TA logs 5-21 JAN 1996

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	    Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION 
 
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  [Connelly-MA] = Billerica, MA <home>  (GC = 71.22 W / 42.54 N)
	  
   Receiver used: JRC NRD-525     
    
 Antenna systems: two 37 m slopers (east, west) to MWDX-7
		  phasing unit with 50 m horizontal loop as
		  floating ground for noise reduction via
		  transformers; MWT-3 regenerative preselector
    
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 DATES: 1996 (UTC/GMT)          TIMES: UTC/GMT            


* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

531  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 5 2229 - SS vocal atop possible AA  
talk from Algeria.  RVC-532 was just a weak het at the time.  Minor
slop from Massachusetts Turnpike TIS station on 530.  [Connelly-MA] 

549  ALGERIA, Les Trembles, JAN 5 2227 - man in AA; fair, o/ CFNB 
slop. + JAN 16 0346 - AA rock-influenced vocal music w/ strings & 
strong percussion; huge signal, annihilating CFNB at times.
[Connelly-MA] 

558  SPAIN, Valencia et al., JAN 5 2231 - bits of SS talk mixed 
w/ others; in WGAN slop.  [Connelly-MA]
 
567  IRELAND, Radio 1, Tullamore, JAN 5 2233 - EE talk to fair peaks.
The het from this was huge on the car radio in nearby open marsh / 
wetland areas about 20 minutes earlier ... too bad my phased slopers 
aren't located there.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
576  SPAIN, Barcelona, JAN 5 2234 - SS talk & music; fair. [Connelly-MA]
 
585  SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid et al., JAN 19 0118 - woman in SS; to good 
peak w/ WBNW-590 phased.  [Connelly-MA]
 
603  SPAIN / unID, JAN 19 0124 - woman in SS (// 585); o/ station
w/ PP-sounding music (probably Madeira, but audio not clear enough
for // frequency confirmations).  [Connelly-MA] 
 
612  MOROCCO / IRELAND, JAN 5 2238 - AA male vocal atop apparent EE
talk.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
621  CANARY ISLANDS (// SPAIN), RNE1 synchros, JAN 5 2239 - 
man in SS; fair. + JAN 16 0453 - SS vocal.  [Connelly-MA]   
 
666  PORTUGAL, RDP synchros, Lisboa et al., JAN 19 0126 - slow music,
then man in PP; poor in WRKO slop.  [Connelly-MA]
 
738  SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, JAN 5 2243 - excellent w/ man in SS.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
747  NETHERLANDS, Radio 1, Flevoland, JAN 19 0151 - excellent w/
US C&W vocal, then Irish vocal w/ fiddling; massive S9+25 signal 
was creaming adjacent (S9) CBGY-750.  [Connelly-MA] 
		       
756  GERMANY, Braunschweig / Ravensburg, JAN 9 2216 - man in GG; 
fair. + JAN 19 0148 - man in GG, then classical music; excellent. 
[Connelly-MA]  
 
765  SWITZERLAND, R. Suisse Romande, Sottens, JAN 9 2215 - woman doing 
FF teletalk show; good. + JAN 16 0153 - classical music; excellent 
at S9+25 dB. [Connelly-MA]
 
774  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 5 2247 - music, Radio Nacional Espana
ID by woman, then SS talk by man; to good peaks.  [Connelly-MA]   
 
792  SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, JAN 16 0354 - man & woman in SS; in WLKW
slop.  [Connelly-MA]

837  SPAIN (// CANARY ISLANDS), COPE synchros, JAN 5 2250 - SS teletalk,
then a 15 sec. bit of the Sting (Entertainer) movie theme, followed by 
more talk.  Good, o/ 2 others, one of which sounded PP (so likely 
Azores).  [Connelly-MA]   
 
846  ITALY, R. Due, Roma, JAN 5 2253 - female II vocal in an operatic 
style; good on peaks w/ only slight chatter from phased WEEI local.
[Connelly-MA]   
		       
855  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 5 2254 - newstalk in SS; HUGE !
[Connelly-MA] 
 
864  EGYPT, Holy Koran Program, Santah, JAN 5 2256 - male Koranic
chant; strong, atop Spain.  [Connelly-MA]
 
873  SPAIN, SER, Zaragoza / many unID's, JAN 5 2257 - the channel 
sounded like a graveyard (or a CB channel during skip).  The 
S-meter was way up around S9+20, but bits of SS talk were the 
only distinguishable pieces of audio emerging from the fracas.  
[Connelly-MA]    
 
882  UNITED KINGDOM / CANARY ISLANDS, JAN 5 2300 - man & woman in
EE w/ BBC news just slightly o/ SS talk from La Laguna. [Connelly-MA] 
	 
882  UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales / R. 4, Washford et al., JAN 8 0436 - 
fair w/ man & woman in EE.  [Connelly-MA]
	 
891  ALGERIA, Algiers, JAN 9 2212 - AA vocal; poor to fair.
[Connelly-MA] 
	 
936  SPAIN, JAN 5 2302 - announcer shouting in SS; atop possible
AA station (Morocco ?).  [Connelly-MA]
 
945  FRANCE, R. France I., Toulouse, JAN 9 2211 - foreign service 
w/ woman in SS; fair.  [Connelly-MA]  

954  SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, JAN 9 2210 - fast SS talk w/ slight 
reverb; good o/ possible Czech station.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
999  SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, JAN 19 0608 - SS news to fair peaks
although slopped by CKBW C&W music at times.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1008  NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, JAN 19 0607 - good w/ Dutch talk 
& teletalk.  This one seems to be squeezing by WINS/CFRB with
greater regularity lately.  [Connelly-MA]

1044  SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., JAN 21 0456 - SS newstalk
and telephone interview; fair.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1053  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, JAN 8 0440 - man & woman
EE teletalk; to good peaks. + JAN 9 2205 - EE talk mixed w/ others. 
[Connelly-MA]  
 
1062  DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, JAN 8 0444 - dance music
w/ tropical influences; then man in Danish; fair to good. 
+ JAN 9 2204 - Danish news by man & woman; fair. + JAN 19 0603 - 
man & woman w/ news in Danish; big signal, much stronger than 
adjacent KYW/Cuba-1060.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1089  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, JAN 9 2204 - to good
peaks w/ EE newstalk by man & woman. + JAN 16 0113 - discussion 
of the good and bad aspects of patriotism; excellent o/ 4 Hz SAH.
[Connelly-MA]  
 
1098  SLOVAKIA, Nitra / SPAIN-CANARIES, JAN 9 2203 - mix of Slavic 
and SS talk getting by WHLI's slop.  [Connelly-MA] 

1098  SLOVAKIA, Nitra, JAN 16 0118 - soft piano and string instrumental; 
excellent, way o/ others.  [Connelly-MA] 

1098  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 19 0600 - pips,
SS talk; o/ others.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1107  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 16 0504 - fair w/ woman in SS.
[Connelly-MA]                            

1134  CROATIA, Hrvatska Radio, Zadar, JAN 9 2202 - Slavic-talk 
news by man; excellent / local-like.  [Connelly-MA] 
	    
1143  RUSSIA (KALININGRAD), Bolshakovo (t), JAN 9 2201 - Slavic- 
sounding talk; poor in mix w/ Spain.  [Connelly-MA]
   
1152  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 16 0506 - man & woman in SS; poor 
to fair through WMEX slop.  [Connelly-MA] 

1179  SWEDEN, Radio Sweden, Solvesborg, JAN 9 0446 - good w/ man in 
Swedish. + JAN 9 2200 - Swedish news by woman; good to EXCELLENT w/ 
minimal 1180 QRM. + JAN 19 0559 - Swedish talk; excellent. 
[Connelly-MA]
						   
1215  UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, JAN 6 0534 - Beatles
song "Free as a Bird" noted at fair strength.  Audio drifted from
hollow / bassy to shrill / trebly because of the way the synchros
were blending. + JAN 9 0447 - talk, timecheck "13 to 5", followed 
by slow vocal; fair.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1287  CZECH REPUBLIC // SLOVAKIA, JAN 16 0509 - Slavic talk by woman;
to fair peaks.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1305  unID, JAN 19 0354 - maybe Poland the one warming up here 
w/ a series of tone tests.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1314  NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, JAN 6 0230-0300 - slamming in like a local
w/ an "oldies fest" with Norwegian talk between tunes that included
"Surf City" by Jan & Dean, "Hold On, I'm Coming" by Sam & Dave, and
"I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles.  It overpowered adjacent
WLOB-1310 and CKEC-1320 at times. + JAN 19 0452 - Norwegian talk 
by man w/ many names and numbers listed, possibly sports results
or a stock market report; good signal w/ somewhat jumpy fading.
[Connelly-MA]
 
1332  ITALY, RAI R. Uno, Roma et al., JAN 21 0508 - II talk & 
music; tough copy because of local WRCA-1330.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1386  RUSSIA (KALININGRAD), Bolshakovo, JAN 9 2158 - EE talk by 
man & woman; fair.  [Connelly-MA]
   
1395  ALBANIA, TWR, Fllake, JAN 9 2154 - US EE preacher; fair to 
good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1467  FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, JAN 9 2155 - to good peak w/ folk-
style religious vocal.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1521  SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, JAN 6 0302 - good w/ Koranic vocal.
+ JAN 9 2156 - man in AA; fair to good. + JAN 16 2208 - AA music 
to extremely strong peaks (far stronger than 1520 domestics),
but fade pattern was very fast and jumpy, like polar flutter
on shortwave stations. + JAN 20 2123 - AA conversation w/ 2 or 
3 people in the studio.  [Connelly-MA]

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