[HCDX] logs JAN/FEB 2004

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2004 
(logs JAN / FEB 2004)   

[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA, USA
(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),
 12 m vertical

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

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, FEB 28 0244 - French talk; good, best LW TA by a wide margin. [Connelly*B-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, JAN 7 0144 - // 890.98 with Arabic male vocal and strings; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JAN 7 0142 - pop-country vocal, then man in English; poor to fair. + FEB 23 0413 - two men in English with news discussion program; fair. + FEB 29 0544 - traditional fiddling; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, FEB 24 0236 - talk // 774; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, JAN 7 0139 - // 738 with talk and music; getting by CBN. + FEB 28 0235 - // 774; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 

711 | FRANCE | Rennes, FEB 24 0241 - jazz; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, JAN 7 0137 - man & woman in Spanish; fair over slight WJIB slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, FEB 28 0243 - opera; well over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, FEB 24 0245 - emotional operatically-influenced male French vocal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, FEB 24 0236 - // 585 with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, FEB 28 0253 - Spanish talk // 1224, 1296; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JAN 7 0135 - echoey Spanish talk; tough WEEI slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

864 | FRANCE | Paris, JAN 7 0134 - French pop music vocal; over Egypt. [Connelly*B-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JAN 7 0132 - Arabic moaning vocal; strong. + FEB 23 0417 - Arabic music; through slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JAN 31 0500 - end of female vocal, then news with several announcers in the studio; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, JAN 31 0503 - bits of Portuguese news; tough WBZ slop. [Connelly*B-MA]
 
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 2 2349 - // 1116 with teletalk or interview; fair over others. + FEB 24 0222 - teletalk; fair. + FEB 28 0434 - // 1584 with interspersed talk and music; fair over Quebec-1040 slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, FEB 23 0400 - end of Manfred Mann's "Mighty Quinn", then news by man in Danish; fair. + FEB 26 0527 - Beatles-influenced vocal, Danish talk by man, then Dido song; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JAN 7 0128 - teletalk with man in studio, woman on phone; fair peak. + JAN 31 0427 - man & woman with sportstalk; over low rumble. [Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JAN 7 0127 - // 1107 with man in Spanish; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JAN 7 0127 - Spanish news; some echo. [Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 2 2249 - teletalk about "socialistas"; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, FEB 20 0223 - Slavic folk music group vocal; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 2 2346 - two men in Spanish, then electronic music fanfare; fair to good, dominant. + JAN 31 0432 - // 1296 with instrumental music, then talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 27 0031 - // 1575 with fast teletalk; good. + FEB 28 0252 - // 1521 with Spanish teletalk; over others. [Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, JAN 2 2342 - jazz, then man & woman in French; good. + JAN 7 0123 - // 1377 with light classical music; good. + FEB 28 0208 - // 1377 with French talk, then flamenco guitar; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 31 0437 - // 1296 with Spanish talk by man & woman; slightly over UK. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JAN 7 0121 - British male announcer, then "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison from '67; good. + FEB 23 0407 - New Radicals "You Get What You Give"; fair to good. + FEB 28 0210 - punk rock; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JAN 7 0125 - man in Spanish; good. + JAN 27 0042 - // 1296 with teletalk; poor. + FEB 28 0253 - talk // 837, 1296; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | Marseille, JAN 31 0440 - // 1206 with bits of French talk. [Connelly*B-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, JAN 27 0040 - Arabic news; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JAN 7 0124 - Spanish talk; over likely R. XL, UK (Indian music). + JAN 27 0042 - woman on phone said "buenas noches" to host; good. + JAN 31 0442 - LOUD, // 1215, 1224, et al. + FEB 28 0253 - talk // 837, 1224; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JAN 7 0118 - echoey Spanish talk. + JAN 31 0443 - classical music interlude // 1107. [Connelly*B-MA]

1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, JAN 27 0043 - Italian vocal; fair with WRCA phased. + FEB 28 0212 - Italian talk by man; fair over nulled WRCA slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1341 | CANARY ISLANDS / SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 31 0444 - Spanish talk; poor, mixed with Northern Ireland. [Connelly*B-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, JAN 31 0444 - English talk; mixed with SER synchros. [Connelly*B-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, JAN 7 0148 - Spanish talk getting by WLYN. + JAN 27 0044 - man in Spanish; huge, clobbering WLYN. + JAN 31 0445 - political talk, telco-quality audio feed; huge signal. + FEB 28 0527 - fast Spanish talk by woman; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | Lille, JAN 7 0123 - // 1206 with light classical music; fair. + FEB 23 0410 - French talk, musical interlude; fair over unID second station. + FEB 28 0208 - // 1206 with French talk, then flamenco guitar; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, FEB 28 0214 - echoey Spanish news; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JAN 7 0117 - symphonic music of a somewhat modern (dissonant) style; good peaks, jumpy fades. [Connelly*B-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, JAN 2 2227 - group vocal (melody of "Salve Regina"), then English talk about Adam & Eve; fair. + JAN 31 0445 - musical-box TWR interval signal, 10 seconds of jazz, then woman in German; to good peak with WAZN phased. + FEB 29 0507 - woman in German; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, FEB 28 0220 - // 1521 with Spanish talk by young girl; through jumble. [Connelly*B-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JAN 27 0044 - Spanish talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, JAN 2 2252 - // 9555 with reverberated soft-spoken Arabic talk by man; good. + FEB 1 2159 - // 9555 with large group chorus, then mentions of "al hajj" (pilgrimage to Mecca); fair over unID music station. + FEB 28 0255 - call to prayer, shrill vocal; local-like, mashing WWKB to a pulp. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, FEB 28 0230 - pips, Cadena SER ID followed by medieval-style trumpet fanfare; excellent, taking a "ride" on Saudi open carrier that was 20 dB stronger than WWKB. [Connelly*B-MA] 

1539 | GERMANY | Evangeliums Rundfunk, Mainflingen, FEB 29 0510 - religious music; well over SER station and 1540 slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, JAN 27 0027 - tropical jazz; fair. + FEB 5 2202 - French news; fair. + FEB 28 0432 - French interview; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 27 0031 - // 1179 with Spanish teletalk; good. + FEB 28 0227 - // 1521, 1584 with teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, JAN 7 0152 - over SER stations with some FM'ing / drifting noted. + JAN 31 0453 - pop vocal; over SER. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JAN 31 0453 - // 1575 with Spanish teletalk; under Ceuta. + FEB 20 0227 - // 1044. + FEB 28 0227 - poor to fair, // 1521. [Connelly*B-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, JAN 2 2252 - BBC with talk about romantic fantasies, delayed about 15 sec. from // 5975; over WSKW hockey coverage and Spain-1161 het. [Connelly*B-MA]

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