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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2017
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
See http://microtelecom.it/perseus/
Antenna 1: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 10m vert. by 11m horiz. (peak 165 deg.,
null 345 deg.)
Antenna 2: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 9m vert. by 20m horiz. (peak 90 deg.,
null 270 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.
NOTE:
{A} in entry indicates that audio can be accessed from link on the following
page:
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/doc1/audio_2017.htm
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, DEC 24 2200 - Jil FM
ID's, jingle, US-style pop dance vocal // 549; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, DEC 24 2200 - // 531 with Jil FM ID's,
jingle, "My Love is Right" pop dance vocal; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
567 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 24 2200 - // 576 with Spanish talk by woman;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE synchros, Las Palmas // Barcelona, DEC 24
2200 - Talk // 567; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, DEC 15 2130 - Spanish discussion; fair during
breaks in WEZE slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | SNRT Al-Idaa al-Watania, Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 15 2130 - Female
Arabic vocal; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Montemor-o Velho//Miranda do Douro, DEC 24 2200
- Portugal 4+1 pips; under WUNO, WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruña et al., DEC 24 2200 - Music across top-of-hour,
man with Feliz Navidad greeting; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
648 | SPAIN | RNE1, Badajoz et al., DEC 15 2130 - Woman in Spanish // 855;
poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, DEC 15 2130 - Woman & man // 774; fair through
WRKO slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, DEC 21 2100 - Radio Nacional de Espana ID;
through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 24 2159 - Vocal // 774;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, DEC 15 2130 - Vocal // 684; to fair peak. + DEC 24
2200 - Vocal // 747; good over 774.19 Egypt growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
783 | MAURITANIA | R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, DEC 15 2130 - West African
plucked strings, chant; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, DEC 24 2200 - Christmas choir
music, woman in Spanish // 999; fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., DEC 24 2201 - Man & woman talk about
Navidad; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Program, Santah, DEC 15 2130 - Man chanting; to good
peak. + DEC 24 2200 - Koranic chant, preaching; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 15 2130 - // 1044 with man in Spanish, bit of
echo; poor. + DEC 24 2200 - 5+1 pips, man in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, DEC 7 2200 - Man "Follow the
action on Five Live Sports Extra" and "BBC Five Live" mentions; good. {A} + DEC
24 2200 - ID "This is BBC Five Live", talk about Russian corruption, flooding
in Vietnam, skiers stuck on lift; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, DEC 24 2200 - Man in Spanish read off several
numbers, then 5+1 pips; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | Chaîne 2, Ouled Fayet, DEC 24 2200 - 5+1 pips (last higher
pitch), news by woman; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, DEC 15 2130 - 5+1 pips, news by man & woman; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5, Burgos//Granada, DEC 24 2201 - // 774 with man & woman
talking about Navidad; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 15 2130 - Two men in Spanish; good. + DEC 24
2201 - Christmas music, announcer "muy buenas noches, Feliz Navidad", laughing;
good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1053 | LIBYA | Libyan Jamahiriya/R.Libya, Tripoli, DEC 7 2201 - Group vocal,
then man in Arabic with salaam aleikum mention; to good peak. {A} + DEC 15 2130
- Arabic string music; to good peak, on frequency. + DEC 24 2200 - Pop Arabic
vocal; strong, on 1053.102 (high of nominal) again. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, DEC 24 2200 - US football
Jacksonville Jaguars v. San Francisco 49ers, TalkSport ID; good. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1125 | BELGIUM | RTBF VivaCite, Houdeng, DEC 24 2200 - Woman in French; mixed
with Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 24 2200 - Vocal // stronger 1107; mixed with
Belgium. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 24 2200 - Vocal // 1107; in WWDJ slop.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute Radio synchros, DEC 15 2130 - "Christmas
Wrapping" by the Waitresses, female DJ, talk about office parties for people
who work at home; fair. + DEC 24 2159 - Promo for Christian O'Connell show,
John Lennon "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 15 2130 - Man // 774; fair over hefty CJWI
slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | R. Algérienne, Algiers, DEC 15 2130 - Pop Arabic vocal; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, DEC 15 2130 - Arabic-sounding man; occasionally
over WLAM slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1485 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 15 2129 - //1044 with two men talking about
Catalunya; in slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1503 | SPAIN | RNE5, La Línea de Concepción & Piñeira, DEC 15 2130 - Talk //
774; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | SBC R.Riyadh, Duba, DEC 15 2130 - Soft-voiced man, "Bali
Hai" tune (from "South Pacific") on violins with percussion accompaniment;
good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1548 | MOLDOVA | TWR, Grigoriopol, DEC 21 2100 - TWR musical box interval
signal; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, R. Uno, San Juan, DEC 24 2200 - Puerto Rico news;
over WPRO, Portugal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, La Habana-Guanabacoa // Jobabo (Las Tunas), DEC 11
2300 - ID "Radio Progreso, cadena nacional, desde la Habana, Cuba"; mixed with
WMEN FL. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Santa Clara, DEC 11 2300 - ID "Transmite Radio
Progreso, cadena nacional, desde la Habana, Cuba", single chime; over WQNO New
Orleans. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, DEC 11 2300 - "RCR siete cincuenta AM"
ID's; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | COLOMBIA | HJCY, Caracol Radio, Bogotá, DEC 11 2301 - Ultima Hora Caracol
and Caracol Radio mentions; good / dominant. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | PANAMA | HOL55, Radio Reforma, Chitré / El Ejido, DEC 11 2301 - Kids
singing, fast-talk DJ, deeper voiced man in canned Radio Reforma ID; over Reloj
Cuban. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | VENEZUELA | YVMD, R. Venezuela Mara Ritmo, Maracaibo, DEC 11 2300 -
Maracaibo, Zulia, and Venezuela mentions; over jumble. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, DEC 11 2200 - Woman with "WIPR, nueve
cuarenta AM, San Juan, Puerto Rico" ID; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | COLOMBIA | HJAQ, RCN La Radio, Cartagena, DEC 11 2300 - RCN La Radio ID,
Colombian anthem; over Cuba. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | CUBA | R. Granma, Media Luna, DEC 11 2300 - Woman with Radio Granma ID,
9 note tinkly Granma chimes; a bit under Colombia. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 | COLOMBIA | HJCN, BBN Radio, Bogotá, DEC 6 0200 - Man ".. AM desde
Bogotá, Colombia"; over WTAM. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
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