Friday 31st May Denon TU-260LII tuner and sporadic-e report

I bought a tuner the other day. It's a Denon TU-260LII, which got good reviews a few years back. eg
 here
 I paid about 10% of the price quoted in the review :)
 I didn't buy it to listen to nor for filter modification for FMDX. I bought it for panadaptor experiments with my CCW SDR-4+.
To make sure it was fully working before opening it and invalidating my 60 day warranty, I tested it out and made this video.

The was some patchy Es last night and good Es early  this morning. Unfortunately it faded before I was fully awake!

30th
87.6 ALG Aflou  Radio Laghouat 70kW
87.7 ALG Aïn N'sour  Radio Chlef s 70kW
87.8 ALG Mecheria  Chaine 1 s 70kW5 2258km

31st
88.3 E Tajo de las Escobas/Sierra de la Luna Canal Fiesta Radio 16kW tent.
89.2 E Sevilla Europa FM Sevilla s 1.2kW PI:E2ED
90.3 E Jerez de la Frontera Onda Cero Jerez s 6.kW
89.5 E Caceres/Sierra de Portanchito Onda Cero s 6kW PS:ONDACERO PI:E2EE
87.7 E Jerez de la Frontera/San Cristóbal Hit FM 6kW

+some others- waiting for help to ID. All the Spanish stations were received around the same time.
The two with RDS were from Caceres and Sevilla, so probably the others were from that general area too. the video is here (aqui)

FMDX vlog 30th and 31st May 2013
Noxon DAB stick RTL2832U/SDR# broken UHF aerial on a chimney
Pioneer DEH-4700MP Car Stereo/RDS Spy with indoor quad loop

My first RDS of the season with RDS Spy.

33.5MHz audio IF fed to CCW SDR-4+

I fed the audio IF from a D100 TV tuner converter unit in to a CCW SDR-4+,
 to investigate using this SDR to tune to FM radio signals, via a frequency converter

YouTube nabbed me on Content matches Third Party...a short extract of classical music on Radio 3 !

Here is the ad-free version

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Here is the YT version (blocked in some countries, ads in the rest)
maybe don't click here:)

Tue 28th May 2013

No report from me the last few days as, well, there has been nothing to report.

A modest SPE opening today, with some carriers on R1 and R2, audio on R1 and some OIRT FM stations. I actually managed to ID some of the OIRT stuff myself. Yay me. :)
There were other stns but just music was heard. The OIRT opening was a bit start and stop.

A nice ID from 70.31 Kanal Kultura BLR Myadzel
is here (click)

Mi vlog
es aqui(click)

LOG

70.310 BLR Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki MI BR Kanal Kultura 4kW 1930km
69.920 BLR Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka VI BR Kanal Kultura 4kW 2137km
70.670 BLR Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka VI BR Pershy Kanal Radio Vitsebsk 4kW 2137km
68.540 RUS Smolensk/RTPS SMO ru Radio Rossii GTRK Smolensk 17kW 2264km
71.480 BLR Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka VI BR Radio Vitsebsk 4kW 2137km
66.860 BLR Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki MI be BR Radyjo Stalitsa 4kW 1930km
66.740 BLR Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec VI BR Kanal Kultura 4kW 2041km
67.640 BLR Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki MI BR Radio Vitsebsk 4kW 1930km

There has been some Sporadic-E around, but not much made it through to me.

I had an Algerian station last night at 23:15 local (22:15 UTC)

Today I had several Algerian stations, some Spanish, and a couple of Italians. Most of it was weak.

Here is the log:

22/05/13

87.6 ALG Kef El Akhal Chaine 3 s 70W 2078km

23/05/13
87.6 ALG Aflou  Radio Laghouat 70kW
87.7 ALG Aïn N'sour  Radio Chlef s 70kW
87.7 E Barcelona/Collserola CAT-Bca RAC 1 s 20kW
87.8 ALG Mecheria  Chaine 1 s 70kW5 2258km
88.1 ALG Metlili Radio Batna s 70kW
88.4 ALG Chrea Chaine 3 s 70kW
88.7 ALG Akfadou  Radio Soummam s 70kW
89.2 ALG Bordj El Bahri  Chaine 3 s 7kW

Friday FM radio vlog Sporadic-E (video with 3D animation)
Click Here
There is also a bonus track of aircraft scatter with an indoor aerial.
I'm trying my hand at 3D animation.

 FM log 21-05-2013 ALG & FIN

Pioneer DEH-4700MP car stereo + indoor quad loop-Algeria loggings

RTL2832U/SDR# + Broken UHF aerial on a chimney-Finland loggings




87.600 ALG Aflou Radio Laghouat s 70kW  Nh 02e01/34n07 2225km
88.400 ALG Chrea 9 fr Chaine 3 s 70kW Nh 02e50/36n25 1986km

87.600 FIN Posio/Susivaara-Ylentie YLE Radio Yksi s 30kW Nh 27e38/66n00 2178km
89.200 FIN Taivalkoski/Metsäkylä-Metsäkyläntie  YLE Radio Yksi s60kW Nh 28e21/65n18 2152km
(Or Tammela/Torajärvi-Rimmiläntie   5kW 23e54/60n56 1787km)
The above was 100kHz below a permanent station.

Thanks to Jukka (Finland ) for confirming the 89.2 was indeed YLE Yski.




FM received via SPE 21052013

Here are my  OIRT FM Band (66-74MHz) catches via Sporadic-E from yesterday 21-05-2013
 (Received  in Blackpool UK)

Noxon RTL2832U SDR#
Broken UHF aerial on a chimney (3 storey building)

Frequency Order (all)

Some are "best fit" rather than certainties.

66.020 BLR Babrujsk/RTPS Yasny Les MA ru BR Radio Mahilyow m 4.000 h 29e22/53n11 2134km
66.200 BLR Hrodna/RTPS Vul. Gorkogo HR BR Kanal Kultura s 4.000 h 23e49/53n42 1762km
66.740 BLR Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec VI BR Kanal Kultura 4.000 h 28e39/55n15 2041km
68.240 LTU Visaginas Ign ru Euroradio 4.000 26e26/55n37 1896km
68.300 BLR Ushachy/RTPS Astravenec VI BR Radio Vitsebsk 4.000 h 28e39/55n15 h 2041km
68.540 RUS Smolensk/RTPS SMO ru Radio Rossii GTRK Smolensk s 17.000 h 32e03/54n47 2264km
68.690 BLR Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki MI BR Pershy Kanal 4.000 h 26e48/54n54  1930km
69.080 BLR Braslaw/RTPS VI BR Pershy Kanal Radio Vitsebsk 17.000 h 26e59/55n38 1930km
69.920 BLR Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka VI BR Kanal Kultura s 4.000 h 30e10/55n12 2137km
70.310 BLR Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki MI BR Kanal Kultura 4.000 h 26e48/54n54 1930km
70.670 BLR Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka VI BR Pershy Kanal Radio Vitsebsk 4.000 h   2137km
70.90 ?
71.180 BLR Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici MA be BR Radyjo Stalitsa 4.000 h 30e20/53n59 2174km
71.330 BLR Minsk/RTPS Kalodzi[cy MI BR Pershy Kanal s 17.000 h 27e47/53n57 2147km
71.690 BLR Asipovicy MA be BR Kanal Kultura s 4.000 h 28e22/53n11 2069km
71.480 BLR Vitsebsk/RTPS Jurjeva Gorka VI BR Radio Vitsebsk s 4.000 h 30e10/55n12 2137km
71.960 BLR Mahilyow/RTPS Polykovici MA be BR Kanal Kultura m 4.000 h 30e20/53n59 2174km
72.110 BLR Minsk/RTPS Kalodzi[cy MI be BR Radius FM 17.000 h 27e47/53n57 2147km
72.470 BLR Brest/RakitDica BR be BR Radyjo Stalitsa s 4.000 h 23e59/52n08 1815km

Thanks to Victor R. (Russia) for his help with the IDs.




OIRT FM 21052013 Part1

OIRT FM 21052013 Part 2

these videos are also on this blog...just trying to make hyperlinks :)

Sadly no Sporadic-E to report yet today, although might be some this evening.

My best time for SPE is the morning, when my high QRM levels are at a minimum.

I'll post logs and links on this blog as soon as I get the haNG OF DOING THINGS! (oops hit the caps lock0

I really am a terrible typist.

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