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   Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1996
   
   * last report of 1996 * Maine and Massachusetts logs *    
   
   DX from Massachusetts is supplemented this time by some loggings
   taken during a brief pre-Christmas family trip to the Maine coast.
   The site near Wells Beach is just "up the road a piece" from
   Neil Kazaross's old QTH in Ogunquit.  It wasn't auroral and I
   didn't have a Beverage, so the multitudes of Africans and
   Brazilians that Neil used to hear at local sunset weren't 
   in "the game" this time around.  Actually the DX from southern 
   Maine (even the line-up of domestics heard) differed little 
   from what I usually hear at sites on Cape Cod.  If anything 
   is noticeably different, it's the lower strengths of Cubans 
   in Maine versus on the Cape.  Also, New York City QRM is more 
   easily managed as you travel to more northerly sites along the 
   New England shore.
   
   -------

   [*W-ME] = Wells, ME  (GC= 70.583 W / 43.305 N) 
   <Mile Road: near saltmarsh, behind Wells Beach>
        
   Receiver: Sony ICF-2010 (with filter mod.)
   Antenna: Quantum Loop (not always used: some receptions 
    were made with the internal antenna only)
        
   -------
        
   [*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA  (GC= 70.02  W / 41.71  N)
   <near jct. Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean>
        
   Receiver: Drake R8A
   Antenna system: remotely-tuned loop phased against 30 m wire
    with DCP-2 controller / delay-line phasing unit

   ======================================================
  
   *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
~
531   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 24 0307 - // 558 w/ fast SS talk;
poor to fair through RVC-530 slop. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0242 -
// 603 w/ man & woman SS teletalk; fair o/ stew of others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
531   unID, DEC 26 2231-2234 - a mystery station here w/ an 
unbelievably loud signal at closing: Christmas music (song had 
melody of "Good Christian Men, Rejoice", words didn't seem EE), 
then open carrier and then off at 2234.  This left a considerably-
weaker Spain behind.  Possibilities - Faroes, Switzerland,
Germany ? [Connelly*H-MA]
~
549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, DEC 22 2349 - AA female vocal, drums,
strings, flutes; local-like, annihilating CHLN/YVKE-550 (tight looping
was needed to find evidence of the 550 stations). [Connelly*W-ME]
+ DEC 26 2241 - woman in AA; signal up to good strength, rising
o/ a jumble of other stations (including a tone-tester).
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
558   SPAIN, RNE5, Valencia et al., DEC 22 2356 - // stronger 585:
SS telephone interview about anti-drug activities; fair, o/ second
station w/ local WGAN nulled. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0235 -
woman in SS (// 585 et al.); poor to fair in slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
567   IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, DEC 23 0003 - EE news; atop 
Spain, fair through TV buzz. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2222 - female
version of Ray Charles' "Georgia on My Mind", then woman in EE;
fair. + DEC 27 0245 - EE talk, traditional folk music; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
567   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 27 0231 - // 684 w/ bits of SS
talk; u/ Ireland. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
576   SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, DEC 22 2348 - poor to fair w/ SS talk
by woman // RNE5's such as 603. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0230 -
// 684 w/ man & woman SS teletalk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, DEC 22 2347 - SS telephone news interview;
huge signal, better than adjacents CJFX/WTAG-580 and VOCM/WBNW-590.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0229 - ID "R. Nacional de Espana, R. Uno y 
R. Cinco", talk about Navidad, SS teletalk w/ female moderator; 
huge, no Tunisia growl at this time. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
585.05   TUNISIA (t), DEC 26 2307 - rough het against Spain-585.0,
almost yielding its own audio at times. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
594   MOROCCO, RTM 'A', Oujda, DEC 22 2343 - // 1053 w/ AA violins & 
vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0228 - group AA male
vocal; good, better than // 207. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
594   PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, DEC 27 0015 - mellow pop music,
woman in PP; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
603   SPAIN, RNE1/5, Sevilla / Palencia, DEC 22 2332 - // 657 w/
man & woman in SS; excellent. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2232 - fast
SS talk; good. + DEC 27 0224 - // 648: local-like w/ SS version 
of tune from "The Sound of Music". [Connelly*H-MA]
~
612   IRELAND, Athlone, DEC 22 2338 - EE talk, pop music; o/ Morocco
and others on a very jumbled channel. [Connelly*W-ME] 
~
612   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 23 0238 - man w/ sermon or speech 
in AA; very good. + DEC 23 2329 - AA vocal & strings, then talk.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2305 - AA news by man; good. 
+ DEC 27 0225 - AA vocal, strings; very good. + DEC 28 0223 -
AA talk; about 15 dB louder than the 610 stations. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 22 2336 - SS talk
o/ unID second station, fast SAH resulting. + DEC 23 0239 - // to
(huge) 684, SS Christmas pop song. [Connelly*W-ME]  
~
639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., DEC 22 2333 - // 684 w/
SS teletalk; good. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2304 - // 684 w/
SS news; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
648   SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., DEC 27 0224 - // 603 w/ SS 
version of "My Favourite Things" (from "The Sound of Music");
to good peak o/ fluttery SAH. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
657   SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, DEC 22 2332 - // 603 (but not RNE1's)
at this time, man & woman in SS; very good. [Connelly*W-ME]
+ DEC 26 2234 - fast SS talk; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
666   PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, DEC 23 2338 - fast PP talk, possibly 
sport; mentions of Braga. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2233 - woman 
in PP; o/ SS-sounding station. + DEC 26 2251 - // 693, 837 w/ 
religious-sounding female vocal, then plaintive PP vocal by man; 
to good peaks. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
675   FRANCE, France-Inter, Marseille, DEC 22 2330 - rock music, 
woman in FF; good. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2316 - // 162 w/
light music; good / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, DEC 22 2327 - group SS discussion about
international events; huge signal, equal to WRKO on 680 (and 
illuminating 8 to 9 signal-strength lights on the Sony '2010 when 
using the radio's internal ferrite rod only !) [Connelly*W-ME] 
DEC 26 2304 - // 639 w/ SS news; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
684   YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA), Beograd, DEC 27 0018 - Slavic talk by
woman; atop Spain ! + DEC 27 0232 - "Candle in the Wind" by
Elton John; just behind Spain.  [Connelly*H-MA]
~
693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, DEC 23 2340 - // Portugal-666
w/ man in PP; o/u BBC UK. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2249 - // 837
w/ operatic / religious female vocal; loud, burying BBC.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
693   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., DEC 23 0010 - EE talk; 
poor to fair o/ others w/ CBF nulled. + DEC 23 2340 - Boney M
(Caribbean-style) Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child"; o/u Azores.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2246 - BBC briefly atop w/ EE discussion,
then plastered by Azores. + DEC 27 0213 - excellent w/ BBC 
discussion of US political affairs and the Gulf War Syndrome. 
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
702   SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 23 0011 - // 999 w/ SS talk by woman;
o/ WLW slop. [Connelly*W-ME]  
~
729   SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., DEC 24 0218 - SS teletalk; in 
slop.  The R8A would have done much better than the Sony ICF-2010.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0034 - // 684 w/ SS teletalk; poor to
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
738   SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, DEC 22 2323 - SS talk // 774; to 
good peaks through occasional CHCM-740 slop. [Connelly*W-ME] 
+ DEC 27 0209 - woman in SS; to good peak o/ CHCM slop.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
747   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, DEC 24 0400 - man & woman in SS, rock
music, R. Nacional Espana ID, 4 (or 5) short pips then a single longer
pip of the same pitch, then news; strong signal, no trace of Holland
at the time. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
747   NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, DEC 26 2210 - Dutch talk, vocal "Baby
It's Cold Outside" w/ Ray Charles & Betty Carter; huge, S9+20 or
better. + DEC 26 2300 - 2 short pips, 1 longer one (all same 
pitch), then news in Dutch. + DEC 26 2321 - "Free Fallin'" by
Tom Petty; loud. + DEC 27 0500 - time pips (2 short, 1 long),
Dutch talk. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
756   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, 
DEC 23 0016 - classical music; mixing w/ Spain. [Connelly*W-ME]
+ DEC 26 2211 - GG weather including forecast for showers in some
cities; fair to good o/ apparent Spain-Romania mix. + DEC 28 0215 -
classical piano music; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
756   SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, DEC 23 0016 - SS talk; o/u Germany. 
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
765   SENEGAL, Dakar, DEC 22 2316 - Afro-FF talk by man, possibly
a sermon, interspersed w/ drum beats; good, loop bearing true for
Senegal.  Switzerland was way under and a low rumble (maybe 20 Hz)
was noted. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
765   SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, DEC 23 0015 - classical violin
music getting through big open carrier from Senegal, low rumble
resulting.  [Connelly*W-ME]
~
774   EGYPT, Abis, DEC 27 0020 - AA vocal & flutes; killing Spain.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, DEC 22 2321 - fast SS talk; good.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2212 - SS teletalk; atop station w/
AA-sounding music. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
783   PORTUGAL, Miramar, DEC 23 0017 - PP pop-rock music; poor
to fair. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
792   SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, DEC 23 0031 - // 1044 w/ SS teletalk;
poor to fair. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
837   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, DEC 26 2246 - back here,
ex-836: operatic religious-sounding vocal // 693; monster signal,
rolling o/ Spain-Canaries. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
837   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, DEC 22 2311 - SS 
teletalk; dominant.  No 836 het (Azores back on 837). [Connelly*W-ME]
DEC 27 0257 - COPE //'s w/ SS talk having obvious echo-delay.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
846   ITALY, Rome, DEC 22 2310 - classical music, II talk; poor.
[Connelly*W-ME] 
~
855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., DEC 22 2308 - SS news & teletalk;
excellent, o/ others. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0452 - SS teletalk;
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
864   EGYPT, Santah, DEC 22 2307 - AA male Koranic vocal; good.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 26 2326 - Koranic male vocal; fair to
good, alone on channel. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
891   ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 22 2305 - male AA vocal, violins, flutes;
excellent / local-like. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
909   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., DEC 22 2303 -
EE news to good peak.  Had bits of other audio (possible AA, PP,
& SS stations) under at times. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
918   SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, DEC 22 2303 - SS pop / 
disco, SS talk by man; very good.  [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0451 -
fast SS talk by man & woman, segments of instrumental dance music,
timecheck; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
936   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 22 2302 - SS news; in slop.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0449 - SS talk; poor to fair, slopped.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
945   FRANCE, Toulouse, DEC 22 2257 - nostalgic FF music, including
romantic vocal by Edith Piaf; excellent. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, DEC 22 2256 - SS teletalk; loud.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0059 - SS folk guitar w/ man in SS as
voice-over; loud. + DEC 27 0448 - SS teletalk; loud at S9+20.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
981   ALGERIA, Algiers, DEC 22 2255 - male group a cappella AA vocal;
loud, crushing CBV/WCAP-980. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
999   SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, DEC 23 0011 - // 702 w/ fast SS talk
by woman; through CKBW/WMVP slop. [Connelly*W-ME] 
~
1026  SPAIN, SER synchros, DEC 27 0130 - // 1044 w/ SS teletalk
w/ female "talkmaster"; good w/ WBZ phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, DEC 22 2339 - SS teletalk; fair.
+ DEC 23 0031 - // 792 w/ SS teletalk; loud. [Connelly*W-ME]
+ DEC 27 0130 - // 1026 w/ female SS teletalk show; excellent,
o/ low growl. + DEC 27 0447 - SS teletalk; excellent, o/ rumble.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1053   MOROCCO, Tanger, DEC 22 2340 - // 594 w/ AA music; briefly o/
the pile. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
1062   DENMARK, Kalundborg, DEC 27 0446 - woman in Danish; fair to
good.  This had been stronger in OCT & NOV. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1107   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 23 0038 - fast SS talk; fair.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1134   CROATIA, HR, Zadar, DEC 24 0019 - male Slavic vocal 
w/ acoustic folk guitar; good, o/ Spain. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
1215   UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, DEC 27 0442 - to
good peaks w/ "Badge" by Cream. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1251   LIBYA, Tripoli, DEC 22 2247 - fast AA talk by man & woman.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1305   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 22 2246 - SS talk o/ bad growl.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1314   NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, DEC 22 2245 - Christmas vocals o/u Spain.
[Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 29 0342 - local-like w/ Norwegian version of
"Three Bells" (Browns C&W hit from 1959). [Connelly*H-MA]
~
1314   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 22 2245 - SS talk mixing w/ Norway.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1323   GERMANY, Voice of Russia relay, Wachenbrunn, DEC 22 2243 -
almost certainly this w/ classical music; fair, but slopped by CKEC.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1332   ITALY, Rome et al., DEC 22 2243 - II man & woman talk, then
piano music; loud.  Much less WRCA slop than at home. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
1349   MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, DEC 22 1915 - het showing
up on car radio at the beach at this early time (2.15 p.m. EST). 
+ DEC 22 2242 - chanting; fair. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
1359   SPAIN, Arganda, DEC 22 2241 - SS talk; to fair peak o/ WLYN het.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1395   NETHERLANDS, Jazzradio, Lopik, DEC 22 2238 - blues-oriented jazz. 
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1413  SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, DEC 23 0051 - SS talk; to fair peak.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1467   FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, DEC 22 2235 - AA talk; local-like.
[Connelly*W-ME]
~
1521   SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, DEC 22 2001 - AA news mentioning "Arabiya
Saudiya"; already loud at 3.01 p.m. local. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
1566   SWITZERLAND, Sarnen, DEC 23 0217 - religious-sounding GG vocal;
to fair peaks, but w/ very jumpy fast fades.  High-band TA's were not 
too good at the time. [Connelly*W-ME]
~

   *** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
~
535   GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, DEC 26 2236 - Carib-EE talk about
government & investments; to good peak. + DEC 28 0205 - weather
forecast, insurance ads; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
550   VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, DEC 28 0927 - ID "Cadena
Mundial, la radio mas popular de Venezuela", salsa music; good,
atop Cuban (that was // 670). [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
555   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, DEC 23 0002 - mellow jazz,
then soul female vocal; very good. + DEC 23 2346 - smashing signal
w/ block of advertising including National Supplies store (crazy
'50s-type reverb used), Little Switzerland watch outlet, and
Island Purified Water. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0536 - 'totally
cool' soca version of the "Flintstones" theme; loud / excellent.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
570   CUBA, DEC 27 0006 - R. Reloj SS news, timebeeps; mixed w/
WMCA & CJEM. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
595   DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, DEC 24 0234 - gospel-influenced
female soul vocal, then man in Carib-EE; poor to fair. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
600   VENEZUELA, R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, DEC 23 0236 - upbeat folk-
style Latin American music, R. Sucre ID; o/ growl. [Connelly*W-ME] 
+ DEC 28 0958-1000 - SS folk vocal, R. Sucre & Venezuela mention;
initially fair, faded badly at the end. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
610   COLOMBIA, HJKL, Bogota, DEC 28 0902 - several mentions of
"Colombianos", then old-style SS pop music. [Connelly*H-MA] 
~
620   CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, DEC 28 0908 - // 670, 710:
SS male group vocal; in jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
640   CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, 
DEC 27 0050 - SS promo for festival marking the 40th anniversary
of the Cuban revolution, then R. Progreso ID; o/ other SS.
+ DEC 28 0951 - // 740, running Reloj program at this time;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
640   GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, DEC 23 0117 - FF talk;
slightly o/ YVQO. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
650   COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, DEC 24 0130 -
SS vocal & brass, Antena Dos ID, then slow ballad; totally
dominant. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0053 - loud / local-like:
ID "en Antena Dos", then numerous ads. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
670   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, DEC 27 0041 - // 710
w/ Rebelde SS news about Cuba; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
670   VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, DEC 23 2258 - festive
group vocal, ID "R. Rumbos, la emisora de Venezuela"; good,
o/ others. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0216 - Caracas ad, phone 
number, R. Rumbos ID, then doorbells; blasting in o/ Cuba &
others. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
690   COLOMBIA, R. Recuerdo, HJCZ, Bogota, DEC 27 0530 - Bogota
ad & phone number, R. Recuerdo ID, then old-style (ranchera-
like) SS music; good through nulled CBF. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
700   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCX, Cali, DEC 24 0201 - CARACOL ID
surfaced o/ jumble. [Connelly*W-ME]  
~
700   JAMAICA, JBC R.1, Montego Bay, DEC 28 0936 - male '60s-type
US soul vocal, lengthy promo for "JBC FM Stereo" (it used Frank
Sinatra's "Nice and Easy" as a theme), soul vocals followed;
fair o/ SS Latin Americans w/ WLW looped. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
720   VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, DEC 24 0002 - SS man & woman,
R. Oriente ID, mention of "Ritmo de la Baila" (dance rhythm);
to good peak w/ CHTN nulled. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0211 - 
possibly this w/ a "R. Cadena Mundial" mention. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
740   CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, DEC 27 0030 - R. Progreso ID;
u/ CHCM, o/ CBL. + DEC 28 0951 - w/ Reloj program; fair, in
mess. [Connelly*H-MA]  
~
750   VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, DEC 23 2242 - Venezuelan sporting
event, Banco Provincial advert; loud / dominant. [Connelly*W-ME]
+ DEC 27 0207 - R. Caracas R. ID, then SS telephone interview;
well o/ C&W domestic. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
752.4   unID, DEC 27 0502 - het. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
760   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, DEC 23 0129 - greeting
"Feliz Navidad con RCN"; loud. [Connelly*W-ME] + DEC 27 0202 -
"R. Noticias" slogan, then RCN mention; good w/ WJR nulled.
+ DEC 28 0950 - // 770 w/ RCN ID; way o/ WJR, others at this 
late time. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
770   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, DEC 27 0057 - RCN SS newstalk;
burying WABC ! [Connelly*H-MA]
~
780   BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, DEC 23 0130 -
BBC report by woman; fair o/ Latin American jumble w/ CFDR & WBBM
in E-W loop null. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
780   VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, DEC 24 0212 -
Ecos del Torbes ID, then old-fashioned SS dance / party music.
In w/ huge signal o/ CFDR et al.: MW was much stronger than SW 
parallel on 4980. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, 
DEC 24 0015 - SS program "La Biblia Dice" (The Bible Speaks),
mentions of MW and SW frequencies; way o/ Canadians. [Connelly*W-ME] 
+ DEC 28 0947 - SS religious program used phrase "Mundo de la
oracion" (world of prayer), announcer asked for all to pray
for listeners in Cuba; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
810   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, DEC 24 0202 - "Aqui CARACOL"
mentioned during a promo that had noticeably compressed audio. 
Signal generally behind CJVA, but over WGY. [Connelly*W-ME]
+ DEC 28 0930 - SS music, then SS Colombian news; o/ WGY &
others. [Connelly*H-MA]
~
830   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN, Basseterre, DEC 23 0131 - // 7510 
w/ EE preaching; good, well o/ CFJR/WCRN. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
840   CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, DEC 27 0103 - dominant, booming in
w/ ID "Esta es Dobleve, desde Santa Clara, en el Centro de Cuba."
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
895   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, DEC 22 2304 - excellent
w/ Black gospel music and preacher. [Connelly*W-ME]
~
1020   TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, DEC 27 0120 -
VOA news about Secretary of State Madeline Albright, then item
about the celebration of Kwanzaa; excellent / dominant, way o/
KDKA.  Loop heading was correct for Turks & Caicos.  No other
stations besides this and KDKA were audible on 1020 at the time.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1685   COLOMBIA, Mercaderes, DEC 28 0152 - Morse code "MER",
2 sec. pause, then "E" in a repeated sequence; loud.
[Connelly*H-MA]
~
1703   unID, DEC 28 0158 - CW beacon "RGQ RGQ RGQ W3 T T T" in
repeated sequence; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

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