[HCDX] logs 24 MAR - 3 APR 2005

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2005

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

Receivers: Drake R8A, Palstar R30, Drake SW8

Antennas: 
 Flag 5 m x 10.6 m (peak 45 deg., null 225 deg.),
 Broadband loop (peak 150/330 deg., null 60/240 deg.)

Accessories: proto-DXP-6 phasing unit, MWT-3 regenerative tuner

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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*** COMMENTS ***
Late March of 2005 had a bonanza of good Transatlantic DX conditions with 
"beach quality" signals sometimes noted here at home, 24 km / 15 miles inland.


*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SWITZERLAND | DRS1 / Musikwelle, Beromunster, MAR 24 0430 - bouncy 
Alpine music somewhat like the big-band hit "Little Brown Jug".  Man in German 
followed.  Fair signal. [Connelly*B-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, MAR 30 0422 - Arabic vocal; 
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, MAR 25 0422 - old-time female country 
vocal with pedal steel guitar; good. + APR 3 0507 - talk about the life of Pope 
John Paul II, then choral religious music; fair signal. [Connelly*B-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, MAR 28 0442 - woman & man in 
French; fair. + MAR 30 0423 - man in French; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., MAR 27 0525 - Spanish talk; getting 
by CBN. [Connelly*B-MA] 

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, MAR 27 0000 - Spanish talk; poor to fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 747 AM / R.1, Flevoland, MAR 25 2326 - classical 
guitar, then man in Dutch; good peak. + MAR 30 0424 - R&B vocal; good. + APR 1 0043 
- "I'll Follow the Sun" by the Beatles; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, MAR 23 0316 - 
soft classical music; good, way over Spain. + MAR 24 0426 - man in German; good. 
+ MAR 30 0425 - classical music; fair. + MAR 31 2337 - piano music; to good 
peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, MAR 23 0317 - woman in 
French, then folkish French male group vocal in a style very similar to that of 
late '50s Limeliters and Brothers Four; good. + MAR 24 0426 - "Flashdance ... 
What a Feeling" by Irene Cara; good. + MAR 25 2325 - French folk-style female 
vocal; very good. + MAR 30 0425 - Elton John "Little Jeannie"; good. + MAR 31 
2311 - French soft-rock group vocal; good. + APR 2 0156 - "Dream a Little Dream 
of Me" by Mama Cass; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Tanta, APR 2 0154 - Arabic vocal & strings; 
over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAR 23 0318 - Spanish talk; echoey / mushy. + 
MAR 30 0426 - man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAR 25 2323 - // 4845 with 
Arabic talk by man; poor over rumble of others. [Connelly*B-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, MAR 25 2322 - French talk; through 
WSKO/CIGM-790 slop. + MAR 30 0426 - French talk. + APR 1 0032 - // 1206 with woman 
in French; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, MAR 30 0437 - man & woman in French; 
excellent. + MAR 31 2309 - Paris mentions by man, then woman talking along with 
mingled music clips; excellent, equal strength to 830 (WCRN) and much stronger 
than the 840 jumble. [Connelly*B-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAR 25 2321 - Spanish talk; fair during audio 
pauses on local WEEI. + MAR 31 2336 - public speech by man, comments by 
woman; with echo & slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Pgm., Santah, MAR 26 2358 - Koranic chant; over 
France. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, MAR 25 0413 - woman in 
French; fair to good. + MAR 25 2320 - end of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" by 
Culture Club, French talk, then French vocal. + MAR 31 2335 - French vocal, 
possibly Celine Dion; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 26 2358 - SER news / interview; good. + APR 1 
0035 - Spanish teletalk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 26 2357 - fast Spanish 
teletalk. [Connelly*B-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, MAR 25 0412 - English 
discussion; to fair peak over Spain-Canaries. + MAR 29 2240 - soft-rock including 
Bryan Adams "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman". [Connelly*B-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, MAR 25 2319 - Arabic public speech; 
fair, some WAMG slop. + MAR 31 2333 - Arabic music, talk by woman; thin tinny 
audio on strong carrier. [Connelly*B-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, MAR 30 0428 - English news 
discussion; fair. + APR 2 0202 - news mentioning the Michael Jackson trial; loud. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 29 2253 - // 774 with woman in Spanish; 
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, MAR 24 0410 - French talk; to good 
peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, MAR 24 0423 - man in Spanish; good over low 
rumble. + MAR 25 2318 - Spanish talk followed by rock vocal; good. + APR 2 0448 - 
Spanish talk about the Pope; loud, stronger than stations on 1000. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1008 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10 Gold, Flevoland, MAR 24 0422 - man in Dutch; over 
Spanish speaker, tough WINS slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 26 2356 - // 1107 with classical music 
religious chorus (for Easter); fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, MAR 29 2256 - English teletalk; 
over Spain, others. [Connelly*B-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, MAR 24 0420 - "Thank You" by Dido; 
huge signal. + MAR 25 0425 - "Brilliant Disguise" by Bruce Springsteen, then 
man in Danish; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, MAR 25 2316 - excerpt of 
play-by-play coverage, then adverts; very good, best TA at the time. + MAR 29 0017 - 
"call 0800 050 1050 and see if you are entitled to compensation", then an 
advert that used a clip from the Beatles "Come Together"; huge, killing WBAL. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 25 2315 - Spanish news by woman; poor to 
fair. + MAR 26 2355 - // 1107 with classical music; fair. + MAR 31 2332 - 
teletalk with very pronounced synchro echo; strong. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 26 2355 - // 1098 with classical music; 
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 24 0355 - // 1584 with Spanish teletalk; 
poor to fair. + MAR 27 0517 - fast Spanish talk by man & woman; fair. + MAR 29 
2258 - simulated play-by-play coverage, then calmer talk interspersed with 
music; good. + MAR 31 2305 - Spanish discussion; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1125 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Deanovec, MAR 31 2331 - // 1134 with Slavic 
disco vocal; poor in mix with Spain, others. [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, MAR 24 0417 - classical music, Slavic 
talk; over Spain. + MAR 24 2327 - Slavic talk by man. + MAR 25 0427 - Slavic 
teletalk; huge. + MAR 27 0004 - Croatian news by man & woman; loud, over Spain. 
+ MAR 29 2300 - jazz, Glas Hrvatske ID, then news by man & woman; 10 dB 
stronger than WBBR! + MAR 31 2331 - Slavic male vocal with disco-style beat; huge. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1143 | unID | MAR 25 0428 - Slavic-sounding talk; mixed with Spain. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 23 0330 - fast Spanish news mentioning 
South American countries; excellent, over slight CHGM/WTTT slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1169 | IRAN | IRIB Sarasary, Semnan, MAR 24 2326 - strongly hetting WFPB 
daytimer. + MAR 26 2352 - a cappella group vocal; fair. + MAR 29 0028 - Koranic 
male chant; huge, crushing WWVA. [Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 24 0418 - // 1116 with 
Spanish teletalk; good. + MAR 27 0004 - Spanish news by two announcers; to good 
peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN | R. Sweden International, Solvesborg, MAR 24 2325 - segment of 
"Copacabana" by Barry Manilow, then Swedish talk by woman then man; fair. + 
APR 2 0442 - man in Swedish; through WHAM slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, MAR 27 0003 - Spanish news; in slop. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, MAR 23 0341 - // 1377 & 1404 with 
light orchestral music; fair to good. + MAR 24 0415 - French interview, then a bit 
of music; loud. + MAR 26 2350 - French talk by man & woman; excellent. + MAR 
29 0021 - Peggy Lee or similar vocalist; good. + MAR 29 2224 - French 
discussion program; excellent. + MAR 31 2315 - tropical/Caribbean dance-rock; 
excellent, stronger than WPHT/VOAR-1210 and almost equal to local WKOX-1200. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, MAR 23 0333 - "Layla" by Derek & 
the Dominoes; good, way over Spain. + MAR 24 0414 - "Clocks" by Coldplay; 
good, about equal strength to adjacent WPHT-1210. + MAR 25 0007 - "Walking in 
Memphis" by Marc Cohn; good. + MAR 29 0032 - "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & 
Garfunkel; good. + MAR 30 0434 - good with Green Day hit "The Time of Your Life 
(Good Riddance)". [Connelly*B-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAR 24 0413 - Spanish talk by man; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, MAR 24 0413 - man in French; poor to 
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, MAR 31 2321 - Arabic talk by man; 
at low audio level on strong carrier. [Connelly*B-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 24 0413 - SER net teletalk; fair to good. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, MAR 24 0412 - fast Spanish talk; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | R. XL, Langley Mill, MAR 30 0436 - Indian pop female 
vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, MAR 23 0338 - "Don't Dream It's Over" by 
Crowded House; fair through CKEC-1320 slop. + MAR 24 0412 - pop-rock vocal; good. + 
APR 3 0051 - Green Day hard-rocker, then Norwegian talk & synthesizer sound; 
huge. [Connelly*B-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, MAR 30 0415 - English 
talk by woman; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | RNE, Arganda del Rey, MAR 23 0339 - Spanish teletalk; huge, 
demolishing the 1360 domestics. + MAR 24 0410 - Spanish discussion with two men 
talking about music, phone numbers given; LOCAL-LIKE signal. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, MAR 23 0341 - music // 1206 & 1404; fair. 
+ MAR 24 0409 - French news and telephone interview; good. + MAR 27 0511 - 
French; fair. + MAR 30 0436 - French talk about Kofi Annan of the UN. + MAR 31 
2259 - French talk; good, comparable to strength of adjacents WFEA/WDEA-1370 
and WMYF/WSYB-1380. [Connelly*B-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, MAR 23 0341  - // 1206 & 1377 with 
light instrumental music; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 25 0431 - fast-talk Spanish news by 
woman, some echo; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, MAR 23 0342 - classical music; 
good. + MAR 24 0408 - Celtic-sounding instrumental music, then man in German; 
loud. + MAR 27 0511 - German talk by man; to good peak. + MAR 28 0449 - opera; 
excellent. + MAR 30 0437 - man in German; very good, way over others. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, MAR 29 0036 - pop-dance Arabic male vocal & 
orchestra; to good peak, getting by WXKS. [Connelly*B-MA]

1440 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL Radio, Marnach, MAR 24 0500 - German talk by man, 
pips; in mix with WJAE & WVEI. [Connelly*B-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, MAR 26 0458-0502 - soft orchestral music, one 
musical-box interval signal, talk by woman, another interval signal, talk by 
man, another interval signal, then English ID "Trans World Radio ... regularly 
scheduled programming is not available at this time."  Soft music followed.  
Excellent signal. [Connelly*B-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAR 23 0343 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1512 | BELGIUM | R. Netherlands, Wolvertem, MAR 27 0508 - country-rockabilly 
version of Ray Charles song "I've Got a Woman"; good over WWZN slop. + MAR 30 
0418 - end of jazz-pop vocal, then man in Dutch; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, MAR 23 0345 - bits of Arabic music; in 
tough WWZN slop. + APR 2 0233 - Arabic vocal; poor to fair in 1510 slop. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, MAR 23 0344 - Arabic dance-rock; good. + 
MAR 29 2217 - monster pre-sunset signal, fast Arabic talk by man, // 9555 & 
9870. + MAR 31 2300 - Arabic news and teletalk; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1530 | VATICAN CITY | R. Vaticana, MAR 24 0405 - Slavic news by man & woman, 
Vaticana mention; atop WCKY at times. + MAR 30 0419 - Vatican interval signal; 
dominant. + MAR 30 0442 - woman in French, classical music, then man in 
French, Vatican mention; loud / dominant. [Connelly*B-MA]

1539 | GERMANY | Evangeliums Rundfunk, Mainflingen, MAR 24 0403 - woman in 
German; tough WDCD slop. + MAR 28 0453 - classical style male religious vocal; 
getting around WDCD/CHIN. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, MAR 31 2323 - woman in Arabic, 
then dance-rock with Arabic vocal and energetic drumming; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Bristol, Bristol-Mangotsfield, MAR 23 0347 - 
woman with BBC talk; poor to fair. + MAR 30 0446 - BBC panel discussion; fair, 
over mess. [Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, MAR 23 0353 - religious (Gregorian) 
chant & symphonic orchestra; loud. + MAR 26 0503 - French news by man; good, 
better than adjacent WQEW at times. + MAR 28 0454 - disco instrumental, then man 
in French; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, MAR 28 0503 - man & woman with news in 
Italian, mention of Radiotelevisione Italiana; to fair peak through CFAV slop. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, MAR 31 2328 - mideast dance-club 
music; poor to fair in CFAV slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, MAR 25 0434 - romantic female pop Spanish vocal; 
excellent, over SER Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAR 24 0355 - // 1116 with Spanish teletalk; 
fair to good over others. + MAR 25 0434 - Spanish news; under Ceuta. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1593 | ROMANIA | Radio Cluj synchros, MAR 24 0400 - religious-sounding choral 
music, then pips and Romanian talk mentioning Romania, Cluj, and 
"actualitata".  This was followed by segments of classical music interrupted by talk.  
Noticeable synchro-echo like that on some Spain channels.  Atop another station 
that may have been Ireland. [Connelly*B-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, MAR 31 2324 - romantic Spanish vocal; 
very good, over SER talker and WUNR slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1611 | VATICAN | R. Vaticana, Vatican City, MAR 27 0505 - 
Scandinavian-sounding talk; over CJWI slop. + MAR 30 0447 - Slavic-sounding female talk; loud, 
crushing CJWI. [Connelly*B-MA]
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