FM – DAB+: my logblog! – Page 83

August 15 2021

Posted on 15 August 202115 August 2021 by FMDABDXer

MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km
197.65 8B 0036 D MDR THUERINGEN, Sonneberg/Bleßberg (thü) 447km
190.64 7B 0042 D hr Radio, Habichtswald (hes) 325km
190.64 7B 0050 D hr Radio, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) 377km
190.64 7B 0101 D hr Radio, Rimberg (hes) 333km
197.65 8B 0251 D MDR THUERINGEN, Dingelstädt (thü) 390km
197.65 8B 0300 D MDR THUERINGEN, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) 377km
197.65 8B 0300 D MDR THUERINGEN, Inselsberg (thü) 403km
209.94 10A 0348 D NDR NDS OS, Sögel/Windberg (Werpeloh) (nds) 284km
215.07 10D 0427 G Herts Beds Bucks, Sandy Heath (EN-BEF) 365km

225.65 12B 0432 G BBC National DAB, Sandy Heath (EN-BEF) 365km
225.65 12B 0432 G BBC National DAB, Daventry (EN-NHA) 428km
229.07 12D 0441 G Essex, Benfleet (EN-ESX) 294km
213.36 10C 0457 G Northamptonshire, Geddington (EN-NHA) 404km
213.36 10C 0458 G Northamptonshire, Daventry (EN-NHA) 428km
215.07 10D 0458 G Herts Beds Bucks, Hemel Hempstead/Pimlico (EN-HTS) 366km
215.07 10D 0511 G Herts Beds Bucks, Bow Brickhill (EN-BKS) 389km
229.07 12D 0547 G Peterborough, Hinchingbrooke (EN-CAM) 370km
229.07 12D 0604 G Peterborough, Spalding Drove (EN-LIN) 387km
229.07 12D 0604 G Peterborough, Kirkby Underwood (EN-LIN) 408km
211.65 10B 0645 G Norfolk, Ipswich/Mendlesham (EN-SFK) 285km
211.65 10B 0646 G Norfolk, Stoke Holy Cross (EN-NFK) 292km
211.65 10B 0646 G Norfolk, Thetford DAB 316km
211.65 10B 0707 G Norfolk, Dereham/Daffy Green (EN-NFK) 322km
213.36 10C 0716 G Suffolk, Puttocks Hill (EN-SFK) 308km
213.36 10C 0746 G Suffolk, Ipswich/Mendlesham (EN-SFK) 285km

Map

August 14 2021

Posted on 14 August 202115 August 2021 by FMDABDXer

MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km
190.64 7B 0451 D hr Radio, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 277km
190.64 7B 0451 D hr Radio, Hardberg (hes) 333km
208.06 9D 0451 D SWR BW N, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) 336km
199.36 8C 0452 D Mittelfranken, Hesselberg Wassertrüdingen (bay) 467km
208.06 9D 0452 D SWR BW N, Stuttgart-Degerloch (bwü) 406km
208.06 9D 0452 D SWR BW N, Heilbronn/Weinsberg (bwü) 384km
218.64 11B 0500 D OAS BW, Heidelberg/Königstuhl, SWR (bwü) 336km
197.65 8B 0510 D MDR THUERINGEN, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) 377km
197.65 8B 0510 D MDR THUERINGEN, Inselsberg (thü) 403km
202.93 9A 0521 D DR Saarland, Bliestal (saa) 267km

206.35 9C 0522 D Augsburg, Augsburg Welden Staufersberg (bay) 516km
209.94 10A 0526 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Augsburg/Hotelturm (bay) 532km
209.94 10A 0527 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Augsburg Welden Staufersberg (bay) 516km
229.07 12D 0539 D Antenne DE, Augsburg/Hotelturm (bay) 532km
199.36 8C 0541 D Mittelfranken, Büttelberg (bay) 439km

208.06 9D 0544 D SWR BW N, Hardberg (hes) 333km
218.64 11B 0545 D OAS BW, Stuttgart-Frauenkopf (bwü) 406km
218.64 11B 0546 D OAS BW, Geislingen/Oberböhringen (bwü) 450km
208.06 9D 0548 D SWR BW N, Geislingen/Oberböhringen (bwü) 450km
208.06 9D 0548 D SWR BW N, Murgtal (bwü) 367km
208.06 9D 0548 D SWR BW N, Pforzheim Langenbrand (bwü) 371km
218.64 11B 0549 D OAS BW, Raichberg (bwü) 429km
218.64 11B 0549 D OAS BW, Pforzheim Langenbrand (bwü) 371km
206.35 9C 0552 D Augsburg, Augsburg/Hotelturm (bay) 532km
208.06 9D 0557 D SWR BW N, Aalen/Braunenberg (bwü) 455km
197.65 8B 0600 D Allgäu, Markt Wald (Mittelneufnach) (bay) 529km
218.64 11B 0607 D OAS BW, Heilbronn/Schweinsberg (bwü) 386km
197.65 8B 0609 D Allgäu, Memmingen/Niederrieden (bay) 515km
208.06 9D 0610 D SWR BW N, Waldenburg (bwü) 406km
208.06 9D 0614 D SWR BW N, Baden-Baden/Merkur (bwü) 356km
209.94 10A 0615 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Hohenpeißenberg (bay) 578km
209.94 10A 0615 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Hühnerberg (bay) 492km
209.94 10A 0615 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Markt Wald (Mittelneufnach) (bay) 529km
209.94 10A 0615 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Memmingen/Niederrieden (bay) 515km
209.94 10A 0615 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Ulm/Kuhberg (bwü) 475km
190.64 7B 0621 D hr Radio, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) 377km
199.36 8C 0623 D Mittelfranken, Dillberg (bay) 510km
218.64 11B 0624 D OAS BW, Hornisgrinde/SWR (bwü) 365km
199.36 8C 0636 D Mittelfranken, Weißenburg/Rohrberg (bay) 499km
190.64 7B 0701 D hr Radio, Frankfurt (Main)/Europaturm (hes) 294km
206.35 9C 0712 D Augsburg, Hühnerberg (bay) 492km
190.64 7B 0719 D hr Radio, Mainz-Kastel hes 274km
209.94 10A 0722 D Oberbay/Schwaben, Isen (bay) 617km
229.07 12D 0723 D Antenne DE, München/Olympiaturm (bay) 584km
209.94 10A 0730 D Oberbay/Schwaben, München/Olympiaturm (bay) 584km
190.64 7B 0808 D hr Radio, Diez/Geisenberg (Lahntal) (rlp) 242km
199.36 8C 0823 D Mittelfranken, Treuchtlingen (bay) 497km

Map

August 13 2021

Posted on 13 August 20211 May 2022 by FMDABDXer

MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
89.90 1913 D NDR Kultur, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) PI logged: D383 PS logged: NDR_Kult 413km
91.50 1919 D MDR JUMP, Brocken (san) PI logged: D3C2 PS logged: MDR_JUMP 419km
92.10 1919 D NDR 2, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) PI logged: D382 413km
92.80 1922 D SWR2, Wannenberg (bwü) // web 462km
94.60 1924 D MDR Sachsen-Anhalt, Brocken (san) PI logged: D4D1 419km
97.40 1925 D Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Brocken (san) PI logged: D220 419km
98.00 1928 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) // web 413km

Map
Map tropo in BEL

August 12 2021

Posted on 12 August 202113 August 2021 by FMDABDXer

**MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km**
190.64 7B 0507 D hr Radio, Rimberg (hes) 333km
190.64 7B 0544 D hr Radio, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 277km
197.65 8B 0554 D MDR THUERINGEN, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) 377km
190.64 7B 0637 D hr Radio, Kreuzberg (Rhön) (bay) 377km
202.93 9A 0650 D DR Saarland, Göttelborner Höhe (saa) 246km
197.65 8B 2235 D MDR THUERINGEN, Inselsberg (thü) 403km

Map

August 11 2021

Posted on 11 August 20211 May 2022 by FMDABDXer

MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km
70.70 0724 UKR Golos Nadiyi, Sarata/OORTPTS, vul. Mel’nychna, 1b (OD) // web 1909km
70.91 0725 UKR Radio Mariya v Ukraini, Vinnytsya/VFKRRT, vul. Maksymovycha, 23 (VI) // web 1694km
95.30 0841 D YOU FM (hr), Hardberg (hes) 333km
98.00 0856 D NDR 1 Niedersachsen, Torfhaus (Harz-West) (nds) 413km
72.32 0911 BLR BR Pershy Kanal/OIRT, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) // web 1445km
71.54 0912 BLR BR Radio Grodno/OIRT, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) // web 1445km
72.89 0913 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa/OIRT, Minsk/RTPS Kolodischi (MI) // web 1589km
72.11 0915 RUS Radio Shanson, Kaliningrad/Ul. Sibiryakova (KA) // web 1135km
71.33 0917 BLR BR Pershy Kanal/OIRT, Minsk/RTPS Kolodischi (MI) // web 1589km
70.43 0919 BLR BR Kanal Kultura/OIRT, Minsk/RTPS Kolodischi (MI) // web 1589km
70.13 0920 BLR BR Kanal Kultura/OIRT, Smorgon’/RTPS (HR) // web 1504km
70.31 0920 BLR BR Kanal Kultura/OIRT, Myadzel/RTPS Telyaki (MI) // web 1535km
69.26 0921 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa/OIRT, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) // web 1445km
68.39 0922 BLR BR Kanal Kultura/OIRT, Geranyony/RTPS (HR) // web 1445km
68.90 0922 BLR BR Radio Stalitsa/OIRT, Grodno (Hrodna)/RTPS (ul. Gorkogo, 85) (HR) // web 1328km
67.76 0923 BLR BR Radio Grodno/OIRT, Grodno (Hrodna)/RTPS (ul. Gorkogo, 85) (HR) // web 1328km

Map

August 9 2021 – Using Ubuntu

Posted on 9 August 202111 August 2021 by FMDABDXer

After having dabbled in Linux years ago, I decided it was time again to find out how to use Linux in FMDAB DX, with my hardware (RSP1A, RTL-SDR and AirspyR2).

I chose Ubuntu in a virtual machine (Virtual Box) and have a go at the Linux adventure.

DAB

Welle.io
Easiest to install was Welle.io as it can also be found in the Ubuntu Software package in your Ubuntu install. Just follow the instructions on your screen. Welle.io does a great job with Airspy and RTL-SDR, actually even better than on Windows 10 for that matter.

QT-DAB-4.0.
Developer Jan Van Katwijk is an avid Linux user and software developer who is not much into Windows.
QT-DAB works wonderfully well in Linux with no audio drops on strong muxes as sometimes happened with
Windows 10.
QT-DAB is great with AirspyR2, RSP1A (Jan’s favourite) and RTL-SDR.
Jan strongly advises to download and install the necessary Linux API from SDRPlay first.
Then run these commands in the Terminal:
git clone git:// git.osmocom.org/rtl-sdr.git
cd rtl-sdr/
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ../ -DINSTALL_UDEV_RULES=ON -DDETACH_KERNEL_DRIVER=ON
make
sudo make install
sudo ldconfig
cd ..
rm -rf build
cd ..
QT-DAB works excellently with RSP1A and AirspyR2. Its performance is a bit less with the RTL-SDR dongle.
Performance wise I feel QT doing better with Linux than Windows, but admittedly this is more a ‘watch and feel’ thingy.
I do prefer the QT Linux GUI though; it’s just smoother.

QIRX?
Clem Schmidt developed a Linux version (1.0.0.4) of the superb QIRX, but it’s outdated now as Clem concentrates on developing QIRX for Windows.
I haven’t installed this.

My favourite software for FM is the excellent SDR-Console developed by Simon Brown. Simon has made some great improvements on RDS decoding in 2021.
SDRC now performs as well as SDR## with RDSSpy.
Simon is NOT into Linux and there won’t be a Linux version any time soon.

Gqrx
Gqrx is for Linux and its development seems to have stopped in 2018. It can easily be found in the Linux software repositories. It works well with the RTL-SDR dongles.

SDR++
New SDR++ should work well on Linux and I got it running, but after updating to a newer version I cannot get it working any longer. To be continued.

Many thanks to Jan Van Katwijk in helping me with my first Ubuntu steps.

August 5 – QIRX 3.1.6 released

Posted on 5 August 20216 August 2021 by FMDABDXer

Today Clem Schmidt released QIRX 3.1.6.
What’s new?

1.RSPs Spectrum Level: 8- and 16-bit settings now show identical spectrum levels.

2. **AAC Decoding and Recording**: Again decoding with “Audio Specific Coding” ASC instead of ADTS headers. AAC recordings made with LOAS/LATM headers (ASC is a prerequisite). This solves the problem of the audio recordings having a too low pitch, due to the DAB+ mandatory 960 frame length. The VLC player handles the files correctly. Foobar2000 and the Windows Media Player don’t play these files. WAV format remains selectable.

3. **qirx_audio V1.2**: Change to ASC decoding. Additionally, V1.2 solves an error causing a crash when changing from a service with 48kHz sampling rate to one with 32kHz.
Remark: Older versions of qirx_audio do not work with this QIRX version.

Download QIRX 3.1.6 HERE.

If audio is lost after the install, remove and reinstall QIRX and the problem is solved.