Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2013 e-mail = "[email protected]"
[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 Antenna: west-null cardioid-pattern SuperLoop, 9 m vertical by 15 m horizontal, base height 1.5 m, null side feedline to termination pot, peak side feedline to 2:1 transformer to receiver "http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/pictures1/dual_feedline_superloop.gif"; ====================================================== *** TRANSATLANTIC DX *** 531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, SEP 14 2259 - // 549 with high-energy dance music with vocals & percussion; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, SEP 14 2259 - // 531 with high-energy dance music with vocals & percussion; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 15 0002 - man in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, SEP 15 2259 - bit of jazz, woman in Spanish, man on phone in discussion; through bad WEZE slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 603 | FRANCE | France Info, Lyon-Tramoyes, SEP 14 2300 - France Info music, woman in French; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA] 612 | MOROCCO | RTM A, Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 15 2300 - man with news in Arabic; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 14 2259 - fast Spanish talk by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., SEP 14 2300 - Spanish news by man; through CBN slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 657 | SPAIN | RNE R.5, Madrid, SEP 15 0002 - man in Spanish; mixed with others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Maria, Lopik, SEP 15 0002 - Dutch religious talk; hammered by WRKO slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 684 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Sevilla, SEP 15 0001 - news // 738; to good peak over WRKO slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., SEP 14 2300 - mentions of "Five Live News", "Five Live Sport", and "BBC Radio"; to good peaks. [Connelly*Y-MA] 711 | FRANCE | France Info, Rennes, SEP 14 2259 - classical piano // 1206; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA] 711.11 | WESTERN SAHARA | RTM, Laayoune, SEP 15 2300 - bits of audio through 711.0 France growl, WOR slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 729 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 14 2259 - fast Spanish talk; in CKAC slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 738 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Barcelona, SEP 14 2300 - 5+1 pips, "Radio Nacional de Espana" ID, fanfare music; to fair peak. + SEP 15 0001 - man with news in Spanish; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA] 747 | CANARY ISLANDS | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 15 0001 - man in Spanish; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA] 747 | NETHERLANDS | R.5, Zeewolde (Flevoland), SEP 14 2300 - man in Dutch; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA] 774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 14 2259 - // 621 & 738 with fast talk and laughing by man & woman, then a bit of music; good. + SEP 15 2300 - Radio Nacional de Espana ID, sounder music, news. [Connelly*Y-MA] 783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, SEP 15 0001 - North African tribal music; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 792 | FRANCE | France Info, Limoges, SEP 14 2300 - France Info music, woman in French; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, SEP 15 0001 - woman in Spanish; good, over France. [Connelly*Y-MA] 801 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 15 0001 - man in Spanish; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 15 0001 - man in Spanish; fair, dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 14 2300 - "Radio Nacional de Espana" ID; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 864 | FRANCE | France Bleu, Villebon-sur-Yvette, SEP 16 0400 - man then woman in French; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 15 0001 - Spanish talk; in WLVP slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.Wales, Washford, SEP 14 2300 - BBC news; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.5 synchros, SEP 14 2300 - // 693 with "Five Live News and Five Live Sport" mention; fair. + SEP 15 0001 - talk about Syrian chemical weapons agreement; loud, over something else (Romania?). [Connelly*Y-MA] 918 | SPAIN | R. Intercontinental, Madrid, SEP 15 0001 - man in Spanish; fair. Adjacent 917 Nigeria carrier was about 10 dB weaker. [Connelly*Y-MA] 936 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 14 2300 - "Radio Nacional de Espana" ID; mixed with second station. [Connelly*Y-MA] 945 | FRANCE | France Info, Toulouse, SEP 14 2300 - France Info music, news by woman in French; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA] 954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, SEP 14 2300 - fast-paced talk by man in Spanish; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, SEP 14 2300 - woman in French; over WOFX slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 999 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 14 2300 - fanfare music, Cadena COPE mention, man in Spanish; peaking over WINS IBOC. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 15 0001 - UK sportstalk; in WEPN slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1062 | unID (IRAN ?) | ?, SEP 15 0002 - Koranic chanting; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 15 2300 - clothing store advert, TalkSport ID. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 14 2300 - Spanish news // 774; through WHLI (daytimer) slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 15 0001 - man in Spanish; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 15 2259 - Spanish talk, teletalk by two men. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1206 | FRANCE | France Info, Bordeaux, SEP 14 2300 - // 945 with France Info music, news by woman; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1215 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 15 2258 - man in Spanish; briefly over UK. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, SEP 15 0001 - "She's Not There" by the Zombies (1964); fair. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1377 | FRANCE | France Info, Lille, SEP 15 0001 - French news by woman; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1422 | GERMANY | Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler, SEP 15 2300 - sounder, Deutschlandfunk ID, 3+1 pips, man in German; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 15 2259 - Spanish teletalk; in slop. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1494 | FRANCE | France Info synchros, SEP 14 2300 - classical music, France Info theme; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, SEP 14 2300 - 5+1 pips, talk, dramatic 5-note news fanfare, news by man in Arabic; good. [Connelly*Y-MA] 1575 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | R. Farda, Al Dhabiya, SEP 15 2301 - pop Mideast male vocal; atop jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA] *** PAN-AMERICAN DX *** 600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, SEP 15 0000 - Rebelde de Habana ID; over WICC & CBNA. [Connelly*Y-MA] 640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, SEP 15 0000 - characteristic Cuban "wobbling"; under CBN. [Connelly*Y-MA] 670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, SEP 15 0000 - slogan "Rebelde, la Habana, la emisora de la revolucion", approx. 1 second echo delay between synchro audios. [Connelly*Y-MA] _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
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