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- Subject: logs: Cape Cod: late May / early June 2014
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:52:34 -0400 (EDT)
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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2014
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)
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
Antennas:
* Two cardioid-pattern SuperLoops: 8m by 15m (peak 75 deg., null 255
deg.) and 10m by 11m (peak 165 deg., null 345 deg.). See
http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna.
* Figure-of-8 pattern broadband loop: 6m by 6m (165-345 deg.). See
http://www.bamlog.com/broadband.htm for similar antenna.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
153 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Bechar, MAY 19 0403 - Sounds like man in
Arabic at very low audio level on fair carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, MAY 21 0200 - Music, 4 pips, man
"Vous ecoutez France Inter"; LOUD. [Connelly*Y-MA]
171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, MAY 21 0200 -
Male Arabic vocal, violins; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, MAY 21 0200 - Intro music,
woman in French; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, MAY 21 0200 - Jingle,
Icelandic talk by man then woman, rockabilly type vocal; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., MAY 21 0200 - Woman
"This is the BBC World Service, the world's radio station", 5+1 pips,
man (Leslie Bannister) with story about a Mount Everest Sherpa; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
207 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Aholming, MAY 21 0201 - German news by
man; fair on USB (to dodge QI). [Connelly*Y-MA]
207 | MOROCCO | Radiodiffusion Television Marocaine (A), Azilal, MAY 19
0403 - Male a cappella Koranic vocal; fair over minor YSK beacon
interference on USB (used to dodge QI on LSB). [Connelly*Y-MA]
216 | FRANCE | Radio Monte Carlo, Roumoules, MAY 19 0403 - Man & woman
in French; to fair peak, mixed with CLB beacon. [Connelly*Y-MA]
225 | POLAND | Polskie Radio, Konstantynow, MAY 21 0200 - Man in
Polish, 5+1 pips, music fanfare, news; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, MAY 21 0200 - French female pop
vocal, woman in French, fanfare music, man with news in French; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
252 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Clarkestown, MAY 19 0403 - Man talking about
an anniversary celebration at a castle; fair. + MAY 30 0101 - News
about Ukrainian president, pro-Russian rebels. [Connelly*Y-MA]
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, MAY 30 0059 -
Female vocal; fair, better than 549. [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, MAY 21 0159 - Mideast dance music
female vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAY 19 0403 - Male North
African vocal, percussion; to good peak, best TA at the time.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, MAY 21 0201 - Man & woman in
English; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, MAY 21 0200 - Woman with French
news; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 21 0200 - Pips, woman with Radio
Nacional de Espana ID, electronic intro, news by man & woman; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, MAY 30 0100 - Arabic news by man;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, MAY 19 0400 - Reverberated WKAQ
ID's, ray-gun sound; good, over WTAG. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, MAY 19 0400 - // 580 with WKAQ net
ID and list of affiliate stations; good, dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | CUBA | CMAN, R. Rebelde, Bahia Honda, MAY 19 0400 - Cuban anthem
// 600; under huge WIOD. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, MAY 19 0401 - Uno and NotiUno
mentions in Spanish-language news; mixed with WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | VENEZUELA | YVQO, Union R., Puerto La Cruz, MAY 19 0403 - Union
Radio ID; under CBN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, MAY 21 0100 - "WAPA" jingle sneaked
in during break in WRKO audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Mabujabo, MAY 21 0101 - Nostalgic male vocal
// 640, 690, 900. LSB used to dodge WOR IBOC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 | CUBA | R. Progreso, La Fe, MAY 18 0101 - Light pop vocal, R.
Progreso ID // 640 et al.; over CKAC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de Tanamo, MAY 19 0400 - "Radio Angulo ..
Cuba" ID, national anthem; over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, MAY 21 0100 - Man with Venezuelan
political discussion; over Progreso Cuban. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, MAY 30 0100 - Sweep
sound, man in Portuguese; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, MAY 18 0100 - RCN ID; through
jumble. + JUN 3 0200 - "RCN .. Colombia" net ID; over WJR, others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, MAY 21 0100 - Radio Coro ID,
promo about 'deportes' (sports), slogan "Radio Coro, patrimonio de la
comunidad"; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, MAY 19 0400 - Radio
Transmundial ID; dominant. + MAY 21 0100 - Quickly popped up out of a
jumble (pattern switch?) and up to good peak with woman giving ID
"Radio Transmundial .. desde Bonaire." [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | BAHAMAS | ZNS3, Freeport, MAY 18 0100 - "Radio Bahamas, 1540 AM"
mention in Carib-accent talk by man; over WGY. 1540 had too much WDCD
to pull the parallel. + MAY 21 0100 - Radio Bahamas ID by man, "in
Freeport, Grand Bahama", "Good evening .. I hope you had a wonderful
day .. I hope you're having a lovely evening."; over WGY. + MAY 30 0100
- Carib-accent man talked about "Island Boy" musical; over WGY/CJVA.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guantanamo, MAY 19 0401 - Cuban national
anthem // 690; under ZNS3, WGY. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | BRAZIL | ZYK687, R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, MAY 30 0059 - Woman
in Portuguese "boa noite", into nostalgic Portuguese vocal; to fair
peak, dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, "W", Santa Clara, MAY 19 0400 - ID "Esta es Dobleve,
desde Santa Clara, en el centro de Cuba"; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | BRAZIL | ZYJ459, R. CBN, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 30 0100 - Fast
Portuguese talk by man; mixed with CJBC, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | PANAMA | HOL55, R. Reforma, Chitre, MAY 19 0400 - "Mas musica ..
Radio Reforma .. de Panama", accordion music, male vocal; over Reloj
Cuban and CJBC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, Caracas, MAY 19 0400 - Doorbell chimes,
timecheck ending in "treinte minutos" (:30), "AM Center" mention;
briefly atop dogpile (suspected Cuba/WLAT/WRNL). [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | COLOMBIA | HJGB, RCN, Cali, MAY 19 0359 - "RCN, su radio"; mixed
with WIPR. + JUN 3 0201 - talk "RCN Noticias", "en Colombia"; over
others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, JUN 9 0100 - Maxima Nueve Cuarenta
ID's. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 | BRAZIL | ZYK694, R. Globo, Sao Paulo, MAY 19 0400 - Reverberated
Radio Globo ID, "wolf whistle", fanfare music and Globo jingle; getting
through during pause in WTAM audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1140 | CUBA | (probably) R. Surco, MAY 19 0400 - Over WRVA with Cuban
anthem but not // Rebelde and Progreso stations which also had the
anthem but not at the same time relationship. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | CUBA | likely R. Trinchera Antiimperialista, Maisi, MAY 19 0400
- Under WWVA with Cuban anthem; different timing from other Cubans that
I could also hear running the anthem. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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