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						       dx951213.log

	    Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION 

  [Connelly-MA] = Billerica, MA <home>  (GC = 71.22 W / 42.54 N)
	  
   Receiver used: JRC NRD-525     
    
 Antenna systems: two 37 m slopers (east, west) to proto-MWDX-7
		  phasing unit with 50 m horizontal loop as
		  floating ground for noise reduction via
		  transformers; MWT-3 regenerative preselector
    
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	 e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
   
 DATES: 1995 (UTC/GMT)          TIMES: UTC/GMT            


* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

567  IRELAND, Radio 1, Tullamore, DEC 11 0629-0632 - big open
carrier, then Irish harp interval signal at sign-on, 6 pips at
0630 were followed by EE talk by man; good signal.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
585  SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid & other, NOV 30 0348 - SS talk & music; 
good w/ WBNW phased. + DEC 11 0624 - SS talk // 621; huge. 
[Connelly-MA]
 
621  CANARY ISLANDS (// SPAIN), RNE1 synchros, NOV 30 0343 - 
woman in SS; fair to good. + DEC 11 0622 - good w/ SS talk. 
[Connelly-MA]   
 
639  SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., DEC 13 2317 - bits of SS talk;
poor.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
738  SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, DEC 13 2316 - SS talk by man; poor
to fair o/ other, in CHCM/WJIB/CBL slop.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
747  NETHERLANDS, Radio 1, Flevoland, NOV 29 0353 - tropical jazz,
followed by man in Dutch; good.  [Connelly-MA] 
		       
756  SPAIN / GERMANY, DEC 13 2312 - Spain w/ woman in SS, good -
mostly o/ the German (who had string music, GG talk).  [Connelly-MA]
 
765  SWITZERLAND, R. Suisse Romande, Sottens, NOV 30 0416 - 
2 women speaking in FF; very good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
774  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 30 0418 - fair w/ man in SS.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
783  SYRIA, Tartus, DEC 13 2308 - AA violins mixed w/ others;
poor in CFDR slop.  [Connelly-MA]
 
819  EGYPT (t), DEC 13 2305 - woman in AA o/ 2 others.  The 
possible parallel on 12050 was not audible.  Morocco is less
likely than Egypt at this time; they do better at 0600 UTC.
[Connelly-MA]
 
837  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, NOV 29 0032; good 
w/ fast SS talk.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
855  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 29 0030 - SS talk by man; good 
w/ WEEI phased.  [Connelly-MA]
 
864  EGYPT, Holy Koran Program, Santah, NOV 29 0029 - Koran chant by 
man; fair to good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
864  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Paris, DEC 11 0608 - female FF operatic vocal 
// 945, 1206; to good peaks.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
873  SPAIN, SER, Zaragoza, DEC 13 2256 - SS talk by woman; good
o/ unID music station.  [Connelly-MA]
 
882  UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. Wales / R. 4, Washford et al., 
DEC 11 0618 - EE news by man; atop Canaries SS talk.  [Connelly-MA]
	 
891  ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 6 0538 - pop AA vocal w/ compressed-
sounding audio; huge signal, obliterating 890 stuff. + DEC 11 0620 -
speech or recitation in AA; excellent.  [Connelly-MA] 
	 
909  UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Radio 5 synchros, NOV 30 0420 - EE talk 
about Bosnia; fair.  [Connelly-MA]
 
918  SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, DEC 11 0614 - fast SS talk 
by woman, getting by CJCH/WHJJ.  [Connelly-MA] 

927  BELGIUM / TURKEY (t), DEC 13 2221 - apparent FF talk o/ 
Islamic-sounding music; lots of slop from the 930 crowd (CJYQ/
CFBC/WZNN).  [Connelly-MA] 

945  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Toulouse, DEC 11 0608 - female FF operatic 
vocal, then man in FF, // 864, 1206; fair to good. + DEC 13 2220 - 
foreign service w/ SS talk; good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
954  SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, DEC 7 0432 - SS talk by several 
announcers; loud.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
981  ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 6 0535 - AA strings, drums, vocals;
as strong as the 980 mess at times.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
999  SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, DEC 7 0510 - fast SS talk, pushing by 
CKBW & WMVP.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1044  MOROCCO / SPAIN, DEC 13 2219 - AA music o/u SS talk. [Connelly-MA] 

1053  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, NOV 30 0427 - man & woman
w/ EE teletalk show // 1089; fair. + DEC 11 0605 - news in EE by 
woman, // 1089; poor o/ Spain.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1062  DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, DEC 6 0525 - Like a local !
Danish talk, possibly sports scores, then a telephone interview.
+ DEC 11 0603 - man & woman in Danish; good to excellent.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
1089  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, NOV 30 0427 - man & woman
w/ EE teletalk show // 1053; fair. + DEC 11 0600 - teletalk, then 
news by woman; fair.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1098  SLOVAKIA, Nitra, DEC 13 2219 - Slavic talk by man; fair.
[Connelly-MA] 

1107  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 11 0554 - SS talk; fair o/ other.
[Connelly-MA]
			   
1134  SPAIN / CROATIA, DEC 11 0550 - SS talk and Slavic folk music
taking turns; both very strong.  [Connelly-MA]                                                              

1179  SWEDEN, Radio Sweden, Solvesborg, DEC 6 0515 - man in Swedish;
fair. + DEC 11 2145 - sometimes atop WHAM-1180 on the car radio
during my homeward commute.  [Connelly-MA]
						   
1188  HUNGARY, Szombathely, DEC 11 0543 - man & woman in Hungarian; 
poor to fair.  Not too tough a catch w/ WOWO phased; it will likely
be more difficult when WLIB goes fulltime.  [Connelly-MA]   
						
1206  FRANCE, R. Bleue, Bordeaux, DEC 11 0608 - female FF operatic 
vocal, then man in FF, // 864, 945; good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1215  UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, DEC 11 0135 - Elton 
John song; atop Spain.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1215  SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 11 0132 - fast monotone SS newstalk
by man; o/ UK's Virgin R.  [Connelly-MA] 
		     
1251  LIBYA, Tripoli, DEC 11 0123 - AA violin music either at very
low modulation or under a big open carrier.  Carrier strength peaked
at S9+25 (very strong).  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1269  GERMANY, Neumunster, DEC 11 0121 - classical music // 1422;
beautiful signal !  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1287  CZECH REPUBLIC // SLOVAKIA, DEC 13 2215 - Slavic talk (mushy
audio); poor to fair.  [Connelly-MA] 

1296  UNITED KINGDOM, Radio XL, Birmingham, DEC 11 0115 - Hindi-
style vocals and strings / tabla percussion accompaniment, then 
talk followed by more Indian music w/ superimposed jingle that 
sounded like "XL"; to good peaks o/ Spain.  [Connelly-MA]

1305  SPAIN / POLAND, DEC 11 0105 - a jumble of audios here w/ the 
top two w/ SS & Polish talk.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1314  NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, DEC 6 0502 - news by man in Norwegian; good.
+ DEC 7 0459-0500 - good w/ Linda Ronstadt's "I've Got a Crush on You",
Norwegian talk by woman, then news by man. + DEC 9 0625 - jazz, then 
man in Norwegian; excellent. + DEC 11 0104 - world news w/ mentions 
of Bucharest, Warsaw Pact; huge, S9+35.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1332  ITALY, Rome, DEC 13 2214 - II teletalk to fair peak through
WRCA slop.  [Connelly-MA] 

1341  NORTHERN IRELAND, BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, DEC 11 0052 - 
woman in EE; poor to fair.  [Connelly-MA]
							  
1349  MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, DEC 11 0053 - bits of
AA talk in slop.  [Connelly-MA] 

1386  RUSSIA (KALININGRAD), Bolshakovo, DEC 13 2213 - music, EE talk;
in slop.  [Connelly-MA] 

1395  ALBANIA, TWR, Fllake, DEC 11 0054 - good w/ gospel-style 
vocal & organ.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1422  GERMANY, Heusweiler, DEC 11 0121 - classical music // 1269;
good.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1467  FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, DEC 12 2135 - talk fragments and 
monster het on the car radio.  There were many strong European 
hets across the dial at the time. + DEC 13 2207 - excellent 
w/ man in AA; slight SAH from unID subdominant.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1521  SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, DEC 7 0437 - monotone AA talk by man;
fair to good.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1528  unID (CLANDESTINE / EGYPT ?), DEC 11 0057 - het and possible 
AA music; in Vatican-1530 slop.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1530  VATICAN, Vatican R., DEC 11 0058 - mellow Mantovani-type 
orchestral instrumental music / lush strings; mostly atop WSAI.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
1575  SPAIN / ITALY, DEC 11 0100 - SS / II talk mix in CBJ slop.
[Connelly-MA]
 
1584  SPAIN, DEC 3 0732 - poor to fair w/ news by man in SS.
+ DEC 11 0536 - echoey SS talk o/u unID music station that may 
have also been from Spain.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1593  GERMANY, Holzkirchen, DEC 11 0535 - Slavic-sounding talk 
by man; poor.  [Connelly-MA]
 

* PAN-AMERICAN DX *
	
600  CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, DEC 3 0740 - excellent w/
disco hit "Vamos a bailar" (let's dance) // 710.  [Connelly-MA]
 
710  CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, DEC 3 0740 - disco hit "Vamos a 
bailar" // 600; huge, demolishing WOR.  [Connelly-MA]
 
750  VENEZUELA, R. Caracas R., YVKS, Caracas, DEC 3 0640 - 
fair w/ Caracas news in SS.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
760  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, DEC 3 0638 - SS Colombian 
news // 770; o/u WJR.  [Connelly-MA]
			    
770  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, DEC 3 0638 - SS Colombian 
news // 760; o/u WABC.  [Connelly-MA]
			    
780  VENEZUELA, R.Coro, YVMN, Coro, DEC 3 0625 - festive music, 
R. Coro ID & jingle; fair, in mix w/ CFDR & another Latin American. 
[Connelly-MA]

810  COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, DEC 3 0633 - music, then 
CARACOL mentions & news; o/ CJVA/WGY.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
830  ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN (Paradise), Basseterre, DEC 3 0630 -
EE sermon and hymns // 7510; good, well o/ CFJR w/ WCRN nulled.
[Connelly-MA]  
 
960  CUBA, R. Reloj, DEC 3 0658 - Reloj tick-tock show in mix
w/ CHNS, WELI, and SS station that was probably Colombia.
[Connelly-MA]
 
980  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJES, Cali, DEC 3 0702 - // 1000 w/ SS talk
about Navidad (Christmas) recited over a background of "The 
Little Drummer Boy" song.  This was followed by an "RCN futbol"
promo.  Mixed w/ CBV and others.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1000  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, DEC 3 0655 - dominating the
channel w/ SS international news mentioning France and Portugal;
it was // 760, 770.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1090  VENEZUELA, Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, DEC 3 0712 - man & woman
w/ news in SS mentioning a "Presidente Rafael Cadena" (or similar),
then Union Radio ID.  Atop growl; WBAL either off or aurora'ed out.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
1160  BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, DEC 3 0717 - BBC discussion of global
warming, // 5975; fair through WMEX slop.  [Connelly-MA] 
		 
1170  COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, DEC 3 0719 - SS talk
mentioning "CARACOL, su cadena"; o/u WWVA trucker show. [Connelly-MA] 
 
1180  CUBA, R. Taino, Villa Maria, DEC 3 0724 - "R. Taino" (tah-EE-no)
ID, SS talk by man & woman; huge local-like signal, way atop other SS
station & WHAM.   [Connelly-MA]
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