[HCDX]: logs 29 AUG - 13 SEP 1998
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[HCDX]: logs 29 AUG - 13 SEP 1998



(logs 29 AUG - 13 SEP 1998: file=DX980913.LOG)

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 Reservation, N of Nelson Street Beach)

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
 
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
web = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/
 
Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop &
APW-1 active whip; Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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

*** COMMENTS ***

I expect to make an appearance at the October 1998 Newfoundland
DXpedition.  Jean Burnell will be issuing a press release providing
details of this year's activities.  I hope that all DXers, wherever
they may be, will do some tuning during the first two weeks of 
October.


*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | Bechar, SEP 3 0035 - male AA vocal & strings; 
good. [Connelly*R-MA]

162 | FRANCE | Allouis, SEP 13 0011 - woman in FF; good.
[Connelly*P-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | Nador, SEP 3 0036 - AA music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 13 0012 - rock-influenced AA music; loud. [Connelly*P-MA]

177 | GERMANY | Oranienburg, SEP 13 0014 - classical music; fair.
[Connelly*P-MA]

189 | ICELAND | RUV, Gufuskalar, SEP 3 0038 - rock music; poor 
to fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 13 0014 - rock vocal; fair.
[Connelly*P-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., SEP 13 0015 - BBC
EE news mentioning Pakistani Muslims; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | Azilal, SEP 3 0039 - AA talk; getting by QI - 206
Nova Scotia. [Connelly*R-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | Junglinster, SEP 13 0017 - classical violin
music; poor to fair. [Connelly*P-MA]

252 | ALGERIA | Tipaza, SEP 3 0040 - FF talk by man & woman; 
dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
252 | IRELAND | Atlantic 252, Kilmessan-Clarkestown, SEP 13 0019 -
reggae hit "No Woman, No Cry"; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA]

531 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 13 0010 - // 855 with emotional
SS vocal, over Algeria.  There was more QRM from the "F9" (New
Brunswick) beacon than from R.V.C. or CIAO. [Connelly*P-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, SEP 12 0138 - fast AA talk; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 13 0008 - AA talk; to good peak.
[Connelly*P-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, SEP 12 0534 - // 855 with fast SS
talk by woman; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, SEP 13 0007 - SS news;
poor. [Connelly*P-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, SEP 3 0103 - SS 
news by woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna et al., SEP 12 0531 - // 855 with
emotional SS vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, SEP 12 0528 - // 855 with SS talk;
in WRKO slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, SEP 3 0111 - // 837 with
"Your Song" by Elton John; good. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2329 -
male vocal of "You'll Never Walk Alone", then man in PP; fair,
dominant. [Connelly*P-MA] 
 
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, SEP 13 0003 - SS news by woman;
good, over CHCM splash. [Connelly*P-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SEP 13 0003 - SS teletalk or
phone interview; barely over jumble. [Connelly*P-MA]
 
756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, SEP 12 2341 - SS talk &
teletalk; good / dominant.  Germany way under. [Connelly*P-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, SEP 12 2340 - C&W-style FF
vocal; dominant. [Connelly*P-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Abis, SEP 13 0002 - AA news; evenly mixed with 
Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, SEP 13 0002 - SS talk over/under
Egypt. [Connelly*P-MA]

792 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Limoges, SEP 12 0516 - // 1206 with
FF male vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]

792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, SEP 13 0001 - // 1044 with SS speech
as part of news; to fair peak with WSKO phased. [Connelly*P-MA]

819 | EGYPT | Batra, SEP 12 2331 - AA Koranic vocal; over
Morocco & others. [Connelly*P-MA]

837 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barossa, SEP 3 0111 - // 693 with
Elton John song; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2328 - 
pop standard "You'll Never Walk Alone", // 693. [Connelly*P-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2328 -
mixing with Azores - SS talk // 1296. [Connelly*P-MA]

846 | ITALY | Rome, SEP 12 2327 - mellow pop-folk vocal, then
woman in Italian; fair to good through remnants of nulled WEEI.
[Connelly*P-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., SEP 12 0504 - man & woman 
with SS news. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2325 - SS man interviewing 
woman; excellent signal. [Connelly*P-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Santah, SEP 12 2323 - Koranic male vocal; local-
like at S9+30. [Connelly*P-MA]

864 | SPAIN | RNE1, Socuellamos, SEP 12 2332 - // 855 with man
& woman in SS; noted during fade of generally-stronger Egypt.
[Connelly*P-MA]
 
873 | SPAIN | SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SEP 12 2324 - man &
woman with SS newstalk; through WLAM slop. + SEP 12 2359 -
fast SS talk // 1044; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SEP 12 2323 - SS talk by man;
dominant. [Connelly*P-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 12 0147 - male vocal & percussion;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 0524 - female AA vocal & strings;
good. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2322 - high-energy AA vocal and
instrumentation that was a blend of traditional and hard rock
styles; HUGE signal, reducing WBPS to a background het.
[Connelly*P-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2321 - man & woman in SS;
fair. [Connelly*P-MA]

945 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Toulouse, SEP 12 0500 - FF news; to
good peak. + SEP 12 0515 - // 1206 with piano jazz & male vocal;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]

954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, SEP 12 0458 - man in SS; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2358 - SS teletalk; fair through slop.
[Connelly*P-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 12 0521 - typical string music 
at low modulation level on huge carrier. [Connelly*H-MA] 
+ SEP 12 2316 - noted with some FF talk; over others
(Portugal, Greece ?). [Connelly*P-MA] 

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
SEP 12 2314 - SS music; mixed with SER Spain talk. [Connelly*P-MA]

1008 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2314 - // 1044 with SS talk;
over/under Canaries, low rumble present. [Connelly*P-MA]
 
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2313 - SS talk by man & woman;
slightly over others. [Connelly*P-MA]

1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2312 - // 1044 with big-band
jazz; poor in tight WBZ null. [Connelly*P-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 12 2357 - AA vocal; mixed with
Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2309 - '60s-type male R&B
vocal, then SS talk; good. [Connelly*P-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO | Tanger, SEP 12 2310 - AA male vocal, strings, 
percussion; excellent, over UK. [Connelly*P-MA]

1062 | DENMARK (t) | Kalundborg, SEP 12 0455 - probably this with
pop music, in & out of the slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2308 - // 1044 with rhythm
& blues vocal; audible with WTIC in phase null. [Connelly*P-MA]
  
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, SEP 12 0447 - EE
teletalk & advertising. [Connelly*H-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 0542 - mellow SS vocal; to
fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2307 - // 1107 with SS talk,
piano jazz; good / dominant. [Connelly*P-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 0358 - light jazz, R. Nacional
de Espana ID; loud. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2306 - SS talk with
R. Nacional de Espana ID; excellent, way over AA-sounding music
station that was probably Egypt. [Connelly*P-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2349 - // 1575 with SS teletalk;
over possible Italy (a station that seemed // to the music under
Spain-1575). [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2358 - // 1044 with woman
in SS; poor to fair. [Connelly*P-MA]

1125 | CROATIA | HR, Deanovec, SEP 12 2355 - // 1134 with
romantic-style Slavic vocal; to fair peak over Spain.
[Connelly*P-MA]
 
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2304 - SS news & teletalk;
fair. [Connelly*P-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, SEP 12 2304 - Slavic talk; under Spain
at first, then rising atop. [Connelly*P-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2303 - SS news; strong, over
Croatia. [Connelly*P-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2354 - dramatic male SS talk 
with classical guitar backing; fair. [Connelly*P-MA]

1179 | SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS | SER synchros, SEP 2 2342 -
// 1575 with the 1971 C&W oldie "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson;
good. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2302 - excited talk by man & woman
in SS; almost local quality with minimal 1180. [Connelly*P-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, SEP 12 2301 - SS news by woman; loud.
[Connelly*P-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Bordeaux, SEP 12 0514 - romantic old-
fashioned FF vocal, then man in FF; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, SEP 12 0445 - "Don't
You Want Me" by Human League (1982); fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2300 - fast-talk EE DJ, adverts; good, over Spain.
[Connelly*P-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2258 - SS talk; slightly over
a rock station (Netherlands or Virgin UK ?). [Connelly*P-MA]

1233 | unID (likely MOROCCO) | SEP 12 0540 - bits of music;
poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Marseille, SEP 12 0517 - FF music,
hetted by off-channel domestic on 1241.26 (WSYY-ME per Conti).
[Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2253 - FF light rock, then showtune-
style vocal; good, easily sliding by WBUR-1240 and the weak
1241.26 het. [Connelly*P-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, SEP 12 2255 - AA vocal; fair through
slop. [Connelly*P-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, SEP 2 2339 - SS talk by woman;
huge signal. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2251 - SS telephone 
interview; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA] 

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, SEP 12 0351 - woman in Norwegian;
to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

1332 | ITALY | Rome et al., SEP 12 0403 - Italian news; to fair
peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, SEP 12 0538 - SS talk getting through
slop from the CKBC/CJVL/WDRC mess on 1360. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2250 - strong (pushing past local WLYN) with "Sad
Lisa" by Cat Stevens. [Connelly*P-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Lille, SEP 12 0516 - // 1206 with jazz
instrumental & FF vocal; good, about equal to St. Pierre - 1375 
in strength. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 12 2349 - bits of AA music getting
through Germany. [Connelly*P-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, SEP 12 2248 -
mellow vocal (like Engelbert Humperdinck or Richard Clayderman);
starting fade-up. [Connelly*P-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, SEP 12 2244 - man in AA; good,
already over S9 before sunset. [Connelly*P-MA]
 
1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, SEP 2 2335 - // 1575 with woman in
SS; to fair peak over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1530 | VATICAN | R. Vaticana, SEP 12 0400 - Vatican interval 
signal music over/under WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
1539 | SPAIN | SER, Manresa/Elche, SEP 2 2334 - SS talk; in WDCD
slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
1550 | ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE | Tindouf, SEP 2 2333 - serious-
sounding AA male talk; well atop WDZK-CT. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2328 - SS teletalker, over
other. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 13 0021 - // 1044 with SS teletalk;
LOUD. [Connelly*P-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, SEP 2 2327 - SS vocal, over/under SER
Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2327 - SS talk, mixed with
Ceuta, close to zero-beat. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, SEP 2 2326 - SS male vocal and a
guitar riff like the Who's "Pinball Wizard"; good, over SER
talker. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, SEP 3 0034 - US C&W female
vocal; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, SEP 3 0044 - Caribbean 
EE speech in an echoey hall; fair with WGAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

600 | VENEZUELA | R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, SEP 3 0105 - local
Porlamar and Margarita mentions; over growl. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, SEP 2 2355 - 
SS sports // 1090; under CBN classical music. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, AUG 29 0257 - 
commercial with mooing cow, then Noticias RCN and Antena Dos
mentions; loud. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 3 0026 - mentions of
several Colombian cities such as Bucaramanga.  [Connelly*R-MA]

660 | ST. LUCIA | Castries, SEP 3 0110 - C&W music, then Carib-EE
talk by man; mixed with SS stations, WFAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA]  
 
670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, SEP 3 0021 - dominant
with Venezuela mentions, ads. [Connelly*R-MA]  
 
690 | BRAZIL | SEP 3 0007 - reverberated PP talk breaking over
2 SS stations and an EE religious station.  CBF was phase-nulled
and aurorally-weakened.  The Brazilian was most likely ZYH587, 
Fortaleza (Dragao do Mar) as heard on Cape Cod from time to 
time.  ZYI532, Belem, is an outside possibility. [Connelly*R-MA]

700 | BRAZIL | probably ZYK686, Sao Paulo, SEP 3 0005 - PP talk;
briefly dominant over a pile of others. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | YVQE, Porlamar, SEP 3 0059 - R. Oriente and
"representando Nueva Esparta" mentions; atop CHTN. [Connelly*R-MA]

734.8 | CUBA (t) | SEP 3 0010 - SS program with fast talk and
typical Latin American music; to good peak.  At 0052 UTC, I 
heard an ID that sounded like R. Liberacion. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, Caracas, SEP 3 0003 - SS talk about
baseball. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0054 - // 770 
with SS talk about the Colombian government and tourism; huge,
totally dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, SEP 3 0054 - // 760 with 
SS talk about the Colombian government; over/under WABC. 
[Connelly*R-MA]

780 | unID (PARAGUAY ?) | maybe ZP70, Asuncion, SEP 3 0202 -
SS religious program (title something like "Hermanos de la
Fe"), several Asuncion mentions; briefly atop the channel,
then lost to CFDR & Venezuelans. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
780 | VENEZUELA | Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal,
SEP 3 0057 - // 4980 with excited SS sportstalk; charging
atop CFDR & probable R. Coro. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
789.89 | BARBADOS (t) | SEP 3 0017 - presumably this with a strong 
low growl against WSKO & Canadians on 790.0. [Connelly*R-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire,
AUG 29 0308 - preacher in EE reading the words of Paul; local-
like, alone on channel. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 3 0201 - EE
hymn; local quality. [Connelly*R-MA]

830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, AUG 29 0310 - // 7510
with sermon about the "powers of darkness"; good, atop WCRN.
[Connelly*H-MA]

860 | VENEZUELA | SEP 3 0127 - YVOL or YVYE here with Venezuelan
sporting event, list of stations broadcasting the match (noted
mentions of R. Sucre, R. Punto Fijo, others). [Connelly*R-MA]
 
880 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, SEP 3 0133 -
excited Venezuelan sports coverage, shouting; loud, killing
WCBS. [Connelly*R-MA]

940 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJGB, Cali, SEP 3 0159 - // 1000 with
fast SS talk; over CBM/YVNN. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
960 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, SEP 3 0138 - SS talk
about "economia colombiana". [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1000 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, SEP 3 0159 - SS talk
(// 940); under CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1020 | VENEZUELA | Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
SEP 3 0140 - R. Margarita ID, then folk-style male SS vocal;
over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1080 | VENEZUELA | R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, SEP 2 2359 -
brassy vocal & SS vocal, Barcelona ID; good, often over WTIC.
[Connelly*R-MA]
 
1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, SEP 2 2355 - // 640
with SS sportstalk and mentions of "primera venezolana".
[Connelly*R-MA]
 
1100 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0157 -
man in SS // 1170; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, Carupano, SEP 2 2353 - hot, high-
intensity SS techno-disco with vocals and synthesizers, then
Carupano ID followed by an old-fashioned Latin American ballad;
loud / dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, SEP 2 2346 -
advertisement for a Porlamar business, numerous "deportiva"
(sport) mentions; to good peak over CBI. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, SEP 3 0157 - // 1100
with man in SS; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
1170 | VENEZUELA (t) |  SEP 2 2343 - religious program with 
Venezuela references - most likely YVQV Acarigua or YVKW
Maiquetia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, SEP 3 0155 -
Venezuelan sportstalk; over/under WPHT. [Connelly*R-MA]

1470 | VENEZUELA | R. Vibracion, YVSY, Carupano, SEP 3 0147 -
Carupano adverts; mixed with WZOU-ME. [Connelly*R-MA]

1500 | VENEZUELA | YVRZ, Cumana, SEP 3 0151 - reverberated
R. Dos Mil ID, brassy Latin American music; good, over WTOP.
[Connelly*R-MA] 


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