[HCDX] logs 3-4 OCT 2002

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
(logs 3 - 4 OCT 2002)   

[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: broadband loop, active whip, 60 m southeast wire, 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 ***

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 3 2254 - rustic female Arabic vocal & drums; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., OCT 3 2214 - Spanish news, teletalk; barreling in. [Connelly*rw-MA]

648 | unID | OCT 3 2350 - possibly Gambia here with strong but poorly modulated carrier: audio from apparent African music about even with that from RNE-Spain underneath. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, OCT 3 2321 - a cappella Arabic vocal; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2352 - bits of Spanish talk; mixed with possible Burkina Faso. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, OCT 3 2241 - //4845 with serious-sounding man in Arabic, then a 10 second interlude of techno music, followed by talk by man & woman; excellent.  Medium wave audio was superior to that on 4845. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 3 2240 - // 882 with Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 3 2240 - Spanish talk mentioning natural products; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, OCT 4 0001 - Arabic news; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, OCT 4 0003 - Spanish teletalk; in slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, OCT 3 2335 - Arabic talk; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 4 0004 - Spanish news; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, OCT 3 2234 - slow Spanish talk by man, then music; strong, well over SER-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1088 | ANGOLA | R. Nacional, Mulenvos, OCT 4 0010 - drum music; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 4 0015 - // 1107 with string music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 4 0015 - // 1098 with string music; poor to fair through Carupano-1110 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 3 2229 - Spanish interview / teletalk; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, OCT 3 2224 - Arabic news by man mentioned Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein; loud, way over CT Disney station and 1548 het. [Connelly*rw-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535 | nothing noted here even at 0032 on OCT 4 when 555 was loud.  Grenada off air ? [Connelly*rw-MA]

540 | COLOMBIA (t) | R. Autentica, HJKA, Bogota, OCT 4 0116 - probable with Spanish evangelical talk, then plaintive weepy folk vocal; initially good, then into jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, OCT 3 2347 - ZIZ ID; good. + OCT 4 0032 - talk with an American developer about a scenic railway as a tourist attraction for St. Kitts; excellent signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

600 | VENEZUELA | R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, OCT 3 2344 - Venezuela news; over second Spanish-speaker and low growl (probably HJHJ-600.06). [Connelly*rw-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | Pointe-a-Pitre, OCT 3 2253 - French translation of an interview with an English-speaking man mentioning transportation problems; excellent, way over Spain-639 het. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, OCT 4 0125 - Union Radio ID, sports-related talk; over Guadeloupe/others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, OCT 4 0114 - mention of a sports-related collaboration between the RCN and CARACOL networks; good, over 2 others (YVLH/HIAT ?). [Connelly*rw-MA] 

660 | COLOMBIA (t) | R. Autentica, HJJN, Cali, OCT 3 2351 - likely this with religious Spanish-language program; under WFAN. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
670 | BRAZIL | unID city, OCT 4 0112 - Portuguese talk briefly over YVLL: ZYJ921, R. Cultura de Sergipe, Aracaju, was logged on a Newfoundland DXpedition. [Connelly*rw-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 3 2327 - English preaching with Spanish translation; over CINF/ZYH587. [Connelly*rw-MA]

699.65 | unID | OCT 3 2245 - Burnell reported this as R. Sur, Venezuela but Conti reported that to be on 700 with the growl possibly from HJCX instead.  Audio not good enough for an ID this time. [Connelly*rw-MA]

700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, OCT 4 0037 - heavily-accented and mushy/overmodulated local adverts, a segment of "Quando, Quando, Quando" by Engelbert Humperdinck, then talk by woman; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, OCT 4 0040 - rustic merengue song, Oriente ID; huge, peaking S9+20: way over CHTN groundwave. [Connelly*rw-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, OCT 3 2318 - RCR ID; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, OCT 3 2316 - Portuguese talk and Uirapuru mention; good, dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, OCT 3 2355 - slogan "RCN, cadena de noticias"; over huge pile-up. [Connelly*rw-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, OCT 4 0044 - Spanish talk and Coro jingle; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, OCT 4 0105 - good with Spanish preaching; over Spain-801 het with WNNW-MA phased (and Canadians aurorally reduced). [Connelly*rw-MA] 

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network, Charlestown, OCT 3 2304 - black gospel female group; excellent signal strength, slight hum on audio.  Over Venezuela and a het from Morocco-819. [Connelly*rw-MA]

840 | HAITI | 4VEH, Cap Haitien, OCT 3 2358 - Creole French preacher; good, over Brazil, others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

870 | PUERTO RICO | WQBS, San Juan, OCT 4 0104 - salsa music, jingle starting with "W"; over WMTW-ME groundwave. [Connelly*rw-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, OCT 4 0002 - vocal and heavy percussion; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

899.54 | unID | OCT 4 0128 - het from something 460 Hz low of nominal 900. [Connelly*rw-MA]

940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, OCT 3 2310 - talk about rural music ("la musica campesina") with a segment of a drunk-sounding vocal with fiddle accompaniment.  Spanish talk with Puerto Rican mentions followed.  Over Cuban Reloj station and others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, OCT 4 0014 - Globo ID, Portuguese sports coverage; good, over unID Spanish (1100.07) and WTAM.  With ZDK now silent, this has become an easier catch. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, OCT 4 0017 - brassy music, ID; way over WBT. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, OCT 4 0023 - Spanish talk about Venezuela; over/under WPHT. [Connelly*rw-MA]


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