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Wednesday 4 May 2016

Skegness Log: 2016-05-04 (FM Scatter, Meteor Scatter & OIRT Es)

Band 2 General Scatter:
 89.20 0632  F  RTL 2, Lille/Fort de Mons-en-Barœul (59) Ad break, as web  339km
 88.90 0635 HOL NH Radio, Amsterdam/Alticom Toren (nho) Ads, as web  320km
 90.60 0637 BEL Joe FM, Oud-Turnhout/Watertoren Pidpa (vlg-ant) Pops, as web  375km
 90.80 0640 HOL SubLime FM, Terneuzen/Zevenaarhaven (zee) 90s club song, as 90.7. Unusual 
                song choice for Sublime. // web too  315km
 91.00 0642 HOL Omroep Brabant, Roosendaal/Alticom Toren (nbr) Noise free scatter peaks  
                334km
 92.00 0648  F  Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) Ads, as web  288km
100.80 0655  F  Contact, Lens or Valenciennes Pops, as web. No way of knowing which tx. 
                Both radiate power in my direction.  
101.00 0657 BEL Nostalgie Vlaanderen, Oostvleteren/Elzendamme (vlg-wvl) Oldies, as 102.9  
                295km
101.70 0659 HOL Sky Radio, Breda/Alticom Mast (nbr) Ads, as 101.2  349km
102.30 0659  F  NRJ, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Phone caller, as web  299km
103.30 0704 HOL Radio Veronica, Terneuzen/Zevenaarhaven (zee) Pops, as 103.0  315km
 87.80 0708  F  France Inter, Paris/Tour Eiffel (75) YL, as web  497km
104.70 0712 BEL Topradio, Aalter (vlg-ovl) OM and pops, as web  314km
104.70 0713  F  France Inter, Calais/Mont d'Hubert (62) Noise free scatter peak  266km
100.30 0717 HOL L1 Radio, Roermond/Alticom Toren (lim) Noise free scatter peak  443km
 95.30 0718 HOL L1 Radio, Hulsberg/Emmaberg (lim) Warbling Whitney song, as 100.3  455km
 95.30 0718 HOL BNR Nieuwsradio, Zwollerkerspel/Alticom Toren (ove) OMs after L1 fade, as 
                95.4  396km
 88.90 0720 LUX RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg, Dudelange/Ginsterberg (lux) OM, as web  573km

Band 2 Meteor Scatter:
 87.70 0759 POL PR 1, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP)  3211 1211km
 88.50 0759 POL Radio Maryja, Slupsk/Komin CM (PM) YL and phone caller, as 92.7 **  1103km
 91.90 0759  D  NDR 2, Bungsberg/NDR-Mast (shs)  ** D382 694km
 92.20 0759 POL PR 1, Plock/Rachocin (MW)  3211 1289km
 92.70 0759 POL Radio Maryja, Lebork/Skórowo Nowe (PM)  ** 3232 1134km
 93.30 0759 POL RMF FM, Bydgoszcz/Trzeciewiec (KP)  3F44 1186km
 88.30 0818  S  SR P1, Västervik/Fårhult TM (ka) YL, as 92.7  1132km
 88.40 0818  S  SR P1, Bollnäs/Arbrå-Kyrkberget TM (ga) YL, as 92.7  1323km
 88.90 0818  S  SR P1, Skövde/Åsbotorp 2/Billingen TM (vg) YL, as 92.7  1023km
 89.40 0818  S  SR P1, Borlänge/Teracoms mast Idkerberget (da) YL, as 92.7  1204km
 89.60 0818  S  SR P1, Nässjö/Teracom mast Berg (jo)  E201 1031km
 90.00 0818  S  SR P1, Norrköping/Kolmården-Krokek Orrbergen TM (og) YL, as 92.7  1174km
 90.70 0818  S  SR P1, Västerås/Lillhärad TM (vm) YL, as 92.7  1219km
 91.10 0818  S  SR P1, Motala/Ervasteby TM (og) YL, as 92.7  1098km
 92.20 0818  S  SR P1, Mora/Eldris TM (da) YL, as 92.7  1211km
 92.40 0818  S  SR P1, Stockholm/Nacka TM (st) YL, as 92.7  1292km
 93.20 0818  S  SR P1, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn) YL, as 92.7  1363km
 89.50 0852  D  Bayern 2, Wendelstein (bay)  D312 1024km
 90.50 0853  D  NDR 1 Radio MV, Helpterberg (mev)  D371 ????O_?? 881km
 92.30 0853 POL PR 1, Poznan/Srem (WP)  3211 1127km
105.30 0854 AUT KRONEHIT, Sankt Pölten/Jauerling (nie)  A3FF 1181km
105.50 0854 CZE Evropa 2, Votice/Mezivrata (ST) Probably Votice 2204 ??????_2 1069km
 89.50 0857  I  RAI Radio1, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo)  5201 1256km
 92.40 0857  I  RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm)  5218 RT?????? 1568km
 92.70 0857  I  Tele Radio Stereo, Rocca di Papa (rm) Vocal ID  1568km
 88.10 0858  I  RAI GR Parlamento, Bettona/Cinque Cerri (pg) Suspect this site 5206 1440km
 91.70 0858  I  RAI Radio2, Bologna/Colle Barbiano (RAI) (bo)  5202 1256km
105.00 0858 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Kab-hegy (Ves)  B202 _B?????? 1405km
105.80 0858 AUT KRONEHIT, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie) Ads, as 105.3  1247km
107.60 0858 HNG MR 3 Bartók Rádió, Pécs-Misinatetö (Bar) Classical, as 105.0 **  1502km
 87.60 0916 CZE Radio Impuls, Brno/Kojál (JM)  2203 _I??UL?? 1219km
102.90 0954 CZE Radio Impuls, Ceské Budejovice/Klet - CRa (JC)  2203 _I?????? 1084km
103.50 0957  D  Antenne Bayern, Brotjacklriegel (bay)  D318 1021km
106.90 0957  D  B5 aktuell, Brotjacklriegel (bay)  D315 ????kt?? 1021km
107.10 0957  D  B5 aktuell, Ochsenkopf (bay) OM, as 106.9  865km
105.90 1003 POL RMF FM, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL)  3F44 1291km
106.80 1003 POL Radio Maryja, Poznan/Srem (WP)  3232 1127km
103.50 1015 HRV HKR-Hrvatski Katolicki Radio, Zagreb/Sljeme (zg)  C204 1381km
104.60 1015 AUT FM 4, Salzburg 1/Gaisberg (ORS) (sal)  A213 1080km
106.20 1016  D  hr3, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes)  D363 729km
104.10 1029 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH)  EE00 RRACTUAL 1677km
107.60 1029 ROU Digi FM, Oradea=Nagyvárad (BH)  E059 Digi_FM_ 1677km
103.80 1036 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitati, Arad/Siria (AR)  EE00 ????TUAL 1706km
105.60 1036 ROU SRR Radio Resita, Resita/Semenic (CS)  EE03 ??????ta 1801km
106.80 1036 ROU SRR Radio România Cultural, Arad/Siria (AR)  EE01 CULTURAL 1706km
104.00 1042 SVK Fun Rádio, Banská Bystrica/Suchá hora (BB)  5340 ??NR???? 1392km
106.90 1042  D  Hitradio RTL Sachsen, Leipzig Wiederau (sac)  D3C9 843km
105.00 1043 CZE Frekvence 1, Zlín/Tlustá hora (ZL)  2205 ??????F1 1281km
105.70 1044  D  B5 aktuell, Wendelstein (bay)  D315 B5?????? 1024km
103.40 1052 POL PR Radio dla Ciebie - RDC, Siedlce/Losice (MW)  3B3B __RDC___ 1512km
102.60 1056 SVK SRo 3 Rádio Devín, Banská Štiavnica/Sitno (BB)  521B 1402km
105.10 1056 SVK Rádio Vlna, Banská Štiavnica/Sitno (BB)  ** 5218 1402km
103.80 1057 AUT FM 4, Wien 1/Kahlenberg (wie)  A213 __?????? 1247km
104.70 1057 CZE Rádio Blaník, Plzen/Radec (PL)  263C 993km
105.00 1057 CZE CRo Vltava, Praha/Mahlerovy sady (PR)  232D R-?????? 1031km
107.30 1057  D  hr4, Heidelstein (Rhön) [bay] (hes)  D364 729km
105.20 1102  D  big fm (Baden-Württemberg), Langenbrand (bwü)  D3A9 755km
107.60 1102  D  big fm (Rheinland-Pfalz), Bornberg (rlp) Pops, as 105.2  640km
104.70 1105 POL Radio Maryja, Bialystok/Krynice (PL)   1506km
105.40 1107  I  Südtirol 1, Brenner=Brennero/Zirog Alm=Zirago (bz)  5F51 1052km
103.10 1127  S  SR P4, Ånge/Alby-Snöberg TM (vn)  E224 1363km
103.40 1127 POL Radio ZET, Czestochowa/Wreczyca (SL)  3205 Ra?????? 1291km
106.60 1127  D  Antenne Brandenburg, Pritzwalk (brb)  ** D831 790km
107.50 1127  D  BB Radio, Berlin/Schäferberg (brb)  D338 ??????IO 864km
107.80 1127 POL Radio ZET, Tarnów/Lichwin (MP)  3205 ??dioZ?? 1465km
103.30 1129 POL PR 3, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP)  3233 ??RO???? 1211km
105.10 1129 POL Radio Maryja, Konin/Zólwieniec (WP)  3232 1211km

OIRT Sporadic E:
 67.22 1638 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Smetanichi (Smyatanicy)/RTPS (GO) Local music, as web  
                1890km
 66.32 1640 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Pinsk/RTPS Posenichi (BR) Local music, as 67.22  1729km
 69.92 1641 BLR BR Gomel FM, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web  2018km
 73.19 1642 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Vasilevichi (Vasilevicy)/RTPS Zashchebye (GO) Vocal 
                ID **  1975km
 67.37 1644 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Local music, as 67.22  2018km
 68.30 1645 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Bagpipes, as web  2018km
 69.11 1645 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Bragin/RTPS (GO) Pops, as web  2018km
 70.28 1647 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Smetanichi (Smyatanicy)/RTPS (GO) Rock, as web  1890km
 72.86 1647 UKR UR 3 Radio Kul'tura, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) YL, as 
                web  2077km
 71.30 1650 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) Pops, as web  
                2077km
 71.78 1650 UKR UR 2 Radio Promin', Olevs'k/ZHFKRRT, vul. Svyatomykolayivs'ka, 146 (ZH) 
                Pops, as web  1865km
 71.00 1651 UKR UR 1 Persha Prog., Pryluky/Horova Bileshchyna, CFKRRT, vul. Myru, 1a (CH) 
                OM, as web **  2200km
 71.96 1655 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Mogilev (Mahilyow)/RTPS Polykovichi (MA) Local music, 
                as web  1968km
 71.69 1657 BLR BR Kanal Kultura, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Local music, as web  1593km
 72.47 1658 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Rock, as web  1593km
 69.68 1659 BLR BR Radio Brest, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) Pops, as web  1593km
 70.91 1700 BLR BR Pershy Kanal, Brest/RTPS Rakitnica (BR) ID  1593km
 70.40 1704 UKR Hromads'ke Radio, Kyiv/KFKRRT, vul. Dorogozhyts'ka, 10 (KC) YL ID after 
                news **  2077km

** Personal First

I thought I'd start the day looking at Dutch scatter. Some of this is better than I've received it before which makes me wonder if some of the Dutch transmitters have been changed, either by power increases or other improvements. Or maybe it's just a case of the scatter being better lately.

The amount of meteor scatter came as a surprise. The Eta Aquarids are possibly to blame for this, even though they are supposed to be a southern hemisphere shower. Some of them must have spilled over into the northern hemisphere.

Yet more early season Es and a few firsts.

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.

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