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[HCDX] Granite Pier Mini-DXpedition (late APR '08)
Granite Pier Mini-DXpedition (late APR '08)
Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2008
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA, USA
(GC= 42.667 N / 70.621 W) (= 42° 40' N / 70° 37' W)
(Granite Pier)
site-related info: <http://home.comcast.net/~dx_lab/dx_clams_2005.htm>
Receivers: RFSpace SDR-IQ, Drake R8A
Phasing Unit: DXP-6A
Splitter: Mini-Circuits ZSC-2-2
MP3 Recorder: Pogo Radio YourWay LX
Antennas: cardioid array on roof of car =
Vertical: 3.7 m whip (MFJ-1956) to 81:1 xfmr to DX Engineering RPA-1
amp
+
Loop: Micro-SuperLoop, square, 2 m per side, with 16:1 xfmr (to DX
Engineering RPA-1 amp) on east bottom corner and 5K potentiometer on
west corner
*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0108 - // 621 with Spanish
newstalk by man; poor over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
549 | IRELAND (t) | Irish Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, APR 23 0109
- not sure if this station is still active but the talk (by man &
woman) definitely sounded English, not Arabic or German which would be
the typical other possibilities on 549 here. [Connelly*R-MA]
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0112 - talk //
621; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, APR 23 0033 - // 621, 684 with remake of
Brian Hyland hit "Sealed With a Kiss"; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]
594 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Muge, APR 23 0023 - Portuguese teletalk
by man & woman; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0030 - // 585 with talk; poor to
fair over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 23 0023 - shrill female vocal,
then Arabic talk by man; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de
Tenerife et al., APR 23 0033 - // 684 with remake of "Sealed With a
Kiss"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., APR 23 0020 - // 684 with man
& woman in Spanish; poor in CBN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
666 | PORTUGAL (t) | RDP Antena 1 synchros, APR 23 0022 - likely this
with male / female US soul song duet; poor. Potential parallel
frequencies had other dominants. [Connelly*R-MA]
657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, APR 23 0022 - man in Spanish, a few
piano notes; poor in WFAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Maria, Lopik, APR 23 0033 - man in Dutch, R.
Maria ID, then into folk style female vocal; to good peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, APR 23 0014 - poetry reading with
classical music accompaniment; good. + APR 23 0023 - // 774 with two
men in Spanish; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., APR 23 0013 -
discussion of US presidential campaign; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
702 | unID | APR 23 0016 - Koranic male vocal; poor. Several
possibilities. [Connelly*R-MA]
711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, APR 23 0023 - // 792 with French
talk; fair, over W. Sahara growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Addakhla, APR 23 0028 - Arabic female
wailing. [Connelly*R-MA]
729 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0100 - // 684 with fast talk
Spanish news; in bad CKAC/WJTO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, APR 23 0013 - // 684 with talk; in
CHCM slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0021 - // 684
with Spanish talk by man & woman; fair over presumed Netherlands.
[Connelly*R-MA]
747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 5, Flevoland, APR 23 0022 - presumed this with
classical piano music; mixed with RNE. [Connelly*R-MA]
756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, APR 23 0019
- modern classical piano music, man in German, other man said a few
words in English, then '30s-era Billie Holiday vocal "In My Solitude";
good. + APR 23 0100 - 3 short pips, one long pip, then news in German
by man; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, APR 23 0015 - romantic
French vocal, then "Get Up Stand Up" by Bob Marley; good. + APR 23 0100
- Option Musique jingle, news by man & woman in French; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Abis, APR 23 0023 - male Arabic vocal;
under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0023 - // 684 with two men in
Spanish; fair over Egypt. + APR 23 0100 - // 855 with Radio Nacional de
Espana ID, news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 23 0021 - Koranic
vocal, Arabic talk; in CFDR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, APR 23 0023 - // 711 with man,
then woman, in French; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0023 - // 774 with man in
Spanish; poor in VOWR/PJB slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, APR 23 0022 - rustic North African
(Berber?) music, Arabic talk; briefly over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0005 - fast
Spanish talk; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, APR 23 0058 - // 711 with jazz; over
others. [Connelly*R-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0011 - // 936 with man in
Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, APR 23 0008 - France
Bleu jingle, lounge-style French male vocal; good. + APR 23 0107 -
"September" by Earth, Wind, & Fire, then Bleu jingle; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0008 - SER net ID, Spanish talk,
soft piano music; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0006 - // 837
with fast talk; briefly getting through usually-stronger UK.
[Connelly*R-MA]
882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, APR 23 0009 - talk about
employees' relationships with their companies, how they advance their
ideas in the organization; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, APR 23 0006 - commentary
on US Democratic presidential race, mention of super-delegates; to good
peak over WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0011 - // 855 with Spanish talk;
poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, APR 23 0008 - France Info mention
by man, then lush orchestral music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, APR 23 0010 - man & woman in Spanish;
to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, APR 23 0008 - man in
Portuguese; poor with slop from 970 WZAN. [Connelly*R-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, APR 23 0006 - French talk by
woman, then Arabic music; fair over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, APR 23 0006 - // 837 with "discoteca"
advert with phone numbers; good, alone on channel and much stronger
than the Latin America jumble on 1000. [Connelly*R-MA]
1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, APR 23 0010 - non-SER
fast Spanish talk by woman; mixed with slow music station (likely
Netherlands). [Connelly*R-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1089 with
news about northern England and Scotland, strike at oil refinery,
supermarket prices up 15% in last 12 months, Sky News mentioned; fair
to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1062 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, APR 23 0053 - Italian talk with
woman in studio and man on phone; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, APR 22 2358 - // 1197 with
piano instrumental version of John Denver's "Annie's Song"; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1071.28 | unID | APR 23 0002 - low het against Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 22 2331 - car insurance
advert "comparethemarket.com", ID "On 1089 and 1053 AM and DAB digital
radio, TalkSport"; loud. + APR 23 0001 - // 1053 with "that's the
latest from Sky News", TalkSport ID, slogan "all the big names, all the
big games"; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1107 with news in
Spanish; echoey. [Connelly*R-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1098 with news; to
good peak over 1107.13 growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0004 - // 1179 with man & woman in
Spanish with phone interview; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1125 | BELGIUM | RTBF VivaCite, Houdeng, APR 23 0003 - economic news by
man & woman in French with mentions of Grande Bretagne; good, over
Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, APR 23 0000 - three slow pips
(last one longer than first two), Glas Hrvatski and Hrvatski Radio
ID's, then into news; loud. + APR 23 0052 - Slavic talk, mountain
region polka music; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0001 - news by woman in Spanish;
way under monster Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]
1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0052 - // 1224 with fast Spanish
talk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1107 with news; loud.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, APR 23 0000 - // 1071
with music fanfare, then Spanish newstalk by woman; poor to fair in
WSKW slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Sawa, Al Dhabiya, APR 22 2359 - female
Arabic vocal; to good peak, dominant. + APR 23 0002 - male mideast
vocal and orchestra, a few words in Arabic by woman, then Cher dance
hit "Do You Believe in Love"; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0004 - // 1116
with interview; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 | GREECE | ERA, Thessaloniki, APR 23 0001 - talk by man with
Elleniki Radiophonia mention; briefly over Canaries-Spain.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1188 | MOROCCO | RTM B, Casablanca, APR 23 0001 - Arabic news by man &
woman, interview; fair to good. + APR 23 0053 - more like a dialect
than "straight" Arabic at this time. [Connelly*R-MA]
1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, APR 22 2358 - // 1071 with
piano instrumental version of John Denver's "Annie's Song"; fair over
1196.68 Angola growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1197 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 23 0003 - // 1215 with
Coldplay or similar song; fair, over Spain and Angola growl. + APR 23
0051 - // 1215 with Virgin Radio ID, "How to Save a Life" by the Fray.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, APR 22 2357 - man in French
talking about football, then talk by woman, followed by marching band
music; good. + APR 23 0057 - sax jazz; local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1224 with Spanish news
by woman; mixed with UK. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 22 2337 - contest
caller from Watford, Virgin Radio ID, then "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO; good,
over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1215 with news; to fair
peak over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1233 | UNITED KINGDOM (t) | Virgin R. synchros, APR 23 0047 - probably
this with pop/rock music but not quite clear enough to establish
parallel with 1215. [Connelly*R-MA]
1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, APR 23 0008 - // 1206 with
woman in French; poor over slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, APR 22 2338 - man in Arabic;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 2337 - // 1116 with folk style
flute music, then woman in Spanish; fair to good. + APR 23 0047 - fast
Spanish talk by man; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 23 0049 - // 1224 with excited talk
by man, then teletalk; over R. XL (UK). [Connelly*R-MA]
1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | R. XL, Langley Mill, APR 23 0043 - Indian pop
vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0047 - // 1314 with man in
Spanish, then woman; fair over growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1314 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0047 - // 1305 with man in
Spanish, then woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1323 | unID | APR 23 0048 - pop female vocal; poor. UK suspected.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1332 | IRAN | R. Tehran, Tehran, APR 23 0048 - Mideast male vocal and
mandolin-like instrument, then violins; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, APR 23 0047 -
woman talking about budgets and salaries; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, APR 22 2352 - man in French; good.
+ APR 23 0046 - classical music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1395 | NETHERLANDS | Big L, Trintelhaven, APR 23 0046 - Big L "Solid
Gold Rock 'n' Roll" jingle, DJ mentioned that he was on air from 1 to 4
a.m. Beatles-influenced vocal followed. Briefly good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1404 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, APR 23 0042 - // 1377 with
classical music; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | RTA, Algiers, APR 22 2344 - bluesy North African
vocal; over Germany for a while. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, APR 23 0036 - opera, man
in German, interview including English talk being translated to German,
then jazz; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, APR 22 2345 - "arabiya" and "Sawa"
mentions; good. + APR 23 0037 - Arabic pop-dance music with strings,
vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1458 | UNITED KINGDOM | Sunrise Radio, Brookmans Park, APR 23 0040 -
Indian female vocal and drumming; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1467 | unID | APR 23 0038 - group mideast chant; suspected to be Iran
as not parallel to 1512 or 1521 Saudis. [Connelly*R-MA]
1485 | MELILLA // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0038 - // 1584 with
woman in Spanish; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1494 | FRANCE (CORSICA) | France Bleu, Bastia, APR 22 2346 - // 864
with pop music; fair. + APR 23 0039 - France Bleu jingle, mellow vocal;
poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, APR 23 0037 - preaching by man in
Arabic; through WWZN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 22 2347 - two men in Arabic;
local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1539 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Aap Ki Dunyaa, Al Dhabbaya, APR 23
0035 - man & woman in Urdu or similar; poor, just getting through 1540
slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, APR 22 2351 - plaintive
male Arabic vocal with drumming; to good peak. + APR 23 0036 - Arabic
vocal & strings; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Bristol, Bristol-Mangotsfield, APR 23
0040 - BBC talk with man & woman; atop Kuwait briefly. [Connelly*R-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Rabouni, APR 22 2348 -
politically-oriented Spanish talk, Saharaui mention, segment of rustic
North African music; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, APR 23 0037 - man & woman in
French; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Al Dhabiya, APR 22 2350 -
high-energy Mideast dance-club music with shrieky Bollywood-style
female vocal. + APR 23 0036 - Farsi talk with mentions of Washington,
Bosnia, Serbia; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, APR 23 0038 - man in Spanish, then music; over
SER. [Connelly*R-MA]
1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0038 - // 1485 with woman in
Spanish; mixing with Ceuta. [Connelly*R-MA]
1593 | unID | APR 23 0037 - blank carrier with occasional beeps: maybe
some kind of testing post-sign-off or pre-sign-on. VOA Kuwait is usual
signal here. [Connelly*R-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, APR 23 0035 - romantic Spanish
female vocal; good, way over SER. [Connelly*R-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos,
APR 23 0030 - R. Vision Cristiana Internacional ID, salsa-influenced
spiritual vocal; good over 531 het. [Connelly*R-MA]
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 23 0027 - reggae
music, Caribbean male announcer "This is National Showcase, family
station in your house. We continue with the super-bad music on a
beautiful Tuesday night." To good peak despite adjacent WGAN slopper.
[Connelly*R-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, APR 23 0110 - beeps, Spanish news, clock ticks;
weaving in and out with CFCB and WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]
670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 23 0113 - // 710 with
sporting event, Cubano mentions; atop YVLL during fades. [Connelly*R-MA]
670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, APR 23 0017 - man with "en
Rumbos, en Caracas" mention with fanfare music, then talk by woman;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
700 | BRAZIL | R. Eldorado AM, ZYK686, Sao Paulo, APR 23 0020 - man and
woman in Portuguese with Sao Paulo and futebol mentions; poor-fair
through IBOC hiss. [Connelly*R-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 23 0110 - // 670 with sporting
event, Cubano mentions; slightly under WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]
720 | BRAZIL (t) | R. Guaiba, ZYK276, Porto Alegre, APR 23 0030 -
Portuguese preaching and screaming; under Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]
720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, APR 23 0025 - "en
Venezuela, Oriente" ID, then romantic vocal; good. + APR 23 0109 -
booming with nice Oriente ID and timecheck of "ocho y treinte nueve
minutos" (8:39) which is UTC - 4.5 hours. [Connelly*R-MA]
740 | BRAZIL | R. Sociedade da Bahia, ZYH446, Salvador, APR 23 0105 -
excited Portuguese talk by man, Salvador mention; a bit under CHCM.
[Connelly*R-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, APR 23 0019 - Caracas, RCR
mentions in fast Spanish newstalk; under CBGY. [Connelly*R-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, APR 23 0021 - man with
religious Portuguese talk; over jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 23 0013 - // 770 with
speech about the government and economics; mixing with Brazil, others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 23 0013 - // 760 with fiery
Spanish political speech about economic matters, government; good, over
others. [Connelly*R-MA]
790 | VENEZUELA | YVKC, Caracas, APR 23 0017-0021 - fast Spanish talk,
sporting event with a Maracaibo team, "goal" screaming; under WSKO/CFNW
mix. Barbados not noted. [Connelly*R-MA]
800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, APR 23
0016 - Southern US preacher; over VOWR light music and CJAD newstalk.
[Connelly*R-MA]
820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise,
Charlestown, APR 23 0006 - West Indian accent male preacher with piano
accompaniment, God referred to as "the alpha and the omega" (beginning
and end); good, over 819 het. [Connelly*R-MA]
820.2 | unID | APR 23 0058 - growl against strong St. Kitts. This has
been Venezuela (YVXG, Coro) in the past. [Connelly*R-MA]
840 | HAITI | 4VEH, Cap Haitien, APR 23 0059 - 5 notes (reminiscent of
a part of "Jingle Bells"), then "Vous ecoutez 4VEH, la voix ...". Folk
guitar followed. Over Brazil, others. [Connelly*R-MA]
860 | BRAZIL | R. CBN, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, APR 23 0058 - clear
Radio CBN ID, Portuguese talk by man, then woman; well over apparent
Venezuelan. [Connelly*R-MA]
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, APR 23 0011 -
Caribbean accent advert about ready-made kitchen appliances, prices in
dollars; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, APR 23 0053 - man & woman
in Portuguese with Sao Paulo mentions; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, APR 23 0000 -
boisterous ID "en Venezuela, Carupano!"; good, way over others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, APR 22 2358 - Isla
Margarita and Radio Porlamar mentions; briefly atop CBI. [Connelly*R-MA]
1149.44 | unID | APR 23 0056 - weak het of unknown origin.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1150 | VENEZUELA | (probably) YVMY, Punto Fijo, APR 22 2358 - Venezuela
and apparent R. Nacional mentions; briefly over domestic pile. + APR 23
0056 - Maracaibo mentions during sports coverage; over WTTT/others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, APR 23 0055 - British woman in BBC
World Service programming; briefly popping through generally-stronger
WSKW. [Connelly*R-MA]
1180 | unID's | APR 23 0055 - total jumble and a 1180.14 off-channel
growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1200 | VENEZUELA | R. Tiempo, YVOZ, Caracas, APR 23 0052 - telephone
numbers "en Caracas"; briefly over WKOX. [Connelly*R-MA]
1220 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYJ258, Rio de Janeiro, APR 23 0056 -
Portuguese talk with Sao Paulo mentions, Globo jingle, ID, reverberated
advert; fair over jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, APR 23 0045-0049 - religious talk,
hymn; to good peak over Maine sports, French talker, and Spanish (WADO
or WCMN). [Connelly*R-MA]
1339.4 | unID | APR 23 0050 - weak het against 1340.0 domestic pile.
[Connelly*R-MA]
*** DOMESTIC DX ***
540 CBT NL Grand Falls - APR 23 0024 - // CBN-640, discussion of the
human voice, evolutionary reasons for male / female pitch differences;
good. [Connelly*R-MA]
570 CFCB NL Corner Brook - APR 23 0033 - // VOCM-590 and CKGA-650 with
"VOCM Satellite Weather", forecast by woman for various Newfoundland
locales, flurries mentioned; over WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]
590 VOCM NL St. John's - APR 23 0033 - // 570, 650 with "VOCM Satellite
Weather"; mixing with and occasionally atop WEZE. [Connelly*R-MA]
600 CBNA NL St. Anthony - APR 23 0038 - // CBN-640, CBC program with
brief segment of Beatles' "All My Lovin'", then "You're listening to
'Ideas' on CBC Radio One"; over domestic that was likely WICC.
[Connelly*R-MA]
640 CBN NL St. John's - APR 23 0013 - // CBGY-750 with CBC talk about
the development of human and animal vocal abilities, relationship to
mating; good, way over WNNZ & LA's, some Spain-639 het. [Connelly*R-MA]
650 CKGA NL Gander - APR 23 0022 - // CHCM-740 with discussion of
regional transportation issues; good peak, way over WSRO. + APR 23 0112
- "green tea from Tetley, Newfoundland's favourite tea", VOCM 20-20
Weather. [Connelly*R-MA]
740 CHCM NL Marystown - APR 23 0019 - discussion of Stephenville
airport, advert for Marystown Ford; loud / dominant. Only audio noted
under turned out to be Brazil. + APR 23 0103 - advert "M&M Quick Copy,
M&M Printing your one-stop photo shop in Marystown (phone 279-3444) and
Fortune (phone 832-2992)"; local-like, completely dominant.
[Connelly*R-MA]
750 CBGY NL Bonavista Bay - APR 23 0019 - CBC programming; mostly over
YVKS Caracas. [Connelly*R-MA]
780 CFDR NS Dartmouth - APR 23 0103 - male C&W vocal "time for
leavin'", "You're listening to 20 in a row just the way you like 'em,
pure country classics, real country classics, accept no substitute,
classic country 780 Kixx", then Elvis Presley "Don't Cry Daddy";
local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]
790 CFNW NL Port au Choix - APR 23 0106 - // CHCM-740 with C&W song;
under WSKO, over Venezuelan. [Connelly*R-MA]
800 VOWR NL St. John's - APR 23 0101 - smooth-voiced woman mentioned an
event with a $15 ticket price at a St. John's club, call the St. Mary's
church office at 579-0033, then soft piano jazz; a bit over PJB/CJAD.
[Connelly*R-MA]
810 CJVA NB Caraquet - APR 23 0019 - French and English language C&W
songs; strong, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
900 CKDH NS Amherst - APR 23 0037 - "900 CKDH" ID, weather, another ID
"Your community, your radio station, 900 CKDH", the Sheryl Crow
"Everyday is a Winding Road"; good / dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
920 CJCH NS Halifax - APR 23 0007 - "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis &
the Playboys from '65, then CJCH jingles; local-like (no evidence of
WHJJ or CKNX). [Connelly*R-MA]
950 CKNB NB Campbelltown - APR 23 0008 - "Your community, your radio
station, 95 CKNB", then Steely Dan "Reelin' in the Years"; fair,
dominant. WROL in SuperLoop southwest null - barely noticeable.
[Connelly*R-MA]
990 CBY NL Corner Brook - APR 23 0011 - CBC documentary, over fast
Spanish-talk sports (SER or Venezuela?). [Connelly*R-MA]
1140 CBI NS Sydney - APR 23 0002 - "on our website 'cbcnews.ca'", talk
about Bank of Canada; slightly over Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]
1210 VOAR NL Mt. Pearl - APR 22 2358 - "Insight for Living" religious
program, mention of life lessons for women, website
"insightforliving.ca", phone number 1-800-6637639; good, over WPHT &
LA's (but adjacent Virgin R. 1215 was even louder). [Connelly*R-MA]
1230 CFGN NL Port aux Basques - APR 23 0051 - C&W music, advert, "..
proudly supported by CFCB" (= Newfie network); over nulled WESX
(Portuguese) and unID with Red Sox game. [Connelly*R-MA]
1240 WSYY ME Millinocket - APR 23 0056 - "Keep your sox on all season
long on your home for Red Sox baseball in the Katahdin area and the
Lincoln Lakes region, the Mountain 94.9." Adverts for Millinocket
businesses followed. Good, over WBUR/WCNM. [Connelly*R-MA]
1260 CKHJ NB Fredericton - APR 23 0044 - "Canada's #1 spot for
Motorsport news", CKHJ ID; in head-to-head duke-out with WMKI R.
Disney. [Connelly*R-MA]
1270 CJCB NS Sydney - APR 23 0047-0050 - C&W female vocal, talk about
charity auction sponsored by Sydney Mazda; sometimes over WTSN ballgame
and 1269 Germany het. [Connelly*R-MA]
1350 CKAD NS Middleton - APR 23 0050 - song "Small Town Southern Man",
net ID "AVR Today's Best Country"; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
1370 WDEA ME Ellsworth - APR 23 0044 - Red Sox baseball, local adverts:
Mt. Desert Spring Water and the Ellsworth American and MDI Islander
newspapers; crusher signal, way over WFEA. [Connelly*R-MA]
1390 WEGP ME Presque Isle / Fort Fairfield - APR 23 0050 - Red Sox /
Angels baseball, WEGP jingle; well over WPLM soft-rock and VT
(presumed) C&W. [Connelly*R-MA]
1400 CBG NL Gander - APR 23 0050 - // CBT-540 with segment of "Roxanne"
by the Police, CBC program mentioning differences in classical and rock
singing styles; mixed with WVAE. [Connelly*R-MA]
1420 CKDY NS Digby - APR 23 0040 - C&W music over two others (WBSM,
WBEC ?), het Germany/Algeria-1422. [Connelly*R-MA]
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