[HCDX] Logs 7 - 24 AUG 2005

[markwa1ion@xxxxxxx]

Logs 7 - 24 AUG 2005

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2005

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

[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA, USA
(GC= 42.744 N / 70.830 W)
(salt-marsh: Stackyard Road - Nelson Island, Parker River NWR)

Receivers: Drake R8A, Palstar R30

Antennas:
  Billerica - Flag: 5 m vert. x 10.6 m horiz., base ht. 5 m, peak east, 
null west

 Rowley - cardioid array on roof of car =
 Vertical: 3 m whip (MFJ-1954) to DX Engineering AVA-1 buffer amplifier;
  Loop: broadband, in vertical plane, square, 2 m per side, to 1:1 
transformer to DX Engineering RPA-1 line amplifier, peak east-west, 
null north-south

Accessories: DXP-6 phasing unit

e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

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*** COMMENTS ***

August the best DX month ?  You could almost make a case for it, based 
upon recent long-haul receptions by DXers on both the Atlantic and 
Pacific coasts of North America.  The typical September through 
November "serious DXpedition season" should really be interesting.


*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

153 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Donebach, AUG 24 0020 - // 1422 with 
Charlie Parker style jazz; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, AUG 18 0113 - French teletalk; 
fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0022 - woman in French mentioned 
"Union Europeen"; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, AUG 18 0114 - 
Mideast dance music with drumming; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0022 
- woman in French; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

177 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk Berlin, Oranienburg, AUG 24 0023 - 
classical music; very good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, AUG 24 0023 - Icelandic talk 
by man & woman; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., AUG 18 0112 - English 
talk, then African drums; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0023 - talk 
about water quality problems in third world countries; excellent. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

207 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Aholming, AUG 24 0024 - // 153 with 
Otis Redding song; slightly under Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA]

207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, AUG 24 0023 - woman in Arabic; over 
Germany. [Connelly*rw-MA]

234 | LUXEMBOURG | R. Luxembourg, Junglinster, AUG 18 0108 - "When the 
Music's Over" by the Doors; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0026 - rock 
music, man in French; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

252 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Clarkestown, AUG 18 0109 - news discussion; 
fair over SKR beacon. [Connelly*B-MA]

261 | unID | AUG 24 0027 - drumming, Middle East influenced jazz; fair. 
 Russia ?  [Connelly*rw-MA]

531 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Ain-El-Beida, AUG 24 0018 - // 549 & 890.95 
with Arabic music; over Spain, others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, AUG 24 0017 - // 890.95 
with Arabic male vocal with large orchestra; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, AUG 24 0016 - // to monster-level 
252, old-time Julie Andrews showtune vocal; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

576 | ALGERIA (t) | Alger Chaine 1, Bechar, AUG 24 0014 - probably this 
with Arabic music; under Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 24 0014 - Spanish 
talk; fair, over likely Algeria. [Connelly*rw-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, AUG 24 0014 - // 855 with two men in 
Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, AUG 24 0029 - // 1206 with 
large orchestra playing the "Gone With the Wind" theme; poor to fair. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 24 0012 - strident-delivery 
Arabic talk by man; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de 
Tenerife et al., AUG 24 0031 - // 774 with fast Spanish talk by woman; 
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., AUG 24 0011 - // 855 with man 
in Spanish; in tough CBN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, AUG 24 0009 - // 855 & 1107 with Spanish 
discussion; fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Lisboa, AUG 24 0008 - Portuguese phone 
interview; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | Arrow Classic Rock, Lopik, AUG 24 0038 - apparent 
John Cougar Mellencamp song; poor, in tough WRKO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, AUG 24 0005 - news ends, a bit of 
music, then woman does talkshow mentioning Venezuela; very good with 
WRKO phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5 Live, Droitwich et al., AUG 24 0004 - 
news mentioning Labour Party, Parliament; fair with CINF phased. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, AUG 24 0002 - Arabic talk; 
slightly over France-711.00, nasty rumble resulting. [Connelly*rw-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE synchros, AUG 24 0040 - // 774 with Spanish talk; in 
bad CKAC/WJTO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, AUG 24 0041 - // 774 with talk, '50s 
music; fair through CHCM chatter with WJIB/CHWO in null. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 747 AM / R.1, Flevoland, AUG 24 0042 - Dutch 
vocal & organ music; good, over Spain and CBGY slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, AUG 19 0038 - 
country-western style French male vocal, then "Oh Happy Day" by the 
Edwin Hawkins Singers; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0001 - 
man with news in French; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Tanta, AUG 23 2353 - Arabic vocal; loud, 
way over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, AUG 23 2346 - // 936 with Latin 
American style vocal; excellent, over Egypt. [Connelly*rw-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, AUG 24 0045 - rustic 
bluesy Berber-style shouting vocal and guitar-like instrument; good, 
better than // 4845 which had inferior modulation. [Connelly*rw-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, AUG 23 2359 - // 837 & 1206 with 
classical music; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, AUG 24 0046 - // 855 with Spanish talk, 
then "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown; poor through slop. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Batra, AUG 24 0048 - shrill Arabic vocal & flute; 
strong, over Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA]

819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, AUG 24 0048 - // 612 with Arabic talk by 
woman; under Egypt. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2359 - Spanish 
talk; now good, taking over the channel from France. [Connelly*rw-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, AUG 23 2357 - // 792 with classical 
music; way over Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, AUG 23 2355 - // 1107 with Spanish 
teletalk with man & woman; good.  Noted later with het and audible 
splash badly mucking up the WEEI-850 Red Sox game signal on the car 
radio en route home along sections of Route 1A that directly faced the 
salt-marsh to the east and had up-sloping rocky woodlands to the west. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Pgm., Santah, AUG 23 2354 - Koranic a cappella 
male vocal; HUGE / LOCAL-LIKE at S9+20, way over France. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, AUG 23 2355 - "True" 
by Spandau Ballet, then French talk; noted during lengthy pauses in the 
Koranic vocal on much-stronger Egypt. [Connelly*rw-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 23 2352 - teletalk // 1116; fair to 
good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2352 - Spanish 
teletalk; equal to co-channel UK strength. [Connelly*rw-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, AUG 23 2352 - man & 
woman in English; over/under COPE Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

890.95 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, AUG 17 2350 - group chant; strong 
carrier, light audio. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2350 - Arabic 
discussion; excellent, better than WAMG-890. [Connelly*rw-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, AUG 23 2348 - talk about 
police and the number of violent crime cases before and after the 
London transit bombings; excellent signal, clobbering WABI. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, AUG 23 2347 - Spanish talk; 
in and out of a jumble of other signals and some CJCH slop. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 2346 - // 774 with Latin 
American style vocal; to good peak over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, AUG 23 2345 - old-fashioned 
French male vocal & piano; good with WROL-950 phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, AUG 24 0118 - three-note theme then 
Spanish talk; now atop channel. [Connelly*rw-MA]

954 | unID | AUG 24 0049 - Koranic chant; to good peak.  Qatar schedule 
listed as 0245-2130, so maybe Turkey instead. [Connelly*rw-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL (t) | R. Renascenca, Seixal, AUG 23 2343 - 
Portuguese-sounding talk; in heavy CHNS-960 & WZAN-970 slop. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

972 | GERMANY (t) | NDR Info, Hamburg, AUG 24 0050 - probably this with 
light classical music, as not // to Spain or Libya stations.  Heavily 
slopped by WZAN. [Connelly*rw-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, AUG 23 2343 - Arabic male group 
vocal, then Arabic talk by man; very good with WCAP phased. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, AUG 23 2242 - likely this with Arabic 
vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, AUG 18 0048 - man & woman with discussion 
in Spanish, segment of folk music, then more talk; loud, over Arabic 
music station. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2242 - // 1296 with lively 
discussion & teletalk; fair. + AUG 23 2342 - Irish instrumental music, 
then man in Spanish; HUGE, way over Arabic music station. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 24 0052 - // 774 with Bee Gees 
"Stayin' Alive"; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 23 2339 - operatic vocal, then woman 
in Spanish; fair with WBZ phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 23 2338 - rustic Berber shouting 
vocal & metal pipe banging; good with WBZ IBOC sludge (~1045) tightly 
phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 24 0053 - very echoey Spanish 
teletalk. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, AUG 19 0120 - talk about 
"the Swiss team"; through WEPN slop. [Connelly*B-MA]

1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 23 2335 - // 1116 with fast Spanish 
talk; slightly under WTIC. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, AUG 24 0056 - reverberated 
promo for "The Dynamic Duo on TalkSport" that reminded me of the fake 
radio stuff on "The Who Sell Out" album.  Fair to good with WBAL 
phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 18 0006 - echoey Spanish talk; 
over possible tone tester. + AUG 19 0119 - Spanish discussion; over 
second station. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2329 - // 774 with Spanish; 
over unID music station. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1106.772 | EGYPT | Batrah, AUG 23 2325 - het and bits of audio almost 
overtaking Spain-1107. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 19 0056 - woman with echoey 
Spanish talk; over growl from Egypt on low side. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 
23 2327 - // 774 with echoey Spanish talk; dogged by Egypt-1106.772 
het. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 19 0118 - teletalk with woman; fair. 
[Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2324 - Spanish talk; over unID possible 
African. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1116 | unID | AUG 23 2324 - African-sounding female vocal; under Spain. 
 Maybe Angola ?  [Connelly*rw-MA]

1125 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Deanovec, AUG 23 2321 - // 1134 with 
Slavic talk by man; to good peak, roughly 12 dB weaker than 1134. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, AUG 18 0007 - Slavic newstalk by 
man & woman; good. + AUG 18 0043 - Slavic male vocal in a '50s Frankie 
Avalon style; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2320 - Slavic talk by 
woman, a bit of cheering, then talk by man; LOUD, better than 
WBBR-1130! [Connelly*rw-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2320 - fast Spanish talk by man; 
about 10 dB behind dominant Croatia. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2319 - // 1296 with teletalk; 
fair, somewhat choppy. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 2238 - Spanish newstalk; fair 
with WTTT phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1169 | IRAN | IRIB Sarasary, Semnan, AUG 23 2318 - het behind strong 
WFPB daytimer (which is one of a handful of US stations not in the 
normal null zone of my cardioid array). [Connelly*rw-MA]

1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Sawa, Dabiya, AUG 24 0058 - Mideast 
dance music with strings & drums; to good peak with WWVA phased. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 19 0128 - echoey 
Spanish teletalk. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2317 - Spanish teletalk; 
fair.  1180 was no problem, but some buckshot from daytime superpest 
WFPB-1170 was. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, AUG 23 2316 - slow song, then 
woman in Spanish; through WKOX slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, AUG 18 0008 - '80s dance-club 
style rock; to good peak. + AUG 19 0106 - French cultural talk by 
woman, music segments; loud. + AUG 23 0026 - instrumental mood music 
similar to the "Godfather" theme; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 
2236 - woman talking over instrumental music; good. + AUG 24 0101 - 
LIKE A LOCAL with French talk. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1206 | unID | AUG 24 0101 - perhaps Israel with bits of pop Mideast 
music; way under France. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1214.92 | ALBANIA | CRI relay, Fllake, AUG 23 2259 - emotional operatic 
/ wailing vocal; 80 Hz growl messing up UK & Spain on 1215. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, AUG 19 0117 - "The Way It 
Is" by Bruce Hornsby & the Range; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 
24 0102 - tax consultation advert "call 0845 300 3900", Virgin Radio 
ID, then "Starman" by David Bowie; LOUD! [Connelly*rw-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2243 - // 999, 1296 with Spanish 
teletalk & panel discussion; fair, some WESX-1230 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, AUG 23 2315 - // 1206 with fast 
French talk by man & woman; to good peak over WBUR slop. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, AUG 23 2313 - talk, then 
sad-sounding Arabic music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1278 | FRANCE | France Info, Strasbourg, AUG 24 0104 - // 1206 with 
woman in French; poor, mixed with others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, AUG 23 2242 - // 999 with lively 
discussion & teletalk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 24 0105 - // 774 with Spanish 
talk; good signal strength, but very echoey audio. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1332 | unID | AUG 24 0106 - rock music, probably a UK local; poor. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, AUG 24 0106 - 
muffled English talk; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1359 | SPAIN | RNE, Arganda del Rey, AUG 24 0107 - // 774 with romantic 
Spanish vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, AUG 8 0116 - old-time male vocal; 
fair. + AUG 19 0131 - woman in French; very good. + AUG 23 0032 - man & 
woman in French, a bit of music; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 
0107 - electronic jazz instrumental; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1395 | NETHERLANDS | Big L Radio London, Trintelhaven, AUG 24 0108 - 
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 19 0139 - woman in Spanish; 
echoey, poor. [Connelly*B-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, AUG 23 0011 - woman in French; over Germany 
which had opera. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2247 - fast French talk by 
man; good, totally dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, AUG 7 0312 - classical 
music; fair. + AUG 19 0131 - classical music; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + 
AUG 24 0020 - // 153 with bebop jazz; fair. + AUG 24 0108 - classical 
music; HUGE. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, AUG 24 0109 - Arabic male high-energy 
rock vocal similar to Rolling Stones "Paint It, Black"; excellent, 
wasting WXKS. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1494 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, AUG 24 0110 - new-age orchestral 
music // huge 1206. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 2306 - man & woman in Spanish; 
over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, AUG 24 0111 - Koranic male a 
cappella vocal; monster S9+30 signal, about equal to local WWZN-1510 
(which it was rendering completely useless for casual listening). 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, AUG 23 2223 - // 9555 & 9870 with 
excited discussion by two men in Arabic; excellent, over S-9, 
annihilating WIZZ-1520, loudest TA an hour before sunset.  Bit of 
vocal, maybe Spain, way under. + AUG 23 2300 - Arabic news items about 
Hosni Mubarik, Kofi Annan, Sudan; HUGE S9+30, at least 15 dB better 
than WIZZ/WTHE/WWKB-1520. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, AUG 18 0017 - shrill 
female vocal with pop-style instrumentation; fast fades. + AUG 23 0034 
- Arabic female group disco vocal with heavy drumming; loud. 
[Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2254 - country-pop US female vocal; good. + 
AUG 23 2302 - Celine Dion song, then woman in Arabic followed by 
high-energy Mideast dance-club music; good.  [Connelly*rw-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, AUG 7 0308 - French news by 
woman; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2224 - man in French; good, 
stronger than WQEW-1560! [Connelly*rw-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, AUG 7 0059 - Farsi talk by 
woman, man mentioned Radio Farda, then segment of boy-band pop hit, 
more talk; to good peak. + AUG 19 0138 - R. Farda ID by woman, drums, 
talk by man; through CFAV slop. + AUG 23 0035 - Farsi talk by man & 
woman; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0113 - Mideast dance club music 
with flutes, strings; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, AUG 8 0044 - Spanish vocal with a '50s feel to 
it. + AUG 18 0022 - emotional romantic vocal influenced by US soul 
music; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2229 - pop music, Spanish talk; 
building in strength. + AUG 24 0114 - end of song, RadiOle ID; good. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]

1593 | unID's | AUG 24 0114 - two station mix - one sounded English 
(Ireland?) and one Arabic (Egypt?). [Connelly*rw-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, AUG 24 0116 - festive group salsa 
vocal, R. Vitoria jingle, then folk-style female vocal; good. 
[Connelly*rw-MA]
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