[HCDX] logs 27 â 30 DEC 2003

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2003 
(logs 27 â 30 DEC 2003)   

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

Drake R8A receiver, DXP-5 phasing unit

Antenna system: dual-feedline Flag antenna (4.9 m X 10.4 m), 15 m vertical

RF circuit page = "http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html";
Web links page = "http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm";
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, DEC 28 0040 - folk-rock vocal (Saw Doctors, or similar); to fair peak over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, DEC 30 0237 - man in Spanish; to good peak, over semi-nulled WEZE-590 splash. [Connelly*B-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., DEC 28 0036 - bits of English newstalk; through WRKO-680 slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

711 | FRANCE | Rennes, DEC 28 0036 - French talk; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, DEC 28 0035 - emotional French male vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | FRANCE | Nancy, DEC 28 0035 - French talk by man; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | FRANCE | Paris, DEC 28 0034 â French male ballad vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 28 0033 - fast-paced SER news, echo on audio; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, DEC 28 0032 - English talk by woman; in WCBS slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, DEC 28 0031 - man with Arabic newstalk; fair to good.  WAMG easily phased to remove QRM. [Connelly*B-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, DEC 28 0032 â announcer mentioned solar and geomagnetic activity; fair through WABI slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, DEC 30 0244 - segment of female vocal, then two joking / laughing announcers; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, DEC 28 0021 - woman on phone (Mary) talked to male presenter about the final wishes of her husband before he recently passed away, and about what a great sports fan he had been; to good peak over slight CKKW slop with WBAL phased. [Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, DEC 28 0019 - // 1107 with Spanish talk by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, DEC 28 0018 - woman in Spanish, echoey audio; over second station with Arabic-style music (Egypt?). [Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, DEC 27 2050 - fast talk about current events in France; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, DEC 27 2026 - "Come As You Are" by Nirvana; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, DEC 27 0530 - pop music, Norwegian talk by man. + DEC 27 2052 - old-style folk / country vocal (a blend of the styles of Hank Snow and early Gordon Lightfoot); good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, DEC 27 2021 - // 9870 & 9555 with Arabic telephone interview; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, DEC 28 0003 - pop style Arabic vocal; fair, over likely UK station. [Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, DEC 27 2053 - // 1206 with French talk; through WQEW slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

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