[HCDX]: logs 30 OCT - 15 NOV 1999
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[HCDX]: logs 30 OCT - 15 NOV 1999
(logs 30 OCT - 15 NOV 1999: file=dx991115.log)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999
[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA
(GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)
[Connelly*O-MA] = South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 69.991 W / 41.735 N)
(Town Landing / beach, off Route 28, 0.3 km N of Tar Kiln Road)
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Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop, AWP-1
whip, Superphaser-2 phasing unit
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, OCT 31 0011 - AA talk; hetting
the 550 Latin American mess. [Connelly*O-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, NOV 13 2252 - // 855 with SS talk
about political organizations; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
585.25 | unID | NOV 13 2252 - probably Tunisia here with het
against Spain-585.0. [Connelly*O-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, NOV 13 2251 - // 855
with man in SS talking about "la conferencia"; poor, over
rumble. [Connelly*O-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 31 0009 - AA teletalk;
good. + NOV 13 2233 - male AA vocal; strong signal but
feeble audio. These guys should go to Spain for modulation
lessons. [Connelly*O-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 31 0009 -
SS vocal, drums. [Connelly*O-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, NOV 13 2236 - SS teletalk
was // to 855, but 15 dB weaker than it. [Connelly*O-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, NOV 13 2249 - SS phone conversation
with some hum on it. [Connelly*O-MA]
693.7 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara | OCT 31 0007 - PP talk;
still 700 Hz off correct frequency. [Connelly*O-MA]
702 | unID | NOV 13 2229 - talk (not sure of language), then
carrier went off abruptly at 2230 UTC; to fair peak.
[Connelly*O-MA]
711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, NOV 13 2223 - drumming &
female vocal at typically low audio level on massive carrier.
[Connelly*O-MA]
729 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, NOV 13 2221 - SS teletalk // 855;
fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, NOV 13 2115 - romantic FF
vocal & piano; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, NOV 13 2219 - // stronger 855 with
SS teletalk. [Connelly*O-MA]
792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, NOV 13 2218 - HUGE with two men
in SS talking about the government. Teletalk followed. This
totally crushed WSKO-790 Providence. [Connelly*O-MA]
836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barrosa, NOV 13 2243 - "Woman
in Love" by Barbra Streisand; to good peak, now overwhelming
Canaries-837. [Connelly*O-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 13 2215 -
// 882 with SS talk about political parties; excellent.
Azores-836 was just a het at the time. [Connelly*O-MA]
846 | ITALY | Rome, NOV 13 2120 - classical violin music;
to fair peak. A bit later, for a minute or two, conditions
"got weird" and deep Africans on 846, 972, and 1197 nearly
overtook the southern Europeans. [Connelly*O-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., NOV 13 2148 - echoey
outdoor public address in SS; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
864 | EGYPT | Santah, NOV 13 2242 - Koranic vocal; only
to fair peak at the time. Storm QRN from somewhere was
a bit of a problem: that seemed odd since it was a clear
starlit night with temperature near freezing. [Connelly*O-MA]
873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2212 - // 1044 with fast
SS talk; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 30 2313 -
slow SS talk by man. + NOV 13 2215 - // 837 with talk about
politics; fair, over presumed UK. [Connelly*O-MA]
891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, NOV 13 2122 - AA strings, female
vocal; big carrier, light audio. + NOV 13 2210 - AA talk
by a woman in a large echoey room; strong. What was more
interesting was a second station under with a Middle
Eastern female vocal ... Turkey perhaps ? [Connelly*O-MA]
954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, NOV 13 2124 - fast SS talk
about something going on "manana"; very good. [Connelly*O-MA]
972 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, NOV 13 2208 - SS news & interview
apparently // 855; poor. [Connelly*O-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, NOV 13 2206 -
AA news by two men; loud signal. Very close to correct 981.0
frequency this time around. [Connelly*O-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, NOV 13 2204 - man with SS news;
poor to fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2204 - SS news; poor
in WBZ slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, NOV 13 2203 - PP news
by woman; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 13 2200 - drum music,
over/under SER Spain; 2 Hz SAH resulting. + NOV 13 2217 -
African shouting-type vocals and drums; huge, way over
Spain. + NOV 13 2302 - local-like (S9+40) with African
music. [Connelly*O-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2200 - over/under Morocco
with pips, Cadena SER ID by woman, then SS news read by man.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1053 | MOROCCO | Tanger, NOV 13 2159 - female AA vocal; loud.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1071 | SPAIN | EI, Bilbao, NOV 13 2156 - good with US
country-rock vocal // 1197. [Connelly*O-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, NOV 13 2338 - // 1107 with
R. Nacional Espana ID, then '50s style honky-tonk blues
vocal; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, NOV 13 2152 - // 1152 with music
fanfare, man & woman in SS; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2357 - SS teletalk;
fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, NOV 13 2152 - // 1152 with fast
SS talk by man. [Connelly*O-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 13 2151 - SS teletalk with
man & woman; good, dominant. [Connelly*O-MA]
1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 13 2339 - // strong 1134
with fast SS talk. [Connelly*O-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, NOV 13 2147 - fast SS talk with
synchro echo; good. Not // RNE1 at this time. + NOV 13 2148 -
ID "R. Cinco, R. Nacional Espana", phone numbers given.
+ NOV 13 2341 - // 1098 with blues vocal & piano, then
woman in SS gave phone numbers; excellent, often better
than WAMG-1150 Boston. [Connelly*O-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2146 -
// 1575 with two men in SS; fair, over others. [Connelly*O-MA]
1197 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, NOV 13 2156 - // 1071 with US
country-rock vocal; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 13 2343 - // 1296 with
SS teletalk show with man & woman; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 13 2344 - // 1296 with
SS teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, NOV 13 2344 - AA talk at light audio
level on big carrier. [Connelly*O-MA]
1269 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 13 2306 - fast SS talk;
in slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, NOV 13 2309 - SS teletalk;
fair through static; it got loud by 2311 UTC. [Connelly*O-MA]
1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, NOV 7 0352 - man in Norwegian;
fair through CKEC-1320 slop. [Connelly*B-MA]
1385.92 | GUINEA | Labe, NOV 13 2310 - African music;
poor with growl from something on 1386.0. [Connelly*O-MA]
1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, NOV 13 2347 - SS talk;
in CIGO slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, NOV 13 2140 - AA music; strong
carrier, weak modulation. [Connelly*O-MA]
1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, NOV 13 2128 - AA talk by man &
woman, then segment of instrumental music; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2129 - fast SS talk by
man; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, NOV 13 2130 - Koranic
male vocal; very good. No trace of Belgium. [Connelly*O-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, NOV 7 0304 - Koranic male
vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + NOV 13 1910 - het present at
the beach on the car radio at 2.10 p.m. local, more than two
hours before sunset. + NOV 13 2132 - pop style AA female vocal
with strings & drums; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, NOV 13 2135 - AA
strings noted with domestic pile-up nulled. [Connelly*O-MA]
1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 13 2136 - SS newstalk; fair.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, NOV 13 2137 - non-SER station with
deep-voiced SS man talking. [Connelly*O-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, OCT 30 2233 - "Radio
Vision Cristiana" ID; local-like. + NOV 13 2255 - SS talk with
ID, then some temperature readings and mentions of a church
in Brooklyn, NY. [Connelly*O-MA]
535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, OCT 30 2231 - Caribbean EE
talk by man; through RVC-530 slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, OCT 30 2230 - calypso
and reggae music, then woman gave time check "half past six",
advertising for cameras and film at "Quality Photo Lab" followed,
phone number given; good signal. + NOV 13 2254 - soca music;
fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, OCT 30 2227 - SS news with
mentions of several cities in Puerto Rico. [Connelly*O-MA]
600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, OCT 30 2236 - woman
with SS talk about entertainment topics, // 5025. + NOV 13 2257 -
// 710 with SS talk about the people of the Canary Islands
(Islas Canarias); excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
609.38 | unID | NOV 13 2234 - het against WGIR/CHNC/WIP/WIOD-610,
not too strong. Cubans have floated around here previously.
[Connelly*O-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, OCT 30 2237 - // 5025 with
SS folk vocal & piano; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
640 | GUADELOUPE | RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, OCT 30 2239 - man in FF;
jumbled with Venezuela, Cuba, and CBN. [Connelly*O-MA]
660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, NOV 13 2258 - // 890
with festive music having xylophone, drums, and SS group vocal;
over WFAN. [Connelly*O-MA]
690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 30 2250 -
// 6090 with US EE male preacher referring to the Old Testament;
loud, well over SS stations and WOKV-FL. + NOV 13 2248 - // 6090
with talk about vaccines used on cancer patients; over WOKV's
sports report. [Connelly*O-MA]
700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, OCT 30 2255 - report on
football (soccer) matches in the UK. + OCT 30 2302 - woman
said "Good evening. Here is the latest news from the RJR
News Centre." [Connelly*O-MA]
705 | ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | Kingstown, OCT 30 2258 -
jazz; to good peak before fade. [Connelly*O-MA]
730.07 | unID | OCT 30 2310 - something here about 70 Hz
high of nominal channel: SS oldie "Eres Tu" (female vocal),
then another SS song, a bit of talk, then into a third song
as the signal gradually deteriorated. [Connelly*O-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, OCT 30 2219 - SS talk,
frequent Venezuela and Caracas references. [Connelly*O-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, OCT 3 2323 - SS
talk // HJAQ-1000; dominant. [Connelly*O-MA]
810 | PUERTO RICO | WKVM, San Juan, OCT 30 2215 - SS advert
for supermarket in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. [Connelly*O-MA]
890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, NOV 13 2240 -
// 640 with "Believe" by Cher; good (dominating the channel),
but getting quite a bit of QRM from Algeria-891. [Connelly*O-MA]
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, OCT 30 2314 -
festive Afro-Caribbean music; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | RQ-910, YVRQ, Caracas, OCT 30 2315 - SS
sportstalk with several Caracas mentions. [Connelly*O-MA]
940 | VENEZUELA (t)| R. Fe y Alegria, YVLU, Campo Mata,
OCT 30 2320 - jazz, apparent Fe y Alegria ID; in mess.
[Connelly*O-MA]
950 | VENEZUELA | YVKG, Caracas, OCT 30 2321 - SS newstalk with
Caracas mentions; under WPEN. [Connelly*O-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, OCT 30 2322 - typical Reloj SS news,
clock ticks, & "RR" beeps; in jumble with second SS station
(YV, HJ, or HI most likely). [Connelly*O-MA]
1000 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, OCT 30 2323 - // 760
with fast SS talk by man & woman; under CKBW. [Connelly*O-MA}
1020 | VENEZUELA | Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
OCT 30 2325 - Mundial Margarita ID, then vocal with Colombian-
influenced accordion accompaniment; loud. [Connelly*O-MA]
1040 | PUERTO RICO | WZNA, Moca, OCT 30 2332 - "en Puerto
Rico" and assorted slogans popped out of the jumbly mix.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1076.8 | unID | OCT 30 2357 - faint carrier. [Connelly*O-MA]
1100.8 | unID | OCT 30 2353 - something still here with
romantic SS vocal, then talk; murky. [Connelly*O-MA]
1140.6 | unID | NOV 13 2150 - weak het against the Irish
fiddling show on CBI. [Connelly*O-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, NOV 13 2326 - // 5975
with historical drama set in the Middle Ages; good.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, NOV 13 2352 -
SS talk about Bogota and issues affecting Colombia,
mentions of "liberales"; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, NOV 13 2308 - hymn with
piano accompaniment; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, NOV 7 0311 - "Change
the World" by Eric Clapton; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]
1390 | VENEZUELA | R. Fe y Alegria, YVZA, Caracas,
NOV 15 2245 - SS talk with Caracas and Venezuela mentions
over WPLM groundwave and an unID southern US domestic that
had black gospel singing. [Connelly*B-MA]
1468.1 | unID | NOV 13 2300 - het against stronger 1467
France. Direction findings by Gerry Thomas in FL put
this in Haiti or the Dominican Republic. Het still here
at 2348 UTC, but no audio. [Connelly*O-MA]
1550 | COLOMBIA | R. El Sol, HJCB, Barranquilla, NOV 15 2226 -
Barranquilla local ads and phone numbers; dominant during
early evening auroral conditions. [Connelly*B-MA]
1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 30 2341 -
preacher advised "Watch out when you're yielding to something
other than God."; loud. + NOV 13 2314 - // stronger 690 with
preaching. [Connelly*O-MA]
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