Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
105.6 1019 I Retesport, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5148 __RETE__ 1568km
107.1 1019 I Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 AN______ 1568km
105.3 1020 I Dimensione Suono Due, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E49 1568km
102.4 1138 POL PR 1, Warszawa/Raszyn (MW) 3211 JEDYNKA_ 1388km
104.6 1138 S NRJ, Mora/Eldris TM (da) E220 __NRJ___ 1211km **
107.4 1138 S NRJ, Rättvik or Sundsvall Advert, as 104.6 **
103.2 1201 POL PR Radio Olsztyn, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 39A1 ______n_ 1334km
103.0 1202 POL Radio Zlote Przeboje, Gdansk/Komin EC Gdansk II (PM) 32CC 1208km **
104.3 1233 CZE Hitrádio Faktor, Ceské Budejovice/Klet II. (u rozhledny) (JC) 2550 1084km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
92.7 0859 S SR P1, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) OM and YL interview, as web 969km
94.2 0901 NOR NRK P1, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) OM news 703km
103.7 0904 G BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Forfar (SC-ANG) Gaelic OM and Scottish music 430km
92.7 0905 G BBC Radio Scotland, Forfar (SC-ANG) BBC Radio Scotland weather 430km
93.8 0906 G BBC Radio Scotland, Durris (SC-ABS) ID and YL host 461km
95.0 0916 NOR NRK Petre, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) YL and pops, as web 696km
101.0 0923 NOR Radio Norge, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) Jingle ID and oldie 703km
104.9 0926 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Guitar song, as web. Brief, swamped by
BBC Radio Leicester World Service 734km
91.6 0942 G BBC Radio 3, Durris (SC-ABS) Classical, as 91.5, etc. 461km
88.7 0945 G BBC Radio 2, Meldrum (SC-ABS) As 88.8, etc. 501km
97.3 1654 NOR NRK P2, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F202 _NRK_P2_ 745km
96.0 1655 NOR NRK P1, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) YL and OM, as web 811km
94.8 1657 NOR NRK P2, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) OMs, as web 860km
92.6 1700 NOR NRK Petre, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Jingle ID and news 811km
90.2 1701 DNK DR P2, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Piano music, as web 644km
97.6 1703 NOR NRK Petre, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Jingle ID after news 923km
100.1 1705 NOR Radio Norge, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) Genesis Mama, as 101.0 734km
102.0 1706 NOR Radio Norge, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Genesis Mama, as 101.0 696km
102.5 1706 NOR Radio Norge, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Genesis Mama, as 101.0 860km
102.7 1707 DNK Radio 24 syv, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) OMs chat, as web 740km
102.8 1707 NOR P4 R Hele Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F214 P4_NORGE 745km
88.0 1709 NOR NRK P1, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Pops, as web 923km
99.6 1714 NOR NRK P2, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) African music, as web 811km
101.4 1715 NOR Radio Norge, Gulen/Bråsviksåta (sf) Pops, as 101.0 923km
89.1 1743 NOR NRK P1, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) YL, as web 860km
90.3 1744 NOR Radio Norge, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Pops, as web 745km
91.1 1745 NOR NRK Petre, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) F203 _NRK_P3_ 745km
91.8 1745 NOR NRK Petre, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) F203 _NRK_P3_ 703km
98.7 1746 NOR NRK P2, Bjerkreim/Urdalsnipa (ro) F202 _NRK_P2_ 703km
101.8 1747 NOR Radio Norge, Stord/Kattnakken (ho) Pops, as 90.3 811km
98.1 1805 DNK DR P4, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) 9F02 DRP4_NR_ 740km
97.7 1806 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Pops, as 98.1 608km
99.0 1807 NOR NRK Petre, Bergen/Ulriken (ho) Pops and OM, as 91.8 860km
99.2 1807 DNK DR P3, Thisted/Hanstholmvej 46 (njy) Danish YL and OM, as web 680km
103.4 1808 DNK Nova, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9205 __NOVA__ 644km
105.6 1810 D delta radio, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) Pops, as web 626km
88.3 1811 NOR NRK P2, Lyngdal/Kalåskniben (va) Danish OM, as 98.7 696km
89.6 1811 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Pops, as web 627km
90.5 1812 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Pops, as 89.6 599km
101.4 1812 D R.SH, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) Nickelback song, as web 626km
96.3 1815 D NDR 2, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Lionel Richie song, as web 599km
96.1 1816 D NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) OM, as web 627km
98.5 1820 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9502 DRP4_M/V 644km
93.3 1822 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Aalborg-Frejlev/Svenstrupvej 25 (njy) Classical, as web 740km
93.5 1822 NOR NRK P1, Bokn/Grønnestadvegen (ro) Coldplay song, as 94.2 745km
92.9 1823 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) 9203 644km
93.2 1823 D NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Pops, as web 627km
91.7 1827 DNK DR P3, Århus/Søsterhøj/Ny Moesgårdsvej 61 (mjy) Pops, as web 715km
97.0 1831 NOR NRK Petre, Greipstad/Eidsåvegen (va) YL and OM, as 91.8 734km
87.7 1835 D NDR Info, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) OM and YL, as web 627km
87.9 1835 D NDR Info, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) OM and YL, as 87.7 599km
102.4 1859 G Yorkshire Coast Radio, Bridlington/Buckton Barn (EN-NYK) Appeared while
beaming at Norway. ID then ads 114km **
99.4 1906 S SR P3, Göteborg/Brudaremossen 100/Brudaremossen TM (vg) Pops, as web 894km
92.7 1908 D NDR Info, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) OMs talking, as web 565km
88.7 1910 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) English conversation,
as web 608km
107.1 1914 NOR Radio Lyngdal, Raumsland (va) Sombre sounding OM, then pops, as web 696km
100.4 1954 D delta radio, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) Pops, as 105.6 599km
102.4 1955 D R.SH, Kiel/Fernsehturm (shs) Pops and jingle ID 656km
103.8 1958 D R.SH, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) News, as web 599km
89.0 1959 DNK DR P2, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Piano music, as web 700km
99.4 2001 D NDR Kultur, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) OM, as web 599km
100.2 2003 D R.SH, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) Pops, as web 694km
104.6 2007 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Cuxhaven Otterndorf (nds) Jingle ID 571km
98.7 2019 D NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) ID and pops 565km
104.2 2207 G BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Meldrum (SC-ABS) C316 BBC_Gael 501km
106.8 2209 G Original 106, Durris (SC-ABS) Soft rock song, as web 461km
99.0 2210 G BBC Radio 1, Durris (SC-ABS) As 98.3 461km
95.3 2211 G BBC Radio 4 FM, Meldrum (SC-ABS) C204 BBC_R4__ 501km
96.8 2218 DNK DR P4, Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) Natradio ID, pops 700km
105.7 2230 DNK Klubben, Aarup/Mørkmoselundsvej 10/Ormehøj (sdk-fyn) Pops with jingle ID
insert 677km
105.0 2235 DNK VLR, Haarby/Jordløse Møllevej 27A (sdk-fyn) Pops with jingle ID insert 679km
107.6 2243 DNK Radio Skive, Vinderup/Skovhusvej 10 (mjy) Pops, as web 656km
104.7 2258 DNK Radio Limfjord, Nordmors - Flade/Salgerhøjvej (njy) Rock song, as web 680km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Once again, it's a big pat on the back to me for forgetting to swap the antenna cable over from the XDR to the S2. Another six hours of nothing was recorded on what was supposed to be the peak of the April Lyrids. I am going to award myself a gold star if I foul this up three days in a row.
Three hours of daytime recording produced a few catches to make up for this, but I'm not sure this shower really lived up to it's "Major" badge. Meteor activity immediately prior to this seemed lively-ish with the antenna horizontal, so I thought I would risk flipping to vertical to see if I could bag something unusual. There were some long bursts and activity was definitely on the up, but it was all quite disappointing on the whole.
The tropo made up for my meteoric shortcomings with some good signals from Norway and Denmark.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Monday, 20 April 2015
Skegness Log: 20-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
98.5 0342 FIN YLE Radio Suomi Etelä-Karjalan Radio, Joutseno (ek) 6C03 YLEEKARJ 1899km **
100.7 0552 S SR P4, Karlskrona/Vämö-Bryggareberget TM (bl) E524 1036km **
100.7 0556 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Timisoara/Urseni (TM) EE01 CU__UR__ 1715km
102.5 0556 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE00 RRACTUAL 1801km
103.3 0613 S SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) EC24 SR__4___ 1292km
103.7 0633 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C SMS_603_ OSS_ZEZ_ INNYCH__ 1195km
104.1 0633 D delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) D3E9 694km
105.0 0633 POL Radio ZET, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 5205 RadioZET 1195km
105.5 0633 POL PR 1, Suwalki/G.Krzemianucha (PL) 3211 __DY____ 1483km
106.8 0633 POL PR 4, Slupsk/Komin EC (PM) Pops, as 107.5 1102km **
107.5 0633 POL PR 4, Lebork or Wroclaw 3223 ____ng__ **
103.1 0653 POL PR Radio Koszalin, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 346E 1085km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
88.0 2021 F Radio Classique, Calais/246, rue Mollien (62) Piano music, as web 266km
88.2 2022 F Radio Classique, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) Piano concerto, as 88.0 337km
87.9 2024 F Virgin Radio, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) YL phone caller, as web 302km
100.4 2026 F Radio 6, Calais/Résidence des Pélicans (62) Pops, as web 267km
100.6 2027 F France Bleu Picardie, Abbeville/Limeux (80) YL phone caller, as web 364km
91.1 2047 F Skyrock, Dunkerque/Tour Emery (59) Phone in, as web 274km
92.0 2049 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Jingle ID 288km
92.2 2050 F Fun Radio, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) Phone in, as web 275km
92.7 2051 F Skyrock, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Fringhem (62) Skyrock ID in OM and YL chat. Almost
RDS level 289km
91.5 2052 F Virgin Radio, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Phone in, as web 285km
91.8 2107 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) French punk rock, as web 300km
96.5 2109 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Phone in, as 106.9 295km
93.8 2111 F Contact, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) Bangin toonz, as web 297km
94.2 2111 F Europe 1, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) YL political talk, as web 299km
92.8 2115 F NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Lively discussion, as web 340km
89.2 2154 F RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Barœul (59) Slow pops, as web 339km
91.2 2155 F Contact, Abbeville/Behen Blockhaus (80) Bangin techno, as web 358km
107.1 2216 F Rire et Chansons, Abbeville/Huchenneville (80) French chansons, as web 359km
106.7 2217 F Fun Radio, Hesdin/le Quesnoy-en-Artois (62) Pops and ID 334km
87.7 2219 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Oldies and OM presenter, as web 299km
87.8 2221 F France Bleu Nord, Lille/Wattignies (59) Patrick Swayze song, as web 335km
100.8 2223 F Contact, Lens or Valenciennes French rap, as web
99.0 2226 F Radio 6, Dunkerque/Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59) Pops and ID 273km
97.2 2228 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Bryan Adams, as web 299km
93.3 2229 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) French comedy, as web 285km
91.4 2231 F Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 2 (59) Dance music, as web 338km
89.9 2233 F RFM, Douai/LAM (59) French pops, as 97.2 363km
89.6 2236 F RDL, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) Back to back music, as web 306km
87.6 2242 F RTL, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62) Nostalgia (programme) ID, as 87.7 343km
88.0 2242 F Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62) UB40 song, as web 344km
102.5 2244 F RFM, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Eurythmics, as 97.2 266km
102.3 2245 F NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Phone in, as web 299km
101.7 2246 F Banquise FM, Isbergues/château d'eau (62) Techno music, as web 318km
** Personal Skegness '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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
98.5 0342 FIN YLE Radio Suomi Etelä-Karjalan Radio, Joutseno (ek) 6C03 YLEEKARJ 1899km **
100.7 0552 S SR P4, Karlskrona/Vämö-Bryggareberget TM (bl) E524 1036km **
100.7 0556 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Timisoara/Urseni (TM) EE01 CU__UR__ 1715km
102.5 0556 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE00 RRACTUAL 1801km
103.3 0613 S SR P4, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) EC24 SR__4___ 1292km
103.7 0633 POL PR Radio Gdansk, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 309C SMS_603_ OSS_ZEZ_ INNYCH__ 1195km
104.1 0633 D delta radio, Bungsberg/DTAG-Turm (shs) D3E9 694km
105.0 0633 POL Radio ZET, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 5205 RadioZET 1195km
105.5 0633 POL PR 1, Suwalki/G.Krzemianucha (PL) 3211 __DY____ 1483km
106.8 0633 POL PR 4, Slupsk/Komin EC (PM) Pops, as 107.5 1102km **
107.5 0633 POL PR 4, Lebork or Wroclaw 3223 ____ng__ **
103.1 0653 POL PR Radio Koszalin, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 346E 1085km
Band 2 Tropospheric:
88.0 2021 F Radio Classique, Calais/246, rue Mollien (62) Piano music, as web 266km
88.2 2022 F Radio Classique, Lille/La Pilaterie (59) Piano concerto, as 88.0 337km
87.9 2024 F Virgin Radio, Montreuil/le Bois-de-Sel (62) YL phone caller, as web 302km
100.4 2026 F Radio 6, Calais/Résidence des Pélicans (62) Pops, as web 267km
100.6 2027 F France Bleu Picardie, Abbeville/Limeux (80) YL phone caller, as web 364km
91.1 2047 F Skyrock, Dunkerque/Tour Emery (59) Phone in, as web 274km
92.0 2049 F Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Jingle ID 288km
92.2 2050 F Fun Radio, Dunkerque/le Banc Vert (59) Phone in, as web 275km
92.7 2051 F Skyrock, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Fringhem (62) Skyrock ID in OM and YL chat. Almost
RDS level 289km
91.5 2052 F Virgin Radio, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Phone in, as web 285km
91.8 2107 F Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) French punk rock, as web 300km
96.5 2109 F Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Phone in, as 106.9 295km
93.8 2111 F Contact, Saint-Omer/Tatinghem (62) Bangin toonz, as web 297km
94.2 2111 F Europe 1, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) YL political talk, as web 299km
92.8 2115 F NRJ, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) Lively discussion, as web 340km
89.2 2154 F RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Barœul (59) Slow pops, as web 339km
91.2 2155 F Contact, Abbeville/Behen Blockhaus (80) Bangin techno, as web 358km
107.1 2216 F Rire et Chansons, Abbeville/Huchenneville (80) French chansons, as web 359km
106.7 2217 F Fun Radio, Hesdin/le Quesnoy-en-Artois (62) Pops and ID 334km
87.7 2219 F RTL, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Oldies and OM presenter, as web 299km
87.8 2221 F France Bleu Nord, Lille/Wattignies (59) Patrick Swayze song, as web 335km
100.8 2223 F Contact, Lens or Valenciennes French rap, as web
99.0 2226 F Radio 6, Dunkerque/Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59) Pops and ID 273km
97.2 2228 F RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Bryan Adams, as web 299km
93.3 2229 F Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) French comedy, as web 285km
91.4 2231 F Contact, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 2 (59) Dance music, as web 338km
89.9 2233 F RFM, Douai/LAM (59) French pops, as 97.2 363km
89.6 2236 F RDL, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) Back to back music, as web 306km
87.6 2242 F RTL, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62) Nostalgia (programme) ID, as 87.7 343km
88.0 2242 F Horizon, Béthune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles CV11 (62) UB40 song, as web 344km
102.5 2244 F RFM, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Eurythmics, as 97.2 266km
102.3 2245 F NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Phone in, as web 299km
101.7 2246 F Banquise FM, Isbergues/château d'eau (62) Techno music, as web 318km
** Personal Skegness '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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Interference Bursts
I don't think any of us escape interference issues anymore. Unless you live in an isolated environment and are careful about what electrical apparatus you run in your home or shack, I think there will always be something which masks the weakest signals. Along the way, I will add further screen grabs to demonstrate the different types of interference which plague the band here.
Today, I took a screen grab of my most persistent interference problem. I don't know what it is or where it comes from, but it pops up quite regularly, sometimes several times each hour. I haven't bothered with any thorough investigations as it is intermittent and some days doesn't seem to be as frequent. Here is a screen grab I took of this interference this morning.
Wouldn't you just love some of this? What on earth could it be? It's strong enough to create noise with my strongest transmitters. I am so thankful this isn't constant.
Here's another odd one I have come across recently, as highlighted nicely in SDR Data File Analyser:
This one looks like the kind of noise my internet modem/router makes, only it isn't my router. This produces irritating whining sounds on the channel and will mask the weakest signals.
This one is really annoying as it can be very regular. It looks like a thermostat and it is strong enough to wipe out all bu my two strongest transmitters: Belmont and Tacolneston, but it even produces a static sound with these.
This is what I call my Summertime Interference, because it looks like this is a summertime only phenomenon. It's a solid block of noise which affects most of the band but, as you can see, it has a very sharp starting frequency.
Last year I observed this from approximately 200 degrees (south-south-west) between April and October. Then it stopped. It has a very precise on/off pattern, coming on for about five minutes and having a white noise sound, then becoming slightly quieter for the next five minutes and sounding raspy.
It stopped over the winter months but seems to have resurfaced in a slightly different guise. It is now about one minute 'on' and one minute 'off'. It's still the same white noise when it's 'on', but it is completely silent when 'off'. As a guess, I wonder if this might be the product of nearby solar panels charging. Living on England's sunniest coast has its disadvantages if so as solar panels are very popular here.
This one is not as bad as it looks. I can't hear it, only see it. It doesn't seem to present any great problem.
As I drive around town, monitoring continental signals, I am immediately aware of just how much interference there is all around us. It's practically non-stop. Even at my location, which is relatively quiet, I have a subtle white noisy mush in the background all the time. It's only very weak, luckily, and tends to reduce in strength overnight. It's like a living, breathing organism, waiting to surface at random. Some days it's slightly stronger.
At other times I hear random bleeps, buzzes, raspy sounds on individual frequencies, broadband bursts of white noise. All these troublesome creatures are living close by, waiting to pounce.
Having DXed in remote mobile locations I have heard how quiet the bands can be and, trust me, a town or city dwelling is never truly free from noise when you have sensitive receiving equipment of the kind we DXers use. All you need is one piece of noisy equipment, a psu, a thermostat, a light bulb, etc. and you can wave goodbye to weak signal DXing.
Today, I took a screen grab of my most persistent interference problem. I don't know what it is or where it comes from, but it pops up quite regularly, sometimes several times each hour. I haven't bothered with any thorough investigations as it is intermittent and some days doesn't seem to be as frequent. Here is a screen grab I took of this interference this morning.
Interference bursts
Wouldn't you just love some of this? What on earth could it be? It's strong enough to create noise with my strongest transmitters. I am so thankful this isn't constant.
Here's another odd one I have come across recently, as highlighted nicely in SDR Data File Analyser:
More interference
This one looks like the kind of noise my internet modem/router makes, only it isn't my router. This produces irritating whining sounds on the channel and will mask the weakest signals.
Regular random noise burst
This one is really annoying as it can be very regular. It looks like a thermostat and it is strong enough to wipe out all bu my two strongest transmitters: Belmont and Tacolneston, but it even produces a static sound with these.
My summertime interference
This is what I call my Summertime Interference, because it looks like this is a summertime only phenomenon. It's a solid block of noise which affects most of the band but, as you can see, it has a very sharp starting frequency.
Last year I observed this from approximately 200 degrees (south-south-west) between April and October. Then it stopped. It has a very precise on/off pattern, coming on for about five minutes and having a white noise sound, then becoming slightly quieter for the next five minutes and sounding raspy.
It stopped over the winter months but seems to have resurfaced in a slightly different guise. It is now about one minute 'on' and one minute 'off'. It's still the same white noise when it's 'on', but it is completely silent when 'off'. As a guess, I wonder if this might be the product of nearby solar panels charging. Living on England's sunniest coast has its disadvantages if so as solar panels are very popular here.
Rapid pulses
This one is not as bad as it looks. I can't hear it, only see it. It doesn't seem to present any great problem.
As I drive around town, monitoring continental signals, I am immediately aware of just how much interference there is all around us. It's practically non-stop. Even at my location, which is relatively quiet, I have a subtle white noisy mush in the background all the time. It's only very weak, luckily, and tends to reduce in strength overnight. It's like a living, breathing organism, waiting to surface at random. Some days it's slightly stronger.
At other times I hear random bleeps, buzzes, raspy sounds on individual frequencies, broadband bursts of white noise. All these troublesome creatures are living close by, waiting to pounce.
Having DXed in remote mobile locations I have heard how quiet the bands can be and, trust me, a town or city dwelling is never truly free from noise when you have sensitive receiving equipment of the kind we DXers use. All you need is one piece of noisy equipment, a psu, a thermostat, a light bulb, etc. and you can wave goodbye to weak signal DXing.
Sunday, 19 April 2015
Skegness Log: 19-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
88.4 0209 POL Radio Maryja, Bielsko-Biala/G.Magurka (SL) 3232 1351km **
95.4 0434 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 1261km
99.1 0434 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 1261km
103.4 0621 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B 1512km
102.7 0738 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 ___P____ 1132km
103.6 0738 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3508 1465km
104.0 0738 SRB Radio Beograd 202, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FA RT______ 1740km
107.8 0738 POL Radio ZET, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3205 ____oZ__ 1465km
89.5 1347 F France Culture, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) F202 ____TURE. AFs
point to this site. 655km **
91.7 1422 E Radio Euskadi, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E302 EU______ 1130km
92.5 1422 E RNE Radio Nacional, Vitoria=Gasteiz/El Castillo (PVA-VI)
E211 ____1___ 1172km
89.5 1532 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 ____I___ 1256km
90.4 1535 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) Presumed with mention of Al-Jazair. Fair
signal and no RDS. Arabic YL. https://youtu.be/TIumHZfd_FQ 1911km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Regulars omitted.
Antenna south-east, horizontal. Two recording sessions today, 12 hours total recording.
Can't say I am impressed with the April Lyrids so far. We're only a day or two from the peak.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
88.4 0209 POL Radio Maryja, Bielsko-Biala/G.Magurka (SL) 3232 1351km **
95.4 0434 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 1261km
99.1 0434 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 1261km
103.4 0621 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW) 3B3B 1512km
102.7 0738 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E624 ___P____ 1132km
103.6 0738 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3508 1465km
104.0 0738 SRB Radio Beograd 202, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2FA RT______ 1740km
107.8 0738 POL Radio ZET, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3205 ____oZ__ 1465km
89.5 1347 F France Culture, Auxerre/Molesmes (89) F202 ____TURE. AFs
point to this site. 655km **
91.7 1422 E Radio Euskadi, Bilbao=Bilbo/Ganeta (PVA-BI) E302 EU______ 1130km
92.5 1422 E RNE Radio Nacional, Vitoria=Gasteiz/El Castillo (PVA-VI)
E211 ____1___ 1172km
89.5 1532 I RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo) 5201 ____I___ 1256km
90.4 1535 ALG Radio Setif, Meghriss (19) Presumed with mention of Al-Jazair. Fair
signal and no RDS. Arabic YL. https://youtu.be/TIumHZfd_FQ 1911km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Regulars omitted.
Antenna south-east, horizontal. Two recording sessions today, 12 hours total recording.
Can't say I am impressed with the April Lyrids so far. We're only a day or two from the peak.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Saturday, 18 April 2015
Skegness Log: 18-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
97.2 0834 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) ID and pops 617km
87.9 0835 D NDR Info, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL talk, as web 599km
90.2 0839 DNK DR P1, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Danish OM, as web 644km
92.9 0840 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM talk, as web 644km
95.1 0841 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as 90.2 617km
96.4 0842 D NDR Info, Aurich (nds) YL, as web 478km
98.4 0844 D NDR Info, Visselhövede (nds) YL, as web 620km
98.5 0846 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM and YL as web 644km
98.7 0847 D NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) German pops, as web 565km
99.9 0848 DNK DR P4, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Song from a musical, as web 617km
100.3 0848 DNK Radio 24 syv, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Danish OM, as web 644km
102.1 0851 DNK Radio 24 syv, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as 100.3 617km
101.8 0858 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Aurich (nds) D210 __DLF___ 478km
96.3 0901 D NDR 2, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL news, as web 599km
94.3 0902 D NDR Kultur, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) YL news, as web 565km
99.4 0905 D NDR Kultur, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL and OM talk, as web 599km
97.7 0925 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Danish OM and pops, as web 608km
102.5 0927 DNK Radio 24 syv, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) OMs talking,
as web 607km
92.7 1033 D NDR Info, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) German OM on phone, as web 565km
93.2 1033 D NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Pops and ID 627km
96.1 1038 D NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Depressing opera, as web 627km
105.6 1047 D delta radio, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) JIngle ID in announcements 626km
89.6 1048 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Light pops, as web 627km
90.5 1057 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) ID and pops 599km
94.0 1115 D Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Old 78 song and OM, as web 475km
88.7 1136 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) OM, as web 608km
93.4 1139 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Emden (nds) German OM, as web 458km
106.8 2112 D alster radio 106!8, Hamburg-Rahlstedt (ham) Slades Far Far Away, as web 656km
105.1 2123 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) Jingle ID 634km
100.6 2126 D Radio ffn, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) Pops, as web 634km
88.3 2131 D Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) Light pop song, as web 565km
87.6 2132 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Pops, as web 650km
107.1 2134 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) D210 __DLF___ 565km
The tropo peaked in the morning. Conditions tried to recover mid-evening but never amounted to much. It was all a fairly half-hearted affair with mostly weak or very weak signals. Only Aurich and Bremen reached RDS levels.
My overnight meteor scatter failed as I forgot to transfer the antenna from my XDR to my S2. Ooops!
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
97.2 0834 DNK DR P3, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) ID and pops 617km
87.9 0835 D NDR Info, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL talk, as web 599km
90.2 0839 DNK DR P1, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Danish OM, as web 644km
92.9 0840 DNK DR P3, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM talk, as web 644km
95.1 0841 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as 90.2 617km
96.4 0842 D NDR Info, Aurich (nds) YL, as web 478km
98.4 0844 D NDR Info, Visselhövede (nds) YL, as web 620km
98.5 0846 DNK DR P4, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) OM and YL as web 644km
98.7 0847 D NDR 2, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) German pops, as web 565km
99.9 0848 DNK DR P4, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) Song from a musical, as web 617km
100.3 0848 DNK Radio 24 syv, Holstebro - Mejrup/Kalsgårdvej 11 (mjy) Danish OM, as web 644km
102.1 0851 DNK Radio 24 syv, Rangstrup/Gammel Tøndervej 28 (sdk-sjy) OM, as 100.3 617km
101.8 0858 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Aurich (nds) D210 __DLF___ 478km
96.3 0901 D NDR 2, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL news, as web 599km
94.3 0902 D NDR Kultur, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) YL news, as web 565km
99.4 0905 D NDR Kultur, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) YL and OM talk, as web 599km
97.7 0925 DNK DR P4, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) Danish OM and pops, as web 608km
102.5 0927 DNK Radio 24 syv, Varde/Nordenskov/Kærgårdsvej 41B (sdk-sjy) OMs talking,
as web 607km
92.7 1033 D NDR Info, Morsum (Sylt) (shs) German OM on phone, as web 565km
93.2 1033 D NDR 2, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Pops and ID 627km
96.1 1038 D NDR Kultur, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Depressing opera, as web 627km
105.6 1047 D delta radio, Flensburg Freienwill (shs) JIngle ID in announcements 626km
89.6 1048 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Flensburg-Engelsby (shs) Light pops, as web 627km
90.5 1057 D NDR 1 Welle Nord, Heide/Welmbüttel (shs) ID and pops 599km
94.0 1115 D Radio Ostfriesland, Aurich-Haxtum (nds) Old 78 song and OM, as web 475km
88.7 1136 DNK DR P1/DR P2, Ølgod/Baunshøjvej 7/Baunshøj (sdk-sjy) OM, as web 608km
93.4 1139 D Deutschlandradio Kultur, Emden (nds) German OM, as web 458km
106.8 2112 D alster radio 106!8, Hamburg-Rahlstedt (ham) Slades Far Far Away, as web 656km
105.1 2123 D Antenne Niedersachsen, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) Jingle ID 634km
100.6 2126 D Radio ffn, Rosengarten-Langenrehm (nds) Pops, as web 634km
88.3 2131 D Nordwestradio, Bremen-Walle (bre) Light pop song, as web 565km
87.6 2132 D NDR 2, Hamburg-Moorfleet (ham) Pops, as web 650km
107.1 2134 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Bremen-Walle (bre) D210 __DLF___ 565km
The tropo peaked in the morning. Conditions tried to recover mid-evening but never amounted to much. It was all a fairly half-hearted affair with mostly weak or very weak signals. Only Aurich and Bremen reached RDS levels.
My overnight meteor scatter failed as I forgot to transfer the antenna from my XDR to my S2. Ooops!
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 17 April 2015
Skegness Log: 17-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
91.7 0206 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
89.1 0225 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F __ZURNAL 947km
88.6 0228 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) 232D ____TA__ 984km
89.5 0228 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 __yern__ 1024km
91.1 0228 D SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) D3A2 835km **
89.9 0247 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
88.0 0249 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 POLS____ 1530km
88.3 0249 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 POLSKI__ 1229km
90.3 0249 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _TROJK__ 1229km
98.5 0304 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 BA______ 1024km
98.6 0331 SVK Rádio Jemné, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5354 1544km
97.3 0332 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201 709km
97.7 0334 CZE Kiss Jižní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 _KIS__JC 1069km
94.3 0340 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) B201 1398km **
97.3 0340 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 ____HR_1 1500km
93.5 0344 CZE Frekvence 1, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 2205 991km
93.9 0345 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 MDR___CH 843km
94.3 0345 CZE Hitrádio Vysocina, Jihlava/Strážník I. (VY) 2A2A 1126km
94.6 0345 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 232F 1031km
97.4 0345 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 F1__97,4 1127km
97.8 0345 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) D5F1 ______EU 854km
93.4 0346 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 2205 ______,4 1131km
93.5 0346 D WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) Vocal ID 553km **
95.4 0346 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 RA______ 1261km
95.4 0346 CZE CRo Vltava, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 232D __._____ 1131km
99.1 0346 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 __TENN__ 1261km
99.0 0405 CZE CRo Ostrava, Valašské Mezirící/Radhošt (MO) 290D 1304km
95.3 0447 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) IDs in promo 1229km
97.2 0447 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 521B DEVIN___ 1363km
93.8 0455 POL RMF FM, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) 3F44 1035km
96.0 0455 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as 93.8 1406km
100.2 0523 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 1147km
104.9 0523 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 _W______ 1147km
105.0 0558 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202 ______K_ 1405km
105.6 0639 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 1801km
104.3 0647 I Radio Subasio, Campello sul Clitunno or Città di Castello (PG) 53FD
104.1 0704 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 947km
105.5 0749 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 ____PA__ 1069km
** Personal Skegness '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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
91.7 0206 POL PR 3, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3233 1291km
89.1 0225 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 232F __ZURNAL 947km
88.6 0228 CZE CRo Vltava, Klatovy/Doubrava (PL) 232D ____TA__ 984km
89.5 0228 D Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay) D312 __yern__ 1024km
91.1 0228 D SWR2, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) D3A2 835km **
89.9 0247 AUT Ö2 - Radio Wien, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) AC0C 1247km
88.0 0249 POL PR 1, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3211 POLS____ 1530km
88.3 0249 POL PR 1, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3211 POLSKI__ 1229km
90.3 0249 POL PR 3, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) 3233 _TROJK__ 1229km
98.5 0304 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 BA______ 1024km
98.6 0331 SVK Rádio Jemné, Košice/Dubník (KE) 5354 1544km
97.3 0332 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) F201 709km
97.7 0334 CZE Kiss Jižní Cechy, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2556 _KIS__JC 1069km
94.3 0340 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Nagykanizsa/Újudvar (Zal) B201 1398km **
97.3 0340 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 ____HR_1 1500km
93.5 0344 CZE Frekvence 1, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 2205 991km
93.9 0345 D MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D6C1 MDR___CH 843km
94.3 0345 CZE Hitrádio Vysocina, Jihlava/Strážník I. (VY) 2A2A 1126km
94.6 0345 CZE CRo Radiožurnál, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR) 232F 1031km
97.4 0345 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 F1__97,4 1127km
97.8 0345 D MDR 1 Radio Thüringen, Ronneburg (Gera) (thü) D5F1 ______EU 854km
93.4 0346 CZE Frekvence 1, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 2205 ______,4 1131km
93.5 0346 D WDR 2, Nordhelle (nrw) Vocal ID 553km **
95.4 0346 AUT Ö2 - Radio Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A902 RA______ 1261km
95.4 0346 CZE CRo Vltava, Jihlava/Javorice (VY) 232D __._____ 1131km
99.1 0346 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 __TENN__ 1261km
99.0 0405 CZE CRo Ostrava, Valašské Mezirící/Radhošt (MO) 290D 1304km
95.3 0447 POL RMF FM, Opole/Chrzelice (OP) IDs in promo 1229km
97.2 0447 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 521B DEVIN___ 1363km
93.8 0455 POL RMF FM, Luban/Nowa Karczma (DS) 3F44 1035km
96.0 0455 POL RMF FM, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as 93.8 1406km
100.2 0523 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 1147km
104.9 0523 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 _W______ 1147km
105.0 0558 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202 ______K_ 1405km
105.6 0639 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 1801km
104.3 0647 I Radio Subasio, Campello sul Clitunno or Città di Castello (PG) 53FD
104.1 0704 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 947km
105.5 0749 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 ____PA__ 1069km
** Personal Skegness '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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Thursday, 16 April 2015
Skegness Log: 16-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
93.3 0251 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 HRT-HR_1 1552km
92.1 0324 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 1021km
93.7 0334 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 ____rn__ 1024km
96.5 0334 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Vocal ID 786km
98.1 0334 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Vocal ID 835km
98.5 0334 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 1024km
94.3 0350 CZE Hitrádio Vysocina, Jihlava/Strážník I. (VY) 2A2A 1126km
97.3 0454 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 HRT-___1 1500km
102.8 0532 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) OM ID 717km
105.4 0736 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F51 1052km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Maybe there's a slight hint of the April Lyrid meteor shower. These should be active between April 16 and April 25 with a peak around April 22nd or 23rd. Regular meteor scatter transmitters were not included in the log.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
93.3 0251 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 HRT-HR_1 1552km
92.1 0324 D Bayern 1, Brotjacklriegel (bay) D311 1021km
93.7 0334 D Bayern 1, Wendelstein (bay) D311 ____rn__ 1024km
96.5 0334 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) Vocal ID 786km
98.1 0334 D SWR3, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) Vocal ID 835km
98.5 0334 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 1024km
94.3 0350 CZE Hitrádio Vysocina, Jihlava/Strážník I. (VY) 2A2A 1126km
97.3 0454 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 HRT-___1 1500km
102.8 0532 D Radio Regenbogen, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, DTAG (bwü) OM ID 717km
105.4 0736 I Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz) 5F51 1052km
** Personal Skegness 'First'
Maybe there's a slight hint of the April Lyrid meteor shower. These should be active between April 16 and April 25 with a peak around April 22nd or 23rd. Regular meteor scatter transmitters were not included in the log.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Skegness Log: 15-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
93.9 0356 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 283C 1127km
93.9 0356 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
97.4 0356 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 ____97,4 1127km
101.8 0543 I RAI Auditorium, Torino/Eremo (RAI) (to) 5205 1050km **
104.1 0543 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
Band 2 Scatter:
107.6 1355 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Scatter! OM promo, ID and
correspondent. V weak. 788km
107.3 1358 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Jazzy schlager, as web 813km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A big thank you to Nick for informing me I had received Raichberg via scatter after he had seen my log on the FM List. This breaks my personal scatter distance record and I knew nothing about it! I must have gone into automatic mode, not noticing the transmitter site when I logged it. I didn't even notice the tell-tale mention of "Baden Wurttemburg" in the web stream link when I checked the web stream. My brain cell was clearly elsewhere as I had assumed this was a more regular Rheinland Pfalz transmitter. Then a phone call from Nick in the evening congratulated me for receiving Raichberg. I just responded with a surprised "Did I?". I would have spotted this later when I compiled my log anyway, but how bizarre to discover this from a phone call. So my scatter record has now shot up from 788 km up to 813 km, breaking that 800 km barrier.
Scatter was unusual today as the nearer Germans were not up to their usual strengths, so I was surprised to begin with hearing Remda doing so well on 107.6. I thought this must have been a UK station at first. Then the signal faded up sufficiently to hear a German OM talking, followed by a jingle ID and then a conversation with a male correspondent.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
93.9 0356 CZE Rádio Blaník, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 283C 1127km
93.9 0356 HNG MR 2 Petöfi Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B201 1405km
97.4 0356 CZE Frekvence 1, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 2205 ____97,4 1127km
101.8 0543 I RAI Auditorium, Torino/Eremo (RAI) (to) 5205 1050km **
104.1 0543 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
Band 2 Scatter:
107.6 1355 D Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Scatter! OM promo, ID and
correspondent. V weak. 788km
107.3 1358 D SWR4 Baden-Württemberg, Raichberg (bwü) Jazzy schlager, as web 813km **
** Personal Skegness 'First'
A big thank you to Nick for informing me I had received Raichberg via scatter after he had seen my log on the FM List. This breaks my personal scatter distance record and I knew nothing about it! I must have gone into automatic mode, not noticing the transmitter site when I logged it. I didn't even notice the tell-tale mention of "Baden Wurttemburg" in the web stream link when I checked the web stream. My brain cell was clearly elsewhere as I had assumed this was a more regular Rheinland Pfalz transmitter. Then a phone call from Nick in the evening congratulated me for receiving Raichberg. I just responded with a surprised "Did I?". I would have spotted this later when I compiled my log anyway, but how bizarre to discover this from a phone call. So my scatter record has now shot up from 788 km up to 813 km, breaking that 800 km barrier.
Scatter was unusual today as the nearer Germans were not up to their usual strengths, so I was surprised to begin with hearing Remda doing so well on 107.6. I thought this must have been a UK station at first. Then the signal faded up sufficiently to hear a German OM talking, followed by a jingle ID and then a conversation with a male correspondent.
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Skegness Log: 14-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
106.3 0839 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German song, as web 592km
94.3 0842 F Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 1 (59) Scatter. Leaping out of the noise
while 9.2 is horizontal. Almost noise free 338km
97.2 0845 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Scatter. Suddenly out of the noise,
almost noise free with 9.2 horizontal. As 92.6 462km
97.3 0846 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Noise free scatter. Classical, as 97.0 420km
93.2 1130 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Ads and jingle ID 365km
97.5 1136 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Pops clearly heard,
as web on Schoten fades 419km
97.7 1910 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Scattering up with pops, as web 593km
89.0 1912 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) 90s style dance beats, as web 712km
89.2 1912 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Kool The Gang. NDR 2 verkehrsservice.
Noise free scatter peak 525km
** Personal Skegness '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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
106.3 0839 D SWR4 Rheinland-Pfalz, Bad Marienberg (rlp) German song, as web 592km
94.3 0842 F Skyrock, Lille/Mons-en-Barœul 1 (59) Scatter. Leaping out of the noise
while 9.2 is horizontal. Almost noise free 338km
97.2 0845 HOL NPO Radio 2, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) Scatter. Suddenly out of the noise,
almost noise free with 9.2 horizontal. As 92.6 462km
97.3 0846 D WDR 3, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Noise free scatter. Classical, as 97.0 420km
93.2 1130 HOL Waterstad FM, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Ads and jingle ID 365km
97.5 1136 HOL Radio Noord, Groningen/Gideonweg (DVB-T Mast) (gro) Pops clearly heard,
as web on Schoten fades 419km
97.7 1910 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Haardtkopf (rlp) Scattering up with pops, as web 593km
89.0 1912 D 89.0 RTL, Brocken (san) 90s style dance beats, as web 712km
89.2 1912 D NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Kool The Gang. NDR 2 verkehrsservice.
Noise free scatter peak 525km
** Personal Skegness '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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 13 April 2015
Skegness Log: 13-04-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
89.2 2244 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Anastacia song, jingle ID 398km
91.6 2245 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Eurythmics song, as web 320km
92.2 2247 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Slow songs, as web. Not so regular
lately. Changes at tx? 365km
93.8 2248 HOL 100% NL, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Robbie Williams, as web 304km
96.3 2249 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jon Bovi, as 91.6 365km
95.2 2250 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Dance music, as 91.1 312km
100.3 2251 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Tom Jones song, as web 443km
89.5 2258 HOL 100%NL, Alkmaar or Utrecht Pops, as 90.2 (favouring Utrecht)
** Personal Skegness 'First'
It's a bit 'lifty' here with the high pressure improving most things. I think summer has arrived!
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
89.2 2244 HOL Freez FM, Zwolle/Novec Mast (ove) Anastacia song, jingle ID 398km
91.6 2245 HOL Radio Veronica, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Eurythmics song, as web 320km
92.2 2247 HOL Omrop Fryslân Radio, Jirnsum/Rijksweg (fri) Slow songs, as web. Not so regular
lately. Changes at tx? 365km
93.8 2248 HOL 100% NL, Haarlem/Alticom Toren (nho) Robbie Williams, as web 304km
96.3 2249 HOL Radio Veronica, Loon op Zand/Alticom Toren (nbr) Jon Bovi, as 91.6 365km
95.2 2250 HOL Slam!FM, Alphen aan den Rijn/Alticom Toren (zho) Dance music, as 91.1 312km
100.3 2251 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Tom Jones song, as web 443km
89.5 2258 HOL 100%NL, Alkmaar or Utrecht Pops, as 90.2 (favouring Utrecht)
** Personal Skegness 'First'
It's a bit 'lifty' here with the high pressure improving most things. I think summer has arrived!
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)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
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