[HCDX] logs 11-23 APR 2001

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2001
(logs 11 - 23 APR 2001)  

[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA
(GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA
(GC= 70.829 W / 42.745 N) 
(end of Stackyard Road at Parker River Nat. Wildlife R.: salt-marsh)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna systems: broadband loop, active whip, slopers,
 Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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RF circuit page: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 16 0422 - // 1107
with man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, APR 11 2335 -
bits of string music; het against WICE/WDEV.
[Connelly*rw-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 16 0421 - Spanish
talk by woman // 576. [Connelly*B-MA]

567 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 16 0424 - // 1107
with man & woman in Spanish; to fair peak, dominant.
[Connelly*B-MA] 

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros,
APR 16 0420 - woman in Spanish in an echoey room,
// 558 & 1107. [Connelly*B-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa
Cruz de Tenerife et al., APR 11 2322 - Spanish talk,
het against WZON groundwave; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, APR 12 0022 -
Arabic music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | ORTM, Nouakchott, APR 11 2325 -
// 4845 with man in Arabic, then a picked or plucked
string instrument.  Strongest TA during the heavily
auroral conditions at the time. + APR 12 0026 -
LOUD with Arabic talk. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, APR 16 0416 -
French discussion; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0413 - SER
teletalk; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1053 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 16 0412 - // 1215
with woman in Spanish; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, APR 16 0411 -
// 1197 with female folk vocal (style similar to
that of Loreena McKennitt or Natalie McMaster);
to good peak. + APR 16 0429 - woman in Spanish,
then Moorish / N. African style music; huge signal
despite strong adjacent CBA. [Connelly*B-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0345 - // 1575
with man & woman in Spanish; slightly under WTIC.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 16 0410 -
// 1107 with Spanish news, phone interview;
to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 16 0409 -
Spanish news with synchro-echo; loud !
[Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0430 - // 1044
& 1575 with Spanish news; over presumed Italy.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 16 0407 -
man in Spanish; over rumble. [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 16 0406 - Spanish
shouting; dominant. [Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros,
APR 11 2250 - bits of Spanish talk; fading up.
[Connelly*rw-MA] 

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, APR 16 0411 -
// 1071 with Celtic-influenced female folk vocal;
poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, APR 16 0402 -
French news; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 16 0404 - // 1224
with echoey news read by woman in Spanish.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 16 0403 - woman
in Spanish; over others. [Connelly*B-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | R. Bleu, Marseille, APR 16 0402 -
French news // 1206; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 16 0401 -
dramatic music, then woman in Spanish;
excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, APR 16 0400 - Norwegian
talk; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | SPAIN | RNE R. 5 synchros, APR 16 0400 -
Spanish news; mixed with Norway. [Connelly*B-MA]

1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno, Roma, APR 16 0358 -
// 1575 with odd ticking sound like a glass being
tapped, then ID "RAI, Radiotelevisione Italiana"
into march music; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, APR 23 0427 - man in
Spanish; excellent, one of the loudest TA's
at the time. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, APR 16 0357 -
bouncy French pop vocal // 1404; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | France Bleu synchros, APR 16 0356 -
poor to fair with French vocal. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler,
APR 16 0356 - man in German; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1449 | ITALY | RAI Radio 2 synchros, APR 16 0358 -
Italian talk seemed to be // 1332 & 1575; poor
through slop from semi-local WNBP. [Connelly*B-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, APR 16 0354 - LOCAL-
LIKE with very uptempo contemporary Christian music
in German, then preaching. + APR 17 0344 - TWR
musical box interval signal, then German talk,
hymn; HUGE ! [Connelly*B-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0441 - // 1575
with echoey Spanish talk by man & woman; poor to
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, APR 23 0440 - // 1575
with woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1530 | VATICAN CITY | R. Vaticana, APR 16 0352 -
Slavic talk and classical music; atop WSAI.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1539 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0351 - // 1575
with SER news by man & woman in Spanish; to good
peak with receiver on lower sideband to dodge
WPTR slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | unID | APR 12 0002 - fragmentary audio and
weak het against an equally weak jumble of Latin
Americans on 1550.  With the conditions as auroral
as they were (= no Europe audible, only Africa),
I strongly suspect St. Helena rather than usual
Kuwait or UK.  Signal looped southeast.  A
Beverage or narrow-pattern phased array would
have bagged this one.  [Connelly*rw-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | R. Bleu, Nice, APR 16 0349 - man
in French; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, APR 16 0358 -
// 1332 with clock ticks that sounded like a 
glass being tapped, then ID "RAI, Radiotelevisione
Italiana", followed by march music.  Huge signal,
way over Spain at the time. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0346 - Spanish
talk, interval of classical guitar; excellent.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 16 0348 - SER news-
talk; fair over Ceuta-1583.64 het. [Connelly*B-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 17 0339 - // 1575
with fast Spanish talk; mixed with presumed EI
Vitoria. [Connelly*B-MA]



*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

760 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYH588, Fortaleza,
APR 11 2340 - slightly reverberated Portuguese
conversation between man & woman; poor with
WCHP phased, after WVNE sign-off. [Connelly*rw-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, APR 13 0305 -
R. Coro ID, salsa music. [Connelly*B-MA] 

900 | MEXICO | XEW, Mexico City, APR 13 0258 -
old-fashioned Spanish group vocal, then a
woman mentioned program "La Hora de Mexico".
[Connelly*B-MA]

960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, APR 13 0307 - Reloj program;
under WFGL groundwave. [Connelly*B-MA]
 
1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano,
APR 13 0311 - mention "en Carupano, en Venezuela",
then pop female vocal; briefly over WBT.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, APR 11 2355 -
// 5975 with discussion about classical music
with Good Friday and Easter religious themes;
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMBT, Villa Maria,
APR 13 0317 - woman mentioned Cubana & Rebelde,
then talk about sports teams from Santa Clara
& Camaguey; dominant over rumble. [Connelly*B-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, APR 11 2357 -
hymns with piano accompaniment; over WEIM/WFAU
groundwaves. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1540 | BAHAMAS | ZNS1, Nassau, APR 12 0113 -
Caribbean English religious talk mentioning
Bahamas and Grand Cayman; well over aurora-
weakened WPTR. [Connelly*rw-MA]






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