[HCDX] logs 24 JUN - 3 JUL 2003
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[HCDX] logs 24 JUN - 3 JUL 2003



Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2003 
(logs 24 JUN - 3 JUL 2003)   

[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 systems:
 home: dual-feedline Flag antenna (4.9 m X 10.4 m)
 Rowley: active whip, 60 m wire, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
Homepage = http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
RF circuit page = http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Bechar, JUN 24 2338 - Arabic talk; fading up. [Connelly*rw-MA]

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, JUN 24 2339 - man & woman in French; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, JUN 29 0427 - male Arabic vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUN 25 0203 - news in English; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 29 0428 - // 1107 with Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | IRELAND | RTE 2FM, Athlone, JUN 25 0205 - female pop vocal; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, JUN 29 0425 - // 1107 with deep voiced man in Spanish; fair over CBN slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 

648 | unID | JUN 25 0200 - classical music with trumpets.  This went through the top of the hour with no ID.  Not usual Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

666 | GERMANY | SWF-4, Rohrdorf, JUN 25 0155 - German talk by man & woman; dominant, surprisingly loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., JUN 25 0142 - English discussion; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

702 | unID | JUN 25 0143 - very big carrier, over other station; audio not noted. [Connelly*rw-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, JUN 25 0140 - light classical piano music; fair, over Spanish talker. [Connelly*rw-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUN 25 0139 - emotional French vocal, then 1985 hit "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUN 25 0137 - // 1107 with Spanish talk; fair, jumpy. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, JUN 25 0025 - // 4845 with Arabic vocal & acoustic guitar-like instrument; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran R., Santah, JUN 25 0148 - Koranic vocal; strong, way over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 25 0145 - Spanish teletalk; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 25 0133 - Spanish teletalk; poor to fair with WCBS phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | Toulouse, JUN 25 0129 - // 1206 with male French vocal & drums; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUN 25 0128 - Spanish teletalk, joking, then a bit of circus type music; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 29 0417 - // 1143 with teletalk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, JUN 25 0043 - radio drama; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 29 0420 - // 1107 with man in Spanish; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 25 0125 - // 1179 with mellow music, then teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 29 0432 - // 1107 with fast Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 25 0048 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 29 0408 - man in Spanish, echo on audio. [Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 29 0418 - // 1575 with Spanish talk by man & woman; poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 29 0417 - talk // 999; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 29 0415 - // 1107 with Spanish talk; fair over WAMG slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 25 0050 - Spanish teletalk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, JUN 25 0122 - woman in French, then blues style male vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 29 0407 - music // 1296; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUN 25 0406 - Spanish talk by man & woman, then music; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, JUN 29 0206 - bits of Italian talk. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, JUN 29 0404 - world news by man & woman in Spanish. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | Lille, JUN 29 0202 - // 1557 with woman in French; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JUN 29 0352 - choral music. [Connelly*B-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 25 0114 - fast Spanish talk by man; over Mideast music station (Iran ?), good during pauses in WTOP-1500 & WWZN-1510 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 29 0438 - // 1107 with news by man; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, JUN 29 0402 - // 1584 with news in Spanish; fair, some WWKB slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA Relay, Pinheira, JUN 29 0355 - ID "This is VOA"; mixed with WSAI. + JUL 3 0347 - // 9885: woman in English with news about Jacques Chirac of France having an active interest in African politics; over/under WSAI. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, JUN 25 0108 - female vocal, pop style Arabic music, Radio Sawa ID; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, JUN 25 0057 - jazz with male vocal, saxophone, piano, and percussion; fair to good with WQEW phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 29 0202 - // 1377 with woman in French; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 25 0101 - // 1179 with Spanish news by woman; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 29 0400 - time pips, Spanish news; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUN 25 0103 - Afro-Caribbean influenced vocal; fair, over SER synchros. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 29 0401 - // 1575 with Spanish news by woman; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, JUN 25 0045 - timecheck "Radio Carupano, ocho cuarente cinco minutos, hora de Venezuela", then into old-fashioned Spanish pop vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, JUN 25 0107 - accented local advert with 719 area code, then "Chariots of Fire" interval music, followed by local talkshow. [Connelly*rw-MA]

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