13.5.2010 - First ES of the season

A little bit ES on the air. ES season has been officially opened!

Es log:
88.8 CZE: ČRo 5 Sever, Ústí nad Labem (1496km, 100kw) 13.5 10.39 RDS "CR Sever"
88.8 D:SWR2,Heidelberg. (1804km, 100kw) 13.5 10.47 RDS "Swr2 B"
88.8 D:Radio Hitwelle. Isen. (1814km, 0.5kw) 13.5 10.48

Meteor log:
88.8 D:RBB Berlin 88.8. Berlin. (1348km, 80kw) 13.5 5.37

5.5.2010 - Eta Aquarids

New FM-season is about to begin. While waiting for the fabulous ES performances, there is Eta Aquarids meteor shower now upon us. Peak will be 7th May in the morning, but so far this shower has proved to be remarkable.

Log:
100.4 D:Radio Regenbogen, Hornisgrinde 5.5.2010 5.55 (1900km 80kw)
100.4 D:WDR2 Studio Köln, Bonn (1744km, 50kw) 3.5 6.25
100.4 SVK:Radio Regina BB. Namestovo-tx (1509km, 8,2kw) 3.5 8.55
100.4 HNG: Neo FM, Szentes (1795km, 34.7kw) 2.5 21.10
100.5 HNG: Class FM, Kabhegy 4.5 3.36 (1792km, 70kw)
100.5 MDA:Radio Moldova, Straseni 4.5 9.16 (1702km, 10kw)
100.5 D:NDR Info, Heringsdorf 4.5 9.16 (1178km, 1kw)
100.5 D:Vogtland Radio, Reichenbach 4.5 6.52 (1566km, 1kw)
104.2 D:Landeswelle Thuringen, Inselsberg (1603km, 100kw) 5.5.2010 7.24

Most suprising has been two 1kw's on 100.5 also Radio Moldova with 10kw's is not every day visitor rigth here.

23.4.2010 - Lyrids

Lyrids meteor shower produced some decent reflections this year and one new catch.

Log:

99.7 D:Antenne Brandenburg, Potsdam (1340km, 100kw) 23.4 6

BBC, Czech, Slovak, Polish and German were heard this years Lyrids in 99.7 MHz. Nothing spectacular but remarkably different than last 4 months.

5.4.2010 - Fun Radio

Some meteors flying around.

Log:

104.0 SVK:Fun Radio, Banská Bystrica (1585km, 100kw)5.4 7.51

31.3.2010 - big FM and Radyus FM

Couple of meteors showing outside of the major showers. It seems improving situation in meteor wise.

Log:

104.0 BLR:Radyus FM, Slonim (1043km) 28.3.2010 14.00
104.0 D:big FM, Koblenz (1753km) 31.3.2010 9.45

25.3.2010 - FM season about to start

First FM catch this year is Radio Resita 105.6 from Romania, Resita, with a record meteor reflection of 1933 km. Station has power of 100 kW, which explains part of it.

100th North American QSL

Just received my 100th verification from NA and what is more appropriate than it's being CJRB Boissevain MB 1220 AM a Golden West Radio station. Thanks for very friedly doc! CJRB can be heard here in regular basis in Winter time, this time it was heard in SAVUX3 pedition in quite clear channel.

NA QSLs can be found from here: Na Qsl.