Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
107.6 2009 ROU Digi FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH) E059 1677km
105.6 2009 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS) EE03 R_Resita 1801km
104.1 2010 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
102.9 2012 D Radio PSR, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) D3C8 843km
104.0 2012 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 ??NR???? 1392km
104.1 2012 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 RADIO_F1 947km
104.5 2012 CZE Frekvence 1, Brno/Kojál (JM) As 104.1 1219km
104.9 2012 D Radio SAW, Leipzig Wiederau [sac] (san) D3D9 ????_W__ 843km
103.4 2014 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 917km
103.6 2014 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
105.1 2014 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Komádi / Heréskert (HaB) Classical, as 105.3 1649km
105.3 2014 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B202 _BAR???? 1460km
102.9 2016 POL Radio ZET, Przysucha/Kozlowiec (MW) Pops, as 103.4 1388km
103.4 2016 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3205 1291km
104.1 2016 POL Radio ZET, Kraków/Choragwica (MP) Pops, as 103.4 1406km
105.0 2016 POL Radio ZET, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) Pops, as 103.4 1195km
105.9 2016 POL RMF FM, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL) 3F44 1291km
107.1 2016 POL Radio ZET, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP) Pops, as 103.4 1211km
107.4 2016 POL Radio ZET, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Pops, as 103.4 1530km
103.9 2017 CZE CRo Vltava, Liberec/Ješted (LI) Piano music, as 104.8 1038km
104.8 2017 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 232D 1287km
105.6 2017 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Löbau/Schafberg (sac) OM ID 1006km
106.9 2017 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac) OM ID 843km
102.9 2021 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC) 2203 ????UL?? 1084km
103.8 2021 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A213 1247km
105.0 2022 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B202 _BARTO?? 1405km
105.6 2022 POL PR 2, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3222 1333km
107.2 2022 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves) B203 ????UTH_ 1405km
103.5 2023 HNG Class FM, Tokaj / Nagykopasz (BAZ) B205 1580km
105.5 2023 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Tokaj / Nagykopasz (BAZ) B202 1580km
105.6 2023 SUI Radio SRF 3, Säntis (ar) 43B3 ??RF???? 917km
107.7 2024 D Antenne Bayern, Hochries (bay) D318 1034km
104.9 2026 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D ??AD???? 751km
107.8 2026 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) 43E1 917km
102.8 2030 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OSIJEK 1552km
105.6 2030 D MDR JUMP, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) D3C2 MD?????? 788km
107.2 2033 D BB Radio, Cottbus/Calau (brb) D338 935km
107.4 2033 D MDR Figaro, Magdeburg/Burg Kapaunberg (san) D3C3 782km
103.9 2034 I RAI Radioquattro - Trieste, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts)
5404 RA?????? 1278km
105.0 2034 D Radio 7, Iberger Kugel (bwü) D30B RADIO7__ 922km
106.8 2038 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3232 1127km
107.6 2038 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3E88 1333km
105.4 2043 D Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Chemnitz/Geyer (sac) Jingle ID 904km
105.8 2043 AUT KRONEHIT, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) A3FF 1247km
107.8 2043 HNG MR 1 Kossuth Rádió, Budapest - Széchenyi-hegy (Bud) B203 ??SS???? 1460km
104.6 2048 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) Rock song, as 103.8 1080km
104.8 2048 D hr1, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D361 729km
107.1 2048 D B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) D315 865km
107.3 2048 D hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) D364 729km
103.3 2057 D Antenne Bayern, Unterringingen (bay) D318 863km
103.7 2057 D Antenne Bayern, Traunstein (bay) Presumed site. Ads, as 103.3 1047km **
103.8 2057 D Antenne Bayern, Coburg Meeder or Hohenpeißenberg OM ads, as 103.3 **
104.9 2057 AUT Antenne Kärnten, Klagenfurt 1/Dobratsch-Villacher Alpe (kae)
A540 KA?????? 1199km
105.7 2057 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 1024km
107.9 2059 POL PR 1, Koszalin/Gologóra (ZP) 3211 1085km
** Personal First
This log was the result of just one hour of monitoring for the Geminid meteor shower on the top 6 MHz of the band. Antenna beamed south-east.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Monday, 14 December 2015
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Skegness Log: 02-12-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
89.9 0144 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Pops, as web 685km
90.6 0145 D SWR3, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) OM and pops, as web 586km
93.4 0147 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Pops, as web 712km
94.3 0149 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web 813km
94.7 0150 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart-Degerloch (bwü) OM and YL, as web 789km **
95.0 0151 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM and YL, as web 678km
95.3 0152 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Rap song, as web 712km
95.5 0152 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Old song, as web 629km
96.3 0153 D Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Pops, as web 732km
97.3 0155 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OMs, as 103.7 709km
99.0 0156 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
100.4 0157 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
100.9 0157 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) YL, as web 729km
107.6 0200 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Rap, as 104.0 640km
107.8 0919 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Italian YL, as web 917km
105.7 1935 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) Barely audible, but OMs and YLs as web 1024km
** Personal First
The final fling of the tropo from the beginning of the month.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
89.9 0144 D SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Pops, as web 685km
90.6 0145 D SWR3, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) OM and pops, as web 586km
93.4 0147 D Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Pops, as web 712km
94.3 0149 D SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web 813km
94.7 0150 D SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart-Degerloch (bwü) OM and YL, as web 789km **
95.0 0151 D hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM and YL, as web 678km
95.3 0152 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Rap song, as web 712km
95.5 0152 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Old song, as web 629km
96.3 0153 D Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Pops, as web 732km
97.3 0155 F France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OMs, as 103.7 709km
99.0 0156 D hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web 684km
100.4 0157 D Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web 748km
100.9 0157 D Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) YL, as web 729km
107.6 0200 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Rap, as 104.0 640km
107.8 0919 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Italian YL, as web 917km
105.7 1935 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) Barely audible, but OMs and YLs as web 1024km
** Personal First
The final fling of the tropo from the beginning of the month.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
Skegness Log: 01-12-15 (FM)
Band 2 Tropospheric:
105.0 1245 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) YL rambling,
as web. V weak but clear 1128km
103.4 1916 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) PI logged: F206 917km
104.7 1918 F Sud Radio, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) OMs, as web 1093km **
99.8 1922 F France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) PI logged: F201 917km
99.0 1925 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) OM, as 98.0 1149km
101.7 1928 F Europe 1, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OMs, as web 1104km
92.4 1953 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Droning vocals, as web 917km
101.7 2003 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) US sports commentary 386km
102.0 2024 F Sud Radio, Pic du Midi (65) Phone-in, as web 1136km
87.9 2026 F France Inter, Pic du Midi (65) French OM and music, as 103.7 1136km
88.2 2035 F France Culture, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OMs, as 98.0. Almost
noise free 853km
96.0 2037 F France Inter, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OM, as 103.7 853km
101.4 2040 F France Bleu Limousin, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) Presumed with YL,
seemingly as web. Much weaker than other Ussels 853km **
92.8 2048 F France Musique, Le Puy-en-Velay/Saint-Jean-de-Nay (43) Presumed as no trace
of Auxerre 99.5. Other Le Puy-en-Velay frequencies blocked unfortunately
927km
90.4 2050 F France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) Discussion, as 103.7 842km
98.0 2054 F France Culture, Aurillac/Labastide [46] (15) Producing echo against
Lille 934km
93.8 2055 F France Inter, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) OMs, as 103.7 712km
92.6 2102 F France Musique, Monestier-de-Clermont/Pas de Serparton (38) Tentative
site but most likely possibility. OM and classical, as 88.7
993km **
88.9 2103 F France Musique, Millau/Lévézou (12) Occasionally, mixing Luxembourg,
as 88.7 1021km
99.2 2108 F France Culture, Millau/Lévézou (12) OMs, as 98.0 1021km **
98.4 2112 F France Culture, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OM ID 842km
103.6 2137 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) Almost noise free and
not far
off RDS levels! The strongest of the Marseille frequencies. As 94.7
but one second behind 1149km **
101.2 2144 F France Bleu Drôme Ardèche, La Chapelle-en-Vercors (26) Tentative site but
most likely possibility. National France Bleu programming, as 94.7 983km **
99.0 2146 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) Back again, but this time
almost noise free, as 98.0 1149km
94.3 2225 F France Bleu Creuse, Guéret/Signal du Maupuy (23) As 94.7 785km
94.2 2228 F France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) OMs chat, as 88.7 1149km **
** Personal First
Here's a video to show how Marseille was received: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrLH8nQEKaY
Another exceptional tropo event with low power outlets from SOUTH-EAST France!!
I never thought it would be possible to receive the Marseille transmitter via tropo, but I have received it THREE TIMES this year and almost up to RDS levels on this occasion!
The transmitters at Monestier-de-Clermont and La Chapelle-en-Vercors are tentative and nothing more than, but the programmes carried are 100% correct. These two are the most likely possibilities, given the conditions and were also suggested by other DXers. Also, looking at their transmitter patterns, these have both radiate well in my direction.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
105.0 1245 E RNE Radio 5 Todo Noticias, Liérganes/Peña Cabarga (CNT-S) YL rambling,
as web. V weak but clear 1128km
103.4 1916 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) PI logged: F206 917km
104.7 1918 F Sud Radio, Carcassonne/Pic de Nore (11) OMs, as web 1093km **
99.8 1922 F France Inter, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) PI logged: F201 917km
99.0 1925 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) OM, as 98.0 1149km
101.7 1928 F Europe 1, Bayonne/la Rhune (64) OMs, as web 1104km
92.4 1953 F France Musique, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) Droning vocals, as web 917km
101.7 2003 BEL AFN PowerNet, Everberg (vlg-vbr) US sports commentary 386km
102.0 2024 F Sud Radio, Pic du Midi (65) Phone-in, as web 1136km
87.9 2026 F France Inter, Pic du Midi (65) French OM and music, as 103.7 1136km
88.2 2035 F France Culture, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OMs, as 98.0. Almost
noise free 853km
96.0 2037 F France Inter, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) OM, as 103.7 853km
101.4 2040 F France Bleu Limousin, Ussel-Meymac/Mont Bessou (19) Presumed with YL,
seemingly as web. Much weaker than other Ussels 853km **
92.8 2048 F France Musique, Le Puy-en-Velay/Saint-Jean-de-Nay (43) Presumed as no trace
of Auxerre 99.5. Other Le Puy-en-Velay frequencies blocked unfortunately
927km
90.4 2050 F France Inter, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) Discussion, as 103.7 842km
98.0 2054 F France Culture, Aurillac/Labastide [46] (15) Producing echo against
Lille 934km
93.8 2055 F France Inter, Parthenay/les Chateliers (79) OMs, as 103.7 712km
92.6 2102 F France Musique, Monestier-de-Clermont/Pas de Serparton (38) Tentative
site but most likely possibility. OM and classical, as 88.7
993km **
88.9 2103 F France Musique, Millau/Lévézou (12) Occasionally, mixing Luxembourg,
as 88.7 1021km
99.2 2108 F France Culture, Millau/Lévézou (12) OMs, as 98.0 1021km **
98.4 2112 F France Culture, Clermont-Ferrand/Puy-de-Dôme (63) OM ID 842km
103.6 2137 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) Almost noise free and
not far
off RDS levels! The strongest of the Marseille frequencies. As 94.7
but one second behind 1149km **
101.2 2144 F France Bleu Drôme Ardèche, La Chapelle-en-Vercors (26) Tentative site but
most likely possibility. National France Bleu programming, as 94.7 983km **
99.0 2146 F France Culture, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) Back again, but this time
almost noise free, as 98.0 1149km
94.3 2225 F France Bleu Creuse, Guéret/Signal du Maupuy (23) As 94.7 785km
94.2 2228 F France Musique, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) OMs chat, as 88.7 1149km **
** Personal First
Here's a video to show how Marseille was received: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrLH8nQEKaY
Another exceptional tropo event with low power outlets from SOUTH-EAST France!!
I never thought it would be possible to receive the Marseille transmitter via tropo, but I have received it THREE TIMES this year and almost up to RDS levels on this occasion!
The transmitters at Monestier-de-Clermont and La Chapelle-en-Vercors are tentative and nothing more than, but the programmes carried are 100% correct. These two are the most likely possibilities, given the conditions and were also suggested by other DXers. Also, looking at their transmitter patterns, these have both radiate well in my direction.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Skegness Log: 29-12-15 (FM)
Band 2 Scatter:
97.7 1055 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Pops on scatter, as web 678km
95.5 1058 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Announcements and
Schlager, as web 629km
A couple of scatter observations.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
97.7 1055 D YOU FM (hr), Rimberg (hes) Pops on scatter, as web 678km
95.5 1058 D SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Announcements and
Schlager, as web 629km
A couple of scatter observations.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Medium Wave ..... OBLITERATED!
A few weeks ago I abandoned DXing the medium waves from home as there was some interference, not hugely strong, but strong enough to bury all those nice weak DX signals.
Wondering if it had passed, I put the flag back on the garden this afternoon, intending to move it to another part of the garden should the interference still be there, but this time the band was completely saturated with strong noise. I presume it's PLT but I don't know for sure. Maybe somebody will recognise the patterns in this video I just made.
Even BBC Radio 4 long wave and my local BBC Radio Lincolnshire have lots of noise mixing with them.
Edited January 23rd 2016:
About a week ago, my noise problem disappeared. Since then I have had virtually no noise at all across the bands, apart from occasional daytime bits and pieces, which are usually very weak.
I can only guess that whatever it was may have been a device or, more likely, a power supply which had become faulty, though it did seem like PLT a lot of the time. I say this because the noise became progressively worse over the weeks, peaking at S9+40dB.
I was going to contact OFCOM again, but the bands have enjoyed a whole week of relative silence and, throughout the night time, medium wave has been as quiet as when out and about in the wilds using a Beverage.
Wondering if it had passed, I put the flag back on the garden this afternoon, intending to move it to another part of the garden should the interference still be there, but this time the band was completely saturated with strong noise. I presume it's PLT but I don't know for sure. Maybe somebody will recognise the patterns in this video I just made.
Even BBC Radio 4 long wave and my local BBC Radio Lincolnshire have lots of noise mixing with them.
Edited January 23rd 2016:
About a week ago, my noise problem disappeared. Since then I have had virtually no noise at all across the bands, apart from occasional daytime bits and pieces, which are usually very weak.
I can only guess that whatever it was may have been a device or, more likely, a power supply which had become faulty, though it did seem like PLT a lot of the time. I say this because the noise became progressively worse over the weeks, peaking at S9+40dB.
I was going to contact OFCOM again, but the bands have enjoyed a whole week of relative silence and, throughout the night time, medium wave has been as quiet as when out and about in the wilds using a Beverage.
Monday, 23 November 2015
Skegness Log: 23-11-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
87.6 0308 I RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201 __RA??__ 1568km
88.3 0308 I Radio Sportiva, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5244 1568km **
90.3 0308 I Radio Deejay, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5214 ????JAY_ 1568km
90.7 0308 I Tele Radio Più, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5347 1568km
91.2 0308 I RAI Radio2, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5202 1568km
92.7 0308 I Tele Radio Stereo, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5343 1568km
87.9 0309 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo)
5244 SP??TIVA 1256km
88.6 0312 I Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 RA??O_?? 1568km
88.1 0339 I RAI Radio1, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5201 1197km
89.0 0339 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) With vocal ID too 5202 ????IO2_ 1197km
89.9 0339 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 _R??IO?? 1197km
92.8 0339 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366P-Monte
Cavallo (fc) 53FB De?????? 1328km
93.6 0405 I RAI GR Parlamento, Multi-tx 5206 **
98.1 0405 I RTL 102.5, Casina (re) & Terravecchia (cs) listed 5218
97.4 0412 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ _RADI??_ 1136km
93.6 0416 E Los 40 Principales, Segovia & Salamanca listed E235 CU????TA
96.0 0416 E Loca FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E246 1448km **
96.5 0416 E RNE Radio Clásica, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) Presumed. Same
silence as 98.8 1447km
97.2 0416 E Top Radio Latina, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E2E7 1447km
98.8 0416 E RNE Radio Clásica, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M) E212 1413km
95.3 0432 I RAI Radio2, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) Probably Tempo
Pausania 5202 ??ADIO2_ 1521km
98.0 0443 I PrimaRadio-inBlu, Rocchetta Palafea (at) 5B63 PR?????? 1105km
103.7 0510 I UNID, ? 503E
100.6 0538 I RTL 102.5, Multi-tx 5218 RT??????
104.9 0549 E RNE Radio Nacional, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M) E211 RN?????? 1413km
107.2 0639 I Radio Deejay, Multi-tx 5214 **
** Personal First via this mode
The 9.2 was vertical and beaming at 160 degrees.
The first burst of the morning was one of the strongest I have ever known. Some GOOD (S9+30dB) came in from Rocca di Papa but most of them would not RDS due to co-channel QRM. The RAI stations were not the strongest either. It was like a very brief Es event. Even BBC Radio 3 from Belmont on 90.9 was briefly noised out, such were the strengths.
This afternoon, I connected the FM3 through the HS Publications Antenna Phaser and tuned it against the 9.2. I quickly knocked out Belmont on 98.3. It didn't last though. There were constant reflections from Belmont after the signal had been nulled. It was fine for a few seconds and then bursts back up with RDS moments later, then I need to adjust the phaser to take it out again. I guess the Belmont signal is sufficiently huge around here to be bounced by minor fluctuations in the troposphere and many other things - passing vehicles on nearby roads? I sometimes wonder about the latter, as that's somehow what the fading sounds like - sort of reflected by something briefly, kind of meteor-ish though not quite.
To get 98.3 in the bag I really need a full-blown meteor shower so I can check bursts against web streams, so I will wait until the Geminids or Quadrantids in the hope of more frequent meteor activity so I might nail this difficult frequency. France Culture from Rennes lives on 98.3 and I expect this may be my only hope of achieving my goal.
I might try one more overnight meteor scatter session, then I will hold off until mid December. I need to catch up on some more Es files in the meantime.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
87.6 0308 I RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201 __RA??__ 1568km
88.3 0308 I Radio Sportiva, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5244 1568km **
90.3 0308 I Radio Deejay, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5214 ????JAY_ 1568km
90.7 0308 I Tele Radio Più, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5347 1568km
91.2 0308 I RAI Radio2, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5202 1568km
92.7 0308 I Tele Radio Stereo, Rocca di Papa (rm) 5343 1568km
87.9 0309 I Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo)
5244 SP??TIVA 1256km
88.6 0312 I Radio Radicale, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (rm) 5210 RA??O_?? 1568km
88.1 0339 I RAI Radio1, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5201 1197km
89.0 0339 I RAI Radio2, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) With vocal ID too 5202 ????IO2_ 1197km
89.9 0339 I RAI Radio3, Monte Venda (RAI) (pd) 5203 _R??IO?? 1197km
92.8 0339 I Radio Studio Delta, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366P-Monte
Cavallo (fc) 53FB De?????? 1328km
93.6 0405 I RAI GR Parlamento, Multi-tx 5206 **
98.1 0405 I RTL 102.5, Casina (re) & Terravecchia (cs) listed 5218
97.4 0412 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 __RAI___ _RADI??_ 1136km
93.6 0416 E Los 40 Principales, Segovia & Salamanca listed E235 CU????TA
96.0 0416 E Loca FM, Madrid (MAD-M) E246 1448km **
96.5 0416 E RNE Radio Clásica, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) Presumed. Same
silence as 98.8 1447km
97.2 0416 E Top Radio Latina, Madrid/Torrespaña (MAD-M) E2E7 1447km
98.8 0416 E RNE Radio Clásica, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M) E212 1413km
95.3 0432 I RAI Radio2, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) Probably Tempo
Pausania 5202 ??ADIO2_ 1521km
98.0 0443 I PrimaRadio-inBlu, Rocchetta Palafea (at) 5B63 PR?????? 1105km
103.7 0510 I UNID, ? 503E
100.6 0538 I RTL 102.5, Multi-tx 5218 RT??????
104.9 0549 E RNE Radio Nacional, Navacerrada/Bola del Mundo (MAD-M) E211 RN?????? 1413km
107.2 0639 I Radio Deejay, Multi-tx 5214 **
** Personal First via this mode
The 9.2 was vertical and beaming at 160 degrees.
The first burst of the morning was one of the strongest I have ever known. Some GOOD (S9+30dB) came in from Rocca di Papa but most of them would not RDS due to co-channel QRM. The RAI stations were not the strongest either. It was like a very brief Es event. Even BBC Radio 3 from Belmont on 90.9 was briefly noised out, such were the strengths.
This afternoon, I connected the FM3 through the HS Publications Antenna Phaser and tuned it against the 9.2. I quickly knocked out Belmont on 98.3. It didn't last though. There were constant reflections from Belmont after the signal had been nulled. It was fine for a few seconds and then bursts back up with RDS moments later, then I need to adjust the phaser to take it out again. I guess the Belmont signal is sufficiently huge around here to be bounced by minor fluctuations in the troposphere and many other things - passing vehicles on nearby roads? I sometimes wonder about the latter, as that's somehow what the fading sounds like - sort of reflected by something briefly, kind of meteor-ish though not quite.
To get 98.3 in the bag I really need a full-blown meteor shower so I can check bursts against web streams, so I will wait until the Geminids or Quadrantids in the hope of more frequent meteor activity so I might nail this difficult frequency. France Culture from Rennes lives on 98.3 and I expect this may be my only hope of achieving my goal.
I might try one more overnight meteor scatter session, then I will hold off until mid December. I need to catch up on some more Es files in the meantime.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Skegness Log: 22-11-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
99.1 0400 POL PR 3, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 3233 ??05???? 1334km
101.7 0400 POL Radio Plus, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 321C 1195km
100.3 0448 S SR P4, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) E224 1023km
104.7 0501 I RTL 102.5, Fiorano Modenese & Marano sul Panaro (mo) listed. 5218 RT??????
104.2 0503 POL PR 3, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3233 __06:0?? _T?????? 1548km
99.1 0602 S SR P3, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) E203 969km
101.3 0605 LVA LR 2, Kuldiga (Kul) 9222 __LR-2__ 1434km
101.5 0605 LVA LR 2, Valmiera/LVRTC Valmieras RTS, Rigas iela 95 (Val) 9222 __?????? 1647km **
104.0 0605 LVA LR 1, Valmiera/LVRTC Valmieras RTS, Rigas iela 95 (Val) 9211 1647km **
101.3 0731 S SR P4, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) E624 SR????a? 1204km
** Personal First via this mode
A long meteor train started at exactly 07:39:43 and was still trailing away beyond 07:42. Nothing could be identified as all empty frequencies became noise with a only a few few snippets of audio poking through. 104.2 was the only exception to this with a weak talk station (Polish?) which was below RDS levels. This was how the peak sounded: https://app.box.com/s/im0ux354y17cabrakakvoxxued9xp7lq
Other than this, it was a fairly uneventful morning for meteor scatter. There was one other exception though - the conquering of 101.5 (at last!) where there was a surprise visit from LR2 from Valmeira, Latvia. It was only a brief peak of audio riding above a reduced Tacolneston (the null didn't hold overnight this time) but Tacolneston was totally toppled! as can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/F7wREoZu2nE There were lengthier bursts from other Latvians at this time, lasting several seconds. Latvia on meteor scatter is rare here.
So only one more frequency to go for my meteor scatter target. So I tried to reduce Belmont 98.3 during the evening but couldn't get it below S9+20dB. I will connect the FM3 tomorrow and try again, but this time using the HS Antenna Phaser.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
99.1 0400 POL PR 3, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 3233 ??05???? 1334km
101.7 0400 POL Radio Plus, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) 321C 1195km
100.3 0448 S SR P4, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) E224 1023km
104.7 0501 I RTL 102.5, Fiorano Modenese & Marano sul Panaro (mo) listed. 5218 RT??????
104.2 0503 POL PR 3, Lublin/Piaski (LB) 3233 __06:0?? _T?????? 1548km
99.1 0602 S SR P3, Bäckefors (Mellerud)/Grönehög TM (vg) E203 969km
101.3 0605 LVA LR 2, Kuldiga (Kul) 9222 __LR-2__ 1434km
101.5 0605 LVA LR 2, Valmiera/LVRTC Valmieras RTS, Rigas iela 95 (Val) 9222 __?????? 1647km **
104.0 0605 LVA LR 1, Valmiera/LVRTC Valmieras RTS, Rigas iela 95 (Val) 9211 1647km **
101.3 0731 S SR P4, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) E624 SR????a? 1204km
** Personal First via this mode
A long meteor train started at exactly 07:39:43 and was still trailing away beyond 07:42. Nothing could be identified as all empty frequencies became noise with a only a few few snippets of audio poking through. 104.2 was the only exception to this with a weak talk station (Polish?) which was below RDS levels. This was how the peak sounded: https://app.box.com/s/im0ux354y17cabrakakvoxxued9xp7lq
Other than this, it was a fairly uneventful morning for meteor scatter. There was one other exception though - the conquering of 101.5 (at last!) where there was a surprise visit from LR2 from Valmeira, Latvia. It was only a brief peak of audio riding above a reduced Tacolneston (the null didn't hold overnight this time) but Tacolneston was totally toppled! as can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/F7wREoZu2nE There were lengthier bursts from other Latvians at this time, lasting several seconds. Latvia on meteor scatter is rare here.
So only one more frequency to go for my meteor scatter target. So I tried to reduce Belmont 98.3 during the evening but couldn't get it below S9+20dB. I will connect the FM3 tomorrow and try again, but this time using the HS Antenna Phaser.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Medium Wave DXing Abandoned At Home Due To Noise
It peaks at about -70dB on my FDM-S2 and therefore kills all weak DX while creating an unpleasant racket on stronger signals. I know the approximate direction of the noise. It sounds (and looks) like a cheap psu. It has also been suggested that it could be a plasma TV.
At first, the noise was audible around 1500 when I would start to look for Asiatic signals, but had gone by 1600 and did not return in the evenings. For the last two weeks, however, it has existed non-stop, around the clock.
Only the strongest signals can be heard through the noise.
So my medium wave DXing is now out of the question from home. Maybe this will encourage me to venture out more and stretch out some longwires in remote locations again.
Saturday, 21 November 2015
Skegness Log: 21-11-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
104.5 0319 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 232D 991km
103.8 0330 POL VIA - Katolickie Radio Rzeszów, Rzeszów/Magdalenka (PK) 3401 ????oVIA 1540km
99.1 0407 POL PR 3, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 3233 Mi????os 1334km
99.9 0407 POL PR 3, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) OM talking about David Bowie, as 99.1
1195km
102.7 0524 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E224 1132km
104.1 0524 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 947km
103.6 0550 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3508 6_20??00 1465km
104.7 0616 I RTL 102.5, Fiorano Modenese (mo) and Marano sul Panaro (mo) listed.
5218 ????02??
103.9 0702 F France Bleu La Rochelle, Saintes/le Clone-Flanquet (17) F20A ????.L?? 835km
101.4 0741 POL PR Radio Kielce, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3434 i_?????? 1436km
104.1 0744 POL Radio FaMa, Zyrardów/Komin PEC Zyrardów (MW) 3064 ??8:???? 1359km **
** Personal First via this mode
Still monitoring 101.5 for meteor scatter. Plenty heard on there but nothing revealed any RDS. Maybe tomorrow. The antenna was the same as yesterday, almost vertical at approximately 70 degrees.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
104.5 0319 CZE CRo Vltava, Ústí nad Labem/Buková hora (US) 232D 991km
103.8 0330 POL VIA - Katolickie Radio Rzeszów, Rzeszów/Magdalenka (PK) 3401 ????oVIA 1540km
99.1 0407 POL PR 3, Olsztyn/Pieczewo (WM) 3233 Mi????os 1334km
99.9 0407 POL PR 3, Gdansk/Chwaszczyno (PM) OM talking about David Bowie, as 99.1
1195km
102.7 0524 S SR P4, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) E224 1132km
104.1 0524 CZE Frekvence 1, Plzen/Krašov (PL) 2205 947km
103.6 0550 POL Radio RDN Malopolska, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP) 3508 6_20??00 1465km
104.7 0616 I RTL 102.5, Fiorano Modenese (mo) and Marano sul Panaro (mo) listed.
5218 ????02??
103.9 0702 F France Bleu La Rochelle, Saintes/le Clone-Flanquet (17) F20A ????.L?? 835km
101.4 0741 POL PR Radio Kielce, Kielce/Swiety Krzyz (SK) 3434 i_?????? 1436km
104.1 0744 POL Radio FaMa, Zyrardów/Komin PEC Zyrardów (MW) 3064 ??8:???? 1359km **
** Personal First via this mode
Still monitoring 101.5 for meteor scatter. Plenty heard on there but nothing revealed any RDS. Maybe tomorrow. The antenna was the same as yesterday, almost vertical at approximately 70 degrees.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
Friday, 20 November 2015
Skegness Log: 20-11-15 (FM)
Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
97.3 0418 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 HRT-??_1 1500km
97.7 0418 HRV HRT-HR 3, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) C203 ????HR?? 1523km
99.1 0418 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 ??TENN?? 1261km
93.3 0420 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 1552km
98.1 0420 HRV HRT-HR 2, Beli Manastir (os) C202 1552km
98.9 0420 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C202 1643km
96.4 0422 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 _T?????? 1127km
94.8 0424 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as 96.5 560km
96.5 0424 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A3 786km
98.5 0424 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 ????RN?? 1024km
96.5 0425 SRB Radio Beograd 2/3, Crveni Cot (Voj) D2F6 1659km
97.6 0425 SRB Radio Beograd 2/3, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2F6 1740km
97.4 0431 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 _RADIO?? 1136km
97.5 0435 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9902 ??????JL 782km
94.8 0439 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 1080km
97.5 0456 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) A201 1111km
103.4 0503 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 ??IN???? 917km
103.6 0503 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
103.7 0503 F France Bleu Bourgogne, Dijon/Nuits-Saint-Georges (21) F205 BLEUBOUR 745km **
100.6 0505 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) D210 ????F_?? 834km
100.7 0505 D Energy Stuttgart, Güglingen (bwü) 1309 758km
101.3 0505 HRV HRT Radio Pula, Ucka (ri) C318 1330km **
101.7 0505 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 ??????E_ 628km
102.5 0505 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) OM vocal ID 834km
102.7 0505 F Radio Mélodie, Sarreguemines/Nousseviller (57) F793 643km **
104.0 0505 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) D3A9 590km
104.7 0505 HRV HRT Radio Rijeka, Ucka (ri) C319 ??RI???? 1330km
104.9 0505 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D 751km
103.8 0509 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 1706km
100.1 0518 CZE CRo Dvojka, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232E ??DV???? 1127km
100.9 0518 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F 1459km
102.0 0518 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) 232E R-?????? 1219km
102.7 0518 CZE CRo Vltava, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232D 1127km
103.5 0518 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
100.2 0526 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 1147km
102.1 0529 POL PR 3, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3233 _TROJK?? 1186km **
103.6 0529 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 1060km
103.0 0533 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B ??ZA???? 1499km
100.1 0537 D RBB Fritz, Casekow (brb) D333 923km
103.1 0537 D RBB Fritz, Pritzwalk (brb) Alternative pops, as 100.1 790km
104.0 0539 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 1392km
102.8 0542 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OS???? 1552km
103.7 0545 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B5 Ding__?? 628km
100.3 0549 S SR P4, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) PI reg logged: ED24 1023km
101.7 0554 AUT FM 4, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A213 __FM4___ 1261km
102.1 0554 AUT FM 4, Multi-tx Alternative pops, as 101.7
100.9 0557 POL PR Radio Merkury, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3755 ??EL*_61 1127km
105.5 0601 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 EV?????? 1069km
103.9 0604 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (sb) C204 1500km
105.7 0607 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 1024km
104.1 0639 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
107.9 0640 POL Radio Maryja, Ryki/Janiszewska (LB) Conditions point to Ryki 3232 1473km **
105.0 0651 CVA Radio Vaticana 105 Live, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina
Leone XIII (cva) 4104 Vati???? 1542km
104.8 0654 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 232D R-VLTAVA 1287km
106.8 0700 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 ??LTURAL 1706km
103.5 0709 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km
104.6 0709 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) 1080km
104.9 0709 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 ????KA?? 1147km
105.6 0711 POL PR 2, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3222 Dw?????? 1333km
107.6 0711 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3E88 Radio_?? 1333km
102.6 0714 F France Bleu Alsace, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) F405 781km **
103.0 0714 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 ????O1__ 1136km
** Personal First via this mode
What an odd morning! There was almost zero activity from meteor scatter between 0300 and 0400 I extracted just one PI code - D311 on 90.7 which could be Grünten or Oschenkopf. It's a regular one so I ignored it, but there were no other strong pings. Then at 0418 the band suddenly opened up with decent bursts of meteor activity at regular intervals. At one point there were so many meteors that I wondered if the Leonids had woken up and finally arrived several days late. I'm sure that wouldn't be likely. It was probably just a good morning for random meteors.
It's interesting to see a few recent personal firsts now making regular appearances. I sometimes wonder if the various showers have their own individual propagational characteristics, such that each shower favours its own paths of propagation.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
97.3 0418 HRV HRT-HR 1, Psunj (sb) C201 HRT-??_1 1500km
97.7 0418 HRV HRT-HR 3, Papuk/Kapovac (vt) C203 ????HR?? 1523km
99.1 0418 AUT Antenne Steiermark, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A943 ??TENN?? 1261km
93.3 0420 HRV HRT-HR 1, Beli Manastir (os) C201 1552km
98.1 0420 HRV HRT-HR 2, Beli Manastir (os) C202 1552km
98.9 0420 HRV HRT-HR 2, Biokovo/Sveti Jure (st) C202 1643km
96.4 0422 POL PR 3, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3233 _T?????? 1127km
94.8 0424 D SWR3, Linz (Rhein)/Ginsterhahner Kopf (rlp) Pops, as 96.5 560km
96.5 0424 D SWR3, Waldenburg (bwü) D3A3 786km
98.5 0424 D Bayern 3, Wendelstein (bay) D313 ????RN?? 1024km
96.5 0425 SRB Radio Beograd 2/3, Crveni Cot (Voj) D2F6 1659km
97.6 0425 SRB Radio Beograd 2/3, Beograd/Avala (Srb) D2F6 1740km
97.4 0431 I RAI Radio2, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5202 _RADIO?? 1136km
97.5 0435 DNK DR P4, Næstved - Øverup/Køgevej 291 (sjl) 9902 ??????JL 782km
94.8 0439 AUT Ö2 - Radio Salzburg, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) A802 1080km
97.5 0456 AUT Ö1, Linz 1/Lichtenberg (obe) A201 1111km
103.4 0503 F France Info, Lyon/Mont Pilat (42) F206 ??IN???? 917km
103.6 0503 F France Bleu Provence, Marseille/Grande Etoile (13) F405 BLEUPROV 1149km
103.7 0503 F France Bleu Bourgogne, Dijon/Nuits-Saint-Georges (21) F205 BLEUBOUR 745km **
100.6 0505 D Deutschlandfunk (DLF), Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) D210 ????F_?? 834km
100.7 0505 D Energy Stuttgart, Güglingen (bwü) 1309 758km
101.3 0505 HRV HRT Radio Pula, Ucka (ri) C318 1330km **
101.7 0505 D Radio Salü, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B8 ??????E_ 628km
102.5 0505 D Radio 7, Witthoh (Tuttlingen) (bwü) OM vocal ID 834km
102.7 0505 F Radio Mélodie, Sarreguemines/Nousseviller (57) F793 643km **
104.0 0505 D big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Koblenz/Kühkopf (rlp) D3A9 590km
104.7 0505 HRV HRT Radio Rijeka, Ucka (ri) C319 ??RI???? 1330km
104.9 0505 D Hitradio Ohr, Offenburg (bwü) D40D 751km
103.8 0509 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR) EE00 1706km
100.1 0518 CZE CRo Dvojka, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232E ??DV???? 1127km
100.9 0518 SVK Europa 2, Poprad/Králová hola (PO) 534F 1459km
102.0 0518 CZE CRo Dvojka, Brno/Kojál (JM) 232E R-?????? 1219km
102.7 0518 CZE CRo Vltava, Pardubice/Krásné (PA) 232D 1127km
103.5 0518 SVK SRo 1 Rádio Slovensko, Žilina/Krížava (ZA) 5201 1363km
100.2 0526 POL PR 3, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3233 1147km
102.1 0529 POL PR 3, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP) 3233 _TROJK?? 1186km **
103.6 0529 POL PR Radio Merkury, Walcz/Rusinowo (Pila) (ZP) 3755 1060km
103.0 0533 HRV HRT Radio Zadar, Celevac (zd) C31B ??ZA???? 1499km
100.1 0537 D RBB Fritz, Casekow (brb) D333 923km
103.1 0537 D RBB Fritz, Pritzwalk (brb) Alternative pops, as 100.1 790km
104.0 0539 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB) 5340 1392km
102.8 0542 HRV HRT Radio Osijek, Beli Manastir (os) C317 R-OS???? 1552km
103.7 0545 D SR Unser Ding, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) D3B5 Ding__?? 628km
100.3 0549 S SR P4, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) PI reg logged: ED24 1023km
101.7 0554 AUT FM 4, Graz 1/Schöckl (ste) A213 __FM4___ 1261km
102.1 0554 AUT FM 4, Multi-tx Alternative pops, as 101.7
100.9 0557 POL PR Radio Merkury, Poznan/Srem (WP) 3755 ??EL*_61 1127km
105.5 0601 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) 2204 EV?????? 1069km
103.9 0604 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Psunj (sb) C204 1500km
105.7 0607 D B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) D315 1024km
104.1 0639 I Radio Subasio, Bagno a Ripoli/Poggio Incontro (fi) 53FD 1323km
107.9 0640 POL Radio Maryja, Ryki/Janiszewska (LB) Conditions point to Ryki 3232 1473km **
105.0 0651 CVA Radio Vaticana 105 Live, Cittá del Vaticano/Palazzina
Leone XIII (cva) 4104 Vati???? 1542km
104.8 0654 CZE CRo Vltava, Ostrava/Hoštálkovice (MO) 232D R-VLTAVA 1287km
106.8 0700 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR) EE01 ??LTURAL 1706km
103.5 0709 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg) C204 1381km
104.6 0709 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal) 1080km
104.9 0709 POL Radio ESKA, Wroclaw/G.Sleza (DS) 3293 ????KA?? 1147km
105.6 0711 POL PR 2, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3222 Dw?????? 1333km
107.6 0711 POL Radio eM, Katowice/Kosztowy (SL) 3E88 Radio_?? 1333km
102.6 0714 F France Bleu Alsace, Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) F405 781km **
103.0 0714 I RAI Radio1, Menconico/Monte Penice (RAI) (pv) 5201 ????O1__ 1136km
** Personal First via this mode
What an odd morning! There was almost zero activity from meteor scatter between 0300 and 0400 I extracted just one PI code - D311 on 90.7 which could be Grünten or Oschenkopf. It's a regular one so I ignored it, but there were no other strong pings. Then at 0418 the band suddenly opened up with decent bursts of meteor activity at regular intervals. At one point there were so many meteors that I wondered if the Leonids had woken up and finally arrived several days late. I'm sure that wouldn't be likely. It was probably just a good morning for random meteors.
It's interesting to see a few recent personal firsts now making regular appearances. I sometimes wonder if the various showers have their own individual propagational characteristics, such that each shower favours its own paths of propagation.
Good DX!
John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx
Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)
Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.
Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD
Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.
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