisto, Vuolahdentie 137 (vs)
6209 ????VA?? 1552km
103.9 0518 I Radio Padova, Teolo/Monte Madonna (pd) 5360 1192km
103.9 0531 DNK Nova, Næstved/Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9205 __??VA?? 782km
103.9 0540 SVN ARS, Kum (ce) 9203 1317km
103.9 0718 D Radio SAW, Salzwedel Fleetmark (san) D3D9 _S?????? 739km
104.1 0531 D delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) D3E9 _d????__ 694km
104.1 0745 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
104.1 0748 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) Ad for de SWR4
Schlagerparty 717km
104.2 0450 LVA LR 4 Doma Laukums, Ignašani/LVRTC Rezeknes RTS (Rzk) 9244 1763km **
104.7 0532 FIN Radio Nova, Tampere - Tammerfors/Teisko (pi) 6209 1684km
105.1 0726 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) B202 ??AR???? 1649km
107.3 0512 D Ostseewelle, Schwerin (mev) D379 _OSTSEE_ 739km
107.3 0718 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km
107.3 0745 CZE CRo Zlín, Uherský Brod/Cerná hora (ZL) V weak. High RDS level! 2E02 1289km
107.4 0718 POL Radio VOX FM, Poznan/Komin EC Karolin (WP) 3209 1121km **
107.5 0450 LVA LR 1, Ignašani/LVRTC Rezeknes RTS (Rzk) 9211 __LR???? 1763km **
107.5 0512 POL PR 24, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM) 3223 _Slowem_ Wszystko __07:12_ 1134km **
** 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)
Sunday, 10 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-10 (Meteor Scatter)
102.4 0743 CZE CRo Plzen, Klatovy/Barák (PL) 2608 999km
103.6 0545 EST Raadio 2, Pikareinu/Valgjärve raadio- ja telemast (Plv) 22E2 ??ADIO_2 1730km
103.9 0649 DNK Nova, Næstved/Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9205 ??NO???? 782km
104.7 0714 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) Pops, as 105.2 105.6
and 106.9 887km
105.8 0507 D Ostseewelle, Helpterberg (mev) D379 881km
** 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)
103.6 0545 EST Raadio 2, Pikareinu/Valgjärve raadio- ja telemast (Plv) 22E2 ??ADIO_2 1730km
103.9 0649 DNK Nova, Næstved/Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9205 ??NO???? 782km
104.7 0714 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Oschatz/Collmberg (sac) Pops, as 105.2 105.6
and 106.9 887km
105.8 0507 D Ostseewelle, Helpterberg (mev) D379 881km
** 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)
Friday, 8 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-08 (Meteor Scatter)
103.3 0653 AUT FM 4, Schladming 1/Hauser Kaibling (ste) A213 1148km
103.4 0752 AUT Life Radio (Tirol), Inzing/Rangger Köpfl (tir) AA40 1012km
104.8 0700 EST Vikerraadio, Pärnu/Tammiste/Pärnu RTJ, Tammiste tee 12 (Pae) YL news,
as others 1614km
105.7 0700 EST Klassikaraadio, Pikareinu/Valgjärve raadio- ja telemast (Plv)
22E3 ????SI?? 1730km
107.3 0648 CZE CRo Zlín, Uherský Brod/Cerná hora (ZL) 1kW 2E02 R-ZLIN__ 1289km
107.3 0700 EST Klassikaraadio, Pärnu/Tammiste/Pärnu RTJ, Tammiste tee 12 (Pae) News,
as 105.7 1614km
107.3 0848 D AFN Bavaria-The Eagle, Katterbach Ansbach (bay) D04E 834km
107.5 0726 D Radio Gütersloh, Oelde-Stromberg (nrw) DA9B 555km
** 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)
103.4 0752 AUT Life Radio (Tirol), Inzing/Rangger Köpfl (tir) AA40 1012km
104.8 0700 EST Vikerraadio, Pärnu/Tammiste/Pärnu RTJ, Tammiste tee 12 (Pae) YL news,
as others 1614km
105.7 0700 EST Klassikaraadio, Pikareinu/Valgjärve raadio- ja telemast (Plv)
22E3 ????SI?? 1730km
107.3 0648 CZE CRo Zlín, Uherský Brod/Cerná hora (ZL) 1kW 2E02 R-ZLIN__ 1289km
107.3 0700 EST Klassikaraadio, Pärnu/Tammiste/Pärnu RTJ, Tammiste tee 12 (Pae) News,
as 105.7 1614km
107.3 0848 D AFN Bavaria-The Eagle, Katterbach Ansbach (bay) D04E 834km
107.5 0726 D Radio Gütersloh, Oelde-Stromberg (nrw) DA9B 555km
** 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)
Thursday, 7 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-07 (Tropo: D)
93.60 0034 D Radio Osnabrück, Bad Rothenfelde (nds) Barry White song, as web 539km **
103.80 0003 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) D389 ANTENNE_ 620km
104.00 0000 D MDR Kultur, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) Gong and Bayerischer Rundfunk ID D3C3 839km
105.80 0007 D Ostseewelle, Helpterberg (mev) Pops, as 107.3 881km
106.50 0012 D oldenburg eins, Oldenburg-Wahnbek (nds) Music, as web 527km
106.70 0008 D NDR Info, Nienburg/Postmast (nds) Jazzy pops, as web 598km **
106.90 0013 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) 1kW relay. OM, as web 475km
107.00 0015 D NDR 2, Röbel (mev) Pops, as 87.6 807km
107.40 0016 D MDR Kultur, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) Piano music, as web 782km
107.50 0022 D Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) OM ID drop-in between pops 518km **
107.60 0019 D Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) Rock song, as web 565km
** 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)
103.80 0003 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Barsinghausen (nds) D389 ANTENNE_ 620km
104.00 0000 D MDR Kultur, Wittenberg/Gallunberg (san) Gong and Bayerischer Rundfunk ID D3C3 839km
105.80 0007 D Ostseewelle, Helpterberg (mev) Pops, as 107.3 881km
106.50 0012 D oldenburg eins, Oldenburg-Wahnbek (nds) Music, as web 527km
106.70 0008 D NDR Info, Nienburg/Postmast (nds) Jazzy pops, as web 598km **
106.90 0013 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) 1kW relay. OM, as web 475km
107.00 0015 D NDR 2, Röbel (mev) Pops, as 87.6 807km
107.40 0016 D MDR Kultur, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) Piano music, as web 782km
107.50 0022 D Radio Nordseewelle, Wilhelmshaven (nds) OM ID drop-in between pops 518km **
107.60 0019 D Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) Rock song, as web 565km
** 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)
Wednesday, 6 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-06 (Tropo: D DNK)
87.6 2349 D NDR Info, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) As web. NDR2 removed by beaming
slightly further south. 525km
87.7 2025 D Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Bob Marley song, as web 458km
87.8 1933 D Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Light pops, back to back, as web.
Noise free 518km
87.8 2026 D NDR Kultur, Visselhövede (nds) YL talk, as 89.9 620km
89.0 1933 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) Choral/Gregorian chant type singing,
as web 505km
89.4 2119 D MDR Kultur, Dequede (san) Easy-listening music, as web 761km
89.8 2353 D Energy Bremen, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web 565km
90.6 2335 D Radio Nordseewelle, Aurich (nds) 1888 NORDSE??
478km **
90.7 2334 D NDR Info, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) Music, as 95.0 705km
92.6 2008 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk) Jingle and pops 700km
92.9 2021 D N-JOY, Steinkimmen (nds) OM and YL talk. 1kW filler tx 543km
93.3 2024 D NDR Kultur, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) D383 705km
94.2 2034 D N-JOY, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) OM and YL, as others 650km
94.6 2101 D NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Middle eastern music, as web 555km
95.0 2331 D NDR Info, Bremen-Walle (bre) Music, as web 565km
96.5 2110 D delta radio, Ahrensburg (shs) Pop, Delta Radio promo 661km **
97.3 2115 D N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web 518km
103.7 2054 D NDR Info, Molbergen-Peheim (Cloppenburg) (nds) OM and music,
as others 504km
104.8 2039 D Radio Teddy, Bremen-Walle (bre) Jingle ID and rock song 565km
105.8 2113 D HAMBURG ZWEI, Ahrensburg (shs) Pops, as web 661km **
107.5 2122 D Deutschlandfunk (Dlf), Uelzen/Sprakensehl (nds) OMs, as web 684km
107.6 2123 D Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) Blues, as web 565km
** 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)
slightly further south. 525km
87.7 2025 D Radio Ostfriesland, Emden (nds) Bob Marley song, as web 458km
87.8 1933 D Radio Jade, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Light pops, back to back, as web.
Noise free 518km
87.8 2026 D NDR Kultur, Visselhövede (nds) YL talk, as 89.9 620km
89.0 1933 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Jever (nds) Choral/Gregorian chant type singing,
as web 505km
89.4 2119 D MDR Kultur, Dequede (san) Easy-listening music, as web 761km
89.8 2353 D Energy Bremen, Bremen-Walle (bre) Pops, as web 565km
90.6 2335 D Radio Nordseewelle, Aurich (nds) 1888 NORDSE??
478km **
90.7 2334 D NDR Info, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) Music, as 95.0 705km
92.6 2008 DNK DR P3, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk) Jingle and pops 700km
92.9 2021 D N-JOY, Steinkimmen (nds) OM and YL talk. 1kW filler tx 543km
93.3 2024 D NDR Kultur, Dannenberg/Zernien (nds) D383 705km
94.2 2034 D N-JOY, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) OM and YL, as others 650km
94.6 2101 D NDR Kultur, Cuxhaven/Holter Höhe (nds) Middle eastern music, as web 555km
95.0 2331 D NDR Info, Bremen-Walle (bre) Music, as web 565km
96.5 2110 D delta radio, Ahrensburg (shs) Pop, Delta Radio promo 661km **
97.3 2115 D N-JOY, Wilhelmshaven (nds) Pops, as web 518km
103.7 2054 D NDR Info, Molbergen-Peheim (Cloppenburg) (nds) OM and music,
as others 504km
104.8 2039 D Radio Teddy, Bremen-Walle (bre) Jingle ID and rock song 565km
105.8 2113 D HAMBURG ZWEI, Ahrensburg (shs) Pops, as web 661km **
107.5 2122 D Deutschlandfunk (Dlf), Uelzen/Sprakensehl (nds) OMs, as web 684km
107.6 2123 D Radio 21, Bremen-Walle (bre) Blues, as web 565km
** 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)
Sunday, 3 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-03 (Meteor Scatter)
94.8 1033 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Budapest/Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) OM ID 1460km
95.3 1034 SVN Val 202, Nanos (po) 9202 1284km
96.1 1232 HRV HRT-HR 3, Ivanšcica (vz) As 97.7 1371km
97.4 1034 D SWR3, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D3A3 859km
** 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)
95.3 1034 SVN Val 202, Nanos (po) 9202 1284km
96.1 1232 HRV HRT-HR 3, Ivanšcica (vz) As 97.7 1371km
97.4 1034 D SWR3, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) D3A3 859km
** 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)
Friday, 1 May 2020
Holbeach Log: 2020-05-01 (Es: CNR)
87.7 1109 CNR RNE Radio Clásica, Puerto del Rosario/Temejereque (LPM-FU) Jazz piano,
as web stream. 2974km **
** 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)
as web stream. 2974km **
** 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)
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