[HCDX] logs 20 JAN - 5 FEB 2001

[Mark Connelly <MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2001
(logs 20 JAN - 5 FEB 2001)  

[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA
(GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system: broadband loop phased against 30 m sloper
 with Superphaser-1 phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx

Homepage = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
Cape Cod DX Site photo's: http://members.aol.com/WMEX1510/dx_orleans_ma.htm 
NF DXpedition Page = http://members.xoom.com/MarkWA1ION/nfdxpage.htm
RF circuit page: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html

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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, FEB 5 0413 - man &
woman in English talking about Radio One programming;
fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz
de Tenerife et al., FEB 5 0406 - woman in Spanish, followed
by soft jazz; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, FEB 5 0403 - man
in Arabic with news; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Paris, FEB 5 0400 - // 1206 with
woman in French; poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA]
 
891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, FEB 4 2353 - Arabic female
vocal with strings; fair in WBPS slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, FEB 4 2351 - // 1377
with piano music; poor. [Connelly*B-MA] 

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, FEB 5 0351 - bits of compressed
Spanish audio, getting by rock music ("Semi-Charmed Life")
slop from CKBW. [Connelly*B-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, FEB 5 0350 - Spanish teletalk,
slight echo noticed. [Connelly*B-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, FEB 4 2349 -
sports teletalk // 1089; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, FEB 5 0418 -
old-time harmony vocal "Up the Lazy River" (Mills Bros.
or similar); fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Sport synchros, FEB 4 2347 -
talk about golf; poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, FEB 5 0345 -
romantic French vocal with some '70s disco influences;
good.  Much louder than UK on 1215.  [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, JAN 20 0331 - loud with
"Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright, then woman in Norwegian
followed by a country-style Scandinavian male vocal.
+ FEB 4 2342 - recent light-rock hit with lyric "You
Sang for Me", then female announcer in Norwegian; good,
over CKEC slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, FEB 4 2323 - '80s hit
"Take on Me" by A-Ha, then cover version of 1961 Ray
Charles oldie "Unchain My Heart"; loud ! + FEB 4 2337 -
excellent with "Chanson d'Amour" (rut-ta-tut-ta-tut)
song that's familiar to anyone who ever watched "Are
You Being Served ?" on TV. [Connelly*B-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, FEB 4 2326 - fair with
talk in English by an American-accented preacher.
[Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, FEB 5 0439 - interludes
of large-orchestra instrumental Mideast music interrupted
periodically by a man in Arabic.  Female pop-style Arabic
vocal followed.  To good peak with WWKB phase-nulled to
almost nothing. [Connelly*B-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, St. Pierre,
FEB 4 2339 - man & woman in French; loud (though slopped
a bit by huge France-1377 signal). [Connelly*B-MA]







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