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     REPORT FROM: Mark Connelly - WA1ION          
     
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      [Connelly-MA] = Billerica, MA  (home)  
                      (GC = 71.22 W / 42.54 N)           
                 rx = JRC NRD-525
                ant = two 37 m. slopers w/ 50 m floating ground
                      for noise reduction; proto-MWDX-7 phasing 
                      unit; MWT-3 regenerative preselector.
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         [MC/TB-MA] = Mark Connelly & Tom Beaton 
                      at Tom's house: Manchester, MA    
                      (GC = 70.75 W / 42.58 N)           
                 rx = Drake R8
                ant = two slopers; proto-MWDX-7 phasing unit; 
                      MWT-3 regenerative preselector.
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             e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
  
     DATES: 1995 (UTC/GMT)          TIMES: UTC/GMT            
   
* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

558  SPAIN, Valencia et al., OCT 30 0540 - SS talk / teletalk,
o/ 5 Hz SAH.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
585  SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, NOV 3 0130 - woman in SS; fair.  [MC/TB-MA]
 
612  MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 30 0538 - emotional AA speech by man;
to good peaks.  [Connelly-MA]
 
621  CANARY ISLANDS, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, NOV 3 0126 - man &
woman in SS; good.  [MC/TB-MA]

684  SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, NOV 3 0301 - SS news by woman; loud,
excellent w/ WRKO phased.  [MC/TB-MA]
 
693  AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, NOV 3 0151 - female vocal // 836;
way atop UK.  [MC/TB-MA]

711  LIBYA, synchros, NOV 3 0109 - good w/ excited AA vocal // 1251. 
[MC/TB-MA] 
 
738  SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, OCT 30 0535 - // 774 w/ SS talk by
woman; fair.  [Connelly-MA]
 
756  SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, OCT 30 0532 - fast SS talk; fair.
[Connelly-MA]
 
774  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, OCT 30 0535 - // 738 w/ SS talk by 
woman; fair.  [Connelly-MA]
 
765  SWITZERLAND, R. Suisse Romande, Sottens, OCT 30 0533 - FF  
teletalk by woman; fair through WABC slop.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
836  AZORES, RDP, Barossa, NOV 3 0151 - female vocal // 693; fair.
Not only is this off-channel, but its modulation is weak. [MC/TB-MA]

837  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, NOV 3 0152 - SS talk in jumble, weaker
than adjacent Azores-836.  [MC/TB-MA]
 
855  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, OCT 30 0519 - man & woman SS discussion
about government; fair w/ WEEI-850 phased.  [Connelly-MA]
 
882  ENGLAND, BBC Wales / R. 4, Washford et al., OCT 30 0528 - 
EE interview w/ a foreign correspondent; to fair peaks w/ 
WCBS phased.  [Connelly-MA] 
         
891  ALGERIA, Algiers, OCT 30 0524 - fast-paced morning show w/
AA talk & interspersed music; usually stronger than WBPS/WLS-890.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
909  ENGLAND, BBC Radio 5 synchros, OCT 30 0525 - bits of EE talk
in WABI/CHRL-910 slop.  [Connelly-MA]
 
954  SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, NOV 2 0418 - man & woman in SS;
fair.  Most TA's were below average at the time.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
981  ALGERIA, Algiers, OCT 30 0511 - big het, AA talk by man;
poor w/ semi-local WCAP phased.  [Connelly-MA]
 
999  SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, OCT 30 0509 - fast SS news by man;
o/ CKBW slop.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1053  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, OCT 30 0506 - EE
teletalk show w/ man & woman; poor to fair - regen. was used to pull
it through WEVD/CHUM slop.  [Connelly-MA]    
                                                             
1062  DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, OCT 30 0503 - news by
man in Danish; fair to good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1089  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, OCT 30 0500 - woman in
EE w/ news about Quebec independence vote; o/ others, choppy fade
pattern.  [Connelly-MA]    
                                                             
1098  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, OCT 29 0405 - 
news by man in SS, talk about "ministeria", timecheck (caught 
"cinco minutos"); to good peak o/ growl. + NOV 4 0644 - man in 
SS; still peaking to good strength at this late time. [Connelly-MA]         

1107  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, OCT 29 0409 - SS talk by man & woman;
fair, in slop.  [Connelly-MA]

                           
1134  CROATIA, Hrvatski R., Zadar, OCT 29 0415 - pop music w/ Slavic
lyrics; o/u Spain.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1134  SPAIN, COPE synchros, OCT 29 0415 - SS talk o/u Croatia;
heard w/ WBBR phased. [Connelly-MA]  
 
1161  SPAIN, EI, San Sebastian, OCT 29 0418 - SS talk by several 
announcers; poor (regen. used to extract audio). [Connelly-MA]  
 
1179  SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, OCT 29 0422 - bits of 
SER SS news; regen. helped to get this past Cuba-1180.  [Connelly-MA]
                           
1179  SWEDEN, Radio Sweden, Solvesborg, OCT 30 0453 - man in Swedish,
then religious-sounding classical music; good to excellent, stronger
than 1180.  [Connelly-MA] 

1197  UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, OCT 29 0436 - 
Joe Jackson song // 1215; poor to fair.  [Connelly-MA]  
                           
1206  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Bordeaux, NOV 4 0637 - FF talk by
man & woman; fair.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1215  UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, OCT 29 0429 - good w/
"She's Got Legs" by ZZ Top, slow vocal (probably by Sting), then
"Is She Really Going Out with Him ?" by Joe Jackson.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1215  SPAIN, NOV 3 0230 - SS teletalk; fair.  [MC/TB-MA]

1251  LIBYA, Tripoli, OCT 29 0440 - AA vocal at low audio level;
atop unID talk station (likely Portugal or Hungary).  [Connelly-MA]
+ NOV 3 0109 - AA vocal // 711; strong carrier, weak audio. [MC/TB-MA] 
                                                    
1296  SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, OCT 31 0544 - man & woman in SS;
poor to fair w/ jumpy fades.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1314  NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, OCT 29 0444 - emotional Norwegian male
vocal in a light operatic style, then woman in Norwegian; good to
excellent.  [Connelly-MA]

1395  ALBANIA, TWR, Fllake (Lushnje), OCT 30 2204 - preacher in EE;
good.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1467  FRANCE, TWR Roumoules, OCT 30 2211 - operatic-style hymn;
fair. + OCT 30 2253 - good w/ man in AA o/ WZOU/WSRO-1470 slop.
[Connelly-MA] 

1521  SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, OCT 29 0452 - news / discussion by man in
AA, then flute & violin music; good to excellent. + OCT 30, 0432 - 
female AA vocal; fair. + OCT 30 2100 - fading up; loud by 
2258 w/ Koranic male a cappella vocal. + NOV 2 0335 - AA man 
preaching, several Allah mentions; good. + NOV 4 2050 - AA talk 
interspersed w/ music, already up to fair strength on pre-sunset
reception.  [Connelly-MA] 

1530  VATICAN, Vatican R., OCT 30 2259 - classical music, Vatican 
interval signal; in jumble of stations of both domestic and foreign
origin.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1544  CLANDESTINE (probably ALGERIA), NOV 2 2337 - AA talk at low
modulation level on big carrier.  [MC/TB-MA]
 
1566  AZORES, Vila de Porto, NOV 4 2048 - poor w/ muffled bits of
PP talk & music; WQEW skip slop already troublesome for this pre-
sunset reception.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1575  SPAIN, OCT 29 0505 - fast SS newstalk by man & woman; to 
fair peaks.  [Connelly-MA]  

1584  SPAIN, OCT 29 0502 - SS female vocal; fair. + OCT 30 2340 - 
man in SS; poor to fair.  [Connelly-MA]  


* PAN-AMERICAN DX *   

535  TURKS AND CAICOS, RVC, NOV 3 0137 - back on this channel
(ex-532) w/ SS talk by woman; excellent.  Grenada was audible
under.  [MC/TB-MA]

555  ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, NOV 3 0136 - Caribbean
EE teletalk show; excellent.  [MC/TB-MA]
 
580  PUERTO RICO, R. Reloj, WKAQ, San Juan, NOV 3 0135 - woman 
said "desde San Juan, W-K-A-Q", then SS teletalk; atop WTAG/CJFX.
[MC/TB-MA] 
 
680  unID, NOV 3 0105 - SS teletalk audible w/ local WRKO phased.
Believed to be WAPA in San Juan, Puerto Rico (based upon Cape Cod 
receptions).  [MC/TB-MA] 
 
690  ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, NOV 3 0108 -
good (way o/ CBF) w/ Caribbean EE news // 1610.  [MC/TB-MA] 
 
705  ST. VINCENT, Kingstown, NOV 3 0117 - poor w/ rhythmic 
music.  This seems weaker than it once was ... possible 
hurricane damage ?  [MC/TB-MA] 
 
750  VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, NOV 3 0155 - booming in w/ Radio
Caracas Radio and "RCR" ID's.  [MC/TB-MA]   
 
760  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, NOV 3 0155 - fast SS talk
// 770; atop a pile of at least 3 other South Americans.  [MC/TB-MA]
                            

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