[HCDX] logs 20-26 OCT 2004

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

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

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

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

Drake R8A receiver, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

Antenna system (home) dual-feedline Flag: 5 m x 10.6 m;
(car) 2 x 2 m broadband loop, 1.8 m active whip

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Ain-El-Beida, OCT 23 2233 - // 549 with Arabic talk; low audio level, mixed with others. [Connelly*B-MA]

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2327 - // 855 with Spanish talk; over Algeria and slop from RVC. [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, OCT 20 2305 - excited Arabic talk by woman then man, interspersed drum music; over others. + OCT 23 2233 - // 531 with man in Arabic; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2256 - // 153 with woman in Arabic; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 26 0030 - // 855 with Spanish talk by woman; in bad WGAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

567 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2324 - // 855 with man & woman in Spanish; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2324 - // 855 with man & woman in Spanish; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, OCT 25 2257 - // 855 with man & woman in Spanish; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

594 | MOROCCO | Oujda, OCT 25 2258 - // 612 with instrumental music, then female Arabic vocal; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | FRANCE | Lyon, OCT 25 2323 - // 1206 with male vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2323 - // 855 with Spanish talk; to good peak, over France. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 20 2304 - // 819 with man in Arabic; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2238 - // (huge) 207 with Arabic talk, then male vocal with strings and something like cowbells; good. + OCT 25 2258 - // 594 with female vocal; local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., OCT 25 2259 - // 855 with talk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, OCT 23 2251 - // 1107 with music, woman in Spanish; fair during fades of strong CBN on similar bearing. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2322 - // 855 with woman in Spanish; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

648 | SAUDI ARABIA | Jeddah, OCT 25 2321 - // 1521 with woman in Arabic; to good peak over others. [Connelly*R-MA] 
 
657 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, OCT 25 2317 - music, then Italian talk by woman; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, OCT 25 2317 - Spanish talk; under Italy. [Connelly*R-MA]

666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Lisboa, OCT 25 2314 - bits of Portuguese talk; in mess with Spain & Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

675 | LIBYA | R. Jamahiriya, Benghazi, OCT 25 2313 - // 1449 with Arabic group vocal & violins; dominant and loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, OCT 25 2312 - // 855 with group discussion; excellent, nearly equal in strength to 50 kW local WRKO-680 (just a 45 minute drive away). [Connelly*R-MA]

702 | MOROCCO | RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 25 2310 - probably this with Arabic talk, teletalk; fair to good.  Couldn't parallel this to anything else. [Connelly*R-MA]

711 | FRANCE | Rennes, OCT 23 2228 - French talk; battling W. Sahara. [Connelly*B-MA]

711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, OCT 23 2228 - moaning vocal; over/under France-711. [Connelly*B-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE synchros, OCT 25 2306 - Spanish talk, music; in CKAC slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, OCT 25 2306 - "Radio Nacional de Espana" ID by woman, then a bell ring; breaking over slop from strong CHCM. [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2305 - Spanish talk; fair, over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
 
756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, OCT 20 2310 - end of song, then man in German; to fair peak. + OCT 23 2239 - two announcers in German; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 26 0013 - // 1422 with music; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, OCT 25 2305 - Spanish news; over Germany. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, OCT 20 2312 - folk-style (resembling that of Gordon Lightfoot) French vocal; good. + OCT 23 2242 - female folk vocal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Abis, OCT 23 2226 - group Arabic vocal and orchestra; over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2302 - news by woman in Arabic; under Spain. + OCT 25 2329 - Arabic vocal; now over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 25 2302 - // 855 with news in Spanish; excellent, over Egypt. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, OCT 20 2313 - // 4845 with man in Arabic with public speech; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2300 - woman in Arabic, musical fanfare, then man with news; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

792 | FRANCE | Limoges, OCT 20 2316 - // 1206 with reggae music; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2253 - French talk // 1206; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Batra, OCT 23 2225 - // 12050 with male vocal & strings; 819's audio was better than the SW //. [Connelly*B-MA]

819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, OCT 20 2304 - // 612 with man in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

828 | unID | OCT 25 2251 - Arabic-sounding vocal in jumble & growl of slightly-off-channel carriers; tough WCRN slop.  Libya, Morocco, & Syria listed.  [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | FRANCE | Nancy, OCT 20 2316 - // 1206 with reggae music; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 25 2249 - // 1296 with Caribbean-style music, then two men in Spanish; over France, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 25 2221 - discussion of the economy; huge, within a few dB of the strength of local WEEI-850! [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | FRANCE | Paris, OCT 20 2318 - French female pop vocal; excellent. + OCT 23 2243 - romantic French vocal; good, over Egypt. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2246 - old-style male French vocal; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran R., Santah, OCT 23 2224 - Koranic male vocal; over France's pop music. [Connelly*B-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2245 - // 1116 with Spanish newstalk; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 25 2244 - // 1143 with man in Spanish; over UK, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, OCT 20 2319 - // 549 with vocal & strings; fair with WAMG phased. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 26 0026 - Arabic vocal at low audio level. [Connelly*R-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 26 0024 - // 855 with cabaret-style Spanish female vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | Toulouse, OCT 25 2241 - // 1206 with French discussion; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

972 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya BC, Sirte, OCT 26 0023 - // 675 with Arabic speech. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, OCT 25 2237 - man & woman in Arabic; typical light audio on huge carrier, destroying WCAP. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, OCT 25 2237 - Arabic male vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 20 2258 - fast Spanish talk; over others. + OCT 20 2320 - teletalk; loud. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2237 - COPE net newstalk; huge, over Morocco and at least 30 dB(!) stronger than the jumble of stuff on 1000. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2235 - initially in an even battle with Canary Islands station, then atop with teletalk // 1116. [Connelly*R-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 20 2321 - plucked-strings instrumental; huge, way over Spain; WEPN-1050 nulled. [Connelly*B-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2224 - // 1116 with Spanish talk; mixed with Morocco. [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 25 2233 - // 1089 with talk about European mainland countries taking over the UK economy; good, over Morocco & Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1062 | DENMARK | Danmarks R., Kalundborg, OCT 23 2221 - Danish talk, Neil Young type song; loud, trashing WBIX. [Connelly*B-MA]

1062 | TURKEY | TRT-1, Diyarbakir, OCT 23 2246 - Mideast music; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, OCT 25 2232 - // 1197 with woman in Spanish; strong, but heavily slopped by CBA. [Connelly*R-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2230 - // 1116 with Spanish discussion program & teletalk, pips on the half hour; under WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 20 2254 - advert having "treble 2" in the phone number, then talk about appearances by famous celebrities on "1089 and 1053 AM"; to good peak. + OCT 20 2322 - momentarily a weird echo on the audio, then back to normal.  Announcer mentioned e-mail from Sarah about 1775 being the shortest year, then a phone call from a listener in Bournemouth.  Very strong. + OCT 23 2258 - absolutely huge with talk about films including "Aliens". [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2228 - announcer "the lines are open", then a debate about the European Union; huge, far over a weak 1090 background het. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2226 - // 855 with Spanish talk; loud, with 4 distinct echoes noted! [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 23 2251 - rock music, then Spanish talk by woman; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 23 2252 - man & woman in Spanish; good signal, punchy audio. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2224 - // 1044 with teletalk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | CROATIA | Hvratski R., Deanovec, OCT 23 2216 - // 1134 with Slavic announcer; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2222 - // 1134 with Slavic talk, music; just over jumble with Spain & a third station (Madeira?). [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, OCT 20 2327 - Slavic vocal influenced by '60s US soul; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2222 - Slavic talk by man, musical fanfare; good, over Spain. + OCT 25 2333 - Slavic news with items about Australia; stronger than WBBR-1130! [Connelly*R-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 25 2220 - // 1296 with man in Spanish; good, over growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2219 - // 855 with very echoey Spanish talk by woman. [Connelly*R-MA]

1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, OCT 25 2334 - fast Spanish talk, female vocal; to good peak over WSKW slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1169 | IRAN | OCT 20 2329 - fat het, bits of talk. + OCT 23 2215 - chanting type vocal; in Farda/WFPB slop. + OCT 23 2254 - talk by woman. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2217 - Koranic style vocal; very good, almost equal strength to WFPB-1170! [Connelly*R-MA]

1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Dabiya, OCT 20 2329 - pop Mideast music; through phased WWVA. + OCT 23 2214 - Mideast dance club music; evenly mixed with WFPB's Celtic music. + OCT 23 2253 - Farda mention, string music; over WWVA and 1169 het. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2217 - Mideast vocal; under WFPB daytimer. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2216 - Spanish teletalk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | SWEDEN | R. Sweden, Solvesborg, OCT 23 2210 - woman in Swedish; over Spain-Canaries. [Connelly*B-MA]

1188 | MOROCCO | RTM B, Casablanca, OCT 25 2215 - man in Arabic; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, OCT 23 2210 - Spanish teletalk; over Arabic-sounding music station. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2340 - possible Basque talk. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 20 2340 - // 1215 with Eric Clapton song; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | Bordeaux, OCT 20 2316 - // 837 with reggae music; good. + OCT 20 2330 - US '50s-era showtune vocal; excellent. + OCT 23 2209 - talk about upcoming programs; loud. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 25 2342 - // 1296 with Spanish talk; way over UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 20 2337 - "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton; to good peak. + OCT 23 2207 - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears; over others. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2153 - initially in dogpile with Albania & Spain, then atop with Eagles "Take It Easy". [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 25 2210 - Spanish talk; over unID music station. + OCT 25 2343 - talk // 1215, 1296; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | Marseille, OCT 25 2209 - // 1206 with woman talking about an upcoming program; fair over WBUR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, OCT 25 2155 - Arabic string music, Arabic talk; excellent, totally crushing CBGA/WKBR-1250. [Connelly*R-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2345 - // 1044, 1116 with plaintive male vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, OCT 25 2220 - // 1143 with man in Spanish; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2345 - // 855 with teletalk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, OCT 23 2204 - Norwegian talk by man; fair. + OCT 23 2256 - country-rock group vocal, woman in Norwegian; loud, S9+20. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2346 - // 855 with Spanish talk; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, OCT 25 2207 - woman in English talked about music, then a female vocal was played; over slop. + OCT 26 0014 - discussion about agriculture; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1341 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2348 - // 1287 with ballad; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, OCT 25 2156 - man in Spanish; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | Lille, OCT 20 2316 - // 1206 with reggae music; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2206 - // 1206 with interview; fair through WMYF slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1385.92 | GUINEA | R. Rurale, Labe, OCT 25 2350 - briefly loud with vernacular / Arabic-dialect talk.  Receded into WMYF-1380 / WPLM-1390 slop later. [Connelly*R-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | synchros, OCT 25 2205  - // 1206 with man in French; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2157 - echoey Spanish talk by woman; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, OCT 25 2158 - man in Arabic; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, OCT 26 0013 - // 756 with classical music; good, briefly over Algeria. [Connelly*R-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, OCT 25 2151 - two Radio Sawa ID's, then ballad-style Arabic male & female vocal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1440 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Damman, OCT 25 2148 - // 1521, 9555, 9870: Arabic talk mentioned "el Qahira" (Cairo, Egypt); under WJAE-ME. [Connelly*R-MA]

1449 | LIBYA | V. of Greater Arab Homeland, Misurata, OCT 25 2205 - Arabic teletalk by man & woman; to good peak despite WNBP slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, OCT 23 2158 - piano music, then man in Arabic; very good with WAZN phased. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2147 - Arabic talk; huge, 20 dB stronger than WLAM/WAZN-1470! [Connelly*R-MA]

1494 | FRANCE | synchros, OCT 26 0009 - // 1206 with classical music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 25 2146 - Spanish teletalk; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1512 | BELGIUM | R. Netherlands, Wolvertem, OCT 25 2132 - English discussion program; fair through WWZN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, OCT 20 2103 - // 9555 with Arabic news about Saudi Arabia; good. + OCT 23 2201 - news // 9555, 9870; loud. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2105 - news with "Saudiya" mention; local-like, totally wasting WIZZ/WWKB on car radio. [Connelly*R-MA] 

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, OCT 23 2258 - pop Arabic male vocal; over UK station. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | unID station, OCT 26 0000 - end of inspirational program with lush music, soft-spoken British male announcer; briefly atop, then clobbered by R. Sawa - Kuwait. [Connelly*R-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, OCT 25 2134 - // 7460 with scriptural readings by man, occasional instrumental music bridges; excellent, way over domestics. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | Nice, OCT 23 2202 - French news by woman; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2135 - // 1206 with man & woman in French; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, OCT 25 2141 - rock music, fast Italian talk; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 25 2141 - Spanish talk; over/under Italy. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, OCT 20 2334 - operatic female Spanish vocal; good, over SER. [Connelly*B-MA]

1593 | KUWAIT | VOA, OCT 26 0006 - VOA English news; just over jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, OCT 26 0005 - Radio Vitoria ID; over SER. [Connelly*R-MA]



*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, OCT 20 2307 - soca music; poor. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2327 - music; in RVC-530 slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, OCT 20 2306 - talk about elections. [Connelly*B-MA] + OCT 25 2326 - Caribbean English mention of "the family station"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, OCT 26 0025 - sports-related talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
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