[HCDX] Summer 2000 Roadtrip DX Report #1

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

(logs 24 JUN - 13 JUL 2000: file=dx000713.log)

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

*** Summer 2000 Roadtrip DX Report #1 ***

[Connelly*E-MA] = Eastham, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 69.950 W / 41.857 N)
(Nauset Light Beach)

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA
(GC= 70.829 W / 42.745 N) 
(end of Stackyard Road at Parker River Nat. Wildlife R.: salt-marsh)
		 
[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)           
(mother's house)
 
e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx
Homepage = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm

Receivers: Drake R8A, Palstar R30

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

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | ENRS, Bechar, JUL 7 0238 - initially a blank
carrier with Germany under, then Arabic talk and strings at
a low audio level on a good carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]

153 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Donebach, JUL 7 0238 -
classical music; under Algeria. [Connelly*Y-MA]

162 | FRANCE | Allouis, JUL 7 0235 - French business talk
with a price in dollars; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Inter., Nador, JUL 7 0237 -
pop male Arabic vocal, flutes; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Saarlouis, JUL 7 0240 -
French talk about "Grand Bretagne" and "tourisme";
excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC WS synchros, JUL 7 0241 -
English teletalk; mixed with second station and "DIW"
beacon. [Connelly*Y-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, JUL 7 0242 - man in Arabic;
poor with "QI" beacon interference. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

216 | FRANCE | TWR Monaco, Roumoules, JUL 7 0243 - French
talk and music; fair with "CLB" beacon. [Connelly*Y-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, JUL 7 0244 - rock
music; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

531 | MADEIRA | RDP, Porto Santo, JUL 13 0052 - bits of
Portuguese talk by man; slightly over Spain, Algeria, and
het from RVC-530. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, JUL 13 0051 - Arabic talk by
man with guitar and violin interludes; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | GERMANY | JUN 25 0151 - // 1422 with classical music;
slightly over Algeria. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
558 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 13 0050 - // 774 with folk
music, then woman in Spanish; poor over a second station
believed to be Portugal; through tough WGAN slop.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE, Tullamore, JUN 25 0155 - good with
English talk, then weird electronic psychedelic music
like something from a college or pirate station ... not
the usual mellow pops, Irish folk, or old C&W that RTE
usually plays. [Connelly*E-MA]

567 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 13 0049 - // 774 with Spanish
female folk vocal and guitar; only fair, but well over Ireland.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 13 0048 -
woman in Spanish // 774; poor, in slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, JUN 25 0054 - piano and
saxophone jazz // stronger 738. [Connelly*E-MA]
+ JUL 13 0047 - Spanish teletalk; fair through WEZE/VOCM
slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

594 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Muge, JUL 13 0053 - man in
Portuguese, into teletalk show; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JUL 13 0045 - fast
talk in Spanish by a woman; mixed with a second station
(likely Madeira) with apparent Portuguese talk. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
612 | IRELAND | Athlone, JUN 25 0058 - pop music; mixing
with Morocco. [Connelly*E-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 25 0058 - Arabic talk;
over/under Ireland. [Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 13 0044 - Arabic
public speech in an echoey room; excellent, way over Spain
and Ireland. [Connelly*rw-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUL 13 0043 -
Spanish discussion // 855; fair through WZON splash.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, JUL 13 0043 - // 855 with
woman in Spanish; good, getting by CBN/YVQO-640.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
  
648 | SPAIN | RNE1, Badajoz et al., JUL 13 0055 - // 774 with
entertainment-related Spanish talk; fair, over others.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE5, Madrid, JUL 13 0042 - song "Tom's Diner"
by Suzanne Vega, then R. Nacional de Espana ID; huge, equal
in strength to WFAN-660. [Connelly*rw-MA] 
 
666 | PORTUGAL (t) | RDP, Lisboa, JUN 25 0131 - bouncy music,
possible Portuguese talk. [Connelly*E-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, JUN 25 0130 - soul oldie
"Solid as a Rock"; good to excellent. [Connelly*E-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, JUN 25 0046 - tropical style
music (piano and flute jazz); good with WRKO phased.
[Connelly*E-MA]

693 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUL 13 0039 - // 855 with fast
Spanish talk by woman; good / dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., JUN 25 0129 -
interview with US-accented man about health and the
environment. [Connelly*E-MA]

711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, JUN 25 0042 - Arabic
moaning vocal; in slop. [Connelly*E-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUL 13 0034 - // 738 with bits
of Spanish talk by woman; badly hacked by WJTO/CKAC.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, JUN 25 0041 - US oldies, then
Spanish talk by man; through CHCM slop. [Connelly*E-MA]
+ JUL 13 0032 - end of '50s type song, then two women chatting
in Spanish; loud, easily getting by CHCM/WJIB. [Connelly*rw-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUL 13 0117 - French version
of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind"; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUL 13 0026 - man & woman laughing
and joking; excellent, apparent Arabic music station under.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

783 | SPAIN | COPE, Barcelona, JUL 13 0108 - // 837 with 
teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JUL 13 0107 - // 774 with acoustic
guitar, then soft-spoken man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

810 | SPAIN | SER R. Madrid, Madrid, JUL 13 0110 - // 873 with
Spanish talk, light music; over WGY, no sign of CJVA or Latin
Americans.  Surprisingly loud ! [Connelly*rw-MA]

819 | EGYPT | Egyptian R., Batra, JUL 13 0105 - shrill Arabic
male Koranic vocal; loud, way over Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, JUN 25 0103 - man in Arabic;
over Spain/Egypt. [Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 13 0105 - // 612
with male Arabic vocal; under Egypt Koran. [Connelly*rw-MA]

836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barrosa, JUN 25 0104 - Portuguese
news; at weak audio level on fair carrier. [Connelly*E-MA]
+ JUL 13 0023 - progressive rock instrumental with classical
influences; light audio but fat signal stronger than 837.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 13 0019 -
Spanish teletalk by man & woman, // stronger 882. [Connelly*rw-MA]

846 | ITALY | Rome, JUL 13 0104 - news by man in Italian;
fair signal through WEEI splash.  What power is this running
now ? [Connelly*rw-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., JUN 25 0106 - Spanish
news by man & woman; jumpy fades. [Connelly*E-MA] 
+ JUL 13 0021 - sports-related Spanish talk by man & woman;
HUGE ! [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Santah, JUL 13 0106 - Koranic vocal sounded
parallel (or at least very similar) to that on Egypt-819.
In jumble with Spain/other. [Connelly*rw-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 13 0020 - // 1044 with woman
in Spanish; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 13 0019 -
// 837 with Spanish teletalk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, JUN 25 0108 - female Arabic vocal,
strings; through WBPS slop.  Het noted as early as 2330 UTC.
[Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 13 0017 - Arabic vocal and flute at
light audio on monster carrier.  There were hints of
second audio (Portugal ?) under.  WBPS-890 was phase-
nulled to nearly nothing. [Connelly*rw-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Moorside Edge et al.,
JUN 25 0111 - bits of English talk; in bad WABI slop.
Over several others (one Arabic, another either Spanish
or Portuguese). [Connelly*E-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, JUL 13 0016 -
bits of Spanish teletalk; in CJCH slop with WHJJ phased.
[Connelly*rw-MA] 

954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, JUL 13 0015 - Spanish talk,
then romantic female vocal; excellent right after local 
WROL-950 sunset power cut. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUL 13 0007 - fast emotional
Spanish talk by man & woman; through CKBW slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 25 0119 - woman in Spanish;
to fair peak. [Connelly*E-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, JUN 25 0121 -
English advertising with phone numbers; over presumed
Spain. [Connelly*E-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, JUN 25 0133 -
telephone interview; fair to good through YVSZ slop.
[Connelly*E-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | Slovensky Rozhlas, Nitra, JUN 25 0133 -
Slavic talk; excellent. [Connelly*E-MA] 

1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, JUN 25 0135 - Balkan folk music
mixing with Spain.  There was more slop from the Venezuelan
on 1140 than from easily nulled (!) WBBR-1130. [Connelly*E-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 25 0135 - Spanish talk;
over/under Croatia. [Connelly*E-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 13 0009 -
woman with Spanish teletalk show; very good, much stronger
than the feeble cluster of stations on 1180. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 13 0004 - man with Spanish
news; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUN 25 0137 -
'80s hit "Alive & Kicking" by Simple Minds; very good,
over Spain. [Connelly*E-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUL 13 0120 - // 837 with
somewhat echoey Spanish talk by man; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey,
JUN 25 0138 - English talk, possibly a drama; poor with
CJLS/WNBH/WMID-1340 slop. [Connelly*E-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUN 24 2348 - operatic Spanish
vocal; poor, just starting to fade up. [Connelly*E-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler,
JUN 25 0140 - classical music; fair, some slop from
C&W music on CKDY-1420. [Connelly*E-MA]

1521 | unID | JUN 24 2315 - het here long before sunset,
either from Saudi Arabia or Spain. [Connelly*E-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, JUN 25 0001 -
female Arabic vocal with drums and flutes; just over the
remnants of the phase-nulled CT/NY/PA domestic jumble.
[Connelly*E-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 24 2340 - teletalk starting
to fade up. [Connelly*E-MA]

1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUN 24 2341 - group vocal; over
het from SER-1584 synchros. [Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 12 2343 -
early fade-in. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 12 2352 - Spanish talk;
poor, hetted by stronger Ceuta-1583.6. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | JUN 24 2345 - EI Vitoria evenly mixed with
SER stations.  More interesting was an unID third station
(... is Ascension Island still here ?).  A low growl was
present. [Connelly*E-MA]
 

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

526 | BAHAMAS | ZLS, Stella Maris, JUL 4 0116 - "ZLS" code
beacon; copyable in 1.8 kHz filter position, lower sideband
through tough RVC-530 slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana, JUL 2 0344 -
Radio Vision Cristiana ID // NY-1330; very good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, JUN 25 0150 - calypso
style music with lots of percussion; to fair peak.
[Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 2 0215 - R&B group vocal with a blend
of Motown and Caribbean influences; very good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

540.3 | unID | JUL 7 0444 - low het against the 540 mess
(WQTM/WLUX/2 Latins). [Connelly*Y-MA]

550 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, JUN 25 0147 -
Spanish political speech about the future of Venezuela;
strong, over RI/VT domestics.  Parallel 880 had the speech
delayed about a half second from 550. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, JUN 25 0056 -
tinny electric organ, high-energy drumming, and Caribbean
English vocal; good. [Connelly*E-MA]   

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUN 25 0248 - Reloj news and time
program; huge, crushing WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]

580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, JUL 7 0442 - Puerto
Rico news with local events discussion; through phased
WTAG. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris,  JUN 25 0918 -
dominant with mellow Spanish vocal // 620, 710. [Connelly*Y-MA]

600 | VENEZUELA | R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, JUN 24 0053 -
fast Spanish talk with local Venezuelan mentions; eventually
losing out to C&W music from CKCL-NS. [Connelly*E-MA] 
 
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JUN 25 0918 - under
WZON groundwave: light vocal // 600, 710. [Connelly*Y-MA]

630 | CUBA | R. Progreso, JUL 4 0110 - // 640 with mellow
Spanish vocal; under WPRO, over WSKN/CFCY. [Connelly*Y-MA]

630 | PUERTO RICO | WSKN, San Juan, JUN 25 0051 - baseball
coverage in Spanish, mention "segunda base", ads with prices
in dollars; loud, annihilating WPRO/CFCY. [Connelly*E-MA]

640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JUN 25 0246 -
slogan "La Onda de la Alegria", then song "Rhythm Divine" by
Enrique Iglesias; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, JUN 25 0050 -
Union Radio ID; over CBN and others with a fat het from
Spain-639 also present. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JUL 6 0718 -
ID "Antena Dos, Colombia", then a folk-style vocal with
accordion; good / dominant, best South American signal
at the time. [Connelly*Y-MA]

650 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R, Universal, HIAT, Santo Domingo,
JUN 25 0050 - R. Universal ID; well over Venezuela and
Colombia. [Connelly*E-MA]

670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JUN 25 0243 -
folk music // 710; mixed with YVLL. [Connelly*Y-MA]

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, JUN 25 0059 -
Rumbos ID, doorbells; good / dominant. [Connelly*E-MA]

680 | VENEZUELA (t) | R. Continente, YVQR, Cumana,
JUN 25 0048 - more likely this than WAPA: many Venezuela
mentions in Spanish talk; under phased WRKO. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, JUL 7 0431 -
discussion of various Bible translations, particularly the
King James; good with Montreal phased.  Program was // 6090.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
 
690 | BRAZIL | R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza,
JUN 25 0044 - Portuguese talk, seemingly religious, over
English-language station (either Anguilla or WOKV-FL).
[Connelly*E-MA]

700 | BRAZIL | ZYK686, Sao Paulo, JUL 13 0037 - most likely
this with Portuguese talk; fair, alone on channel before
YV fade-up. [Connelly*rw-MA]

700 | COLOMBIA | R. Net, HJCX, Cali, JUL 7 0433 - several
Bogota news items; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

700 | VENEZUELA | R. Sur, YVPQ, Puerto Ordaz, JUL 7 0123 -
Venezuela and Radio Sur mentions; poor, barely over presumed
Jamaica/Brazil/YVMH/HJCX/WLW melange. [Connelly*Y-MA]

705 | ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | Kingstown, JUL 13 0115 -
sounded like old standards format (Sinatra, etc.); poor.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUN 25 0243 - uptempo
folk music // 670 & others.  Signal was over/under WOR.
+ JUL 2 0113 - // 600 with phone call about "americanos";
under WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, JUL 7 0109 -
folk music with steel drums and Spanish vocal, then talk
with Oriente and Venezuela mentions; to fair peak, mixed
with CHTN. [Connelly*Y-MA] + JUL 13 0035 - live political
rally with shouts of "Vamos por Venezuela" and "Viva
Venezuela Libre !", then patriotic songs including the
Venezuelan National Anthem were sung, and Radio Oriente
ID followed.  HUGE signal, like a local, totally blowing
away CHTN. [Connelly*rw-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 25 0100 -
coverage of a Venezuelan sports team; slightly over
CBGY and a Brazilian. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
760 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, JUN 25 0040 -
Portuguese religious sermon; loud ! [Connelly*E-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUN 25 0241 -
man in Spanish about a musical performance in Bogota;
atop Cuban Reloj and WJR. + JUL 2 0209 - (measured 
frequency 759.92) ID "RCN, La Radio de Colombia";
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
760 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, JUN 25 0913 -
Reloj news, ticks, code "RR"; dominant. + JUL 2 0336 -
Reloj program over HJAJ/WJR. [Connelly*Y-MA]

770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JUN 25 0031 - RCN ID;
over other with WABC phased. [Connelly*E-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, JUN 25 0101 -
reverberated Spanish talk, Radio Coro ID; huge, way
over ZBVI/CFDR. [Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 7 0105 - R. Coro
ID, mentions of Falcon province; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
JUN 25 0103 - Spanish Christian music; burying WCCM and
Canadians. [Connelly*E-MA]

820 | VENEZUELA | R. Guayana, YVSH, Upata, JUN 25 0038 -
Upata mentions; slightly over a mix of 2 or 3 others
(certainly WNYC and R. Guadalupana, maybe Apintie in
there too). [Connelly*E-MA]

830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, JUN 25 0024 -
talk about the forgiveness of sins; good, over phased
WCRN. [Connelly*E-MA]

840 | BRAZIL | R. Bandeirantes, ZYK687, Sao Paulo, JUL 13 0112 -
Portuguese talk; in pile-up with Spanish-language stations.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

840 | CUBA | CMHW, Santa Clara, JUL 4 0128 - 1977 hit "When
I Need You" by Leo Sayer, then a woman in Spanish read
poetry to a folk guitar accompaniment, then a man mentioned
Cuba, Santa Clara, and sounds in the night; loud, alone on
channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]

859.57 | unID | JUL 7 0409 - het, bits of vocal noted after
HILR sign-off. [Connelly*Y-MA]

860 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Clarin, HILR, Santo Domingo,
JUL 7 0405 - "Radio Clarin" ID, "La Voz en el Camino" and
"la mas potente" slogans, then anthem going to sign-off;
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

860 | VENEZUELA | R. Enlace 860, YVYE, Valle de la Pascua,
JUN 25 0033 - Spanish ad for appliance store with color TV's,
two "Valle de la Pascua" mentions; excellent / dominant.
[Connelly*E-MA]

880 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, JUN 25 0147 -
political speech (// 550) about Venezuela's future; dominant
with WCBS in deep cardioid phase null. [Connelly*E-MA]

890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, JUN 25 0300 -
// 640 with classically-trained style male Spanish vocal;
mixed with WBPS's Spanish show. + JUL 4 0108 - // 640, 690
with Progreso mention, mellow vocal; atop WBPS. [Connelly*Y-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, JUN 25 0109 -
drumming and Caribbean-Afropop style vocal with a bit of
doo-wop '50s influence; huge signal. [Connelly*E-MA] 
  
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, JUL 4 0129 - // 640, 890 with light
pop vocal; over CKTS ("CJAD"), others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
939 | unID | JUN 25 0112 - het. [Connelly*E-MA]

940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUL 7 0412 - Reloj program over other
Latin American; Montreal nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, JUL 2 0209 - Estados
Unidos and local Puerto Rican mentions; dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1020 | VENEZUELA | Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
JUN 25 0115 - big band, bongos, and male group vocal;
huge, equal strength to adjacent WBZ-1030 Boston !
[Connelly*E-MA]

1020 | VENEZUELA | R. Calendario, YVMX, Maracaibo,
JUL 7 0418 - reverberated Radio Calendario ID, merengue
music; fair over KDKA.  Usual YVRS was off at the time.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1039.6 | VENEZUELA | La Voz de Carabobo, YVLB, Valencia,
JUN 25 0118 - sports mentioning Carabobo, Caracas;
excellent, creaming the 1040 jumble. [Connelly*E-MA]

1050.3 | unID | JUL 7 0420 - bits of Spanish vocal, het on
WEVD. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1060 | CUBA | CMDX, Baracoa, JUL 4 0104 - Cuban folk music
with guitar, over KYW and het from something on 1060.3.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1060.3 | unID | JUL 6 0104 - seemed to be Spanish talk;
poor with slop from Cuba-1060. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1080 | VENEZUELA | R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona,
JUN 24 2354 - Latin American music, Barcelona ID;
over/under WTIC. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, JUN 25 0132 -
Spanish political talk // 640; loud. [Connelly*E-MA]
 
1100 | ANTIGUA | R. ZDK, St. John's, JUN 25 0019 - 
Caribbean English talk with reverb; over nulled WHLI-NY
daytimer. [Connelly*E-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, JUN 25 0017 -
Venezuela and Carupano mentions; good with WPMZ-RI Spanish
daytimer phased. [Connelly*E-MA]

1139.6 | unID | JUN 25 0013 - bits of high-energy Latin
American music; losing to Porlamar on 1140.0. [Connelly*E-MA]

1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, JUN 25 0015 -
fast Spanish talk, coverage of outdoor event with crowd noises,
Venezuelan anthem sung in echoey stadium, announcer said
music was "himno nacional de la Republica Venezuela", then
Porlamar was mentioned; loud, way over CBI and growl from
unID on 1139.6. [Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 2 0200 - "Porlamar,
La Voz de la Caribe" jingle in a folk style; excellent.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, JUL 2 0342 -
Colombia mentions, '40s style Spanish vocal with big-band
accompaniment; good / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1200 | VENEZUELA | YVOZ, Caracas, JUN 25 0010 - Spanish talk
and Caracas mentions / adverts; mixed with WKOX (also in
Spanish). [Connelly*E-MA]
 
1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, JUN 24 2310 - Judy
Garland or similar old-time female vocal, then French talk
by man; up to about S7 more than an hour before sunset.
Daytime groundwave strength at this outer Cape Cod site is
about S5 with minor slop from WDEA-ME-1370 and WMYF-NH-1380.
[Connelly*E-MA] + JUL 2 0345 - French disco; local-like.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1500 | VENEZUELA | YVRZ, Cumana, JUN 25 0006 - old-fashioned
C&W style Spanish vocal (like Mexican ranchera), then Radio
Dos Mil ID; good, surprisingly loud over WFIF/WTOP on pre-
sunset reception. [Connelly*E-MA]

1620 | unID | JUL 12 2350 - Haitian French Creole talk; fading
up from weak to almost local quality. [Connelly*rw-MA]






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