DXpeditions: Rowley, MA + Rockport, MA
SDR-IQ adventures at the salt-marsh and at the pier ...
Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2008
e-mail = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA, USA
(GC= 42.7436 N / 70.8367 W) (= 42° 44' 36.9” N / 70° 50' 12.2” W)
(salt-marsh: Stackyard Road - Nelson Island, Parker River NWR)
site-related info: <http://home.comcast.net/~markwa1ion/rowley_ma.htm>
[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
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, JUN 26 0107 - // 621 with music, then
fast Spanish talk; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, MAY 7 0018 - Arabic talk
by man including a segment of a phone conversation; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0112 - // 621
with woman in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0106 - // 621
with piano music; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, MAY 7 0107 - // 621 with woman in
Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0106 - // 621 & 774 with fast
talk, fanfare, then segment of piano music; to good peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
594 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Muge, JUN 26 0103 - Portuguese talk by
man & woman; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, MAY 7 0020 - woman in
French, fanfare music, then talk by man; over others. + MAY 7 0109 - //
711 with classical music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0103 - // 945
with news; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, MAY 7 0017 - high-energy Arabic
vocal; fair. + MAY 7 0111 - two men in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] +
JUN 26 0104 - woman in Arabic; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de
Tenerife et al., MAY 7 0019 - woman in Spanish; fair to good over WZON
slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0103 - // 585 with jazzy vocal; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., MAY 7 0103 - // 621 with news,
musical flourish; in bad CBN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, MAY 7 0021 - // 621 with woman in
Spanish; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0100 - Spanish news; briefly
over tough WFAN slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
657 | unID | JUN 26 0101 - religious folk male vocal; mixing with
Spain. R. Pulpit (South Africa) suspected. [Connelly*R-MA]
666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1 synchros, MAY 7 0109 - man & woman in
Portuguese; poor, over unID music station. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26
0055 - // 720 with bluesy female vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, MAY 7 0104 - news by woman in Spanish;
in bad WRKO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
693 | AZORES | Centro Regional da RDP, Terceira, JUN 26 0059 - // 720
with chanting monks; poor, over UK. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., MAY 7 0017 - marine
weather forecast: "very calm"; fair. + MAY 7 0109 - US news from ABC
radio network correspondents: stock market report, court case about
executions by lethal injection, etc.; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, MAY 7 0021 - // 603 with new-age
music; to good peak. + MAY 7 0100 - music fanfare, France Info ID by
woman, then news items including US Democratic primary elections; good,
over Western Sahara rumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0103 - // 603
with French news about a discovery; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
720 | CANARY ISLANDS | RNE R.5, Finca Espana, MAY 7 0019 - // 621 with
woman in Spanish; poor to fair, dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]
720 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1 synchros, JUN 26 0055 - // 666 with
female blues vocal; poor, in jumble. + JUN 26 0059 - // 693 with
chanting monks; slightly under Brazil. [Connelly*R-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, MAY 7 0103 - fast Spanish newstalk by
woman; in heavy CHCM slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0013 - Spanish
teletalk; poor to fair. + MAY 7 0101 - // 774 with news; over Holland.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 5, Flevoland, MAY 7 0101 - Dutch news by man;
under RNE and slop from CBGY. [Connelly*rw-MA]
756 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Braunschweig & Ravensburg, MAY 7 0015
- folk-blues vocal, man in German; poor. + MAY 7 0104 - German
newstalk; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0100 - 3 short pips, 1 long
pip, then news in German; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, MAY 7 0015 - Beatles
"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"; good. + MAY 7 0100 - Option
Musique jingle and ID by woman, then news headlines by man in French;
good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0052 - romantic female vocal; loud. +
JUN 26 0100 - Option Musique jingle, French news; fair to good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Abis, MAY 7 0105 - Arabic talk,
orchestral flourish, then female vocal; evenly mixing with Spain.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAY 7 0014 - // 855 with Spanish
discussion; fair with some echo. [Connelly*rw-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, MAY 6 2318 - // 4845 with
Arabic talk by woman in large echoey room. + MAY 7 0012 - rustic North
African male vocal and steel guitar or similar instrument; good.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0058 - woman in Arabic; through CFDR slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, JUN 26 0053 - French news by
woman; in 790 RI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, JUN 26 0051 - // 774 with Spanish
discussion; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Batra, JUN 26 0051 - Koranic chant (not // 612
Morocco); fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0013 - woman in
Spanish; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, MAY 7 0015 - French talk; now over
COPE. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0040 - // 1377 with French music.
[Connelly*R-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, MAY 7 0014 - // 774 with discussion;
poor in WEEI slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
864 | EGYPT | ERTU, Santah, MAY 7 0015 - Arabic preaching and
occasional chanting; over France for a while. [Connelly*rw-MA]
864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, MAY 7 0010 - US pop /
soul vocal; to good peak. + MAY 7 0028 - Bleu jingle, then Celine Dion
doing French version of "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic".
[Connelly*rw-MA]
873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0015 - Spanish teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0010 - fast
Spanish talk by man; briefly over UK. + MAY 7 0022 - // 999 with talk;
over UK. [Connelly*rw-MA]
882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, MAY 7 0015 - man & woman
discussing methods of learning, comment "a lot of people would give a
lot of money for that"; over COPE. + MAY 7 0058 - talk about the role
of the BBC World Service, especially in Africa; fair to good.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, MAY 7 0024 - shrill reverberated
female Arabic vocal and orchestra; loud. + MAY 7 0058 - pop rock Arabic
female vocal; huge. [Connelly*rw-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, MAY 7 0022 - news about
diplomatic attempts to coordinate humanitarian aid to Myanmar cyclone
victims, unwillingness of regime to cooperate; good signal. + MAY 7
0059 - discussion of high fuel costs cutting into the casino business
and tourism in the USA and Caribbean. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0114 -
talk about soaring crude prices, inflation; to good peak over WABI
slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0022 - woman in Spanish,
telco-type audio; poor to fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, MAY 7 0023 - // 837 with light
classical music; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0047 - // 1377
with man in French; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, MAY 7 0025 - man & woman in Spanish;
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0047 - Spanish talk; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
954 | unID | MAY 7 0027 - Koranic vocal coming up over Spain. Qatar
suspected. [Connelly*rw-MA]
963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, MAY 7 0028 - Portuguese
folk-pop vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, MAY 7 0028 - talk by woman,
then Arabic music; loud. + MAY 7 0057 - Arabic female group vocal &
drumming; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, MAY 7 0026 - // 837 with man & woman in
Spanish; fair, slightly over Arabic station. [Connelly*rw-MA]
999 | unID | MAY 7 0024 - man ranting in Arabic with either a political
or religious harangue; covering Spain. + MAY 7 0051 - Koranic vocal;
briefly atop Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1008 | CANARY ISLANDS | Punto Radio, Las Palmas, MAY 7 0053 - non-SER
Spanish talk, phone numbers, music. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0046 -
fast Spanish talk (not // 1116 SER); through WINS slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, MAY 7 0053 - sports
teletalk; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1071 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, JUN 26 0036 - mellow pop/soul
vocal, Spanish talk; fair. + JUN 26 0109 - talk about South American
countries; to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0053 - // 1116 with woman in
Spanish, light music; under WTIC. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUN 26 0109 - "number to
call is 08717 double 2 double 3 double 4", discussion of worries about
fuel, blighted areas, government. Presenter wondered "if I should get
out of bed in the morning." To good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 6 2347 - man in Spanish; huge
signal, minimal echo. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - echoey Spanish
talk by two men; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0050 - Spanish // 1152; poor to
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0052 - // 1080 with talk & teletalk
by woman; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - // 1179 with
newstalk by man; fair. + JUN 26 0109 - // 1179 with "La Bamba" by
Ritchie Valens, fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0051 - Spanish // 1152; mixed
with music station. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - talk // 1098;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1125 | unID | MAY 7 0051 - remake of Cat Stevens song "Wild World"; now
over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, MAY 7 0051 - Slavic pop rock;
good, over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0113 - Slavic talk
interview with two men; very good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0051 - Spanish talk; under Croatia.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0052 - fast Spanish talk // 999;
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0001 - woman with news,
interview with man; poor. + MAY 7 0050 - // 1107 with man in Spanish;
fair with some echo. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0036 - // 1098 with
talk, romantic group vocal; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1161 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastian, MAY 7 0044 - woman in
Spanish, short segment of classical music; to fair peak.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0044 - fast
Spanish talk; mixed with Romania. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0027 - //
1116 with newstalk by man; fair. + JUN 26 0109 - // 1116 with "La
Bamba" by Ritchie Valens, fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 | ROMANIA | Romania Actualitata, Galbeni-Bacau et al., MAY 7 0044
- Romanian talk by man (almost Portuguese-sounding), then blues vocal;
mixed with SER synchros. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1188 | MOROCCO | RTM B, Casablanca, MAY 7 0048 - Arabic talk by man;
poor. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1196.6 | ANGOLA | Emissora Provincial de Malanje, Malanje, JUN 26 0037
- bit of vocal music; poor with 1197 (Spain?) growl and 1200 WKOX slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, MAY 7 0002 - woman in French
with news about political meetings; to good peak. + MAY 7 0047 - France
Info ID, then woman read a story which originated from Radio Canada;
good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0038 - showtune male vocal "Bewitched";
good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, JUN 26 0033 - Spanish // 1224; poor to
fair, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, MAY 7 0001 - advert for
tanning products; fair. + MAY 7 0045 - mention of polo match, auto
centre advert "... for more information, call 06 double 3 double 6",
Listerine mouthwash advert, talk "Some stations play music like a car
alarm going off. (segment of techno-dance instrumentation inserted) We
don't. Virgin Radio.", Bob Marley's "Could You Be Loved" followed.
Very good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0109 - "Money for Nothing" by Dire
Straits; fair, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 7 0043 - fast Spanish talk, then a
bit of music; to fair peak. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, MAY 7 0048 - // 1206 with woman
in French talking about money; poor in WBUR/WCNM slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, MAY 7 0046 - man in Arabic;
just getting by dual IBOC's from WBUR (1240) and WMKI (1260).
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1287 | ISRAEL (t) | Galei Zahal, Tel Aviv, MAY 7 0047 - probably this
with slow, somewhat Middle Eastern sounding, pop female vocal;
sometimes over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1287 | SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0048 - woman in Spanish; under
suspected Israel. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, JUN 26 0026 - woman in Spanish; poor.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0045 - Spanish // 1314; fair.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0025 - man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1314 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, MAY 7 0045 - // 1305 with man in
Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, MAY 6 2335 - // 1557 with woman in
French; fair to good. + MAY 7 0036 - woman in French, then folk-style
male vocal; good to excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | RTA, Algiers, JUN 26 0021 - Arabic teletalk; dominant.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, MAY 7 0040 - avant garde
jazz, then man in German; good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, MAY 7 0037 - woman in Arabic, Sawa
mentions, then pop Arabic female vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26
0023 - Arabic talk by two men; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1467 | unID | MAY 7 0039 - soft talk not // 1521 Saudi. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1485 | MELILLA // SPAIN | SER synchros, MAY 7 0040 - man & woman with
Spanish teletalk; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1494 | FRANCE (CORSICA) | France Bleu, Bastia, MAY 7 0038 - romantic
French vocal; poor in WBAE slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, MAY 6 2305 - newstalk by man in
Arabic; pre-sunset fade-up. + MAY 7 0031 - Arabic interview; huge.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 25 2345 - good with reverberated Arabic talk by
man. [Connelly*R-MA]
1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, MAY 6 2335 - // 1377 with woman
in French; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0010 - French music;
through WQEW slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Al Dhabiya, MAY 7 0030 - Radio
Farda ID by man, musical fanfare; fair with some hash from WQEW IBOC.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, MAY 7 0030 - pips on half hour, a few words in
Spanish, then high-energy dance club music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, JUN 25 2348 - Spanish rock; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | TURKS & CAICOS | R. Vision Cristiana Internacional, South Caicos,
MAY 7 0109 - salsa influenced religious group vocal, then preacher in
Spanish with Cristo, gloria, and iglesia mentions; excellent, alone on
channel, some 531 het. [Connelly*rw-MA]
550 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, MAY 7 0111 - Venezuelan
political speech; poor, in mix with WDEV. [Connelly*rw-MA]
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | R. ZIZ, Basseterre, MAY 7 0018 - reggae
vocal; fair over WGAN slop. + MAY 7 0109 - soca song about sunshine;
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, JUN 26 0103 - single beep, then two "RR" beeps;
under WMCA. [Connelly*R-MA]
620 | ANTIGUA | ABS, St. John's, JUN 26 0105 - female soul vocal, then
Caribbean-accented shouting man; way under WZON. Also noted in mix:
WVMT. [Connelly*R-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, San Juan, MAY 7 0100 - NotiUno ID, fast
Spanish newstalk; under WPRO. [Connelly*rw-MA]
640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, JUN 26 0058 - French
folk-blues song, French talk by man; briefly noted in jumble with CBN,
WNNZ, and YVQO. [Connelly*R-MA]
670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, JUN 26 0101 - // 710 with
Spanish news by woman, items separated by an electronic sound; under
presumed YVLL. [Connelly*R-MA]
670 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Dial, HIBS, San Pedro de Macoris, MAY 7
0100 - Radio Dial ID, "en la familia" and "noticias" mentions;
dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]
670 | VENEZUELA | R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, JUN 26 0055 - Venezuelan
sports coverage, apparently baseball. [Connelly*R-MA]
690 | BRAZIL | R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, JUN 26 0051 -
highly-reverberated Portuguese man & woman, ray-gun sounds like a
cheesy '50s sci-fi movie; under CINF. [Connelly*R-MA]
700 | BRAZIL | R. Eldorado AM, ZYK686, Sao Paulo, MAY 7 0017 - fast
possibly sport-related talk by man in Portuguese; poor, in mix with
unID Caribbean music station (St. Vincent or Jamaica?). + MAY 7 0103 -
excited Portuguese sportstalk by man, crowd sounds; now dominant.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
700 | unID | MAY 7 0101 - Caribbean music station; briefly atop Brazil.
Jamaica and St. Vincent are about equally likely. [Connelly*rw-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUN 26 0101 - // 670 with news having
electronic sounds between items; under WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]
720 | BRAZIL | R. Guaiba, ZYK276, Porto Alegre, MAY 7 0111 - man in
Portuguese, children praying or scouts reciting patriotic verses, Radio
Guaiba ID; just over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0100 - Guaiba
ID, Portuguese talk; over Portugal, others. [Connelly*R-MA]
720 | VENEZUELA | R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, MAY 7 0011 - "en
Venezuela, Oriente" ID; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]
740 | BRAZIL | R. Sociedade da Bahia, ZYH446, Salvador, JUN 26 0053 -
fast Portuguese talk and shouting by man; noted in the background
during brief CHCM fade. [Connelly*R-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, JUN 26 0053 - Spanish talk about
baseball teams from Valencia and Maracaibo; excellent, over CBGY. + JUN
26 0100 - "deportiva de Venezuela" slogan. [Connelly*R-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | R. Uirapuru, ZYH588, Fortaleza, MAY 7 0011 - religious
vocal, then woman in Portuguese; fair. + MAY 7 0015 - man mentioned
Fortaleza, then Uirapuru jingle followed. + MAY 7 0102 - religious
Portuguese talk, ID "760 kHz, Radio Uirapuru, Fortaleza"; fair /
dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUN 26 0053 - // 770 with man
in Spanish with sports coverage; slightly over Brazil & others for a
while. [Connelly*R-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, JUN 26 0053 - // 760 with Spanish
talk sports coverage; briefly over WABC. [Connelly*R-MA]
800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, JUN 26
0052 - Spanish preaching; good, over VOWR/CJAD/WNNW. [Connelly*R-MA]
820 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | Trinity Broadcast Network / R. Paradise,
Charlestown, MAY 7 0015 - promo for the "TBN Holy Land Experience" in
Orlando, FL "where you can step back 2000 years in time"; loud.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0046 - talk about wrath and tribulation to
come, the rapture liberating believers from it, "We're in the last
days." [Connelly*R-MA]
840 | BRAZIL | R.Bandeirantes, ZYK687, Sao Paulo, MAY 7 0010 -
reverberated man in Portuguese; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
840 | HAITI | 4VEH, Cap Haitien, MAY 7 0028 - joyful African-influenced
group religious vocal, then excited Creole French talk by man; over
Brazil. [Connelly*rw-MA]
860 | BRAZIL | R. CBN, ZYJ459, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 7 0024 - man & woman
in Portuguese; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0046 - Portuguese
sportstalk / futebol coverage; really blasting in now. [Connelly*R-MA]
860 | unID | JUN 26 0041 - Spanish preaching; briefly atop Brazil,
others. [Connelly*R-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 7 0057 - Reloj news, ticks, beeps; over WLVP
and second domestic. [Connelly*rw-MA]
880 | VENEZUELA | R. Venezuela, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, JUN 26 0044 - Radio
Venezuela jingles & ID, festive music; under WCBS. [Connelly*R-MA]
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, MAY 7 0026 -
segment of soca music, adverts, Carib-accented talk by man & woman;
poor to fair. + MAY 7 0058 - "You're listening to VON Radio.", then
advert for home remodelling store; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, Caracas, MAY 7 0024 - Caracas adverts mixing
with WABI. [Connelly*rw-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 7 0057 - man & woman in Spanish with news,
clock ticks, beeps; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1000 | BRAZIL | R. Record, ZYK522, Sao Paulo, MAY 7 0025 - rapid-fire
screaming by man in Portuguese, "goal!" shout; slightly over pile of
others. + MAY 7 0051 - fast Portuguese sportstalk by man, crowd sounds;
slightly over jumble. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0042 - Portuguese
adverts, Sao Paulo mentions; over WCMX. [Connelly*R-MA]
1100 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYK694, Sao Paulo, JUN 26 0033 - reverberated
fast Portuguese talk by man about futebol; good, dominant. + JUN 26
0112 - extremely fast Portuguese talk; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
1130 | BRAZIL | R. Nacional, ZYJ460, Rio de Janeiro, JUN 26 0033 -
Radio Nacional ID, Portuguese talk; just a bit under WBBR.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1140 | BRAZIL | R. Cultura, ZYH449, Salvador, JUN 26 0000 - ID "Radio
Cultura, Salvador, Bahia"; fair to good and pretty much in the clear
(no CBI or YV). [Connelly*R-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, MAY 7 0045 - BBC discussion of books,
male presenter gave UK postal address for sending correspondence;
briefly over WSKW. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1170 | BRAZIL | JUN 26 0111 - apparent Portuguese talk jumbled with the
Venezuelan. Mossoro (ZYJ598) most likely, but several other
possibilities as well. [Connelly*R-MA]
1170 | VENEZUELA | (probably) YVQV, Acarigua, JUN 26 0111 - timecheck
ending in "cuarante uno" (:41), so Venezuela which has a half-hour skew
relative to normal time zones. Over apparent Brazil. [Connelly*R-MA]
1180.12 | unID | JUN 26 0036 - het against 1180 jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
1190 | ARGENTINA | R. America, LR9, Buenos Aires, JUN 26 0034 - man in
Spanish, two Radio America ID's; through WLIB. Best on lower sideband
to dodge Colombia growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1190.34 | COLOMBIA | L. V. de la Costa, HJCT, Barranquilla, MAY 7 0044
- Spanish talk; momentarily splittable from WLIB. ID'ed previously.
[Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0036 - fast Spanish talk by man; through
slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1210.14 | unID | JUN 26 0037 - growl against WPHT. [Connelly*R-MA]
1220 | BRAZIL | R. Globo, ZYJ258, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 7 0043 -
Portuguese talk mentioning cities including Parana; over WHKW, WPHX,
others. [Connelly*rw-MA] + JUN 26 0035 - sports-related Portuguese
talk; to good peak over domestics. + JUN 26 0110 - two men with
Portuguese talk, '50s type echo chamber and ray-gun sounds; up to huge
peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1280 | BERMUDA | VSB2, Hamilton, MAY 7 0047 - religious program with
talk about people visiting the station to talk about the gospel with
"our staff at BBN"; strong peak, coming up over Brazil and domestics.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1280 | BRAZIL | Super R. Tupi, ZYJ455, Rio de Janeiro, MAY 7 0044 -
fast Portuguese talk by man & woman with Sao Paulo mentions; briefly
popping up over Bermuda and domestics. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1620 | US VIRGIN ISLANDS | WDHP, Fredriksted, St. Croix, MAY 7 0033 -
DJ with old soul hits including Al Green "I'm Still in Love With You";
fair. [Connelly*rw-MA]
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