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(logs 26-27 APR 1997: file=DX970427.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*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA (GC= 70.672 W / 41.967 N)
(Nelson Street Recreational Area / Beach)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: RW-1 active whip, RL-1 remotely-tuned loop,
DCP-2 dual controller / phaser
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
~~
549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, APR 26 0412 - woman in AA; fair to
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, APR 26 0355 - SS talk; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
612 MOROCCO/IRELAND/SPAIN, APR 27 0101 - woman in AA slightly
o/ EE & SS talk in a big mess on the channel. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1, APR 26 0353 - emotional SS
vocal parallel to (and stronger than) 684. [Connelly*H-MA]
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639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., APR 27 0100 - pips, RNE SS
news; good. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, APR 26 0352 - emotional SS vocal &
piano; to good peaks. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, APR 26 0356 - mellow PP vocal;
good, way o/ BBC. Still audible when checked at 0550 UTC.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., APR 27 0058 - EE
sports talk / phone-in; o/ Azores w/ CBF in NW-SE loop null.
[Connelly*P-MA]
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711 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune (t) / others, APR 27 0057 - two
audios (one was AA); WOR in tight phase null. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., APR 27 0056 - SS teletalk; fair
o/ apparent Ireland (EE-sounding talk). [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, APR 26 0357 - bluesy female vocal;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
747 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 27 0055 - woman w/ SS teletalk
show; briefly atop the jumble. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
756 SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, APR 26 0357 - SS talk; in slop.
[Connelly*H-MA] + APR 27 0054 - absolutely excellent w/ group SS
vocal, then SS talk by man; very little else noted under.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, APR 26 0358 - piano music; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
774 EGYPT, Abis, APR 27 0051 - AA music o/u Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 26 0359 - SS music; poor, in WABC
slop. [Connelly*H-MA] + APR 27 0050 - SS teletalk; initially
excellent, o/ Egypt AA music w/ WABC phased, then Egypt rose atop.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
783 SYRIA, Tartus, APR 27 0050 - AA music; in jumble w/ PP or SS
talk station. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, APR 27 0047 - fast-paced SER SS newstalk;
poor in CFAN/WLKW/CIGM splatter. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
801 JORDAN, R. Jordan, Ajlun, APR 27 0046 - AA music mixing with,
and sometimes over, Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
801 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 27 0046 - SS talk & teletalk; o/u
Jordan. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 27 0045 - SS
teletalk; dominant. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., APR 27 0045 - SS teletalk; fair
to good o/ WEEI slop. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
864 EGYPT, Santah, APR 27 0044 - AA Koranic vocal; good, o/ Spain
& others. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, APR 27 0044 - man in SS;
in choppy jumble. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford, APR 27 0043 - EE discussion
about laws relating to the manufacture and sale of alcoholic
beverages; good, well atop Spain-Canaries SS talk. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 26 0427 - AA talk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ APR 27 0041 - woman in AA, then an interlude of modern AA string
music blending Oud and violins; huge signal. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R.5 synchros, APR 27 0040 - EE man &
woman in panel discussion mentioning Americans. Strong signal;
audio was somewhat "hollow sounding" (varying bass/treble response)
likely caused by the multiple paths from the various synchronized
transmitters. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
918 SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, APR 27 0038 - fast SS
talk by man & woman; poor, in CJCH/WHJJ slop. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 27 0038 - SS teletalk o/ station
(probably Morocco) w/ group vocal. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, APR 26 2321 - SS operatic vocal;
fair w/ WROL looped. + APR 27 0037 - cocktail lounge jazz style
SS vocal; occasionally to good quality o/ slop from 950 kHz
WPEN/WROL/Canadians. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
981 ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 26 2321 - AA male vocal & strings;
very good. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, APR 26 2320 - man & woman in SS; fair to
good through CKBW splatter. + APR 27 0034 - woman in SS; up to local-
like strength; badly hammering the 1000 kHz stations. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1017 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 27 0033 - SS talk mixed w/ a
pop music station that was probably Germany. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 27 0032 - // 1044 w/ folk-style
vocal, then woman in SS; fair to good w/ WBZ looped. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 26 2332 - shrill vocal & banjo-like
picking; huge / local-like, about S9+40 and demolishing Spain.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 26 0432 - SS news; in slop.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1044 SPAIN / MOROCCO, APR 26 2317 - man in SS o/ AA music.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1053 MOROCCO, Tanger, APR 26 2315 - AA violins; dominant.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
APR 27 0031 - // 1089 w/ EE sex talkshow; o/ others w/ WEVD
phased. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1071 SPAIN, EI, Bilbao, APR 27 0030 - bits of SS vocal (in CBA
slop), pips on the half-hour. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1080 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 27 0029 - // 1044 w/ SS teletalk;
fair w/ WTIC phased. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, APR 27 0028 - man in
studio talking with a woman on the phone about sex; strong signal
w/ WBAL phased. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1098 SLOVAKIA / SPAIN, APR 27 0026 - Slavic and SS talk evenly
mixed; both super-loud, much stronger than the 1100 kHz stations.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 27 0025 - // 1125 w/ man in SS;
cluster of other audios under revealed a pop vocal and an AA
vocal. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1116 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 27 0023 - woman in SS; good.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1125 CROATIA, HR, Deanovec, APR 27 0023 - // 1134 w/ operatic
male vocal, then children's folk group vocal; slightly behind
Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1125 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 27 0023 - // 1107 w/ SS newstalk;
atop Croatia. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, APR 27 0018 - fast Alpine / Balkan
"mountain music" polka-like dance instrumental, then female
Slavic vocal; huge / local-like to S9+40 (at times better
than WBBR), well o/ Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1134 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 27 0022 - gradually taking over
the channel from Croatia: SS talk about the Vatican. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1179 GREECE, Thessaloniki (t), APR 27 0015 - Greek sounding
music (but perhaps Middle Eastern); briefly atop SER Spain-
Canaries. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, APR 27 0015 -
SER SS newstalk; loud, generally o/ apparent Greece.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1188 HUNGARY, Szombathely, APR 27 0013 - gypsy / east European
style female vocal presumed this; poor. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1197 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, APR 27 0011 - strong jumble, then SS
vocal & SS talk by woman surfaced; weak 1196 carrier noted at
times. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, APR 27 0003 - group
vocal "You're Out of Touch, I'm Out of Time"; good, way o/
Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1224 SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 27 0001 - SS news o/ unID music
station (Holland ?). [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1242 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Marseille (t), APR 26 2359 - folk
guitar, no talk at the top of the hour; in WBUR-1240 slop.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, APR 26 2358 - AA moaning / groaning male
vocal; huge, annihilating 1250 kHz stations. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1287 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 26 2357 - SER SS newstalk w/ some
echo delay; poor-fair o/ unID others. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, APR 26 2356 - initially a jumble here,
then SS talk by man really started blasting in. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 26 2355 - several people talking
in SS; fair to good o/ a pile of others. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1325 MOROCCO, Safi, APR 26 2353 - Afro-FF sounding talk, then
AA style vocal & percussion; fair through slop. I haven't seen
this reported in a long time and I thought it was possibly no
longer active. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1349 MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 26 2323 - bits
of AA vocal; slopped by CKAD/WOYK/WINY mess. Strong at 2325.
Het started to appear on the car radio at 2210 UTC at beach
areas. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1422 ALGERIA, Algiers (t), APR 26 2327 - AA-sounding music;
slopped. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, APR 26 2350 - man &
woman in GG; fair, o/ 1.5 Hz SAH & bits of AA-sounding chorus.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1502 ANGOLA, E.P. de Benguela, APR 26 2348 - vocal; poor w/ 1503
het & WNRB-1510 slop. WTOP-1500 was phased to inaudibility.
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1521 SPAIN / SAUDI ARABIA / unID, APR 26 2346 - mix of SS talk,
AA music, and a third station w/ rock music (UK or the Czech BBC
relay ?). [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, APR 26 2343 - typical Mantovani-style
orchestral & piano music; o/ WVBF/WDJZ/WSAI. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1544 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, APR 26 2341 - monster
carrier, muffled / bassy music. An odd burst noise (jammer ?)
popped on very briefly. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, APR 26 2337 - rock music, at
first in jumble, then it roared in w/ a promo for "Music USA
program with Lane McDonald on the Voice of America".
[Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 26 2333 - // 1044, 1584 w/
woman in SS; poor. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 26 2333 - // 1044, 1575 w/ a
bit of mellow jazz then woman in SS; good. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
1602 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria (t), APR 26 2334 - jazz not // SER
presumed this; to good peak, but hefty WUNR/WWRL-1600 slop.
SER audible under. [Connelly*P-MA]
~~
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
~~
535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, APR 26 0325 - mellow reggae male
vocal "I Don't Want to Hurt You Baby"; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
550 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, APR 26 0538 - // YVYM-880
w/ festive SS vocal & brass; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 26 0327 - Carib-EE
man, then reggae; fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
570 CUBA, R. Reloj, APR 26 0926 - R. Reloj SS news & time show;
o/ WMCA / others. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
580 PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, APR 26 0334 - SS news, WKAQ ID;
o/ WTAG/CJFX. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, APR 26 0338 - female vocal;
poor in tough WEZE-590 slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
600 COLOMBIA. HJHJ, Barranquilla (t), APR 26 0930 - SS talk
& apparent Barranquilla addresses, then Colombian-style folk
male vocal & accordion; good (o/ growl) at first, then it faded
u/ WICC. Not the Cuban as not // other Rebelde outlets.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
610 unID's, APR 26 0339 - Hindi music / SS / FF / EE: a real
mess probably consisting of Trinidad-Tobago, Colombia, CHNC, and
WGIR/WIP/WIOD. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
630 PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, APR 26 0340 - "Super Cadena"
mention rising o/ jumble w/ CFCY/WPRO. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
640 CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas,
APR 26 0847 - running Reloj service at the time (man/woman
SS news & time); atop domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
640 GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, APR 26 0342 - woman in FF;
in mix w/ SS & EE stations. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, APR 26 0348 - auto
racing promo, Bogota mentions, talk about a "gran cambio" (big
change) on APR 26. Other LA mixing at times, probably Venezuela
or Dominican Republic. + APR 26 0938-0942 - still good at this
late time: accordion music, slogan "todos deportes, todos noticias,
Antena Dos"; o/ other Latin Americans. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
670 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 26 0858 - // 710
w/ SS vocal; o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
670 VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, APR 26 0350 - telephone
numbers given, doorbells, ad w/ Caracas address, then slogans
"R. Rumbos informa" and "Notirumbos informa"; huge / local-like.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
700 JAMAICA, JBC R.1, Montego Bay, APR 26 0944 - "All That She
Wants Is Another Baby" by Ace of Base, then Carib-EE talk; o/
Colombia & CHSJ w/ WLW looped. Then CHSJ kicked in day pattern /
power at 0945 and buried everybody. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
710 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, APR 26 0858 - // 670 w/ SS vocal;
u/ WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
760 CUBA, R. Reloj, Las Mercedes / Guanabacoa, APR 26 0855 -
R. Reloj news & time show o/ WJR. Still fair at 0950 UTC /
5.50 a.m. local. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
840 CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, APR 26 0900 - SS talk mentioning
"W", Cuba, and "amplitud modulada"; o/ WHAS. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
860 CUBA, R. Reloj, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, APR 26 0902 - Reloj
program; to good peak w/ CJBC nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
880 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, APR 26 0538 -
// YVKE-550 w/ festive SS vocal & brass; u/ WCBS. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
890 CUBA, R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, APR 26 0904 -
SS news of Cuba; atop WBPS disco & WLS talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1100 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, APR 26 0917 -
CARACOL ID; o/ growl/other LA's w/ WTAM nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1180 CUBA, R. Rebelde, APR 26 0919 - numerous "en Habana"
mentions, revolutionary SS talk by man & woman. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1375 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, APR 26 2326 - rock vocal at
"wimpy" audio level on strong carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~