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Wednesday 19 June 2013

Skegness Log: 18-06-13 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 0804 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) 1281 MEDI_1__  2331km
 87.7 0843  E  Hit FM, Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal (AND-CA) E200 Starting off the day  1904km
 88.0 0958  I  Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211  1950km
 89.9 1006  I  Radio Maria, Realmonte/Contrada Montagna (ag) Presumed site. As web  2034km **
 88.0 1018  E  Onda Cero, Arévalo (CAL-AV) E2EE ONDACERO  1396km
 87.6 1025  I  Radio Capital, Bari/Via Adolfo Omodeo, 51-Grand Hotel Ambasciatori (ba) 5219. Jingle ID after talk  1825km **
 87.5 1026  I  Studio 1 Club FM, Barletta (bt) 506F  1776km **
 88.3 1027  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Cassano delle Murge (ba) 5264  1841km
 87.6 1029  E  Cadena 100, Astorga (CAL-LE) Jingle ID between pops  1279km
 87.8 1035  I  Ritmo 80, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 5A72 RITMO_80  1796km
 89.6 1036  I  Radio Italia Anni 60, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 52DD _RNI_6A_ (corrupted PS)  1796km
 91.6 1037  I  Radio Maria, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) 51CC R.MARIA_  1796km
 90.6 1039  I  TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Palo del Colle (ba) 5263  1822km
 90.3 1049  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) Vocal ID  1796km
 89.9 1057 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) 7211 ZITOUNA  2183km
 89.4 1058 TUN Jawhara FM, Kairouan=Al-Qayrawan (kai) 7210   2089km
 89.0 1116  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (RAI) (sr) 5206  2106km
 91.1 1117  I  RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201  2007km
 92.7 1118  I  R101, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) 5215 _R_101__  2106km
 94.7 1118  I  RAI Radio1, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (RAI) (sr) 5201   2106km
 98.7 1119  I  RAI Radio3, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (RAI) (sr) Chorale, as web  2106km
107.2 1121  I  Radio Maria, Buccheri/Monte Lauro (sr) YL, as web  2106km
 91.5 1125  I  Virgin Radio, Agrigento/Rupe Atenea (ag) 5241  2038km **
 88.5 1127  I  Radio Capital, Modica/Contrada Mauto (rg) 5219 Vocal ID  2127km **
 92.2 1129  I  Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214  2008km
 87.7 1130  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5220 R___AL__  2008km
 91.7 1134 MLT Malta's Magic 91.7 FM, Gharghur/Fidiel Zarb Street (mt) Local ads in English and jingle ID  2210km **
 92.8 1140 GRC NET 105,8, Volos/Mt. Pilion (the-mag) 1201 ERT_ERA1 __PILIO__ __92.8__  2303km
 95.9 1141  I  RAI Radio2, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5202 _RADIO2_  2007km
 97.1 1144 GRC Radio Lehovo, Florina/Kleidi (wmc-flo) Vocal IDs  2112km
 88.0 1147 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Niksic/Tovic-Sudina Glava (NK) 63C1  1795km
 88.3 1150 GRC Energy 88.3, Veria/Rahi (cmc-ima) F0A1. Jingle ID  2165km
 89.9 1152 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Plav (PL) 63C1 Radija__ Crne____ Gore____  1867km **
 89.5 1156 MNE Radio Crne Gore 1, Rosaje/Kacuber (RO) 63C1 ____CG1_  1851km
 88.4 1200 SRB Radio Prizren, Prizren (Kos) Vocal IDs after Turkish music. Tnx Rudolf and Stipe  1942km **
 87.6 1201 GRC Laikos 87.6, Thessaloniki/Hortiatis (cmc-tsk) 00A8  2208km
 88.4 1217  I  Radio Margherita, Ravanusa/Poggio Rotondo (ag) 5242  2057km
 88.0 1237 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA  2016km
 87.5 1238  I  Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_  1684km
 87.9 1503 ALG Radio Tébessa, Doukhane (12) OMs, as web  2071km
 87.6 1504 ALG Chaîne 3, Kef El Akhal (25) YL then ad break, as web  1927km
 88.1 1505 ALG Radio Batna, Metlili (5) OM, as web  2033km
 88.4 1506 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) Deep voiced YL and flute music, as 87.6  1872km
 90.7 1507 ALG Chaîne 1, Aflou (3) Phone in, as web  2120km
 87.6 1512 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) Jingle ID  2120km
 91.8 1514 ALG Chaîne 2, Akfadou (6) Jingle, as web  1867km
 87.9 1542 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1002 SNRT-INT  2212km
 87.5 1644  I  Radio Capital, Vittoria/Contrada Cava Giumenta (rg) 5219 ____IT__  2111km
 90.5 1646  I  Radio Maria, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg) 51CC R.MARIA_  2110km
 91.8 1647  I  Radio Deejay, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg) Rap, as web  2110km
 88.7 1658  I  Radio Maria, Corato/Monte Ripanno (ba) Preacher, as 87.5  1796km **
 90.5 1705 GRC Studio Lefkatas, Lefkada (ion-lev) 1107 LEFKATAS  2230km
 87.5 1718  I  Radio Radicale, Villa Castelli/Monte Fellone (ta) 5210 RADICALE  1901km
 91.8 1722  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Montalto Uffugo/Monte Cozzo Cervello (cs) 5264 and vocal ID in ad  1942km **
 92.8 1722  I  R101, Montalto Uffugo/Monte Cozzo Cervello (cs) 5215 _R_101__  1942km **
 93.3 1724  I  Jonica Radio, Crotone (kr) Presumed site. 5396 JONICA_R  1995km **
103.9 1734  I  Radio Norba, Two possible sites 5353 R___RBA_
 95.3 1736  I  Radio Deejay, Cassano allo Ionio/Monte Iotta (cs) Presumed site. 5214 _DEEJAY_  1916km **
 94.4 1737  I  Radionorba, Taranto/Piazza Dante (ta) 5353. Taranto ads  1901km
 94.3 1739  I  Radio CL 1, Caltanissetta/Monte San Giuliano (cl) Caltanissetta ad and Vocal ID. 55FF RADIOC**  2037km **
 93.5 1740  I  Radio Azzurra, Crotone. (kr) Presumed site. Jingle ID  1995km **
 87.8 1741  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Caprarola/Poggio Nibbio (vt) 5225 Vocal ID  1487km
 87.8 1742  I  R101, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5215  1755km
 89.1 1743  I  RAI Radio1, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5201 _RADIO1_  1883km
 89.4 1743  I  Radio Radicale, Martina Franca/Masseria Trasconi (ta) 5210 RADIO___  1883km **
 90.0 1744  I  Radio Maria, Vico Equense/Monte Faito (na) 51CC R.MARIA_  1752km
 91.4 1745  I  Radio Kiss Kiss, Catanzaro/Monte Tiriolo (cz) 5225 KISSKISS  2004km **
106.8 1746  I  Fantastica, Potenza/Temparossa (pz) 528F  1814km
104.6 1747  I  Radio Capital, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) 5216  1731km
104.7 1747  I  R101, San Pietro in Guarano/Redipiano (cs) 5215  1956km **
105.5 1749  I  RAV - Radio Antenna Verde, Sessa Aurunca/Località Piedimonte-Levagnole (ce) 54FC AN__NN__  1672km **
104.0 1750  I  RMC - Radio Monte Carlo, San Pietro in Guarano/Redipiano (cs) 5213 _RMC_1__  1956km **
103.5 1751  I  Radio 24, Tramonti/Monte Sant'Angelo (sa) 5245  1755km **
103.8 1751  I  Radio MPA, Cava dei Tirreni/Località Sant’Anna (sa) 5357 _M_P_A__  1754km **
103.5 1752  I  m2o, Jacurso/Monte Contessa (cz) 5233  2010km **
106.8 1755  I  Radio Maria, Luzzi/Serra Filetta (cs) 51CC R.MA____ Vocal ID  1961km **
107.1 1755  I  Antenna Uno, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5E84 ANTENNA1   1568km **
107.4 1758  I  Radio Suby, Palombara Sabina/Monte Gennaro (rm) 5204  1543km
107.6 1759  I  Radio Suby, Civitavecchia/Monte Paradiso (rm) 5204  1500km **
108.0 1759  I  Radio Studio Emme, Ercolano-Vesuvio/Area Osservatorio (na) Vocal ID  1731km
106.3 1801  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Spilinga/Monte Poro (vv) 5220  2010km **
105.3 1802  I  RTL 102.5, Spilinga/Monte Poro (vv) 5218 RTL102.5  2010km **
 89.0 1803  I  RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Reggio Calabria/Campicello di Paterriti (rc) 5264 Jingle ID  2054km
 92.5 1806  I  Radio Sant'Anna, Lettere (na) 50E0 S.ANNA__  1749km
 87.9 1808  I  Radio Onda Rossa-ROR, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 54D4  1569km **
 92.4 1809  I  RGS Radiogiornale di Sicilia, Sciacca/Capo San Marco-Contrada Renella (ag) 5423 Vocal ID  1997km **
 92.5 1810  I  Radio Gamma non stop, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 53A9 *GAMMA*_  2043km **
 87.9 1812  I  Virgin Radio, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5241  2043km
 90.6 1813  I  Radio Capital, Fortino di Pentimele (rc) 5219 _CAPITAL  2043km
 93.2 1818  I  Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg) 5220  2110km **
 87.9 1834  I  R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R-101__  2008km
 90.3 1834  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Catanzaro/Monte Tiriolo (cz) 5206 RAI-GRPR  2004km
 87.7 1850 HRV HRT-HR 1, Licka Pljesivica (gs) C201 HRT-HR_1  1456km
 91.3 1854  I  RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201 _RADIO1_  1575km
 88.1 1904 SRB Radio Beograd 1, Ovcar (Srb) D2FF  1779km
 89.4 1907  I  RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218  1521km
 88.0 1909  F  France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203. Gregorian chant, as web  1414km
 88.9 1911  I  RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) F201  1521km
 88.1 1912 BIH BH Radio 1, Tusnica (k10) F001 BHRADIO1  1615km
 87.6 1914 HRV Soundset Trsat, Krk/Kras (ri) C468 SOUNDS__  1367km
 88.5 1914 HRV Radio Dalmacija, Celevac (zd) C31E __LM____  1499km **
 93.9 1916 HRV HRT Radio Pula, Limski Kanal (pa) C318  1319km **
 88.0 1919  I  Radio Birikina, Muggia/Strada per Chiampore (ts) 536E  1281km
 89.4 1921  I  Radio Deejay, Muggia/Strada per Chiampore (ts) 5214  1281km **
 90.5 1921 HRV HRT-HR 2, Licka Pljesivica (gs) C202 HRT-HR_2  1456km
 93.3 1922 HRV HRT-HR 2, Mirkovica (ri) C202  1374km **
 88.0 1924  I  Radio Radicale, Monte Stella (sa) 5210  1816km
 92.6 1930  I  Arancia Network, Three sites lited 5571 **
 88.3 1933  I  Radio 24, Martina Franca/Monte Trazzonara-Strada Carbonico Zona H (ta) 5245  1894km **
 87.8 2027  I  Radio Subasio, Segni (rm) 53FD  1588km **
 87.8 2027  I  Radio Margherita, Terni/Miranda (tr) 5242 MARGHRTA  1494km **
 87.6 2030  I  RAI Radio1, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo vetta (RAI) (rm) 5201  1568km

** Personal Skegness 'First'


An interesting day! It took a long time to get going though. The Es stuggled to get much above 88 MHz for most of the day.

I was intrigued by the extremely high MUFs on DX Maps, which started over south-eastern Europe and then moved west. They seemed to be the result of 2m contacts, so what were they doing on the 6m page? The Es MUF rose well above 300 MHz at one point (which it can't do, can it?) Another oddity: Considering those very high MUFs, where was all the relevant band 2 reception over that way? There weren't even a huge amount of 6m contacts, considering. At least, that's how DX Maps showed it.

Well done to those who had the 'double hop'. It didn't happen here, as far as I am aware. I had plenty of Italy, but it was good to see the return of Balkan DX.

Only a couple of recordings this time. There wasn't enough time to process the rest as I was too busy DXing. I will attempt to make a point of saving anything 'exotic'.


Recordings:
97.1 Radio Lehovo, Florina (Greece) 1144 18-06-13
91.7 Malta's Magic 91.7, Gharghur 1133 18-06-13


Good DX!

John, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1.7m (5'9") ASL. Ref. Google Altitude Maps
Website: skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk

Personal All Time VHF Logbooks: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/vhf-band-2-logs
VHF Band 2 DX Recordings: https://sites.google.com/site/skegnessdx/skegness-vhf-band-2-fm-dx-recordings

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager

Aerials:
Rooftop Körner 9.2, 8m AGL www.box.com/s/h1a5z3bu94vppln3zsfn
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator

Software:
RDS Spy v1.00r2 www.rdsspy.com

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