[IRCA] a few logs: Cape Cod: April 5-7, 2014

[Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>]

Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2014
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W)

Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus

Antenna: west-null cardioid-pattern SuperLoop, 8 m vertical by 15 m 
horizontal, base height 1.5 m
(similar antenna: http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm)

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, APR 5 2359 - 
// 549 with male vocal & drums; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, APR 5 2359 - // 531 with male 
vocal & drums; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, APR 7 0200 - France Info 
music, woman in French; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, APR 6 2300 - pips, Spanish talk // 855; 
in WRKO slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
747 | NETHERLANDS | R.5, Zeewolde (Flevoland), APR 6 0301 - man in 
Dutch; through static crashes. [Connelly*Y-MA]
756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, APR 7 0200 
- woman with news in German, mention of Obama; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 6 0000 - pop music, 5+1 pips, 
female talk, then man "Radio Nacional de Espana .. servicios 
informativos"; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 6 2300 - man in 
Arabic; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 6 2300 - woman in Spanish, pips // 
684; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, APR 7 0200 - "BBC News" and 
"Five Live" mentions, man & woman with news about the Ukraine 
situation. [Connelly*Y-MA]
936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 6 0000 - Radio Nacional de Espana 
ID; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, APR 6 0300 - France Info theme 
music, news by woman in French; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA R.Quran, Tabuk, APR 5 2359 - Koranic a 
cappella male vocal; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 6 0000 - fanfare music, Spanish news 
by man; now slightly over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 6 0001 - Spanish news; in WBZ slop. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 6 0301 - TalkSport ID; 
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | RUSSIA | Vesti FM, Tbilisskaya, APR 6 0000 - 5+1 pips, Russian 
talk; under UK. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, APR 5 2359 - // 945 with 
Western-movie style instrumental; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, APR 5 2359 - Doors "L.A. 
Woman"; to good peak. + APR 6 2259 - advert with phone ringing; fair 
over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | RTA, Algiers, APR 5 2359 - Arabic male vocal; poor. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 6 2259 - male Arabic vocal, 
percussion; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, APR 7 0200 - "RR" beeps, talk; 
mixed with second Spanish language station and WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, APR 7 0200 - dance club 
music // 710 et al.; mixed with CBNA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, APR 6 0200 - // 600 with festive 
vocal music; over WZON, WVMT, WSNR, CKCM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, APR 6 0200 - announcement "Buenas 
noches Puerto Rico"; over WPRO & Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, APR 7 0200 - // 660, 900 with news 
by woman; mixed with CBN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, APR 7 0200 - // 640 with news by 
woman on "wobble" carrier; over WSRO, CKGA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, APR 7 0200 - // 640, 900 with 
news by woman; mixed with WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, APR 7 0200 - dance club 
music // 600, 710; huge. [Connelly*Y-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 7 0200 - // 600 with dance club 
music, no break at top of hour; way over WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | CUBA | CMHV, R.Progreso, Trinidad, APR 6 0200 - // 640 with 
Santana "Oye Como Va", ID "Radio Progreso, la onda de la alegria de 
Habana"; good / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, APR 6 0159 - 
reverberated Portuguese talk by man; over Spanish-language station. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]
770 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Victoria de las Tunas, APR 6 0200 - festive 
music // 600; mostly over WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, APR 7 0200 - ID "Radio Coro .. 
patrimonia de la comunidad .. alegria musical", accordion music, 
percussion; over WBBM, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, "W", Santa Clara, APR 6 0201 - Dobleve ID, Latin 
big-band music; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, APR 6 0159 - man & woman 
telco-grade-audio talk, ticks; mixed with WLVP. [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, APR 6 0200 - // 640 with Santana "Oye Como 
Va", Progreso ID; over CHML. [Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | unID | ?, APR 6 0159 - "El Mundo" slogan between two mellow music 
selections. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, APR 6 0200 - "Desde San Juan .. 
Maxima Nueve Cuarenta"; loud! [Connelly*Y-MA]
1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, APR 6 0200 - rustic music, 
Spanish talk by man eventually had two Bogota mentions; through IBOC 
hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, R. Carupano, Carupano, APR 6 0159 - Radio 
Carupano ID, reverberated Spanish talk by man, mention of "en Carupano, 
Venezuela", then into tropical jazz vocal; mixed with WBT. 
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, APR 6 0200 - man, then woman who 
mentioned "BBC news"; mixed with WSKW, WOBM, WVNJ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, CARACOL, Cartagena, APR 6 0200 - excited 
sportstalk, Colombian team; mixed with WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]

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