[HCDX] Logs 30 OCT - 2 NOV 2005

[markwa1ion@xxxxxxx]

Logs 30 OCT - 2 NOV 2005

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

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

Receiver: Drake R8A

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

e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 2203 - // 774 with woman in 
Spanish; barely over others. [Connelly*B-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, OCT 31 2346 - Arabic 
violin music; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

549 | IRELAND | Irish Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, OCT 30 0303 - 
country-influenced Christian vocal; over Germany / Algeria mix. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 30 0310 - Spanish news; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, OCT 30 0300 - RTE Radio 1 mention, 
then "news at 3 o'clock with Anne Marie", mention of explosions in 
India, then a story about a woman killed in a road accident near Cork, 
the fourth highway fatality of the bank holiday weekend.  Strong 
signal. + NOV 2 0153 - '50s-era country vocal; to good peak over Spain. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 0152 - // 774 
with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, OCT 30 0304 - Spanish news; in WEZE 
slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, OCT 30 0304 - French news; 
fair over others. + NOV 2 0147 - // 1206 with man & woman in French; 
poor to fair, over Spain and probable Madeira. [Connelly*B-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 2 2204 - Arabic preaching by 
man; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de 
Tenerife et al., OCT 30 0305 - woman with ID "Radio Nacional Espana, 
Informativa"; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., NOV 2 2206 - // 774 with fast 
Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, NOV 2 2207 - French talk by man & 
woman; good, over growl from W. Sahara-711.06. [Connelly*B-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 747 AM / R.1, Flevoland, OCT 30 0308 - Dutch 
talk; slightly over Spanish-speaker. [Connelly*B-MA]

756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, OCT 30 0308 
- classical music; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, OCT 30 0309 - 
emotional French male vocal; excellent. + OCT 31 2341 - old-fashioned 
French vocal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Tanta, OCT 31 0002 - fast Arabic talk by 
man; signal popped up over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 30 0310 - rock music // other 
RNE's. + NOV 1 0001 - echoey Spanish news; slightly over Egypt. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, OCT 31 2344 - // 4845 
with Arabic religious vocal, then talk mentioning Islam; fair over CFDR 
splash. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 30 0311 - Spanish 
talk; in mess. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, OCT 30 0312 - 
reggae-influenced French vocal dance music; good. + OCT 31 2338 - "Let 
It Be" by the Beatles; good, over Egypt. [Connelly*B-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 30 0312 - fast Spanish talk; good. + 
NOV 1 2152 - // 1116 with news interview; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, OCT 30 0313 - talk about 
"troubles experienced by courageous people 25 years ago who went public 
about their politics and religion"; fair to good. + NOV 2 2212 - rock 
music, man in English; very good, over COPE synchros. [Connelly*B-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, OCT 30 0315 - "sports on 
Radio 5 Live"; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

927 | PORTUGAL (t) | R. Renascenca, Evora, NOV 2 2214 - music 
interrupted by apparent Portuguese talk; poor, in tough 930 slop. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, OCT 31 2322 - French interview; 
good. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 30 0316 - man & woman in Spanish; good. 
+ OCT 31 2323 - music, Spanish talk; over other. + NOV 1 2138 - 
sports-related shouting; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, NOV 2 0140 - non-SER 
Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1017 | TURKEY | TRT, Mundanya (Istanbul), OCT 30 0317 - atop the pack 
with Middle East female vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 30 0317 - Spanish newstalk; good. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1053 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 2 0138 - Spanish talk, music; over UK 
and others. [Connelly*B-MA]

1062 | unID | OCT 30 0320 - rock music; to good peak.  Denmark not on 
till 0350 UTC per EMWG. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | ALBANIA | RTV Shqiptar 1, Shijak, NOV 2 2221 - mideast-sounding 
music; low growl against UK. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, NOV 2 0136 - numbers for 
phone-ins; to fair peak. + OCT 2 2222 - sports talk; slightly over 
Albania. [Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 2223 - // 1107 with echoey 
Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 0135 - // 774 with fast Spanish 
talk by two men; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 1 2152 - // 873 with Spanish news; 
excellent.  Slight growl from something on approximately 1115.83 
(Angola?). [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 2 2225 - COPE net Spanish talk; over 
Croatia. [Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, OCT 31 2321 - woman in French, 
then phone-in; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1214.83 | ALBANIA (t) | Fllake, NOV 2 2226 - presumed this with unknown 
language talk; sometimes stronger than Spain/UK-1215. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 1 2158 - fast Spanish talk; over UK. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 30 0332 - talk "taking 
our audience through the night", Virgin Radio ID, then "You Can Call Me 
Al" by Paul Simon; good. + NOV 2 0133 - Alanis Morissette song; 
over/under Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, OCT 30 0334 - Arabic talk; 
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 31 2314 - // 873 with droning monotone 
talk by man in Spanish; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, OCT 30 0337 - country vocal, then man in 
Norwegian; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, OCT 30 0338 - 
English discussion; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, OCT 30 0338 - lush instrumental 
music; better than // 1206. + NOV 1 2201 - French news; excellent. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1385.92 | GUINEA | R. Rurale, Labe, NOV 1 2205 - religious-themed talk 
in an Arabic-related dialect, then chanting; fair to good. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, NOV 1 2208 - man in French; loud, way over 
Germany. [Connelly*B-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, NOV 2 2228 - woman in Arabic, then 
instrumental music; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 30 0345 - flamenco guitar music, 
Spanish male vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 0130 - // 774 with Spanish talk; 
fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, NOV 2 0128 - man with Arabic 
commentary, interview with woman; huge, about 15 dB stronger than 
adjacent WWKB. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, NOV 2 0123 - Arabic talk 
by man, Radio Sawa ID; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, OCT 30 0347 - // 1377 with 
semi-classical orchestra; through WQEW slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 2 0127 - // 873 with women doing 
Spanish teletalk show; slightly over UAE. [Connelly*B-MA]

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