[HCDX] Granite Pier: SEP & OCT Boston area DXpeditions
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[HCDX] Granite Pier: SEP & OCT Boston area DXpeditions



Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2009
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA, USA
(GC= 42.667 N / 70.621 W) (= 42Â 40' N / 70Â 37' W)
(Granite Pier)

site-related info: <http://home.comcast.net/~dx_lab/dx_clams_2005.htm>

Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus operated with MSI Wind U100 netbook

Antenna: cardioid-pattern Micro-SuperLoop on car roof, square, 2 m per side, with 9:1 transformer on east bottom corner to speaker wire to 2:1 transformer to W7IUV transfer amp, and 9:1 transformer on west corner to speaker wire to 500 ohm null-adjust potentiometer. See <http://home.comcast.net/~dx_lab/pictures/micro_superloop.htm> for a similar antenna.

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Bechar, SEP 3 0104 - Arabic violin music; over Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

153 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Donebach, SEP 3 0104 - woman in German; under Algeria. [Connelly*R-MA]

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, SEP 3 0105 - woman in French, then reggae-Afropop type song. [Connelly*R-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, SEP 3 0104 - woman in Arabic, then slow music; over unID station. [Connelly*R-MA]

189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, SEP 3 0104 - man & woman in Icelandic; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., SEP 3 0105 - talk about release of the Lockerbie bomber; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

207 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Aholming, SEP 3 0104 - woman in German; poor. USB used to dodge QI beacon (206). [Connelly*R-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, SEP 3 0105 - French talk and laughing by two men; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

531 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Ain-El-Beida, SEP 3 0104 - Arabic vocal; under Spain. + OCT 8 2258 - Arabic preaching; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

531 | FAROE ISLANDS | Kringvarp Foroya, Akraberg, SEP 3 0028 - hard rock, then a lighter vocal; over Spain. + OCT 9 0000 - "Time After Time" (male vocal remake of Cyndi Lauper song), then into other pop-rock vocal with no break at top-of-hour; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0014 - // 585 with man & woman in Spanish; fair over other. [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk synchros., SEP 3 0028 - // 756 with classical piano; fair. + OCT 8 2300 - intro music, Deutschlandfunk ID, pips; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0013 - Spanish talk; to fair peak through WGAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

567 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0013 - talk // 585; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0013 - talk // 585; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, SEP 3 0013 - // 621 et al. with man & woman in Spanish; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

594 | PORTUGAL | Radio Sim, Muge, SEP 3 0014 - // 891 with easy-listening lounge type vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

602 | YEMEN (t) | ?, SEP 3 0014 - het but not much audio. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, SEP 3 0029 - // 945 with folk-style French vocal; briefly over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0014 - "Radio Nacional Espana, informativo"; over France and weak 602 het. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 8 2259 - male Arabic vocal and flutes, some distortion on audio. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Lerida / Lleida, SEP 3 0015 - // 585 with woman in Spanish; to fair peak, dominant. Surprised to find this atop instead of Morocco. [Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 3 0013 - // 585 with man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

630 | NORWAY | NRK, Vigra, OCT 8 2238 - woman in Norwegian wishing listeners a good night, then "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas; over/under WPRO. Thanks to Henrik Klemetz, Gert Nilsson, and Alf Ardal of RealDX for sorting out the talk on the audio clip. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., SEP 3 0014 - // 585 with man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

648 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Badajoz et al., SEP 3 0014 - // 585 with man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, SEP 3 0029 - // 684 with woman in Spanish; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1 synchros, SEP 3 0014 - // 693 Azores with male vocal in fado or similar style; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

675 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Benghazi, SEP 3 0014 - man in Arabic, then Arabic vocal; briefly over Netherlands. + SEP 3 0101 - male group Arabic vocal, percussion, strings; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Maria, Lopik, SEP 3 0015 - religious music; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, SEP 3 0014 - // 585 with man & woman in Spanish; local-like and actually stronger than WRKO !! [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Santa Barbara-Terceira, SEP 3 0014 - // 666 with male vocal in fado or other melancholy style; poor in mix with others. [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., SEP 3 0015 - BBC talk; slightly over Azores. + SEP 3 0100 - "Five Live News"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

702 | unID | ?, SEP 3 0002 - Arabic man in studio, other man on phone, "salaam aleikhum" mention, then group chant; up to good level. + SEP 3 0014 - Koranic vocal, then reverberated preaching; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, SEP 3 0014 - old-fashioned male French vocal; very good over 711.06 growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

711.06 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, SEP 2 2357 - man in Arabic, then Berber type vocal; somewhat distorted audio. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | CANARY ISLANDS | RNE R.5, Finca Espana, SEP 2 2302 - // 774 with man & woman in Spanish; good, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | GREENLAND | KNR, Simiutaq, OCT 9 0000 - local Inuit-type language talk, over RNE Canaries; thanks to Chuck Hutton / RealDX for assistance on audio clip. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1 synchros, SEP 3 0059 - // 666 with light music; poor, mixed with YVQE and WGN. [Connelly*R-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 2 2357 - // 774 with Spanish talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, SEP 2 2357 - Spanish teletalk; in the clear during talk on adjacent CHCM (clobbered during music though) [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 2302 - // 774 with man & woman in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, SEP 3 0015 - classical piano; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, SEP 3 0001 - Spanish news by woman; over Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, SEP 3 0000 - Option Musique jingle, timecheck "deux heures"; fair. + SEP 3 0014 - Beatles "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"; mixed with unID Mideast station. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | unID | ?, SEP 3 0014 - talk by woman seemed Arabic. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Abis, SEP 3 0059 - Arabic female vocal; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 2 2302 - man & woman in Spanish; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, SEP 2 2300 - Arabic news; HUGE. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | SPAIN | Rock y Gol Radio Miramar, Ctra. Conseria (Barcelona), SEP 3 0015 - man in Spanish; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | SYRIA | Syrian Arab Republic Broadcasting Corp, Tartus, SEP 3 0104 - "al arabiya al souriya" mention, newstalk; dominant. + OCT 9 0047 - // 828 with female Arabic vocal, flutes, strings; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, SEP 3 0014 - // 711 with nostalgic French vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, SEP 3 0030 - man & woman in Spanish; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 2 2355 - slow Spanish talk by man; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

810 | SPAIN | SER, Madrid, SEP 3 0014 - // 873 with Spanish teletalk; mixed with 3 or 4 others. + OCT 8 2200 - // 1116 with fast Spanish talk; briefly atop CJVA/WGY/Scotland jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

810 | UNITED KINGDOM (SCOTLAND) | BBC Radio Scotland synchros, SEP 2 2357 - BBC newstalk / documentary; briefly over WGY. [Connelly*R-MA]

819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Santah, SEP 3 0013 - Arabic sermon or speech in large echoey hall, then group chant. + OCT 8 2223 - // 6290 with dramatic presentation in Arabic, two men and a woman talking excitedly and laughing, then regal trumpet blasts like something in a '50s epic movie about ancient Rome; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

828 | SYRIA | ORT Arab Syrienne, Deir el Zawr, OCT 9 0047 - // 783 with female Arabic vocal, flutes, strings; over presumed Germany that had James Last type instrumental. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 3 0000 - fast-talk news in Spanish by woman; loud, mixed with France. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, SEP 3 0000 - musical fanfare, news in French; strong, mixed with COPE synchros. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | unID (IRAN ?) | ?, SEP 3 0015 - Koranic chant; overtaking France & Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

855 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitati, Bucuresti, OCT 9 0011 - // 909, 1179, 1314, 1332, 1530, 1593 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 3 0000 - ID "Radio Nacional de Espana, informativo", news by woman; good over other station that was probably Romania, some echo noted. [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | EGYPT | ERTU, Santah, OCT 8 2259 - male a cappella Arabic vocal; over France. [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, SEP 3 0000 - "deux heures" timecheck, news; slightly over Spain. + SEP 3 0019 - France Bleu jingle. [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Socuellamos, SEP 3 0000 - // 855 with woman in Spanish, "buenas noches" greeting; slightly under France. [Connelly*R-MA]

873 | GERMANY | AFN, Frankfurt, SEP 3 0018 - // 1107 with "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band; peaking over SER. + OCT 9 0012 - // 1107 with "Love Reign Over Me" by the Who; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 3 0000 - Cadena SER ID; over WLVP slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 2 2301 - COPE ID, Spanish talk by several people; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.Wales, Washford, OCT 9 0011 - talk about someone sentenced for 26 years; over COPE for a little while. [Connelly*R-MA]

891 | PORTUGAL | Radio Sim, Vila Moura, SEP 3 0014 - // 594 with easy-listening lounge type vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

900 | ITALY | RAI Radiouno, Milano, OCT 8 2203 - woman in Italian with apparent newscast; atop pile-up. [Connelly*R-MA]

900 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Qurayyat, OCT 9 0000 - Arabic news by man; mixed with CKDH. + OCT 9 0059 - Arabic vocal went through the top-of-hour; over CKDH, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitati, Jucu, OCT 9 0011 - // 855, 1179, 1314, 1332, 1530, 1593 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; under UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Palma de Mallorca, SEP 3 0101 - fast-talk news in Spanish; under UK. Mideast music also mixing at times. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | unID (YEMEN ?) | ?, SEP 3 0002 - Koranic chant doing a number on UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0015 - interview about Qaddafi and Libya, then talk about British hostages in Baghdad; good. + SEP 3 0058 - interview with US official about wildfires in California. + OCT 8 2300 - talk about energy, then ID "on digital and online, this is BBC Radio Five Live"; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

917 | NIGERIA | R. Gotel, Yola, OCT 8 2200 - woman in what sounded like accented English; poor in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, OCT 8 2200 - Spanish newstalk, then pop vocal excerpt; over 917 Nigeria het and WGIN IBOC. [Connelly*R-MA]

927 | BELGIUM | VRT Radio Een, Wolvertem, OCT 8 2159 - Flemish or Dutch talk by man; in WGIN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

936 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Agadir, SEP 2 2355 - Koranic chant; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0013 - Spanish talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, SEP 2 2359 - // other France Info's with showtune vocal in English; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

954 | QATAR | QBS, Al Arish, SEP 3 0054 - man with Arabic newstalk mentioning "arabiyah"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, SEP 2 2356 - fast Spanish talk about various countries; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

963 | FINLAND | Radio 86, Pori, OCT 8 2159 - CRI program with man in German giving a list of frequencies and a Beijing mailing address; good. Went off at 2200 leaving Tunisia over presumed Portugal and Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | Radio Sim, Seixal, SEP 3 0013 - // 594 with '40s-type crooning, then man in Portuguese; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

963 | TUNISIA | RTT, Tunis, SEP 2 2356 - march-type anthem. [Connelly*R-MA]

972 | GERMANY | NDR Info, Hamburg, OCT 9 0100 - German news by woman; through slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

972 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya BC, Sirte, SEP 3 0015 - male Arabic vocal; over WZAN slop. + SEP 3 0101 - // 675 with Arabic group vocal and strings; over Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, SEP 3 0001 - news in French. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | PORTUGAL | Radio Sim synchros, OCT 8 2201 - Portuguese talk; in mix with Algeria. [Connelly*R-MA]

990 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 3 0014 - // 873 with Spanish teletalk; mixed with CBY. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA R.Quran, Tabuk, OCT 8 2302 - Koranic vocal; loud, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 3 0014 - // 882 with fast Spanish talk by man. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, SEP 2 2301 - lively Spanish discussion (not parallel SER outlets); fair to good on LSB to dodge WINS. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, SEP 3 0101 - // 675 & 972 with group chant and strings; atop UK, seemed closer to correct freq. instead of on 1053.1. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO (t) | RTM, Tangier, SEP 2 2355 - likely this with anthem at sign-off. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 9 0012 - // 1089 with talk about movies, then mention of a later discussion about sending more troops into Afghanistan to combat the Taliban; over 1053.1 Libya growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1062 | ITALY | RAI Radiouno synchros, OCT 8 2159 - // 1575 with anthem (march), then test tone and blank carrier revealing Mideast station. [Connelly*R-MA]

1062 | unID (IRAN or TURKEY ?) | ?, SEP 2 2357 - Koranic chant; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1071 | unID (IRAN ?) | ?, SEP 2 2359 - Mideast group vocal; over something Slavic-sounding. [Connelly*R-MA]

1080 | IRAN | IRIB 1/VOIRI, Abadan, OCT 9 0047 - chant; totally blowing away Spain and WTIC. Thanks to Sylvain Naud / RealDX for help on earlier log audio clip of this during this DXpedition. [Connelly*R-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 3 0000 - // 1116 with woman in Spanish, piano interlude, pips, news; through WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1088 | ANGOLA | R. Nacional, Mulenvos, OCT 8 2201 - Portuguese news; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 3 0000 - promo for DAB Digital Radio, then "TalkSport News"; good over 1088 Angola het. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 2300 - "R. Nacional de Espana, informativo"; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | GERMANY | AFN synchros, SEP 3 0018 - // 873 with guitar riff from "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band; getting through Spain. + OCT 9 0012 - // 873 with "Love Reign Over Me" by the Who; mixed with Spain and a Mideast music station. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 2318 - // 1125 with woman in Spanish; over growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107.12 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 "Todo Noticias", Caceres, OCT 9 0045 - // 621 & 1107.0 with Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 3 0030 - // 873 with woman in Spanish, then excerpt of Enya's "Only Time"; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | BELGIUM | RTBF VivaCite, Houdeng, OCT 8 2200 - pips, news in French; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 2318 - // 1107 with woman in Spanish; over others, some echo. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, SEP 2 2317 - Croatian phone interview; over WBBR slop. + OCT 8 2218 - // 7375 with English-language news about Bosnian representatives consulting with European Union officials; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1143 | RUSSIA (KALININGRAD) | R. Mayak, Bolshakovo, OCT 8 2200 - "Midnight in Moscow" interval signal chimes; in jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 2 2301 - fanfare music, COPE ID // 882; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1143.45 | unID | ?, SEP 2 2301 - weak het, no audio. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 9 0045 - talk // 621; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1161 | unID (IRAN or EGYPT ?) | ?, SEP 2 2357 - Mideast group chant, then Arabic-sounding talk. [Connelly*R-MA]

1161 | UNITED KINGDOM | unID UK local, OCT 8 2259 - weak English talk. [Connelly*R-MA]

1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Sawa, Al Dhabiya, SEP 2 2318 - Arabic female talk; sometimes over local daytimer WFPB ! + SEP 2 2355 - Sawa ID, female vocal; almost local like. + SEP 3 0029 - Lou Bega "Mambo Number 5", R. Sawa ID; over WWVA. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2301 - Spanish talk, teletalk; good. + SEP 3 0030 - part of Enya song // 1116. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | ROMANIA | R. Romania Actualitati, Galbeni-Bacau et al., OCT 9 0011 - // 855, 909, 1314, 1332, 1530, 1593 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; over SER. + OCT 9 0100 - end of "Stay With Me" by Rod Stewart, talk "Romania Actualitati â hora exacta", pips, musical fanfare, news; over SER. [Connelly*R-MA]

1188 | IRAN | R.Payam, Tehran, SEP 2 2317 - mideast music; fair on LSB. + SEP 3 0000 - ascending 3 note chimes, then news. [Connelly*R-MA]

1196.75 | ANGOLA | Emissora Provincial de Malanje, Malanje, OCT 8 2302 - off-channel het. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, SEP 2 2318 - // 1377 & 1557 with woman in French then man mentioned Chicago, pgm. done in cooperation with Radio Canada; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1214.885 | unID (ALBANIA ?) | ?, OCT 8 2200 - big growl against UK went off at 2200:10 UTC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | RUSSIA (KALININGRAD) | VOR, Bolshakovo, OCT 8 2200 - Voice of Russia ID by man in English followed by news broke over Absolute Radio for a while. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 9 0045 - // 999 with Muzak; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, SEP 2 2357 - Absolute Radio ID, then "I Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | ISRAEL | Galei Zahal, Beersheba, OCT 9 0012 - // 1287 with pop female Hebrew vocal; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 3 0000 - Cadena COPE ID; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, SEP 3 0002 - French news; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, OCT 9 0045 - woman in Arabic; in slop / IBOC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1269 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Neumunster, OCT 8 2300 - Deutschlandfunk ID, pips, news by woman in German; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1278 | IRAN | IRIB 1, Kermanshah, SEP 2 2355 - presumed Farsi talk, then into chant; briefly over France. [Connelly*R-MA]

1287 | ISRAEL | Galei Zahal, Tel Aviv, OCT 8 2211 - // 6973 with "Groovin" by the Young Rascals; poor, mixed with Spain. + OCT 9 0012 - // 1224 with pop female Hebrew vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 9 0011 - Spanish talk; mixed with Israel. [Connelly*R-MA]

1295 | unID | ?, SEP 2 2357 - weak het. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SUDAN | SNBC, Reiba, SEP 3 0019 - reverberated Arabic talk by man; poor to fair. + SEP 3 0059 - Arabic male vocal; to fair peak (on LSB to dodge 1296.26 Spain). [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | Radio XL, Langley Mill, OCT 9 0012 - Bollywood disco; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296.26 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, SEP 3 0000 - // 837 with news by woman. [Connelly*R-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0000 - ID "Radio Nacional de Espana, informativo"; over growl (Iran 1305.08) and WLOB slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1305.085 | IRAN | IRIB, Bushehr, OCT 9 0047 - growl against Spain and bits of audio. [Connelly*R-MA]

1314 | ROMANIA | Antena Satelor / Romania Actualitati synchros, OCT 9 0011 - // 855, 909, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; over Spain and low-pitched growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1323 | unID | ?, OCT 8 2231 - British-accented man; poor. Not sure if BBC Cyprus or UK local. [Connelly*R-MA]

1332 | IRAN | R. Tehran, Tehran, SEP 2 2356 - chanting; to good peak. + SEP 3 0103 - Koranic male vocal popped up and got loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1332 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitati, Galati, OCT 9 0011 - // 855, 909, 1179, 1314, 1530, 1593 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; mixed with Iran. [Connelly*R-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC Radio Ulster, Lisnagarvey, OCT 8 2300 - 5 short pips, one longer pip, talk "on 92 and 95 FM and 1341 medium wave, this is BBC Radio Ulster"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | RNE, Arganda del Rey, SEP 3 0015 - talk // 774; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | unID (EGYPT ?) | ?, SEP 3 0030 - Koranic chanting mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, SEP 2 2318 - // 1206 & 1557 with woman in French then man mentioned Chicago, pgm. done in cooperation with Radio Canada; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1386.06 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, SEP 3 0029 - Spanish teletalk; slightly over WVAE IBOC. + OCT 9 0045 - // 1476 with Beethoven "Fur Elise" on piano and electronic keyboard; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, OCT 8 2301 - French news by woman; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0030 - echoey Spanish talk by woman; poor over other station and WVAE IBOC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | RTA, Algiers, SEP 2 2303 - two men in French with phone caller; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, SEP 3 0029 - classical piano; over Algeria vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, SEP 2 2317 - Arabic talk mentioning Medinah, Ankara; peaking stronger than local 1430 WXKS. [Connelly*R-MA]

1440 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Marnach, OCT 8 2200 - China Radio International newsmagazine in English; blasting in, clobbering WRED. [Connelly*R-MA]

1440 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Damman, SEP 2 2355 - // 1521 with woman in Arabic, then electronic synthesizer music; briefly over WRED. + OCT 8 2331 - // 1521 with Arabic vocal and orchestra; over WRED. [Connelly*R-MA]

1466.975 | unID | ?, OCT 9 0030 - off-channel growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | Trans-World Radio, Roumoules, OCT 8 2200 - TWR interval signal just before 2200, signal then jumped up by 10 dB (pattern change ?), British-accented man ".. on 1467 medium wave, our programme this evening is Rendezvous"; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1476 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, SEP 2 2355 - man & woman in Spanish; to good strength though pestered by WBAE IBOC. + OCT 9 0045 - // 1386 with Beethoven "Fur Elise" on piano and electronic keyboard; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1476.28 | unID (IRAN ?) | ?, OCT 8 2150 - het growl against Spain, too much WBAE IBOC for audio. [Connelly*R-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 3 0001 - // 1116 with news; poor in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1494 | FRANCE (CORSICA) | France Bleu, Bastia, SEP 2 2359 - // 864 with disco; poor in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 3 0001 - // 855 with news by woman in Spanish; poor in WBAE IBOC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, SEP 2 2317 - shrieking Arabic vocal; poor to fair. + OCT 9 0012 - Koran; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, SEP 2 2317 - man & woman talking over music, phone numbers given and "arabiya" mentioned; loud. + OCT 8 2214 - // 9555 & 9870 with Arabic discussion; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1530 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitati, Mihaileni & Mahmudia, OCT 9 0011 - // 855, 909, 1179, 1314, 1332, 1593 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; only poor to fair, but alone on channel. [Connelly*R-MA]

1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, OCT 8 2200 - clear Voice of America ID popped up out of the stew. [Connelly*R-MA]

1530 | VATICAN | R.Vaticana, Vatican City, OCT 8 2200 - Vatican chimes interval signal just before the top of the hour; mixed with Sao Tome, WVBF, and others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1539 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 9 0012 - // 1116 with talk by woman; now slightly over UAE. [Connelly*R-MA]

1539 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Aap Ki Dunyaa, Al Dhabiya, OCT 9 0011 - subcontinental language (presumed Urdu); poor to fair through WDCD slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd-Kuwait City, OCT 9 0012 - fast Arabic talk by man, Sawa ID, then highly-orchestrated female vocal. + OCT 9 0045 - pop Arabic male group vocal and percussion; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Rabouni, SEP 2 2301 - R. Nacional Saharaui ID; good. + OCT 8 2153 - Saharaui mention by woman in Spanish; over WITK. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, SEP 2 2318 - // 1206 & 1377 with woman in French then man mentioned Chicago, pgm. done in cooperation with Radio Canada; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1566 | BENIN | Trans-World Radio, Parakou, OCT 8 2201 - French religious talk by man; briefly over slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | ITALY | RAI Radiouno synchros, OCT 8 2159 - // 1062 sign-off with anthem (march), then off, leaving R. Farda. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2318 - // 1116 with Spanish talk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Al Dhabiya, SEP 3 0001 - R. Farda ID; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, SEP 3 0124 - folk Spanish male vocal and guitar, then tropical music; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 9 0031 - // 1116 with a few notes of a song, then talk by woman "buenas noches"; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1593 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitati, Ion Korvinn, OCT 9 0011 - // 855, 909, 1179, 1314, 1332, 1530 with Beatles "Hey Jude"; poor in hashy noise presumed to be Germany DRM. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, OCT 8 2159 - man & woman in Spanish; evenly mixed with SER. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 8 2159 - // 1116 with fanfare music, Spanish talk; mixed with R. Vitoria. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

550 | VENEZUELA | YVKE, Mundial, Caracas, SEP 3 0105 - Venezuelan political talk; under WDEV. [Connelly*R-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, SEP 3 0013 - gospel-influenced soul female vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, SEP 3 0013 - Reloj time and news show; mixed with CFCB and WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]

580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, SEP 3 0101 - "WKAQ cinco ochenta" ID; good, over WTAG. [Connelly*R-MA]

600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, SEP 3 0103 - fanfare, slogan "noticias de Cuba y el mundo"; good, over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, SEP 3 0104 - // 580 WKAQ with fast Spanish talk and local mentions; in jumble with Cuba and others. [Connelly*R-MA]

600.13 | unID | ?, OCT 9 0045 - possibly Colombia with off-channel growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, SEP 3 0029 - Puerto Rico news, Uno jingle; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, SEP 3 0029 - Caribbean French talk by man; mixed with CBN. [Connelly*R-MA]

650 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Universal, HIAT, Santo Domingo, SEP 3 0029 - Universal mention, Santo Domingo advert; in jumble with HJKH, CKGA, and WSRO. [Connelly*R-MA]

670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, SEP 3 0103 - // 600 with Cuba news, greeting "buenas noches amigos"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

670 | VENEZUELA | YVLL, R. Rumbos, Caracas, SEP 3 0030 - "en Caracas" mention; slightly over unID music station. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | unID | ?, SEP 3 0001 - Morse code "HIH" at 0001:10; in stew of other signals. Portuguese talk tended to dominate, not sure if Portugal or Brazil. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | unID | ?, SEP 3 0014 - religious talk by man in Spanish; mixed with Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | YVQE, R. Oriente, Porlamar, SEP 3 0103 - "en Venezuela, Oriente" ID; atop IBOC or DRM hash. [Connelly*R-MA]

740 | BRAZIL | ZYH446, R. Sociedade da Bahia, Salvador, OCT 9 0012 - reverberated Portuguese talk by man; briefly over CHCM & CFZM. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, SEP 2 2357 - Spanish talk mentioning "venezolana" and a car dealer or repair garage; over CBGY. + SEP 3 0014 - organ music "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", then talk about "grande liga", Caracas, and "RCR Deportes"; good, over CBGY. + OCT 9 0011 - // 860, 910, 1110, 1130 with Chavez speech "Viva socialismo, viva Cuba, viva Venezuela."; good, over CBGY. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, SEP 3 0015 - Portuguese religious talk by man; in jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0001 - "RCN Noticias", sponsored by "Banco Popular"; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

770 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, SEP 3 0103 - // 600 & 670 with Cuba news; under WABC. [Connelly*R-MA]

780 | COLOMBIA | HJZG or HJZW, OCT 8 2300 - Colombian with RCN ID; atop jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, SEP 2 2357 - two R. Coro ID's; over one of the low power Maine stations. + SEP 3 0015 - Coro ID. [Connelly*R-MA]

789.785 | unID | ?, SEP 3 0029 - het, possibly Barbados a bit off channel to the low side [Connelly*R-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | PJB, Trans-World Radio, Bonaire, SEP 3 0030 - full ID in Spanish "Radio Transmundial, Bonaire, Antillas Holandesas"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise, Charlestown, SEP 3 0013 - black gospel female vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

840 | BRAZIL | ZYK687, R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, SEP 2 2357 - man in Portuguese; in jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

840 | HAITI | R. 4VEH (4VEF), Cap-Haitien, SEP 3 0031 - fast Franch talk by man, then Haitian music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

860 | VENEZUELA | YVYE or YVOL, OCT 9 0011 - // 750, 910, 1110, 1130 with Chavez speech "Viva socialismo, viva Cuba, viva Venezuela."; mixed with CJBC. [Connelly*R-MA]

870 | CUBA | R. Reloj, SEP 3 0018 - Reloj time and news; briefly over WLVP. [Connelly*R-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, SEP 3 0001 - Caribbean English talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

900 | VENEZUELA | YVMD, Mara Ritmo 900, Maracaibo, SEP 3 0015 - ".. minutos, hora Venezuela"; through jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, RQ-910, Caracas, OCT 9 0011 - // 750, 860, 1110, 1130 with Chavez speech "Viva socialismo, viva Cuba, viva Venezuela."; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1060.28 | unID | ?, OCT 9 0045 - off-channel growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1077 | unID | ?, OCT 9 0100 - carrier, not sure if TA or Pan-American. [Connelly*R-MA]

1100 | BRAZIL | ZYK694, R. Globo, Sao Paulo, OCT 9 0045 - fast Portuguese talk by man; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, R. Carupano, Carupano, OCT 9 0011 - // 750, 860, 910, 1130 with Chavez speech "Viva socialismo, viva Cuba, viva Venezuela."; dominant over jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

1120 | PUERTO RICO | WMSW, R. Once, Arecibo, OCT 9 0012 - Puerto Rico talkshow; over WBNW/WPRX. [Connelly*R-MA]

1130 | VENEZUELA | YVRL, R. Ideal, Maiquetia, OCT 9 0011 - // 750, 860, 910, 1110 with Chavez speech "Viva socialismo, viva Cuba, viva Venezuela."; under WBBR. [Connelly*R-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, OCT 8 2331 - "BBC news", item about Kenya; fair, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde (CMBT Villa Maria and others), OCT 9 0011 - Cuban national newstalk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1190.338 | COLOMBIA | HJCT, L. V. de la Costa, Barranquilla, SEP 2 2356 - Spanish talk mentioning Barranquilla; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1210.22 | unID | ?, SEP 3 0018 - bit of vocal; splittable from WPHT/VOAR. [Connelly*R-MA]

1220 | BRAZIL | ZYJ258, R. Globo, Rio de Janeiro, OCT 9 0045 - reverberated Portuguese sportstalk mentioned Sao Paulo; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, SEP 3 0030 - old-fashioned southern gospel hymns including "Rock of Ages"; peaking over WFAU. [Connelly*R-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, SEP 3 0018 - Caribbean English discussion about equal rights; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

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