logs 9-18 MAR '97

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   (logs 9-18 MAR 1997: file=DX970318.LOG) 
  
   Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1997
 
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   [Connelly-B-MA] = Billerica, MA <home>        (GC= 71.221 W / 42.532 N)
   
   Receiver: Drake R8A
   
   Antenna systems: two 37 m slopers (east, west) to DL-2 delay-line
   phasing unit with 50 m horizontal loop as floating ground for noise 
   reduction via transformers; MWT-3 regenerative preselector

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   Just a short report from home this time.  Conditions seem to be 
   slackening off as spring approaches.

   *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
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549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, MAR 16 2308 - AA male choir in a vocal
style similar to Gregorian chants; good. [Connelly-B-MA]
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567   IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, MAR 16 2313 - man & woman in EE,
then piano music; to fair peak. [Connelly-B-MA]
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639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., MAR 16 2321 - poor to fair w/
man in SS. [Connelly-B-MA]
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765   SENEGAL, Dakar, MAR 9 2352 - drumming, chant; poor in WABC
slop.  Switzerland under, 10 Hz SAH resulting. [Connelly-B-MA]
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765   SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, MAR 16 2324 - classical music; fair
to good. [Connelly-B-MA] 
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774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 16 2330 - SS teletalk; fair w/ WABC
phased. [Connelly-B-MA]
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981   ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 16 2337 - bits of AA talk in CBV/WTRY
slop w/ semi-local WCAP phased. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 16 2340 - SS business talk; 
o/ others. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1053   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al., 
MAR 10 0013 - EE teletalk o/ unID music station. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1062   DENMARK, Kalundborg, MAR 17 0520 - dance-rock vocal, man in
Danish, then a slow ballad; good. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1107   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 10 0012 - SS talk by man; fair 
through slop. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1134   CROATIA, HR, Zadar, MAR 10 0011 - Slavic talk by man & woman,
o/u Spain; fair w/ WBBR phased. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1134   SPAIN, COPE synchros, MAR 10 0011 - SS talk mixed w/ Croatia. 
[Connelly-B-MA]
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1215   UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, MAR 16 2351 - fair w/ 
Sheryl Crow's "All I Want to Do is Have Some Fun". [Connelly-B-MA]
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1251   LIBYA, Tripoli, MAR 16 2353 - man in AA; to good peak, really
slicing up the 1250 domestics. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1269   GERMANY, Neumunster, MAR 10 0007 - bits of GG talk; hammered
by CJCB. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1314   NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, MAR 10 0005 - man in Norwegian, then
pop-rock vocal; fair to good. + MAR 16 2356 - loud w/ a Johnny Cash
Old-West style train song. + MAR 18 0513 - classical piano music;
huge S9+30, best TA at the time. [Connelly-B-MA]
~
1349   MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAR 9 2347 - soft-
spoken AA talk by man; poor in slop. [Connelly-B-MA]  
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1431   unID (UKRAINE suspected), MAR 18 2255 - a whopper of a
1 kHz het against local WXKS: noted on car radio during drive 
home from work.  Saudi Arabia - 1521 and several other potent 
high band TA's were noted about the same time. [Connelly-B-MA]
~
1467   FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, MAR 18 2304 - religious music, 
then American-accented EE preaching by man; good. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1485   SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 18 0511 - man & woman in SS; poor
to fair o/ mess. [Connelly-B-MA] 
~
1530   VATICAN, R. Vaticana, MAR 17 0005 - classical piano music; 
good w/ WSAI phased.  UnID third station w/ AA-sounding talk was
behind both Vatican & WSAI. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1539   GERMANY, ERF, Mainflingen, MAR 18 0505 - hymn / choral vocal,
rising o/ Spain; WDCD slop was reduced by phasing & regeneration. 
[Connelly-B-MA] 
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1539   SPAIN, SER, Valladolid, MAR 18 0505 - initially atop the
channel w/ fast-talk SS news, then Germany became dominant.  
[Connelly-B-MA] 
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1544   ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, MAR 9 2358 - in SS at the time,
audio was very "boxy" and telephone-like.  Fair w/ WDCD phased. 
[Connelly-B-MA]
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1548   KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, MAR 17 0009 - fair to good w/ VOA 
EE news report about the impact of the Ohio Valley flooding. 
[Connelly-B-MA]
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1566   SWITZERLAND, R. Eviva, Sarnen, MAR 10 0003 - GG female vocal;
poor in WQEW slop. + MAR 18 0500 - light music, then news in GG;
fair. [Connelly-B-MA]
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1575   SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 10 0001 - // 1584 w/ SS talk; fair.
[Connelly-B-MA]
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1584   SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 10 0001 - // 1575 w/ SS talk; fair.
[Connelly-B-MA]
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