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Newfoundland DXpedition Loggings from Jean Burnell, David Clark,
Mark Connelly, Bruce Conti, Neil Kazaross, and Jim Renfrew.

Location: Cappahayden, except <R> = Renews

Dates = 1995 / Times & dates = UTC

* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

153  ALGERIA, Bechar (1000 kW) - 14 OCT, 2031 - AA // 891.  
 
162  FRANCE, France-Inter, Allouis (2000 kW) - 14 OCT, 2030 - 
 FF // 1377.  
	    
171  unID - 15 OCT, 0410 - Soft music program, no announcements, 
 faded to nothing, which makes me think Eastern Europe.  (Nador,  
 Morocco is usual 171 station heard in MA.)
 
183  GERMANY, Europe #1 - 14 OCT, 2029 - in FF.  
 
198  ENGLAND, BBC Radio 4, synchros (500/50 kW) - 14 OCT, 2027 - 
 With BBC program.  
 
207  MOROCCO, RTM "A", Azilal (800 kW) - 12 OCT, 2023 - AA // 594, 
 711, 819, 1053, 1080. <R> 
 
216  FRANCE, R. Monte Carlo, Roumoules (1400 kW) - 12 OCT, 2021 - 
 FF noted in passing. <R> 
 
234  LUXEMBOURG, RTL, Junglinster (2000 kW) - 11 OCT, 0523 - Music 
 trivia call-in show, RTL ID.   
 
243  DENMARK, Danmarks Radio, Kalundborg (300 kW) - 13 OCT, 0540 - 
 Classical music, not // 1062.  
 
252  IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Clarkestown (500/100 kW) - 10 OCT, 0205 - 
 "This is longwave Atlantic 252", pop music.   

531  ALGERIA, Ain El Beida (600/300 kW) - 10 OCT, 0240 - AA program, 
 // 549, 576. + 13 OCT, 0158 - AA vocal & violin; o/ Spain's SS talk.
						  
531  SPAIN, RNE5, synchros (20/10/5 kW) - 11 OCT, 0604 - SS // 1107.   
 + 13 OCT, 0420 - Good, RNE5 nostalgic music // 558, 567, 603, & 
 657, noted carrying Radio Uno (RNE1) news on all parallels at 0510.
 + 13 OCT, 0640 - SS talk by man at good level.  First thought that
 repetitive musical theme at 0713 recheck might have been Faroe 
 Islands IS but nothing definitive from Mark's review of my tape. 
 QRM from nearby utility (F9), too.

540  SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Vitoria - 11 OCT, 2236 - SS football 
 discussion, // 756. SIO 333

549  ALGERIA, Les Trembles (600/300 kW) - 10 OCT, 0240 - AA program, 
 // 531, 576. + 13 OCT, 0205 - AA talk by woman, some slop from CFNB-550.
 
549  SAUDI ARABIA, Qurayyat - 9 OCT, 0315-0320 - in well (//1521, 1440,
 900, others) w/ Koran recitation w/ many pauses.

558  SPAIN, Valencia et al. - 13 OCT, 0219 - man & woman in SS; poor.
 
567  IRELAND, Radio 1, Tullamore (500 kW) - 11 OCT, 0540 - Classical 
 music format, // 729. + 13 OCT, 0540 - classical music // 729; loud.
 
567  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros (50/10/5 kW) - 13 OCT, 0405 - SS // 1305. 
 + 13 OCT, 0419 - SS operatic vocal, // 603, 738.
 
576  ALGERIA, Bechar (400 kW) - 10 OCT, 0240 - AA program, // 531, 549. 
 
576  SPAIN, Barcelona - 13 OCT, 0221 - woman in SS; fair o/ others.
 
576  SOUTH AFRICA (t), Metro R., Bloemendal - 9 OCT, 0030-0034, 
 0113-0123 - Very weak w/ light pop music -- the male announcer seemed 
 to be speaking EE.  Audible on the Brazilian Bev, whereas the European 
 Bev was dominated by Spain; SIO 131. 

585  SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid & other (500/10 kW) - 13 OCT, 0226 - SS, good
 + 13 OCT, 0416 - SS // 738, 855.  
 
594  MOROCCO, RTM "A", Oujda (100 kW) - 12 OCT, 2023 - 
 AA // 207, 711, 819, 1053, 1080. <R> 
 
594  PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge - 13 OCT, 0232 - PP religious
 music; o/ faint 595 Dominica het.
 
594  SAUDI ARABIA, Duba - 9 OCT, 0315-0320 - // 1521 et al. w/ Koran. 

603  SPAIN, RNE, Sevilla / Palencia - 10 OCT, 0119 - Excellent, 
 RNE1, "Radio es..." jingle and Radio Nacional Espana ID, // 585.
 + 11 OCT, 2112 - Fair, "en Radio Cinco, todo noticias" and 
 "Radio Cinco - Deportes". <R>  RNE stations can switch between 
 RNE1 and RNE5 programming. + 13 OCT, 0243 - woman in SS; good.
 
603  MADEIRA, RDP Pico de Arieiro - 11 OCT, 2110 - Fair, futbol in 
 PP // 1125. <R>
 
603  FRANCE, R.Bleue, Lyon - 13 OCT, 0545 - Good, light FF vocals and
 instrumentals, Radio Bleue and Radio France ID, // 792, 837, 864, 945, 
 1161, 1206, 1242, 1278, 1350, 1377, & 1404 all good in dawn enhancement.

612  IRELAND, RTE 2 FM, Athlone (100 kW) - 9 OCT, 0436 - Hurley 
 scores and talk about the troubles of the Irish football team.  
 SIO 343 + 11 OCT, 0540 - Mike Oldfield music, ID, TC, // 1278 
 synchros. + 12 OCT, 0410 - Excellent, "Nationwide 2FM, Ireland's 
 Number One", adult contemporary music. + 13 OCT, 0420 - rock 
 music // 1278.
 
612  MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun - 13 OCT, 0236 - AA vocal & violins, then AA 
 talk by man; excellent. + 15 OCT, 0010 - Fair, telephone talk // 711.
 
612  BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, R. Bosnia-Hercegovina, Sarajevo (600 kW) - 
 + 11 OCT, 0035 - Talk by man poking through Radio 2FM-Ireland 
 sufficiently to confirm definite // with 7108 USB. Sat on this 
 one for about 10 minutes with Jean. + 12 OCT, 0028-0035 - music 
 and talk in presumed Bosnian, woman gave ID at 0030, // 7108 
 upper sideband.  Beneath Ireland, SIO 222. + 15 OCT, 0055 - 
 Readable for brief periods through very strong "Dublin Smash 
 Hits", including time signal at 0100; same shortwave parallel.  
 
621  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros (100/10 kW) - 
 10 OCT, 0331 - SS // 684.  (Most likely 100 kW Canary Islands 
 outlet). + 13 OCT, 0246 - SS talk, then samba-like mellow vocal.
 
630  TUNISIA, Sfax (600 kW) - 10 OCT, 0335 - Koranic program (1566 
 outlet not heard at all this week!)   
 
639  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros (300/50/10 kW) - 10 OCT, 0340 - // 684.  
 + 13 OCT, 0248 - SS teletalk; fair to good w/ CBN nulled.
 
648  LIBYA, Tobruk (300 kW) - 10 OCT, 0139 - AA program, // to 
 stronger 1251. + 14 OCT, 0153 - // 711: AA talk & music; o/ Spain. 
	  
648  SAUDI ARABIA, Jeddah - 13 OCT, 0257 - Saudi interval signal
 (oud music) // 900, 1521; good.
 
648  ENGLAND, BBC WS, Orfordness - 10 OCT, 0200 - BBC WS news 
 in EE.  SIO 222

657  ISRAEL, Kol Israel, Program B, Tel Aviv (200 kW) - 10 OCT, 0006 - 
 weak but parallel to 1206 logging. + 10 OCT, 0127-0131 - Noted under 
 Spain w/ Hebrew // 1206. SIO 322 + 13 OCT, 2135 - Noted under Spain 
 initially but clearly established // 1206 during clarinet 
 instrumental at 2155 and for woman with news in Hebrew at 
 2200 when atop the channel for brief intervals. <R>
				    
657  SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid (20 kW) - 10 OCT, 0345 - SS // 1107.   
 + 13 OCT, 0308 - SS folkish vocal // 738, 774.
 
665  unID - 13 OCT, 0329 - het against Portugal-666.
 
666  PORTUGAL, RDP synchros (135/10/1 kW) - 9 OCT, 2143 - PP.   
 
666  ALGERIA, Tindouf - 14 OCT, 0030 - AA Koranic vocal; o/ Portugal.
 
674  unID (MOROCCO or LIBYA ?) - 13 OCT, 2327 - het, probably same
 station noted by Ben Dangerfield in PA & Steve Whitt in Spain.
 
675  NETHERLANDS, R. Ten Gold, Lopik (132 kW) - 10 OCT, 0345 - Dutch.
 + 12 OCT, 0420 - Good, oldies music, telephone talk, jingle ID.
 + 13 OCT, 0314 - "One More Night" by Phil Collins; good, o/ others.
 
675  FRANCE, France-Inter, Marseille - 13 OCT, 0540 - Excellent, 
 talk in FF // RFI-162 & St.Pierre-1375.
 
684  SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla (600 kW) - 9 OCT, 2145 - SS // 729, 774.  
 + 11 OCT, 2145 - Interview of author of new book about the French 
 Revolution as the genesis of communism. SIO 422 + 13 OCT, 0315 - 
 woman doing SS teletalk show; huge signal.
					  
684  SERBIA, R. Beograd, Beograd (2000 kW) - 11 OCT, 2142 - 
 o/u Spain, Pink Panther theme, man spoke in what sounded like 
 II, the oldie "Wonderful World" by Sam Cooke. SIO 422 + 13 OCT, 
 0332 - Slavic language talk by man; way u/ Spain. + 15 OCT, 0000 - 
 Pips, clear ID as RTV Serbia, Radio Beograd.  Balkan string music 
 led up to the hour.  Spain faded just at the right time.   
 
693  AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara - 13 OCT, 1330 - PP talk through
 static crashes on DAYTIME GROUNDWAVE. <R>
 
693  ENGLAND, BBC Radio 5 synchros (150/25/10/1 kW) - 9 OCT, 2150 - 
 Talk program in EE. + 10 OCT, 0255 - Excellent, "Up All Night" 
 telephone talk about UFOs. + 13 OCT, 0320 - health talk; good, 
 Azores PP station noted under.
 
711  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Rennes (100kW) - 11 OCT, 0627 - FF music program, 
 // 792, 864, 945, 1206.  
 
711  MOROCCO, RTM "A", Azilal (800 kW) - 12 OCT, 2023 - AA // 207, 
 594, 819, 1053, 1080. <R> 
 
711  LIBYA, synchros (50 kW) - 13 OCT, 0335 - hollow, echoey AA vocal 
 // 1251. + 14 OCT, 0024 - AA program // 1251. + 14 OCT, 0153 - 
 // 648: AA talk & music. 
		       
729  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros (100/20/10 kW) - 9 OCT, 2145 - SS // 684, 
 774. + 13 OCT, 0347 - music, woman in SS // 738.
				       
729  IRELAND, Radio 1, Cork (10 kW) - 11 OCT, 0540 - Classical music 
 format, // 567. + 12 OCT, 2105 - Fair through Spain with accordion 
 music, // 567. + 13 OCT, 0540 - classical music // 567; u/ Spain. 
 + 14 OCT, 2021 - traditional Irish fiddles; good, then faded u/ Spain.
		
738  SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona (600 kW) - 10 OCT, 0305 - Excellent, 
 end of news right into music // 729. + 13 OCT, 0418 - SS // 567, 855.  
 
747  NETHERLANDS, Radio 1, Flevoland (400 kW) - 10 OCT, 0405 - With 
 nostalgia / oldies. + 13 OCT, 0351 - ragtime jazz; excellent. 
		       
747  SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, RNE5 Cadiz (10 kW) and Las Palmas 
 (20 kW) - 13 OCT, 2121 - Two stations noted due to echo. 

747  KENYA, KBC General Service, Nairobi (Ngong) (100 kW) - 
 15 OCT, 0232 - Vocal by man, very poor but I'm calling it a 
 definite // 1386 & 4935, briefly poking through Euro QRM. 
 + 15 OCT, 0238-0250 - tentative, only a couple of glimpses 
 of music that was not either Canaries or Netherlands, 
 possibly // 1386 ... SIO 221.

756  SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao - 10 OCT, 0405 - ID as Radio Euskadi 
 and used slogan "Radio Informativa". + 13 OCT, 0416 - SS news; 
 way o/ Germany.
 
756  GERMANY, Braunschweig/Ravensburg - 13 OCT, 0542 - GG talk; 
 briefly atop Spain.
 
765  SWITZERLAND, R. Suisse Romande, Sottens (600 kW) - 10 OCT, 2200 - 
 FF program, ID on hour. + 13 OCT, 0359 - light classical music;
 excellent. + 14 OCT, 2135 - Excellent, Radio Suisse Romande 
 news in FF.
 
765  SAUDI ARABIA, Dammam - 9 OCT, 0315-0320 - // 1521, others w/ Koran. 

774  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros (100/60/50/20/10 kW) - 9 OCT, 2145 - 
 // 684, 729. + 13 OCT, 0400 - pips, news by woman in SS; o/ other.
 
774  unID African - 11 OCT, 2055 - something u/ Spain, maybe just 
 Morocco. <R>

783  SYRIA Tartus (600 kW) - 10 OCT, 0310 - With Middle Eastern music, 
 // 828. + 10 OCT, 2201 - AA announcer mentions "Dimashq" several times.   
 
783  PORTUGAL, R.Comercial synchros - 10 OCT, 0140 - Good, ID as 
 "Comercial Onda Media" and Portalegre mention. + 13 OCT, 0423 - 
 PP talk, disco; good.
	  
783  GERMANY, MDR-Info, Leipzig - 12 OCT, 0044 - GG talk, weather 
 for Germany, at 0045 TC "M-D-R-Info" ID, news. Initially SIO 433, 
 but buried by Portugal at 0048.

792  SPAIN, SER, Sevilla (20 kW) - 10 OCT, 2201 - SS // 810, 873, 990.   
 + 13 OCT, 0425 - fast SS talk / teletalk; o/ others.
					   
792  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Limoges (300kW) - 11 OCT, 0627 - FF music 
 program, // 711, 864, 945, 1206.  
 
801  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros (20/10 kW) - 13 OCT, 0415 - SS talk, 
 SS vocal // 738, 855.  
 
801  ENGLAND, Barnstaple - 13 OCT, 0543 - EE talk u/ Spain.
 
810  MACEDONIA, Makedonska RTV, Skopje - 9 OCT, 0420-0433 - Woman in 
 Macedonian, choral music at 0423, local instrumental music at 0426, 
 short news at 0430.  In a mess w/ Scotland and Spain, SIO 322-1

810  SPAIN, SER, Madrid (20 kW) - 10 OCT, 0453 - SS // 873.  
 
810  SCOTLAND, BBC R. Scotland, synchros (100/5 kW) - 9 OCT, 0420 - 
 BBC WS newsmagazine pgm. SIO 322 + 10 OCT, 0558 - Good, "Radio 
 Scotland National Travel" traffic report, weather, 7 o'clock TC, 
 and news headlines. + 12 OCT, 0615 - Fairly good over presumed 
 Spain with interview. + 13 OCT, 0427 - BBC news atop Spain & CJVA.
 
819  MOROCCO, RTM "A", Rabat (25 kW) - 11 OCT, 1948 - Fair, 
 telephone talk fading up over Egypt, // 207. <R> + 12 OCT, 2023 - 
 AA // 207, 594, 819, 1053, 1080. <R> 
	      
819  unID's (EGYPT/MOROCCO ?) - 13 OCT, 0430 - AA vocal & talk o/u 
 recent dance-reggae hit "Shy Guy", FF talk. + 13 OCT, 0543 - 
 AA music; good.
 
819  EGYPT, Batra/Cairo - 11 OCT, 1942 - Good, Middle Eastern music 
 // 12050.  <R>
 
828  SPAIN, SER, Barcelona (50 kW) - 9 OCT, 2202 - SS // 873.   
 
828  SYRIA - 10 OCT, 0310 - With Middle Eastern music, // 783.  
 
828  PORTUGAL, R. Comercial, synchros (1 kW) - 12 OCT, 2031 - ID 
 as "Comercial Onda Media", // 1170. <R> + 13 OCT, 0431 - PP news 
 by woman; o/ unID classical music.
 
836  AZORES, RDP, Barossa - 13 OCT, 0438 - PP talk.  This one has  
 once again split off from 837. + 14 OCT, 1956 - PP talk, low audio
 level on big carrier; stronger than 837.
 
837  AZORES, RDP, Barossa - 12 OCT, 0208 - This station is 
 unusually weak - only snatches of PP audio through the QRM 
 (was also noted on 836 during DXpedition).

837  SPAIN (// CANARY ISLANDS), COPE, synchros (10/2/1 kW) - 
 10 OCT, 0505 - SS // 999, 1134, 1143, 1215, 1296.   
 
837  ENGLAND, unID BBC stn (maybe listed Local Radio, Barrow-In-Furness,
 1.5 kW) - 12 OCT, 0205 - Interview concerning ANC elections in South 
 Africa, // 198.  Mixing with but briefly good when atop Canary Islands
 and/or Spain COPE synchros.  Faded away, SIO 232   

846  ITALY, R. Due, Roma (540 kW) - 10 OCT, 2230 - Alternative/hard 
 rock, // 900, 936, 999, 1035, 1116. + 12 OCT, 2159-2202 - II ID's, 
 organ music after 2200. Over an unID station in definite FF (who?), 
 SIO 322 <R> + 13 OCT, 0442 - international program including SS 
 talk; o/ others. + 13 OCT, 0456 - II talk, "RAI" (pronounced 
 'rye') mention, // 900; good.
		       
846  SOUTH AFRICA, R. Xhosa, Komga (100 kW) - 13 OCT, 2048 - 
 Mention of "Xhosa" several times, timecheck, DJ talk with listener 
 on phone, pips at 2100. + 13 OCT, 2053-2102 - Man in African-
 accented EE, pop song, then trumpet jazz w/ pips during the 
 music at 2100. SIO 243. + 14 OCT, 2133 - African-language 
 teletalk; fair o/ Italy on Brazil-Beverage. + 14 OCT, 2126 - Modern 
 rap vocal, possible ID at 2130 followed by woman DJ hosting phone-
 ins (perhaps requests) and playing variety of rock songs.  Organ 
 music at 2200 during Italy's top of hour time pips.  Woman again 
 with rock until talk by man in local language at 2210.  Good at 
 times over Italy during peaks, but with lengthy intervening fades.
					       
846  unID - 12 OCT, 2135 - Station in FF under Italy. <R>
 
855  SPAIN, RNE1, synchros (300/20/10/5 kW) - 9 OCT, 2201 - SS // 774.   
 + 13 OCT, 0443 - energetic SS folk vocal; o/ others.
 
855  ROMANIA, R. Romana, Bucuresti - 12 OCT, 0159-0201 - IS noted 
 under Spain, man w/ ID at 0200 then news. SIO 422

864  EGYPT, Holy Koran Program, Santah (500 kW) - 10 OCT, 0038 - 
 Koranic recitation.  
 
864  SPAIN, RNE1 Socuellamos (2 kW) - 10 OCT, 2240 - SS // 855.   
 + 13 OCT, 0445 - upbeat SS female vocal // 855.
				   
864  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Paris (300kW) - 11 OCT, 0627 - FF music program, 
 // 711, 792, 945, 1206. + 14 OCT, 0625 - old-fashioned FF romantic 
 vocal // 945.
 
872  MOZAMBIQUE, Beira - 10 OCT, 2123 - still on old plan channel 
 w/ African music and PP announcer. <R>

873  SPAIN, SER, Zaragoza (20 kW) - 9 OCT, 2202 - SS // 828.   
 + 13 OCT, 0447 - SS teletalk; good. + 14 OCT, 0626 - SS talk.
 
882  ENGLAND, BBC Wales / R. 4, Washford et al. (100/10/5/1 kW) - 
 11 OCT, 0553 - Program about Japanese financial connections to 
 Wales. + 13 OCT, 0449 - BBC news; excellent. + 13 OCT, 0510 - 
 Good, "This is Radio 4" and Farming Today program. + 14 OCT, 2059 - 
 program of C&W music, American-accented woman introduced tune by 
 Vince Gill and Dolly Parton.  Over station in unID language, 
 perhaps Titograd ... SIO 322.
	 
882  CANARY ISLANDS, La Laguna - 14 OCT, 0626 - man in SS; o/ BBC.
 
891  ALGERIA, Algiers (600/300 kW) - 10 OCT, 0300 - Woman with news 
 in AA, // 981. + 13 OCT, 0451 - female AA vocal; o/ possible PP talk.
 
900  SAUDI ARABIA, Qurayyat (1000 kW) - 10 OCT, 2205 - AA 
 // 1440, 1521. + 13 OCT, 0258 - Saudi interval signal (oud music) 
 // 648, 1521; just o/ CKDH and others (Italy/Brazil ?) in jumble. 
 + 13 OCT, 2159 - AA talk by man o/u C&W from CKDH. <R>
 
900  ITALY, R. Due, Milano (600 kW) - 10 OCT, 2230 - Alternative/hard 
 rock, // 846, 936, 999, 1035, 1116. + 13 OCT, 0456 - II talk, "RAI" 
 mention, // 846; good.
 
907.9  unID African (probably GAMBIA) - 11 OCT, 2130-2200+ - to fair 
 peaks, but often inaudible - US music and man in unID African 
 language. <R> + 13 OCT, 2158 - het against UK. <R> 
 
909  ENGLAND, BBC Radio 5, Brookmans Park / others (150/50/1/.25 kW) - 
 10 OCT, 2243 - news about political parties. + 13 OCT, 0452 - 
 BBC news, NOT // 882. + 13 OCT, 2158 - talk about festival in 
 Birmingham; excellent. <R>
 
909  MOROCCO, Casablanca-Safi (5 kW) - 10 OCT, 2125 - Fair 
 to poor, African-style AA music // 1044. <R> + 14 OCT, 2102 - 
 // 1044, 1404 w/ pop AA vocals; good, o/ BBC.  Solves mystery 
 of AA often heard on this channel from MA beach sites.
 
918  SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid (20 kW) - 12 OCT, 2051 - 
 Mentions of Toledo and Madrid, ID. <R> + 13 OCT, 2155 - man & 
 woman in SS, 4 note chime, ID "Aqui Radio Intercontinental"; 
 atop Slovenia. <R>
 
918  SLOVENIA, R. Slovenija, Ljubljana (600 kW) - 13 OCT, 
 2207-2222 - Man in Slovenian w/ political polemic; from 2212:30, 
 a program of light music hosted by a woman. SIO 343.
 
927  BELGIUM, Wolvertem - 13 OCT, 0507 - oldies ("You've Lost
 That Lovin' Feeling" - Righteous Bros.: 1964); then Dutch talk.
 
936  ITALY, R. Due, synchros (20/10 kW) - 10 OCT, 2230 - 
 Alternative/hard rock, // 846, 900, 999, 1035, 1116.   
 
936  SPAIN - 13 OCT, 2154 - SS talk o/ others; poor in CJYQ-930
 slop. <R>
 
944  ANGOLA, Cazenga - 13 OCT, 2033 - music, then PP announcer.  This
 is NOT // 1367.

945  FRANCE, R. France I., Toulouse (300 kW) - 9 OCT, 2213-2218 - 
 SS newmagazine pgm, "Radio Francia Internacional" ID at 2216. 
 SIO 444 + 10 OCT, 2249 - Program in SS. + R. Bleue - 11 OCT, 0627 - 
 FF music program, // 711, 792, 864, 1206. + 14 OCT, 0625 - 
 old-fashioned FF romantic vocal // 864.

945  ENGLAND, GEM AM, Derby (.2 kW) - 13 OCT, 0503 - ID as "945-999 
 GEM AM". + 13 OCT, 0514 - British EE talk, comedy bits.
 
954  SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid (20 kW) - 13 OCT, 0516 - man & woman 
 in SS; excellent o/ others. + 13 OCT, 2153 - SS talk mentioning 
 Barcelona, Catalunya; excellent. <R> + 14 OCT, 0000 - Two male 
 announcers making fun of RNE announcers, then they chatted about 
 American influence on SS culture. SIO 433. + 14 OCT, 2019 - Heard 
 many times, this time noted with ID.  
 
954  ENGLAND, unID station - 14 OCT, 0000 - Brit-accented woman 
 under R. Espana, pop music at 0002. SIO 221.

954  QATAR (t), QBS, Al Arish (Doha) (1500 kW) - 14 OCT, 0315 - AA 
 vocal, then lively AA music before fading under Spain approaching 
 0330.  Not heard on prospective // 25/31mb frequencies but we didn't 
 know about new 7210.1 which had gone into use from *0300 and in 
 period to 2125*.  Same day at 2010 with AA talk, again mixing with 
 Spain. + 14 OCT, 0320-0331 - AA vocal music over/under Spain, woman 
 announcer in AA briefly at 0322:30, western music w/ clarinet at 
 0330:30. SIO 333-1.  SW parallels not found. + 14 OCT, 2010 - Poor 
 to fair, AA vocals and string music mostly under Spain.
			
954  CZECH REPUBLIC, Czech Radio, Praha / others (200/30/20 kW) 
 - 10/14/15 OCT, 0256 - Heard with Interval Signal, anthem through 
 interference.  
	      
954  TURKEY, TRT Trabzon (300 kW) - 14 OCT, 0332 - Turkish // 1017, 
 1062.  Noted while digging for Qatar.   
 
954  KENYA (t), KBC General Service, Kisumu (100 kW) - 15 OCT, 0236 -
 Seemed very briefly // 4935 at this time as Neil and I thought, but
 difficult to be sure through severe Spain QRM, as all Kenyan channels
 were best on Euro (not Brazil) Beverage.

963  PORTUGAL / TUNISIA - 13 OCT, 0520 - PP talk, o/ AA music &
 talk.
 
963  PORTUGAL / unID - 13 OCT, 2152 - PP talk o/u rap & rock 
 music (maybe UK). <R>
 
963  PORTUGAL, R.Renascenca, Seixal (10 kW) - 10 OCT, 2200 - Good, 
 Radio Renascenca Nacional ID, news headlines, urban/dance music. 
 The loudest signal on this messy frequency, SIO 322 <R>

963  ENGLAND, Viva R., London - 10 OCT, 2200 - In a mess of signals 
 IDing at the top of hour, woman's voice: "Viva 9-6-3 AM, news (1-2 
 words) on the hour, every hour !  The 11 o'clock news with 
 Joanne ____".  SIO 222 + likely Viva R, London - 11 OCT, 2148 - 
 fade up w/ woman conducting interview, but faded down again 
 shortly afterwards. Peaks at SIO 333
		     
972  BOTSWANA, R. Botswana, Gabarone (50 kW) - 13 OCT, 2035-2045 - 
 urban dance music, male announcer in African language, Boyz II Men 
 song, // 4830.  Over the Spaniard on the Brazilian Beverage, SIO 333.
 + 14 OCT, 2040 - Afro music and vocals and seemed religious choral 
 at 2059.  Rock music at 2150 recheck, religious message by man 
 before anthem at 2159.  Fair, at times over Spain.  Big open 
 carriers but no audio on 3356 & 4830.
			  
972  GERMANY / SPAIN - 13 OCT, 0525 - GG talk o/u SS talk.
 
972  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros - 13 OCT, 2150 - bits of SS in
 jumble. <R>
 
972  UKRAINE, Ukrainian R. 2, Kopani (?) - 14 OCT, 2033 - 
 "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck, // 1242, 1404; poor, u/ Spain. 
 
981  ALGERIA, Algiers (600/300 kW) - 10 OCT, 0300 - Woman with news 
 in AA, // 891. + 13 OCT, 0530 - pop-type AA music, then woman in 
 AA; loud. + 13 OCT, 2150 - AA discussion, way o/ Portugal's 
 fast PP sportstalk. <R> + 14 OCT, 0506 - Koranic AA vocal; 
 local-like, way o/ Portugal.
 
990  SPAIN, SER, R. Bilbao (10 kW) - 9 OCT, 2219 - SS // 1026, 1044, 
 1080, 1116. + 13 OCT, 0531 - fast, echoey SER SS newstalk. + 
 14 OCT, 0405 - fast SS news // 1026; good w/ CBY phased.
 
990  GERMANY, DR Berlin - 11 OCT, 0215 - Excellent, classical and 
 jazz instrumentals.
 
999  SPAIN,  COPE, Madrid (50 kW) - 10 OCT, 0505 - SS // 837, 1134, 
 1143, 1215, 1296. + 13 OCT, 0532 - R. Espana ID. + 13 OCT, 2146 -
 SS talk o/ SAH; some CKBW slop. <R>
 
999  ITALY, R. Due, synchros (20/10/6/2 kW) - 10 OCT, 2230 - 
 Alternative/hard rock, // 846, 900, 936, 1035, 1116.   
 
999  MOLDOVA (t), RN, Grigoriopol (1000 kW) - 15 OCT, 0403 - Slavic 
 language, faded.   
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