[HCDX] recent logs (AURORAL)

[MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx]

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2003 

(logs 23 â 24 OCT 2003)   

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA
(GC= 70.829 W / 42.745 N) 
(Stackyard Road / Parker River - Nelson Island wildlife refuge: salt-marsh)
(photo's at "http://members.aol.com/BevAntenna/rowley_ma.htm";)

Drake R8A receiver, Superphaser-2 phasing unit

Antenna system: active whip, 50 m wire on ground 

Homepage = "http://hometown.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm";
RF circuit page = "http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html";
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

549 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Les Trembles, OCT 24 0029 - shrill vocal & drums. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, OCT 24 0033 - // 621 with man in Spanish; 
loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 23 2245 - female Arabic vocal; good, 
over slight WGIR/WIOD slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et 
al., OCT 23 2249 - // 774 with telephone interview; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, OCT 23 2255 - female Arabic yelling; 
at low audio level on fat carrier. [Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 24 0039 - Spanish talk; 
poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 23 2249 - // 621 with Spanish telephone 
interview; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, OCT 23 2241 - // 4845 with 
Arabic sermon by man; very good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 23 2237 - // 882 with 
newstalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 23 2239 - fast Spanish discussion by 2 
men; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 23 2237 - // 837 with 
Spanish talk by man with monotone delivery; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

890.98 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, OCT 23 2235 - Arabic music; in slop. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, OCT 23 2234 - Arabic vocal; over 
nulled WCAP slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 23 2342 - Spanish talk, musical fanfare; fair 
to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Onda Cero, Las Palmas, OCT 23 2227 - non-SER Spanish 
teletalk; huge. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 23 2226 - Berber type music at low audio 
level on huge carrier; over Spain & others. + OCT 23 2346 - North African vocal 
with flute & drums; much better audio than earlier. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1053 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, OCT 23 2224 - Arabic teletalk; fair. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 23 2318 - man & woman in 
Spanish; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1197 | LESOTHO | Family R., Lancer's Gap, OCT 23 2212 - English preaching by 
American-accented man, then an African-accented woman said a few words; signal 
popped up briefly to a good peak, then into jumble with Spain, others.  WKOX 
in phaser null. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 23 2209 - fast Spanish news; over others. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, OCT 23 2302 - Arabic news; over 
suspected Portugal.  Tough WMKI-1260 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, OCT 23 2304 - excited Spanish talk by man, 
into music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 23 2206 - teletalk; fair to good. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, OCT 23 2204 - // 9555 with pop female 
Arabic vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, OCT 23 2307 - // 7460 with pop 
Arabic female vocal; to good peak over WDZK. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, OCT 23 2158 - tropical music; good, dominant. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, OCT 
23 2313 - song "Gloria Senor"; local-like. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, OCT 24 0028 - US-accented talkshow; fair. 
[Connelly*rw-MA] 

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, OCT 23 2245 â "ZIZ" mention, 
news about travel, business, and the economy.  Musical interlude followed.  Very 
good, easily powering by semi-local WGAN-560. [Connelly*rw-MA]

561 | unID | OCT 24 0031 - weak het against WGAN.  Also noted at home a few 
nights later. [Connelly*rw-MA]

630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, OCT 23 2315 - Puerto Rico news in 
Spanish; mixing with CFCY/WPRO. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, OCT 23 2250 - French talk 
about shopping, cultural events; local-like, way over CBN/YVQO. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, OCT 24 0036 - Antena Dos ID; 
battling to get atop YVLH/HIAT/WSM pile. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

652.5 | CUBA | OCT 24 0034 - spur from 640 fair.  Mirror image spur (640 - 
12.5 = 627.5) also noted, but weaker. [Connelly*rw-MA]
 
670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, OCT 23 2252 - Venezuelan baseball 
game coverage; dominant, alone on channel. [Connelly*rw-MA]

680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, OCT 23 2253 - woman in Spanish with 
Puerto Rican news; just under phased WRKO. [Connelly*rw-MA]

690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 23 2253 - // 6090 with 
black gospel female vocal, then talk about the first century Christians of 
Alexandria; excellent / dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

700 | JAMAICA | RJR, Montego Bay, OCT 24 0037 - local talkshow with accent; 
over several Spanish-language stations. [Connelly*rw-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, OCT 23 2318 - Spanish talk 
about relations between companies and workers, something that happened this 
morning and its impact on Venezuelan politics; mixed with CHTN. [Connelly*rw-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, OCT 23 2257 - Spanish talk about 
Venezuelan public workers, then RCR ID and a sports report about a team from 
Valencia; loud ! [Connelly*rw-MA] 

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, OCT 23 2319 - Colombian advert, 
timecheck, RCN ID; dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, OCT 24 0040 - // 760 with speech; mixed 
with WABC & likely Venezuela. [Connelly*rw-MA]

780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, OCT 23 2243 - 
Caribbean English talk by woman; over/under aurora-weakened CFDR. [Connelly*rw-MA]

780 | VENEZUELA | R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, OCT 24 0041 - R. Coro ID popped up 
over ZBVI/CFDR. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, OCT 24 0014 - 
Portuguese religion; good with WNNW phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise, 
Charlestown, OCT 23 2240 - preacher speaking of the temptation of Jesus by the devil; 
local-like, no Cuban jammer and not much WNYC this early. [Connelly*rw-MA]

860 | VENEZUELA | Enlace 860, YVYE, Valle de la Pascua, OCT 23 2336 - Valle 
de la Pascua mentions; surfacing briefly over big pile-up. [Connelly*rw-MA]

880 | VENEZUELA | two stations, OCT 23 2237 - 2 YV's kicking WCBS around. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, OCT 23 2338 - soca / 
fast reggae party music with '60s Stax-Volt soul influences; excellent. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

920.55 | COLOMBIA (t) | Emisora Fuentes, HJAA, Cartagena, OCT 23 2339 - 
strong het, bits of audio.  This station logged previously on this "oddball" 
frequency. [Connelly*rw-MA]

940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, OCT 23 2341 - man & woman with Spanish 
cultural talk, Puerto Rican mentions; over other Latin Americans. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1000 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, OCT 24 0046 - // 760 with political 
talk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1000 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WVWI, Charlotte Amalie, OCT 23 2230 - 
Caribbean-accented talkshow with local mentions; dominant, well over Brazil. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1060.3 | COLOMBIA (t) | OCT 23 2349 - mostly just het. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, OCT 24 0003 - fast-talk 
Portuguese sporting event, Sao Paulo team; fair over pile of others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, OCT 24 0001 - telephone 
number, advert with screeching brakes, Spanish rap music, ID "R. Carupano, tu A.M. 
digital"; local-like. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, OCT 23 2220 - // 5975 with BBC talk about 
illicit designer drugs, use of these by UK sports team members; excellent, alone 
on channel.  Audio delayed about 10 seconds from that on 5975. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1209.54 | unID | OCT 23 2301 - nasty het here, but no recoverable audio. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, OCT 23 2303 - religious music; well over 
WADO, others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1529.55 | URUGUAY (t) | R. Independencia, CX50, Montevideo, OCT 23 2331 - 
Spanish shouting, then calmer talk by a woman.  Fair signal at times with little 
1530 QRM.  ID not noted; tentative log based on this unique frequency having 
been ID'ed in Newfoundland. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, OCT 24 0054 - song 
"My First Love" by Alan Jackson on country show; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]
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