[HCDX]: DX logs: Summer '99 Roadtrip 1
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[HCDX]: DX logs: Summer '99 Roadtrip 1
(logs 26 JUN - 10 JUL 1999: file=DX990710.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999
*** Summer 1999 Roadtrip Report (#1) ***
Includes "East Coast Parallel DX Effort" during the period
of the Grayland, WA '99 DXpedition
[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*O-MA] = South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 69.991 W / 41.735 N)
(Town Landing, off Route 28, 0.3 km N of Tar Kiln Road)
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Web = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: Euro-sloper (length 28 m, max. height 20 m,
optimum bearing 75 deg.), Carib-sloper (length 28 m, max.
height 20 m, optimum bearing 165 deg.), longwire (on ground:
100 m at 100 deg.), experimental triangular K9AY loop (8.5 m
per side, oriented E-W), BBL-1 broadband loop, APW-1 active
whip, Superphaser-1 phasing unit
======================================================
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
153 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Donebach, JUL 10 0257 -
classical piano; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
162 | FRANCE | Allouis, JUL 9 0259 - interspersed FF talk and
music; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Saarlouis, JUL 9 0255 - good with
Afro-Caribbean (zouk / reggae) influenced dance music with FF
vocal. + JUL 10 0258 - emotional FF vocal; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, JUL 10 0256 - pop
group vocal; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC WS synchros, JUL 9 0254 - // 5975
with talk about the field of biometrics (identifying people by
voiceprints, DNA, fingerprints, etc.); fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
216 | FRANCE | TWR Monaco, Roumoules, JUL 9 0251 - FF talk,
teletalk. [Connelly*H-MA]
234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, JUL 9 0250 - man in FF; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
252 | IRELAND Atlantic 252, Clarkestown, JUL 9 0248 - high-energy
electronic dance music; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
531 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 1 0148 - // 855 with folk vocal;
poor. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 8 0307 - music, R. Nacional de Espana
ID; over 2 others (likely Algeria / Madeira). [Connelly*H-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, JUN 27 0050 - AA vocal; poor.
[Connelly*R-MA]
549 | GERMANY (t) | JUN 26 0324 - somewhat Caribbean-influenced
pop vocal; over Algeria. [Connelly*O-MA]
558 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 8 0319 - // 585 with C&W-influenced
music; poor, over other. [Connelly*H-MA]
567 | IRELAND | RTE, Tullamore, JUN 26 0322 - talk about Irish
rock bands including Thin Lizzy: "You know that 'The Boys
are Back in Town' was the real breakthrough." Excellent
signal. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0141 - man & woman with EE
discussion program; through WGAN splash. [Connelly*R-MA]
576 | SPAIN | RNE5, Barcelona, JUL 9 0314 - SS phone interview,
actually better than // 585. [Connelly*H-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, JUL 8 0311 - // 774 with festive
Latin American style (salsa-merengue) vocal; very good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
603 | MADEIRA | RDP, Pico de Arieiro, JUL 9 0345 - // 693 with
PP version of Tom Petty's "Learning to Fly"; poor, in mix with
Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JUL 8 0313 - // 585 with
SS talk mentioning Cordoba; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
612 | IRELAND | Athlone, JUN 26 0321 - '70s-era Meatloaf vocal;
good. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0141 - dance-rock music (style
of Technotronic); dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, JUL 1 0105 - serious AA talk by
man. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 10 0013 - AA violins, female vocal;
LOUD ! [Connelly*H-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUN 27 0003 -
pre-sunset fade-up. + JUN 27 0047 - loudest TA: absolutely local-
like with fast SS politically-related talk. + JUL 1 0140 -
torch song type vocal // 684; good. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 9 2359 -
emotional vocal, then SS talk into pips at 0000. [Connelly*H-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, JUL 8 0321 - // 774 with man in
SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
648 | SAUDI ARABIA (t) | Jeddah, JUN 27 0057 - AA talk by man,
mention of "arabiyah es saudiyah" (Saudi Arabia); dominant.
[Connelly*R-MA]
657 | SPAIN | RNE5, Madrid, JUL 8 0335 - // 585 with man in SS;
to fair peak with WFAN phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Ten Gold, Lopik, JUN 27 0120 - old soul
hit "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb; fair through WRKO slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, JUN 26 0216 - // 855 with SS talk;
poor to fair. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0139 - // 774 with romantic
'40s-style vocal; good, through WRKO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, JUL 9 0341 - // 836 with
folkish female vocal, PP male announcer; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., JUN 26 0320 - panel
discussion with mentions of India; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
702 | MOROCCO (t) | RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, JUL 1 0110 - possible AA
talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, JUN 27 0045 - AA talk at a
low audio level on a huge carrier; WOR phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ JUL 9 2358 - AA talk, group vocal. This and Canaries-621
were the first-to-arrive strong pre-sunset TA's. [Connelly*H-MA]
729 | SPAIN | RNE1, Oviedo et al., JUN 26 0205 - // 684 with
SS talk; poor to fair with CKAC phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JUN 27 0113 - // 1107 with man & woman in SS; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, JUN 27 0043 - operatic vocal, then
SS talk; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, JUL 1 0116 - female ballad vocal,
then Dutch talk by man; fair to good; over CBGY splatter.
[Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 10 0202 - man in Dutch; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
JUL 1 0137 - female soprano operatic vocal, violins; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, JUN 27 0123 - SS teletalk.
[Connelly*R-MA]
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUL 1 0129 - light classical
music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUN 27 0112 - // 1107 with SS rock,
then talk by man; good. + JUL 1 0131 - SS teletalk; fair, through
CFDR-780 splatter. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 8 0040 - SS political
teletalk; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
783 | SPAIN | COPE, Barcelona, JUL 8 0237 - // 837 with SS teletalk;
poor to fair, in a jumble with 1 or 2 others (likely Syria &
Portugal). [Connelly*H-MA]
792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, JUN 26 0211 - SS newstalk; some
WSKO slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
801 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUL 8 0235 - // 855 with man in
SS; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, JUN 27 0039 - AA vocal sounded like
one heard poorly on 207 longwave. [Connelly*R-MA]
836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barrosa | JUN 27 0035 - uptempo
vocal; fair, Canaries-837 het notched. + JUL 1 0145 - plaintive
male ballad; poor in 837 QRM. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 26 0215 -
woman in SS; fair, over 836 het. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0135 -
SS teletalk; huge, stronger than 836. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ JUL 8 0034 - SS talk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
846 | ITALY | Rome, JUN 26 0215 - classical music; good.
[Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 8 0157 - classical music. [Connelly*H-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., JUN 26 0216 - // 684 with
SS newstalk; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0135 -
SS group talk; in WEEI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
864 | SPAIN | RNE1, Socuellamos, JUL 1 0149 - // 855 with male
folk vocal, acoustic guitar; poor, but dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
873 | SPAIN | SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JUL 8 0154 - rapid-fire
SS talk with synchro-echo. [Connelly*H-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 27 0006 -
man & woman in SS; fair. + JUL 1 0134 - SS newstalk; good,
over UK. [Connelly*R-MA]
891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, JUN 26 0317 - emotional AA female vocal;
to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0134 - AA vocal; big
carrier, light audio. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 8 0026 - AA vocal,
strings, drums; then AA teletalk. [Connelly*H-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Moorside Edge et al., JUL 1 0125 -
EE telephone interview; over AA-sounding co-channel station and
slop from WABI/WNEZ. + JUL 1 0151 - interview about options for
students who cannot complete a full university curriculum;
strong signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, JUL 1 0151 - SS
teletalk; poor in CJCH/WHJJ slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
936 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 1 0132 - SS talk by man; mixed
with a second station that had music. [Connelly*R-MA]
954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, JUL 1 0127 - man with SS talk
mentioning education, then there was an interlude of an operatic-
style vocal; to very good peak. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 8 0225 -
folk vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUN 27 0030 - hetting CKBW.
[Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 8 0218 - fast SS newstalk by man; sometimes
splittable from CKBW. [Connelly*H-MA]
1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
JUN 27 0027 - local SS talkshow; poor to fair. + JUN 30 2352 -
fade-up. [Connelly*R-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 8 0217 - SS talk; poor in
static crashes. [Connelly*H-MA]
1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 26 0314 - // 1179 with man
& woman in SS; to fair peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, JUN 26 0312 - sad-
sounding PP vocal with piano backing; poor, slightly over
others. [Connelly*O-MA]
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 30 2353 - AA vocal; poor to
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 26 0223 - man & woman in SS;
good. Slight growl present, possibly from one of the synchros
being a bit off frequency. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0154 -
SS interview with man & woman; excellent / local-like.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1053 | SPAIN | COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, JUL 1 0155 - fast
SS talk; over/under UK. [Connelly*R-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
JUL 1 0155 - EE teletalk; over/under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, JUL 1 0157 - mellow
pop vocal in EE by a group with a Scandinavian accent, then
Danish talk by man, followed by dance music. HUGE signal.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, JUN 26 0227 - EE
teletalk; to fair peak with WBAL phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JUL 1 0036 - fair with talk about several opinion polls taken
among young people. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 27 0025 - SS talk, music;
over growl. + JUL 1 0205 - SS news; over probable Slovakia.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 26 0255 - // 855 with SS
teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUN 27 0112 - // 774
with SS rock, then talk by man; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 26 0254 - fast SS news by woman.
[Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0202 - // 1044 with SS news; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 1 0203 - // 1107 with SS news
by woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, JUL 1 0202 - Slavic talk by woman;
over/under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 26 0252 - SS teletalk; to good
peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 27 0024 - fast SS talk by man,
then a telephone interview; poor to fair. + JUL 1 0207 - SS talk
in mess; growl from something on 1143.08. [Connelly*R-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 1 0208 - echoey SS talk;
over other. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 26 0306 -
good with SS news and teletalk. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUN 27 0010 -
SS news; over second station. + JUL 1 0004 - SS news & a report
from correspondent at a remote location. [Connelly*R-MA]
1188 | unID | JUL 1 0200 - seemed like EE talk (though perhaps
Dutch or Flemish from Belgium), then pips; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1197 | GERMANY (t)| VOA Relay, Munich, JUL 1 0158 - probably
this with Slavic talk. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUN 26 0235 - Bruce
Springsteen (or similar) vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JUL 1 0209 - "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer; excellent
local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, JUN 26 0237 - bits of AA vocal; poor with
tough CBGA/WKBR/WARE/WMTR slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUN 26 0238 - SS teletalk with man
and woman; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUN 27 0013 - teletalk;
through slop. [Connlly*R-MA]
1296 | SUDAN | Reba, JUN 26 0250 - a repeated 11 or 12 note
interval signal came on and totally buried co-channel Spain.
+ JUN 26 0300 - end of interval signal, march music (anthem),
pips (5 groups of 2 short beeps, then one long beep), then
AA talk by man; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, JUL 1 0212 - Norwegian vocal
in a folk / country style like that of Gordon Lightfoot;
excellent signal during an unusually good northern opening
for this time of year. [Connelly*R-MA]
1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, JUL 1 0224 - SS talk by man; tough
CKBC slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1404 | unID | JUL 1 0213 - bits of music. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JUL 1 0020 -
Whitney Houston (or similar) vocal; fair. + JUL 1 0223 -
classical piano; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, JUL 1 0222 - huge warm-up
carrier (preceding 0300 official sign-on). [Connelly*R-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA Relay, Pinheira, JUN 26 0302 -
// 7105 (and clearer because of less QRM): VOA EE news mentioned
ethnic Albanians in Kosovo. African news about Nigeria, Liberia,
and other countries followed. Strong, over WSAI. [Connelly*O-MA]
1539 | SPAIN | SER, Manresa/Elche, JUL 1 0220 - // 1044 with
SS teletalk by man & woman; over second station (Germany ?);
WDCD phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1543.8 | unID JAMMER (MOROCCO ?) | JUL 1 0010 - rough jamming-type
carrier; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | unID station, JUL 1 0011 - light pop
music; poor. + JUL 1 0214 - British announcer and nostalgic pops
including "The Old Lamplighter"; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, JUL 1 0013 - male
AA vocal; slightly over domestics. [Connelly*R-MA]
1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 26 2352 - bits of SS talk;
over slight growl. + JUL 1 0014 - woman with SS news.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUN 26 0306 - Moorish style vocal;
poor. The 1.8 kHz bandwidth and LSB were used to split this away
from the SER-1584 het. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUN 26 2340 - male SS
vocal; pre-sunset fade-up. + JUL 1 0015 - pop SS vocal with
operatic influences; good, stronger than SER-1584 this time.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 26 0307 - SS news; poor.
Used 1.8 kHz bandwidth and USB to minimize Ceuta-1583.6 QRM.
[Connelly*O-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, JUN 26 0904 -
jazz, R. Vision Cristiana ID; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, JUL 1 0142 - light rock,
Carib-EE talk by man, then old C&W song "Your Cheatin' Heart";
poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, JUL 6 0229 - Carib-EE
talk, segment of a speech; poor, in WGAN slop. + JUL 10 0005 -
soca music; very good on Carib-sloper. [Connelly*H-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUN 26 0905 - Reloj news & time
program. [Connelly*H-MA]
600 | BRAZIL | R. Gaucha, ZYK278, Porto Alegre, JUL 10 0012 -
likely this with PP political speech or preaching; over others
with WICC phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, JUN 26 0905 -
Rebelde SS news. [Connelly*H-MA]
620 | BRAZIL | R. Assuncao Cearense, ZYH590, Fortaleza,
JUL 10 0030 - excited PP speech, Fortaleza mention; over
WZON-ME baseball game. [Connelly*H-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JUN 26 0907 - // 600
with SS speech. [Connelly*H-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WSKN, San Juan, JUL 10 0417 - SS talk with
local mentions, laughing, joking; just under WPRO and over
CFCY/CHLT. [Connelly*H-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JUN 26 0905 -
Progreso and "Viva la revolucion !" mentions. [Connelly*H-MA]
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JUL 6 0058 -
Colombian sports report, mentions of Copa America. [Connelly*H-MA]
670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JUN 26 0823 -
running R. Reloj service at this time. + JUL 6 0226 -
still doing R. Reloj programming instead of Rebelde.
[Connelly*H-MA]
670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, JUN 27 0116 -
Rumbos doorbells, SS talk about Caracas; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, JUN 26 0202 -
US EE preaching; good; atop SS Latin American. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JUL 7 0800 - preaching; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
690 | BRAZIL | R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, JUL 10 0028 -
slow PP vocal, talk; bassy audio; atop Anguilla. [Connelly*H-MA]
690 | COLOMBIA | R. Recuerdos, HJCZ, Bogota, JUL 6 0137 - old-
style SS vocal, Colombia mentions; poor, in jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
700 | COLOMBIA | R. Net, HJCX, Cali, JUL 6 0109 - fast SS talk,
crowd noises, CARACOL mention; good, over others. [Connelly*H-MA]
700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, JUN 26 0319 - Caribbean EE
local events mentions, then mellow reggae. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JUL 10 0240 - "RJR" mention, Carib-EE talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
705 | ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | Kingstown, JUL 10 0019 - slow
Caribbean EE talk by man; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
720 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMHC, Cienfuegos, JUN 26 0204 -
"Radio Progreso de Habana" ID; in jumble with CHTN and YVQE.
[Connelly*O-MA]
720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, JUL 6 0222 - old-
fashioned slow folk vocal (man with drum & accordion accompaniment),
talk "en Radio Oriente, la senal de Venezuela", then a fast song;
over CHTN. [Connelly*H-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, JUL 6 0130 - Venezuela local
adverts; through static. [Connelly*H-MA]
759.8 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, JUN 26 0209 -
Reloj SS news, ticks, code RR's. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 10 0201 -
Cuba news, clock ticks; dominant over growl from 760.0 stations.
[Connelly*H-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, JUL 10 0021 - PP
religion; to fair peak; dominant over a low background rumble.
[Connelly*H-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUN 26 0208 -
SS Colombian economic news; best received on USB to dodge
Cuba-759.8 growl. [Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 6 0116 - // 770
with sports report mentioning Paraguay and Peru, ray gun
sound followed; over slight Cuba growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
760 | VENEZUELA | R. Puerto La Cruz, YVQQ, Puerto La Cruz,
JUL 1 0130 - Venezuelan sporting event in SS, frequent mentions
of "la pelota" (the ball), adverts / jingles, numerous Venezuela
references. [Connelly*R-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JUL 6 0116 - // 760
with SS sports report; under WABC. [Connelly*H-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, JUN 26 0834 - brassy
merengue song, R. Coro ID, then folk-style vocal with
accordion. + JUL 6 0118 - high-energy dance music with rap
influences, R. Coro jingle, then a slow romantic song.
[Connelly*H-MA]
830 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUN 26 0213 - Reloj code "RR's";
mixed with St. Kitts and WCRN. [Connelly*O-MA]
830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, JUN 26 0212 -
religious C&W vocal // 7510; through phased WCRN. [Connelly*O-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, Santa Clara, JUL 6 0125 - "programa de
la noche" promo, "dobleve" (W) slogan, Habana mentions;
good, dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
860 | VENEZUELA | R. Enlace 860, YVYE, Valle de la Pascua,
JUL 8 0031 - "Valle de la Pascua" mentions getting through the
static crashes. [Connelly*H-MA]
940 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJGB, Cali, JUL 7 0722 - "la radio de
Colombia" slogan; over XEQ/Cuba/unID domestic. [Connelly*H-MA]
940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUN 26 0842 - Reloj SS news, code
RR's; in jumble with others. [Connelly*H-MA]
940 | MEXICO | XEQ, Mexico City, JUN 26 0858 - automated
"La Tropi-Q" ID by woman, then uptempo group vocal; over
Reloj Cuban. [Connelly*H-MA]
940 | unID (domestic?) | JUN 26 0221 - classical music
program, then EE announcer: similar to programming that
used to be on now-silent CBM. [Connelly*O-MA]
940 | VENEZUELA | R. Fe y Alegria, YVLU, Campo Mata,
JUN 27 0125 - "Fe y Alegria" ID surfaced over the stew of
other co-channel signals. [Connelly*R-MA]
940 | VENEZUELA | R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo,
JUL 1 0153 - R. Punto Fijo ID; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1000 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, JUN 26 0846 -
Colombian news by man & woman in SS; in mix with
CKBW and WMVP. [Connelly*H-MA]
1050.31 | unID | JUN 26 0225 - het against WEVD. [Connelly*O-MA]
1060 | CUBA | CMDX, Baracoa, JUN 26 0226 - romantic music at
low audio level; over KYW. [Connelly*O-MA]
1135.8 | unID | JUN 26 0253 - weak het against Spain-1134 (not
sure if Trans-Atlantic or Pan-American). [Connelly*O-MA]
1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, JUN 26 0229 -
"La Voz del Caribe" ID; through WRVA/CBI. [Connelly*O-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, JUN 26 0232 - // 5975 with
trumpet fanfare then BBC economic news about the Microsoft
trial, stock prices, genetically-altered foods, and the closing
of some North American copper mines. Over WVNJ/WOBM/WSKW.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, JUN 26 0251 - "voz
de Colombia" slogan; over WWVA. [Connelly*O-MA]
1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, JUN 26 0239 - FF public
speech, then commentary; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1500 | VENEZUELA | YVRZ, Cumana, JUL 1 0223 - lively music,
SS local mentions; over/under WTOP. [Connelly*R-MA]
1529.54 | unID | JUN 26 0305 - low het against Sao Tome and
WSAI. [Connelly*O-MA]
1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, JUN 26 0308 -
// 690 with preaching about the Ark of the Covenant; good.
[Connelly*O-MA] + JUL 1 0218 - US EE preaching; over Woods
Hole, MA and Hampton, NH TIS's. [Connelly*R-MA]
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