[HCDX]: logs 11-14 OCT (parallel effort to NF '98)
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[HCDX]: logs 11-14 OCT (parallel effort to NF '98)
(logs 11 - 14 OCT 1998: file=DX981014.LOG)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998
[Connelly*O-MA] = South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA
(GC= 69.991 W / 41.735 N)
(Town Landing / beach, off Route 28, 0.3 km N of Tar Kiln Road)
[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
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*** COMMENTS ***
This is the report of two mini-DXpeditions which overlapped a
segment of the 1998 Newfoundland DXpedition timeframe. A
comparison of the log data may yield useful propagation analyses.
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
531 | ALGERIA | Ain-El-Beida, OCT 14 0030 - // 549 with AA vocal
& strings; in jumble with Spain and others. [Connelly*R-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, OCT 13 2321 - AA violins, drums;
excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, OCT 14 0034 - EE talk
mentioning human rights; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
576 | SPAIN | RNE5, Barcelona, OCT 14 0035 - // 585 with SS
talk / teletalk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, OCT 13 2322 - // 774 with SS talk;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
612 | IRELAND | Athlone, OCT 14 0202 - EE news with interview;
poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 14 0202 -
SS news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Ten Gold, Lopik, OCT 14 0201 - oldies
including "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, OCT 14 0021 - // 855 with man in SS;
through WRKO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, OCT 14 0018 - // 837 with
exotic tropical jazz; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., OCT 14 0028 - EE
news interview; rising over Azores, choppy fades. [Connelly*R-MA]
711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, OCT 11 2119 - AA vocal; in
WOR slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, OCT 14 0011 - // 855 with SS female
folk vocal & acoustic guitar; through CHCM slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
747 | NETHERLANDS | Flevoland, OCT 14 0155-0200 - world-music
show with Middle Eastern vocals (unusual fare for Holland),
pips, then news in Dutch; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg,
OCT 13 2324 - // 1422 with male vocal & symphonic music.
[Connelly*R-MA]
765 | SENEGAL | Dakar, OCT 11 2259-2300 - good with drumming &
chanting, then FF talk, R. Senegal ID, and news mentioning
Dakar. [Connelly*O-MA]
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, OCT 13 2325 - pop vocal; under
Senegal talk. + OCT 14 0009 - Everly Brothers "All I Have to Do
is Dream"; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 | EGYPT | Abis, OCT 13 2331 - AA vocal; overtaking Spain.
[Connelly*R-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 11 2301 - man & woman with news
in SS; over Egypt. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 13 2326 - 2 men talking,
then piano music; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
783 | SYRIA | Tartus, OCT 13 2327 - AA chant; over others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, OCT 11 2301 - SS news; good, WSKO
phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
801 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 11 2303 - // 855, bits of SS
news; in tough VOWR/PJB slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
818.75 | unID | OCT 11 2206 - low het against 819. [Connelly*O-MA]
828 | NETHERLANDS (t) | Hitradio Veronica, Rotterdam, OCT 14 0048 -
likely this with rock music; in and out of a pile of signals.
[Connelly*R-MA]
828 | SYRIA (t) | Deir el Zawr, OCT 13 2328 - bits of music that
were similar to the AA vocal on 783. The signal wasn't good
enough for a definite parallel. This had been on 827 (maybe
it still is); this one was on 828 and there was no sign of an
827 het. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barossa, OCT 14 0018 - // 693 with
jazz / new age music; over Canaries. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 11 2203 - // 882
with telephone news interview. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0004 -
fast SS news by man & woman // 882; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
846 | ITALY | Rome, OCT 13 2349 - emotional vocal, man in Italian;
good despite WEEI splash. [Connelly*R-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., OCT 11 2121 - fast SS teletalk
and interview; good. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0011 - SS folk vocal
& guitar, // 738; over WEEI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
864 | EGYPT | Santah, OCT 13 2350 - sermon by man in AA; good,
over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
864 | SPAIN | RNE1, Socuellamos, OCT 11 2305 - // 855 with SS news
by man; poor but dominant at the time. [Connelly*O-MA]
873 | SPAIN | SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, OCT 11 2306 - // 792 with
fast SER SS news; fair through WLAM slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ OCT 14 0002 - SS news // 1044; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 11 2201 - fast-
talk SS news, telephone interview. [Connelly*O-MA]
891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, OCT 11 2122 - woman in AA; fair to good
with WBPS phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Moorside Edge et al., OCT 14 0058 -
EE talk by man & woman; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]
936 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2159 - SS talk; to fair peak
over others. + OCT 11 2308 - // 774 with interspersed symphonic
music & SS talk; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA]
954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, OCT 11 2158 - SS teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0059 - very good with 2 announcers in
SS. [Connelly*R-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | Algiers, OCT 11 2124 - excited AA talk by man:
very strong carrier (but pathetically light audio) [Connelly*O-MA]
+ OCT 13 2245 - female AA vocal; LOUD ! [Connelly*R-MA]
981 | GREECE | Elleniki Radiophonia, Megara, OCT 13 2312 - // 1512
with mellow Greek male vocal (in a nightclub / lounge style); to
fair peak through Algeria carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 11 2310 - rapid-fire SS newstalk
by man; in and out of CKBW splash. [Connelly*O-MA]
1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
OCT 13 2357 - SS talk by woman, then music (not // SER).
[Connelly*R-MA]
1017 | GERMANY | Rheinsender, OCT 14 0000 - US EE light-rock
male vocal, pips, then news by man in GG. [Connelly*R-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2311 - SS talk; poor.
[Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 13 2248 - man in SS; fair to good,
over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 11 2255 - // 1044 with SS
teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1035 | PORTUGAL | RDP R. Comercial, Lisboa, OCT 11 2312 -
PP pop music; poor. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0103 - emotional
PP vocal; fair with WBZ phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 11 2131 - accented FF talk by
man; very good. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 13 2322 - AA vocal; over
Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 11 2254 - SS teletalk; good,
rising over the Moroccan. [Connelly*O-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al.,
OCT 13 2250 - woman in EE on the phone, man in studio, "Talk
Radio" ID; over jumble of others. + OCT 14 0105 - joke-telling;
excellent signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1053 | SPAIN | COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, OCT 11 2254 - man &
woman in SS; way under huge Morocco blank carrier. [Connelly*O-MA]
1071 | SPAIN | EI, Bilbao, OCT 11 2155 - SS rock in CBA slop.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, OCT 11 2253 - EE
talk; poor. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 13 2238 - good with EE teletalk
about sex. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2251 - // 1107 with SS news
and comment; fair to good, over growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2250 - SS newstalk;
excellent. [Connelly*O-MA]
1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 11 2249 - // 1485 with man &
woman in SS; poor. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0106 - // 1044 with
SS talk by woman; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1125 | CROATIA | HR, Deanovec, OCT 14 0026 - // 1134 with male
Slavic folk vocal; good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, OCT 14 0026 - // 1125 with Slavic
folk vocal; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 11 2246 - SS talk; atop a
classical music station (Croatia). + OCT 11 2313 - excited SS
talk; very strong & dominant. [Connelly*O-MA]
1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 14 0108 - // 837 with music
fragment, then man & woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2313 - SS teletalk & low-
pitched het growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1161 | SPAIN | EI, San Sebastian, OCT 14 0111 - // 1197 with
'50s-style pop vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 11 2243 - SS
teletalk. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0112 - // 1044 with teletalk
by man & woman; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1197 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, OCT 14 0111 - // 1161 w/ 1950's-
type vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, OCT 11 2153 - AA-style violins; good.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1259 | AZORES | RDP, Faial, OCT 11 2152 - hetting WPZE/CIHI.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 14 0123 - // 1044 with SER
SS talk; poor to fair. I was looking for Israel here, but no
luck this time. [Connelly*R-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, OCT 11 2106 - woman with SS
newstalk; fair. A few minutes later, the signal was very
strong. [Connelly*O-MA]
1305 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2053 - bits of SS audio
barely surfacing over a cacophonous low-pitched growl.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, OCT 14 0127 - man with SS political
talk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
1386 | GREECE | Elleniki Radiophonia, Athens, OCT 14 0147 -
to fair peak with plaintive Greek male vocal // 1512.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 13 2230 - pips on the half hour,
then man & woman in SS; through CIGO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, OCT 13 2256 -
man in GG; over other. [Connelly*R-MA]
1458 | unID | OCT 14 0042 - probably one of the UK ethnic stations:
accented woman "you're listening to ..." (the rest got slopped).
Hindi-style music followed. This is a tough channel with local
WNBP on 1450 and CKRB/WGNA sloppers on 1460. [Connelly*R-MA]
1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, OCT 13 2214 - hymn, then preacher
said "Goodbye and God bless you." Signal was good to excellent.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 11 2223 - emotional SS shouting
by man, probably a political speech. [Connelly*O-MA]
1493.6 | MOROCCO | Agadir, OCT 11 2145 - carrier and audio
fragments in tough WPOR splash; this off-channel station was
identified last week during the Newfoundland DXpedition.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1503 | AZORES | AFRTS, Lajes, OCT 11 2232 - US EE sports coverage;
fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1512 | BELGIUM | Wolvertem, OCT 11 2221 - EE discussion program;
over WNRB slop. + OCT 11 2229 - announcer ended show with
"Goodbye now."; strong. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 13 2225 - folk
group vocal, then ID in EE "Radio Netherlands International
Service"; excellent, pushing WNRB back. [Connelly*R-MA]
1512 | GREECE | Elleniki Radiophonia, Chania, OCT 13 2312 -
// 981 with mellow Greek vocal; poor to fair, in WNRB slop.
+ OCT 14 0147 - // 1386 with plaintive vocal; slopped.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, OCT 11 2045 - het against
WGAM/others at pre-sunset fade-up (4.45 p.m. EDT) + OCT 11 2102 -
man with news in AA, increasing in strength. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ OCT 13 2222 - languid jazz, then AA talk by woman, then a
man mentioned "al arabiyah es saudiyah". AA vocal with high-
energy orchestra followed. Huge local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1530 | VATICAN | R. Vaticana, OCT 13 2301 - modern (dissonant)
classical music; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
1539 | SPAIN | SER, Manresa/Elche, OCT 13 2317 - // 1044 with
SS teletalk; fair with WDCD phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1542.2 | unID | OCT 11 2241 - an oddly-keyed jammer noted
spreading out between 1542 and 1543. Not quite as strong here
on Cape Cod as it had been last week in NF, but it's there
nonetheless. Possibly in N. Africa and directed at the 1550
clandestine (ex-1544). [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 14 0149 - noted
again; fair with WDCD phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1548 | KUWAIT | VOA, Kuwait City, OCT 13 2216 - US EE talk
about a legal matter "... might get off on a technicality";
fair, fading up over slop from the usual screaming vocals on
Algeria-1550. + OCT 13 2307 - President Clinton giving a
speech about Kosovo; local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE | RASD, Tindouf, OCT 11 2138 -
Berber style female group a cappella singing / screaming;
very good to excellent, totally dominant. [Connelly*O-MA]
1566 | unID | OCT 13 2220 - bubble jammer, probably of Middle
East origin. [Connelly*R-MA]
1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 11 2227 - // 1485 with fast SS
talk; over another station. [Connelly*O-MA] + OCT 13 2319 -
// 1044 with SS teletalk; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, OCT 11 2226 - Moorish (AA-influenced)
SS female vocal and classical guitar; dominant over SER Spain.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, OCT 11 2224 - slow SS talk
(not // SER-1485); over growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 13 2305 - SS talk; mixed with
EI Vitoria & growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1619.5 | NETHERLANDS | Scheveningen, PCH, OCT 14 0151 - PCH
code ID; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, OCT 14 0033 - old-time vocal
(sounded like Tony Bennett); poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
700 | BRAZIL | probably ZYK686, Sao Paulo, OCT 13 2335 - PP
talk; briefly atop. + OCT 14 0016 - PP teletalk; good, over
other Latin Americans & WLW. [Connelly*R-MA]
705 | ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES | Kingstown, OCT 14 0014 -
emotional Caribbean-EE talk by man, maybe a sermon or speech;
poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, OCT 14 0113 - // 1180 with SS
talk mentioning Cuba; over WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]
780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola,
OCT 14 0008 - Caribbean EE talkshow mentioning "laws ensuring
the healthy state of the environment"; over YV's and CFDR.
[Connelly*R-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, OCT 14 0008 - R. Coro
ID; in pile-up. [Connelly*R-MA]
840 | BRAZIL | R. Bandeirantes, ZYK687, Sao Paulo, OCT 13 2342 -
excited PP sportstalk // 11925; over jumble. Thanks to Bruce
Conti for the SW // info. [Connelly*R-MA]
880 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, OCT 14 0054 -
festive tropical-style vocal & percussion; blasting right
through WCBS. [Connelly*R-MA]
940 | VENEZUELA | R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo, OCT 13 2353 -
R. Punto Fijo mention, through a pile-up of Latin Americans;
CBM nulled. [Connelly*R-MA]
1020 | VENEZUELA | Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
OCT 11 2258 - LOUD with R. Margarita ID and discussion of
upcoming programs. [Connelly*O-MA]
1080 | VENEZUELA | R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, OCT 13 2253 -
rustic folk vocal & accordion, ID "R. Barcelona ... mil ochente";
excellent, killing WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]
1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, Carupano, OCT 13 2258 - talk "R. Carupano
presenta ... Noti-Carupano !"; huge. [Connelly*R-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, OCT 11 2314 - // 5975 with
classical violin music; over/under WSKW-ME. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ OCT 14 0109 - // BBC-5975 with talk about the upcoming Middle
East summit meeting in Washington. [Connelly*R-MA]
1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, OCT 14 0113 - // 710 with SS talk
about Cuba; loud & dominant, way over WHAM. [Connelly*R-MA]
1375 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, OCT 11 2052 - female rock
vocal; good. Signal is weakly audible days at nearby Nauset
Beach. [Connelly*O-MA]
1500 | VENEZUELA | YVRZ, Cumana, OCT 11 2234 - R. Dos Mil ID's
and fanfare noted with WTOP phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
1505 | ANGUILLA | R. Anguilla, The Valley, OCT 11 2230 - carrier,
weak audio. [Connelly*O-MA]
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