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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2016
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: 6m vert. by 12.6m 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, SEP 17 0300 -
Fanfare, Jil FM mentions by woman, man // 549; poor to fair. + SEP 20 2300 -
Mideast dance club music; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, SEP 15 2358 - Arabic teletalk by woman &
man // weaker 531. [Connelly*Y-MA]
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE synchros, Las Palmas // Barcelona, SEP 17
0000 - Radio Nacional de Espana news intro; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, Madrid, SEP 17 0301 - Woman with Spanish news; in slop.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 17 0000 - Pips, Spanish news // 576; over
unID possible Middle Eastern station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | SNRT Al-Idaa al-Watania, Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 17 0001 - Man in
Arabic; in slop. + SEP 17 0302 - Woman in Arabic; low modulation on fair
carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 15 2300 - 5+1 pips,
fanfare, Radio Nacional de Espana ID by man; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE R.1, La Coruna et al., SEP 17 0300 - RNE news; over something
else. [Connelly*Y-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al., SEP 15 2359 - Man mentioned
American rivalry, medal awards; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
702 | unID | ?, SEP 17 0001 - Male chorus (like an anthem), then Koranic chant
with reverb; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
747 | CANARY ISLANDS | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 17 0000 - Radio Nacional de Espana
ID, news with woman & man; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 17 0300 - News // 639; in slop.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA (t) | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, SEP 16 0000 - Fat carrier,
little audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 15 2300 - Two men (one on
telephone) with Spanish talk; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE R.1 synchros, SEP 15 2300 - ID, news // 621; fair, on LSB to
dodge 855.075 growl carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
864 | EGYPT | ERTU, Santah, SEP 16 2300 - Koranic chant; fair. + SEP 17 0000 -
Koranic chanting; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. 5 synchros, SEP 16 2259 - Sporting event
coverage; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
936 | IRAN (t) | Urumiyeh, SEP 15 2300 - Mideast vocal; over Spain.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | RTVA Chaine 2, Algiers, SEP 15 2301 - News in French by man;
through WOFX slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, SEP 15 2300 - Man in Spanish // 837; poor in IBOC
hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 15 2300 - Woman & man // 1089;
through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 15 2258 - Advert to reduce
alcohol consumption; to good peak. + SEP 16 0000 - "On digital radio and 1089
and 1053 AM, the real home of football, TalkSport"; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 16 0000 - Pips, fanfare, Radio Nacional de
Espana ID, news; fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 16 0000 - ID, news // 1098; to good peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE R.5 synchros, SEP 15 2300 - ID, news // 621; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute R. synchros, SEP 16 2300 - Guns N Roses
"Paradise City"; to good peak. + SEP 17 0000 - Police "Walking on the Moon";
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, SEP 26 0259 - Yankee Doodle sign-on
music; mixed with WCKY. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Guantanamo, SEP 6 0059 - Public address by man // 670
et al.; mixed with R. Enciclopedia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
530 | CUBA | CMBQ, R. Enciclopedia, La Habana, SEP 6 0100 - Radio Enciclopedia
ID by woman, slight reverb; mixed with Rebelde synchro. [Connelly*Y-MA]
540 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Sancti Spiritus, SEP 6 0101 - News, 9-note sounder,
splash effects // 670; mixed with 2 or 3 other Latin Americans and presumed
WFLF. [Connelly*Y-MA]
550 | PUERTO RICO | WPAB, Ponce, SEP 6 0100 - Spanish news by man mentioning
Ponce and San Juan; mixed with R. Rebelde and other Latin Americans.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
560 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Ciego Avila, SEP 6 0101 - 9-note sounder, splashes //
670; mixed with jumble of WFIL, WQAM, (nulled) WGAN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas, SEP 6 0100 - Pip, "Radio Reloj desde la
Habana, Cuba" ID by man; mixed with WMCA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Mabujabo, SEP 6 0101 - 9-note sounder // 670; under
WKAQ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, SEP 6 0101 - WKAQ Cinco Ochenta ID; over
Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
590 | CUBA | R. Musical Nacional, La Julia, SEP 6 0101 - Classical piano; mixed
with WEZE & Rebelde. [Connelly*Y-MA]
590 | CUBA | CMHI, R. Rebelde, Santa Clara, SEP 6 0101 - 9-note sounder, woman
with news, splashes // 670; mixed with WEZE & Musical Nacional. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | CUBA | CMKV, R. Rebelde, Urbano Noris, SEP 6 0101 - Rebelde with news //
670; loud, over WYEL-PR and presumed HJHJ / WICC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, SEP 6 0100 - Puerto Rico newstalk // 580
WKAQ; under Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | COLOMBIA | HJKL, La Cariñosa, Bogota, SEP 6 0100 - 5-note chime-like
signal, excited Spanish talk; in dogfight with WIOD, WTEL, Rebelde.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, SEP 6 0101 - Rebelde 9-note sounder, man
with "Las Noticias" mention, talk by woman, splash sounds // 670; over WSNR.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, NotiUno, San Juan, SEP 6 0100 - "NotiUno Seis Treinta
San Juan" ID getting through well during short pause in WPRO audio.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, SEP 6 0100 - Female Spanish pop vocal // 650
across top-of-hour; good / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | VENEZUELA | YVQO, Union R., Puerto La Cruz, SEP 6 0001 - Union Radio ID;
mixed with Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, SEP 6 0100 - Pop female vocal // 640, some
wobbling; mixed with HJKH. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | CUBA | CMQ, R. Rebelde, Arroyo Arenas, SEP 6 0101 - Rebelde 9-note
sounder, splashes, news by woman; huge, way over WWFE. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, SEP 6 0101 - Fast-talk Spanish man & woman
Puerto Rican news; under WRKO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | COLOMBIA | HJCZ, W Radio, Bogota, SEP 6 0102 - W Radio en Colombia ID;
over Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Jovellanos, SEP 6 0059 - Female vocal // 640; mixed
with HJCZ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | COLOMBIA | HJCX, W Radio, Cali, SEP 6 0100 - W Radio ID, promo's /
adverts; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, SEP 6 0101 - Talk by man & woman, 9-note
sounder, man "Las Noticias", news by woman; huge, trouncing WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | unID | ?, SEP 6 0100 - Initially a jumble of stations, then female
Spanish folk religious vocal atop, ran beyond 0102 UTC end of capture, probably
Nicaragua. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 | COLOMBIA | HJCU, Cadena Melodia, Bogota, SEP 6 0102 - Melodia mention,
accordion music; under Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 | CUBA | R. Progreso, La Fe, SEP 6 0059 - Female vocal // 640; dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, SEP 4 0101 - Mentions of Venezuelan
cities including Carabobo, Valencia. + SEP 6 0100 - Venezuelan political
speech; over Cuba, WSB. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN, Barranquilla, SEP 4 0100 - Excited sports shouting
// 770 HJJX. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 | COLOMBIA | HJJX, RCN, Bogota, SEP 4 0100 - Man with fast excited sports
talk // 760 HJAJ; mixed with Cuba, WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Victoria de las Tunas, SEP 6 0101 - 9-note sounder,
splashes; under WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 | VENEZUELA | YVMN, R. Coro, Coro, SEP 6 0102 - Coro ID, jingles; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
790 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Pinar del Rio & Holguin, SEP 6 0101 - Reloj ticks,
beeps; under WPRV, WAXY. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, SEP 6 0100 - Radio
Transmundial ID by woman, then Spanish male preacher; over WSVS C&W music.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | BAHAMAS | ZNS3, Freeport, SEP 6 0058 - Atop with calypso song about
spending all your money. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | CUBA | CMDE, R.Reloj, Contramaestre, SEP 6 0059 - Reloj RR beeps in
jumble with WNYC & other Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | BRAZIL | ZYJ459, R. CBN, Rio de Janeiro, SEP 6 0058 - Two men in
Portuguese conversation; briefly dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Jovellanos, SEP 6 0102 - Reloj RR beeps; over Brazil.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, SEP 6 0100 - Female vocal // 640; dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | CUBA | R. Cadena Agramonte, Camaguey, SEP 4 0101 - Radio Cadena Agramonte
ID; over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ, Caracas, SEP 6 0102 - Venezolana mentions, doorbells;
over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940.07 | unID | ?, SEP 6 0100 - Growl, not much audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
950 | CUBA | R. Reloj, La Habana & Mayari Arriba, SEP 6 0059 - Reloj beeps;
under WKDN, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
950.51 | unID | ?, SEP 4 0100 - Weak off-channel het. [Connelly*Y-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, SEP 6 0059 - Reloj beeps, ticks; under WELI.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
990 | CUBA | R. Guama, Pinar del Rio, SEP 6 0059 - Telco-grade Spanish talk by
man; mixed with WNTP. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | CUBA | ?, SEP 6 0100 - Wobbler; in IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1030 | ARGENTINA | LS10, R. del Plata, Buenos Aires, SEP 3 0100 - Radio
Noticias del Plata ID getting through WBZ. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 | COLOMBIA | HJAT, CARACOL, Barranquilla, SEP 4 0059 - Fast talk
mentioning Bucaramanga; mixed with WTAM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1140 | CUBA | CMBF, Radio Musical Nacional, Santa Clara, SEP 6 0102 - Classical
music // 590; mixed with other Cubans, WRVA, WQBA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, SEP 6 0101 - Very echoey Rebelde news,
sounder, splashes; over other Latin American or R. Marti. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1210 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, V. C. Jobabo, SEP 6 0101 - 9-note sounder; under
WPHT. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1610 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, SEP 6 0100 - Gene Scott
preaching; over Bollywood Canadian. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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