27.5.2011 - Utö8 closing down


Small periods for an hour to Bari in the lower band was the this days achievement. Hrvatska was visited in the same time.

Utö8 closes now down. 4 four days in a row with ES! Many Mediterranean countries/cities/islands were visited from Algeria, Spain, France, Corse, Italia, Greece, Rhodos, Turkey, Antalaya, Hrvatska, Serbia, Slovenia and San Marino.

Log from today:
88.2 I:Radio 24, probably from Bari with RDS
88.8 I:Radio Bari, Bari RDS R.BARI
90.6 I:TRBC - Tele Radio Buon Consiglio, Palo del Colle (ba) RDS CONSIGLIO

26.5.2011 - The Day of Esmeralda


This day at Utö8 has 8 hours ES, Esmeralda, mostly Italy, with occasional breaks to France, Alps and Balkan.
Lower band was open to Bari in the afternoon and in the evening band was open up to 108.

Highlights were:
- San Marino 102.7, a new country for me, tnx JMN for pointing this!
- Radio Esmeralda
- North African break, with several frequencies open, at the moment all are unids.
- A short Spanish break at the end.
- A lot of Italian booming with the fullspeed.

... at the same time elsewhere. While enjoying in the Utö my best ever Italy catering, there was few equipments left for monitoring in the central Finland. Previous days left very little for few clicks norther (300km +). 24th & 25th few bursts here and there, but 26th was much better. While in Utö conditions changed to the South, Bari. Kuuhankavesi region enjoyed Northern part of Italy.

Log:
89.7 I:PaneBurroMarmellata 14.32
89.7 I:GRP2 Melody 15.18
96.9 I:Latte Miele Emiliana Romagna 14.30
103.1 I:Radio Dimensione Musica 15.40
103.1 I;R Monte Kanate 14.57
103.8 I:R Piu 15.26
103.8 I:R Cortina 14.50

25.5.2011 - Turkish and Greek Utö

For the second day in a row Utö8 has the ES. This time it was booming lower band in to places Izmir, Antalaya and Istanbul, from Greece side it might be Rhodos along with other places. Italy was availably on few ½ minute occasions. Turkish network stations have a nice habit of showing the location with RDS, which helped a lot cathing and identifying stations. But the nature of conditions was fast fading and hopping between those places.

Log:
GRC:
90.6 ERA2 Dheftero Program 14
...

24.5.2011 - The Fading ES day in Utö


Fast fading ES was to mostly Italy, but France, Bosnia and Alps get their share also. Also there were couple of unidentified North Africans and one sunbathing snake, which was lucky enough to avoid being stepped over.


87.5 I:Radio Subasio 15.35 (also Capital)
87.7 F:Fun Radio Corse 16.42
87.7 F:France Culture with unid arabic for a long time.
87.8 F:Radio Star 17.24
87.9 F:Radio Maritima, Istres 17.27
88.1 SUI:DRS 1 "Zambo" 17.17 Tnx JMN!
88.2 tent BIH:Radio Zepce 15.36
88.4 ALG:RTA Chaîne 2. Nador 17.51 70kw 3226km 221° Tnx Samir Elahcene!
89.6 I:Onda Libera (PG) 15.43 Tnx JMN!
89.9 I:RDS 15.45
90.2 I:mo2 15.50
92.1 SUI:Rouge FM 16.12
93.8 I:Radio Bruno 16.10
93.8 I:Radio Millinote 16.22
95.8 I:Lattemiele 16.01
99.0 I:RMC 16.17
99.1 I:105 16.21
99.1 I:Radio Center Music FM 16.20

Utö 8: 22.5 - 27.5

Arrived 22nd in the evening, got finally in the 23rd day all gear up. To summarize this 23rd day: wind, rain, thunder and lightning.

Enjoy the silence: The Band is clear and waiting for the ES!

21.5.2011 - ES Season officially open


This was the day of lot of small ES bursts. It started with Balkan and moved to France, Italy and Alps. One minute lower band was full of French then nothing, then little later there was Italian then German.

Log:
88.0 F:Evasion FM 11.30
88.0 I:Radio Milano 11.15
88.2 D:RSA der Allgäesender, Kaufbeuren (bay) 11.20
88.2 SUI:Radio Top 11.45 RDS "TOP"
88.5 D:Radio Ramasuri, Tirschenreuth (bay) 11.21
88.5 SUI: DRS1 11.50 RDS RDS 1
88.6 I:Radio Birikina, Paone (PD) 10.45
88.7 D:Bayern 2, Sudbayern 9.33
88.7 F:Cherie FM Gray, Gray (70), 11.30 "Cherie FM Gray"
88.7 HRV:Radio Našice 7.35
88.8 F: Méga FM, Chateauneuf Sur Loire (45) 10.47 RDS MEGA FM
88.8 SUI: R Berner Oberland, Bern. Niesen 11.49 "B E O"
89.7 D:Hitradio RT1 Nordschwaben, Dillingen (bay) 11.32
89.7 I: Virgin R 11.00
90.2 AUT: Kronehit, Weitra 11.25
90.2 D:Hit R RT1 Südschwaben, Memmingen (bay) 11.30
90.2 SUI: R Zuerisee, Winterarthur 11.49 ZUERISEE RDS
93.3 D:Energy Munchen München/Olympiaturm (bay) 11.11

8.5.2011 - Eta Aquariids

Eta Aquariids should be now over, but still quite long pings around.

95.8 D: RBB Radio Eins. Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) 13,34 100kw 1340km 221°
105.5 CZE:Evropa 2 Brno/Hády (Brn) 93.33kw 1593km 212° often
105.5 F:France Info Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) 100kw 2016km 225° often

7.5.2011 - Eta Aquariids, Berlin Alexanderplatz


Fine meteor shower morning. Longest ping was almost 4 minutes.

Log:
95.8 D: RBB Radio Eins. Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) 7.5 13.34 100kw 1340km 221°
95.8 D: NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Aurich (nds) 7.5 9.57 25kw 1484km 237°
105.5 D:WDR Eins live Teutoburger Wald/Bielstein (nrw)100kw 1567km 230°
105.5 D: Spree R 105.5 Berlin/Alexanderplatz (brb) 5 1340km 221°
105.5 CZE:Evropa 2 Brno/Hády (Brn) 93.33kw 1593km 212° 7.5 often
105.5 F:France Info Mulhouse/Belvédère (68) 100kw 2016km 225°

5.5.2011 - Eta Aquariids


Eta Aquarids meteor shower is upon us. Peak is expected to max 5th, 6th and 7th morning. 3rd of May produced max of 2½ mins ping.

Log:
89 CZE:Radio Impuls, Ostrava 3.5 often 48kw 202° 1480km
89 DNK: DR P1 Sønder Højrup/Sdr. Højrupvejen 21 (sdk-fyn) 3.5 often 60kw 1205km 236°
105.5 D:WDR Eins Live, Teutoburger Wald 3.5 5.03 100kw 230° 1567km