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[IRCA] Summer DXing (was: [CapeDX] When it Rains it pours)



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Basically, as some of us know, if you can avoid static-crash nights, there is still a lot of DX to be heard in the heart of summer.  This is especially true when talking about southerly targets enjoying greater length of darkness.


Not sure how the whole "DX season" thing got started.  I suppose some parts of the country such as the Deep South and parts of the Midwest have nearly continuous thunderstorm activity.  In the northeast and the northwest you can sometimes pick your spots for relatively noise free success.



Gary DeBock running Down Unders from OR and WA would be the West Coast version of your Cape Cod summer DX, Roy.


783 hasn't shown much here either lately.  What is there is probably Spain / Syria instead of the usual Mauritania flamethrower.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

 

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From: roybarstow@xxxxxxxxxxx [CapeDX] <CapeDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: CapeDX <CapeDX@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2018 11:44 am
Subject: [CapeDX] When it Rains it pours



  
    
                  

Pulled into the parking lot of the local beach (Menauhant) on 7/14/18 and set up the mini-loop and other gear.
Checked the compass heading and that was at 120 Degrees and happened to be the sweet spot for the night.


Not much for Argies this session but Africa was producing.


        0000  UTC                  Ant.  120


680  Brazil - Sao Luis - Woman in Portuguese then some ascending tones and ID. and back into talk. Good and all alone under Boston.


860  Brazil - CBN, Rio - A little music to ID. w/ man and woman alternating talk. USB


940  Brazil - Rio - Good on top.

1150  Brazil - Sao Paulo - This is super radio - On top at the time then into news.


1179  Mozambique - EP da Zambezia - Quelimane - Group singing. Weak to fair. S 3-4 // 1206


1206  Mozambique - EP de Inhambane - Fair at S 3-5 - Man in Portuguese then singing as above, w/ long song. S-6 end of file - // 1179


1220  Brazil - Global - last part of file at S-8.




        0005                             120 D.


720  Unknown - At 0006:04  rooster crow and ID. - Sounded like he said, in Paraguay and believe heard 2 pips then mu sic for 1/2 minute and the man talking again. On top but along w/ noise.




         0018                               120


610  Brazil - Talk, game.


650  Brazil - R. itatiaia- Timoteo -  With game  //  610 which was under WSRO.


700  Brazil - All talk - Presume - Nossa.


720  Unknown - May be the same station as previous file and playing Mariachi type music. Spanish - USB


945  Unknown - Weak w/talk or music. Also on other files. To weak to know language.




          0030                       120


595  Music but weak. // 612


621  Spain - Fair and under them African type music w/ drums.


630  Brazil - T - Rio - Under pro with Portuguese talk, fan fare, some music between talk and Brazil mentioned.


648  Botswana - T -  With group singing along with drums.Heard on other files and the lead singer would emphasis certain words.


760  Brazil - Good on top.


828  AFS - Magic 828 - Music fair at S-5.


1026  Mo zambique -  Some Portuguese talk into music.  S 5-6   2.600 filter on 1026.300


1060  Brazil - Portuguese w/game - R. Grande presume.


1179  Mozambique and Spain mixing.


1206  Mozambique - Last part of file w/music  // 1179 and 1026




           0045            120


864  Egypt - Fair


1206  Mozambique - Portuguese talk between 2 men.  //  1224


1224  Mozambique - As above but weaker.




         ;    0048                120             Note when hands on and find good reception may tape at that time.


Ok besides Botswana had bits of talk on 765




            0100               120


700  Argentina - T - 5+1 pips but weak. Also may have been them on 1030 but Argentina absent it seems.


936  Morocco -  Mid-East music in good.


981  Algeria - S-6.






   ;             0115                 120


600  Brazil - 2 woman in Portuguese - 4 pips heard, last one higher pitch - Cuba on top.


620  Brazil - Game going on with lots of fanfare, party noises, sirene etc. - I would say Fortaleza as 1645 MLZ beacon off Sao Paulo not in.


700  Many stations on this channel - Brazil best last part of file.


720  USB - Brazil mostly on top w/ others. These 2 frequencies could hold some good DX but 710 can get in the way. So at an auspicious date will make a trip to Chatham.




           0145   & nbsp;           170  Deg.


After hearing the Minute Man under 570 NY moved the truck. Not much.


910  PTR - WPRP - Ponce on top with music and ID.








That's it.


Noticed no 783 on a file. So went back over all the files and could not even find a string on the waterfall for 783.
So something going on with Mauritania it seems.




Take care,
Roy Barstow - Falmouth - OLD CAPE COD





    
             
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