[HCDX] logs 2-4 OCT

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2004

[Connelly-MA] = Billerica, MA, USA
(GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)

Drake R8A receiver, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

Antenna system: dual-feedline Flag (5 m x 10.6 m; null 225 deg.)

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

Parallel-effort to Maine and New Brunswick DXpeditions.

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., OCT 3 2317 - // 1098 with romantic Spanish vocal; good, equal strength to WZON-620. [Connelly-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, OCT 3 0312 - man in Dutch; good. [Connelly-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, OCT 3 0314 - vocal resembling '60s-era Donovan; good, over Spain. [Connelly-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 3 2323 - // 1098 with man & woman in Spanish; fair to good. [Connelly-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, OCT 3 2324 - // 4845 with reverberated Arabic talk by man; poor. [Connelly-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran R., Santah, OCT 3 0025 - Koranic vocal; dominant. [Connelly-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, OCT 2 2355 - '50s-type pop-folk vocal (possibly Kingston Trio), then English talk. [Connelly-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, OCT 2 2354 - loud with shrill vocal. [Connelly-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, OCT 2 2354 - man in English; fair. [Connelly-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, OCT 3 2328 - bits of Arabic vocal; in WCAP slop. [Connelly-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 2 2353 - Spanish newstalk; over possible Morocco. + OCT 3 2233 - Spanish teletalk; good. [Connelly-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2257 - // 1098 with man & woman in Spanish, then flute music; fair. [Connelly-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 2 2351 - Arabic vocal; over Spain, about S7. + OCT 3 2234 - man in Arabic; good. + OCT 3 2312 - Berber style chants; dominant over Spain: good S9 signal (though, at the shore, this is often S9+30 at local sunset). [Connelly-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 3 2258 - two men in Spanish; very good, now dominant. [Connelly-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, OCT 3 2235 - reverberated Arabic talk by woman, then string music; over Spain & UK. [Connelly-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, OCT 3 0301 - news by man in Danish; good. [Connelly-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 2 2350 - English teletalk; fair with WBAL phased. + OCT 3 0305 - golf report; good. [Connelly-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2300 - Radio Nacional de Espana ID by woman, then news; loud. [Connelly-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2301 - news // 1098; to fair peak. [Connelly-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 3 2302 - talk // 1044; in WADN slop. [Connelly-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, OCT 2 2347 - mellow Slavic vocal; good with WBBR phased. [Connelly-MA]

1169 | IRAN (t) | OCT 3 0305 - likely this with het against WWVA.  Saudi Arabia loud at the time. [Connelly-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 3 2304 - // 1044 with Spanish news by woman; good. [Connelly-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, OCT 3 0306 - French news by woman; good. + OCT 3 2305 - news; good. [Connelly-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 2 2342 - woman in English; fair. [Connelly-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, OCT 3 2238 - interspersed music and Spanish talk by man & woman; good. [Connelly-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2238 - fast Spanish talk; over unID music station. [Connelly-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, OCT 2 2341 - bits of English talk; poor. [Connelly-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | Lille, OCT 2 2340 - French pop music. [Connelly-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, OCT 3 2309 - pop Arabic music with female vocal; strong enough to get by local WXKS at times. [Connelly-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, OCT 3 2243 - preaching in English mentioned free will; over slop from WLAM & nulled local WAZN. [Connelly-MA]

1503 | IRAN | IRIB, Bushehr, OCT 2 2337 - Koranic vocal; dominant. [Connelly-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2310 - // 1098 with Spanish talk; good. [Connelly-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, OCT 3 0308 - man in Arabic with news, then Middle East orchestra music; loud. + OCT 3 2246 - serious-sounding Arabic talk; good, easily over WIZZ/WWKB slop. + OCT 4 2132 - pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, OCT 3 2247 - tropical jazz; good, over SER & possible Arabic station. [Connelly-MA] 
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