[HCDX]: LOG: MW: 8-9 NOV '97

[wa1ion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark Connelly)]

(logs 8 - 9 NOV 1997: file=DX971109.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

Antenna system - two 28 m wires at a right angle; phased with
new Superphaser-1 prototype phasing unit.

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*** COMMENTS ***

Just a few logs here this time from a quick 2.5 hour session 
at Harwich on Saturday night.  It was pouring with rain at 
the time and there were gale force winds.  Static crashes 
were hitting over S9 (more like July than November).  Lightning 
strikes must have been within 200 miles, although I noted none 
within visible range.  It made for some noisy DXing.  There 
must have been a bit of auroral-zone extension since northerly 
TA's were at a big disadvantage compared to those from Spain, 
Morocco, and Algeria.  The best signals were on the low end 
of the dial.  Algeria-549 and Morocco-612 were the two strongest 
TA's: both were virtually local-like.  It would be interesting 
to compare my DX observations with those from the active European 
DXpeditions and any other US/Canadian loggings made at the time.


*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

~~
531   ALGERIA, Ain-El-Beida, NOV 9 0013 - // 549 w/ AA female
vocal; fair, in mix w/ Spain & Madeira. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
531   MADEIRA, RDP, Porto Santo, NOV 8 2352 - PP talk; fair,
somewhat over Spain / Algeria. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, NOV 8 2318 - good w/ woman in AA. 
+ NOV 8 2355 - AA woman on phone & man in the studio; piling in.
+ NOV 9 0012 - wild flutes & electronic organ / violin sounds,
reverberated female vocal; blasting in at S9+40 (!): about 15
to 20 dB stronger than the 550 kHz domestics. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~~
576   ALGERIA, Bechar, NOV 9 0015 - // (local-like) 549 w/
piercing flutes & vocal; poor to fair in a mix w/ apparent 
Spain & Portugal. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~~
585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, NOV 8 2322 - SS teletalk fair through
static.  Up to HUGE level when re-checked at 2351. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
594   MOROCCO, Oujda, NOV 8 2350 - // 612 w/ AA male vocal, drums;
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
603   SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, NOV 8 2348 - SS teletalk;
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
612   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 8 2347 - bombing in at local-like
strength w/ AA female vocal & instrumentation.  This was at least
15 dB stronger than WGIR/WIP on adjacent 610. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 8 2324 - SS
teletalk // 585; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., NOV 8 2325 - SS teletalk;
poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, NOV 8 2357 - fast SS talk by man; 
loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, NOV 8 2358 - PP talk; atop an
apparent UK / Spain mix. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
729   SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., NOV 9 0023 - piano, female
nightclub-type vocal // 738; good, over others. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
738   SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, NOV 8 2204 - SS teletalk w/ man & 
woman; to good peaks through static crashes. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
792   SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, NOV 8 2254 - man w/ SS newstalk &
teletalk; good punchy audio. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
819   MOROCCO, Rabat, NOV 9 0005 - // 612 w/ group AA vocal, 
flutes, drums; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
836   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, NOV 8 2159 - back on this 
frequency (after a short-lived move to 837).  PP talk by woman;
slight 1 kHz het from Canaries-Spain-837. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., NOV 8 2250 - SS talk w/ 
interspersed bits of music; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
891   ALGERIA, Algiers, NOV 8 2150 - woman in AA; to good peak.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
918   SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, NOV 9 0006 - announcer
mentioned "musica en la noche", then dance music (that was talked
over several times) followed; good, about equal in strength to 
the 920 jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, NOV 8 2243 - man & woman in SS
mentioned Valencia; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
981   ALGERIA, Algiers, NOV 8 2242 - shrill AA vocal at light
audio level on fat carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
999   SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, NOV 8 2307 - excited SS talk by
woman; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1044   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 8 2337 - lingering here w/ an 
open carrier after normal programming concluded.  Signal was 
at "monster" level w/ Spain audible well under.  The carrier 
abruptly went off the air at 2339 UTC. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 9 0027 - SS talk mixed w/ a 
weaker second station (Morocco off at the time). [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1053   MOROCCO, Tanger, NOV 8 2337 - // 612 w/ AA male 
a cappella vocal; LOUD and totally dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1251   LIBYA, Tripoli, NOV 8 2216 - AA female vocal; very good. 
[Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1296   SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, NOV 8 2236 - man & woman w/ SS
teletalk; poor to fair w/ some T-storm QRN. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1314   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 8 2234 - SS newstalk & part
of a speech; to good peak, some static.  Norway was completely
blocked off by high absorption on northern paths. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1349   MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, NOV 8 2230 - fast
group vocal & percussion; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
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