Skegness Log: 02-12-15 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 89.9 0144  D  SWR1 Rheinland-Pfalz, Weinbiet (rlp) Pops, as web  685km
 90.6 0145  D  SWR3, Saarburg/Geisberg (rlp) OM and pops, as web  586km
 93.4 0147  D  Bayern 3, Pfaffenberg (bay) Pops, as web  712km
 94.3 0149  D  SWR3, Raichberg (bwü) Pops, as web  813km
 94.7 0150  D  SWR1 Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart-Degerloch (bwü) OM and YL, as web  789km **
 95.0 0151  D  hr-info, Rimberg (hes) OM and YL, as web  678km
 95.3 0152  D  YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) Rap song, as web  712km
 95.5 0152  D  SR 3 Saarlandwelle, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) Old song, as web  629km
 96.3 0153  D  Bayern 3, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) Pops, as web  732km
 97.3 0155  F  France Inter, Strasbourg/TDF Nordheim (67) OMs, as 103.7  709km
 99.0 0156  D  hr1, Hoher Meißner (hes) Pops, as web  684km
100.4 0157  D  Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) Pops, as web  748km
100.9 0157  D  Hit Radio FFH, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes) YL, as web  729km
107.6 0200  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Rap, as 104.0  640km
107.8 0919 SUI RSI Rete Uno, Säntis (ar) Italian YL, as web  917km
105.7 1935  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay) Barely audible, but OMs and YLs as web  1024km

** Personal First

The final fling of the tropo from the beginning of the month.

Good DX!

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

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

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