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 10 FEB 1996 (0245-0735 UTC) LOGS  ---------  dx960210.log
              
                   
            Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION 
         
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 [Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC = 70.02 W / 41.71 N)
 <near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean>
        
    
  Receivers used: Sony ICF-2010     
    
  Antenna system: homebrew loop amplifier base with Quantum head
    
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         e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
   
 DATES: 1996 (UTC/GMT)          TIMES: UTC/GMT            


* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

549  ALGERIA, Les Trembles / GERMANY (t), FEB 10 0410 - AA talk o/
possible GG station.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
558  SPAIN, RNE, Valencia et al., FEB 10 0412 - SS talk through
tough WGAN/WFIL slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
567  IRELAND, Radio 1, Tullamore, FEB 10 0414 - mellow vocal, then
man in EE; fair. + FEB 10 0506 - Irish-accented man & woman w/
talk mentioning ladies' fashions; good.  [Connelly*H-MA]
 
576  SPAIN, Barcelona, FEB 10 0415 - fast SS talk; fair to good.
+ FEB 10 0509 - flamenco guitar // 585.  [Connelly*H-MA]  
 
585  SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid & other, FEB 10 0315 - energetic in-studio
discussion w/ several SS announcers; phone calls followed.  Loud.
Growl way under believed to be Tunisia.  [Connelly*H-MA]   
                                   
594  PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, FEB 10 0416 - PP talk; some
WBNW/VOCM/Cuba-590 slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
603  SPAIN, RNE, Sevilla / Palencia, FEB 10 0418 - SS talk; just
slightly o/ others, pestered by sloppy Cuban on 600. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
612  MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, FEB 10 0245 - AA vocal & oud; good 
to excellent.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
621  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, FEB 10 0512 - Moorish-
style SS guitar & vocal // 585; fair.  [Connelly*H-MA]   
 
639  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, La Coruna et al., FEB 10 0324 - fast
SS talk; fair.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
666  PORTUGAL, RDP synchros, Lisboa et al., FEB 10 0332 - Sting 
vocal // 837; poor to fair, in WFAN slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
675  NETHERLANDS, R. 10 Gold, Lopik, FEB 10 0518 - Dutch talk,
then Abba-type song; fair o/ WRKO slop.  [Connelly*H-MA]  
 
684  SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, FEB 10 0252 - SS teletalk; good w/
slight WRKO slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
693  ENGLAND, BBC Radio 5 synchros, FEB 10 0326 - EE commentary
by man & woman; fair.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
747  CANARY ISLANDS, FEB 10 0523 - SS vocal in mess; looped 90
degrees (due east).  [Connelly*H-MA]   
 
756  GERMANY, Braunschweig / Ravensburg, FEB 10 0528 - GG talk,
then romantic vocal; well o/ presumed Spain.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
         
837  AZORES, RDP, Barossa, FEB 10 0332 - Sting vocal // 666;  
excellent / local-like.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
855  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, FEB 10 0332 - SS talk & shouting;
fair to good.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
891  ALGERIA, Algiers, FEB 10 0611 - AA vocal; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 
   
909  UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. 5 synchros, FEB 10 0704 - BBC news;
to fair peaks through slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
         
936  SPAIN, FEB 10 0701 - SS news; in CBM slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
  
954  SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, FEB 10 0335 - SS male vocal & guitar;
fair. + FEB 10 0700 - man & woman in SS mentioned R. Espana; 
excellent signal.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
  
981  ALGERIA, Algiers, FEB 10 0613 - AA talk by man; to good peak.
[Connelly*H-MA] 
   
999  SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, FEB 10 0659 - SS teletalk; very good,
blowing right by CKBW.  [Connelly*H-MA]  
 
1008  NETHERLANDS, Flevoland (t), FEB 10 0338 - strong w/ low-pitched
tone testing.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
  
1026  SPAIN, SER synchros, FEB 10 0618 - SER SS news; fair to good
w/ WBZ nulled.  There was another station under w/ tone testing:
maybe Northern Ireland.  [Connelly*H-MA]
                       
1035  ITALY (t), FEB 10 0620 - II-sounding talk; weak. [Connelly*H-MA]
                       
1044  SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., FEB 10 0621 - fast SS talk;
excellent.  [Connelly*H-MA]  
 
1053  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, FEB 10 0658 - 
EE talk // 1089; through WEVD slop.  [Connelly*H-MA] 

1062  DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, FEB 10 0624 - rock music;
good.  + FEB 10 0657 - Gin Blossoms song, man in Danish, then 
"What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Bros.; local-like, monster 
signal utterly destroying 1060. [Connelly*H-MA] 

1089  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, FEB 10 0347 - 
EE teletalk; to good peaks.  [Connelly*H-MA] 

1215  UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, FEB 10 0628 -
fair to good w/ "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits.
[Connelly*H-MA] 

1251  LIBYA, Tripoli, FEB 10 0356 - AA male vocal; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]   
 
1314  NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, FEB 10 0402 - Norwegian news by man;
good.  Ripply fading at times. + FEB 10 0629 - man & woman in 
Norwegian; huge signal (much better than it was 2.5 hrs. earlier). 
It was one of the loudest stations on the dial, foreign or domestic, 
at the time.  [Connelly*H-MA]  

1323  GERMANY (t), FEB 10 0632 - talk by man in unID language;
chewed up by CKEC slop.  [Connelly*H-MA]   
 
1422  GERMANY, Heusweiler, FEB 10 0405 - GG news by man; very jumpy 
fades.  [Connelly*H-MA]   
 
1544  CLANDESTINE (Tindouf, ALGERIA ?), FEB 10 0640-0643 - interval 
signal with one lower note, two equal-pitch higher notes, then
fourth (ending) note same as the first lower pitch one.  IS repeated
until 0642 at which time AA talk came on; fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]   
 

* PAN-AMERICAN DX *

532  TURKS AND CAICOS, RVC, FEB 10 0319 - SS religion w/ many
glorias & hallelujahs; excellent.  [Connelly*H-MA]  

535  GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, FEB 10 0319 - reggae vocal;
good.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
        
555  ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, FEB 10 0321 - Luther
Vandross soul vocal; fair.  [Connelly*H-MA]
 
570  CUBA, FEB 10 0721 - R. Reloj news & time show; about
equal to WMCA.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
580  JAMAICA, RJR, Galina, FEB 10 0718 - accented talk, reggae 
music; fair w/ WTAG nulled.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
590  CUBA, R. Rebelde, FEB 10 0715 - SS talk // 600; good through
WBNW.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
600  CUBA, R. Rebelde, FEB 10 0520 - huge (o/HJHJ) w/ SS sporting
event // 710.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
640  GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, FEB 10 0714 - man in FF
mentioned several food items; excellent / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]  

641.1  unID, FEB 10 0422 - possible chime-like IS, mostly just an
apparent open carrier.  Strength comparable to Spain-639 (for a het 
sandwich on CBN).  Looped about 40 / 220 degrees.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
650  COLOMBIA, RCN Antena 2, HJKH, Bogota, FEB 10 0427 - tropical
SS music, then RCN ID; loud / local-like.  Other unID SS way under
and no trace of WSM.  [Connelly*H-MA]  
 
690  CUBA, R. Progreso, FEB 10 0519 - Cuban "buzzie" like a local;
killing CBF/Anguilla.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
700  JAMAICA, JBC R. 1, Montego Bay, FEB 10 0710 - soul / reggae
female vocal, accented DJ talked about Valentine's Day; good o/
Colombia w/ WLW nulled.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
700  COLOMBIA, HJCX, Cali, FEB 10 0717 - CARACOL ID, Colombia 
mentions, SS talk; loud, mowing down Jamaica & WLW. [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
710  CUBA, R. Rebelde, La Julia et al., FEB 10 0520 - sporting event 
// 600; killing WOR.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
840  CUBA, FEB 10 0558 - Cuban National Anthem (s/off ?); good w/
WHAS nulled.  [Connelly*H-MA] 
                                          
860  CUBA, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, FEB 10 0734 - R. Reloj news &
time service; good, cutting through CJBC.  [Connelly*H-MA] 

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