[HCDX]: logs 24 - 25 OCT 1998

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(logs 24 - 25 OCT 1998: file=DX981025.LOG)

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

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

e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
web = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/
 
Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop &
APW-1 active whip; Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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*** COMMENTS ***

The sunset listening session from Windmill Beach in South 
Yarmouth, MA on Saturday, 24 OCT, brought in a bumper crop of
Latin American DX and a few Africans to boot.  Europe north
of Spain was generally absent, so conditions had to be at
least somewhat auroral.


*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, OCT 24 2244 - AA male vocal &
strings; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, OCT 24 2244 - // 621 with Bob Dylan
songs; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 24 2124 -
SS news and commentary; increasing in strength, local-like
a few minutes later. [Connelly*Y-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, OCT 24 2243 - // 621 with "Mr.
Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
  
648 | GAMBIA | Bonto, OCT 24 2242 - bits in African-accented
EE talk; through slop from Latin Americans on 650. + OCT 24 2250 - 
segment of African vocal, then talk that sounded like a public 
address; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
  
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, OCT 24 2252 - // 621 with Bob
Dylan songs including a live version of "Like a Rolling Stone";
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, OCT 24 2241 - PP talk by woman, 
then high-energy dance music; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, OCT 24 2350 - AA talk; through
Cuba/WOR slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]

747 | BURKINA FASO | Ouagadougou, OCT 24 2253 - // 4815 with 
Jamaican-influenced dance club / rap music with electronic
effects; briefly over Canary Islands. [Connelly*Y-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | OCT 24 2255 - "Hotel California"
by the Eagles; fading up to cover Burkina Faso. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
765 | SENEGAL | Dakar, OCT 24 2129 - kalimba, drums, and shrill
vocal; huge signal, much stronger than adjacent WABC-770.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

907.8 | GAMBIA | R. Syd, Banjul, OCT 24 2131 - drumming & vocal; 
poor.  Clearest copy was in LSB, 2.3 kHz bandwidth. [Connelly*Y-MA]

945 | unID | OCT 24 2316 - bits of talk; maybe Sao Tome or Angola 
here (loop bearing and band conditions were consistent with a 
mid-African station). [Connelly*Y-MA] 

954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, OCT 24 2316 - SS teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | Algiers, OCT 24 2226 - man in AA; to fair peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
OCT 24 2318 - man in SS (not // SER-1044); poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, OCT 24 2319 - '50s-
influenced PP group vocal; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 24 2318 - AA vocal; over /
under SER-Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 24 2318 - SS talk by woman; 
mixed with Morocco. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 24 2133 - SS
talk by man; fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1197 | LESOTHO (t) | BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, OCT 24 2209 - potent
blank carrier here on a bearing consistent with southern Africa.
Signal was pushing S9, but there were only hints of audio,
possibly from Spain or something else way under.  Vashek Korinek 
in South Africa sent Jean Burnell an E-mail about technical
problems with this station's audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
  
1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, OCT 25 0048 - emotional AA speech; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1286 | SENEGAL | Kaolack, OCT 24 2207 - probably this with 
muffled FF-sounding talk; poor with a faint 1287 het (Spain ?). 
[Connelly*Y-MA] 
  
1385.92 | GUINEA | Labe, OCT 24 2139 - African-accented FF talk
by man, then phone-in; fair to good.  + OCT 24 2202 - news by
man in accented FF; loud ! [Connelly*Y-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, OCT 24 2159-2200 - interval
signal, then man in EE mentioned "1-4-6-7 kilohertz" and
"another broadcast"; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1502.49 | TOGO | Radiodif. Togolaise, Kara, OCT 24 2149 - FF 
talk, into start of vocal; to fair peak, but with a deep fade 
into the noise. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, OCT 24 2147 - man & woman in
AA; very fluttery fades.  Given the auroral conditions, this was
probably the highest bearing path delivering usable signals.
Another signal was present, probably SER-Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, OCT 24 2145 -
emotional female AA vocal; mixing with, and then overriding, the 
Irish music show on daytimer WNTN Newton, MA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, OCT 24 2245 - US soul male
vocal; excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, OCT 25 0027 - Carib-EE
talk show; in WGAN splash. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
  
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, OCT 25 0017 - R. Reloj blasting in at
S9+30; no sign of WMCA or any other domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]

580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, OCT 25 0019 - SS talk with
Puerto Rico street addresses; under YVMJ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
580 | VENEZUELA | YVMJ, Maracaibo, OCT 25 0019 - upbeat SS
dance music, then clear "La Voz de la Fe" ID; loud, atop WKAQ. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]
 
590 | COLOMBIA | HJCR, Medellin, OCT 25 0025 - SS speech with
several Colombia mentions; briefly surfacing through the "mix
master" of stations on the channel (Cuba, WEZE, VOCM, YV ?, 
etc.). [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
590 | unID (VENEZUELA ?) | OCT 25 0015 - classical music; way
over WEZE/VOCM/Cuba/Colombia.  It submerged into the muck at 
0020. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
600 | COLOMBIA | R. Libertad, HJHJ, Barranquilla, OCT 25 0009 -
R. Libertad ID, SS talk about something "en Barranquilla"; in
stew with Cuba & Venezuela.  One of these stations was on 
approx. 600.06 and the others closer to the correct frequency.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
 
607.8 | CUBA | R. Rebelde outlet, unknown city, OCT 25 0005 -
the Cuban drifter (logged previously on 605.6 & 604.5) now here 
on 607.8.  Program was Rebelde SS talk // 710. [Connelly*Y-MA]

620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, OCT 25 0020 - R. Rebelde
ID; big signal, over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

630 | PUERTO RICO | WSKN, San Juan, OCT 24 2245 - SS teletalk
show with numerous Puerto Rico mentions; excellent, annihilating
WPRO/CFCY. [Connelly*Y-MA]

640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, OCT 24 2314 -
classical music & choral vocals (// 890); through jumble.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, OCT 24 2248 - man & 
woman with FF-sounding talk, soon overtaken by Venezuela & 
domestics.  This must be running less power than it did years 
ago. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, OCT 24 2325 -
SS newstalk // 1090; in bad jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, OCT 25 0000 -
Antena Dos jingle, SS talk; over/under probable Dominican
Republic.  [Connelly*Y-MA]

650 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (t) | Santo Domingo, OCT 25 0002 -
non-stop merengue selections most likely this; in mix with
Antena Dos-Colombia.  There were deep Latin American pile-ups
on many of the 10 kHz channels. [Connelly*Y-MA]

660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, OCT 24 2355 -
// 640 with fast Cuban piano and xylophone music; trashing
WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]

670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, OCT 24 2354 - SS
talk about the economy of Cuban cities including Santiago de 
Cuba; over Venezuela. [Connelly*Y-MA]

680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, OCT 24 2353 - local-events
SS talk and advertising; over/under WRKO Boston. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
690 | COLOMBIA | HJCZ, Bogota, OCT 24 2352 - old-fashioned SS
pop music, R. Recuerdos ID; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, OCT 25 0031 - // 640 with
Progreso ID, excerpt of music from "Evita"; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]

700 | JAMAICA | JBC R.1, Montego Bay, OCT 24 2345 - Carib-EE
discussion program; over many others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
705 | ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | Kingstown, OCT 24 2350 -
Caribbean-EE teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, OCT 24 2240 - SS
political speeches with Esparta mentions; huge. [Connelly*Y-MA]

734.8 | CUBA (t) | OCT 25 0032 - R. Liberacion ?  Festive Latin
American music booming in.  No talk or ID noted.  Is anybody else 
hearing this ?  It's LOUD here in MA. [Connelly*Y-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, OCT 24 2256 - Venezuelan
sportstalk; atop CBGY & Brazil. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
  
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, OCT 24 2257 - RCN with
Bogota mentions; over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
  
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, OCT 24 2346 - // HJAJ-760 
with SS outdoor political speech; killing WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
  
780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, OCT 24 2302 - R. Coro ID;
barely over CFDR/ZBVI/YVOD mix. [Connelly*Y-MA]  
 
800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
OCT 25 0034 - pegging the S-meter with SS religion program,
talk about the kinds of sins that get you "fuego eterno". 
[Connelly*Y-MA]

820.21 | VENEZUELA | R. Guadalupana, YVXG, Coro, OCT 24 2304 -
loud with "Guadalupana" ID, spoken over a high-energy dance mix.
A Colombian-style vocal with accordion followed. [Connelly*Y-MA]

830 | CUBA | R. Reloj, OCT 24 2348 - Reloj program with usual
SS news, time ticks, and once-a-minute "RR" beeps; through
presumed St. Kitts open carrier, and over YVLT. [Connelly*Y-MA]
  
830 | VENEZUELA | R. Sensacion, YVLT, Caracas, OCT 25 0035 -
Sensacion ID and Venezuela mentions; good, over a deep pile-up.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
 
840 | CUBA | CMHW, Santa Clara, OCT 25 0037 - "W" mention and
a long boring SS talk; over many other Latin Americans.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

840 | HAITI | R. 4VEH, 4VEF, Cap-Haitien, OCT 24 2310-2312 -
initially an intractable blob of stuff here with Brazil,
St. Lucia, Cuba, and this; FF Creole preaching then roared
atop the pack with a commanding signal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
850 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Baracoa, OCT 25 0038 - this one (with
Reloj program), and a "gaggle" of others (Puerto Rico, YV, HJ, 
CX ?) were battling it out here.  WEEI Boston was getting
totally steamrolled. [Connelly*Y-MA]

860 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Clarin, HILR (or HIUA per WRTH), 
Santo Domingo, OCT 25 0039 - several Republica Dominicana mentions
popped up out of a multi-station mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]

890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, OCT 24 2314 -
// 640 with a feature on classical music (Johannes Brahms);
loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
  
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, OCT 24 2235 -
reggae music; fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
  
900 | BARBADOS | CBC, Bridgetown, OCT 24 2235 - Caribbean-EE
talk about local government; over/under probable YVMD. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]

900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, OCT 25 0040 - // (huge) 890 with
SS version of the '60s "bubble gum" hit "Simon Says"; in 
mess with another SS station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
900 | VENEZUELA (t) | R. Mara Ritmo 900, YVMD, Maracaibo,
OCT 24 2235 - likely this with SS talk in mix with Barbados.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

910 | VENEZUELA | RQ-910, YVRQ, Caracas, OCT 24 2333 - SS
talk and apparent Caracas reference; briefly dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

920.1 | COLOMBIA (t) | OCT 25 0042 - possibly HJAA, Cartagena
here with fast Colombian-style accordions & SS vocal.  The
growl from this is often noted against 920, but audio isn't
always clear. [Connelly*Y-MA]

930 | CUBA | R. Reloj, OCT 25 0044 - Reloj news & time show;
over WZNN & Canadians. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
950 | CUBA | R. Reloj, OCT 25 0044 - Reloj program; dominant
over domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, OCT 24 2317 - R. Reloj program; over 
others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
960 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, OCT 25 0045 - // 1170
with SS pop vocal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
970 | VENEZUELA | OCT 24 2227 - probably Mundial (Barcelona):
Venezuelan sporting event; good with WYNZ phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1020 | VENEZUELA | R. Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, 
OCT 24 2225 - political speech by woman, crowd noises, words
"candidatos" and "el cambio en Nueva Esparta"; huge.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1060 | CUBA | CMDX, Baracoa, OCT 24 2320 - man & woman in SS,
then Eurythmics dance hit. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, OCT 24 2325 -
// 640 with SS news, Union mention; good, over Colombia &
WBAL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1100 | BRAZIL | ZYK694, Sao Paulo, OCT 24 2223 - dominant (briefly 
loud) with reverberated PP talk. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1100 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, OCT 24 2322 - 
// 1170 with SS talk about relations between Venezuela &
Colombia; loud, over Brazil & unID SS. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, Carupano, OCT 24 2222 - SS coverage
of a local sporting event; over low growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, OCT 24 2213 -
Porlamar ads. + OCT 25 0047 - ID "Porlamar ... La Voz del
Caribe !"; BLASTING in. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, OCT 24 2218 - dominant with
BBC news about a NASA launch to test an ion-propulsion engine.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1160 | COLOMBIA | OCT 24 2330 - "colombiana" mentions, into
festive music.  I'm not sure which of the several possible HJ's
it was. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, OCT 24 2322 -
// 1100 with SS news about Colombia-Venezuela relations;
over mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1200 | VENEZUELA | YVOZ, Caracas, OCT 24 2332 - "Attencion
Venezuela !" proclamation, then fast SS talk about a Caracas
musical event; rolling over domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, OCT 24 2210 -
SS talk with Venezuelan sports coverage; well over WPHT/VOAR. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1349.37 | unID | OCT 24 2205 - het against CKAD, not sure if
Pan-American or Trans-Atlantic. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1375 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, OCT 24 2202 - fast FF
news mentioning a prime minister. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1420 | VENEZUELA | R. Marabina, YVNZ, Maracaibo, OCT 25 0049 -
man in SS, sporting event with a Maracaibo team, somewhat
distorted audio; rolling over WBSM, CKDY, et al. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

1500 | VENEZUELA | YVRZ, Cumana, OCT 24 2340 - romantic vocal,
then booming R. Dos Mil ID; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

1550 | COLOMBIA | R. El Sol, HJCB, Barranquilla, OCT 24 2341 - 
reverberated ad for a Barranquilla business; atop a pile-up
of other Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 25 0050 -
religious music; over the Woods Hole, MA TIS. [Connelly*Y-MA]


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