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Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: sloper, RL-1 remotely-tuned loop, RW-1 active whip,
DCP-2 dual controller / phaser, Mini-MWT-3 regenerative preselector
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
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153 ALGERIA, Bechar, MAR 9 0513 - // 549 w/ Koranic male AA
vocal; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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162 FRANCE, Allouis, MAR 9 0513 - man & woman in FF; very good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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171 MOROCCO, Nador, MAR 9 0512 - AA female vocal & violins,
then AA talk by man followed by light pop song in EE; excellent.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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183 GERMANY, Saarlouis, MAR 9 0510 - man in FF, then dance music
w/ female vocal; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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198 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., MAR 9 0509 - EE
news interview w/ man & woman; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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207 MOROCCO, Azilal, MAR 9 0023 - // 819 w/ AA vocal & strings;
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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216 FRANCE, R. Monte Carlo, Roumoules, MAR 9 0508 - movie
song "Doing that Thing You Do"; very good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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234 LUXEMBOURG, Junglinster, MAR 9 0507 - FF showtune-style vocal;
excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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252 IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Kilmessan, MAR 9 0505 - "It's All
Coming Back to Me" by Celine Dion; good, o/ AA station (Algeria).
[Connelly*H-MA]
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270 CZECH REPUBLIC, Uherske-Hradiste, MAR 9 0504 - good w/
Slavic talk mentioning socialists. [Connelly*H-MA]
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531 ALGERIA, Ain-El-Beida, MAR 9 0208 - // 549 w/ "militant"
march-style AA male group vocal; fair, in mix w/ Spain & others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, MAR 5 0214 - AA male vocal, plucked
strings, then AA teletalk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0059 -
rustic AA music that sounded almost like an Irish jig; monster
signal (S9+40: at least 20 dB stronger than the 550 cluster).
[Connelly*H-MA]
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558 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 5 0213 - woman in SS; in WGAN slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, MAR 5 0210 - LOUD w/ man & woman
in EE talking about the feuding among Greek, Slavic, and Albanian
factions in Macedonia. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0456 - "Your
Song" by Elton John, then man in EE; good. + MAR 9 0515 -
telephone discussion w/ woman talking about children with
autism and other handicaps; local-like signal. [Connelly*H-MA]
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576 SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, MAR 9 0057 - song "Jesus Christ
Superstar" // other RNE's; fair, o/ other. [Connelly*H-MA]
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585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, MAR 9 0055 - // 855 w/ title song
from "Jesus Christ Superstar"; fair in VOCM slop w/ WBNW nulled.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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603 FRANCE, Lyon-Tramoyes, MAR 9 0518 - FF folk vocal; slightly
o/ others. [Connelly*H-MA]
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603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, MAR 9 0047 - // 684 & 855
w/ showtunes, then SS talk. [Connelly*R-MA]
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612 IRELAND, Athlone, MAR 9 0455 - country music, then some
awesome traditional fiddling; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., MAR 5 0205 - SS news; in CBN
slop. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0241 - // 774 w/ Latin American
style music, then man in SS; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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648 SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., MAR 9 0218 - woman in SS,
then music; poor w/ slop from local-like Antena Dos on 650.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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657 SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, MAR 9 0248 - // 774 w/ woman in SS;
fair w/ WFAN phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
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666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, MAR 9 0045 - group vocal in a style
similar to that of Pink Floyd; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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675 NETHERLANDS, R. Ten Gold, Lopik, MAR 5 0245 - slow version of
"Don't Cry for Me, Argentina". [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0043 -
good w/ "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper. [Connelly*H-MA]
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684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, MAR 5 0201 - SS news mixing w/ the
Yugoslav. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0016 - // 855 w/ EE female vocal
from "Jesus Christ Superstar"; fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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684 YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA), Beograd, MAR 5 0202 - man reading news in
a Slavic language took over from co-channel Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
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693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, MAR 5 0240; PP talk; atop BBC UK.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., MAR 5 0155 - EE talk
mentioning economic issues; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
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702 MOROCCO, RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 9 0040 - man in AA;
dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
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729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., MAR 9 0036 - // 738 w/ man &
woman in SS, o/ likely Ireland w/ music; fair w/ CKAC nulled.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, MAR 5 0154 - SS talk; loud w/ only
slight CHCM QRM. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0035 - LOUD w/ man & woman
in SS. [Connelly*H-MA]
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747 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, MAR 9 0235 - SS vocal; o/ others.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
MAR 5 0146 - grand opera // 1422; o/u Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
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756 SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, MAR 5 0146 - SS talk by man &
woman; mixing w/ Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]
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765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, MAR 9 0252 - classical violin &
orchestral music; good to excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, MAR 5 0236 - woman in SS; fair through
WABC slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
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783 SPAIN, COPE, Barcelona, MAR 5 0144 - SS teletalk w/ man &
woman in studio; o/ others. [Connelly*R-MA]
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792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, MAR 9 0026 - man & woman in SS; good,
o/ minor CFAN slop w/ WLKW phased to the mud. [Connelly*H-MA]
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819 EGYPT, Batra, MAR 9 0021 - Koranic chant; briefly atop
Morocco. [Connelly*H-MA]
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819 MOROCCO, Rabat, MAR 9 0023 - // 207 w/ male AA vocal and
strings; rising o/ Egypt. [Connelly*H-MA]
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855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., MAR 5 0140 - SS group discussion;
good w/ WEEI-850 phased. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0014 - female
vocal "Everything's All Right" from the musical "Jesus Christ
Superstar"; excellent / local-like. [Connelly*H-MA]
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864 EGYPT, Santah, MAR 5 0138 - male Koranic AA vocal; loud.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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864 SPAIN, RNE1, Socuellamos, MAR 5 0139 - fast SS talk by man;
far under the Egyptian. [Connelly*R-MA]
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873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, MAR 9 0439 - SS teletalk;
fair, o/ jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
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882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, MAR 9 0013 - fast SS talk by man;
o/u BBC. + MAR 9 0310 - SS teletalk. [Connelly*H-MA]
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882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford, MAR 5 0137 - EE talk about
protecting endangered animals; good, way o/ Canaries-Spain SS talk.
[Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0013 - woman in EE talking about
international regulatory agencies; o/u SS stations. [Connelly*H-MA]
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891 ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 5 0133 - AA talk by man at low audio
level on a huge carrier; other audios way behind. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAR 9 0012 - male lead singer w/ female group backing on a shrill
AA vocal; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
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909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R.5 synchros, MAR 5 0132 - EE discussion
program w/ man & woman; to good peak, pushing WABI/CHRL-910 aside.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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936 GERMANY, R. Bremen, Bremen, MAR 5 0025 - man & woman in GG;
fair in mix w/ Spain; CBM phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
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936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 5 0025 - SS teletalk came up o/ the
German. [Connelly*R-MA]
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954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, MAR 5 0026 - SS talk mentioning
"Antonio y Raoul" (talkshow hosts ?); loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAR 9 0437 - man in SS talking about business; huge signal,
something else was way under. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1017 GERMANY, Rheinsender, MAR 5 0001 - man in GG mixing w/ Spain.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1017 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 5 0001 - woman in SS; initially even
with, then taking over from, the German. + MAR 5 0235 - SS teletalk;
to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 4 2354 - SS news // other SER's; poor
in slop of nulled WBZ. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 4 2342 - EXCELLENT w/ plucked strings
and a rustic sort of AA or Berber vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 5 0029 - SS talk mentioned Barcelona;
excellent. [Connelly*R-MA] + MAR 9 0434 - SS teletalk; excellent.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1062 DENMARK, Kalundborg, MAR 9 0428 - rock music; fair to good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1071 unID, MAR 5 0130 - probably Spain here cutting by CBA briefly
w/ '50s hit "Maybe" by the Chantels; signal was lost to slop before
the song ended. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1079 unID, MAR 5 0038 - het on 1080 that seemed to be only on the
lower sideband, so more likely a carrier than a 1 kHz tone test.
This has also been noted from other receiving sites. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1080 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 5 0037 - SER SS talk // 1044 o/u music
station that was probably Venezuela; WTIC in cardioid phase null.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, MAR 4 2347 - talk about
mayors and strikes by city workers, announcer said "We're on Talk
Radio ... Hello !"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, MAR 4 2350 - Slavic talk evenly mixed w/ the
SS synchros. + MAR 5 0039 - really blasting o/ the others w/ recent
female vocal hit "Walking on Broken Glass". [Connelly*R-MA]
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1098 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 4 2350 - SS talk o/u Slovakia.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 5 0040 - woman in SS; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1115 ANGOLA (t), MAR 5 0129 - probably this w/ a het against
Spain-1116. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1116 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 5 0129 - fast monotone-delivery SS
talk by man; o/ growls & presumed Angola-1115 het. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1125 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, MAR 5 0128 - // 1107 w/ light music,
then man & woman in SS; good w/ WBBR phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1197 LESOTHO, BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, MAR 5 0044 - country music
show turned out to be this: BBC announcer in EE came on after a song
finished; poor, in slop and co-channel QRM. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1242 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Marseille, MAR 5 0120 - male FF light-pop
vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, MAR 9 0418 - AA vocal; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
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1278 IRELAND, RTE R. 2 synchros, Cork/Dublin, MAR 5 0118 - EE
telephone news interview or teletalk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1287 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAR 5 0116 - SS teletalk; in jumble.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, MAR 5 0049 - SS talk mixed w/ R. XL,
UK. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1296 UNITED KINGDOM, R. XL, Birmingham, MAR 5 0049 - Indian/Hindi
pop music & talk; o/u Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1332 ITALY, Rome et al., MAR 5 0113 - opera; in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1395 NETHERLANDS, Lopik, MAR 5 0111 - Dutch teletalk w/ man &
woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1422 ALGERIA, Algiers, MAR 5 0055 - bits of male AA vocal & guitar-
like instrument; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, MAR 5 0110 - opera
presentation w/ classical orchestra and male tenor; to strong peaks,
but w/ deep, jumpy fades. Algerian w/ AA was audible under.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1512 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, MAR 5 0057 - a cappella male AA
vocal; to fair peak w/ WNRB phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
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1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, MAR 5 0058 - Bert Kaempffert type
light instrumental music; audible w/ WSAI phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAR 9 0327 - Vatican interval signal; way o/ VOA & WSAI.
[Connelly*H-MA]
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1536 unID, maybe one of those clandestines, MAR 5 0106 - bits of
vocal on a carrier that had AC ripple; poor in WDCD splash.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, MAR 5 0100 - atop the UK pile w/
"Here is the news from the Voice of America". [Connelly*R-MA]
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1548 UNITED KINGDOM, MAR 5 0102-0105 - BBC news w/ woman newsreader
popped up o/ VOA Kuwait. [Connelly*R-MA]
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*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
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535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, MAR 9 0205 - soul-reggae song
w/ percussion & Cajun-sounding accordion backing instrumentation;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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540 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMHV, Sancti Spiritus, MAR 8 0612 -
Rebelde ID, opera in SS (// 550, 560, 710); o/ other SS Latin
Americans (XE/YV/HJ/HI ?) & Florida sports station. Signal was
not bad for 1 kW. [Connelly*H-MA]
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540 MEXICO, XEWA, Monterrey, MAR 9 1055 - lengthy "X-E-W-A"
promo, then reggae-influenced SS female pop vocal; excellent.
I looked for other Mexicans on 730, 800, 900, 940, 1050, 1060,
1220, and 1570 but did not hear any of those. [Connelly*H-MA]
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550 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, MAR 8 0612 - // 540, 560, 710
w/ Rebelde ID, opera performance; o/ jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
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555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, MAR 9 0213 - mellow
female vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
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560 CUBA, R. Rebelde (unlisted outlet), MAR 8 0612 - Rebelde
ID, opera music (// 540, 550, 710); o/u WGAN. [Connelly*H-MA]
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570 CUBA, R. Reloj, MAR 8 0552 - Reloj SS news & time-check
show; mixed w/ WMCA & others. + MAR 9 1100 - Reloj still audible
through WMCA at 6 a.m. local, but it was fading fast. [Connelly*H-MA]
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580 PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, MAR 8 0619 - dominant w/ Puerto
Rico news in SS, announcer mentioned Cuban exiles living in Florida
and Puerto Rico. [Connelly*H-MA]
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640 CUBA, R. Progreso outlets, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas,
MAR 8 0545 - // 740 w/ SS talk, romantic SS pop vocal;
excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
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650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, MAR 8 0540 -
fast SS music, slogan "cancions de exitos", Antena Dos ID;
slamming in at a scorching S9+40: the brassy music was
slopping over onto WFAN-660 (which was only S9+30 !).
[Connelly*H-MA]
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670 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, MAR 9 1053 -
// 710 w/ mellow SS vocal; very good. [Connelly*H-MA]
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670 SURINAME, RADIKA, Paramaribo, MAR 8 0538 - gospel-influenced
music, man & woman in Asiatic language, then "RADIKA" ID; atop
Cuba & possible Venezuela. [Connelly*H-MA]
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670 VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, MAR 5 0244 - doorbells,
SS talk, Rumbos ID. [Connelly*R-MA]
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680 PUERTO RICO, WAPA, San Juan, MAR 5 0242 - SS talk & "Guapa"
(or "Wapa") mention heard in mix w/ Cuban; WRKO in phase null.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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690 CUBA, Jovellanos, MAR 9 0220 - "buzz" station here doing a
job on CBF. [Connelly*H-MA]
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700 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCX, Cali, MAR 8 0531 - Bogota news in
SS, Banco de Colombia adverts. [Connelly*H-MA]
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710 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, MAR 8 0612 - R. Rebelde ID,
SS opera performance (// 540, 550, 560); u/ WOR. + MAR 9 1054 -
// 670 w/ mellow SS vocal; good, o/u WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
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740 CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, MAR 8 0545 - // 640 w/ SS talk,
then romantic vocal; poor, u/ CHCM/CBL. [Connelly*H-MA]
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