[HCDX] logs 17 - 30 DEC 2000

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2000 
(logs 17 - 30 DEC 2000)  

[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)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna systems: Quantum Loop, broadband loop, active
whip, modified Quantum Phaser

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, DEC 30 0233 -
female Arabic vocal; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, DEC 17 2319 -
mellow pop vocal and piano; fair. + DEC 29 2352 -
soft English talk, then jazz; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, DEC 29 2349 - calm
discussion by man in Spanish; good, over het from
presumed Tunisia on 584.49. [Connelly*H-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lyon, DEC 29 2347 - fair
with folk-style French male vocal // strong 945.
[Connelly*H-MA]

612 | IRELAND | RTE 2FM, Athlone, DEC 29 2356 - techno
dance club music; slightly over Morocco. [Connelly*H-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 17 2315 - man in
Arabic; over Ireland. [Connelly*H-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, DEC 29 2356 -
Spanish talk by man; in bad CBN slop. [Connelly*H-MA] 

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, DEC 29 2214 -
Spanish talkshow // 855 et al.; initially poor.
+ DEC 29 2343 - discussion and teletalk; now
excellent with WRKO phased. [Connelly*H-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al.,
DEC 17 2324 - English newstalk, strong het from
Azores-693.7. + DEC 29 2358 - English discussion;
poor with Azores het / QRM. [Connelly*H-MA]

693.7 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Terceira,
DEC 17 2324 - bits of music, fat het. + DEC 29 2337 -
Portuguese talk at low audio level on fair strength
carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, DEC 29 2323 - // 855
with man in Spanish; in slop. [Connelly*H-MA] 

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, DEC 29 2333 - // 855
with fast Spanish newstalk; fair through CHCM slop with
CHWO phased. [Connelly*H-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, DEC 17 2329 -
folk-style vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, DEC 29 2324 - // 855
with man & woman in Spanish; fair, over apparent
Arabic music station. [Connelly*H-MA] 

783 | MAURITANIA | ORTM, Nouakchott, DEC 30 0003 -
// 4845 with Arabic woman in studio and a man on
the telephone; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Murcia et al., DEC 29 2214 -
Spanish talkshow // 684; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Paris, DEC 17 2336 -
old-fashioned female vocal // 945; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Alger, DEC 17 2252 -
droning vocal; in Cuba/WBPS slop. + DEC 29 2212 -
solo, then group Arabic vocal; poor to fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, DEC 17 2335 -
sentimental French female vocal and piano; good
to excellent. + DEC 29 2205 - French male vocal
and piano (style of Elton John); to good peak.
[Connelly*H-MA]

954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, DEC 29 2205 - man
in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

981.1 | ALGERIA | Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers,
DEC 17 2145 - Arabic string music at low audio
level, about 100 Hz high of nominal. [Connelly*H-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, DEC 29 2202 - Spanish
news by man & woman, into telephone interview;
fair strength signal, compressed punchy audio.
[Connelly*H-MA]

1017 | GERMANY | SWR-1, Wolfsheim, DEC 17 2340 - man
in German; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 17 2126 - Arabic music,
talk; through static crashes. [Connelly*H-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 17 2341 - Spanish
teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, DEC 17 2204 -
man & woman with news in Danish. [Connelly*H-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, DEC 23 0438 -
Talk Sport mention, then responses to e-mails from
listeners; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN (t) | R. Sweden, Solvesborg, DEC 17 2234 -
apparent English talk; over usual SER Canaries/Spain.
[Connelly*H-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, DEC 17 2100 - woman
in French, then romantic vocal; fair. + DEC 17 2336 -
good, // 864 & 945. + DEC 29 2159 - torch song type
female vocal (style of Julie London), then woman
in French; fair with WPHT phased. [Connelly*H-MA]

1214.9 | ALBANIA (t) | DEC 17 2230 - presumed this, per
information from European reporters, with low-side growl
against Spain/UK-1215. [Connelly*H-MA] 

1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, DEC 17 2055 - energetic emotional
male group Arabic vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, DEC 17 2211 - Arabic talk
by man; fair to good, slight WZOU slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, DEC 17 2020 - Arabic
talk by man, Saudi Arabia mentions; to good peak.
[Connelly*H-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

526 | BAHAMAS | ZLS, Stella Maris, DEC 30 0139 -
"ZLS" code beacon; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional,
South Caicos, DEC 30 0139 - Spanish preacher talked
about children - he went from whispering to shouting;
excellent, over 531 het. [Connelly*H-MA] 

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, DEC 30 0138 -
jazz piano, then female soul vocal; to fair peak.
[Connelly*H-MA] 

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre,
DEC 30 0137 - Caribbean English talk, some kind of
meeting or awards ceremony, room reverberation
evident; fair through WGAN slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

570 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HIMS, Santo Domingo,
DEC 30 0135 - Spanish mentions of Santo Domingo, New
Year's celebrations.  Merengue music followed.
Over WMCA and Cuba. [Connelly*H-MA]

580 | PUERTO RICO | R. Reloj, WKAQ, San Juan,
DEC 30 0132 - Puerto Rican talkshow; loud, way
over WTAG/HIAF/CJFX. [Connelly*H-MA] 

610 | COLOMBIA | Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia,
Uribia, DEC 30 0147 - Colombian folk songs, brief
announcement mentioning Uribia; over others.
[Connelly*H-MA]

620 | ANTIGUA | ABS, St. John's, DEC 30 0151 -
synthesizer-heavy dance music, then male soca
vocal; huge ! [Connelly*H-MA]

640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz,
DEC 30 0152 - Caracas news; over CBN and Cuba.
[Connelly*H-MA] 

650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota,
DEC 30 0115 - Colombia local mentions, then talk
about a big band orchestra leader and the "Rhumba
de Cali"; huge. [Connelly*H-MA] 

660 | ST. LUCIA (t) | St. Lucia BC, Babonneau,
DEC 30 0154 - apparent English talk, then "I Want to
Know What Love Is" by Foreigner (from 1985); mixed
with WFAN and a Spanish talker. [Connelly*H-MA]

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, DEC 30 0156 -
time check "... minutos hora Rumbos", then into
romantic vocal.  Someone under with a sporting event
in Spanish. [Connelly*H-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley,
DEC 30 0200 - jazz, then a mention of the Gene Scott
show; over/under CINF.  Usually-parallel 6090 had a
foreign language program at the time. [Connelly*H-MA]

700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, DEC 30 0204 - Jamaican
jive-talking DJ; slightly over South American jumble.
[Connelly*H-MA]

700 | VENEZUELA | R. Sur, YVPQ, Puerto Ordaz,
DEC 30 0938 - Radio Sur Siete Cientos ID, then folk-
style Spanish vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]

705 | ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES | NBC 705 Radio, Kingstown,
DEC 29 2335 - "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole;
good with WOR phased. [Connelly*H-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, DEC 29 2334 -
Spanish sports-related talk with mentions of Porlamar 
and Venezuela; over/under CHTN. + DEC 30 0954 -
Christmas hymn, then ID "R. Oriente ... la senal de
Venezuela"; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, DEC 30 0000 -
Caracas news; slightly over CBGY. [Connelly*H-MA] 

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, DEC 29 2325 -
RCN ID; huge. [Connelly*H-MA]

760 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa,
DEC 30 0206 - Reloj news and time show; mixed with
Colombia. [Connelly*H-MA] 

780 | VENEZUELA | Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal,
DEC 30 0930 - old-fashioned Latin American music
(almost ranchera style), then Ecos del Torbes ID.
[Connelly*H-MA]
 
780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, DEC 30 0210 -
sedate talk program, R. Coro ID; over other Latin
American (probably YVOD), other stations not noted.
[Connelly*H-MA] 

809.66 | unID | DEC 30 0213 - het against WGY: probably
the Cuban noted on 808.5 earlier in the month.
[Connelly*H-MA]

830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network,
Charlestown, DEC 30 0217 - // 7510 with excited preacher
who advised "Don't be hard-headed and stubborn." 
Dominant over WCRN. [Connelly*H-MA]

969.77 | unID | DEC 17 2337 - weak het against WZAN.
[Connelly*H-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON | RFO, St. Pierre,
DEC 17 2023 - salsa music with Spanish and English
vocals; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]






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