14.12.2011 Geminids


This year Geminids-meteor shower proved to be very numerous but short/sharp pings. There were something going on 13th and 15th, but especially 15th was quite empty from pings, which was unlike last year with 3 equally good days. Longest ping was about 1½ minutes.

Log:
100 D:Radio PSR, Chemnitz 5.03
100 D:Radio Salü. Bliestal 4.40
100 POL: PR Radio Kraków 22.01
100 POL: PR R1 & Radio Maryja *
100 NOR:NRK P2 90kw *
100.1 CZE:Cro 2, Praha *
100.1 G:Classic FM, Sutton Coldfield, 250kw
100.1 SVK:SRo 2 Rádio Regina Banská Bystr. *
100.1 D:Antenne 1, Stuttgart 19.12
100.1 D:Radio SAW, Magdeburg 19.24 + often
100.1 D:RPR1 in a couple of newstimes

In 89.7 MHz looking for a patience, or Malta


One of the listening goals this year was to catch Malta, 3000km, with FM. Almost all the summer there was radio monitoring what's going on 89.7 MHz.
89.7 has one Maltese station and it's almost clear here from domestic or abroad usage. 3000km range seems to be quite optimal for double hops, I've got few in previous summers; Barcelona, Annaba, Tripoli. So that part is within the limits.

In finnish language Malta could be translated as patience. Patience would be needed as 89.7 might not be the right candidate for this task. There are slight finnish interference if inland tropo is enhanced. But the double hop place lies within Italy, which brings aloud stations of that region. Patience was not rewarded this season, but maybe in the next?

This summer log from 89.7 MHz:

BUL:Христо Ботев Utö9
D:HR3 10.6
D:RPR1 RP 10.6

D:WDR3 10.6
D:Hitr RT1 Nordschwaben 10.6
DNK:DR P3 10.6
E:Euskadi Irratia Utö9 June
F:Jazz R, Arras Utö9 June
F:R Boomerang 10.6
F:France Musique 10.6
F:France Culture 10.6

G:BBC R2 *

HRV:Antenna Zagreb 31.5, 10.6

I:RMC 26.5
I:Delta R 26.5
I:Virgin R 21.5
I:PaneburroMarmellata *
I:GRP2 Melody 26.5
I:Rai GR Parlamento 26.5

ROU:Maria R Erdely 10.6

SRB:Ami R , Kikinda 31.5
SRB:Plus R 31.5
SRB:R AS 31.5
SRB:R Marija 10.6
HRV:R Narodni 31.5

UKR:Радіо Південна Столиця 10.6

RUS: Радио Зенит, Санкт-Петербург Vironlahti October
S:R Skellefteå Raippaluoto August
SVK:R One 10.6

Maybe next summer, or next frequency ...