Tropo log:
89.2 LVA.SWH Rock, often
97.7 LVA:Star FM, Pure, often
Meteor-ES:
97.7 KOS:R Blue Sky, Pristina 6/6 11.29
Utö10 3.6 - 6.6.2012 Enjoy the silence
Best tropo in these days had been to Finland. Best catch was Radio Blue Sky from Kosovo, with meteor started short lived ES.
Tropo log:
89.2 LVA.SWH Rock, often
97.7 LVA:Star FM, Pure, often
Meteor-ES:
97.7 KOS:R Blue Sky, Pristina 6/6 11.29
Tropo log:
89.2 LVA.SWH Rock, often
97.7 LVA:Star FM, Pure, often
Meteor-ES:
97.7 KOS:R Blue Sky, Pristina 6/6 11.29
Utö10 - 2.6.2012 5 minutes
Log:
5.895 S:Radio Dellen International, Delsbo 20.27
87.9 I: Punto R, Bologna (BO) 16.08
87.9 AUT:Ö3 16.08
Utö10 - 2½ hours Italy
Log:
87.5 I:R Subasio, Ancona 7.48
87.5 I:R Norba 8.26
87.6 BUL:BNR R Shumen, Shumen 8.32
87.7 I:R Venere 9.53
87.9 I:Linea-1 8.26
88.1: ROU:RR Actualitati 9.24
88.3 I:R Margharita 10.01
88.6 I:R Comunita 9.27
89.7 D:Gong FM 8.43
89.7 ROU:RR Cultural
90.8 I:Virgin R 9.50
91 I:R Radicale 9.24
91.2 GRC:ERA 8.51
91.2 I:RAI 2 9.01
91.6 I:R Aut Marche 7.56
91.6 I:Ciccio Riccio 9.51
92 BIH:RTV BN 9.34
93.3 CVA: R Vaticana 8.33
93.4 BUL:R Melody 9.10
92.8: I:Love FM 9.39
90 ALB:R Marija 9.22
95.5 I:R Maria 10.23
97.5 I:RAI3 9.45
96.9 I:R Selene 9.32
Later evening there was a night ES, thanks for JTK for alerts!
Log:
87.8 F:France Bleu, Network 21.26
98 F:ID FM, Paris 21.37
Utö10 31.5.2012 Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and Italia
MUF was occasionally up to 108, but most of the time near 100.
Some RDS's and live loggings:
GRC: 92.4 R Ekfrasi, Thessaloniki 14.40
GRC: 97.7 Capital FM, Katerini 15.03
I: 99.6 Kiss Kiss 16.24
TUR: 101.0 Virgin, Istanbul 16.09
TUR: 101.2 Semerkandradyo, Istanbul 16.10
BUL: 101.6 Horizont 16.15
TUR: 101.8 Dost FM , Istanbul 16.15
Utö10 30.5.2012
30.5 had something better to offer, but still quite shorts periods of ES.
Log:
I: 87.7 R Italia Anni 60 Emilia Romagna, Bologna (BO).
E: 87.8 ABC Punto Radio, Catalunya
F: 87.8 Le Mouv'. Lyon (69)
HRV: 87.8 R Dalmacija, Split. Brac -tx. Meteor
I: 87.8 Punto R
F: 87.9 RTS FM
F: 87.9 R Maritima
I: 88.3 R. Evangelo. Bologna (BO)
E: 89.4 Cadena 100, Catalunya
F: 89.4 France Inter
F: 90.3 Rire &
F: 97.8 Kiss FM. Draguignan/le Malmont 2(83)
Utö10 28.5.2012 - 7.6.2012
Equipments are bunch of XDRs along with Sony ST-SDB900, Sony S570ES (nice name), Sony MDS-JE780, Technics ST-G90 equipped with Trix masthead amplifier in Körner 15.9, 15.10 and Triax 8.
This was first full day here. ES dropped a visits just after first masts were up.
Log:
F: 87.9 R Maritima 11.32
F: 88.2 Métropole Radio, Brignoles (83) 11.33
F: 88.2 Mix la Radio Étudiante, Orange/Piscine des Cèdres (84). 14.39
F: 95.5 Rire & 15.50
I: 87.8 Inblu [INBLU] 16.17 19.00
4.1.2012 - Quadrantids
Quadrantids meteor shower peak was 18 UTC, according to imo.net.
There was a quite sharp peak while ZHR reached almost 100 per hour.
From DX perspective the intensity was little better than nothing. Couple of 1½ minutes pings was noticed during this shower in two days period.
Log:
93.8 D:Antenne MV, Röbel (mev) 3.1 20.34
93.8 D:Radio Bremen 1 10.22
100.5 DNK:Radio24syv, Köbenhavn 16.45
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 ...
8.-9.11.2011 Åland
Center Finland tropo madness caused a trip to Åland for a clearer waves.
On the way I checked updated Hepburn picture with a shock, promised conditions seemed to vanish. Luckily that wasn't the case. To my relief there was something going on.
Log:
88.7 NOR:NRK P1 1459
89.6 S:SR P6 *
91.1 S:R Todo
1011 S:Studio Mision, Stockholm
107.6 S:Rix FM Skaraborg 5.25
104.6 S:Mix Megapol Värnämo 104.6
102.2 S:SR P4 Väst 7.10
102.7 S:Gävle Cityradion *
102.9 S:SR P4 Sjuhärad 7.36
103.8 S:Cityradion Östra Värmland, Degerfors 8.20
104.1 S:Mix Megapol Jönköping 6.34
104.4 S:Rix FM Karlstadt ? 9.45
106.0 S:Rix FM Jönköping 10.10
Later there were Poland, Lithuania, Latvia audible and in the late evening and next morning almost void. Even Gävle seemed to be tough to catch.
27.-28.10.2011 Virolahti
Late autumn Hepburn promised good conditions to South East. Virolahti was my target, with about 20 km to the border. There was amazingly different band with full Sankt Peterburg around. Also Estonia was well covered.
Log:
88 RUS:Retro FM, Sankt Peterburg-tx 8.53 28.10
88.4 RUS:Avtoradio, Sankt Peterburg-tx 14.14
88.7 RUS:R Vanya, Sankt Peterburg-tx 10.10 28.10
88.8 EST:R Mania 12.06 28.10
88.9 RUS:Yumor FM *
89.3 RUS:Vesti FM *
89.7 RUS:R Zenit, Sankt Peterburg 14.10
89.9 RUS:Radio Dlya Dvoyikh Sankt Peterburg 16.42 //90.6
90.1 RUS:R Eremitage, Sankt Peterburg 16.00
90.2 EST:DFM Tallinn 14.29
91.1 RUS:Keks FM 15.38
91.2 RUS:Ekho Moskva 10.45 28.10
91.5 RUS:Ekho Peterburg 17.58
91.7 EST:R Elmar 13.52
92.6 RUS:R Maria, Viipuri-tx
95.4 RUS:Doroznoe Radio, Viipuri 1245
95.6 EST:Narvskoje Semeinoje Radio 11.00 28.10
96.3 EST:Naroedne R 15.58
96.7 RUS:R Vanya
97.4 EST:R Uuno 22.12
98.2 EST:Semeione r 12.00 28.10
99.3 EST:Nömme R 12.15 28.10
100.1 RUS:R Vanya
100.4 EST:R Viru 13.03
100.9 RUS:Piter FM Sankt-Peterburg 12.37
101.2 EST:Russkoe R 27.10
101.4 RUS:Eldoradio, Sankt-Peterburg
101.7 RUS:R Gardarika * /103.1
*102 RUS:R Roks 11.15 28.10 *
102.2 RUS:Dorozhnoye *
102.4 RUS:Metro FM 11.26 28.10
102.8 RUS:R Maximum 11.47
103 RUS:Baltiyskiy Bereg, Sosnovyi Bor 8.36 28.10
103 RUS: Doroznoe *
103.4 RUS:DFM,Sankt-Peterburg 10.54
103.6 EST:Russkoe R 15.17
103.7 RUS:Detskoe R *
*104 RUS:Nashe Sankt-Peterburg 18.40
104.2 RUS:R Gardarika *
104.4 RUS:R Shanson 20.03
104.5 RUS: Dorozhnoye Radio, Lahdenpohja 17.52
104.6 RUS:DFM Pskov 13.53
104.6 RUS:Radio Dlya Dvoyikh Volkhov(?) (SP) 13.53
105.3 RUS:Love R 28.10 11.10
105.5 RUS:R Baltika / 104.8
105.6 RUS:Yamburg Blues, Kingisepp 1501
1059 RUS:RMC, Sankt-Peterburg
106 RUS:R Miks, Luga 23.06
106 RUS:Evropa Plus (Vyborg?) 16.53
106.3 RUS:R Record. 20.52
106.7 RUS:Doroznoe *
107 RUS:Mayak, Sankt-Peterburg
107.1 RUS:Radio Sedmoye Nebo, Pskov 14.20
107.1 RUS:R Record Kingisep-tx 17.32
107.4 RUS:Biznes FM, Sankt-Peterburg *
107.6 RUS:Dorozhnoye *
107.8 RUS:Russkoye Radio Sankt-Peterburg *
What a trip. A short course to Russian stations!
24.10.2011 - Tropospheric Scatter
Very wide troposferic conditions were the theme of the day. Starting here with high power Polish stations. Sweden and Baltia were very strong all the time.
Log:
98.4 POL:RMF FM, Gdańsk 984km
100.4 S:SR P4 Blekinge Karlshamn. 949km 15.30
101.9 POL:PR Radio dla Ciebie. Plock. 1129km 13.00
101.9 S:SR P4 Göteborg 919km 14.30
103.1 POL:PR Radio Koszalin 1089km 12.19
105.3 POL:Radio Zet, Koszalin 1089km 12.00
106.4 S:Mix Megapol 106.4 Skaraborg. Skövde 818km 20.58
16.10.2011 - Another day in Åland
A very good tropo in the morning, Denmark was heard with couple of stations. In the evening Stockholm stations were storming.Denmark:
105.4 tent.DNK:Radio Aura 9.53 Checked towards internet stream at the time of the listening, no identification though.
105.7 DNK:Radio ABC, Randers 9.20 Proabably heard also at 7.05.
Sweden:
87.7 S: Håbo närradio, Håbo 18.52
89.8 S: Nöjesradion, Enköping 17.00
90.4 S: S:Radio Skövde, Skövde 385km, 0.5kw 19.00
90.5 S: MRS (Stockholm Västerort NR), Stockholm-Vällingby. Planetary Radio programming 23.51
91.6 S: Radio Botkyrka, Botkyrka 19.55
92.6 S: 106.7 Rock Klassiker Gästrikland 20.33
92.7 S: Eskilstuna Närradio, Eskilstuna 19.51
93.7 S: Vår Radio, Västerås 17.58
101.400 S: Radio Viking, Ekerö. [VIKING] 20.50
103.7 S: Radio Österåker * "Radio Stoker"
103.9 S:Mix Megapol 103.9 Södertälje 18.30
105.4 S:Mix Megapol Kalmar 8.04
105.5 S:Mix Megapol Dalarna 22.24
15.10.2011 - A day in Åland
Another very good day for tropospheric scatter - blah. Promises, promises.
Some new and some old found though from the band.
Log;
103.5 S:Radio Avesta 12.12
102.6 S:Rix FM Dalarna 11.42
104 S:Rock Klassiker Dalarna 10.33
104.4 S:Rockklassiker Mälardalen 11.33
105.7 S:Bandit Rock 105.7, Nyköping 10.00
107.7 S: Rix FM 107.7 Nyköping 5.20
26.8-27.8. 2011 - West Coast Tropo
Warm weather coming from South-West caused nice maps with Hepburn. So I give it to try with a small DX-pedition to the West Coast, Raippaluoto.
There were good conditions to the north coastal cities of Sweden.
Log:
89.7 S:Radio Skellefteå 11.02
90.9 S:Rockklassiker Skellefteå 5.05
91.3 S:Rockklassiker Örnsköldsvik 5.39
92.4 S:Rix FM Skellefteå 8.45
92.9 S:Pite FM, Piteå 7.12
100.4 S:SR P4 Jämtland 10.31
101.8 S:Rix FM 106.2 Umeå *
101.9 S:Rix FM Sundsvall 101.9 10.45
102.3 S:Radio Umeå 102.3 19.06
103.6 S:SR P4 Västerbotten 9.30
104.2 S:Mix Megapol Umeå 19.02
104 S:Rix FM Åre och Östersund 104 9.39
104.8 S:Mix Megapol 104.8 Örnsköldsvik 9.00
104.9 S:Mix Megapol 104.9 Gästrikland 6.03
105.1 S:Mix Megapol 105.1 Hälsingland 10.00
105.4 S:Mix Megapol Skellefteå 19.31
105.5 S:Mix Megapol Sundsvall 105.5 1.29
105.6 S:Rix FM Luleå 105.6
105.7 S:Radio Örnsköldsvik *
106.2 S:Rix FM Umeå 20.26
106.3 S:Bandit Rock 106.3 Luleå 23.45
106.7 S:Bandit Rock, Skellefteå 20.42
107.0 S:Rockklassiker Umeå 20.30
107.1 S:Rix FM Örnsköldsvik 21.38
107.4 S:Rockklassiker Sundsvall 22.00
21.8.2011 - Saana
On the way from Norway I decided to pay a visit to Saana.
On the rigth: Intelligent wild life.
Saana
On the way up. At this point Körner didn't know what's up.
Finally there. But what is this whitey thing around?
Yep, it was cloud. Total listening session lasted almost two hours. There were non existent conditions to everywhere. Radio Kiruna was aloud and all the Norwegians had church broadcasting for the incident happened earlier in the summer. P4 was identified before that, nice.
And down we go. Seeing was limited to 10 meters.
11.8.2011 - 14.8.2011 Perseids Meteor Shower
For this years Perseids meteor shower antenna was turned to the west for Norwegians. While antenna was pointing to the west there were fewer pings than usual Perseids provides. But there are fever high power stations in the west than south. It was interesting to notice ping starting with Norwegian/Danish while it was turned to in English language at the end.
Log:
88.7 DNK:DR P1 15.8 13.30
88.7 G:BBC Radio 2 often
88.7 D:BR 2 often
89.5 NOR:NRK P1 Telemark 15.8 4.05
89.5 D:hr3 often
93.0 NOR:NRK Alltid Nyheter 12.8 4.30
93.0 G:BBC Radio 4 often
95.9 G:BBC Humberside 11.8 9.10
95.9 NOR:NRK Hedmark og Oppland 13.03
95.9 DNK:DR P4 Østjylland 12.8 6.07
95.9 D:SWR4 RP Ludwigshafen 16.8 5.35
21.10.2011 JTK commenting:
The shift from Norwegian to English stations can be explained with the level of ionization: once the meteor hits, the level of ions is very high, and a short skip with a sharp reflection angle is possible. When the ionization gradually fades, the last man standing will be signals with the most obtuse (blunt) angle..
Meteors can bring a MUF up to 500 MHz. (My personal record is tv channel E26/ 511 MHz). Which means a very sharp short skip on FM. (My shortness record is YLE Kerimäki at 308 km).
28.7.2011 - Italy
Suprise conditions to Italy in the late evening.
Log:
96.8 I:Radio Stella (MO) 18.45
95.6 I:Radio Genius. Muggia (TS) 18.45
26.7.2011 - ES of France & UK
Third day in a row for some kind of a ES.
Log:
88 F:Frequence Horizon, Bethune-Lens/Bouvigny-Boyeffles (62). [FHORIZON]. 11.09
89.7 G:BBC Radio 2 11.xx
24.7.2011 - Long time no ES see - Turkey, Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania
This ES had main focus was in the Black Sea. Coastal cities got it's share from Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Turkey.
Log:
88.7 ROU: Kiss FM, Focsani local 13.00 (also 88 & 88.5)
89.2 TUR: Alem FM, Istanbul 12.37
89.6 TUR: Mujde FM, Istanbul 12.26
89.6 MDA: Hit FM, Slobozia 11.15
90.2 TUR: Radio Turkuvaz, Istanbul 11.05
90.2 BUL: Horizont 13.02 [MALKO TARNO]
90.2 ROU: Vibe FM 13.31
90.3 BUL: BNR Radio Shumen [BNR/RADIO/SHUMEN] 13.08
90.3 ROU: Radio Zu 13.19
90.4 TUR: Haber Turk Radyo, Istanbul 12.30
90.4 BUL: Novo Radio Targovishte 13.12
90.6 TUR: Super FM, Istanbul 12.44
91.7 BUL: Alfa Radio 12.49
93.8 BUL: Radio 1 12.31
106.4: TUR: Radyo Keyf, Istanbul 12.47
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