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Here in MA we're likely one hop closer to Spain than Romania so RNE is
typically dominant on 855.
Most nights recently it has been booming in.
Spain, being like the "Cuba of Europe" AM-wise, has many parallels in its major
networks (RNE, COPE, SER) just as there are many Cuban Rebeldes, Progresos, and
Relojs.
RNE network, of which 855 is a member, also has blasters on 585, 639, 738, 774,
1107, etc. and many more second-tier (10 kW class) stations on other channels.
If you can't log the other parallels there, they would certainly be numerous on
any western Europe web-based receiver. And, of course, there are webstreams
from the stations / networks themselves.
Talk is not the easiest thing to parallel, so if you can find a period
containing music, that will make things easier.
Where your paths to Europe from Pacific NW are closer to over the pole, the
difference in distance to Romania versus that to Spain is less than it is here
on the East Coast. So on that end the signals might be closer in strength.
Romania 855 has a bunch of parallels too. 1179 does pretty well here. In good
openings from the car at the beach I've had 756, 855, 909, 1152, 1179, 1332,
1458, 1530, 1593, and maybe some others.
To my ears the Romanian language sounds a bit like Portuguese: enunciation
somewhat "mushier" than the crisper sound of the other related Romance
languages of Spanish, Italian, and Latin. But clearer than French which is the
most nasal / mushy of the Romance languages and not as linguistically close (in
most respects) to Latin as are Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian.
Here's a suggestion: post audio clips of what you hear. Then the rest of us
can take a crack at it. Use a patch cable, not something like speaker to
microphone (that inevitably adds noise and distortion).
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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