[HCDX] logs 23 FEB - 3 MAR 2002
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[HCDX] logs 23 FEB - 3 MAR 2002

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
(logs 23 FEB - 3 MAR 2002)   

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

[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury, MA
(GC= 70.651 W / 42.047 N)
(west end of Powder Point Bridge, near Duxbury Beach)

Receiver: Drake R8A 

Antenna system: sloper, broadband loop, active whip, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
Homepage = http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
DXpedition Page = http://www.geocities.com/MarkWA1ION/index.html
RF circuit page = http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html
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DX Is Back ! (... after 2 very slow months)

*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2313 - // 855 with plaintive ranchera-type male vocal and guitar; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, MAR 2 2312 - relatively happy sounding Arabic talk.  Had been noted quite a bit earlier (1805 UTC / 1.05 p.m. EST to be exact !) as het under WDEV with WDDZ phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, MAR 2 2321 - folk vocal; poor, slightly over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
                 
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2320 - // 657 with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, MAR 2 2212 - Spanish news; over 500 Hz het (from Tunisia ?), poor to fair in WEZE slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lyon, MAR 2 2208 - // 1206 with Sinatra song; fair over jumble (presumed Spain/Madeira). [Connelly*D-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 2 2211 - Arabic male & female vocal with drumming; loud. [Connelly*D-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., MAR 2 2311 - // 639 with festive Mexican-sounding music. [Connelly*D-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, MAR 2 2210 - news; through slop from CBN. [Connelly*D-MA] 

648 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Badajoz et al., MAR 2 2319 - // 738 with Spanish news; poor to fair. [Connelly*D-MA] 

648 | unID | MAR 2 2308 - very strong blank carrier switched on and off several times; over Spain when on.  Gambia testing new rig maybe ? [Connelly*D-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, MAR 2 2216 - operatic vocal, then Spanish talk. [Connelly*D-MA] 

666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Lisboa, MAR 2 2307 - // Azores-693 with old standard "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford; poor to fair over jumble. [Connelly*D-MA]

675 | LIBYA | R. Jamahiriya, Benghazi, MAR 2 2218 - Arabic talk by man & woman; in tough WRKO slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, MAR 2 2219 - Spanish discussion program; fair in WRKO slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

693 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Terceira, MAR 2 2220 - man in Portuguese; fair, dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Rennes, MAR 2 2208 - // 1206 with "My Way" by Frank Sinatra; very good over growl from W. Sahara - 711.05. [Connelly*D-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE synchros, MAR 2 2305 - // 855 with teletalk; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE, Barcelona, MAR 2 2221 - // 855 with serious-sounding Spanish talk; actually louder than CHCM/WJIB-740 at times ! [Connelly*D-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2315 - ID "Radio Nacional Espana"; to good peak, // 657 (but not to 738). [Connelly*D-MA]
 
756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, MAR 2 2304 - Spanish news interview mentioned "kidnap", a weather report gave "temperatura" in "grados", then into clear "Radio Euskadi Irratia" ID; good, quite a loud signal for listed 5 kW and with hardly a trace of the co-channel German. [Connelly*D-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, FEB 24 0448 - French female vocal in an "old West" ballad style. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, FEB 23 2355 - Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2223 - // 855 with discussion program; loud, well over Arabic station. [Connelly*D-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAR 2 2229 - // 4845 with woman in Arabic; only fair, in messy mix with apparent Portugal and other stations. [Connelly*D-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Limoges, MAR 2 2207 - // 1206 with "My Way" by Frank Sinatra; over presumed Spain. [Connelly*D-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAR 2 2226 - // 855 with talk; poor in slop from WCCM & Canadians. [Connelly*D-MA] 

819 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, San Sebastian, MAR 2 2206 - Spanish talk; over Arabic station. [Connelly*D-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 2 2205 - // 882 with Spanish news; loud & dominant. [Connelly*D-MA] 

837 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nancy, FEB 23 2354 - // 1206 with male-female vocal duet; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

846 | ITALY | RAI R. Due, Rome, MAR 2 2325 - woman in Italian; fair, through WEEI slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAR 2 2202 - Spanish news with a tremendous synchro-echo; loud. [Connelly*D-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran R., Santah, MAR 2 2326 - Koranic male vocal; huge signal, clobbering France. [Connelly*D-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Paris, FEB 23 2352 - to good peak with French male ballad vocal // powerhouse 1206. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2202 - // 1206 with showtune-style vocal; fair over Egypt. [Connelly*D-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 2 2201 - // 1044 with Spanish sporting event; good. [Connelly*D-MA] 

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 2 2159 - Spanish sports; over UK news. [Connelly*D-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, FEB 23 2350 - English talk, then old-style male harmony folk group vocal (like Kingston Trio, Limeliters, Highwaymen, 4 Lads, etc.); to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, MAR 2 2055 - het and bits of Arabic music; fading up almost 2 hours before sunset; WBPS phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

909 | unID | MAR 2 2157 - sounded like Spanish or Portuguese teletalk; over UK. [Connelly*D-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, MAR 2 2156 - calm Spanish talk by man; through CJCH slop with WHJJ phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2156 - fast Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, FEB 28 0424 - // 1206 with French talk over a musical background (maybe a radio play), then female vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2155 - Caribbean / Latino influenced French vocal; over WROL slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

954 | SPAIN (t) | Onda Cero, Madrid, MAR 2 2328 - apparent Spanish teletalk; poor, in slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, MAR 2 2234 - bits of Portuguese talk by man & woman; poor with CHNS slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, MAR 2 2152 - male & female Arabic vocal; huge S9+30 signal, audio somewhat thin. [Connelly*D-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, MAR 2 2151 - Spanish sports shouting; huge, nearly equal to adjacent CKBW. [Connelly*D-MA]

1008 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 2 2150 - // 1044 with SER sports coverage; mixed with music station that was probably Canary Islands. [Connelly*D-MA]

1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 2 2148 - // 1044 with fast Spanish sports talk; in WBZ slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Porto Alto, MAR 2 2147 - Portuguese female folk group vocal, then Portuguese talk by man followed by piano music; good with local WBZ phase-nulled. [Connelly*D-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 2 2146 - shrill Arabic female vocal with flutes & drums; slightly over SER-Spain, both stations were pumping in huge signals (S9++). [Connelly*D-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 2 2120 - fast Spanish talk; over presumed Morocco. [Connelly*D-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, MAR 2 2144 - wailing Arabic vocal; briefly cresting over a deep, complex pile-up of co-channel signals. [Connelly*D-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, FEB 23 2345 - // 1089 with English talk, then a short piece of music from a James Bond soundtrack. [Connelly*B-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, FEB 27 0423 - song "My Girl and Me", then man in Danish; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, MAR 2 2242 - // 1161 with man & woman in Spanish; to good peak. [Connelly*D-MA]

1089 | unID | MAR 2 2140 - non-English talker briefly atop UK: it sounded like it may have been in Portuguese (Angola possibly QSY'ed from 1088 ?), but not clear enough to rule out Albania; in tight phase null of local daytimer WILD. + MAR 2 2247 - dreamy instrumental music, then possible Portuguese talk; over jumble.  I was surprised at how many signals were piled up on the channel; usually it's just UK here. [Connelly*D-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, FEB 23 2344 - adverts for digital radios and for a family holiday in Skegness. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2250 - finally rose atop the pack with interesting comment "a large part of the United Kingdom can't hear a word I'm saying".  Quite a bit of what he was saying was audible here in the US, however.  The signal was peaking 20 dB stronger than WBAL. [Connelly*D-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2329 - // 1107 with orchestral music; loud & dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, FEB 23 2341 - Spanish version of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May"; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2251 - man in Spanish // 855, some synchro-echo; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, FEB 23 2340 - Spanish teletalk; loud. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2236 - // 1026 with man & woman in Spanish. + MAR 2 2252 - now smashingly loud ! [Connelly*D-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2136 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. + MAR 2 2329 - // 1107 with orchestral music; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, FEB 23 2140 - Slavic phone interview; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 2 2122 - Spanish talk and teletalk, possibly sports-related; well over Croatia. [Connelly*D-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 2 2253 - // 837 with sportstalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2253 - // 855 with woman in Spanish. [Connelly*D-MA]

1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, MAR 2 2126 - // 1197 with male vocal; through WSKW slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 1 0455 - Spanish teletalk; well over Sweden. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2204 - // 1044 with sports; over others with WJJF daytimer phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN | R. Sweden, Solvesborg, FEB 23 2142 - man & woman in Swedish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1188 | HUNGARY | RFE, Marcali, MAR 2 2330 - tinkly musical notes, then Slavic talk; loud ! [Connelly*D-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, MAR 2 2126 - // 1161 with mellow vocal; slightly over unID talker. [Connelly*D-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, FEB 23 2123 - // (loud) 1377 with French female vocal; good with WKOX phased. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2117 - romantic French vocal to good peak and, when re-checked at 2203 UTC, nearly pegging the S-meter ! [Connelly*D-MA]

1214.93 | ALBANIA | Fllake, MAR 2 2256 - shrieky female vocal; putting nasty low growl against Spain-1215.0. [Connelly*D-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 2 2135 - // 1296.05 with excited sports coverage; good, way over UK. [Connelly*D-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, FEB 23 2145 - "All I Want to Do is Have Some Fun" by Sheryl Crow; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 2 2135 - sports // 1215 & 1296.05; in jumble of other stations. [Connelly*D-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, MAR 1 0451 - Arabic teletalk; slopped by WKBR/others. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2132 - segment of emotional political speech, then calmer Arabic talk; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 2 2333 - // 1044 with teletalk; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]

1296.05 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, MAR 1 0449 - dance-club music, then fast Spanish talk by man & woman; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2112 - Spanish sports coverage with "G-G-Goooooal !" shouting; excellent with WJDA phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 2 2335 - Spanish talk; over bad growl. [Connelly*D-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, FEB 23 2114 - Norwegian talk by woman; good. + FEB 23 2326 - "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Bros., followed by Norwegian talk; blasting in at S9+15. [Connelly*B-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, FEB 23 2329 - man in English; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, MAR 1 0417 - Spanish news interview; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2110 - man & woman in Spanish with interspersed jazz; loud, blitzing WLYN/CKBC. [Connelly*D-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, FEB 23 2116 - pop group vocal; increasing in strength, stronger than St. Pierre - 1375. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2336 - // 1206 with oldies-style rock music; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

1386 | RUSSIA / KALININGRAD | V. of Russia, Bolshakovo, FEB 23 2127 - British-accented English talk and musical interludes, man gave mailing address in "Moscow, Russia".  Fair to good signal. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, FEB 23 2331 - bits of German talk; poor. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2337 - German talk mixing evenly with unID second station (probably Algeria). [Connelly*D-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, FEB 23 2130 - Arabic-style violin music, then Arabic talk by man & woman; very good. + MAR 3 0443 - musical box interval signal; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2107 - Arabic talk by man; loud, S9++. [Connelly*D-MA]

1512 | BELGIUM | R. Netherlands, Wolvertem, FEB 23 2132 - bits of English talk and R. Netherlands mention; through tough slop from hard-to-null local WWZN. [Connelly*B-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, MAR 2 2105 - Arabic vocal under Belgium and WWZN slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, FEB 23 2118 - Arabic talk // 9870 & 9555; fair, over SER-Spain. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2058 - monster level S9++ daytime signal with man in Arabic, orchestral music, then a whispering woman. [Connelly*D-MA]

1530 | unID | MAR 2 2340 - Afro-Caribbean music, accented English announcer: not sure if VOA Sao Tome, a domestic, or something else.  Noted with WSAI nulled. [Connelly*D-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | VOA Relay, Kabd - Kuwait City, MAR 2 2341 - VOA commentary; slopped by WBSC-SC gospel music. [Connelly*D-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nice, MAR 2 2343 - // 1377 with soul vocal; poor in WQEW slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

1566 | unID | FEB 23 2119 - carrier in WQEW-1560 / WNSH-1570 slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, FEB 28 0453 - repeated pattern of glass-tapping sound, then tone test; fair to good over Spain.  Good at 0500 UTC with pips, woman in Italian with news. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | unID | MAR 2 2346 - dance hits like "I Will Survive", very little talk, not // SER-1116 so maybe Mega-Germany or Italy; briefly loud, then faded. [Connelly*D-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, MAR 1 0455 - Spanish vocal; over/under SER-Spain. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2102 - vocal way over SER. [Connelly*D-MA] 

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 1 0455 - // 1179 with teletalk; mixed with Ceuta. [Connelly*B-MA] + MAR 2 2102 - SER network news under Ceuta. [Connelly*D-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, MAR 2 2103 - rhythmic dance music; way over SER with WUNR phased. [Connelly*D-MA]


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