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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 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) (grid FN41vq)
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
Antenna 1: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 10m vert. by 11m horiz. (peak 165 deg.,
null 345 deg.)
Antenna 2: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 8m vert. by 15m horiz. (peak 75 deg.,
null 255 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, JUN 8 0258 -
Dance-club music; fair, actually clearer than // 549. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, JUN 25 0200 - Arabic news; to fair peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | CUBA | CMBQ, R. Enciclopedia, La Habana, JUL 23 0300 - Piano music, samba
theme music, woman "Transmite .. R. Enciclopedia"; mixed with Rebelde.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
530 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Guantanamo, JUL 23 0301 - ID by man "Rebelde en la
Habana, Cuba"; over R. Enciclopedia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, JUL 23 0300 - Beep, woman "Radio Reloj,
once en punto de la noche", RR beeps; way over WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, JUL 23 0301 - WKAQ ID; mixed with WTAG.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, JUL 23 0301 - // 530 with Rebelde
ID. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, JUN 25 0201 - // weaker 580 WKAQ with
Puerto Rico mentions by woman; over Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | CUBA | CMAN, R. Rebelde, Bahia Honda, JUL 17 0330 - // 670 with man &
woman; over WIOD. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, JUN 20 0300 - 9-note attention signal,
"splash" sounds // 600 et al.; through WZON / WVMT / WSNR tangle.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, NotiUno, San Juan, JUN 25 0159 - // 760 WORA with
Puerto Rico mentions & NotiUno ID; under WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, JUN 27 0100 - Female vocal, deep-voiced man
with Progreso ID at 0100:32; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | COLOMBIA | HJKH, RCN Antena Dos, Bogota, JUN 25 0200 - Antena Dos ID,
Bogota mentions in reverberated talk; mixed with Progreso Cuban. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, JUN 27 0100 - // 640 with female vocal,
Progreso ID by man; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JUL 23 0300 - Under WFAN; old-style
female vocal // 640, 650, 690, 730, 750, 900. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, JUL 23 0300 - Rebelde ID // 530;
over WWFE. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, JUN 25 0201 - Spanish news by man, Wapa
jingle; under WRKO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | COLOMBIA | HJCZ, W Radio, Bogota, JUN 27 0100 - // 700 HJCX with Colombia
mentions in talk; slightly over Progreso vocal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, JUN 27 0100 - Vocal // 640; under
Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | COLOMBIA | HJCX, W Radio, Cali, JUN 27 0100 - // 690 HJCZ with man in
Spanish talking about Colombia; slightly over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 23 0301 - Echoey ID // 600 et al.; mixed
with WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Mabujabo, JUN 27 0100 - Female vocal // 640; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
730 | COLOMBIA | HJCU, Cadena Melodia, Bogota, JUN 25 0201 - Melodia Estereo
ID, bell; good. + JUN 27 0100 - Melodia Estereo ID's; to good peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de Tanamo, JUN 25 0200 - Angulo with Spanish
vocal and carrier wobble; dominant + JUN 27 0059 - "Radio Angulo .. su radio"
ID, jingle; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | CUBA | CMHV, R.Progreso, Trinidad, JUN 27 0100 - Progreso ID; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, JUL 17 0330 - RCR ID; over Cuba, WSB.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, JUN 20 0301 - "RCN la radio" ID;
dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | PUERTO RICO | WORA, Mayaguez, JUN 25 0159 - // 630 WUNO with Puerto Rico
mentions & NotiUno ID; dominant. + JUN 27 0101 - NotiUno net ID; in dogpile
with Brazil and Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | HJJX, RCN, Bogota, JUN 27 0100 - // 1000 HJAQ with sporting
event, excited talk by man; good, over Cuba, WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS | ZBVI, Road Town, Tortola, JUN 25 0200 - ZBVI
sign-off ID by woman, short hymn, God Save the Queen; fair over R. Coro.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, JUL 17 0331 - R. Coro ID over static.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, JUN 25 0200 - Woman "Radio
Transmundial, 800 AM, transmitiendo desde Bonaire, isla del caribe holandesa";
good / dominant. + JUN 27 0100 - Woman with R. Transmundial ID, gospel singing,
then man in Spanish. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | COLOMBIA | HJCY, CARACOL, Bogota, JUN 25 0200 - CARACOL Radio ID; good /
dominant. + JUN 27 0058 - Excited sportstalk, "CARACOL de Colombia" ID; good /
dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | COLOMBIA | HJED, Cali, JUN 25 0200 - CARACOL Radio ID; in bad jumble with
Cubans and growl from presumed R. Vigia around 820.18. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | CUBA | R. Ciudad de la Habana, JUN 27 0100 - Radio Ciudad de Habana ID;
over Progreso. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | CUBA | R. Progreso, JUN 27 0100 - Female vocal // 640; under R. Ciudad de
Habana. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, "W", Santa Clara, JUL 23 0300 - Dobleve ID, "desde Santa
Clara, Cuba"; good, way over WHAS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Jovellanos, JUN 27 0100 - Reloj programming; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, JUN 25 0100 - Timecheck "nueve de la noche" +
JUL 17 0330 - ID "Radio Reloj desde Habana, Cuba". [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, JUN 20 0300 - News by woman // 640. [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | VENEZUELA | YVMD, Maracaibo, JUN 25 0200 - "Hora Venezuela" and "desde
Maracaibo" mentions; over Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, Caracas, JUN 25 0300 - Typical doorbells, talk; mixed
with Cuba & WLAT. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, Maxima 940, San Juan, JUN 25 0200 - "San Juan ...
Maxima Nueve Cuarenta", loud + JUL 23 0300 - "Maxima, Nueve Cuarenta" ID; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
950 | CUBA | R.Reloj, La Habana & Mayari Arriba, JUN 25 0200 - Reloj news /
time show; mixed with WKDN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, JUN 25 0100 - Reloj // 870; over WELI.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
980 | COLOMBIA | HJES, Cali, JUN 25 0200 - RCN news intro including
digitally-processed talk // 1000 HJAQ; mixed with WCAP, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
980 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Moa, JUN 25 0100 - Reloj // 870; good, over WOFX/WCAP. +
JUN 27 0100 - Evenly mixed with WCAP. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | COLOMBIA | HJAQ, RCN, Cartagena, JUN 25 0158 - Talk // 980 HJES,
4-ascending-note attention signal 0158:25 UTC; fair. + JUN 27 0100 - sports //
770 HJJX. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | CUBA | R. Granma, Media Luna, JUN 25 0100 - R. Granma chime interval
signal; mixed with HJAQ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1020.11 | unID | ?, JUN 27 0100 - Possibly R. Nanduti, Paraguay with
off-channel carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1030 | ARGENTINA (t) | LS10, R. del Plata, Buenos Aires, JUN 27 0100 - Pips at
top-of-hour consistent with previous logs; under WBZ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1060 | CUBA | R. 26, Jovellanos, JUN 27 0100 - Cubana mentions by woman; mixed
with WQOM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1060.28 | unID | ?, JUN 25 0100 - Nightclub style vocal, man in Spanish; poor
(on USB) in WQOM slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, JUN 25 0100 - Q'Hubo Radio ID,
descending 4-note attention signal; mixed with other Latin Americans. + JUN 25
0200 - "En Q'hubo Radio ... Radio Santa Fe ... nueve de la noche"; over IBOC
hash and 1070.128 growl carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 | COLOMBIA | HJAT, CARACOL, Barranquilla, JUN 25 0100 - // 810 HJCY with
fast sports related talk. + JUN 25 0200 - CARACOL Radio ID; slightly over
jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1110 | CUBA | R. Angulo, JUN 20 0259 - // 740 with Radio Angulo ID, electronic
sound, 6-chime signal; under WBT. + JUN 27 0100 - Angulo music // 740; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1140 | CUBA | CMBF, Radio Musical Nacional, Santa Clara, JUN 27 0101 -
Classical music; over other Cuban. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, CARACOL, Cartagena, JUN 25 0201 - CARACOL jingle, talk,
Banco Popular advert; good, way over WWVA. + JUL 17 0331 - CARACOL ID; mixed
with WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 23 0301 - Rebelde ID // 600; over WHAM.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 23 0300 - 9-note attention signal,
splash sounds; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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