Information on the reception of Finnish radio on VHF in St. Petersburg

June

2022

Information on the reception of Finnish radio on VHF in St. Petersburg

3 June 2022 12:30

In recent days, tropospheric passage on VHF is often observed. In particular, last night from 23 to 0 hours I took the Finnish radio station at a frequency of 90.9 MHz on a car radio in the city of St. Petersburg. Signal level from 55 to 58.

Introduction

The reception of Finnish stations is not only a utilitarian interest - to determine the presence of passage on VHF, but also allows you to get acquainted with the culture of the neighboring people - Finns. Although recently relations between our states have deteriorated, I do not think that this will affect culture and society - after the Second World War (for the USSR - World War II), our countries and peoples were friends.

Legal aspect

In the light of recent events after February 24, 2022, you have to think - is the amateur radio hobby legal to receive foreign radio stations? For example, the website of the television and radio company Finland yle.fi 2 июня 2022 был заблокирован Роскомнадзором.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Russian Federation (Article 29), the receipt of information from open sources is legally: "everyone has the right to freely search, receive, transmit and disseminate information in any legal way. The list of information constituting a state secret is determined by federal law" .

Thus, the reception of radio stations from the neighboring state from the point of view of the Constitution of Russia is permitted. There is no ban on receiving radio stations in laws, by -laws. Even in the USSR, for listening to the Voices of America, they did not go to prison. I don’t think that in our time they can be involved in an administrative or criminal article for taking Finnish radio.

Relations of the Russian Federation with foreign media are regulated by Article 54 The law on the media:
"Article 54. Distribution of foreign information
Citizens of the Russian Federation are guaranteed unhindered access to the messages and materials of foreign media. "

The new law "On the control of interference in the affairs of the Russian Federation" ("foreign influence") is in the state of the project: the RBC website provides a list of points of this law that determine foreign influence:

political activity;
targeted collection of information in the field of military and military-technical activities of Russia;
Distribution of messages and materials intended for an unlimited circle of persons, as well as participation in the creation of such messages and materials.

So far, there is no law enforcement practice of the law "On Foreign Infant", there is no legal practice. The draft law can be found On the website of the State Duma.

Radio engineering situation

Like Russian, Finnish radio stations operate at different frequencies and are combined into a network of transmitters. Horizontal polarization is used, beneficial from the point of view of less attenuation on wet foliage when spreading in wooded areas and a large height of the installation of antennas, over 130 meters. Most of the OHV transmitters have a capacity of more than 10 kW, which makes them possible in the so-called "border territories", and under good conditions of TROO-in the city of St. Petersburg.

Finland is located north of St. Petersburg only 180 km. The nearest cities of Finland, radio stations from which can be accepted in St. Petersburg-Joutseno and Anjalankoski. Mikkeli a little further.

From the town of Joutseno from the Lapienranta region, radio stations are working:

You can take the list of Jouteseno radio stations here:http://suomi.fm/taajuudet/joutseno.

88.0-Yle_yksi from Joutseno: The first Finnish radio program Yle-1 is not accepted in St. Petersburg due to Retro FM radio at this frequency. P = 30 kW.
But it begins to be heard from Sosnovo, Orekhovo and the Igor-Drive Automobile Racer.
90.9 - Ylex from Jouteseno - youth program, music and current show (Finnish). In St. Petersburg, it is often audible during an anticyclone.
98.5 - Ylesuomi from Jouteseno - Radio Finland, in St. Petersburg it used to be accepted often, now much less often: a hindrance from a powerful Royal radio station at 98.6.
100.7 - Yle Puhe / Yle Radio Peili from Joutseno can be taken in the Sosnovo area. In St. Petersburg - less often.
1 103.8 ** - Radio Nova from Jouteseno, with small interference from "children's radio" at 103.7. Nova radio station has a beautiful web site https://www.radionova.fi/.

РасStanding in a straight line 166-174 km. Direction from St. Petersburg to the transmitter - Azimuth 325. The height of the antenna (AGL) is 155 meters. Height relative to sea level (ASL) - 103 meters. The coordinates of the transmitter antenna: 61.131389, 28.541111. The power of these transmitters is 30 kW. Polarization: horizontal.

From the western direction with a strong tropo from the city of Kotka and Coovol, at a distance of 200 km (Azimuth 300), radio stations from the city of Anjalankoski are sometimes heard.

You can take the list of radio stations Anjalankoski here:http://suomi.fm/taajuudet/anjalankoski

88.5-Yle_yksi from Anjalankoski: the first program of the Finnish radio Yle-1 (not heard due to interference from "Autoradio" at 88.4).
90.0 - Rock from Anjalankoski (not heard due to interference from 90.1). Power 10 kW.
91.4 - Yle Puhe from Anjalankoski (interference from 91.5).
92.8 - YLEX from Anjalankoski during good passage is often audible, but in the last 5 years the obstacles have been from the Izvestia radio, now from Vera, at 92.9 MHz.
96.9 - Ylesuomi from Anjalankoski - Radio Finland, also with good passage from the sea is heard confidently. Interference from "Radio Dacha" to 97.0.
99.5 - Yle Vega from Anjalankoski - Radio, as far as I remember, in Swedish. 15 kW, but sometimes heard at the same level from 98.5, because Distribution of radio waves above water.
102.7 - Basso from Anjalankoski (interference from 102.8).
105.7 - Radio Nova from Anjalankoski.

Address of the Radio Transfer Center Anjalankoski Kouvola-Liikkala, Sopasenpolku 40 (KY).
The coordinates of the transmitter 60.692222, 27.046389, the height of the AGL antenna installation 250 meters, the height of the foot of the antenna above sea level: 66 meters (ASL). Power 30 kW, unless otherwise indicated.

Other frequencies that are heard in the region of St. Petersburg - from a more distant transmitter in Mikkeli - 245 km.
Azmiot is approximately in the middle between Joutseno and Anjalankoski.
The height of the installation of the antenna is 148 meters ASL, the power is also 30 kW.

You can take the list of radio stations Mikkeli here http://suomi.fm/taajuudet/mikkeli

88.9 - Yle Yksi from Mikkeli. The frequency is occupied by "Humor-FM" from the S-PB.
92.1 - YLEX from Mikkeli. Interference from Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda to 92.0.
94.6 - Ylesuomi took right from the house. ODX = 242 km.
101.8 - Yle Puhe from Mikkeli
106.3 - Radio Nova from Mikkeli completely overlaps 106.3 "Radio Record". You can listen to the prevention of a television tower (Monday in the morning):Short-term disconnection of broadcasting in St. Petersburg

Far Finnish stations 30 kW, which can be heard on a good receiver and antenna:
99.3 - Ylesuomi (Jyväskylä) - Jyväskylä/Taka -Keljo Ronsuntaipalentie - 358KM.
103.2 - Yle Puhe kerimäki/yläkuona -yläkuonantie - 240 km.

A map with the radius of the closest radio stations could be viewed on the site:
fmscan.org . - On 03.06.2022, it issues an error 404.

Examples of cards (yesterday the link worked https://fmscan.org/net.php?m=m&pxf=yle+puhe, today error 404)
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In addition to these radio stations, there is a broadcast from the city of Vyborg (Russia). Distance 125 km, Azimuth 320.
The most powerful radio stations of the city of Vyborg:
Vertical polarization:
99.8 Love Radio Vyborg (2 kW)
104.6 Radio of Russia Vyborg (4.1 kW)
105.5 NRG Vyborg (4 kW)
107.9 Autoradio Vyborg (4 kW)

Source:vcfm.ru Vyborg

Distance from St. Petersburg 126 km. Mount Papula (Papulanpuisto), Vyborg TV tower (Vyborg RTPS), coordinates 60.72063 secondary school, 28.77177 VD.
The height of the TV tape is 225 meters, the height of the AGL antenna installation is 169 meters AGL, the Mount of the Papule above sea level is 40 meters ASL.

Low -power radio stations of local importance do not work from Vyborg himself, but from Sokolinsky (the village south of Vyborg, the coordinates of the mast 60.6603298 secondary school, 28.7309871 VD, the distance from St. Petersburg - 116 km):

95.2 - fashionable radio, Sokolinskoye
97.1 - Russian radio, Sokolinskoye
106.0 Europe plus Vyborg, Sokolinskoye, (0.45 kW)
106.7 Road Radio Vyborg, Sokolinskoye (0.45 kW)

Source:VCFM Sokolinskoye.

Frequency table FM radio stations for entry into the receiver memory

Transmitter	1	2	3	4	5
Vyborg	99.8	104.6	105.5	106.0	106.7
JoutSeno	88.8	90.9	98.5	100.7	103.8
Anjalankoski	88.5	92.8	96.9	99.5	105.7
Mikkeli	88.9	92.1	94.6	101.8	106.3

Search for the best reception in St. Petersburg

The coating at such a distance of 160-200 km is a separate “flap” or “windows”, where the level of the field edema is increased compared to the average values and allows a long-range technique at the levels of the electromagnetic field of the transmitter 1-10 μV/m.
In the city center, the reception of distant VHF radio stations is impossible due to high-rise buildings. The outskirts, "sleeping" areas with a view of the coast of the Gulf of Finland are preferred.
It is interesting that the best reception in most areas is at the Decathlon club in the Baltic Pearl, on Kronstadskaya Square and at the intersection of Gorky-Chekist streets (next to the Novoznamenka park), where there are no obstacles in the north and there is a high-grade of 14-16 meters above sea level.

Coordinates of the best reception of VHF Finnish radio stations in the south of St. Petersburg:

1) st. Valor, near the Pokrovskaya Church: Latences: 59.8538545, longitude: 30.1756917
2) near the house st. Chekists, 26 and st. Volunteers: latitude 59.8441525, longitude: 30.1648727
3) next to the crossroads of Marshal Zhukov - Peterhofskoye highway: latitude: 59.8432567, longitude: 30.2098388
4) next to Kronstadsky Square on the summer cottage pr.: Latences: 59.8509423, longitude: 30.2381335
5) The Bay of the Gulf of Finland, Baltic Boulevard: Latenia: 59.8674612, longitude: 30.1515895
6) Beach on the Baltic Boulevard: latitude 59.8712524, longitude: 30.1557249
7) st. Admiral Tributz at the Dekatlon club: latitude: 59.8542895, longitude: 30.1476130
8) the beach "The Zhumchuzhny Bereg" (did not check): LATE 59.8621373, longitude: 30.1403242
9) Park "Novoznamenka": Latences: 59.8453031, longitude: 30.1327046
10) Park "Novoznamenka": st. Gorky border guard - intersection st. Chekistov: latitude: 59.8449792, longitude: 30.1473408

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