[HCDX] logs 10 - 21 APR 2002

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
(logs 10 - 21 APR 2002)   

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

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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 ***

153 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Bechar, APR 10 2241 - man in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

153 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Donebach, APR 10 2340 - // 756 with Enya-type vocal; good. + APR 11 0019 - classical music; dominant, excellent. [Connelly*R-MA] 

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, APR 10 2242 - orchestral music with Middle East influences; loud. + APR 11 0018 - French discussion and laughing; local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, APR 10 2243 - New Age sounding instrumental; good. + APR 11 0017 - strings, flutes, lively Arabic vocal; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

177 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio Berlin, Oranienburg, APR 11 0017 - German vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

180 | TURKEY | TRT, Polatli, APR 11 0016 - pop Middle Eastern music; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, APR 10 2243 - French talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, APR 10 2245 - talk starting to fade up from its noise-threshold groundwave strength. + APR 11 0015 - US adult-contemporary female vocal; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., APR 10 2246 - talk about Kofi Annan and a peace conference; to good peak over other station. [Connelly*R-MA]

207 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Aholming, APR 11 0023 - // 153 with classical music; now over Morocco. [Connelly*R-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, APR 10 2247 - woman in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

216 | FRANCE | R. Monte Carlo, Roumoules, APR 10 2250 - French talk; mixed with CLB beacon. [Connelly*R-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | R. Luxembourg, Junglinster, APR 11 0014 - rock female vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

252 | IRELAND | Teamtalk, Clarkestown, APR 10 2254 - sports report; good. + APR 11 0012 - interview about golf with US-accented man; local-like signal ! [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, APR 11 0020 - man & woman in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, APR 11 0036 - traditional fiddling; fair through WGAN-560 slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
                 
612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 10 2334 - // 207 with group vocal and strings; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, APR 10 2335 - // 738 with man & woman in Spanish; very good. [Connelly*R-MA] 

648 | unID | APR 11 0037 - huge blank carrier; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., APR 10 2343 - English talk; poor to fair, slightly over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, APR 10 2342 - Arabic strings; slightly over France & growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, APR 10 2335 - // 639 with man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 10 2342 - Spanish talk; slightly under Netherlands. + APR 11 0039 - now briefly over Netherlands. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, APR 10 2342 - woman in Dutch; slightly over Canaries/Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, APR 10 2331 - // 1422 with dreamy mood music; to good peak over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, APR 10 2331 - Spanish talk; slightly under Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, APR 10 2341 - Engelbert Humperdinck style French vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 10 2236 - man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 

774 | EGYPT | Abis, APR 10 2325 - Arabic talk; well over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 10 2323 - // 4845 with calm Arabic talk by man; over Portugal and some CFDR/WTME slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

792 | SPAIN | SER, Seville, APR 11 0022 - Spanish teletalk; over presumed France. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Pico da Barrosa, APR 10 2318 - Portuguese talk by man & woman; over Canaries station. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 10 2305 - // 1215 with Spanish teletalk. + APR 11 0024 - // 999 with teletalk; over Azores & France. [Connelly*R-MA] 

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 11 0034 - Spanish talk; in WEEI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran R., Santah, APR 10 2328 - Koranic vocal; over mess. + APR 11 0025 - now pounding in; way over France & Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 10 2329 - // 1044 with Spanish talk, teletalk; fair through WMTW slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 10 2319 - // 999 with fast Spanish talk; slightly over UK and some WCBS slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, APR 11 0025 - English talk; audible behind strong Canaries/Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, APR 10 2235 - Arabic talk by man; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, APR 10 2321 - English talk, then a musical interlude; over an apparent Spanish station. [Connelly*R-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, APR 11 0027 - man & woman in Spanish, "NBC-like" chimes, then nice "Radio Intercontinental" ID; loud ! [Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, APR 10 2320 - // 1206 with "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye; fair. + APR 11 0028 - piano music and romantic French vocal; local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, APR 11 0028 - Spanish telephone news interview; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, APR 11 0029 - bits of Portuguese talk; slammed by CHNS-960 and WZAN-970 slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, APR 10 2234 - male Arabic vocal, then talk by woman; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | unID | APR 11 0033 - Koranic vocal; way under local-like Spain.  Morocco and Saudi Arabia are possible. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, APR 10 2233 - two men with Spanish telephone news interview; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, APR 10 2316 - Spanish talk; over/under Spanish. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 10 2316 - SER Spanish talk over/under Canary Islands. [Connelly*R-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 10 2316 - // 1152 with Spanish discussion; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, APR 10 2232 - Arabic talk at equal strength with co-channel Spain. + APR 10 2313 - flutes & wild vocal; huge, local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 10 2314 - // 1116 with Spanish teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 10 2314 - Spanish talk, teletalk; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, APR 13 0412 - two Danish announcers, light pop vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, APR 10 2230 - fast Spanish talk; getting by strong CBA. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 10 2311 - talk by woman, // 1152; in WHLI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 10 2310 - // 1125, 1152 with woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 10 2314 - // 1044 with Spanish teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 10 2309 - // 1107, 1152 with woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, APR 10 2229 - Slavic public address, then anthem-like choral vocal music; fading up. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 10 2309 - // 1143, 1215 with Spanish talk; under Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 10 2308 - // 1215 with fast Spanish chatter. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 10 2227 - Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 10 2307 - Spanish talk; through WJJF slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, APR 10 2306 - // 1071 with Spanish news; poor to fair over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, APR 10 2225 - French version of the Del Shannon oldie "Runaway"; loud. [Connelly*R-MA] + APR 13 0419 - Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 10 2304 - excited Spanish talk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 14 0325 - "I Can't Stand Losing You" by the Police; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, APR 15 0324 - man in Arabic, restricted audio (maybe a remote-location broadcast); poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296.05 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 10 2256 - Spanish talk; through WJDA slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, APR 13 0419 - // 1206 with Cyndi Lauper singing "Time After Time"; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, APR 10 2331 - // 756 with dreamy instrumental music; poor, over probable Algeria. [Connelly*R-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, APR 10 2218 - English preaching "This program continues to instruct us in the words of Christ."; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1550 | unID JAMMER (northwest Africa), APR 10 2255 - bubble jammer; under WNTN.  The Tindouf, Algeria RASD station (target of the jammer) was not noted at the time. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, APR 10 2300 - romantic Spanish vocal; excellent, over SER-Spain. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 10 2300 - SER net Spanish talk; under Ceuta. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | SER synchros. / R. Vitoria, APR 10 2301 - two different Spanish talkers at even strength. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, APR 18 0936 - religious Spanish talk by woman; over TIS's and presumed CIAO. [Connelly*B-MA] 

540 | MEXICO | XEWA, San Luis Potosi - Monterrey, APR 18 0934 - dramatic Spanish talk and classical music; good, over WLUX. [Connelly*B-MA]
 
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 15 0352 - family drama show, possibly religious; fair. + APR 18 0917 - mellow calypso vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | Pointe-a-Pitre, APR 21 0440 - Caribbean French talkshow; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]
 
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 18 0908 - Spanish news about Cienfuegos and other Cuban cities; dominant. [Connelly*B-MA]

730 | MEXICO | XEX, Mexico City, APR 18 0938 - dance-club female Spanish vocal; slightly over CKAC, WJTO, others. [Connelly*B-MA]  
 
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 21 0438 - // 760 with Spanish talk; over WABC. [Connelly*B-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, APR 11 0026 - deep voice soca vocal and drums; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + APR 18 0922 - drumming, bits of vocal; poor. [Connelly*B-MA] 

900 | MEXICO | XEW, Mexico City, APR 18 0934 - // 540 with segment of classical music, Spanish talk; over/under CHML & CKTS. [Connelly*B-MA]

900 | VENEZUELA | Ritmo 900, YVMD, Maracaibo, APR 18 0903 - Venezuelan anthem noted; co-channel Canadians nulled. [Connelly*B-MA]

940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, APR 21 0428 - Spanish talk, Reloj ticker, beeps; over CINW and unID station with Spanish vocal. [Connelly*B-MA] 

940 | MEXICO | XEQ, Mexico City, APR 18 0945 - romantic Spanish vocal, "Mexicana" and "Enamorada" mentions; mixing with a possible second Mexican. [Connelly*B-MA]
 
1000 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS (t) | WVWI, St. Thomas, APR 21 0423 - bits of Caribbean English talk, then islands-type drumming and vocal; poor over jumble with WMVP phased.  Semi-auroral conditions at the time. [Connelly*B-MA]

1060 | MEXICO | R. Educacion, XEEP, Mexico City, APR 18 0928 - soft music, then Spanish talk with Mexico mentions; over/under KYW. [Connelly*B-MA]

1100 | ANTIGUA | R. ZDK, St. John's, APR 21 0340 - reverberated English talk, soca vocal; fair with WTAM phased. [Connelly*B-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, APR 11 0100-0102 - advert for store in Castle Cove, telephone 778-8114, then a segment of the theme from "Chariots of Fire" followed by a public service announcement about the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture animal registration law.  The announcer then rambled on for quite a while about the increase in bad driving in the Virgin Islands.  Huge signal, completely dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]


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