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