[HCDX] logs: Boston Area DXers "DX Clams" outing
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[HCDX] logs: Boston Area DXers "DX Clams" outing

Boston Area DXers "DX Clams" outing
Logs 28-29 JUL 2005
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Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2005

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

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antennas (cardioid array on roof of car):
 Vertical: 3 m whip (MFJ-1954) to DX Engineering AVA-1 buffer amplifier;
  Loop: broadband, in vertical plane, square, 2 m per side, to 1:1 
transformer to DX Engineering RPA-1 line amplifier, peak east-west, 
null north-south

Accessories: DXP-6 phasing unit

e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Bechar, JUL 28 2346 - Arabic male vocal; at 
low audio level on good carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, JUL 29 0136 - Caribbean style 
instrumentation. [Connelly*R-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, JUL 28 2345 - 
slow Arabic vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, JUL 29 0137 - tone test; 
strong. [Connelly*R-MA]

198 | ALGERIA | Ouargla, JUL 28 2347 - bits of Arabic music; over 
subaudible heterodyne likely from UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., JUL 29 0138 - radio 
drama with man & woman. [Connelly*R-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | R. Luxembourg, Junglinster, JUL 29 0139 - rock 
music; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

252 | ALGERIA | Tipaza, JUL 28 2348 - music mixing with Ireland. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

252 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Clarkestown, JUL 29 0133 - // 567 with 
talkshow; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 29 0136 - // 585 with Spanish talk 
by man; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | IRELAND | Irish Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, JUL 29 0135 - 
likely this with folksy religious vocal; over Algeria & Germany. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUL 29 0133 - // 252 with talkshow 
in English; fair over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, JUL 29 0131 - // 684 with two men in 
Spanish; good with WEZE phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, JUL 29 0131 - // 585 with men in 
Spanish; fair with WRKO phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5 Live, Droitwich et al., JUL 29 0037 - 
sports-related talk mentioned Belgium; good with CINF phased. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

711 | FRANCE | Rennes, JUL 29 0125 - // 1206 with hard rock; fair over 
rumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, JUL 29 0043 
- // 1422 with jazz; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, JUL 29 0123 - 
soft-rock French vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Pico da Barrosa, JUL 29 0034 - 
Portuguese newstalk; fair, over France and Spain-Canaries. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, JUL 29 0031 - romantic 
French vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 29 0021 - Spanish 
teletalk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, JUL 29 0031 - BBC 
discussion; now over COPE. [Connelly*R-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 29 0030 - Arabic male vocal 
at light audio level. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, JUL 29 0118 - bit of 
music, then British English talk; fair through WABI slop. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, JUL 29 0117 - // 1206 with sad 
emotional male French vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, JUL 29 0020 - Arabic group 
vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUL 29 0019 - man in Spanish, musical 
interludes; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1017 | GERMANY | SWR Cont. R., Wolfsheim, JUL 29 0024 - woman in 
German. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 29 0146 - // 1116 with Spanish 
teletalk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 29 0145 - segment of 
"You Wear It Well" by Rod Stewart, then advert about winning a million; 
to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 29 0026 - teletalk 
about bombers; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 29 0017 - Spanish teletalk, Radio 
Nacional de Espana mention. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 29 0112 - Spanish talk; over growl 
from Egypt on approximately 1106.8. [Connelly*R-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 29 0051 - slow Spanish talk by woman; 
good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | unID | JUL 29 0111 - classical music; somewhat over Croatia & 
Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, JUL 29 0109 - Slavic talk; HUGE, 
over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 29 0109 - Spanish talk; clearly 
audible under the Croatian powerhouse. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 28 2358 - echoey Spanish talk by 
man & woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Dabiya, JUL 29 0106 - mideast 
female vocal; over/under phased WWVA.  Iran-1169 not noted at this 
time. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 29 0016 - fast 
Spanish teletalk. [Connelly*R-MA]

1188 | BELGIUM | VRT Radio 2, Kuurne, JUL 29 0107 - late '80s or early 
'90s dance hit "Baby Don't Hurt Me"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, JUL 29 0108 - woman in 
Spanish; barely over pile-up with apparent UK and others. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, JUL 29 0015 - French music. + 
JUL 29 0038 - HUGE with guitar rock and male vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUL 29 0104 - Virgin Radio 
mention, female pop-rock vocal; fair, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 29 0059 - // 1296 with Spanish 
discussion; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 29 0102 - // 1116 with news; poor to 
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUL 29 0059 - // 1224 with two men and a 
woman with Spanish discussion; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | R. XL, Langley Mill, JUL 29 0101 - Indian 
music; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | RNE, Arganda del Rey, JUL 29 0101 - fast-talk Spanish 
news by woman. [Connelly*R-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, JUL 29 0057 - // 1206 with man in 
French; good, pushing by WMYF pest. [Connelly*R-MA]

1413 | unID | JUL 29 0055 - two stations, one most likely Spain, the 
other sounded Middle Eastern: Oman or perhaps a UK ethnic station ? 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, JUL 29 0043 - // 756 with 
early '50s "cool school" Lionel Hampton style vibraphone jazz; good, 
over Algeria. [Connelly*R-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, JUL 29 0044 - Arabic female pop vocal; 
peaking over WXKS/WNSW/WENE slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 29 0003 - Spanish news; fair with 
WTOP phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, JUL 29 0053 - Arabic talk, vocal; 
over others, fair with WWZN phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, JUL 29 0048 - pop Arabic 
group vocal with strings and drums; loud, way over UK station. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, JUL 29 0004 - French news by 
woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, JUL 29 0006 - mideast dance 
music; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUL 28 2314 - Spanish vocal on early fade-up; 
over co-channel SER and slop from WARV-1590. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, JUL 29 0050 - "Mrs. Robinson" by 
Simon & Garfunkel, Spanish talk, more pop music; good, over SER. 
[Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, 
JUL 28 2350 - mellow Spanish religious music; pre-sunset fade-up. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, JUL 29 0113 - reverberated 
Portuguese talk, Globo ID; good, over nulled WTAM. [Connelly*R-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, JUL 28 2313 - 
accented English talk, reggae music; fair over Boston Haitian pirate, 
about an hour before sunset. [Connelly*R-MA]

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