[HCDX]: logs 9-23 JAN 1999

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(logs 9-23 JAN 1999: file=DX990123.LOG)

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999

[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*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)

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Receiver: Drake R8A

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

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JAN 23 0330 - // 684 with fast SS
talk, pips on the half hour; over Algeria. [Connelly*H-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, JAN 9 2303 - fair with man in AA.
[Connelly*O-MA] + JAN 23 0326 - female AA vocal, strings;
fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JAN 23 0407 - // 855 with SS talk;
poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JAN 23 0324 - EE discussion
program. [Connelly*H-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, JAN 9 2302 - // 621 & 855 with SS talk
followed by an excerpt of police-movie style music. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JAN 23 0318 - // 855 with folk / classical guitar; through
VOCM/WEZE slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JAN 23 0334 - // 684 
with man & woman talking and laughing; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
  
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JAN 9 2300 -
musical interlude, pips, then man in SS; good. [Connelly*O-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, JAN 23 0348 - // 684 with SS talk;
poor. [Connelly*H-MA] 
  
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, JAN 23 0305 - // 855 with SS news;
fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, JAN 23 0312 - // 837 with
nostalgic "crooning" type vocal; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 
711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, JAN 9 2259 - AA public 
address; to good peak with WOR phased. [Connelly*O-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, JAN 23 0307 - // 855 with folk /
country style SS vocal, then SS talk; fair through CHCM-740 slop.
[Connelly*H-MA]

765 | SENEGAL | Dakar, JAN 9 2239 - African folk style vocal,
then accented FF talk mentioning Dakar and Paris. [Connelly*O-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, JAN 9 2257 - // 855 with SS talk;
poor to fair, slightly over presumed Egypt. [Connelly*O-MA]

836.19 | unID | JAN 9 2241 - het against Canaries/Spain-837.
[Connelly*O-MA]

837 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barossa, JAN 23 0312 - // 693 with
old-fashioned vocal; mostly under Canaries/Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 9 2241 -
SS talk; over presumed Azores. [Connelly*O-MA] + JAN 23 0312 -
man in SS; mixed with Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., JAN 9 2242 - SS teletalk;
good to excellent. [Connelly*O-MA] + JAN 23 0305 - SS news;
very good. [Connelly*H-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Santah, JAN 9 2253 - bits of Koranic vocal mixed
with others.  I've actually had this in the summer with a clearer
signal. [Connelly*O-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JAN 9 2252 - // 1044
with man in SS; slightly over others. [Connelly*O-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 9 2227 -
huge with SS news. [Connelly*O-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, JAN 9 2243 - AA strings, flute, &
vocal; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JAN 9 2251 - SS talk seemingly // 855;
poor, jumbled with others. [Connelly*O-MA]

954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, JAN 9 2249 - woman in SS; loud.
[Connelly*O-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, JAN 9 2249 - muffled PP
talk by man; poor in CHNS/WEAV slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | Algiers, JAN 9 2249 - Middle Eastern style music;
over probable Greece. [Connelly*O-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JAN 9 2248 - SS news and teletalk;
through CKBW slop. [Connelly*O-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz,
JAN 9 2247 - SS talk by two men (not SER net); good with WINS
phased. [Connelly*O-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, JAN 9 2256 - PP vocal
ballad; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
 
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 9 2210 - man & woman with SER
network newstalk; good. [Connelly*O-MA]

1088 | ANGOLA (t) | Radio Nacional, Mulenvos, JAN 9 2232 - likely 
this with audio traces; mostly just a het against UK-1089 and 
WBAL-1090.  Angola-1116 was coming in at the time. [Connelly*O-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, JAN 9 2233 - man &
woman in EE; only fair on peaks, hets from 1088 and 1090.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JAN 9 2231 - // 855 with woman in
SS; to fair peak, mixing with others, low growl present.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JAN 9 2230 - // 855 with man & woman
in SS, then time pips on the half-hour; loud. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ JAN 23 0604 - // 684 with SS news by man & woman; fair. 
[Connelly*H-MA]

1116 | ANGOLA | E. P. do Kuanza-Sul, Sumbe, JAN 9 2228 - African
instrumentation and vocals; atop SER-Spain; to fair peak.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 9 2222 -
// 1044 with fast SS talk by man & woman.  Apparent Greek
station way under. [Connelly*O-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 9 2222 - SS talk; in bad
growl. [Connelly*O-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, JAN 9 2221 - strings, flutes, & male AA
vocal, then talk; loud. [Connelly*O-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 9 2219 - // 1044 with SS talk;
poor. [Connelly*O-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JAN 9 2220 - woman in SS; fair.
[Connelly*O-MA] + JAN 23 0518 - pop-rock vocal, woman in SS;
to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JAN 9 2220 - SS talk seemed // 855;
poor. [Connelly*O-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsøy, JAN 9 2217 - US C&W vocal; atop
Spain, but heavily slopped by CKEC-1320. [Connelly*O-MA]

1332 | ITALY | Rome et al., JAN 9 2216 - emotional Italian talk
by man; good. [Connelly*O-MA] + JAN 23 0520 - woman in Italian;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, JAN 9 2204 - piano music, then
man in AA; to excellent peak. [Connelly*O-MA]

1503.3 | unID | JAN 9 2213 - het against 1503.0 jumble.
[Connelly*O-MA]

1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JAN 9 2211 - bits of audio and het
against Spain-1584. [Connelly*O-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 9 2211 - // 1044 with fast SS 
teletalk; good, over Ceuta-1583.6 het. [Connelly*O-MA] 

1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, JAN 9 2210 - female SS vocal (not
SER net); to fair peak over low growl. [Connelly*O-MA]



*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JAN 23 0400 - usual Reloj news & time
show; atop WMCA/WSYR/unID SS (YV?). [Connelly*H-MA]

580 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Mantua / Baracoa, JAN 23 0359 - // 600
with folk SS vocal; mixed with others. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, JAN 23 0358 - // 620
with folk vocal; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]

608.2 | CUBA | R. Rebelde outlet, unknown city, JAN 23 0315 -
Rebelde drifter here with woman in SS // 600. [Connelly*H-MA]

620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JAN 23 0358 - // 600 with
folk vocal; over WZON/others. [Connelly*H-MA]

640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JAN 23 0352 -
// 890 with old-fashioned SS vocal duet; good. over CBN.
[Connelly*H-MA]

650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JAN 23 0351 -
Antena Dos ID, then segment of female vocal with accordion;
over others. [Connelly*H-MA]

660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, JAN 23 0357 - // 890 
with SS female group vocal; under WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA]

670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JAN 23 1059 - // 710
with festive group SS vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]

690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JAN 23 1101 - // 640 with
SS Cuban news; good / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]

700 | COLOMBIA | R. Net, HJCX, Cali, JAN 23 1105 - R. Net ID;
under Jamaica. [Connelly*H-MA]

700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, JAN 23 0311 - Caribbean EE
talk by man & woman; in messy mix with Venezuela, Colombia,
& WLW. + JAN 23 1104 - soul oldies ("Girl Watcher" by the
O'Kaysions), then muffled Caribbean EE talk by man, then
light reggae; over HJCX. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JAN 23 0308 - woman in SS
talking about Cuba; about equal to WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]

759.77 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, JAN 23 0428 -
Reloj station slightly off nominal 760: in the clear with man &
woman with SS news, ticks, "RR" beeps.  Slight background growl 
from HJAJ/WJR-760.0. [Connelly*H-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JAN 23 0302 - Banco
Popular ad, RCN ID; good, over slight het from Cuba-759.77.
[Connelly*H-MA]
 
820 | unID | JAN 23 1118 - buzzing or jamming type signal; under
WNYC/CHAM.  Given the late reception time and the current by-
country rankings of broadcast technical ineptitude, one's first
guess would tend to be Cuba. [Connelly*H-MA]

840 | CUBA | CMHW, Santa Clara, JAN 23 1043 - with R. Reloj
program at the time, mentions of several Latin American
countries; dominant / loud. [Connelly*H-MA]

890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, JAN 23 0352 -
// 640 with mellow vocal by man & woman with guitar accompaniment;
local-like. [Connelly*H-MA]
  
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, JAN 9 2243 - light
soul / reggae vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA] 
  
940 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JAN 23 1046 - Reloj program; over
CBM/XEQ mix. [Connelly*H-MA]
 
1041.3 | unID | JAN 23 1052 - het. [Connelly*H-MA]

1060.31 | unID | JAN 9 2234 - het. [Connelly*O-MA]

1139.26 | unID | JAN 9 2227 - het against CBI. [Connelly*O-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, JAN 9 2225 - // 5975 with BBC
report about third world industrial accidents, then talk about 
Olympic chairman Samaranch reacting to corruption / bribery
charges.  Signal was over WOBM, others. [Connelly*O-MA]

1505 | ANGUILLA | R. Anguilla, The Valley, JAN 9 2206 - bits
of news; poor. [Connelly*O-MA]


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