[HCDX] Re: recent logs (AURORAL)

["Erik Stromsted" <microwaveadvances@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark- I have been out of the DX + ham arena for quite a while with some cancer issues hopefu;;y behind me now. But I just cant resist an attaboy for some of these amazing stations heard in your report- such as Lesotho, Uruguay and Brazil.

I hope to get back in action sometime this winter

regards,

Erik S

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  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 

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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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