LOG: 15 JUN '97 DX
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(logs 15 JUN 1997: file=DX970615.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)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antennas: 25 m sloper (best pick-up: east), 50 m wire (south),
DCP-2 delay-line phasing unit, Mini-MWT-3 regenerative preslector
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
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153 ALGERIA, Bechar, JUN 15 0016 - // 549 w/ uptempo AA music;
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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162 FRANCE, Allouis, JUN 15 0018 - fair w/ pop-rock male group
vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]
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171 MOROCCO, Nador, JUN 15 0019 - fast AA vocal, flutes, drums;
EXCELLENT signal, way over S9. [Connelly*H-MA]
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198 ALGERIA, Ouargla, JUN 15 0020 - dominant w/ AA talk by man;
bits of the BBC UK station were audible under. [Connelly*H-MA]
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207 MOROCCO, Azilal, JUN 15 0021 - man in AA; excellent, wiping
out beacon "QI" (Nova Scotia) on 206. [Connelly*H-MA]
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252 ALGERIA, Tipaza, JUN 15 0022 - rock-influenced AA music;
dominant & LOUD ! [Connelly*H-MA]
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531 MADEIRA, RDP, Porto Santo, JUN 15 0026 - // 666 w/ '40s era
female vocal hit "Makin' Whoopie"; fair to good o/ Algeria / Spain.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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540 MOROCCO, Sidi Bennour, JUN 15 0032 - I first noted AA-sounding
talk behind WLUX and then, with a few twists of the phasing knobs,
WLUX was nulled to the mud, leaving AA talk by man (unequivocally
// to 207) in at good level, well o/ CBT & a possible Venezuelan.
These 10 kHz multiple TA's are always welcome catches here ...
especially in June ! [Connelly*H-MA]
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549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, JUN 15 0015 - excited male AA vocal,
strings, flutes, drums; very good (S9+5) and better than 891 at the
time. [Connelly*H-MA]
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567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUN 15 0053 - old-time vocal,
then woman in EE; to good peaks w/ WMCA nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
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585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, JUN 15 0051 - SS talk by man; in WEZE-590
slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
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603 MADEIRA, RDP, Pico de Arieiro, JUN 15 0026 - // 666 & 531 w/
old-time hit "Makin' Whoopie"; poor to fair in mix w/ Spain.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JUN 15 0233 - // 684 w/ man
& woman in SS; slightly o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 15 0230 - // 207 w/ female AA vocal
& violins; local-like at S9+35 ! The 610 WGIR/WIP/CHNC mess was
only running S9+20: Morocco actually had to be nulled to find the
domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
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621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1, JUN 15 0055 - // 639 w/ man in
SS; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., JUN 15 0056 - fair to good w/
SS talk // 621. [Connelly*H-MA]
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666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, JUN 15 0010 - PP group vocal; poor
to fair through residual slop from nulled WFAN. + JUN 15 0026 -
US nostalgia music // Madeira - 531 & 603; now up to good strength.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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666 unID (SYRIA or ALGERIA ?), JUN 15 0059 - AA-sounding program
u/ Portugal; not clear enough to get a good parallel. [Connelly*H-MA]
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684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, JUN 15 0009 - man & woman in SS; fair
to good w/ WRKO phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
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693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, JUN 15 0057 - // 666 w/ old-time
music; u/ BBC UK. [Connelly*H-MA]
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693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., JUN 15 0057 - EE panel
discussion; well o/ Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]
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711 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, JUN 15 0007 - vocal, violins; to
fair peak w/ WOR phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
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738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, JUN 15 0101 - SS news; fair to good,
some slop from adjacent powerhouse CHCM-NF (which had CBL completely
covered). [Connelly*H-MA]
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747 NETHERLANDS / CANARY ISLANDS, JUN 15 0102 - these two at about
even strength w/ a jumble of Dutch and SS talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
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756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
JUN 15 0104 - woman w/ news in GG; good to excellent, bits of
probable Spain well under. [Connelly*H-MA]
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765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, JUN 15 0108 - classical violins /
orchestra; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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774 EGYPT, Abis, JUN 15 0110 - male Koranic-style vocal; to good
peak, almost equal to co-channel Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
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774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUN 15 0109 - musical interludes, then
man in SS; excellent (though QRM'ed by Egypt at times), WABC phased.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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783 SYRIA, Tartus, JUN 15 0111 - the channel started as a jumble,
then AA music broke atop presumed Portugal / Spain. Hacked by CFDR
slop at times. [Connelly*H-MA]
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792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, JUN 15 0039 - man & woman w/ SER newstalk /
teletalk; fair w/ WLKW nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
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819 MOROCCO / EGYPT, JUN 15 0040 - Morocco (// 207) w/ AA teletalk
o/u Egypt's typical Koranic vocals; signals were about even in
strength and both were potent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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836 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, JUN 15 0041 - excellent w/ jazz-
rock fusion music, not // 666 at the time. 837 Canaries was weaker
than 836. [Connelly*H-MA]
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837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 15 0114 - SS
teletalk to fair peak, but weaker than adjacent Azores-836.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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846 ITALY, Rome, JUN 15 0042 - man in II; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., JUN 15 0043 - // 684 w/ man in SS;
very good, way o/ other station that had music. [Connelly*H-MA]
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864 EGYPT, Santah, JUN 15 0044 - male AA a cappella Koranic vocal;
good to excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JUN 15 0045 - fast SS newstalk
by man & woman; o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, JUN 15 0045 - SS talk; dominant.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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891 ALGERIA, Algiers, JUN 15 0046 - now HUGE (about an hour after
initial fade-in): AA music totally mauling WBPS-890. [Connelly*H-MA]
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909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R.5 synchros, JUN 15 0119 - EE talk; just
o/ jumble (apparent AA, PP, & SS stations) and WABI/CHRL slop.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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918 SYRIA (t) / SPAIN, JUN 15 0048 - bits of AA music mixed w/
SS talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
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936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0050 - SS teletalk; barely o/ the
others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 15 0122 - man & woman in SS; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 15 0123 - // 1026 w/ fast SS talk;
excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1053 SPAIN, COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, JUN 15 0135 - SS talk was
dominating o/ Talk Radio. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, JUN 15 0131 - announcer
mentioned travelling on a ship. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1098 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0138 - // 1107 w/ Andres Segovia
style of classic Spanish guitar music; fair, o/ growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0138 - // 1098 w/ Segovia-type
acoustic guitar; excellent, better than WBT/CKTY-1110. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1215 SPAIN / UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 15 0146 - SS talk mixing evenly w/
Virgin Radio's rock music & EE talk; low growl present. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, JUN 15 0149 - woman in AA, then music; very
good w/ phasing unit set for best aggregate null of the 1250
WARE/WKBR/WMTR jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0150 - SS talk barely audible
through big growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1530 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, JUN 15 0303 - VOA EE
news w/ item about Turkey; o/ WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
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*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
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555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, JUN 15 0237 - Caribbean
instrumental dance music w/ jazz saxophone track added; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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750 VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 15 0103 - Venezuela SS news by
woman; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUN 15 0107 - SS news
promo, RCN ID; huge / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
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895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, JUN 15 0046 - disco /
soca hybrid music w/ lots of drums; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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