[HCDX] Re: logs 7 - 25 JUL 2002
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[HCDX] Re: logs 7 - 25 JUL 2002



Mark- Congratulations on an impressive DX haul for mid-Summer. Amazing variety! My DX has been derailed by various family activities and duties but I will be back on track by September. Also my long wire was torn down in places by a rampaging steer (neighbors' farm), not a moose but just as troublesome! Also by copy, complements to Jim Renfrew for a super job running the Int DX Digest!
 
And welcome to Bruce Conti ( and the cat) in a most difficult challenge to match Jim's contributions!
 
Erik S /W1ZBT
Pepperell, Ma.
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 11:11 PM
Subject: logs 7 - 25 JUL 2002


Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002
(logs 7 - 25 JUL 2002)   

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

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA
(GC= 70.829 W / 42.745 N)
(Stackyard Road / Parker River - Nelson Island wildlife refuge: salt-marsh)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system - home: sloper, Flag antenna
Antenna system - Rowley: two active whips, spaced 50 m (164 ft.) E-W axis
Both sites: Superphaser-2 phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
Homepage = http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
DXpedition Page = http://www.geocities.com/MarkWA1ION/index.html
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 ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0155 - Spanish talk; fair over mess. + JUL 25 0205 - rapid-fire Spanish talk; slightly over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUL 12 0154 - Irish-accented woman mentioned the newscast to come in a few minutes.  An interlude of folk music followed.  Very good signal. + JUL 25 0205 - news in English; fair, over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lyon, JUL 12 0151 - // 1206 with female soul vocal; excellent - surprisingly loud. + JUL 25 0204 - slow male vocal; good.  Some slop from stronger-than-usual CBNA-NF on 600. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | IRELAND | RTE 2FM, Athlone, JUL 25 0204 - dance-pop music; over Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, JUL 12 0158 - mellow music with flute. + JUL 25 0203 - Spanish news; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, JUL 12 0150 - "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley & the Wailers; fair. + JUL 25 0203 - synthesizer-heavy '80s group vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, JUL 12 0148 - bits of Spanish vocal; in WRKO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Rennes, JUL 12 0142 - // 1206 with nostalgic vocal; poor to fair in WOR slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, JUL 12 0140 - "Hey Nineteen" by Steely Dan; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, JUL 25 0200 - German news; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUL 12 0140 - emotional French male vocal; through WABC slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nancy, JUL 12 0138 - // 1206 with vocal & piano; slightly over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUL 12 0137 - Spanish talk & music; only fair.  Lower band TA's weren't as good as those higher on the dial. [Connelly*rw-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 25 0158 - Arabic music at low audio level. [Connelly*rw-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, JUL 25 0158 - fast Spanish talk by man; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, JUL 12 0136 - // 1206 with Barry Manilow (or similar) slow vocal with piano; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUL 12 0134 - politically-oriented Spanish talk; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUL 18 0437 - // 1296 with teletalk; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1017 | GERMANY | SWR-1, Wolfsheim, JUL 25 0153 - woman in German; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 12 0131 - fast Spanish telephone chatter; mixed with others. + JUL 25 0134 - teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 25 0136 - talk mentioned the Tories; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 12 0129 - TalkSport mention, then talk "A friend of mine just got a job at one of the greatest stations in the United States."  To good peak. + JUL 25 0138 - talk mentioned BBC Radio One, caller said "I'm fed up with the media."  Good signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1098 | SLOVAKIA | R. Slovensko, Velke Zaluzie, JUL 12 0124 - country-style Abba vocal, then a Slavic version of the Brotherhood of Man '70s hit "Save Your Kisses for Me"; loud, over Spain. + JUL 25 0139 - nostalgic big-band jazz, then classical music; strong, dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0122 - man & woman in Spanish; slight synchro echo, good strength. + JUL 25 0140 - echoey Spanish teletalk; over apparent English-language station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 25 0147 - // 1179 with fast teletalk.  Huge signal.  This channel had been a jumble just a few minutes earlier. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 25 0145 - // 1107 with fast Spanish talk by woman; over presumed Croatia. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, JUL 12 0118 - Slavic folk-rock song resembling the Mister Mister oldie "Broken Wing"; good. + JUL 25 0141 - soul vocal; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUL 25 0142 - Spanish talk; mixed with unID music station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0113 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. + JUL 25 0143 - Spanish talk with synchro echo; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, JUL 25 0150 - // 1197 with Spanish talk, percussive music; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 25 0147 - fast SER Spanish teletalk; mixed with Greek station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | GREECE | ERA, Thessaloniki, JUL 25 0147 - Greek music; over/under Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1188 | HUNGARY | RFE, Marcali, JUL 12 0111 - Slavic talk, then cool-jazz female vocal (style of Sade); in WLIB slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, JUL 12 0110 - Spanish talk; poor, slightly over several others. + JUL 25 0150 - // 1161 with Spanish talk, music; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, JUL 7 0347 - French talk, then a vocal that sounded like the French version of Mat Monro's "Let's Face the Music and Dance"; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUL 12 0017 - soul music, then woman in French. + JUL 12 0108 - song "Twist in My Sobriety" by Tanita Tikaram; good signal. + JUL 25 0018 - vocal in the style of John Lennon; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUL 12 0023 - U2 song; poor to fair, slightly over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, JUL 12 0034 - a cappella Arabic vocal; in slop. + JUL 25 0152 - newstalk by two men in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUL 18 0426 - fast Spanish newstalk by man & woman, then fanfare music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, JUL 25 0024 - Mario Lanza style romantic vocal; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, JUL 7 0420 - fast Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUL 12 0011 - het fade-up. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, JUL 25 0117 - // 1206 with vocal similar to early '80s Christopher Cross; hacked-up by local WMYF-1380. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 25 0115 - echoey Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JUL 25 0114 - piano music and operatic vocal; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, JUL 14 0343 - musical box interval signal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1494 | FRANCE | France Bleu synchros, JUL 25 0130 - oldie "These Boots are Made for Walkin'"; badly slopped by WBAE-1490 ME. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1502 | ANGOLA | EP de Benguela, JUL 12 0040 - Portuguese vocal; audio somewhat mushy. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0040 - Spanish talk; hetted by Angola on lower sideband and splashed by WWZN on upper sideband. + JUL 25 0028 - man & woman in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, JUL 25 0111 - Koranic male vocal; loud, well atop second station believed to be Greece.  WWZN phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, JUL 25 0110 - Spanish teletalk; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA Relay, Pinheira, JUL 7 0359-0404 - // 7290 with piano music, then into VOA news by man & woman with items about the situation in the Middle East.  To good peak over tightly-nulled WSAI. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | VOA Relay, Kabd - Kuwait City, JUL 25 0030-0130 - I listened to this several times over an hour and was mystified by the same station playing Middle Eastern and Indian music along with western (US/Euro) pop hits.  The female announcer was somewhat mumbly, so I wasn't sure of the language.  I did hear an ID that Herman Boel in Belgium confirmed as being "Radio Sawa", an entertainment service being run on VOA Kuwait.  The signal was very strong on peaks.  [Connelly*rw-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nice, JUL 25 0044 - // 1206 with light rock male group vocal; to fair peak with WQEW phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUL 18 0417 - Spanish talk by man, slight echo noted; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JUL 12 0003 - mellow Spanish vocal; fading up. + JUL 25 0045 - operatic male Spanish vocal; huge, way over SER talker. [Connelly*rw-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, JUL 12 0157 - rhythmic soul-jazz; poor to fair. + JUL 25 0206 - Caribbean English talk; fair, through CBT-540 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1209.55 | unID | JUL 25 0019 - low het against WPHT/YVZT/VOAR. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, JUL 12 0106 - Barcelona, Venezuela Spanish adverts; fair with WPHT phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1580 | unID | JUL 7 0405 - bits of Portuguese talk and music; in jumble.  Possibly of domestic origin. [Connelly*B-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, JUL 12 0100 - WDHP ID; fair. + JUL 25 0049 - "Chariots of Fire" music followed by adverts including "Amigo Enterprises" used cars in St. Croix (tel. 719-8960) and Tom's Concrete and Building Supply (tel. 719-4554).  3-station ID given, then a promo for the Virgin Islands lottery.  Good signal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1660 | PUERTO RICO | WGIT, Canovanas-Moca, JUL 12 0101 - Spanish talk with Puerto Rico local mentions; under partially nulled R. Unica, NJ.  There was also a very weak drifting het on about 1661.8. + JUL 25 0052 - fair with NJ phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]