Logs - Cape Cod, MA: late DEC 2015 Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION Times / dates = UTC / 2015 e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@aol.com" [Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA (GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq) Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus Antenna 1: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 10m vert. by 11m horiz. (peak 165 deg., null 345 deg.) Antenna 2: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 11m vert. by 30m horiz. (peak 80 deg., null 260 deg.) See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type. NOTE: {A} in entry indicates that audio can be accessed from link on the following page: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/doc1/audio_aug_to_dec2015.htm ====================================================== *** TRANSATLANTIC DX *** 621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, DEC 22 2200 - Music interlude, pips, R. Nacional de Espana news; fair. + DEC 25 2356 - Man in Spanish; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, DEC 23 0300 - Koranic recitation; fair. + DEC 25 2356 - Arabic preaching by man, reverb / room echo; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, DEC 25 2356 - Strings, vocal; poor in WAMG slop (note: on-frequency). [Connelly*Y-MA] 1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, DEC 25 2356 - Man in Spanish; poor to fair on LSB, through WINS slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1053.102 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, DEC 25 2356 - Arabic group vocal; audible during pauses in WEPN slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, DEC 25 2356 - Man in Spanish // 1107; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, DEC 25 2356 - Man in Spanish // 1098; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, DEC 31 0500 - R.E.M. song; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, DEC 22 0300 - Yankee Doodle sign-on music at 0259:30; through WCKY. [Connelly*Y-MA] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** 530 | CUBA | CMBQ, R. Enciclopedia, La Habana, DEC 25 0300 - R. Enciclopedia ID by woman; huge. [Connelly*Y-MA] 539.86 | NICARAGUA | YNOW, R. Corporacion, Managua, DEC 25 0300 - Spanish talk; in and out of slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 550 | COLOMBIA | HJHF, Señal Radio Colombia, Marinilla (Medellin), DEC 22 0300 - Radio Nacional de Colombia ID 0300:40 + 0301:10; dominant. + DEC 25 0301 - // 560, 570 with Radio Nacional de Colombia ID; fair / dominant. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 559.93 | GUYANA | NCN, Georgetown, DEC 25 0202 - Soft music, a few words by a Caribbean accented man; listening on LSB but still tough WGAN interference. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 560 | COLOMBIA | HJGS, Señal Radio Colombia, Tunja, DEC 25 0301 - // 550, 570 with Radio Nacional de Colombia ID; way behind WGAN. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 570 | COLOMBIA | HJND, Señal Radio Colombia, Bogota (El Rosal), DEC 22 0300 - Radio Nacional de Colombia ID; over Radio Reloj Cuba and third Spanish language station. + DEC 25 0301 - // 550, 560 with Radio Nacional de Colombia ID; good, over Reloj Cuba, WMCA. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 580 | COLOMBIA | HJHP, Señal Radio Colombia, Cali, DEC 22 0300 - // 550, 570 with Radio Nacional de Colombia ID; over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, DEC 25 0300 - WKAQ cinco ochenta, Feliz Navidad mentions; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA] 590 | CUBA | R. Musical Nacional, La Julia, DEC 25 0300 - Woman in Spanish, classical piano music; under WEZE. [Connelly*Y-MA] 600 | COLOMBIA | HJHJ, R. Libertad, Barranquilla, DEC 22 0300 - Barranquilla and Radio Libertad mentions; mixed with Rebelde Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA] 610 | COLOMBIA | HJKL, La Cariñosa, Bogota, DEC 25 0201 - Merry Christmas in English, then "Feliz Navidad en La Cariñosa." Over Rebelde Cuba. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 610 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Pinar del Rio et al., DEC 23 0000 - Fanfare music, man "Rebelde, transmitiendo desde la Habana, Cuba"; atop WIOD. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, NotiUno, San Juan, DEC 22 0300 - NotiUno ID, political talk; mixed with Progreso & WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA] 640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, DEC 22 0301 - French talk by man; under Progreso Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA] 650 | COLOMBIA | HJKH, RCN Antena Dos, Bogota, DEC 25 0201 - RCN La Radio, chimes; over others. + DEC 26 0000 - Antena Dos ID. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, DEC 26 0001 - Progreso vocal // 640; under WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA] 680 | COLOMBIA | HJZO, Señal R. Colombia, Barranquilla, DEC 23 0000 - Radio Nacional de Colombia ID; in nearly even mix with WAPA. Semi-local WRKO off air at the time. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, DEC 23 0002 - Extended jingle with Wapa and Navidad mentions, Wapa Radio ID; mixed with Colombia. Semi-local WRKO off air at the time. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 690 | COLOMBIA | HJCZ, W Radio, Bogota, DEC 26 0000 - // 700 with man & woman "en Colombia" mentions; mixed with Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA] 700 | BRAZIL | ZYK686, Nossa R., Sao Paulo, DEC 25 0200 - Man in Portuguese; good peak. Per Rudolf Grimm (from Brazil) on RealDX list, "Hi friends, Yes, 700 kHz ex-Radio Estadão now relays a religious program from Igreja Internacional da Graça de Deus, the voice of the preacher is the Pastor R.R. Soares, the official name of this religious segment. The station ID as ‘Nossa Radio’ and is located in São Paulo City." {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 700 | COLOMBIA | HJCX, W Radio, Cali, DEC 22 0200 - W Radio de Colombia ID; on USB to dodge IBOC. + DEC 22 0300 - Wishes for a Feliz Navidad, W Radio de Colombia ID; through IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA] 730 | COLOMBIA | HJCU, Cadena Melodia, Bogota, DEC 22 0201 - Melodia Estereo ID, chime. + DEC 25 0200 - "En Melodia Estereo, hora official .." {A} + DEC 26 0000 - Melodia Estereo ID; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de Tanamo, DEC 22 0259 - Radio Angulo ID, chimes; dominant. + DEC 26 0000 - Electronic music, man with Radio Angulo ID, chimes; over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, DEC 22 0200 - Man "RCR siete cincuenta AM"; good. {A} + DEC 22 2159 - RCR, siete cincuenta AM ID; dominant. + DEC 26 0000 - RCR ID. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, DEC 22 0201 - Banco Popular mention, RCN Noticias ID. + DEC 25 0300 - "RCN la radio"; over WJR, others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 760 | VENEZUELA | YVSO, R. Simpatica 760, Trujillo, DEC 22 2200 - Timecheck ending in ".. treinte minutos" so Venezuela. [Connelly*Y-MA] 770 | COLOMBIA | HJJX, RCN, Bogota, DEC 25 0200 - RCN news // 760 HJAJ; mixed with Cuba and well over WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA] 780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, DEC 23 0300 - Radio Coro ID; dominant. + DEC 25 0200 - ID "Radio Coro, siete ochento." {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 790 | VENEZUELA | YVXM, R. Minuto, Barquisimeto, DEC 22 0202 - End of music, chimes, Radio Minuto ID; over R. Reloj / WAXY / WPRV / WNIS jumble. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, DEC 22 0200 - Woman "Radio Transmundial, ocho cientos AM, estamos transmitiendo desde Bonaire, isla del Caribe Holandesa"; loud. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 810 | BAHAMAS | ZNS3, Freeport, DEC 23 0300 - Coca Cola advert / contest in Grand Bahama, Abaco Island, and Eleuthera; briefly over HJCY. [Connelly*Y-MA] 810 | COLOMBIA | HJCY, Caracol R., Bogota, DEC 23 0000 - Caracol Radio ID; over Bahamas. [Connelly*Y-MA] 820 | CUBA | R. Ciudad de la Habana, Arroyo Arenas, DEC 22 0300 - Ciudad de la Habana ID; in dogpile with Reloj, WNYC, others. + DEC 25 0200 - Radio Ciudad de la Habana ID. Weak growl from something (R. Vigia?) on 820.18. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 820 | CUBA | R. Progreso, DEC 23 0300 - Nostalgic vocal // 640; mixed with Reloj, others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 830 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HIJB, Santo Domingo, DEC 22 0200 - End of music, clock ticks, time check "en HIJB esta es la hora: diez de la noche" then full detail ID; good, alone on channel. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 840 | CUBA | CMHW, "W", Santa Clara, DEC 23 0000 - "Desde Santa Clara" in talk; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 840 | HAITI | R. 4VEH (4VEF), Cap-Haitien, DEC 22 2200 - Man in French, music, woman in French; over apparent Brazil, others. + DEC 26 0000 - Soft music, electronic 5-note "Dashing Through the Snow" interval signal, man in French; slightly over others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 850 | COLOMBIA | HJKC, Candela 850, Bogota, DEC 25 0158 - ID "Candela ocho cincuenta"; over WEEI, WFTL. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 850 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Nueva Gerona, DEC 25 0201 - "RR" beeps; mixed with WEEI / WFTL / HJKC. [Connelly*Y-MA] 859.945 | unID | ?, DEC 23 0000 - Fat growl against Reloj, festive Spanish music on carrier as noted on LSB. [Connelly*Y-MA] 860 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Jovellanos, DEC 25 0159 - Reloj talk, beeps; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 860 | PANAMA | HOL55, R. Reforma, Chitre, DEC 25 0300 - Radio Reforma ID's; over Reloj Cuba. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, DEC 25 0200 - Reloj over unID Spanish vocal. [Connelly*Y-MA] 870 | PUERTO RICO | WQBS, San Juan, DEC 25 0300 - Fast Spanish talk by man with WQBS ID and Puerto Rico mentions; in even mix with Reloj Cuban. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 880 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Pinar del Rio, DEC 25 0259 - Radio Progreso and Habana mentions; under WCBS. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 900 | VENEZUELA | YVMD, R. Venezuela Mara Ritmo, Maracaibo, DEC 22 0200 - Man with Mara Ritmo ID and "hora de Venezuela" mention; over R. Progreso Cuba vocal. {A} + DEC 25 0301 - "Diez y treinte dos minutos .. presenta .. Mara Ritmo"; dominant over Progreso Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA] 910 | CUBA | R. Cadena Agramonte, Camaguey, DEC 25 0200 - Talk "en la ciudad de Camaguey"; mixed with tropical music station. [Connelly*Y-MA] 930 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Santiago de Cuba et al., DEC 25 0200 - "Nueve de la noche ... transmite R. Reloj desde la Habana, Cuba"; mixed with WPKX . {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 940 | BRAZIL | ZYJ453, Rio de Janeiro, DEC 23 0300 - Slow Portuguese talk by man, possibly religious; over others. + DEC 25 0202 - Orchestral music, man in Portuguese; briefly over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, DEC 22 0300 - WIPR ID in Spanish talk; over Brazil. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 950 | CUBA | R. Reloj, La Habana & Mayari Arriba, DEC 23 0300 - Reloj programming // 960, 1020, et al.; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, DEC 23 0300 - Reloj programming // 950, 1020; dominant. + DEC 25 0200 - Reloj over WELI and a jumble of Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA] 980 | COLOMBIA | HJES, RCN, Cali, DEC 25 0159 - RCN net ID; dominant, way over Reloj Cuban. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 990 | CUBA | R. Guama, Pinar del Rio, DEC 23 0000 - "Esta es Guama" ID by woman. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1000 | COLOMBIA | HJAQ, RCN, Cartagena, DEC 25 0300 - Banco Popular mention, "RCN Noticias" // 980. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1000 | CUBA | R. Granma, Media Luna, DEC 23 0000 - Probable source of "wobbler" pest. + DEC 25 0200 - Granma chimes; under HJAQ. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1020 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Victoria de las Tunas, DEC 23 0300 - Reloj programming // 950, 960; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1020 | unID | ?, DEC 23 0301 - Brief bit of Spanish talk that came up over usual Reloj Cuban and another background Latin American with music. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1030.265 | unID | ?, DEC 22 0200 - Weak het against 1030 WBZ / LS10. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1039.62 | VENEZUELA | La Voz de Carabobo, YVLB, Valencia, DEC 23 0000 - RCR Deportes mention // 750; 0000:40 on LSB. + DEC 25 0200 - Mentions of Valencia, Feliz Navidad, and Carabobo; fair on LSB to dodge 1040.0 Cuba / Colombia / Brazil mess. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1040 | COLOMBIA | HJAI, Radio Tropical, Barranquilla, DEC 25 0258 - Libertad and Radio Tropical mentioned. Thanks to Henrik Klemetz on RealDX list for ID help. "The station is part of Cadena Libertad which includes 600 and 720." {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1040 | CUBA | R. Mayabeque, Guines, DEC 25 0200 - Mayabeque ID; USB used to dodge 1039.62 Venezuela. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1050 | VENEZUELA (t) | YVKZ, R. Nacional de Venezuela, Caracas, DEC 25 0200 - Likely this (from prior log) with Spanish talk mixing with WEPN NYC Spanish. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1060 | CUBA | R. 26, Jovellanos, DEC 22 2359 - Radio Veinteseis ID, overmodulated piano music; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, DEC 22 0300 - Q'Hubo Radio ID, rustic music with accordion, male vocal; over WNCT. + DEC 25 0158 - "En Q'Hubo Radio", Spanish Christmas music; over other Spanish speaker. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1080 | CUBA | R. Cadena Habana, Villa Maria, DEC 25 0200 - Woman with Cadena Habana mention; noisy but briefly better than WTIC. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1090 | COLOMBIA | HJOM, BluRadio, Cartagena, DEC 25 0200 - BluRadio ID, mention of Colombia and 'bluradio.com'. Generally atop WBAL. Per Henrik Klemetz "Indeed, Mark. This is the Bogotá feed via a Cartagena transmitter. You might want to write to Oscar "Tito" López, the station manager. He is fluent in English and he knows about QSL's. He used to collect US station stickers." {A} + DEC 25 0300 - "BluRadio" ID. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1100 | BRAZIL | ZYK694, R. Globo, Sao Paulo, DEC 25 0200 - Globo ID through jumble. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1100 | COLOMBIA | HJCN, BBN, Bogota, DEC 25 0300 - "Buenas noticias de hoy", chimes, religious talk. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1110 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Holguin, DEC 22 0300 - // 740 with Angulo chimes; under WBT. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1160.041 | unID | ?, DEC 25 0200 - Man said "buenas noches", growl against WOBM and unID Spanish language religious music station. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, Caracol R., Cartagena, DEC 25 0300 - Station with "Tropicana" slogan; over WWVA. Per Henrik Klemetz on RealDX list "Caracol, Cartagena. For Christmas and New Year's all Caracol stations usually relay the signal from Tropicana (which is a Caracol FM station)." {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1210 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, V. C. Jobabo, DEC 25 0200 - Sports-related Spanish talk by man // 670; over unID vocal & WPHT. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1309.687 | COLOMBIA | HJAK, La Voz de la Patria Celestial, Barranquilla, DEC 25 0201 - Fast Spanish talk by man, La Voz de la Patria Celestial ID; on LSB to dodge WLOB/WICH. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA] 1540 | BAHAMAS | ZNS1, R. Bahamas, Nassau, DEC 25 0200 - // 810 with marching band party music including "Also Sprach Zarathustra", "100 Pounds of Clay", then "Whoomp There It Is"; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1559 | unID (BAHAMAS?) | ?, DEC 22 0300 - ZNS1 possibly source of het / spur here; 1521 also present but possibly Saudi for that. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1580 | COLOMBIA | HJQZ, R. Maria, Barranquilla, DEC 25 0200 - Radio Maria mention, religious talk by man in Spanish; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, DEC 25 0200 - Loud with female preacher, presumably Pastor Melissa Scott. [Connelly*Y-MA]