[HCDX] Re: logs 3-4 OCT 2002

["Erik Stromsted" <microwaveadvances@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark, I, too, didnt hear Grenada for some weeks. But on Oct 14 @ 0750 (
on 535) Grenada appeared to be on with BBC relay // 555. It was a program
about Civil War history ..."paying the poor to be draft registers to excuse
the wealthy" the signal from Grenada was poor but audio clear with an
excellent signal on 555 from St Kitts (555). Also heard Grenada last night,
again weak. Maybe they are on low power after damage? to regular Tx.

Erik S.
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Subject: logs 3-4 OCT 2002


> 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
>
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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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