logs 8-14 APR '97
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(logs 8-14 APR 1997: file=DX970414.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1997
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[Connelly-B-MA] = Billerica, MA <home> (GC= 71.221 W / 42.532 N)
[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*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA (GC= 70.825 W / 42.75 N)
<end of Stackyard Road at Parker River Nat. Wildlife Res.: salt marsh>
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: Billerica: two slopers (east, west), noise-reducing
ground loop, Mini-DL-2 phasing unit, Mini-MWT-3 regenerative
preselector; Harwich: RW-1 active whip, RL-1 remotely-tuned loop,
DCP-2 dual controller / phaser; Rowley: 80 m wire (east), 40 m wire
(south), Mini-DL-2, Mini-MWT-3
======================================================
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
~~
153 unID (GERMANY or ALGERIA), APR 9 0126 - violins, not sure if
classical or AA; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
162 FRANCE, Allouis, APR 9 0125 - man in FF; good. I have a hard
time believing a recent comment that this station is difficult to hear
in North Africa when it bombs in at coastal sites here in Massachusetts.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
180 TURKEY (t), APR 9 0124 - bits of possible Turkish talk mixed
w/ static crashes; Germany-183 off at the time. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
198 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., APR 9 0123 - very
good w/ financial news; "DIW" beacon way under. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
207 GERMANY / MOROCCO, APR 9 0122 - Germany w/ classical music o/
Morocco w/ AA music. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
225 POLAND (t), APR 9 0121 - country-influenced (Mellancamp style)
rock; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
234 LUXEMBOURG, Junglinster, APR 9 0120 - male FF folk vocal;
excellent. "UM" beacon way under. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
252 IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Kilmessan, APR 9 0118 - female vocal
"Don't You Love Me No More ?"; very good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 9 0128 - SS teletalk; very good,
much stronger than R.V.C./CIAO-530. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, APR 9 0114 - man in AA; excellent.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
558 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 9 0114 - // 585 w/ woman in SS; good,
SAH present. AA station recently logged by Conti was not noted.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, APR 9 0129 - EE talk; fair o/
apparent Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
576 SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, APR 9 0113 - // 585 w/ woman in SS; good.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, APR 9 0112 - Spanish guitar music,
then woman in SS mentioned morning programs; HUGE signal.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, APR 9 0108 - good w/ rock
music // 621, 738, others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
612 SPAIN, RNE1, Lerida / Lleida, APR 9 0109 - // 603, 621, others
w/ rock music; slightly atop Morocco/Ireland on a messy channel.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1, APR 9 0108 - // 738 w/ rock
music (including Springsteen); fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 12 -
still hanging in there at 0615 UTC: bits of SS talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., APR 9 0104 - man & woman
w/ SS news; good, easily splittable from CBN-640 (NF) which was
also loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
648 SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., APR 9 0106 - // 639 w/ woman in
SS; barely o/ the co-channel mush. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
657 SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, APR 9 0101 - // 684 w/ SS news; good w/
WFAN phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, APR 9 0059 - violins / orchestra,
then woman in PP; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
675 NETHERLANDS, R. Ten Gold, Lopik, APR 9 0058 - good w/ 1986
hit "West Side Girls" by the Pet Shop Boys. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, APR 9 0057 - man & woman in SS; fair
to good w/ local WRKO phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, APR 9 0059 - // 666 & 837 w/
orchestral music, then woman in PP; evenly mixed w/ BBC UK.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., APR 9 0100 - news in
EE by woman; o/u Azores. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
711 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, APR 9 0055 - Koranic style a cappella
AA vocal (not // Libya-1251); loud, hammering WOR ! [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., APR 9 0132 - SS talk; in slop.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, APR 9 0053 - man & woman in SS; to
good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
747 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 9 0053 - fast SS talk; atop
Netherlands vocal music program. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, APR 9 0051 -
'50s "West Coast cool school" vibraphone jazz (style of Lionel
Hampton); excellent, o/ SS station. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, APR 9 0046 - classical music; HUGE,
distant background rumble was noted at times ... presumably from
Senegal. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0030 - classical music; fair
o/ apparent Senegal. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 9 0047 - // 855 w/ man in SS; fair
through WABC slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0029 - SS talk; fair
w/ WABC phased. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, APR 9 0134 - SS teletalk; poor to fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
819 EGYPT / MOROCCO / SPAIN, APR 14 0053 - two AA stations plus
one w/ SS talk; messy mix. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
837 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, APR 9 0059 - // 666 & 693:
orchestral music, PP talk by woman; under Canaries-Spain.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 9 0056 - SS talk;
o/ Azores. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
846 ITALY, Rome, APR 9 0044 - operatic-style pop vocal; good
signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., APR 9 0043 - man & woman in SS
doing rhymes and plays on words, mentioning different foods;
excellent (S9+40), better than local WEEI-850 ! [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
864 EGYPT, Santah, APR 9 0041 - Koranic male a cappella vocal;
strong, o/ Spain & unID other. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0055 -
Koranic vocal; fair. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, APR 9 0040 - SS teletalk;
fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 9 0039 - fast SS talk, about
even w/ co-channel BBC (both loud); WCBS phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford, APR 9 0039 - man & woman
in EE; mixed w/ Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 9 0038 - AA talk, then flutes & strings;
excellent, local-like. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0055 - female AA
vocal & flutes; good. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R.5 synchros, APR 9 0035 - EE talk by man
& woman; bits of SS or PP under. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
918 SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, APR 9 0033 - SS talk,
then music; dominant, possible AA station under. [Connelly*rw-MA]
+ APR 14 0025 - SS talk by man; fair w/ regeneration cranked in
to pull through the CJCH/WHJJ slop. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 9 0135 - SS teletalk by man & woman;
good o/ others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, APR 9 0031 - man/woman SS teletalk
& laughing; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0024 - SS teletalk;
to good peak through WROL slop. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
972 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 9 0136 - bits of SS talk by woman;
trashed by potent WZAN/CBZ-970 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, APR 8 2310 - excited SS teletalk; very
strong o/ minor CKBW splash. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1017 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 9 0137 - SS talk / teletalk; mostly
atop probable German. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 8 2308 - local-like w/ typical banjo
picking and rustic AA or Berber wailing vocal somewhat reminiscent
of 1930's Mississippi Delta Blues. Monster signal, Spain was way
under. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 13 2335 - Afro-AA female vocal; good.
[Connelly-B-MA]
~~
1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 9 0138 - man & woman w/ SS discussion;
loud. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0019 - // 1179 w/ fast SS news &
teletalk; loud. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
APR 8 2312 - // 1089 w/ EE talk; mixed w/ Morocco & Spain.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1071 SPAIN, EI, Bilbao, APR 9 0022 - Eric Clapton acoustic blues
vocal, man in SS, then fast zydeco-style music w/ drums, accordions,
and (non-EE) vocal; to excellent peaks despite strong adjacent CBA.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1080 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 8 2314 - // 1044 w/ fast SS talk;
fair w/ WTIC phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, APR 8 2306 - man & woman
talking about marriage and "fun in bed". Good signal, getting right
past local daytimer WILD-1090 still on at the air at this time.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, APR 9 0018 - mellow "Muzak" o/ growl, SS
stations. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 9 0017 - SS female teletalk; loud.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, APR 8 2316 - Slavic talk by man & woman;
evenly mixed w/ Spain, WBBR phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1134 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 8 2316 - SS teletalk o/u Croatia.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1143 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 9 0139 - SS talk; in jumble.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1152 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 9 0140 - SS teletalk; fair,
o/ jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, APR 9 0141 -
SER SS teletalk; through WHAM/Cuba-1180 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
+ APR 14 0011 - // 1044 w/ SS talk by man; o/ others. Some
summer-like QRN at the time. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
1188 unID, APR 9 0142 - jumble & test-tone (or off-channel het).
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, APR 9 0010 - recent hits;
o/ jumble of others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1224 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 9 0009 - SS talk; in growl / mess.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1233 MOROCCO, Tanger, APR 8 2323 - AA male vocal at thin audio
level on a decent-strength carrier. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1242 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Marseille, APR 9 0008 - // (stronger) 1377
w/ light classical music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, APR 8 2325 - AA talk by man; good, really
clobbering the 1250 domestics. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 14 0005 -
AA strings & shrill group vocal, then man in AA; loud, S9+30.
[Connelly-B-MA]
~~
1287 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 9 0004 - // 1044 w/ news by man &
woman in SS. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, APR 8 2327 - man w/ SS speech
mentioning several countries including Portugal; LOUD.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 8 2328 - woman in SS; slopped.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1314 NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, APR 9 0001 - news by woman in Norwegian;
excellent, o/ apparent SS & AA talk stations. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1349 MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 8 2330 - droning
sort of music; strong carrier, light audio. Audible as early
as 2155 UTC at coastal sites this time of year. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1359 SPAIN, Arganda, APR 8 2331 - SS teletalk; to fair peaks
through WLYN/CKBC/CJVL/WDRC-1360 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
+ APR 12 0318 - man & woman in SS; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1377 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Lille, APR 8 2358 - female talk, then
folk-style FF vocal; good, sometimes better than St. Pierre - 1375.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1394 TOGO (t), APR 8 2333 - Afro het against Netherlands-1395.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1395 NETHERLANDS, Lopik, APR 8 2333 - segment of a speech in a
large hall, then fast Dutch newstalk by man; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, APR 9 0005 - GG news
by man; fair, o/ others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1440 SAUDI ARABIA, Dammam, APR 12 0303 - // 1521 w/ bits of AA
a cappella male vocal; mixed w/ WJAE & other domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, APR 12 0300 - man in AA mentioned
Saudi Arabia, Koranic vocal followed; good to excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, APR 12 0306 - Slavic-sounding talk by
man & woman; mixed w/ WSAI. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1539 GERMANY, ERF, Mainflingen, APR 12 0307 - organ music & hymn;
o/ Spain w/ WDCD phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1539 SPAIN, SER, Manresa/Elche, APR 12 0307 - SS talk u/ Germany.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1544 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, APR 8 2336 - man in SS;
fair in WDCD slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, APR 8 2341 - VOA EE news;
fair & dominant, someone else with music was far under.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 13 2352 - man & woman in EE w/ VOA interview
about future water projects, reservoir construction, and how to
balance needs with environmental concerns; very good at the time.
[Connelly-B-MA]
~~
1566 SWITZERLAND, R. Eviva, Sarnen, APR 12 0234 - good w/ jazz.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1566 SWITZERLAND / unID, APR 13 2349 - GG talk was on top; what
was more interesting was the Indian-sounding music noted behind.
[Connelly-B-MA]
~~
1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 8 2348 - // 1602 w/ SS teletalk
by man & woman o/u others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1584 CEUTA, RadiOle, APR 8 2348 - AA-influenced vocal, then SS
talk and bird chirps; atop SER Spain teletalker. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 8 2348 - // 1575 w/ SS teletalk;
under Ceuta. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
1602 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 8 2348 - // 1575 w/ SS teletalk
by man & woman; good, o/ others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
~~
530 TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, APR 12 1054 - good
R. Vision Cristiana ID by woman, about S8 at this time.
+ APR 12 1135 - at S6 daytime level (w/ some noise): SS female
vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, APR 9 0128 - jazz; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
540 MEXICO, XEWA, Monterrey, APR 12 0946 - SS talk mentioned
Mexico, whistle-blowing and ranchera music followed; good signal.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
550 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, APR 12 0949 - // 670 w/ SS talk,
Habana mentions; good / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 14 0047 - steel drum
music; poor to fair. [Connelly-B-MA]
~~
560 CUBA, R. Rebelde, APR 12 0950 - // 550 w/ SS talk mentioning
"la revolucion"; u/ WGAN. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
570 CUBA, R. Reloj, APR 12 0945 - R. Reloj SS news / time show;
killing WMCA. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
600 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, APR 12 0951 - // 550 w/
SS talk; mixed w/ other Latin Americans, domestics, and low growl.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
620 CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, APR 12 0951 - // 550 w/ man
in SS; mixed w/ WXLX, WZON, others. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
640 CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas,
APR 12 0954 - // 660, 740 w/ man & woman w/ radio play in
SS; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, APR 12 0943 -
brassy Latin American music, Antena Dos ID; mixed w/ WSM.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
660 CUBA, R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, APR 12 0956 - // 640, 740
w/ SS radio drama (talk by man & woman); noted in WFAN null.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
660 ST. LUCIA, Castries, APR 9 0102 - local news in EE by
Caribbean-accented woman; noted through phased WFAN.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
670 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 12 0949 - // 550
w/ SS talk, Habana mentions; mixed w/ other Latin American & WMAQ.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
670 VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, APR 12 0342 - usual
"doorbells", SS talk by woman; o/ others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
680 CUBA, R. Rebelde, APR 12 0957 - // 670 w/ SS vocal; audible
w/ WRKO pest nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
690 COLOMBIA, R. Recuerdo, HJCZ, APR 12 0957 - Bogota news in
SS; o/u CBF. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
700 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCX, Cali, APR 12 0228 - // 810 w/ 'futbol'
game or report mentioning the Bogota team; slightly o/ jumble of other
Latin Americans. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
710 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, APR 12 0958 - // 670 w/ emotional
SS male vocal; in WOR null. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
730 MEXICO, XEX, Mexico City, APR 12 0959-1000 - country ballad
style female SS vocal, then ID "Equis Eh Equis, La Equis de Mexico";
good, atop CKAC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~~
740 CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, APR 12 0954 - // 640, 660 w/ SS
radio drama; mixed w/ others, CBL looped. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 12 0213 - // 770 w/
SS sporting event, jingle, ad w/ '50s Japanese sci-fi movie ray-gun
sounds; o/ other SS (YV?) & WJR. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 12 0213 - // 760 w/ RCN
sports coverage in SS; u/ WABC. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
810 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, APR 12 0228 - // 700 w/
SS 'futbol' game or report mentioning the Bogota team; o/u WGY.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
840 CUBA, R. Reloj outlet, APR 12 1005 - SS news about "revolucion",
Cuba, and a conference in California about international drug
trafficking; huge, mowing down WHAS & other co-channel stations.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, APR 9 0038 - Carib-EE
man talking about sports; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~
940 MEXICO, XEQ, Mexico City, APR 12 1013 - music, then man &
woman in SS w/ several Mexico mentions; in messy jumble, eventually
losing to CBM. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1160 BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, APR 8 2317 - BBC interview show
about IRA activities. Great signal w/ just a bit of WOBM way
under, and a slight 1161 TA het. [Connelly*rw-MA]
~~