[HCDX] DXpeditions: Rowley, MA + Rockport, MA
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[HCDX] DXpeditions: Rowley, MA + Rockport, MA



DXpeditions: Rowley, MA + Rockport, MA

SDR-IQ adventures at the salt-marsh and at the pier ...

Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2008
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA, USA
(GC= 42.7436 N / 70.8367 W) (= 42° 44' 36.9” N / 70° 50' 12.2” W)
(salt-marsh: Stackyard Road - Nelson Island, Parker River NWR)
site-related info: <http://home.comcast.net/~markwa1ion/rowley_ma.htm>

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA, USA
(GC= 42.667 N / 70.621 W) (= 42° 40' N / 70° 37' W)
(Granite Pier)
site-related info: <http://home.comcast.net/~dx_lab/dx_clams_2005.htm>

Receivers: RFSpace SDR-IQ, Drake R8A

Phasing Unit: DXP-6A
Splitter: Mini-Circuits ZSC-2-2

Antennas: cardioid array on roof of car =
Vertical: 3.7 m whip (MFJ-1956) to 81:1 xfmr to DX Engineering RPA-1 amp
+
Loop: Micro-SuperLoop, square, 2 m per side, with 16:1 xfmr (to DX Engineering RPA-1 amp) on east bottom corner and 5K potentiometer on west corner


*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 26 0107 - // 621 with music, then fast Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, MAY 7 0018 - Arabic talk by man including a segment of a phone conversation; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0112 - // 621 with woman in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0106 - // 621 with piano music; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, MAY 7 0107 - // 621 with woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0106 - // 621 & 774 with fast talk, fanfare, then segment of piano music; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

594 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Muge, JUN 26 0103 - Portuguese talk by man & woman; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, MAY 7 0020 - woman in French, fanfare music, then talk by man; over others. + MAY 7 0109 - // 711 with classical music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0103 - // 945 with news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, MAY 7 0017 - high-energy Arabic vocal; fair. + MAY 7 0111 - two men in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0104 - woman in Arabic; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., MAY 7 0019 - woman in Spanish; fair to good over WZON slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0103 - // 585 with jazzy vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., MAY 7 0103 - // 621 with news, musical flourish; in bad CBN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, MAY 7 0021 - // 621 with woman in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0100 - Spanish news; briefly over tough WFAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

657 | unID | JUN 26 0101 - religious folk male vocal; mixing with Spain. R. Pulpit (South Africa) suspected. [Connelly*R-MA]

666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1 synchros, MAY 7 0109 - man & woman in Portuguese; poor, over unID music station. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0055 - // 720 with bluesy female vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, MAY 7 0104 - news by woman in Spanish; in bad WRKO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

693 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Terceira, JUN 26 0059 - // 720 with chanting monks; poor, over UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., MAY 7 0017 - marine weather forecast: "very calm"; fair. + MAY 7 0109 - US news from ABC radio network correspondents: stock market report, court case about executions by lethal injection, etc.; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, MAY 7 0021 - // 603 with new-age music; to good peak. + MAY 7 0100 - music fanfare, France Info ID by woman, then news items including US Democratic primary elections; good, over Western Sahara rumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0103 - // 603 with French news about a discovery; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | CANARY ISLANDS | RNE R.5, Finca Espana, MAY 7 0019 - // 621 with woman in Spanish; poor to fair, dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

720 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1 synchros, JUN 26 0055 - // 666 with female blues vocal; poor, in jumble. + JUN 26 0059 - // 693 with chanting monks; slightly under Brazil. [Connelly*R-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, MAY 7 0103 - fast Spanish newstalk by woman; in heavy CHCM slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0013 - Spanish teletalk; poor to fair. + MAY 7 0101 - // 774 with news; over Holland. [Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 5, Flevoland, MAY 7 0101 - Dutch news by man; under RNE and slop from CBGY. [Connelly*rw-MA]

756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, MAY 7 0015 - folk-blues vocal, man in German; poor. + MAY 7 0104 - German newstalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0100 - 3 short pips, 1 long pip, then news in German; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, MAY 7 0015 - Beatles "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"; good. + MAY 7 0100 - Option Musique jingle and ID by woman, then news headlines by man in French; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0052 - romantic female vocal; loud. + JUN 26 0100 - Option Musique jingle, French news; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Abis, MAY 7 0105 - Arabic talk, orchestral flourish, then female vocal; evenly mixing with Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAY 7 0014 - // 855 with Spanish discussion; fair with some echo. [Connelly*rw-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAY 6 2318 - // 4845 with Arabic talk by woman in large echoey room. + MAY 7 0012 - rustic North African male vocal and steel guitar or similar instrument; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0058 - woman in Arabic; through CFDR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, JUN 26 0053 - French news by woman; in 790 RI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUN 26 0051 - // 774 with Spanish discussion; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Batra, JUN 26 0051 - Koranic chant (not // 612 Morocco); fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0013 - woman in Spanish; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, MAY 7 0015 - French talk; now over COPE. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0040 - // 1377 with French music. [Connelly*R-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAY 7 0014 - // 774 with discussion; poor in WEEI slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | EGYPT | ERTU, Santah, MAY 7 0015 - Arabic preaching and occasional chanting; over France for a while. [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, MAY 7 0010 - US pop / soul vocal; to good peak. + MAY 7 0028 - Bleu jingle, then Celine Dion doing French version of "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic". [Connelly*rw-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0015 - Spanish teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0010 - fast Spanish talk by man; briefly over UK. + MAY 7 0022 - // 999 with talk; over UK. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, MAY 7 0015 - man & woman discussing methods of learning, comment "a lot of people would give a lot of money for that"; over COPE. + MAY 7 0058 - talk about the role of the BBC World Service, especially in Africa; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, MAY 7 0024 - shrill reverberated female Arabic vocal and orchestra; loud. + MAY 7 0058 - pop rock Arabic female vocal; huge. [Connelly*rw-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, MAY 7 0022 - news about diplomatic attempts to coordinate humanitarian aid to Myanmar cyclone victims, unwillingness of regime to cooperate; good signal. + MAY 7 0059 - discussion of high fuel costs cutting into the casino business and tourism in the USA and Caribbean. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0114 - talk about soaring crude prices, inflation; to good peak over WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0022 - woman in Spanish, telco-type audio; poor to fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, MAY 7 0023 - // 837 with light classical music; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0047 - // 1377 with man in French; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, MAY 7 0025 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0047 - Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

954 | unID | MAY 7 0027 - Koranic vocal coming up over Spain. Qatar suspected. [Connelly*rw-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, MAY 7 0028 - Portuguese folk-pop vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, MAY 7 0028 - talk by woman, then Arabic music; loud. + MAY 7 0057 - Arabic female group vocal & drumming; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, MAY 7 0026 - // 837 with man & woman in Spanish; fair, slightly over Arabic station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | unID | MAY 7 0024 - man ranting in Arabic with either a political or religious harangue; covering Spain. + MAY 7 0051 - Koranic vocal; briefly atop Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, MAY 7 0053 - non-SER Spanish talk, phone numbers, music. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0046 - fast Spanish talk (not // 1116 SER); through WINS slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, MAY 7 0053 - sports teletalk; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, JUN 26 0036 - mellow pop/soul vocal, Spanish talk; fair. + JUN 26 0109 - talk about South American countries; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0053 - // 1116 with woman in Spanish, light music; under WTIC. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUN 26 0109 - "number to call is 08717 double 2 double 3 double 4", discussion of worries about fuel, blighted areas, government. Presenter wondered "if I should get out of bed in the morning." To good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 6 2347 - man in Spanish; huge signal, minimal echo. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - echoey Spanish talk by two men; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0050 - Spanish // 1152; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0052 - // 1080 with talk & teletalk by woman; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - // 1179 with newstalk by man; fair. + JUN 26 0109 - // 1179 with "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens, fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0051 - Spanish // 1152; mixed with music station. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - talk // 1098; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | unID | MAY 7 0051 - remake of Cat Stevens song "Wild World"; now over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, MAY 7 0051 - Slavic pop rock; good, over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0113 - Slavic talk interview with two men; very good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0051 - Spanish talk; under Croatia. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0052 - fast Spanish talk // 999; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0001 - woman with news, interview with man; poor. + MAY 7 0050 - // 1107 with man in Spanish; fair with some echo. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0036 - // 1098 with talk, romantic group vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, MAY 7 0044 - woman in Spanish, short segment of classical music; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0044 - fast Spanish talk; mixed with Romania. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - // 1116 with newstalk by man; fair. + JUN 26 0109 - // 1116 with "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens, fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitata, Galbeni-Bacau et al., MAY 7 0044 - Romanian talk by man (almost Portuguese-sounding), then blues vocal; mixed with SER synchros. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1188 | MOROCCO | RTM B, Casablanca, MAY 7 0048 - Arabic talk by man; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1196.6 | ANGOLA | Emissora Provincial de Malanje, Malanje, JUN 26 0037 - bit of vocal music; poor with 1197 (Spain?) growl and 1200 WKOX slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, MAY 7 0002 - woman in French with news about political meetings; to good peak. + MAY 7 0047 - France Info ID, then woman read a story which originated from Radio Canada; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0038 - showtune male vocal "Bewitched"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 26 0033 - Spanish // 1224; poor to fair, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, MAY 7 0001 - advert for tanning products; fair. + MAY 7 0045 - mention of polo match, auto centre advert "... for more information, call 06 double 3 double 6", Listerine mouthwash advert, talk "Some stations play music like a car alarm going off. (segment of techno-dance instrumentation inserted) We don't. Virgin Radio.", Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" followed. Very good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0109 - "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits; fair, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0043 - fast Spanish talk, then a bit of music; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, MAY 7 0048 - // 1206 with woman in French talking about money; poor in WBUR/WCNM slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, MAY 7 0046 - man in Arabic; just getting by dual IBOC's from WBUR (1240) and WMKI (1260). [Connelly*rw-MA]

1287 | ISRAEL (t) | Galei Zahal, Tel Aviv, MAY 7 0047 - probably this with slow, somewhat Middle Eastern sounding, pop female vocal; sometimes over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0048 - woman in Spanish; under suspected Israel. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUN 26 0026 - woman in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0045 - Spanish // 1314; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0025 - man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1314 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0045 - // 1305 with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, MAY 6 2335 - // 1557 with woman in French; fair to good. + MAY 7 0036 - woman in French, then folk-style male vocal; good to excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | RTA, Algiers, JUN 26 0021 - Arabic teletalk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, MAY 7 0040 - avant garde jazz, then man in German; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, MAY 7 0037 - woman in Arabic, Sawa mentions, then pop Arabic female vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0023 - Arabic talk by two men; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1467 | unID | MAY 7 0039 - soft talk not // 1521 Saudi. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1485 | MELILLA // SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0040 - man & woman with Spanish teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1494 | FRANCE (CORSICA) | France Bleu, Bastia, MAY 7 0038 - romantic French vocal; poor in WBAE slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, MAY 6 2305 - newstalk by man in Arabic; pre-sunset fade-up. + MAY 7 0031 - Arabic interview; huge. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 25 2345 - good with reverberated Arabic talk by man. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, MAY 6 2335 - // 1377 with woman in French; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0010 - French music; through WQEW slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Al Dhabiya, MAY 7 0030 - Radio Farda ID by man, musical fanfare; fair with some hash from WQEW IBOC. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, MAY 7 0030 - pips on half hour, a few words in Spanish, then high-energy dance club music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, JUN 25 2348 - Spanish rock; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]



*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, MAY 7 0109 - salsa influenced religious group vocal, then preacher in Spanish with Cristo, gloria, and iglesia mentions; excellent, alone on channel, some 531 het. [Connelly*rw-MA]

550 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, MAY 7 0111 - Venezuelan political speech; poor, in mix with WDEV. [Connelly*rw-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, MAY 7 0018 - reggae vocal; fair over WGAN slop. + MAY 7 0109 - soca song about sunshine; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUN 26 0103 - single beep, then two "RR" beeps; under WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]

620 | ANTIGUA | ABS, St. John's, JUN 26 0105 - female soul vocal, then Caribbean-accented shouting man; way under WZON. Also noted in mix: WVMT. [Connelly*R-MA]

630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, MAY 7 0100 - NotiUno ID, fast Spanish newstalk; under WPRO. [Connelly*rw-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, JUN 26 0058 - French folk-blues song, French talk by man; briefly noted in jumble with CBN, WNNZ, and YVQO. [Connelly*R-MA]

670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JUN 26 0101 - // 710 with Spanish news by woman, items separated by an electronic sound; under presumed YVLL. [Connelly*R-MA]

670 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Dial, HIBS, San Pedro de Macoris, MAY 7 0100 - Radio Dial ID, "en la familia" and "noticias" mentions; dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, JUN 26 0055 - Venezuelan sports coverage, apparently baseball. [Connelly*R-MA]

690 | BRAZIL | R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, JUN 26 0051 - highly-reverberated Portuguese man & woman, ray-gun sounds like a cheesy '50s sci-fi movie; under CINF. [Connelly*R-MA]

700 | BRAZIL | R. Eldorado AM, ZYK686, Sao Paulo, MAY 7 0017 - fast possibly sport-related talk by man in Portuguese; poor, in mix with unID Caribbean music station (St. Vincent or Jamaica?). + MAY 7 0103 - excited Portuguese sportstalk by man, crowd sounds; now dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

700 | unID | MAY 7 0101 - Caribbean music station; briefly atop Brazil. Jamaica and St. Vincent are about equally likely. [Connelly*rw-MA]

710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUN 26 0101 - // 670 with news having electronic sounds between items; under WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | BRAZIL | R. Guaiba, ZYK276, Porto Alegre, MAY 7 0111 - man in Portuguese, children praying or scouts reciting patriotic verses, Radio Guaiba ID; just over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0100 - Guaiba ID, Portuguese talk; over Portugal, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, MAY 7 0011 - "en Venezuela, Oriente" ID; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]

740 | BRAZIL | R. Sociedade da Bahia, ZYH446, Salvador, JUN 26 0053 - fast Portuguese talk and shouting by man; noted in the background during brief CHCM fade. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 26 0053 - Spanish talk about baseball teams from Valencia and Maracaibo; excellent, over CBGY. + JUN 26 0100 - "deportiva de Venezuela" slogan. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, MAY 7 0011 - religious vocal, then woman in Portuguese; fair. + MAY 7 0015 - man mentioned Fortaleza, then Uirapuru jingle followed. + MAY 7 0102 - religious Portuguese talk, ID "760 kHz, Radio Uirapuru, Fortaleza"; fair / dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUN 26 0053 - // 770 with man in Spanish with sports coverage; slightly over Brazil & others for a while. [Connelly*R-MA]

770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JUN 26 0053 - // 760 with Spanish talk sports coverage; briefly over WABC. [Connelly*R-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, JUN 26 0052 - Spanish preaching; good, over VOWR/CJAD/WNNW. [Connelly*R-MA]

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise, Charlestown, MAY 7 0015 - promo for the "TBN Holy Land Experience" in Orlando, FL "where you can step back 2000 years in time"; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0046 - talk about wrath and tribulation to come, the rapture liberating believers from it, "We're in the last days." [Connelly*R-MA]

840 | BRAZIL | R.Bandeirantes, ZYK687, Sao Paulo, MAY 7 0010 - reverberated man in Portuguese; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

840 | HAITI | 4VEH, Cap Haitien, MAY 7 0028 - joyful African-influenced group religious vocal, then excited Creole French talk by man; over Brazil. [Connelly*rw-MA]

860 | BRAZIL | R. CBN, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 7 0024 - man & woman in Portuguese; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0046 - Portuguese sportstalk / futebol coverage; really blasting in now. [Connelly*R-MA]

860 | unID | JUN 26 0041 - Spanish preaching; briefly atop Brazil, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

870 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 7 0057 - Reloj news, ticks, beeps; over WLVP and second domestic. [Connelly*rw-MA]

880 | VENEZUELA | R. Venezuela, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, JUN 26 0044 - Radio Venezuela jingles & ID, festive music; under WCBS. [Connelly*R-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, MAY 7 0026 - segment of soca music, adverts, Carib-accented talk by man & woman; poor to fair. + MAY 7 0058 - "You're listening to VON Radio.", then advert for home remodelling store; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, Caracas, MAY 7 0024 - Caracas adverts mixing with WABI. [Connelly*rw-MA]

960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 7 0057 - man & woman in Spanish with news, clock ticks, beeps; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1000 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYK522, Sao Paulo, MAY 7 0025 - rapid-fire screaming by man in Portuguese, "goal!" shout; slightly over pile of others. + MAY 7 0051 - fast Portuguese sportstalk by man, crowd sounds; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0042 - Portuguese adverts, Sao Paulo mentions; over WCMX. [Connelly*R-MA]

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, JUN 26 0033 - reverberated fast Portuguese talk by man about futebol; good, dominant. + JUN 26 0112 - extremely fast Portuguese talk; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1130 | BRAZIL | R. Nacional, ZYJ460, Rio de Janeiro, JUN 26 0033 - Radio Nacional ID, Portuguese talk; just a bit under WBBR. [Connelly*R-MA]

1140 | BRAZIL | R. Cultura, ZYH449, Salvador, JUN 26 0000 - ID "Radio Cultura, Salvador, Bahia"; fair to good and pretty much in the clear (no CBI or YV). [Connelly*R-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, MAY 7 0045 - BBC discussion of books, male presenter gave UK postal address for sending correspondence; briefly over WSKW. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1170 | BRAZIL | JUN 26 0111 - apparent Portuguese talk jumbled with the Venezuelan. Mossoro (ZYJ598) most likely, but several other possibilities as well. [Connelly*R-MA]

1170 | VENEZUELA | (probably) YVQV, Acarigua, JUN 26 0111 - timecheck ending in "cuarante uno" (:41), so Venezuela which has a half-hour skew relative to normal time zones. Over apparent Brazil. [Connelly*R-MA]

1180.12 | unID | JUN 26 0036 - het against 1180 jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

1190 | ARGENTINA | R. America, LR9, Buenos Aires, JUN 26 0034 - man in Spanish, two Radio America ID's; through WLIB. Best on lower sideband to dodge Colombia growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1190.34 | COLOMBIA | L. V. de la Costa, HJCT, Barranquilla, MAY 7 0044 - Spanish talk; momentarily splittable from WLIB. ID'ed previously. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0036 - fast Spanish talk by man; through slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1210.14 | unID | JUN 26 0037 - growl against WPHT. [Connelly*R-MA]

1220 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYJ258, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 7 0043 - Portuguese talk mentioning cities including Parana; over WHKW, WPHX, others. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0035 - sports-related Portuguese talk; to good peak over domestics. + JUN 26 0110 - two men with Portuguese talk, '50s type echo chamber and ray-gun sounds; up to huge peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, MAY 7 0047 - religious program with talk about people visiting the station to talk about the gospel with "our staff at BBN"; strong peak, coming up over Brazil and domestics. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1280 | BRAZIL | Super R. Tupi, ZYJ455, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 7 0044 - fast Portuguese talk by man & woman with Sao Paulo mentions; briefly popping up over Bermuda and domestics. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, MAY 7 0033 - DJ with old soul hits including Al Green "I'm Still in Love With You"; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]


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