[HCDX]: logs 17 APR - 16 MAY 1999
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[HCDX]: logs 17 APR - 16 MAY 1999
(logs 17 APR - 16 MAY 1999: file=DX990516.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999
[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury, MA
(GC= 70.651 W / 42.047 N)
(west end of Powder Point Bridge, at King Caesar Road)
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)
(mother's house)
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web = http://pweb.netcom.com/~wa1ion/weblink.htm
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: W. Yarmouth - Quantum Loop; other sites -
BBL-1 loop in "K9AY" cardioid mode phased against APW-1
active whip (using DXP-1 phasing unit)
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
531 | ALGERIA | Ain-El-Beida, APR 29 0147 - // 549 with AA
dramatic production (like a soap opera) with several speakers.
[Connelly*R-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, APR 18 0035 - // 891 with slow
male AA vocal & violins; to good peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0055 - slow AA talk by man, seemingly part of a
dramatic presentation; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, MAY 16 0029 - man in SS; in WEZE
slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, APR 29 0145 - // 684
with "Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding; fair through CKCL
slop. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAY 16 0029 - SS discussion, laughter;
fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, APR 17 2350 - African drumming and
shouting, then a more AA-sounding vocal; to good peak. This
station had been inactive for several months. + MAY 16 0028 -
woman in AA; good. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0030 - AA talk;
good. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, APR 17 2352 -
female stage-show style vocal & steel guitar; fair to good.
+ MAY 1 2340 - SS commentary, then a folk song; loud, at
least equal to adjacent WZON-620. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0034 -
// 738 with man & woman in SS; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, APR 29 0150 - // 621 with man
& woman in SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAY 16 0025 - excited
SS talk. [Connelly*D-MA]
657 | SPAIN | RNE5, Madrid, APR 18 0038 - SS talk; poor
with slop from partially nulled WFAN. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0152 - // 684 with SS talk. [Connelly*R-MA]
666 | SPAIN | SER R. Barcelona, Barcelona, APR 29 0127 -
SS teletalk // 1044 (man on phone, woman in studio);
briefly atop the pile here. [Connelly*R-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, APR 17 2339 - // 855 with Broadway-
type male vocal (western US theme), then SS talk; through WRKO
slop. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0028 - emotional SS talk by
woman, then orchestral music; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, APR 29 0102 - PP news at a
very low audio level on a very strong carrier. UK and Spain
audible in the background. + APR 29 0141 - guitar jazz (Al
DiMeola or similar), then "Here Comes the Rain Again" by
the Eurythmics; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, APR 17 2257 - female AA vocal
at low audio level on a fair-strength carrier. + MAY 1 2335 - AA
chant in echoey room; huge carrier, thin audio. [Connelly*D-MA]
729 | SPAIN | RNE1, Oviedo et al., APR 28 0009 - // 774 with
folk vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, APR 29 0034 - // 621 with man &
woman in SS; fair through CHCM slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, APR 29 0001 - SS news; to
good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
765 | SENEGAL | Dakar, APR 17 2333 - high-energy (soca-like)
African music; HUGE ! [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0003 - AA
phone-in. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, APR 29 0006 - // 729 with folk
vocal and whistling accompaniment, then SS talk; good.
[Connelly*R-MA] + MAY 1 2346 - // 621 with SS female vocal;
poor to fair, mixing with apparent AA station. [Connelly*D-MA]
774 | unID | APR 17 2359 - monster blank carrier atop Spain;
it went off abruptly at 0000 UTC. [Connelly*D-MA]
836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barossa | APR 17 2330 -
"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" by the Beatles,
then "The Letter" by the Box Tops; picking up strength and
eventually beating Canaries-837. Audio was a bit light,
but the carrier got up to a strong level. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0049 - "Cool Operator" by Sade; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 17 2254 -
SS teletalk; to good peak over het from weaker Azores-836.
+ MAY 1 2349 - // 882 with slow romantic SS vocal, then
fast SS talk; over low growl & 836 het. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0003 - SS news by woman; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., APR 17 2252 - Billy Joel
singing "I Love You Just the Way You Are"; fair with WEEI
nulled. + MAY 1 2352 - // 621 with operatic vocal; fair.
[Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0122 - news about events in Spain;
to excellent peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 17 2251 -
fast SS talk. + MAY 1 2332 - SS newstalk; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0104 - SS news by woman; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, APR 18 0035 - // 549 with AA vocal
and strings; fair through WBPS/Cuba slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2358 - flutes, strings, uptempo vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]
918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, MAY 1 2355 - bits of
monotone-delivery SS talk by man; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]
954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, APR 29 0043 - SS teletalk show;
good. [Connelly*R-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, APR 17 2249 -
AA vocal, then talk; starting to overpower the 980 domestics.
+ MAY 1 2357 - AA male vocal at low audio level on monster
carrier. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 28 2237 - het fading up, well
before sunset. [Connelly*R-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, MAY 1 2358 - fast SS talk by man;
strong, but heavily slopped by CKBW. [Connelly*D-MA]
1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
APR 18 0007 - SS discussion / newstalk (not SER net); very
good with WINS nulled. [Connelly*D-MA]
1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, APR 18 0011 - festive
PP vocal; good (at least during pauses in talk on local WBZ).
[Connelly*D-MA] + APR 28 2356 - uptempo PP group vocal; to
good peak with WBZ phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, APR 28 2308 - female vocal &
flutes; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAY 1 2318 - in the clear with
shrill vocal & drums. Carrier audible as early as 2245 (well
before sunset). [Connelly*D-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 18 0008 - SS talk with
interludes of music; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1053 | MOROCCO | Tanger, APR 17 2322 - AA vocal in & out of
a melange of signals. + MAY 1 2321 - AA female vocal & violins;
good, dominant over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 18 0013 - dramatic SS male
talk, then romantic instrumental music; fair, dominant.
[Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0106 - // 1107 with SS news, then
SS vocal music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 18 0016 - // 1125 with
organ music & SS vocal; fair, through WBT/YVQT slop.
[Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0106 - // 1098 with SS vocal;
to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1116 | ANGOLA | E. P. do Kuanza-Sul, Sumbe, MAY 2 0007 -
African music; poor, but briefly over SER-Spain.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 18 0016 - // 1107 with SS
talk, organ music, vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, APR 28 2240 - Slavic talk, then
folk music with harp and bird sounds. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 17 2318 - woman in SS,
interlude of piano music, then man in SS with telephone
interview; fully dominant and loud. [Connelly*D-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, MAY 1 2324 - fast SS talk;
fair to good with WNFT phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 17 2316 -
pop-folk vocal in EE, then woman in SS // 1575; huge, with
almost no trace of 1180 stations. + MAY 16 0003 - SS news
by man & woman; to good peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
1197 | MOROCCO | RTM, Agadir, MAY 16 0001 - AA news by man;
over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 17 2325 - // 837 with SS
talk; fair. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0048 - // 837 with music,
then SS teletalk. [Connelly*R-MA]
1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 2 0019 - SS talk; poor,
in mix with others. + MAY 15 2359 - SS talk with slight
echo; tough slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, APR 17 2314 - AA male vocal & strings;
good to excellent. + MAY 2 0010 - excited AA political address
or sermon; local-like ! + MAY 15 2358 - female AA vocal;
fading up. [Connelly*D-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 17 2313 - fast SS talk by man;
very good. [Connelly*D-MA]
1305 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 17 2312 - SS talk; over
growl and something sounding like AA strings. + MAY 15 2357 -
SS vocal, talk; over bad growl. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 29 0050 -
man & woman with SS discussion and laughing; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 17 2309 - fast SS talk; in
& out of CIGO slop. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 28 2325 - SS
discussion; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, APR 17 2308 - AA male vocal at low
audio level on a good-strength carrier. [Connelly*D-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, APR 28 2324 -
male blues vocal; dominant. + APR 28 2341 - Rolling Stones
song "You Can't Always Get What You Want"; loud.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1458 | ALBANIA | RTV Shqiptar, Fllake, MAY 2 0015 - eastern
European talk; poor in CKRB/WBET/WGNA slop pile. [Connelly*D-MA]
1502.0 | ANGOLA (t) | E.P. de Benguela, APR 17 2242 - probably
this with bits of talk and 1 kHz het against the 1503 jumble.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, MAY 1 2235 - bits of AA
music; starting to fade up. [Connelly*D-MA]
1548 | KUWAIT | VOA, Kuwait City, APR 29 0052 - US EE talk;
to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, APR 17 2235 -
AA news by man; good with WNTN nulled. + MAY 15 2352 -
group AA vocal, drums, and guitar-like instrument; very
good, over 1548 het. [Connelly*D-MA]
1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 17 2301 - SS world news report;
LOUD ! + MAY 15 2343 - folk vocal, then woman in SS; one of
the earliest Europeans with good audio (15 minutes pre-sunset).
[Connelly*D-MA] + APR 28 2322 - SER newstalk, fast SAH.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, APR 17 2238 - SS group vocal; fair.
This was stronger than Spain-1584 at the time. + MAY 15 2344 -
SS talk; fading up. [Connelly*D-MA] + APR 28 2321 - rhythmic
music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 17 2302 - // 1575 with SS
news mentioning Bogota, Colombia. QRM'ed by Ceuta on 1583.6.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, APR 17 2303 - non-SER SS news; evenly
mixing with the SER synchros. [Connelly*D-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 17 2303 - SS news // other SER's;
over/under EI Vitoria. [Connelly*D-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, MAY 1 2344 - SS
preaching & piano music; fading up from its threshold daytime
level. [Connelly*D-MA]
535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, MAY 1 0859 - Caribbean
EE talk by woman, then segments of hymn; to fair peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
540 | MEXICO | XEWA, San Luis Potosi - Monterrey, MAY 1 0909 -
SS talk, ranchera accordions; mixed with WQTM-FL and others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 18 0036 -
Caribbean-EE sportstalk; fair to good, through WGAN
splash. [Connelly*D-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 1 0855 - Reloj clock ticks and
code "RR's"; mostly under WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600.06 | COLOMBIA | R. Libertad, HJHJ, Barranquilla,
MAY 1 0228 - two slightly-reverberated R. Libertad ID's;
over growl from the stations closer to the correct 600.00
kHz. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, MAY 1 0916 - SS news
about the Cuban economy. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, MAY 1 0918 -
// 660 with slow SS female vocal; mixed with domestics.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, MAY 1 0224 -
mention of a bank in Rio Cauca, then Antena Dos ID; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, MAY 1 0918 -
// 640 with slow SS vocal; under WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, MAY 1 0922 -
// 710 with SS political speech; over/under WMAQ.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, APR 29 0012 -
Gene Scott show with preaching and mentions of experiences
on a recent plane trip. + APR 29 0100 - interspersed preaching
and light jazz, talk "You are listening to Dr. Gene Scott,
call toll-free 1-800-3383030 in the US and 1-818-2408151
outside the US." Loud (no Brazil QRM like I get down at
the Duxbury site). [Connelly*R-MA]
690 | BRAZIL | R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, APR 17 2355 -
man in PP; slightly over Anguilla. [Connelly*D-MA]
700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, APR 29 0128 - reggae vocal;
good with WLW phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, MAY 1 0922 - // 670 with
Cuban political speech; under WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 | MEXICO | XEX, Mexico City, MAY 1 0852 - SS dramatic
program including wolf howls, then local advertising including
various medical products; over/under CKAC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, APR 17 2357 - usual SS
sportstalk with mentions of Copa Mundial, Mexico, futbol, and
Manchester United. Local adverts followed. [Connelly*D-MA]
759.8 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, MAY 16 0039 -
Reloj here about 200 Hz low; hetted by various 760.0 kHz South
Americans. [Connelly*D-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, APR 17 2334 -
PP talk / preaching; over several others. + APR 17 2359 -
energetic PP preaching with slight reverb.; very good, way
over the Reloj Cuban. [Connelly*D-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 18 0042 -
SS news // 770; mixed with Brazil, Cuba, & others.
[Connelly*D-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 18 0042 - // 760
with world news by man & woman in SS; atop WABC.
[Connelly*D-MA]
780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
APR 18 0002 - Caribbean EE talk, then Caribbean music; in
dogfight with CFDR and probable R. Coro. [Connelly*D-MA]
800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
APR 18 0044 - SS talk "Bonaire ... Antilles Holandesas,
Radio Transmundial", then Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on
trumpet; huge / totally dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
810 | BAHAMAS (t) | ZNS3, Freeport, MAY 1 0939 - probably
this with black gospel male vocal; over/under CJVA with
WGY nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | unID | APR 18 0046 - Latin American station with very
bad hum and FM'ing; trashing WNYC. A 1 kHz het from likely
Morocco-819 made things even messier. [Connelly*D-MA]
830 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 1 0930 - usual Reloj news and time
show; initially good, then it faded. [Connelly*Y-MA]
830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, APR 17 2337 -
US EE preacher; very good with WCRN nulled. [Connelly*D-MA]
890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, MAY 1 0936 -
woman in SS (// 640); mixing with other SS station that was
possibly WBPS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, APR 18 0032 -
drums & vocal; poor. + MAY 1 2353 - soca vocal and heavy
percussion; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
900 | MEXICO | XEW, Mexico City, MAY 1 0943 - showtune-style
SS vocal; briefly over Canadians. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** The 940 "CBM's gone" special follows ***
940 | BRAZIL | R. Brasil AM, ZYJ453, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 16 0045 -
PP talk and "Mundial" mentions briefly atop the stew on the
CBM-vacated channel. This station, affiliated with "Sistema LBV
Mundial", is most likely. + MAY 16 0106 - PP man bellowing into
reverb; sinking down into the co-channel mush. Static crashes
(from storms off Cape Hatteras, NC) got worse as time went on.
[Connelly*D-MA]
940 | COLOMBIA (t) | RCN, HJGB, Cali, MAY 16 0103 - maybe this
with "colombiana" mentions; in jumble. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 16 0104 - Reloj code RR's; battling
at least 4 other stations. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 | MEXICO | XEQ, Mexico City, MAY 1 0946 - SS shouting &
local mentions, followed by tropical-style vocal. There
was a low background growl from something slightly off
frequency. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, MAY 16 0110 - this came up to
a good strength and dominated the channel with numerous SS adverts
for businesses in Mayaguez and San Juan. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 | VENEZUELA (t) | R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo,
MAY 16 0103 - probably this with Venezuela mentions in
news; in mess. [Connelly*D-MA]
1020 | VENEZUELA | R. Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
APR 18 0010 - Venezuela and Margarita mentions; through
WBZ-1030 slop. + MAY 16 0117 - folk-style music, then
man mentioned "musica margaritena"; strong, over KDKA.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, Carupano, APR 18 0030 - woman
mentioned Carupano, then dance music (in the style of
Gloria Estefan) followed; over/under WBT. [Connelly*D-MA]
1130 | BRAZIL | R. Nacional, ZYJ460, Rio de Janeiro,
MAY 16 0123 - probably this with excited PP talk;
over low rumble with WBBR in cardioid phase null.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, MAY 2 0008 -
"en CARACOL" mention; over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, MAY 2 0012 - EE group
vocal with Caribbean influences; huge. [Connelly*D-MA]
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