Subject: NF DX 
Date: 95-06-06 18:03:50 EDT
From:   jburnell@KEAN.UCS.MUN.CA (Jean Burnell)
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werner.funkenhauser@canrem.com, markwa1ion@aol.com, bc@lexicon.com, 
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Bonjour DXers!
   
     Here is the first part of the report of the Newfoundland DXpedition of
Spring 1995.  What follows is the human interest blurb, and the next three
messages are the loggings and the country list. (A fifth section, which is
the reaction of the other 3 participants, will go out when I receive the 
3rd "musing".)  I hope that Swearingen will take all this as a special 
article for DX News.  The country list will go to the AM NewsFlash.
     
     To the participants, thanks for coming and thanks for your help in 
putting this together.  To those who didn't come ... I hope this report 
makes it that much harder to say "no" next time, hi!
     
     Best wishes....Jean


THE NEWFOUNDLAND DXPEDITION OF SPRING 1995
10 May to 14 May, 1995
report by Jean Burnell, St. John's, Newfoundland

     Teamwork and intensity from a small group of experienced DXers led to 
the outstanding loggings of the "Newfoundland DXpeditions" of November of 
1991 and October of 1993.  The reports from these can be found in 
"The DX'pedition Handbook" by Shawn Axelrod [published by the NRC, 1994]. 
My decision to hold the third "Newfoundland DXpedition" in May of 1995 
seemed unwise because this time of year is generally considered a poor 
time of year for DX.  However, it was a convenient time for the other 
team members to assemble here, and it was an excellent opportunity to 
prove that the combination of a good location, good antennas and 
listening experience can yield decent DX at any time of year.  My 
job was to provide the location and the antennas, and this team 
provided plenty of DX savvy.  George Hakiel has racked up a very 
impressive record of TA's and Latin American logs from his home on 
Long Island, New York.  I was introduced to George at the 1986 ANARC 
convention in Montreal, and that was when I first invited him to visit 
me in Newfoundland.  At the time George was only 68 years old ! 
John Bryant of Oklahoma was ANARC's DXer of the Year for 1994.  John 
is the force behind the acclaimed "Proceedings" series from fine tuning. 
He is well known for his work on propagation, his experience with 
antennas and DXpeditions, and, most recently, his research on the 
history of Zenith Trans-Oceanic receivers.  Flamboyantly mustachioed 
Werner Funkenhauser is Ontario's premier international medium-wave 
DXer.  In spite of DXing from QRM-ridden southern Ontario, Werner's 
recent DX achievements include many TA's and some remarkable catches 
such as Tahiti (738 kHz), Argentina (870 kHz), and Ecuador (880 kHz). 
Nobody could be better qualified to write the "Mediumwave International" 
column in DX Ontario.
     
     Accommodation for the DXpedition was arranged with Mrs. Theresa Lawlor 
in the village of Cappahayden.  We have referred to Lawlor's Hospitality 
Home as the "DX Inn" since the DXpedition of 1991.  I went through a 
DXpedition dry-run to the DX Inn accompanied by my wife, Stephanie 
Kaiser, and my two young children a few weeks before the main event. 
It was encouraging that I logged some decent DX, including HCJB1 on 
690 kHz, using hastily extended long wires.  But I also noted significant 
levels of local QRM that seemed to emanate from the Lawlor's heating 
system.  It was unfortunate that this QRM was hardly attenuated by the 
use of shielded lead-ins on the antennas during the DXpedition itself, 
but we all agreed that the alternative, i.e., DXing from the cramped 
confines of my Mazda Protege in the cold and dark, would have been 
worse !
     
     I brought my equipment and some supplies to Cappahayden on Tuesday, 
May 9th, and I returned to St. John's in time to pick up George Hakiel 
at the airport.  George will admit that at one time or another he has 
owned just about every serious receiver on the market, so I should not 
have been surprised to see a Watkins-Johnson HF1000 emerge from his 
suitcase after supper.  We set it up on the kitchen table, and, using 
my simple air-core loop as the antenna, George demonstrated the 
receiver's impressive capabilities.  In the process he discovered a 
station on 1296 kHz playing Indian music, which we later identified
as a test transmission from a new English station, Radio XL in 
Birmingham.  The other two DXers arrived at around 11 p.m.  John had 
well over 100 lb of luggage, which included a great deal of the 
ancillary equipment (splitters, switches, etc.) for all of us to 
use.  Werner brought his Kiwa loop, which immediately replaced my 
loop on the kitchen table.  We played with George's receiver and 
talked about DX until the wee hours, then headed for our beds.
     
     The next morning it was tricky shoe-horning all the equipment and 
the suitcases into my car.  At last we were mobile, but before starting 
the 90-minute drive to Cappahayden we decided to visit the most popular 
station in St. John's, VOCM (590 kHz). In spite of arriving without 
forewarning, we were treated to the grandest of tours by the Director 
of Engineering for the VOCM network, Reg McCausland.  We left VOCM 
weighted down by even more luggage: VOCM carry-on bags, mugs, and a 
mountain of stickers.
     
     The weather at Cappahayden was as expected for mid-May: cold, windy 
and wet.  The first antenna to be extended was a 3300-foot Beverage south 
along the rocky beach.  It was elevated over most of its length by shrubs 
and by driftwood supports.  This was directed at eastern Brazil, hence 
called the "Braz-Bev".  Experience had shown antennas in this location 
to be efficient conduits for signals from southern Africa and from the 
southeastern part of South America, also.  The second antenna was a 
2000-foot Beverage along the beach in the other direction.  This was 
less straight, due to the terrain, and it was supported mainly by spans 
over large boulders.  Beverages in this location have proven effective 
for northern Europe, the Middle East and even India.  This was the 
"Euro-Bev".  A third antenna, the "Southern-Bev", was directed at the 
middle of South America.  It followed a fairly straight track through 
scrub land for 3300 feet.  This should have been the easiest antenna 
to erect, but it proved to be the most difficult.  The weather had 
worsened considerably, and I hauled out this wire in the midst of a 
very strong wind punctuated by squalls of driving rain and sleet. 
These antennas were "terminated" through a 510 ohm resistor running 
into another 300-350 feet of collinear wire.  About thirty feet from 
the DX Inn the antennas were attached through impedance-matching units 
to coax wire that brought the signals into one bedroom that we used 
as a common shack.  Inside the shack John had arranged a multitude 
of splitters and coax switches such that each DXer could use any (or 
all) of the antennas at any time.  I found this tremendously useful, 
a significant improvement over our operations in 1991 and 1993 when 
each DXer usually had access to only one antenna at a time.  As we 
were getting our radios set up, everybody tuned to 1566 kHz to hear 
Tunisia rolling in with a strong signal.  The DXing began !  The 
three visitors were impressed by solid audio from the AFRTS station 
at Lajes, Azores, on 1503 kHz.  Ho-hum.  In spite of running only 
100 watts, this is frequently heard from Cappahayden so after only 
ten minutes of DXing I was accused of being jaded !
     
     Reception conditions did not vary much during this DXpedition. 
It was not surprising that the QRN levels were moderate and signals 
from the north were not strong, presumably due to the long periods 
of daylight at this time of year.  Thus, the 600 kW Swedish station 
on 1179 kHz had only modest strength, and Finland was not heard at 
all.  The Russians and Ukrainians were conspicuous by their absence, 
and even the German signals were lacking their usual punch.  We 
found signals from the Caribbean to be very weak or even absent, 
although we later learned that at the same time the Beaton-Connelly-
Conti group at Rockport MA were logging some of the nominally easy 
Caribbean countries that eluded us. 

     We do not have even one Cuban logging !  However, this time of 
year does more consistently yield DX from the far-south, and this was 
true during this DXpedition, too.  I consider our best catches of the 
first evening to be Radio Ascension on 1485 kHz, Radio Carve from 
Montevideo on 850 kHz, and two stations from Buenos Aires, La Red 
on 910 kHz and Radio El Mundo on 1070 kHz.  Brazilian DX is a 
particular interest of mine, so I was pleased to tape the sign-off 
ID of Radio Principe Imperial, which was found off-frequency on 
1435.4 kHz.  This station runs only 250 watts at night, and is 
located in northeastern Brazil, directly in line with the Braz-Bev.
     
     The performance of the Southern-Bev had been disappointing during 
the first evening.  We felt that there may have been a problem with 
the matching transformer, but the next morning there was an additional, 
more obvious problem.  The wire was gone !  I walked up the track along 
which the antenna had run until I discovered large two-toed footprints 
and hundreds of "brown golf balls".  A moose had walked across the 
antenna and had dragged it almost a thousand feet to the side, through 
some very thick brush and over a bog.  It took hours of heavy labour
to haul the wire back into position.  Werner and I decided to inspect 
the rest of the antenna, and we found that the moose had done it again 
at the far end of the same wire.  We hoisted the wire higher or lay it 
on the ground at points that looked like "moose-crossings".  We did not 
have any more problems with wandering wildlife (George doesn't count!), 
but we stopped a number of times to watch small herds of caribou later 
that day during a drive south to the small town of Trepassey.  We also 
passed the huge Loran C tower at Cape Race.  Later that day, I pulled 
out another 3000-foot wire, this time unterminated, aimed at Quito in 
anticipation of the HCJB test scheduled for the next evening.  This was 
a very difficult antenna to erect because it went over very unforgiving 
terrain.  Nevertheless, I was pleased with the final result, which was 
straight and fairly uniform in height (around 7 feet).  I tumbled into 
the shack weary and bruised to find John looking grim.  The new antenna 
was a disaster.  It was aimed too close to the bearing of the Loran C 
station, and all John was getting was a migraine from the pulsing QRM. 
What was worse, all the other antennas were feeding off it by induction, 
so we had to get the coax from this wire out of the shack.  
Nevertheless, that evening we did have a good run of Africans including 
Sao Tome (VOA) on 1530 kHz, Angola on 1313 and 1502 kHz, Lesotho (BBC) 
on 1197 kHz, Cameroon on 1152 kHz, Sierra Leone on 1206 kHz, and Togo 
on 1394.1 kHz. 
     
     George-the-DX-bird-dog was flushing them out, and we were spinning 
knobs to keep up !  That night I stalked a station on 890 kHz that was 
likely a second Uruguayan, and just before daybreak I caught a clear 
ID for Radio Mitre from Buenos Aires on 789.9 kHz.  Also with morning 
came a carrier on 1566 kHz that had not been present earlier.  It was 
tempting to speculate that it was a TP, but on this and on subsequent 
mornings no audio was discerned.
     
     The next day was Friday, May 12th, and it was sunny and much warmer. 
Some time was given to photographing the procession of icebergs in the 
ocean in front of the DX Inn.  Just after noon we were interviewed by 
phone by Richard and Lisa McVicar of HCJB, then we squeezed once more 
into my car and headed for St. John's to be tourists.  Homage was given 
to Marconi at Signal Hill, site of the first Trans-Atlantic radio 
reception in 1901.  We tried to visit VOWR (800 kHz), Newfoundland's 
oldest radio station, but we could not get in the building, which
is a church in downtown St. John's.  George bought a smoked salmon, 
and we drove back to Cappahayden.  This was an evening of DX highs 
and lows.  The highs first: During the DXpedition dry-run I had noted 
a signal on 1386 kHz that I had tentatively ascribed to Kenya.  This 
time we all heard it unequivocally, which precipitated a chorus of 
cheers.  I had sneaked away to listen to the Brazilians on 1100 kHz, 
and I bagged another (new for me!) 250-watt Brazilian, Radio Difusora 
do Vale Acara, which briefly topped the 150 kW signal of Radio Globo. 
Werner spotted an interesting signal on 846 kHz, which we all monitored. 
It turned out to be Radio Xhosa from South Africa !  But now the lows: 
for a while on the Southern-Bev I had play-by-play of a sports event 
with Chile versus Paraguay on 730 kHz.  I was hoping for Radio 
Cooperativa from Valparaiso, Chile, but I could not squeeze out an 
ID.  Then, on the same antenna but looking for Radio Mineria from 
Santiago, Chile, I noted tangos and Spanish talk on 1060 kHz.  We 
followed this one for about an hour, but excitement turned to 
disappointment when we heard the station sign off with the Mexican 
anthem: this was Radio Educacion from Mexico City.  Then came the 
biggest disappointment of the DXpedition, the HCJB test.  On the 
two southern wires, 690 kHz was dominated by Radio Dragao do Mar 
from Brazil.  Other signals present were the Caribbean Beacon from 
Anguilla and CBF from Montreal.  Did we hear the test ?  Not really. 
We had some fragments of code on the threshold between signal and 
imagination, but no real audio.  We are nevertheless very grateful 
to Richard McVicar and the folks at HCJB for conducting this test.
     
     During the night we had heard large waves breaking on the beach 
so the next morning (Saturday Mar 13th) Werner and I examined both beach 
antennas.  We found some seaweed draped over a section of the Euro-Bev, 
and blocks of ice on the terminator of the Braz-Bev.  These problems 
were fixed, and I reeled in the miserable Quito antenna.  Other than 
snapping a few more pictures, we did not do much else except wait for 
the DX to begin again in the evening.  This was our last evening at 
Cappahayden, and some good European DX was logged (including Wales 
on 1125 kHz, NorthSound Radio from Aberdeen on 1035 kHz, and Guernsey on 
1116 kHz), and we also heard the BBC relay in Oman sign on in Hindi at 
0045 UTC.  The best DX, though, was Haifa, Israel, on 1206 kHz, and the 
best program was HCJB's "DX Partyline" on 9745 kHz with the report on 
our DXpedition. 
     
     Early the next morning (Sunday May 14th) I brought in the Southern-
Bev then the Euro-Bev.  The equipment was packed up, and at 10:30 a.m. 
I drove to St. John's airport with George and Werner, both of whom had 
flights just after noon.  I returned to a foggy Cappahayden after a 
quick lunch at home.  The last wire, the Braz-Bev, was reeled in, and 
John and I packed the car and headed back to St. John's.  We had supper 
with my family then we jumped into the car for the last phase of the 
DXpedition.  This was a one-night-stand from the car at a site I 
frequently use just north of St. John's, near Middle Cove.  Two wires 
went out, a 900-foot wire aimed at the UK and another 500-foot wire 
aimed further north. 

     John also set up an amplified whip about 30 feet from the car. 
We wanted to look for two countries that had eluded us at Cappahayden, 
Poland and Russia.  The former we heard right off the bat on 1080 kHz, 
then its parallel on 1305 kHz.  John found a Russian somewhat later 
on 1395 kHz, with a good signal on the whip antenna.  A few smaller 
European stations were logged, and we noted a station broadcasting 
recitations from the Koran on 1251 kHz, beneath the Libyan.  One 
might conjecture this was Dubai on later than usual, but there was 
no ID.  John did a long-wave scan that netted another ten stations. 
We brought in the wires and the whip just before local midnight. 
I drove John to the airport to catch his flight early the next morning. 
     
     What were the highlights of this DXpedition ?  We heard around 
70 countries in five nights at a time of year considered moribund 
for DX !  Of course, logging "new" countries is a special thrill. 
South Africa and Israel have been added to my list. I had a lot of 
fun chasing the Argentineans and the low-powered Brazilians.  We have 
an antenna story that will be repeated (and, of course, embellished) 
for years, "A Close Encounter of the Furred Kind". However, I am sure 
that years from now what I will remember best will be the pleasure and 
privilege it was to share the DX and the laughs with some of the best 
in the biz: George, John, and Werner.
       

The Loggings

DXers and receivers:  
     George Hakiel of West Islip, NY: Watkins-Johnson HF1000
     John Bryant of Stillwater, OK: Japan Radio NRD-525
     Werner Funkenhauser of Cambridge, ON: Icom IC-R71A
     Jean Burnell of St. John's, NF: Icom IC-R71A (& Sony 2010 backup) 

Antennas at Cappahayden:
     "Braz-Bev" - 3300 feet (ca. 1 km), terminated, towards eastern Brazil,
     "Southern-Bev" - 3300 feet (ca. 1 km), terminated, towards Guyana,
     "Euro-Bev" - 2000 feet (615 meters), terminated, towards northern 
					     Europe,
     Kiwa loop, and Bowers-Bryant tuned whip
 
Antennas at Middle Cove: 
     900 feet (275 meters), unterminated, towards the United Kingdom,
     500 feet (155 meters), unterminated, towards Norway, and
     Bowers-Bryant tuned whip

All the times and dates are UTC. 

Loggings were made from Cappahayden unless otherwise noted.

Trans-Atlantic Long-wave Bandscan

The following long-wave stations were noted by John Bryant on 14 May 2245-
2300 from the Middle Cove site: 153 Two signals (GERMANY and ALGERIA 
likely); 162 Allouis FRANCE; 171 Nador MOROCCO; 183 Felsberg GERMANY; 
198 Droitwich et al. ENGLAND; 207 Aholming GERMANY; 225 Konstantynow 
POLAND; 234 Beidweiler LUXEMBOURG; 252 Clarkstown IRELAND.

Trans-Atlantic DX

 531   MADEIRA  RDP Antena 1, Porto Santo, 11 May  2152 - Fair w/ female PP 
speaker, // 666
 531   ALGERIA  RTV Algerienne, Ain Beida, 13 May 0140 - Alone on freq in AA
 540   BELGIUM  Belgische R., Waver, 13 May 2335 - David Bowie's "Ziggy 
Stardust", // 1188.  Under CBT, SIO 422
 612   MOROCCO  RTV Marocaine, Sebaa-Aioun, 13 May 2232-2244 - Traditional 
mx, woman ancr in AA, // 207
 621   CANARY IS.  RNE-1, Santa Cruz, 11 May 0254 - SS female ancr, pop 
song, pips at 0300 in a fade. 11 May 0540-0556 - SS football report, RNE 
jingle then local Canaries nx at 0555
 630   PORTUGAL  RDP Antena 1, Santa Isabel, 13 May 0028 - PP ancr w/ string of
song titles then mx
 675   NETHERLANDS  R. 10 Gold, Lopik, 12 May 0010 - Steely Dan song, jingle ID
at 0012 then another song.  12 May 0032 - Caught with "Radio 10 Gold" ID and 
jingle. Into Beatles music. 13 May 0224 - Pops w/ EE titles by man
 702   GERMANY  low powered synchros, 12 May 0020-0030 - Classical mx, woman 
ancr in GG, then pop song. Faded away at 0030
 747   UNID  12 May 0118-0132 - Probably Netherlands, EE pgm: artist 
interviewed about his books and films, between selections of weird mx.  SIO 
343-2
 756   GERMANY  Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Revensburg, 13 May 0240 - 
Classical piano mx, // 1269
 765   SENEGAL  RTV Senegal, Dakar, 11 May 0601 - FF talk.  11 May 2239 - 
Fair in African language  with music bridges. 1222 and 1367 also audible 
with poorer signals 
 765   SWITZERLAND  RSR, Sottens, 12 May 0114 - Good; female Romansch ancr 
between classical mx selections 
 774   NORTHERN IRELAND & ENGLAND  BBC, Enniskillen & Plymouth, 14 May 0326 - 
BBC sports w/ tennis nx, // 1341. Over Spain, SIO 232
 810   SCOTLAND  BBC R. Scotland, synchros, 11 May 0010-0024 - Nx and reports 
from BBC WS, // 5975
 818   UNID 13 May 2130 - Fairly strong carrier, but no audio. Zambia is 
likely
 828   NETHERLANDS  HitRadio Holland, Rotterdam, 14 May 2328 [Middle Cove] - 
Man in Dutch, pop mx. SIO 232
 837   SCOTLAND/ENGLAND  11 May 0008-0016 - Likely BBC pgm very briefly noted 
in the QRM w/ American-accented man in EE at 0008, and a tiny bit of audio in 
English-accented EE at 0015 . SIO 221
 837   AZORES  RDP Antena 1, Pico de Barossa, 13 May 0230 - Back-to-back pop 
mx, // 666. SIO 433
 846   ITALY  RAI, Roma, 11 May 0026 - Opera, // 900 and 6060. On Euro-Bev
 846   SOUTH AFRICA  R. Xhosa, Komga, 12 May 2315-2336, 2348-0003 - Phone-in 
pgm mainly in a local language but with occasional EE, hosted by a woman. On 
Braz-Bev and Southern-Bev, long, deep fades, but up to SIO 343
 864   EGYPT  Egyptian R., Santah, 11 May 0048 - Koran, // 819, which was 
stronger
 873   GERMANY  AFN, Frankfurt, 12 May 0228 - US basketball play-by-play. SIO 
333
 891   ALGERIA  RTV Algerienne, Alger, 11 May 2254 - Good, // 981.  AA music 
program.
 900   ITALY  RAI, Milano, 11 May 0037 - Opera under CKDH, // 846
 909   tent MOROCCO  RTVM, Safi, 12 May, 2253-2303  - Man in AA, AA mx, pip 
at 2300, couple of words, pip again then woman possibly in FF; local mx from 
2301.  On Braz-Bev, Euro-Bev was dominated by the BBC, SIO 332
 918   SPAIN  R. Intercontinental, Madrid, 12 May 0430 - Time pips, SS talk
 944   UNID  12 May 2350 - Carrier detected, but no audio. Sao Tome is the 
most likely on this old-plan freq
 945   FRANCE  R. France, Toulouse, 13 May 0415-0427 - Mx, FF talk by woman
 954   SPAIN  R. Espana, Madrid, 12 May 0435-0445 - News in SS w/ man and 
woman, pips between items
 962   UNID  13 May 2212 - Carrier detected, but no audio.  Only audible on 
the Braz-Bev
 963   PORTUGAL  R. Renascenca, Seixal, 13 May 0044 - Bryan Adams song, // 
1251. SIO 222
 963   UNID  14 May 2220 -  Male and female speakers in unID language 
delivering news-slices with mx bridges. Fanfare, and ID by female at 2251, 
but "??? Radio" unclear.  Poor-fair
 963.4 UNID  13 May, 2258 - Man talking, but much too weak to ID. SIO 131
1017   GERMANY  Sudwestfunk, Mainz, 11 May 0115-0130 - Old pop tunes, ancr in 
GG, ID at 0130
1035   ENGLAND  tent Country 1035, London, 11 May 0135 - In a mix of Brits with
woman ancr, "Highway of Love" then "Hand Jive"
1035   SCOTLAND  NorthSound R., Aberdeen, 14 May 0312 - Ad, then "Through the 
night with NorthSound Radio and Radio Tay". SIO 343
1053   ENGLAND  TalkRadio UK, synchros, 11 May 0155 - Man in EE
1062   DENMARK  Danmarks R., Kalundborg, 12 May 0320-0340 - Pop mx
1080   POLAND  Polskie R., Katowice, 14 May 2249 [Middle Cove] - Jazz: rather 
sterile solo sax, // 1305.  Pulse QRM emanating from nearby airport, SIO 222
1098   SLOVAKIA  Slovak R., Nitra, 12 May, 0230-0239 - Pips, woman w/ ID then 
nx until mx began at 0238:30.  12 May 2343 - Pop mx ended, man in Slovak.  
Splatter from R. Globo on 1100, SIO 444
1107   ENGLAND  TalkRadio UK, synchros, 14 May, 0343-0347 - Telephone calls, ad
for telephone meeting service, ID, // 1053 and 1089. SIO 232
1116   CHANNEL ISLANDS  BBC R. Guernsey, 14 May, 0359-0401 - Lilybolero, pips 
at 0400, BBC WS nx. (The other BBC local stn on this freq - Derby - does not 
carry BBC WS overnight.) SIO 233
1125   WALES  BBC R. Wales, Llandrindod Wells, 14 May, 0330-0340 - Boxing 
blow-by-blow of Lewis vs Butler - 5th round K.O. for Lewis, // 882.  Under 
Spain, SIO 222
1134   CROATIA  Hrvatski R., Zadar, 11 May 0157-0204 - Easy-listening mx, pips 
at 0200, nx, more mx from 0204.  11 May 0220 - Fair; female ancr intoed 1930's 
American "Big Band Vocal" but with Croatian lyrics. 12 May 0120 - checked in 
passing with mx program, // 1125 and 1557 
1152   CAMEROON  CRTV, Bamenda, 11 May 2217-2234 - Man in African-accented EE 
w/ long string of announcements of meetings, deaths and various official 
functions; ID at 2231 then basketball nx. SIO 333.  11 May 2303-2306* - Male 
ancr with local nx, anthem at 2305 and off at 2306
1179   SWEDEN  Swedish R., Solvesborg, 13 May 2207 - Man in Swedish, at 2208 
fanfare and ID. SIO 333
1188   BELGIUM  Belgische R., Kuurne, 11 May 2355 - Fair; non-stop rock to 
0000, 6 pips, then female w/ Flemish news. 13 May 2333 - David Bowie special, 
male ancr in Flemish.  SIO 344
1197   LESOTHO  BBC Relay, Lancer's Gap, 11 May 2320-2331 - Mess but BBC WS pgm
noted, // 1485. Braz-Bev, SIO 222
1197   MOROCCO  RTV Marocaine, Agadir, 11 May 2320-2331 - Over Lesotho w/ 
Arab-accented man in FF talking about shortcoming in the educational system in 
Morocco. Braz-Bev, SIO 322
1197   ENGLAND  Virgin R., synchros, 11 May 2335 - Woman in EE, rock mx, ads, 
and contest promo,  "1215 AM Virgin" spot at 2337, // 1215.  Euro-Bev, SIO 333  
1205.6 UNID 14 May, 0148 - OC on at this time, hetting Israel
1206   SIERRA LEONE  Sierra Leone BC, Goderich, 11 May 2310-2317 - African 
choral mx, man w/ African accent in EE, says will go over to 'Studio 1'. Fading,
SIO 333
1206   ISRAEL  Kol Israel, Haifa, 14 May 0015-0032, 0055-0108, 0135-0234 - Pop 
songs (oldies), male DJ in Hebrew, pips  then nx at 0200 followed by a real 
mixed bag of mx. Some AA noted also at 0220. Deep fades, hets, splatter from 
VOAR, at best SIO 332
1215   ENGLAND  Virgin R., synchros, 11 May 2340 - ID, "Secret Garden", woman 
DJ.  13 May 2322 - Pop song "I Won't Give Up" segued into "Whiter Shade of 
Pale", // 1197 and 1242. SIO 444
1224   NETHERLANDS  HitRadio Holland, ship in IJsselmeer, 14 May 0032 - Rock 
mx, Dutch ancr. SIO 333-2
1233   MOROCCO  RTV Marocaine, Tanger, 12 May 0042-0100 - Traditional mx, 
telephone conversa-tion in AA, more mx. At  0100  3 pips and ID.  13 May 0440 - 
AA phone interview
1251   LIBYA  Vo Great Homeland, Tripoli, 10 May 2359-0003 - Faded up over unID
stn w/ ID and pips at 0000. SIO 322
1251   PORTUGAL  R. Renascenca, Porto and Viseu, 13 May 0043 - PP talk, 
Bryan Adams song.  Briefly over Libya, SIO 322
1251   ENGLAND  SGR, Bury St Edmunds, 14 May 2337 [Middle Cove] - Male DJ, Paul
McCartney song. SIO 222.  15 May 0059-0103 [Middle Cove] - Real mess, nx at 0100
read by woman, wx at 0102, then 70's mx. QRM from 3-4 stations, SIO 222
1251   UNID  14 May 2340 [Middle Cove] - Fairly strong stn w/ Koran, possible 
talk by man in AA at 0002.  This was not Libya because Libya was also audible, 
and it could be distinguished by // 15235.  Possibly Dubai, UAE, on late. SIO 
322
1251   NETHERLANDS  NOS, Hulsberg, 15 May 0000 [Middle Cove] - Up briefly over 
the mess w/ nx in Dutch. SIO 222
1260   SPAIN  R. Valencia, 12 May 0017-0020 - A Brit signal was the real quarry
here, but it remained unIDed. This had a man in SS, // 1584.  QRM also from 
CIHI, SIO 322
1278   IRELAND  RTE R. 2, Dublin & Cork, 12 May 0135-0203 - Male ancr w/ pop 
mx, 0200 "news at 3 o'clock" w/ woman reader, more mx just before 0203
1296   ENGLAND  Radio XL, Birmingham, 11 May 0059 - Indian film mx, 
announcement w/ ID in EE at 0102 saying this was a test transmission.  The 
address given was: KMS House, Bradford Street, Birmingham B12 0JD.  This will be
24 hours w/ regular service starting on May 31 at 7 AM.  Some Spanish QRM, SIO 
343
1296   SPAIN  R. Popular de Valencia, 11 May 0100 - Nx in SS by man and woman, 
item from Zaragoza. Mainly under England, SIO 222-1
1296   SUDAN  Sudan Nat. BC, Rebia, 12 May 0316 - AA pgm, // 7200
1305   POLAND  Polskie R., synchros, 14 May 2253 [Middle Cove] - Almost alone 
briefly w/ piano mx. SIO 232
1305   ENGLAND  unID stn, 14 May 2250-2309 [Middle Cove] - In a mess, oldies, 
nx at 2300, garbled jingle at 2302, wx, more oldies. Could not get an ID! QRM 
from Poland and Spain, SIO 222-1
1313   ANGOLA  EP do Huila, Lubango, 11 May 2157-2201 - Some PP talk, little 
pop mx. SIO 242
1314   NORWAY  NRK, Kvitsoy, 10 May 0210 - Good; Male in Norwegian talking 
about pop mx. 11 May 0208-0216 - Man in Norwegian on how Beatles songs 
influenced Tanya Tucker
1314   SPAIN  RNE-5, Salamanca, 13 May 0442 - RNE ID, nice guitar, // 1305
1341   NORTHERN IRELAND  BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, 12 May 0055-0058 - EE talk
about how the "News of the World" tabloid treats the royal family, press review 
at 0056. SIO 444.  13 May 2314-2326 - Nx, national lottery number, sports nx, 
headlines at 2325 then end of Ulster pgm and into BBC WS at 2326
1349   MAURITANIA  R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 12 May 2308 - Traditional mx, 
talk by woman.  13 May 2106 - AA singing, // 4845
1367   SENEGAL  RTV Senegal, Saint-Louis, 13 May 2108-2125 - Mx and phone-in 
talk. Senegal mentioned at 2125
1368   ISLE OF MAN  Manx R., Douglas, 12 May 2237-0000 - Pop mx and ads, ID at 
0000 and nx
1375   ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON  RFO, St. Pierre, 11 May 0302 - Woman in French. 
Local
1377   UKRAINE  Ukrainian R., synchros, 11 May 0220 - Woman in Slavic lang, 
heroic Russian-sounding instrumental and chorus.  Faded at 0227.  12 May 
0214-0218 - Mx from the 1930's, woman ancr
1385.9  GUINEA  RTV Guinienne, Labe, 13 May 2134-2147 - Highlife mx, man in 
African-accented FF. Signed off at 2159. Braz-Bev, very long fades, SIO 252-0
1386   KENYA  KBC, Maralal, 13 May 0158-0210 - Flute of IS was weak but 
unequivocal through the clutter, 0201:30 freq anmts by man in EE, woman singing 
a few times, 0208 choral mx, // 4935.  SIO 222
1386   RUSSIA/KALININGRAD  R. Nederland, Bolshakovo, 13 May 2155-2159 - EE pgm 
w/ lots of talk about the restoration of churches and the influence of the 
Protestant Reformation. SIO 344
1394.1  TOGO  RTV Togolaise, Lome, 11 May 2239-2300* - Classical mx, off without
anthem at 2300, // 5047
1395   RUSSIA  Petrozavodsk?, 15 May 0021-0032 [Middle Cove] - Barda mx, other 
light mx, IS x 3 before 0030, then woman w/ nx in RR. SIO 343
1413   OMAN  BBC Relay, Marisah Is., 14 May 0045 - Pips, BBC ID, fanfare, nx in
Hindi. SIO 333
1440   SAUDI ARABIA  BSKSA, Damman, 13 May 2230 - AA mx and talk. Very good
1458   tent ALBANIA, Fllak, 13 May 2204 - Poor with British station(s); Slavic
male/female speakers in a discussion.
1458   ENGLAND  Fortune 1458, Manchester, 13 May 2302, 2312 - Mix of Brits: at 
2302 ID, "More of the music you want to hear, Fortune 1458" then pop mx. At 2312
Moody Blues mx, Fortune ID.  SIO 322-1
1458   ENGLAND Sunrise R., London, 13 May 2310-2315 - Mix of Brits: Indian mx 
faded up, presenter was a deep-voiced man, he read the names of many callers 
from London. SIO 222-1
1458   ENGLAND likely BBC R. WM, Birmingham, 13 May 2304-2315 - Mix of Brits: 
BBC WS programming...nx, promos, began "Jazz for the Asking" at 2315. (The April
1995 issue of the BBC's "London Calling" lists only BBC Radio WM relaying WS on 
this freq.) SIO 322-1
1467   FRANCE  TWR Monaco, Romoules, 12 May 0400 - Noted on at this time
1475.1  BENIN  ORT du Benin, Cotonou, 13 May 2348-2303* - FF talk, s/off w/ 
anthem
1476   ENGLAND  Mercury Extra, Guildford, 12 May 0205 - Pop mx, // 1521. SIO 
232
1485   ASCENSION IS.  R. Ascension, English Bay, 10 May 2336-2346 - BBC WS pgm 
w/ talk about Dame Vera Lynn, then sports including European Cup football recap 
w/ play-by-play of the winning goal at 2345. Almost alone on the Braz-Bev but 
inaudible on the Euro-Bev; long, deep fades but peaking to a respectable SIO 343
1502   ANGOLA  EP do Benguela, 11 May 2202 - Pop mx, PP talk. Hets, SIO 232
1503   AZORES  AFRTS, Lajes, 10 May 2315 - Good w/ 1 kHz het; C+W song, PSA, 
Mike Harding Spot.  10 May 2337-2352 - Soft rock, many songs without anmts, PSAs
and military anmts at 2349.  S3, but very listenable signal on Braz-Bev
1512   BELGIUM  R. Vlaanderen Int., Wolvertem, 11 May 2210-2218 - Flemish nx 
including report about Newfoundland, ID at 2218
1521   ENGLAND  Mercury Extra, Reigate, 12 May 0205 - Pop mx by woman, // 1476.
Huge OC on this freq, SIO 332
1521   SAUDI ARABIA  BSKSA, Duba, 12 May  *0257 - On at 0257, pips at 0300 then
Koran, // 900
1530   VATICAN  R. Vaticana, 10 May 2329 - Multilingual IDs, readings from 
Matthew in II then EE, piano mx at 2331. Over a Brit, SIO 443
1530   SAO TOME E PRINCIPE  VOA Relay, 11 May 2145 - News features, promo for 
World Report. S5.  13 May 0407-0409 - In a mess w/ nx in EE, // 7405. SIO 322
1537   UNID 12 May 0142-0158 - AA mx, AA anti-Iraqi talks to fadeout. Possibly 
the clandestine that used to be heard on 1530?
1544   CLANDESTINE  R. Nacional Rep. Arabe Saharaui Democr. (Tindouf, 
Algeria?), 10 May 2327 - Man in AA w/ commentary mentioning Palestine. SIO 343
1557   MALTA  Deutsche Welle Relay, Cyclops, 12 May 2231 - GG nx report about 
Jordan/Israel border 
1548   ENGLAND  unID stn, 11 May 0033 - BBC WS nx read by woman, // 1485. SIO 
322
1566   TUNISIA  ERTT, Sfax, 10 May 2308-2333 - AA nx by man, fanfare and ID at 
2314, then Koran to 2320, talk, freq anmt at 2331 then quiet mx. Steady S9+10, 
faded to S9 then down to S7
1575   SPAIN  SER synchros, 11 May 0304 - Male ancr in SS. Very good
1584   SPAIN  SER synchros, 11 May 0304 - Male ancr // 1575
1602   SPAIN  Radio Vitoria, Vitoria, 11 May 0225 - Mx ended at 0227, quasi-ID 
mentioned "Euskadi" in context, then apparent political talk

Trans-Pacific DreamX

1566   UNID  12 May, 0823 - Carrier detected on all three Beverages, but no 
audio. No other 9-kHz-spread stations or carriers detectable at this time.  The 
Azores station was not audible here at any time during this DXpedition so a 
ground-wave TA is very unlikely.


Pan-American DX

 600   BRAZIL  R. Gaucha (ZYK278), Porto Alegre, 12 May 0501-0503 - PP ads, 
promo for pgm on Gaucha. SIO 333
 640   GUADELOUPE  RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, 11 May 0417 - Fair w/ local CBN as QRM;
FF // 1375
 690   ANGUILLA  Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, 12 May 0828 - Address for Dr. 
Gene Scott, lively mx, rambling talk as of 0832, // 1610.  SIO 243
 690   BRAZIL  R. Dragao do Mar (ZYH587), Fortaleza, 13 May 0500-0506 - PP 
religious talk, ID at 0506 and also mentioned Fortaleza. SIO 444
 690   tent ECUADOR  Voz de los Andes (HCJB1), Pifo, 13 May 0600-0630 - HCJB 
test...signals were identified for R. Dragao do Mar, Caribbean Beacon and CBF.  
Only a few tones and some very weak code were noted as possibly HCJB's signal. 
SIO 111
 720   VENEZUELA  R. Oriente (YVQE), Porlamar, 12 May 0507 - Lively LA mx, ID 
then results of loteria de Zulia. Under CHTN, SIO 322
 730   UNID  13 May 0254-0309 - Exciting possibilities: SS sports play-by-play 
of Chile versus Paraguay ... Mixing w/ another SS stn, w/ increasing QRM from 
CKAC, SIO 322
 760   GUYANA  R. Guyana, Georgetown, 11 May 0101-0109 - Poor-fair and poorly 
modulated; ID, mx, ad w/ echo at 0104 then man talking. Faded out
 770   COLOMBIA  RCN (HJJX), Bogota, 12 May 0819 - Talk about European Cup 
football game between Ajax and AC Milan, // 1000. SIO 222
 789.9 ARGENTINA  R. Mitre (LR6), Buenos Aires,  12 May 0800-0813 - SS ad for 
sports scores by phone, ad for something on Avenida Gaspacho then nx introed by 
"Mitre informa primero...el mejor servicio informativo durante 1994....". 
Over/under Canadian stn, deep fades, SIO 222
 800   NETHERLANDS ANTILLES  Trans-World R. (PJB), Bonaire, 12 May 0453 - SS 
religious talk over classical mx.  SIO 322
 850   URUGUAY  R. Carve (CX16), Montevideo, 11 May 0045-0054 - SS ads, typical
accordion mx.  Much fading at this time, QRM from WEEI. SIO 222.  11 May 
0432-0437 - Bank ad, ID, instr mx
 850   BRAZIL  R. Record (ZYH588?), Fortaleza, 11 May 0203 - Poor; man in PP w/
ID "Radio Record em Fortaleza". Listed in WRTH on 760 kHz
 870   ARGENTINA  R. Nacional (LRA1), Buenos Aires, 11 May 0400 - Good; solid 
ID then nx
 880   UNID  11 May 0136-0146 - Looking for R. Catolica Nac., Quito: heard a SS
stn w/ Beethoven behind R. Inconfidncia and WCBS, but at 0145 no Rosary 
heard... SIO 221
 880   BRAZIL  R. Inconfidncia (ZYL275), Belo Horizonte, 11 May 0145 - PP 
football under WCBS. 13 May 0129 - PP mx, pgm is "Fantasia ___".  Over WCBS, 333
 885   MONTSERRAT  R. Montserrat, Plymouth, 11 May 0154 - Noted in passing, 
woman in EE
 890   tent URUGUAY  R. Libertad (CX18), Montevideo, 12 May 0241-0326 - 
Football news/scores from Spain, Italy, and Germany, each separated by a jingle 
that seemed to include "Libertad". One song was played at 0247, nx from 0301 
included voice clips of the "Secretario del Interior Jaime Leoque" (not sure of 
this!) and the "Ministro de Turismo Benito Ester", "tiempo fresco en la capital"
mentioned at 0310, then pgm "Panorama Internacional", which included a rpt about
the Argentinean elections. Possibly more sports from 0314 w/ talk about the 
"Copa Libertador" and mentioned the police of Montevideo. Long, deep fades, but 
sometimes up to SIO 333 w/ Brazilian QRM.  Clues regarding identity: Primary 
coverage area obviously a capital city with cool weather;  the use of only one 
surname for the cabinet ministers (in many northern South American countries it 
is customary to use two surnames); not an Argentinean because the news item from
Argentina was "International". I cannot find a really up-to-date list of cabinet
ministers for various South American countries with which to confirm the names, 
but at least until their elections in late 1994 Uruguay did indeed have a 
Minister of Tourism (but not Benito Ester) whereas Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, 
and indeed most South American countries did not.
 890   BRAZIL  unID stn, 11 May 0241-0326 - Religious programming in PP. SIO 
222
 895   ST. KITTS & NEVIS  Vo Nevis, Bath Village, 11 May 0152 - Pop mx, 
Caribbean-accented DJ. SIO 343 
 910   ARGENTINA  La Red (LR5), Buenos Aires, 11 May 0440-0509 - Talk pgm 
"Familia de la Fe" to 0500, ads, long promo from 0503 ended "en la Red", 
election slogan, sports, wx, clear ID at 0508. At best SIO 343
 980   BRAZIL  R. Nacional (ZYH707), Brasilia, 13 May 0215 - ID, talk about 
health in PP, tel number for health info in the Federal District. Over CBV, SIO 
433
1000   COLOMBIA  RCN (HJAQ), Cartagena, 12 May 0817 - Two men discuss economic 
problems in SS, pgm was called "Nocturna RCN". SIO 243
1020   VENEZUELA  Mundial Margarita (YVRS), La Ascuncion, 12 May 0816 - "En 
Margarita, Mundial!" slogan, then LA dance mx.  SIO 332
1030   ARGENTINA  R. del Plata (LS10), Buenos Aires, 11 May, 0038-0040 - SS 
phone-in pgm hosted by male ancr
1040   BRAZIL  R. Capital (ZYK537), Sao Paulo, 12 May 0102 - PP basketball 
commentary, IDs. Very strong
1060   MEXICO  R. Educacion (XEP), Mexico, 13 May 0313-0401:30*  Pgm of tangos 
w/ deep-voiced male ancr, nx at 0353, Mexican anthem at 0401 then off. Long, 
deep fades, QRM from a Brazilian, SIO 332-0
1070   FRENCH GUIANA  RFO Guyane, Cayenne, 11 May 0604-0643 - Mixing w/ Mundial
and El Mundo (see below) w/ FF talk, initially about politics, // 5055. SIO 322
1070   VENEZUELA  Mundial Zulia (YVMA), Maracaibo, 11 May 0605-0630 - Most 
evident in this time period, many IDs, lottery results, LA mx. SIO 322
1070   ARGENTINA  R. El Mundo (LR1), Buenos Aires, 11 MayJ  0604-0643 - Often 
dominant on the freq w/ pgm of guitar mx hosted by 2 men. ID and slogan at 0604,
but especially clear around 0637 w/ mx, ads and talk about the upcoming 
presidential election. SIO 322
1080   VENEZUELA  R. Barcelona (YVQJ), 12 May 0237 - Three IDs in 2 minutes, 
lottery numbers, LA mx.  SIO 333
1080   BRAZIL  unID stn, 13 May 2229 - PP rel pgm. SIO 232
1100   BRAZIL  R. Difusora do Vale Acarau (ZYH668), Acarau, 12 May 2338-2342 - 
Mixing w/ Globo, but an unequivocal ID at 2340 followed by a Brazilian ballad. 
(WRTH'95 says this is still on 1420 kHz.  Obviously, the station has now moved.)
Soon faded under Globo, initially SIO 233
1100   BRAZIL  R. Globo (ZYK694), Sao Paulo, 12 May 2338-2342 - Sports pgm, 
many Globo IDs.  Initially under Acarau, but rapidly took over the freq. SIO 333
1160   BERMUDA  VSB3, Hamilton, 12 May 0220 - EE talk about search for sunken 
Confederate submarine, // BBC WS on 5975. SIO 233
1220   BRAZIL  R. Globo (ZYJ458), Rio de Janeiro, 10 May 2352 - CKCW QRM; fast 
talking PP football, "Globo" IDs at 2354
1280   BRAZIL  Super R. Tupi (ZYJ455), Rio de Janeiro, 12 May 0457-0501 - PP 
sports nx, 0458 wx, Tupi jingle, talk about politics, salaries and benefits. SIO
433
1300   BRAZIL  Radio CBN (ZYH586), Fortaleza, 14 May 0259-0309 - Pgm ends, full
list of CBN stations at 0301:30, including "CBN Fortaleza, Ceara, 1300 kHz".  
This is ex-R. Iracema, which is still listed as such in WRTH'95.  SIO 343
1308.4  likely ARGENTINA  R. Nacional (LRA42), Gualeguaychu, 13 May 0310-0319 - 
Germanic-sounding instrumental mx, man ancr in SS.  Noted on 1308.8 kHz back on 
31 October 1994. Nice signal
1350   likely ARGENTINA  R. Buenos Aires (LS6), 13 May 0148-0152 - SS ads: 
"Autocredito" and "Supermercado del Plata".  Faded out rapidly and QRMed by CKAD
and another SS stn, SIO 322
1380   COLOMBIA  tent RCN (HJEE), Tunja, 11 May 0323-0403 - Mess here w/ at 
least two Colombians,  one seemed to be running programming via Bogota and noted
"la primera cadena de radio de Colombia" at 0359. The second HJ took over 
immediately afterwards mentioning Cartagena in two ads, but no Cartagena stn is 
listed here... RCN: SIO 322-1
1380   VENEZUELA  R. Mundial (YVTL), Caja Seca, 11 May 0333-0358* - Often under
the Colombians w/ musica romantica but clear ID and TC at 0352 (as 11:57), Venez
anthem (choir) at 0355 followed by what was likely the state anthem.  SIO 322-1
1435.4  BRAZIL  R. Principe Imperial (ZYH637), Crateus, 11 May 0106-0116, 
0157-0158:30* - Up from nominal 1430 kHz, "Voz de Libertacao" religious pgm all 
the time except just before s/off when a definite ID was finally heard, no 
anthem at s/off. Only 250 watts at night! Up to SIO 343
1505   ANGUILLA  R. Anguilla, The Valley, 12 May 0220 - Fair; BBC pgm // 5975
1550   BRAZIL  R. Guaruja Paulista (ZYK590), Guaruja, 11 May 2342-0002 - 2 ZYs 
here fading in and out slowly, mainly talk in PP, ID by one at 0000. SIO 333-2
1570   BRAZIL  unID stn, 10 May 2346 - PP fast-talk, w/ some irritating echo, 
but fairly sure this was horse-racing. SIO 242
1570   BRAZIL  tent R. Sertao Central (ZYH621), Senador Pompeu, 11 May 
2257-2305 - At least 2 ZY stations here: initially "A Voz do Brasil" common pgm 
clearly heard but at 2259:30 the stns began broadcasting different pgms and 
readability became very poor. One stn did ID, but I could catch only: " 
[two-syllable word] Central", and at 2303:30 the same stn (I presume) faded up 
again and mentioned Ceara.  SIO 222-1 for this one
1579.8  BRAZIL  unID stn, 10 May 2322 - Very poor PP talk. Deep fades, SIO 242


 -   Albania  t 1458
 1.  Algeria    153, 531, 891, 1544 (clandestine)
 2.  Angola     1313, 1502
 3.  Anguilla   690, 1505, 1610
 4.  Argentina  789.9, 870, 910, 1030, 1070, t 1308.4, t 1350
 5.  Ascension Island  1458
 6.  Azores     837, 1503
 7.  Belgium    540, 1188, 1512
 8.  Benin      1475.1
 9.  Bermuda    1160
10.  Brazil     600, 690, 850, 880, 890, 980, 1040, 1060, 1080, 1100, 1100, 
1220, 1280, 1300, 1435.4, 1550, 1570, 1570, 1579.8
11.  Cameroon   1152
12.  Canada     many
13.  Canary Islands  621, 882, 1008
14.  Channel Islands  1116
15.  Colombia   770, 1000, 1380
16.  Croatia    1125, 1134, 1557
17.  Denmark    1062
 -   Ecuador  t 690
18.  Egypt      819, 864, 1107
19.  England    198, 693, 774, 837?, 882, 909, 1035, 1053, 1089, 1107, 1197, 
1215, 1242, 1251, 1296, 1305, 1458, 1458, 1458, 1476, 1521, 1548
20.  France     162, 945, 1467
21.  French Guiana  1070
22.  Germany    153, 183, 207, 702, 756, 873, 1017, 1269, 1422, 1593
23.  Guadeloupe 640
24.  Guinea     1385.9
25.  Guyana     760
26.  Ireland    252, 1278
27.  Isle of Man        1368
28.  Israel     1206
29.  Italy      846, 900
30.  Kenya      1386
31.  Lesotho    1197
32.  Libya      1251
33.  Luxembourg  234
34.  Madeira    531
35.  Malta      1557
36.  Mauritania 1349
37.  Mexico     1060
38.  Montserrat 885
39.  Morocco    171, 207, 612, t 909, 1044, 1197, 1233
40.  Netherlands        675, 828, 1224, 1251
41.  Netherlands Antilles  800
42.  Northern Ireland  774, 1341
43.  Norway     1314
44.  Oman       1413
45.  Poland     225, 1080, 1305
46.  Portugal   630, 666, 783, 828, 963, 1251
47.  Russia     1395
48.  Russia/Kaliningrad  1386
49.  St. Kitts & Nevis   895
50.  St. Pierre & Miquelon  1375
51.  So Tom & Princpe  1530
52.  Saudi Arabia  900, 1440, 1521
53.  Scotland   810, 837?, 1035
54.  Senegal    765, 1367
55.  Sierra Leone  1206
56.  Slovakia   1098
57.  South Africa  846
58.  Spain      531, 603, 684, 747, 774, 837, 855, 864, 873, 918, 954, 1017, 
1026, 1044, 1107, 1116, 1143, 1152, 1260, 1296, 1305, 1314, 1413, 1485, 1575, 
1584, 1602
59.  Sudan      1296
60.  Sweden     1179
61.  Switzerland        765
62.  Togo       1394.1
63.  Tunisia    1566
64.  Turks & Caicos Islands  532, 1020
65.  Ukraine    1377
66.  USA        many
67.  Uruguay    850, t 890
68.  Vatican City 1530, 1611
69.  Venezuela  720, 1020, 1070, 1080, 1380
70.  Wales      1125

Musings on the DXpedition, or

Burnell should shut my mouth and let the others say something...

George Hakiel:  
      It must be said that Newfoundland is truly "DX Capital of North America"! 
There is no use to enumerate the great DX catches because they will be evident 
from the logs. One thing, in particular, struck me as being typical and 
humorous. This happened while listening to the South African station on 846 kHz.
The format was a woman conducting a talk show. The language was evidently an 
African one, but every once in a while the woman host would slip in a word or 
two of English. A man called in and said something to her that really rattled 
her. She replied to her caller, emphatically in English "YOU'RE OFF!"  It 
seems that talk show hosts experience the same kind of abuse all over the world.
I sure wonder what the man said to her!

John Bryant:  
      Paradoxically, most of my memories of the DXpedition will be of the 
environment and the people, rather than the DX. The rocky nature of the coast, I
had expected, but the fact that the rest of the terrain is mostly tundra and 
bog was a real surprise. The icebergs were expected, but I never thought that 
I'd feel them so sinister or awesome or that there would be so many of them. 
The people of Newfoundland were a delight: friendly, hospitable and good 
natured; their many and varied accents made their speech comprehensible only 
if one concentrated totally. I pretended that they were DX and I was 
listening for an ID. 
     Jean, George and Werner were so knowledgeable of TA DX that they tended to 
be most delighted with the really difficult and barely loggable DX like Kenya 
1386 kHz (// 4935 kHz), Oman 1413 kHz or Dubai 1251 kHz. I tended to enjoy most 
the DX that was really listenable. Being able to listen for a couple of hours to
Radio Xhosa, South Africa, on 846 kHz was a joy. We listened to a trilingual 
hostess very adroitly handle many and varied calls in what sounded to us to be 
Xhosa + Afrikaans + English. I also really enjoyed the other deep African 
loggings: Angola 1313 kHz, Cameroon 1152 kHz, Sierra Leone 1206 kHz, Lesotho 
1197 kHz, and Sudan 1296 kHz. I enjoyed the Russian stations for reasons related
to SWBC: Kaliningrad on 1386 kHz running Radio Nederland in English and 
Petrozavodsk on 1395 kHz, because it is located in what used to be the 
Karelo-Finnish SSR and is a NASWA country which is no longer found on the 
short-wave bands. If I could only keep one DX memory, though, it would be of the
local station on the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom. I listened for about 20 
minutes and then, at the top of the hour: "THIS IS MANX RADIO, THE 'VOICE OF 
MAN!'" What a great slogan meaning the voice of the human race I'd work at 
that station for free just for the chance to read that ID every half hour! All 
in all, it was a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience from a near perfect 
location. Getting to know Jean, Werner and George only as one can on a week-long
DXpedition was also a joy. Many thanks to tireless host, Jean Burnell, and to my
fellow DXpeditioners for their patience and assistance.

Werner Funkenhauser:  
     Most North American medium-wave DXers know all about the '91 and '93 Newfie
DXpeditions, which have become almost legendary. I counted myself fortunate that
my teaching schedule finally allowed me to take part in one these events this 
year. Those earlier DXpeditions had taken place in the Fall. Ours was the first
ever to be scheduled in the Spring, a bit later than desirable for DX purposes, 
some said. Forget the fact that it was late in the "DX Season". As Jean Burnell 
pointed out, "late" augured well for deep-south DX. It proved true. 
     Our Spring 1995 Newfoundland DXpedition included top-drawer DXers, George 
Hakiel, John Bryant, and Jean Burnell. George (our grand ole' DXer) and I, had 
known each other for 10 years, meeting infrequently. We spoke mostly by phone 
and it was a treat to see him again. John Bryant is a well known DXer, noted for
his awards and activities in ANARC and Fine Tuning/Proceedings. I'd met John 
once, and looked forward to the reunion. Jean Burnell was a familiar name, but 
only via the Internet. He and I had exchanged many notes, and some tips of the 
one-way variety (i.e., from Burnell to Funkenhauser). It was a privilege to be 
in the company of such a seasoned group. As Jean indicated in his writeup, the 
"camara-derie", the tip-swapping, some exciting DX catches, (and an 0600 UTC 
barbecue or two) will remain among my fond memories of Spring '95 Newfie.
	     As medium-wave DXers, John and I both operate in a kind of DX 
vacuum (though in different regions). Jean and George, both accustomed to better
TA conditions, were calm (almost "Ho-Hum! Here's another one..."). I can't speak
for John, but I was like a kid turned loose in a candy store. It was shooting 
fish in a barrel. Our first night of DXing brought many excellent catches, so 
many, in fact that it was almost a glut for me. During the early evening there 
were DX signals on almost every TA frequency and on many 10 kHz ones (mainly 
Brazilians). There was only the odd North American. I dig painfully for 
medium-wave DX at my Cambridge ON location, and really wasn't accustomed to 
Brazilian QRM. At one point, Jean told me to tune to 1502 kHz where we found 
Angola, then he directed me to tune to 1503 kHz where AFRTS (Lajes, the Azores) 
with only 100 watts, delivered a very good signal. It was almost a shock. 
Between 2300  UTC May 10 and 2337 UTC May 11, I logged 25 countries. 
	     On the first night, I caught an Arabic station on 1537 kHz which we
couldn't account for. A later tape audit showed the program to be anti-Iraqi. 
Perhaps it was the clandestine station calling itself "The Voice of the 
Sixteenth District" (Iraq's name for Kuwait). We had sporadic local noise from 
mid-band down and periodically I tuned about to check this. In the process, I 
accidentally discovered a phone-in program on 846 kHz. We all jumped on that 
one. It turned out to be South African, Radio Xhosa. In another case while 
looking for Poland on 1206 kHz, I stumbled onto what turned out to be Haifa, 
Israel, and again we all pounced.
	     As for DX disappointments, one of them was the HCJB DX test. We 
thought we heard code a couple of times. However, there really wasn't the 
distinctive music that Rich McVicar said we would recognize when he called us on
Friday for interviews. On my return home, I spoke to Rich by phone about our 
results and identified at least one time interval when we thought we had code. 
Maybe we did hear HCJB, but it's really tenuous. A personal DX disappointment 
was that I didn't hear Greenland. Years ago, before it went silent on shortwave,
I pried a QSL out of station engineer Henrik Jorgensen for a 3999 kHz reception 
by telephoning him. Since then I've tried their mediumave frequencies, all 
without luck. Jean comforted me by giving me a "Kalaalit Nunaata Radioa" 
lighter. Wait 'til I light up a cigarette for David Clark with that one.
	     A final aside....I was the only smoker and periodically absented 
myself to go outside for a puff. WHAT A PENANCE. The fog isn't thick as pea soup
out there. It's more like thin rain! Why, it was almost enough to make me think 
of quitting. However, the odd cup or two of genuine Newfoundland Screech (a fine
sippin' rum) kept warm, and I successfully fought that temptation. 
	     What a memorable experience!! 
