Skegness Log: 01-12-14 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 93.6 0249  I  RAI Radio2, Trieste/Monte Belvedere (RAI) (ts) 5202  1278km
 98.8 2240 POL PR 3, Warszawa/Raszyn (MW) 3233  1388km **
100.8 2256  I  Radio Sabbia, Cesena/Frazione Borello-Via Luzzena 5366 P-Monte Cavallo (fc) 584A
               1328km **
100.1 2316 POL RMF FM, Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) 3F44  1530km **
100.4 2316  D  MDR 1 Radio Sachsen, Hoyerswerda D7C1 (sac)  967km **

** Personal Skegness 'First'

Not a lot of meteor scatter overnight, but some interesting new catches.

Does anybody know anything about Radio Sabbia 100.8? I have never heard of this station. Its power is not specified so one for Franco? I was wondering if this is reasonably high powered, or a genuine 'local' station? It seems quite an exotic catch, but I suspect there may be more power involved than we might imagine.

Here is a video of the reception: http://youtu.be/wWrEWUYBVio

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c modification.

Aerial:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Fringe Electronics 20dB band 2 pre-amp

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