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[HCDX] Granite Pier Mini-DXpedition (late APR '08)



Granite Pier Mini-DXpedition (late APR '08)

Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2008
e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx"

[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA, USA
(GC= 42.667 N / 70.621 W) (= 42° 40' N / 70° 37' W)
(Granite Pier)
site-related info: <http://home.comcast.net/~dx_lab/dx_clams_2005.htm>

Receivers: RFSpace SDR-IQ, Drake R8A

Phasing Unit: DXP-6A
Splitter: Mini-Circuits ZSC-2-2
MP3 Recorder: Pogo Radio YourWay LX

Antennas: cardioid array on roof of car =
Vertical: 3.7 m whip (MFJ-1956) to 81:1 xfmr to DX Engineering RPA-1 amp
+
Loop: Micro-SuperLoop, square, 2 m per side, with 16:1 xfmr (to DX Engineering RPA-1 amp) on east bottom corner and 5K potentiometer on west corner


*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***

531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0108 - // 621 with Spanish newstalk by man; poor over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

549 | IRELAND (t) | Irish Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, APR 23 0109 - not sure if this station is still active but the talk (by man & woman) definitely sounded English, not Arabic or German which would be the typical other possibilities on 549 here. [Connelly*R-MA]

576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0112 - talk // 621; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, APR 23 0033 - // 621, 684 with remake of Brian Hyland hit "Sealed With a Kiss"; fair. [Connelly*B-MA]

594 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Muge, APR 23 0023 - Portuguese teletalk by man & woman; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

603 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0030 - // 585 with talk; poor to fair over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 23 0023 - shrill female vocal, then Arabic talk by man; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., APR 23 0033 - // 684 with remake of "Sealed With a Kiss"; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., APR 23 0020 - // 684 with man & woman in Spanish; poor in CBN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

666 | PORTUGAL (t) | RDP Antena 1 synchros, APR 23 0022 - likely this with male / female US soul song duet; poor. Potential parallel frequencies had other dominants. [Connelly*R-MA]

657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, APR 23 0022 - man in Spanish, a few piano notes; poor in WFAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Maria, Lopik, APR 23 0033 - man in Dutch, R. Maria ID, then into folk style female vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, APR 23 0014 - poetry reading with classical music accompaniment; good. + APR 23 0023 - // 774 with two men in Spanish; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., APR 23 0013 - discussion of US presidential campaign; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

702 | unID | APR 23 0016 - Koranic male vocal; poor. Several possibilities. [Connelly*R-MA]

711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, APR 23 0023 - // 792 with French talk; fair, over W. Sahara growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Addakhla, APR 23 0028 - Arabic female wailing. [Connelly*R-MA]

729 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0100 - // 684 with fast talk Spanish news; in bad CKAC/WJTO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, APR 23 0013 - // 684 with talk; in CHCM slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0021 - // 684 with Spanish talk by man & woman; fair over presumed Netherlands. [Connelly*R-MA]

747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 5, Flevoland, APR 23 0022 - presumed this with classical piano music; mixed with RNE. [Connelly*R-MA]

756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, APR 23 0019 - modern classical piano music, man in German, other man said a few words in English, then '30s-era Billie Holiday vocal "In My Solitude"; good. + APR 23 0100 - 3 short pips, one long pip, then news in German by man; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, APR 23 0015 - romantic French vocal, then "Get Up Stand Up" by Bob Marley; good. + APR 23 0100 - Option Musique jingle, news by man & woman in French; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Abis, APR 23 0023 - male Arabic vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0023 - // 684 with two men in Spanish; fair over Egypt. + APR 23 0100 - // 855 with Radio Nacional de Espana ID, news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, APR 23 0021 - Koranic vocal, Arabic talk; in CFDR slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, APR 23 0023 - // 711 with man, then woman, in French; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0023 - // 774 with man in Spanish; poor in VOWR/PJB slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, APR 23 0022 - rustic North African (Berber?) music, Arabic talk; briefly over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0005 - fast Spanish talk; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, APR 23 0058 - // 711 with jazz; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 23 0011 - // 936 with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, APR 23 0008 - France Bleu jingle, lounge-style French male vocal; good. + APR 23 0107 - "September" by Earth, Wind, & Fire, then Bleu jingle; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0008 - SER net ID, Spanish talk, soft piano music; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0006 - // 837 with fast talk; briefly getting through usually-stronger UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, APR 23 0009 - talk about employees' relationships with their companies, how they advance their ideas in the organization; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, APR 23 0006 - commentary on US Democratic presidential race, mention of super-delegates; to good peak over WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0011 - // 855 with Spanish talk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, APR 23 0008 - France Info mention by man, then lush orchestral music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, APR 23 0010 - man & woman in Spanish; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, APR 23 0008 - man in Portuguese; poor with slop from 970 WZAN. [Connelly*R-MA]

981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, APR 23 0006 - French talk by woman, then Arabic music; fair over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, APR 23 0006 - // 837 with "discoteca" advert with phone numbers; good, alone on channel and much stronger than the Latin America jumble on 1000. [Connelly*R-MA]

1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, APR 23 0010 - non-SER fast Spanish talk by woman; mixed with slow music station (likely Netherlands). [Connelly*R-MA]

1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1089 with news about northern England and Scotland, strike at oil refinery, supermarket prices up 15% in last 12 months, Sky News mentioned; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1062 | ITALY | RAI R. Uno synchros, APR 23 0053 - Italian talk with woman in studio and man on phone; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, APR 22 2358 - // 1197 with piano instrumental version of John Denver's "Annie's Song"; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1071.28 | unID | APR 23 0002 - low het against Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 22 2331 - car insurance advert "comparethemarket.com", ID "On 1089 and 1053 AM and DAB digital radio, TalkSport"; loud. + APR 23 0001 - // 1053 with "that's the latest from Sky News", TalkSport ID, slogan "all the big names, all the big games"; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1107 with news in Spanish; echoey. [Connelly*R-MA]

1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1098 with news; to good peak over 1107.13 growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0004 - // 1179 with man & woman in Spanish with phone interview; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1125 | BELGIUM | RTBF VivaCite, Houdeng, APR 23 0003 - economic news by man & woman in French with mentions of Grande Bretagne; good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, APR 23 0000 - three slow pips (last one longer than first two), Glas Hrvatski and Hrvatski Radio ID's, then into news; loud. + APR 23 0052 - Slavic talk, mountain region polka music; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0001 - news by woman in Spanish; way under monster Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]

1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0052 - // 1224 with fast Spanish talk; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1107 with news; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]

1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, APR 23 0000 - // 1071 with music fanfare, then Spanish newstalk by woman; poor to fair in WSKW slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Sawa, Al Dhabiya, APR 22 2359 - female Arabic vocal; to good peak, dominant. + APR 23 0002 - male mideast vocal and orchestra, a few words in Arabic by woman, then Cher dance hit "Do You Believe in Love"; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0004 - // 1116 with interview; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1179 | GREECE | ERA, Thessaloniki, APR 23 0001 - talk by man with Elleniki Radiophonia mention; briefly over Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1188 | MOROCCO | RTM B, Casablanca, APR 23 0001 - Arabic news by man & woman, interview; fair to good. + APR 23 0053 - more like a dialect than "straight" Arabic at this time. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, APR 22 2358 - // 1071 with piano instrumental version of John Denver's "Annie's Song"; fair over 1196.68 Angola growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1197 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 23 0003 - // 1215 with Coldplay or similar song; fair, over Spain and Angola growl. + APR 23 0051 - // 1215 with Virgin Radio ID, "How to Save a Life" by the Fray. [Connelly*R-MA]

1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, APR 22 2357 - man in French talking about football, then talk by woman, followed by marching band music; good. + APR 23 0057 - sax jazz; local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1224 with Spanish news by woman; mixed with UK. [Connelly*R-MA]

1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, APR 22 2337 - contest caller from Watford, Virgin Radio ID, then "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO; good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, APR 23 0001 - // 1215 with news; to fair peak over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1233 | UNITED KINGDOM (t) | Virgin R. synchros, APR 23 0047 - probably this with pop/rock music but not quite clear enough to establish parallel with 1215. [Connelly*R-MA]

1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, APR 23 0008 - // 1206 with woman in French; poor over slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, APR 22 2338 - man in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 22 2337 - // 1116 with folk style flute music, then woman in Spanish; fair to good. + APR 23 0047 - fast Spanish talk by man; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, APR 23 0049 - // 1224 with excited talk by man, then teletalk; over R. XL (UK). [Connelly*R-MA]

1296 | UNITED KINGDOM | R. XL, Langley Mill, APR 23 0043 - Indian pop vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]

1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0047 - // 1314 with man in Spanish, then woman; fair over growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1314 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 23 0047 - // 1305 with man in Spanish, then woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1323 | unID | APR 23 0048 - pop female vocal; poor. UK suspected. [Connelly*R-MA]

1332 | IRAN | R. Tehran, Tehran, APR 23 0048 - Mideast male vocal and mandolin-like instrument, then violins; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, APR 23 0047 - woman talking about budgets and salaries; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, APR 22 2352 - man in French; good. + APR 23 0046 - classical music; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1395 | NETHERLANDS | Big L, Trintelhaven, APR 23 0046 - Big L "Solid Gold Rock 'n' Roll" jingle, DJ mentioned that he was on air from 1 to 4 a.m. Beatles-influenced vocal followed. Briefly good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1404 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, APR 23 0042 - // 1377 with classical music; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | ALGERIA | RTA, Algiers, APR 22 2344 - bluesy North African vocal; over Germany for a while. [Connelly*R-MA]

1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, APR 23 0036 - opera, man in German, interview including English talk being translated to German, then jazz; excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]

1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, APR 22 2345 - "arabiya" and "Sawa" mentions; good. + APR 23 0037 - Arabic pop-dance music with strings, vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

1458 | UNITED KINGDOM | Sunrise Radio, Brookmans Park, APR 23 0040 - Indian female vocal and drumming; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1467 | unID | APR 23 0038 - group mideast chant; suspected to be Iran as not parallel to 1512 or 1521 Saudis. [Connelly*R-MA]

1485 | MELILLA // SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0038 - // 1584 with woman in Spanish; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1494 | FRANCE (CORSICA) | France Bleu, Bastia, APR 22 2346 - // 864 with pop music; fair. + APR 23 0039 - France Bleu jingle, mellow vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]

1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, APR 23 0037 - preaching by man in Arabic; through WWZN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, APR 22 2347 - two men in Arabic; local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]

1539 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Aap Ki Dunyaa, Al Dhabbaya, APR 23 0035 - man & woman in Urdu or similar; poor, just getting through 1540 slop. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, APR 22 2351 - plaintive male Arabic vocal with drumming; to good peak. + APR 23 0036 - Arabic vocal & strings; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1548 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Bristol, Bristol-Mangotsfield, APR 23 0040 - BBC talk with man & woman; atop Kuwait briefly. [Connelly*R-MA]

1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Rabouni, APR 22 2348 - politically-oriented Spanish talk, Saharaui mention, segment of rustic North African music; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, APR 23 0037 - man & woman in French; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Al Dhabiya, APR 22 2350 - high-energy Mideast dance-club music with shrieky Bollywood-style female vocal. + APR 23 0036 - Farsi talk with mentions of Washington, Bosnia, Serbia; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, APR 23 0038 - man in Spanish, then music; over SER. [Connelly*R-MA]

1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, APR 23 0038 - // 1485 with woman in Spanish; mixing with Ceuta. [Connelly*R-MA]

1593 | unID | APR 23 0037 - blank carrier with occasional beeps: maybe some kind of testing post-sign-off or pre-sign-on. VOA Kuwait is usual signal here. [Connelly*R-MA]

1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, APR 23 0035 - romantic Spanish female vocal; good, way over SER. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos, APR 23 0030 - R. Vision Cristiana Internacional ID, salsa-influenced spiritual vocal; good over 531 het. [Connelly*R-MA]

555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 23 0027 - reggae music, Caribbean male announcer "This is National Showcase, family station in your house. We continue with the super-bad music on a beautiful Tuesday night." To good peak despite adjacent WGAN slopper. [Connelly*R-MA]

570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, APR 23 0110 - beeps, Spanish news, clock ticks; weaving in and out with CFCB and WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]

670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 23 0113 - // 710 with sporting event, Cubano mentions; atop YVLL during fades. [Connelly*R-MA]

670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, APR 23 0017 - man with "en Rumbos, en Caracas" mention with fanfare music, then talk by woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

700 | BRAZIL | R. Eldorado AM, ZYK686, Sao Paulo, APR 23 0020 - man and woman in Portuguese with Sao Paulo and futebol mentions; poor-fair through IBOC hiss. [Connelly*R-MA]

710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, APR 23 0110 - // 670 with sporting event, Cubano mentions; slightly under WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | BRAZIL (t) | R. Guaiba, ZYK276, Porto Alegre, APR 23 0030 - Portuguese preaching and screaming; under Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]

720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, APR 23 0025 - "en Venezuela, Oriente" ID, then romantic vocal; good. + APR 23 0109 - booming with nice Oriente ID and timecheck of "ocho y treinte nueve minutos" (8:39) which is UTC - 4.5 hours. [Connelly*R-MA]

740 | BRAZIL | R. Sociedade da Bahia, ZYH446, Salvador, APR 23 0105 - excited Portuguese talk by man, Salvador mention; a bit under CHCM. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, APR 23 0019 - Caracas, RCR mentions in fast Spanish newstalk; under CBGY. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, APR 23 0021 - man with religious Portuguese talk; over jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 23 0013 - // 770 with speech about the government and economics; mixing with Brazil, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 23 0013 - // 760 with fiery Spanish political speech about economic matters, government; good, over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

790 | VENEZUELA | YVKC, Caracas, APR 23 0017-0021 - fast Spanish talk, sporting event with a Maracaibo team, "goal" screaming; under WSKO/CFNW mix. Barbados not noted. [Connelly*R-MA]

800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, APR 23 0016 - Southern US preacher; over VOWR light music and CJAD newstalk. [Connelly*R-MA]

820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise, Charlestown, APR 23 0006 - West Indian accent male preacher with piano accompaniment, God referred to as "the alpha and the omega" (beginning and end); good, over 819 het. [Connelly*R-MA]

820.2 | unID | APR 23 0058 - growl against strong St. Kitts. This has been Venezuela (YVXG, Coro) in the past. [Connelly*R-MA]

840 | HAITI | 4VEH, Cap Haitien, APR 23 0059 - 5 notes (reminiscent of a part of "Jingle Bells"), then "Vous ecoutez 4VEH, la voix ...". Folk guitar followed. Over Brazil, others. [Connelly*R-MA]

860 | BRAZIL | R. CBN, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, APR 23 0058 - clear Radio CBN ID, Portuguese talk by man, then woman; well over apparent Venezuelan. [Connelly*R-MA]

895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, APR 23 0011 - Caribbean accent advert about ready-made kitchen appliances, prices in dollars; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, APR 23 0053 - man & woman in Portuguese with Sao Paulo mentions; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]

1110 | VENEZUELA | R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, APR 23 0000 - boisterous ID "en Venezuela, Carupano!"; good, way over others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1140 | VENEZUELA | La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, APR 22 2358 - Isla Margarita and Radio Porlamar mentions; briefly atop CBI. [Connelly*R-MA]

1149.44 | unID | APR 23 0056 - weak het of unknown origin. [Connelly*R-MA]

1150 | VENEZUELA | (probably) YVMY, Punto Fijo, APR 22 2358 - Venezuela and apparent R. Nacional mentions; briefly over domestic pile. + APR 23 0056 - Maracaibo mentions during sports coverage; over WTTT/others. [Connelly*R-MA]

1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, APR 23 0055 - British woman in BBC World Service programming; briefly popping through generally-stronger WSKW. [Connelly*R-MA]

1180 | unID's | APR 23 0055 - total jumble and a 1180.14 off-channel growl. [Connelly*R-MA]

1200 | VENEZUELA | R. Tiempo, YVOZ, Caracas, APR 23 0052 - telephone numbers "en Caracas"; briefly over WKOX. [Connelly*R-MA]

1220 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYJ258, Rio de Janeiro, APR 23 0056 - Portuguese talk with Sao Paulo mentions, Globo jingle, ID, reverberated advert; fair over jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]

1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, APR 23 0045-0049 - religious talk, hymn; to good peak over Maine sports, French talker, and Spanish (WADO or WCMN). [Connelly*R-MA]

1339.4 | unID | APR 23 0050 - weak het against 1340.0 domestic pile. [Connelly*R-MA]


*** DOMESTIC DX ***

540 CBT NL Grand Falls - APR 23 0024 - // CBN-640, discussion of the human voice, evolutionary reasons for male / female pitch differences; good. [Connelly*R-MA]

570 CFCB NL Corner Brook - APR 23 0033 - // VOCM-590 and CKGA-650 with "VOCM Satellite Weather", forecast by woman for various Newfoundland locales, flurries mentioned; over WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]

590 VOCM NL St. John's - APR 23 0033 - // 570, 650 with "VOCM Satellite Weather"; mixing with and occasionally atop WEZE. [Connelly*R-MA]

600 CBNA NL St. Anthony - APR 23 0038 - // CBN-640, CBC program with brief segment of Beatles' "All My Lovin'", then "You're listening to 'Ideas' on CBC Radio One"; over domestic that was likely WICC. [Connelly*R-MA]

640 CBN NL St. John's - APR 23 0013 - // CBGY-750 with CBC talk about the development of human and animal vocal abilities, relationship to mating; good, way over WNNZ & LA's, some Spain-639 het. [Connelly*R-MA]

650 CKGA NL Gander - APR 23 0022 - // CHCM-740 with discussion of regional transportation issues; good peak, way over WSRO. + APR 23 0112 - "green tea from Tetley, Newfoundland's favourite tea", VOCM 20-20 Weather. [Connelly*R-MA]

740 CHCM NL Marystown - APR 23 0019 - discussion of Stephenville airport, advert for Marystown Ford; loud / dominant. Only audio noted under turned out to be Brazil. + APR 23 0103 - advert "M&M Quick Copy, M&M Printing your one-stop photo shop in Marystown (phone 279-3444) and Fortune (phone 832-2992)"; local-like, completely dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

750 CBGY NL Bonavista Bay - APR 23 0019 - CBC programming; mostly over YVKS Caracas. [Connelly*R-MA]

780 CFDR NS Dartmouth - APR 23 0103 - male C&W vocal "time for leavin'", "You're listening to 20 in a row just the way you like 'em, pure country classics, real country classics, accept no substitute, classic country 780 Kixx", then Elvis Presley "Don't Cry Daddy"; local-like. [Connelly*R-MA]

790 CFNW NL Port au Choix - APR 23 0106 - // CHCM-740 with C&W song; under WSKO, over Venezuelan. [Connelly*R-MA]

800 VOWR NL St. John's - APR 23 0101 - smooth-voiced woman mentioned an event with a $15 ticket price at a St. John's club, call the St. Mary's church office at 579-0033, then soft piano jazz; a bit over PJB/CJAD. [Connelly*R-MA]

810 CJVA NB Caraquet - APR 23 0019 - French and English language C&W songs; strong, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

900 CKDH NS Amherst - APR 23 0037 - "900 CKDH" ID, weather, another ID "Your community, your radio station, 900 CKDH", the Sheryl Crow "Everyday is a Winding Road"; good / dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

920 CJCH NS Halifax - APR 23 0007 - "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis & the Playboys from '65, then CJCH jingles; local-like (no evidence of WHJJ or CKNX). [Connelly*R-MA]

950 CKNB NB Campbelltown - APR 23 0008 - "Your community, your radio station, 95 CKNB", then Steely Dan "Reelin' in the Years"; fair, dominant. WROL in SuperLoop southwest null - barely noticeable. [Connelly*R-MA]

990 CBY NL Corner Brook - APR 23 0011 - CBC documentary, over fast Spanish-talk sports (SER or Venezuela?). [Connelly*R-MA]

1140 CBI NS Sydney - APR 23 0002 - "on our website 'cbcnews.ca'", talk about Bank of Canada; slightly over Venezuela. [Connelly*R-MA]

1210 VOAR NL Mt. Pearl - APR 22 2358 - "Insight for Living" religious program, mention of life lessons for women, website "insightforliving.ca", phone number 1-800-6637639; good, over WPHT & LA's (but adjacent Virgin R. 1215 was even louder). [Connelly*R-MA]

1230 CFGN NL Port aux Basques - APR 23 0051 - C&W music, advert, ".. proudly supported by CFCB" (= Newfie network); over nulled WESX (Portuguese) and unID with Red Sox game. [Connelly*R-MA]

1240 WSYY ME Millinocket - APR 23 0056 - "Keep your sox on all season long on your home for Red Sox baseball in the Katahdin area and the Lincoln Lakes region, the Mountain 94.9." Adverts for Millinocket businesses followed. Good, over WBUR/WCNM. [Connelly*R-MA]

1260 CKHJ NB Fredericton - APR 23 0044 - "Canada's #1 spot for Motorsport news", CKHJ ID; in head-to-head duke-out with WMKI R. Disney. [Connelly*R-MA]

1270 CJCB NS Sydney - APR 23 0047-0050 - C&W female vocal, talk about charity auction sponsored by Sydney Mazda; sometimes over WTSN ballgame and 1269 Germany het. [Connelly*R-MA]

1350 CKAD NS Middleton - APR 23 0050 - song "Small Town Southern Man", net ID "AVR Today's Best Country"; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]

1370 WDEA ME Ellsworth - APR 23 0044 - Red Sox baseball, local adverts: Mt. Desert Spring Water and the Ellsworth American and MDI Islander newspapers; crusher signal, way over WFEA. [Connelly*R-MA]

1390 WEGP ME Presque Isle / Fort Fairfield - APR 23 0050 - Red Sox / Angels baseball, WEGP jingle; well over WPLM soft-rock and VT (presumed) C&W. [Connelly*R-MA]

1400 CBG NL Gander - APR 23 0050 - // CBT-540 with segment of "Roxanne" by the Police, CBC program mentioning differences in classical and rock singing styles; mixed with WVAE. [Connelly*R-MA]

1420 CKDY NS Digby - APR 23 0040 - C&W music over two others (WBSM, WBEC ?), het Germany/Algeria-1422. [Connelly*R-MA]

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