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[HCDX] Marconi anniversary DX report

MARCONI 100TH ANNIVERSARY DX REPORT

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2001 
(logs 12 - 13 DEC 2001)   

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

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA 
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) 
(Granite Pier) 

Receiver: Drake R8A 

Antenna systems: (home) various phased wires; (Rockport) broadband
loop, active whip, 50 m wire, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
Homepage = http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
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RF circuit page = http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

549 | IRELAND | United Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, DEC 13 0122 - chorus 
of "O Come All Ye Faithful"; to good peak over Germany with RI-550 Disney 
station phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, DEC 13 0110 - loud with Frank Sinatra 
old-time vocal with Count Basie's orchestra doing back-up. [Connelly*R-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, DEC 13 0105 - "True Blue" by Madonna, then 
"Take It to the Limit" by the Eagles; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., DEC 12 2331 - woman in 
English; over others. + DEC 13 0103 - news about Palestinian attacks in 
Israel; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

702 | SLOVAKIA | Slovensky Rozhlas, Banska Bystrica & Presov, DEC 13 0127 - 
// 1098 with piano music, Slavic talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, DEC 12 2312 - Arabic vocal at low 
audio level on fair carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, DEC 13 0129 - Dutch talk by woman; loud. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, DEC 13 0118 - 
classical piano music; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, DEC 13 0129 - French ballad; poor to fair. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Paris, DEC 13 0132 - early '80s disco hit; to 
fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, DEC 12 2306 - English 
interview; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Moorside Edge et al., DEC 12 2345 - man in 
English; in tough WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, DEC 12 2349 - non-SER Spanish 
talk, then vocal with drunk-sounding male singer. [Connelly*R-MA]

1017 | GERMANY | SWR-1, Wolfsheim, DEC 12 2351 - pop music; under 
unidentified carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]

1017 | unID | DEC 12 2351 - monster blank carrier; over Germany. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, DEC 12 2302 - English news; fair 
to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, DEC 12 0435 - club-style female 
dance vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, DEC 12 2257 - amusing teletalk 
with phone-in mentioning radios having "manufacturing defects" because "other 
stations are heard in the background at night".  (I think that's what we call 
DX.)  Good signal and nothing in the background either. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | R. Slovensko, Velke Zaluzie, DEC 12 2253 - Slavic talk; 
fair / jumpy at first, loud at 2350 UTC re-check. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, DEC 13 0138 - Spanish talk; mixed with 
second station (possibly UK). [Connelly*R-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 13 0139 - SER Spanish teletalk with two 
women; good, actually better than many Spaniards running much more power. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, DEC 12 2251 - Slavic-language romantic 
ballad; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN (t) | R. Sweden, Solvesborg, DEC 12 2353 - likely this with 
smooth jazz vocal; over SER talker. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, DEC 12 2355 - "Stand by Me" by Ben E. 
King (1961); to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, DEC 12 0350 - EE talk with phone 
caller, advert, then song using a sample of Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. 
Robinson". [Connelly*B-MA] + DEC 12 2356 - "Beautiful Stranger" by Madonna; 
excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | R. XL, Langley Mill, DEC 12 2358 - bits of Hindi 
music; poor to fair through WJDA slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, DEC 12 0400 - Norwegian news; fair. + DEC 12 
0423 - modern rock male & female vocal; good, over splash from CIWW/WLOB-1310 
and CKEC/WDER-1320. [Connelly*B-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, DEC 12 2359 - music, 
English talk; poor in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, DEC 12 2243 - Arabic talk by man; fair over 
WZOU slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1512 | BELGIUM | R. Netherlands, Wolvertem, DEC 12 2241 - woman in English, 
then old-fashioned "torch song" type vocal (Julie London or similar); fair to 
good, over WWZN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, DEC 12 0256 - Arabic vocal; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA] + DEC 12 2228 - // 9555 & 9870 with Koranic male chant in an 
echoey room; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1530 | VATICAN CITY | R. Vaticana, DEC 13 0250 - classical music; fair with 
WSAI phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 13 0147 - Spanish teletalk; fair. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, DEC 13 0148 - non-SER tropical Spanish music; 
dominant. [Connelly*R-MA] 


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, DEC 
13 0044 - local-like with religious Spanish talk.  Second station way under 
sounded Spanish (Costa Rica ?) and a weak third station sounded English. 
[Connelly*R-MA] 

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, DEC 13 0042 - soca-style Christmas vocal 
with steel drums; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, DEC 13 0220 - reggae / soca 
male vocal with interrupting DJ; excellent with WGAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, DEC 13 0041 - talk about "pueblo 
puertoriquense"; in duke-out with CFCY & WPRO. [Connelly*R-MA] 

640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, DEC 13 0039 - Venezuelan 
national and Porlamar-area news items and advertising; briefly dominant over 
CBN. [Connelly*R-MA] 

650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, DEC 13 0218 - Antena Dos ID, 
sports coverage, mentions of Sante Fe and Colombia; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, DEC 12 2315 - numerous Venezuela 
and Caracas mentions, upcoming local events occurring on different days of 
the week; fair-good. [Connelly*R-MA]

680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, DEC 13 0037 - Puerto Rico talkshow 
mentioned local municipal agencies; easily getting through WRKO.  Second 
Spanish talker under: probably Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, DEC 13 0214 - preaching; mixed 
with unID Spanish with CINF phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

699.64 | unID | DEC 13 0102 - het, bits of Spanish talk; poor.  This should 
be easy for DXers in FL. [Connelly*R-MA]

705 | ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES | NBC 705 Radio, Kingstown, DEC 13 0035 - 
Caribbean English announcer; fair during a momentary pause in WOR slop. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, DEC 13 0034 - Porlamar and 
Oriente mentions; mixed with CHTN and possible Brazil. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, DEC 13 0033 - Spanish baseball 
coverage, advert for company with offices in Caracas & Maracaibo (phone 
numbers given); loud; over CBGY. [Connelly*R-MA] 

780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, DEC 13 0052 - soca 
version of "O Little Town of Bethlehem"; good over CFDR/WBBM/YV's. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

780 | unID | DEC 13 0203 - Spanish-language religion; in mess. [Connelly*R-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, DEC 13 0225 - 
Spanish talk about Bible history; well over VOWR/WCCM/others. [Connelly*R-MA] 

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network, Charlestown, DEC 13 0228 
- // 7510 with promo for gospel music video, Bill and Gloria Gaither program; 
good, over Cuba growler. [Connelly*R-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, DEC 12 2343 - drumming, 
advertising by reverberated Caribbean female announcer "... open through 
December 24"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 

910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, RQ-910, Caracas, DEC 13 0240 - salsa music, 
timecheck, RQ slogan, then ballad. [Connelly*R-MA]

940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, DEC 13 0241 - Reloj ticker and beeps; over two other 
Spanish-language stations with CINW phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1080 | VENEZUELA | YVQJ, R. Barcelona, Barcelona, DEC 12 2300 - R. Barcelona 
ID, local adverts; mixed with WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, DEC 13 0242 - Union R. and 
Caracas mentions; over UK het with WBAL phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1100 | ANTIGUA | R. ZDK, St. John's, DEC 13 0025 - Caribbean English talk, 
local adverts; under WTAM. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, DEC 13 0024 - local Porlamar 
and Carupano mentions; over low growl from something on 1109.58. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, DEC 13 0245 - blasting in 
over CBI: high-energy salsa, then ID "Porlamar, La Voz del Caribe". 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, St. Pierre, DEC 12 0259 - cocktail 
lounge style female vocal with jazz, then man in French; to good peak, but 
jumpy. [Connelly*B-MA]

1579.9 | unID | DEC 13 0251 - possibly a domestic pirate here with 
Haitian-sounding talk on the low side of 1580. [Connelly*R-MA]

1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, DEC 13 0252 - // 6090 with 
preacher talking about Adam; over TIS jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** COMMENTS ***

It was cloudy, windy, and just a bit above freezing when
I got out to Rockport at 5:15 EST (2215 Z) on 12 DEC.
This wound up being a solo session: the other local DXers
must have been too busy with Christmas shopping.  High
band conditions, initially, were superior to those on
the lower end of the dial.  An interesting pattern of
reception was occurring.  The northern Europeans were
good and Caribbean / Venezuelan stations were also coming
in well at times.  Surprisingly suppressed were signals
from Spain, Morocco, and Algeria: normally the best TA's
as a group.  UK stations on 693, 882, 909, 1053, 1089,
1215, etc. came in well: especially loud were Virgin -
1215 and BBC - 693.  Radio XL Birmingham - 1296, with its
Indian programming, surfaced for a while.  Ireland - 567
was good as were the Dutch stations on 747 and 675 (which
was almost local quality).  France Bleu stations were there,
but not up to customary shore receiving site strengths.
Croatia - 1134 and Slovakia - 1098 were huge.  756 was
the best German.  Ireland's United Christian Broadcasting
station on 549 popped up to a good level: over Germany
with no sign of the usual Algerian pest.  783 seemed to
be the German instead of usual Mauritania (but too many
competing signals on that channel to be sure).  Saudi -
1521 was strong, but 1548 had a 3-station jumble instead
of typically-alone VOA Kuwait.  I heard quite a few other
TA's besides those above.  Venezuela dominated the Latin
American scene.  Domestic DX was ruled by Canadian Maritimes
stations.  I got a nice ID out of VOWR-800.  The Newfoundland
CBC stations on 600 and 640 were running an interesting feature
on Marconi that I paused on for a while.  The 1710 NYC-area
Jewish pirate was coming through with English language talk
about Chanukah.  All in all an interesting DX session, even
if conditions were actually better on some of my summer
Rockport and Cape Cod outings.  It will be interesting to
read about others' Marconi 100th anniversary loggings.
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