Logs 30 OCT - 2 NOV 2005 Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2005
[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA, USA (GC= 42.533 N / 71.221 W) (home) Receiver: Drake R8A Antenna system: dual-feedline Flag: 5 m x 10.6 m to DX Engineering RPA-1 amplifier e-mail = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ====================================================== *** TRANSATLANTIC DX *** 531 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 2203 - // 774 with woman in Spanish; barely over others. [Connelly*B-MA] 549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, OCT 31 2346 - Arabic violin music; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 549 | IRELAND | Irish Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan, OCT 30 0303 - country-influenced Christian vocal; over Germany / Algeria mix. [Connelly*B-MA] 558 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, OCT 30 0310 - Spanish news; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, OCT 30 0300 - RTE Radio 1 mention, then "news at 3 o'clock with Anne Marie", mention of explosions in India, then a story about a woman killed in a road accident near Cork, the fourth highway fatality of the bank holiday weekend. Strong signal. + NOV 2 0153 - '50s-era country vocal; to good peak over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA] 576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 0152 - // 774 with man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, OCT 30 0304 - Spanish news; in WEZE slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, OCT 30 0304 - French news; fair over others. + NOV 2 0147 - // 1206 with man & woman in French; poor to fair, over Spain and probable Madeira. [Connelly*B-MA] 612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, NOV 2 2204 - Arabic preaching by man; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., OCT 30 0305 - woman with ID "Radio Nacional Espana, Informativa"; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA] 639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., NOV 2 2206 - // 774 with fast Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, NOV 2 2207 - French talk by man & woman; good, over growl from W. Sahara-711.06. [Connelly*B-MA] 747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 747 AM / R.1, Flevoland, OCT 30 0308 - Dutch talk; slightly over Spanish-speaker. [Connelly*B-MA] 756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, OCT 30 0308 - classical music; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, OCT 30 0309 - emotional French male vocal; excellent. + OCT 31 2341 - old-fashioned French vocal; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] 774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Tanta, OCT 31 0002 - fast Arabic talk by man; signal popped up over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA] 774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, OCT 30 0310 - rock music // other RNE's. + NOV 1 0001 - echoey Spanish news; slightly over Egypt. [Connelly*B-MA] 783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, OCT 31 2344 - // 4845 with Arabic religious vocal, then talk mentioning Islam; fair over CFDR splash. [Connelly*B-MA] 837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 30 0311 - Spanish talk; in mess. [Connelly*B-MA] 864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, OCT 30 0312 - reggae-influenced French vocal dance music; good. + OCT 31 2338 - "Let It Be" by the Beatles; good, over Egypt. [Connelly*B-MA] 873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 30 0312 - fast Spanish talk; good. + NOV 1 2152 - // 1116 with news interview; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, OCT 30 0313 - talk about "troubles experienced by courageous people 25 years ago who went public about their politics and religion"; fair to good. + NOV 2 2212 - rock music, man in English; very good, over COPE synchros. [Connelly*B-MA] 909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, OCT 30 0315 - "sports on Radio 5 Live"; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] 927 | PORTUGAL (t) | R. Renascenca, Evora, NOV 2 2214 - music interrupted by apparent Portuguese talk; poor, in tough 930 slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, OCT 31 2322 - French interview; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 30 0316 - man & woman in Spanish; good. + OCT 31 2323 - music, Spanish talk; over other. + NOV 1 2138 - sports-related shouting; loud. [Connelly*B-MA] 1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, NOV 2 0140 - non-SER Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 1017 | TURKEY | TRT, Mundanya (Istanbul), OCT 30 0317 - atop the pack with Middle East female vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 30 0317 - Spanish newstalk; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1053 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 2 0138 - Spanish talk, music; over UK and others. [Connelly*B-MA] 1062 | unID | OCT 30 0320 - rock music; to good peak. Denmark not on till 0350 UTC per EMWG. [Connelly*B-MA] 1089 | ALBANIA | RTV Shqiptar 1, Shijak, NOV 2 2221 - mideast-sounding music; low growl against UK. [Connelly*B-MA] 1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, NOV 2 0136 - numbers for phone-ins; to fair peak. + OCT 2 2222 - sports talk; slightly over Albania. [Connelly*B-MA] 1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 2223 - // 1107 with echoey Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 0135 - // 774 with fast Spanish talk by two men; loud. [Connelly*B-MA] 1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 1 2152 - // 873 with Spanish news; excellent. Slight growl from something on approximately 1115.83 (Angola?). [Connelly*B-MA] 1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 2 2225 - COPE net Spanish talk; over Croatia. [Connelly*B-MA] 1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, OCT 31 2321 - woman in French, then phone-in; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1214.83 | ALBANIA (t) | Fllake, NOV 2 2226 - presumed this with unknown language talk; sometimes stronger than Spain/UK-1215. [Connelly*B-MA] 1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, NOV 1 2158 - fast Spanish talk; over UK. [Connelly*B-MA] 1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, OCT 30 0332 - talk "taking our audience through the night", Virgin Radio ID, then "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon; good. + NOV 2 0133 - Alanis Morissette song; over/under Spain. [Connelly*B-MA] 1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, OCT 30 0334 - Arabic talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 31 2314 - // 873 with droning monotone talk by man in Spanish; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1314 | NORWAY | NRK, Kvitsoy, OCT 30 0337 - country vocal, then man in Norwegian; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, OCT 30 0338 - English discussion; to fair peak. [Connelly*B-MA] 1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, OCT 30 0338 - lush instrumental music; better than // 1206. + NOV 1 2201 - French news; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA] 1385.92 | GUINEA | R. Rurale, Labe, NOV 1 2205 - religious-themed talk in an Arabic-related dialect, then chanting; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, NOV 1 2208 - man in French; loud, way over Germany. [Connelly*B-MA] 1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, NOV 2 2228 - woman in Arabic, then instrumental music; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, OCT 30 0345 - flamenco guitar music, Spanish male vocal; good. [Connelly*B-MA] 1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, NOV 2 0130 - // 774 with Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, NOV 2 0128 - man with Arabic commentary, interview with woman; huge, about 15 dB stronger than adjacent WWKB. [Connelly*B-MA] 1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, NOV 2 0123 - Arabic talk by man, Radio Sawa ID; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] 1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, OCT 30 0347 - // 1377 with semi-classical orchestra; through WQEW slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 1575 | SPAIN | SER synchros, NOV 2 0127 - // 873 with women doing Spanish teletalk show; slightly over UAE. 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