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Here are some recent loggings, some of which overlap with the time 
of the Florida (CANAVDX) DXpedition.

  
   Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1996

   Receivers = Drake R8A, Sony ICF-2010
  
   Antenna systems: remotely-tuned loop, active whip,
   DCP-2 controller / delay-line phasing unit
 
   [*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA  (GC= 70.02  W / 41.71  N)
   [*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)  
  
   ======================================================
  
   *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
~
531   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 8 0224 - disco vocal, SS talk; fair
o/ AA station (Algeria). [Connelly*H-MA]
~
549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, DEC 8 0352 - // 891 w/ AA talk by
woman; good, o/ unID music station. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
558   SPAIN, RNE5, Valencia et al., DEC 8 0223 - excellent (well
o/ others) w/ disco music, then SS talk // 531, 576, 585, 603, 648, 
and many other RNE's. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
576   SPAIN, RNE5(/1), Barcelona, DEC 3 0212 - // 585 w/ woman 
in SS, piano music; fair. + DEC 8 0222 - disco vocal, SS talk; fair.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, DEC 1 0345 - man in SS; good o/ low-
pitched rumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] + DEC 3 0212 - // 576 w/ woman in 
SS, then piano music; loud. + DEC 8 0220 - // many others w/ disco 
female vocal, then man & woman in SS; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
594   PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, DEC 8 0216 - // 963 w/ 
uptempo PP male vocal & conga-type percussion; fair in mix w/ others.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
603   SPAIN, RNE1/5, Sevilla / Palencia, DEC 3 0215 - // 585 et al. 
w/ jazz-oriented SS vocal; excellent. + DEC 8 0221 - disco vocal, SS 
talk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
612   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 3 0215 - AA teletalk show; local-
like. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 3 0217 - SS jazz / 
nightclub-style vocal (// 585, others); good. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., DEC 3 0219 - // 684 w/
woman in SS talking over a piano version of "Heart and Soul"; good.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
648   SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., DEC 8 0225 - // 585 et al. w/
disco vocal, SS talk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
657   SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, DEC 3 0218 - good w/ talk and several
R. Nacional Espana ID's, // 684, others. + DEC 8 0228 - // 585 w/ 
electronic mood music (like the background in a mystery drama), 
then SS talk; fair w/ WFAN phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
666   PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, DEC 8 0229 - // Azores-693 w/ female 
pop vocal; in slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
675   FRANCE, France-Inter, Marseille, DEC 8 0232 - // 162 w/ FF 
male vocal & acoustic guitar; excellent & dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, DEC 3 0218 - at local strength w/ SS 
talk, R. Nacional Espana ID // 657 & others. + DEC 8 0235 - SS 
discussion w/ man & woman; at usual 'monster' signal strength.  
[Connelly*H-MA] 
~
693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, DEC 8 0229 - // Portugal-666
w/ female pop vocal; o/ BBC. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
693   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., DEC 8 0229 - EE talk; 
u/ Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
702   SLOVAKIA, Slovensko 1, Banska Bystrica / Presov, DEC 8 0447 - 
New Age type music // 1098 Nitra; mixing w/ Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
702   SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 8 0240 - // 837 w/ SS teletalk;
fair o/ jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
738   SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, DEC 8 0341 - // 684, 774 et al. w/
SS teletalk, mentions of Estados Unidos; fair.  This was huge (blowing 
out the 740 Canadians) on the car radio in the Marshfield, MA area 
about 3 hours earlier. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
747   NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, DEC 8 0459 - man & woman in Dutch;
fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
756   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, 
DEC 8 0339 - oldie "Little Arrows" by Leapy Lee, then man in GG; 
fair o/ probable Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
765   SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, DEC 8 0340 - good w/ classical
piano music. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 3 0222 - // 684 w/ woman in SS;
o/ AA station. + DEC 8 0341 - // 684 w/ SS teletalk; fair to good 
through WABC slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
801   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 8 0343 - SS talk; poor, mixed 
w/ other station, in bad 800 slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
836   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, DEC 3 0224 - back on 836
(ex-837): PP vocal and a strong 1 kHz het against Spain / Canaries 
on 837. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
837   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 3 0224 - man 
in SS o/ others; hetted by Azores-836. + DEC 8 0241 - HUGE (o/ 836 
het) w/ SS teletalk // 702 & 999. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., DEC 3 0254 - // stronger 684: 
woman in SS; fair o/ other station. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
882   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, DEC 8 0348 - SS talk; slightly
o/ BBC UK. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
891   ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 3 0226 - AA talk, then flutes. 
+ DEC 8 0352 - // 549 w/ woman in AA, then AA music; good.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
909   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., DEC 8 0453 - 
to good peak w/ man in EE interviewing woman about subjects 
including a recent trip to Japan. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
918   SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, DEC 3 0227 - SS 
teletalk; fair. + DEC 8 0450 - SS rock music. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, DEC 3 0249 - SS teletalk; fair.
+ DEC 8 0215 - teletalk; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
963   PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Seixal, DEC 8 0216 - // 594 w/ 
PP male vocal & percussion; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
981   ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 8 0507 - Koranic vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
999   SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, DEC 3 0243 - // 837 w/ SS talk, then
a brief piece of ragtime piano music.  + DEC 8 0242 - man & woman 
w/ SS teletalk // 702 & 837; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, DEC 3 0241 - SS news w/ a telephone
interview; very good. + DEC 8 0352 - woman in SS, then Mexican-
style vocal music. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1053   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al., 
DEC 8 0402 - // 1089 w/ EE news by woman & man; slightly o/ Spain.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1062   DENMARK, Kalundborg, DEC 8 0402 - very good w/ news by man
in Danish. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1089   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Moorside Edge et al., 
DEC 8 0401 - news by woman in EE; to good peaks o/ others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1098   SLOVAKIA, Nitra, DEC 8 0405 - Slavic talk; in mix w/ other.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1107   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 8 0406 - SS talk; fair to good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1134   CROATIA, HR, Zadar, DEC 8 0410 - folk vocals; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1206   FRANCE, Bordeaux, DEC 8 0546 - jazz, woman in FF, then
old-fashioned musical-theatre-style FF pop vocal; to good peak.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1215   UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, DEC 8 0415 - R.E.M. 
song, EE talk by man & woman; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1314   NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, DEC 8 0202 - man in Norwegian w/
news items mentioning Israel and England; LOUD ! + DEC 8 0418 - 
local-like w/ Norwegian talk, then female version of Cat Stevens' 
"Peace Train". + DEC 8 0445 - "Rosanna" by Toto; huge signal.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1395   NETHERLANDS, Jazzradio, Lopik, DEC 8 0442 - this and 
presumed Albania on 1395.1 combining to produce a potent speaker-
rattling 100 Hz growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1422   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, DEC 8 0206 - classical 
violin music; o/ other. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1440   SAUDI ARABIA, Dammam, DEC 8 0435 - bits of AA music // 1521
audible through WLPZ and other domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1521   SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, DEC 8 0435 - // 1440 w/ group AA vocal
and percussion; excellent, killing WWKB. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1530   VATICAN, R. Vaticana, DEC 8 0559 - Vatican interval signal
o/u WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1611   VATICAN, R. Vaticana, DEC 8 0558 - soft music, then 
Vatican interval signal. [Connelly*H-MA]
~

   *** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
~
530   TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, NOV 30 0411 - SS religion;
very good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
535   GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, NOV 30 0409 - weather report,
then sports (cricket) announced by man w/ Australian accent.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
540   MEXICO, Monterrey, XEWA, DEC 8 1158-1200 - Mexican pop music,
then Mexican National Anthem at 1200 UTC; good at first, then it 
faded u/ domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
550   VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, NOV 30 2341 - // YVYM-880
w/ Mundial network sporting event in SS; loud / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 
~
555   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, NOV 30 0413 - EE talk 
about golf. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0346 - good w/ timecheck "14 
before 12", then Carib-EE advert for natural-hair wigs. + DEC 1 0404 - 
// 595 w/ cricket coverage by man w/ Australian accent. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
570   CUBA, NOV 30 1102 - R. Reloj news / time show; o/u WMCA/CJEM.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
590   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMHI, Santa Clara, NOV 30 1110 - SS news
mentioned "provincia de Guantanamo"; excellent w/ WBNW nulled.
[Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0334 - // 600, 670, 710, 1180 w/ SS
sports coverage; good in WBNW null. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
595   DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, DEC 1 0404 - // ZIZ-555 w/
cricket coverage by an Australian-accented announcer; fair.  
[Connelly*Y-MA]
~
600   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, NOV 30 1007 - good / 
dominant w/ SS news, Rebelde ID // 670, 710. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ DEC 1 0334 - // 590, 670, 710, 1180: SS sports; in growl & 
jumble of other Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
610   TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Port of Spain, NOV 30 1010 - Hindi 
male / female duet vocal; o/ SS stations.  Loop pointed SSE / NNW 
to put WIP in the null. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
620   CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, DEC 1 1056 - // 600 w/ SS
vocal & talk; mixed w/ cluster of domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
630   PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, NOV 30 1004 - ID "Super
Cadena Seis Trece", then SS talk about government, business, 
and education. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
640   CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, 
NOV 30 1057 - SS talk // 660, Cuba & Granma mentions; o/ WNNZ.  
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
640   GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, DEC 1 0410 - 
// St. Pierre-1375 w/ man in FF; good, o/ WNNZ w/ loop aimed 
SE/NW to reduce QRM from Cuba and CBN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
650   COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, NOV 30 2352 - 
local-like !  SS sports w/ Colombian cities mentioned, Cerveza 
Leone beer ad w/ sound of a popping bottle top, announcer on 
public address system read names and uniform numbers of players 
at start of game (stadium reverberation and crowd noises were 
apparent). [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
660   CUBA, R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, NOV 30 1057 - // 640 
w/ SS talk; way u/ WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 1059 - // 640:
vocal & folk guitar, SS talk; u/ WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
660   ST. LUCIA, Castries, NOV 30 0955 - several Christmas songs,
Carib-EE male announcer; u/ WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
660   VENEZUELA, Coro or Anaco, DEC 3 0853 - Venezuelan National
Anthem; u/ WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
670   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, NOV 30 1007 - // 600
and 710 w/ SS news by man & woman, Rebelde ID.  Mixed w/ YVLL & WMAQ.  
Surinam not noted. [Connelly*H-MA]  + DEC 1 0334 - SS sporting event 
(// 590, 600, 710, 1180); mixed w/ YVLL & possible PP Brazilian; WMAQ 
nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
670   VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, NOV 30 1048 - SS man /
woman teletalk, Rumbos ID; briefly o/ Cuba & possible Colombian. 
[Connelly*H-MA]  
~
700   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCX, Cali, NOV 30 1015 - SS commercials,
CARACOL promo / ID; o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA] + NOV 30 2344 - 
// HJCY-810 w/ SS news mentioning the Vatican, then CARACOL ID & 
fanfare; o/u WLW. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
710   CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, NOV 30 1007 - // 600, 670: SS 
news by man & woman, Rebelde ID; u/ WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ DEC 1 0334 - sports // 590, 600, 670, 1180: just slightly
behind WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
720   VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, NOV 30 1019 - Venezuela SS news;
rising o/ CHTN/WGN mix. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
730   MEXICO, XEX, Mexico City, DEC 1 1104 - fanfare / sound 
effects, ID "La Equis de Mexico"; o/ several US stations w/ CKAC 
nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]  
~
740   CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, DEC 1 1109 - // 640 w/ 
international news in SS w/ mentions of several world capitals; to 
fair peak w/ CBL nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]  
~
750   VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, NOV 30 2345 - SS sports mentioning
Caracas and Puerto Cabello; o/ CKGB, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
760   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, NOV 30 1043 - // 770 w/
jazz / light music, then man & woman in SS; atop WJR & other SS 
station. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 1 0421 - // 940, 1000 w/ SS news, 
RCN ID; good w/ WJR nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
770   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, NOV 30 1043 - // 760 w/ jazz, 
SS talk; way u/ WABC. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
780   VENEZUELA, R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, NOV 30 0951 - promo for 
"Fiesta de Sambrina" w/ interspersed clip of Jose Feliciano's 
"Feliz Navidad", then R. Coro ID. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
780   VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, DEC 1 0348 -
Ecos del Torbes ID, SS mentions of MW and SW frequencies; o/ likely 
YVMN/CFDR/WBBM mix.  Something weak (on approx. 779.2) yielding a 
background het at times. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, 
NOV 30 1022 - SS program, man read letters from listeners in the 
Dominican Republic; huge signal. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
810   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, NOV 30 2344 - // 700 w/
SS news about the Vatican, then CARACOL ID; rolling o/ WGY/CJVA/other 
SS station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
840   CUBA, R. Reloj outlet, NOV 30 1038 - Reloj program; good,
o/ others w/ WHAS nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
860   CUBA, R. Reloj, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, NOV 30 1037 -  
Reloj program; fair w/ CJBC nulled. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
880   VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, NOV 30 2341 -
actually OVER WCBS (!) w/ SS sports // YVKE-550. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
940   CUBA, R. Reloj, NOV 30 2329 - R. Reloj news; good w/ CBM 
nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
940   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJGB, Cali, DEC 1 0421 - // 760, 1000 w/ SS 
news, RCN ID; o/ Cuban Reloj & others w/ CBM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1000   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, DEC 1 0421 - // 760, 940 
w/ SS news & RCN ID; o/ Canadians w/ Chicago nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1020   TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, DEC 8 0213 - 
southern US preacher w/ emotional sermon; killing KDKA. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1100   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, DEC 1 0338 - // 810
w/ brassy music; fair to good w/ WTAM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1170   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, DEC 1 0336 - // 810 w/ SS
talk, saxophone music; fair w/ WWVA nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1171.1   unID, NOV 30 1028 - het on high side of WWVA. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
1180   CUBA, R. Rebelde (/ Taino ?), DEC 1 0334 - SS sporting
event // 590, 600, 670, 710; good w/ WHAM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
~
1345   unID, DEC 8 0505 - carrier, possibly an equipment test.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1375.02   ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, DEC 3 0204 - man & woman in FF
w/ news.  As Jean Burnell has noted, this is about 20 Hz above the 
nominal frequency. [Connelly*H-MA]
~

   *** TRANS-PACIFIC DX (?) ***
~
1053   unID, NOV 30 1031 - possible TP carrier looping NW.  
[Connelly*H-MA] 
~

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