Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 20:18:58 EDT Subject: Int'l MW DX Logs Bruce Conti, Nashua NH; R8B, MWDX-5, 15-m terminated loop, 30-m east sloper. "Semi-auroral" conditions turned on the Cuban connection over the weekend... Pan American DX 650 COLOMBIA RCN Antena Dos, Bogota 0445 - Fair; sports promo "... deportiva de Antena Dos... la ultima" in WSM null. [Conti-NH] 690 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley OCT 16 0345 - Good; gospel music and preaching // KAIJ 5810. [Conti-NH] 690 CUBA R.Progreso, Jovellanos OCT 16 0415 - Romantic ballads parallel a good signal on 640, mostly under Anguilla. [Conti-NH] 700 JAMAICA RJR Montego Bay OCT 16 0300 - Fair; "RJR 92 FM" ID and DJ rap-style reggae music in WLW null. [Conti-NH] 720 VENEZUELA R.Oriente, Porlamar OCT 16 2315 - Good; continuous disco mix of tropical hits, "Radio Oriente, la senal de Venezuela" with reverberating "senal." [Conti-NH] 750 VENEZUELA RCR Caracas OCT 16 2330 - Good; "la liga Venezolana de beisbol profesional" play-by-play. [Conti-NH] 760 COLOMBIA RCN Barranquilla OCT 17 0110 - Good; "RCN Bogota" IDs and news over off-frequency R.Reloj-Cuba. [Conti-NH] 780 VENEZUELA R.Coro, Coro OCT 17 0030 - Fair; "por Radio Coro" in ad string, in WBBM/CFDR null. [Conti-NH] 790 CUBA R.Reloj, Pinar del Rio OCT 17 0040 - Fair to good; man and woman with news, R.Reloj ID, minute marker, etc. over an unID merengue music station. [Conti-NH] 810 PUERTO RICO WKVM San Juan OCT 17 0050 - Fair; "La mejor musica romantica" over CARACOL-Colombia. [Conti-NH] 840 CUBA CHMW Dobleve, Santa Clara OCT 17 0100 - Good; "Esta es Dobleve, desde Santa Clara en el centro de Cuba" and "CHMW presenta..." tropical music program. [Conti-NH] 870 COLOMBIA R.Mar Caribe Internacional, Barranquilla OCT 17 0130 - Fair; sports event with two excited announcers, Radio Mar Caribe Internacional IDs, in WLAM null. [Conti-NH] 870 CUBA R.Reloj OCT 17 0135 - Poor; minute marker and code ID under Colombia. [Conti-NH] 890 CUBA R.Progreso, Santiago de Cuba OCT 17 0150 - "la onda de la alegria" ID and salsa music // 640. [Conti-NH] 900 CUBA R.Progreso, Cacocum OCT 17 0200 - Fair; "ritmo" salsa music program // 640 and 890. [Conti-NH] 910 SAN ANDRES ISLAND RCN San Andres OCT 17 0225 - Tentative; couldn't pull enough audio out of the muck for positive ID, but talk in Spanish seemed parallel 760. [Conti-NH] 930 CUBA R.Reloj OCT 17 0235 - Poor; RR code IDs heard through domestics. [Conti-NH] 940 PUERTO RICO WIPR San Juan OCT 17 0400 - Good; "Esta es WIPR AM San Juan" and drama over R.Reloj-Cuba. [Conti-NH] 960 CUBA R.Reloj OCT 17 0330 - Fair; news, code IDs, etc. over CHNS/unID domestics. [Conti-NH] 1170 unID OCT 16 0305 - Ranchera-style ballads under CARACOL-Colombia in WWVA null. [Conti-NH] 1180 CUBA R.Rebelde, Villa Maria OCT 16 0250 - Good; romantic ballad // 5025, over an unID station in WHAM null. [Conti-NH] From: BACONTI@aol.com Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 06:56:22 EDT Subject: Int'l MW DX OCT 22-24 WWV reported minor to severe storm conditions, producing some good Caribbean and Latin American DX OCT 22-24, with solar flux at 160 and an A index of 54 noted at one point during the weekend. Pan American DX 540 COLOMBIA R.Autentica, Bogota OCT 24 0210 - Tentative; many mentions of "la palabra" and "el Senor" but nothing to indicate station or location. [Conti-NH] 540 CUBA R.Rebelde, Sancti Spiritus OCT 24 0740 - Fair; nostalgia // 550, 560, 600, 610, 620, 670, 710, and 1180. 620 had the best signal. [Conti-NH] 570 CUBA R.Reloj, Pilon OCT 24 0225 - Code IDs under WMCA/WSYR. [Conti-NH] 620 CUBA R.Rebelde OCT 23 1045 - Good; news // 5025. [Conti-NH] 650 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC R.Universal, Sto Domingo OCT 24 0025 - "Presidente, la mejor cerveza" ad, Serie Mundial play-by-play, over RCN Antena Dos-Colombia. [Conti-NH] 660 CUBA R.Progreso, Santa Clara OCT 24 0040 - Romantic ballads and disco hits including "Mambo Number 5" // 640, under WFAN. [Conti-NH] 690 COLOMBIA R.Recuerdos, Bogota OCT 23 0955 - Fair; network ID, "Esta es Recuerdos... HJCZ en 690 kilohertz,... HJNO 1260 kilohertz,... Caracol, mas compania," also mentioned two other stations. [Conti-NH] 700 JAMAICA RJR Montego Bay OCT 23 1000 - Fair; copyright notice and ID, "RJR Kingston, serving Jamaica 24 hours per day," and gospel music, in WLW null. [Conti-NH] 720 JAMAICA RJR Kingston OCT 24 0055 - Fair; woman in Caribbean-accented English with weather report // 700. [Conti-NH] 720 VENEZUELA R.Oriente, Porlamar OCT 23 2320 - "La senal de Venezuela" ID, tropical music, briefly good before WGN faded up. [Conti-NH] 730 MEXICO XEX Mexico OCT 24 0810 - Excellent; "La que mamba! La nueva Equis!" ID, Mexican/tropical music. [Conti-NH] 750 VENEZUELA RCR Caracas OCT 22 2250 - Good; sports headlines, "Informe RCR" promos. [Conti-NH] 759.8 CUBA R.Reloj OCT 23 1020 - Dominant with news, RR code IDs, etc. and rumble against 760. [Conti-NH] 780 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ZBVI Roadtown, Tortola OCT 24 0010 - Fair; briefly over Venezuela with reggae music, requests and dedications. [Conti-NH] 780 VENEZUELA Ecos del Torbes, San Cristobal OCT 23 2355 - Fair; tropical music, ads, and ID // 4980, over an unID Latin American station. [Conti-NH] 870 CUBA R.Progreso OCT 24 0910 - Carrying R.Reloj with minute marker, code ID, and syncopated clock heard through WWL/WHCU. [Conti-NH] 900 MEXICO XEW Mexico OCT 24 0830 - Good; Mexico 99 report, Televisa promo, "Cadena W... a traves XEW, la Voz de la America Latina desde Mexico, 900 radio." [Conti-NH] 940 MEXICO XEQ Mexico OCT 24 0815 - Excellent; ad string with Distrito Federal mentions, "Cadena Q, verde y oro" ID, Mexican music, over R.Reloj-Cuba. [Conti-NH] 940 VENEZUELA R.Punto Fijo, Punto Fijo OCT 22 2350 - Fair; long ad string, "La emisora musica de la fin de semana es por Radio Punto Fijo," over WIPR-Puerto Rico and R.Reloj-Cuba. [Conti-NH] 960 CUBA R.Reloj OCT 23 0005 - Code IDs heard through WELI. [Conti-NH] 1000 COLOMBIA RCN Cartagena OCT 23 0010 - Good; "RCN la ultima... en presentacion de las noticias desde Bogota," time check, and news. [Conti-NH] 1000 MEXICO XEOY R.Mil, Mexico OCT 24 0820 - Fair; sports report, R.Mil ID, and rancheras // 6010, over/under WMVP. [Conti-NH] 1070 VENEZUELA R.Zulia, Maracaibo OCT 23 0115 - Good; "...por Radio Zulia" and "...en Radio Zulia" IDs, salsa music. [Conti-NH] 1170 COLOMBIA CARACOL Cartagena OCT 23 0210 - Good; "Chocolate Corona, de nacional de chocolate" ad, "Caracol, primera informacion," over WWVA. [Conti-NH] Bruce Conti, Nashua NH; R8B, MWDX-5, 30-m east sloper, 15-m terminated loop.