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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2014
e-mail = "markwa1...@aol.com"
[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W)
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
Antennas:
* Two cardioid-pattern SuperLoops: 8m by 15m (peak 75 deg., null 255
deg.) and 10m by 11m (peak 165 deg., null 345 deg.). See
http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna.
* Figure-of-8 pattern broadband loop: 6m by 6m (165-345 deg.). See
http://www.bamlog.com/broadband.htm for similar antenna.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, MAY 9 0159 -
// 549 with electronically-processed female vocal, drumming; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, MAY 9 0159 - // 531 with female
club-type vocal; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, APR 30 0158 - Spanish teletalk; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, MAY 9 0200 - France Info
theme music, man in French; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, APR 30 0158 - Spanish teletalk // 585;
fair through WRKO slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 30 0158 - Teletalk // 585; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, APR 30 0158 - Teletalk // 585; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, APR 30 0100 - Fanfare music,
"BBC Five Live" ID; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
917 | NIGERIA | R. Gotel, Yola, APR 30 0158 - Fairly fat het against
918 Spain but minimal audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, APR 30 0158 - Man in
Spanish; fair to good, over 917 Nigeria het. [Connelly*Y-MA]
945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, APR 30 0101 - News by man in
French; fair through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, APR 30 0101 - Woman in French;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, MAY 14 0101 - News with talk about
something going on "manana"; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, APR 30 0102 - Sportstalk,
advert; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, APR 30 0158 - // 855 with Spanish
teletalk / interview; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, APR 30 0102 - // 945 with short
music clip, French talk by man; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, APR 30 0102 - Absolute
Radio ID by woman; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, APR 30 0101 - // 945 with man in
French; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, MAY 9 0201 - German news;
poor over presumed Algeria. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1512.01 | unID | ?, MAY 9 0200 - Repetitive rock vocal in a style
somewhat like Sting / Police, audio a bit distorted (pirate-like).
Music ran through top-of-hour without ID. Maybe Greece but offset
seems wrong. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, MAY 9 0200 - Koranic chant; to fair
peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, MAY 9 0201 - News by man in
French; to fair peak over slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Guantanamo, MAY 8 0100 - Telco-grade talk by
man // 600; mixed with R. Enciclopedia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
530 | CUBA | CMBQ, R. Enciclopedia, La Habana, MAY 9 0300 - Samba-type
theme music, "Radio Enciclopedia" ID by woman; fair to good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, MAY 9 0300 - "WKAQ presenta ..";
over WTAG. [Connelly*Y-MA]
590 | CUBA | CMHI, R. Rebelde, Santa Clara, MAY 9 0300 - 9-note sounder
// 600; under WEZE. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, MAY 9 0301 - 9-note
sounder; mixed with WYEL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, MAY 9 0300 - WKAQ net ID, fast
Spanish talk by man; under Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | CUBA | CMAN, R. Rebelde, Bahia Honda, MAY 9 0301 - 9-note sounder
// 600; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, MAY 9 0301 - News, 9-note sounder
// 600; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, MAY 8 0101 - // 690 with "Black is
Black" by Los Bravos (1966); good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | VENEZUELA | YVQO, Union R., Puerto La Cruz, MAY 9 0259 - Union
Radio ID; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, MAY 8 0101 - // 690 with "Black is
Black" by Los Bravos; fair / wobbly. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, MAY 9 0301 - 9-note
sounder // 600; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, MAY 8 0100 - Puerto Rico news in
Spanish mentioned Mayaguez; audible during pause in WRKO audio.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, MAY 8 0101 - // 640 with "Black
is Black" by Los Bravos; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, MAY 8 0100 - Echoey talk // 600;
under WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Mabujabo, MAY 8 0101 - // 690 with "Black is
Black" by Los Bravos; poor through IBOC hash but dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
740 | BRAZIL | ZYH446, R. Sociedade da Bahia, Salvador, MAY 8 0100 -
Portuguese man shouting; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | CUBA | CMHV, R.Progreso, Trinidad, MAY 8 0101 - // 690 with
"Black is Black" by Los Bravos; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, APR 30 0201 - Caracas news,
"Radio Caracas Radio" ID; mixed with Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, MAY 8 0101 - Radio Coro ID; to
good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, MAY 8 0100 - Woman
in Spanish with Bonaire mention and Radio Transmundial ID, then
hymn-singing and man in Spanish; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | BAHAMAS | ZNS3, Freeport, APR 30 0201 - Caribbean-accented man
mentioned International Jazz Day and several concerts in the Bahamas;
mixed with WGY. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guantanamo, MAY 8 0101 - "Wobbler" under WGY.
Must make for fun listening in the Bahamas for those trying to enjoy
the local station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | HAITI | R. 4VEH (4VEF), Cap-Haitien, APR 30 0200 - Electronic
"dashing through the snow" 5-note interval signal, man in French, hymn;
over Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | CUBA | R. Reloj, MAY 8 0100 - Reloj programming; under CJBC.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, MAY 8 0100 - Reloj tick-tocks, news;
dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, MAY 8 0100 - Romantic Spanish vocal, then
"Black is Black" by Los Bravos, // 690 et al.; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, MAY 9 0300 - Maxima Nueve Cuarenta
and WIPR ID's; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
950 | CUBA | R.Reloj, La Habana & Mayari Arriba, MAY 8 0101 - Reloj
programming with ticks and beeps; in jumble with domestics.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, MAY 8 0100 - Reloj programming;
mixed with WELI & others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | BRAZIL | ZYK522, R. Record, Sao Paulo, MAY 8 0100 - Bits of
reverberated Portuguese shouting man; poor, getting hit with IBOC blobs
on both LSB & USB. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1060.286 | unID | ?, MAY 8 0100 - Growl against WQOM; 'mwoffset' list
suggests a Venezuelan. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 | unID | ?, MAY 8 0100 - Spanish discussion mentioned Cuba and
Cuban topics - so likely from there. Over probable HJAT.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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