[HCDX]: logs 1 - 16 APR 2000

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

(logs 1 - 16 APR 2000: file=dx000416.log)

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2000

[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury Beach, MA
(GC= 70.647 W / 42.056 N)
(Gurnet Road, 1 km S of Marginal Road)

[Connelly*O-MA] = Orleans, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 69.969 W / 41.754 N)
(Town Landing at east end of Portanimicut Road)

[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)           
(mother's house)
 
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Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna systems: Quantum Loop, 30-m wire, APW-1 active whip,
BBL-1 broadband loop (using Wellbrook ALA-1530 amplifier),
Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | ENRS, Bechar, APR 15 2348 - man in Arabic;
fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

162 | FRANCE | Allouis, APR 15 2349 - soul oldie (sounded
like the Temptations); poor. [Connelly*D-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Inter., Nador, APR 15 2347 -
female Arabic vocal, strings; good, best longwave TA.
[Connelly*D-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, APR 15 2349 - Arabic violins;
poor through "QI" beacon interference. [Connelly*D-MA] 

216 | FRANCE | TWR Monaco, Roumoules, APR 15 2350 - French
talk; through beacons. [Connelly*D-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, APR 2 0044 - woman in Arabic,
then jazz organ and drum music; excellent, by far the
loudest TA below 738 kHz. [Connelly*O-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 2 0046 - // 855 with
mellow C&W-style vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE, Tullamore, APR 16 0015 - female
vocal, maybe Celine Dion; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 2 0047 -
Spanish talk // 855; over presumed Algeria. [Connelly*O-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, APR 2 0048 - calm Spanish
talk, then 1980 pop-country hit "Make a Little Magic"
by the Dirt Band; fair, // 855. [Connelly*O-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, APR 2 0049 - Arabic talk by
man; at low audio level on big carrier. [Connelly*O-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, APR 2 0049 -
C&W song "Make a Little Magic" // 855; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
APR 15 2352 - bits of talk; tough WZON slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

648 | SPAIN | RNE1, Badajoz et al., APR 2 0050 - // 855
with US C&W oldie; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, APR 2 0051 - // 855 and other
RNE's with "Make a Little Magic" by the Dirt Band, then
Spanish talk. [Connelly*O-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., APR 1 2358 -
discussion about workers at a shipyard. [Connelly*O-MA]

702 | MOROCCO | RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 1 2356 - Arabic
male vocal & violins; good. [Connelly*O-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, APR 1 2356 - // 738 with
Spanish talk; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, APR 1 2355 - Spanish talk
about a delegation; strong, over CHCM slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, APR 1 2350 - "Godfather"
theme performed by large orchestra, then woman in Dutch;
HUGE signal. [Connelly*O-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
APR 1 2321 - // 1422 with woman in German; fair, over
Spain. [Connelly*O-MA]
 
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, APR 1 2353 - female soul
vocal; loud. [Connelly*O-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 2 0039 -
Spanish teletalk // 882; over Azores-836 het. [Connelly*O-MA]

846 | ITALY | Rome, APR 2 0042 - Italian talk by man &
woman, then '40s-style male vocal; good. [Connelly*O-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., APR 2 0027 - dance music
style female vocal // 1152; good. [Connelly*O-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Santah, APR 2 0042 - Koranic vocal; fair
over others. [Connelly*O-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 2 0041 - // 1044 with
Spanish newstalk; good, over WLAM-870 slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 2 0039 -
teletalk // 837; over UK (music). [Connelly*O-MA]
+ APR 15 2338 - Spanish talk; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, APR 2 0040 - Arabic music; poor
to fair. [Connelly*O-MA]

954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, APR 2 0036 - Spanish
teletalk discussion mentioning health issues. [Connelly*O-MA]

1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 2 0035 - // 1044 with
man in Spanish; poor to fair. [Connelly*O-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 2 0030 - Spanish talk, then
pips on the half hour; loud. [Connelly*O-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, APR 16 0013 -
excited sports teletalk; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, APR 2 0024 -
talk about distortion of the facts by the news media.
[Connelly*O-MA] + APR 16 0001 - interview with a woman
having a Caribbean accent; poor to fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | Slovensky Rozhlas, Nitra, APR 16 0012 -
Slavic talk by man; good.  Croatia-1134 was also loud at
the time. [Connelly*D-MA] 

1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 2 0021 - // 1107 with travel-
related Spanish talk, then rock music; strong, over growl.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 2 0014 - // 855 with
dance-club female vocal with drums & flutes; good.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 2 0013 - SER Spanish
newstalk by man & woman; to strong peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 2 0012 - two Spanish
announcers; over Croatia and WBBR slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, APR 2 0010 - old-fashioned C&W
influenced Slavic female vocal ballad, then a similar
ballad by a man; strong, well over Spain. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ APR 15 2334 - Slav rock vocal; to fair peak over Spain.
This became much stronger later on. [Connelly*D-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 2 0028 - Spanish talk;
good, though slightly choppy. [Connelly*O-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 2 0027 - // 855 with dance-
soul female vocal; good over WAMG slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 2 0004 -
Spanish news by woman; over others. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ APR 16 0004 - SER network news by man & woman; fair with
WHAM phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

1197 | unID | APR 1 2346 - "Desert Rose" by Sting, then
unfamiliar language talk (perhaps Basque from Spain);
initially loud. [Connelly*O-MA]

1206 | ISRAEL (t) | Kol Israel Reshet Bet, Haifa,
APR 2 0026 - apparent Hebrew teletalk show, poor.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 2 0002 - woman with
Spanish news interview; good. [Connelly*O-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 16 0005 -
Sting vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, APR 1 2339 - monotone Arabic talk
by man, low fidelity telephone-type audio; good strength
signal. [Connelly*O-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 1 2336 - // 1575 with
soft-rock vocal, then woman talking on the telephone;
poor. [Connelly*O-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 1 2335 - Spanish
discussion; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, APR 1 2331 - rapid-fire Spanish
news; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA]

1385.92 | GUINEA | Labe, APR 1 2328 - African shouting
vocal; poor. [Connelly*O-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 1 2324 - Spanish talk;
poor in CIGO slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler,
APR 1 2321 - // 756 with woman in German; to good peak
over probable Algeria. [Connelly*O-MA] + APR 16 0009 -
symphonic music; poor to fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 1 2320 - bit of music,
then fast Spanish talk // 1575; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]

1502 | ANGOLA |  E.P. de Benguela, APR 1 2318 - muffled
Portuguese talk; poor with het from 1503 and some
WTOP / WFIF - 1500 slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
 
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 15 2200 - het
fade-up more than an hour before sunset. + APR 15 2228 -
Arabic male vocal, drums, strings; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, APR 1 2305 - Spanish news
by woman; over others. [Connelly*O-MA] 

1530 | VATICAN | Vatican R., APR 1 2336 - classical
music; way over WDJZ. [Connelly*O-MA]
 
1557 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Nice, APR 1 2315 - sentimental
French male vocal and piano; good with WQEW phased.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 1 2310 - Spanish teletalk,
into segment of dance club instrumental. [Connelly*O-MA]

1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, APR 1 2312 - off-channel again:
operatic-style Spanish vocal; only fair at first, then it
got stronger. [Connelly*O-MA] 

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 1 2312 - SER Spanish news
by woman; hammered by Ceuta het / slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, APR 1 2313 - slow Spanish talk
by man; over SER station. [Connelly*O-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, APR 8 0059 -
Spanish folk-style religious vocal; local-like.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

540 | MEXICO | XEWA, San Luis Potosi - Monterrey,
APR 8 1023 - // 900 with male Spanish ballad; poor,
mixed with WQTM/WLUX. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 8 0134 -
local events talkshow; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]   

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, APR 8 0135 - Spanish news by man &
woman, clock ticks; mixed with WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]

600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris,  APR 8 0058 -
outdoor Spanish speeches and march music // 620, 1180, et
al.  Good signal, over growl from HJHJ and/or YVQB.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, APR 8 0057 -
speeches and march music // 1180; over WZON and a big
het from Canaries-621. [Connelly*Y-MA]

640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, APR 8 0056 -
local-like with Spanish female dance-club vocal // 690.
+ APR 8 1035 - Habana news, still dominant at this late
time. [Connelly*Y-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, APR 2 0051 -
preacher // 6090; over Latin Americans. [Connelly*O-MA]
 
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, APR 8 0056 - hot
tropical dance music // 640; atop Anguilla. [Connelly*Y-MA]

730 | MEXICO | XEX, Mexico City, APR 8 1008 - plaintive
nortena / ranchera vocal, La Equis mention, then into
romantic ballad; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]  
 
780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
APR 8 0055 - soca music with a James Brown influenced
vocal; good, well over CFDR & R. Coro. [Connelly*Y-MA]

810 | BAHAMAS | ZNS3, Freeport, APR 8 0053 - local
Caribbean-accented talkshow mentioning a seminar on
creating wealth in the Bahamas; loud, dominant over
Colombia and others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
820 | unID (presumed CUBA) | APR 8 0100 - huge jamming /
buzzing signal here; totally trashing WNYC. [Connelly*Y-MA]

830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, APR 8 0100 -
religious program "Around the World"; atop WCRN / R. Reloj.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

840 | CUBA | CMHW, Santa Clara, APR 8 0101 - festive
Cuban music; excellent, one of the strongest signals
on the dial during auroral conditions. + APR 8 1014 -
Spanish news items about Santa Clara. [Connelly*Y-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, APR 2 0038 -
mellow soul vocal; excellent. [Connelly*O-MA] 
  
900 | MEXICO | XEW, Mexico City, APR 8 1023 - // 540
with male Spanish ballad; briefly good before fading
under the Maine daytimer. [Connelly*Y-MA]

940 | unID (CUBA ?) | APR 8 1020 - jamming-type signal;
atop XEQ.  I'm not sure if XEQ or something else is the
intended jamming target. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, APR 8 0049 - Reloj time and news
show; good, dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1100 | ANTIGUA | R. ZDK, St. John's, APR 2 0018 - female
reggae vocal, then a somewhat Caribbean style group vocal
version of Cher's "Believe"; good at first, then dipping
under Spain-1098 slop during fades. [Connelly*O-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, APR 8 0045 -
high-energy Latin American disco; blasting over WBT.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, APR 8 0057 - // 620 with outdoor
speech, then marching band music; excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, APR 1 2337 - religious
program emphasizing kindness, humility, and being
a virgin before marriage; excellent signal, over
WADO/WFAU/WEIM. [Connelly*O-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, APR 1 2330 -
male "lounge" type slow vocal and piano; excellent.
[Connelly*O-MA] + APR 15 2316 - jazz club type female
vocal and guitar; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

1429.3 | unID | APR 8 0136 - weak het against domestics,
probably the same thing noted on 1429.13 in December.
[Connelly*Y-MA] 

1540 | BAHAMAS | ZNS1, Nassau, APR 8 0030 - Caribbean
English preacher; slightly under WPTR.  Conditions were
auroral at the time. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1630 | ARGENTINA | R. Red 92, Buenos Aires, APR 8 0039 -
Spanish talk with Buenos Aires mention, then Randy Newman
song "You Can Leave Your Hat On"; to fair peaks, though
weak most of the time.  "X-band" domestics were generally
suppressed by aurora. [Connelly*Y-MA]





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