Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 11:49:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Don Moore Subject: Re: [HCDX]: DX reports wanted for Web page The following logs were all made at a MARE DXpedition at Brighton State Recreational Area outside Brighton Michigan, USA. We were in a "primitive" cabin with no electricity or other conveniences. My receiver was a Sony ICF-2010 connected to a 1000 foot non-terminated beverage that ran in a more or less southerly direction through the woods. On Friday evening (Oct 23 UTC morning) we had a nice auroral opening, as evidenced by the logs below. A number of Cubans were also noted, but not logged, plus several other unids. Good reception of southern US stations was also noted. The following evening there continued to be good reception of southern US stations, but little was noted from Latin America. Don Moore mooredxer@yahoo.com Usual DX QTH: Davenport, Iowa, USA COLOMBIA 650 Antena Dos, Bogota 0228-0232 Ad for Cafe Sello Rojo, sports, ID. Good. (Moore MI Oct 23) 720 Emisoras Unidas, Baranquilla 0233 String of ads mentioning Barranquilla. Also heard at 0306 with an ad for the Loteria de Santander. 920.2 Emisora Fuentes, Cartagena 0145 ID and anmts. Fair in USB mode to escape het and QRM. (Moore MI Oct 23) 1170 Caracol, Cartagena 0119-0123 Sports talk, ID, PSA by Corporacion Nacional de Ahorro y Vivienda. Excellant and interference free signal. (Moore MI Oct 23) PANAMA freq ? Radio Reforma 0056-0105 Ads mentioning Chitre and definite ID. Fair. Larry Russell had a better signal on his spiral loop than I did on my 1000 foot southerly beverage! (Moore MI Oct 23) VENEZUELA 750 Radio Caracas Radio 0245 Venezuelan baseball // 850 kHz. Fair. I've always wondered if Radio Caracas Radio has a Department of Redundancy Department. (The reason for the repitition is to distinguish it from Radio Caracas Television.) (Moore MI Oct 23) 850 RV-850 Valencia 0040-0250+ Presumed the one with beisbol between the Leones de Caracas and Aguilas de Zulia. The other YV on this frequency is religous, so not likely to have this type of programming. Noted usually on top with fair signals at various times during this period. // 750 kHz. (Moore MI Oct 23) 940 UNID 0155 At times three Latins mixing on this frequency. Heard one ad giving prices in Bolivares (the Venezuelan currency). Punto Fijo most likely. Poor. (Moore MI Oct 23) 1080 Radio Barcelona 0132-0135 ID given as I tuned in, then back to baseball. // 1110. Fair. (Moore MI Oct 23) 1110 UNID 0123+ Venezuelan baseball // 1080 noted at various times. Fair signal mixing with domestic station. Probably Carupano as it is in the same net as Radio Barcelona. (Moore MI Oct 23) ===== Don Moore mooredxer@yahoo.com Radio: http://www.swl.net/patepluma Family History: http://members.xoom.com/patepluma General: http://members.tripod.com/donmoore __________________________________________________