On Saturday, November 22nd, seven-year-old Christopher and almost-four-year-old Emily accompanied me to the familiar DX venue at Cappahayden, with the car laden with the makings of a DXpedition: many rolls of antenna wire, coaxial cables, ground rods, food, receivers, cassette recorders, etc. We set up a Beverage antenna along the sea shore towards northern Europe (ca. 600 m), and, aided by Christopher, I arranged the ICE antenna splitters, the coax cables, the switches, and my two receivers in the "shack." Christopher punched in the frequencies that I requested on my Drake R8A as I searched for a poor connection that seemed responsible for the lack of signals coming from our one Beverage. However, it did not take long to ascertain that the problem was not the antenna or any of the hardware in the shack. The problem was propagation – there wasn't any from northern Europe! It was likely this would have been the best night to be looking for signals from the south, but I had no antenna aimed in that direction, and it was getting late for the children. We headed back to St. John's in order to meet Neil Kazaross, who was scheduled to arrive from Chicago. When we arrived home we were greeted by an enraged Neil on the answering machine. He had missed his flight due to the inability of US Air to identify St. John's, Newfoundland, as a bone fide travel destination, so he would not arrive until the next night.
It was good to see Neil finally! One cannot find for a more intense and skillful DX companion, so it was with considerable anticipation and excitement that we headed for Cappahayden the next morning. We installed a Beverage just over 1 km in length towards eastern Brazil. On every previous Newfoundland DXpedition the Braz-Bev had been the major conduit for southern DX, and this time we used twisted-pair wire that was terminated into a "Byan" system. (To make a long story short, remotely tuning this very long wire turned out to be disappointing until five or six 30 to 70 m radials were deployed some days later.) Transatlantic propagation continued to suffer from the solar event that I had noted on the 22nd. Therefore, on this DXpedition even more than on previous efforts, the Braz-Bev was the mainstay of our operation, whether it was unidirectional or not. Neil and I have a similar DX philosophy: go for hard stuff. It is certainly flashy to report that over eighty, or even over one hundred countries were heard on medium wave in a week, but we've done that. Therefore, we decided that we were going to concentrate on stations previously unlogged in Newfoundland (and likely unlogged in North America). We decided that our best bets, considering conditions and available antennas, were going to be in Brazil, so the logs below contain many "new" Brazilians of which most are low-powered. Of course, many of the bigger Brazilian stations (e.g. Rádio Capital on 1040 kHz) were heard, but by and large we did not waste time making notes about these.
I should also point out some other highlights. It was my impression that signals from the "deep south" of South America were not as good as on previous DXpeditions. This made it especially exciting to log previously unheard stations Emisora del Siglo from Montevideo on 1410 kHz and Radiodifusora Misiones from Posadas, Argentina, on 670 kHz in the same evening. I also managed to dig out Radio Continental from Buenos Aires by phasing out some of the huge signal from my local on 590 kHz, VOCM. Neil noticed a signal on 1620 kHz that turned out to be a new Argentinean religious station, Radio Esmeraldas, that has since been heard by others in Canada and the US. We also managed to log Peru (Radio Unión) on 880 kHz, and we had a weak signal on 900 kHz that was likely Radio El Sol, also from Peru.
We also extended two Beverages approximately 1 km in length at remote sites. These were off the road, and entailed DXing from my car. We had little time to DX with these, due mainly to the really rotten weather. One antenna was at a site only ten minutes by car from Cappahayden. It was aimed at the bulge of Africa. When we did try this antenna we were met with static crashes of midsummer proportions on top of pretty mediocre TA conditions. We only made one serious log with this antenna, but it was a beauty: Dutse, Nigeria on 1026 kHz! Ironically, the most surprising log of the DXpedition was Damagun, Nigeria, on 756 kHz, that we heard on the Braz-Bev from Cappahayden. The other Beverage was near Trepassey, and it was aimed at western South America. Propagation was not in our favor when we used this antenna. We did not hear much-sought-after Chile or Peru, Bolivia, or Ecuador on this antenna, although plenty of shorter-haul DX was available from the Caribbean. What was most remarkable about this antenna was the local-like reception of every Bermuda station it afforded an hour or more after our local sunrise. In fact, we had intelligible audio on 1160 kHz at noon by groundwave with this antenna, and carriers were detected for some other Bermudans. These two antennas demonstrated considerable potential, so both sites will certainly be used more heavily on future DXpeditions.
The logging section below will seem shorter than from previous efforts, but closer examination will also reveal the highest proportion of very rare DX, so many of these catches gave us considerable satisfaction. We had a lot of fun. We'll do it again!
Jean Burnell (St. John's, NF) Receivers: Drake R8A, R-71A; MFJ-1026 phasing unit
Neil Kazaross (Barrington, IL) Receiver: AOR 7030; Connelly phasing unit
(See text above for antenna details.)
603 GERMANY Eurojazz, Brandenburg, 24 Nov, 2041 - Presumed; Madeira faded down leaving a man in German who introduced a mellow jazz sax piece; SIO 322.
603 MADEIRA Centro Regional RDP, Pico de Arieiro, 24 Nov, 2040 - PP speech then applause, faded down for about a minute then returned with Elvis song; SIO 333.
648 BOTSWANA R. Botswana, Orapa, 24 Nov, 2116 - Reggae music heard very faintly under Spain, definitely // 4820; this was unidentifiable without the SW parallel, SIO 222-1.
756 NIGERIA Borno R. Corp., Damagun, 24 Nov, 2043-2100* - Man in African language (only audible on the Braz-Bev), IDed as "Radio Maiduguri" at 2050, Nigerian Pledge of Allegiance and Anthem before the transmitter went off at 2100; deep fades, SIO 332. A surprise catch since African signals were generally not doing well, and there was not even a hint of the most often heard Nigerian (on 1170) .
873 GERMANY AFN, Frankfurt, 24 Nov, 2226 - Noted in passing, woman with US accent giving financial news; mixed with Spain, SIO 322.
1008 CANARY ISLANDS R. Las Palmas (EAJ50), 22 Nov, 2154 - Sports play-by-play, dominating the Dutch station; SIO 333.
1008 NETHERLANDS NOS R. 5, Flevoland, 22 Nov, 2157 - Classical music, announcer in Dutch; SIO 222, under R. Las Palmas, although on a NW-pointing European Beverage strengths are normally vice-versa. This log and the above are included to illustrate the conditions that preceded the DXpedition.
1026 NIGERIA Jigawa Broadcasting Corp., Dutse, 28 Nov, 2015-2100 - Massive Spanish QRM but underneath was an African-accented woman speaking in EE about health care, and a man was heard with "This is Radio Jigawa" at 2031, then more talk and pop song at 2058; SIO 322-1. This was the only good log we made on a 1-km wire aimed at Africa...but it was worth the effort!
1035 ITALY RAI Radiodue synchros, 24 Nov, 2142 - Italian ad for cell phones, then rock music, // 1449; SIO 333.
1035 SCOTLAND NorthSound Two, Aberdeen, 22 Nov, 2200 - Scottish-accented male with news and weather, then woman announcer with ID and pop music; SIO 322.
1062 ITALY RAI Radiodue synchros, 22 Nov, 2207 - Italian news over Danmarks R.; SIO 322.
1215 ENGLAND Virgin R. synchros, 22 Nov, 2150 - Usually a very routine, strong signal had pitifully tiny audio with rock music at this time, noted just after the European Beverage was erected; SIO 242 with SS QRM and splatter from VOAR (1210). At the same time Norway was inaudible on 1314. This log is included to illustrate the solar-storm conditions that preceded the DXpedition.
1314 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES R. of the UAE, Dabiya, 24 Nov, 2124 - Arabic music under Spain on the European Beverage; SIO 322 with no sign of usually dominant Norway.
1449 IRAN IRIB, Bandar-e-Torkman, 24 Nov, 2138-2142 - Earnest male chanting over Italy, faded to nothing at 2142; distorted audio, SIO 433.
1458 ALBANIA R. Tirana, Fllakë, 25 Nov, 1916 - ID and summary of upcoming program in FF; SIO 443.
1476 AUSTRIA ORF, Bisamberg, 24 Nov, 2001 - Presumed; man in Austrian-accented German; QRM from Dubai and a UK station, SIO 333.
1502 ANGOLA Em. Prov. do Benguela, Benguela, 28 Nov, 2040 - Presumed; PP talk, plagued by hets; SIO 222.
1548 ENGLAND BBC R. Bristol, Mangotsfield, 25 Nov, 1832 - Woman with BBC news, weather, and financial news, male with "Radio Bristol" ID at 1835 then Ray Charles song; SIO 433.
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, 24 Nov, 2230-2237 - Lots of sports news in "Sports Report," sponsored by Sunshine Flour; SIO 333.
590 ARGENTINA R. Continental (LS4), Buenos Aires, 28 Nov, 0410-0520 - Phasing on local VOCM required constant adjustment, emerged at 0410 over R. Continente (Venezuela) with ad for "Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires," and other ads, ID at 0417 discerned only on tape review; SIO 422.
590 VENEZUELA R. Continente (YVKL), Caracas, 28 Nov, 0406 - Ad for restaurant "en Caracas," then old-fashioned Venezuelan music; SIO 422 with local powerhouse VOCM reduced by phasing; SIO 422. First time I've been able to reduce VOCM to a useful level.
600 BRAZIL R. Gaúcha (ZYK278), Porto Alegre, 26 Nov, 0302 - Briefly dominant with IDs; SIO 432.
600 CUBA R. Rebelde (CMKV), Urbano Norris, 29 Nov, 1028 - Time check, woman introduced report from Santiago; QRM from a station on 600.05 kHz; SIO 433.
600 SURINAME R. Paramaribo, Paramaribo, 26 Nov, 0258 - Presumed; Hindi music heard behind R. Gaúcha and Mundial Sucre; SIO 222.
600 VENEZUELA Mundial Sucre (YVQB), Cumaná, 26 Nov, 0312-0355* - R. Gaúcha faded down leaving a man introducing "La Palabra de Dios" program "en Radio Mundial Sucre;" after the program there was the long ID/sign-off announcement at 0351, Venezuelan anthem and off; SIO 433-2.
610 BRAZIL R. Piratininga (ZYK589), Guaratinguetá, 28 Nov, 0115 - Congested frequency with a number of Brazilian signals (most unIDed, although one had a "CBN" ID at 0005), Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, domestic in FF, etc! At 0015 a weak Brazilian promo/ID came through: " ...Guaratinguetá...Rádio Piratininga..." Although there was plenty of PP heard between 0005-0124, I can't tell if this was the same station or others; SIO 232 briefly. Nevertheless, with only 250-watts at night, this station from southern Brazil was the best Brazilian catch, in my opinion.
610 COLOMBIA Rdif. Nac. de Colombia, unknown location, 28 Nov, 0111 - Became quite strong with "Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia desde Amazonas" IDs, lively harp music; SIO 433. Is this actually the Bogotá RCN station (HJKL) or has the Rdif. Nacional station on 570 (HJHP) moved?
610 TRINIDAD National BS, Port of Spain, 24 Nov, 2228-2232 - Very likely this common station was the one with Indian music; SIO 333. 28 Nov, 0114 - Syndicated US religion, local DJ with "Radio 6-10" IDs and into more religion; SIO 333.
610 VENEZUELA R. Centro 610 (YVXY), Cantaura, 28 Nov, 0059 - Two IDs, and then "música venezuelana;" SIO 332.
620 ANTIGUA Antigua & Barbuda BS, St. John's, 25 Nov, 2257 - Talk about cricket; SIO 222.
630 PUERTO RICO La Súper Cadena (WSKN), San Juan, 26 Nov, 0254 - "Súper Contacto" program with telephone chat, "La Súper" slogan; SIO 444. 27 Nov, 0344 - Promo for religious program; SIO 444.
670 ARGENTINA Rdif. Misiones (LT4), Posadas 25 Nov, 0101 - Canned ID with frequencies (670 kHz and 104.5 MHz FM); SIO 222. I didn't understand why "Uruguay" was mentioned right after the ID until Horacio Nigro in Montevideo pointed out that "Uruguay" might be "Concepción del Uruguay," which is in the same region of Argentina as Posadas. The address is Bolivar 318, 3300-Posadas, Provincia de Misiones, Argentina; Tel: 54-752-30500 or 33500; station director is Pedro Warenycia (Marcelo Cornachioni in Buenos Aires, via Gabriel Ivan Barrera, via Horacio Nigro).
680 VENEZUELA R. Continente (YVQR), Cumaná, 25 Nov, 0031-0039 - Generally dominant on a congested frequency, ads, a number of IDs from 0034-0037; SIO 322 with QRM from WAPA, a Brazilian and an unidentified domestic station.
700 COLOMBIA Caracol Occidente (HJCX), Calí, 27 Nov, 0253 - Soccer play-by-play, // 810; SIO 443-4.
700 VENEZUELA R. Sur (YVPQ), Puerto Ordaz, 27 Nov, 0351 - Sign off routine ending with anthem at 0352; SIO 433. 29 Nov, 0944-0958 - News items all about Estado Bolivar, hype for "noticias nacionales y internacionales en Radio Sur, 700 AM" at 0955; another Venezuelan seemed to sign on (R. Popular from Maracaibo is listed) with the Venezuelan anthem at 0957; in a mess of unidentified stations, SIO 322-1.
730 BRAZIL Emissora Rural (ZYI780), Petrolina, 27 Nov, 2051-2101 - Seemed like religious programming, clear ID at 2100, bit of "Ave Maria" then another religious program; SIO 332.
730 DOMINICAN REP. R. HIZ (HIZ), Santo Domingo, 25 Nov, 0324-0400 - Mainly talks and interviews (really boring!), ID sounded like "Radio Heez" at 0355; SIO 333-2.
730 TRINIDAD R. Trinidad, Port of Spain, 25 Nov, 0400 - Presumed; VOA EE programming appeared over HIZ; SIO 322.
760 COLOMBIA RCN (HJAJ), Barranquilla, 25 Nov, 0132 - Time check (8:32), ad and "RCN" ID; SIO 443.
789.80 BARBADOS VO Barbados, Bridgetown, 26 Nov, 0229 - Accented EE poked through long enough to allow me to measure the frequency; SIO 222.
790 ARGENTINA R. Mitre (LR6), Buenos Aires, 26 Nov, 0216-0247 - This took a long time to ID! Mainly talk, ads, finally an ID at 0246 as "Mitre, la radio de todos;" this one is now on exactly 790.00 kHz, tricky reception with domestic QRM, slop (VOWR 800), and a het from Barbados, SIO 322.
850 PUERTO RICO Súper 85 (WABA), Aguadilla, 25 Nov, 0950 - Mostly under Maracaibo, but briefly dominating with "WKAQ, Cadena Radio Reloj...portoriqueña..." and time check as 5:50; SIO 222.
850 VENEZUELA R. Fé y Alegría (YVZC), Maracaibo, 25 Nov, 0947-1018 - Usually dominant with a man and a woman giving news items, a number of IDs noted, finally faded away at Newfoundland dawn; deep fades, SIO 322. 27 Nov, 0149-0213 - Educational talks , ID at 0202; much of the time a mess with R. carve mixing, SIO 322.
850.02 URUGUAY R. Carve (CX16), Montevideo, 27 Nov, 0147-0150 - Promo for music show, "Aqui Carve" at 0149; over and under R. Fé y Alegría, SIO 322.
860 BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYJ549), Rio de Janeiro, 25 Nov, 2153-2203 - News and ID with frequency and location (not just a network ID), promo for "A Voz do Brasil;" SIO 422.
860 BRAZIL R. Cidade (ZYH592), Maracanaú, 25 Nov, 2153-2203 - Mixing with R. CBN, references to "Fortaleza" and "Ceará," ID at 2202; SIO 322.
880 PERU R. Unión (OBZ4N), Lima, 27 Nov, 1003-1018 - Under WCBS and sometimes a Venezuelan, too, with Peruvian music, then news items by man and woman, nice "Radio Unión en Lima" ID at 1010, ad noted at 1013, // 6115.03; SIO 322-1.
900 BARBADOS CBC, Bridgetown, 26 Nov, 0155 - Fading up over R. Tamoio with "Caribbean Report;" SIO 322. 27 Nov, 0314 - "Radio 900" jingle, ID as "900 AM," local news items; SIO 433.
900 BRAZIL R. Nordeste (ZYJ951), Natal, 25 Nov, 0235-0300 - Battling with many stations, PP religion poked through from time to time, ID at 0257 was mostly at too low a level to comprehend, but it ended with a clear "en Natal;" SIO 222-1. 26 Nov, 2043-2101 - Religion, at 2057 ads including PetroBras, time "Hora de Natal", ID as "Rádio Nordeste Evangélica," and into another religious program; SIO 322.
900 BRAZIL R. Tamoio (ZYJ454), Rio de Janeiro, 26 Nov, 0153-0201 - PP announcer using a lot of reverb, IDs and jingle at 0200, into religious program; QRM from Barbados, SIO 433. 27 Nov, 0056 - Almost alone on the frequency with massively reverbed ID; SIO 444.
900 PERU R. El Sol (OBX4X), Lima, 25 Nov, 0251 - Tentative; briefly up with a man giving a station promo ending (I think) "...en todovía, en Radio El Sol," but, due to the low level, this could still only be called tentative; SIO 222-1.
900 VENEZUELA R. Mara Ritmo 900 (YVMD), Maracaibo, 25 Nov, 0232 - Dedications, "Mara 900" ID; lots of QRM, SIO 322. 29 Nov, 1014 - Presumed; news reports all about Venezuela over the sounds of birds singing, UTC-4 time checks; SIO 433.
910 PUERTO RICO Súper Cadena Noticiosa (WPRP), Ponce, 29 Nov, 2301 - Faded up with ads, including for a store and a restaurant in Ponce; SIO 322.
910 VENEZUELA RQ-910 (YVRQ), Caracas, 29 Nov, 2301 - Presumed, as this is the only Venezuelan listed on 910; seemed like a news break with obviously Venezuelan items, then baseball coverage mentioning a team "Cardinales" and "La Guaira;" SIO 322.
970 BRAZIL R. Sociedade (ZYH451), Feira de Santana, 26 Nov, 2208-0004 - Sports play-by-play, mixing with at least one other Brazilian as well as a Venezuelan (carrying the "RCR" feed for a baseball game), noted "Rádio Sociedade – Feira de Santana" jingles at 2245 and 2355, and also an ID in a promo at 2248; SIO 322. 27 Nov, 0101-0107 - Jingle ID, children singing, sound effects and ads; SIO 333.
970 BRAZIL unID station, 26 Nov, 2208-0004 - Over and under ZYH451 with lots of talk and dreary music – religious I think – with canned IDs at 2210 and 2301 that began with the number 243, then the station ID that sounded like "Rádio Copiadais," but that also mentioned "Gazeta AM." The number may refer to the call ZYL243, which is the station on 970 kHz from Caratinga (listed in WRTH as "R. Sociedade"), but other references made me suspect ZYH612 from Quixadá; SIO 222.
1020 BRAZIL R. Difusora (ZYI205), Colatina, 28 Nov, 2151 - At least 2 Brazilians here, one faded up with "Rádio Difusora" ID then it faded under the other Brazilian, which was running religion; much QRN this evening, SIO 322.
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita (YVRS), La Asunción, 26 Nov, 0419 - Program promo; over CCR; SIO 433.
1040 DOMINICAN REP. R. Cadena de Noticias (HION), Santo Domingo, 29 Nov, 0920 - Ad for Mastercard, promos and jingle, news of military; SIO 443. This was on the 1-km wire at Trepassey.
1050 BRAZIL R. Primeria Capital (ZYH647), Aquiraz, 25 Nov, 2042-2059 - Three IDs, accordion then steel guitar music; almost QRM-free, SIO 444.
1060 BRAZIL R. Tapuyo (ZYJ597), Mossoró, 27 Nov, 0257-0300 - Weak but almost QRM-free with 3 IDs separated by instrumental music; SIO 242.
1080 BRAZIL R. Cultura (ZYH670), Quixadá, 25 Nov, 2055-2101 - Stronger of two Brazilians, Catholic religious programming, ID as "Rádio Cultura Quixadá" was clear twice around 2100; SIO 322.
1080 BRAZIL R. Subaé (ZYH470), Feira de Santana, 25 Nov, 2059 - Weaker of two Brazilians with "Subaé" ID noted just after a strident religious program ended; SIO 222.
1090 BRAZIL R. Metropolitana (ZYJ468), Rio de Janeiro, 26 Nov, 2202-2205 - Program intro, ID over music at 2205 just after I shut off the cassette recorder! SIO 242. 26 Nov, 2255-2300 - PP talk, ID in the mud at 2300, SIO 222.
1190 ARGENTINA R. América (LR9), Buenos Aires, 26 Nov, 2357-0003 - SS talk mentioned "Rosario" and "Plaza San Martín," jingle ID at 0002; under two unidentified Brazilians, SIO 222.
1190 BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYJ594), Natal, 26 Nov, 2042 - Presumed ex R. Tropical; ID listing a number of cities (including Natal), R. Tropical used to be a good early-evening signal here, SIO 444.
1210 VENEZUELA R. Anzoátegui (YVZT), Barcelona, 29 Nov, 2149-2200 - Baseball play-by-play, QRM from local VOAR, WPHT, and another SS station; SIO 333.
1230 BRAZIL R. Guararema (ZYJ816), São José, 27 Nov, 0018-0031 - Ads and jingles, mellow pops, clear ID at 0029; SIO 332.
1240 BRAZIL "R. Macaraibo" unlisted station, 25 Nov, 2125 - Pretty clear ID noted, but I don't know where this was from; SIO 333-2.
1240 VENEZUELA R. Nacional (YVNV), Punta Tumatey, 29 Nov, 2141 - Presumed; SS ads, possibly horse racing, more ads, prices in bolivares; SIO 332.
1250.03 BRAZIL R. CBN, unknown location, 26 Nov, 0041-0103 - News items, many ads and "CBN" IDs, but, as far as I could tell, no local references; SIO 433.
1270 BRAZIL R. Cidade (ZYI270), Sumé, 27 Nov, 2311-0001 - Two Brazilians here (along with domestics), initially stronger was an unidentified station with primitive-sounding music, but by 2330 R. Cidade was the stronger Brazilian with a promo for an evangelical program mentioning "Cidade" and "Sumé" noted at 2332, and three IDs as "Cidade a Paraíba" around 2355; SIO 232.
1290 BRAZIL R. Timbira do Maranhão (ZYH888), São Luís, 25 Nov, 2126-2136 - PSA about drugs, ads, ID and hype over drums; SIO 433.
1300 BRAZIL unknown station name (ZYH586), Fortaleza, 26 Nov, 2157-2201 - IDs mentioned "Fortaleza," but I could not understand what they were saying. It was definitely not R. CBN (as they were last year at this time) nor, I think, R. Iracema, which was their name before that! SIO 443.
1308.32 ARGENTINA R. Nacional (LRA42), Gualeguaychu, 27 Nov, 0317 - Presumed; football play-by-play; SIO 242.
1310 MARTINIQUE RFO, Fort de France, 24 Nov, 2203 - Woman with French news; in a mess with unidentified Brazilian signals, SIO 222.
1340 BERMUDA ZBM-2, Hamilton, 29 Nov, 2040 - Generally under CJLS (Yarmouth NS) and an unidentified CBC Radio 1 station (not // CBN St. John's), popped up with an ID as "Pep-89 Bermuda bringing you ___ the music;" SIO 322.
1340 COLOMBIA RCN, unknown which station, 27 Nov, 0358 - "RCN" IDs but no local references; SIO 342.
1350 PUERTO RICO WEGA , Vega Baja, 26 Nov, 1013 - Program promo "en La Wega;" SIO 322.
1350.03 ARGENTINA R. Buenos Aires (LS6), Buenos Aires, 28 Nov, 0147-0151 - Ads for stores with addresses in Buenos Aires, lottery ad and winning numbers; SIO 332 with deep fades.
1380 VENEZUELA Ondas del Mar (YVNG), Puerto Cabello, 29 Nov, 0958-1000 - Xmas song "La Noche Buena" then "Ondas del Mar" ID; SIO 443.
1380.02 COLOMBIA RCN (HJEE), Tunja, 25 Nov, 0139-0146 - Sports talk and ads, "RCN" IDs; deep fades, SIO 322.
1390.08 BRAZIL R. Paty (ZYH667), Senador Pompeu, 25 Nov, 0201-0208 - "Rock Fill" program with lots of program IDs and sound effects, IDs for each station (as "Rock Fill" then frequency and location – including 1390 in Senador Pompeu); SIO 343. 29 Nov, 0201 - Program shared by number of stations so the ID was a list of them all, including "Senador Pompeu, Ceará;" SIO 322.
1400 BRAZIL R. Rio de Janeiro (ZYJ462), Rio de Janeiro, 28 Nov, 0356 - ID by woman; SIO 322.
1410 BRAZIL R. América (ZYK691), São Paulo, 27 Nov, 2226 - Tentative; one of 2 or 3 Brazilians audible at this time, noted ad/promo for something associated with the "Mundial" (World Cup of Soccer) then address for a store in São Paulo; SIO 322-1.
1410 BRAZIL R. Garibaldi (ZYK246), Garibaldi, 25 Nov, 0002 - Serendipity! Snagged this while running tape on Em. del Siglo; clarinet music faded up, then male with unequivocal "Rádio Garibaldi" ID before PP talk, faded down almost immediately; SIO 221.
1410 URUGUAY Emisora del Siglo (CX44), Montevideo, 24 Nov, 2307-2358 - Faded up above CIGO and a tangle of similarly low-level QRM for only a few minutes in the 50 minutes I followed the frequency; lots of sports talk, mentioned "Uruguay" a number of times and caught a clear announcement about changes in telephone service for the U.T.E. (electrical power corp.) in Montevideo at 2340; SIO 222-1. Thanks to Horacio Nigro in Montevideo for confirming the identity of this for me!
1420 USA WDBF, Delray Beach FL, 29 Nov, 2231 - Conditions at Palm Beach, "...from the WDBF studios," and jingle; SIO 222. Token domestic log!
1470 VENEZUELA R. Latina (YVJW), Valencia, 26 Nov, 0359-0403 - Woman with "Latina 1470 Romantica" ID, then LA ballad; Brazilian QRM and before 0359 major QRM from R. Vibración, SIO 333-2.
1470.04 VENEZUELA R. Vibración (YVSY), Carúpano, 27 Nov, 0035 - Hype ID, LA music, ads with priced in "bolivares" for stores in Carúpano, "Cinco y Seis" horse racing; SIO 433. 27 Nov, 0355 - Signing off, state then national anthems; SIO 444.
1500 BRAZIL R. Montanhesa (ZYL215), Viçosa, 25 Nov, 2305-2350 - PP heard through the Venezuelan, with IDs at 2307 and 2341; a second Brazilian audible here was not identified; SIO 322.
1520 BRAZIL R. Salinas (ZYJ610), Macau, 28 Nov, 0208-0301 - Two Brazilians, one with religion was not identified, other had plenty of Brazilian music, "Salinas" noted at 0213 and "Rádio Salinas Macau" followed by FM frequency and "Capital FM" jingle at 0259; SIO 433-2.
1540 BRAZIL R. Santa Maria (ZYI694), Monteiro, 25 Nov, 2359 - Very weak, so I was lucky to catch the ID (and almost nothing else) as it faded up at just the right moment; SIO 241.
1550 USA WNTN, Newton MA, 29 Nov, 2043 - Announcements for Irish music concerts in Alston, Watertown and Boston, Boston weather; big signal but deep fades, SIO 442. Another token domestic.
1580 VENEZUELA R. Manzanares (YVTK), Cumaná, 26 Nov, 0116-0121 - Talk about a sporting event in the "Estado de Sucre," ID, then talk about an oceanographic program at the university; QRM from a Brazilian, possibly ZYJ613, SIO 332.
1600 PUERTO RICO R. Luz (WLUZ), Santurce, 29 Nov, 2159 - Two IDs and a jingle after religious program; battling domestics including WUNR and WWRL, SIO 433-2.
1620 ARGENTINA R. Esmeraldas, Buenos Aires, 24 Nov, 2310-2347 - Religious talk and telephone conversations, occasional music, canned IDs announced location and mentioned that this was simultaneous with "Cardinal" on 100.3 MHz FM; SIO 353. This is a new station and has no relation with R. Universo de Glew, which has been listed in some publications. (This info from Argentinean DXer Norberto Pugliese). Marcelo Cornachioni informs us that Radio Esmeraldas started broadcasts from the beginning of Nov 1997 and that they have a religious programming format round the clock; address: Avda. San Juan 2461, 1232-Buenos Aires, Argentina; Tel.: 54-1-9411723...all of this from Gabriel Ivan Barrera via Horacio Nigro.