[HCDX] logs: Rowley, MA mini-DXpedition

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Spring is here and outdoor DXing is back !
My first after-work seashore mini-DXpedition of 2004 

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2004 
(logs: APR 2004)   

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA, USA
(GC= 70.829 W / 42.745 N) 
(Stackyard Road / Parker River - Nelson Island wildlife refuge: salt-marsh)

Drake R8A receiver, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

Antenna system: Beverage-on-Ground (BOG) 152 m / 500 ft.
(beamed east), homebrew active whip

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

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

153 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Donebach, APR 22 0120 - // 756 with classical piano music; fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, APR 22 0119 - man in French; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, APR 22 0119 - Arabic vocal. strings, drums; local-like. [Connelly*rw-MA]

177 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio Berlin, Oranienburg, APR 22 0118 - blues vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, APR 22 0118 - man & woman in Icelandic; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., APR 22 0117 - segment of Smash Mouth song "All Star", then sports-related talk including mentions of marathon runners; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | R. Luxembourg, Junglinster, APR 22 0121 - good with U2 song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". [Connelly*rw-MA]

252 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Clarkestown, APR 22 0116 - // 567 with historical discussion; huge / local-like. [Connelly*rw-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, APR 22 0116 - // 252 with historical discussion; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, APR 22 0115 - // 855 with upbeat talk & joking with several announcers; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 21 2348 - Arabic flute & string music; well over Ireland. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., APR 21 2330 - Spanish talk, laughing; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, APR 22 0114 - // 855 with fast Spanish talk; through CBN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, APR 22 0111 - // 855 with Spanish talk, joking; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, APR 22 0113 - '80s-era pop-rock vocal; fair with WRKO phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, APR 21 2332 - // 621 with Spanish interview; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., APR 21 2333 - talk mentioning the European Union constitution; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

702 | MOROCCO (t) | RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 21 2334 - carrier with weak audio that sounded like an Arabic vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711 | FRANCE | Rennes, APR 21 2317 - initially the channel was a complete jumble (France/Libya/W.Sahara), but France finally struggled atop the pile with '50s R&B song "Work With Me Annie", // 945. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, APR 21 2334 - female Arabic vocal; slightly over mess. [Connelly*rw-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, APR 21 2335 - Spanish talk; in CHCM slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, APR 21 2336 - Dutch teletalk, mentioned Kuwait, Arabs; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, APR 21 2338 - man in German, then sad-sounding folk male vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, APR 21 2340 - old style romantic French male vocal; very good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 21 2341 - // 684 with group discussion, some audio echo noted; good over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 21 2314 - // 4845 with stern Arabic talk by man (a sermon?); good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

792 | FRANCE | Limoges, APR 21 2313 - // 945 with '40s big-band jazz, female vocal; good. + APR 21 2342 - // 1206 with jazz; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 21 2342 - fast Spanish talk in tough VOWR/CJAD/CHRC slop with WNNW phased.  Possible Arabic music (Jordan?) mixed in at times. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 21 2345 - news about Espana; over dogpile with France/Azores/others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 21 2306 - female folk vocal, then Spanish talk by man; actually overpowering WEEI when phaser was set for 850 null. [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | FRANCE | Paris, APR 21 2346 - French female pop vocal, then French talk; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 21 2306 - SER news; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, APR 21 2354 - English talk, then "Desperado" by the Eagles; over Canaries/Spain. + APR 22 0105 - mentions of foreign university students having a hard time getting back into the US after visiting their families in China; over 2 other stations (Spanish, Arabic). [Connelly*rw-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, APR 21 2356 - two men in Arabic, then music; at low audio level on big carrier. [Connelly*rw-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, APR 21 2358 - talk about Australian cricketers, the proliferation of mobile phones making callboxes increasingly less available, BBC Five Live ID, "it's 1 o'clock", talk about possible reasons for the "big kill" 65 million years ago that made dinosaurs extinct, mention of TV announcer who made a racist comment; good signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 22 0104 - // 855 with Spanish news; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | Toulouse, APR 21 2312 - French talk, swing jazz; LOUD. [Connelly*rw-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, APR 22 0002 - Spanish news; over unID (Qatar or Turkey?) and tough CHNS slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, APR 21 2310 - news by man in Arabic; light audio level on massive carrier that was demolishing WCAP. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, APR 21 2309 - fast Spanish talk; over Arabic music station (Morocco ?). + APR 22 0006 - Cadena COPE ID; huge. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, APR 21 2305 - non-SER Spanish talk; LOUD, way over SER station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1008 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 21 2305 - // 873 with Spanish newstalk; under Canary Islands station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 22 0102 - // 855 with Spanish news interview; over Germany & Turkey. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, APR 22 0101 - Portuguese vocal; in WBZ slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, APR 21 2304 - rustic banjo music and vocal that sounded like a fusion of North African, Japanese, and Appalachian music styles; HUGE S9+20 signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 0009 - Spanish teletalk; excellent, mixed with blank carrier that may have been post-sign-off Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 22 0012 - phone-in poll on subject "Does being tall make you superior?", talk about extraordinary operations being performed in Beijing to make people taller, telephone number given as "704 20 20 20"; over others. + APR 22 0100 - advert for "adult telephone talk", then mention of claim line for injury insurance settlements (0800 783 8000), wine advert by Jamaican-accented man, ID "TalkSport 1053 and 1089", news; HUGE signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1062 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, APR 22 0013 - believed this with Italian-sounding talk, piano music. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, APR 22 0057 - Spanish talk, guitar music; fair, in CBA slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 0057 - // 1044 with Spanish talk, musical interlude; under WTIC. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 22 0017 - announcer said "Summer's coming.  How would you like to win a crate of bitter?  That's right, 24 cans of beer."; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 22 0019 - echoey Spanish teletalk. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 21 0019 - // 1098 with teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 0020 - // 1044 with talk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1125 | CROATIA | Hvratski R., Deanovec, APR 21 0021 - // 1134 with Slavic talk by woman; over 2 others (presumed Spain/Madeira). [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, APR 22 0022 - woman mentioned what sounded like "kniga na holokausto" (book about the Holocaust?) in panel discussion program; loud, way over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 22 0022 - // 1296 with woman in Spanish. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 22 0056 - // 855 with Spanish talk; over unID music. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 21 2220 - Spanish teletalk with woman; fair, fading up. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, APR 21 2300 - musical fanfare, then into French news. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 21 2257 - "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal, then presenter gave web site, telephone, and postal address for Virgin Radio; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 21 2222 - // 1296 with fast Spanish talk, teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | Marseille, APR 21 2256 - several French announcers; through WBUR splash. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, APR 21 0055 - Arabic public address; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 0054 - woman with Spanish teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 21 2222 - // 1224 with teletalk; through WJDA slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | R. XL, Langley Mill, APR 22 0054 - Indian music male vocal; good, over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, APR 22 0025 - UK '90s era rock, man & woman in Norwegian; good to excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, APR 22 0026 - Italian male opera vocal; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1341 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 21 2255 - man in Spanish talk; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, APR 22 0027 - talk about workers, contracts; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, APR 21 2254 - Spanish interview; loud, clobbering WLYN. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | Lille, APR 22 0029 - // 1206 with female blues vocal; good, over slight WMYF slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1395 | NETHERLANDS | Trintelhaven, APR 21 2252 - "Everlasting Love" by Robert Knight, then "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner; battling slop from WPLM-1390 & WIDE-1400. + APR 22 0030 - "Happy Together" by the Turtles. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | synchros, APR 22 0030  - // 1206 with blues song, then man in French; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 21 2224 - Spanish talk; in jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, APR 21 2225 - Arabic music; good, well over Germany. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, APR 22 0050 - // 756 with classical piano music; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, APR 21 2225 - pop Arabic vocal; fat het against WXKS. + APR 21 2245 - "Have You Ever Loved a Woman" by Bryan Adams, then into female disco vocal; briefly in the clear. + APR 22 0034-0044 - Arabic talk, web URL "www.radiosawa.com", "Get Busy" by Sean Paul, Arabic female vocal, talk with Sawa mention & electronic sound, then into "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" by Shania Twain; to good peaks. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, APR 21 2203 - male Arabic vocal and guitar accompaniment in a Christian folk style; good signal more than 90 minutes before sunset. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 0047 - // 1044 with woman in Spanish; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 21 2230 - Spanish news; over 2 others (likely Azores/Iran). [Connelly*rw-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 21 2205 - fading up to good strength with Arabic news, then man talking over string music. + APR 21 2230 - now at local-like strength ! [Connelly*rw-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, APR 22 0048 - pop Arabic music; over UK talk stations. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, APR 21 2235 - // 7460 with woman in Arabic; under WNTN, over WDZK. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, APR 21 2206 - two men talking in French; to good peak, better than WQEW-1560. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 21 2237 - excited Spanish talk, SER mention; over 2 others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, APR 21 2207 - Spanish female vocal in a style similar to mellow US soul; over others.  1 kHz tone-tester in the background. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1593 | unID | APR 22 0049 - Egypt or Kuwait here with Arabic music; over mess. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, APR 21 2209 - Spanish rock; over SER synchros & tough WUNR slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

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