Skegness Log: 2015-02-28 (Tropo & Scatter)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 87.9 0309  I  Radio Sportiva, Bologna/Colle Barbiano/Via Santa Liberata (bo)
               5244 __OR____  1256km
 97.6 0513  E  Onda Cero, Alcalá de Henares (MAD-M) E588 __LCAL__  1439km
 94.2 0529  E  Onda Cero, Pamplona=Iruña/El Perdón (NAV-NA) E2EE  1168km
102.5 0953  E  RNE Radio Nacional, Quirós/Gamoniteiro (AST-O) E211 RNE_____.
               AFs point to this site  1200km
 97.8 1924  S  SR P3, Örnsköldsvik/Åsberget TM (vn) Pops, as 98.1  1547km
 98.1 1924  S  SR P3, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) E203 ____3___  1497km
100.0 1924  S  SR P3, Skellefteå/Prästfäbodsberget TM (vb) Pops, as 98.1  1736km **
101.2 1924  S  SR P4, Sollefteå/Multrå-Flugtjärnshöjden TM (vn) E224  1497km

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 89.4 1356  F  France Musique, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F203  604km
 93.0 1358  F  France Bleu Breizh Izel, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) French song.
               Briefly overriding Ridge Hill  604km
 95.4 1401  F  France Inter, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F201 __INTER_  604km
 97.8 1412  F  France Culture, Brest/Roc Trédudon (29) F202  604km
 93.8 1501  G  Vibes FM, London pirate C0FF Vibesfm_ Juggling __Team__
 94.9 1502  G  BBC London 94.9, London/Crystal Palace (EN-GTL) CC11  194km
104.2 1506  G  Dem Radyo, London pirate Presumed in Turkish? **
 91.8 1519  G  Live FM UK, London pirate Dance beats, as web
 88.0 1520  G  Pulse88, London pirate Bo Selecta!!! As web
 87.6 1522  G  UNID, Local pirate? ABC Real Radio jingle heard. Relay or recording from AM. 
               Very scratchy. Direction is to the west of me.

Band 2 general Scatter:
103.5 1220 HOL Radio Gelderland, Ugchelen/Alticom Toren (gel) Pops, as web,
               mixing BBC Essex  391km
100.3 1225 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) OM and YL ddiscussion, as web  443km

** Personal 'First'

Morning session = south-west, vertical
Evening session = north-east, horizontal

Once again, the evening session was done with the intention of obtaining a positive ID via meteor scatter on 98.3 with Belmont phased right down. Something did manage to override Belmont, but it happened a few seconds before I hit the record button. I wasn't on the frequency at the time and so I missed hearing whatever it was.

The FDM-S2 does not yet have a rewind (cache) facility. I have already suggested this and hope they will be able to include one at some point. To have the ability to rewind the radio when not recording would be extremely useful. SDR Console already has this feature but the RDS is not quite as sensitive as the FDM-S2/RDS Spy configuration.

Over to the vertical south tomorrow.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
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Receiver:
Elad FDM-S2

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is 3 metres asl.
Triax FM3, one metre above the ground as a phasing antenna.
Fringe Electronics 20dB & Labgear 30dB band 2 pre-amps.
HS Publications Antenna Phaser.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console & RDS Spy via VAC.

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