MASSACHUSETTS INTERNATIONAL MW DX EFFORT IN PARALLEL WITH THE MAJOR DXPEDITIONS OF 1996 Mark Connelly - WA1ION - 17 NOV 1996 This year I didn't have the available time off from work to join in on the November DXpedition to Newfoundland. I did have a desire to do some DXing during the time frame of 2 to 17 November 1996. This overlapped much of the time of two major medium-wave DXpeditions (in Cappahayden, Newfoundland, Canada and Sheigra, Scotland). The value of a parallel effort is to provide an overall feeling of the band conditions (propagation) and to highlight some of the differences (and similarities) of the AM dial as it is being scrupulously examined during the same period by talented DXers at different sites. I used a combination of home-based DXing and DX from "field sites" near the ocean. The sites and different listening times increased the variety of stations heard. There were no auroral conditions during the two week period, so interference from northerly domestic and European stations blocked signals from several tropical countries (such as French Guiana, Guyana, Brazil, Argentina, and a number of Africans) that are sometimes receivable from coastal sites in the metro- Boston and Cape Cod regions. Highly-directional Beverages were not available; use of these (and a greater availability of DX time in the useful 2000-2300 UTC sunset-enhancement period) would have increased the log totals. The final medium-wave country count (not including tentatives) was 63. ====================================================== Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1996 Receiver = Drake R8A Antenna systems: (home) two 37 m slopers (east, west) with 50 m horizontal loop as floating ground for noise reduction (mobile) remotely-tuned loop, active whip (all sites) DCP-2 controller / delay-line phasing unit, Mini-MWT-3 regenerative tuner [B] = Billerica, MA (GC= 71.221 W / 42.532 N) [H] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.02 W / 41.71 N) [R] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) [Y] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.20 W / 41.65 N) ====================================================== *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *** ~ 153 ALGERIA, Bechar, NOV 2 0527 - exciting AA vocal & instrumentation, // 549, 891. [H] + NOV 13 0025 - woman in AA. [R] ~ 153 GERMANY, Donebach, NOV 13 0030 - Deutschlandradio // 549, 756, 1422 w/ folk music / world music program that included some African-style vocals (to confuse DXers). Atop Algeria's AA talk for a while. [R] ~ 162 FRANCE, France-Inter, Allouis, NOV 2 0525 - adult-contemporary female vocal; good. [H] ~ 171 MOROCCO, Nador, NOV 13 0023 - AA violin & plucked mandolin music; HUGE. [R] ~ 171 unID, NOV 2 0524 - Elton John vocal; fair. Morocco is the usual dominant, but possibly something else here this time. [H] ~ 177 GERMANY, Oranienburg, NOV 2 0523 - bits of music, in QRM. [H] ~ 180 unID, NOV 13 0022 - poor w/ talk that sounded FF. At first this was thought to be Europe #1 moved from 183, but E-mail correspondence indicates than Europe #1 is still on 183 and that this may have been Turkey instead. [R] ~ 183 GERMANY, Europe #1, Saarlouis, NOV 2 0522 - FF advert for "Gaz de France" natural gas, fast FF talk, then pop EE vocal; excellent. + NOV 16 0445 - FF talk, pop music. [H] ~ 198 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC synchros, NOV 2 0516 - EE talk about summit meetings, peace-keeping efforts; o/ music station that was probably Algeria. [H] ~ 207 MOROCCO, RTM 'A', Azilal, NOV 2 0515 - // 594 w/ man in AA, then AA pop music; huge signal. [H] ~ 216 FRANCE (MONACO), Roumoules, NOV 2 0517 - blasting in w/ FF version of 1964 oldie "The Leader of the Pack". [H] ~ 225 POLAND, Konstantynow, NOV 2 0518 - Slavic-sounding vocal & talk; mushy audio. [H] ~ 234 LUXEMBOURG, RTL, Junglinster, NOV 2 0518 - fast FF talk by man; excellent. [H] ~ 243 unID (DENMARK, TURKEY listed), NOV 2 0519 - music; poor. [H] ~ 252 IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Clarkestown, NOV 2 0520 - local-like w/ modern rock; way o/ Algeria. [H] ~ 270 CZECH REPUBLIC, Topolna, NOV 2 0521 - Slavic-sounding teletalk; poor to fair, some beacon QRM. [H] ~ 531 ALGERIA, Ain-El-Beida, NOV 16 0444 - AA male vocal & flute (// local-like 549). Mixed w/ Spain. [H] ~ 531 GERMANY, Burg, NOV 16 0600 - GG news; briefly o/ Spain. [H] ~ 531 MADEIRA, Porto Santo, NOV 16 0722 - mellow PP male vocal // 666; behind Spain. Sought-for Faroe Islands was not audible. [H] ~ 531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 2 2254 - woman in SS; briefly o/ the others. [H] + NOV 13 0015 - woman w/ SS teletalk; huge signal (better than RVC-530), little evidence of Algeria. [R] ~ 549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, NOV 2 0510 - sermon or speech by man in AA; loud! [H] + NOV 13 0015 - man & woman in AA, mentions of Al Ahram newspaper, then AA music; local-like, killing 550. [R] ~ 549 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio synchros, NOV 13 0030 - folk music show // 153, 756, 1422: briefly o/ Algeria's AA talk. [R] ~ 558 SPAIN, RNE5, Valencia et al., NOV 2 0507 - // 585 w/ woman in SS; poor to fair. [H] ~ 567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, NOV 2 0321 - mellow Gloria Estefan EE vocal, EE talk; fair on peaks (but considerable 570 slop). + NOV 2 2256 - EE sportstalk; to good peak. + NOV 3 0025 - smooth jazz; very good. [H] + NOV 9 2327 [B] & NOV 13 0017 [R]: good. + NOV 16 0501 - EE news about refugee camps in Zaire. + NOV 16 0625 - EXCELLENT w/ traditional Irish instrumental music. Still audible after 0730 UTC. [H] ~ 567 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 16 0440 - blues-rock, SS talk // 684 and others; audible through co-channel Ireland. [H] ~ 576 SPAIN, RNE5(/1), Barcelona, NOV 2 0513 - // 585 w/ woman in SS; o/ AA-sounding station that was probably Algeria. [H] + NOV 13 0018 - man & woman SS teletalk; good. [R] + NOV 16 0612 - good w/ SS vocal // RNE5's such as 558 & 657, but not // RNE1's such as 684. [H] ~ 585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, NOV 2 0506 - classical music excerpt, SS talk by woman, ID "R. Uno y R. Cinco de R. Nacional de Espana"; EXCELLENT, better than adjacent domestics. [H] + NOV 13 0019 - local-like (equal WBNW-590 level !) [R] ~ 594 MOROCCO, RTM 'A', Oujda, NOV 2 0515 - // 207 w/ man in AA; good / dominant. + NOV 2 0546 - // 207, 819: AA group vocal; HUGE signal, way o/ Portugal. [H] + NOV 13 0020 - // 207 w/ AA talk & music; fair o/ others. [R] ~ 594 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, NOV 2 0455 - // 963 w/ PP pop music; o/u Morocco AA. Noted again at 0505. [H] ~ 603 FRANCE, Lyon-Tramoyes, NOV 16 0620 - // 711, 945 w/ FF talk by man; then folk-style female vocal; good, o/ Spain. [H] ~ 603 MADEIRA, RDP, Pico de Arieiro, NOV 2 0457 - // 666 w/ instrumental music; o/u Spain. [H] ~ 603 SPAIN, RNE1/5, Sevilla / Palencia, NOV 2 0346 - teletalk, woman in SS // 648, others; good. [H] ~ 612 IRELAND, Athlone, NOV 2 2300 - EE talk by man & woman, fast SAH; under huge Morocco carrier (that was barely modulated). [H] + NOV 10 0538 - Donna Lewis hit "I Love You Always Forever". [B] ~ 612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 2 0611 - AA violins at low audio level on S9+35 carrier. Raspy low-pitched het on low side, of unknown origin. [H] + NOV 9 2341 - AA vocal & violins; loud / dominant. [B] ~ 621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 2 0350 - SS talk; poor to fair, o/ others. + NOV 2 0458 - excellent w/ man in SS. [H] ~ 639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., NOV 2 0355 - SS female teletalk; fair. [H] + NOV 9 2342 - SS teletalk; huge. [B] ~ 648 SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., NOV 2 0346 - teletalk, woman in SS // 603, 684; fair. [H] ~ 657 SPAIN, RNE5, Madrid, NOV 7 2350 - music, SS talk; loud. [R] + NOV 16 0612 - // 558, 576; good w/ SS vocal. [H] ~ 666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, NOV 2 0344-0347 - mellow PP vocal, then piano music; to excellent peaks. SS-sounding station way under. + NOV 2 0400 - slow time pips, fanfare, PP news; good. + NOV 16 0733 - still a HUGE signal here at this late time. [H] ~ 674 LIBYA, Benghazi, NOV 2 2304 - AA male vocal; hetting 675. [H] ~ 675 FRANCE, France-Inter, Marseille, NOV 2 0343 - man in FF; o/ Netherlands music. + NOV 16 0503 - FF talk by 2 men; good. [H] ~ 675 NETHERLANDS, R. Ten Gold, Lopik, NOV 2 0343 - pop-rock oldies music; mostly u/ France. [H] ~ 684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, NOV 2 0342 - LOCAL-LIKE w/ SS female teletalk show. This was actually clearer than adjacent WRKO-680 (which had co-channel WAPA, WPTF, CKXG, & Cuban QRM). + NOV 3 0009 - "in the room" signal - slopping WRKO badly ! [H] ~ 684 YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA), Beograd, NOV 13 0038 - Slavic female vocal kept coming up in strength and finally covered the powerhouse Spaniard. [R] ~ 693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., NOV 2 0348 - EE talk; mixed w/ Azores & Spain. [H] + NOV 8 0128 - caller from Manchester talking about films and the life of Gandhi; local- like. [R] ~ 693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, NOV 2 0348 - piano music // 666; mixed w/ UK & Spain. [H] ~ 693 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 2 0348 - woman in SS; o/u Azores, UK. [H] ~ 702 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 13 0044 - AA talk by man; o/ others. [R] ~ 702 SPAIN, COPE synchros, NOV 7 2348 - excited SS talk; o/ others. [R] + NOV 16 0506 - // 837 w/ SS news & teletalk; good, o/ Morocco AA music. [H] ~ 711 FRANCE, Rennes, NOV 16 0620 - // 603, 945 w/ FF talk by man; then folk-style female vocal; fair o/ jumble. [H] ~ 711 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, NOV 2 0550 - AA group vocal; excellent. [H] ~ 720 PORTUGAL, RDP, Porto et al., NOV 2 0407 - plaintive PP vocal // 666; audible through CHTN. [H] ~ 729 IRELAND, RTE R. 1, Cork, NOV 8 0103 - // 567 w/ female vocal of oldie "I Think We're Alone Now", just behind Spain; CKAC phased. [R] ~ 729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., NOV 2 0410 - SS talk // 684; poor. + NOV 2 0536 - SS teletalk; good o/ 3 Hz SAH. [H] ~ 738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, NOV 2 0410 - SS talk // 684; poor to fair, o/ other. [H] ~ 747 BURKINA FASO (t), Ouagadougou, NOV 16 2158 - probably this w/ African music mixed w/ Canary Islands. [Y] ~ 747 CANARY ISLANDS, Las Palmas (// SPAIN ?), NOV 2 0535 - man in SS; dominant o/ others. [H] ~ 747 NETHERLANDS, Flevoland, NOV 2 0420 - DD talk by man; mixed w/ several others. + NOV 2 2307 - male/female soul-style duet vocal, DD talk; excellent peak & great audio as always. SS talk way under. [H] ~ 756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, NOV 2 0411 - "Cabaret" Broadway vocal, GG talk by man; good, o/ other. + NOV 2 2350 - // 1422 w/ man & woman in GG; o/ others. [H] ~ 756 SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, NOV 2 0534 - SS talk by woman; good. Germany (w/ classical music) audible off in the background. + NOV 16 0507 - man in SS; o/ others. [H] ~ 765 SENEGAL, Dakar, NOV 16 2155 - great Afro-pop music; good. [Y] ~ 765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, NOV 2 0419 - woman in FF, classical music; excellent. [H] + NOV 9 2344 - classical piano; local- like. [B] + NOV 16 0507 - man & woman in FF, then light music; good. [H] ~ 774 EGYPT, Abis, NOV 3 0016 - AA chant; momentarily huge & wiping out Spain. [H] ~ 774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 2 0421 - // 684 w/ SS version of Bill Haley's "See You Later, Alligator"; excellent. [H] + NOV 4 0152 - woman in SS; only slightly o/ Koranic vocal from the Egyptian. [B] ~ 783 PORTUGAL, Miramar, NOV 2 0504 - PP-sounding talk by woman; poor, o/ others. + NOV 3 0014 - pop music, PP talk w/ low-pitched growl & bits of AA (Syria) under. + NOV 16 0508 - jazz/ rock music; PP talk; to good peak. [H] ~ 783 SYRIA, Tartus, NOV 9 2346 - AA talk by man & woman; good. [B] + NOV 13 0012 - // 827 w/ man in AA; fair, o/ rumble. [R] ~ 792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, NOV 2 0438 - fast SS talk, o/ possible FF station. [H] ~ 801 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, NOV 2 0437 - '40s-era SS hit "Perfidia", // 684; fair. [H] ~ 819 EGYPT, Batra, NOV 4 0159 - // 864 w/ man preaching in AA. 819 had 864 beaten by about 5 dB, but 864 had less slop. [B] ~ 819 MOROCCO, Rabat, NOV 2 0546 - // 594 w/ group AA vocal; good, o/ others. [H] ~ 827 SYRIA, Deir el Zawr, NOV 3 0012 - a cappella AA male vocal; good, stronger than the 828 cluster. Identity determined by Mika Makelainen in Finland (.. thanks). [H] + NOV 13 0012 - confirmed as Syria by // 783: man in AA; good. [R] Could there be two different stations on 827 ? ~ 837 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, NOV 2 0358 - orchestral music // 666; good, o/ Spain-Canaries SS. + NOV 16 0737 - middle of the road female PP vocal, // 666; to good peak. [H] ~ 846 ITALY, Rome, NOV 2 0440 - classical music; to fair peak. + NOV 3 0011 - man & woman in Italian; fair. [H] ~ 855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., NOV 2 0442 - // 684 w/ female SS show-tune style vocal; fair to good. + NOV 3 0009 - SS talk, religious choral music (// 684); loud. Probable Romania just a bit under w/ woman talking in unID language. SAH 4 Hz. [H] ~ 864 EGYPT, Santah, NOV 3 0017 - AA male Koranic vocal; atop the channel. [H] + NOV 4 0159 - // 819 w/ man preaching in AA. [B] + NOV 13 0049 - Koranic vocal; massive. [R] ~ 864 FRANCE, Paris, NOV 2 0552 - // 945 w/ old-fashioned French- style accordion music; good. [H] ~ 864 SPAIN / ?, NOV 3 0008 - SS talk, pop vocal in a very jumbled mess w/ apparent AA station & others. [H] ~ 873 SPAIN, SER, Zaragoza, NOV 2 0252 - man & woman SS teletalk; good. [H] ~ 882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, NOV 2 0246 - dominant w/ SS talk by man, BBC audible under; WCBS phased. [H] ~ 882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford, NOV 4 0211 - EE discussion of changes in Romania; good to excellent o/ others. [B] ~ 891 ALGERIA, Algiers, NOV 2 0242 - male AA vocal at light audio level; o/ others. + NOV 2 0444 - HUGE w/ shrill vocal & violins. [H] + NOV 13 0053 - // 153 w/ man in AA; loud, o/ others (including another apparent Islamic-culture station). [R] ~ 907.8 GAMBIA (t), NOV 16 2215 - mostly just a fair strength carrier on this unique frequency; in 909/910 slop. [Y] ~ 909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., NOV 2 0445 - man & woman in EE; o/ others. [H] ~ 918 SPAIN, R. Intercontinental, Madrid, NOV 2 0549 - SS female vocal (styling like that of Olivia Newton John); fair. + NOV 3 0004 - romantic vocal, then SS talk; briefly o/ slop. [H] ~ 936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 2 0450 - rock music, woman in SS; poor. [H] ~ 945 FRANCE, Toulouse, NOV 2 0551 - pop FF vocal, then accordion instrumental; very good to excellent. + NOV 16 0622 - // 603, 711 w/ folk-style female vocal; fair. [H] ~ 954 QATAR, QBS, Al Arish, NOV 5 0315 - finally got this one w/ AA preaching by man // 7210. Signal was way under Spain, but it could be picked out when switching VFO 'A' on 954 and 'B' on 7210. [B] ~ 954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, NOV 2 0451 - fast SS talk by man; strong peaks, choppy fades. [H] + NOV 4 0226 - SS teletalk by man & woman; good. [B] ~ 963 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Seixal, NOV 2 0455 - // 594 w/ pop music; mixed w/ unID station. [H] ~ 963 unID, NOV 2 0459 - possibly UK or Eire instead of Portugal - "I'm Telling You Now" 1965 oldie by Freddy & the Dreamers; briefly o/ jumble. 594 was buried by Morocco, so couldn't verify Portugal //. [H] ~ 981 ALGERIA, Algiers, NOV 2 0511 - very good w/ AA talk by man (different from what was on 549). [H] ~ 999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, NOV 2 0236 - man in SS; fair. [H] ~ 1008 CANARY ISLANDS (or SPAIN), NOV 16 0522 - SS talk to fair peaks o/ jumble & WINS slop. [H] ~ 1017 GERMANY, Rheinsender, NOV 4 0218 - bouncy Alpine-style music & vocal, bits of GG talk; poor, in slop. [B] ~ 1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 2 2315 - // 1044 w/ SS teletalk; tough WBZ slop. [H] ~ 1035 ITALY, NOV 16 0525 - light instrumental music, man & woman in II; poor. Portugal is supposed to be back on this frequency, but it was Italy at this time. [H] ~ 1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 7 2344 - shouting vocal o/ Spain. [R] + NOV 9 2057 - female AA vocal & strings; o/ Spain SS talk. [B] ~ 1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 2 0234 - SS teletalk w/ female host. + NOV 2 2315 - fast SS teletalk; dominant. [H] + NOV 4 0231 - huge (// 1080) w/ SS talk, romantic music. [B] ~ 1053 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al., NOV 3 0001 - // 1089 w/ man & woman in EE; good. [H] + NOV 4 0019 - talk about corporal punishment in schools; to good peak. [B] + NOV 16 0741 - Talk Radio ID, still fair at this time. [H] ~ 1062 DENMARK, Kalundborg, NOV 10 0513 - US soul music, man in Danish; excellent. [B] ~ 1080 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 4 0231 - // 1044 w/ SS talk, lush string music, then Nat & Natalie Cole version of "When I Fall in Love" (the '61 Lettermen hit); audible at times through nulled WTIC. Third station, possibly Venezuela, noted at end. [B] ~ 1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Moorside Edge et al., NOV 2 2359 - woman in EE; to good peaks o/ slop. [H] + NOV 8 0049 - talk about sexuality; loud. [R] ~ 1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, NOV 2 2358 - disco-influenced Muzak; dominant, Spain way under. [H] ~ 1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 2 0230 - SS teletalk; good. [H] + NOV 8 0046 - spirited SS talk; excellent, way o/ others. [R] + NOV 16 0747 - SS talk; fair. [H] ~ 1116 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 8 0040 - // 1044 w/ SS teletalk, then soul version of John Lennon's "Imagine". [R] ~ 1116 unID, NOV 14 0450 - tone-tester on and off several times. [B] ~ 1125 CROATIA, HR, Deanovec, NOV 2 2356 - // 1134 w/ "Head Over Feet" by Alanis Morisette; poor to fair, slightly o/ Spain. [H] ~ 1125 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 8 0034 - // 1152 w/ woman in SS; good. [R] ~ 1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, NOV 2 2319 - man & woman Slavic talk, then "Mission Impossible" theme; dominant, Spain noted under. + NOV 2 2356 - Slavic talk, Alanis Morisette song; good / dominant. [H] ~ 1134 SPAIN, COPE synchros, NOV 8 0037 - // 1143 w/ SS teletalk; mixed w/ Croatia. [R] ~ 1143 SPAIN, COPE synchros, NOV 8 0037 - // 1134 w/ SS teletalk; poor to fair, in graveyard-like jumble w/ music station & others. [R] ~ 1152 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 8 0034 - // 1125 w/ woman in SS; fair, o/ jumble. [R] ~ 1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, NOV 8 0027 - // 1044 w/ fast SS talk by man; good. [R] ~ 1179 SWEDEN, Solvesborg, NOV 10 0518 - man in Swedish; good, o/ Spain. [B] ~ 1187.1 unID, NOV 8 0015 - hetting 1188, not much usable audio on either frequency. [R] + Correspondence from Mauricio Molano in Spain suggests that Morocco has drifted down from 1188 at various times. ~ 1188 HUNGARY, Szombathely, NOV 14 0442 - jazz, then Hungarian talk by man & woman; to good peak. Noted bits of parallel audio on 1251 behind the Libyan there. [B] ~ 1197 LESOTHO, BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, NOV 16 2209 - BBC EE newscast; poor, briefly o/ others. [Y] ~ 1197 MOROCCO (t), NOV 16 2207 - bits of AA vocal mixed w/ Spain & BBC Lesotho. [Y] ~ 1197 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, NOV 8 0021 - SS talk; fading up, mixing w/ Virgin Radio. [R] ~ 1197 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, NOV 8 0020 - // 1215 w/ R.E.M. "The End of the World as We Know It"; fair to good. [R] ~ 1206 FRANCE, Bordeaux, NOV 2 0554 - // 864, 945: accordion music, FF talk by woman, then jazzy vocal; fair to good. [H] + NOV 12 0615 - // 1377 w/ FF male vocal; loud. [B] ~ 1206 ISRAEL, Haifa (t), NOV 8 0215 - most likely this (per Karel Honzik in Czech Rep.) w/ a lot of unfamiliar-language teletalk and a Jewish-sounding song. Fair at best and often faded into the mush. [R] ~ 1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, NOV 4 0135 - "American Pie" by Don McLean; good. [B] + NOV 8 0020 - R.E.M. "The End of the World as We Know It"; loud, o/ Spain. (I wish US AM's would play stuff like this !) [R] ~ 1215 SPAIN, COPE synchros, NOV 8 0019 - SS talk by man o/u Virgin R., UK. [R] ~ 1224 NETHERLANDS, Trintalhaven, NOV 8 0235 - probable w/ rock music ("More than Words" by Extreme) o/ Spain (and NOT // Virgin). [R] ~ 1224 SPAIN, COPE synchros, NOV 8 0012 - man in SS; o/ mess. [R] ~ 1233 MOROCCO, Tanger, NOV 8 0002 - AA vocal; poor w/ local WESX phased. [R] ~ 1242 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Marseille, NOV 8 0000 - running usual format of pop & jazz vocals, no talk at top of the hour. [R] ~ 1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, NOV 4 0143 - AA talk by man at low audio level on a good-strength carrier. [B] + NOV 7 2340 - man in AA; several others under. [R] ~ 1259 AZORES, RDP, Faial, NOV 7 2338 - bits of talk // 666; tough w/ residual slop from nulled local WEZE. [R] ~ 1260 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 7 2330 - SER way under phased local WEZE, but definitely here w/ SS talk // 1044. Other station (CIHI ?) mixing in at the end. [R] ~ 1269 GERMANY, Neumunster, NOV 7 2322 - woman in GG; poor to fair in tough CJCB slop (pop music, AST timecheck). Low growl, possible SS talk under. [R] ~ 1278 IRELAND, RTE R. 2 synchros, Cork/Dublin, NOV 8 0008 - mellow vocal // Athlone-612; mixed w/ FF-sounding station (Strasbourg ?) [R] ~ 1287 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 7 2318 - SS teletalk // 1044; slightly o/ jumble. [R] ~ 1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, NOV 2 2321 - SS talk; in jumble & slop. [H] ~ 1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 2 2322 - SS talk; poor. [H] + NOV 7 2307 - // 1413 w/ SS news; fair o/ unID music. [R] + NOV 16 0541 - // 1314 w/ man & woman in SS; fair. [H] ~ 1313 ANGOLA (t), NOV 4 0146 - het against Norway-1314, not much audio extractable. [B] ~ 1314 NORWAY, Kvitsoy, NOV 2 2325 - US blues-rock; fair, slightly o/ Spain's SS talk. The loop could be positioned to get one station or the other. [H] + NOV 4 0147 - 1940's nostalgia female vocal; good, o/ Spain. + NOV 10 0525 - HUGE ! [B] ~ 1314 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 16 0542 - // 1305 w/ woman in SS; good, dominating o/ Norway. [H] ~ 1332 ITALY, Rome et al., NOV 16 0542 - man in II; poor to fair, in slop. [H] ~ 1341 NORTHERN IRELAND, BBC, Lisnagarvey, NOV 13 0210 - man in EE to fair peak, other stations rumbling in the background. [R] ~ 1349 MAURITANIA, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, NOV 7 2315 - AA talk in slop (4845 was worse though). This would have been much better about 2 hours earlier. [R] + NOV 16 2230 - soft-spoken AA talk by man & woman, // 4845. Hets present from unID's on 1349.8, 1350.0, and 1350.77. [Y] ~ 1359 SPAIN, Arganda, NOV 7 2233 - man in SS; poor to fair o/ AA- sounding station that may have been Egypt. [R] ~ 1376 unID, NOV 7 2235 - het or 1 kHz tone test on 1377 ? Also something (Ukraine ?) noted on 1378 a bit later. [R] ~ 1377 FRANCE, Lille, NOV 12 0615 - // 1206 w/ FF vocal having North African influences; fair. [B] ~ 1386 IRAN, Ahwaz, NOV 8 0243 - Koranic chants to strong peak. Steve Whitt and Ben Dangerfield both said that this was most likely the Iranian. [R] ~ 1394 TOGO (t), NOV 7 2309 - fair strength het against Netherlands-1395. [R] ~ 1395 NETHERLANDS, Jazzradio, Lopik, NOV 7 2247 - cover version of Carole King's "Smackwater Jack"; fair. [R] ~ 1413 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, NOV 7 2307 - // 1305 w/ SS news by man & woman; poor to fair through CIGO slop. [R] ~ 1413 YUGOSLAVIA (KOSOVO) (t), Pristina, NOV 13 0038 - Slavic- sounding vocal (heard u/ Spain) seemed to be // Serbia-684, although I don't think these stations are normally running the same broadcasts. [R] ~ 1422 ALGERIA, Algiers, NOV 7 2322 - AA vocal u/ Germany. [R] ~ 1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, NOV 2 2350 - // 756 w/ man & woman in GG; poor to fair in mix w/ apparent Algeria. [H] ~ 1431 UKRAINE, Kopani, NOV 14 0415 - Slavic talk by man (dramatic presentation); fair w/ some WXKS slop. Carriers noted on 972, 1377, 1404 also, but this had the best audio. [B] ~ 1440 LUXEMBOURG, Marnach, NOV 14 0419 - religious music, preacher in GG; strong, rolling o/ the domestics. [B] ~ 1467 FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, NOV 7 2248 - AA talk by man; very good. [R] ~ 1467 unID (possibly MOLDOVA), NOV 14 0420 - Slavic-sounding talk by woman; over low rumble, too weak to be France. [B] ~ 1476 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UAE Radio, Dubai, NOV 13 0225 - oud music (similar to that used at sign-on by Saudi Arabia); to EXCELLENT peak (!) when cardioid phased array was adjusted for best domestic slop rejection. [R] ~ 1502 ANGOLA (t), NOV 7 2250 - mostly just a het. Also had 1502.5, 1503, 1505 carriers. [R] + NOV 13 0113 - muffled PP-sounding talk; poor, WTOP phased (so more QRM from 1503). [R] ~ 1503 AZORES, AFRTS, Lajes, NOV 13 0115 - US EE sports report (NFL football, etc.); fair to good o/ Spain. This was a real surprise ! [R] ~ 1512 BELGIUM, Wolvertem, NOV 7 2253 - FF talk by man; excellent w/ WNRB phased. + NOV 7 2353 - man & woman w/ financial talk in Dutch; monster signal. [R] ~ 1512 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, NOV 13 0120 - Koranic vocal; good w/ WNRB phased. [R] ~ 1521 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, NOV 2 0301 - male a cappella Koranic vocal; fair to good. [H] + NOV 7 2254 - huge w/ AA chant. [R] + NOV 9 2115 - man & woman in AA; good w/ WGAM daytimer nulled. [B] ~ 1526 unID, NOV 13 0125 - probably the wandering Middle East clandestine thing here w/ apparent AA talk by woman. [R] ~ 1530 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, NOV 4 0304 - VOA EE news about civil unrest in Burundi and Zaire; fair to good w/ WSAI phased. [B] ~ 1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, NOV 7 0040-0045 - II talk, jazz-Muzak versions of "Aquarius" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"; good, way o/ WSAI. [B] + NOV 13 0126 - typical light music in at local strength; WSAI so much weaker that it was barely detectable. [R] ~ 1539 GERMANY, ERF, Mainflingen, NOV 14 0425 - w/ man in FF (external service); good w/ WDCD phased. [B] ~ 1544 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, NOV 7 2257 - AA talk by man (apparent political speech); good w/ WDCD phased. [R] ~ 1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, NOV 2 2347 - VOA EE program w/ reports from field correspondents; to fair peak o/ others. [H] + NOV 7 0050 - good w/ "special" (slow) EE tutorial about the different branches of the US government. [B] ~ 1548 UNITED KINGDOM, NOV 17 0427 - at least two UK locals here - one w/ talkshow, other had EE talk, music, and an ID that had "Gold" in it; very jumbled. [B] ~ 1566 SWITZERLAND, Sarnen, NOV 13 0128 - GG female showtune-style vocal; good w/ WQEW phased. [R] + NOV 14 0429 - bluegrass acoustic guitar; old-time Appalachian mountain-music vocal; excellent ! [B] ~ 1575 ITALY, Genova, NOV 13 0129 - II talk by woman, mixed w/ SER Spain. [R] ~ 1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 2 2341 - // 1044, 1584 w/ SS talk; poor to fair. [R] ~ 1584 CEUTA, NOV 13 0007 - woman in SS (non-SER): atop the co- channel SER station at times. [R] ~ 1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, NOV 2 2340 - SS teletalk // 1044; just slightly o/ music station, fast SAH. [H] + NOV 13 0007 - fast SS talk, mixing w/ non-SER SS station. [R] ~ 1602 SPAIN (t), EI, Vitoria, NOV 2 2342 - piano jazz (not // SER); briefly good, then it submerged into the 1600 slop. [H] ~ 1608 GERMANY, Wilhelmshaven, NOV 4 0059 - RTTY utility station; fair to good. [B] ~ 1620 NETHERLANDS, PCH, Scheveningen, NOV 7 2301 - "PCH" CW ID, 8 data packets in a repeated sequence; wiping out CT TIS. [R] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** ~ 526 BAHAMAS, ZLS, Stella Maris, NOV 3 0027 - Morse code "ZLS" beacon good; slight RVC-530 slop at times. [H] ~ 530 TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, NOV 2 1358 - mellow religious SS vocal, SS talk; steady S8 daytime groundwave on loop. + NOV 3 0026 - played US national anthem. [H] ~ 535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, NOV 2 0309 - good w/ reggae vocal. [H] ~ 540 COLOMBIA (t), HJKA, Bogota, NOV 2 0528 - ad or promo ending in "en Colombia !" briefly o/ mess. [H] ~ 540 MEXICO, Monterrey, XEWA, NOV 16 0732 - jingle w/ "X-E-W-A", then ranchera music vocal & accordion; good, o/ others. [H] ~ 550 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, NOV 3 0315 - Mundial ID atop channel, more QRM from Algeria het than from anything on 550. [H] + NOV 16 2327 - // YVYM-880 w/ Venezuelan sporting event. [Y] ~ 555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, NOV 2 0317 - spirited soca vocal & drumming; LOUD. [H] ~ 560 VENEZUELA, probably YVRH, Ciudad Guayana, NOV 13 0145 - briefly cutting through the domestic jumble w/ Venezuelan sporting event that was possibly the same as the one on YVQJ-1080. Semi-local WGAN phased. [R] ~ 570 CUBA, NOV 13 0149 - running R. Reloj service at this time; in jumble w/ assorted domestics & South Americans. [R] ~ 580 PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, NOV 2 0330 - long SS discussion by man & woman, then (finally) a "W-K-A-Q" jingle ID; atop WTAG, CJFX, & apparent Jamaica. [H] ~ 580 VENEZUELA, YVMJ, Maracaibo, NOV 13 0150 - SS sporting event seemed // YVQJ-1080; in mess w/ WKAQ, others. [R] ~ 595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, NOV 8 0114 - EE newstalk; poor to fair, heavily hetted by 594. [R] + NOV 13 0153 - EE talk/ teletalk; fair w/ Morocco-594 nulled. [R] ~ 600 CUBA, Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, NOV 2 0332 - Rebelde program o/ other SS. [H] ~ 620 ANTIGUA, ABS, St. John's, NOV 8 0117 - soca music, Carib-EE DJ said "We're going to take a few more calls."; briefly through nulled WZON, WVMT, WXLX and a nasty het from Canaries-621. [R] ~ 630 PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, NOV 16 2315 - woman w/ SS newstalk about Puerto Rican economy & jobs; good, o/ CFCY/WPRO. [Y] ~ 640 GUADELOUPE, RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, NOV 4 0002 - fast FF political talk by man; fair / dominant, hetted by Spain-639. [B] ~ 650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, NOV 2 0335 - mentions of Santa Maria, crowd noises, sporting event, Antena Dos ID; loud. Other LA's & WSM way under. [H] ~ 672.2 CANADA, NOV 2 0351 - raspy AC-modulated carrier. Info from Jean Burnell suggests that this is CKXB Musgravetown, NF (nominally on 670). [H] ~ 690 ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, NOV 16 2200 - excited US EE preacher shouting; good, o/ PP-sounding talk (probable Brazil) in CBF null. [Y] ~ 690 VENEZUELA, YVMR, Barquisimeto, NOV 8 0131 - SS talk, ads for Barquisimeto businesses; dominant w/ CBF phased. [R] ~ 700 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCX, Cali, NOV 2 0312 - SS shouting // 810; mixed w/ Jamaica & unID SS that had big-band & Spike Jones sound- effects stuff. [H] ~ 700 JAMAICA, JBC R.1, Montego Bay, NOV 2 0315 - dancehall reggae; briefly atop Colombia & others. [H] ~ 705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, NOV 2 0354 - Afro- Caribbean male vocal; fair. [H] ~ 710 CUBA, R. Rebelde, NOV 2 0225 - // 1180 w/ fast SS talk; behind WOR. [H] ~ 750 VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, NOV 17 0022 - SS sports coverage w/ a Caracas team; dominant. [Y] ~ 760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, NOV 16 2308 - SS man & woman telephone interview // 770; huge / dominant. [Y] ~ 760 CUBA, R. Reloj, Las Mercedes / Guanabacoa, NOV 17 0047 - R. Reloj news & time show mixing w/ HJAJ & WJR. [Y] ~ 770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, NOV 2 0414 - Colombian news in SS; o/ WABC. [H] + NOV 16 2308 - SS telephone interview // to HJAJ-760; good, almost equal to WABC. [Y] ~ 780 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, NOV 4 0004 - Carib-EE talk (a remote broadcast from a shopping center); o/u CFDR, WBBM, others. [B] ~ 780 VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, NOV 13 0208 - SS talk & musical fanfare // 4980, mixed w/ other SS Latin American. Loop pointed south for joint reduction of WBBM & CFDR. [R] ~ 800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, NOV 13 0209 - southern-US-accented preacher; blasting in, way o/ Canadians. [R] ~ 810 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, NOV 2 0228 - SS futbol coverage // 1170; mixed w/ several others. [H] ~ 830 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN, Basseterre, NOV 4 0007 - // 7510 w/ EE talk about the role of Trinity Broadcasting around the world; fair w/ WCRN phased. [B] ~ 830 VENEZUELA, R. Sensacion, YVLT, Caracas, NOV 8 0058 - SS Caracas news getting through St. Kitts w/ general cardioid null of co- channel domestics. [R] ~ 840 CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, NOV 16 2305 - SS talk about the people of Santa Clara and about the evils of capitalism. News format was a rapid-fire exchange between a man and a woman. Signal surfaced o/ a big pile of stations. [Y] ~ 840 ST. LUCIA, R. Caribbean International, Castries, NOV 17 0053 - reggae music, then Carib-EE talk by man; poor in mix w/ Cuba, WHAS, Venezuela, Colombia, others. [Y] ~ 860 CUBA, R. Reloj, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, NOV 17 0021 - Reloj program o/ CJBC and South American stations. [Y] ~ 880 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, NOV 2 0250 - moderate-tempo male SS dance music vocal, Mundial ID; good w/ WCBS phased. [H] + NOV 16 2327 - // YVKE-550 w/ Venezuelan sporting event. [Y] ~ 895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, NOV 3 0005 - soca music; at weak level (seemingly at reduced power). [H] + NOV 8 0055 - reggae; good, back to normal quality. [R] + NOV 17 0020 - soca dance party; huge signal. [Y] ~ 900 CUBA (t), NOV 2 0240 - SS talk about Cuba; poor, in a big pile- up of stations. [H] ~ 940 CUBA, R. Reloj, NOV 8 0138 - Reloj SS news & time show; in jumble w/ CBM phased. [R] ~ 1000 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, NOV 17 0018 - atop channel w/ RCN ID's, news. [Y] ~ 1020 TURKS & CAICOS, Caribbean Christian Radio, NOV 2 0235 - This one is back on w/ a booming signal. EE religious program blew away KDKA & YVRS. [H] ~ 1020 VENEZUELA, Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, NOV 13 0212 - mellow SS vocal, Margarita mention; excellent, well o/ Turks & Caicos and KDKA. [R] ~ 1080 VENEZUELA, R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, NOV 13 0110 - SS sporting event w/ crowd noises and mentions of various Venezuelan cities (including Guatire); u/ WTIC. [R] ~ 1090 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, Cucuta/Sogamoso, NOV 2 0232 - SS futbol // 810, 1100, 1170; audible u/ WBAL. [H] ~ 1100 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, NOV 2 0231 - SS futbol // 810, 1170; good / dominant. [H] + NOV 8 0147 - // 1170 w/ SS talk; good. [R] + NOV 16 2348 - CARACOL ID; good, o/ rumble. [Y] ~ 1110 VENEZUELA, YVQT, Carupano, NOV 8 0145 - festive music, Carupano ID; o/u WBT w/ CKTY phased. [R] ~ 1160 BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, NOV 17 0005 - BBC news about Rwanda / Zaire refugees on the move; very slightly delayed from // 5975. Signal good; o/WOBM/WVNJ/WSKW on peaks with loop pointed south. [Y] ~ 1170 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, NOV 2 0227 - // 810 w/ screamed "goal ! go-go-go-go-go-goal !", fast SS futbol coverage; o/ other SS & WWVA. [H] + NOV 8 0147 - // 1100 w/ SS talk; good. [R] + NOV 17 0006 - timecheck, "la hora CARACOL", then ad w/ duck sounds ("toilet duck ?"); dominant, clobbering WWVA. [Y] ~ 1180 CUBA, R. Rebelde, NOV 2 0224 - // 710 w/ Rebelde mention, fast SS talk; dominant o/ several others. [H] + NOV 17 0008 - local-like w/ SS talk w/ numerous mentions of Havana and Fidel Castro. [Y] ~ 1190 PUERTO RICO, WBMJ, San Juan, NOV 17 0008 - EE religious talk by woman, soft music; slightly o/ SS LA's w/ WOWO nulled. Same programming as heard and ID'ed in Rockport on OCT 24. [Y] ~ 1200 VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVOZ, NOV 16 2241 - Radiotiempo ID, SS talk; loud, burying WKOX / others. [Y] ~ 1205 CAYMAN ISLANDS, R. Cayman, George Town, NOV 2 0553 - Carib-EE adverts; fair, hetted by France-1206. [H] ~ 1280 BERMUDA, VSB2, Hamilton, NOV 16 2358 to NOV 17 0001 - syndicated US religious program w/ soft music, then nice ID at 0000 UTC as "VSB, 1280, Bermuda", followed by news from a US satellite network source; good, with loop N-S to null WADO from the west. [Y] ~ 1375 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, NOV 2 0218 - man & woman in FF; good. [H] ~ 1500 VENEZUELA, YVRZ, Cumana, NOV 16 2234 - R. Dos Mil ID; blasting in, totally demolishing WTOP. [Y] ~ 1610 ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, NOV 2 2344 - preaching & music were in there, but badly QRM'ed by TIS's such as Woods Hole. Seems to be running low power these days. [H] + NOV 17 0040 - played "The Twelve Days of Christmas"; good. [Y] ~ 1630 USA, KXBT, Vallejo, CA, NOV 17 0041 - soul music starting to fade up (approximate sunset time at transmitter). [Y]