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[IRCA] Cape Cod, MA, USA - recent logs



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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2018
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41Â 41.59' N / 70Â 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq)

NOTE:
{A} in entry indicates that audio can be accessed from link on the following page:
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/doc1/audio_2018.htm

Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
See http://microtelecom.it/perseus/

Antenna-1: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 9m vertical by 20m horizontal (peak 84 deg., null 264 deg.)
Antenna-2: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 7m vertical by 18m horizontal (peak 112 deg., null 292 deg.)
Antenna-3: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 10m vertical by 11m horizontal (peak 170 deg., null 350 deg.)  (occasionally configured as bidirectional loop, peaks 170/350)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., JUL 8 0100 - 5+1 pips, fanfare music, Radio Nacional de Espana ID, news; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 8 0101 - Woman with news in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, JUL 9 0200 - BBC 5 Live ID; tough WABK-ME slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | ChaÃne 2, Ouled Fayet, JUL 8 0100 - Group vocal, French talk, pips (last one higher); to fair peak through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 8 0100 - Mention of website ending in ".co.uk"; poor. + JUL 10 0300 - TalkSport mention; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 8 0100 - Radio Nacional de Espana ID; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 8 0100 - Fanfare music, "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios informativos"; to good peak, some synchro echo. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute Radio synchros, JUL 10 0300 - Woman in English with advert; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, JUL 10 0300 - Yankee Doodle interval signal; mixed with WCKY, WVBF; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, GuantÃnamo, JUL 5 0200 - Sports talk // 670 et al., alone on channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]

540 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HICM, Radio ABC, Santo Domingo, JUL 5 0200 - Religious vocal, talk including "en Santo Domingo"; initially good, then into jumble. + JUL 10 0300  ID "Esta es R. ABC"; atop CBT, WFLF. [Connelly*Y-MA]

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, JUL 10 0259 - Reloj RR beeps; mixed with CFCB, WMCA, WSYR tangle. [Connelly*Y-MA]

580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, JUL 10 0300 - Mention of politics, WKAQ cinco ochenta ID; mixed with WTAG. [Connelly*Y-MA]

640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, La Habana-Guanabacoa // Jobabo (Las Tunas), JUL 5 0200 - Talk // 650; over CBN, YVQO. [Connelly*Y-MA]

650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, JUL 5 0200 - Progreso talk // 640; over HJKH, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

700 | BRAZIL | ZYK686, Nossa R., Sao Paulo, JUL 9 0159 - Portuguese male preacher; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

720 | BRAZIL | ?, JUL 9 0159 - Man in Portuguese; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de TÃnamo, JUL 9 0100 - Radio Angulo ID, 6 chimes; dominant over CHCM/CFZM. [Connelly*Y-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, JUL 10 0101 - Man "RCR presenta"; fair, alone on channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN Radio, Barranquilla, JUL 5 0100 - 5+1 pips, Banco Popular mention, RCN La Radio net ID; good over WJR, WORA, Brazil jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]

800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, JUL 5 0100 - Woman with Radio Transmundial ID; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

840 | CUBA | CMHW, DoblevÃ, Santa Clara, JUL 5 0100 - "Dobleve, transmitiendo desde Santa Clara"; over WXEW, Haiti, Brazil melange. [Connelly*Y-MA]

840 | HAITI | Radio-TÃlà 4VEH, Cap Haitien-Petite Anse, JUL 9 0101 - Dashing Through the Snow 5-note electronic interval signal, then 4VEH ID in French talk by man; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

860 | BRAZIL | ZYJ459, Radio CBN, Rio de Janeiro, JUL 8 0059 - Woman in Portuguese; over Spanish language station and CJBC. [Connelly*Y-MA]

860 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, JUL 5 0100 - Reloj ticks and beeps through pile-up. [Connelly*Y-MA]

890 | CUBA | Radio Progreso, Chambas, JUL 5 0059 - Progreso deep voiced announcer // 640, 900; over WAMG. [Connelly*Y-MA]

900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, San GermÃn-Urbano Noris, JUL 5 0059 - Progreso deep voiced announcer // 640, 890; over YVMD, CHML. [Connelly*Y-MA]

940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, JUL 8 0059 - National Guard of Puerto Rico mention in English, then into Spanish talk; over Brazil. + JUL 10 0300  Woman in Spanish, WIPR ID, pop dance vocal; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, JUL 10 0300 - "Transmite Radio Reloj desde la Habana, Cuba"; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1000 | BRAZIL | ZYK522, R. Record, Sao Paulo, JUL 8 0101 - Portuguese news by man; slightly over IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, JUL 9 0200 - ID "Escucha Radio Santa Fe"; over IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, Caracol Radio, Cartagena, JUL 5 0159 - Sports talk, Caracol Radio ID; over WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 5 0200 - Talk // 670; over WHAM. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1220 | BRAZIL | ZYJ458, R. Globo, Rio de Janeiro / Ilha do Pontal, JUL 8 0059 - Portuguese talk, Globo ID; to good peak. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]


*** DOMESTIC DX ***

1080 | USA - FL | WKAT, Coral Gables, JUL 5 0159 - ID as Radio Luz, Miami.  Good during momentary WTIC outage. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]


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