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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2018
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) (grid FN41vq)
NOTE:
{A} in entry indicates that audio can be accessed from link on the following
page:
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/doc1/audio_2018.htm
Receiver: Elad FDM-S2
See http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/
Antenna: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 9m vertical by 20m horizontal (peak 84
deg., null 264 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
153 | ROMANIA | Antena Satelor / Romania Actualitati, Brasov Bod, DEC 24 0500 -
Woman in Romanian, Radio Antena Satelor ID, fast string music, talk by man,
rooster crow, 3 pips; fair over static. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, DEC 24 0500 - Woman in
Arabic, chimes, attention music, news; to good peak. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, DEC 24 0500 - Two men talking in
French, typical chimes, woman and man; to good peak, slight static. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
189 | ICELAND | RÚV Rás, Gufuskálar, DEC 24 0500 - Female English vocal,
electronic sound, man in Icelandic with RUV mention; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., DEC 24 0500 - Promos for
comedy and science programs, woman "BBC World Service, the world's radio
station", 5+1 pips, man with news about Indonesia tsunami; fair to good. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
216 | FRANCE | Radio Monte Carlo, Roumoules, DEC 24 0500 - Man in French, then
woman, attention sounds in newscast; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
225 | POLAND | Polskie Radio, Konstantynow, DEC 24 0500 - Man in Polish, 5+1
pips, fanfare music, more talk; fair over static. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, DEC 24 0500 - Woman in French; fair over
static. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
243 | unID | ?, DEC 24 0500 - Bits of talk by man under YVB beacon. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
252 | ALGERIA | R. Algerienne, Tipaza, DEC 24 0500 - Folk style vocal and
guitar, 5+1 pips (last higher pitch), jingle, woman in French; good. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 29 2200 - Male vocal and folk guitar, 5+1 pips
with synchro echo, time check including Canarias mention, fanfare music, man
"veinte cuatro horas en Radio Nacional de Espana"; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
639 | CZECHIA | CRo Dvojka, Praha/Liblice, DEC 31 2100 - Slavic talk by man,
Dvojka mention; over Spain. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | EGYPT | ERTU Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Abis, DEC 23 2100 - Shrill female vocal,
4+1 pips (last higher pitch) a bit after Spain's pips, Salaam Aleikum in talk;
fair, mostly over Spain. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, DEC 29 2100 - Rustic male vocal, 5+1 pips, time
check by woman, fanfare music, man "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios
informativos", "buenas noches" at start of news by woman; good. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
792 | SPAIN | SER R. Sevilla, Sevilla, DEC 29 2200 - Piano and orchestral
music, 4+1 pips, man in Spanish, music, man with Cadena SER net ID, news; to
good peak. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, DEC 29 2200 - Man "This is BBC
Five Live", news about bus accident near Scottish border; fair over slop. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, DEC 31 2200 - 5+1 pips, COPE ID in talk by man &
woman; fair over IBOC hash. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5, Burgos//Granada, DEC 22 2200 - Vocal, 5+1 pips, fanfare
music, man "veinte cuatro horas en Radio Nacional de Espana"; fair. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER, San Sebastian // Valladolid, DEC 19 0500 - Elaborate
fanfare / attention music, "en la cadena SER" ID; good. {A} + DEC 31 2201 -
Vocal of "Sleigh Ride", fast Spanish talk by two guys in studio partying it up;
loud. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 23 2200 - 5+1 pips, time check by woman
including Canarias mention, fanfare music, man "veinte cuatro horas en Radio
Nacional de Espana"; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Sawt Al-Joumhouria, Al-Dhabbaya, DEC 29 2200 -
Arabic talk by man, male vocal with strings; to good peak. {A} + DEC 31 2200 -
Orchestra, Al Joumhouria mention by man, male vocal; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute Radio synchros, DEC 31 2201 - Absolute Radio
ID, Aerosmith "Love in an Elevator"; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | SBC R.Riyadh, Duba, DEC 31 2100 - Female Arabic vocal,
man with Arabiya es Saudiya mention, fanfare / attention music; to good peak.
{A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1548 | MOLDOVA | TWR, Grigoriopol, DEC 31 2100 - Bits of music, then TWR
interval signal; fair to good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
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