NFDX report, part 8 of 8
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*** COUNTRIES LOGGED ON THE OCTOBER 1995 NEWFOUNDLAND DXPEDITION ***
Some frequencies may have more than one station per given country:
see main loggings section for detail.
1|Albania | 1089 1395 1458
2|Algeria | 531 549 576 666 891 981 1422 1544
3|Angola | 944 1088 1114.87 1232 1313 1367 1502
4|Anguilla | 690 1505 1610
5|Antigua & Barbuda | 620 1160
6|Argentina | 789.9 870 910 950 990 1030 1070 1120
| 1190 1308.5(t) 1350 1390.34
7|Ascension Island | 1485
8|Azores | 693 836 837 1259 1503 1566
9|Bahamas | 1540
10|Barbados | 789.8 900
11|Belarus | 1566
12|Belgium | 927 1188 1512
13|Benin | 1475.1
14|Bermuda | 1160
15|Bosnia - Hercegovina | 612
16|Botswana | 972
17|Brazil | 570(t) 600 690 700 720 730 740 750
| 760 780 810 820 840 860 880 890
| 900 940 960 979.7 1000 1010 1030
| 1040 1060 1080 1100 1130 1140 1150
| 1170 1180 1190 1200 1220 1230 1260
| 1280 1290 1300 1340(t) 1360 1370
| 1400 1420 1430 1435.4 1440 1470
| 1470.02 1480 1490 1500 1509.7(t)
| 1520 1530 1550 1570 1579.8 1590 1700
18|Canada | many (locals 590 640 740 800 930 1210)
19|Cameroon | 1152
20|Canary Islands | 621 747 837 882 1008 1098 1179 1269
21|Colombia | 600 650 770 810 990(t) 1000 1090 1170
| 1380
22|Croatia | 1125 1134
23|Cuba | 860 960 1180
24|Cyprus | 1323
25|Czech Republic | 954 1287
26|Denmark | 1062
27|Dominican Republic | 860
28|Egypt | 819 864 1107 1593
29|England | 648 693 801 837 882 909 945 954 963
| 1035 1053 1089 1116 1125 1170 1197
| 1215 1224 1233 1242 1260 1296 1359
| 1458 1476 1530 1548 1616
30|France | 603 675 711 792 864 945 1071 1161 1206
| 1350 1377 1404 1467 1494
31|French Guiana | 1070
32|Germany | 756 783 972 990 1017 1188 1269 1323
| 1422 1593
33|Gibraltar | 1458.2
34|Grenada | 535 1400
35|Guadeloupe | 640
36|Guyana | 760.05
37|Hungary | 1188 1251
38|India | 1566
39|Iran | 1026 1121(t) 1206 1332(t) 1404(t) 1566
40|Ireland | 567 612 729 1278
41|Isle of Man | 1368
42|Israel | 657 1206
43|Italy | 846 900 936 999 1062 1116 1332 1449
44|Kenya | 747 954(t) 1044 1233 1386
45|Kuwait | 1548
46|Lesotho | 1197
47|Libya | 648 711 1251
48|Luxembourg | 1440
49|Macedonia | 810
50|Madeira Islands | 603 1125
51|Malta | 1557
52|Mauritania | 1349
53|Moldova | 999(t) 1494
54|Montserrat | 885
55|Morocco | 594 612 711 819 909 1044 1053 1080
| 1325 1404 1492.7
56|Mozambique | 872
57|Neth. Antilles | 800
58|Netherlands | 675 747 1008 1224 1615.82 1620
59|Nigeria | 1170 1395(t)
60|Northern Ireland | 1341
61|Norway | 1314 1611
62|Oman | 1242 1413
63|Paraguay | 920
64|Poland | 1206
65|Portugal | 594 666 783 828 963 1170 1251 1431
66|Puerto Rico | 580 630 1600
67|Romania | 855
68|Russia / Kaliningrad | 1386
69|Saint Kitts & Nevis | 555 830 895
70|Saint Lucia | 660 840
71|Saint Pierre et Miquelon | 1375
72|Sao Tome & Principe | 1530
73|Saudi Arabia | 549 594 648 765 900 1440 1512 1521
74|Scotland | 810 1035 1548
75|Senegal | 1222 1286 1367
76|Serbia (Yugoslavia) | 684
77|Slovakia | 1098 1287
78|Slovenia | 918
79|South Africa | 576(t) 846
80|Spain | 531 540 558 567 576 585 603 639 657
| 684 729 738 747 756 774 792 801 810
| 828 837 855 864 873 918 936 954 972
| 990 999 1008 1017 1026 1044 1071 1080
| 1098 1107 1116 1125 1134 1143 1152
| 1179 1215 1260 1269 1287 1296 1305
| 1314 1341 1359 1413 1485 1503 1539
| 1575 1584 1602
81|Sudan | 1296
82|Sweden | 1179
83|Switzerland | 765
84|Syria | 783 828
85|Togo | 1394.2 1502.4
86|Trinidad & Tobago | 610 730
87|Tunisia | 630 963
88|Turkey | 954 1017 1062
89|Turks & Caicos Islands | 532 1020
90|Ukraine | 972 1242 1404 1567
91|United Arab Emirates | 1476 1539(t)
92|USA | many - most northern / eastern clears good
93|Uruguay | 770 810 850 890 1090 1400
94|Vatican | 1530 1611
95|Venezuela | 550 600 610 640 660 670 700 720 740
| 750 760 780 820 880 970 1020 1060
| 1080 1110 1140 1240 1380 1430 1500
*** TENTATIVES ***
|Qatar | 954
*** unID's ***
|unID TA | 665 674 774 819 846 907.9 963 1143 1368
| 1386 1404 1494.2 1503 1528(clandestine)
| 1538.9 1593 1685 1698
|unID TA JAMMER | 1125 1530 1537a 1565.8
|unID Pan-American | 590 800 1040 1572.6
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Abbreviations commonly used:
AA = Arabic
EE = English
FF = French
GG = German
II = Italian
PP = Portuguese
RR = Russian
SS = Spanish
// = parallel frequency
C&W = country-western music
CW = continuous-wave (code)
DJ = disk jockey
het = heterodyne, beat note
ID = station identification
IS = interval signal
LA = Latin-American
o/ = over, atop
o/u = over / under (alternating)
QRM = interference
R. = radio
SAH = sub-audible heterodyne (beat)
s/off= sign-off
s/on = sign-on
SIO = strength/interference/overall merit
(t) = tentative reception claim
TA = Trans-Atlantic
TC = time check
u/ = under
unID = unidentified
V. = Voice (of)
w/ = with
YV = Venezuelan station
ZY = Brazilian station
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NFLD-IV - PROPAGATION CONDITIONS (from David Clark)
It struck me that it might be worth tabulating solar/geomagnetic
conditions during the period bracketing our exploits. Perhaps the
fact that conditions were moderately active preceding the start of
the DXpedition and for much of the ensuing week explains absence
of some far Northern Europe (e.g. Finland, Faroes), albeit Norway
and Sweden were OK. I guess we would say that conditions weren't
distinctly auroral, however, given good presence of most of Europe,
yet decent representation of southern tier Africans and plethora
of deep South Americans suggests some degree of trans-equatorial
enhancement too.
Equinoctial season could be part of the answer; I think the relatively
active conditions through much of our listening period were a factor
too. Most of this was attributable to a recurring coronal hole
disturbance.
Note that K index was = 4 at 0000 on 13 OCT, the first evening of
AIR reception (initial strong presence noted circa 2345 on the 12th)
and I feel that was the strongest showing of all, even though it was
present on subsequent evenings too.
It's also interesting that solar flux climbed up to a peak of 92 on
12 OCT. There was an M1 solar flare at 0605 on the 12th, followed
by an M4 flare at 0504 on the 13th.
By comparison, conditions actually became quiet for our last two days;
I wonder how that correlates to our 14th reception of South Africa-846
and our subsequent Kenyan opening following on UT evening of the 15th?
The sum of it all is that I don't see any distinct patterns but this
being my first Newfoundland experience, I have nothing to compare
against. Perhaps Jean or Mark might have further comments ? I recall
Mark's initial post-DXpedition observations seeming to suggest that
conditions as reflected in reception patterns were somewhere "in the
middle".
Anyway, I've tabulated this data in case anybody thinks it's worth
including as a point of reference for others reading about our results.
I meant to record the estimated Planetary 'A' indices as well but I
forgot to get them off the Boulder bulletin board in time. For the
short range condition indicator, I get the Ottawa K indices from the
Geological Survey boys in Ottawa - they seem more meaningful for us
than the Boulder K values. Short term conditions were quite volatile,
especially during the darkness hours, at least up until the 13th.
Date SFlux Boulder A Ottawa K 00-03-06-09-12-15-18-21
8 OCT 74 19 4 3 3 5 5 3 4 2
9 OCT 76 20 1 3 5 4 3 4 2 4
10 OCT 82 12 2 4 5 1 1 1 0 0
11 OCT 89 12 1 4 4 2 2 2 2 1
12 OCT 92 24 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 2
13 OCT 88 10 4 1 2 2 2 2 1 1
14 OCT 87 04 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
15 OCT 83 05 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
Approx. NF sunset time (12 OCT) = 2045 UTC / 6:15 PM local
Approx. NF sunrise time (12 OCT) = 0950 UTC / 7:20 AM local
Coordinates of Cappahayden site = 46.88 N / 52.96 W
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