Skegness Log: 27-05-14 (FM)

Band 2 Sporadic E:
 87.6 1632 MRC Médi 1, Settat/Regraga (cho) French OM, as web  2331km
 88.5 1635 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Assa (ges) OM, as web  2844km
 88.2 1637 MRC Medradio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 125B MEDRADIO  2279km
 88.6 1638 MRC Medradio, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (mth) OM and YL on phone, as 88.2  2528km
 91.2 1638  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Valencina de la Concepción (AND-SE) E211  1818km
 91.2 1640 MRC Radio Mars, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) OMs phone in, as web  2279km
 91.7 1642 MRC SNRT Quran, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (mth) Presumed with Quran  2528km
 94.2 1644 MRC SNRT Quran, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) V weak Quran, as 91.7  2212km
 94.0 1645 MRC Radio Plus, Casablanca=Dar el-Beida (gcb) Arabic OM, as web  2281km **
 93.5 1646 MRC Radio 2M, Rabat (rsz) OM, as 93.8  2213km
 93.8 1646 MRC Radio 2M, Marrakech/Oukaïmeden (mth) 1005  2528km
 92.5 1648 MRC Atlantic Radio, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1119 ATLA____  2279km
102.9 1651 MRC Casa FM, Settat/Regraga (cho) Arabic FM, as web  2331km **
104.3 1653 MRC Aswat, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) Arabic music, as web  2279km
105.0 1654  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna (AND-CA) OM and YL, as web  1951km
106.9 1655 MRC Atlantic Radio, Rabat (rsz) French OM news over music, as web  2213km
 89.2 1658 MRC MFM Oriental, Béni-Mellal/Tazerkounte (tda) 1283  2397km
 89.4 1700  E  Los 40 Principales, San Fernando (AND-CA) E235 CUARENTA  1905km
 89.4 1700 GIB BFBS Radio 2, North Mole News in English, as web  1942km **
 92.6 1703 GIB Radio Gibraltar, O'Hara's Battery OM English news, as web  1944km **
 90.0 1705 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) YL news in French, as web  2279km
 97.8 1707 GIB BFBS Radio, O'Hara's Battery YL ID  1944km **
 87.8 1712 MRC Atlantic Radio, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) Arabic OM, as web  2014km
 87.9 1712 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) French YL, as web  2212km
 89.6 1713  E  Radio Andalucía Información, Prado del Rey/Cerro del Verdugo (AND-CA) E333 _R.A.I._  1877km
 90.6 1715 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Tétouan/Hafa Safa (ttn) Arabic OM, as web  2014km
 91.0 1717 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania, Rabat (SNRT) (rsz) 1201 SNRT-Nat  2212km
 91.6 1719 MRC Radio Mars, Béni-Mellal/Tazerkounte (tda) Arabic OMs, as web  2397km
 93.3 1723  E  Los 40 Principales, Estepona (AND-MA) EFFF  1907km
 95.3 1724 MRC SNRT Al Idaâ Al Amazighia, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) 1203 SNRT-Amz  2279km
 98.6 1727 MRC SNRT Quran, Casablanca/Merchiche (gcb) Presumed, with Quran  2279km
 88.1 1731 MRC Radio Mars, Ifrane/Azougar (mkt) OM, as web  2236km
 89.8 1735 MRC SNRT Chaîne Inter, Béni-Mellal/Tazerkounte (tda) Vocal ID  2397km
 96.5 1746 MRC Radio Mars, Rabat (rsz) French OMs, as web  2213km
 89.4 1747  E  Cadena 100, Alhaurin el Grande/S. Mijas/Mte Viego (AND-MA) Ad break, as web  1879km

UNIDs:
103.1 1652  ?  UNID,  Arabic or North African Chants
 99.4 1728  ?  SNRT Quran, Unlisted site As 98.6. Presume MRC


Band 2 General Scatter:
 98.6 0955  D  WDR 5, Olsberg (nrw) German YL topping weak Egem  592km
 89.2 0957  D  NDR 2, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge (nds) Ads, ID and pops  525km
103.7 1000  D  WDR Eins Live, Kleve/Bresserberg (nrw) Lively news, over music, as 106.7  420km
104.3 1000  D  Antenne Niedersachsen, Lingen-Damaschke (nds) Jingle ID  477km
103.0 1001  D  BFBS Radio, Bielefeld/Hünenburg (nrw) BFBS News, as web  564km
107.6 1133  D  Antenne Thüringen, Remda (Saalfeld) (thü) Ads and ID. Adele song. Stereo. Clearest so far  788km
104.9 1138  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Ahrweiler/Schöneberg (rlp) Black Eyed Peas, as 104.0  553km

** Personal Skegness 'First' via the mode

A nice opening into Morocco with the Assa transmitter getting through on a possible double-hop, or maybe getting a push with a bit of tropo enhancement at the far end.

I got quite excited about the two stations on 99.4. One was definitely an outlet of SNRT Quran, but from an unknown site. The station was also briefly mixing with another Arabic sounding station, but there have no clues as to who it might have been.

Good DX!

John Faulkner, Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOrAbHyPpIflDXo62HWyOiA

Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification

Aerial:
Körner 9.2, 5.5 metres above the ground. QTH is 3 metres above sea level

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical or horizontal, etc.