logs 14-28 APR

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Subject: logs 14-28 APR
From: wa1ion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mark Connelly )
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 20:47:16 -0700
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	  Logs 14 - 28 APR 1996 ..... dx960428.log

	    Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION 
 
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   [Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA  <parents' house>
		     (GC = 70.22 W / 41.68 N)           
    
    Receiver used: Drake R8A     
    
  Antenna systems: two remotely-tuned loops (at a right angle to each
		   other) to DCP-2 controller - phaser 

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	 e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
   
 DATES: 1996 (UTC/GMT)          TIMES: UTC/GMT            
   
* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *

531  ALGERIA, Ain-el-Beida, APR 28 0337 - AA female vocal; good,
atop Spain.  RVC-532 pest nulled.  [Connelly*Y-MA]   
 
558  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0342 - bits of SS talk; poor. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]   

585  SPAIN / TUNISIA (t), APR 28 0348 - woman in SS mixed w/
apparent AA vocal; bad low-pitched growl present.  [Connelly*Y-MA]   

621  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 28 0320 - SS talk;
fair to good o/ WXLX/WZON/WVMT slop.  [Connelly*Y-MA]   
 
684  SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, APR 28 0315 - SS talk by man; fair in 
WRKO slop.  SAH, bits of second audio under.  [Connelly*Y-MA]   

836  unID, APR 28 0545 - bits of music, het against 837; maybe Azores
drifting again.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 

855  SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 28 0250 - SS vocal; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA] 

882  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 28 0412 - fast SS talk by man;
fair w/ WCBS phased.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
	 
891  ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 28 0243 - AA vocal; fair through slop.
+ APR 28 0416 - AA male vocal at light audio level on massive 
carrier.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
	 
1026  SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 28 0514 - SS teletalk; fair w/ CCR-1025
pest off at the time.  [Connelly*Y-MA]  
 
1044  SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., APR 28 0422 - man & woman
in SS; fair o/ growl.  [Connelly*Y-MA]  
 
1089  UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, APR 28 0430 - EE teletalk;
fair through WBAL slop.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1107  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0435 - excellent w/ flamenco guitar,
SS male vocal; o/ others.  There was a tremendous enhancement of mid-
and high-band Spaniards in the 0430-0515 UTC period and some all-
time signal strength records were probably broken.  All this on an 
evening that had only been mediocre TA-wise earlier. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1116  SPAIN, SER synchros / probable ITALY, APR 28 0437 - man & woman 
in SS; good to excellent o/ classical music station.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1125  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0439 - // 1107 w/ folk SS vocal, 
then SS talk by man; very good.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1143  SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 28 0442 - fast SS talk, in growl.
[Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1152  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0441 - // 1107, 1125 w/ folk SS  
male vocal & guitar; fair to good.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1161  SPAIN, EI, San Sebastian, APR 28 0444 - bits of SS talk; 
hammered by WOBM pest.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1179  SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, APR 28 0540 - SER SS news by man &
woman; poor to fair, starting fade-out.  [Connelly*Y-MA]   
						
1215  SPAIN, COPE synchros, APR 28 0445 - SS talk by man; to fair
peak.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1251  LIBYA, Tripoli, APR 27 2321 - man in AA; fair, some slop from
local WUOK-1240.  [Connelly*Y-MA]

1287  SPAIN, SER, Lerida-Lleida et al., APR 28 0446 - rapid-fire news 
by man in SS; fair, o/ others.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1296  SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, APR 28 0448 - HUGE (S9+30 !) w/ SS man
talking about upcoming programs.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1305  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0449 - bits of female SS vocal
surfacing above a horrendous jamming-like growl.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1314  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, APR 28 0450 - SS music // 1305; badly
slopped by S9+50 CKEC-1320.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1325  MOROCCO, Safi, APR 28 0544 - bits of FF-sounding vocal; poor
in severe CKEC splash.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1359  SPAIN, RNE FS, APR 28 0453 - SS talk, then some great flute &
guitar instrumental music; like a local at S9+40 !  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1422  GERMANY, Heusweiler, APR 28 0455 - classical music; fair / fadey 
and mixed w/ second audio fragments (Algeria ?).  [Connelly*Y-MA] 

1485  SPAIN, APR 28 0457 - excited SS talk by man; fair to good.
[Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1521  SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, APR 27 2255 - AA talk by woman; fair at
fade-in. +  APR 28 0016 - Koranic male AA vocal; local-like.
[Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1530  VATICAN, Vatican R., APR 14 0415 - Slavic talk by man & woman;
dominant w/ VOA Sao Tome and WSAI noted under.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
				    
1539  SPAIN, SER, Manresa / Elche-Elx, APR 28 0458 - SS male vocal &
guitar; slow SAH from probable German way under.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1566  AZORES, Vila de Porto, APR 27 2300-2338 - PP talk and US / Euro-
type vocals; poor.  Tunisia (back on per report from Sharp in FL) was
not noted, but Azores and the heavy WQEW-1560 slop were possibly 
masking 
it.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 

1575  SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 28 0459 - // 1584, 1602 w/ plaintive SS
vocal; excellent.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1584  SPAIN, SER synchros, APR 28 0459 - // 1575, 1602 w/ SS vocal;
huge.  [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 
1602  SPAIN, SER synchros / EI, APR 28 0459 - SER // 1575, 1584 w/ SS 
plaintive vocal mixing evenly w/ EI Vitoria w/ SS talk. [Connelly*Y-MA] 

 
1698  SPAIN (t), APR 28 0505 - 2-way QSO in SS on upper sideband;
good strength. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
 

PAN-AMERICAN DX 

535  GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, APR 28 0339 - energetic soca vocal
w/ rhythm backing; to good peak w/ RVC-532 nulled.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
640  CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, APR 28 0330 - "Nights in White Satin"
by the Moody Blues, then SS ID "R. Progreso".  This was followed by a
female SS vocal.  Excellent, o/ slight 641 het.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
640  GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, APR 28 0556 - FF male vocal,
then FF talk by woman; fair in mix w/ EE station that was probably
CBN.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
641  unID, APR 28 0327 - open carrier on directional bearing similar
to adjacent Cuba-640 (which was strong at the time).  [Connelly*Y-MA]  
 
650  COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, APR 28 0325 - SS sporting
event w/ a Barranquilla team; excellent, alone on channel. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]  
 
670  CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 28 0322 - // 710 w/
festive old-fashioned Latin American dance music w/ vocal & big-band 
orchestra; loud, totally dominating the channel.  [Connelly*Y-MA]

710  CUBA, APR 28 0322 - // 670 w/ old-style Latin American dance band
music.  [Connelly*Y-MA]

750  VENEZUELA, R. Caracas R., YVKS, Caracas, APR 28 0307 - R. Caracas 
R.
ID, SS news by woman, promo's / RCR slogan; loud, covering the 
domestics.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
			    
760  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 28 0304 - SS ads for bank,
discotheque in Barranquilla; atop WJR/Cuba/rumble.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
			    
770  COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 28 0049 - RCN news by man & woman 

in SS w/ mentions of several Colombian cities including Tolima; close
to WABC strength and excellent w/ WABC nulled.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
			    
840  CUBA, CMHW (t), APR 28 0404 - back-to-back SS pop music; 
occasional
talk but no ID; huge signal, annihilating WHAS.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
		   
860  PANAMA, R. Reforma, HOL55, Chitre, APR 28 0257 - "desde Panama"
mentions and references to several Panama cities, then festive music; 
slightly o/ apparent Colombian and a jumble of others w/ CJBC nulled.  
[Connelly*Y-MA]
		   
885  MONTSERRAT, R. Montserrat, ZJB, Plymouth, APR 28 0246 - male 
Carib-
EE DJ, reggae vocal; good.  [Connelly*Y-MA]
		   
1025  TURKS AND CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, APR 28 0038 - 
EE religious talk & requests for donations; loud, sometimes stronger
than WBZ-1030.  [Connelly*Y-MA]  

1375  ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON, RFO, APR 28 0454 - man & woman in FF
w/ tinny audio typical of a speaker-to-microphone relay; excellent
signal level as usual.  [Connelly*Y-MA]  

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