[HCDX]: logs 10 - 15 JUN 2000

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

(logs 10 - 15 JUN 2000: file=dx000615.log)

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

[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)
 
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Homepage = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
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Receivers: Drake R8A, Palstar R30

Antenna systems: APW-1 active whip, two BBL-1
broadband loops, Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, JUN 10 0057 - Arabic talk
by man; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA] + JUN 15 0154 -
Arabic vocal and oud music; over Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0152 -
Spanish talk // 774; poor to fair, over Algeria.
[Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, JUN 15 0152 - // 774 with Spanish
group discussion; poor, over low growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

594 | PORTUGAL (t) | R. Renascenca, Muge, JUN 15 0156 -
light music; in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 15 0152 - female Arabic vocal
at light audio level on a massive carrier; way over Ireland.
[Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUN 15 0150 -
two men in Spanish // 774; HUGE signal, S9+25 or better (as
strong as ever heard in autumn or winter). [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, JUN 15 0149 - // 657, 774
et al. with Spanish discussion; fair with CBN het notched.
[Connelly*R-MA]
  
657 | SPAIN | RNE5, Madrid, JUN 15 0149 - // 774 with slow
Spanish talk; fair to good over WFAN splash. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, JUN 15 0158 - '70s era
country-influenced pop female vocal; poor in WRKO slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., JUN 15 0200 -
BBC news; mixed with other station (Spain?). [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, JUN 15 0146 - Dutch talk;
mixed with Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | JUN 15 0146 - Spanish talk;
over/under Netherlands. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUN 15 0145 - 1986 hit
"Human" by Human League; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUN 15 0142 - Spanish
discussion; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barrosa, JUN 15 0140 - woman
in Portuguese; poor, at similar level to Canaries-837.
[Connelly*R-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0109 - Spanish talk
mixed with suspected German; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 15 0105 - // 1521: Spanish
teletalk with several announcers, musical fanfare; excellent.
[Connelly*R-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | EI, Bilbao, JUN 15 0019 - man in Spanish;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, JUN 15 0136 -
promo for "Talk Sport 1089 and 1053 AM"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | Slovensky Rozhlas, Nitra, JUN 15 0117 -
Slavic folk vocal; now over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0110 - Spanish news;
over Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0111 - // 1098 with news
in Spanish; some synchro-echo and growl noted. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, JUN 15 0112 - Slavic music;
evenly mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 15 0112 - Spanish talk;
over/under Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 15 0117 - // 1107 with
Spanish talk; in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 15 0059 -
man & woman in Spanish news; over bits of second audio and
growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 15 0025 - man and woman
with Spanish teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUN 15 0122 -
'90s hit "Love Fool" by the Cardigans; good, now over
Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUN 15 0028 - // 1215 with
teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, JUN 15 0031 - bits of orchestral
music, then Spanish talk by man; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler,
JUN 15 0132 - avant garde electronic organ music, German
talk by man, then violin music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, JUN 15 0105 - // 1044 with
teletalk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1530 | VATICAN | Vatican R., JUN 10 0247 - Slavic-sounding
talk, a few seconds of violin music, then a Vatican mention;
over/under WSAI. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1548 | KUWAIT | VOA, Kuwait City, JUN 10 0154 - VOA news
items from field correspondents; to fair peak through 
WPTR-1540 slop with CBE-1550 phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 15 0042 - Spanish teletalk
show with female presenter; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1583.65 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUN 10 0159 - woman in Spanish;
over het from SER-1584. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 15 0043 - // 1575 with Spanish
talk (woman in studio and man on phone); through Ceuta het and
WARV-1590 slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, JUN 14 2345 - Spanish pop
music; starting pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, JUN 10 0055 -
Spanish talk with New York City temperature readings
in both Fahrenheit and Celsius; huge S9+50 signal.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, JUN 10 0225 - female
vocal; poor, hammered by RVC-530. [Connelly*Y-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, JUN 10 0222 -
Caribbean English teletalk, into musical interlude;
fair through WGAN slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]   

600 | VENEZUELA | R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, JUN 10 0221 -
talk "Sucre, la mejor ... de Venezuela"; slightly over
others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JUN 10 0218 -
Colombian futbol; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

705 | ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | Kingstown, JUN 15 0148 -
man in Caribbean English; fair through WOR slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
JUN 10 0118 - Transmundial mention, Spanish religious talk;
mixed with WCCM groundwave. [Connelly*Y-MA]

830 | VENEZUELA | R. Sensacion, YVLT, Caracas, JUN 10 0120 -
Spanish talk with a lot of local Caracas mentions; in mix
with WCRN and a third station presumed to be St. Kitts.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, JUN 10 0035 -
salsa-type group vocal, Spanish talk with several Carupano
ID's, then romantic ballad; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1139.58 | unID | JUN 15 0114 - weak het against WRVA et al.
[Connelly*R-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, JUN 15 0118 - // 5975 with
talk about the history of Wembley Stadium; eventually losing
to WVNJ/WSKW/WOBM jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, JUN 14 2358 - female
opera vocal; good to excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1620 | unID | JUN 15 0046 - Haitian French Creole talk by man;
fair signal.  Possibly a domestic pirate. [Connelly*R-MA]

1670 | unID | JUN 15 0047 - man with excited Spanish religious
talk that mentioned several South American countries; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]






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