[HCDX]: logs 29 APR - 10 MAY 2000

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

(logs 29 APR - 10 MAY 2000: file=dx000510.log)

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2000

[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)

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Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna systems: 30-m wire, APW-1 active whip, BBL-1
broadband loop, Superphaser-1 phasing unit

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

153 | ALGERIA | ENRS, Bechar, MAY 10 0013 - woman in
Arabic; over other. [Connelly*R-MA]

162 | FRANCE | Allouis, MAY 10 0013 - French talk by man;
fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Inter., Nador, MAY 10 0012 -
male Arabic vocal & drumming; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC WS synchros, MAY 10 0003 -
BBC World Service news // 5975 mentioned a gambling
scandal involving a former Louisiana governor;
fair signal. [Connelly*R-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, MAY 10 0014 - man & woman
in Arabic; in beacon interference. [Connelly*R-MA] 

234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, MAY 10 0006 -
rock music (sounded like Smiths / Morrissey); poor to
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

252 | IRELAND | Atlantic 252, Clarkestown, MAY 10 0010 -
dance-club rhythms; over Arabic-sounding second station.
+ MAY 10 0037 - "Atlantic 2-5-2" ID by woman; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, MAY 10 0043 - Arabic talk
seemed to be // 153. [Connelly*R-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE, Tullamore, MAY 10 0044 - mellow pop
vocal; to fair peaks (but bad WGAN-560 slop and storm
static at times). [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, MAY 10 0047 - woman with
Spanish talk; sometimes getting by CBN. [Connelly*R-MA]
  
693.7 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara | APR 30 0026 -
bits of music and het against 693.0 stations.
[Connelly*D-MA]

711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, MAY 10 0048 - Arabic-
style strings; poor with WOR phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, MAY 10 0050 - mellow soul
vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, MAY 10 0052 - Spanish talk;
poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barrosa, APR 29 2342 -
Eagles "New Kid in Town" and other old pops; poor to
fair. [Connelly*D-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., APR 29 2343 - fast
Spanish talk by man; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Santah, APR 30 0018 - Koranic male vocal;
very good. [Connelly*D-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 30 0017 -
Spanish talk evenly mixed with UK. [Connelly*D-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Wales, Washford, APR 30 0017 -
English newstalk; mixed with Canaries-Spain; over slop from
WCBS/YVYM-880. [Connelly*D-MA]
 
891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, APR 29 2348 - shrill vocal,
strings, and drumming; good, overwhelming WBPS.
[Connelly*D-MA] + MAY 9 2240 - pre-sunset fade-up.
[Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, APR 29 2357 -
Koranic type male vocal; loud. [Connelly*D-MA] + MAY 9 2252 -
bits of Arabic talk; increasing in strength. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, APR 29 2358 - compressed Spanish
talk; through tough slop (CKBW playing Goo Goo Dolls song).
[Connelly*D-MA]

1017 | GERMANY | Rheinsender, APR 29 2353 - German talk by
man, then a music-hall style performance by woman (part
talk, part singing with piano accompaniment); good.
[Connelly*D-MA]
 
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, APR 29 2312 - excited
Arabic talk by man, possibly a political speech.
This was followed by a calm-voiced woman doing a
documentary.  Signal was over Spain. [Connelly*D-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 29 2355 - fast Spanish
talk by two men; now dominant and loud. [Connelly*D-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO | Tanger, APR 29 2315 - Arabic music;
in WEVD slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, APR 30 0012 -
boxing coverage // 1089 mentioning Harrison, uppercuts;
fair with WEVD phased. [Connelly*D-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | EI, Bilbao, APR 29 2356 - Spanish talk
getting around strong CBA. [Connelly*D-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, APR 30 0011 -
play-by-play coverage of boxing match; good. [Connelly*D-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | Slovensky Rozhlas, Nitra, APR 30 0010 -
woman in Slovak; good, covering Spain. [Connelly*D-MA] 

1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 30 0009 - // 855 with
rock music; through YVQT slop. [Connelly*D-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 30 0009 - fast talk and
teletalk mixed with an unID music station (possibly Angola).
[Connelly*D-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, APR 30 0008 - // 855 with
rock music; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, APR 30 0007 - Balkan (almost
Greek sounding) male group vocal with mandolin or
bouzouki accompaniment; excellent. [Connelly*D-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros,
APR 29 2319 - Spanish news by woman; fair.
[Connelly*D-MA] + MAY 9 2359 - teletalk; poor
to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, APR 30 0004 - news in
Spanish by man & woman; excellent. [Connelly*D-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, APR 29 2301 - Arabic news;
getting by strong CBGA. [Connelly*D-MA] + MAY 9 2352 -
Arabic chant; in CBGA/WKBR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 29 2303 - Spanish
newstalk by man & woman; fading up. [Connelly*D-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, MAY 9 2346 - fast Spanish
talk; choppy signal. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, MAY 9 2345 - Spanish talk by man;
getting by WLYN/CKBC/WDRC-1360 slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 29 2235 -
serious-sounding male Arabic talk; very good on
pre-sunset reception. [Connelly*D-MA] + MAY 9 2248 -
Arabic talk by man, then instrumental music;
fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | VOA, Kuwait City, APR 29 2309 - VOA
news mentioned a political event of 20 years ago.
[Connelly*D-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, APR 29 2333 -
fast Spanish talk with Polisario and Radio Nacional
Saharaui slogans / ID's, followed by Whitney Houston's
1985 dance hit "How Will I Know"; blasting over the
domestics.  There's much less co-channel competition
on 1550 than on the former 1540 channel. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ MAY 9 2340 - flutes, shrill vocal; mixed with
domestics. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Nice, APR 29 2330 - light
pop vocal, then woman in French; to good peak over
residual slop from nulled WQEW. [Connelly*D-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 30 0032 - // 1044 with
Spanish news; over jamming or other odd-sounding signal.
[Connelly*D-MA]

1583.6 | CEUTA | RadiOle, MAY 9 2336 - Spanish music;
poor.  1584 was just a het at the time. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 30 0031 - // 1044 with
Spanish talk. [Connelly*D-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, APR 30 0031 - non-SER Spanish
talk; good. [Connelly*D-MA] + MAY 9 2338 - Spanish ballad;
through WUNR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, APR 30 0021 -
Oriente ID, high-energy dance music; over/under CHTN.
[Connelly*O-MA]

760 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, APR 29 2338 -
Portuguese religious talk; fair with presumed WCHP nulled
after WVNE sign-off. [Connelly*D-MA]

1020 | VENEZUELA | Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion,
APR 29 2352 - old-fashioned male group Spanish folk vocal;
huge. [Connelly*D-MA]

1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, APR 30 0011 -
Venezuelan sportstalk; through nulled WBAL and strong
UK-1089 het. [Connelly*D-MA]
 
1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, APR 30 0005 -
boxy telephone-type audio with Margarita and Porlamar
local mentions, then a "La Voz del Caribe" ID; atop CBI.
[Connelly*D-MA]
 
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, APR 29 2249 - // 5975
with woman talking about establishing better education in
Africa; over domestics on early fade-up. [Connelly*D-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, APR 29 2300 - end of
religious program with a Canadian mailing address;
initially good, then it faded into the jumble.
[Connelly*D-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, MAY 9 2344 -
French discussion; good. [Connelly*R-MA]






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