Logs - Cape Cod, MA: APR / early MAY 2016 Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION Times / dates = UTC / 2016 e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@aol.com" [Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA (GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq) Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus Antenna 1: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 10m vert. by 11m horiz. (peak 165 deg., null 345 deg.) Antenna 2: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 11m vert. by 30m horiz. (peak 80 deg., null 260 deg.) See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type. ====================================================== *** TRANSATLANTIC DX *** 162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, APR 16 0200 - Woman "Vous ecoutez France Inter, il est quatre heures", man with news item about Syria; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA] 171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, APR 16 0200 - Pop song, "Medi Un" ID's; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, APR 16 0200 - Chimes, Europe Un ID and jingle; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, APR 16 0200 - // 549 with Jil FM ID's by woman, man; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, APR 16 0200 - // 531 with pips, woman with Jil FM ID; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 612 | MOROCCO | SNRT Al-Idaa al-Watania, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 11 0200 - Music, man in Arabic; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., APR 10 2359 - // 774 with rhythmic Spanish male pop vocal; to fair peak on LSB. [Connelly*Y-MA] 774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 11 0200 - Spanish news; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 11 0000 - // 639, 774 with salsa type vocal, 5+1 pips, fanfare music, man "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios informativos"; fair to good. + APR 11 0200 - Woman with news in Spanish; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5 synchros, APR 10 0000 - BBC 5 Live news; through WAEI-ME slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1053.102 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, APR 11 0200 - Arabic preaching man; fair on USB to dodge 1053.0 growl / WEPN slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 11 0000 - Man mentioned government measures; pronounced echo present. + APR 11 0200 - Woman in interview; echoey. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 11 0000 - Man in Spanish (not // 855); poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 16 0200 - Public speech by man in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** 530 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Guantanamo, APR 26 0900 - // 600 with organ music, "Rebelde la Habana, la emisora de la revolucion"; over R. Enciclopedia. [Connelly*Y-MA] 530 | CUBA | CMBQ, R. Enciclopedia, La Habana, APR 26 0501 - Samba instrumentation, "Transmite CMBQ Radio Enciclopedia desde la Habana, Cuba"; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 540 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Sancti Spiritus, MAY 2 0700 - // 600 with sped-up 9 note sounder 0700:20, normal speed one 0700:37. [Connelly*Y-MA] 550 | COLOMBIA | HJHF, Seņal Radio Colombia, Marinilla (Medellin), MAY 9 0600 - // HJND 570 with Colombian accordion music, folk vocal; mixed with R. Rebelde. [Connelly*Y-MA] 550 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Pinar del Rio, MAY 9 0600 - News, "splash" sound // 600, 610, 620 et al. [Connelly*Y-MA] 550 | VENEZUELA | YVKE, Mundial, Caracas, APR 26 0500 - Radio Mundial ID. [Connelly*Y-MA] 560 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Ciego Avila, APR 14 0300 - 9-note sounder; under WGAN. [Connelly*Y-MA] 570 | COLOMBIA | HJND, Seņal Radio Colombia, Bogota (El Rosal), APR 10 0300 - Tropical music // 680 HJZO; under R. Reloj Cuba. + MAY 9 0600 - // 550 HJHF with Colombian accordion music and folk vocal; mixed with R. Reloj and WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, APR 10 0300 - Reloj news & time; local-like, over HJND / WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, APR 26 0900 - WKAQ Cinco Ochenta ID; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA] 590 | CUBA | CMHI, R. Rebelde, Santa Clara, APR 10 0300 - // (huge) 600 with uptempo group vocal & brass; over WEZE. + APR 21 0100 - 9-note sounder // 600; under WEZE. [Connelly*Y-MA] 600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, APR 10 0300 - Monster-loud / dominant with vocal // 620, 670, 710, et al. [Connelly*Y-MA] 610 | COLOMBIA | HJKL, La Cariņosa, Bogota, APR 10 0301 - Folk vocal, "La Carinosa" ID; over Cuban Rebelde and WIOD. [Connelly*Y-MA] 610 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Pinar del Rio et al., APR 21 0100 - // 600 with Rebelde news by woman; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, APR 10 0300 - Group vocal // 600; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, NotiUno, San Juan, APR 16 0200 - "NotiUno seis treinta" ID, affiliates list; good, over WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA] 640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, APR 10 0300 - Female vocal // 650 et al.; over unID Spanish talk that was probably YVQO. [Connelly*Y-MA] 640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, APR 16 0200 - French talk, dance club vocal; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 650 | COLOMBIA | HJKH, RCN Antena Dos, Bogota, MAY 2 0701 - Antena Dos ID; over Cuba, WSM. + MAY 9 0600 - Antena Dos ID; over R. Progreso. [Connelly*Y-MA] 650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, APR 10 0300 - Female Spanish vocal // 640, some wobbling; over HJKH. [Connelly*Y-MA] 660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, APR 10 0301 - Man in Spanish // 640; under WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA] 670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, APR 10 0300 - Jazzy group vocal // 600; mixed with WWFE. [Connelly*Y-MA] 670 | VENEZUELA | YVLL, R. Rumbos, Caracas, APR 26 0500 - Initially I was confused by Portuguese preaching atop the channel. Fredrik Douren, Rudolf Grimm, and Chuck Hutton on the RealDX list mentioned that YVLL runs the IPDA Brazil-based evangelical program. Signal dominant over Cuban Rebelde outlets at the time. [Connelly*Y-MA] 680 | COLOMBIA | HJZO, Seņal R. Colombia, Barranquilla, APR 10 0300 - Tropical music // 570 HJND; under WRKO. [Connelly*Y-MA] 680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, APR 26 0000 - WAPA ID and affiliates list; under WRKO. [Connelly*Y-MA] 690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, APR 10 0300 - Nostalgic female vocal // 640 et al.; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 700 | COLOMBIA | HJCX, W Radio, Cali, APR 26 0459 - Man in Spanish, W Radio ID, clip from "When Doves Cry" by Prince; over WLW. [Connelly*Y-MA] 710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 10 0300 - Jazzy group vocal // 600; way over WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA] 720 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Mabujabo, APR 26 0500 - Man & woman with Cuban newstalk // 750; over WGN. [Connelly*Y-MA] 730 | COLOMBIA | HJCU, Cadena Melodia, Bogota, APR 21 0100 - "Noticias ... en Melodia Estereo"; to good peak, dominant. + MAY 9 0600 - Numerous Cadena Melodia ID's; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 730 | CUBA | R. Progreso, La Fe, APR 10 0300 - Distorted / overmodulated Spanish talk by man // 640; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de Tanamo, APR 26 0000 - "Radio Angulo, transmite desde Holguin, Cuba", 6-note chime; good. + APR 26 0500 - Radio Angulo ID on wobbly carrier; over CFZM. [Connelly*Y-MA] 750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, APR 10 0300 - "RCR deportes ... siete cincuenta AM", adverts for "Candela" (bank?), "Macaroni" Italian restaurant in Santa Monica; loud, over WSB & presumed Cuba. + MAY 10 0300 - RCR ID's; mixed with R. Progreso Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA] 760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, APR 11 0000 - Portuguese talk by man; mixed with WJR, WORA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, APR 10 0300 - Fast talk by man and "RCN La Radio" ID; mixed with WJR. [Connelly*Y-MA] 760 | PUERTO RICO | WORA, Mayaguez, APR 21 0100 - // 630 WUNO with Spanish newstalk by two men. [Connelly*Y-MA] 770 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Victoria de las Tunas, APR 10 0300 - Jazzy tropical vocal // 600; mixed with WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA] 780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, MAY 9 0559 - "AM siete ochento Radio Coro, patrimonio de la comunidad"; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 790 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Pinar del Rio & Holguin, APR 10 0300 - Reloj news, clock ticks, & beeps program; over WAXY, WPRV, YVXM, WNIS jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, APR 21 0100 - Woman "Radio Transmundial ocho cientos AM ... transmitiendo desde Bonaire, isla del Caribe Holandes"; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA] 810 | BAHAMAS | ZNS3, Freeport, APR 26 0900 - Announcement for gospel programming "This is the The Prayer Hour heard over the Bahamas Prayer Network", list of AM, FM, and cable affiliates; over WGY. [Connelly*Y-MA] 810 | COLOMBIA | HJCY, Caracol R., Bogota, APR 21 0100 - // 1170 with fast talk by man; mixed with Cuba, Bahamas. + APR 26 0000 - "En CARACOL Radio" ID; over Bahamas. + MAY 9 0600 - "Banco de Bogota presenta ..", CARACOL ID; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 810 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guantanamo, APR 21 0200 - Vocal // 750 et al. on badly-wobbling carrier about even with Bahamas & Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA] 820 | CUBA | CMDE, R.Reloj, Contramaestre, APR 10 0300 - Reloj news & time; mixed with Progreso & WNYC. [Connelly*Y-MA] 820 | CUBA | R. Progreso, APR 10 0300 - Romantic vocal // 640; mixed with WNYC & Reloj. + APR 21 0200 - Vocal // 640, 650, 690, 720, 750, et al.; over Reloj & WNYC; on LSB to dodge presumed Colombian 820.185 growl. [Connelly*Y-MA] 830 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HIJB, Santo Domingo, APR 10 0300 - Vocal ending at 0300:30, then usual clock ticking and Spanish talk by man, HIJB ID; under WCRN. [Connelly*Y-MA] 840 | CUBA | CMHW, "W", Santa Clara, APR 26 0900 - "Dobleve, desde Santa Clara"; over WHAS. [Connelly*Y-MA] 840 | HAITI | R. 4VEH (4VEF), Cap-Haitien, APR 11 0000 - Man in French, a few seconds of Irish-sounding flute, 5-note "Dashing through the Snow" interval signal, then Cuba took over. [Connelly*Y-MA] 850 | COLOMBIA | HJKC, Candela 850, Bogota, APR 10 0300 - Apparent Candela ID and rustic Colombian accordion; in dogpile with WEEI, WFTL, WTAR. [Connelly*Y-MA] 860 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Jovellanos, APR 10 0259 - Reloj in jumble with other Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA] 870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, APR 10 0300 - Huge with "once en la noche" timecheck, usual ticks, beeps. [Connelly*Y-MA] 900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, APR 10 0300 - Female vocal // 640; slightly over YVMD. [Connelly*Y-MA] 900 | VENEZUELA | YVMD, R. Venezuela Mara Ritmo, Maracaibo, APR 21 0059 - Mara Ritmo, Venezuela mention; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 910 | CUBA | R. Cadena Agramonte, Camaguey, APR 26 0000 - "R. Cadena Agramonte, Camaguey, Cuba" ID; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, APR 26 0000 - ID "Esta es WIPR ... San Juan"; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 940.13 | unID | ?, APR 21 0100 - Fat het, bits of talk. [Connelly*Y-MA] 950 | CUBA | R. Reloj, La Habana & Mayari Arriba, APR 10 0300 - Reloj ticks, beeps; mixed with WKDN, WROL, other domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA] 960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, APR 10 0300 - Reloj ticks, beeps; under WELI. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1000 | CUBA | R. Granma, Media Luna, APR 21 0059 - Granma chimes. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1030 | ARGENTINA | LS10, R. del Plata, Buenos Aires, APR 21 0100 - Radio Noticias del Plata ID; through WBZ. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, APR 25 2359 - Q'Hubo Radio ID, folk style male vocal; fair over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1100 | COLOMBIA | HJAT, CARACOL, Barranquilla, MAY 10 0800 - CARACOL ID; mixed with other Latin American and WTAM. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1110 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Holguin, MAY 10 0300 - // 740 with 6-note Angulo chimes; under WBT. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, Caracol R., Cartagena, APR 21 0100 - // 810 with fast Spanish talk by man; slightly under WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 10 0300 - Tropical vocal // 600; huge. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1210 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, V. C. Jobabo, APR 21 0100 - 9-note sounder // 1180; under WPHT. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1580 | PUERTO RICO | WEKO, Morovis, APR 26 0901 - List of Puerto Rico stations including a Mayaguez affiliate; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 10 0300 - Tropical vocal // 600; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, APR 26 0900 - "This is the BBC World Service" then WDHP ID's; mixed with Rebelde. [Connelly*Y-MA]