Logs 7 - 24 AUG 2005 Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 2005
[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA, USA (GC= 42.533 N / 71.221 W) (home) [Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA, USA (GC= 42.744 N / 70.830 W) (salt-marsh: Stackyard Road - Nelson Island, Parker River NWR) Receivers: Drake R8A, Palstar R30 Antennas: Billerica - Flag: 5 m vert. x 10.6 m horiz., base ht. 5 m, peak east, null west Rowley - cardioid array on roof of car = Vertical: 3 m whip (MFJ-1954) to DX Engineering AVA-1 buffer amplifier; Loop: broadband, in vertical plane, square, 2 m per side, to 1:1 transformer to DX Engineering RPA-1 line amplifier, peak east-west, null north-south Accessories: DXP-6 phasing unit e-mail = "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ====================================================== *** COMMENTS *** August the best DX month ? You could almost make a case for it, based upon recent long-haul receptions by DXers on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America. The typical September through November "serious DXpedition season" should really be interesting. *** TRANSATLANTIC DX *** 153 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Donebach, AUG 24 0020 - // 1422 with Charlie Parker style jazz; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] 162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, AUG 18 0113 - French teletalk; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0022 - woman in French mentioned "Union Europeen"; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] 171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, AUG 18 0114 - Mideast dance music with drumming; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0022 - woman in French; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] 177 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk Berlin, Oranienburg, AUG 24 0023 - classical music; very good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 189 | ICELAND | Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, AUG 24 0023 - Icelandic talk by man & woman; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., AUG 18 0112 - English talk, then African drums; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0023 - talk about water quality problems in third world countries; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] 207 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Aholming, AUG 24 0024 - // 153 with Otis Redding song; slightly under Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA] 207 | MOROCCO | RTM, Azilal, AUG 24 0023 - woman in Arabic; over Germany. [Connelly*rw-MA] 234 | LUXEMBOURG | R. Luxembourg, Junglinster, AUG 18 0108 - "When the Music's Over" by the Doors; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0026 - rock music, man in French; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 252 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Clarkestown, AUG 18 0109 - news discussion; fair over SKR beacon. [Connelly*B-MA] 261 | unID | AUG 24 0027 - drumming, Middle East influenced jazz; fair. Russia ? [Connelly*rw-MA] 531 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Ain-El-Beida, AUG 24 0018 - // 549 & 890.95 with Arabic music; over Spain, others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 549 | ALGERIA | Alger Chaine 1, Les Trembles, AUG 24 0017 - // 890.95 with Arabic male vocal with large orchestra; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 567 | IRELAND | RTE R.1, Tullamore, AUG 24 0016 - // to monster-level 252, old-time Julie Andrews showtune vocal; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 576 | ALGERIA (t) | Alger Chaine 1, Bechar, AUG 24 0014 - probably this with Arabic music; under Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] 576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 24 0014 - Spanish talk; fair, over likely Algeria. [Connelly*rw-MA] 585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, AUG 24 0014 - // 855 with two men in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, AUG 24 0029 - // 1206 with large orchestra playing the "Gone With the Wind" theme; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 24 0012 - strident-delivery Arabic talk by man; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, Santa Cruz de Tenerife et al., AUG 24 0031 - // 774 with fast Spanish talk by woman; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., AUG 24 0011 - // 855 with man in Spanish; in tough CBN slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, AUG 24 0009 - // 855 & 1107 with Spanish discussion; fair over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 666 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Lisboa, AUG 24 0008 - Portuguese phone interview; poor to fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 675 | NETHERLANDS | Arrow Classic Rock, Lopik, AUG 24 0038 - apparent John Cougar Mellencamp song; poor, in tough WRKO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, AUG 24 0005 - news ends, a bit of music, then woman does talkshow mentioning Venezuela; very good with WRKO phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5 Live, Droitwich et al., AUG 24 0004 - news mentioning Labour Party, Parliament; fair with CINF phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 711.05 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, AUG 24 0002 - Arabic talk; slightly over France-711.00, nasty rumble resulting. [Connelly*rw-MA] 729 | SPAIN | RNE synchros, AUG 24 0040 - // 774 with Spanish talk; in bad CKAC/WJTO slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, AUG 24 0041 - // 774 with talk, '50s music; fair through CHCM chatter with WJIB/CHWO in null. [Connelly*rw-MA] 747 | NETHERLANDS | R. 747 AM / R.1, Flevoland, AUG 24 0042 - Dutch vocal & organ music; good, over Spain and CBGY slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR Option Musique, Sottens, AUG 19 0038 - country-western style French male vocal, then "Oh Happy Day" by the Edwin Hawkins Singers; fair to good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0001 - man with news in French; excellent. [Connelly*rw-MA] 774 | EGYPT | Middle East R., Tanta, AUG 23 2353 - Arabic vocal; loud, way over Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] 774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, AUG 23 2346 - // 936 with Latin American style vocal; excellent, over Egypt. [Connelly*rw-MA] 783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, AUG 24 0045 - rustic bluesy Berber-style shouting vocal and guitar-like instrument; good, better than // 4845 which had inferior modulation. [Connelly*rw-MA] 792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, AUG 23 2359 - // 837 & 1206 with classical music; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, AUG 24 0046 - // 855 with Spanish talk, then "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown; poor through slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Batra, AUG 24 0048 - shrill Arabic vocal & flute; strong, over Morocco. [Connelly*rw-MA] 819 | MOROCCO | RTM, Rabat, AUG 24 0048 - // 612 with Arabic talk by woman; under Egypt. [Connelly*rw-MA] 837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2359 - Spanish talk; now good, taking over the channel from France. [Connelly*rw-MA] 837 | FRANCE | France Info, Nancy, AUG 23 2357 - // 792 with classical music; way over Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] 855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, AUG 23 2355 - // 1107 with Spanish teletalk with man & woman; good. Noted later with het and audible splash badly mucking up the WEEI-850 Red Sox game signal on the car radio en route home along sections of Route 1A that directly faced the salt-marsh to the east and had up-sloping rocky woodlands to the west. [Connelly*rw-MA] 864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Pgm., Santah, AUG 23 2354 - Koranic a cappella male vocal; HUGE / LOCAL-LIKE at S9+20, way over France. [Connelly*rw-MA] 864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, AUG 23 2355 - "True" by Spandau Ballet, then French talk; noted during lengthy pauses in the Koranic vocal on much-stronger Egypt. [Connelly*rw-MA] 873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 23 2352 - teletalk // 1116; fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 882 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2352 - Spanish teletalk; equal to co-channel UK strength. [Connelly*rw-MA] 882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford, AUG 23 2352 - man & woman in English; over/under COPE Canaries-Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] 890.95 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, AUG 17 2350 - group chant; strong carrier, light audio. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2350 - Arabic discussion; excellent, better than WAMG-890. [Connelly*rw-MA] 909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 Live synchros, AUG 23 2348 - talk about police and the number of violent crime cases before and after the London transit bombings; excellent signal, clobbering WABI. [Connelly*rw-MA] 918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, AUG 23 2347 - Spanish talk; in and out of a jumble of other signals and some CJCH slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 2346 - // 774 with Latin American style vocal; to good peak over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, AUG 23 2345 - old-fashioned French male vocal & piano; good with WROL-950 phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, AUG 24 0118 - three-note theme then Spanish talk; now atop channel. [Connelly*rw-MA] 954 | unID | AUG 24 0049 - Koranic chant; to good peak. Qatar schedule listed as 0245-2130, so maybe Turkey instead. [Connelly*rw-MA] 963 | PORTUGAL (t) | R. Renascenca, Seixal, AUG 23 2343 - Portuguese-sounding talk; in heavy CHNS-960 & WZAN-970 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 972 | GERMANY (t) | NDR Info, Hamburg, AUG 24 0050 - probably this with light classical music, as not // to Spain or Libya stations. Heavily slopped by WZAN. [Connelly*rw-MA] 981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, AUG 23 2343 - Arabic male group vocal, then Arabic talk by man; very good with WCAP phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 999 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Tanger, AUG 23 2242 - likely this with Arabic vocal; under Spain. [Connelly*rw-MA] 999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, AUG 18 0048 - man & woman with discussion in Spanish, segment of folk music, then more talk; loud, over Arabic music station. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2242 - // 1296 with lively discussion & teletalk; fair. + AUG 23 2342 - Irish instrumental music, then man in Spanish; HUGE, way over Arabic music station. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1017 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 24 0052 - // 774 with Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive"; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 23 2339 - operatic vocal, then woman in Spanish; fair with WBZ phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 23 2338 - rustic Berber shouting vocal & metal pipe banging; good with WBZ IBOC sludge (~1045) tightly phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 24 0053 - very echoey Spanish teletalk. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, AUG 19 0120 - talk about "the Swiss team"; through WEPN slop. [Connelly*B-MA] 1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 23 2335 - // 1116 with fast Spanish talk; slightly under WTIC. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, AUG 24 0056 - reverberated promo for "The Dynamic Duo on TalkSport" that reminded me of the fake radio stuff on "The Who Sell Out" album. Fair to good with WBAL phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 18 0006 - echoey Spanish talk; over possible tone tester. + AUG 19 0119 - Spanish discussion; over second station. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2329 - // 774 with Spanish; over unID music station. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1106.772 | EGYPT | Batrah, AUG 23 2325 - het and bits of audio almost overtaking Spain-1107. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 19 0056 - woman with echoey Spanish talk; over growl from Egypt on low side. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2327 - // 774 with echoey Spanish talk; dogged by Egypt-1106.772 het. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1116 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 19 0118 - teletalk with woman; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2324 - Spanish talk; over unID possible African. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1116 | unID | AUG 23 2324 - African-sounding female vocal; under Spain. Maybe Angola ? [Connelly*rw-MA] 1125 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Deanovec, AUG 23 2321 - // 1134 with Slavic talk by man; to good peak, roughly 12 dB weaker than 1134. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1134 | CROATIA | Glas Hrvatske, Zadar, AUG 18 0007 - Slavic newstalk by man & woman; good. + AUG 18 0043 - Slavic male vocal in a '50s Frankie Avalon style; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2320 - Slavic talk by woman, a bit of cheering, then talk by man; LOUD, better than WBBR-1130! [Connelly*rw-MA] 1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2320 - fast Spanish talk by man; about 10 dB behind dominant Croatia. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1143 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2319 - // 1296 with teletalk; fair, somewhat choppy. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 2238 - Spanish newstalk; fair with WTTT phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1169 | IRAN | IRIB Sarasary, Semnan, AUG 23 2318 - het behind strong WFPB daytimer (which is one of a handful of US stations not in the normal null zone of my cardioid array). [Connelly*rw-MA] 1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Sawa, Dabiya, AUG 24 0058 - Mideast dance music with strings & drums; to good peak with WWVA phased. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 19 0128 - echoey Spanish teletalk. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2317 - Spanish teletalk; fair. 1180 was no problem, but some buckshot from daytime superpest WFPB-1170 was. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1197 | SPAIN | Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria, AUG 23 2316 - slow song, then woman in Spanish; through WKOX slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, AUG 18 0008 - '80s dance-club style rock; to good peak. + AUG 19 0106 - French cultural talk by woman, music segments; loud. + AUG 23 0026 - instrumental mood music similar to the "Godfather" theme; very good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2236 - woman talking over instrumental music; good. + AUG 24 0101 - LIKE A LOCAL with French talk. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1206 | unID | AUG 24 0101 - perhaps Israel with bits of pop Mideast music; way under France. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1214.92 | ALBANIA | CRI relay, Fllake, AUG 23 2259 - emotional operatic / wailing vocal; 80 Hz growl messing up UK & Spain on 1215. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Virgin R. synchros, AUG 19 0117 - "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & the Range; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0102 - tax consultation advert "call 0845 300 3900", Virgin Radio ID, then "Starman" by David Bowie; LOUD! [Connelly*rw-MA] 1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 23 2243 - // 999, 1296 with Spanish teletalk & panel discussion; fair, some WESX-1230 slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1242 | FRANCE | France Info, Marseille, AUG 23 2315 - // 1206 with fast French talk by man & woman; to good peak over WBUR slop. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1251 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya, Tripoli, AUG 23 2313 - talk, then sad-sounding Arabic music; fair. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1278 | FRANCE | France Info, Strasbourg, AUG 24 0104 - // 1206 with woman in French; poor, mixed with others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, AUG 23 2242 - // 999 with lively discussion & teletalk; loud. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1305 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 24 0105 - // 774 with Spanish talk; good signal strength, but very echoey audio. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1332 | unID | AUG 24 0106 - rock music, probably a UK local; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, AUG 24 0106 - muffled English talk; poor. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1359 | SPAIN | RNE, Arganda del Rey, AUG 24 0107 - // 774 with romantic Spanish vocal; to good peak. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, AUG 8 0116 - old-time male vocal; fair. + AUG 19 0131 - woman in French; very good. + AUG 23 0032 - man & woman in French, a bit of music; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0107 - electronic jazz instrumental; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1395 | NETHERLANDS | Big L Radio London, Trintelhaven, AUG 24 0108 - "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1413 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 19 0139 - woman in Spanish; echoey, poor. [Connelly*B-MA] 1422 | ALGERIA | Algiers, AUG 23 0011 - woman in French; over Germany which had opera. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2247 - fast French talk by man; good, totally dominant. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, AUG 7 0312 - classical music; fair. + AUG 19 0131 - classical music; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0020 - // 153 with bebop jazz; fair. + AUG 24 0108 - classical music; HUGE. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1431 | DJIBOUTI | R. Sawa, Arta, AUG 24 0109 - Arabic male high-energy rock vocal similar to Rolling Stones "Paint It, Black"; excellent, wasting WXKS. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1494 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, AUG 24 0110 - new-age orchestral music // huge 1206. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1503 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, AUG 23 2306 - man & woman in Spanish; over others. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1512 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Jeddah, AUG 24 0111 - Koranic male a cappella vocal; monster S9+30 signal, about equal to local WWZN-1510 (which it was rendering completely useless for casual listening). [Connelly*rw-MA] 1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, AUG 23 2223 - // 9555 & 9870 with excited discussion by two men in Arabic; excellent, over S-9, annihilating WIZZ-1520, loudest TA an hour before sunset. Bit of vocal, maybe Spain, way under. + AUG 23 2300 - Arabic news items about Hosni Mubarik, Kofi Annan, Sudan; HUGE S9+30, at least 15 dB better than WIZZ/WTHE/WWKB-1520. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1548 | KUWAIT | R. Sawa, Kabd - Kuwait City, AUG 18 0017 - shrill female vocal with pop-style instrumentation; fast fades. + AUG 23 0034 - Arabic female group disco vocal with heavy drumming; loud. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2254 - country-pop US female vocal; good. + AUG 23 2302 - Celine Dion song, then woman in Arabic followed by high-energy Mideast dance-club music; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1557 | FRANCE | France Info, Fontbonne, AUG 7 0308 - French news by woman; fair. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2224 - man in French; good, stronger than WQEW-1560! [Connelly*rw-MA] 1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, AUG 7 0059 - Farsi talk by woman, man mentioned Radio Farda, then segment of boy-band pop hit, more talk; to good peak. + AUG 19 0138 - R. Farda ID by woman, drums, talk by man; through CFAV slop. + AUG 23 0035 - Farsi talk by man & woman; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 24 0113 - Mideast dance club music with flutes, strings; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1584 | CEUTA | RadiOle, AUG 8 0044 - Spanish vocal with a '50s feel to it. + AUG 18 0022 - emotional romantic vocal influenced by US soul music; good. [Connelly*B-MA] + AUG 23 2229 - pop music, Spanish talk; building in strength. + AUG 24 0114 - end of song, RadiOle ID; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] 1593 | unID's | AUG 24 0114 - two station mix - one sounded English (Ireland?) and one Arabic (Egypt?). [Connelly*rw-MA] 1602 | SPAIN | R. Vitoria, Vitoria, AUG 24 0116 - festive group salsa vocal, R. Vitoria jingle, then folk-style female vocal; good. [Connelly*rw-MA] ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is out. 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