[HCDX] logs 3-5 JAN 2002

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
(logs 3 – 5 JAN 2002)   

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

Receiver: Drake R8A 

Antenna system: sloper + various longwires to Superphaser-1
phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
Homepage = http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
NF DXpedition Page = http://www.geocities.com/MarkWA1ION/nfdxpage.htm
RF circuit page = http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html
Bandscan World = http://members.aol.com/RockportMWDX/index.html

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JAN 3 0525 - English discussion program; fair. [Connelly-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, JAN 5 0439 – light pop music, German talk; poor. [Connelly-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JAN 3 0521 - man in French; fair. [Connelly-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JAN 5 0013 - // 855 with classical music; fair. [Connelly-MA] 

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, JAN 3 2313 - // 4845 with Arabic public speech; to fair peak over CFDR splash. [Connelly-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 5 0015 – Spanish teletalk; slightly over apparent Azores/France mix. [Connelly-MA] 

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JAN 5 0013 - // 774 with classical music, woman in Spanish; fair to good with local WEEI phased. [Connelly-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Paris, JAN 3 2104 – French talk; poor. + JAN 5 0432 - // 1206 with old-fashioned (Charles Aznavour style) French ballad; good. [Connelly-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 5 0421 - // 1116 with Spanish teletalk; fair. [Connelly-MA] 

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JAN 5 0019 – man in Arabic; fair. [Connelly-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, JAN 3 2103 – news in English by woman; poor to fair through WABI slop. [Connelly-MA]

945 | FRANCE | Le Mouv, Toulouse, JAN 5 0020 – club-style dance / techno music, then woman in French; fair. [Connelly-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JAN 3 0022 – Spanish newstalk by man; good during a momentary let-up in CKBW slop. [Connelly-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JAN 3 0512 - talk // 1089 but not as strong. [Connelly-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, JAN 3 0511 - recent US R&B vocal; excellent. [Connelly-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, JAN 5 0023 – bits of Spanish talk; in CBA slop. [Connelly-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JAN 3 0510 - talk about converting to 'euro' currency; excellent. [Connelly-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | R. Slovensko, Velke Zaluzie, JAN 3 0509 - Balkan style folk group vocal; good. [Connelly-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 5 0421 - // 873 with Spanish teletalk; fair. [Connelly-MA]

1125 | CROATIA | Hvratski R., Deanovec, JAN 3 2337 – smooth jazz; to fair peak, about 12 dB weaker than the // 1134 powerhouse. [Connelly-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, JAN 3 0506 - Slavic-language news by man; fair to good. + JAN 3 2107 – woman with Slavic-talk telephone interview; huge, actually stronger than WBBR-1130. [Connelly-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN (t) | R. Sweden, Solvesborg, JAN 3 0537 - sounded like woman in Swedish; poor. [Connelly-MA]

1188 | HUNGARY | RFE, Marcali, JAN 3 2100 – Slavic talk, time pips, chime-style interval signal; through WLIB slop. [Connelly-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, JAN 3 0602 - French news; fair. + JAN 3 2112 – French vocal having a Greek or Balkan influence; good. [Connelly-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JAN 3 0540 - "You're in My Heart" by Rod Stewart, then DJ talk; good. [Connelly-MA]

1287 | CZECH REPUBLIC (t) | R. Free Europe synchros, JAN 3 2113 – Slavic-sounding talk; in slop. [Connelly-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, JAN 3 0550 - still on air at this date: Norwegian talk, piano music; to good peak through CIWW-1310 / CKEC-1320 slop. + JAN 3 0600 - electronic tones, then news. [Connelly-MA]

1377 | FRANCE (t) | France Bleu, Lille, JAN 3 2112 – likely this with strong carrier but very weak audio (seemed to be French vocal // 1206). [Connelly-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, JAN 3 0450 - choral hymn, then man in German; fair. [Connelly-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, JAN 3 2053 - // 9870 & 9555 with orchestral music, then reverberated Arabic talk by man; fair S7 to S8, fading up.  At this time it would have easily exceeded S9+20 at shore sites about 30 km from here. [Connelly-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, St. Pierre, JAN 3 2057 - "Desert Rose" by Sting; good. [Connelly-MA]


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