[HCDX]: logs: 31 JAN - 10 FEB 1998

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Subject: [HCDX]: logs: 31 JAN - 10 FEB 1998
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(logs 31 JAN - 10 FEB 1998: file=DX980210.LOG)

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998

e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Connelly-B-MA] = Billerica, MA
(GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)

[Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N)
(near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean)

[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.198 W / 41.645 N)
(Bass River Beach)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna systems - MFJ-1024 whip, BBL-1 prototype broadband
loop, two 30 m wires, Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

531   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 31 0327 - // 684 with SS talk
& music; to strong peak, almost equal to R.V.C. - 530.
[Connelly*H-MA]

540   MOROCCO, Sidi Bennour (t), JAN 31 2330 - bits of female
vocal seemed // 612.  Heavy QRM from CBT / others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, JAN 31 0330 - male AA vocal &
strings; very good. [Connelly*H-MA]

558   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 31 0332 - // 738 & others with
SS talk; very good. [Connelly*H-MA]

567   IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, JAN 31 0333 - man spoke about
a political meeting in Cork; good, over Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]

576   ALGERIA, Bechar, JAN 31 0334 - bits of AA music; under
Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]

576   SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, JAN 31 0334 - // 738 with SS talk
by man, then old-fashioned piano music; slightly over likely
Algeria / Portugal mix. [Connelly*H-MA]

585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, JAN 31 0334 - SS talk; LOUD !
[Connelly*H-MA]

594   MOROCCO, Oujda, JAN 31 2327 - // (huge) 612 with female
AA vocal; surfacing over Portugal. [Connelly*Y-MA]

594   PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, JAN 31 2326 - man in PP,
apparently with sports coverage; initially over Morocco.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

603   SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JAN 31 0335 - SS talk
by several people; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]

612   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JAN 31 0535 - // 207 with group
AA vocal. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 31 2314 - AA male vocal,
strings; local-like. [Connelly*Y-MA]

621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 31 0335 -
group SS discussion about music, then jazz was played.
Huge signal: strongest TA at the time. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ JAN 31 2325 - SS // 639, 684; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., JAN 31 0336 - // 684, others
with SS talk about music and the entertainment business; good.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 31 2324 - SS teletalk; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

648   GAMBIA, R. Gambia, Bonto (t), JAN 31 2323 - African music,
African-accented EE talk; poor, in mix with unID AA station.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

648   unID, JAN 31 2323 - AA music mixing with suspected Gambia.
There are several possibilities here including Saudi Arabia and
Libya.  Usual Spain not noted. [Connelly*Y-MA]

657   SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, JAN 31 0340 - // 684 with musical
interludes, SS talk; to fair peaks through WFAN slop.
[Connelly*H-MA]

684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, JAN 31 0327 - good with SS // 531.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 31 2320 - SS teletalk; huge, nearly equal
to WRKO-680. [Connelly*Y-MA]

693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, JAN 31 0455 - // 837 with US
soul music; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]

711.05   WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, JAN 31 2315 - AA talk by
man; fair to good, in WOR null. [Connelly*Y-MA]

729   SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., JAN 31 0515 - // 684 with SS
teletalk; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

747   BURKINA FASO, Ouagadougou, JAN 31 2313 - high-life music
// 4815; over growl / jumble. + JAN 31 2358 - // 4815 with AA-
influenced music; atop growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]

765   SENEGAL, Dakar, JAN 31 2312 - drumming, man in African-
accented FF; HUGE. [Connelly*Y-MA]

774   EGYPT, Abis, JAN 31 2310 - AA vocal (big carrier / light
audio); atop Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA] + FEB 10 0015 - female AA
vocal; over Spain. [Connelly-B-MA]

774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 31 0407 - woman with SS news;
slightly over other station. [Connelly*H-MA]

783   SYRIA, Tartus, FEB 10 0009 - AA talk & music; mixed with
probable Spain. [Connelly-B-MA]

792   SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, JAN 31 2309 - man with SS news;
fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

801   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 31 0508 - // 684 with man in SS;
poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

837   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, JAN 31 0455 - // 693 with
US soul music hits; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]

855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., JAN 31 0401 - SS news with a
telephone interview; good. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 31 2307 - SS
teletalk; excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]

864   EGYPT, Santah, FEB 10 0005 - Koranic a cappella male AA
vocal; good. [Connelly-B-MA]

873   SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JAN 31 2305 - man with
news in SS; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

882   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, JAN 31 2304 - woman with SS news
& telephone interview; good, totally dominant; WCBS phased.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

891   ALGERIA, Algiers, JAN 31 0502 - AA flutes & percussion;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]

909   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., FEB 10 0004 -
EE news; well over AA-sounding station (Morocco ?).
[Connelly-B-MA]

936   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 31 2302 - SS news by woman;
over second station (Morocco ?) that had AA-sounding vocal.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, JAN 31 2300 - nostalgic pop
vocal, then man in SS; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] + FEB 10 0000 -
progressive rock, SS talk. [Connelly-B-MA]

1026   SPAIN, SER synchros, JAN 31 2255 - SER SS news, over
other; poor to fair, WBZ nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1044   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JAN 31 2254 - AA female vocal &
flute; huge, way over Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1062   DENMARK, Kalundborg, FEB 8 0452 - names and numbers in
Danish, probably Olympic scoring results; fair. [Connelly-B-MA]

1088   ANGOLA, Radio Nacional, Mulenvos, JAN 31 2232 - bits of
African music; hetted by weaker 1089, in phase null of WBAL.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
				
1107   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 31 0358 - // to (super-loud) 684
with woman in SS.  1107's audio level was low. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ FEB 9 2358 - // 774 with saxophone jazz. [Connelly-B-MA]

1134   SPAIN, COPE synchros, FEB 1 0004 - SS news; fair / noisy.
The sky at the receiving site was clear, but there was a lot of
T-storm static drifting in from somewhere ... seemingly too much
for this time of year. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1179   SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, FEB 1 0000 - SS
news with speech excerpts; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1251   LIBYA, Tripoli, JAN 31 2222 - serious-sounding talk by
man in AA. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1314   NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, FEB 4 0140 - man in Norwegian
introduced Count Basie's "Lullaby of Birdland".  Great audio
on a local-quality signal. [Connelly-B-MA]

1332   ITALY, Rome et al., JAN 31 2220 - II romantic-style vocal
& piano; excellent.  [Connelly*Y-MA]

1349   MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, JAN 31 2219 - news /
talk by man in AA; excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1413   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 31 2218 - fast SS talk; poor to
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1422   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, FEB 4 0146 -
classical music; fair. [Connelly-B-MA]

1467   FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, JAN 31 2214 - folk-style hymn, then
man preaching in AA; absolutely BLASTING in. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1503   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 31 2211 - bits of SS talk and
low growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1512   SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, JAN 31 2210 - AA vocal;
slopped by WNRB. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1521   SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, JAN 31 2207 - strings, flutes,
drums, & AA group vocal; monster local-like signal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ FEB 6 0327 - Koranic vocal; good with WWKB phased. [Connelly-B-MA]

1544   ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, JAN 31 2205 - AA news by
man; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530   TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, JAN 31 1205 - SS talk
still at a good S9 skip strength at local dawn.  Groundwave (day)
level is about S5. [Connelly*H-MA]

555   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, JAN 31 0331 - reggae /
rap fusion music; good. [Connelly*H-MA]

640   CUBA, R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JAN 31 1158 -
SS discussion about education and other issues; starting to fade
under WNNZ. [Connelly*H-MA]

670   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JAN 31 1145 - SS
talk about Cuba and "la revolucion"; mixed with WMAQ and others.
[Connelly*H-MA]

800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
JAN 31 0403 - man in SS greeted his Venezuelan listeners.  Huge
and dominant signal. [Connelly*H-MA] + FEB 1 0030 - SS talk and
R. Transmundial ID; loud / totally dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

840   CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, JAN 31 1143 - woman in SS
talking about events in Cuba. [Connelly*H-MA]

860   BRAZIL, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, JAN 31 2352 - PP talk;
fair in CJBC null. [Connelly*Y-MA]

870.38   unID, JAN 31 0504 - SS teletalk by man & woman; poor,
but separable from 870.0 at times. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 31 2306 -
SS talk / shouting seemed to include advertising (so probably
not Cuba). [Connelly*Y-MA]

890   CUBA, R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, JAN 31 2350 -
// 640 with SS talk, Cuban political speech; loud, way over
WBPS. [Connelly*Y-MA]

941   unID (likely Cuba), JAN 31 0320 - persistent het against
CBM yielded bits of SS talk, but not enough for ID.  Bruce
Conti mentioned that a Cuban has been drifting near this
frequency.  I'd presume that it would be one of the R. Reloj
outlets. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 31 2301 - weak het still here.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1020   unID, JAN 31 2348 - SS religious program.  Is
Caribbean Christian Radio in SS now ?  It used to be EE at
this time, but no EE was noted.  A subdominant station had
rhythmic SS music (this was probably YVRS). [Connelly*Y-MA]

1160   BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, FEB 1 0004 - // 5975 with BBC
news about Iraq and the arms inspection crisis.  Good &
dominant signal, burying WSKW/WOBM/WVNJ. [Connelly*Y-MA]


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