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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - May 20 1999
Vol 5 No 7
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
IRCA '99/DecalcoMania '99: The 1999 IRCA/DecalcoMania Convention will
be held at the Holiday Inn-Boardwalk Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on June
25-27 1999. Reservations 1-800-635-4581 (mention code I-R-C).
Convention registration - $35. SW Airlines is offering a 10% discount
1-800-433-5368 (mention code LO199). Host is Mike Sanburn, PO Box
1256, Bellflower CA 90707-1256, 310-614-1444.
WTFDA '99: The 1999 WTFDA convention will be hosted in NW Jersey, July
16-18, 1999. Rick Shaftan will welcome you to his well equipped DX
outpost located less than an hour from the Newark airport. For
accommodations Rick recommends the Days Inn/Ledgewood, 1691 Route 46
West, Ledgewood, NJ 07852. Rates start at $69. There is no special
club discount. Make reservations by calling the hotel at 973-347-5100
or by credit card via their secure web site. Convention registration,
which includes food and beverages, will be $25. For more information
e-mail Rick Shaftan at <shaftan@xxxxxxx>.
NRC '99: The 1999 NRC convention will be held at the Holiday Inn,
Bridgeport WV on Sept 3-6, 1999. Reservations 1-304-842-5411, $70.95
for two double bed room, no limit on how many in a room. Convention
Registratio - $35. Host is William Swiger, One Casey Ln, Bridgeport WV
26330, 304-842-4635.
RADIO FEST 1999 - Celebrating 25 Years of Radio Fun
The Ontario DX Association invites radio enthusiasts of all interests
and all levels to join us for Radio Fest 99. Following on the success of
our first Radio Fest event in 1998, this will be one of the major radio
listeners event of the year. Radio Fest 99 will also celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the Ontario DX Association, Canada's largest radio
listeners' club.
Dates: Friday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26
Location: Ramada Inn & Convention Centre, Oakville, Ontario (located
at Queen Elizabeth Way and Trafalgar Road)
Theme: "Celebrating 25 Years of Radio Fun"
Topics : Radio Fest 99 will look at "Where we have come from in
radio's past", "Where we are today", and "Where are we going in the
future".
Special Guests : There will be many and we'll introduce them to you
in future releases.
Exhibits: Equipment suppliers; clubs; technology from yesterday,
today and tomorrow; plus tables of used equipment for sale.
Friday
Wine & Cheese Reception at 7:00 pm. Join us for this opportunity to meet
other attendees in a very relaxed atmosphere.
Saturday
Registration will begin at 8:00 am and the program will begin at 8:45 am
concluding at approximately 4:00 pm. Besides the usual seminars and
special speakers we will have the always fun Game Show and raffle draws.
Everything will wrap up will a wonderful banquet on Saturday evening.
Sunday
Before saying goodbye, join your fellow conventioneers for breakfast
(your choice and you pay) in the hotel restaurant. We expect to offer a
tour of a nearby radio site. More details later.
Accomodations : You may contact the Ramada Inn by telephone
(905)849-5950, toll free 1-800-357-0880, Web www.ramada-oakville.com. A
special rate of Cdn$82 per night for Radio Fest 99 is available.
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right now Lynn is looking for target station lists and stamps or money
to help get the lists worked on. Thank you Lynn... pb
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HOT STUFF
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Sheldon Harvey - ve2shw@xxxxxxxxx
May 13, 1999.
According to announcements now being made every 15 minutes on CBC 940
kHz in Montreal, they claim to be going off the air at Midnight this
evening, as opposed to yesterday's message which said they would leave
the air at Midnight Friday (0400 UTC Saturday).
What might possibly be happening is that they will terminate regular
programming tonight at Midnight, and continue until Midnight tomorrow
with the tape loop indicated that they have moved to 88.5 MHz. FM.
This is all most confusing. A number of people have called the
station trying to get an explanation, but no messages to this moment
have been answered.
Best to check out the station this evening at Midnight to see what
happens.
Sorry for the inconvenience and the late notice on this information,
but it was only noticed this morning when the taped announcement began
to be inserted over regular programming on 940 kHz. every fifteen
minutes.
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ragnar danneskjold - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
1280 KHEP Phoenix, AZ has added a new ID. They now ID as Radio Phoenix,
1280 KHEP.
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
Puketapu R 954kHz 100w from Palmerston, East Otago NZ has commenced test
transmissions with non-stop music. Not a very good signal just 45kM
away!
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THE "X" BAND
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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ragnar danneskjold - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
Heard on a Realistic 12-655, Kenwood R-1000.
710 KLNZ Glendale, AZ 1214 5/15 "La Zeta" relaying 103.5 KZPZ. They
are playing some ranchera. The station was ex-KUET Black Canyon
City, AZ.
1210 KQTL Sahuarita, AZ with 1445 ads for Radio Mundo.
1250 KBSZ Wickenburg, AZ 5/16 0243 very weak, fighting it out with
KHIL. Gave ID.
1260 "KASR" Tempe, AZ 5/13 1430 with Art Blakey playing jazz. This
station is at Arizona State University and has no call. It is a
"free radiate" station and is calling itself KASR.
1300 UNID ???? 0233 5/16 0235 sports talk about Charismatics win in
the Preakness. Station is east or west from Phoenix. KVET?
1370 KXTL Butte, MT 5/16 0151 ad for the Montana Educators, ID "Soft
rock, KXTL". Governors ad asking people to invite their friends
up to Montana. Song, "Groovin' on a Sunday Afternoon".
1630 KCJJ Iowa City, IA 5/16 0205 playing "Do You Believe in Love" by
Cher.
1670t WTDY Madison, WI 5/16 0207 with talk show that sounded like "The
Laura Lee Show". VERY WEAK and splashed by KXOL.
1680t WJNZ Ada, MI 5/16 0211 playing rap music, very weak. Had black
announcers.
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
940 kHz without CBM - initial impressions Mark Connelly, WA1ION
I took advantage of a day trip to my mother's house in West Yarmouth,
MA to stop on the way home at an excellent seaside DXing location on
King Caesar Road at the west end of the Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury,
MA (GC= 70.651 W / 42.047 N). I used the Drake R8A with the usual
phased loop / whip antennas on the roof of the car. Though I did some
other DXing, the main thing I wanted to observe was activity on 940 kHz
now that CBM is no longer active there. Prior to sunset, there was a
fairly weak mix of daytimers WGFP-MA (groundwave) and WINE-CT (skip).
Initially I had to null splatter from WROL-950 (to the north of me).
>From sunset onward (listening times from 0000 to 0130 UTC on 16 MAY
1999), a blend of Latin Americans took over 940. The channel was quite
jumbled at first. Portuguese talk with a "Mundial" mention and some
reverberated shouting was one of the first "players on the field". This
was likely R. Brasil AM (ZYJ453) from Rio de Janeiro, affiliated with
"Sistema LBV Mundial". This faded under Spanish-language stations, one
with Venezuela mentions (maybe often-logged R. Punto Fijo) and the other
with Colombian news, perhaps HJGB from Cali. After 0110 UTC, the Puerto
Rican rapidly came up in strength and dominated strongly with its
Spanish-language advertising for businesses in San Juan and Mayaguez.
It was even good on the car radio. The "RR" on-the-minute Morse code
beeps from the Cuban R. Reloj station were beginning to show up under
Puerto Rico as I drove away from the DX site at 0130 UTC. On the way
home, the general level of the 940 kHz signal melange dropped from a
roar to a whisper by the time I had driven a few miles inland to the
Route 14 / Route 3 junction. At 0145, as I travelled Route 3 north and
crossed the big marsh along the North River, signals picked up again,
briefly. The domestic from Virginia, with its high-intensity Bible
preaching, was now mixing in with the Latin Americans. Once I drove
north of Hanover, the whole channel quieted down to a weak background
rumble pestered by slop-over from strong stations on 930 and 950.
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999
[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury, MA (GC= 70.651 W / 42.047 N)
(west end of Powder Point Bridge, at King Caesar Road)
[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)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: W. Yarmouth - Quantum Loop; other sites - BBL-1 loop in
"K9AY" cardioid mode phased against APW-1 active whip (using DXP-1
phasing unit)
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
531 ALGERIA Ain-El-Beida, APR 29 0147 - // 549 with AA dramatic
production (like a soap opera) with several speakers.
[Connelly*R-MA]
549 ALGERIA Les Trembles, APR 18 0035 - // 891 with slow male AA
vocal & violins; to good peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0055 - slow AA talk by man, seemingly part of a dramatic
presentation; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
585 SPAIN RNE1, Madrid, MAY 16 0029 - man in SS; in WEZE slop.
[Connelly*D-MA]
603 SPAIN RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, APR 29 0145 - // 684 with "Dock
of the Bay" by Otis Redding; fair through CKCL slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAY 16 0029 - SS discussion, laughter; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
612 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, APR 17 2350 - African drumming and shouting,
then a more AA-sounding vocal; to good peak. This station had
been inactive for several months.
+ MAY 16 0028 - woman in AA; good. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0030 - AA talk; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN RNE1 synchros, APR 17 2352 - female
stage-show style vocal & steel guitar; fair to good.
+ MAY 1 2340 - SS commentary, then a folk song; loud, at least
equal to adjacent WZON-620. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0034 - // 738 with man & woman in SS; poor to fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
639 SPAIN RNE1, La Coruna, APR 29 0150 - // 621 with man & woman in
SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAY 16 0025 - excited SS talk. [Connelly*D-MA]
657 SPAIN RNE5, Madrid, APR 18 0038 - SS talk; poor with slop from
partially nulled WFAN. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0152 - // 684 with SS talk. [Connelly*R-MA]
666 SPAIN SER R. Barcelona, Barcelona, APR 29 0127 - SS teletalk //
1044 (man on phone, woman in studio); briefly atop the pile here.
[Connelly*R-MA]
684 SPAIN RNE1, Sevilla, APR 17 2339 - // 855 with Broadway- type
male vocal (western US theme), then SS talk; through WRKO slop.
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0028 - emotional SS talk by woman, then orchestral music;
loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 AZORES RDP, Santa Barbara, APR 29 0102 - PP news at a very low
audio level on a very strong carrier. UK and Spain audible in
the background.
+ APR 29 0141 - guitar jazz (Al DiMeola or similar), then "Here
Comes the Rain Again" by the Eurythmics; excellent.
[Connelly*R-MA]
711.04 WESTERN SAHARA Laayoune, APR 17 2257 - female AA vocal at low
audio level on a fair-strength carrier.
+ MAY 1 2335 - AA chant in echoey room; huge carrier, thin audio.
[Connelly*D-MA]
729 SPAIN RNE1, Oviedo et al., APR 28 0009 - // 774 with folk vocal.
[Connelly*R-MA]
738 SPAIN RNE1, Barcelona, APR 29 0034 - // 621 with man & woman in
SS; fair through CHCM slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
756 SPAIN R. Euskadi, Bilbao, APR 29 0001 - SS news; to good peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
765 SENEGAL Dakar, APR 17 2333 - high-energy (soca-like) African
music; HUGE ! [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0003 - AA phone-in. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 SPAIN RNE1 synchros, APR 29 0006 - // 729 with folk vocal and
whistling accompaniment, then SS talk; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAY 1 2346 - // 621 with SS female vocal; poor to fair, mixing
with apparent AA station. [Connelly*D-MA]
774 unID APR 17 2359 - monster blank carrier atop Spain; it went off
abruptly at 0000 UTC. [Connelly*D-MA]
836 AZORES RDP, Pico da Barossa APR 17 2330 - "She Came in Through
the Bathroom Window" by the Beatles, then "The Letter" by the Box
Tops; picking up strength and eventually beating Canaries-837.
Audio was a bit light, but the carrier got up to a strong level.
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0049 - "Cool Operator" by Sade; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, APR 17 2254 - SS teletalk;
to good peak over het from weaker Azores-836.
+ MAY 1 2349 - // 882 with slow romantic SS vocal, then fast SS
talk; over low growl & 836 het. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0003 - SS news by woman; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., APR 17 2252 - Billy Joel singing "I
Love You Just the Way You Are"; fair with WEEI nulled.
+ MAY 1 2352 - // 621 with operatic vocal; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0122 - news about events in Spain; to excellent peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, APR 17 2251 - fast SS
talk.
+ MAY 1 2332 - SS newstalk; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0104 - SS news by woman; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
891 ALGERIA Algiers, APR 18 0035 - // 549 with AA vocal and strings;
fair through WBPS/Cuba slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2358 - flutes, strings, uptempo vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]
918 SPAIN R. Intercontinental, Madrid, MAY 1 2355 - bits of
monotone-delivery SS talk by man; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]
954 SPAIN R. Espana, Madrid, APR 29 0043 - SS teletalk show; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
981 ALGERIA Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, APR 17 2249 - AA vocal,
then talk; starting to overpower the 980 domestics.
+ MAY 1 2357 - AA male vocal at low audio level on monster carrier.
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2237 - het fading up, well before sunset. [Connelly*R-MA]
999 SPAIN COPE, Madrid, MAY 1 2358 - fast SS talk by man; strong, but
heavily slopped by CKBW. [Connelly*D-MA]
1008 CANARY ISLANDS Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, APR 18 0007
- SS discussion / newstalk (not SER net); very good with WINS
nulled. [Connelly*D-MA]
1035 PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Lisboa, APR 18 0011 - festive PP vocal;
good (at least during pauses in talk on local WBZ).
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2356 - uptempo PP group vocal; to good peak with WBZ
phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1044 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, APR 28 2308 - female vocal & flutes; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ MAY 1 2318 - in the clear with shrill vocal & drums. Carrier
audible as early as 2245 (well before sunset). [Connelly*D-MA]
1044 SPAIN SER synchros, APR 18 0008 - SS talk with interludes of
music; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1053 MOROCCO Tanger, APR 17 2322 - AA vocal in & out of a melange of
signals.
+ MAY 1 2321 - AA female vocal & violins; good, dominant over
others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1098 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, APR 18 0013 - dramatic SS male talk, then
romantic instrumental music; fair, dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0106 - // 1107 with SS news, then SS vocal music; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1107 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, APR 18 0016 - // 1125 with organ music & SS
vocal; fair, through WBT/YVQT slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0106 - // 1098 with SS vocal; to fair peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1116 ANGOLA E. P. do Kuanza-Sul, Sumbe, MAY 2 0007 - African music;
poor, but briefly over SER-Spain. [Connelly*D-MA]
1125 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, APR 18 0016 - // 1107 with SS talk, organ
music, vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
1134 CROATIA HR, Zadar, APR 28 2240 - Slavic talk, then folk music
with harp and bird sounds. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 SPAIN COPE synchros, APR 17 2318 - woman in SS, interlude of
piano music, then man in SS with telephone interview; fully
dominant and loud. [Connelly*D-MA]
1152 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, MAY 1 2324 - fast SS talk; fair to good with
WNFT phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
1179 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN SER synchros, APR 17 2316 - pop-folk
vocal in EE, then woman in SS // 1575; huge, with almost no trace
of 1180 stations.
+ MAY 16 0003 - SS news by man & woman; to good peak.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1197 MOROCCO RTM, Agadir, MAY 16 0001 - AA news by man; over others.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1215 SPAIN COPE synchros, APR 17 2325 - // 837 with SS talk; fair.
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0048 - // 837 with music, then SS teletalk.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1224 SPAIN COPE synchros, MAY 2 0019 - SS talk; poor, in mix with
others.
+ MAY 15 2359 - SS talk with slight echo; tough slop.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1251 LIBYA Tripoli, APR 17 2314 - AA male vocal & strings; good to
excellent.
+ MAY 2 0010 - excited AA political address or sermon; local-like !
+ MAY 15 2358 - female AA vocal; fading up. [Connelly*D-MA]
1296 SPAIN COPE, Valencia, APR 17 2313 - fast SS talk by man; very
good. [Connelly*D-MA]
1305 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, APR 17 2312 - SS talk; over growl and
something sounding like AA strings.
+ MAY 15 2357 - SS vocal, talk; over bad growl. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 29 0050 - man & woman with SS discussion and laughing; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1413 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, APR 17 2309 - fast SS talk; in & out of CIGO
slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2325 - SS discussion; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 ALGERIA Algiers, APR 17 2308 - AA male vocal at low audio level
on a good-strength carrier. [Connelly*D-MA]
1422 GERMANY DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, APR 28 2324 - male blues
vocal; dominant.
+ APR 28 2341 - Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You
Want"; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
1458 ALBANIA RTV Shqiptar, Fllake, MAY 2 0015 - eastern European talk;
poor in CKRB/WBET/WGNA slop pile. [Connelly*D-MA]
1502.0 ANGOLA (t) E.P. de Benguela, APR 17 2242 - probably this with
bits of talk and 1 kHz het against the 1503 jumble.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, MAY 1 2235 - bits of AA music; starting
to fade up. [Connelly*D-MA]
1548 KUWAIT VOA, Kuwait City, APR 29 0052 - US EE talk; to fair peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1550 ALGERIA RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, APR 17 2235 - AA news by man;
good with WNTN nulled.
+ MAY 15 2352 - group AA vocal, drums, and guitar-like instrument;
very good, over 1548 het. [Connelly*D-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros, APR 17 2301 - SS world news report; LOUD !
+ MAY 15 2343 - folk vocal, then woman in SS; one of the earliest
Europeans with good audio (15 minutes pre-sunset).
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2322 - SER newstalk, fast SAH. [Connelly*R-MA]
1583.6 CEUTA RadiOle, APR 17 2238 - SS group vocal; fair. This was
stronger than Spain-1584 at the time.
+ MAY 15 2344 - SS talk; fading up. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ APR 28 2321 - rhythmic music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1584 SPAIN SER synchros, APR 17 2302 - // 1575 with SS news mentioning
Bogota, Colombia. QRM'ed by Ceuta on 1583.6. [Connelly*D-MA]
1602 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, APR 17 2303 - non-SER SS news; evenly mixing
with the SER synchros. [Connelly*D-MA]
1602 SPAIN SER synchros, APR 17 2303 - SS news // other SER's;
over/under EI Vitoria. [Connelly*D-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 TURKS & CAICOS R. Vision Cristiana, MAY 1 2344 - SS preaching &
piano music; fading up from its threshold daytime level.
[Connelly*D-MA]
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, MAY 1 0859 - Caribbean EE talk by
woman, then segments of hymn; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
540 MEXICO XEWA, San Luis Potosi - Monterrey, MAY 1 0909 - SS talk,
ranchera accordions; mixed with WQTM-FL and others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 18 0036 - Caribbean-EE
sportstalk; fair to good, through WGAN splash. [Connelly*D-MA]
570 CUBA R. Reloj, MAY 1 0855 - Reloj clock ticks and code "RR's";
mostly under WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600.06 COLOMBIA R. Libertad, HJHJ, Barranquilla, MAY 1 0228 - two
slightly-reverberated R. Libertad ID's; over growl from the
stations closer to the correct 600.00 kHz. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 CUBA R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, MAY 1 0916 - SS news about the
Cuban economy. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 CUBA R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, MAY 1 0918 - // 660
with slow SS female vocal; mixed with domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 COLOMBIA RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, MAY 1 0224 - mention of a
bank in Rio Cauca, then Antena Dos ID; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
660 CUBA R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, MAY 1 0918 - // 640 with
slow SS vocal; under WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 CUBA R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, MAY 1 0922 - // 710 with SS
political speech; over/under WMAQ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, APR 29 0012 - Gene Scott
show with preaching and mentions of experiences on a recent plane
trip.
+ APR 29 0100 - interspersed preaching and light jazz, talk "You
are listening to Dr. Gene Scott, call toll-free 1-800-3383030 in
the US and 1-818-2408151 outside the US." Loud (no Brazil QRM
like I get down at the Duxbury site). [Connelly*R-MA]
690 BRAZIL R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, APR 17 2355 - man in
PP; slightly over Anguilla. [Connelly*D-MA]
700 JAMAICA RJR, Montego Bay, APR 29 0128 - reggae vocal; good with
WLW phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
710 CUBA R. Rebelde synchros, MAY 1 0922 - // 670 with Cuban
political speech; under WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 MEXICO XEX, Mexico City, MAY 1 0852 - SS dramatic program
including wolf howls, then local advertising including various
medical products; over/under CKAC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 VENEZUELA RCR, YVKS, Caracas, APR 17 2357 - usual SS sportstalk
with mentions of Copa Mundial, Mexico, futbol, and Manchester
United. Local adverts followed. [Connelly*D-MA]
759.8 CUBA R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, MAY 16 0039 - Reloj
here about 200 Hz low; hetted by various 760.0 kHz South
Americans. [Connelly*D-MA]
760 BRAZIL R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, APR 17 2334 - PP talk /
preaching; over several others.
+ APR 17 2359 - energetic PP preaching with slight reverb.; very
good, way over the Reloj Cuban. [Connelly*D-MA]
760 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 18 0042 - SS news // 770;
mixed with Brazil, Cuba, & others. [Connelly*D-MA]
770 COLOMBIA RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 18 0042 - // 760 with world news
by man & woman in SS; atop WABC. [Connelly*D-MA]
780 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, APR 18 0002 -
Caribbean EE talk, then Caribbean music; in dogfight with CFDR
and probable R. Coro. [Connelly*D-MA]
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, APR 18 0044
- SS talk "Bonaire ... Antilles Holandesas, Radio Transmundial",
then Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" on trumpet; huge / totally
dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
810 BAHAMAS (t) ZNS3, Freeport, MAY 1 0939 - probably this with black
gospel male vocal; over/under CJVA with WGY nulled.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
820 unID APR 18 0046 - Latin American station with very bad hum and
FM'ing; trashing WNYC. A 1 kHz het from likely Morocco-819 made
things even messier. [Connelly*D-MA]
830 CUBA R. Reloj, MAY 1 0930 - usual Reloj news and time show;
initially good, then it faded. [Connelly*Y-MA]
830 ST. KITTS & NEVIS TBN, Basseterre, APR 17 2337 - US EE preacher;
very good with WCRN nulled. [Connelly*D-MA]
890 CUBA R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, MAY 1 0936 - woman in
SS (// 640); mixing with other SS station that was possibly WBPS.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS VON, Bath Village, APR 18 0032 - drums & vocal;
poor.
+ MAY 1 2353 - soca vocal and heavy percussion; fair.
[Connelly*D-MA]
900 MEXICO XEW, Mexico City, MAY 1 0943 - showtune-style SS vocal;
briefly over Canadians. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** The 940 "CBM's gone" special follows ***
940 BRAZIL R. Brasil AM, ZYJ453, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 16 0045 - PP
talk and "Mundial" mentions briefly atop the stew on the
CBM-vacated channel. This station, affiliated with "Sistema LBV
Mundial", is most likely.
+ MAY 16 0106 - PP man bellowing into reverb; sinking down into the
co-channel mush. Static crashes (from storms off Cape Hatteras,
NC) got worse as time went on. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 COLOMBIA (t) RCN, HJGB, Cali, MAY 16 0103 - maybe this with
"colombiana" mentions; in jumble. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 CUBA R. Reloj, MAY 16 0104 - Reloj code RR's; battling at least 4
other stations. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 MEXICO XEQ, Mexico City, MAY 1 0946 - SS shouting & local
mentions, followed by tropical-style vocal. There was a low
background growl from something slightly off frequency.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
940 PUERTO RICO WIPR, San Juan, MAY 16 0110 - this came up to a good
strength and dominated the channel with numerous SS adverts for
businesses in Mayaguez and San Juan. [Connelly*D-MA]
940 VENEZUELA (t) R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo, MAY 16 0103 -
probably this with Venezuela mentions in news; in mess.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, APR 18 0010 -
Venezuela and Margarita mentions; through WBZ-1030 slop.
+ MAY 16 0117 - folk-style music, then man mentioned "musica
margaritena"; strong, over KDKA. [Connelly*D-MA]
1110 VENEZUELA YVQT, Carupano, APR 18 0030 - woman mentioned Carupano,
then dance music (in the style of Gloria Estefan) followed;
over/under WBT. [Connelly*D-MA]
1130 BRAZIL R. Nacional, ZYJ460, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 16 0123 -
probably this with excited PP talk; over low rumble with WBBR in
cardioid phase null. [Connelly*D-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, MAY 2 0008 - "en CARACOL"
mention; over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1375.02 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON RFO, MAY 2 0012 - EE group vocal with
Caribbean influences; huge. [Connelly*D-MA]
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QSLs
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Greg D Myers - gregmyers1@xxxxxxxx
1680 WTTM Princeton,NJ p/d letter in 5 days. V/s Mark Simpson CE.
Addr.: Nassau Broad. Partners, 619 Alexander Rd. 3rd Floor,
Princeton,NJ 08540 (Myers-VA)
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Robert Ross - London ON - radiorob@xxxxxxxxx
1620 WPHG Atmore, Alabama. Partial data station card received from
John and Luvirn Mathis in 4 Months after Follow-up report. Sent
USA mint stamps which were used. I sent a PFC, but they didn't
fill it in and return it???
WPHG AM 1620, 805 North Main St., Atmore, Alabama, 36502
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MISC ITEMS
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
DXers - Please point your Web browsers to the following URL
"http://pweb.netcom.com/~wa1ion/weblink.htm ".
Links include access to the BBL-1 Broadband Loop article (parts 1, 2 in
.PDF format). Many other radio-related links may be accessed directly
from this page, or from the sites to which this page connects.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary May 14 1999 through May 19 1999
5/14 144 10 1 low quiet-unsettled -
15 144 5 1 very low quiet -
16 152 4 0 moderate quiet -
17 145 2 4 moderate quiet-active -
18 144 22 3 low unsettled-active -
5/19 142 11 2 low quiet-unsettled -
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END of 5/20/99 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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