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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2018
e-mail = "markwa1...@aol.com"
[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)
NOTE:
{A} in entry indicates that audio can be accessed from link on the following
page:
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/doc1/audio_2018.htm
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
See http://microtelecom.it/perseus/
Antenna-1: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 9m vertical by 20m horizontal (peak 84
deg., null 264 deg.)
Antenna-2: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 7m vertical by 18m horizontal (peak 112
deg., null 292 deg.)
Antenna-3: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 10m vertical by 11m horizontal (peak 170
deg., null 350 deg.) (occasionally configured as bidirectional loop, peaks
170/350)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., JUL 8 0100 - 5+1 pips, fanfare music, Radio
Nacional de Espana ID, news; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
891 | ALGERIA | Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 8 0101 - Woman with news in Arabic;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, JUL 9 0200 - BBC 5 Live ID; tough
WABK-ME slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | Chaîne 2, Ouled Fayet, JUL 8 0100 - Group vocal, French talk,
pips (last one higher); to fair peak through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, JUL 8 0100 - Mention of website
ending in ".co.uk"; poor. + JUL 10 0300 - TalkSport mention; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 8 0100 - Radio Nacional de Espana ID; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, JUL 8 0100 - Fanfare music, "Radio Nacional de
Espana, servicios informativos"; to good peak, some synchro echo.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute Radio synchros, JUL 10 0300 - Woman in English
with advert; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, JUL 10 0300 - Yankee Doodle
interval signal; mixed with WCKY, WVBF; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Guantánamo, JUL 5 0200 - Sports talk // 670 et al.,
alone on channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]
540 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HICM, Radio ABC, Santo Domingo, JUL 5 0200 -
Religious vocal, talk including "en Santo Domingo"; initially good, then into
jumble. + JUL 10 0300 ID "Esta es R. ABC"; atop CBT, WFLF. [Connelly*Y-MA]
570 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, JUL 10 0259 - Reloj RR beeps; mixed with CFCB,
WMCA, WSYR tangle. [Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, JUL 10 0300 - Mention of politics, WKAQ
cinco ochenta ID; mixed with WTAG. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 | CUBA | R. Progreso, La Habana-Guanabacoa // Jobabo (Las Tunas), JUL 5
0200 - Talk // 650; over CBN, YVQO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | CUBA | R. Progreso synchros, JUL 5 0200 - Progreso talk // 640; over
HJKH, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | BRAZIL | ZYK686, Nossa R., Sao Paulo, JUL 9 0159 - Portuguese male
preacher; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | BRAZIL | ?, JUL 9 0159 - Man in Portuguese; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de Tánamo, JUL 9 0100 - Radio Angulo ID, 6
chimes; dominant over CHCM/CFZM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, JUL 10 0101 - Man "RCR presenta"; fair,
alone on channel. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN Radio, Barranquilla, JUL 5 0100 - 5+1 pips, Banco
Popular mention, RCN La Radio net ID; good over WJR, WORA, Brazil jumble.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, JUL 5 0100 - Woman with
Radio Transmundial ID; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, Doblevé, Santa Clara, JUL 5 0100 - "Dobleve, transmitiendo
desde Santa Clara"; over WXEW, Haiti, Brazil melange. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | HAITI | Radio-Télé 4VEH, Cap Haitien-Petite Anse, JUL 9 0101 - Dashing
Through the Snow 5-note electronic interval signal, then 4VEH ID in French talk
by man; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | BRAZIL | ZYJ459, Radio CBN, Rio de Janeiro, JUL 8 0059 - Woman in
Portuguese; over Spanish language station and CJBC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, JUL 5 0100 - Reloj ticks and beeps through
pile-up. [Connelly*Y-MA]
890 | CUBA | Radio Progreso, Chambas, JUL 5 0059 - Progreso deep voiced
announcer // 640, 900; over WAMG. [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, San Germán-Urbano Noris, JUL 5 0059 - Progreso deep
voiced announcer // 640, 890; over YVMD, CHML. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, JUL 8 0059 - National Guard of Puerto Rico
mention in English, then into Spanish talk; over Brazil. + JUL 10 0300 Woman
in Spanish, WIPR ID, pop dance vocal; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
960 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Guantanamo, JUL 10 0300 - "Transmite Radio Reloj desde
la Habana, Cuba"; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | BRAZIL | ZYK522, R. Record, Sao Paulo, JUL 8 0101 - Portuguese news by
man; slightly over IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, JUL 9 0200 - ID "Escucha Radio
Santa Fe"; over IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, Caracol Radio, Cartagena, JUL 5 0159 - Sports talk,
Caracol Radio ID; over WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, JUL 5 0200 - Talk // 670; over WHAM.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1220 | BRAZIL | ZYJ458, R. Globo, Rio de Janeiro / Ilha do Pontal, JUL 8 0059 -
Portuguese talk, Globo ID; to good peak. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** DOMESTIC DX ***
1080 | USA - FL | WKAT, Coral Gables, JUL 5 0159 - ID as Radio Luz, Miami.
Good during momentary WTIC outage. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
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