• Operator: o_blackburn
• Location: Wakefield, Yorkshire , United Kingdom
• Receiver: SONY XDR-F1HD
• Antenna: 5 Element Yagi beaming SE - Pol: V
• Time zone: GMT +1
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Please note: This node is specifically aimed at FMDXers (BandII 87.5-108 MHz)


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PROPAGATION: none

NEWS/UPDATES:

24.02.16 Possibility of re-activating the node on a part time basis in the near future. Yagi direction will be SE, and H/V pol will be selectable.
There is a rotator but it decided to break!



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Belgium Frequencies to try whilst SE/V :
Egem: 90.4 100.1, Sint-Pieters 89.5 91.7 are receivable on a good day.

The general band layout for FM-DX_Yorkshire:
87.7-87.9 temporary RSL stations
88.1-90.2 BBC R2 various transmitters
90.3-92.6 BBC R3 various transmitters
92.4 BBC Local Radio
92.5-94.6 BBC R4 various transmitters
94.7-95.9 BBC Local various transmitters
96.1-97.6 Commercial local various transmitters
97.7-99.7 BBC R1 various transmitters
99.9-101.9 Classic FM various transmitters
102.0-107.9 Commercial local various transmitters
102.7-104.9 BBC Local various transmitters
**There are exceptions**

Stations officially for my area:
89.3 BBC R2
91.5 BBC R3
92.4 BBC Leeds
93.7 BBC R4
96.3 Radio Aire
98.9 BBC R1
101.1 Classic
105.1 Capital (ex-galaxy)
106.2 Heart (ex-real)
106.8 Ridings



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WELCOME TO NODE FM-DX_YORKSHIRE!!!

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Greetings from o_blackburn, the node owner...

This receiver is aimed at expert FM(BandII) DXers who are competent in this area of the hobby, hence the sophisticated radio/antenna system.


This receiver covers from 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz, which the FM-Broadcast-Band, also known as Band-II with WFM. Tuning is in 100 KHz steps. It does NOT cover the aircraft band, as this is above 108 MHz. Sorry, it had to be said in simple terms, as there are still people who think it works on the aircraft band and even as low as topband etc.


You may find these links useful for DX purposes...

http://www.vhfdx.net/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=MUF&ML=M&Map=EU


http://fmscan.org
http://www.fmlist.org
http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php?Frec=MUF
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html

***PI code lookup facility below!***


Occasionally, the XDR goes out of sync with the commands from the Arduino interface. This problem has been noted and will be sorted out as soon as possible. If you think it has gone out of sync, tune to a frequency away from the intended one, and then tune back. e.g. 106.2, try 105 or 107 and back to 106.2.