LOG: logs 31 MAY - 1 JUN '97
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LOG: logs 31 MAY - 1 JUN '97
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(logs 31 MAY - 1 JUN 1997: file=DX970601.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1997
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury, MA (GC= 70.67 W / 42.039 N)
(Town Pier: east end of Mattakeeset Court off Washington St.)
[Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.02 W / 41.71 N)
(near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antennas: experimental active broadband loop, active whip
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
~~
153 ALGERIA, Bechar, JUN 1 0009 - AA talk by man, plucked strings;
loudest LW TA by a wide margin. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
171 MOROCCO, Nador, JUN 1 0010 - pop-style group AA vocal; good.
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
207 MOROCCO, Azilal, JUN 1 0012 - AA female vocal; fair, some
"QI" beacon QRM. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
252 ALGERIA / IRELAND, JUN 1 0013 - AA music slightly o/ EE
program; noisy. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
594 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, MAY 31 0435 - PP-sounding talk
in WEZE slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JUN 1 0116 - SS folk-style
male vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 1 0016 - group chant; to fair peak
through slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1, MAY 31 0258 - SS talk by man,
then segment of music; good to excellent. + MAY 31 0434 - HUGE w/
man in SS: this was probably 100% Canary Islands at this late time.
[Connelly*H-MA]+ MAY 31 2328 - pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, MAY 31 0432 - // Azores-836 w/ light
instrumental music; fair at first, then fading down. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, MAY 31 0431 - // 836 w/ romantic
PP vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
747 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, JUN 1 0120 - man in Dutch; slightly
o/ mess. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
JUN 1 0039 - // 1422 w/ classical violin music; slightly
o/ likely Spain. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, JUN 1 0021 - symphonic music;
getting loud. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
836 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, MAY 31 0256 - mellow PP male
vocal; excellent, well o/ 837 het. + MAY 31 0430 - PP romantic
vocal; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 1 0110 - folk guitar &
male PP vocal; loud & separable from 837. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 1 0110 - SS
talk; excellent, easily splittable from equally-strong Azores
on 836. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., JUN 1 0122 - man & woman SS talk
o/ unID music station (Romania ?); ripply SAH & some WEEI-850 slop.
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
872 unID, JUN 1 0108 - very weak het against Spain-873 ... is
Mozambique still here ? [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JUN 1 0108 - bits of SS audio;
poor. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
882 UNITED KINGDOM / CANARY ISLANDS, JUN 1 0107 - EE talk slightly
o/ SS music; tough WCBS slop (active whip used: no phasing).
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, MAY 31 0328 - high-energy drumming, strings,
and flutes; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 1 0024 - // 153 w/ AA male
vocal, in WBPS slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
907.8 GAMBIA, JUN 1 0105 - strong het against BBC-909, but too
much CHRL-910 slop for much audio. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R.5 synchros, JUN 1 0105 - EE talk mixed w/
unID piano music (Azores ?) and big Gambia-907.8 het. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
918 SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, JUN 1 0123 - SS o/ other;
to fair peaks, but heavily slopped. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 1 0103 - SS news by man & woman;
to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, JUN 1 0124 - SS talk: man in studio
& woman on the phone, political subjects mentioned; excellent,
almost local quality. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
981 ALGERIA, Algiers (t), JUN 1 0025 - bits of possible AA vocal,
but strong WCAP/WTRY slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, JUN 1 0026 - man in SS, punchy audio;
excellent during CKBW fades. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1008 CANARY ISLANDS or SPAIN, JUN 1 0026 - bits of SS o/u music;
in WINS slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAY 31 0253 - // 1044 w/ man & woman
in SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, MAY 31 2333 - drumming, flutes, then
AA talk by man; fading up. + MAY 31 2356 - pop AA vocal now up over
S9 w/ Spain SAH under. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, MAY 31 0252 - SS man & woman and
musical interludes; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 1 0047 -
now dominant w/ SS talk; Morocco topped the channel earlier in
the evening. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1071 SPAIN, EI, Bilbao, JUN 1 0056 - bits of SS romantic vocal.
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, MAY 31 0133 - man in EE;
fair through WBAL QRM. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 1 0055 - announcer
said "Welcome to Talk Radio"; to good peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1098 SPAIN / SLOVAKIA, JUN 1 0053 - nearly-even-strength "duke-out"
between SS & Slavic talk stations. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 1 0028 - fast SS talk; o/ others.
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, MAY 31 0250 - operatic Slav male vocal;
o/ other. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, JUN 1 0029 - musical
interludes, fast SS talk; excellent. Het audibility started just
after 2300 UTC. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1215 SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 1 0030 - SS talk; slightly o/ UK.
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, MAY 31 0323 - Billy Joel
vocal, then man in EE; poor to fair, jumpy fades. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, MAY 31 0344 - man in AA; to fair peak o/ other.
[Connelly*H-MA] + MAY 31 2335 - pre-sunset fade-in. + JUN 1 0031 -
excited AA talk by man; huge signal, crushing 1250. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, MAY 31 0346 - SS teletalk o/ rumble.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 1 0032 - SS talk slightly atop; lots of
other stuff under. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 1 0033 - SS talk o/ low rumble /
growl. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1314 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 1 0034 - // 1305 w/ SS teletalk;
poor. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1325 MOROCCO, Safi, JUN 1 0035 - mellow vocal, apparent FF talk;
poor. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1349 MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAY 31 2300 -
fade-in more than an hour before sunset + MAY 31 2354 - up
to S9+10 dB w/ female vocal, drums. + JUN 1 0036 - AA talk.
[Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1359 SPAIN, Arganda, MAY 31 0354 - folk-style SS vocal, then SS
talk by man; to fair peak through CKBC slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1386 unID (GREECE ?), MAY 31 0239 - Greek-sounding vocal; poor to
fair in mix w/ other. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, JUN 1 0039 - // 756:
classical violin music; way o/ probable Algeria. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1512 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, JUN 1 0128 - bits of AA vocal
at light audio level on big carrier; slopped by WNRB. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1530 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, MAY 31 0403 - VOA EE
news; mixed w/ WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
~~
1544 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, JUN 1 0048 - plaintive /
bluesy female vocal; good when the WDCD slop let up. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1566 SWITZERLAND, R. Eviva, Sarnen, JUN 1 0130 - GG-sounding choral
vocal, slightly o/ other. I'm not sure who the other major players
are on the channel at this time in June. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 1 0046 - // 1044 & 1584 w/ SS
newstalk; fair to good. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 1 0046 - // 1044 & 1575 w/ SS
newstalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
~~
673.5 CANADA, CKXB, Musgravetown (NF), JUN 1 0119 - EE talk,
C&W music; poor, hetted by Libya-674 / Holland-675 and slopped
by WRKO-680. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
750 VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 1 0045 - Venezuela news in SS;
dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, JUN 1 0106 - soca
music; only fair at best during unspectacular Caribbean DX
conditions. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
1375 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, JUN 1 0036 - FF talk mentioning
Quebec; excellent. [Connelly*D-MA]
~~
*** Comments section ***
Conditions to southern Europe and North Africa have been holding
up rather well as we approach the longest day of the year. "Big
gun" TA signals are showing up about an hour before sunset and
strengths tend to peak between 0030 and 0230 UTC. Stations
far to the west and south (Azores, Canaries, etc.) can still
present listenable audio as late as 0430 UTC or after. There
is always an advantage to listening right at the seashore: the
benefits are even more evident during the marginal propagation
conditions of spring and summer.
Latin Americans (beyond the most common Venezuelans and Colombians)
have not been easy to hear lately.