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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / DEC 2014 and JAN 2015
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
Antennas: Broadband loop 10m vert. by 11m horiz. (north-south peaks,
east-west nulls). See http://www.bamlog.com/broadband.htm for similar
antenna type.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, DEC 28 0300 - Man in Arabic,
synthesized dance music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, DEC 31 0200 - Arabic man
preaching, crowd noise; by far the strongest TA at the time.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, DEC 28 0300 - Yankee Doodle
sign-on music, man with VOA news in English; mixed with WCKY.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | CUBA | CMBQ, R. Enciclopedia, La Habana, DEC 31 0159 - Woman with
Radio Enciclopedia ID with reverb, "Touch the Wind" song from Disney's
"Pocahontas". [Connelly*Y-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, JAN 15 0200 - Reloj news, ticks,
beeps; over WMCA/HJND. [Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, JAN 15 0200 - WKAQ Cinco Ochenta
ID; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
590 | CUBA | R. Musical Nacional, La Julia, DEC 31 0200 - Music from
"The Nutcracker"; under WEZE. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, JAN 15 0201 - Rebelde ID;
dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JAN 15 0201 - Rebelde ID, "Axel
F" (Harold Faltermeyer) music; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, JAN 15 0200 - // 640 with vocal;
mixed with WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, NotiUno, San Juan, DEC 31 0200 - Uno and
NotiUno ID's; over WPRO and Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, JAN 15 0200 - Vocal // 630; loud.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | GUADELOUPE | R. Guadeloupe, Pointe-a-Pitre, DEC 31 0200 - French
news; mixed with Progreso Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | COLOMBIA | HJKH, RCN Antena Dos, Bogota, JAN 15 0200 - Spanish
news mentioning Colombian cities; over Progreso and WSRO.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, DEC 27 0203 - // 640 with
instrumental disco version of John Paul Young's "Love is in the Air";
slightly under WFAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | VENEZUELA | YVLL, R. Rumbos, Caracas, JAN 15 0200 - Venezuela
newstalk; mixed with Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JAN 15 0200 - Progreso vocal //
640; over unID Spanish talk (Colombia?). [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | COLOMBIA | HJCX, W Radio, Cali, DEC 31 0200 - Spanish talk, "W
Radio" net ID; mixed with WLW. [Connelly*Y-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JAN 15 0200 - Rebelde ID; way over
WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | COLOMBIA | HJAN, Emisoras Unidas, Barranquilla, DEC 31 0200 -
Adverts for Barranquilla businesses. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Mabujabo, JAN 15 0200 - Vocal // 640; over
others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 | COLOMBIA | HJCU, Cadena Melodia, Bogota, JAN 15 0200 - Melodia
ID; over Progreso Cuba vocal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
740 | CUBA | ?, JAN 15 0200 - Wobbler in mix. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | CUBA | CMHV, R.Progreso, Trinidad, DEC 31 0159 - Progreso in
"wobbler" mode; mixed with YVKS. + JAN 15 0200 - Vocal // 640; mixed
with WSB and second Spanish talker (Venezuela or Colombia).
[Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, DEC 31 0200 - "Informa RCR"
announcement; over Cuba and WSB. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, JAN 15 0200 - Banco Popular
advert, RCN Noticias ID; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Victoria de las Tunas, JAN 15 0201 - Rebelde
ID, "Axel F" (Harold Faltermeyer) music; over WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Road Town, Tortola, JAN 18 0000 -
Reggae music, Carib-accent advert for paint, local mentions; over
others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, JAN 15 0159 - Radio Coro ID's,
siren sound effect; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
790 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Pinar del Rio & Holguin, JAN 15 0200 - Reloj
news, "RR" beeps; mixed with second Spanish speaker and WPRV.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, JAN 15 0200 - Radio
Transmundial ID; mixed with second Spanish talker, presumably WNNW.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Guantanamo, JAN 15 0200 - Progreso vocal //
640; over WGY, ZNS3, other Spanish talker. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | CUBA | R. Ciudad de la Habana, JAN 15 0200 - Radio Ciudad de la
Habana ID's; over Reloj and Progreso (no trace of WNYC). Audio '
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/r_ciudad_de_la_habana-820_20150115_0200z.mp3
'. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | PANAMA | HOL55, R. Reforma, Chitre, JAN 15 0200 - Radio Reforma
ID; well over Reloj Cuban. Audio '
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/r_reforma-860_20150115_0201z.mp3 '.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, JAN 15 0200 - Reloj news, "RR" beeps;
dominant over other Latin Americans. Trying for Ecuador but no luck.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, JAN 15 0200 - Progreso vocal // 640; huge.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, Caracas, DEC 31 0202 - YVRQ doorbells in the
beginning, then mentions of RQ and AM Center. Thanks to Bruce Conti on
RealDX list. Audio '
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/910_20141231_0202z.mp3 '.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
950 | CUBA | R.Reloj, La Habana & Mayari Arriba, JAN 15 0200 - Reloj
news, ticks, beeps; over domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, JAN 15 0200 - Reloj news, ticks,
beeps; way over WELI. [Connelly*Y-MA]
980 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Moa, JAN 15 0200 - Reloj "RR" beeps; under WOFX.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | COLOMBIA | HJAQ, RCN, Cartagena, DEC 27 0200 - // 760 with
Colombia-subjects talk, music; better (= less IBOC) on USB.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1060 | unID | ?, DEC 27 0200 - music, Spanish talk; under WQOM. Audio '
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/1060_20141227_0159z.mp3 '.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, DEC 31 0159 - R. Santa Fe
ID; over IBOC hash. Audio '
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/audio1/r_santafe_1070_20141231_0159z.mp3 '.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1160 | BERMUDA | VSB3, Hamilton, DEC 28 0300 - Woman "coming up on the
BBC World Service", pips, news; mixed with WOBM et al. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, CARACOL, Cartagena, DEC 31 0200 - CARACOL ID;
mixed with WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde (CMBT Villa Maria and others), JAN 15 0200 -
Rebelde ID's, timecheck "nueve de la noche"; huge, dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1210 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JAN 15 0200 - Rebelde ID, "Axel F"
music // 1180; under WPHT. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1220 | BRAZIL | ZYJ258, R. Globo, Rio de Janeiro, JAN 15 0200 - Man in
Portuguese, electronic 'wolf whistle'; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** DXTRA ***
Audio Files - South Yarmouth, MA - SEP-NOV 2014:
http://chowdanet.com/markc/doc/audio_autumn2014.htm
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