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LOGS 31 JAN - 5 FEB 1996 ..... dx960205.log
Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION
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[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 DL-2
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: 1996 (UTC/GMT) TIMES: UTC/GMT
* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *
567 IRELAND, R. 1, Tullamore, FEB 4 0403 - end of weather report,
man said "becoming breezy"; then rock music was played. The signal
was quite good on peaks, although it was nibbled-at by splash from
CJEM's FF music upon occasion. [Connelly-MA]
585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid et al., FEB 4 0402 - SS news // 639; over
growl and WBNW slop. [Connelly-MA]
594 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, FEB 4 0401 - PP talk by man,
cutting o/ strong WBNW-590 slop. Without the slop, this would have
been excellent. [Connelly-MA]
603 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, Sevilla / Palencia, FEB 4 0401 - // 639
w/ taped excerpt of man giving SS political speech. This was followed
by a female newscaster's comments. Good signal. [Connelly-MA]
612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, FEB 3 0543 - good w/ Koranic male AA
vocal. [Connelly-MA]
612 IRELAND, RTE 2 FM, Athlone, FEB 4 0329 - light pop-rock vocal
// 1278; briefly even w/ Morocco. [Connelly-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, FEB 1 0505 - SS news;
fair to good. + FEB 4 0406 - SS news breaking above the WZON/WVMT/
WSKQ slop. [Connelly-MA]
639 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, La Coruna et al., FEB 4 0400 - pips, woman
mentioned R. Nacional Espana, then man read news in SS; good.
[Connelly-MA]
648 SAUDI ARABIA, Jeddah, FEB 4 0255 - male AA Koranic vocal; fair.
Traces of other signals (Spain ?) way under. [Connelly-MA]
666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa et al., FEB 3 0538 - man in PP, then light
female vocal; good w/ delay-line phaser set to null WRKO-680 pest.
[Connelly-MA]
693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. 5 synchros, FEB 3 0536 - EE talk; fair to
good through CBF-690 / WRKO-680 slop. [Connelly-MA]
747 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, FEB 1 0455 - man in Dutch; good.
+ FEB 4 0257 - DD teletalk; fair. [Connelly-MA]
756 GERMANY, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, FEB 1 0502 - news by man in GG;
fair o/ likely Spain. + FEB 4 0258 - classical music; good. [Connelly-MA]
765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, FEB 4 0258 - classical music;
excellent. [Connelly-MA]
774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, FEB 1 0458 - SS talk & teletalk by excited
announcers; excellent w/ WABC phased. [Connelly-MA]
819 EGYPT (t), FEB 4 0357 - AA vocal atop a mix of others. [Connelly-MA]
837 AZORES, RDP, Barossa, FEB 3 0600 - pips, PP news // 666; fair.
[Connelly-MA]
846 ITALY, R. Due, Roma, FEB 4 0357 - classical piano music; fair
through WEEI slop. [Connelly-MA]
855 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, FEB 4 0356 - spirited SS vocal & guitar;
good. [Connelly-MA]
873 SPAIN, SER, Zaragoza, FEB 4 0356 - SS talk, just slightly o/ many
others. [Connelly-MA]
882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. Wales / R. 4, Washford et al., FEB 4 0355 -
EE panel discussion; fair to good. [Connelly-MA]
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. 5 synchros, FEB 1 0520 - EE talk by man &
woman; fair. [Connelly-MA]
1008 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland (t), FEB 4 0259 - believed this w/ 440 Hz
test tones. This and CFRB were both blitzing WINS at the time; WINS's
signal is "wimpy" on its temporary antenna set-up. [Connelly-MA]
1017 GERMANY, Rheinsender, FEB 4 0301 - news by man in GG; slightly
o/ Spain. [Connelly-MA]
1044 SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., FEB 1 0527 - SS teletalk;
excellent. + FEB 4 0302 - SS news by man; loud, atop a low growl.
[Connelly-MA]
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, FEB 1 0530 - to good
peak with mention of "the morning show on TalkRadio UK".
+ FEB 4 0303 - caller complained about 12 and 13 year old girls
posing suggestively in teenage magazines. [Connelly-MA]
1062 DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, JAN 31 0359-0400 - guitar
instrumental, then Danish talk; good. + FEB 1 0526 - man & woman
in Danish; good to excellent. [Connelly-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, FEB 4 0305 - strong,
// 1053, w/ discussion of what the maximum penalty for rape should
be; then talk about juries and pre-trial publicity. [Connelly-MA]
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, FEB 4 0307 - to good peaks w/ SS
flamenco guitar music. [Connelly-MA]
1125 CROATIA, Deanovec, JAN 31 0357 - vocal by men's choir, // 1134.
Signal good on peaks (o/ Spain) and actually better than 1134 a few
times. [Connelly-MA]
1134 CROATIA, Zadar, JAN 31 0357 - vocal by men's choir, // 1125.
Generally o/ Spain. Fair w/ some WBBR slop. [Connelly-MA]
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, FEB 4 0325 - Meat Loaf
song, brief mention of UK sporting event, then early '80s British
oldie "My House in the Middle of the Street"; good. + FEB 4 0345 -
"It's a Livin' Thing" by ELO; very good. [Connelly-MA]
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, FEB 4 0344 - male a cappella Koranic vocal;
huge. [Connelly-MA]
1278 IRELAND, RTE 2 FM synchros, Cork / Dublin, FEB 4 0329 - light
pop-rock vocal // 612; poor to fair, in slop. [Connelly-MA]
1314 NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, FEB 5 0549 - woman in Norwegian
seemingly talking about skiing and other winter sports; fair
to good. [Connelly-MA]
1395 ALBANIA, Fllake (Lushnje), FEB 5 0545 - Slavic talk by man &
woman, atop a low growl. Holland, if on, should have been within
a few Hertz; the growl may have come from low-powered Spaniards
instead. [Connelly-MA]
1422 GERMANY, Heusweiler, FEB 5 0541 - GG talk; poor to fair, lots
of slop. [Connelly-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, FEB 4 2021 - fading up to fair level w/ AA
talk by man, better than 1520 domestics on this pre-sunset reception.
[Connelly-MA]
1530 VATICAN, Vatican R., FEB 5 0539 - Vatican IS repeated several
times; just slightly above a jumble of others. This seemed a little
weaker than usual; luckily, WSAI was down to almost nothing - the
unruly jumble probably had Sao Tome and several Latin Americans in
it. [Connelly-MA]
1566 AZORES, Clube Asas do Atlantico, CSB81, Vila do Porto,
FEB 4 2115 - excited PP announcer, crowd noises; poor to fair
through WQEW-1560 / WNSH-1570 slop. [Connelly-MA]
1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, FEB 5 0538 - fair on peaks w/ fast-paced
SS newstalk // 1584. [Connelly-MA]
1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, FEB 5 0538 - fair on peaks w/ fast-paced
SS newstalk // 1575. [Connelly-MA]
1593 GERMANY, Holzkirchen, FEB 5 0537 - Slav-sounding talk by man;
poor. [Connelly-MA]
* ??? DX *
1620 unID, FEB 1 0610 - not sure if Europirate, domestic pirate, or
a new expanded band "legit" station - what was heard was "I'm Still
Alive" by Pearl Jam; signal then faded into the mush and got covered
by PCH / TIS's. [Connelly-MA]
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