Skegness Log: 01-05-13

Sporadic E:
 87.9 0806 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu)  6201 YLE_YKSI  1666km
 87.7 0808 FIN Iskelmä, Kotka/Karhula-Höyterintie (ky)  62AD ISKELMA_  1801km
 88.5 0809 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Anjalankoski/Kouvola-Liikkala, Sopasenpolku 40 (ky)  6201 YLE_YKSI  1809km
 90.0 0812 FIN Radio Rock, Anjalankoski/Kouvola-Liikkala, Sopasenpolku 40 (ky)  6288  1809km
 92.5 0813 FIN Radio Aalto, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu)  Finnish Rap music, as web  1666km **
 88.0 0817 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Joutseno/Pappilankangas-Valtatie no 6 (ek)  6201 YLE_YKSI  1899km
 88.4 0817 RUS Avtoradio, Sankt-Peterburg/LRTPTS (SPE)  OM info, as web stream  1967km **
 90.5 0837 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Kerimäki/Yläkuona-Yläkuonantie (es)  6201  1962km
 87.7 0838 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Eurajoki or Lisalmi  6201 YLE_YKSI
 90.7 0839 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Tampere-Tammerfors/Kämmenniemi-Vähä - Koveron Tie (pi)  6201  1684km
 88.3 8400 FIN YLE Puhe, Tampere-Tammerfors/Kämmenniemi-Vähä - Koveron Tie (pi)  YL, as web stream  1684km **
 87.6 0902 FIN Radio City, Valkeakoski/Kaskela-Pilvitie (pi)  62AC Rock music, as web stream  1676km **
 88.2 0919 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas)  7208 KEF_____  2100km **
 89.1 0920 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gorraa (bej)  7201 JEUNES__  1976km
 87.7 0921 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Djebel Trozza (kai)  7212 ______E_  2086km
 88.3 0922 ALG Radio El Tarf, Oum Ali (36)  YLs, as web  1934km
 89.6 0923 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel ech Chambi (kas)  7201  2100km **
 87.9 0933 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12)  Arabic music, as web stream  2071km
 87.6 0936 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25)  OMs conversation, as web stream  1927km
 90.7 0938 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25)  YL phone in, as web stream  1927km
 87.5 1016  I  Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci)  51CC R.MARIA_  1684km

Sporadic E Unids:
 88.5 0831 FIN UNID, PI: 6095
 87.8 0834  ?  UNID, "Radio Nova" ID

Meteor Scatter:
 87.9 0908 FIN YLE Radio Yksi, Espoo - Esbo/Saunalahti-Tillinmäki (uu)  Presumed Espoo. Long burst. OM  YL as web stream  1666km **
 95.2 1102  G  BBC Radio Cornwall, Caradon Hill (EN-CNW)  St Ives report in news, as web stream. Over BBC Oxford  439km ** ++

** Personal Skegness 'First'

++ Is this the shortest meteor scatter ever? I am not even sure it is meteor scatter. Maybe it's lightning scatter, but no storms were reported today over that path. I was listening to BBC Oxford on 95.2 when I heard a sudden burst of English news over the top which fluttered out in a couple of seconds. There was a news report about fishing and St Ives. A quick check of the BBC Cornwall website revealed the very same news story, read by the same woman.

Good DX!

John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) Approx. 1m ASL
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