(logs 20 JUN - 23 JUL 1998: file=DX980723.LOG) *** Summer 1998 Road Trip Report #1 *** Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998 [Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N) (near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean) [Connelly*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA (GC= 70.68 W / 41.98 N) (Robbins Road - Holmes Field, N of Nelson Street Beach) [Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) (Granite Pier) [Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N) (mother's house) Receiver: Drake R8A Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop & MFJ-1024 whip; 30 m Euro-sloper; 60 m wire at 160 deg.; 60 m wire at 90 deg.; 40 m wire at 270 deg.; Superphaser-1 phasing unit ====================================================== *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *** 531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0128 - // 774 with bits of SS talk; in multi-station jumble. [Connelly*R-MA] 549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, JUN 21 0034 - "moaning" type male AA vocal; good. This wasn't as strong as 891, but it had much better modulation. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0420 - LOUD with AA male vocal & flutes. [Connelly*H-MA] 549 GERMANY (t), JUL 2 0203 - apparent GG talk; in mix with Algeria. [Connelly*H-MA] 567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUN 29 0320 - early 1950's-era nostalgic vocal; poor to fair. + JUL 2 0206 - man with EE news & commentary; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 576 SPAIN, RNE5, Barcelona, JUL 10 0125 - SS talk, // 585 & others; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, JUL 10 0124 - // 738 & 774 with man in SS; fair through VOCM slop with WEZE phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, JUL 2 0418 - // 855 with man & woman in SS; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 612 IRELAND, Athlone, JUL 2 0158 - EE talk, rock music; poor. [Connelly*H-MA] 621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUN 29 0010 - fast SS talk rising over WZON splash. + JUN 30 0102 - loud with man & woman in SS, little other TA action at the time.[Connelly*H-MA] 639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., JUL 7 0109 - // 621 with fast SS talk; briefly over CBN slop. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUL 10 0128 - woman & man in SS // 774; poor in CBN slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, JUL 2 0135 - music segments interrupted by man in SS; poor to fair with WRKO phased. [Connelly*H-MA] 693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, JUL 2 0133 - // 837 with clarinet solo, then big-band jazz orchestra; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0023 - // 837 with woman in PP; poor. [Connelly*P-MA] 711.05 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, JUL 2 0015 - AA news by woman; fair with WOR phased. [Connelly*H-MA] 729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., JUL 7 0105 - // 738 with woman in SS, then guitar music with vocal; to fair peaks with evidence of a second station, probably Ireland, under. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUL 10 0119 - man in SS // 774; poor. [Connelly*R-MA] 729.12 unID, JUL 2 0111 - het, not sure if from a TA that was 120 Hz off channel, or from a more-wayward Pan-American. [Connelly*H-MA] 738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, JUL 7 0104 - SS news by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUL 10 0100 - LOUD with pips, R. Nacional de Espana ID, SS news by woman. [Connelly*R-MA] 756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, JUL 23 0128 - // 1422 with female opera vocal. [Connelly*R-MA] 765 SENEGAL, Dakar, JUL 7 0005 - fast excited AA talk by man; fair at pre-sunset fade-up. + JUL 7 0025 - now LOUD with Koranic- style vocal, then AA dialogue or preaching. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUL 19 0052 - wild shrieking & saxophone-like instrument; huge. [Connelly*R-MA] 765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, JUL 23 0140 - light pop vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA] 774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUN 21 0052 - SS talk; in CFDR slop with WABC phased. This got stronger later on. + JUL 10 0101 - SS news by man & woman; very good. [Connelly*R-MA] 801 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, JUL 10 0104 - SS news // 738 et al.; poor. Surprisingly, the 800 slop was coming from VOWR (NF), an uncommon dominant here on that channel. [Connelly*R-MA] 819 MOROCCO (t), Rabat, JUN 21 0032 - segment of "Blue Danube Waltz" to good peak. It seemed // 612, but that channel had too much slop to tell for sure. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0026 - het on WNYC: probably Morocco. [Connelly*P-MA] 837 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, JUL 2 0133 - // 693 with clarinet solo and '40s type big-band jazz; poor, in mix with Canaries SS talker. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0022 - // 693 with New Age type instrumental, then a vocal followed by a woman in PP; loud ! [Connelly*P-MA] 837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 21 0028 - SS talk mixed with a music station (presumably Azores). [Connelly*R-MA] + JUN 30 0329 - SS interview, teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 10 0051 - // 1296 with COPE SS teletalk; poor to fair over probable Azores. [Connelly*R-MA] 855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., JUL 2 0414 - man in SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0028 - SS teletalk; poor to fair with WEEI nulled. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0105 - // 774 with interspersed SS talk & music; fair. + JUL 10 0137 - SS talk & teletalk; fair with WEEI phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 864 EGYPT, Santah, JUL 10 0107 - male Koranic vocal; over two others. [Connelly*R-MA] 873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, JUL 7 0031 - SER SS newstalk; in & out of WLAM-870 slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, JUN 21 0100 - fast SS newstalk with some synchro-echo present; atop BBC UK. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0031 - bits of SS news in WCBS slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 891 ALGERIA, Algiers, JUL 2 0027 - AA male vocal, starting sunset-period fade-up. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0033 - measured freq. = 890.95 kHz at this time. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0022 - AA female talk, then Oud or similar music; strong carrier with low audio level. + JUL 10 0109 - AA flutes, strings, vocal; HUGE. [Connelly*R-MA] 909 MOROCCO (t), Safi, JUN 21 0105 - sounded like AA music, over the UK station; tough WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., JUL 7 0057 - EE panel discussion; in tough WABI/CHRL slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 21 0105 - // 774 & 855 with SS talk and music; poor to fair with possible Morocco under. + JUL 10 0111 - man & woman in SS; poor. [Connelly*R-MA] 954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, JUN 21 0107 - woman in SS; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0036 - SS teletalk; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 981 ALGERIA, Algiers, JUL 9 2354 - AA vocal ripping up WCAP during pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly*R-MA] 999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, JUN 21 0020 - bits of SS & het against strong CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0037 - SS talk by woman in the studio, man on the phone; to good peak despite CKBW slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1017 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 21 0110 - uptempo C&W-style SS vocal, then man in SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 1026 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 21 0113 - female vocal, then SS talk; 1 kHz tone or het in the background. [Connelly*R-MA] 1035 PORTUGAL, RDP R. Comercial, Lisboa, JUN 21 0115 - PP talk, vocal; to good peak over unID (UK ?); WBZ phased. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 7 0055 - bits of PP talk; tough WBZ slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 21 0019 - operatic-style vocal, strings, drums; then woman in AA. Poor, over likely SER. [Connelly*R-MA] 1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 30 0258 - SS teletalk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 7 0054 - fast compressed-audio SS teletalk; to good peak over WEVD splash. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0117 - SS talk; poor, over growl. + JUL 10 0038 - man & woman with SS teletalk show; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA] 1053 MOROCCO, Tanger, JUN 21 0015 - strong carrier lightly modulated by man in AA; atop Spain/UK. [Connelly*R-MA] 1053 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al., JUL 7 0053 - // 1089 with EE teletalk about newspaper articles; fair, over others. [Connelly*P-MA] 1071 SPAIN, EI, Bilbao, JUL 7 0039 - SS vocal; in CBA slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, JUN 21 0120 - talkshow host said "Let's go to Blackpool. Albert, you're on Talk Radio." Fair to good signal with WBAL phased. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0247 - EE teletalk about pop music; poor to fair over an unID second station, with WBAL phased. [Connelly*H-MA] 1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, JUL 10 0037 - folkish vocals; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA] 1098 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0037 - // 1107 with woman in SS; slightly over Slovakia. [Connelly*R-MA] 1098 SPAIN / SLOVAKIA, JUN 21 0121 - SS talk by woman, evenly mixed with Slav folk music vocal. [Connelly*R-MA] 1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 30 0254 - SS talk, then classical music; fair. + JUL 2 0450 - pop / soul SS music; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 21 0124 - man & woman in SS talking about "communistas" and "capitalistas"; HUGE signal. + JUL 10 0029 - flute music, then man & woman in SS; loud. [Connelly*R-MA] 1116 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUN 21 0125 - vocal, then SS talk; poor. + JUL 10 0038 - // 1044 with SS teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 1125 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUN 21 0130 - // 1107 with romantic folk SS vocal; poor. + JUL 10 0039 - Animals' 1964 hit "The House of the Rising Sun"; // to 1107 (which was huge at the time). [Connelly*R-MA] 1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, JUL 10 0028 - polka-influenced pop-rock vocal; dominant: Spain was way under. [Connelly*R-MA] 1134 SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUN 21 0012 - two men having discussion in SS; to good peak. Vocal noted under was probably Croatia. WBBR was phased completely. + JUL 10 0028 - SS talk and a low-pitched rumble; under Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA] 1152 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0029 - // 1107 with woman in SS; poor. [Connelly*R-MA] 1161 unID, JUL 7 0030 - het, probably Spain. [Connelly*R-MA] 1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, JUL 7 0043 - man & woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] + JUN 21 0010 - fragment of vocal, then SS talk; mixed with other, in combination null of WHAM/WJJF. + JUL 10 0023 - woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 1197 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, JUN 21 0132 - SS vocal with Caribbean influences; poor to fair, over presumed Virgin R. [Connelly*R-MA] 1215 SPAIN, COPE synchros, JUL 10 0202 - SS news; slightly over UK. [Connelly*R-MA] 1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, JUN 21 0134 - music, then presenter said "That was number 24, down from number 11 last week." Sports report mentioning Manchester United followed. Fair signal; over presumed Spain. + JUN 21 0153 - "Don't Speak" by No Doubt; good signal. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0251 - recent hit "3 a.m." by Matchbox 20; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, JUN 20 0006 - pre-sunset fade-up. + JUN 21 0137 - man in AA; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + JUL 2 0253 - shrieking AA male vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA] 1287 unID, JUN 21 0156 - music, not parallel to SER Spain 1044, so probably Slovakia instead. [Connelly*R-MA] 1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, JUN 21 0151 - SS talk; mixed with R. XL, UK. + JUL 10 0051 - musical interlude, then SS talk by woman, followed by teletalk; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA] 1296 UNITED KINGDOM, R. XL, Birmingham, JUN 21 0151 - Hindi music; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA] 1314 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0201 - // 738 with SS news; poor. [Connelly*R-MA] 1341 NORTHERN IRELAND, BBC, Lisnagarvey, JUN 21 0156 - EE sports report; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 1359 SPAIN, Arganda, JUL 10 0143 - SS newstalk; in CKBC slop with WDRC/WLYN in cardioid phase null. [Connelly*R-MA] 1368 UNITED KINGDOM (t), JUN 21 0148 - het, bits of talk that sounded EE. Slop from WDEA/WFEA was tough. Isle of Man is supposed to sign off at 0100, so not likely they. + JUN 21 0200 - slightly-sped-up version of the BBC "V" (...-) timpani heard twice. There seemed to be a brief burst of high-band British receptions, especially from stations transmitting from sites a short distance from the sea west and northwest of them. [Connelly*R-MA] 1395 NETHERLANDS, Lopik, JUN 21 0143 - Dutch teletalk; very good. + JUL 10 0210 - Dutch talk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA] 1413 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 10 0011 - poor with bits of SS vocal. [Connelly*R-MA] 1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, JUL 2 0304 - GG news by man; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] JUN 21 0144 - classical music, then GG talk by man; to excellent peak. + JUL 10 0148 - classical music; to good peaks, but jumpy. [Connelly*R-MA] 1512 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, JUN 21 0141 - AA music at low audio level; poor, in hard-to-null WNRB slop. + JUL 10 0151 - AA vocal; at light audio level on big carrier, WNRB phased. + JUL 19 0234 - AA talk; in WNRB slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 1521 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, JUN 30 0230 - strong pre-sign-on open carrier. [Connelly*H-MA] 1521 SPAIN, SER, Castellon, JUL 2 0423 - SS talk; in WWKB slop. [Connelly*H-MA] 1529.5 unID, JUN 30 0236 - het or tone 500 Hz below 1530. Possibly Sao Tome with pre-sign-on test tone, but only on lower sideband ? [Connelly*H-MA] 1530 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, JUL 2 0331 - "VOA news" mention, stories about AIDS in the Third World, Clinton's visit to China, and a feature about baseball card collecting. Totally dominant, crushing WSAI. + JUL 2 0430 - female announcer said "This is VOA News Now", then a list of famous people born on this date was read. This was followed by "Now the Voice of America in Portuguese" and into PP talk. Monster S9+30 signal: alone on channel - my best reception of this to date. [Connelly*H-MA] 1530 unID (VATICAN ?), JUN 30 0235 - southern Slavic or Romanian-sounding talk by man & woman; through phased WSAI. Vatican operation at this time is not shown in the World Radio-TV Handbook. [Connelly*H-MA] 1539 SPAIN, SER, Manresa/Elche, JUL 2 0425 - fast SS talk by man & woman; getting by WDCD at times. [Connelly*H-MA] 1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, JUL 23 0108 - VOA EE news by woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 1548 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. Bristol, Mangotsfield, JUL 19 0206 - BBC EE world news // 6175 with items about Islamabad (Pakistan) and Italy; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 1548 UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 21 0146 - British teletalk station; poor. Liverpool and Bristol, both in western England, would have the lowest loss paths to the USA. [Connelly*R-MA] 1550 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, JUN 20 2356 - AA female vocal at low audio level on strong carrier; domestics in loop/whip cardioid phase null. This was the first pre-sunset TA noted with audio this afternoon. + JUL 10 0004 - bits of AA or Berber female vocal; slightly over nulled domestic jumble. A bit better at 0006 with AA talk. [Connelly*R-MA] 1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUL 10 0156 - // 1044 with SS teletalk show with man & woman; through tough CBJ slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUL 2 0427 - SER SS news; mixed with another and a low-pitched het. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUN 20 2357 - SS talk over a music station that was probably Ceuta. + JUL 10 0157 - teletalk // 1044; poor, over other. + JUL 19 0230 - fast SS news by man; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 1602 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, JUN 20 2358 - fair with jazz. + JUL 19 0230 - SS talk by woman; over SER synchros. [Connelly*R-MA] 1602 SPAIN, SER synchros, JUL 19 0230 - // 1584 with SS news by man; under R. Vitoria. [Connelly*R-MA] 1619.5 NETHERLANDS, Scheveningen, PCH, JUL 19 0232 - PCH code ID and data bursts; mixed with WPHG (1620). [Connelly*R-MA] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** 526 BAHAMAS, ZLS, Stella Maris, JUL 2 0205 - "ZLS" code beacon; fair. This should be audible during the day at the beach with a good Beverage and regen. preamp. [Connelly*H-MA] 530 TURKS & CAICOS, R. Vision Cristiana, JUN 29 1510 - SS preacher well over one or more unID TIS's: good daytime groundwave reception on south longwire through regenerative preamplifier. [Connelly*H-MA] 535 GRENADA, GBC, St. George's, JUN 29 0127 - good with "I Get Around" by the Beach Boys from '64. [Connelly*H-MA] 540 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMHV, Sancti Spiritus, JUL 6 0857 - fast SS male vocal (// 600, 710); slightly over the WLUX/WQTM/XEWA mess. [Connelly*Y-MA] 555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, JUN 29 0112 - soul / gospel female vocal; poor to fair with WGAN phased. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0852 - bits of music still getting through (though fading into the dirt) at this late time. [Connelly*Y-MA] 570 CUBA, R. Reloj, JUL 2 0206 - restricted "boxy" audio with man in SS and "RR" beeps every minute; dominant, killing WMCA. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0859 - fighting it out with WMCA near local dawn. [Connelly*Y-MA] 580 PUERTO RICO, WKAQ, San Juan, JUN 29 0125 - R. Reloj jingle, SS news; rising over YVMJ and domestics. [Connelly*H-MA] 580 VENEZUELA, YVMJ, Maracaibo, JUN 29 0123 - man & woman in SS mentioned "La Fe" and Maracaibo; over WKAQ/CJFX/WTAG/WHP mess. [Connelly*H-MA] 600 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, JUL 2 0209 - monotone delivery SS news // 670; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0850 - group SS vocal // 710; over growl from second Latin American that was on 600.08. [Connelly*Y-MA] 600 VENEZUELA, R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, JUN 29 0134 - "Radio Sucre" ID boomed in; several other stations were well behind. [Connelly*H-MA] 600.08 unID, JUL 6 0851 - bits of SS talk and a strong growl against the 600.00 kHz stations. [Connelly*Y-MA] 610 COLOMBIA, Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia, Uribia, JUN 29 0049 - mention of Departamento de Antioquia, Radiodifusora; atop others and 612 TA het. [Connelly*H-MA] 620 CUBA, R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JUL 6 0850 - // 710 with group SS vocal; atop domestics. [Connelly*H-MA] 630 PUERTO RICO, WSKN, San Juan, JUN 30 0203 - fast-paced SS newstalk, Super Cadena jingle; atop WPRO/CFCY. [Connelly*H-MA] 640 CUBA, R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, JUL 2 0146 - blues vocal // Progreso-660; under YVQO/CBN/others. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 6 0848 - running Reloj program at this time. + JUL 6 0935 - "Progreso" ID; over WNNZ. [Connelly*Y-MA] 640 VENEZUELA, Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, JUN 29 0119 - Venezuelan sports reports, Coca Cola ad, then talk about US baseball (mentioned Mets, Yankees), then ad for "Talco Mexana" (talcum powder). [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 19 0132 - man & woman with SS news about the Venezuelan government; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, JUN 30 0206 - slogan / ID "en Antena Dos, Colombia", then man & woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 660 CUBA, R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, JUL 2 0144 - // 640 with blues-style SS male vocal; over/under WFAN. [Connelly*H-MA] 670 VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, JUL 19 0129 - Venezuelan baseball game in SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 690 COLOMBIA, HJCZ, Bogota, JUL 2 0130 - R. Recuerdos ID by woman, then talk by man mentioning "colombiana"; atop other SS'er (Cuba or YV?) & remnants of phase-nulled CBF. [Connelly*H-MA] 690 CUBA, R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JUL 6 0917 - // 640 with SS talk, light music; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 700 COLOMBIA, HJCX, Cali, JUL 2 0118 - // (strong) 810 with fast SS talk by man; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, JUL 2 0117 - EE talk; in bad WOR slop. [Connelly*H-MA] + JUL 19 0137 - ska and soca music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] 710 CUBA, R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 6 0850 - SS vocal // 600 et al.; mixed with WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA] 720 BRAZIL, JUN 29 0152 - Brazilian PP talk here in mix with YVQE & CHTN. Recife and Porto Alegre are equally probable. [Connelly*H-MA] 720 VENEZUELA, YVQE, Porlamar, JUN 29 0157 - SS talk about events on Isla Margarita; in jumble with Brazil & CHTN. [Connelly*H-MA] 734.7 unID, JUL 2 0220 - SS vocal; weak. Some AC ripple was present on the carrier. This may be the same station noted previously on 732.6 and 732.25 kHz. [Connelly*H-MA] 750 VENEZUELA, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 29 0028 - SS news, local sports, then a mention of "Yanquis de Nueva York"; loud, way over another Latin American. [Connelly*H-MA] 760 COLOMBIA, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUL 2 0108 - teletalk // 770; atop apparent Guyana. [Connelly*H-MA] 760 GUYANA (t), R. Roraima, 8RG, Georgetown, JUL 2 0108 - probably this with thickly-accented EE talk by a woman, apparently a religious program. Mixed with Colombia. [Connelly*H-MA] 770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JUL 2 0107 - // 760 with SS teletalk; over/under WABC. [Connelly*H-MA] 780 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (t), ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, JUL 1 0050 - Caribbean EE talk; mixing with Venezuelans. Static from nearby thunderstorms was severe. [Connelly*H-MA] 780 VENEZUELA, Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, JUN 29 0207 - // 4980 with romantic female SS vocal and Farfisa-type electric organ; good, over others. + JUL 2 0105 - Ecos del Torbes ID; mixed with CFDR & R. Coro. [Connelly*H-MA] 800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, JUN 30 0109 - SS Bible program; loud / dominant. [Connelly*H-MA] 810 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJCY, Bogota, JUN 29 0213 - // 5076.8 with SS sportstalk; good, atop CJVA with WGY phased. [Connelly*H-MA] 820.22 unID, JUN 30 0116 - fast SS talk and a growl against WNYC-820; faded before ID. [Connelly*H-MA] 830 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, TBN, Basseterre, JUN 30 0221 - // 7510 with country-style hymn; mixed with WCRN. + JUL 2 0046 - US EE preacher; totally steamrolling WCRN (whose ID was barely audible in the background). [Connelly*H-MA] 840 CUBA, CMHW, Santa Clara, JUL 19 0144 - program of nostalgic Cuban big-band music. [Connelly*R-MA] 840 HAITI, R. 4VEH, 4VEF, Cap-Haitien, JUL 2 0222 - FF Creole male preacher kept getting louder and eventually overtook the Cuban. No sign of WHAS: other stuff in the background was more likely St. Lucia, Brazil, Venezuela, or Colombia. [Connelly*H-MA] 860 CUBA, R. Reloj, CMBL, Arroyo Arenas, JUN 29 0241 - SS news, on-the-minute "RR" beeps and time; in mix with several other Latin Americans. + JUL 2 0032 - Reloj show mixed with many others. [Connelly*H-MA] 890 CUBA, R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, JUL 2 0237 - // 640 with old-fashioned group folk SS vocal; huge, way over WBPS. [Connelly*H-MA] 895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Bath Village, JUL 2 0023 - soca vocal & percussion; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 900 CUBA, R. Progreso, JUL 2 0238 - // 890 with Cuban folk vocal; dominant over pile of others. [Connelly*H-MA] 940 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJGB, Cali, JUL 2 0241 - // 760 & 770 with RCN SS newstalk; atop Cuban Reloj & others with CBM phased. [Connelly*H-MA] 940 CUBA, R. Reloj, JUL 6 0920 - R. Reloj dominant with CBM nulled. [Connelly*Y-MA] 960 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, JUL 19 0110 - frenzied Colombian sports coverage; pushing past the CHNS/WELI/WFGL/Reloj mess. [Connelly*R-MA] 1000 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, JUL 19 0140 - // HJAJ-760 with SS news; under CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA] 1060 CUBA, CMDX, Baracoa, JUL 6 0304 - festive music, SS talk about Cuba, short instrumental segment of "Guantanamera"; huge, blowing KYW away. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1070 VENEZUELA, Mundial Zulia, YVMA, Maracaibo, JUL 19 0103 - "Zulia" ID; in jumble with CBA nulled. [Connelly*R-MA] 1100 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, JUL 6 0258 - brass, xylophone, SS vocal // 1170; fair with WTAM phased. [Connelly*Y-MA] + JUL 19 0155 - // 1170 with man & woman in SS; good, over pile of others. [Connelly*R-MA] 1110 VENEZUELA, YVQT, Carupano, JUL 19 0105 - uptempo folk vocal, Carupano ID; atop WBT. [Connelly*R-MA] 1170 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, JUL 6 0258 - // 1100 with brass, xylophone, and vocal Latin American music; under WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1180 CUBA, R. Rebelde, JUL 6 0126 - // 710 with upbeat party music with a lot of brass & percussion; good (though with jumpy fades), WHAM phased. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1375 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON, RFO, JUN 20 2353 - Caribbean FF music; good to excellent well before sunset. [Connelly*R-MA] 1505 ANGUILLA, R. Anguilla, The Valley, JUL 2 0338 - music fragments; weak. [Connelly*H-MA] ***** (logs 1 - 17 AUG 1998: file=DX980817.LOG) *** Summer 1998 Road Trip Report #2 *** Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998 [Connelly*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA (GC= 70.68 W / 41.98 N) (Robbins Road - Holmes Reservation, N of Nelson Street Beach) [Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA (GC= 70.825 W / 42.75 N) (end of Stackyard Road at Parker River Nat. Wildlife R.: salt-marsh) (mini-DXpedition with Bruce Conti & Gary Thorburn) Receiver: Drake R8A Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop & APW-1 active whip; 100 m wire at 135 deg.; Superphaser-1 phasing unit ====================================================== *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *** 153 ALGERIA, Bechar, AUG 6 0154 - // 549 with AA female vocal & strings; fair carrier, but relatively low audio. [Connelly*rw-MA] 153 GERMANY Deutschlandfunk, Donebach, AUG 1 0143 - classical music; dominant. [Connelly*P-MA] 162 FRANCE, Allouis, AUG 1 0142 - man with teletalk show in FF; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA] 177 GERMANY, Oranienburg, AUG 1 0144 - string music; poor. [Connelly*P-MA] 183 GERMANY, Saarlouis, AUG 1 0145 - presumed this with pre-sign-on test tones. [Connelly*P-MA] 189 ICELAND, RUV, Gufuskalar, AUG 1 0142 - '80s era Elvis Costello song; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA] 198 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., AUG 1 0146 - BBC World Service documentary in EE // 5975; good, over DIW beacon. [Connelly*P-MA] 207 GERMANY, Aholming, AUG 1 0150 - classical music starting to mix with Morocco. [Connelly*P-MA] 207 MOROCCO, Azilal, AUG 1 0140 - AA talk by man; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 216 unID, AUG 1 0147 - maybe France (R. Monte Carlo) here with audio fragments, but too much CLB (NC) / BID (RI) beacon interference to tell for sure. [Connelly*P-MA] 234 LUXEMBOURG, Junglinster, AUG 1 0139 - light pop FF vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 252 IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Kilmessan-Clarkestown, AUG 1 0138 - rock music; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 531 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 1 0119 - // 774 with SS group discussion; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 549 ALGERIA, Les Trembles, AUG 1 0116 - AA male vocal, with drums and strings; LOCAL-LIKE ! [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0154 - AA female vocal & strings, // 153; strong, over suspected Germany. [Connelly*rw-MA] 567 IRELAND, RTE R.1, Tullamore, AUG 6 0055 - old-fashioned vocal blending jazz & blues elements, followed by man in EE; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid, AUG 6 0152 - SS talk, guitar music; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 594 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Muge, AUG 6 0151 - PP male vocal; poor, in VOCM slop with WEZE phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, AUG 6 0149 - // 774 with old-style romantic vocal, then SS talk; good, over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 612 IRELAND, Athlone, AUG 1 0151 - "Under Pressure" by David Bowie; good. No sign of Morocco here ... is it still on the air ? [Connelly*P-MA] 621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, AUG 6 0146 - bluegrass banjo & fiddle, SS talk; good.[Connelly*rw-MA] 639 SPAIN, RNE1, La Coruna et al., AUG 6 0146 - SS talk interspersed with Irish and bluegrass instrumental music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 648 SPAIN, RNE1, Badajoz et al., AUG 6 0145 - // 639 & others with SS talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA] 666 PORTUGAL, RDP, Lisboa, AUG 6 0200 - // 837 with pips, then man in PP reading the news; poor, slightly over jumble. This used to have a very strong signal, but now its dominance of the channel is marginal most nights. [Connelly*rw-MA] 684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, AUG 6 0134 - C&W-style SS vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 693 AZORES, RDP, Santa Barbara, AUG 6 0126 - // 837 with "Ooh La La" by Rod Stewart; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Droitwich et al., AUG 1 0154 - EE news and telephone interview; to good peak with CBF phased. [Connelly*P-MA] 729 SPAIN, RNE1, Oviedo et al., AUG 6 0143 - // 738 & 774 with Irish-style fiddling, then man in SS; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, AUG 6 0143 - // 729 & 774: Celtic fiddles followed by SS talk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 756 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, AUG 6 0214 - // 1422 with classical music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 756 SPAIN, R. Euskadi, Bilbao, AUG 6 0048 - woman in SS; over Germany. [Connelly*rw-MA] 765 SENEGAL, Dakar, AUG 5 2324 - Afro-French talk by man; fair at fade-in, huge a few minutes later. [Connelly*rw-MA] 765 SWITZERLAND, RSR, Sottens, AUG 1 0122 - LOUD with pop music including "Shining Star" by Earth, Wind, & Fire. [Connelly*P-MA] 774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, AUG 1 0120 - group of 2 or 3 people talking in the studio; fair to good. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0143 - // 729 & 738 with Irish-style fiddling, then man in SS; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA] 792 SPAIN, SER, Sevilla, AUG 6 0130 - SS talk by man & woman; poor, mixed with unID other. [Connelly*rw-MA] 819 EGYPT, Batra, AUG 1 0255 - AA speech / preaching, not parallel to Morocco-207 so Egypt instead. 864 was big at the time. [Connelly*P-MA] 819 MOROCCO, Rabat, AUG 6 0141 - // 207 with slow pop-style male AA vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA] 837 AZORES, RDP, Pico da Barossa, AUG 1 0111 - PP vocal; good, atop Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0126 - HUGE signal, with "Ooh La La" by Rod Stewart, // 693. [Connelly*rw-MA] 837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, COPE synchros, AUG 1 0111 - noted // 1296 with SS talk; under Azores. [Connelly*P-MA] 846 ITALY, Rome, AUG 1 0202 - Italian talk; in WEEI slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 855 SPAIN, RNE1, Murcia et al., AUG 17 0008 - // 1107 with jazz, then SS talk; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 864 EGYPT, Santah, AUG 1 0110 - a cappella male Koranic vocal; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 873 SPAIN, SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, AUG 1 0203 - SS news by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, AUG 1 0204 - SS news; evenly mixed with BBC UK. [Connelly*P-MA] 882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford, AUG 1 0204 - EE news; over/under Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] 891 ALGERIA, Algiers, AUG 1 0206 - male AA vocal at light audio level on strong carrier. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0122 - male AA vocal, drums, flutes; LOUD ! [Connelly*rw-MA] 909 SPAIN - BALEARIC ISLANDS (t), AUG 1 0253 - sounded like fast SS talk (rather than PP from Azores) under BBC-UK. [Connelly*P-MA] 909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC, Moorside Edge et al., AUG 1 0253 - BBC EE group discussion show; over apparent SS station. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0205 - EE news through WABI slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 936 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 1 0251 - SS teletalk; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA] 954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, AUG 1 0210 - fast SS talk, getting through CHNS-960 slop. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0026 - woman in SS; over slop from local WROL-950. [Connelly*rw-MA] 963 PORTUGAL, R. Renascenca, Seixal, AUG 6 0206 - // 594 with male vocal, then PP talk; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] 981 ALGERIA, Algiers, AUG 5 2355 - AA male vocal & violins; good with WCAP phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 999 SPAIN, COPE, Madrid, AUG 6 0208 - fast SS talk by woman, bits of jazz were interspersed; fair through CKBW splash. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1017 GERMANY, Rheinsender, AUG 17 0119 - light pops including "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers, the GG-sounding talk; poor. [Connelly*O-MA] 1017 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 1 0250 - SS talk; over others. [Connelly*P-MA] 1044 SPAIN, SER synchros, AUG 1 0250 - good: fast SS talk by man & woman, then the instrumental beginning of "The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" was played. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0025 - teletalk, then a bit of Spanish classical guitar music; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1053 SPAIN, COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, AUG 1 0105 - woman in SS; over/under Talk Radio UK. [Connelly*P-MA] 1053 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al., AUG 1 0105 - EE advertisements; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0036 - EE talk about music. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1071 SPAIN, EI, Bilbao, AUG 1 0244 - // 1197 with US rap hit with words "I'm the lyrical gangster." Fair signal with some CBA splash. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0035 - folk music, then SS vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1089 UNITED KINGDOM, Talk Radio synchros, AUG 1 0213 - teletalk about relationships and dating; advert for oldies CD's; then Talk Radio ID. Good, stronger than WBAL ! [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0032 - phone caller from southern Wales. [Connelly*rw-MA] + AUG 16 0020 - ad: get the "Inspirations" CD by ringing 0800-700-600, then a Talk Radio ID followed; monster signal - annihilating WBAL. [Connelly*P-MA] 1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, AUG 16 2359 - light pop music, Slavic talk, then into pips and news at 0000. Good signal; very dominant at the time. [Connelly*P-MA] 1098 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 1 0214 - SS teletalk; over growl. + AUG 1 0248 - // 1107 with part of female vocal, then teletalk. [Connelly*P-MA] 1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 1 0054 - fast SS talk by woman, then light jazz; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0022 - LOUD with SS teletalk mentioning "Estados Unidos". [Connelly*rw-MA] 1116 SPAIN, SER synchros, AUG 6 0209 - // 1044 with soul-style instrumental music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1125 CROATIA, HR, Deanovec, AUG 1 0053 - // (huge) 1134 with C&W-style Slavic vocal; fair.+ AUG 17 0022 - // to local-like 1134 with Slav group vocal and old-fashioned Italian-style mandolins; fair over Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] 1134 CROATIA, HR, Zadar, AUG 1 0047 - Slavic male vocal; LOUD, well over Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0027 - typical music; about even with Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] + AUG 17 0022 - Slavic music with Italian influences; dominant and superloud: challenging WBBR-1130. [Connelly*P-MA] 1134 SPAIN, COPE synchros, AUG 6 0027 - SS talk; over/under Croatia. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1143 SPAIN, COPE synchros, AUG 6 0028 - SS teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1152 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 1 0247 - // 1107 with SS talk; poor. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0028 - teletalk // 1107; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1161 SPAIN, EI, San Sebastian, AUG 1 0049 - SS talk; in slop. + AUG 1 0216 - rock-style SS vocal; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS, SER synchros, AUG 1 0100 - pips, then clear "Cadena SER" ID by woman; good, over others. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 5 2334 - SS teletalk by man & woman; fair at pre-sunset fade-in time. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1188 MOROCCO, Casablanca (t), AUG 6 0115 - AA talk by man & woman; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1188 unID, AUG 1 0057 - probably Hungary here with bits of an operatic vocal; poor. + AUG 1 0220 - folk-style vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*P-MA] 1197 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, AUG 1 0244 - // 1071 with US rap hit that used melody from "Land of 1000 Dances" oldie; fair to good. [Connelly*P-MA] 1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, AUG 1 0222 - hit by Matchbox 20; good, way over others. [Connelly*P-MA] 1224 SPAIN, COPE synchros, AUG 6 0225 - man & woman with SS teletalk; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1242 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Marseille, AUG 16 2355 - FF talk, then C&W oldie "Luckenbach, Texas"; to good peak. Slight off channel het noted at times. 1278 possibly had the same song, but tough QRM there. [Connelly*P-MA] 1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, AUG 16 2353 - AA talk by man & woman at a rather low audio level on a big carrier. Splash from WARE et al. phased. + AUG 17 0027 - male AA vocal & violins; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 1296 SPAIN, COPE, Valencia, AUG 1 0112 - // 837 with SS talk; fair. + AUG 1 0223 - SS teletalk; good. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 5 2344 - teletalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1305 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 6 0012 - SS talk with synchro-echo; atop growl. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1314 NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, AUG 16 0032 - man in Norwegian, then light-pop '50s male EE vocal ("Beautiful Drop-out" or something like that); good. [Connelly*P-MA] 1341 NORTHERN IRELAND, BBC, Lisnagarvey, AUG 1 0242 - EE talk; poor, in slop. + AUG 17 0112 - BBC EE news by woman mentioning events in Colombia; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 1359 SPAIN, Arganda, AUG 1 0225 - man & woman in SS; fair through CKBC slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1395 NETHERLANDS, Lopik, AUG 17 0110 - Dutch teletalk show with male "talkmaster"; fair to good. Hearing this station only 2 miles / 3 km away from superlocal WPLM-1390 certainly shows what phasing can accomplish. [Connelly*P-MA] 1413 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, AUG 17 0108 - SS talk; fair in CIGO slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1422 ALGERIA, Algiers, AUG 17 0037 - thanks to some very quiet passages in the classical music on the much-stronger German, I was able to discern the AA vocal from this one in the background. [Connelly*P-MA] 1422 GERMANY, Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, AUG 1 0127 - romantic vocal with syrupy violins (like something from a 1940's movie), then woman in GG; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0011 - classical music; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1485 SPAIN, SER synchros, AUG 17 0046 - // 1044 with fast SS talk; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 1503 IRAN, IRIB, Bushehr (t), AUG 17 0106 - this one probable with flutes and Middle Eastern music; poor, in mix with others. There were some very potent high-band signals coming in from the Middle East at the time. [Connelly*P-MA] 1512 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Jeddah, AUG 1 0233 - AA vocal well atop an apparent second station; tough WNRB slop at times. + AUG 17 0057 - a really HUGE signal here with Oud and other AA strings, then a male vocal. This was blasting in so well that anybody on the South Shore or the Cape trying to hear WNRB's sportstalk was going to have a tough time of it. [Connelly*P-MA] 1521 SAUDI ARABIA, BSKSA, Duba, AUG 1 0300 - AA talk by man at sign-on; excellent signal, annihilating WWKB. [Connelly*P-MA] 1530 VATICAN, R. Vaticana, AUG 1 0227 - Vatican interval signal music repeated several times; huge signal, about 20 dB stronger than WSAI or whatever else was under. At 0230, some Slavic-sounding talk was heard. [Connelly*P-MA] 1548 KUWAIT, VOA, Kuwait City, AUG 16 2345 - US EE talk about the US Senate; strong, way over an unID music station. This and Algeria-1550 were taking turns QRM'ing each other: TA's slopping TA's at a North American receiving site ! + AUG 17 0104 - VOA news about the deadly bombing in Omagh, Northern Ireland. Signal was huge & local-like: I don't hear that many Middle East SHORTWAVE stations this loud ! [Connelly*P-MA] 1548 UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 1 0235 - at least two British stations were battling it out here. One, presumably Bristol- Mangotsfield, had BBC talk // 5975 and another station had music. I think there may have been a teletalker in the jumble also. [Connelly*P-MA] 1550 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE, Tindouf, AUG 5 2330 - AA talk; to very good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA] + AUG 16 2344 - AA talk; excellent, at least S9+20 dB. [Connelly*P-MA] 1559 unID (Middle East CLANDESTINE ?), AUG 17 0101 - a whopper of a 1 kHz heterodyne on WQEW and some thin AA-sounding audio. There was also something coming in on 1557 (weak: sounded like opera). On 1559 I'd heard what I think was the same AA station last October at 0004 UTC. Does anyone have a location for this ? [Connelly*P-MA] 1575 SPAIN, SER synchros, AUG 16 2340 - SS talk & teletalk with slight echo; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 1584 CEUTA, RadiOle, AUG 17 0053 - SS pop-rock briefly broke over the SER Spain station and some other jumbled stuff. [Connelly*P-MA] 1584 SPAIN, SER synchros, AUG 16 2346 - // 1575 with SS teletalk; to fair peak through CBJ slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1593 EGYPT, Matruh (t), AUG 17 0059 - probably this one with thin AA-sounding vocal in and out of the slop. Iran is also listed here, so this frequency needs some more work on a good Middle East night. [Connelly*P-MA] 1602 SPAIN, EI, Vitoria, AUG 1 0237 - non-SER program with woman in SS interspersed with music segments; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA] + AUG 6 0006 - woman in SS, then pop music; fair through residual slop from phased WUNR. [Connelly*rw-MA] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** (Unfortunately I missed the aurora that happened a night or two after the Rowley, MA "DX Clams" mini-DXpedition, so not much to report coming up from the south.) 555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, AUG 6 0156 - soft- voiced woman in EE; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 670 VENEZUELA, R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, AUG 6 0052 - slogan ID "Radio Rumbos, la emisora de Venezuela"; over/under CKXB-NF C&W music. [Connelly*rw-MA] 705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, AUG 6 0132 - Caribbean EE talk by man; poor to fair with WOR phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 880 VENEZUELA, Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, AUG 6 0137 - "Mundial !" ID blasted in; way over WCBS. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1160 BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, AUG 6 0020 - BBC news about Brazil's involvement with organ transplants. [Connelly*rw-MA] ***** (logs 29 AUG - 13 SEP 1998: file=DX980913.LOG) Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998 [Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N) (near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean) [Connelly*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA (GC= 70.68 W / 41.98 N) (Robbins Road - Holmes Reservation, N of Nelson Street Beach) [Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) (Granite Pier) Receiver: Drake R8A Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop & APW-1 active whip; Superphaser-1 phasing unit ====================================================== *** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *** 153 | ALGERIA | Bechar, SEP 3 0035 - male AA vocal & strings; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 162 | FRANCE | Allouis, SEP 13 0011 - woman in FF; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 171 | MOROCCO | Nador, SEP 3 0036 - AA music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 13 0012 - rock-influenced AA music; loud. [Connelly*P-MA] 177 | GERMANY | Oranienburg, SEP 13 0014 - classical music; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 189 | ICELAND | RUV, Gufuskalar, SEP 3 0038 - rock music; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 13 0014 - rock vocal; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., SEP 13 0015 - BBC EE news mentioning Pakistani Muslims; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA] 207 | MOROCCO | Azilal, SEP 3 0039 - AA talk; getting by QI - 206 Nova Scotia. [Connelly*R-MA] 234 | LUXEMBOURG | Junglinster, SEP 13 0017 - classical violin music; poor to fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 252 | ALGERIA | Tipaza, SEP 3 0040 - FF talk by man & woman; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA] 252 | IRELAND | Atlantic 252, Kilmessan-Clarkestown, SEP 13 0019 - reggae hit "No Woman, No Cry"; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA] 531 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 13 0010 - // 855 with emotional SS vocal, over Algeria. There was more QRM from the "F9" (New Brunswick) beacon than from R.V.C. or CIAO. [Connelly*P-MA] 549 | ALGERIA | Les Trembles, SEP 12 0138 - fast AA talk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 13 0008 - AA talk; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA] 585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, SEP 12 0534 - // 855 with fast SS talk by woman; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA] 603 | SPAIN | RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, SEP 13 0007 - SS news; poor. [Connelly*P-MA] 621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, SEP 3 0103 - SS news by woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA] 639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna et al., SEP 12 0531 - // 855 with emotional SS vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, SEP 12 0528 - // 855 with SS talk; in WRKO slop. [Connelly*H-MA] 693 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara, SEP 3 0111 - // 837 with "Your Song" by Elton John; good. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2329 - male vocal of "You'll Never Walk Alone", then man in PP; fair, dominant. [Connelly*P-MA] 738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, SEP 13 0003 - SS news by woman; good, over CHCM splash. [Connelly*P-MA] 747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SEP 13 0003 - SS teletalk or phone interview; barely over jumble. [Connelly*P-MA] 756 | SPAIN | R. Euskadi, Bilbao, SEP 12 2341 - SS talk & teletalk; good / dominant. Germany way under. [Connelly*P-MA] 765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, SEP 12 2340 - C&W-style FF vocal; dominant. [Connelly*P-MA] 774 | EGYPT | Abis, SEP 13 0002 - AA news; evenly mixed with Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] 774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, SEP 13 0002 - SS talk over/under Egypt. [Connelly*P-MA] 792 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Limoges, SEP 12 0516 - // 1206 with FF male vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*H-MA] 792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, SEP 13 0001 - // 1044 with SS speech as part of news; to fair peak with WSKO phased. [Connelly*P-MA] 819 | EGYPT | Batra, SEP 12 2331 - AA Koranic vocal; over Morocco & others. [Connelly*P-MA] 837 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barossa, SEP 3 0111 - // 693 with Elton John song; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2328 - pop standard "You'll Never Walk Alone", // 693. [Connelly*P-MA] 837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2328 - mixing with Azores - SS talk // 1296. [Connelly*P-MA] 846 | ITALY | Rome, SEP 12 2327 - mellow pop-folk vocal, then woman in Italian; fair to good through remnants of nulled WEEI. [Connelly*P-MA] 855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., SEP 12 0504 - man & woman with SS news. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2325 - SS man interviewing woman; excellent signal. [Connelly*P-MA] 864 | EGYPT | Santah, SEP 12 2323 - Koranic male vocal; local- like at S9+30. [Connelly*P-MA] 864 | SPAIN | RNE1, Socuellamos, SEP 12 2332 - // 855 with man & woman in SS; noted during fade of generally-stronger Egypt. [Connelly*P-MA] 873 | SPAIN | SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SEP 12 2324 - man & woman with SS newstalk; through WLAM slop. + SEP 12 2359 - fast SS talk // 1044; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA] 882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SEP 12 2323 - SS talk by man; dominant. [Connelly*P-MA] 891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 12 0147 - male vocal & percussion; fair. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 0524 - female AA vocal & strings; good. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2322 - high-energy AA vocal and instrumentation that was a blend of traditional and hard rock styles; HUGE signal, reducing WBPS to a background het. [Connelly*P-MA] 936 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2321 - man & woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 945 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Toulouse, SEP 12 0500 - FF news; to good peak. + SEP 12 0515 - // 1206 with piano jazz & male vocal; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, SEP 12 0458 - man in SS; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2358 - SS teletalk; fair through slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 981 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 12 0521 - typical string music at low modulation level on huge carrier. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2316 - noted with some FF talk; over others (Portugal, Greece ?). [Connelly*P-MA] 1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, SEP 12 2314 - SS music; mixed with SER Spain talk. [Connelly*P-MA] 1008 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2314 - // 1044 with SS talk; over/under Canaries, low rumble present. [Connelly*P-MA] 1017 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2313 - SS talk by man & woman; slightly over others. [Connelly*P-MA] 1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2312 - // 1044 with big-band jazz; poor in tight WBZ null. [Connelly*P-MA] 1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 12 2357 - AA vocal; mixed with Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] 1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2309 - '60s-type male R&B vocal, then SS talk; good. [Connelly*P-MA] 1053 | MOROCCO | Tanger, SEP 12 2310 - AA male vocal, strings, percussion; excellent, over UK. [Connelly*P-MA] 1062 | DENMARK (t) | Kalundborg, SEP 12 0455 - probably this with pop music, in & out of the slop. [Connelly*H-MA] 1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 12 2308 - // 1044 with rhythm & blues vocal; audible with WTIC in phase null. [Connelly*P-MA] 1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, SEP 12 0447 - EE teletalk & advertising. [Connelly*H-MA] 1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 0542 - mellow SS vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2307 - // 1107 with SS talk, piano jazz; good / dominant. [Connelly*P-MA] 1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 0358 - light jazz, R. Nacional de Espana ID; loud. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2306 - SS talk with R. Nacional de Espana ID; excellent, way over AA-sounding music station that was probably Egypt. [Connelly*P-MA] 1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2349 - // 1575 with SS teletalk; over possible Italy (a station that seemed // to the music under Spain-1575). [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2358 - // 1044 with woman in SS; poor to fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 1125 | CROATIA | HR, Deanovec, SEP 12 2355 - // 1134 with romantic-style Slavic vocal; to fair peak over Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] 1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2304 - SS news & teletalk; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, SEP 12 2304 - Slavic talk; under Spain at first, then rising atop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2303 - SS news; strong, over Croatia. [Connelly*P-MA] 1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2354 - dramatic male SS talk with classical guitar backing; fair. [Connelly*P-MA] 1179 | SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS | SER synchros, SEP 2 2342 - // 1575 with the 1971 C&W oldie "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson; good. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2302 - excited talk by man & woman in SS; almost local quality with minimal 1180. [Connelly*P-MA] 1197 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, SEP 12 2301 - SS news by woman; loud. [Connelly*P-MA] 1206 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Bordeaux, SEP 12 0514 - romantic old- fashioned FF vocal, then man in FF; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA] 1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, SEP 12 0445 - "Don't You Want Me" by Human League (1982); fair. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2300 - fast-talk EE DJ, adverts; good, over Spain. [Connelly*P-MA] 1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 12 2258 - SS talk; slightly over a rock station (Netherlands or Virgin UK ?). [Connelly*P-MA] 1233 | unID (likely MOROCCO) | SEP 12 0540 - bits of music; poor. [Connelly*H-MA] 1242 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Marseille, SEP 12 0517 - FF music, hetted by off-channel domestic on 1241.26 (WSYY-ME per Conti). [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2253 - FF light rock, then showtune- style vocal; good, easily sliding by WBUR-1240 and the weak 1241.26 het. [Connelly*P-MA] 1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, SEP 12 2255 - AA vocal; fair through slop. [Connelly*P-MA] 1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, SEP 2 2339 - SS talk by woman; huge signal. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 12 2251 - SS telephone interview; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA] 1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, SEP 12 0351 - woman in Norwegian; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA] 1332 | ITALY | Rome et al., SEP 12 0403 - Italian news; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA] 1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, SEP 12 0538 - SS talk getting through slop from the CKBC/CJVL/WDRC mess on 1360. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 12 2250 - strong (pushing past local WLYN) with "Sad Lisa" by Cat Stevens. [Connelly*P-MA] 1377 | FRANCE | R. Bleue, Lille, SEP 12 0516 - // 1206 with jazz instrumental & FF vocal; good, about equal to St. Pierre - 1375 in strength. [Connelly*H-MA] 1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, SEP 12 2349 - bits of AA music getting through Germany. [Connelly*P-MA] 1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, SEP 12 2248 - mellow vocal (like Engelbert Humperdinck or Richard Clayderman); starting fade-up. [Connelly*P-MA] 1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, SEP 12 2244 - man in AA; good, already over S9 before sunset. [Connelly*P-MA] 1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, SEP 2 2335 - // 1575 with woman in SS; to fair peak over others. [Connelly*R-MA] 1530 | VATICAN | R. Vaticana, SEP 12 0400 - Vatican interval signal music over/under WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA] 1539 | SPAIN | SER, Manresa/Elche, SEP 2 2334 - SS talk; in WDCD slop. [Connelly*R-MA] 1550 | ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE | Tindouf, SEP 2 2333 - serious- sounding AA male talk; well atop WDZK-CT. [Connelly*R-MA] 1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2328 - SS teletalker, over other. [Connelly*R-MA] + SEP 13 0021 - // 1044 with SS teletalk; LOUD. [Connelly*P-MA] 1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, SEP 2 2327 - SS vocal, over/under SER Spain. [Connelly*R-MA] 1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 2 2327 - SS talk, mixed with Ceuta, close to zero-beat. [Connelly*R-MA] 1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, SEP 2 2326 - SS male vocal and a guitar riff like the Who's "Pinball Wizard"; good, over SER talker. [Connelly*R-MA] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** 535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, SEP 3 0034 - US C&W female vocal; very good. [Connelly*R-MA] 555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, SEP 3 0044 - Caribbean EE speech in an echoey hall; fair with WGAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 600 | VENEZUELA | R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, SEP 3 0105 - local Porlamar and Margarita mentions; over growl. [Connelly*R-MA] 640 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, SEP 2 2355 - SS sports // 1090; under CBN classical music. [Connelly*R-MA] 650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, AUG 29 0257 - commercial with mooing cow, then Noticias RCN and Antena Dos mentions; loud. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 3 0026 - mentions of several Colombian cities such as Bucaramanga. [Connelly*R-MA] 660 | ST. LUCIA | Castries, SEP 3 0110 - C&W music, then Carib-EE talk by man; mixed with SS stations, WFAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA] 670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, SEP 3 0021 - dominant with Venezuela mentions, ads. [Connelly*R-MA] 690 | BRAZIL | SEP 3 0007 - reverberated PP talk breaking over 2 SS stations and an EE religious station. CBF was phase-nulled and aurorally-weakened. The Brazilian was most likely ZYH587, Fortaleza (Dragao do Mar) as heard on Cape Cod from time to time. ZYI532, Belem, is an outside possibility. [Connelly*R-MA] 700 | BRAZIL | probably ZYK686, Sao Paulo, SEP 3 0005 - PP talk; briefly dominant over a pile of others. [Connelly*R-MA] 720 | VENEZUELA | YVQE, Porlamar, SEP 3 0059 - R. Oriente and "representando Nueva Esparta" mentions; atop CHTN. [Connelly*R-MA] 734.8 | CUBA (t) | SEP 3 0010 - SS program with fast talk and typical Latin American music; to good peak. At 0052 UTC, I heard an ID that sounded like R. Liberacion. [Connelly*R-MA] 750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, Caracas, SEP 3 0003 - SS talk about baseball. [Connelly*R-MA] 760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0054 - // 770 with SS talk about the Colombian government and tourism; huge, totally dominant. [Connelly*R-MA] 770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, SEP 3 0054 - // 760 with SS talk about the Colombian government; over/under WABC. [Connelly*R-MA] 780 | unID (PARAGUAY ?) | maybe ZP70, Asuncion, SEP 3 0202 - SS religious program (title something like "Hermanos de la Fe"), several Asuncion mentions; briefly atop the channel, then lost to CFDR & Venezuelans. [Connelly*R-MA] 780 | VENEZUELA | Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, SEP 3 0057 - // 4980 with excited SS sportstalk; charging atop CFDR & probable R. Coro. [Connelly*R-MA] 789.89 | BARBADOS (t) | SEP 3 0017 - presumably this with a strong low growl against WSKO & Canadians on 790.0. [Connelly*R-MA] 800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, AUG 29 0308 - preacher in EE reading the words of Paul; local- like, alone on channel. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 3 0201 - EE hymn; local quality. [Connelly*R-MA] 830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, AUG 29 0310 - // 7510 with sermon about the "powers of darkness"; good, atop WCRN. [Connelly*H-MA] 860 | VENEZUELA | SEP 3 0127 - YVOL or YVYE here with Venezuelan sporting event, list of stations broadcasting the match (noted mentions of R. Sucre, R. Punto Fijo, others). [Connelly*R-MA] 880 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, SEP 3 0133 - excited Venezuelan sports coverage, shouting; loud, killing WCBS. [Connelly*R-MA] 940 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJGB, Cali, SEP 3 0159 - // 1000 with fast SS talk; over CBM/YVNN. [Connelly*R-MA] 960 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, SEP 3 0138 - SS talk about "economia colombiana". [Connelly*R-MA] 1000 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, SEP 3 0159 - SS talk (// 940); under CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA] 1020 | VENEZUELA | Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, SEP 3 0140 - R. Margarita ID, then folk-style male SS vocal; over others. [Connelly*R-MA] 1080 | VENEZUELA | R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, SEP 2 2359 - brassy vocal & SS vocal, Barcelona ID; good, often over WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA] 1090 | VENEZUELA | Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, SEP 2 2355 - // 640 with SS sportstalk and mentions of "primera venezolana". [Connelly*R-MA] 1100 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0157 - man in SS // 1170; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA] 1110 | VENEZUELA | YVQT, Carupano, SEP 2 2353 - hot, high- intensity SS techno-disco with vocals and synthesizers, then Carupano ID followed by an old-fashioned Latin American ballad; loud / dominant. [Connelly*R-MA] 1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, SEP 2 2346 - advertisement for a Porlamar business, numerous "deportiva" (sport) mentions; to good peak over CBI. [Connelly*R-MA] 1170 | COLOMBIA | CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, SEP 3 0157 - // 1100 with man in SS; loud. [Connelly*R-MA] 1170 | VENEZUELA (t) | SEP 2 2343 - religious program with Venezuela references - most likely YVQV Acarigua or YVKW Maiquetia. [Connelly*R-MA] 1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, SEP 3 0155 - Venezuelan sportstalk; over/under WPHT. [Connelly*R-MA] 1470 | VENEZUELA | R. Vibracion, YVSY, Carupano, SEP 3 0147 - Carupano adverts; mixed with WZOU-ME. [Connelly*R-MA] 1500 | VENEZUELA | YVRZ, Cumana, SEP 3 0151 - reverberated R. Dos Mil ID, brassy Latin American music; good, over WTOP. [Connelly*R-MA]