[HCDX] Logs 17-28 APR 2005

[markwa1ion@xxxxxxx]

Logs 17-28 APR 2005

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2005

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

Receivers: Drake R8A, Palstar R30, Drake SW8

Antennas:
 Flag: 5 m vert. x 10.6 m horiz., base ht. 5 m, peak 90°, null 270°;
  Broadband loop in vertical plane: total length 24 m, peak 150/330°, 
null 60/240°;
  Horizontal broadband loop: total length 60 m, ht. 1.5 m, high-angle 
skip (NVIS) non-directional;
  Sloper (feedline of ham dipole): 20 m at 60° angle to earth, slight 
null at 225°

Accessories: matching transformers, DXP-6 and Superphaser-2 phasing 
units

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 ***

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 26 0121 - male Arabic vocal; 
fair through WGIR slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de 
Tenerife et al., APR 27 0209 - // 774 with man in Spanish; in WZON 
slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 27 0208 - man in Spanish; some 
echo. [Connelly*B-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, APR 27 0207 - // 1206 with French 
male rock vocal; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, APR 26 0110 - // 1377 with 
instrumental music; poor to fair over Spain-Canaries. [Connelly*B-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 26 0208 - Chuck Mangione style 
jazz, then man in Spanish; fair to good with WEEI phased. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, APR 28 0046 - female Arabic talk 
at fair audio level on massive carrier. [Connelly*B-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, APR 25 2343 - Spanish talk by man, then a 
bit of music; good. + APR 28 0045 - fast Spanish talk by man & woman; 
huge with barely a trace of a 1000 het. [Connelly*B-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 17 0337 - // 1107 with woman in 
Spanish; fair. + APR 27 0212 - // 1107 with man in Spanish; good, 
echoey. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 17 0335 - Spanish talk by woman, 
then sad-sounding vocal; fair. + APR 27 0212 - // 1098 with man in 
Spanish; good, some echo.  Weak growl from something on about 1106.8. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 25 2333 - fast Spanish news by man. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, APR 26 0054 - Slavic female 
dance-style vocal; fair. + APR 26 0214 - clear English talk mentioning 
"on the Voice of Croatia". [Connelly*B-MA]

1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Dabiya, APR 28 0018 - // 1575 
with "Like a Prayer" by Madonna; booming in, way over WWVA and the 
Iran-1169 het. [Connelly*B-MA]

1172 | unID | APR 26 0052 - man in unID language on this odd channel. 
[Connelly*B-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, APR 25 2339 - tropical jazz; 
good. + APR 27 0202 - // 792 with rock vocal; good, stronger than 1210 
WPHT/VOAR. [Connelly*B-MA]

1296 | SUDAN (t) | Reba, APR 28 0101 - maybe this with gravelly-voiced 
Arabic sounding talk by man; briefly to good strength over low pitched 
rumble and a pile of other stations. [Connelly*B-MA]

1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, APR 27 0202 - man with news in Norwegian; 
good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, APR 25 2312 - rock music; fair on 
pre-sunset fade-up. + APR 26 0008 - a cappella blues / black gospel 
male chorus; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, APR 26 0219 - classical 
music; very good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, APR 26 0009 - Arabic female vocal; in 
slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, APR 26 0010 - Arabic talk; 
fair. + APR 28 0034 - US pop female vocal, then Arabic teletalk; fair 
to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, APR 28 0018 - // 1170 with 
"Like a Prayer" by Madonna, Farda mention; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 27 0210 - reggae male 
vocal with electric organ and percussion, then Caribbean English male 
DJ and ZIZ ID; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

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