[HCDX] recent logs (1-2 SEP 2004)

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2004

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA
(GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)

Drake R8A receiver, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

Antenna system: 2 x 2 m broadband loop, 1.8 m active whip

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 ***

153 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Bechar, SEP 2 0112 - Arabic vocal, flutes, drums; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, SEP 2 0111 - male Arabic vocal, strings; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, SEP 2 0112 - man in Arabic; good, over QI beacon. [Connelly*R-MA]

531 | MADEIRA | RDP, Porto Santo, SEP 2 0055 - // 603 & 666 with mellow Portuguese vocal; very good, way over presumed Spain/Algeria mix.  RVC-530 was off the air at the time, leaving 531 completely in the clear. [Connelly*R-MA] 

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, SEP 2 0052 - Arabic talk, music; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 0050 - // 855 with woman in Spanish, teletalk; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | MADEIRA | RDP, Pico de Arieiro, SEP 2 0045 - // 531, 666 with Portuguese vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 2 0030 - // 819 with woman in Arabic; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., SEP 2 0043 - man & woman talking & laughing; huge signal, crushing 620 (WZON & Antigua). [Connelly*R-MA]

666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Lisboa, SEP 2 0045 - // Madeira-603 with Portuguese vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, SEP 2 0039 - // 1098 with Spanish talk by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, SEP 2 0037 - shrill Arabic vocal and synthesizer accompaniment; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, SEP 2 0031 - reverberated Arabic talk by man, then a phone interview; loud, actually better than SW // 4845. [Connelly*R-MA]

819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, SEP 2 0029 - // 612 with woman in Arabic; over Spain & Egypt. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 1 2350 - talk // 1134, 1224; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 2 0050 - // 576 with woman in Spanish, then teletalk show; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, SEP 2 0028 - Arabic vocal; through WAMG slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | Toulouse, SEP 2 0025 - // 1206 with light Caribbean influenced music; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, SEP 2 0024 - Arabic vocal at low modulation level on good carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, SEP 2 0021 - Arabic vocal; slightly under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, SEP 2 0021 - // 1134 with man in Spanish; mixing with Morocco. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, SEP 2 0019 - "Punto Radio" ID, then slow male Spanish male vocal; HUGE! + SEP 2 0134 - "Sweetest Taboo" by Sade, then Punto R. ID; loud, S9+20. [Connelly*R-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 0057 - // 684 with light pop vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 0015 - // 1044 with fast talk; fair with WBZ phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, SEP 2 0014 - Portuguese group vocal; poor, in slop of nulled WBZ. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 1 2353 - a cappella male Arabic vocal; at monster level, way over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 0013 - Spanish newstalk now dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, SEP 1 2354 - Arabic music; good, dominant over Spain. + SEP 2 0012 - Arabic vocal, still top dog on channel. [Connelly*R-MA]

1088 | ANGOLA | R. Nacional, Mulenvos, SEP 1 2358 - het, bits of audio; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | unID | SEP 1 2358 - likely Algeria here with Afro-Arabic style vocal & drums; poor, UK aurorally suppressed. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 1 2356 - talk // 1107; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 1 2355 - echoey Spanish male talk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 1 2355 - Spanish teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 1 2348 - // 1224 with Spanish talk; fair, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 1 2351 - // 837 et al. with woman in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 2 0007 - // 1098 with news, a segment of jazz, then teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 1 2343 - music, then teletalk with woman in studio and a man on the phone who started with "Buenas noches."; LOUD. [Connelly*R-MA]

1188 | MOROCCO | RTM B, Casablanca, SEP 1 2340 - Arabic talk by man & woman, then Arabic vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, SEP 1 2339 - woman in French; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 1 2338 - // 1296 with man & woman in Spanish; fair over presumed UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 1 2336 - // 1296 with talk, fanfare music; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, SEP 1 2335 - man in Spanish; fair, hetted by weak unID on 1296.55. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, SEP 2 0138 - Spanish newstalk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 1 2332 - dance-rock, then man in French; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1449 | LIBYA (t) | V. of Greater Arab Homeland, Misurata, SEP 2 0140 - sounded like Arabic chanting but not sure.  Local pest WNBP, and WRKD-ME right behind it, made for tough going here. [Connelly*R-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 1 2329 - Spanish talk, then a segment of a romantic vocal; good, over others with WTOP phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, SEP 1 2325 - Arabic talk, Saharaui mention; HUGE! + SEP 1 2359 - blues-style rustic tribal vocal; crushing WDZK-CT. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, SEP 1 2323 - // 1206 with pop vocal; fair with WQEW phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 1 2321 - SER net news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, SEP 1 2320 - flamenco guitar jazz arrangement; excellent, way over SER talkers. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, SEP 1 2322 - Spanish music (not // SER); fair over WUNR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, SEP 2 0054 - accented English talk; barely above static crashes. [Connelly*R-MA] 

550 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, SEP 2 0052 - Venezuelan political talk; over WDDZ/WDEV. [Connelly*R-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, SEP 2 0113 - soca party music (vocal, drums, brass); good. [Connelly*R-MA]

600 | VENEZUELA | R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, SEP 2 0118 - Venezuelan adverts; over second Spanish-speaker. [Connelly*R-MA]

640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, SEP 2 0119 - African style music with French Creole vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, SEP 2 0011 - // YVSZ-1090 with Venezuelan news; under CBN, over Guadeloupe. [Connelly*R-MA] 

650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, SEP 2 0122 - RCN mention, Colombian sports-related shouting; dominant over YVLH/HIAT. [Connelly*R-MA] 

670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, SEP 2 0041 - Rebelde ID; over Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, SEP 2 0038 - // 6090 with US-accented preacher; over CINF & Brazil mix. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, SEP 2 0035 - Fortaleza mentions, "R. Uirapuru noticias" news promo; over Spanish talker. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, SEP 2 0126 - after an unID station signed off with an anthem, this was left behind with local Barranquilla mentions. [Connelly*R-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, SEP 2 0033 - elaborate R. Coro jingle; well over ZBVI/CFDR. [Connelly*R-MA] 

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise, Charlestown, SEP 2 0128 - New Birth religious program gave "www.newbirth.org" Web URL; huge, annihilating WNYC. [Connelly*R-MA]

860 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Clarin, HILR, Santo Domingo, SEP 2 0129 - "republica dominicana" news coverage; over Venezuela/Brazil/CJBC. [Connelly*R-MA] 

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, SEP 2 0131 - mellow soul vocal, then Caribbean English talk by man; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1039.6 | VENEZUELA | La Voz de Carabobo, YVLB, Valencia, SEP 2 0013 - festive music; battling CJMS-1040. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, SEP 2 0011  - // YVQO-640 with Venezuelan news; mixed with WBAL. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, SEP 2 0010 - Portuguese talk; poor to fair with WTAM phased. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, SEP 2 0009 - local-like with Porlamar and Carupano area adverts.  At home in Billerica this thing's way off in the background, but in Rockport it blasts in like it's running a megawatt. [Connelly*R-MA]

1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, SEP 1 2352 - Porlamar mentions, then a religious-sounding vocal; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, SEP 1 2345 - // 5975 with talk about dieting; under WSKW/WOBM. [Connelly*R-MA]
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