[HCDX]: logs 28 FEB - 11 MAR 1998

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Subject: [HCDX]: logs 28 FEB - 11 MAR 1998
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(logs 28 FEB - 11 MAR 1998: file=DX980311.LOG)

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

e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
 
[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.20 W / 41.65 N)           
(Windmill Beach: River St. at Willow St.)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system - homebrew Broadband Loop-Sense Cardioid
Array (B-LSCA) consisting of BBL-1 broadband active 
loop, AW-1 active whip, and Superphaser-1 phasing unit

======================================================

*** COMMENTS ***

The mini-DXpedition to Granite Pier in Rockport, MA on the
evening of MAR 10 was not in the most comfortable weather
(temperature -5 C / 23 F, high winds).  Despite this, the
nice run of auroral enhancement of southerly DX made the
listening session worth the effort.


*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, MAR 1 0007 - woman in AA and
interludes of drumming & flutes; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ MAR 11 0120 - emotional AA talk by man, musical interludes
... possibly a dramatic presentation.  Huge S9+30, totally
killing 550. [Connelly*R-MA]

585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, MAR 1 0013 - strong with male SS
group vocal in a style like that of '50s "glee club" groups
such as the Four Lads, Four Freshmen, etc. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ MAR 11 0116 - hard rock music // 684; fair to good.
[Connelly*R-MA]

603   SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, MAR 11 0114 - // 684
with rock music followed by fast SS talk by man; good. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

612   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, FEB 28 2305 - news by man in AA;
good. [Connelly*Y-MA] + MAR 11 0110 - man in AA; local-like.
[Connelly*R-MA]

621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 10 2314 -
SS talk; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, MAR 11 0059 - '50s-type rock
instrumental; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, MAR 1 0028 - "Come Together"
by the Beatles, then man in PP talked about John Lennon.  Atop
UK & Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA] + MAR 11 0053 - woman in PP; poor.
[Connelly*R-MA] 
 
693   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., MAR 1 0020 - 
man & woman with EE talk about world politics; mixed with
Azores. [Connelly*Y-MA]

711   WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, MAR 11 0030 - emotional AA
talk by woman; strong. [Connelly*R-MA]

729   SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., FEB 28 2314 - SS teletalk;
fair over other. [Connelly*Y-MA]

747   BURKINA FASO, Ouagadougou, FEB 28 2312 - // 4815 with 
fast reggae and soca music; poor, in mix with Canaries SS talk.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

756   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
MAR 1 0002 - GG news by woman; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
765   SENEGAL, Dakar, FEB 28 2309 - rhythmic African music;
excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA] + MAR 11 0044 - LOCAL-LIKE ! 
Children singing, banging hollow sticks & drums.  Signal
was stronger than WABC. [Connelly*R-MA]

774   EGYPT / SPAIN, MAR 1 0023 - even-strength mix of AA and
SS talk. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 11 0043 - excited SS talk by
man & woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

819   EGYPT, Batra, FEB 28 2305 - woman in AA; dominant.  
A second station (that sounded // Morocco - 612) was under.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

836   unID, MAR 10 2311 - het against Canaries-837: probably
Azores back here from 837. [Connelly*R-MA]

837   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, MAR 1 0031 - poor; // 693
with Beatles hits including "All You Need is Love".  This may 
have since moved to 836 (het noted on MAR 10). [Connelly*Y-MA]

837   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, MAR 10 2311 -
SS teletalk; over others and an 836 het. [Connelly*R-MA]

855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., MAR 11 0017 - SS news
interview, including EE talk translated into SS; strong.
[Connelly*H-MA]

864   EGYPT, Santah, FEB 28 2303 - Koranic male vocal; to 
good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

873   SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, MAR 11 0226 - SER SS
newstalk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

882   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, MAR 11 0014 - SS teletalk; 
good, alone on channel. [Connelly*R-MA]

891   ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 11 0013 - segments of music with
interspersed AA commentary by man; good with WBPS phased.
[Connelly*R-MA]

907.8   GAMBIA, R. Syd, Banjul, MAR 11 0146 - African male
vocal & drumming; best signal out of this in a long time.
[Connelly*R-MA]

954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, MAR 11 0009 - SS teletalk;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 1 0049 - SS newstalk; dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA] + MAR 11 0209 - SS talk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
MAR 1 0052 - EE teletalk with man & woman; fair, better than 1089.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1088   ANGOLA, Radio Nacional, Mulenvos, MAR 11 0225 - pop-rock
music; poor to fair.  Not much 1089 at the time. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098   SLOVAKIA, Nitra, MAR 1 0053 - briefly loud with C&W-style
female vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1134   SPAIN, COPE synchros, MAR 10 2339 - SS teletalk; poor to
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1179   SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, MAR 10 2336 - two
men with SS newstalk; excellent.  There was almost no trace of
an 1180 het ! [Connelly*R-MA]

1197   LESOTHO, BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, MAR 10 2352 - BBC
commentary fully in charge.  This was not surprising since
the conditions were rather auroral.  WKOX-1200 was nulled down
with the phased loop/whip cardioid antenna array. [Connelly*R-MA]

1349   MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAR 10 2316 - woman
in AA; massive signal, killing 1350. [Connelly*R-MA]

1386   RUSSIA-KALININGRAD, Bolshakovo, FEB 28 2324 - EE talk; 
mixed with several others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1422   ALGERIA, Algiers, FEB 28 2348 - AA sounding talk by man;
way atop music station (Germany). [Connelly*Y-MA]

1467   FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, MAR 10 2318 - EE preaching; fair
to good with the 1470 slop nulled. [Connelly*R-MA]

1502   ANGOLA, E.P. de Benguela, FEB 28 2329 - male African 
vocal with xylophone-like accompaniment: up to a good peak, 
right on 1502.0 kHz. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1503   AZORES, AFRTS, Lajes (t), FEB 28 2330 - fragments of US
EE talk atop the channel, most likely this.  Angola "next door"
on 1502 was the major QRM !  [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1530   SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, MAR 11 0259 - sign-
on with ID "This is the Voice of America - Washington, DC";
blasting right through WSAI. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1548   ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, FEB 28 2340 - noted on
this channel (ex-1544) with SS talk that sounded like a political
speech.  Very loud signal, totally trashing VOA Kuwait.  This
station was heard subsequently on 1550 kHz. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1550   ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, MAR 10 2325 - loud and
clear with typical AA/Berber music with drumming, string-
plucking, and shrill Delta-blues-like vocals.  This was
followed by an Afro-pop style song having a sound similar
to what influenced Paul Simon's post-1985 stuff.  The audio
was, as usual, somewhat bassy and mushy.  This was alone on
channel when I set up a westward phase null against fairly-
weak WRDM-CT.  CBE-ON was absent (due to aurora and the early
time).  Thanks to Dave Kenny of BBCMS Caversham Park for 
alerting DXers to this via the Hard-Core DX E-mail list. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1619.5   NETHERLANDS, Scheveningen, PCH, FEB 28 2342 - "PCH"
code ID; mixing with Argentina - 1620. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535   GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, MAR 1 0009 - reggae male
vocal; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

555   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, MAR 1 0010 - 
Caribbean-EE sports coverage; fair to good. + MAR 1 0033 -
huge with a dancehall reggae / "gangsta" vocal that used 
some of the old "Bonanza" TV theme .. I had to laugh. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]

580   PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, MAR 11 0117 - "todos
noticias" slogan, SS news; over jumble including CJFX &
suspected Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
604.9   unID, MAR 1 0016 - carrier with rough AC growl and 
bits of audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]

610   BRAZIL, maybe ZYL268, MAR 11 0113 - PP talk briefly over 
apparent Colombia, Venezuela, & possible Trinidad-Tobago.  WGIR 
groundwave was phase-nulled to inaudibility. [Connelly*R-MA]

620   ANTIGUA, ABS, St. John's, MAR 11 0109 - BBC news &
commentary; mixed with WZON-ME groundwave.  Heavy QRM from
Canaries-621. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
630   PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, MAR 11 0108 - Puerto 
Rico SS newstalk; over CFCY & nulled WPRO. [Connelly*R-MA]

640   GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, MAR 11 0105 - FF talk
by man; excellent, well over likely YVQO (salsa music).
[Connelly*R-MA]
 
650   COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, MAR 1 0042 -
SS sports coverage mentioning several Colombian cities;
absolute 'monster' signal - as loud as anything from Boston
or New York. [Connelly*Y-MA] + MAR 11 0124 - SS Colombian
sports promo.; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

670   VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, MAR 11 0127 -
Venezuela mentions, Rumbos doorbells; over others.
[Connelly*R-MA]  
 
672   unID, MAR 11 0131 - weak carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]

680   PUERTO RICO, WAPA, San Juan, MAR 11 0101 - Puerto Rico
local news in SS; strong, in phasing unit null of local
WRKO. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
705   ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, MAR 11 0032 -
mellow pop vocal; fair. + MAR 11 0132 - to good peaks with
"Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton. [Connelly*R-MA]

720   VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, MAR 11 0052 - R. Oriente ID;
atop apparent Jamaica with CHTN in phaser null. [Connelly*R-MA]

732.6   unID, MAR 11 0048 - romantic-style SS vocal,
distorted and mushy with some FM'ing of the carrier (as 
noted with the receiver's BFO on).  This one surfaces
from time to time (probably the same station as I'd logged 
JAN 3 on 732.25 kHz).  I haven't seen it ID'ed yet.  
Florida DXers should be able to solve this. [Connelly*R-MA]

760   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, MAR 11 0008 - 
// 1000 with SS sports; loud, atop other Latin Americans. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

750   VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, MAR 11 0047 - Caracas mentions,
SS teletalk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

760   GUYANA, R. Roraima, 8RG, Georgetown, MAR 11 0046 - Hindi
male vocal, tabla drums, flutes; in mix with SS & PP stations.
[Connelly*R-MA]

770   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, MAR 11 0133 - // 760 with
fast SS talk / sports coverage; absolutely ANNIHILATING WABC.
[Connelly*R-MA]

780   BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
MAR 11 0042 - Caribbean EE man talked about prizes including
dinner at a local restaurant "one of the finest in the 
islands".  Atop SS station. [Connelly*R-MA]

780   VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal,
MAR 11 0136 - // 4980 with SS news by man & woman; good /
dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
MAR 11 0040 - SS religious program; excellent.  WCCM with
pop SS music noted under. [Connelly*R-MA]

810   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, MAR 11 0138 - fast SS
sports play-by-play (// 1100, 1170); over a jumble of others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
 
830   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN, Basseterre, MAR 11 0037 - 
// 7510: US EE man with evangelistic preaching; excellent, 
atop WCRN/YVLT. [Connelly*R-MA]

860   BRAZIL, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, MAR 11 0023 - man in
PP surfaced briefly over a cluster of SS Latin Americans;
CJBC eliminated by aurora. [Connelly*R-MA]

880   VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, MAR 11 0016 -
"en Mundial" mention, man & woman in SS; way over (!) WCBS,
other Latin Americans. [Connelly*R-MA]

895   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, MAR 1 0044 -
excellent with slogan "The powerhouse of the eastern 
Caribbean - Von Radio". [Connelly*Y-MA]

900   BARBADOS, CBC, Bridgetown, MAR 11 0149 - 2 or 3 men
in the studio with local-issues discussion in Caribbean-EE,
some laughing; atop YVMD. [Connelly*R-MA]

900   MEXICO, XEW, Mexico City, MAR 11 0248 - SS talk, XEW
ID, Mexico mention; slightly over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

900   VENEZUELA, R. Mara Ritmo 900, YVMD, Maracaibo,
MAR 11 0148 - "Mara" mention, salsa music; on messy channel.
[Connelly*R-MA]

920   unID, MAR 11 0151 - SS talk "... la vida"; with growl
& WHJJ groundwave; CJCH weakened by aurora. [Connelly*R-MA]

940   VENEZUELA, R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo, MAR 11 0010 -
"R. Punto Fijo" reverberated ID cut through the jumble of
Latin Americans; CBM was killed by aurora. [Connelly*R-MA]

960   CUBA, R. Reloj, MAR 11 0155 - Reloj program with on-
the-minutes beeps; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
980   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJES, Cali, MAR 11 0200 - // 1000 with
SS talk; WCAP (Tom Leykis show) nulled. [Connelly*R-MA]

1000   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, MAR 11 0008 -
RCN sports in SS // 760; mixed with CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1050.3   unID, MAR 1 0050 - almost getting some audio here
on this perennial unID.  Nasty growl against WEVD.  The
Latin American experts in Finland must have this one
figured out by now.  My guess is Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1080   VENEZUELA, MAR 11 0212 - YVQJ or YVNR possible: apparent
SS evangelical program, Venezuela mentions and "hallelujahs";
in touchy phase-null of WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1100   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, MAR 11 0005 -
excited SS talk by man, // 1170. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110   VENEZUELA, YVQT, Carupano, MAR 10 2341 - "en Carupano !"
mention, then a group discussion with people in the studio; 
huge signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1130   unID, MAR 11 0004 - slogan sounded like "La Voz del
Oriente", maybe a reference to the eastern part of Venezuela.
The station used two 3-note chime segments, the first similar
to the old "NBC" chimes, the other had the notes in a different
order.  This was in an imbroglio of about 5 Latin Americans; 
WBBR was barely noticeable in the stew. [Connelly*R-MA]

1140   VENEZUELA, R. Margaritena, Porlamar, MAR 11 0222 - 
Venezuela & Carabobo mentions, romantic SS female vocal;
dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1160   BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, MAR 1 0057 - huge and dominant
with BBC commentary that mentioned luxury cars. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ MAR 11 0244 - BBC report from an art festival in Adelaide, 
Australia; excellent / totally dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1170   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, MAR 11 0000 - loud
with ID "Esta es CARACOL !" [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1180   CUBA, R. Rebelde, FEB 28 2317 - // 600 with US rock;
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1620   ARGENTINA, R. Esmeraldas, Buenos Aires, FEB 28 2342 -
emotional SS religious music; poor to fair.  Domestics not
noted; the only QRM was PCH Netherlands. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

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