Hello To All,
A nice variety of signals last evening here in the North Atlantic .
Another opening from the south occured as many stations from Central and
South America were audible with good strength
TRANS-ATLANTICS
531 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 3:39 UTC Nov 17 woman in Spanish, ID
549 - ALGERIA - Jil FM, Les Trembles , 00:28 UTC Nov 17 Arabic pops
621 -SPAIN/ CANARIES R. Nacional, variious 1:55 UTC Nov 17 Spanish
talk // 684
666 - PORTUGAL - Antena1 1:46 UTC Nov 17 Portugeuse talk , music //
720
693 - ENGLAND -BBC 5 Live various 2:00 UTC Nov 17 news in English
711 - FRANCE - France Info, Rennes-Thourie 2:01 UTC Nov 17 news by
woman in French
774 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 1:05 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk,
promos, ID
810 - SCOTLAND - BBC Scotland various 00:30 UTC Nov 17 BBC Radio
Scotland ID by man, Comedy show
855 - SPAIN - SER various 22:29 UTC Nov 16 two men in Spanish (Very
Strong)
864 - FRANCE - France Bleue, Villebon-sur-Yvette 22:28 UTC Nov 16
French talk, Bee gees song, Jingle ID (good)
882 - ENGLAND - BBC Wales 18:17 UTC Nov 16 Elcetion & political talk
900 - SPAIN - COPE various 22:04 UTC Nov 16 man in Spanish, ID (Very
Strong)
909 - ENGLAND - BBc 5 Live various 18:16 UTC Nov 16 political talk
(Very Strong)
945 - FRANCE - France Info, Toulouse-Muret 22:31 UTC Nov 16 French talk
, ID
954 - SPAIN - Onda Cero Radio , Madrid 22:04 UTC Nov 16 news in Spanish
by man
963 - TUNISIA - Tunisia Cultural Channel, Tunis 22:02 UTC Nov 16 Middle
Eastern music (mixing w/ R. Euskadi -Spain)
963 - SPAIN - R. Euskadi, Biribilondo 1:07 UTC Nov 17 woman in Spanish
, ID
981 - ALGERIA - Alger Chaine 2, Ouled Fayet 22:02 UTC Nov 16 ID , news
in Arabic (Strong)
1008 - CANARY ISLANDS - R. Punto, Las Palmas 22:00 UTC Nov 16 news in
Spanish, ID
1017 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 22:31 UTC Nov 16 Spanish talk, ID
1044 - SPAIN - SER various 22:32 UTC Nov 16 Spanish commentary (Very
Strong)
1053 - ROMANIA - R. Iasi, Iasi 18:10 UTC Nov 16 Romanian talk, ID (over
England)
1053 - ENGLAND - Talksport Radio various 18:15 UTC Nov 16 Queens Park
Rangers team talk (Very Strong)
1053 - LIBYA Tripoli 2:07 UTC Nov 17 Arabic music (no England audible )
1062 - ITALY - RAI Radio 1 , various 22:24 UTC Nov 16 two men in Italian
tele-talk
1089 - ENGLAND - Talksport Radio various 22:42 UTC Nov 16 Premiere
League talk (Strong)
1098 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 3:00 UTC Nov 17 news in Spanish by
woman, ID
1107 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 00:33 UTC Nov 17 news in Spanish, ID
// 1125 ... another Spanish station heard under both 1107 and 1125 as
well
1143 - SPAIN - COPE various 2:22 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk, COPE ID
1160 - BERMUDA - VSB3 Hamilton 2:08 UTC Nov 17 BBC music program
1170 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - R. Sawa, Al-Dhabbiya 21:59 UTC Nov 16 pop
music, Arabic talk, ID
1197 - SPAIN - Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria 22:25 UTC Nov 16 man in Basque
talk // 1386, 1476
1215 - ENGLAND - Absolute Radio , various 2:25 UTC Nov 17 ID, music
(Very Strong)
1215 - SPAIN - COPE various 2:27 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk (under
Absolute)
1224 - SPAIN - COPE various 21:58 UTC Nov 16 music, promos & talk in
Spanish, ID
1260 - SPAIN - SER various 00:17 UTC Nov 17 two men in Spanish // 1116
1296 - SUDAN - SNBC Reiba 21:29 UTC Nov 16 Arabic talk , ment Sudan
1305 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 22:39 UTC Nov 16 two men in Spanish
1314 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 2:28 UTC Nov 17 Spanish vocals, ID
1341 - NORTHERN IRELAND - BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey 18:13 UTC Nov 16
1350 - FRANCE - Radio Orient, Nice 21:57 UTC Nov 16 French talk, ID ,
Indian music
1377 - FRANCE - France Info, Lille-Camphin-en-Carembault 18:21 UTC Nov
16 French talk (good)
1386 - SPAIN - Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao 00:15 UTC Nov 17 American pop,
Basque talk, ment. Barcelona //1476 much weaker
1395 - NETHERLANDS - Radio Seagull, Harlingen 18:21 UTC Nov 16 Radio
Seagull ID by woman, music
1413 - SPAIN - R. Nacional, various 22:26 UTC Nov 16 two men in Spanish
talk (Very Strong)
1422 - ALGERIA - R. Culture, Alger 20:31 UTC Nov 16 Arabic talk ( weaker
Germany under)
1422- GERMANY - Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler 22:34 UTC Nov 16 German
talk about the United States
1431 - DJIBOUTI - Radio Sawa, Arta 22:34 UTC Nov 16 Arabic pops, ID
(fair)
1440 - LUXEMBOURG - China Radio Relay, Marnach 22:28 UTC Nov 16 English
talk about Obama & US government relations with China in English
1449 - LIBYA - Voice of Free Libya Meserata 2:54 UTC Nov 17 Arabic
music, vocals, talk
1521 - SAUDI ARABIA - BSKSA Duba 18:18 UTC Nov 16 Arabic talk & music
(good)
1521 - SPAIN - SER Castellon 22:37 UTC Nov 16 Spanish heard under Arabia
(fair)
1548 - MOLDOVA - Voice of Russia Grigoriopol 4:00 UTC Nov 17 news in
Russian by woman (good)
1550 - ALGERIA/ WESTERN SAHARA - Radio National Democratic Sahara, Rabuni
21:52 UTC Nov 16 Arabic talk, ID (good)
1575 - ITALY - RAI1 various 21:53 UTC Nov 16 Italian music and talk by
man
1575 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - R. Farda, Al-Dhabbiya 00:18 UTC Nov 17
Arabic talk "Don't Worry Be Happy" song , ID
1602 - SPAIN - Euskadi Irratia , R. Vitoria 22:35 UTC Nov 16 Spanish
talk, promos, ID (Very Strong)
DOMESTICS
540 -( presumed) CBGA1 Grand-Anse, New Brunswick 1:02 UTC Nov 17
Premiere Chaine ID in French , talk
660 - WFAN - New York, NY 1:03 UTC Nov 17 Home Depot Ad, ID, ads
850 - WEEI - Boston, Mass 00:31 UTC Nov 17 Chicago Bears NFL talk
880 - WCBS - New York, NY 3:55 UTC Nov 17 time check, WCBS Newstime ID
UNIDENTIFIEDS
600 - Unidentified 3:04 UTC Nov 17 Sports match in Spanish, many
mentions of Colombia
1060 - Unidentified 2:40 UTC Nov 17 woman in Spanish, Latin vocals
1170 - Unidentified 2:32 UTC Nov 17 man & woman in Spanish, ment. of
Colombia
1296 - Unidentified 18:23 UTC Nov 16 what seemed to be Pashto language
with news , talk about Iraq, Pakistan by woman, then seemed like a VOA ID
but not sure ( maybe Afghanistan ? )
1500 - Unidentifieds 2:12 UTC Nov 17 Latin vocals
1503 - Unidentified 20:29 UTC Nov 16 Spanish talk by man
1530 - Unidentified 3:47 UTC Nov 17 woman in Spanish, vocals, many
ment. of Argentina
LATINS
560 - CUBA - R. Rebelde, Moa 3:25 UTC Nov 17 Rebelde ID, Spanish talk,
ment. Cuba
570 - CUBA - R. Reloj , Santa Clara 2:38 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk, clock
ticks
630 - PUERTO RICO - WUNO San Juan 4:02 UTC Nov 17 news in Spanish
"Noti Uno" ID
680 - PUERTO RICO - WAPA San Juan 2:17 UTC Nov 17 Spanish political talk
, ment. Puerto Rico
750 - VENEZUELA - YVKS Caracas 1:01 UTC Nov 17 Spanish , ment. Venezuela
(under CBGY )
760 - COLOMBIA - HJAJ Barranquilla 3:10 UTC Nov 17 Latin vocals, ment.
Colombia in Spanish // 770
770 - COLOMBIA - HJKH - Bogota 3:10 UTC Nov 17 // 760 same as above at
same time
780 - VENEZUELA - YVMN R. Coro , Coro 2:02 UTC Nov 17 Latin vocals,
Spanish talk
790 - CUBA - R. Reloj 3:10 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk, clock ticks
820 - NEVIS / ST. KITTS - R. Paradise 2:37 UTC Nov 17 Religious
preacher
837 - SPAIN / CANARIES - COPE various 2:04 UTC Nov 17 News in Spanish
(Strong)
860 - CUBA - R. Reloj 5:05 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk, clock ticks
870 - CUBA - R. Reloj Sancti Spiritus 3:55 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk,
clock ticks
940 - PUERTO RICO - WIPR San Juan 1:20 UTC Spanish talk, many ment.
Puerto Rico
950 - CUBA - R. Reloj 2:06 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk by woman, clock
ticks
960 - CUBA / GUANTANAMO - R. Reloj 2:06 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk, clock
ticks
970 - (presumed ) WSTX - St. Croix USVirg 3:33 UTC Nov 17 Caribbean
style song by children "Can you See the Light "
1020 - CUBA - R. Reloj 3:45 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk, clock ticks
1100 - BRAZIL - R. Globo , Sao Paulo 00:17 UTC Nov 17 expressive man
in Portugeuse, ID
1160 - ANTIGUA - Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, St. John's 1:30 UTC Nov 17
Religious programs in English before and after station ID by accented man
" Caribbean Radio Lighthouse" ***NEW *** Also heard on Ultralights
Country # 93 on Ultralight
1190 - ARGENTINA (presumed) LRA15 R. America Tucuman 1:10 UTC Nov 17
Spanish talk, many ment. of Argentian and America (Also heard on
Ultralight)
1190 - (presumed) COLOMBIA - HJKG Tumaco 2:45 UTC Nov 17 Caracol ID's,
Spanish man , Latin vocals , mention sounded like Mira
1220 - BRAZIL - R. Globo, Rio De Janeiro 00:08 UTC Nov 17 promos & ID in
Portugeuse by man
1290 - VENEZUELA - YVLF R. Puerto Cabello 1:44 UTC Nov 17 Spanish talk,
Romantica music
1610 - ANGUILLA - The Caribbean Beacon, The Valley 3:03 UTC Nov 17
Religious talk by woman in in English
Receivers: Kenwood R-5000 & Yaesu FRG-100 w/ 320' wire
Sony SRF-M37V and M37W Ultralights barefoot
Good DX
Allen Willie VO1-001-SWL, VOPC1AA
Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland
47:43N 53:11W
http://twitter.com/vo1001swl
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