[HCDX] logs: 23 JUL 2004

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2004
(logs from 2004 "DX Clams" DXpedition)

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

Drake R8A receiver

Antenna system: 2 x 5 m "Micro-Ewe" with 20 dB amplifier

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 ***

531 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Ain-El-Beida, JUL 23 0050 - // 153, 549, 890.98 
with Arabic music; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, JUL 23 0050 - // 890.98 with Arabic 
music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, JUL 23 0048 - // 1107 with woman in Spanish; 
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lyon, JUL 23 0052 - // 1206 with "Jammin'" by Bob 
Marley; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et 
al., JUL 23 0048 - // 639 with Spanish; fair through WZON slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, JUL 23 0047 - woman in Spanish; fair 
through CBN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, JUL 23 0053 - // 585, 774, et al. with 
"Yesterday" by the Beatles; good, getting by WRKO. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUL 23 0053 - // 684 with "Yesterday" by the 
Beatles; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, JUL 23 0045 - // 4845 with fast 
Arabic talk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 23 0043 - Spanish talk; 
over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 23 0043 - group Arabic vocal & 
orchestra; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | Toulouse, JUL 23 0055 - // 1206 with piano jazz; fair. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUL 23 0056 - // 1296 with man & woman in 
Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 23 0058 - talk and bits of 
songs played as part of a CD advert; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 23 0041 - Spanish talk with echo; fair. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, JUL 23 0040 - Slavic talk by man; fair. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1169 | unID | JUL 23 0022 - Maybe the Iranian moved from 1171 ?  Bits of 
audio and het against WFPB.  [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, JUL 23 0038 - French talk, tropical music; good. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUL 23 0056 - // 999 with man & woman in 
Spanish; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, JUL 23 0030 - Spanish news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, JUL 23 0005 - music // 1206; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUL 23 0001 - Spanish talk, music; well over SER 
stations. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** COMMENTS ***

The 2004 Boston Area DXers "Clams" gathering was a good time as usual.  
Before the Granite Pier DX festivities, Gary Thorburn and I met for dinner at 
Woodman's Restaurant in Essex, MA.  The clams were excellent, of course.  By 7 
p.m., five of us - Bruce Conti and friend Winnie Morales, Chris Black, Gary 
Thorburn, and I - assembled at the pier site in Rockport.  Much of the time was 
spent in conversation, setting up and testing antennas and receivers, picture 
taking, and chatting with some of the locals who were out there to take in the sea 
view on a pleasant late afternoon.  As sunset came, some actual DXing 
commenced.  Conditions weren't as good as they'd been on my solo visit to the same 
site two weeks earlier, but some of the more common Transatlantics were heard.  
Static wasn't too bad considering the time of year.  I tried out the Micro-Ewe 
antenna design for the first time; subsequent tests have shown even better 
cardioid pattern results with a "Micro-Flag" design.  DXers attending this 
annual event (and the occasional South Shore version in OCT/NOV) often bring out 
some new antenna, accessory, or receiver idea.  These get-togethers are always 
fun, even when conditions aren't the best.
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