[HCDX] logs 13 MAY - 20 JUN 2002

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2002 
(logs 13 MAY - 20 JUN 2002)   

[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA 
(GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N) 
(home) 

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA
(GC= 70.829 W / 42.745 N) 
(Stackyard Road / Parker River - Nelson Island wildlife refuge: salt-marsh)

Receiver: Drake R8A 

Antenna system - home: sloper, broadband loop
Antenna system - Rowley: two active whips, spaced 50 m (164 ft.) E-W axis
Both sites: Superphaser-2 phasing unit

e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
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There was good DX on (almost) the longest day of the year.


*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

153 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Donebach, JUN 20 0207 - // 756 with piano music; fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, JUN 20 0208 - jazz ensemble, then man in French; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, JUN 20 0208 - fusion of Middle Eastern and techno-dance music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

177 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio Berlin, Oranienburg, JUN 20 0209 - fair with Jimmy Buffett's "Cheeseburger in Paradise". [Connelly*rw-MA]

183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, JUN 20 0210 - man in French; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, JUN 20 0211 - Jethro Tull style rock music; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., JUN 20 0211 - English interview; mixed with second station (Algeria ?) [Connelly*rw-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, JUN 20 0134 - // 819 with flute music, Arabic talk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | R. Luxembourg, Junglinster, JUN 20 0212 - French pop-rock group vocal; very good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

252 | IRELAND | Teamtalk, Clarkestown, JUN 20 0213 - World Cup coverage promotion "England versus Brazil, followed by Germany versus USA at 12.30"; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0206 - fast Spanish talk by man & woman; excellent, slightly over Algeria. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, JUN 20 0205 - flute music, Arabic talk; over/under Ireland; both signals were huge. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | IRELAND | United Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, JUN 20 0205 - religious folk female vocal in a style much like that of Maddy Prior's "Gaudete"; over/under Algeria, completely wiping out the domestics on 550. [Connelly*rw-MA]

558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0204 - // 585 with fast Spanish talk by woman; to fair peak over WGAN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, JUN 20 0102 - woman read news about a demonstration "... one was injured", then weather followed by comical swing-type vocal "The Irish Mambo".  Huge S9+40 signal; way over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
                 
567 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0102 - // 585 with Spanish news; audible during pauses in audio on much-stronger Ireland. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0103 - // 585 with woman reading news in Spanish; poor to fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, JUN 20 0159-0200 - // 855 with Stan Getz style samba jazz, then 5 short pips and 1 slightly longer one, ID by woman "Radio Nacional Espana"; huge, comparable in strength to adjacent WEZE/VOCM-590. [Connelly*rw-MA]

594 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Muge, JUN 20 0159 - // 963 with Portuguese male vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lyon, JUN 20 0157 - // 1206 with slow Bruce Springsteen vocal; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | IRELAND | RTE 2FM, Athlone, JUN 20 0135 - pop music; over Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, JUN 20 0136 - Arabic talk; under Ireland. [Connelly*rw-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., JUN 20 0156 - // 684 with Spanish talk; over unID station with female vocal. [Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna, JUN 20 0156 - // 855 with Spanish teletalk; strong carrier, light audio. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

648 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Badajoz et al., JUN 20 0155 - // 855 with Spanish talk; barely over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, JUN 20 0155 - // 855 with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

666 | SPAIN | SER R. Barcelona, Barcelona, JUN 20 0154 - Spanish talk; in messy multi-station mix. [Connelly*rw-MA]

666 | unID | JUN 20 0154 - maybe Portugal with "True" by Spandau Ballet from 1983; briefly good, then under Spain & others in jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. 10, Lopik, JUN 20 0151 - "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young; excellent, blasting in. [Connelly*rw-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, JUN 20 0150 - // 855 with Spanish news & telephone conversation with field correspondent; good, over WRKO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., JUN 20 0148 - talk "You're listening to a blues programme."  No het noted, so Azores is probably back on channel. + JUN 20 0152 - talk with US reporter mentioned slavery in some countries. [Connelly*rw-MA]

702 | unID's | JUN 20 0147 - two stations, one sounded Arabic (probably Morocco); poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Rennes, JUN 20 0146 - // 1206 with soul vocal; taking turns with W. Sahara for channel dominance. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, JUN 20 0146 - Arabic vocal; pushing France aside for a while. [Connelly*rw-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, JUN 20 0145 - // 855 with fast Spanish talk; fair over slop from CHCM/WJIB/CHWO blob on 740. [Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0142 - man with Spanish talk; very good, over presumed Netherlands. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
756 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, JUN 20 0141 - classical piano music and female operatic vocal; huge local-like signal ! [Connelly*rw-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, JUN 20 0139 - female pop vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUN 20 0138 - // 855 with man in Spanish; through WABC slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

783 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Afurada, JUN 20 0144 - Portuguese talk mixing with 2 others (one seemed to be Germany, the other probably Mauritania). [Connelly*rw-MA]

819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, JUN 20 0134 - // 207 with flute music; poor to fair, slightly over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nancy, JUN 20 0132 - // 1206 with Broadway showtune male vocal; slightly over COPE Canaries-Spain and RDP Azores. [Connelly*rw-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUN 20 0129 - part of political speech, then a panel discussion; fair with WEEI phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Paris, JUN 20 0126 - // 1206 with female vocal; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 20 0125 - Spanish teletalk; fair, over rumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 20 0123 - // 1215 with Spanish teletalk; slightly over UK. [Connelly*rw-MA]

891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUN 20 0120 - Arabic interview & teletalk show; huge signal, light modulation. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Toulouse, JUN 20 0117 - // 1206 with a Motown-style female vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, JUN 20 0117 - man & woman in Spanish; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, JUN 20 0159 - // 594 with Portuguese male vocal; poor, in CHNS slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | IRELAND (t) | R. Star Country, Emmyvale, JUN 20 0115 - this one strongly suspected here with US-style country music and bits of English talk; through WCAP/WOFX slop.  First reception of this in USA ?  [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, JUN 20 0020 - Spanish talk by man & woman; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, JUN 20 0025 - non-SER Spanish talk by man; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0111 - // 1107 with dramatic vocal, then Spanish talk; briefly good, then into jumble with others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 20 0110 - // 1116 with piano music interlude; to good peak with WBZ phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Porto Alto, JUN 20 0109 - Portuguese female pop vocal; to fair peak with WBZ phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 20 0107 - // 1116 with Spanish talk; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 20 0105 - // 1116 with scratchy Spanish teletalk; under nulled WTIC. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUN 20 0104 - World Cup results with mentions of the Israeli team; to good peak with WBAL phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 27 0420 - monotone male announcer // 1107; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1107 | EGYPT (t) | Batrah, JUN 20 0102 - possibly this with segment of Koranic-sounding vocal, then Arabic talk; slightly under Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 27 0416 - // 1305 with teletalk; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUN 20 0024 - woman in Spanish, then teletalk; good, over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 27 0415 - // 1575 with Spanish talk by man & woman mentioning various street addresses.  Huge signal. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUN 20 0025 - woman with teletalk show. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, JUN 20 0026 - // 1107 with woman in Spanish; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Hrvatski R., Zadar, JUN 20 0027 - Slavic polka music; over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 27 0414 - Spanish roundtable discussion with some echo or reverb.; good: totally dominant with WBBR slop phased. [Connelly*B-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 20 0029 - // 1215 with Spanish talk, jokes, laughter. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, JUN 20 0032 - // 1116 with fast-talk Spanish news; good, slight echo noted. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Bordeaux, JUN 20 0030 - techno-disco, Bleu jingle, woman gave timecheck, then into a slow romantic vocal; huge local-like signal.  [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, JUN 5 0314 - "Blurry" by Puddle of Mudd; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 20 0029 - // 1143 with Spanish joking and laughing; good, over UK. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Marseille, JUN 20 0036 - // 1206 with "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Bros.; over the WBUR slop most of the time. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, JUN 20 0036 - Arabic group vocal; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUN 20 0038 - // 1215 with Spanish discussion program with man & woman; strong and on-channel (had been 1296.05).  Apparent R. XL (UK) under.  WJDA phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 27 0408 - echoey Spanish talk; poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1332 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, JUN 20 0101 - Italian news; poor to fair.  WRCA in cardioid null. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | Arganda, MAY 27 0407 - Spanish phone interview; through WLYN/CKBC/WDRC slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Lille, JUN 20 0042 - // 1206 with '70s Barry White song "I Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Baby"; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | France Bleu, multiple sites, JUN 20 0059 - // 1206 with "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival; just over others and tough WIDE slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 27 0417 - bits of audio // 1107; in dogfight with second station. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUN 20 0044 - // 1107 with teletalk, then into segment of romantic vocal; good.  WPOP easily nulled with 2-whip cardioid array. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

1422 | GERMANY | DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JUN 20 0046 - modern classical violin music; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 27 0404 - // 1575 with news read by two men; good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1521 | SPAIN | SER, Castellon, MAY 27 0403 - // 1575 with Spanish news; fair through WWKB slop. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUN 20 0053 - // 1116 with Spanish teletalk; through slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA Relay, Pinheira, MAY 13 0407 - // 7290 with English talk about a meeting between Fidel Castro and former US president Jimmy Carter; poor, in mix with second station with WSAI phased. [Connelly*B-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | VOA Relay, Kabd - Kuwait City, JUN 20 0055 - VOA newstalk; mixed with one or more UK music stations. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | unID city, MAY 13 0029 - "Standing Still" by Jewel, then "Pop" by N'Sync followed by British-accented talk by a woman, then into a cover version of "La Bamba".  Played "I'm Not a Girl" by Britney Spears a bit later.  Pretty good strength, but the spoken part was a bit rough due to static crashes.  Another station underneath with Middle Eastern or Indian music, probably another UK station. [Connelly*B-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Nice, JUN 4 0315 - French teletalk. [Connelly*B-MA] + JUN 20 0056 - // 1206 with Caribbean reggae style vocal; in WQEW slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 27 0358 - excited Spanish talk (replay of a sporting event), then calmer talk and bad singing; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 27 0400 - // 1575 with time pips, SER net news; over music from presumed Ceuta. [Connelly*B-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 27 0401 - // 1575 with Spanish news; over presumed EI Vitoria. [Connelly*B-MA]



*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

1249.5 | USA | WKBR, Manchester, NH, JUN 20 0036 - still on split freq., should be widely heard. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1375.02 | ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON | RFO, St. Pierre, JUN 5 0254 - "Stray Cat Strut" by Stray Cats; excellent signal (and better modulation than usual as well). [Connelly*B-MA]

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