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Report from Mark Connelly, WA1ION
Times / dates = UTC / 2018
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)
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: Cardioid pattern SuperLoop: 9m vertical by 20m horizontal (peak 84
deg., null 264 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
153 | ROMANIA | Antena Satelor / Romania Actualitati, Brasov Bod, AUG 24 0100 -
Antena Satelor ID, folk female vocal; noisy. [Connelly*Y-MA]
162 | FRANCE | France-Inter, Allouis, AUG 24 0100 - Apparent blank carrier;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, AUG 24 0100 - Arabic
male vocal, percussion then woman with Medi Un ID; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, AUG 24 0100 - Six chimes, ID "Vous
ecoutez Europe Un, il est trois heures"; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
189 | ICELAND | RÚV Rás, Gufuskálar, AUG 24 0100 - Electronic interval signal,
woman in Icelandic with "Ruv" mention; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., AUG 24 0100 - ID "BBC World
Service, the World's Radio Station", 5+1 pips, news; to good peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
225 | POLAND | Polskie Radio, Konstantynow, AUG 24 0100 - Radiotelevisie Polska
ID, 5+1 pips, fanfare music, news by man & woman; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, AUG 24 0100 - French news by woman; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
252 | ALGERIA | R. Algerienne, Tipaza, AUG 24 0100 - 5+1 pips (last higher
pitch), news by woman in French; well over Ireland. [Connelly*Y-MA]
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, AUG 23 2359 - English
language boy band vocal // 549; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, AUG 24 0000 - // 531 with pop vocal,
several Jil FM ID's; fair on LSB to dodge WDEV slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, AUG 24 0100 - ID "Radio Nacional de Espana,
servicios informativos"; fair in slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, AUG 24 0000 - Radio Nacional de
Espana ID; poor in WZON slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
657 | SPAIN | RNE5, Madrid, AUG 24 0001 - Spanish news by man; to fair peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, AUG 24 0000 - Pips, fanfare music, RNE ID; poor
in CHCM splatter. [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, AUG 24 0000 - News // 738; fair over Egypt 774.25
growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, AUG 24 0000 - Pop vocal, 5+1
pips, news in Spanish; fair to good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., AUG 24 0000 - // 774 with slow male vocal,
pips, RNE news intro; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
864 | SPAIN | RNE Radio Nacional Cast. La Mancha, Socuéllamos, AUG 24 0100 -
RNE news intro; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, AUG 24 0100 - BBC Five Live news;
in WABK slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
936 | MOROCCO | SNRT, Agadir, AUG 24 0100 - Likely this with Arabic vocal,
strings across top of hour. [Connelly*Y-MA]
954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, AUG 24 0100 - Pips, woman in Spanish; in WROL
slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, AUG 24 0102 - News by woman in Spanish; briefly
over bad WINS IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5, Burgos//Granada, AUG 24 0000 - // 855 with fanfare, RNE
news intro; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER, San Sebastian // Valladolid, AUG 24 0000 - Orchestral
music, 5+1 pips, "Cadena SER, servicios informativos"; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1080 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 24 0000 - At about 0000:20 WTIC's carrier cut
for two sec. revealing two stations in Spanish, one with news by woman // 1044
(so SER net), other news by man (unID, possibly Cuba). [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, AUG 24 0059 - Adverts; echoey, poor
in slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, AUG 24 0000 - // 1107 with slow vocal, pips, RNE
news; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, AUG 24 0000 - // 1098 with slow vocal, pips, RNE
news; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, AUG 24 0100 - RNE news intro through WBBR slop.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 24 0000 - // 1044 with
Spanish news by woman; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1386 | LITHUANIA | R. Baltic Waves / R. Liberty, Viesintos, AUG 24 0100 -
Russian talk, Svoboda mention; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, AUG 24 0000 - // 1107 with slow vocal, 5+1 pips,
fanfare music, RNE news; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | R. Algérienne, Algiers, AUG 24 0000 - Arabic group vocal; poor
to fair. + AUG 24 0101 - Koran; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, AUG 27 0259 - Yankee Doodle march,
man "This is the Voice of America, Washington, DC, signing on.", more Yankee
Doodle; to good peak, dominant. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1539 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 24 0100 - News by man in Spanish; poor through
CHIN slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1575 | IRAN | Qeshm, AUG 24 0000 - Buzz-jammer; over Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1584 | SPAIN | SER synchros, AUG 24 0000 - // 1044 with music, pips, news;
poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, AUG 24 0000 - WKAQ ID, affiliates list;
over WTAG. + AUG 27 0000 - WKAQ (Doble-oo kah ah coo) Cinco Ochenta ID, advert
by man; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, AUG 28 0100 - WKAQ network ID and
affiliates list // 580, TMobile tweety-bird sound effect; largely over
Cuba/HJHJ scrum. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | BRAZIL | ZYL268, R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, AUG 24 0001 - Woman in
Portuguese; mixed with WGIR. + AUG 27 0301 - Fast Portuguese talk by man with
phone number in advert, jingle; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, R. Uno, San Juan, AUG 23 2359 - ID "Notiuno seis
treinta"; atop WPRO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | BRAZIL | ZYK686, Nossa R., Sao Paulo, AUG 27 0259 - Man in Portuguese
with preaching; dominant, pips from Argentina and music from Colombia way
under. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | COLOMBIA | HJAN, Emisoras Unidas, Barranquilla, AUG 29 0000 - Emisoras
Unidas ID; noisy. [Connelly*Y-MA]
740 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Sagua de Tánamo, AUG 27 0001 - Woman & man with Cuba
mentions, jingle, 6-note Angulo chimes, fair / dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, AUG 24 0000 - RCR sietecientos cincuenta
AM ID; mixed with CBGY. + AUG 28 0100 - RCR ID in Spanish talk by man; over
CBGY, Cuba, WSB. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, AUG 27 0000 - Man with Uirapuru
ID, Portuguese religious talk; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | COLOMBIA | HJAJ, RCN Radio, Barranquilla, AUG 29 0000 - Fast 4 note
attention signal, RCN La Radio ID, 5+1 pips; over Brazil, WORA. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
770 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Victoria de las Tunas, AUG 27 0001 - Usual spooky
organ music, ID by man "Rebelde, la Habana, Emisora de la Revolucion"; alone on
channel with WABC in deep antenna null. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, AUG 24 0000 - Piano music,
woman "Muy buenas noches, Radio Transmundial .."; atop jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | COLOMBIA | HJCY, Caracol Radio, Bogotá, AUG 24 0000 - Caracol ID popped
out of stew with WGY, WKVM, Brazil, and probable Bahamas and Cuba.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, Doblevé, Santa Clara, AUG 24 0000 - Talk "transmitiendo
desde Santa Clara"; slightly atop pile-up. [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | HAITI | Radio-Télé 4VEH, Cap Haitien-Petite Anse, AUG 29 0000 - Dashing
Through the Snow interval signal; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, AUG 29 0100 -
Caribbean-accent local talkshow, mentions of criminal activities, death
penalty; over jumble with Reloj, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, AUG 27 0000 - Reloj program clobbering WLVP.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | CUBA | R. Cadena Agramonte, Camaguey, AUG 27 0001 - Four ascending
doorbell chimes, fanfare music, man "Transmite Radio Cadena Agramonte,
Camaguey, Cuba"; good peak though audio was excessively compressed / somewhat
mushy. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, AUG 29 0001 - Woman with "WIPR nueve
cuarenta San Juan" ID; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
950 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Arroyo Arenas // Camagüey-Isábel Hortensia, AUG 29 0000
- Wobbler under WROL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | BRAZIL | ZYK522, R. Record, Sao Paulo, AUG 28 0000 - Portuguese talk by
man, "A Voz do Brasil" intro; fair over hiss from WINS IBOC. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1040 | COLOMBIA | HJAI, Radio Tropical, Barranquilla, AUG 28 0000 - Electronic
sounder, man with Radio Tropical ID, another sounder; fair, dominant. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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