[HCDX] logs 22-23 AUG 2002

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
2002 "DX Clams" DXpedition Report
(logs 22 - 23 AUG 2002)   

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

Receiver: Drake R8A 

Antenna system: broadband loop phased against active whip;
Superphaser-2 phasing unit

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., AUG 22 2339 â fast Spanish talk by man; getting by WZON pest. [Connelly*R-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, AUG 22 2338 â bits of flute music through residual slop from phase-nulled WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, AUG 22 2317 - // 4845 with news in Arabic; good.  Carrier noted as early as 2245 UTC. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 22 2336 â festive music // to (loud) 882. [Connelly*R-MA] 

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 22 2319 - Spanish talk; coming up in strength over WCBS slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, AUG 23 0209 - Arabic music; through combined Cuba/WBPS/WLS-890 slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 0252 - Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 0034 â telephone quality audio Spanish talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 22 2324 â woman with Spanish teletalk; fair with WHAM phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, AUG 23 0033 â French male folk style vocal; fair signal (but considerably weaker than when heard at Rowley, MA in July). [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, AUG 23 0155 â Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, AUG 23 0001 â female Spanish religious vocal; loud. [Connelly*R-MA] 

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, AUG 23 0223 â soul music; poor to fair in heavy R.V.C.-530 slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, AUG 23 0221 â excited Caribbean male announcer; fair with WGAN-560 phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

580 | PUERTO RICO | R. Reloj, WKAQ, San Juan, AUG 23 0226 â Puerto Rico mentions in Spanish talk by man & woman; over WTAG. [Connelly*R-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | Pointe-a-Pitre, AUG 23 0219 â French talk by several people in the studio; strong and generally dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, AUG 23 0230 â several "Union Radio Noticias" slogans; good, over Guadeloupe. [Connelly*R-MA] 

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, AUG 23 0218 - Venezuela news items; over second Spanish talker that was probably the Cuban. [Connelly*R-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, AUG 22 2359 - // 6090 with preaching in both English and Spanish; mixing with Montreal station. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, AUG 22 2357 â Spanish talk about Venezuelan politics, relations with Colombia; loud.  Echoey-audio station, probably a Brazilian, under. [Connelly*R-MA] 

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, AUG 23 0207 - // 1000 with Colombia-related newstalk, RCN and "la primera cadena radial de Colombia" slogans; mixed with several others and a low growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, AUG 23 0238 - // 760 with RCN ID, Spanish talk; mixed with WABC. [Connelly*R-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, AUG 23 0243 â Spanish dedications to someone in Coro celebrating fourth birthday; mixed with CFDR. [Connelly*R-MA] 

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, AUG 23 0242 â slow religious Spanish vocal by man; over WCCM and Canadians. [Connelly*R-MA] 

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network, Charlestown, AUG 22 2353 â Caribbean English inspirational talk, then piano music; good with WNYC phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

860 | CUBA, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, AUG 23 0245 â Reloj program; mixing with one of the Venezuelans; CJBC phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, AUG 23 0247 â talk about a local band; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1000 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, AUG 23 0207 - // 760 with newstalk and RCN network ID; over/under other Spanish speaker. [Connelly*R-MA}
 
1039.6 | VENEZUELA | La Voz de Carabobo, YVLB, Valencia, AUG 23 0250 â most likely this with Spanish vocal: this has been 400 Hz low of nominal 1040 for at least 2 years. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, AUG 23 0251 - // 640 with Spanish newstalk; fair over others with WBAL phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, AUG 23 0142 â fast Portuguese sports-related talk, Sao Paulo and Globo mentions, slight reverb on audio.  Very good: way over ZDK and others with WTAM completely phase-nulled. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, AUG 23 0037 â salsa music, R. Carupano ID and timecheck, then into ballad.  Huge signal, way over WBT. [Connelly*R-MA]

1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, AUG 22 2322 â Porlamar mentions; good / dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, St. Pierre, AUG 23 0030 â jazz-rock; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1500 | unID | AUG 23 0200 â Probably just the Venezuelan here, but ID / slogan sounded more like Radio Luz, rather than Radio Dos Mil. [Connelly*R-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, AUG 23 0022 â old time country-western show with songs by Freddy Fender, Buck Owens, and others.  Strong signal, completely dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1660 | PUERTO RICO | WGIT, Canovanas-Moca, AUG 23 0024 â Spanish talk mixed with the second Spanish audio from nulled NJ station.  Low growl of about 10 Hz noted. [Connelly*R-MA]