Sporadic E opening 3rd August, 2009

Had Italy in during daytime and almost the whole evening on
channel IA/IB and E2 with the TLA's and Rai Uno's.
As from 16.45 utc conditions improved and caused sometimes a big mess especially on the E channels.
Hungary was too strong on R1 that it was nearly impossible to see the video from Iran on E2 at around 18.00 utc.
A strong RTL Klub on R2 made video from Jordan on E3 very difficult.

More TV-logs from today (times utc) :
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16:52 R1 - M1, Budapest
17:43 R2 - RTL KLub, Pecs
18:00 E2 - Irib2,Iran
18:16 E3 - JTV, Suwaileh
18:27 E3 - E21, M. Giarolo
18:30 E4 - HRT1, Labistica
18:43 E4 - MTB1, Pelister

Some screen grabs:
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As from 16:45 utc FM band was open to Italy and the Balkans.
However signals were very unstable.
I have heard some stations from Croatia, Romania, Turkey and Greece.

FM-Logs : 1657 - 1825 utc :

88.30 - HRV: Radio Marija,Virovitica - Kaza - Planina .
88.40 - ROU: Radio Trinitas,Onesti (BC).
88.80 - ROU: Romania Actualitati,Cluj Napoca - Feleac .
88.80 - HRV: HRT-HR 3,Brac - Vidova Gora (ST).
89.40 - GRC: Lampsi 89.4 FM,Thessaloniki.
89.40 - ROU: Radio Europa FM,Giurgiu (GR).
89.80 - TUR: Show Radyo,Istanbul/K.Camlica (MAM-IST).
90.40 - GRC: 904 Aristera sta FM,Thessaloniki/Hortiatis .