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Atmospherics (merged) (Part 3)
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Es all over the bottom of the band. Quite weak and without RDS am struggling to identify the countries.
Originally Posted by Skywaves:
“Mostly Algeria and Tunisia here. Up to 96.6
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire”
“Mostly Algeria and Tunisia here. Up to 96.6
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire”
Morocco, Tunisia,and Italy in full RDS - on my NEW outdoor FM5 beaming 150deg E from my location - which I got fitted on Friday.
I'm hoping that in a couple of weeks time the other aerials go up on the back of the house - to beam 90 deg East.
Received this on 100.7Mhz at 16:35BST, in Lincoln.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...6/100_3189.jpg
They were playing pop music at the time, but it faded before I could hear the presenter's language.
Anyone know what country this is from? Google doesn't seem to help.
Chris.
http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...6/100_3189.jpg
They were playing pop music at the time, but it faded before I could hear the presenter's language.
Anyone know what country this is from? Google doesn't seem to help.
Chris.
Lots of Italians here in the last 45 minutes since we got back from Winchester as well as a couple from S France & Corsica. Band's a bit crowded!
The 'LATMIELE' is from Italy Chris. It is Radio LatteMiele from Sassari/Piazza Castello according to FMLIST.
The 'LATMIELE' is from Italy Chris. It is Radio LatteMiele from Sassari/Piazza Castello according to FMLIST.
Originally Posted by adc82140:
“A quick question- I'm currently in SW France, have been up and down the band- nothing special to report. If an e-Skip cloud does come in this direction, are parts of the UK in range? I guess the south of England is too close for E-Skip, but what about northern parts of Scotland?”
“A quick question- I'm currently in SW France, have been up and down the band- nothing special to report. If an e-Skip cloud does come in this direction, are parts of the UK in range? I guess the south of England is too close for E-Skip, but what about northern parts of Scotland?”
I was getting France Inter Pic du Midi on 87.9 via e-skip about an hour ago so you may be in with a chance at southern England
Originally Posted by Nick_G:
“Lots of Italians here in the last 45 minutes since we got back from Winchester as well as a couple from S France & Corsica. Band's a bit crowded!
The 'LATMIELE' is from Italy Chris. It is Radio LatteMiele from Sassari/Piazza Castello according to FMLIST.”
“Lots of Italians here in the last 45 minutes since we got back from Winchester as well as a couple from S France & Corsica. Band's a bit crowded!
The 'LATMIELE' is from Italy Chris. It is Radio LatteMiele from Sassari/Piazza Castello according to FMLIST.”
Thanks Nick,
I should have guessed it was Italy.
I've been getting Arabic stuff at the bottom of Band II pretty well all day. As there's no RDS, I assumed it was Algeria.
Chris.
It's been a crazy Italian day here. Amazingly, I seem to have been able to identify every station and site this time. It all came together very nicely thanks to the persistence of the opening, so I have been able to study the areas and make sure the sites are correct.
Tunisia and Algeria have also been proliferating!I don't think there's a law against it.
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire
Tunisia and Algeria have also been proliferating!I don't think there's a law against it.
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire
The opening ended here a little after 7 pm local but there was a brief burst of activity again at the bottom of the band at about 7.15. Lots of 3 bar Italians crowding the band - it was very full below 100 MHz although it did go right up to 107.9 on occasion.
Was listening to Radio Camaldoli Stereo on 87.9 for a good while with the nasal OM hosting a phone-in. He appears to go by the name of 'Il Guru Gennardo D'Auria' with what looks like some sort of fortune-telling/spiritual/psychic show. According to the schedules this show goes on for ELEVEN hours!
Whatever he's going on about, he sounds like a smooth-talking DJ who likes to 'serenade the beautiful ladies' as Captain Bertorelli might say in 'Allo 'Allo!
Was listening to Radio Camaldoli Stereo on 87.9 for a good while with the nasal OM hosting a phone-in. He appears to go by the name of 'Il Guru Gennardo D'Auria' with what looks like some sort of fortune-telling/spiritual/psychic show. According to the schedules this show goes on for ELEVEN hours!
Whatever he's going on about, he sounds like a smooth-talking DJ who likes to 'serenade the beautiful ladies' as Captain Bertorelli might say in 'Allo 'Allo!
Spain and a lot unid Arabic has been dominant here but we have had visitors so I have had to record stuff to look at later.
I have mentioned this before but a lot of the time when there's skip I receive a ticking noise on weak stations,I will upload this when I get time and not from here as I have just heard it on a weak station on 87.7 and now it's gone.
Andy
I have mentioned this before but a lot of the time when there's skip I receive a ticking noise on weak stations,I will upload this when I get time and not from here as I have just heard it on a weak station on 87.7 and now it's gone.
Andy
Sporadic E:
88.0 0745 E RNE R.5 TN, Sierra de Mijas/Monte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA Unattended 1879 km
87.9 0841 E RNE R.5 TN, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_ 1740 km
87.7 0923 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201 1770 km
88.4 0924 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra de Ossa (evo) OM, as 87.7 1713 km
88.1 0926 POR Rádio Comercial, Monchique/Fóia (agv) 8203 1890 km
90.4 1500 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Carboneras/Mesa del Roldán (AND-AL) E331 1810 km
87.6 1501 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) News, as web stream 2120 km
88.4 1502 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) OM news, as web stream. 1872 km
89.9 1504 ALG Radio Jijel, Jijel (studios) (18) Presumed with news. Not Radio Mila 1865 km
90.8 1505 ALG Radio Relizane, Aïn N'sour (48) Vocal ID after news 1913 km
91.5 1506 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) YL ID 1872 km
93.9 1506 ALG Chaîne 2, Aflou (3) OM with ID. As web stream 2120 km **
94.7 1508 ALG Jil FM, Chréa (9) English pop song, as web stream 1872 km
97.2 1508 ALG Chaîne 3, Aflou (3) Arabuc music, as web stream 2120 km
87.7 1513 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Presumed with Arabic beats 1913 km
89.4 1514 ALG Chaîne 1, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) Arabic music, as web stream 1976 km
92.5 1515 ALG Radio Tiaret, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) Arabic pops, OM ID and phone caller 1976 km
92.7 1517 ALG Radio Oran, Tessala (22) Enrique Iglesias song, as web stream 1989 km
92.7 1518 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7206 Suddenly over Radio Oran 2100 km
93.4 1520 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Remada (tat) 7202 RTCI____ German song!! 2475 km **
90.3 1521 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Remada (tat) 7208 2475 km **
96.6 1522 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Remada (tat) Football commentary? 2475 km **
101.2 1525 ALG Chaîne 2, Metlili (5) OM as web stream 2033 km
101.3 1526 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7212 2039 km **
101.7 1526 TUN Shems FM, Djebel Bou-Kornine (tun) 7213 ____S___ 1987 km
102.5 1528 TUN Jawhara FM, Zaghouan (zag) Pops, ID and OM DJ. No apparent RDS 2013 km **
103.2 1530 I Radio Maria, Arbus/Conca 'e su Monti (md) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1640 km **
103.7 1532 I Radio Nora, Nora di Pula (ca) FFFF Radio Nora in fast scrolling PS 1703 km **
105.4 1533 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Gafsa/Djebel Biada (keb) 7212 2197 km
106.3 1533 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) Prayer, as web stream 2100 km
102.7 1534 I Radio Star, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 50DE 1684 km
100.1 1535 I Radio 24, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5245 RADIO_24 1684 km **
97.5 1536 ALG Chaîne 2, Doukhane (12) OMs laughing, as web stream 2071 km **
99.5 1536 I RAI Radio3, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5203 1682 km
92.2 1542 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) Prayer, as web stream 1976 km **
87.8 1544 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Prayer, as web stream 2176 km
88.2 1545 I RAI Radio1, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5201 Battling Algeria 1682 km **
89.1 1546 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gorraa (bej) 7201 and ID 1976 km
89.9 1546 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) Prayer, as web stream 2183 km
90.7 1548 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) Min Shebeb. As web stream 1927 km
91.3 1549 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7201 JEUNES__ 2039 km
94.3 1550 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7207 2016 km **
94.7 1550 I Radio Deejay, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5214 _DEEJAY_ 1684 km **
95.4 1551 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Gorraa (bej) 7202 RTCI____ 1976 km **
97.0 1556 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7201 1933 km **
97.6 1558 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_ 2016 km
97.8 1559 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7211 ZITOUNA_ 2039 km
98.0 1600 I Radiolina, Cagliari/Castello (ca) 544B RDIOLINA 1688 km **
99.0 1603 TUN RTT Radio Monastir, Sousse (sou) 7203 YL news, as web stream 2087 km
98.9 1604 I Radio Bellavita, Sassari/Piazza Castello (ss) Jingle ID 1514 km **
100.8 1605 I Radiolina, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 544B RDIOLINA 1678 km **
101.1 1605 I Radio Sintony, Cagliari/Castello (ca) 54A4 SINTONY_ 1688 km **
101.3 1606 I Radio Capital, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5219 Jingle ID 1513 km **
102.0 1606 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1513 km **
102.5 1607 I Radio Arcobaleno, Iglesias/Buoncammino (ci) 280A Arcobal. 1663 km **
103.4 1608 I Radio LatteMiele, Cagliari/Palazzo Griffa (ca) 5355 LATMIELE 1688 km **
103.6 1608 I Radio Studio One, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5495 __UD____ 1678 km **
103.8 1609 I Radio Sant Elena, Unlisted site 5396 Radio___ Sant__ Elena___ Recorded ann **
104.6 1611 I Radio Bonaria, Cagliari/Piazza Bonaria (ca) 5056 Religion 1688 km
88.0 1612 I Radiolina, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 544B RDIOLINA 1513 km
87.5 1613 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1684 km
89.2 1613 I Radio Iglesias, Carloforte (ci) 50FA 1673 km
89.6 1614 I Radio Planargia, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 56F9 1576 km
91.3 1615 I RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1575 km
91.5 1615 I Radio Deejay, Capoterra/Santa Rosa (ca) 5214 _DEEJAY_ 1689 km **
91.7 1616 I Radio Margherita, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5242 1513 km
92.0 1617 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7202 2016 km
92.1 1618 I RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5218 1569 km **
92.4 1618 I RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5218 RTL102.5 1568 km
93.0 1619 I Radio 105 Network, Avezzano/Monte Cimarani (RAI) (aq) 5211 _105_FM_ 1572 km
93.8 1622 I Radio Internazionale, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 56D7 INTERNAZ 1678 km
93.5 1623 I Radio Nova Sorso, Sennori/Su Lotto (ss) 507B. Looped prayer 1510 km **
97.3 1625 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203 1575 km
100.2 1629 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Ksour-Essaf (mah) 7204 SFAX____ 2142 km
88.0 1631 F France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 MUSIQUE_ 1414 km
88.4 1632 I Radio Internazionale, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 56D7 INTERNAZ 1576 km **
88.9 1632 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1521 km **
89.4 1633 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5 1521 km
90.3 1634 I Virgin Radio, Villacidro/Loc. Giarranas (md) 5241 1652 km
93.3 1636 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ 1575 km
94.0 1637 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Trozza (kai) Prayer, as web stream 2086 km **
95.8 1640 I Radio Macomer Centrale, Siniscola/Arturu Mele (nu) A000 Pops as web stream 1570 km
96.6 1640 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7201 JEUNES__ 1934 km **
96.8 1640 I Radio Padania Libera, Siniscola/Arturu Mele (nu) 5276 RADIO___ __DANI__ 1570 km **
97.2 1642 I Radio Barbagia, Siniscola/Capo Comino (nu) 56FA BARBAGIA 1575 km
97.5 1642 I Radio Deejay, Siniscola/Arturu Mele (nu) 5214 _D__JA__ 1570 km
97.8 1643 I Radio Azzurra Marsala, Marsala/Madonna dell'Alto Olivo (tp) 50FF *RADIO*_ AZZURA__ TEL.0923 //////// \\\\\\\\ 1945 km
97.9 1648 I Radio Capital, Pantelleria/Montagna Grande (tp) 5219 2028 km **
87.9 1649 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1450 km **
88.0 1652 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 _105_FM_ 1950 km **
93.9 1652 I Radio Maria, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1950 km
94.7 1655 I Radio Azimut Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5D5C 1950 km **
95.9 1657 I RAI Radio2, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5202 _RADIO2_ 2007 km
88.2 1659 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____ 2100 km
89.5 1700 I RTL 102.5, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5218 RTL102.5 2007 km
91.1 1701 I RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 _RADIO1_ 2007 km
91.6 1703 F NRJ, Corte/Monte Cecu (20B) F220 1370 km
87.9 1704 I R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__ 2007 km
89.4 1706 I RAI Radio3, Marciana/Monte Perone (li) 5203 _RADIO3_ 1369 km
92.0 1712 I Radio Radicale, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) 5210 RADICALE 1943 km **
92.2 1713 I Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 2007 km
92.3 1714 I Virgin Radio, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5241 1950 km **
94.3 1716 I Radio Mediterraneo, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg) 518F MEDITERR 2110 km
94.3 1716 I Radio Capital, Sciacca/Monte Kronio (ag) 5219 1999 km **
96.9 1718 I RAI Radio2, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1943 km **
97.2 1719 I R101, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) 5215 _R_101__ 1943 km **
97.7 1719 I RAI Radio2, Monte Peglia (RAI) (tr) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1446 km **
97.5 1722 I Radio Centrale Caccamo-FM Italia, Caccamo/Monte Rotondo (pa) 5DA1 RADIO___ CNTRALE_ FMITALIA 1979 km **
97.8 1726 I Radio Schitikkio, Bagheria/Contrada Consona (pa) 5158 __RADIO_ _RADIO_S SCHITIKK 1958 km **
88.1 1730 I Radio Studio 2000, Arbus/Conca 'e su Monti (md) 5499 1640 km
88.3 1731 I Radio Amore, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) Love song and ads, as web stream 1943 km **
88.7 1733 F Jazz Radio, Bastia/Pietra Mala (20B) F841 1342 km **
89.5 1734 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7212 CULT____ 1933 km
92.7 1736 I R101, Pantelleria/Montagna Grande (tp) 5215 _R_101__ 2028 km **
93.3 1737 I Radio Padania Libera, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5276 PADANIA_ 1704 km **
90.5 1740 I Radio Studio 2000, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 5499 Vocal ID 1576 km
92.4 1742 I Radio Sintony, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5258 1684 km **
92.9 1742 TUN Mosaïque FM, Kef-Errand (nab) 7209 MOSAIQUE 1988 km
93.8 1743 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7202 RTCI____ 1933 km
96.5 1745 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7201 JEUNES__ 2016 km
87.5 1748 I Radio Planet Music, Santa Flavia/Monte Solunto (pa) Jingle ID 1959 km
98.0 1748 I RAI Radio3, Resuttano/Contrada Cudia (cl) 5203 _RADIO3_ 2018 km **
88.3 1751 I RAI Radio1, Monte Peglia (RAI) (tr) 5201 1446 km **
89.0 1752 I Radio Nostalgia, Sinnai/Loc. La Baita (ca) 588D NOSTLGIA 1681 km
89.2 1752 I RTL 102.5, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5218 RTL102.5 1513 km **
89.9 1753 I Radio Venere (Sardegna), Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 561E R.VENERE 1513 km **
90.3 1754 I RAI Radio2, Sassari/Monte Oro (RAI) (ss) 5202 Vocal ID 1513 km **
90.7 1755 TUN Radio Kalima, Djebel Bou-Kornine (tun) 7221 KA__MA__ 1987 km **
92.7 1756 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1678 km
93.0 1757 I Radio 105 Network, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5211 _105_FM_ 1678 km **
94.2 1801 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Porto Torres/Monte Alvaro (ss) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1501 km
90.3 1812 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7208 KEF_____ 1934 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via Es
Just one unlisted site above, otherwise all stations and sites received today, to the best of my knowledge, were 100% correctly identified.
I wasn't expecting anything much today. This morning was poor with another opening struggling to start. I went out for lunch and on my return three hours later the band was alive with Algeria and Tunisia - as high as 106.3! Italy tried to take over for a while but failed. Eventually it was a mixture of Itallians, Algerians and Tunisians, though the Algerians almost disappeared when Italy was in full swing.
Signals were a mostly fair to good when the lift was at its peak, though Italy never managed to get right to the top of the band, stopping around 104 MHz.
It's difficult to guess that there might have been one or two exotics in among the Arabic stations, but there were a few frequencies where Arabic stations were heard and I could not find any suitable parallels. Perhaps Libya was present. I didn't make a note of the frequencies in question.
Recordings:
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Triax FM5, 8m AGL
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.97
VAC v4.10
88.0 0745 E RNE R.5 TN, Sierra de Mijas/Monte Viego (AND-MA) E215 RNE_5-MA Unattended 1879 km
87.9 0841 E RNE R.5 TN, Cambil/Sierra de Almadén (AND-J) E215 RNE_5-J_ 1740 km
87.7 0923 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra do Mendro (bej) 8201 1770 km
88.4 0924 POR RDP Antena 1, Serra de Ossa (evo) OM, as 87.7 1713 km
88.1 0926 POR Rádio Comercial, Monchique/Fóia (agv) 8203 1890 km
90.4 1500 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Carboneras/Mesa del Roldán (AND-AL) E331 1810 km
87.6 1501 ALG Radio Laghouat, Aflou (3) News, as web stream 2120 km
88.4 1502 ALG Chaîne 3, Chréa (9) OM news, as web stream. 1872 km
89.9 1504 ALG Radio Jijel, Jijel (studios) (18) Presumed with news. Not Radio Mila 1865 km
90.8 1505 ALG Radio Relizane, Aïn N'sour (48) Vocal ID after news 1913 km
91.5 1506 ALG Radio El Bahdja, Chréa (9) YL ID 1872 km
93.9 1506 ALG Chaîne 2, Aflou (3) OM with ID. As web stream 2120 km **
94.7 1508 ALG Jil FM, Chréa (9) English pop song, as web stream 1872 km
97.2 1508 ALG Chaîne 3, Aflou (3) Arabuc music, as web stream 2120 km
87.7 1513 ALG Radio Chlef, Aïn N'sour (48) Presumed with Arabic beats 1913 km
89.4 1514 ALG Chaîne 1, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) Arabic music, as web stream 1976 km
92.5 1515 ALG Radio Tiaret, Tiaret - Gzoul (14) Arabic pops, OM ID and phone caller 1976 km
92.7 1517 ALG Radio Oran, Tessala (22) Enrique Iglesias song, as web stream 1989 km
92.7 1518 TUN RTT Radio Gafsa, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7206 Suddenly over Radio Oran 2100 km
93.4 1520 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Remada (tat) 7202 RTCI____ German song!! 2475 km **
90.3 1521 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Remada (tat) 7208 2475 km **
96.6 1522 TUN RTT Radio Tataouine, Remada (tat) Football commentary? 2475 km **
101.2 1525 ALG Chaîne 2, Metlili (5) OM as web stream 2033 km
101.3 1526 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7212 2039 km **
101.7 1526 TUN Shems FM, Djebel Bou-Kornine (tun) 7213 ____S___ 1987 km
102.5 1528 TUN Jawhara FM, Zaghouan (zag) Pops, ID and OM DJ. No apparent RDS 2013 km **
103.2 1530 I Radio Maria, Arbus/Conca 'e su Monti (md) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1640 km **
103.7 1532 I Radio Nora, Nora di Pula (ca) FFFF Radio Nora in fast scrolling PS 1703 km **
105.4 1533 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Gafsa/Djebel Biada (keb) 7212 2197 km
106.3 1533 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) Prayer, as web stream 2100 km
102.7 1534 I Radio Star, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 50DE 1684 km
100.1 1535 I Radio 24, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5245 RADIO_24 1684 km **
97.5 1536 ALG Chaîne 2, Doukhane (12) OMs laughing, as web stream 2071 km **
99.5 1536 I RAI Radio3, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5203 1682 km
92.2 1542 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Gorraa (bej) Prayer, as web stream 1976 km **
87.8 1544 ALG Chaîne 1, Mecheria (45) Prayer, as web stream 2176 km
88.2 1545 I RAI Radio1, Sant’Antioco/Sa Scrocca Manna (RAI) (ci) 5201 Battling Algeria 1682 km **
89.1 1546 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Gorraa (bej) 7201 and ID 1976 km
89.9 1546 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Sfax/El-Ghraba (sfa) Prayer, as web stream 2183 km
90.7 1548 ALG Chaîne 1, Kef El Akhal (25) Min Shebeb. As web stream 1927 km
91.3 1549 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7201 JEUNES__ 2039 km
94.3 1550 TUN RTT Radio Nationale, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7207 2016 km **
94.7 1550 I Radio Deejay, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5214 _DEEJAY_ 1684 km **
95.4 1551 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Gorraa (bej) 7202 RTCI____ 1976 km **
97.0 1556 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7201 1933 km **
97.6 1558 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7211 ZITOUNA_ 2016 km
97.8 1559 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Maktar/Souk Jomaa (kas) 7211 ZITOUNA_ 2039 km
98.0 1600 I Radiolina, Cagliari/Castello (ca) 544B RDIOLINA 1688 km **
99.0 1603 TUN RTT Radio Monastir, Sousse (sou) 7203 YL news, as web stream 2087 km
98.9 1604 I Radio Bellavita, Sassari/Piazza Castello (ss) Jingle ID 1514 km **
100.8 1605 I Radiolina, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 544B RDIOLINA 1678 km **
101.1 1605 I Radio Sintony, Cagliari/Castello (ca) 54A4 SINTONY_ 1688 km **
101.3 1606 I Radio Capital, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5219 Jingle ID 1513 km **
102.0 1606 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1513 km **
102.5 1607 I Radio Arcobaleno, Iglesias/Buoncammino (ci) 280A Arcobal. 1663 km **
103.4 1608 I Radio LatteMiele, Cagliari/Palazzo Griffa (ca) 5355 LATMIELE 1688 km **
103.6 1608 I Radio Studio One, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5495 __UD____ 1678 km **
103.8 1609 I Radio Sant Elena, Unlisted site 5396 Radio___ Sant__ Elena___ Recorded ann **
104.6 1611 I Radio Bonaria, Cagliari/Piazza Bonaria (ca) 5056 Religion 1688 km
88.0 1612 I Radiolina, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 544B RDIOLINA 1513 km
87.5 1613 I Radio Maria, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1684 km
89.2 1613 I Radio Iglesias, Carloforte (ci) 50FA 1673 km
89.6 1614 I Radio Planargia, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 56F9 1576 km
91.3 1615 I RAI Radio1, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1575 km
91.5 1615 I Radio Deejay, Capoterra/Santa Rosa (ca) 5214 _DEEJAY_ 1689 km **
91.7 1616 I Radio Margherita, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5242 1513 km
92.0 1617 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7202 2016 km
92.1 1618 I RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5218 1569 km **
92.4 1618 I RTL 102.5, Rocca di Papa/Monte Cavo (rm) 5218 RTL102.5 1568 km
93.0 1619 I Radio 105 Network, Avezzano/Monte Cimarani (RAI) (aq) 5211 _105_FM_ 1572 km
93.8 1622 I Radio Internazionale, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 56D7 INTERNAZ 1678 km
93.5 1623 I Radio Nova Sorso, Sennori/Su Lotto (ss) 507B. Looped prayer 1510 km **
97.3 1625 I RAI Radio3, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5203 1575 km
100.2 1629 TUN RTT Radio Sfax, Ksour-Essaf (mah) 7204 SFAX____ 2142 km
88.0 1631 F France Musique, Ajaccio/Coti-Chiavari Chialone (20A) F203 MUSIQUE_ 1414 km
88.4 1632 I Radio Internazionale, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 56D7 INTERNAZ 1576 km **
88.9 1632 I RAI Radio1, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (RAI) (ot) 5201 _RADIO1_ 1521 km **
89.4 1633 I RTL 102.5, Tempio Pausania/Monte Limbara (ot) 5218 RTL102.5 1521 km
90.3 1634 I Virgin Radio, Villacidro/Loc. Giarranas (md) 5241 1652 km
93.3 1636 I RAI Radio2, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (RAI) (or) 5202 __RAI___ 1575 km
94.0 1637 TUN Radio Zitouna FM, Djebel Trozza (kai) Prayer, as web stream 2086 km **
95.8 1640 I Radio Macomer Centrale, Siniscola/Arturu Mele (nu) A000 Pops as web stream 1570 km
96.6 1640 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7201 JEUNES__ 1934 km **
96.8 1640 I Radio Padania Libera, Siniscola/Arturu Mele (nu) 5276 RADIO___ __DANI__ 1570 km **
97.2 1642 I Radio Barbagia, Siniscola/Capo Comino (nu) 56FA BARBAGIA 1575 km
97.5 1642 I Radio Deejay, Siniscola/Arturu Mele (nu) 5214 _D__JA__ 1570 km
97.8 1643 I Radio Azzurra Marsala, Marsala/Madonna dell'Alto Olivo (tp) 50FF *RADIO*_ AZZURA__ TEL.0923 //////// \\\\\\\\ 1945 km
97.9 1648 I Radio Capital, Pantelleria/Montagna Grande (tp) 5219 2028 km **
87.9 1649 F France Culture, Porto Vecchio/Punta di a Varra (20A) F202 _CULTURE 1450 km **
88.0 1652 I Radio 105 Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5211 _105_FM_ 1950 km **
93.9 1652 I Radio Maria, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 51CC R.MARIA_ 1950 km
94.7 1655 I Radio Azimut Network, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5D5C 1950 km **
95.9 1657 I RAI Radio2, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5202 _RADIO2_ 2007 km
88.2 1659 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Djebel ech Chambi (kas) 7208 KEF_____ 2100 km
89.5 1700 I RTL 102.5, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5218 RTL102.5 2007 km
91.1 1701 I RAI Radio1, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (RAI) (ag) 5201 _RADIO1_ 2007 km
91.6 1703 F NRJ, Corte/Monte Cecu (20B) F220 1370 km
87.9 1704 I R101, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5215 _R_101__ 2007 km
89.4 1706 I RAI Radio3, Marciana/Monte Perone (li) 5203 _RADIO3_ 1369 km
92.0 1712 I Radio Radicale, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) 5210 RADICALE 1943 km **
92.2 1713 I Radio Deejay, Cammarata/Monte Cammarata (ag) 5214 2007 km
92.3 1714 I Virgin Radio, Alcamo/Monte Bonifato (tp) 5241 1950 km **
94.3 1716 I Radio Mediterraneo, Chiaramonte Gulfi/Monte Arcibessi (rg) 518F MEDITERR 2110 km
94.3 1716 I Radio Capital, Sciacca/Monte Kronio (ag) 5219 1999 km **
96.9 1718 I RAI Radio2, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1943 km **
97.2 1719 I R101, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) 5215 _R_101__ 1943 km **
97.7 1719 I RAI Radio2, Monte Peglia (RAI) (tr) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1446 km **
97.5 1722 I Radio Centrale Caccamo-FM Italia, Caccamo/Monte Rotondo (pa) 5DA1 RADIO___ CNTRALE_ FMITALIA 1979 km **
97.8 1726 I Radio Schitikkio, Bagheria/Contrada Consona (pa) 5158 __RADIO_ _RADIO_S SCHITIKK 1958 km **
88.1 1730 I Radio Studio 2000, Arbus/Conca 'e su Monti (md) 5499 1640 km
88.3 1731 I Radio Amore, Palermo/Monte Pellegrino (pa) Love song and ads, as web stream 1943 km **
88.7 1733 F Jazz Radio, Bastia/Pietra Mala (20B) F841 1342 km **
89.5 1734 TUN RTT Radio Culture, Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7212 CULT____ 1933 km
92.7 1736 I R101, Pantelleria/Montagna Grande (tp) 5215 _R_101__ 2028 km **
93.3 1737 I Radio Padania Libera, Teulada/Su Calcinau (ca) 5276 PADANIA_ 1704 km **
90.5 1740 I Radio Studio 2000, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) 5499 Vocal ID 1576 km
92.4 1742 I Radio Sintony, Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia (ci) 5258 1684 km **
92.9 1742 TUN Mosaïque FM, Kef-Errand (nab) 7209 MOSAIQUE 1988 km
93.8 1743 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Bizerte/Djebel Kochbata (biz) 7202 RTCI____ 1933 km
96.5 1745 TUN RTT Radio Jeunes, Djebel Zaghouan (zag) 7201 JEUNES__ 2016 km
87.5 1748 I Radio Planet Music, Santa Flavia/Monte Solunto (pa) Jingle ID 1959 km
98.0 1748 I RAI Radio3, Resuttano/Contrada Cudia (cl) 5203 _RADIO3_ 2018 km **
88.3 1751 I RAI Radio1, Monte Peglia (RAI) (tr) 5201 1446 km **
89.0 1752 I Radio Nostalgia, Sinnai/Loc. La Baita (ca) 588D NOSTLGIA 1681 km
89.2 1752 I RTL 102.5, Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 5218 RTL102.5 1513 km **
89.9 1753 I Radio Venere (Sardegna), Sassari/Monte Oro (ss) 561E R.VENERE 1513 km **
90.3 1754 I RAI Radio2, Sassari/Monte Oro (RAI) (ss) 5202 Vocal ID 1513 km **
90.7 1755 TUN Radio Kalima, Djebel Bou-Kornine (tun) 7221 KA__MA__ 1987 km **
92.7 1756 I RAI Radio2, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (RAI) (ca) 5202 _RADIO2_ 1678 km
93.0 1757 I Radio 105 Network, Sinnai/Monte Serpeddi (ca) 5211 _105_FM_ 1678 km **
94.2 1801 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Porto Torres/Monte Alvaro (ss) 5264 *_RDS_*_ 1501 km
90.3 1812 TUN RTT Radio Kef, Aïn Draham/Djebel Al-Bi'r (jen) 7208 KEF_____ 1934 km **
** Personal Skegness 'First' via Es
Just one unlisted site above, otherwise all stations and sites received today, to the best of my knowledge, were 100% correctly identified.
I wasn't expecting anything much today. This morning was poor with another opening struggling to start. I went out for lunch and on my return three hours later the band was alive with Algeria and Tunisia - as high as 106.3! Italy tried to take over for a while but failed. Eventually it was a mixture of Itallians, Algerians and Tunisians, though the Algerians almost disappeared when Italy was in full swing.
Signals were a mostly fair to good when the lift was at its peak, though Italy never managed to get right to the top of the band, stopping around 104 MHz.
It's difficult to guess that there might have been one or two exotics in among the Arabic stations, but there were a few frequencies where Arabic stations were heard and I could not find any suitable parallels. Perhaps Libya was present. I didn't make a note of the frequencies in question.
Recordings:
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
http://www.g1vvp.co.uk/fm-dx-recordi...06-12_(JF).mp3
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) 1m ASL
Receivers:
Sony XDR-F1HD (tropospheric)
Kenwood KT6040 (sporadic E & meteor scatter)
Icom IC7000 (OIRT)
Conrad RDS Manager
Aerials:
Rooftop Triax FM5, 8m AGL
Yaesu G-5500 azimuthal/elevation rotator
Software:
RDS Spy v0.97
VAC v4.10
So we have one of those "Super" Hubs from Virgin and the WiFi on it is terrible, my fathers Pure Evoke Flow constantly buffers from it and my Roberts Stream 205 isn't much better, so I disabled the WiFi on it and put our old router in, but what I have noticed is that the Ethernet cable going between the Super Hub and the Router puts out some noise on the FM band (Video below) The intensity of it varies from room to room, the noise is just detectable on my rooftop antenna. The video was taken in the same room as the router but at the farthest possible distance from it. Anyone know any ways to reduce the noise? I've tried several cables and there is no difference. Does anyone know how to reduce it or get rid of it completely (Without taking the router out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlwe...ature=youtu.be
Cheers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlwe...ature=youtu.be
Cheers.
Quote:
“Hello adc82140.
Yes, you will definitely be in range for UK E skip. Perhaps not the south coast of England but certainly further to the north, including North Wales and definitely the northern half of England and all Scotland.”
“Hello adc82140.
Yes, you will definitely be in range for UK E skip. Perhaps not the south coast of England but certainly further to the north, including North Wales and definitely the northern half of England and all Scotland.”
Many thanks for that. Back in the UK now, seem to have missed the fun, although I got a bit of Italian stuff when I was driving through Northern France today near Rouen. Interestingly tropo was good when I was driving down south on Thursday- I managed to catch all of Chris Evans on Radio 2 right from Calais down to Elbeuf in Seine Maratime- initially from Dover, then Wrotham, and finally Rowridge,
Correction:
My logging of the Remada transmitter in Tunisia was incorrect. It should have been the Ain Draham transmitter which is around 500 km less distant.
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire
My logging of the Remada transmitter in Tunisia was incorrect. It should have been the Ain Draham transmitter which is around 500 km less distant.
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire
Originally Posted by FmBandScan:
“So we have one of those "Super" Hubs from Virgin and the WiFi on it is terrible, my fathers Pure Evoke Flow constantly buffers from it and my Roberts Stream 205 isn't much better, so I disabled the WiFi on it and put our old router in, but what I have noticed is that the Ethernet cable going between the Super Hub and the Router puts out some noise on the FM band (Video below) The intensity of it varies from room to room, the noise is just detectable on my rooftop antenna. The video was taken in the same room as the router but at the farthest possible distance from it. Anyone know any ways to reduce the noise? I've tried several cables and there is no difference. Does anyone know how to reduce it or get rid of it completely (Without taking the router out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlwe...ature=youtu.be
Cheers.”
“So we have one of those "Super" Hubs from Virgin and the WiFi on it is terrible, my fathers Pure Evoke Flow constantly buffers from it and my Roberts Stream 205 isn't much better, so I disabled the WiFi on it and put our old router in, but what I have noticed is that the Ethernet cable going between the Super Hub and the Router puts out some noise on the FM band (Video below) The intensity of it varies from room to room, the noise is just detectable on my rooftop antenna. The video was taken in the same room as the router but at the farthest possible distance from it. Anyone know any ways to reduce the noise? I've tried several cables and there is no difference. Does anyone know how to reduce it or get rid of it completely (Without taking the router out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlwe...ature=youtu.be
Cheers.”
Ethernet cables should not radiate interference in theory unless they are damaged in some way mine don't and they are close to the my aerial cables and I have a Virgin super hub as well.
I would bet it's the PSU radiating interference as they oscillate and that varies according to the mains input variations and load variations.
What make and model of router is your old one?
I was given a British gas energy monitor which i was using and my wife said where's the whistling coming from and I could not hear anything but the constant whistle I have (tinnitus) but I am deaf in my right ear and unplugging it the whistling went.
I plugged the PSU without it being connected to the monitor and no whistle that's because the frequency varies as I said above according to mains input and load.
If your old router uses a 12v PSU try the super hub PSU 12v 5A on the old router but make sure the old router is 12 v the current rating of the super hub will be higher but that won't matter.
Andy
Here's my pittance of a log for yesterday But I was watching F1 and I am a (petrol head) and then we had visitors so I was listening in between.
2012-06-24
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
87.70 0847 E Europa FM, Alcalá de Henares (MAD-M) PI:E5ED PS:EUROPAFM 1452 km
87.70 1457 E Radio Torre-Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) PI:E079 PS:RADIO___ 1759 km
87.50 1537 I Radio Maria, Vietri sul Mare/Iaconti (sa) PI:51CC PS:R.MARIA_ 1930 km
87.70 1621 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) PI:5264 PS:*_RDS_*_ 1713 km
87.70 1629 F Fun Radio, Corte/Monte Cecu (20B) PI:F217 PS:__F_U_N_ 1521 km
87.70 1808 I RAI Radio1, St.Martin am Kofel=San Martino di Laces (RAS) (bz) PI:5201 PS:__RAI___ 1230 km
I heard some Arabic stations probably Algeria/Tunisia.
Nice log again John I'll never compete with that.
I've had a few flutters this morning and I heard the (OLA) presumably spain.
Andy
2012-06-24
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
87.70 0847 E Europa FM, Alcalá de Henares (MAD-M) PI:E5ED PS:EUROPAFM 1452 km
87.70 1457 E Radio Torre-Pacheco, Torre-Pacheco (MUR-MU) PI:E079 PS:RADIO___ 1759 km
87.50 1537 I Radio Maria, Vietri sul Mare/Iaconti (sa) PI:51CC PS:R.MARIA_ 1930 km
87.70 1621 I RDS - Radio Dimensione Suono, Santu Lussurgiu/Punta Badde Urbara (or) PI:5264 PS:*_RDS_*_ 1713 km
87.70 1629 F Fun Radio, Corte/Monte Cecu (20B) PI:F217 PS:__F_U_N_ 1521 km
87.70 1808 I RAI Radio1, St.Martin am Kofel=San Martino di Laces (RAS) (bz) PI:5201 PS:__RAI___ 1230 km
I heard some Arabic stations probably Algeria/Tunisia.
Nice log again John I'll never compete with that.
I've had a few flutters this morning and I heard the (OLA) presumably spain.
Andy
We shouldn't be trying to compete. I admit I can be a bit competitive. I think I can blame ham contests for that though. 
You will have enormous logs at times. It just comes with experience and knowing what to look for. Remember, most of it is about being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes I worry about my addiction to the hobby though. You're a petrol head, well I must be a log head. I'm a collector, constantly looking around for new stuff. Does that make me a sad git? Not knocking trainspotters but that's probably me. I have no interest in trains or buses, etc. although it's the same kind of thing isn't it? "Collector" to some, "Sad Git" to others.
I do feel that people who don't enjoy hobbies like we do are missing out.
Hope you don't mind but I was unsure about a couple of the sites you reported yesterday:
Maria on 87.5 is very likely to be Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia. It's the usual one which is reported and ideally located on the SW tip of Sardinia. This area was propagating well at the time too.
For RAI 87.7 you reported Bolzano province. There was nothing coming out of Bolzano yesterday. It's likely you would have also received the northern Balkans had you got Bolzano. I wouldn't like to guess the site on 87.7 though. I suspect it would be from Sardinia or Sicily where the propagation was coming from. Problem is there are 39 RAI 1s listed on 87.7. There's Poggiu Rasu from Sardinia listed there and I wouldn't be surprised if it was that. It has been reported before.
To be certain of the site you really need to receive something else from the same site, unless you feel confident enough due to the conditions.
It can be a guessing game at times and I'm sure I must have made mistakes. I made one yesterday which somebody pulled me up on: I thought I had received the Tunisian Remada site but it was in fact Ain Draham which is much closer. The logging I submitted to FM List immediately before Remada narrowed down the filtering on the compass points, as it does, and in doing this it filtered out Ain Draham. There's no 100% certainty but it does seem to make sense since Remada is almost 2500 km against Ain Draham's 1900.
Hope that's of use.
Best DX!
John
You will have enormous logs at times. It just comes with experience and knowing what to look for. Remember, most of it is about being in the right place at the right time. Sometimes I worry about my addiction to the hobby though. You're a petrol head, well I must be a log head. I'm a collector, constantly looking around for new stuff. Does that make me a sad git? Not knocking trainspotters but that's probably me. I have no interest in trains or buses, etc. although it's the same kind of thing isn't it? "Collector" to some, "Sad Git" to others.
I do feel that people who don't enjoy hobbies like we do are missing out. Hope you don't mind but I was unsure about a couple of the sites you reported yesterday:
Maria on 87.5 is very likely to be Sant’Antioco/Monte Cresia. It's the usual one which is reported and ideally located on the SW tip of Sardinia. This area was propagating well at the time too.
For RAI 87.7 you reported Bolzano province. There was nothing coming out of Bolzano yesterday. It's likely you would have also received the northern Balkans had you got Bolzano. I wouldn't like to guess the site on 87.7 though. I suspect it would be from Sardinia or Sicily where the propagation was coming from. Problem is there are 39 RAI 1s listed on 87.7. There's Poggiu Rasu from Sardinia listed there and I wouldn't be surprised if it was that. It has been reported before.
To be certain of the site you really need to receive something else from the same site, unless you feel confident enough due to the conditions.
It can be a guessing game at times and I'm sure I must have made mistakes. I made one yesterday which somebody pulled me up on: I thought I had received the Tunisian Remada site but it was in fact Ain Draham which is much closer. The logging I submitted to FM List immediately before Remada narrowed down the filtering on the compass points, as it does, and in doing this it filtered out Ain Draham. There's no 100% certainty but it does seem to make sense since Remada is almost 2500 km against Ain Draham's 1900.
Hope that's of use.
Best DX!
John
Originally Posted by radioredcat:
“
2012-06-24
87.50 1537 I Radio Maria, Vietri sul Mare/Iaconti (sa) PI:51CC PS:R.MARIA_ 1930 km
87.70 1808 I RAI Radio1, St.Martin am Kofel=San Martino di Laces (RAS) (bz) PI:5201 PS:__RAI___ 1230 km
Nice log again John I'll never compete with that.
Andy”
“
2012-06-24
87.50 1537 I Radio Maria, Vietri sul Mare/Iaconti (sa) PI:51CC PS:R.MARIA_ 1930 km
87.70 1808 I RAI Radio1, St.Martin am Kofel=San Martino di Laces (RAS) (bz) PI:5201 PS:__RAI___ 1230 km
Nice log again John I'll never compete with that.
Andy”
Thanks John this a problem I have so many RAI tx's so to be honest I closed my eyes and picked one and the visual logbook wasn't working for some reason and I didn't have time to check it out last night.
I do check for services from the same site if I have time but most of the time they tend to be blocked by our tx's.
I don't mind being corrected because of the problems I have here with the band being chocker.
I will do a bandscan and upload it on my channel so everyone can see my problems that being high up on a hill 121M asl cause.
I have found that the horizontal dipole 20 ft off the ground receives less than the 3 element FM3 on the roof at 40 ft both pointing S-E,Here's on example Blitz fm (pirate) on 100.7 comes through loud and clear on the FM3 but nothing on the dipoles except low level Classic fm from Arfon and Heart from Sutton.
There's something to be said for strategic positioning of aerials like using the house to block or reduce transmissions from the west as is the case here.
Andy
I do check for services from the same site if I have time but most of the time they tend to be blocked by our tx's.
I don't mind being corrected because of the problems I have here with the band being chocker.
I will do a bandscan and upload it on my channel so everyone can see my problems that being high up on a hill 121M asl cause.
I have found that the horizontal dipole 20 ft off the ground receives less than the 3 element FM3 on the roof at 40 ft both pointing S-E,Here's on example Blitz fm (pirate) on 100.7 comes through loud and clear on the FM3 but nothing on the dipoles except low level Classic fm from Arfon and Heart from Sutton.
There's something to be said for strategic positioning of aerials like using the house to block or reduce transmissions from the west as is the case here.
Andy
Originally Posted by radioredcat:
“Ethernet cables should not radiate interference in theory unless they are damaged in some way mine don't and they are close to the my aerial cables and I have a Virgin super hub as well.
I would bet it's the PSU radiating interference as they oscillate and that varies according to the mains input variations and load variations.
What make and model of router is your old one?
I was given a British gas energy monitor which i was using and my wife said where's the whistling coming from and I could not hear anything but the constant whistle I have (tinnitus) but I am deaf in my right ear and unplugging it the whistling went.
I plugged the PSU without it being connected to the monitor and no whistle that's because the frequency varies as I said above according to mains input and load.
If your old router uses a 12v PSU try the super hub PSU 12v 5A on the old router but make sure the old router is 12 v the current rating of the super hub will be higher but that won't matter.
Andy”
“Ethernet cables should not radiate interference in theory unless they are damaged in some way mine don't and they are close to the my aerial cables and I have a Virgin super hub as well.
I would bet it's the PSU radiating interference as they oscillate and that varies according to the mains input variations and load variations.
What make and model of router is your old one?
I was given a British gas energy monitor which i was using and my wife said where's the whistling coming from and I could not hear anything but the constant whistle I have (tinnitus) but I am deaf in my right ear and unplugging it the whistling went.
I plugged the PSU without it being connected to the monitor and no whistle that's because the frequency varies as I said above according to mains input and load.
If your old router uses a 12v PSU try the super hub PSU 12v 5A on the old router but make sure the old router is 12 v the current rating of the super hub will be higher but that won't matter.
Andy”
Hi, The old router is a Belkin Share N300, I tried swapping the PSU's around but one was a slightly different size, I had another PSU lying around, swapped that with the Super Hub PSU and the noise was still there, the reason I think it could be the Ethernet cable is when the Ethernet cable connecting both routers is disconnected the noise goes away. I can't completely disconnect the router as my father uses it for his Internet radio and then the rest of the family is on the internet at different times of the day so I guess I just have to put up with it. Like I said though it's just detectable on my rooftop so hopefully I will be fine.
Originally Posted by FmBandScan:
“Hi, The old router is a Belkin Share N300, I tried swapping the PSU's around but one was a slightly different size, I had another PSU lying around, swapped that with the Super Hub PSU and the noise was still there, the reason I think it could be the Ethernet cable is when the Ethernet cable connecting both routers is disconnected the noise goes away. I can't completely disconnect the router as my father uses it for his Internet radio and then the rest of the family is on the internet at different times of the day so I guess I just have to put up with it. Like I said though it's just detectable on my rooftop so hopefully I will be fine.”
“Hi, The old router is a Belkin Share N300, I tried swapping the PSU's around but one was a slightly different size, I had another PSU lying around, swapped that with the Super Hub PSU and the noise was still there, the reason I think it could be the Ethernet cable is when the Ethernet cable connecting both routers is disconnected the noise goes away. I can't completely disconnect the router as my father uses it for his Internet radio and then the rest of the family is on the internet at different times of the day so I guess I just have to put up with it. Like I said though it's just detectable on my rooftop so hopefully I will be fine.”
Hi there,
I have 2 FM aerials, one outside, 3 element, fixed, horizontal http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...6/100_3113.jpg and one inside 7 element (in loft), fixed, vertical (directed at Netherlands/Belgium).
We have standard ADSL connection, (Virgin cable not available here). I have to switch off the wireless router if I wish to receive weak signals from the 7 element loft aerial, because the router produces noise throughout the FM band. I think the noise is produced by the router, not it's power supply. If I turn the router off, but leave the PSU plugged in, there is no "noise" produced (although, as Andy said, it may be due to there being no load on the PSU).
Computers, Freeview/Freesat/Sky boxes also cause "noise" on FM Band II. Best to do a band scan with all switched off/unplugged, just to see what you get. You'll be surprised!
Chris.
Originally Posted by FmBandScan:
“Hi, The old router is a Belkin Share N300, I tried swapping the PSU's around but one was a slightly different size, I had another PSU lying around, swapped that with the Super Hub PSU and the noise was still there, the reason I think it could be the Ethernet cable is when the Ethernet cable connecting both routers is disconnected the noise goes away. I can't completely disconnect the router as my father uses it for his Internet radio and then the rest of the family is on the internet at different times of the day so I guess I just have to put up with it. Like I said though it's just detectable on my rooftop so hopefully I will be fine.”
“Hi, The old router is a Belkin Share N300, I tried swapping the PSU's around but one was a slightly different size, I had another PSU lying around, swapped that with the Super Hub PSU and the noise was still there, the reason I think it could be the Ethernet cable is when the Ethernet cable connecting both routers is disconnected the noise goes away. I can't completely disconnect the router as my father uses it for his Internet radio and then the rest of the family is on the internet at different times of the day so I guess I just have to put up with it. Like I said though it's just detectable on my rooftop so hopefully I will be fine.”
One other thing I can suggest is earthing the routers to the electrical earth at the point where the coax connects plugs into the router by wiring a piece of wire to just the earth pin on a 13 amp plug.
If that doesn't work then earthing it to a stake outside in the garden.
But I would imagine that any signal would wipe the interference out.
Andy
Italy at the bottom of the band here. 87.7 Radio Italia Solo Musica and 87.9 Radio 101, both from Cammarata, Sicily.
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire
Good DX!
John
Skegness, Lincolnshire
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