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(logs 23-24 MAR 1997: file=DX970324.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1997
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[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>
[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.20 W / 41.65 N)
<Windmill Beach: River St. at Willow St.>
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna system: RL-1 remotely-tuned loop w/ Quantum head,
RW-1 active whip, DCP-2 dual controller / phaser,
Mini-MWT-3 regenerative preselector
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
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531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 23 0214 - // 684 w/ fast SS talk, rock
music; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, MAR 23 0217 - excited / agitated AA male
vocal & drums; strong, o/ fast SAH. + MAR 23 0455 - AA male vocal &
strings; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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558 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 23 0218 - SS talk // 684; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, MAR 23 0221 - EE talk only poor
to fair at this time; quite a bit of WMCA/CJEM/Cuba-570 slop.
+ MAR 23 0609 - medieval-type chamber music; fair to good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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576 SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, MAR 23 0219 - // 684 w/ SS talk & rock;
to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
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585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, MAR 23 0222 - good w/ excerpts from different
rock songs, SS announcer talked about the music. One selection was very
Irish-sounding, like something from "Riverdance". + MAR 23 0612 -
still loud at this time w/ SS talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
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594 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, MAR 23 0225 - big-band jazz
getting by WBNW/VOCM-590 slop. + MAR 23 0437 - // 963 w/ piano music;
poor to fair, mixed w/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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603 MADEIRA, RDP, Pico de Arieiro, MAR 23 0442 - // 666 w/ bits of
PP music; through Spain & a low growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
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603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, MAR 23 0229 - // 684 w/ SS speech;
good; someone else way under w/ 1 kHz tone test. [Connelly*H-MA]
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612 IRELAND, Athlone, MAR 23 0232 - EE teletalk or phone interview
mentioning youth problems; fair o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 23 0458 - male AA Koranic vocal;
o/ Ireland. [Connelly*H-MA]
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621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1, MAR 23 0231 - // 684 w/ SS speech /
discussion; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., MAR 23 0233 - // 684 w/ SS
discussion; fair. + MAR 23 0612 - // 585 w/ SS talk: still a
good signal at this time. [Connelly*H-MA]
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648 SPAIN / others, MAR 23 0234 - bits of SS talk in a big multi-
station mess. [Connelly*H-MA]
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657 SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, MAR 23 0613 - SS vocal music. This is
not parallel to the RNE1's at this time. [Connelly*H-MA]
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666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, MAR 23 0253 - // Azores-693: mellow
ballad; o/ jumble of others. + MAR 23 0441 - operatically-influenced
pop male PP vocal; // Azores-837. [Connelly*H-MA]
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684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, MAR 23 0220 - HUGE w/ SS rock vocal that
was frequently interrupted by the DJ. [Connelly*H-MA]
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693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, MAR 23 0253 - // 666 w/ mellow PP
ballad male vocal; mostly under BBC UK. [Connelly*H-MA]
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693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., MAR 23 0234 - EE sportstalk
including tennis news (w/ Wimbledon mentions) and recent golf results;
good, o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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702 SLOVAKIA, Slovensko 1, Banska Bystrica / Presov, MAR 23 0239 -
fair w/ sedate piano music // 1098. Bits of Spain & possible Morocco
under. [Connelly*H-MA]
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711 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune (t), MAR 23 0244 - monster open carrier
presumably this one. [Connelly*H-MA]
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738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, MAR 23 0255 - good w/ woman in SS.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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747 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, MAR 23 0257 - Dutch news interview /
teletalk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
MAR 23 0257 - jazz; very good o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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765 SENEGAL, Dakar, MAR 24 0008 - LOUD w/ kalimba instrumentation
& moaning-type vocal; way o/ Switzerland. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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774 EGYPT, Abis, MAR 23 0258 - AA female vocal o/u Spain.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 23 0258 - SS talk by man; evenly
mixing w/ Egypt. + MAR 23 0633 - still fair at this late time.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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783 SYRIA, Tartus, MAR 23 0259 - bits of AA music; other station
under with PP or SS talk; low-pitched growl present. [Connelly*H-MA]
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837 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, MAR 23 0441 - // 666 w/ PP pop
vocal; briefly noted through stronger Spain/Canaries. + MAR 23 0635 -
vocal & syrupy strings, // 666; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, MAR 23 0316 - woman
in SS; fair o/ Cuba/WHAS-840 slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
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855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., MAR 24 0039 - SS music & talk;
to good peaks (but choppy fades). [Connelly*Y-MA]
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864 EGYPT, Santah, MAR 23 0318 - Koranic AA vocal; fair (a bit
late for best signal). I checked 207 to make sure it wasn't Morocco.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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891 ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 23 0327 - // 549 w/ AA teletalk show
w/ male host; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R.5 synchros, MAR 23 0328 - man & woman
in EE; slopped. [Connelly*H-MA]
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963 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Seixal, MAR 23 0437 - // 594 w/
piano music; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 23 0402 - good w/ SS news read
by woman. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1062 DENMARK, Kalundborg, MAR 23 0401 - Danish news by man; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, MAR 23 0239 - // 702 w/ mellow piano, strings;
fair w/ WTAM phased. [Connelly*H-MA] + MAR 23 2351 - soft piano
music o/ Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1098 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 23 2351 - SS talk u/ Slovakia.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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1197 LESOTHO, BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, MAR 24 0052 - BBC announcer;
just o/ jumble w/ tough slop at times. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1215 SPAIN, COPE synchros, MAR 23 2347 - SS talk; slightly atop
the others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, MAR 23 0500 - AA flutes, violins, & chorus.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1314 NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, MAR 23 2344 - male country-style
ballad vocal w/ organ & piano, then man in Norwegian;
good. + MAR 24 0043 - woman in Norwegian, then C&W / folk vocal;
massive, S9+40 ! [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1332 ITALY, Rome et al., MAR 23 0503 - II talk, showtune-style
female vocal; fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1349 MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAR 24 0055 - huge
het and bits of chant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1359 SPAIN, Arganda, MAR 23 0540 - man & woman in SS; in slop.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1395 NETHERLANDS, Lopik, MAR 23 0514 - man & woman in Dutch;
poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, MAR 23 0425 - fair
w/ 1958 oldie "Come On, Let's Go" by Ritchie Valens. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1467 FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, MAR 23 0506 - hymn (GG male vocal);
to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA] + MAR 23 2325 - soul-style EE religious
vocal; LOUD ! [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1485 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 23 2341 - // 1584 w/ SS teletalk;
o/ unID w/ AA-sounding vocal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1502 ANGOLA, E.P. de Benguela, MAR 23 2340 - music; poor, hetted
by weaker 1503 stations. WTOP was easily phased: more slop was
coming from WNRB. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1512 BELGIUM, Wolvertem, MAR 23 2328 - Dutch (or Flemish) talk;
poor to fair through WNRB slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1521 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, MAR 23 0302 - male a cappella
Koranic vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1530 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, MAR 23 0307 - EE news
about the summit meeting in Finland, ID "This is the Voice of
America"; briefly o/ WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, MAR 23 0510 - Slavic talk mixed w/ WSAI.
[Connelly*H-MA] + MAR 23 2338 - classical music; atop the pile.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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1544 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, MAR 23 2330 - fast guitar
strumming & AA-style violins; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, MAR 23 2331 - VOA EE interview
show; fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1557 FRANCE, Nice, MAR 23 0512 - nostalgic-type FF vocal; fair
through WQEW slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1557 unID's, MAR 23 2337 - at least 2 stations: one w/ vaguely
Balkan or Middle Eastern sounding music, other w/ opera; slop
made it tough to tell much more. France is generally not on
at this time. There are numerous possibilities here (consult
the various NF reports and the WRTH). [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1566 SWITZERLAND, R. Eviva, Sarnen, MAR 23 0513 - man in GG;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1566 unID's, MAR 23 2333 - two or three station mess: top one w/
orchestral music was probably Switzerland, another had talk in an
unID language. The heavy WQEW slop could only be effectively
held off for about 30 seconds per DCP-2 phase null adjustment.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 23 2334 - // 1584 w/ SS teletalk;
o/ probable Italy (woman talking). [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1584 CEUTA, RadiOle, MAR 23 2335 - SS music mixed w/ SER Spain
teletalker. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 23 2335 - // 1575 w/ SS teletalk;
in mix w/ Ceuta. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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1602 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 23 2335 - SS talk apparently // 1575;
mixed w/ other (EI Vitoria ?) that had music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
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535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, MAR 24 0036 - man & woman in
accented EE; fair in RVC-530 slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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538.08 unID, MAR 23 0215 - weak het / carrier on low side of
CBT/CBGA1. [Connelly*H-MA]
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555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, MAR 24 0035 - cocktail
lounge jazz saxophone version of "Danny Boy"; good w/ WGAN phased.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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580 PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, MAR 24 0037 - Puerto Rico SS
news bubbling out of a jumble of other SS signals and apparent
Jamaica w/ soca & reggae music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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590 unID, MAR 24 0030 - non-stop light classical piano music;
o/Cuba/VOCM w/ WBNW phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, MAR 24 0025 - pop / soul vocal,
Caribbean EE announcer; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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640 CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas,
MAR 24 0022 - old-fashioned romantic Latin American vocals,
talk by woman w/ frequent Cuba mentions. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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670 SURINAME, RADIKA, Paramaribo, MAR 24 0019 - Hindi (or similar
language) talk; in & out of mix w/ Venezuela, Cuba, & WMAQ.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, MAR 24 0006 - RCN network
news in SS (//770); atop WJR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, MAR 24 0006 - // 760 w/ RCN
news in SS; u/ WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, MAR 23 2359 - Caribbean
EE talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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990 re Bruce Conti's SS religious unID: this is likely WALE in RI.
Heard SS religious program similar to what he logged (lots of Dios
mentions, etc.). The tip-offs were a west loop heading from Harwich
(rather than expected south) and a mention of an "iglesia en Central
Falls". Noted MAR 23 0340 - in messy mix w/ WCMF/WZZD/CFGM/CBY/others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1020 TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, MAR 23 2356 -
loud (o/KDKA/YVRS) w/ preacher mentioning to send letters and
donations to "Voice of Revival" show, P.O. Box 1610,
Anniston, AL 36202. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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