[HCDX]: logs 3 - 19 JAN '98

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Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 22:59:06 -0600 (CST)
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Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1997

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[Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N)
(near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean)

[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.20 W / 41.65 N)
(Windmill Beach: River St. at Willow St.)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna systems - MFJ-1024 whip, RL-1 remotely-tuned loop,
30 m wire, SCC-1 single-channel controller, Superphaser-1

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

153   ALGERIA, Bechar, JAN 3 0352 - Koranic male vocal; loud &
dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]

162   FRANCE, Allouis, JAN 3 0353 - FF talk by woman, then folk-
style guitar & vocal; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]

177   GERMANY, Oranienburg, JAN 3 0354 - good with man & woman
in GG. [Connelly*H-MA]

183   GERMANY, Saarlouis, JAN 3 0355 - FF C&W-style male vocal;
local-like. [Connelly*H-MA]

189   ICELAND, RUV, Gufuskalar, JAN 3 0355 - Elvis Presley's
version of "Silent Night"; good. [Connelly*H-MA]

198   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., JAN 3 0356 -
EE discussion mentioning extremely hot weather in Australia.
Comments were made about the history of droughts and monsoons.
[Connelly*H-MA]

207   MOROCCO, Azilal, JAN 3 0357 - AA male vocal; dominant
over "QI" beacon. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 3 2140 - AA Koranic
male a cappella vocal (// 594); fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

216   FRANCE, R. Monte Carlo, Roumoules, JAN 3 0357 - FF male
talked about world news events, weather in several European
cities. [Connelly*H-MA]

234   LUXEMBOURG, Junglinster, JAN 3 0359 - song "Walk Away
Renee" (not the original Left Banke version), then man in FF;
loud. [Connelly*H-MA]

252   IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Kilmessan, JAN 3 0400 - soul /
dance music followed by a John Lennon vocal (no talk between
songs). [Connelly*H-MA]

270   CZECH REPUBLIC, Uherske-Hradiste, JAN 3 0401 - news
by man in a Slavic language; atop a second station which had
piano music. [Connelly*H-MA]

531   ALGERIA, Ain-El-Beida, JAN 3 0407 - // 549 with woman
in AA; over two others. [Connelly*H-MA]

549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, JAN 3 0408 - AA news by woman;
local-like. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 3 2323 - male AA vocal,
full orchestra; huge signal. [Connelly*Y-MA]

558   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JAN 3 0408 - // 585 with man
in SS; good, over second station suspected to be Portugal.
+ JAN 3 0526 - man in SS; loud ! [Connelly*H-MA]

567   IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, JAN 3 0410 - EE talk,
C&W / folk male vocal with piano accompaniment; over Spain.
+ JAN 3 0544 - female version of the nostalgic song
"Beautiful Dreamer"; excellent at S9+35: blasting in.
[Connelly*H-MA]

576   ALGERIA, Bechar, JAN 3 0525 - // 549 with AA vocal and
a mandolin-like instrument; mixed with Spain and another.
[Connelly*H-MA]

576   SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, JAN 3 0411 - // 585 with
operatic female vocal; fair, over other. [Connelly*H-MA]

585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, JAN 3 0411 - // 576 & others
with SS operatic vocal; HUGE ! [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 3 2146 -
SS teletalk; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]

594   MOROCCO, Oujda, JAN 3 2140 - // 207 with Koranic
a cappella vocal; good with WEZE-590 nulled.  Slight het
noted from Dominica - 595. [Connelly*Y-MA]

603   SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JAN 3 0519 - SS
telephone interview // 621; good to excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]

612   IRELAND, Athlone, JAN 3 0415 - EE vocal, evenly mixing
with Morocco at the time. [Connelly*H-MA]

612   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JAN 3 0418 - AA talk now atop;
super-loud, pushing Ireland well into the background.
+ JAN 3 0517 - man with AA talk; almost pinning the
Drake R8A S-meter ! [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 3 2145 - fast
AA talk by woman; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 3 0418 -
// to 585 with showtune-style vocal; just slightly over
other station. [Connelly*H-MA]

639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., JAN 3 0420 - // 585 with
male SS showtune-style vocal; getting through slop from
very strong CBN-640 (classical music). [Connelly*H-MA]

648   SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., JAN 3 0421 - // 774 with a
Cuban-influenced jazz SS vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

657   SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, JAN 3 0422 - // 774 with SS talk
by man; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

675   unID, JAN 3 0425 - AA male vocal here instead of expected
Holland.  On exactly 675.0, not 674 as noted previously from
Libya.  There are several possibilities, but I couldn't find
any definite parallels.  Ramadan in progress, so perhaps
something on an extended operating schedule. [Connelly*H-MA]

684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, JAN 3 0428 - Moorish SS (AA-
influenced) folk group vocal; excellent. + JAN 3 0703 - still
LOUD (at 2.03 a.m. local) with SS news. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ JAN 3 2155 - SS talkshow; excellent with WRKO phased.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, JAN 3 2156 - PP "futebol"
game or game excerpts. [Connelly*Y-MA]

693   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 3 0515 - bits of man in
SS // 684; in messy mix with UK & Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]

693   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., JAN 3 0429 -
EE talk including an interview with a US-accented man;
just over two others (Azores, Spain ?). [Connelly*H-MA]

711.05   WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, JAN 3 0512 - // Morocco-612
with AA speech by man, AA violins, more talk; HUGE, completely
killing WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]

729   SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., JAN 3 0448 - // 585 & others
with man in SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

738   SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, JAN 3 0448 - // 585 with
man in SS; good.  Some CHCM slop (bearing to this is about
the same). [Connelly*H-MA]

747   BURKINA FASO, Ouagadougou, JAN 3 2203 - // 4815 with
FF news; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]

756   SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, JAN 3 2202 - SS news by
woman; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

765   SENEGAL, Dakar, JAN 3 2201 - LOUD with compressed-audio
music, then woman said "Ici Senegal".  News by man in FF
followed. [Connelly*Y-MA]

765   SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, JAN 3 0346 - modern-era
symphonic music; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 3 0347 - SS talk, then
electronically-synthesized version of the introduction to
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony; excellent.  SAH from Egypt
under. [Connelly*H-MA]

783   SPAIN, COPE, Barcelona, JAN 3 0452 - // 837 with man &
woman in SS; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

792   SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, JAN 3 0500 - // 1044 with SS news;
poor, in mix with other. [Connelly*H-MA]

801   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JAN 3 0503 - // 774 with SS news
by woman; poor to fair over other, in some CHRC (FF) slop
with CJAD/CKLW in cardioid phase null. [Connelly*H-MA]

837   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, JAN 3 2355 - man & woman
in PP; over Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]

837   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, JAN 3 0452 -
man & woman in SS // 783; fair, over others. [Connelly*H-MA]

855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., JAN 3 2350 - good with man
in SS.  [Connelly*Y-MA]

882   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, JAN 3 2346 - fast SS talk by
man & woman; slopped by WCBS & YVYM. [Connelly*H-MA]

891   ALGERIA, Algiers, JAN 3 0700 - AA folk-style vocal with
guitar, then AA talk by man; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

907.8   GAMBIA, R. Syd, Banjul, JAN 18 2332 - bits of audio
in tough slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]

954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, JAN 3 2232 - tropical-style
SS female vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

963   PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Seixal, JAN 3 2230 - woman in
PP; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

981   ALGERIA, Algiers, JAN 4 0042 - AA group vocal &
instrumentation, possibly on extended schedule for Ramadan.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

999   SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, JAN 4 0010 - SS newstalk by man;
through CKBW slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1008   CANARY ISLANDS, Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
JAN 4 0011 - calm SS talk by man; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1026   SPAIN, SER synchros, JAN 3 2222 - woman in SS; in WBZ
slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1044   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JAN 3 2222 - AA/Berber music;
coming up over Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, JAN 3 0500 - pips, Cadena SER ID,
SS news; over other. [Connelly*H-MA] + JAN 3 2218 - SER SS
talk by man & woman - operatic music excerpts followed by
discussions of the performances - excellent, over Morocco.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1053   MOROCCO, Tanger, JAN 3 2217 - // 612 with man & woman
in AA; in mess, slightly over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1089   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, JAN 3 2212 - EE
teletalk; fair, jumpy fades. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1179   SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, JAN 3 2207 -
dominant with man & woman in SS.  There was something Greek or
Middle Eastern sounding in the background. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1197   LESOTHO, BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, JAN 18 2205 - BBC
EE world news mentioning the Middle East.  There was an on-
the-scene correspondent who said "Authorities are patrolling
the border."  To fair peak during semi-auroral conditions.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1215   SPAIN, COPE synchros, JAN 3 0435 - SS teletalk;
atop Virgin R., UK. [Connelly*H-MA]

1349   MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, JAN 18 2210 -
AA talk; strong carrier / weak audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1467   FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, JAN 18 2215 - US EE preacher;
poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1521   SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, JAN 3 1910 - het and bits
of audio on the car radio more than 2 hours before sunset.
[Connelly*Y-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530   TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, JAN 18 2356 - mellow
SS folk religious vocal; local-like.  Interestingly, most nights,
this overwhelms the Weston, MA (Massachusetts Turnpike) TIS
station at locations where the "Tune to 530" signs appear along
Route 128. [Connelly*Y-MA]

535   GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, JAN 3 2325 - light pop / soul
vocal; fair. + JAN 18 2356 - ministry program with a Chicago
address; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]

555   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, JAN 3 2148 - high-
energy soca dance music; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

570   CUBA, R. Reloj, JAN 3 2322 - Reloj program (SS news by
man & woman, on-the-minute timechecks) overtaking WMCA.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

595   DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, JAN 3 2321 - mellow vocal;
poor, slopped. [Connelly*Y-MA]

600   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, JAN 3 2357 - // 710
with SS Cuban political talk; audio was distorted. [Connelly*Y-MA]

620   CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JAN 4 0017 - // 600 with
man in SS; loud, well atop the channel.  The only serious QRM
was Canaries-621. [Connelly*Y-MA]

624   unID, JAN 3 2317 - drifty carrier with a lot of AC buzz
on it. [Connelly*Y-MA]

630   PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, JAN 18 2344 - SS newstalk
mentioning Puerto Rico, Washington, and liberals.  Very
strong, well over the WPRO/CFCY/CHLT mix. [Connelly*Y-MA]

640   CUBA, R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JAN 3 2315 -
fast SS talk (// 690) with the acoustics of an outdoor event
(sports or a political rally). + JAN 19 0002 - big-band Cuban
jazz & SS vocal, // 660, over several others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

650   COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JAN 3 2328 - SS
sports report, mentions of RCN and several Colombian cities;
dominant over WSM / others. + JAN 18 2328 - Antena Dos ID
over other Latin American. [Connelly*Y-MA]

660   CUBA, R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, JAN 19 0002 -
// 640 with big-band Cuban jazz with vocal; in WFAN null.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

670   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JAN 18 2338 - SS
female folk vocal with acoustic guitar (style of Joan Baez);
loud / dominant, // 600 & others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

690   COLOMBIA, HJCZ, Bogota, JAN 18 2337 - old-fashioned
romantic SS vocal with accordions & electric organ, then
R. Recuerdos ID; good with CBF phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]

690   CUBA, R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JAN 3 2315 - // 640 with
SS talk, outdoor audience noises; dominant with CBF nulled.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

690   VENEZUELA, YVMR, Barquisimeto, JAN 4 0030 - Venezuelan
sporting event; mixed with two other SS stations.  CBF phased
and also somewhat aurorally-weakened. [Connelly*Y-MA]

700   VENEZUELA, R. Sur, YVPQ, Puerto Ordaz, JAN 3 2311 - SS
rock, R. Sur ID, fast merengue-style vocal with brass and
percussion; good, over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

710   CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, JAN 3 2358 - // 600 with
woman in SS. + JAN 19 0003 - carnival-type music // 600 & 670;
loud, over WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]

720   VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, JAN 3 2338 - ID "R. Oriente,
la senal de Venezuela", then uptempo dance-type SS vocal;
good, atop CHTN. [Connelly*Y-MA]

730   BRAZIL, JAN 18 2234 - PP religious program briefly
over Latin American jumble; CKAC phased.  This was likely
Emissora Rural (ZYI780) in Petrolina (as noted with similar
programming by the NFDX '97 crew). [Connelly*Y-MA]

732.25   unID, JAN 3 2345 - SS talk by man; weak. [Connelly*Y-MA]

750   VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, JAN 3 2348 - Venezuelan sports
report; over/under WSB. [Connelly*Y-MA]

760   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JAN 3 2303 - SS
news, RCN ID; well over a jumble of other Latin Americans.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

760   GUYANA, R. Roraima, 8RG, Georgetown, JAN 18 2232 -
most likely this with a Black / Caribbean - accented
preacher; over YV/HJ/ZY mix with WJR phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]

770   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JAN 3 2349 - "la radio de
Colombia" slogan; under WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]

780   BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
JAN 19 0008 - US soul & Caribbean hits; mixed with CFDR C&W.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

789.8   BARBADOS, V.O. Barbados, Bridgetown, JAN 3 2351 -
soul vocal splittable at times from the domestics on 790.
Note that WSKO-RI is on 790.0 now, leaving only Barbados on
the low side of the channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]

800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
JAN 3 2300 - pip, R. Transmundial ID, then PP religious program;
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

830   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN, Basseterre, JAN 4 0038 - // 7510
with promo. for the "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference;
HUGE, atop YVLT/others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

840   CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, JAN 4 0000 - folk vocal, then
woman said "en Habana"; barely over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

860   BRAZIL, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, JAN 18 2329 - PP talk
mentioning Mato Grosso, Porto Alegre, and the Catholic
church.  Then there was a good "CBN" network ID.  The
signal was surprisingly loud; CJBC nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]

880   VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, JAN 3 2344 - SS
female disco vocal, reverberated R. Mundial ID; excellent with
WCBS in phase-null. [Connelly*Y-MA]

895   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, JAN 3 2338 -
light instrumental music; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

940   VENEZUELA, R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo, JAN 4 0005 -
two good "R. Punto Fijo" ID's; over phased CBM. [Connelly*Y-MA]

961.3   unID, JAN 4 0008 - man & woman in SS; badly slopped,
wedged between CHNS-960 and Portugal-963. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1020   VENEZUELA, Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
JAN 3 2227 - salsa music, then man in SS talked about "beisbol",
advert for something "en Porlamar"; over others. + JAN 4 0012 -
disco, R. Margarita ID; strong, very dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1030   COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJER, Cali, JAN 18 2340 -
SS fast talk by man, // 650; mixed with second LA (Argentina ?);
WBZ phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1060   CUBA, CMDX, Baracoa, JAN 18 2330 - loud with "Billie
Jean" by Michael Jackson, then woman in SS - usual boxy,
overdriven audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1090   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, Cucuta/Sogamoso, JAN 18 2251 -
SS news mentioning Cartagena, // 1100; in mix with WBAL
& YVSZ. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1100   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, JAN 18 2248 -
CARACOL mention in jumble with apparent Brazil and others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

1160   BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, JAN 18 2300 - BBC World Service
announcements of upcoming programs including one on human
cloning, then announcement "This is London." followed by
the Lilybolero interval music and news with a lead item
about Iraq.  Strong, way over WSKW & others. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1180   CUBA, R. Rebelde, JAN 18 2301 - // 600 with SS female
rock vocal; loud / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1280   BERMUDA, VSB2, Hamilton, JAN 18 2305 - US-accented
news ended, then there was a Bible reading called "the VSB
Good News word for today", a hymn followed.  Good, well over
a PP station believed to be Tupi-Brazil; WADO (SS) in phase
null. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1505   ANGUILLA, R. Anguilla, The Valley, JAN 18 2308 -
Caribbean-EE sports reports mentioning the World Cup; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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