[HCDX] Logs 2 - 4 OCT 2005

[markwa1ion@xxxxxxx]

Logs 2 - 4 OCT 2005

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

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

Receivers: Drake R8A, Drake SW8

Antenna: dual-feedline Flag: 5 m x 10.6 m
 to DX Engineering RPA-1 amplifier

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 0128 - // 558 et al. with reggae 
song; slightly over others. [Connelly*B-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, OCT 2 2354 - Arabic group 
vocal, strings, flutes; low audio level on big carrier. [Connelly*B-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 0126 - // 639, 774 with dramatic 
Spanish talk by man; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, OCT 2 0125 - "Like a Rolling Stone" 
by Bob Dylan; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 0128 - // 558 
et al. with reggae song; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, OCT 2 0123 - // 711, 792, 
837 with folk-style French vocal; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de 
Tenerife et al., OCT 2 0129 - // 558 et al. with reggae song; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., OCT 2 0124 - interspersed 
music and a man in Spanish; fair during fades of adjacent CBN-640. + 
OCT 4 0333 - pop music, man in Spanish; stronger than CBN-640. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, OCT 2 0123 - // 603, 792, 837 with 
French male folk vocal; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE synchros, OCT 2 0129 - // 558 et al. with reggae 
song; poor to fair in CKAC slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 747 AM / R.1, Flevoland, OCT 4 0331 - female 
folk vocal; over apparent Spanish talker. [Connelly*B-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, OCT 2 0131 - 
country-influenced French female vocal; to good peak. + OCT 2 2341 - 
French male folk vocal; good. + OCT 3 0153 - "Arthur's Theme" by 
Christopher Cross; good to excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Tanta, OCT 2 0126 - Arabic music under 
Spain. + OCT 3 0152 - female Arabic vocal, strings; huge, way over 
Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 2 0126 - // 558, 639 with dramatic 
talk by man in Spanish; good, over Egypt. [Connelly*B-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, OCT 2 0123 - // 603, 711, 837 with 
French folk music; to good peak. + OCT 2 2343 - man in French; fair. + 
OCT 3 0151 - talk; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Batra, OCT 2 2339 - woman in Arabic; over the 
Moroccan and a low-pitched growl. + OCT 3 0149 - male Koranic vocal in 
a large hall with audience sounds; super loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, OCT 2 0123 - // 603, 711, 792 with 
French male folk vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Pgm., Santah, OCT 3 0002 - 
slightly-reverberated male Arabic Koranic a cappella vocal; good, over 
France. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, OCT 2 0119 - newer 
version of the '50s R&B hit "I Put a Spell on You"; good. + OCT 2 0508 
- "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash; good. + OCT 3 0148 - "Wicked 
Game" by Chris Isaak; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 2 0219 - // 1116 with fast Spanish talk 
by man & woman. + OCT 2 2337 - Spanish discussion, teletalk; over WLVP 
slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, OCT 2 0118 - panel 
discussion program; to fair peak over Canaries-Spain. + OCT 2 2335 - 
Saw Doctors or similar Celtic rock, then man in English; over WCBS 
slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

890.95 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, OCT 2 0500 - Arabic news by man; 
loud. + OCT 3 0004 - news; excellent. + OCT 3 2348 - huge with Arabic 
male vocal & drumming. [Connelly*B-MA]

909 | unID | OCT 3 0007 - possibly Morocco with shrill Arabic-sounding 
female vocal; under UK. [Connelly*B-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, OCT 2 0115 - sports talk 
about the importance of the kicker; strong. + OCT 3 0145 - talk about 
US football; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, OCT 2 0231 - // 1206 with fast 
French talk by woman; to good peak. + OCT 2 2329 - old fashioned music 
like on a merry-go-round ride; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, OCT 2 2327 - Arabic talk by 
man; getting by WCAP pest. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | MOROCCO (t) | RTM A, Tanger, OCT 3 0011 - Koranic chant; over 
Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 2 0229 - // 1296 with woman in Spanish; 
fair. + OCT 3 2332 - banjo music, then woman said "en COPE"; loud, much 
stronger than WMVP-1000. [Connelly*B-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 2325 - fast Spanish talk, crowd 
noises, slight synchro echo; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 2 0113 - loud with woman in Spanish. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 2 0113 - // 1089 with 
talk about the Royal Family; to fair peak over others. + OCT 2 2324 - 
telephone sportstalk, adverts; through WEPN slop. + OCT 3 0138 - talk 
about golf, bit of electronic music, then announcer to caller "Good 
morning, this is TalkSport"; very good.   [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 2 0112 - US-accented 
man talking about the Royal Family; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 0222 - // 1107 with woman in 
Spanish, then light music. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 0222 - // 1098 with Spanish 
talk, music segments. [Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 2 0219 - // 873 with fast Spanish 
talk. [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, OCT 2 2320 - Hrvatske mention, 
then teletalk; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 3 0012 - fast Spanish talk; over 
others, including possible Arabic station. [Connelly*B-MA]

1169 | IRAN | IRIB Sarasary, Semnan, OCT 3 2310 - pop style Middle 
Eastern music; huge carrier (stronger than WWVA), mushy audio. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 2 0452 - // 1116 
with fast Spanish talk and laughter; through WHAM slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN | R. Sweden International, Solvesborg, OCT 3 2330 - 
British-accented English talk by woman; poor to fair over SER. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1197 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 4 0324 - // 1215 with 
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses; fair, over Spain. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, OCT 2 0211 - Henry Mancini's 
"Baby Elephant Walk"; huge signal. + OCT 3 2313 - '40s Cuban-style 
jazz; strong, equal to WKOX-1200 (60 dBu: 1 mV/m per V-soft). 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 2 0107 - "Could You Be 
Loved" by Bob Marley; good. + OCT 2 0216 - "Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac; 
good. + OCT 4 0324 - "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses; 
LOCAL-LIKE. [Connelly*B-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 2 0429 - // 1116 with Spanish 
teletalk; jumbled with other stations. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, OCT 2 0229 - // 999 with woman in 
Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, OCT 3 0020 - cowboy campfire type music, 
then woman & man in Norwegian, followed by "Mercedes Benz" by Janis 
Joplin; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | RNE, Arganda del Rey, OCT 2 0446 - // 1107 with woman 
speaking in a large empty room; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, OCT 2 0212 - // 1206 with "Baby 
Elephant Walk" instrumental, then woman in French; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1395 | unID | OCT 2 0443 - perhaps Albania here with Slavic-sounding 
talk; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 2 0441 - echoey Spanish talk by 
woman. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, OCT 3 0022 - man in 
German; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1458 | UNITED KINGDOM | Sunrise Radio, Brookmans Park, OCT 3 2317 - 
dominant with Indian music. [Connelly*B-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 3 2321 - // 774 with early '50s 
style crooning; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, OCT 2 2302 - Arabic news item about 
Musharraf; excellent, much stronger than 1520.  Audio off at 2303 then 
carrier off at 2305. + OCT 3 2322 - Arabic talk, on late for Ramadan.  
Signal 15 dB stronger than WWKB-1520. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, OCT 3 2322 - woman in 
Arabic, Sawa ID; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | unID city, OCT 2 2310 - Eric Clapton song, 
British announcer, then "Streets of London" by Ralph McTell; dominant. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, OCT 2 0433 - discussion program 
with man & woman in French; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, OCT 4 2252 - high-energy Middle 
Eastern dance music, female talk; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 2 0430 - // 1116 with echoey teletalk; 
mixed with Ceuta. [Connelly*B-MA]

1593 | unID | OCT 4 0310 - probably Egypt here with bits of Koranic 
vocal; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, OCT 4 0311 - jingle, Spanish talk; 
over SER. [Connelly*B-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, OCT 2 0201 - 
BBC news about explosions in Bali; over local Haitian-Creole pirate. + 
OCT 3 0119 - Jim Reeves song and other old country music; over pirate. 
[Connelly*B-MA]




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