[HCDX]: logs 20-21 FEB 1999
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[HCDX]: logs 20-21 FEB 1999
(logs 20-21 FEB 1999: file=DX990221.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999
[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)
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna system: cardioid array with two BBL-1 broadband
loops at a right angle, to DXP-1 phasing unit
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
153 | ALGERIA | ENDS, Bechar, FEB 20 2243 - AA strings; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Inter., Nador, FEB 20 2245 - dance
music with energetic drumming and AA-sounding female vocal; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Saarlouis, FEB 20 2246 - mellow
pop vocal; fair. Northern European signals were relatively weak
compared to those from the western Mediterranean area.
[Connelly*H-MA]
189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, FEB 20 2247 - man &
woman in a Scandinavian language; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
198 | ALGERIA | Ouargla, FEB 20 2248 - AA-sounding music; in
beacon QRM. [Connelly*H-MA]
207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, FEB 20 2249 - AA talk by man, then
music; poor through "QI" beacon QRM and static crashes.
[Connelly*H-MA]
252 | ALGERIA | Tipaza, FEB 20 2251 - AA talk; over presumed
Ireland. [Connelly*H-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, FEB 21 0001 - news by woman in
AA; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, FEB 20 2220 - SS
teletalk with man & woman; good. + FEB 20 2240 - absolutely
slamming in with SS talk and a R. Nacional de Espana mention;
strongest TA at the time. [Connelly*H-MA]
693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, FEB 20 2231 - man & woman in
PP at low audio level on a fat carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, FEB 20 2223 - bits of AA
vocal getting by WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
765 | SENEGAL | Dakar, FEB 20 2226 - AA-influenced African music
with male vocal, strings, & drums; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
837 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barossa, FEB 20 2236 - rock music; to
fair peak over Canaries/Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, FEB 21 0056 -
SS talk // 882; under Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, FEB 21 0056 - // 837
with man in SS; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, FEB 21 0051 - folk-pop
vocal; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, FEB 20 2211 - shrill & repetitive
Berber-style vocal with violins & flutes; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, FEB 21 0036 -
SS teletalk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, FEB 20 2227 - modern
AA music with a weirdly robotic synthesizer-processed vocal (like
on a recent Cher hit). AA talk by a woman followed. Huge signal,
way over others. [Connelly*H-MA]
1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, FEB 21 0043 - SS vocal; to fair peak.
The SER Spaniards on 1584.0 were generally inaudible.
[Connelly*H-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
526 | BAHAMAS | ZLS, Stella Maris, FEB 20 2347 - "ZLS" code
beacon; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, FEB 20 2348 - old-
style player-piano music, then group SS religious vocal;
local-like. [Connelly*H-MA]
535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, FEB 20 2345 - Carib-EE
discussion; initially good, then it faded a bit. [Connelly*H-MA]
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, FEB 21 0003 - EE news
by woman mentioned banks, unions, "rank and file". Soca music
(vocal, drums) followed. To good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, FEB 21 0005 - SS
talk by man & woman mentioned "anti-imperialistas"; good /
dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WSKN, San Juan, FEB 20 2341 - "Cadena"
jingle, SS Puerto Rican news; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, FEB 20 2334 -
man & woman in SS with talk about local events; huge.
[Connelly*H-MA]
670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, FEB 20 2335 - // 710
with female vocal & tropical jazz; over others. [Connelly*H-MA]
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, FEB 21 0014 - "Wapa" slogan
& jingle; under WRKO. [Connelly*H-MA]
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, FEB 20 2334 - // 640 with
SS talk about events in Habana. This station has raw AC ripple
on the carrier and it causes a growl against other co-channel
signals. [Connelly*H-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, FEB 20 2335 - // 670 with
tropical jazz vocal; over/under WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
740 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, FEB 21 0016 - // 640 & 690
with classical music; mixed with CHCM/CBL. [Connelly*H-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, FEB 21 0107 - Venezuelan
sports reports; over/under WSB. [Connelly*H-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, FEB 20 2301 - SS ID
by "H-J-A-J" call, talk about Colombia; slightly over others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
760 | GUYANA | R. Roraima, 8RG, Georgetown, FEB 20 2300 -
Afro-Caribbean accented EE newstalk; in jumble with HJAJ &
others. [Connelly*H-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, FEB 20 2322 - segment of
SS speech // 760; through WABC. [Connelly*H-MA]
780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
FEB 20 2305 - Carib-EE talk by man, local events mentions;
slightly over Venezuelans & CFDR. [Connelly*H-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, FEB 20 2327 - reverberated
SS promo. for "noticias" programming, R. Coro jingle; over a
pile of others. [Connelly*H-MA]
800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
FEB 21 0108 - SS religion; over WCCM & Canadians. [Connelly*H-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, Santa Clara, FEB 20 2308 - Cuban news in
SS; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, FEB 21 0025 -
classical music // 640; atop WBPS. [Connelly*H-MA]
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, FEB 21 0024 - soul /
gospel vocal; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, FEB 21 0025 - // 640 & 890 with
classical music; good / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, FEB 21 0030 - R. Reloj over 2 other SS
stations & WINZ; no sign of CBM during semi-auroral conditions.
[Connelly*H-MA]
940 | unID | FEB 21 0032 - maybe Venezuela here with non-stop
SS religious talk with no ID's; over Cuban Reloj / others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1040 | unID | FEB 20 2216 - maybe Puerto Rico here with SS
advertising that included some EE words such as "Bus Company";
over others. [Connelly*H-MA]
1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, FEB 21 0045 -
religious group vocal; in TIS jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
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