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Old 03-12-2013, 16:01
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Thanks for the info.
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Old 03-12-2013, 17:35
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German stations were strong this morning along with Luxy 100.7 as they were at 01:45 when I retired but the same stations as yesterday.

By mid afternoon they started subsiding and now this evening just left with HR 3 87.6/WDR 5 90.3 both weak so it looks like the end of a good opening.

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Old 03-12-2013, 18:26
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Not much left here now from Germany, just one or two signals, 100.5 WDR 4 being the most consistent. There was plenty of activity this morning but again I didn't have much time to listen. I did note MDR Figaro on 87.9 though as well as a probable Bad Marienberg on 95.4.
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Old 09-12-2013, 17:13
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London Local is testing now on channel 29

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Old 09-12-2013, 21:08
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The Hepburn maps look good for the next few days and indicate that tropo should be starting today. At last it's starting to lift up here but only the usuals like Lille, Essex, Tacolneston, Swingate etc. Also London pirate Unique FM in on 101.2. I'm hoping it will be better in the morning.
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Old 10-12-2013, 13:15
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Strong lift from Belgium this morning:

VRT Radio 2 on 98.6 and VRT Studio Brussel both from Egem in West Flanders with full RDS on the car radio.
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Old 10-12-2013, 13:22
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I didn't get much earlier other than a bit of a lift to East Anglia - hoped for more!
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Old 10-12-2013, 19:48
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Dutch stations coming through on FM again!
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Old 10-12-2013, 21:02
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France and Holland here today quite strong at times tonight Radio 10 87.7 is here and also NDR 2 from North Germany so hopefully it will open up to Demark/Sweden.

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Old 10-12-2013, 21:28
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Getting loads of continental repeaters on the 2 mtr Amateur band tonight, also the new Surrey & North Sussex MUX on 10C is almost end stop here in North London.

Edit: Just remembered that the Surrey & North Sussex MUX has a transmitter at Crystal Palace, so it's no wonder it's almost end stop here - what a bozo.
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Old 11-12-2013, 10:32
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The Hepburn maps look good for the next few days and indicate that tropo should be starting today. At last it's starting to lift up here but only the usuals like Lille, Essex, Tacolneston, Swingate etc. Also London pirate Unique FM in on 101.2. I'm hoping it will be better in the morning.
Strong lift from Belgium this morning:

VRT Radio 2 on 98.6 and VRT Studio Brussel both from Egem in West Flanders with full RDS on the car radio.
Pity the Belgian stations from Flanders are vertical only as they don't reach my horizontal beam here. Around 09:00 today Bleunord from Lille 94.7 and Inter 103.7 were in clear stereo with RDS. Also picking up Heart 100.7 from Sutton Coldfield which is unusual for an East facing directional aerial on the Isle of Wight. Also South Wales BBC Cymru 96.8 coming in clearly.
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Old 11-12-2013, 12:28
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Sudbury freeivew is really bad here the channels keep going on the main TV.
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Old 11-12-2013, 12:46
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Radio Norfolk on 95.1 coming in here in stereo!
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Old 11-12-2013, 12:56
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Band is crammed full, had BBC Kent, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk all full RDS! Crazy conditions
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Old 11-12-2013, 12:57
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Heart Colchester(?) and Planet Rock here in Mid-Herts.
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Old 11-12-2013, 13:10
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BBC Radio Norfolk on 104.4 being completely swamped here by Radio Cymru (full RDS) on 104.3 and BBC Radio Derby on 104.5.

Boths Lincs FM (102.2) and BBC Radio Lincs (94.9) enhanced to full RDS.

Getting Radio Cymru on 96.8

Also, Radio Oxford on 95.2 blasting in here.

Picked up BBC Surrey for the first time too on 104.6, blocking Radio Suffolk.
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Old 11-12-2013, 13:20
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Now this is crazy, Heart is on every frequency between 102.4 and 103.3, some places it is a mess!
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Old 11-12-2013, 13:50
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Good conditions with enhanced reception to the south midlands and East Anlgia. Main network stations from North Hessary Tor, Rowridge, Wrotham, Crystal Palace, Tacolneston, Peterborough, Oxford and Sutton Coldfield all very strong with RDS. A new one for me was BBC Bow Brickwall on 104.5Mhz and Tony Blackburn doing a lunchtime slot on R Berkshire heard loud and clear on 104.10Mhz from Hannington. No French stations heard. All on a portable radio with its telescopic rod aerial.
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Old 11-12-2013, 13:56
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Managed to resolve the Dutch DAB+ channel names just now.
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Old 11-12-2013, 14:36
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Capital E and Star are fighting each other on 107.1 now.
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Old 11-12-2013, 14:55
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Managed to resolve the Dutch DAB+ channel names just now.
I've got NDR on 7A on DAB here in London but it's DAB+ so I can't hear anything.

I did photograph the ID's though, the last pic shows the signal strength here in London.

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http://i44.tinypic.com/2it2b2u.jpg - Multiplex signal strength.
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Old 11-12-2013, 15:10
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Hi KnobTwiddler,


Your DAB+ reception from Germany is very encouraging!

Today I've erected a new antenna mast, after the previous one was destroyed by last week's storm force winds, here in Lincolnshire.

http://i1064.photobucket.com/albums/...psd750025f.jpg

While the antennas were down, I serviced them and changed the Band III part from horizontal to vertical polarisation (for DXing DAB), when I get my Roberts Stream 83i.
This internet/DAB/FM radio is able to connect to an external antenna and receives DAB+. (I've checked. See quote below)


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-Stre...ert+stream+83i

"BigEd says:

Will this radio work on German DAB+ broadcasts, which have now taken over from the previous DAB, rendering my old Pure Evoke 1 useless?


BigEd says:

I contacted Roberts, and they replied to the effect that the UK model will work on DAB+. As a result, I bought it and am very happy, saving well over EUR100 by ordering from the UK."

73s,

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Old 11-12-2013, 15:25
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I got BBC Oxford on 95.2 coming in clear. I am near the top end of the River Trent where it meets the Ouse and Humber. I hope this changes to BBC Radio Cornwall which is on 95.2 as I got BBC Devon a couple of Months back trying to wipe out Radio Hallam on 103.4.
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Old 11-12-2013, 15:30
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I've got NDR on 7A on DAB here in London but it's DAB+ so I can't hear anything.
I did get a short blast on my DAB+ radio of Sky Radio.
Trying 7A now, but it's significantly weaker.
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Old 11-12-2013, 15:38
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Hey Chris,

I have a Roberts Stream 205 which also picks up DAB+, how are you connecting yours to a external antenna? Does it have a port? Mine only has a telescopic antenna so not sure how I'd do it.

Cheers, Matt.
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