10 to 18 November, 2001

A report assembled by Jean Burnell

Neil Kazaross, Mark Connelly and I called our fledgling DXpedition to Cappahayden, Newfoundland, in 1991 the first Newfoundland DXpedition. But, in spite of extensive coverage in the hobby press, we were 90 years late. It was a century ago that the real "first" Newfoundland DXpedition took place. Marconi used kites to hold up wire antennas over Signal Hill, overlooking St. John’s, to try to hear a simple "S" in Morse code, sent from Cornwall. Did Marconi’s team really hear a signal from across the Atlantic on December 12^th, 1901? The frequencies they were operating at would have been just below the modern medium-wave band, and Marconi’s experiments were conducted during the day. Today, sensitive, modern equipment on Signal Hill doesn’t have much chance of picking up even the most powerful MW broadcasters from Europe during daylight. Furthermore, atmospheric noise is not man-made, and what we now recognize as natural phenomena - thunder storms and junk from the sun - might just once have sounded like three faint clicks. Nevertheless, Marconi was as much a showman and entrepreneur as he was an inventor. Marconi had no time for quibbling about scientific rigor. His report of transatlantic radio reception made newspaper headlines in North America and Europe, and it provided considerable impetus for the commercial development of radio by Marconi and the other pioneers of radio. Regardless of whether or not Marconi’s experiment was a scientific success, what Marconi undoubtedly did appreciate is that Newfoundland should be an excellent place to DX. We have been proving this over and over since the first day of our first Newfoundland DXpedition.

Thus, our tenth DXpedition was a commemoration of Marconi’s DXpedition, and a really good excuse for five avid DXers to get together and DX! Here is the crew with principal receivers (and phasing units):

Mark Connelly [MC]  Billerica, MA   Drake R8A (Connelly DXP-4)    15-18 Nov
Jim Renfrew   [JR]  Byron, NY       Drake R8  (Connelly DXP-4)    15-18 Nov
John Fisher   [JF]  Calgary, AB     Drake R8A (Quantum Phaser)    12-17 Nov
Bruce Conti   [BC]  Nashua, NH      Drake R8B (Connelly MWDX-5)   10-17 Nov
Jean Burnell  [JB]  St. John’s, NL  Drake R8A (modified MFJ-1026) 10-18 Nov

We used antenna configurations that had been productive in the past. The three Beverages at Cappahayden were connected through noise-reducing transformers to the coax cables that brought the signals into the shack. Signals from the Beverages were split four-ways using ICE splitters.

Brazilian Beverage: 1 km terminated wire aimed at eastern Brazil. This antenna is also very good for the eastern "Deep" South American countries, and in previous DXpeditions this has been good for southern Africa.

European Beverage: 500 m wire towards northern Europe. This was initially unterminated, but termination was added after the first couple of days.

African Beverage: 400 m unterminated wire towards southern Africa. Whereas this had been a productive antenna in 1999, this year, as in 2000, this one offered no real advantage over the Brazilian or European wires.

K9AY Loops: I used my K9AY loop system in lieu of the European and Brazilian Beverages when we were at maximum shack occupancy. These were usually inferior to the Beverages in signal strength, even though the loops were amplified (Kiwa broadband amps). Nevertheless, it very significant that these loops were competitive with the European Beverage, and, for some European signals, I feel the loops out-performed the Beverage.

Mark, John and I set up one more 1-km antenna at a remote site, a five-minute drive south of Cappahayden. This antenna was aimed more specifically at the southern part of Africa. First Bruce and John, and then the next night, Mark and Jim, tried this antenna using my deep-cycle battery for power. Results were very disappointing, but it seems like that this was due to a break in the wire less than 200 meters from the origin. It appeared that a moose or a caribou had walked through the antenna since it was a mess to recover on the morning of the final day.

In terms of DX highlights, my own favorites are first-logs of Brazilian stations R. Colméia on 1170 kHz, R. Feliz on 1450 kHz, and R. Duque de Caxias on 1590 kHz, as well as Country R. from the Czech Republic on 1062 kHz, and the Irish station R. Star Country on 981 kHz (first spotted by Bruce).

Bruce, Jim and Mark have provided lengthy travelogues that follow the loggings section, so I will end my comments with some acknowledgments. I thank my son, Christopher (CB), who helped me on the first day with the major job of setting up both the antennas (in a downpour) and the shack. We were joined that evening by my wife, Stephanie, and my daughter, Emily. We had a family dinner and everybody had a turn to listen to the radios before Bruce arrived. Everybody gave me a few logs! The next morning we had a family-puts-up-a-K9AY event. I must thank Bruce for the efforts he put into maintaining and improving the antennas, and I am very grateful to all the DXpeditioners who travelled to Newfoundland to take part. I hope everyone had as much fun as I did!

207 | ICELAND ISBS, Eidar, 15 Nov, 0411 - Program // 189, under Algeria [JR].

261 | RUSSIA R. Rossiya, Taldom, 14 Nov, 0332 - Russian news and ID; poor [JF].

531 | ALGERIA Chaîne 1, Ain-El-Beida, 17 Nov, 2343 - // 891 with male Arabic vocal; slightly behind Spain [MC].

531 | FAROE IS. Útvarp Føroya, Akraberg, 13 Nov, 0801-0806 - Presumed; news in a Scandinavian language, "La Bamba" by Richie Valens at 0805, fading out fast; good [JF]. 15 Nov, 0712 - Missed sign-on, but a hymn noted at this time; strong! [JR].

531 | MADEIRA RDP, Porto Santo, 12 Nov, 0710 - Excellent; prayers in Portuguese and hymns over RNE-Spain [BC].

531 | SPAIN RNE5 synchros, 17 Nov, 2343 - Spanish talk; mixed with Algeria [MC].

540 | BELGIUM VRT 2, Waver-Overijse, 11 Nov, 0520 - Fair; nostalgic vocal // 1188 [BC]. 16 Nov, 2315 - Whitney Houston song // 1188; poor under CBT [JR/BC].

549 | ALGERIA Chaine 1, Les Trembles, 13 Nov, 2120 - Excellent; Koranic recitations // 153 & 891 [BC]. 13 Nov, 2140 - Koran, // 891; good [JF].

549 | IRELAND United Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, 16 Nov, 0347-0404 - Christian song "Show Us Your Mercy," then "UCB Europe is one of the family" then more music without breaks; 34343 over Algeria [MC/JF/JB/BC].

549 | RUSSIA Radiostantsiya Mayak, 16 Nov, 0400 - Under Ireland with IS and time pips; poor [JF].

{558-Spain, 567-Ireland, 576-Spain, 585-Spain, 594-Portugal noted in passing} [MC]

603 | FRANCE France Bleu, Lyon, 16 Nov, 2358 - // 1206 with French vocal; under Spain [MC].

603 | MADEIRA RDP, Pico de Arieiro, 14 Nov, 2155 - Fair; talk // 666 and 1125 [BC].

612 | IRELAND RTE 2FM, Athlone, 16 Nov, 0425 - Dance-rock, // 1278 [MC].

612 | MOROCCO RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, 12 Nov, 0302 - Excellent; man in slow Arabic, // 207 [BC].

621 | BELGIUM RTBF La Première, Wavre, 16 Nov, 2303 - Fair; "Le Journal" news in French, "La Première" ID, anthem and interval signal [BC].

630 | NORWAY NRK, Vigra, 12 Nov, 2334 - Pop music, // 1314; good [JF].

657 | ITALY RAI R. Uno synchros, 16 Nov, 0520 - Telephone talk // 1575, under RNE-Spain [BC].

666 | LITHUANIA R. Vilnius, Sitkunai, 15 Nov, 2127-2139 - Tentative; talks, ID at 2128 was not clear, music by Québec singer Diane Dufresne; 34343 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2340-0001 - Talk in a Baltic language, pop music, time pips, fanfare and ID at 0000; fair [JF].

666 | PORTUGAL RDP Antena 1, Lisboa, 14 Nov, 2046-2055 - Soccer match in Portuguese, // 720, 693 & 630; fair [JF].

675 | LIBYA R. Jamahiriya, Benghazi, 13 Nov, 2146 - Arabic talk that was a fraction of a second behind // 972; fair [JF]. 14 Nov, 1917-1924 - Talk, ID at 1918, orchestral music, // 972 but more than a second behind 972; 32332 with QRM from R. 10 FM [JB].

675 | NETHERLANDS R. Ten FM, Lopik, 14 Nov, 0840 - Excellent; "Radio Ten FM" jingle into an English reggae song [BC].

{684-Spain noted in passing} [MC]

693 | AZORES Centro Regional da RDP, Terceira, 16 Nov, 0008 - Portuguese talk; loud - back on correct channel (ex-693.7) [MC]. 17 Nov, 1833 - // 837 with Portuguese vocal [MC].

693 | GERMANY Mega R., Berlin, 13 Nov, 0228 - Pop music under England and Spain; 22432-1 [JB]. 14 Nov, 2303 - Dance music, slogan heard, // 1431 [JR].

702 | SLOVAK REP. R. Slovensko synchros, 16 Nov, 0335 - Fair; rock music // 1098, over an unID Koran station [BC]. 18 Nov, 0023 - // 1098, mellow female vocal, then Slavic talk by man; fair [MC].

711 | FRANCE France Bleu, Rennes, 12 Nov, 0305 - Good; French vocal // 1206 [BC]. 16 Nov, 2358 - // 1206 with French vocal; loud [MC].

711 | MOROCCO / WESTERN SAHARA RTM A, Laayoune, 16 Nov, 1958-2002 - Arabic singing and announcements, seemed to be / / 612; poor [JF].

720 | CANARY IS. RNE, Finca España, 14 Nov, 2210 - Good; "España" and "Canarias" mentions, "Radio Nacional de España" ID [BC].

720 | GERMANY WDR 2, Langenberg, 16 Nov, 0602 - German news; poor with heavy co-channel QRM [JF]. 17 Nov, 0155 - Good; light jazz vocal // 774, long tones leading up to 0200 and news in German, over BBC stations [BC].

729 | ENGLAND BBC R. Essex, Manningtree, 17 Nov, 0140 - Fair; Radio 5 Live // 909, under RNE-Spain [BC].

729 | SPAIN RNE synchros, 12 Nov, 0317 - Excellent; discussion // 684 [BC].

738 | SPAIN RNE, Barcelona, 12 Nov, 0318 - Good; discussion and nostalgic vocal // 729 [BC].

747 | NETHERLANDS Radio 1, Flevoland, 12 Nov, 0320 - Excellent; telephone talk in Dutch and Trish Murphy "Lightning Strikes" rock/folk music over RNE [BC]. 16 Nov, 0422-0452 - Oldies pops from the 60’s and 70’s such as the Beatles, Jay and The Americans, Tony Joe White; ID at 0452 as "Radio Een;" fair [JF].

{756-Germany noted in passing} [MC]

765 | SWITZERLAND RSR, Sottens, 12 Nov, 0345 - Good; adult contemporary music, French cover of "Only the Lonely" [BC]. 17 Nov, 1841 - French vocal, talk [MC].

774 | EGYPT Abis, 17 Nov, 1840 - Arabic female vocal & flutes; loud [MC].

774 | MOROCCO RTM C, Agadir, 14 Nov, 2245 - Good; woman // 1044 [BC]. 14 Nov, 2355 - Koranic recitations // 1044 [BC].

783 | MAURITANIA R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 12 Nov, 2215 - Excellent; man in Arabic // 4845 on Africa wire, Portugal dominant on east wire [BC]. 14 Nov, 0017 - Arabic music // 4845; good [JF].

783 | PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Afurada, 12 Nov, 0350 - Fair; "Rádio Nacional" ID, Portuguese adult contemporary vocals [BC].

792 | FRANCE France Bleu, Limoges, 12 Nov, 0410 - Excellent; French vocal // 1206 [BC]. 16 Nov, 2358 - // 1206 with French vocal; good / dominant [MC].

792 | SPAIN SER, Seville, 13 Nov, 2223 - Spanish newsmagazine show discussing the Afghan situation; fair [JF].

{810-Scotland noted in passing} [MC]

819 | EGYPT ERTU, Batra, 12 Nov, 0420 - Koranic recitations // 12050, under R. Euskadi-Spain [BC].

819 | MOROCCO RTM, Rabat, 12 Nov, 2230 - Good; North African music // 207 and 612 [BC]. 13 Nov, 2247 - Arabic news, // 207 & 612; fair [JF]. 14 Nov, 1930 - Soccer game coverage, Morocco vs. Ghana; over another Arabic station, 24443 [JB].

819 | SPAIN R. Euskadi, San Sebastián, 12 Nov, 0418 - Good; talk // 756, over Egypt [BC].

828 | GERMANY NDR, Hanover, 13 Nov, 0325 - Johnny Cash "I Walk the Line" // 972, under Arrow-Netherlands [BC]. 15 Nov, 2240 - News in German // 972, under Arrow [BC].

828 | NETHERLANDS Arrow, Heinenoord, 12 Nov, 0435 - Good; The Doors "Mojo Rising" [BC]. 13 Nov, 0320 - ID and Jethro Tull classic rock music [BC].

837 | AZORES Centro Regional da RDP, Pico da Barrosa, 16 Nov, 2107 - Portuguese soccer match between Ponte Verde and someone else; Spain and Canary Is. dominant by 2112; good [JF]. 17 Nov, 0036 - // 693 with "Well Respected Man" by the Kinks; Portugal-666 not noted [MC]. 17 Nov, 1833 - // 693 with Portuguese vocal; good (back on channel, ex-836) [MC].

837 | CANARY IS. COPE, Las Palmas, 14 Nov, 2243 - Ad for a CD shop on Gran Canarias, other local ads, ID; fair [JF].

837 | ENGLAND BBC, 18 Nov, 0542 - Program // 882 [JR].

837 | FRANCE France Bleu, Nancy, 12 Nov, 0440 - Good; "France Bleu" ID and news/sports update // 1206 [BC]. 13 Nov, 0346 - Frank Sinatra "My Way" under COPE [BC]. 16 Nov, 2358 - French music under much stronger COPE [MC].

846 | ITALY RAI R. Due, Roma, 12 Nov, 0045 - Good; "Angelina Belle Angelina" nostalgic vocal // 6060 [BC]. 12 Nov, 2338 - Newsmagazine program, // 6060; fair [JF].

855 | SPAIN RNE synchros, 12 Nov, 0502 - Good; talk with severe synchro echo [BC].

864 | ARMENIA RFE/RL, Gavar, 16 Nov, 0140 - Good; web address www.rferl.org in unidentifed language [BC]. 16 Nov, 0155-0200 - Announcement of frequencies under co-channel France in an unknown language; Middle Eastern sounding flute music; poor to fair [JF].

864 | EGYPT Holy Koran R., Santah, 17 Nov, 1849 - Koranic vocal; over France [MC].

864 | FRANCE France Bleu, Paris, 16 Nov, 2358 - // 1206 with Caribbean-style French vocal; over unID station [MC].

873 | GERMANY AFN, Frankfurt, 16 Nov, 2131 - US-accented news over Spain; 32432 [JB].

882 | ENGLAND BBC R. Wales synchros, 12 Nov, 0514 - Good; "The World Today" news, synchro echo, over COPE on the east wire, COPE dominant on the south wire [BC]. 16 Nov, 2320 - "Love Shack" by the B-52’s, then BBC R. Wales ID [MC].

891 | ALGERIA Chaine 1, Alger, 12 Nov, 0520 - Good; flute music // 153 and 549 [BC].

891 | PORTUGAL R. Renascença, Vila Moura, 13 Nov, 2127 - Under Algeria; sports commentary // 981, not // 963 which was carrying regional programs per EMWG [BC].

900 | ITALY RAI R. Uno, Milano, 16 Nov, 0345 - Pop Italian male vocal, // 846 [MC].

907.81 | GAMBIA R. Syd, Banjul, 14 Nov, 2048 - Man in vernacular, producing a strong het against 909 stations [BC]. 17 Nov, 1958 - Woman speaking, man begins to speak at 2000, talk of Kabul and Ramadan at 2023 [MC/JR]. 17 Nov, 2106 - English ID, ad; 24332 [JB].

909 | BOTSWANA VOA Relay, Selebi-Phikwe, 13 Nov, 2030 - Fair; Africa World Tonight in English // 1530 on Africa wire, het on low side [BC]. 13 Nov, 2036 - "The World Tonight" // 1530 São Tomé, promo for program "Hip Hop Connection;" poor [JF].

909 | ENGLAND BBC R. 5 synchros, 12 Nov, 0539 - Good; golf, cricket, hockey, tennis, and racing news "on Five Live;" synchro echo [BC].

918 | SLOVENIA R. Slovenia, Domzale, 16 Nov, 2301-2308 - News and sports in Slovenian, ID as "Aichnia programa Radio Slovenia estudia radiocoper" at 2306, music "Ferry across the Mersey;" good [JF].

918 | SPAIN R. Intercontinental, Madrid, 14 Nov, 2230 - Good; "Aqui Radio Intercontinental, Madrid" and "Caliente y Frio" music program over presumed Slovenia [JF/BC].

918 | SYRIA ORT Syrienne, Al-Hassake, 16 Nov, 0150 - Koranic recitations // 783 faded up over Spain [BC]. 16 Nov, 0202 - Tentative; Koran under co-channel Spain; poor [JF].

927 | BELGIUM VRT1, Wolvertem, 16 Nov, 2252-2300 - Blues music and announcement in Flemish, time pips at 2300 but lost under CJCH 920; fair [JF/BC].

936 | MOROCCO RTM A, Agadir, 14 Nov, 2240 - Poor; North African string music and vocal // 207 on Africa wire, Spain dominant on Europe wire [BC].

945 | ANGOLA R. Nacional, Cazenga, 11 Nov, 2331 - Jazz, announcer in local language saying "Angola" often; 34443 [JB]. 14 Nov, 2255 - Good; Angola mentions, African pop music on Africa wire, news and music continued past 2300 sign-off listed in WRTH; France dominant on Europe wire [BC]. 15 Nov, 2300 - Fair; ID with frequencies, then news [BC].

945 | FRANCE Le Mouv, Toulouse, 14 Nov, 2348 - Auditions announced for something, ID, pop music; 44444 [JR/JF/JB]. 16 Nov, 2101 - Good; "Le Mouv... M’Toulouse" ID, pop music, also mention of Radio France [BC]. 16 Nov, 2358 - Dance music; no longer // to Bleu outlets [MC].

954 | SPAIN Onda Cero, Madrid, 14 Nov, 2146 - New with this slogan, with singing ID [JR].

954 | QATAR Qatar BS, Al Arish, 17 Nov, 0203 - Tentative; Koranic recitations, this was earlier than the listed 0245 sign-on so it must be considered tentative; poor [JF]. 17 Nov, 2349 - // 7210 with Arabic female vocal, strings, flutes; mixed with Spain [MC]. 17 Nov, 2348 - Overnight Ramadan program, // 7210 [JR].

962 | UNID 16 Nov, 2033 - Het, possibly Somalia [MC].

963 | FINLAND R. Finland, Pori, 14 Nov, 0344-0410 - Pop music such as "When Love Comes Knockin’," time pips, ID and Finnish news at 0400, more pop music at 0409; fair [JF].

963 | PORTUGAL R. Renascença, Seixal, 11 Nov, 0510 - Fair; nostalgic vocals over unID stations [BC]. 13 Nov, 0025 - Fair; English pop music, ID [BC].

972 | GERMANY NDR, Hamburg, 14 Nov, 2325 - Excellent; pop music, "Nachtexpress" ID [BC]. 17 Nov, 2355 - German pop-folk music took over the channel from Libya [MC].

972 | LIBYA Libyan Jamahiriya BC, Sirte, 17 Nov, 2354 - Arabic talk; good [MC].

972.17 | UNID 17 Nov, 1955 - Someone slightly off channel [MC].

981 | ALGERIA RTVA Chaine 2, Alger, 13 Nov, 2139 - Koran also heard on 891 but not in //; Koran ended at 2142 on 891 but kept going on 981; good [JF].

981 | GREECE ERA, Athens, 16 Nov, 0410 - Presumed; Greek folk music and announcements; poor [JF].

981 | IRELAND R. Star Country, Emmyvale, 16 Nov, 0130-0152 - Country music generally under Portugal, ID as "Radio Star Country, your 24 hour music station" at 0151; 23332 [BC/JR/JF/JB].

981 | PORTUGAL R. Renascença synchros, 13 Nov, 2125 - Even signal with an unID instrumental music station; sports commentary // 891 [BC]. 14 Nov, 0217 - Pop music // 594 [JR].

990 | GERMANY DLR, Berlin, 13 Nov, 0312 - Fair; Rod Stewart "Young Hearts Run Free" // 6005 [BC].

990 | SPAIN SER synchros, 16 Nov, 2051 - // 1044 with Spanish talk; under CBY [MC].

{999-Spain noted in passing} [MC]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS Onda Cero, Las Palmas, 12 Nov, 0200 - "Onda Cero" ID and fanfare over Netherlands on the south wire [BC]. 16 Nov, 2050 - Non-SER Spanish program; over SER Spain [MC].

1008 | NETHERLANDS NOS R. 5, Flevoland, 12 Nov, 0200 - Good; rock/folk music, "Dit... radio news," over Onda Cero on the east wire [BC]. 13 Nov, 0150-0203 - Pop music, time pips at 0200, news in Dutch; good [JF].

1008 | SPAIN SER synchros, 16 Nov, 2050 - // 1044 with big-band female vocal; under Canary Islands [MC].

1017 | SPAIN RNE synchros, 13 Nov, 0305 - Good; "Radio Nacional de España" ID and new age/jazz instrumental over Germany [BC].

1017 | TURKEY TRT, Mundanya, 15 Nov, 1940 - Presumed, with Middle Eastern music in the mix with Germany and Spain [BC].

1026 | SPAIN R. Jaén (SER), Jaén, 12 Nov, 2358 - Poor under two others after network split, ID "Radio Jaén" by male; 22432-1 [JB].

1026 | SPAIN R. Salamanca (SER), Salamanca, 12 Nov, 2358 - Male with "Radio Salamanca" ID after network split; 22432 [JB].

1026 | SPAIN R. Vigo (SER), Vigo, 12 Nov, 2358 - SER stations split for local news, this one was strongest with woman announcer with ID "Radio Vigo, Cadena SER," back to network programming at 0000; 33433-2 [JB].

1035 | ESTONIA R. Novaya Zhiznj, Tartu, 13 Nov, 0031-0036, 0056-0101 - Classical music, slogan at 0035, ID at 0058; 33333 [JB].

1035 | PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Porto Alto, 14 Nov, 2159 - Many IDs; 44444 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2048 - Portuguese female vocal, samba beat; good [MC].

1035 | SCOTLAND Northsound 2, Aberdeen, 12 Nov, 2358-0003 - Oldie, news, Harry Potter film ad with "Northsound 2 AM" ID; 33432 [JB]. 14 Nov, 2359 - Scottish-accented DJ, canned ID by woman with American accent, news; 32442 with Portuguese QRM [JB]. 17 Nov, 2325 - Weather for Aberdeen, and ID at 2332 "Northsound 2 in the morning" [JR].

1035 | SCOTLAND West Sound R., Ayr, 13 Nov, 0019 - Fair; "Drop me a line, Jim Simon, West Sound Radio, P.O. Box 95, or on the E-mail... @westsoundradio.co.uk" [BC]. 14 Nov, 2350 - "...call West Sound" [BC]. 15 Nov, 0000-0007 - ID under Portugal, and into news read by a woman, weather at 0006; poor [JF].

{ 1044 - Spain & Morocco noted in passing} [MC]

1053 | LIBYA R. Jamahiriya, Tripoli, 12 Nov, 2230 - Good; Big Ben chime, man in Arabic, over TalkSport [BC]. 14 Nov, 1942 - // 675, distinctive "Big Ben" bells at 2000, 5+1 pips may have been this station or someone else on channel [JR]. 14 Nov, 2118 - Arabic talk under TalkSport, // 675 and 972; 32442 [JB].

1053 | MOROCCO RTM A, Tanger, 13 Nov, 2145 - Telephone talk // 207, 612, 819, and 936 [BC]. 15 Nov, 2110 - African music, // 15345 [BC]. 16 Nov, 2047 - Arabic talk; over UK, Spain, Libya, others [MC].

1062 | CZECH REP. Country R., Zbraslav, 13 Nov, 0040-0105 - Tentative; country and western music evident after Denmark’s open carrier went off; deep fades, 23322-1 [JB].

1062 | DENMARK Danmarks R., Kalundborg, 17 Nov, 2344 - Excellent with classical violin music [MC].

1062 | ITALY RAI R. Uno synchros, 16 Nov, 0540 - Telephone talk // 1575, under Denmark [BC].

1062.03 | TURKEY TRT-1, Diyarbakir, 18 Nov, 0026 - Mideast female vocal, talk by woman; fair [MC].

1071 | ENGLAND TalkSport synchros, 15 Nov, 2140 - Telephone talk // 1089, through EI-Spain [BC]. 17 Nov, 0347 - Caller from Manchester; briefly dominant [MC].

1071 | SPAIN Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, 15 Nov, 2140 - Good; a reggae tune, then a piano instrumental // 1161 [BC]. 17 Nov, 0348 - Romantic music show; over TalkSport [MC].

1080 | POLAND R. Racyja, Koszecin, 14 Nov, 2140-2200* - Spaniards faded down leaving soft music, clear ID, sign-off announcement in Slavic language and web address by woman at 2159, off at 2200; 33443 over Spain [JR/JF/JB].

1080 | SPAIN Onda Cero, Toledo, 14 Nov, 2148 - "Radio Toledo Onda Cero" over SER network signal and R. Racyja; 33433 [JB].

1088 | ANGOLA R. Nacional, Mulenvos, 11 Nov, 2335 - Fair; woman in Portuguese and music // 4950 [BC].

1089 | ENGLAND & SCOTLAND TalkSport, multiple sites, 10 Nov, 2320 - Phone-in program; fair [CB]. 15 Nov, 2049-2056 - Different soccer chat programs, but ads and promo on weaker stream at 2052 was repeated on stronger stream at 2055; 33443 and 32443-2 [JR/JB/BC].

1089 | RUSSIA V. of Russia, Tbilisskya, 15 Nov, 2057 - Soviet anthem heard under TalkSports, bells IS at 2059; very poor [JF].

1098 | SLOVAKIA R. Slovensko, Velké Záluzie, 15 Nov, 2100 - Good; rock music, "Radio Slovensko" ID into news [BC]. 18 Nov, 0023 - // 702 with vocal, Slavic talk; excellent [MC].

1107 | ENGLAND TalkSport synchros, 12 Nov, 0425 - Talk // 1089, over RNE-Spain [BC].

1107 | SCOTLAND Moray Firth R., Inverness, 16 Nov, 0602 - News, weather, and rock music over TalkSport [BC]. 16 Nov, 0604 - "The Kids Are All Right" by the Who, then "Moray Firth Radio" ID by Scottish presenter; over TalkSport and Spain [MC].

1116 | ENGLAND BBC Asian Network, Derby, 17 Nov, 2316 - Indian music; QRM from Spain, 32422 [JB]. 17 Nov, 2335 - Ethnic program with Hindi music; over/under Spain [MC].

1116 | ITALY RAI R. Due synchros, 14 Nov, 2110 - Bruce Springsteen "Hungry Heart" // 846, under SER-Spain [BC].

1125 | BELGIUM R. Trafic, Houdeng, 15 Nov, 2212-2306 - An extremely eclectic (to say the least) collection of music including "Anarchy in the UK" by the Sex Pistols, "Harvest Moon" by Neil Young, "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" by Paul Simon; very few announcements; only a few electronic sounding echoes, jingle ID at 2306 as "Radio Trafeek;" poor to good in fades [JF]. 16 Nov, 2325 - Faded up over Croatia with light rock, // 1233 [BC]. 16 Nov, 2338 - Pop music, // 1233 and 1305; 22242 [JB].

1125 | MADEIRA RDP, Ponta do Pargo, 14 Nov, 2155 - Fair; talk // 603 and 666 [BC]. 15 Nov, 2134 - Light music program, // 666 [JR].

1125 | NIGER ORTN, Niamey, 15 Nov, 2157-2202* - Koran chants, brief announcement by a man, anthem at 2159, // 5020, tone then both frequencies went off; poor [JR/JF].

1125 | UNID 17 Nov, 1913 - Maybe Libya here with Arabic female vocal; under Spain [MC].

{1134-Croatia noted in passing} [MC]

1143 | RUSSIA / KALININGRAD Radiostantsiya Mayak, Bolshakovo, 16 Nov, 0602 - Bits of English talk "Ground Zero in lower Manhattan" translated into Slavic language [MC]. 16 Nov, 2158 - "Moscow Nights" IS, 6 pips [JR].

1143 | SPAIN COPE synchros, 11 Nov, 0502 - Fair; telephone talk, synchro echo [BC].

1143 | UNID VOA (?), 16 Nov, 2159 - "The following broadcast is in Kurdish" heard through AFN’s NPR News [JR].

1152 | ROMANIA R. Romania, Cluj, 11 Nov, 0459 - Excellent; interval signal and "Radio Romania" ID over unID England [BC]. 17 Nov, 0240 - Strong open carrier, then tones and interval signal [BC].

1152 | SCOTLAND Clyde 2, Glasgow, 16 Nov, 2148 - Nice ID on a crowded frequency [JR].

1152 | SPAIN RNE5, Albacete, 14 Nov, 1955 - Regional news and weather for Castilla-La Mancha; slightly stronger than Málaga, 32432 [JB]. 15 Nov, 1959 - Alone this day with weather for Castilla-La Mancha; 34332 [JB].

1152 | SPAIN RNE5, Málaga, 14 Nov, 1955 - Regional news then weather for Málaga and Sevilla; 22432 [JB].

1161 | EGYPT Mid-Delta R., Tanta, 16 Nov, 2125 - Presumed; Arabic talk and music under R. Tay, Scotland [MC].

1161 | ENGLAND BBC Southern Counties, Bexhill, 14 Nov, 2328 - Phone-in program, ID; 33322 [JB].

1161 | ENGLAND Magic 1161, Goxhill, 11 Nov, 0445 - Good; uninterrupted adult contemporary music, "This is Magic 1161" [BC]. 15 Nov, 2102 - Just QRM for Tay until 2102 when "Magic 1161 Weather" was promoted; 33443-2 [JB].

1161 | SCOTLAND Tay AM, Dundee, 14 Nov, 2326 - "Tay AM presents Barry Manilow...;" 33433 [JB]. 15 Nov, 2059 - Scottish accordion through top-of-hour, Scottish-accented presenter; 32432 [JB]. 16 Nov, 0544 - "Oh What a Night (December 1963)" by Frankie Valli, then "Radio Tay" ID, // 1584 [MC/JR]. 16 Nov, 2200-2210 - News, sports and weather, ad for "Alistair Smith of Tay AM," music by Eddy Grant and Madonna; fair [JF].

1161 | SPAIN Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastián, 14 Nov, 1945 - Good; English rock music, man in Basque [BC].

1161 | UNID 17 Nov, 0250 - Open carrier and tones similar to what was happening with Romania on 1152, but no interval signal heard [BC].

1170 | ENGLAND Classic Gold, Ipswich, 15 Nov, 2155 - Good; ads for Ipswich businesses, web address "www.classicgold..." fading out, then back with local weather [BC].

1170 | ENGLAND Magic 1170, Stockton, 16 Nov, 2124 - Ads, ID; 32432 [JB].

1170 | SLOVENIA R. Capodistra, Beli Kriz, 16 Nov, 2230 - Good; ID and pop/dance music over England unIDs [BC].

1179 | ROMANIA R. Romania, Galbeni-Bacau, 14 Nov, 0324 - Romanian newsmagazine program, // 1152; good [JF].

1179 | SWEDEN R. Sweden, Sölvesbörg, 13 Nov, 2040 - English newsmagazine program; IS and ID at 2059, Swedish program at 2100; fair to good [JF]. 14 Nov, 0010 - Good; easy listening/folk vocals on east wire, Canary Islands on Africa wire [BC]. 16 Nov, 0600 - Excellent with Swedish news mentioning police, military, terrorism, Afghanistan, Taliban [MC].

1188 | ANGOLA EP de Malanje, 13 Nov, 2110 - Tentative; news sounded Portuguese, best with Brazil and Africa wires phased [BC].

1188 | BELGIUM VRT 2, Kuurne, 16 Nov, 2315 - Whitney Houston song // 540, under RFE-Hungary [BC].

1188 | HUNGARY RFE, Marcali, 11 Nov, 0435 - Good; news items about Afghanistan and New York [BC]. 14 Nov, 2319 - Serbo-Croat program and ID as "Radio Europa Svobodna;" good [JF]. 16 Nov, 0457 - Slavic talk mentioned Belarus [MC]. 16 Nov, 2310 - Good; "Radio Svoboda Europa" ID [BC].

1197 | ENGLAND Virgin R. synchros, 11 Nov, 0425 - Fair; telephone talk and rock music // 1215, over presumed RFE [BC].

1197 | GERMANY VOA Relay, Munich, 14 Nov, 2030 "the following program is in Macedonian" [JR]. 14 Nov, 2118-2140 - "VOA News Now" with features on nursing homes, life in the oceans, and the 100^th anniversary of the publishing of Moby Dick; initially QRM from Virgin R., then frequency dominated by Euskadi, 33333 at peak but mainly poor [JF/JB]. 16 Nov, 2022 - "VOA sports" mention, talk about US football; over/under Virgin R. [MC].

1197 | LESOTHO Family R., Lancer’s Gap, 12 Nov, 2109-2132 - English religious program "Open Forum" at 2130; poor to good with fading [JF]. 14 Nov, 2018 - Bible program ending, ID and frequency announcement; 24442 [JB]. 14 Nov, 2043 - Fair; in English with "familyradio.com" mention and Christian music [BC]. 14 Nov, 2122 - Harold Camping, various phone numbers, ID as "Family Radio" [JR].

1197 | SPAIN Euskadi Irratia, Vitória, 17 Nov, 1829 - // 1071 with folk music almost in an Alpine style [MC].

1206 | FRANCE France Bleu, Bordeaux, 11 Nov, 0415 - Excellent; Eagles "Hotel California," jingle and French vocal [BC]. 16 Nov, 2358 - // 1377 et al. with male reggae-style French vocal; excellent [MC].

1215 | ALBANIA TWR, Fllake, 13 Nov, 0244 - Fair; nostalgic music // 7380 and 9490, under/over Virgin and COPE [BC].

1215 | KALININGRAD / RUSSIA V. of Russia, Bolshakovo, 13 Nov, 0236 - Russian talk mixing with Virgin R.; poor [JF]. 13 Nov, 0259-0301 - Faded up well over Virgin R. with IS and Russian talk from 0300; 43433 [JB].

1224 | BULGARIA R. Bulgaria, Vidin, 14 Nov, 0402 - Presumed; IS theme after the news; poor under co-channel rock music from Holland [JF]. 14 Nov, 2059 - Tentative; less-than-clear ID under Q The Beat; 32432 [JB].

1224 | NETHERLANDS Q The Beat, Almere, 12 Nov, 2050 - Urban contemporary music under Spain [BC]. 16 Nov, 0025 - "Q The Beat" ID; excellent [MC].

1224 | SPAIN R. Popular, San Sebastián, 12 Nov, 2100 - Good; "Radio Popular... el Reloj" sports program [BC].

1233 | BELGIUM R. Trafic, Rocourt, 16 Nov, 2325 - Continuous light rock music // 1125, fading in and out of Virgin R., sometimes fully on top of the frequency [BC]. 16 Nov, 2340 - Pop music, // 1125 and 1305; 22232 [JB].

1233 | CZECH REP. R. Free Europe synchros, 14 Nov, 2300 - Two men talking, then ID repeated twice at 2300, // 1287 [JR].

1233 | ENGLAND Virgin R. synchros, 16 Nov, 2320 - Pop/rock music // 1215 [BC].

1242 | ENGLAND Virgin R. synchros, 12 Nov, 2103 - News report about that days’ American Airlines plane crash, // 1215 & 1197; poor [JF]. 13 Nov, 0230 - Fair; Star Trek spoof of Queen’s "Bohemian Rhapsody," // 1215 [BC].

1242 | FRANCE France Bleu, Marseille, 12 Nov, 2115 - Good; "France Bleu" promo and talk, // 1206 [BC]. 17 Nov, 1853 - // 1206 with French uptempo pop male vocal; good [MC].

1251 | LIBYA Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, 10 Nov, 2304 - AA talk; good [CB]. 13 Nov, 0225 - Good; man in echoed Arabic [BC]. 14 Nov, 2012 - Good; music and Big Ben chime, // 15435 [BC]. 17 Nov, 2043 - Heard with headlines in English [JR].

1260 | ENGLAND 2 stations, 16 Nov, 2259 - Mention of Classic Gold and Northumberland [JR].

1260 | ENGLAND Classic Gold 1260, Mangotsfield, 14 Nov, 2240 - Ad for company in Bristol, country tune, "Classic Gold" promo; 32432 [JB].

1269 | CANARY IS. R. ECCA, Las Palmas, 16 Nov, 2018 - English language lessons "I like the sandwiches," etc. [MC/JR].

1269 | GERMANY DLF, 15 Nov, 1738 - Program same as 6190 kHz [JR].

1278 | IRELAND RTE 2FM, Dublin and Cork, 13 Nov, 0215 - Fair; pop music, "2FM" IDs [BC]. 16 Nov, 0425 - // 612 with pop dance rock; good [MC]. 16 Nov, 2025 - Trance music, telephone numbers at 2030; 34443 [JB].

1287 | CZECH REP. Cesky Rozhlas synchros, 13 Nov, 2015 - Fair; man and woman // 1233 [BC].

1287 | CZECH REP. R. Free Europe, multiple sites, 13 Nov, 2120 - Presumed Czech language program, // 1233; not sure if program was VOA, RFE or BBC; fair [JF]. 14 Nov, 2258 - Unknown language, talk about German politics, ID just before 2300, then signed off with "This is Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, Praha" three times; 34444 [JR/JB].

1287 | ISRAEL Galei Zahal, Tel Aviv, 16 Nov, 0215-0302 - Hard rock music and telephone call-ins, ID and frequencies in Hebrew at 0259, // 1368 & 6972; poor to fair [MC/JF/JB].

1296 | ENGLAND BBC World Service, Orfordness, 13 Nov, 2010 - Good; news from Afghanistan, // 11835, over Radio XL [BC]. 15 Nov, 1953 - // 1521 with "The English Quiz" [JR].

1296 | ENGLAND Radio XL, Langley Mill, 13 Nov, 0213 - Excellent; lively Indian pop music, announcement in Hindi [BC]. 14 Nov, 2236 - Local-accented DJ requested phone calls, jingle ID "Radio XL, 1296 AM," Indian house music, switched to Hindi for an ad; good [JF/JB]. 16 Nov, 0558 - Reverberated Hindi female vocal; local-like! [MC].

1296.05 | SPAIN COPE, Valencia, 16 Nov, 2015 - Man & woman in Spanish [MC].

1305 | BELGIUM R. Trafic, Marche, 16 Nov, 2338 - Pop music // 1125 and 1233; 22432 [JR/JB/BC].

1305 | ENGLAND Premier R., Enfield & Ewell, 13 Nov, 2320 - Good; contemporary Christian music, // 1413 [BC]. 13 Nov, 2340 - Gospel music // 1413, ID as "24 hours a day, this is Premier Radio;" poor [JF]. 14 Nov, 2051 - Religion under Spain; 22332 [JB]. 18 Nov, 0230 - ID during program break, // 1413 [JR].

1305 | SÉNÉGAL RT Sénégal, Rufisque, 12 Nov, 1956-2006 - Tentative; news in French (many items from Guinea) and then in local language from 2005, but I’ve never heard this station ID! 35333 before Spain began fading in [JB]. 12 Nov, 2000 - African music, good on the Africa wire, RNE-Spain dominant on the east wire [BC]. 14 Nov, 2001 - French news, long report on medicine in Conakry; 34333 [JB]. 15 Nov, 2124 - French talk and music; strong, but no ID heard this or subsequent nights [JR]. 16 Nov, 1959-2005 - No break from African music; 33333 [MC/JB]. 17 Nov, 1945 - Kalimba music; mixed with Spain synchros [MC].

1305 | SPAIN RNE5, Ciudad Real, 16 Nov, 1955 - Regional split, woman with news for Castilla-La Mancha; 22432 [JB].

1305 | SPAIN RNE5, Orense, 16 Nov, 1955 - Regional program split, "Radio 5 en Galicia" was generally strongest with news; 32432 [JB].

1305 | WALES Capital Gold, Christchurch, 17 Nov, 0003 - Rock oldies music, "on Capital Gold" canned ID, mixed with Premier R. and R. Trafic [BC].

1313 | ANGOLA EP de Huila, 15 Nov, 2005 - Het on low side of Norway-1314, African music, EP de Huila likely [BC]. 16 Nov, 2012 - Pop music; poor to fair [MC]. 17 Nov, 2020 - Portuguese sporting event; to fair peak [MC]. 17 Nov, 2034 - Possibly; brief audio [JR].

1314 | NORWAY NRK, Kvitsøy, 14 Nov, 0835 - Excellent; telephone talk [BC].

1323 | ENGLAND BBC Bristol & Somerset Sound, Taunton, 16 Nov, 0450 - Local announcements [JR]. 16 Nov, 2330 - Announcer mentioned being in Bristol; second UK station with oldies mixing [MC]. 17 Nov, 0050 - Good; nostalgia // 1413 BBC R. Gloucestershire [BC].

1323 | ENGLAND Capital Gold, Southwick, 13 Nov, 0205 - Music "from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s" under an unID Radio 5 Live relay and unID Koranic recitations [BC]. 16 Nov, 0459 - "This is Capital Gold" [JR]. 17 Nov, 0040 - Pink Floyd "Another Brick in the Wall" // 1305, under Taunton, England [BC].

1323 | GERMANY V. of Russia Relay, Wachenbrunn, 14 Nov, 0655 - English program, Russian language lesson; 33433 [JB]. 14 Nov, 2055 - Excellent; "Ici Moscou" and frequencies in French, anthem, interval signal and off [BC]. 16 Nov, 0555 - Woman in German; over UK locals [MC]. 17 Nov, 2016 - French news; 24432 [JB].

1332 | ENGLAND BBC Wiltshire Sound, Lacock, 13 Nov, 0245 - Interview, // 909; 23432 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2347 - ID, report on charity drive, brief selections of music; 33443 [JF/JB].

1332 | ENGLAND Classic Gold 1332, Peterborough, 11 Nov, 2250 - Pop music and an ID; under jazz (possibly RAI), 32342 [JB].

1332 | ITALY RAI R. Uno synchros, 12 Nov, 2200 - Good; "Rai" network news [BC].

1341 | CANARY ISLANDS / SPAIN SER synchros, 16 Nov, 2008 - // 1116 with fast Spanish talk; over other station with Northern Ireland phased [MC]. 17 Nov, 1943 - Spanish sporting event [MC].

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, 16 Nov, 2008 - Classical music; strong on European Beverage [MC].

1350 | UNID 16 Nov, 2059 - Appeared to conclude a broadcast with an Interval Signal consisting of a bird chirping (chirping pause chirping pause, etc.). EMWG suggests either TWR Armenia or Hungary, both of which might sign off at this time [JR].

1359 | ENGLAND Classic Gold 1359, Coventry, 17 Nov, 0002-0018 - Sounded like there were two Classic Gold stations here playing the same music rotation about 2 minutes apart; the Bob Marley song "No Woman, No Cry" was heard at 0006 then again at 0008 as the second station faded up, IDs at 0005 "Classic Gold 1359, Coventry and Warwickshire" and at 0013 "Classic Gold, Double Shot. Great music from the 60’s;" fair [MC/JF].

1359 | ENGLAND Classic Gold Breeze, Baker’s Wood, 13 Nov, 0110 - "This is the station that gets you through the night, on that night shift, with all the great songs you can sing along to from the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, another 20 minutes of non-stop Classic Gold breezy (or easy) music coming up" [BC]. 16 Nov, 2142 - "Horse with No Name" by America (1972), Classic Gold ID [MC].

1368 | ISLE OF MAN Manx R., Douglas, 11 Nov, 2357 - Fair; nostalgia and light adult contemporary music "on Manx Radio" [BC]. 12 Nov, 2148-2204 - Jazz program to Independent Radio News at 2200, weather and jingle ID at 2203; 33333 [JB]. 13 Nov, 2255 - Ad for "Paul Vasch, The Natural Stone Specialist," ID and music "You’re My Mate (and I Will Stand by You)" by Right Said Fred; good [JF]. 13 Nov, 2340 - Music in the Night jingle, Barbara Streisand "The Way We Were" [BC]. 16 Nov, 2200 - " Broadcasting from Douglas in the Isle of Man, this is Manx Radio" ID [MC/BC].

1368 | ISRAEL Galei Zahal, Shivta & Rosh-pina, 16 Nov, 0220 - Pop song and telephone calls, findable only by using the // 6972; 22431 [JR/JF/JB].

1377 | FRANCE France Bleu, Lille, 16 Nov, 2358 - Excellent with French vocal // 1206 [MC].

1385.91 | GUINEA R. Rurale, Labé, 11 Nov, 1955-2003 - African music, open carrier for ca. 45 seconds at 1958, nice "Radio Rurale" ID in local language at 2001, indigenous flute that may be an IS, then back to African music; 44433 [JB/BC]. 12 Nov, 2046 - French talk and African music; fair to good [JF]. 15 Nov, 2012 - Presumed; music and talk, no IDs, but strong signal [JR]. 16 Nov, 2004 - African vernacular talk; loud [MC].

1386 | RUSSIA / KALININGRAD V. of Russia, Bolshakovo, 12 Nov, 2009 - Good; "news and views in English from the World Service of the Voice of Russia" [BC]. 13 Nov, 1955-2001 - End of German language broadcast, old anthem of the USSR (This was the first time that I have heard this anthem in many years. Does anyone know how long they have been re-using it?); bells IS, English ID and news; good [JF]. 16 Nov, 2005 - Talk, "This news comes to you in the worldwide service of the Voice of Russia," then a speech in an echoey room [MC].

1394.83 | ALBANIA TWR, Fllake, 12 Nov, 2007 - Excellent; prayer in presumed Hungarian per EMWG, "Amazing Grace" instrumental, interval signal [BC]. 15 Nov, 2112 - Croatian program with Monte Carlo and Zagreb addresses, music, IS at 2115 and into Slovak program; good [JF]. 17 Nov, 1940 - TWR interval signal, a few words, then hymn with female vocal & piano [MC].

1395 | NETHERLANDS Business Nieuws R., Trintelhaven, 14 Nov, 0505 - Dutch business talk; excellent [MC]. 14 Nov, 0532-0542 - Dutch report about new cars and other business news with alternating man and woman announcers, ad for "MCD" and ID; good [JF].

1404 | FRANCE France Bleu, multiple sites, 16 Nov, 2206 - More than a second between two signals, ID ID at 2208; 33333 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2358 - // 1206 with French vocal; poor to fair over others [MC].

1413 | ENGLAND BBC R. Gloucestershire, 12 Nov, 0112 - Good; talk about United Nations, then a BBC report on Egyptian theological life, mixing with RNE-Spain [BC]. 14 Nov, 0207 - ABC network news from the USA (sometimes carried overnight by BBC), back to BBC programming with discussion about changes in civil liberties in the USA, // 909 & 1503; fair [JF]. 16 Nov, 0509 - Woman gave ID "BBC Radio Gloucestershire," then into country song; over other UK station [MC].

1413 | ENGLAND Premier R., Heathrow & Dartford, 12 Nov, 2120 - Fair; telephone talk about Christian topics, over RNE-Spain [BC]. 13 Nov, 2330 - Fair; "1305, 1332, 1413 ... Premier Christian Radio" [BC]. 16 Nov, 0514 - Preaching, // 1305; 32442 [JB]. 18 Nov, 0230 - // 1305 [JR].

{1422-Germany noted in passing} [MC]

1431 | ENGLAND Classic Gold, Rayleigh and/or Manor Farm, 16 Nov, 0422 - // 1521 with David Bowie song; good [MC].

1431 | ENGLAND Premier R., 2 London sites, 18 Nov, 0230 - Frequently heard in 2000 and 2001, but this was the only time I’ve heard an ID: ID during program break, // 1305 [JR].

1431 | GERMANY Mega R., Wilsduff, 13 Nov, 0205-0231 - Pops, canned IDs occasionally between songs, // 1575; 34443 [JF/JB]. 14 Nov, 2125 - Good; urban contemporary hit music, "Mega Radio, die musik" [BC]. 14 Nov, 2303 - Dance music, slogan heard, // 693 [JR]. 16 Nov, 0551 - Dance music // Luxembourg-1440; mixed with UK station [MC]. 17 Nov, 0016 - "Mega Radio" ID, then "I’m a Survivor" by Destiny’s Child [MC].

1431.06 | IRAN IRIB, Esfahan, 13 Nov, 0058 - Fair; flute/string music // 15084 [BC]. 13 Nov, 0217 - Music // 15084 up briefly above Mega R.; 32332 [JB].

1440 | LUXEMBOURG RTL R. / Mega R., Marnach, 10 Nov, 2334 - Pop music; excellent [CB]. 14 Nov, 0524-0532 - Rock music, "Mega Radio" jingle ID; good [JF]. 14 Nov, 2120 - Excellent; "Die Grössten Oldies, RTL Radio" jingle, English oldies music [BC]. 16 Nov, 0450 - Man in German; excellent [MC]. 16 Nov, 0551 - Mega R. relay // Germany-1431; high-energy dance-club music [MC/JR].

1440 | SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Damman, 16 Nov, 0130 - Arabic // 1521; good [MC].

1449 | ENGLAND BBC Asian Network, Gunthorpe, 16 Nov, 0435 - Short pieces of Mideast music interrupted by talk; possibly religious [MC].

1449 | ITALY RAI R. Due synchros, 14 Nov, 2115 - Fair; man and woman in Italian // 846 [BC]. 16 Nov, 1940 - // (weaker) 846 with pop disco; good [MC].

1449 | SCOTLAND BBC R. 4, Redmoss, 13 Nov, 0049 - Fair; weather for individual cities [BC]. 13 Nov, 0154 - Country music award show report, // 198; 33443 [JB]. 16 Nov, 0020 - BBC news about petrol; loud [MC].

1458 | ENGLAND Big AM, Ashton Moss, 14 Nov, 2135 - Fair; "on Big AM" and Rod Stewart "Downtown Train," then "You’re on Big AM, the greatest songs ever, playing now" [BC]. 15 Nov, 1748 - The differences between men and women [JR]. 15 Nov, 2145-2153 - Music by Sonny and Cher and Huey Lewis, ID as "Your Big Station, playing the biggest songs ever, Big AM;" fair with QRM from Sunrise R. [JF]. 16 Nov, 0538 - "Big AM" ID, then "I’ll Stand by You" by Chrissie Hynde; good [MC].

1467 | FRANCE / MONACO TWR, Roumoules, 13 Nov, 1943 - Chimes IS, ID in presumed Arabic; good [JF]. 17 Nov, 2246 - Arabic music; excellent [MC].

1467 | IRAN IRIB, Isfahan, 13 Nov, 0040 - Good; talk, // 15084 [BC].

1467 | MOLDOVA / PRIDNESTROVYE R. Pridnestrovye, Grigoriopol, 16 Nov, 0515-0530* - After Monaco went off, Russian talk with lots of mentions of Moldova, occasional chimes music heard after items (0521, 0526 and 0530), clear IDs at 0526 and 0530, then off the air; 24332 [JR/JF/JB].

1476 | AUSTRIA R. Africa International / R. Austria, Wien/Bisamberg, 13 Nov, 2200-2232 - New program of African news consisting of African news items and music from the country in the music, program seemed to be called "Report from Africa," ID as "Welcome to Radio Africa, broadcasting from Vienna, the capital of Austria," German program started at 2217 and French program at 2231; good [JF]. 14 Nov, 2000 - Good; end of German program, "Radio Austria International" ID and news in English from Vienna, over UAE [BC]. 16 Nov, 2008 - News in English, ID as "Radio Austria" [JR]. 16 Nov, 2108 - German news mentioning Milosevic; good, over UAE [MC].

1476 | AZERBAIJAN Azerbaijan R., 16 Nov, 0201 - Strong, woman reading the news [JR]. 16 Nov, 0205-0222 - Tentative; news in an unidentified language read by a woman, music that sounded more Middle Eastern than Arabic at 0222; fair [JF].

1476 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE R., Dubai, 13 Nov, 0234 - Koran, // 13675; good [JF]. 14 Nov, 1955 - Good; Middle Eastern music // 13675, over/under Austria [BC]. 16 Nov, 2108 - Female Arabic vocal; behind Austria [MC].

1484.55 | ANGOLA EP do Kuanza-Sul, Sumbe, 15 Nov, 2048 - Presumed; Portuguese talk with African accent; very poor [JF]. 17 Nov, 2012 - "Angola" and "esportiva" mentioned; at 2102 pulsing dance music, then announcements with strong reverb (nearly local strength on the truncated Africa wire), "Musicado (voz?) ... 91.7 FM, 1480 onda media;" a subsequent announcement after the next song repeated the frequencies, and may have shouted "Emissora!" [MC/JR].

1485 | ENGLAND BBC R. Humberside, Hull, 13 Nov, 0005 - Fair; end of news, "From the BBC across northern England, it’s time for Midnight Memories on the BBC Late Show, in Yorkshire, the northwest and the northeast" [BC].

1485 | ENGLAND BBC R. Merseyside, Wallasey, 15 Nov, 0741 - Discussion about re-opening a local murder case, news headlines and ID; fair [JF].

1485 | ENGLAND BBC synchros, 17 Nov, 0048 - BBC talk-show mentioning a trip to the Caribbean [MC]. 17 Nov, 0219 - Interview with US-accented woman about health insurance; about 1 second delay between synchros [MC].

1485 | ENGLAND Classic Gold, Newbury, 15 Nov, 1753 - Ad for Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, ID as "Classic Gold 1431 and 1485" [JR].

1494 | FRANCE / CORSICA France Bleu and France-Inter, multiple sites, 12 Nov, 0110 - Fair; Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star," // 1206 [BC]. 15 Nov, 0004-0102 - Two different French programs, one with France Bleu and the other France-Inter (// 162, 1375); both 22432-1 [JR/JF/JB/BC]. 16 Nov, 2358 - Excellent with French vocal // 1206 [MC].

1494 | GREECE / RHODES ERA, 15 Nov, 1843 - According to EMWG, ERA runs BBC programs in Greek; heard with "BBC" and "UK," probably giving address to listeners [JR].

1494 | MOLDOVA R. Moldova 2, Cahul & Edineti, 16 Nov, 0525 - R. Moldova ID; good [MC/JR]. 16 Nov, 0531-0546 - Tentative; talk by a woman in either Romanian or Moldovan, possible ID at 0535 during talk by man, fading out and mixing with co-channel France by 0545; good [JF].

1494 | RUSSIA Vo Russia, St. Petersburg-Popovka, 14 Nov, 2105 - Good; news in English from the Voice of Russia World Service // 1386, 5940, 7300 and 7340 [BC]. 14 Nov, 2111 - English talk about crude oil prices and production, // 1386; good [JF]. 15 Nov, 1735 - Early strong signal, English program [JR].

1502 | ANGOLA EP de Benguela, 11 Nov, 2035 - Excellent; man in Portuguese and lively African pop music [BC].

1503 | AZORES AFRTS, Lajes, 12 Nov, 2100 - Fade up with promo/ID for "Island 96" then "wear sun-screen" announcement; 33333 for a few minutes [JB]. 13 Nov, 2000 - Good; language lesson, message about careers in the Air Force, over/under BBC R. Stoke [BC]. 16 Nov, 1950 - "Armed Forces Radio" mention; over 1502 het [MC].

1503 | ENGLAND BBC R. Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, 12 Nov, 2102 - Faded up with BBC news, suddenly dominant; 33433 [JB]. 12 Nov, 2330 - Fair; telephone talk about American Airlines crash, then sports news, fading under Iran [BC].

1503 | IRAN IRIB, Bushehr, 12 Nov, 2052 - Farsi talk, news from 2100, // 15084; 32433 over Azores [JB]. 12 Nov, 2333 - Man and woman // 15084, over/under BBC-England and unID stations [BC]. 15 Nov, 2321 - // 15084 with pop male Mideast vocal; mixed with UK station [MC]. 16 Nov, 1943 - Good with flute and string music, // 15084 [MC].

1503.26 | UNID 17 Nov, 2000 - Possibly Togo here with low het against Azores; Angola-1502 not noted at this time [MC].

1512 | BELGIUM R. Nederland, Wolvertem, 12 Nov, 2315 - Excellent; "a brief look at Dutch news" and feature story about WTO [BC]. 16 Nov, 0545 - Strong open carrier, 0558 interval signal followed by sign-on announcement in Dutch [BC]. 16 Nov, 2110 - Dutch news mentioned Mazar-e Sharif; local-like [MC].

1512 | GREECE / CRETE ERA, Charia, 16 Nov, 2208 - Noted weak // to program on 1404 [JR].

1512 | ITALY RAI R. Tres, Palermo, 16 Nov, 0550 - Technopop/dance music in Belgium open carrier [BC].

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Jeddah, 15 Nov, 0025 - Presumed; Koranic recitations, again at 0105 and with music at 0110; published reports indicated that BSKSA was going to begin broadcasting 24 hours, although in this instance it might have been extended hours for Ramadan [BC].

1521 | ENGLAND Classic Gold Digital, Duxhurst, 16 Nov, 0448 - Classic Gold ID, then David Bowie song; good [MC]. 16 Nov, 0524 - "House of the Rising Sun," // 1431 [JR].

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, 13 Nov, 1955 - Excellent; Arabic // 9555, over an unID England station [BC].

1521 | SLOVAK REP. BBC Relay, multiple sites, 14 Nov, 1950 - English lesson, World Service ID at 1952; echoed audio, 33443 over Saudi Arabia [JB]. 15 Nov, 1941 - "The English Quiz" with echo indicating two sites audible [JR]. 16 Nov, 0530 - Sign-on with bells [JR].

1530 | ENGLAND Classic Gold 954/1530, Cotheridge-Worcester, 16 Nov, 0531 - Bradford auto ad, West Yorkshire weather [JR]. 16 Nov, 0540 - // 1521 with "The Love I Lost" by Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes [MC]. 17 Nov, 0200 - News headlines, then slogan "Good times, great music for West Yorkshire" into "Caribbean Queen" by Billy Ocean [MC].

1530 | ENGLAND unID city, 16 Nov, 0036 - Used slogan "TalkSport, the UK’s best radio station," but was not // 1089 [MC].

1530 | ICELAND AFN, Keflavik, 16 Nov, 0728 - Announcements concerning US Naval families in Keflavik, CNN News, ID as "Radio Newsline Keflavik," excellent [JR].

1530 | SÃO TOMÉ E PRINCÍPE VOA Relay, Pinheira, 13 Nov, 2029 - Excellent; "1530 for listeners in West Africa, and 909 for listeners in southern Africa. This is ‘Africa World Tonight’ from the Africa Service of the Voice of America" [BC]. 14 Nov, 2025 - "Africa World Tonight" // 7415 [BC]. 16 Nov, 1944 - French ID "Ici la Voix d’Amerique;" over Vatican [MC].

1530 | VATICAN R.Vaticana, Vatican City, 13 Nov, 1950 - Hail Mary under an unID station [BC]. 16 Nov, 1944 - Rosary recitation; mixed with VOA São Tomé [MC].

1539 | GERMANY Evangeliums Rundfunk, Mainflingen, 13 Nov, 1945 - Excellent; man in German, "ERF" ID [BC]. 17 Nov, 1837 - German preacher [MC].

1539.1 | IRAN / CLANDESTINE R. Jihad (?), 15 Nov, 2341 - Male group chant; good [MC].

1548 | ENGLAND BBC R. Bristol, 15 Nov, 2002 - Weather report from "BBC in the Southwest" [JR].

1548 | KUWAIT VOA Relay, Kabd, 13 Nov, 1938 - Assumed this in Arabic [BC]. 13 Nov, 1950-2004 - Arabic news // 11825; 17740 (shortwave channels were about 1 second behind) ID as "Saut al America" at 1959 and more news; poor [JF]. 17 Nov, 0205 - VOA news about anthrax letters, problems at Atlanta airport; loud, over UK [MC].

1548 | SCOTLAND R. Forth, Edinburgh, 13 Nov, 0415 - Fair; Ricky Martin "La Vida Loca," phone number and trivia contest, Edinburgh mentions, mixed with unID Radio 5 Live relay and adult contemporary music stations [BC].

1550 | JAMMER (N. Africa) 17 Nov, 2038 - Bubble jammer; slightly over WNTN’s Irish show (with no evidence of the RASD Clandestine at the time) [MC].

1557 | CROATIA Hrvatski R., Osijek, 17 Nov, 0232 - probably this with Slavic vocal; mixed with two different UK stations [MC].

1557 | ENGLAND BBC R. Lancashire, Oxcliffe, 13 Nov, 0355 - Relay of Radio 5 Live, // 909, over France Bleu [BC].

1557 | ENGLAND Classic Gold, Kings Heath, 16 Nov, 0538 - // 1521 [JR].

1566 | ENGLAND County Sound R., Peasmarsh, 11 Nov, 2050 - Fair; adult contemporary music, "County Sound Radio, 1566 mediumwave" [BC]. 13 Nov, 2150 - Jingle ID, ad for "Robin Lloyd, the Endowment People," "MJA Car Sales;" good [JF]. 15 Nov, 2320 - Promo for Breakfast Show, "1566 County Sound Radio" jingle [BC]. 15 Nov, 2335 - "County Sound Radio" ID, into Barry Manilow song [MC]. 17 Nov, 0113 - ID; good, no India at this time [MC].

1566 | INDIA AIR, Nagpur, 15 Nov, 0038 - News in English [JR]. 16 Nov, 0010 - Subcontinental Indian music, fading in and out of County Sound R., seemed // 4880 [BC]. 16 Nov, 0027-0034 - Fading up with subcontinental music (not // 15084), national news in Hindi at 0030, possible English news at 0038 retune; poor [JF]. 16 Nov, 0037 - // 5010 with English news about prime minister, trade [MC].

1566 | IRAN IRIB, Bandar Abbas, 12 Nov, 2235 - Instrumental pop music and talks in Farsi, seemed to play "A Time For Love" a lot, // 15084; mixing with another Asian station, presumably India; poor [JF/BC].

1575 | ITALY RAI R. Uno synchros, 16 Nov, 0515 - Good; telephone talk // 1332, over SER [BC].

1584 | CEUTA RadiOle, 16 Nov, 1948 - Operatic Spanish vocal; over Spain’s SER synchros [MC]. 17 Nov,

1827 - Vocal; over SER [MC].

1584 | ENGLAND London Turkish R., 16 Nov, 0559 - Tentative; unusual language noted, with all of the other Brits in well at this time, but no ID noted [JR].

1584 | SCOTLAND R. Tay, Perth, 16 Nov, 0544 - Oldies, ID, // 1161 [JR].

1584 | SPAIN SER synchros, 17 Nov, 1828 - Talk // other SERs; under Ceuta [MC].

1593 | ROMANIA R. Cluj, Cluj, 17 Nov, 2006-2016* - Sounded like news, mentioned "Radio Cluj" at 2015 played the R. Romania IS at 2016; then seemed to go off; 25532 [JB].

1593.25 | UNID 17 Nov, 1824 - Someone slightly off channel, causing growl [MC].

1600.74 | UNID 16 Nov, 1946 - Het against WUNR groundwave / semi-skip & Spain-1602: possibly TA because of early reception time [MC].

1602 | ENGLAND BBC R. 5, Kent, 18 Nov, 0347 - Post boxing talk, // 909 [JR].

1602 | SPAIN R. Vitoria, Vitoria, 11 Nov, 2045 - Faded up over SER-Spain with news [BC]. 17 Nov, 1823 - Non-SER sporting event; good [MC].

1611 | VATICAN R. Vaticana, Vatican City, 15 Nov, 1819 - IS [JR]. 16 Nov, 1947 - Classical piano, then talk by woman (Slavic?); excellent [MC].

1636 | NETHERLANDS / PIRATE R. Barones, 18 Nov, 0238 - Noted in passing with ID [JR].

1648 | NETHERLANDS / PIRATE R. Station Antonio, 16 Nov, 2222 - Polka music, Dutch talk, "Radio Antonio" ID [MC/JR].

535 | GRENADA GBC, St. George’s, 12 Nov, 2202-2216 - English news (Evening Edition) including mention of strike at the Grenada Bank of Commerce, ad for NAPA auto parts, live report from New York airplane crash; fair to good [JF]. 14 Nov, 0220 - Good; BBC World Service with computer news [BC]. 16 Nov, 0146 - Fair with reggae [MC]. 16 Nov, 0337 - Financial talk; fair [MC].

550 | URUGUAY R. Colonia, 17 Nov, 0057 - Discovered during tape replay, with ID, mention of "La Republica Oriental de Uruguay;" poor signal [JR].

550 | VENEZUELA YVKS Mundial, Caracas, 12 Nov, 1005 - Good; "Noticiero Mundial" fast paced delivery of news by two announcers [BC]. 13 Nov, 0915 - Time check as "cinco, quince minutos en Mundial," Latin music; fair to good [JF].

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS R. ZIZ, Basseterre, 12 Nov, 2222 - Caribbean dance music, announcement that news was brought to you by CSR, ID and news at 2230; fair [JF]. 16 Nov, 0338 - Excited announcer, soca music; very good [MC]. 18 Nov, 0519 - Presumed; BBC pop music show [JR].

569.98 | CUBA R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, 14 Nov, 0214 - RR code IDs under R. Rumbos-Venezuela and CFCB-Newfoundland [BC]. 14 Nov, 0452 - News, IDs with "RR" code; transmitter hum, 44444 [JB]. 15 Nov, 0505 - Code IDs heard through mess [JR].

570 | BRAZIL R. Capital de Minas (ZYL261), Belo Horizonte, 12 Nov, 0110-0130 - Brazilian country and western music and US pops, deep-voiced male announcer was difficult to understand but jingle IDs were clear; initially a phenomenal 44444 but degraded to 34332 by 0130 [JB].

570 | DOMINICAN REP. R. Cristal (HIMS), Santo Domingo, 14 Nov, 0019-0227, 0256-0258 - Dominican baseball, lots of ads but no ID until after the game at 0258; peak at 34433 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0151 - Ads for Banco Popular and Cerveza Presidente, mention of Puerta Plata, Santo Domingo and Santiago (I once enjoyed a Presidente while visiting the DR!) [JR].

570 | VENEZUELA R. Rumbos (YVLX), Villa de Cura, 14 Nov, 0057-0200 - Occasionally faded up, horse-racing(?), lots of typical doorbell sounds at 0159; 22422-1 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0159 - Doorbells and news [JR/BC]. 14 Nov, 0215 - Salsa // 670 [BC].

580 | JAMAICA RJR, Galina, 12 Nov, 0144-0152 - Phone-in program, birthday greetings at 0152; 22322 under Puerto Rico and CJFX [JB].

580 | PUERTO RICO R. Reloj (WKAQ), San Juan, 12 Nov, 0144-0159, 0230-0235 - News reports, "WKAQ, Radio Reloj, somos noticias" slogans; best around 0230 at 33333 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0158 - Good; "WKAQ Radio Reloj... 580 San Juan, WUKQ 1420 AM en Ponce, Waba 850 AM Aguadilla, WKJB 710 AM en Mayaguez" [BC]. 16 Nov, 0335 - "WKAQ R. Reloj" ID; dominant [MC].

600 | VENEZUELA R. Sucre (YVQB), Cumaná, 14 Nov, 0155 - Good; "La Voz de la Liberación... gran compania" religious program, UTC-4 time checks, and many Cumaná mentions [BC].

610 | BRAZIL R. Itatiaia (ZYL268), Belo Horizonte, 12 Nov, 0300 - Faded up in time for ID; 33333 [JB].

610 | COLOMBIA Radiodifusora Nacional, Uribia, 13 Nov, 0953-1011 - LA music, ID as "Esta es la Radiodifusora Nacional de Colombia," also IDs as "La Voz de la Cultura;" good [JF].

610 | URUGUAY R. Capital (CX4), Montevideo, 12 Nov, 0204-0232, 0304-0307* - Mainly talk first half hour, returned at 0304 for sign-off announcements and address twice, off at 0307; peaks at 33333 [JB].

620 | ANTIGUA ABS, St. John’s, 15 Nov, 0140 - Fair; classic R&B/soul music, local ads, Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes "Wake Up Everybody" [BC].

630 | PUERTO RICO NotiUno (WUNO), San Juan, 12 Nov, 0910 - News, "Noti-Uno" IDs; 42442 [JB]. 12 Nov, 2212 - News of JFK crash; 32432 [JB].

630 | VENEZUELA R. Nacional de Venezuela (YVKA), Caracas, 12 Nov, 0740 - Fair; "Radio Nacional de Venezuela" ID in promo with classical music and many "cultura" mentions [BC]. 12 Nov, 0910 - "RNV" ID; 42442 [JB]. 13 Nov, 0917 - "La Noticias de Caracas," slogan as "La Radio de la Informacion," ads; good [JF].

650 | COLOMBIA RCN (HJKH), Bogotá, 14 Nov, 0659 - Sports news, web address; 24432 [JB].

650 | URUGUAY SODRE (CX6), Montevideo, 11 Nov, 0245-0258 - Classical music, woman introed pieces and announced a concert at a Montevideo cathedral; 33333 [JB]. 12 Nov, 0325 - Woman with info about classical composer; 33332 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0235 - Tentative; continuous uninterrupted classical music, no ID through the top of the hour, in CKGA-Newfoundland null [BC].

670 | CUBA R. Rebelde, unknown site, 17 Nov, 1013 - Baseball, Cuba vs. Japan, // 5025; 33343 [JB].

670 | VENEZUELA R. Rumbos, Caracas, 16 Nov, 0322 - Spanish news with "Rumbos chimes" and IDs; good [JF].

680 | PUERTO RICO WAPA, San Juan, 14 Nov, 2352 - Ads for Puerto Rican businesses, sports coverage; 32332 with Brazilian QRM [JB]. 15 Nov, 0932 - News on "Cadena Guapa" and list of stations on the network; fair to good [JF].

690 | BRAZIL R. Dragão do Mar (ZYH587), Fortaleza, 16 Nov, 0009 - Reverberated Portuguese religion; loud [MC].

699.64 | UNID 18 Nov, 0100 - Spanish talk seemed to have a Santo Domingo mention; HIDC has been noted slightly off-channel in the past [MC].

700 | ARGENTINA R. Córdoba (LV3), Córdoba, 16 Nov, 0332 - Ads including one for Viagra; 32342 [JB]. 17 Nov, 0837-0851 - Fanfares, news from El Diario Clarin, "Cadena 3" slogans, lottery numbers; 34343 [JB].

700 | BRAZIL R. Eldorado AM (ZYK686), São Paulo, 12 Nov, 0803 - Good; time check with cuckoo clock and ID [BC].

700 | COLOMBIA R. Net (HJCX), Cali, 12 Nov, 0954 - Fair; news, "Radio Net" IDs [BC].

705 | ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES NBC 705 Radio, Kingstown, 16 Nov, 0005 - English talk by woman, then folk-style music [MC].

710 | ARGENTINA R. Diez (LRL202), Buenos Aires, 11 Nov, 0302 - IDs as the most powerful station in Argentina...I don’t think so! 34333 [JB]. 16 Nov, 0002 - "La radio más potente..." ID again; 33443 [JB].

710 | CUBA R. Rebelde, many sites, 14 Nov, 0405 - Baseball talk, // 5025; 33333 over WOR [JB]. 17 Nov, 1006-1013 - Baseball play-by-play of international championship in the Far East; IDs; 32342 [JR/JB].

710 | CUBA R. Reloj, unknown location, 14 Nov, 1011 - "RR" code breaking through R. Rebelde; 12331 [JB].

710 | VENEZUELA R. Capital (YVKY), Caracas, 15 Nov, 0315 - Fair; "Radio Capital" jingle in the null of CKVO-Newfoundland [BC].

720 | GREENLAND Kalallit Nunaata Radioaa, Simiutaq, 12 Nov, 2315 - Talk in Greenlandic; fair [JF]. 14 Nov, 0905 - Excellent; rock music beginning to fade under CHTN-Prince Edward Island [BC].

720 | VENEZUELA R. Oriente (YVQE), Porlamar, 10 Nov, 2346 - Ads and Venezuelan baseball; 33342 [JB]. 12 Nov, 0314 - Excellent; "Oriente 720 ... hora Venezuela" time check, romantic music [BC].

730 | BRAZIL Emissora Rural (ZYI780), Petrolina, 15 Nov, 2337 - Call-in show with a female announcer, lots of mentions of Petrolina, and finally an ID, ID also heard at 2250 on 17 Nov. (A second station, or possibly this one, was heard with the "Zoom" network slogan and sound effect, but a search of the Zoom web page indicates no outlet on this frequency) [JR]. 15 Nov, 2339-2349 - Portuguese talks, ads including one for a Honda dealer in Petrolina; poor [JF]. 15 Nov, 2147 - Lots of IDs and promos; 23342 [JB]. 15 Nov, 2338 - "Panorama Esportivo" program, Som-Zoom net slogans, "Emissora Rural" ID at 2340; 33433 [JB].

730 | TRINIDAD R. Trinidad, Port of Spain, 11 Nov, 0304 - Caribbean-accented woman with religious talk; 33343 [JB].

760 | BRAZIL R. Uirapuru (ZYH588), Fortaleza, 14 Nov, 0335 - Good; "Rádio Uirapuru" ID with fanfare [JR/BC]. 14 Nov, 0347 - Ads, ID with frequency; 24333 [JB].

760 | COLOMBIA RCN (HJAJ), Barranquilla, 12 Nov, 0340 - Good; sports commentary with Bogotá and Colombia mentions // 770 [BC]. 16 Nov, 0158 - "RCN" network ID; rising over WORA [MC].

760 | CUBA R. Reloj (CMCD), Las Mercedes, 12 Nov, 0947 - RR code IDs under Puerto Rico [BC]. 14 Nov, 0344 - Time pips and station IDs on the minute, best on European wire to avoid Brazil QRM; poor [JF].

760 | PUERTO RICO NotiUno (WORA), Mayaguez, 12 Nov, 0949 - News, many "NotiUno" slogans [JB/BC]. 16 Nov, 0157 - Puerto Rico ads; over Colombia [MC]. 16 Nov, 0931 - Network slogans, including "NotiUno;" poor under RCN [JR].

770 | COLOMBIA RCN, Bogotá, 14 Nov, 0018 - Spanish news program and "RCN" IDs, Latin music; fair [JF]. 14 Nov, 0045 - RCN promo under CX12-Uruguay [BC].

770 | URUGUAY R. Oriental (CX12), Montevideo, 14 Nov, 0055 - Fair; folk music, "Transmite CX12, Radio Oriental, 770 AM, Montevideo" [BC]. 14 Nov, 0107-0132 - Latin music, ads and IDs; fair with QRM from Colombian station [JF]. 17 Nov, 0131 - Detailed news of Uruguayan soccer team; 33333 [JB].

770 | VENEZUELA R. Nacional de Venezuela (YVKK), Valencia, 12 Nov, 0954 - Sign on with anthem and full ID; over Colombia, 43443 [JB]. 16 Nov, 0925 - Some sort of sign-on, I think, with various canned slogans and promos mentioning "RNV, La Radio de Información" [JR].

789.96 | BARBADOS V. of Barbados, Bridgetown, 10 Nov, 2348-0001 - US pop music with no announcements until 0000; 34232 initially, but overtaken by R. Mitre [JB]. 12 Nov, 0400 - Fair; Black gospel music over an unID Latin American station, low frequency het [BC]. 16 Nov, 2305 - BBC news, then "Gospel 790" jingle, Caribbean-English talk by woman [MC].

790 | ARGENTINA R. Mitre (LR6), Buenos Aires, 11 Nov, 0001-0004 - News and sports, ending with Mitre Web address; 33232 [JB].

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES TWR, Bonaire, 16 Nov, 0326 - Spanish talk under VOWR; ID at 0328 as "Radio Trans Mundial;" poor [JF].

810 | BRAZIL R. Verdes Mares (ZYH589), Fortaleza, 11 Nov, 2307-2315 - Ads, "Panorama do Esporte" feature and promos with ID; 44343 [JB].

810 | CANADA CJVA, Caraquet NB, 16 Nov, 2115 - Good; "Radio CJVA" ID in French, pop music [BC].

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS TBN, Nevis, 15 Nov, 0523 - Preacher // 7510 (ex-830 kHz) [JR].

830 | BRAZIL Forquilha, 16 Nov, 0402 - Many mentions of Fortaleza and Guarani, and one mention of Forquilha, "aqui en el capital ... Ceara," doorbells, appeared to be coverage of a "Carnaval" [JR].

830 | BRAZIL R. Mirante do Maranhão, 15 Nov, 0833 - Portuguese discussion and easy-listening ballad; good [JF].

830 | CUBA R. Reloj, Holguín, 12 Nov, 0940 - RR code IDs under R. Sensación-Venezuela [BC].

830 | USA WCRN, Worcester MA, 16 Nov, 0719 - Nostalgia music, ID [JR].

830 | VENEZUELA R. Sensación (YVLT), Caracas, 12 Nov, 0942 - Excellent; "en Radio Sensación" time check, romantic music [BC]. 18 Nov, 0357 - Mentions tropical band frequency during ID [JR].

840 | BRAZIL R.Bandeirantes (ZYK687), São Paulo, 11 Nov, 2325 - Excellent; telephone talk about America and Taliban, // 11925 [BC].

840 | PUERTO RICO R. Victoria (WXEW), Yabucoa, 12 Nov, 0930 - Good; "transmite WXEW Radio Victoria" over unID Latin American stations [BC].

840 | VENEZUELA Guarapiche 840, Maturin, 16 Nov, 0943 - ID following "resultados de la loteria" [JR].

850 | URUGUAY R. Carve (CX16), Montevideo, 11 Nov, 0238 - Promo for "Simplemente Clasicos" (pop oldies) program "en Carve;" 44333 [JB].

850 | VENEZUELA R. Fé y Alegría (YVZC), Maracaibo, 12 Nov, 0500 - Fair; IDs, romantic music, over unID stations on the south wire, WEEI Boston was dominant on the unterminated east wire [BC]. 13 Nov, 0840 - Ads, ID as "Fé y Alegría, un corazon para Venezuela;" fair [JF]. 16 Nov, 0944 - Strong signal, heard ID by woman in passing ad for "La Ruta de Bacalao" [JR].

860 | BRAZIL R.CBN (ZYJ459), Rio de Janeiro, 12 Nov, 0505 - Excellent; "CBN Brasil" ID, "CBN Madrugada" program [BC].

860 | VENEZUELA Enlace 860 (YVYE), Valle de la Pascua, 12 Nov, 0917 - Good; "Enlace 860" ID in the middle of a rustic vocal [BC]. 13 Nov, 0957 - ID as "Desde Valle de la Pascua, Radio Enlace 860," LA music; poor to fair [JF]. 16 Nov, 0945 - Gave local time as 5:45, then ID [JR].

870 | PUERTO RICO WQBS, San Juan, 14 Nov, 0100 - Good; "Esta es WQBS, 870 kilohertz, San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez, todos la gran cadena QBS" into bachata music [BC].

880 | VENEZUELA R. Venezuela (YVYM), Puerto Ordaz, 14 Nov, 0035 - Good; Radio Venezuela network ID during fútbol, mention of stations in Bolivar, Carúpano, and Porlamar [BC].

890 | BRAZIL R. Gazeta (ZYK690), São Paulo, 11 Nov, 2302 - Good; Gazeta jingle and promo for futebol, música, and informação, pop music [BC].

890 | BRAZIL R. Planalto (ZYH706), Brasília, 11 Nov, 2259 - ID with call as a song, then ads; 33343 [JB].

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS V. of Nevis, Bath Village, 12 Nov, 2117 - English commentary by man with Caribbean accent, ad for Caribbean Securities Exchange; fair [JF].

900 | BARBADOS Caribbean Broadcasting Corp., Bridgetown, 13 Nov, 0845-0910 - BBC news magazine program, sign-on announcement at 0902 followed by national anthem, IDs as "CBC Radio," "CBC Newsbreak" at 0905 and sports news from 98.1 FM at 0907; good [JF].

900 | VENEZUELA Ritmo 900 (YVMD), Maracaibo, 12 Nov, 0525 - Good; "hora Venezuela" time check on south wire, "Light Rock 900" CKDH dominant on unterminated east wire [BC]. 13 Nov, 0936 - Male announcer mentioning Venezuela and "Ritmo," Latin music, ads and IDs; poor [JF].

910 | VENEZUELA RQ-910 (YVRQ), Caracas, 12 Nov, 0545 - Fair; "AM Center" ID, salsa music over an unID Brazil station [BC]. 14 Nov, 0028 - "en tu AM Center" ID, salsa music [BC]. 17 Nov, 0926 - "Ud. y sus Problemas" program, song and Xmas greeting with ID at 0930; 34343 [JB].

920 | BRAZIL R. Franca do Imperador (ZYK584), Franca, 11 Nov, 0020 - 70’s pops, "Rádio Franca" jingle; under Paraguay, 22332 [JB].

920 | PARAGUAY R. Nacional (ZP1), Asunción, 11 Nov, 0032-0058 - Guitar music, ID and frequency announcement, into harp music; better than // 9737.86 kHz, which was a distorted, buzzy signal; 33333-2 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0257-0301* - National anthem // 9736; poor under CJCH, Halifax [JF/BC].

930 | URUGUAY R. Monte Carlo (CX20), Montevideo, 15 Nov, 0120 - Brief fade in with CJYQ-Newfoundland and CFBC-New Brunswick phase-nulled on Brazil and Africa wires; news from Washington, "Radio Monte Carlo" ID [BC].

940 | BRAZIL R. Brasil (ZYJ453), Rio de Janeiro, 12 Nov, 0600 - Presumed; good with heavenly choral music, preacher in Portuguese, and organ music, no ID through the top of the hour [BC].

940 | PUERTO RICO WIPR, San Juan, 14 Nov, 0037-0107 - Spanish talk about radio stations in Brazil, techno dance and pop music, ID as "Esta es WIPR en San Juan," news headlines; good [JF]. 15 Nov, 0109 - Talk about bad driving in Puerto Rico, fatal car crashes; 34443 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2255 - "Bayamon" and "Mayaguez" mentions [MC].

950 | ARGENTINA unknown station, Buenos Aires, 15 Nov, 0540 - Tango music, uncertain ID, mention of Buenos Aires, "Hola Ciudad!" [JR].

950 | CANADA CKNB, Campbellton NB, 12 Nov, 0605 - "95 CKNB" and rock oldies music on unterminated east wire, Brazil/Latin America unIDs mix on south wire [BC].

950 | CUBA R. Reloj, La Habana, 14 Nov, 0325 - Minute markers and RR code IDs through unID Latin American stations and CKNB-New Brunswick [BC].

960 | VENEZUELA R. Llanera, Acarigua, 11 Nov, 0225 - Program promo, "Radio Venezuela" network slogan; 33332 [JB].

960 | VENEZUELA unknown station, 16 Nov, 0947 - Man preaching, but also announcing the location of a meeting: "al centro comercial Mantegas (?), Calle Carlos Alberto de lado... en la Avenida Libertador," and "en el Borojón de Jaime" [JR].

970 | BRAZIL Rede Pampa (ZYK201), Porto Alegre, 14 Nov, 0405 - Fair; "Pampa, Porto Alegre" ID with fanfare [BC].

980 | BRAZIL R. Nacional (ZYH707), Brasilia, 12 Nov, 0135 - Good; time check and Nacional ID, nostalgic vocal [BC]. 12 Nov, 0655 - Excellent; "de Radio Nacional" and Radio Bras promo, Radio Nacional-Brasilia jingles [BC].

980 | COLOMBIA RCN (HJES), Calí, 17 Nov, 0923 - News from "RCN;" 25332 [JB].

990 | ARGENTINA AM 990 (LR4), Buenos Aires, 14 Nov, 0440 - Fair; "AM 990... de la famosa capital de la republica Argentina" and many "AM 990" IDs in talk [BC].

1000 | VENEZUELA R. Caribeña, Morón, 16 Nov, 1000 - Mention of "Los Tigres" (baseball team), "Morón," "La Rumba Extrema," cafe ad, Puerto Cabello address [JR].

1010 | BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYH625), Fortaleza, 16 Nov, 2050 - Reverberated Portuguese talk mentioning Fortaleza, local phone numbers; loud [MC].

1020 | VENEZUELA Mundial Margarita (YVRS), La Asunción, 12 Nov, 0205 - Good; "Mundial Margarita" ID and time check, Hispanic pop music [BC].

1020.09 | PARAGUAY R. Ñandutí (ZP14), Asunción, 11 Nov, 2341-0002 - Sports program, ads , IDs at 2351 and 2359; 44332 using USB to reduce QRM from 1020 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0500 - Poor; "Radio Ñandutí, en Asunción" and many "en Paraguay" mentions [BC].

1030 | ARGENTINA R. del Plata (LS10), Buenos Aires, 14 Nov, 0301 - News program and IDs; fair to good [JF]. 14 Nov, 0525 - Good; "Nocturno del Plata" jazz music program, English jazz vocals [BC].

1030 | BRAZIL R. Olinda (ZYI777), Olinda, 11 Nov, 2149 - Program promo, jingle ID, ads; 34433 [JB].

1040 | BRAZIL R. Capital (ZYK537), São Paulo, 12 Nov, 0220 - Good; Capital ID with phone ringing, telephone talk [BC]. 14 Nov, 0251 - Portuguese ID and pop music; good [JF]. 16 Nov, 2258 - "Radio Capital, mas informação" jingle; excellent [MC].

1050 | URUGUAY SODRE (CX26), Montevideo, 11 Nov, 0231 - Soccer discussion; 33322 [JB]. 12 Nov, 0235 - Fair; "CX26" ID and web address, "Historia de Radio" program, 0255 web address, Montevideo and "nacional Uruguay" mentions, anthem and off leaving WEVD New York in clear [BC]. 15 Nov, 0206-0215 - Bit of music, lots of telephone numbers, ID at 0213; big fades, 33322 [JB]. 15 Nov, 0228 - "Montevideo ... una estación de Grupo Uruguayano," and at 0230 "CX26, SODRE, Montevideo, Uruguay" [JR/JF].

1060 | MEXICO R. Educación (XEEP), Mexico, 14 Nov, 0308-0331 - Feature about Zapata, IDs at 0330; 33443 [JB]. 15 Nov, 0919-0932, Classical music // 6185; deep fades so only heard for brief bits; poor [JF].

1060 | USA WIXC, Titusville FL, 14 Nov, 0248-0308 - 50’s tunes, "Wixy 10-60" IDs; 33433 [JR/JB].

1070 | VENEZUELA Mundial Zulia, 16 Nov, 1001 - Beautifully phased over CBA [JR].

1090 | URUGUAY R. Imparcial, Montevideo, 14 Nov, 0505-0517 - Jingle ID, ads, nice ID over "Love’s Theme" as "Desde Montevideo, Radio Imparcial;" good [JF].

1100 | ANTIGUA Radio ZDK, St. John’s, 13 Nov, 0847-0852 - Call-in show with listeners questions about health issues; time check for UTC-4 and mentioning that they would be returning at 3 am tomorrow morning; good [JF].

1110 | ARGENTINA R. Municipal, Buenos Aires, 14 Nov, 0309 - "en noche porteña en... Buenos Aires" possibly the same station at 0601 with news and identification as "Tu Radio" [JR].

1110 | UNID 14 Nov, 0600 - Good; 80’s rock/pop music, "En la once diez, las noticias en dos minutos" news headlines, only "la once diez" IDs, perhaps R. Municipal [BC].

1110 | VENEZUELA R. Carúpano (YVQT), Carúpano, 13 Nov, 0347 - Latin music and ID; fair [JF]. 18 Nov, 0030 - Ad sting, ID before music; 34332 [JB].

1120 | BRAZIL R. Rural (ZYK274), Porto Alegre, 11 Nov, 0059 - News, ID at 0102, 33332 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0615 - Fair; quick "Rádio Rural" ID, accordion music [BC].

1120 | USA KMOX, St. Louis MO, 12 Nov, 1010 - Good; Weather Channel forecast [BC].

1130 | BRAZIL R. Marajoara, Belem, 16 Nov, 0858 - ID, also mentions shortwave frequency [JR].

1130 | BRAZIL R. Nacional (ZYJ460), Rio de Janeiro, 17 Nov, 0005 - "Nacional Informa;" 32432 [JB].

1130 | URUGUAY R. Nacional (CX30), Montevideo, 15 Nov, 0403 - ID "desde Montevideo ...Radio Nacional ..." [JR]. 16 Nov, 2359-0005 - Wins the Battle of the R. Nacionals with luxury-item ads (wine, orthodontist…), slogan "1130 La Radio" and accordion music from 0003; 43433 [JB].

1150 | ARGENTINA R. Brigadier López (LT9), Santa Fé, 14 Nov, 0436-0524 - Mainly phone calls, woman host, ads and IDs as "LT9;" 33333 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0800 - "Transmite LT9, Radio Brigadier López... Santa Fé, Republica Argentina" with mention of two frequencies, over/under CBN-Brazil [BC]. 15 Nov, 0501 - Full ID noted at top of hour, and also mention (I think) of FM [JR].

1150 | BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYL283), Belo Horizonte, 14 Nov, 0505 - Faded up with "CBN" slogans; 32322 [JB]. 16 Nov, 0342 - Promo for CBN news; 43343 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0730 - Fair; promos/ads in Portuguese, CBN jingles [BC].

1160 | ANTIGUA Caribbean R. Lighthouse, St. John’s, 16 Nov, 2358 - "La Hora Hispana" (obviously in Spanish) ends, ID in English, pips and BBC news at 0000; 44444 [JB].

1170 | BRAZIL R. Atalaia, Curitiba, 14 Nov, 0418 and 0459 - IDs heard [JR].

1170 | BRAZIL R. Colméia (ZYJ363), Mandaguaçu, 12 Nov, 0400 - Mix of stations, but an unequivocal "Colméia" ID emerged; 32332 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0820 - Promo/ad with Colméia mention, clear "Rádio Colméia" ID [BC].

1170 | BRAZIL R. Difusora (ZYJ598), Mossoró, 14 Nov, 2045 - Fading in with talk of Mossoró; 24333 [JB].

1170 | URUGUAY Radiomundo (CX32), Montevideo, 16 Nov, 2356 - Religious programming, report from a street in Montevideo, ID before fade; 33423-2 [JR/JB].

1180 | CUBA R. Rebelde, Villa Maria, 12 Nov, 1013 - Fair; news with Rebelde IDs through WHAM Rochester, New York [BC].

1190 | ARGENTINA R. América (LR9), Buenos Aires, 11 Nov, 0218 - ID and interviews; 43333 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0701 - Good; classical music, "Desde Buenos Aires, capital de la Républica Argentina, transmite Radio América" and "Radio América Informa" news [BC].

1200 | BRAZIL Ceará R. Clube (ZYH585), Fortaleza, 12 Nov, 0357 - Sports report, pop music, ID; 33342 [JB]. 13 Nov, 2100 - Good; rustic music, "ZYH585, 1200 kilohertz, Ceará Rádio Clube, Fortaleza, Ceará" into news [BC].

1230 | BRAZIL R. Guararema, 15 Nov, 0704 - News, multiple mentions of "Rádio Guararema" [JR].

1249.51 | USA WKBR, Manchester NH, 12 Nov, 1004-1021 - Country and western putting an ugly het on 1250, many "Real Country" slogans; 23332 [JB].

1250 | BRAZIL R. Metropolitana (ZYL367), Vespasiano, 17 Nov, 0104 - ID over CBGA; 33322 [JB].

1260 | BRAZIL R. Morada do Sol (ZYK688), São Paulo, 16 Nov, 0000 - Huge ID at top of hour; 44444 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2201 - Another gorgeous ID; 33343 [JB].

1260 | USA WMKI, Boston MA, 18 Nov, 0337 - Radio Disney program // 1560 [JR].

1280 | BRAZIL Super R. Tupi (ZYJ455), Rio de Janeiro, 15 Nov, 2354 - Tupi ID; huge [MC].

1290 | USA WKNE, Keene NH, 12 Nov, 1027 - Jim Bohannon Show, ID at 1030 "WKNE, Newstalk 12-90;" 34333 [JB].

1310 | MARTINIQUE RFO, Fort de France, 17 Nov, 0937 - Tentative; bits of French talk; more interesting was the unIDed station in Portuguese interfering! 22431 [JF/JB].

1330 | BRAZIL Eldorado AM Stereo, Natal, 11 Nov, 2200 - "Eldorado AM Stereo" ID and Natal mention, light music, mixing with an unID Brazil religious station [BC].

1330 | BRAZIL R. Tupi (ZYK736), Osasco, 10 Nov, 2259 - Accordion music, announcements, ID mentioning São Paulo and then more folk music; 34332 [JB]. 14 Nov, 0526-0609 - Ballads, jingles, "Super Rádio Tupi, São Paulo" ID with call at 0607; 43433 [JB]. 16 Nov, 2338 - ID noted in mess [JR].

1330 | USA WESR, Onley VA, 13 Nov, 0427-0459 - Mixing with Tupi, "WESR Big Country" slogans, country music, very clear ID at 0457; 33433 [JB].

1370 | PUERTO RICO WIVV, Vieques, 15 Nov, 0259 - English ID during break in religious programs [JR].

1380 | USA WMYF, Portsmouth NH, 15 Nov, 0800 - Call letters [JR].

1380 | USA WSYB, Rutland VT, 15 Nov, 0800 - Call letters [JR].

1390 | BRAZIL "R. Parau," Santa Clara RN, 17 Nov, 2031-2102 - Lots of music, could not understand IDs until became stronger around 2100, location determined from ID; initially 25332-1, later 34333 [JB].

1400 | GRENADA Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou, 11 Nov, 2300 - Religious drama over CBG; 33343 [JB]. 12 Nov, 2209 - BBC news; poor under CBG [JF]. 15 Nov, 2347 - Preacher; over CBG on south wire [MC].

1420 | BRAZIL R. Guarujá (ZYJ754), Florianópolis, 13 Nov, 2300 - "Rádio Guarujá" ID and theme song over unID stations [BC].

1430 | BRAZIL R. Clube Paranense, Curitiba, 16 Nov, 0039-0102 - Ads, music with nice accordian accompaniment, full ID with powers, frequencies at 0101 then new program of "informações;" good [JF].

1450 | BERMUDA VSB1, Hamilton, 12 Nov, 2132 - "Bermuda weather;" 44444 [JB]. 12 Nov, 2134-2202 - Music, business news at 2137; "The Caribbean Today" live from Barbados sponsored by the Department of Community Affairs; woman announcer read the news for the CNC Radio News Team, ad at 2159 mentioned "Night Talk, Bermuda’s late night talk show;" ID as "You are listening to VSB1, 1450, Hamilton, Bermuda;" good [JF].

1450 | BRAZIL R. Feliz (ZYJ503), Santo Antônio de Pádua, 11 Nov, 2118 - Mix of Brazilian stations, this one with religious talk IDed conveniently as other stations faded down; 33342 [JB].

1450 | VENEZUELA R. Informativa, Puerto de Altagracia, 16 Nov, 0903 - ID follows Venezuelan anthem, "... 14-50 presentó la cuadra crimina, una programa ...", ad for "light bulbs" [JR].

1460 | USA WGNA, Albany NY, 17 Nov, 0918 - Call letters and country music [JR].

1460.04 | BRAZIL R. Clube, Parintins, 17 Nov, 0856-0930 - Tentative; a station was noted off frequency here most of the week, but at this very late hour I heard mention of "Amazonas," which is the western region of the country [JR].

1470 | BRAZIL "1470 AM", 14 Nov, 2104 - Portuguese program, may have also mentioned "radiodifusora" or "radiodifusion" [JR].

1470 | URUGUAY R. Cristal del Uruguay (CX147), Las Piedras, 17 Nov, 0010 - Series of speakers (with applause) at a public meeting, mentions of "Ciudad de Montevideo," "Turismo en Uruguay," ID finally heard at 0043 [JR]. 17 Nov, 0039-0045 - Speech to car enthusiasts, two IDs around 0044; 33333 over R. Vibración [JB]. 17 Nov, 0050-0056 - News mentioning Uruguay, ID [JF].

1470 | USA WLAN, Lancaster PA, 18 Nov, 0500 - Call letters [JR].

1470 | VENEZUELA R. Vibración (YVSY), Carúpano, 11 Nov, 0443-0506 - "Unión Radio Noticias" without any local ID (that I could hear); 34342 [JB]. 17 Nov, 0830 noted with "Radio Noticias" and "Unión Radio Noticias" slogans [JR].

1480 | PUERTO RICO Sonido 1480 (WMDD), Fajardo, 16 Nov, 2352 - Talk mentioning Mayaguez and other Puerto Rican cities; dominant over WSAR [MC].

1520 | BRAZIL unknown stn, 11 Nov, 0157-0213 - Relay of R. Nacional (980 kHz); 33323-2 [JB].

1520 | PUERTO RICO R. Voz, San Juan, 15 Nov, 0112 - ID between salsa selections [JR].

1540 | BRAZIL R. Sant’ Ana (ZYH611), Tianguá, 11 Nov, 2049-2102 - Ads strings, sports, many IDs; 33333, wonder why this Ceará station had escaped attention before [JB].

1550 | BOLIVIA R. Caranavi, 16 Nov, 0918 - While trying to dig an ID out of the Venezuelan I realized that I was listening to this Bolivian, with some sort of inspirational morning talk, including two IDs, followed by a chorus of children singing an Andean tune, faded soon after, so in for about eight minutes; it may have been back at 0937 with a children’s chorus; WRTH indicates an 0930 sign-on, but this was obviously on earlier [JR].

1550 | BRAZIL R. Guaruja Paulista (ZYK590), Areira Branca, 12 Nov, 0345 - Program promo, ID, romantic music; 34332 [JB].

1550 | CANADA CBAF2, Weymouth NS, 17 Nov, 1000 - "Ici Radio Canada," 40-watt LPRT over Venezuela; 24332 [JB].

1550 | VENEZUELA R. Metropolitana, Los Teques, 16 Nov, 0856 - Venezuelan anthem, then a state anthem; after the Bolivian faded in and out a distinct ID was heard on this one [JR]. 17 Nov, 0409 - Sign-off with national and state anthems (Mark heard announcer mention "Los Teques") [JR]. 17 Nov, 0903 - Sign-on as before [JR].

1550.18 | UNID 17 Nov, 0120 - Het [MC].

1559.97 | BRAZIL R. Educadora, Santa Teresa, 11 Nov, 2102-2106 - Two clear IDs, telephone chat and mellow pop music; 33232 [JB/BC]. 16 Nov, 0036-0102 - Mainly talk, two "Educadora" IDs at 0047, ID at 0100 gave location as Santa Teresa and Rio Grande do Norte state; 33333 [JB]. 16 Nov, 0100 - Unlisted station heard with full ID, maybe this was the same station playing Portuguese versions of "California Dreaming" and "Silence Is Golden" [JR].

1560 | URUGUAY R. Maldonado (CW51), 16 Nov, 0057 - Fade up for "Maldonado" ID; 32242 [JB].

1570 | BRAZIL R. Emissora ABC (ZYK651), Santo André, 16 Nov, 0115 - Jingle ID; 34333 [JR/JF/JB].

1570 | BRAZIL R. Sertão, 17 Nov, 2225 - Tentative; sounded like this ID, plus references to Ceará [JR].

1570 | CANADA CKMW, Winkler MB, 17 Nov, 1025-1030 - Country music, "Good times, great country…CKMW;" 24433 [JB].

1580 | USA WPGC, Morningside MD, 16 Nov, 0439-0448 - Ads for repossessed cars in Marlow Heights and companies is Maryland, mellow tune at 0446; 24332 [JR/JB].

1580 | USA WSRF, Fort Lauderdale FL, 12 Nov, 0850 - Continuous uninterrupted reggae music, "WSRF Fort Lauderdale" ID and web address [BC].

1580 | VENEZUELA unID station, 17 Nov, 0949 - Likely YVTK; caught part of network list mentioning "1580" and "Manzanares" (Cumaná), followed by strings and flute [JR].

1590 | BRAZIL R. Duque de Caxias (ZYJ485), Duque de Caxias, 16 Nov, 0058 - Up briefly with ID; mainly domestic QRM; 23332 [JB].

1590 | URUGUAY R. Real (CX159), Colonia, 16 Nov, 0018 - Telephone numbers, Uruguayan and local (Colonia) news; 34322 [JB].

1590.6 | UNID 16 Nov, 0100 - Het, probably from Brazil; best on south Beverage [MC].

1610 | ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, 17 Nov, 0058 - // 6090 with gospel music; good [MC].

1620 | USA WTAW, College Station TX, 12 Nov, 0830 - Coast to Coast AM, "Dr. Laura weekdays from two to five on News/Talk 1620 WTAW" [BC]. 12 Nov, 0903 - CBS News, "WTAW, the news-talk monolith;" 35443 [JB].

1640 | USA WKSH, Sussex WI, 18 Nov, 0509 - Call letters during religious program [JR].

1660 | PUERTO RICO WGIT, Canovanas-Moca, 17 Nov, 0215 - Political speech to "el pueblo puertoriquense;" dominant on south wire, mixed with NJ & FL on Euro-Bev [MC].

1670 | USA WRNC, Warner Robins GA, 17 Nov, 0130 - Fair; "Thank you Macon... all new 102.5 FM," "WLCG" IDs and gospel music [BC].

1680 | USA WTIR, Winter Garden FL, 12 Nov, 0820 - Good; Florida Department of Transportation messages, weather every five minutes, over WJNZ Michigan [BC]. 16 Nov, 2230 - "News Radio for South Florida" [JR].

While I was conducting an interview for the National Radio Club’s DX Audio Service, Jim Renfrew reversed roles by asking me, "Why do you come to Newfoundland for a DXpedition?" My immediate response spoke of the camaraderie, and the opportunity to learn about potential targets for DXing at home. It’s just plain fun to be with fellow DXers in what otherwise is often a solitary hobby, and I left this DXpedition wondering if some of the stations from deep South America that we heard could be possible at home. Toying with Beverage wires is another aspect of a Newfoundland DXpedition that I don’t get to experience anywhere else. Of course, I also enjoyed the clear signals, sometimes finding myself distracted from the job at hand, instead preferring to pass the time listening to interesting or entertaining music from the likes of Virgin Radio, France Bleu, Netherlands’ Radio 10 FM, RTM Morocco, RAI Italy, Brazil’s Radio Nacional, and local Radio Newfoundland CJYQ while awaiting the top of the hour to catch the next DX station identification. After further reflection, I realized that the reason for participating in a DXpedition at a remote location like Cappahayden, Newfoundland can’t be that much different than for a Mount Everest expedition. Why do I do it? Because it’s there. I’m drawn to the challenge of an exotic DXpedition in the same way that a mountain climber seeks to conquer the highest peaks.

Having said that, I believe that both individually and as a group, another Newfoundland DXpedition has been conquered. This DXpedition was highlighted personally by the reception of many signals I don’t recall ever hearing before; a nice opening to Iran, Big Ben chimes from Libya, and all the low-power UK local stations. Jim Renfrew gave me the WAB award after I worked all of Belgium’s medium-wave outlets in one night, including the three Radio Trafic Plus stations. Jim should get the award for being the most determined DXer, often at the dials from dusk to dawn, catching Bolivia and Iceland in the early morning hours while the rest of us were sleeping. Mark Connelly put in the extra effort to make sure John Fisher and I were prepared for some remote DXing at the quarry site with a Beverage aimed directly at southern Africa. Unfortunately, the conditions didn’t cooperate; a lack of African signals the only low-light. Our intrepid host Jean Burnell should also be recognized for erecting two Beverage wires solo in the driving rain prior to our arrival. By the way, uncharacteristically calm and mild weather for November meant no weather related stories to tell from my seven-day stay, unlike previous Newfoundland DXpeditions. After an overnight rain, crossing the swollen "Kazaross River" to service the Europe Beverage posed only a minor challenge while a harbor seal seemed to watch in amusement.

Before departing, John Fisher and I toured Signal Hill in honor of the 100th anniversary of Marconi’s famous milestone, after making one last stop at what became the official DXpedition restaurant, "The Riverside" in Cape Broyle. The pan-fried cod there was excellent, but I just had to try the moose before leaving "The Rock" as Newfoundland is appropriately nicknamed on CHOZ "The Rock of the Rock, OZ FM." At least now I can say that I’ve tasted it (Why? Because it’s there.), and I’ll leave it at that as I reminisce this and past DXpeditions while looking forward to the sounds and tastes of those to come.

Just getting to Cappahayden proved to be the biggest challenge of this DXpedition. I had hoped to arrive just after midnight on Monday, November 12. Two flights were canceled and rescheduled during the preceding week. Finally on Friday my airline, Canada 3000, went bankrupt. I was fortunate to get a new flight on Air Canada, but now I would not reach Cappahayden until Tuesday night (and still no word on whether I would ever get any kind of refund on the cancelled flight).

By the way, I had been dreading airline security in Toronto because of all the equipment I was carrying, but the checker seemed fascinated when I demonstrated the Drake’s operation, and I actually had to pull away when he became very conversational after I had mentioned Marconi as the inspiration for our project. He didn’t even give the Quantum Phaser and other strange-looking electronic items a second look. As always it was nice to get reacquainted with the other participants, all of whom I’d met on previous visits.

Although others were of the mind that conditions were not all that great this year, I had at least a few noteworthy receptions, among them Radio Caranavi, Bolivia on 1550 (a new country for me) and AFN Keflavik on 1530. The others missed out on these because they had decided to put sleep ahead of DX! Although Africa was a special target at our remote "Gravel Pit" site, we had very poor results - certainly not helped by the 1000 meter wire which was unknowingly "moosed" before the second night, leaving only 200 meters, as Jean discovered later when he tried to bring the wire in. In spite of that, I relogged the Angolan on 1484.55, including one burst of signal that was of local quality. As someone has said, or should have said, "a bad day of DX’ing is better than a good day at work"!

Unlike the other participants, I decided to give serious attention to longwave beacons, having unwittingly logged a few of them the previous year, and was richly rewarded with stations from Greenland, Iceland, France, Iberia, the Caribbean, Guyana, Argentina, and Brazil. A list of longwave beacons heard by Ken Alexander and Jacques D’Avignon, DX’ing from New Brunswick in September, was an invaluable help in these efforts.

On Sunday morning I went outside in the freezing wind to watch the Leonid meteor shower. I had patience for about ten minutes in the cold, but the sky was clear and the show was fantastic. If I’d had the energy, I should have gone out to Jean’s car to check for meteor skip on FM, as there are only a half dozen stations audible most of the time in any part of Newfoundland.

I had the privilege of bringing in the European wire on Sunday morning, only to have the wire break in at least three places, almost exactly in the least accessible cliff-side spots. The problem was caused when I walked the wire to free it from all the branches Jean had set it on, except for the one inaccessible tree where (I discovered later) he had actually knotted it to the tree trunk, and when I pulled the wire it came apart. The local man on the beach must have had every suspicion he ever had about Americans confirmed as he watched me scrambling up and down the cliffs looking for wire! In the absence of Pablo (my dog back home), the local representative of the retriever breed, Ubu, proved to be a faithful campaigner in following me every step of the way along the cliffs! My wire-work was not a complete disaster, however, as earlier in the week when I checked the length of the Brazil wire I actually found John’s missing camera, not even knowing that he had lost it!

I remained in Newfoundland for two days after the last wires were brought in. With Jean and his children, I attended a CBC Open House, marking the 100th Anniversary of Marconi’s effort. In one room they had a guy demonstrating Morse Code, and it was treated by the crowd like a horse and carriage phenomenon. I smiled to myself, because I had spent the past week deciphering Morse signals on longwave! We also took a ride up Signal Hill where Marconi heard the first trans-Atlantic signal. Please note: he didn’t transmit the signal, he DXed it!

Since Jean’s wife was out of town I was able to make use of her car on a beautiful clear day and drive all the way to Placentia, and then the Ecological Preserve at the southwestern end of the Avalon Peninsula. I tried for some FM signals from Nova Scotia at that place, but no luck. I finished my drive with a visit to the park on Cape Spear, the easternmost point in North America. I arrived there near sunset. Although Stephanie’s radio was not of DXpedition quality, its extra-wide channel width was actually a good thing because it allowed me to hear all of the European powerhouse signals on the "even" channels (like Spain on 850 or 860!). A final successful task before heading to the airport was to stop in at the office of NTV and OZ-FM to look into two unanswered QSL letters from the summer.

The hardest part of any DXpedition is returning home, because the reception situation is so poor by comparison. In order to complete my written report I have to listen to nine cassette tapes of the stations I heard, hardly any of them has ever been heard here at home. However, I do have the inspiration of a DXP-4 Phaser which I obtained from Mark, and I have been putting it to good use. I am planning to run a wire to the east across the road to give me a bit more edge in getting some TA’s. And how about this ... Pablo joined me in the corn field as I was stretching out wire today, and he quickly learned to patrol the perimeter and to flush out any potential wire-eating varmints. And why not, he’s from Labrador!

Thanks to Jean and his family for helping this whole thing happen, for the hospitality of their home, and the use of a car!

Soon after DXpedition #9 ended in October, 2000, plans were already on the drawing board for the 2001 effort. This one would be special because of its coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the first Transatlantic DXpedition: Guglielmo Marconi’s reception of the Morse letter S (…) sent from Poldhu, Cornwall, England to his receiving site in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The first medium-wave Newfoundland DXpedition, in November, 1991, celebrated the 90th Marconi anniversary. Neil Kazaross, Jean Burnell, and I were the "co-conspirators" for that initial outing. I’ve been on a number of these DXpeditions over the ten ensuing years but, in some ways, that first one had the most "magic" to it.

Early 2001 was rough for me and my family as my mother passed away after a lengthy deterioration of health. My frequent visiting trips to Cape Cod, which usually included DX, came to an end when my brother and I sold my mother’s house. Spring arrived and I managed to get some DX done on after-work outings to the shore. Plans were starting to come together for NL DXpedition #10 to be held in November. With the Marconi 100 connection, it was looking to be a very well attended one, perhaps the biggest ever. In August I booked my roundtrip flight and my anticipation grew following some good Summer 2001 DX outings (including a great Boston Area DXers "DX Clams" get-together in Rockport, MA). I’d been experimenting with antennas and receiving accessory "toys". Neil Kazaross and John Bryant had published some outstanding designs I’d played with at East Harwich in late August. I was eager to try these in the supercharged DX environment of Cappahayden, Newfoundland. DXpedition plans were moving forward at a smooth pace.

September 11 started as a regular day at work like any other. But then the news of the terrorist attacks came. Everyone was shocked. The following week was heart-wrenching. Air travel was suspended for many days. Jean Burnell and I corresponded via e-mail: he told me of many travellers bound for the USA from Europe who were detoured to Newfoundland. Thousands of people were in St. John’s wandering through town and even sleeping in school gyms. The whole idea of a DXpedition requiring most of its participants to fly in order to reach it was looking shaky. Several would-be participants bailed out immediately. The rest of us seemed to be on-again off-again, based on the latest round of either good or bad news. By October, things were starting to settle down, although Air Canada continued talking about schedule reductions. A week before my departure for the DXpedition, there was a plane crash in New York; soon it became apparent that its cause was accidental. My departure day came and, although I still had a less than fully comfortable feeling about flying and I knew that airport security was going to be different, I’d pretty much dismissed my September fears of something devastating happening at home during a few days away. I sent a box of DX gadgets to Jean ahead of time: no need to get held up at the airport trying to explain homebrew phasing units.

Once things got going, this year’s DXpedition experience actually went better than some of my previous ones. No baggage was lost, the rental car arrangement was smooth, and the weather was improved despite a mid-November DXpedition this time versus late-October last year. On the flight, I went over medium-wave and tropical-band lists with the idea of capitalizing on any deep African openings that might occur. I arrived at Cappahayden during the evening of Thursday 15 November. Jean Burnell, Jim Renfrew, Bruce Conti, and John Fisher were busy at the dials. They’d been doing well over the previous few days. As well as conditions would allow anyway. After an October characterized by some major auroral activity, November was settling down into more of a mid-range of conditions: tolerably decent DX but no splendid high-latitude conditions to bring Scandinavians to the American Midwest, nor super-auroras to knock out everything but deep Africans and South Americans. I set up my Drake R8A and phasing unit in the shack room that was the "domain of the Drakes" once again.

An important part of this and every other DXpedition is renewing friendships and making new ones. This time I met John Fisher for the first time. In light of all that’s been going on, good conversation often seemed more important than the DX itself. After all, I’ve done a lot of solo DXing from the car. I do see Bruce Conti from time to time at the local BADX meetings and outings. The other guys are usually known to me via e-mail. In-person meetings, especially in the company of receivers stoked with good DX, give the hobby another dimension of appeal. Lunches at the fish restaurant in Cape Broyle and group antenna work sessions helped to foster a team spirit.

Much of the DX I heard wasn’t all that different from what I’d get on a really good night on Cape Cod. Conditions to deep Africa really never reached the quality I’d anticipated. What was much better than home DX was the bumper crop of British locals. They made up for some of the other conditions shortcomings. These stations, often 1 kW or less, are seldom heard in Massachusetts. On channels like1485 and 1584, they’re almost always buried by Spain at sites close to home. The British locals actually had programming that was entertaining: a decided plus … considerably more exciting than Brazilian preacher stations, for instance. In the entertainment category, of course, local Newfoundland radio, particularly CJYQ-930 with its Celtic-tradition "Newfoundland music," provided special enjoyment.

On Friday morning (or early afternoon), Jean, John, and I rolled out a 1 km African Beverage (120 deg. bearing) in a somewhat-wet meadow and scrub-spruce woodland near the rock quarry 5 km south of the DX Inn. On Saturday afternoon, well before sunset, Jim Renfrew and I DXed from the car at this Beverage. The Angolans, Gambia, and other Africans were reasonably good (though these were stations I’d also heard at Duxbury, S. Orleans, and S. Yarmouth, MA on good "Afro-nights"). Conditions weren’t "popping" for South Africa. Lesotho-1197 and Botswana-909 had been heard earlier in the DXpedition, but by the time I got there, things had deteriorated. Still, it was fun to DX in the car with esteemed IDXD editor Jim Renfrew. He’ll have to do this with the BADX group at Rockport sometime. Jean Burnell went out to retrieve the Beverage Saturday evening. He noticed a break part way along its length, probably caused by a wandering moose. If the break had occurred before Jim and I DXed, Africa-pulling performance would have been compromised. Absent from this year’s DXpedition was Neil Kazaross. A bout of the flu, more than terrorism fears, undid his plans. The Kaz antenna gadgets sent to Cappahayden went untested. Neil expects to be at the 2002 DXpedition if it is held.

Saturday evening was my unwinding session after returning to the DX Inn from the rock quarry Afro-Bev site. I enjoyed a couple of Heinekens and some good DX chat along with the last few token loggings. At 4 a.m. local on Sunday (18 November), I awoke to get ready for the pre-dawn ride back to the St. John’s airport. I spent a few minutes in the dark outside the DX Inn looking up at the fantastic meteor shower display in the starry sky as I listened to the heavy surf pounding the rocks nearby. Even while I was driving northward on Route 10, I could see shooting stars ahead of me above the dark spruce and fir forests. Jim Renfrew had suggested checking the FM band for meteor skip. Sure enough, many normally-dead channels sprang to life for 5 seconds or so per burst with audio coming from who-knows-where. The flight home was uneventful: exactly what I’d hoped for. The ten years of Newfoundland DXpeditioning have been legendary: the best North American Atlantic Coast efforts in the history of the medium-wave DX hobby. Whether there will be future DXpeditions remains to be seen. All the DXers who’ve participated over the years have to look back and say that it’s been a wonderful "ride."

AERONAUTICAL & MARINE - INTERNATIONAL
265 GREENLAND JH Julienhab NOV 14 0441.
270 GREENLAND NN Nanortalik NOV 14 0445.
270 AZORES FLO Flores NOV 14 0022.
272 CAPE VERDE SAL Ilha do Sal NOV 15 0131.
279 GREENLAND SI Simiutaq NOV 14 0026.
284 SPAIN MA Cabo Machichaco NOV 14 0451.
284 OFFSHORE 5N Rowan Gorilla #5 NOV 15 0419.
303 OFSHORE 1X Terra Nova Platform NOV 15 1921.
320 AZORES SMA Santa Maria NOV 17 0607.
328 GREENLAND HB Holsteinborg NOV 14 0030.
331 GREENLAND FH Fredrikshab NOV 14 0031.
332 PORTUGAL FAR Faro NOV 16 0630.
335 MADEIRA PST Porto Santo NOV 14 0457.
336 FAROE IS. MY Myggenaes NOV 18 0249.
345 BARBADOS BGI Bridgetown NOV 15 0142.
350 VENEZUELA HOT Higuerote NOV 15 0145.
356 GUYANA TIM Georgetown NOV 15 0147.
359 GREENLAND NA Narssarssuaq NOV 15 0147.
360 AZORES HT Horta NOV 18 0311.
369 ANTIGUA ZDX St. John’s NOV 14 0042.
371 AZORES MGL San Miguel NOV 14 0037.
372 GREENLAND OZN Prins Christian Sound NOV 14 0043.
375 ICELAND VM Vestmannaeyjar NOV 15 0439.
376 BAHAMAS ZIN Great Inagua NOV 14 0521.
378 PORTUGAL LAR Arruda NOV 14 0046.
380 AZORES FIL Horta NOV 14 2126.
380 TRINIDAD POS Port-of-Spain NOV 18 0318.
382 GREENLAND SF Sondestrom NOV 16 0652.
386 GREENLAND CP Constable Point NOV 14 0048.
386 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON SP St. Pierre NOV 14 0050.
391 PUERTO RICO DDP San Juan NOV 14 0052.
395 IRELAND FOY Foyness NOV 16 0705.
399 SPAIN MTN Salamanca NOV 17 0206.
400 FRANCE MO Macon NOV 18 0323.
409 POLAND CZE Czempin NOV 14 0056.
411 OFFSHOARE 6C Henry Goodrich Platform NOV 14 0530.
416 SPAIN ACD Albobenda NOV 15 0446.
420 SPAIN GE Madrid/Getafe NOV 15 0448.
426 AZORES GC Graciosa NOV 17 0635.
425 FRANCE RY Royan/Medis NOV 15 0451.
1620 OFFSHORE ZZE Petrobras IV (reported last year as ZZ) NOV 17 0214. Jacques D’Avignon believes that ZZE is the back-up transmitter.
1679 IRELAND Malinhead Coast Guard, NOV 16 0604 - weather report.

AERONAUTICAL & MARINE - Unidentified
420 UNID JI NOV 17 0630.
1620 UNID 30FZ630 NOV 17 0215.
1650 UNID DOL (Dolores, Argentina?) NOV 16 0742. South wire
1670 UNID BCP NOV 15 0635 & NOV 18 0611. South wire

AERONAUTICAL & MARINE - Domestic
216 USA CLB Wilmington NC NOV 15 1903.
237 CANADA 7C Fogo NL NOV 14 2122.
239 CANADA FE Forestville PQ NOV 17 0543.
248 CANADA UL Montreal PQ NOV 17 0548.
257 CANADA YR Goose Bay NL (Lab.) NOV 15 0131.
266 CANADA YZX Greenwood NS NOV 14 0442.
338 CANADA YFT Makkovik NL (Lab.) NOV 14 0504.
340 CANADA YY Mt. Joli PQ NOV 14 0509.
340 CANADA J Stephenville NL NOV 14 0510.
344 CANADA YGV Havre St. Pierre PQ NOV 16 0636.
367 CANADA 6F Port Hope Simpson NL (Lab) NOV 16 0643.
370 CANADA GR Isle de la Madeline PQ NOV 14 0518.
385 CANADA NA Natashquan PQ NOV 14 0049.
387 CANADA 6E Grand Manan NB NOV 16 0657.

MARINE WEATHER
On NOV 18, from about 0620 until 0705, while I was watching Leonids, I let a tape run on 2182 kHz. The following were noted:
BELGIUM Ostend Radio
UNID Akvik Radio(?)
NORWAY Bergen Radio (tentative)
FRANCE Cross Corsen Radio
SOUTH AFRICA Capetown Coast Guard
SPAIN Cabo Peñas
GREENLAND OWZ
UNID OZWP-2
UNID Avenik Coast Guard

SHORTWAVE
6210.12 PIRATE R. Maribu, NOV 17 2330.
8700 CLANDESTINE US PsyOps Station, NOV 14 0114 - talk.
11500 CHINA VO Russia, X’ian relay, NOV 14 1515. (per PWBR 2001).
11530 CLANDESTINE Denge Mesopotamia, NOV 14 1502 - 1500 s/on, news.
11510 RUSSIA R. Free Asia, NOV 14 11500. (per PWBR 2001).
11570 PAKISTAN R. Pakistan, NOV 14 1520 - // 15096.55.
11740 INDIA (GOA) AIR, NOV 15 1530.
15096.55 PAKISTAN R. Pakistan, NOV 14 1520 - // 11570.

NL DXpedition 2001 Photographs

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Most photographs by Mark Connelly using Agfa 1680 digital camera

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