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[IRCA] forward of Roy Barstow's recent beach DX notes - Cape Cod, MA



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Some notes from local DXer Roy Barstow's trips to Menauhant Beach, Falmouth, MA

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Aug. 16, 2018    


12ft. stick - w-amp - FDM-S2 - K=4 - Sunset 7:41 PM. - 8 PM Temp. 76 Deg. - Wind  8 MPH.


           0145  UTC.         130  Deg.


612  MRC. - Fair at S-5-6  Talk and music.


684  Spain - Fair


855  Spain - Fair


936  MRC. - S-7-8 and // 612


1215  UK - Weak



             0200                  130  Deg.


621  Spain - Weak w/ pips into news.


760  Brazil - Rede Amapaense de R. Dif., Macapa - Woman & man in Portuguese talk. Macapa frequently mentioned. Into 5 pips then  theme music w/ man talking along with it.. Then ID. and trumpet sounds.  In good at S - 8-9 and on top of channel. Macapa on the Equator line.


810  Unknown Spanish w/singing ID.


837  Spain T - Weak


909  UK - Weak


1044  Spain - Fair at best  w/pips into news.


1510  Pips heard the whole file.



                0215                 130  Deg.


1220  Brazil - Radio Globo ID. at end of file during a game



                0230                  130  Deg.


610  BRAZIL - Woman In Portuguese.



                0300                   130  Deg.


540  Unknown - Spanish talk into what seemed like an anthem by a group of men.  Not  //  Rebelde.


560  Argentina - LRA 13 - R. Nal., Bahia Blanca.  Spanish talk along with music under Maine and mention of Nacional. Into 5+1 pips. All Arg. Nacional stations use 5+1 pips and 2+1 pips. Argentina # 11.


580  PTR. - Good on top and most times while at the beach.


700  Argentina - LV3 - Cadena 3 - R. Cordoba. - 5+1 pips with Spanish talk and music. Believe this the best bet for this country along with La Plata on 1030.


1030  Unknown - Under WBZ. Arg. or maybe Colombia / all talk.



That is it for this report but more coming.


Roy Barstow - Falmouth, Mass.


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Same Equipment as before -   K around 3     Aug. - 20 - 2018



           0003  UTC.                     125  Deg.


648  Botswana - Fair at times w/beat type African vocal - Afro- English - Dialect.


612  Mor. - Fair w/talk.


621  Spain - Fair.


680  PTR. - Equal w/ Boston at times.


702  Unknown - Weak audio.


936  Mor. - Talk/music // 612



    & nbsp;         0030                             125  Deg.


549  Alg. - Jill - Fair w/woman singing a French song.


684  Spain - Fair.


710  Cuba - Rebelde under WOR.


846  AFS - Komga - Weak w/woman in English.


840  WHAS- CUBA - and unknown SS.


900  Cuba on top


1039.62  Ven. - Talk but weak.


1575  Iran - Buzz saw - Weak.



       ;           0032                            125  Deg.


828  AFS - Magic 828 - Cape Town - Weak w/ music and best first part of file. Put this down as T.


981  Algeria - Weak w/ music last part of file.


                  0041                           125  Deg.


810  Colombia - Bogota - Pan flute into ID.. In the mix.


850  A mess.


1080  WJAT  Florida -  SS on top w/ID.


                  0100                             125  Deg.


1422  Algeria - Fair - Mid-East music and slop.


1560  Unknown - Under NY with a woman singing in English and along with the ID. but NY too much.



                   0305                         &nb sp;    West


850  Unknown - ABC and Tel. # 814-539-8725. So maybe WKGE PA.



                   0310                                 70  Deg.


585  Spain - Madrid - Good w/talk.


603  Spain - RNE R. 5 - Good / talk at S-6


621  Spain - RNE. R. Nacional - Good / talk w/ slop


657  Spain - RNE R. 5 - Fair -  // 603 w/ slop.


684  Spain - Talk - Good to strong at S- 7 -9.


693  UK - Fair.


738  Spain - Weak.


747  Spain - Good - S 6-7  // 603


774  Spain - Fair w/ Talk and maybe the other station under them Egypt.


792  Spain - SER -  Talk in fair.


Yes  Spain seems to be back with many received tonight.


801  Unknown - A good string with talk but to much slop to resolve. Yet to pick up a station on this frequency.


819  Egypt - Talk but weak w/slop. LSB.


837  Spain - Good with talk.


855  Spain - Good.


864  Egypt - Good with Koran. Best last part of file.


882  UK - Good along with the slop.


909  As above


918  Spain - Fair towards end of file.


936  Mor. - Fair with fast stringed instrument along with a man singing.


954  Madrid w/ talk - Fair.


963  TUN. I believe in good at S 7-8 with a slow French song.


1026  Spain - Fair.


1044  Spain - Fair.


1053  UK - Weak to fair.


1089  UK. - Good w/slop.


1098  Spain -  Fair.


1107  Spain - Good.


1179  Spain - Fair w/ talk on LSB.


1215  UK - Good.


1224  Spain - Weak with noise - in fact much noise tonight at times.


1296  Spain - Weak.


1305 and 1314 as above.


1422  Algeria - Weak.


1503  Spain - Weak w/ talk.


1584, 1593 weak.



                  0317                                70  Deg.


595  MRC.- Good carrier but little audio.


612  MRC. -  Good w/ Mid-East music.


684  Spain - Now in strong at S 8-9 w/ polka music.


1125  Spain - Weak w/ talk.


1152  Romania - Polka music - Weak not // Spain.



                 0400                               180  Deg


830  WEEU  PA. on top.


1080  Unknown - SS w/ short anthem into talk . Under and equal w/WTIC.


1120  KMOX - CBS news and on top.


1510  Unknown - Continuous pips. Maybe WMEX testing?



Seems to be a subtle sift into more stuff coming in from Europe area. Also DX as of late does not seem to get going until 1/2 hour after sunset. Maybe the shifting of the poles.  HA  HA.


Still more coming, as went out the next night, but yet to check those files.


Hope everyone is well and receiving DX.


Take care,    Roy


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Posted by: roybarstow@xxxxxxxxxxx


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