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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)

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