[HCDX] logs 27 MAR - 7 APR 2002

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
(logs 27 MAR - 7 APR 2002)   

[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) 
(Stackyard Road / Parker River - Nelson Island wildlife refuge: salt-marsh)
    
Receiver: Drake R8A 

Antenna systems: broadband loop, active whip, sloper,
 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
Bandscan World = http://members.aol.com/RockportMWDX/index.html

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Ain-El-Beida, MAR 28 0020 - // 549 with slow Arabic vocal; slightly over presumed Spain / Madeira mix. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, MAR 28 0016 - drums, strings, Arabic vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 2 0407 - violin music, then a cappella Arabic male chant; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, APR 2 0414 - bits of English talk by man; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 28 0015 - woman in Spanish; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 28 0012 - female Arabic vocal; fair at first, then strong a bit later. [Connelly*rw-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., MAR 28 0025 - // 639 with woman in Spanish; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, MAR 28 0024 - Spanish talk; in CBN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, MAR 28 0026 - man & woman in Spanish; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, MAR 28 0031 - Arabic vocal at low audio level on fair carrier; WOR phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, MAR 28 0033 - Spanish discussion; audible between CHCM slop peaks; WJIB/CHWO eliminated by cardioid phase null. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAR 28 0036 - man in Spanish; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAR 27 2352 - // 4845 with Arabic teletalk show; good. + MAR 28 0041 - pop style Arabic music; signal was (as we say around here) "wicked loud". [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 28 0202 - fast Spanish talk, teletalk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAR 28 0113 - // 1152 with old-time instrumental; in WEEI slop. + MAR 28 0203 - Spanish news by woman; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran R., Santah, MAR 28 0204 - Koranic chanting; through jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 28 0205 - Spanish news; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, MAR 28 0050 - flute & string music; strong signal but light audio; WBPS phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, MAR 28 0051 - woman in Spanish; in tough CJCH/WHJJ slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, MAR 28 0052 - romantic French vocal; fair, over slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, MAR 27 2346 - Arabic vocal; through WCAP/WOFX slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, MAR 28 0055 - Spanish teletalk; fair. + MAR 28 0207 - // 882 with Cadena COPE ID, Spanish talk, piano music; huge.  1000 just had an amorphous fairly-weak jumble of Latin Americans. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 1 0420 - Spanish music, talk; blowing out 1000.  If CKBW is on, it must be on low power. [Connelly*B-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 28 0058 - rustic Berber / African tribal sounding music with vocal & drums; over Spain and WEVD slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 28 0210 - // 1116 with woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 1 0417 - TalkSport ID, mention of a "nil-nil" score; poor, in slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 28 0102 - Spanish news by woman; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 28 0110 - Spanish talk; mixed with unID second station; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 28 0111 - Spanish teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, APR 7 0343 - folk choral music, similar to the Mystere des Voix Bulgares album a few years ago. [Connelly*B-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 28 0212 - // 999 with Spanish teletalk by man and woman; poor, over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 28 0113 - // 855 with nostalgic instrumental music; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1188 | HUNGARY | RFE, Marcali, APR 7 0337 - Slavic talk by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, MAR 27 2336 - "Don't Get Me Wrong" by the Pretenders; to good peaks, but jumpy.  Second station under (Israel or Iran ?) [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 1 0026 - French vocal, style similar to that of Roger Whittaker; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 1 0410 - // 1296.05 with Spanish teletalk; poor to fair. + APR 4 0424 - // 1296.05 with sports-related talk. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296.05 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 1 0405 - Spanish news, then teletalk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 4 0425 - Spanish talk; slightly over Norway. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, MAR 28 0118 - excited Spanish talk; fair. + MAR 28 0213 - Spanish talk with "buenas noches" mention; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 1 0340 - Spanish pop music; getting around WLYN/CKBC at times. + APR 4 0427 - Spanish talk about politics; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, MAR 28 0215 - sentimental music; to good peak despite being wedged between St. Pierre - 1375 and WMYF-1380 pest. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 1 0037 - // 1557 with tenor vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 4 0429 - Spanish talk with echo; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, APR 1 0342 - classical music; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, APR 1 0343 - musical-box interval signal; huge, local-like. + APR 1 0403 - choir music and trumpets; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 4 0432 - // 1521 with fast Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1502.71 | unID | MAR 27 2330 - somebody a little bit off channel with growl against a 2-station mix on 1503. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, MAR 27 2322 - Koranic male vocal; good, dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, APR 4 0432 - // 1485 with Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1530 | VATICAN CITY | R. Vaticana, APR 1 0359 - Vatican interval signal, then talk; poor, through phased WSAI. + APR 4 0440 - Slavic-sounding talk; mixed with WSAI. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | VOA Relay, Kabd - Kuwait City, MAR 27 2319 - schedule of VOA talk shows given, then sports talk about World Cup qualifying matches; loud ! [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 1 0034 - VOA news about Middle East fighting; strong, one of the loudest TA's at the time. [Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nice, MAR 27 2317 - // 1206 with vocal; through WQEW slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] + APR 1 0037 - // 1377 with tenor male vocal; fair through WQEW slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1566 | IRAN | IRIB, Bandar Abbas, MAR 27 2326 - clearly // 15084 with alternating male and female announcers in Farsi; poor to fair with WQEW phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1575 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, APR 1 0355 - pre-sign-on ritual of glass-tapping and test tones; over Spain. + APR 1 0402 - Italian news. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | KUWAIT (CLANDESTINE) | Al Mustaqbal, MAR 27 2315 - man in Arabic; dominant.  [Connelly*rw-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 1 0039 - Spanish teletalk; mixed with others. + APR 4 0436 - // 1584 with teletalk; good, over Italy. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 4 0436 - // 1575 with Spanish teletalk; in jumble. [Connelly*B-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, APR 4 0437 - non-SER Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1611 | VATICAN | R. Vaticana, Vatican City, APR 4 0438 - religious choral music; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, MAR 28 0155 - talk about "la vida spiritual"; loud, over 531 het. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, MAR 28 0022 - Celine Dion or similar vocal; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, MAR 28 0153 - Rumbos mentions and doorbells; fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

670 | unID | MAR 28 0027 - some kind of chanting; mixing with Venezuela.  Surinam still active ? [Connelly*rw-MA]

699.65 | unID | MAR 28 0028 - het, Spanish vocal and drums noted with receiver on LSB, 1.8 kHz bandwidth.  About equal strength to the 700 kHz jumble (not much useful audio there either with a presumed Venezuela/Brazil mix).  Any help, DXers in the Caribbean or Florida ? [Connelly*rw-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, MAR 27 2357 - Venezuela newstalk; fair to good.  Very strong a few minutes later. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, MAR 27 2353 - reverberated Portuguese talk; mixed with 2 Spanish-language stations, WJR phased. + MAR 28 0035 - "Brasil noticias" and "Radio Uirapuru" mentions, Portuguese talk; now strong and alone on channel. [Connelly*rw-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, MAR 28 0150 - excited Spanish shouting with several mentions of Barranquilla and "campeones" (champions); blasting in. [Connelly*rw-MA]

780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, MAR 28 0037 - reverberated talk, ZBVI mention, bargain store advert, then dancehall reggae; slightly over a dogpile of stations including Spanish & Portuguese talkers. [Connelly*rw-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (t) | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, MAR 28 0043 - possibly this with Portuguese talk; over/under VOWR with WCCM phased.  I tuned to LSB to dodge Spain-801 het. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network, Charlestown, MAR 27 2350 - preacher; good with WNYC phased. + MAR 28 0045 - // 7510 with instrumental version of "It's Now or Never" (Elvis hit); under WNYC. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1100 | ANTIGUA | R. ZDK, St. John's, MAR 28 0148 - reverberated Caribbean English talk by man, mention of a festival and "quality promotions", phone number possibly 734-5553; good, over Latin Americans with WTAM phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, MAR 28 0109 - Carupano & Venezuela mentions, sports coverage; fair to good with WBT phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Villa Maria, MAR 28 0139 - // 5025 with woman in Spanish; over WHAM & Canaries-1179 het. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, MAR 28 0137 - soft music, then inspirational talk; good, over WADO. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, MAR 28 0128 - // 6090 with preacher in English with periodic translations of his sermon into Spanish; fair over NH, ME, & MA TIS cluster. [Connelly*rw-MA]

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