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Mark- Congratulations on an impressive DX haul for
mid-Summer. Amazing variety! My DX has been derailed by various family
activities and duties but I will be back on track by September. Also my long
wire was torn down in places by a rampaging steer (neighbors' farm), not a moose
but just as troublesome! Also by copy, complements to Jim Renfrew for a super
job running the Int DX Digest!
And welcome to Bruce Conti ( and the cat) in a most
difficult challenge to match Jim's contributions!
Erik S /W1ZBT
Pepperell, Ma.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 11:11
PM
Subject: logs 7 - 25 JUL 2002
Report from Mark
Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002
(logs 7 - 25 JUL 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 system - home: sloper,
Flag antenna
Antenna system - Rowley: two active whips, spaced 50 m (164
ft.) E-W axis
Both sites: 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 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0155 -
Spanish talk; fair over mess. + JUL 25 0205 - rapid-fire Spanish talk;
slightly over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1,
Tullamore, JUL 12 0154 - Irish-accented woman mentioned the newscast to come
in a few minutes. An interlude of folk music followed. Very good
signal. + JUL 25 0205 - news in English; fair, over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
603 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lyon, JUL 12 0151 - // 1206 with female
soul vocal; excellent - surprisingly loud. + JUL 25 0204 - slow male vocal;
good. Some slop from stronger-than-usual CBNA-NF on 600.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
612 | IRELAND | RTE 2FM, Athlone, JUL 25 0204 -
dance-pop music; over Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1,
La Coruna, JUL 12 0158 - mellow music with flute. + JUL 25 0203 - Spanish
news; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, JUL 12
0150 - "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley & the Wailers; fair. + JUL 25
0203 - synthesizer-heavy '80s group vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA]
684 |
SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, JUL 12 0148 - bits of Spanish vocal; in WRKO slop.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
711 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Rennes, JUL 12 0142 - //
1206 with nostalgic vocal; poor to fair in WOR slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, JUL 12 0140 - "Hey Nineteen" by
Steely Dan; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
756 | GERMANY |
DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, JUL 25 0200 - German news;
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUL 12 0140 -
emotional French male vocal; through WABC slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
837 |
FRANCE | France Bleu, Nancy, JUL 12 0138 - // 1206 with vocal & piano;
slightly over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros,
JUL 12 0137 - Spanish talk & music; only fair. Lower band TA's
weren't as good as those higher on the dial. [Connelly*rw-MA]
891 |
ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 25 0158 - Arabic music at low audio level.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, JUL 25
0158 - fast Spanish talk by man; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
945 |
FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, JUL 12 0136 - // 1206 with Barry Manilow (or
similar) slow vocal with piano; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
999 | SPAIN |
COPE, Madrid, JUL 12 0134 - politically-oriented Spanish talk; good.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + JUL 18 0437 - // 1296 with teletalk; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]
1017 | GERMANY | SWR-1, Wolfsheim, JUL 25 0153 - woman in German;
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 12 0131 - fast
Spanish telephone chatter; mixed with others. + JUL 25 0134 - teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 25
0136 - talk mentioned the Tories; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1089 | UNITED
KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 12 0129 - TalkSport mention, then talk "A
friend of mine just got a job at one of the greatest stations in the United
States." To good peak. + JUL 25 0138 - talk mentioned BBC Radio One,
caller said "I'm fed up with the media." Good signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1098 | SLOVAKIA | R. Slovensko, Velke Zaluzie, JUL 12 0124 -
country-style Abba vocal, then a Slavic version of the Brotherhood of Man '70s
hit "Save Your Kisses for Me"; loud, over Spain. + JUL 25 0139 - nostalgic
big-band jazz, then classical music; strong, dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0122 - man & woman in
Spanish; slight synchro echo, good strength. + JUL 25 0140 - echoey Spanish
teletalk; over apparent English-language station. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 25 0147 - // 1179 with fast teletalk.
Huge signal. This channel had been a jumble just a few minutes
earlier. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 25 0145
- // 1107 with fast Spanish talk by woman; over presumed Croatia.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, JUL 12 0118 -
Slavic folk-rock song resembling the Mister Mister oldie "Broken Wing"; good.
+ JUL 25 0141 - soul vocal; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1143 | SPAIN |
COPE synchros, JUL 25 0142 - Spanish talk; mixed with unID music station.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0113 - man
& woman in Spanish; fair. + JUL 25 0143 - Spanish talk with synchro echo;
over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San
Sebastian, JUL 25 0150 - // 1197 with Spanish talk, percussive music; poor.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 25
0147 - fast SER Spanish teletalk; mixed with Greek station. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1179 | GREECE | ERA, Thessaloniki, JUL 25 0147 - Greek music;
over/under Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1188 | HUNGARY | RFE,
Marcali, JUL 12 0111 - Slavic talk, then cool-jazz female vocal (style of
Sade); in WLIB slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia,
Vitoria, JUL 12 0110 - Spanish talk; poor, slightly over several others. + JUL
25 0150 - // 1161 with Spanish talk, music; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, JUL 7 0347 - French talk, then
a vocal that sounded like the French version of Mat Monro's "Let's Face the
Music and Dance"; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUL 12 0017 - soul music,
then woman in French. + JUL 12 0108 - song "Twist in My Sobriety" by Tanita
Tikaram; good signal. + JUL 25 0018 - vocal in the style of John Lennon; good.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUL 12
0023 - U2 song; poor to fair, slightly over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, JUL 12 0034 - a cappella
Arabic vocal; in slop. + JUL 25 0152 - newstalk by two men in Arabic; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUL 18 0426 - fast
Spanish newstalk by man & woman, then fanfare music; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, JUL 25 0024 -
Mario Lanza style romantic vocal; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1359 | SPAIN
| Arganda, JUL 7 0420 - fast Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUL
12 0011 - het fade-up. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu,
Lille, JUL 25 0117 - // 1206 with vocal similar to early '80s Christopher
Cross; hacked-up by local WMYF-1380. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1413 | SPAIN |
RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 25 0115 - echoey Spanish talk; to fair peak.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JUL 25
0114 - piano music and operatic vocal; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, JUL 14 0343 - musical box interval
signal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]
1494 | FRANCE | France Bleu
synchros, JUL 25 0130 - oldie "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"; badly
slopped by WBAE-1490 ME. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1502 | ANGOLA | EP de
Benguela, JUL 12 0040 - Portuguese vocal; audio somewhat mushy.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0040 -
Spanish talk; hetted by Angola on lower sideband and splashed by WWZN on upper
sideband. + JUL 25 0028 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, JUL 25 0111 - Koranic male vocal;
loud, well atop second station believed to be Greece. WWZN phased.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, JUL 25 0110 - Spanish
teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE |
VOA Relay, Pinheira, JUL 7 0359-0404 - // 7290 with piano music, then into VOA
news by man & woman with items about the situation in the Middle East.
To good peak over tightly-nulled WSAI. [Connelly*B-MA]
1548 |
KUWAIT | VOA Relay, Kabd - Kuwait City, JUL 25 0030-0130 - I listened to this
several times over an hour and was mystified by the same station playing
Middle Eastern and Indian music along with western (US/Euro) pop hits.
The female announcer was somewhat mumbly, so I wasn't sure of the
language. I did hear an ID that Herman Boel in Belgium confirmed as
being "Radio Sawa", an entertainment service being run on VOA Kuwait.
The signal was very strong on peaks. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1557
| FRANCE | France Bleu, Nice, JUL 25 0044 - // 1206 with light rock male group
vocal; to fair peak with WQEW phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1575 | SPAIN |
SER synchros, JUL 18 0417 - Spanish talk by man, slight echo noted; fair.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUL 12 0003 - mellow Spanish
vocal; fading up. + JUL 25 0045 - operatic male Spanish vocal; huge, way over
SER talker. [Connelly*rw-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
535 |
GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, JUL 12 0157 - rhythmic soul-jazz; poor to fair. +
JUL 25 0206 - Caribbean English talk; fair, through CBT-540 slop.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1209.55 | unID | JUL 25 0019 - low het against
WPHT/YVZT/VOAR. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui,
YVZT, Barcelona, JUL 12 0106 - Barcelona, Venezuela Spanish adverts; fair with
WPHT phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1580 | unID | JUL 7 0405 - bits of
Portuguese talk and music; in jumble. Possibly of domestic origin.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St.
Croix, JUL 12 0100 - WDHP ID; fair. + JUL 25 0049 - "Chariots of Fire" music
followed by adverts including "Amigo Enterprises" used cars in St. Croix (tel.
719-8960) and Tom's Concrete and Building Supply (tel. 719-4554).
3-station ID given, then a promo for the Virgin Islands lottery.
Good signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1660 | PUERTO RICO | WGIT,
Canovanas-Moca, JUL 12 0101 - Spanish talk with Puerto Rico local mentions;
under partially nulled R. Unica, NJ. There was also a very weak drifting
het on about 1661.8. + JUL 25 0052 - fair with NJ phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
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