Sporadic E opening 16th July, 2009

Sporadic E propagation was life almost all evening but sometimes at relatively weak signal strengths.
Especially Italy with TLA and Rai Uno were at very weak level tonight.
TV-Band 1 went open at 15.30 utc into Portugal and Spain as usual the last few days.

TV-logs:
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15.42 utc - E3-RTP1/Lousa with Directo


16.00 utc - E2 - TVE1/Navacerrada with a spanish soap "Dona Barbara"











At last FM-Band II went open to Algeria as from 16.48 utc.
Signals were not very strong and unstable and most on the lower FM.

Here are my logs in frequency order:

87.60  Chaine 3, Kef el Akhal

88.10  Radio Batna. Metlili

88.80  Radio Annaba, M'cid

90.40  Radio Setif, Megriss

91.00  Chaine 3, Doukhane

91.20  Radio Biskra, Metlili

93.90  Radio Constantine, Kef el Akhal

*Testtones were heard on 90.70, 96.60, 97.20 and 100.00 Mhz.


It is interesting to see that the path on this map was straight to Algeria that's why I didn't hear FM stations from Spain, Italy, Morocco and Tunesia.