logs 7-21 FEB '96

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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)
	  
  Receivers used: JRC NRD-525, Drake R8A     
    
 Antenna systems: two 37 m slopers (east, west) to 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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 NEWSFLASH: The R8A is here !  I've been having fun with this great radio.
 
 DATES: 1996 (UTC/GMT)          TIMES: UTC/GMT            
   
* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

567  IRELAND, RTE Radio 1, Tullamore, FEB 9 0437 - light music, then
man in EE; fair.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
585  SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid et al., FEB 9 0438 - man in SS; good.
[Connelly-MA]
 
756  GERMANY, Braunschweig / Ravensburg, FEB 9 0435 - man in GG; 
fair to good.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
765  SWITZERLAND, R. Suisse Romande, Sottens, FEB 9 0524 - woman 
w/ FF talk, teletalk; good.  [Connelly-MA]
 
774  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, FEB 9 0523 - man & woman in SS; good.
[Connelly-MA]   
 
882  UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales / R. 4, Washford et al., FEB 16 0452 - 
folk music, then EE talk; excellent.  [Connelly-MA]
	 
891  ALGERIA, Algiers, FEB 16 0455 - female AA vocal & violins; 
good.  [Connelly-MA] 
	 
909  UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. 5 synchros., FEB 20 2250 - EE talk
to good peak.  [Connelly-MA]
	 
945  FRANCE, R. France I., Toulouse, FEB 20 2253 - piano music;
fair.  [Connelly-MA]  

954  SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, FEB 20 2254 - man & woman in SS;
o/ other.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
972  UKRAINE, Kopani, FEB 20 2255 - Slavic talk by woman; good,
o/ possible GG station.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1008  NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, FEB 20 2256 - repetitive new-age /
jazz piano music; then man in Dutch; strong, 5 dB better than
WINS/CFRB-1010.  [Connelly-MA]

1017  GERMANY, Rheinsender, FEB 20 2258 - female vocal (maybe
Enya), then woman in GG; barely o/ others.  [Connelly-MA]  

1044  MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, FEB 17 0001 - sign-off w/ AA anthem;
big signal, way o/ Spain.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1062  DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, FEB 9 0410 - oldie "You've
Got Your Troubles" by the Fortunes [1965]; loud.  [Connelly-MA] 
 
1089  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, FEB 20 2353 - EE 
teletalk; to good peak.  SAH of 3 Hz present.  [Connelly-MA]  
 
1098  SLOVAKIA, Nitra, FEB 9 0420-0424 - Slavic folk-style vocal
(almost Alpine in style), then Slav talk by man, followed by
"In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry [1970]; good.  [Connelly-MA] 

1098  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, FEB 20 2349 - SS
talk by man, o/ growl.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1215  UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, FEB 21 0004 - "London
Calling" by the Clash; good.  Spain way under w/ SS talk.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
1251  LIBYA, Tripoli, FEB 21 0010 - AA vocal on whopping S9+25 
carrier; audio chewed up by heavier than normal domestic slop.
[Connelly-MA] 
 
1287  CZECH REPUBLIC // SLOVAKIA, FEB 7 0511 - Slavic talk by 
woman; fair.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1305  SPAIN, FEB 9 0402 - SS talk o/ bad growl.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1314  NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, FEB 7 0512 - "Claire de Lune" played 
on a harp; excellent.  [Connelly-MA]
 
1386  RUSSIA (KALININGRAD), Bolshakovo (t), FEB 7 0515 - talk 
in unID language.  [Connelly-MA]
   
1422  GERMANY, Heusweiler, FEB 7 0502 - GG news by man; good.
[Connelly-MA]  

1431  unID (possibly UKRAINE), FEB 7 0516 - bits of pop music,
big het against WXKS-1430.  [Connelly-MA]
   
1521  SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, FEB 21 0306 - male AA Koranic vocal;
excellent, S9+40.  [Connelly-MA]
				    
1530  VATICAN, FEB 7 0454 - Slav talk; excellent, way o/ WSAI.
[Connelly-MA] 

1608a  unID, FEB 7 0456 - RTTY signal believed to be from Europe,
per propagation characteristics.  [Connelly-MA]  

1610a  NORWAY, Rogaland, LGB TLX, FEB 7 0456 - "LGB TLX" Morse code
alternating w/ data packets; dominating the channel.  [Connelly-MA]  


* PAN-AMERICAN DX *
	
1025  TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, FEB 16 0447 - 
back on split channel w/ southern US preacher; good through
WBZ slop.  [Connelly-MA] 
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