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- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 20:08:56 -0500
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Here are some recent loggings, some of which overlap with the time
of the Florida (CANAVDX) DXpedition.
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1996
Receivers = Drake R8A, Sony ICF-2010
Antenna systems: remotely-tuned loop, active whip,
DCP-2 controller / delay-line phasing unit
[*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.02 W / 41.71 N)
[*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)
======================================================
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
~
531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 8 0224 - disco vocal, SS talk; fair
o/ AA station (Algeria). [Connelly*H-MA]
~
549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, DEC 8 0352 - // 891 w/ AA talk by
woman; good, o/ unID music station. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
558 SPAIN, RNE5, Valencia et al., DEC 8 0223 - excellent (well
o/ others) w/ disco music, then SS talk // 531, 576, 585, 603, 648,
and many other RNE's. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
576 SPAIN, RNE5(/1), Barcelona, DEC 3 0212 - // 585 w/ woman
in SS, piano music; fair. + DEC 8 0222 - disco vocal, SS talk; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, DEC 1 0345 - man in SS; good o/ low-
pitched rumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] + DEC 3 0212 - // 576 w/ woman in
SS, then piano music; loud. + DEC 8 0220 - // many others w/ disco
female vocal, then man & woman in SS; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
594 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, DEC 8 0216 - // 963 w/
uptempo PP male vocal & conga-type percussion; fair in mix w/ others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
603 SPAIN, RNE1/5, Sevilla / Palencia, DEC 3 0215 - // 585 et al.
w/ jazz-oriented SS vocal; excellent. + DEC 8 0221 - disco vocal, SS
talk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 3 0215 - AA teletalk show; local-
like. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 3 0217 - SS jazz /
nightclub-style vocal (// 585, others); good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., DEC 3 0219 - // 684 w/
woman in SS talking over a piano version of "Heart and Soul"; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
648 SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., DEC 8 0225 - // 585 et al. w/
disco vocal, SS talk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
657 SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, DEC 3 0218 - good w/ talk and several
R. Nacional Espana ID's, // 684, others. + DEC 8 0228 - // 585 w/
electronic mood music (like the background in a mystery drama),
then SS talk; fair w/ WFAN phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, DEC 8 0229 - // Azores-693 w/ female
pop vocal; in slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
675 FRANCE, France-Inter, Marseille, DEC 8 0232 - // 162 w/ FF
male vocal & acoustic guitar; excellent & dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, DEC 3 0218 - at local strength w/ SS
talk, R. Nacional Espana ID // 657 & others. + DEC 8 0235 - SS
discussion w/ man & woman; at usual 'monster' signal strength.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, DEC 8 0229 - // Portugal-666
w/ female pop vocal; o/ BBC. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., DEC 8 0229 - EE talk;
u/ Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
702 SLOVAKIA, Slovensko 1, Banska Bystrica / Presov, DEC 8 0447 -
New Age type music // 1098 Nitra; mixing w/ Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
702 SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 8 0240 - // 837 w/ SS teletalk;
fair o/ jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, DEC 8 0341 - // 684, 774 et al. w/
SS teletalk, mentions of Estados Unidos; fair. This was huge (blowing
out the 740 Canadians) on the car radio in the Marshfield, MA area
about 3 hours earlier. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
747 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, DEC 8 0459 - man & woman in Dutch;
fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
DEC 8 0339 - oldie "Little Arrows" by Leapy Lee, then man in GG;
fair o/ probable Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, DEC 8 0340 - good w/ classical
piano music. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 3 0222 - // 684 w/ woman in SS;
o/ AA station. + DEC 8 0341 - // 684 w/ SS teletalk; fair to good
through WABC slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
801 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 8 0343 - SS talk; poor, mixed
w/ other station, in bad 800 slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
836 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, DEC 3 0224 - back on 836
(ex-837): PP vocal and a strong 1 kHz het against Spain / Canaries
on 837. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 3 0224 - man
in SS o/ others; hetted by Azores-836. + DEC 8 0241 - HUGE (o/ 836
het) w/ SS teletalk // 702 & 999. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., DEC 3 0254 - // stronger 684:
woman in SS; fair o/ other station. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, DEC 8 0348 - SS talk; slightly
o/ BBC UK. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 3 0226 - AA talk, then flutes.
+ DEC 8 0352 - // 549 w/ woman in AA, then AA music; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., DEC 8 0453 -
to good peak w/ man in EE interviewing woman about subjects
including a recent trip to Japan. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
918 SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, DEC 3 0227 - SS
teletalk; fair. + DEC 8 0450 - SS rock music. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, DEC 3 0249 - SS teletalk; fair.
+ DEC 8 0215 - teletalk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
963 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Seixal, DEC 8 0216 - // 594 w/
PP male vocal & percussion; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
981 ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 8 0507 - Koranic vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, DEC 3 0243 - // 837 w/ SS talk, then
a brief piece of ragtime piano music. + DEC 8 0242 - man & woman
w/ SS teletalk // 702 & 837; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, DEC 3 0241 - SS news w/ a telephone
interview; very good. + DEC 8 0352 - woman in SS, then Mexican-
style vocal music. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
DEC 8 0402 - // 1089 w/ EE news by woman & man; slightly o/ Spain.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1062 DENMARK, Kalundborg, DEC 8 0402 - very good w/ news by man
in Danish. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Moorside Edge et al.,
DEC 8 0401 - news by woman in EE; to good peaks o/ others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, DEC 8 0405 - Slavic talk; in mix w/ other.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 8 0406 - SS talk; fair to good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, DEC 8 0410 - folk vocals; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1206 FRANCE, Bordeaux, DEC 8 0546 - jazz, woman in FF, then
old-fashioned musical-theatre-style FF pop vocal; to good peak.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, DEC 8 0415 - R.E.M.
song, EE talk by man & woman; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1314 NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, DEC 8 0202 - man in Norwegian w/
news items mentioning Israel and England; LOUD ! + DEC 8 0418 -
local-like w/ Norwegian talk, then female version of Cat Stevens'
"Peace Train". + DEC 8 0445 - "Rosanna" by Toto; huge signal.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1395 NETHERLANDS, Jazzradio, Lopik, DEC 8 0442 - this and
presumed Albania on 1395.1 combining to produce a potent speaker-
rattling 100 Hz growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, DEC 8 0206 - classical
violin music; o/ other. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1440 SAUDI ARABIA, Dammam, DEC 8 0435 - bits of AA music // 1521
audible through WLPZ and other domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, DEC 8 0435 - // 1440 w/ group AA vocal
and percussion; excellent, killing WWKB. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, DEC 8 0559 - Vatican interval signal
o/u WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1611 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, DEC 8 0558 - soft music, then
Vatican interval signal. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
~
530 TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, NOV 30 0411 - SS religion;
very good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, NOV 30 0409 - weather report,
then sports (cricket) announced by man w/ Australian accent.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
540 MEXICO, Monterrey, XEWA, DEC 8 1158-1200 - Mexican pop music,
then Mexican National Anthem at 1200 UTC; good at first, then it
faded u/ domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
550 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, NOV 30 2341 - // YVYM-880
w/ Mundial network sporting event in SS; loud / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, NOV 30 0413 - EE talk
about golf. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0346 - good w/ timecheck "14
before 12", then Carib-EE advert for natural-hair wigs. + DEC 1 0404 -
// 595 w/ cricket coverage by man w/ Australian accent. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
570 CUBA, NOV 30 1102 - R. Reloj news / time show; o/u WMCA/CJEM.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
590 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMHI, Santa Clara, NOV 30 1110 - SS news
mentioned "provincia de Guantanamo"; excellent w/ WBNW nulled.
[Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0334 - // 600, 670, 710, 1180 w/ SS
sports coverage; good in WBNW null. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, DEC 1 0404 - // ZIZ-555 w/
cricket coverage by an Australian-accented announcer; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
~
600 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, NOV 30 1007 - good /
dominant w/ SS news, Rebelde ID // 670, 710. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ DEC 1 0334 - // 590, 670, 710, 1180: SS sports; in growl &
jumble of other Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
610 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Port of Spain, NOV 30 1010 - Hindi
male / female duet vocal; o/ SS stations. Loop pointed SSE / NNW
to put WIP in the null. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
620 CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, DEC 1 1056 - // 600 w/ SS
vocal & talk; mixed w/ cluster of domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
630 PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, NOV 30 1004 - ID "Super
Cadena Seis Trece", then SS talk about government, business,
and education. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
640 CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas,
NOV 30 1057 - SS talk // 660, Cuba & Granma mentions; o/ WNNZ.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
640 GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, DEC 1 0410 -
// St. Pierre-1375 w/ man in FF; good, o/ WNNZ w/ loop aimed
SE/NW to reduce QRM from Cuba and CBN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, NOV 30 2352 -
local-like ! SS sports w/ Colombian cities mentioned, Cerveza
Leone beer ad w/ sound of a popping bottle top, announcer on
public address system read names and uniform numbers of players
at start of game (stadium reverberation and crowd noises were
apparent). [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
660 CUBA, R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, NOV 30 1057 - // 640
w/ SS talk; way u/ WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 1059 - // 640:
vocal & folk guitar, SS talk; u/ WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
660 ST. LUCIA, Castries, NOV 30 0955 - several Christmas songs,
Carib-EE male announcer; u/ WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
660 VENEZUELA, Coro or Anaco, DEC 3 0853 - Venezuelan National
Anthem; u/ WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
670 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, NOV 30 1007 - // 600
and 710 w/ SS news by man & woman, Rebelde ID. Mixed w/ YVLL & WMAQ.
Surinam not noted. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0334 - SS sporting event
(// 590, 600, 710, 1180); mixed w/ YVLL & possible PP Brazilian; WMAQ
nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
670 VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, NOV 30 1048 - SS man /
woman teletalk, Rumbos ID; briefly o/ Cuba & possible Colombian.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
700 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCX, Cali, NOV 30 1015 - SS commercials,
CARACOL promo / ID; o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA] + NOV 30 2344 -
// HJCY-810 w/ SS news mentioning the Vatican, then CARACOL ID &
fanfare; o/u WLW. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
710 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, NOV 30 1007 - // 600, 670: SS
news by man & woman, Rebelde ID; u/ WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ DEC 1 0334 - sports // 590, 600, 670, 1180: just slightly
behind WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
720 VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, NOV 30 1019 - Venezuela SS news;
rising o/ CHTN/WGN mix. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
730 MEXICO, XEX, Mexico City, DEC 1 1104 - fanfare / sound
effects, ID "La Equis de Mexico"; o/ several US stations w/ CKAC
nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
740 CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, DEC 1 1109 - // 640 w/
international news in SS w/ mentions of several world capitals; to
fair peak w/ CBL nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
750 VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, NOV 30 2345 - SS sports mentioning
Caracas and Puerto Cabello; o/ CKGB, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, NOV 30 1043 - // 770 w/
jazz / light music, then man & woman in SS; atop WJR & other SS
station. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0421 - // 940, 1000 w/ SS news,
RCN ID; good w/ WJR nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, NOV 30 1043 - // 760 w/ jazz,
SS talk; way u/ WABC. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
780 VENEZUELA, R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, NOV 30 0951 - promo for
"Fiesta de Sambrina" w/ interspersed clip of Jose Feliciano's
"Feliz Navidad", then R. Coro ID. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
780 VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, DEC 1 0348 -
Ecos del Torbes ID, SS mentions of MW and SW frequencies; o/ likely
YVMN/CFDR/WBBM mix. Something weak (on approx. 779.2) yielding a
background het at times. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
NOV 30 1022 - SS program, man read letters from listeners in the
Dominican Republic; huge signal. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
810 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, NOV 30 2344 - // 700 w/
SS news about the Vatican, then CARACOL ID; rolling o/ WGY/CJVA/other
SS station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
840 CUBA, R. Reloj outlet, NOV 30 1038 - Reloj program; good,
o/ others w/ WHAS nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
860 CUBA, R. Reloj, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, NOV 30 1037 -
Reloj program; fair w/ CJBC nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
880 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, NOV 30 2341 -
actually OVER WCBS (!) w/ SS sports // YVKE-550. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
940 CUBA, R. Reloj, NOV 30 2329 - R. Reloj news; good w/ CBM
nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
940 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJGB, Cali, DEC 1 0421 - // 760, 1000 w/ SS
news, RCN ID; o/ Cuban Reloj & others w/ CBM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1000 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, DEC 1 0421 - // 760, 940
w/ SS news & RCN ID; o/ Canadians w/ Chicago nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1020 TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, DEC 8 0213 -
southern US preacher w/ emotional sermon; killing KDKA. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1100 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, DEC 1 0338 - // 810
w/ brassy music; fair to good w/ WTAM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1170 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, DEC 1 0336 - // 810 w/ SS
talk, saxophone music; fair w/ WWVA nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1171.1 unID, NOV 30 1028 - het on high side of WWVA. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1180 CUBA, R. Rebelde (/ Taino ?), DEC 1 0334 - SS sporting
event // 590, 600, 670, 710; good w/ WHAM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1345 unID, DEC 8 0505 - carrier, possibly an equipment test.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1375.02 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, DEC 3 0204 - man & woman in FF
w/ news. As Jean Burnell has noted, this is about 20 Hz above the
nominal frequency. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
*** TRANS-PACIFIC DX (?) ***
~
1053 unID, NOV 30 1031 - possible TP carrier looping NW.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
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notes to publishers:
(1) change each 3-blank-spaces group to a tab (e.g. after freq.)
(2) change excess (undesired) linefeeds to single blanks
(3) then, change each ~ to a linefeed