Skegness Log: 08-02-15 (FM)

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 90.2 0401 DNK R.Ballerup, Ballerup/Bispevangen 8 (hvs) 9618 Ba__ll__.
               http://youtu.be/8xbnAK-eASU  828km **
 94.0 1436  G  BBC Radio Scotland, Rosemarkie (SC-HIL) BBC Radio 5Live relay  570km **

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 87.6 1852 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oudenburg/Zeeweg (vlg-wvl) Oldies, jingle ID and
               Imagination song  288km
 93.3 1902  F  Radio Rencontre 93.3 FM Dunkerque, Dunkerque/rue du Fort Louis (59) OM
               commentary, as web  275km
 93.8 1904  G  Vibes FM, London pirate Listed on 93.7 but clearly 93.8. YL presenter and
               reggae, as web  
 96.6 2112 HOL Radio Veronica, Goes/Alticom Toren (zee) ID and rock song  303km
 97.0 2114 BEL VRT MNM, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw/Norkring Toren (vlg-vbr) ID and "Love
               Song Request"  376km
 98.0 2114 HOL Radio Decibel, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Pops, as 97.6  320km
101.6 2125 HOL NPO Radio 4, Wieringerwerf/Robbenoordbos (nho) String concerto, as 94.7
               318km
101.7 2137 HOL Sky Radio, Breda/Alticom Mast (nbr) Pops, as web  349km
104.5 2138 BEL VBRO, Oostende/Residentie De Mast (vlg-wvl) Dutch music, as web  278km
104.7 2139 BEL Topradio, Aalter (vlg-ovl) Usually Aalter here though Hasselt also listed.
               Club beats, as web  314km
104.9 2140 BEL Hit FM, Oostkamp (vlg-wvl) Presume Oostkamp. Billy Joel song, as web  296km
 88.9 2144 HOL RTV NH, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Dramatic classical music, as 93.9!  320km
 89.3 2145 HOL 89,3 Radio West, Rotterdam/Alticom Toren (Waalhaven) (zho) Shiny Happy
               REM song, as web  313km
 89.6 2147 BEL VBRO, Brugge/Walakker (vlg-wvl) Dutch song, as web  295km
 91.0 2149 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Peter Grabriel song,
               as web  334km
 91.5 2150 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Eys/Alticom Toren (lim) OMs talk, as web  462km
 91.8 2151  F  Radio Uylenspiegel, Hazebrouck/Kasteel Yvonne (59) Jolly French accordion
               music  300km

** Personal 'First'

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

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.