[HCDX]: logs: 20 JUN - 23 JUL 1998
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[HCDX]: logs: 20 JUN - 23 JUL 1998



(logs 20 JUN - 23 JUL 1998: file=DX980723.LOG)

*** Summer 1998 Road Trip Report #1 ***

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998

[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*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA
(GC= 70.68 W / 41.98 N)
(Robbins Road - Holmes Field, N of Nelson Street Beach)

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
 
[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)           
(mother's house)
 
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop &
MFJ-1024 whip; 30 m Euro-sloper; 60 m wire at 160 deg.;
60 m wire at 90 deg.; 40 m wire at 270 deg.; Superphaser-1 
phasing unit

======================================================

*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

531   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0128 - // 774 with bits of 
SS talk; in multi-station jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

549   ALGERIA, Les Trembles, JUN 21 0034 - "moaning" type
male AA vocal; good.  This wasn't as strong as 891, but it 
had much better modulation. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0420 - 
LOUD with AA male vocal & flutes. [Connelly*H-MA]

549   GERMANY (t), JUL 2 0203 - apparent GG talk; in mix with
Algeria. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
567   IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUN 29 0320 - early
1950's-era nostalgic vocal; poor to fair. + JUL 2 0206 -
man with EE news & commentary; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

576   SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, JUL 10 0125 - SS talk, // 585 &
others; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

585   SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, JUL 10 0124 - // 738 & 774 with man
in SS; fair through VOCM slop with WEZE phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

603   SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JUL 2 0418 - // 855 with
man & woman in SS; good. [Connelly*H-MA]

612   IRELAND, Athlone, JUL 2 0158 - EE talk, rock music;
poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

621   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUN 29 0010 -
fast SS talk rising over WZON splash. + JUN 30 0102 -
loud with man & woman in SS, little other TA action at the 
time.[Connelly*H-MA]

639   SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., JUL 7 0109 - // 621 
with fast SS talk; briefly over CBN slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 
+ JUL 10 0128 - woman & man in SS // 774; poor in CBN slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]

684   SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, JUL 2 0135 - music segments 
interrupted by man in SS; poor to fair with WRKO phased.
[Connelly*H-MA]

693   AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, JUL 2 0133 - // 837 with
clarinet solo, then big-band jazz orchestra; poor to fair.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0023 - // 837 with woman in PP;
poor. [Connelly*P-MA] 
 
711.05   WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, JUL 2 0015 - AA news by 
woman; fair with WOR phased. [Connelly*H-MA]

729   SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., JUL 7 0105 - // 738 with
woman in SS, then guitar music with vocal; to fair peaks
with evidence of a second station, probably Ireland, under.
[Connelly*P-MA] + JUL 10 0119 - man in SS // 774; poor.
[Connelly*R-MA]

729.12   unID, JUL 2 0111 - het, not sure if from a TA that
was 120 Hz off channel, or from a more-wayward Pan-American. 
[Connelly*H-MA]

738   SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, JUL 7 0104 - SS news by man &
woman; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUL 10 0100 - LOUD with pips,
R. Nacional de Espana ID, SS news by woman. [Connelly*R-MA]

756   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
JUL 23 0128 - // 1422 with female opera vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
765   SENEGAL, Dakar, JUL 7 0005 - fast excited AA talk by man;
fair at pre-sunset fade-up. + JUL 7 0025 - now LOUD with Koranic-
style vocal, then AA dialogue or preaching. [Connelly*P-MA]
+ JUL 19 0052 - wild shrieking & saxophone-like instrument;
huge. [Connelly*R-MA]

765   SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, JUL 23 0140 - light pop vocal;
poor.  [Connelly*R-MA]

774   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUN 21 0052 - SS talk; in CFDR
slop with WABC phased.  This got stronger later on. + JUL 10 0101 - 
SS news by man & woman; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

801   SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUL 10 0104 - SS news // 738 et al.;
poor.  Surprisingly, the 800 slop was coming from VOWR (NF), an
uncommon dominant here on that channel. [Connelly*R-MA]

819   MOROCCO (t), Rabat, JUN 21 0032 - segment of "Blue 
Danube Waltz" to good peak.  It seemed // 612, but that 
channel had too much slop to tell for sure. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ JUL 7 0026 - het on WNYC: probably Morocco. [Connelly*P-MA]

837   AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, JUL 2 0133 - // 693 with
clarinet solo and '40s type big-band jazz; poor, in mix with
Canaries SS talker. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0022 - // 693 with
New Age type instrumental, then a vocal followed by a woman
in PP; loud ! [Connelly*P-MA]

837   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 21 0028 - SS 
talk mixed with a music station (presumably Azores). [Connelly*R-MA]
+ JUN 30 0329 - SS interview, teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ JUL 10 0051 - // 1296 with COPE SS teletalk; poor to fair over 
probable Azores. [Connelly*R-MA]

855   SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., JUL 2 0414 - man in SS; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0028 - SS teletalk; poor to fair with 
WEEI nulled. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0105 - // 774 with
interspersed SS talk & music; fair. + JUL 10 0137 - SS talk 
& teletalk; fair with WEEI phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

864   EGYPT, Santah, JUL 10 0107 - male Koranic vocal; over
two others. [Connelly*R-MA]

873   SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JUL 7 0031 - SER SS
newstalk; in & out of WLAM-870 slop. [Connelly*P-MA]

882   CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, JUN 21 0100 - fast SS
newstalk with some synchro-echo present; atop BBC UK. 
[Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0031 - bits of SS news in WCBS 
slop. [Connelly*P-MA]

891   ALGERIA, Algiers, JUL 2 0027 - AA male vocal, starting
sunset-period fade-up. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0033 - measured
freq. = 890.95 kHz at this time. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0022 - 
AA female talk, then Oud or similar music; strong carrier with 
low audio level. + JUL 10 0109 - AA flutes, strings, vocal; 
HUGE. [Connelly*R-MA]

909   MOROCCO (t), Safi, JUN 21 0105 - sounded like AA music,
over the UK station; tough WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

909   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., JUL 7 0057 -
EE panel discussion; in tough WABI/CHRL slop. [Connelly*P-MA]

936   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 21 0105 - // 774 & 855 with
SS talk and music; poor to fair with possible Morocco under. 
+  JUL 10 0111 - man & woman in SS; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

954   SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, JUN 21 0107 - woman in SS;
to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0036 - SS teletalk;
good. [Connelly*P-MA]

981   ALGERIA, Algiers, JUL 9 2354 - AA vocal ripping up WCAP
during pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly*R-MA] 

999   SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, JUN 21 0020 - bits of SS & het
against strong CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0037 - SS talk 
by woman in the studio, man on the phone; to good peak 
despite CKBW slop. [Connelly*P-MA]

1017   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 21 0110 - uptempo C&W-style 
SS vocal, then man in SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1026   SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 21 0113 - female vocal, then
SS talk; 1 kHz tone or het in the background. [Connelly*R-MA]

1035   PORTUGAL, RDP R. Comercial, Lisboa, JUN 21 0115 -
PP talk, vocal; to good peak over unID (UK ?); WBZ phased.
[Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0055 - bits of PP talk; tough WBZ
slop. [Connelly*P-MA]
 
1044   MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 21 0019 - operatic-style
vocal, strings, drums; then woman in AA.  Poor, over
likely SER. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044   SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 30 0258 - SS teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0054 - fast compressed-audio SS
teletalk; to good peak over WEVD splash. [Connelly*P-MA]
+ JUN 21 0117 - SS talk; poor, over growl. + JUL 10 0038 - 
man & woman with SS teletalk show; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053   MOROCCO, Tanger, JUN 21 0015 - strong carrier lightly
modulated by man in AA; atop Spain/UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
JUL 7 0053 - // 1089 with EE teletalk about newspaper articles;
fair, over others. [Connelly*P-MA]

1071   SPAIN, EI, Bilbao, JUL 7 0039 - SS vocal; in CBA slop.
[Connelly*P-MA]

1089   UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, JUN 21 0120 -
talkshow host said "Let's go to Blackpool.  Albert, you're
on Talk Radio."  Fair to good signal with WBAL phased. 
[Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0247 - EE teletalk about pop music; 
poor to fair over an unID second station, with WBAL phased. 
[Connelly*H-MA]

1098   SLOVAKIA, Nitra, JUL 10 0037 - folkish vocals;
under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0037 - // 1107 with
woman in SS; slightly over Slovakia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098   SPAIN / SLOVAKIA, JUN 21 0121 - SS talk by woman,
evenly mixed with Slav folk music vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 30 0254 - SS talk, then 
classical music; fair. + JUL 2 0450 - pop / soul SS music;
poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 21 0124 - man & woman 
in SS talking about "communistas" and "capitalistas"; HUGE
signal. + JUL 10 0029 - flute music, then man & woman in 
SS; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1116   SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 21 0125 - vocal, then SS 
talk; poor. + JUL 10 0038 - // 1044 with SS teletalk; 
poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 21 0130 - // 1107 with
romantic folk SS vocal; poor. + JUL 10 0039 - Animals' 
1964 hit "The House of the Rising Sun"; // to 1107 (which 
was huge at the time). [Connelly*R-MA]

1134   CROATIA, HR, Zadar, JUL 10 0028 - polka-influenced 
pop-rock vocal; dominant: Spain was way under. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134   SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 21 0012 - two men having 
discussion in SS; to good peak.  Vocal noted under was
probably Croatia.  WBBR was phased completely. 
+ JUL 10 0028 - SS talk and a low-pitched rumble; under 
Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0029 - // 1107 with woman
in SS; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1161   unID, JUL 7 0030 - het, probably Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179   SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, JUL 7 0043 -
man & woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0010 -
fragment of vocal, then SS talk; mixed with other, in
combination null of WHAM/WJJF. + JUL 10 0023 - woman in 
SS; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197   SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, JUN 21 0132 - SS vocal with
Caribbean influences; poor to fair, over presumed
Virgin R. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215   SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUL 10 0202 - SS news; slightly
over UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215   UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, JUN 21 0134 -
music, then presenter said "That was number 24, down from
number 11 last week."  Sports report mentioning Manchester
United followed.  Fair signal; over presumed Spain.
+ JUN 21 0153 - "Don't Speak" by No Doubt; good signal.
[Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0251 - recent hit "3 a.m." by 
Matchbox 20; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

1251   LIBYA, Tripoli, JUN 20 0006 - pre-sunset fade-up.
+ JUN 21 0137 - man in AA; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ JUL 2 0253 - shrieking AA male vocal; to good peak. 
[Connelly*H-MA]

1287   unID, JUN 21 0156 - music, not parallel to SER
Spain 1044, so probably Slovakia instead. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296   SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, JUN 21 0151 - SS talk; mixed
with R. XL, UK. + JUL 10 0051 - musical interlude, then SS 
talk by woman, followed by teletalk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296   UNITED KINGDOM, R. XL, Birmingham, JUN 21 0151 -
Hindi music; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1314   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0201 - // 738 with SS news;
poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1341   NORTHERN IRELAND, BBC, Lisnagarvey, JUN 21 0156 - 
EE sports report; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359   SPAIN, Arganda, JUL 10 0143 - SS newstalk; in CKBC slop
with WDRC/WLYN in cardioid phase null. [Connelly*R-MA]

1368   UNITED KINGDOM (t), JUN 21 0148 - het, bits of talk 
that sounded EE.  Slop from WDEA/WFEA was tough.  Isle of
Man is supposed to sign off at 0100, so not likely they.
+ JUN 21 0200 - slightly-sped-up version of the BBC "V"
(...-) timpani heard twice.  There seemed to be a brief
burst of high-band British receptions, especially from
stations transmitting from sites a short distance from 
the sea west and northwest of them. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
1395   NETHERLANDS, Lopik, JUN 21 0143 - Dutch teletalk; 
very good. + JUL 10 0210 - Dutch talk; fair to good.
[Connelly*R-MA]

1413   SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0011 - poor with bits of
SS vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422   GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, JUL 2 0304 -
GG news by man; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] JUN 21 0144 -
classical music, then GG talk by man; to excellent peak.
+ JUL 10 0148 - classical music; to good peaks, but jumpy.
[Connelly*R-MA]

1512   SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, JUN 21 0141 - AA music
at low audio level; poor, in hard-to-null WNRB slop.  
+ JUL 10 0151 - AA vocal; at light audio level on big carrier, 
WNRB phased. + JUL 19 0234 - AA talk; in WNRB slop. 
[Connelly*R-MA]
 
1521   SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, JUN 30 0230 - strong 
pre-sign-on open carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
1521   SPAIN, SER, Castellon, JUL 2 0423 - SS talk; in WWKB
slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

1529.5   unID, JUN 30 0236 - het or tone 500 Hz below 1530.
Possibly Sao Tome with pre-sign-on test tone, but only on
lower sideband ? [Connelly*H-MA]

1530   SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, JUL 2 0331 - "VOA
news" mention, stories about AIDS in the Third World, Clinton's
visit to China, and a feature about baseball card collecting.
Totally dominant, crushing WSAI. + JUL 2 0430 - female
announcer said "This is VOA News Now", then a list of famous
people born on this date was read.  This was followed by "Now
the Voice of America in Portuguese" and into PP talk.  Monster
S9+30 signal: alone on channel - my best reception of this to
date. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
1530   unID (VATICAN ?), JUN 30 0235 - southern Slavic or 
Romanian-sounding talk by man & woman; through phased WSAI.
Vatican operation at this time is not shown in the World
Radio-TV Handbook. [Connelly*H-MA]

1539   SPAIN, SER, Manresa/Elche, JUL 2 0425 - fast SS talk by 
man & woman; getting by WDCD at times. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
1548   KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, JUL 23 0108 - VOA EE news by
woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548   UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. Bristol, Mangotsfield, JUL 19 0206 -
BBC EE world news // 6175 with items about Islamabad (Pakistan) 
and Italy; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548   UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 21 0146 - British teletalk station;
poor.  Liverpool and Bristol, both in western England, would 
have the lowest loss paths to the USA. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
1550   ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, JUN 20 2356 - AA
female vocal at low audio level on strong carrier; domestics
in loop/whip cardioid phase null.  This was the first 
pre-sunset TA noted with audio this afternoon. + JUL 10 0004 - 
bits of AA or Berber female vocal; slightly over nulled domestic 
jumble.  A bit better at 0006 with AA talk. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575   SPAIN, SER synchros, JUL 10 0156 - // 1044 with SS teletalk
show with man & woman; through tough CBJ slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584   SPAIN, SER synchros, JUL 2 0427 - SER SS news; mixed
with another and a low-pitched het. [Connelly*H-MA] 
+ JUN 20 2357 - SS talk over a music station that was probably 
Ceuta. + JUL 10 0157 - teletalk // 1044; poor, over other. 
+ JUL 19 0230 - fast SS news by man; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602   SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, JUN 20 2358 - fair with jazz.
+ JUL 19 0230 - SS talk by woman; over SER synchros. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

1602   SPAIN, SER synchros, JUL 19 0230 - // 1584 with SS news
by man; under R. Vitoria. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1619.5   NETHERLANDS, Scheveningen, PCH, JUL 19 0232 - PCH code 
ID and data bursts; mixed with WPHG (1620). [Connelly*R-MA]
 

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

526   BAHAMAS, ZLS, Stella Maris, JUL 2 0205 - "ZLS" code beacon;
fair.  This should be audible during the day at the beach with
a good Beverage and regen. preamp. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
530   TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, JUN 29 1510 -
SS preacher well over one or more unID TIS's: good daytime
groundwave reception on south longwire through regenerative
preamplifier. [Connelly*H-MA]

535   GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, JUN 29 0127 - good with
"I Get Around" by the Beach Boys from '64. [Connelly*H-MA]

540   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMHV, Sancti Spiritus, JUL 6 0857 -
fast SS male vocal (// 600, 710); slightly over the 
WLUX/WQTM/XEWA mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
555   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, JUN 29 0112 - 
soul / gospel female vocal; poor to fair with WGAN phased.
[Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0852 - bits of music still getting
through (though fading into the dirt) at this late time.
[Connelly*Y-MA]

570   CUBA, R. Reloj, JUL 2 0206 - restricted "boxy" audio
with man in SS and "RR" beeps every minute; dominant, killing
WMCA. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0859 - fighting it out with
WMCA near local dawn. [Connelly*Y-MA]

580   PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, JUN 29 0125 - R. Reloj jingle,
SS news; rising over YVMJ and domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
580   VENEZUELA, YVMJ, Maracaibo, JUN 29 0123 - man & woman 
in SS mentioned "La Fe" and Maracaibo; over WKAQ/CJFX/WTAG/WHP
mess. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
600   CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, JUL 2 0209 - monotone
delivery SS news // 670; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0850 -
group SS vocal // 710; over growl from second Latin American
that was on 600.08. [Connelly*Y-MA]

600   VENEZUELA, R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, JUN 29 0134 - "Radio
Sucre" ID boomed in; several other stations were well behind. 
[Connelly*H-MA] 
 
600.08   unID, JUL 6 0851 - bits of SS talk and a strong growl
against the 600.00 kHz stations. [Connelly*Y-MA]

610   COLOMBIA, Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia, Uribia,
JUN 29 0049 - mention of Departamento de Antioquia,
Radiodifusora; atop others and 612 TA het. [Connelly*H-MA]

620   CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JUL 6 0850 - // 710 with
group SS vocal; atop domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]

630   PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, JUN 30 0203 - fast-paced SS
newstalk, Super Cadena jingle; atop WPRO/CFCY. [Connelly*H-MA]

640   CUBA, R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JUL 2 0146 -
blues vocal // Progreso-660; under YVQO/CBN/others. 
[Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0848 - running Reloj program at this 
time. + JUL 6 0935 - "Progreso" ID; over WNNZ. [Connelly*Y-MA]

640   VENEZUELA, Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, JUN 29 0119 -
Venezuelan sports reports, Coca Cola ad, then talk about US
baseball (mentioned Mets, Yankees), then ad for "Talco Mexana" 
(talcum powder). [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 19 0132 - man & woman with
SS news about the Venezuelan government; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
650   COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JUN 30 0206 -
slogan / ID "en Antena Dos, Colombia", then man & woman in
SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

660   CUBA, R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, JUL 2 0144 - // 640
with blues-style SS male vocal; over/under WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA]

670   VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, JUL 19 0129 - 
Venezuelan baseball game in SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA]  
 
690   COLOMBIA, HJCZ, Bogota, JUL 2 0130 - R. Recuerdos ID by 
woman, then talk by man mentioning "colombiana"; atop other SS'er
(Cuba or YV?) & remnants of phase-nulled CBF. [Connelly*H-MA]

690   CUBA, R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JUL 6 0917 - // 640 
with SS talk, light music; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]

700   COLOMBIA, HJCX, Cali, JUL 2 0118 - // (strong) 810 with
fast SS talk by man; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

705   ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, JUL 2 0117 -
EE talk; in bad WOR slop. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 19 0137 - ska
and soca music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

710   CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 6 0850 - SS vocal // 600
et al.; mixed with WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]

720   BRAZIL, JUN 29 0152 - Brazilian PP talk here in mix with
YVQE & CHTN.  Recife and Porto Alegre are equally probable.
[Connelly*H-MA]
 
720   VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, JUN 29 0157 - SS talk about
events on Isla Margarita; in jumble with Brazil & CHTN.
[Connelly*H-MA]

734.7   unID, JUL 2 0220 - SS vocal; weak.  Some AC ripple was
present on the carrier.  This may be the same station noted
previously on 732.6 and 732.25 kHz. [Connelly*H-MA]

750   VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 29 0028 - SS news, local
sports, then a mention of "Yanquis de Nueva York"; loud, way
over another Latin American. [Connelly*H-MA]

760   COLOMBIA, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUL 2 0108 - teletalk // 770;
atop apparent Guyana. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
760   GUYANA (t), R. Roraima, 8RG, Georgetown, JUL 2 0108 - 
probably this with thickly-accented EE talk by a woman,
apparently a religious program.  Mixed with Colombia.
[Connelly*H-MA]

770   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JUL 2 0107 - // 760 with
SS teletalk; over/under WABC. [Connelly*H-MA]

780   BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (t), ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
JUL 1 0050 - Caribbean EE talk; mixing with Venezuelans.
Static from nearby thunderstorms was severe. [Connelly*H-MA]

780   VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal,
JUN 29 0207 - // 4980 with romantic female SS vocal and
Farfisa-type electric organ; good, over others. + JUL 2 0105 -
Ecos del Torbes ID; mixed with CFDR & R. Coro. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
JUN 30 0109 - SS Bible program; loud / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]

810   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, JUN 29 0213 - // 5076.8
with SS sportstalk; good, atop CJVA with WGY phased.
[Connelly*H-MA]
 
820.22   unID, JUN 30 0116 - fast SS talk and a growl against
WNYC-820; faded before ID. [Connelly*H-MA] 

830   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN, Basseterre, JUN 30 0221 - // 7510
with country-style hymn; mixed with WCRN. + JUL 2 0046 - US EE
preacher; totally steamrolling WCRN (whose ID was barely audible
in the background). [Connelly*H-MA]

840   CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, JUL 19 0144 - program of nostalgic
Cuban big-band music. [Connelly*R-MA]

840   HAITI, R. 4VEH, 4VEF, Cap-Haitien, JUL 2 0222 - FF Creole
male preacher kept getting louder and eventually overtook the
Cuban.  No sign of WHAS: other stuff in the background was more
likely St. Lucia, Brazil, Venezuela, or Colombia. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
860   CUBA, R. Reloj, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, JUN 29 0241 -
SS news, on-the-minute "RR" beeps and time; in mix with
several other Latin Americans. + JUL 2 0032 - Reloj show
mixed with many others. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
890   CUBA, R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, JUL 2 0237 -
// 640 with old-fashioned group folk SS vocal; huge, way over
WBPS. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
895   ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, JUL 2 0023 - soca
vocal & percussion; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

900   CUBA, R. Progreso, JUL 2 0238 - // 890 with Cuban folk 
vocal; dominant over pile of others. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
940   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJGB, Cali, JUL 2 0241 - // 760 & 770 with
RCN SS newstalk; atop Cuban Reloj & others with CBM phased.
[Connelly*H-MA]
 
940   CUBA, R. Reloj, JUL 6 0920 - R. Reloj dominant with
CBM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
960   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, JUL 19 0110 - frenzied
Colombian sports coverage; pushing past the CHNS/WELI/WFGL/Reloj
mess. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1000   COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, JUL 19 0140 - // HJAJ-760
with SS news; under CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1060   CUBA, CMDX, Baracoa, JUL 6 0304 - festive music, SS
talk about Cuba, short instrumental segment of "Guantanamera";
huge, blowing KYW away. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1070   VENEZUELA, Mundial Zulia, YVMA, Maracaibo, JUL 19 0103 -
"Zulia" ID; in jumble with CBA nulled. [Connelly*R-MA]

1100   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, JUL 6 0258 - 
brass, xylophone, SS vocal // 1170; fair with WTAM phased. 
[Connelly*Y-MA] + JUL 19 0155 - // 1170 with man & woman
in SS; good, over pile of others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110   VENEZUELA, YVQT, Carupano, JUL 19 0105 - uptempo folk
vocal, Carupano ID; atop WBT. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1170   COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, JUL 6 0258 - // 1100
with brass, xylophone, and vocal Latin American music; under
WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
 
1180   CUBA, R. Rebelde, JUL 6 0126 - // 710 with upbeat party
music with a lot of brass & percussion; good (though with jumpy
fades), WHAM phased. [Connelly*Y-MA]

1375   ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, JUN 20 2353 - Caribbean FF 
music; good to excellent well before sunset. [Connelly*R-MA]

1505   ANGUILLA, R. Anguilla, The Valley, JUL 2 0338 - music
fragments; weak. [Connelly*H-MA]



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