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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: 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 ***
171 | MOROCCO | R. Mediterranee Internationale, Nador, SEP 6 0300 - Pop vocal
(Cyndi Lauper or similar) past top of hour, a few words by woman, then another
US female pop vocal; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
183 | GERMANY | Europe No. 1, Felsberg, SEP 6 0200 - Excited French talk by
man, two sets of three chimes in music fanfare, Europe Un ID in talk by man &
woman; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
189 | ICELAND | RÚV Rás, Gufuskálar, SEP 6 0200 - Country style song,
electronic sounder, woman in Icelandic; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
198 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R.4, Droitwich et al., SEP 6 0200 - 5+1 pips, BBC
World Service mention of program about human trafficking, news about Trump
calling the NY Times a "phony media outlet"; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
234 | LUXEMBOURG | RTL, Junglinster, SEP 6 0159 - Man & woman in French; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
252 | ALGERIA | R. Algerienne, Tipaza, SEP 6 0200 - Bob Dylan "Hurricane",
fanfare music, woman in French with Medi Un ID, 5+1 pips (last higher pitch),
man with news in French; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, SEP 15 2300 -
Dance-club song with "radio" and "stereo" mentions in audio-processed male
vocal, 2+2+1 pips, fragments of songs, man with Jil FM ID; fair. {A} + SEP 25
0000 - Arabic phone interview; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, SEP 24 2301 - Man with Jil FM ID, Arabic
music // 531; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
567 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 25 0000 - RNE news intro; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE synchros, Las Palmas // Barcelona, SEP 21
0000 - RNE news intro; to fair peak. + SEP 24 2300 - RNE fanfare, news; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, SEP 25 0000 - Fanfare music, Radio Nacional de
Espana ID; fair through WEZE slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
612 | MOROCCO | SNRT Al-Idaa al-Watania, Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 25 0000 - Man in
Arabic at low audio level on good carrier. [Connelly*Y-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruña et al., SEP 21 0000 - Spanish news; through CBN
slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5, Droitwich et al., SEP 10 0001 - Five Live
news; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
702 | ALGERIA (t) | RTA Chaine 1, Laghouat, SEP 20 2359 - Arabic talk; poor.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
729 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, SEP 21 0000 - RNE news intro; CKAC slop.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, SEP 21 0000 - RNE news intro; to fair peak, no
Egypt growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
837 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 24 2300 - Spanish news; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., SEP 6 0300 - Irish song "A Mother's Love",
5+1 pips, RNE news intro; to good peak. + SEP 25 0000 - RNE news with
"servicios informativos" mention; fair, echoey. [Connelly*Y-MA]
864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Program, Santah, SEP 6 0101 - Koran; loud. + SEP 24
2300 - 4+1 pips (last higher pitch), serious sounding talk by man in Arabic,
into Koranic vocal; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, SEP 20 2300 - ID "This is BBC Five
Live"; good. {A} + SEP 25 0000 - "This is BBC Five Live"; to good peak over
WABK slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
936 | MOROCCO | SNRT, Agadir, SEP 20 2301 - Arabic vocal with orchestra,
reverberated Arabic talk by man; to good peak. {A} + SEP 20 2359 - Arabic talk
by man; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, SEP 21 0001 - Man & woman in Spanish; to good
peak. + SEP 24 2300 - Two men with news in Spanish; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, SEP 9 2330 - Spanish teletalk; to good peak over
IBOC. + SEP 23 2300 - Spanish news; fair over IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5, Burgos//Granada, SEP 24 2300 - 5+1 pips, RNE news; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1026 | SPAIN | SER synchros, SEP 21 0001 - Woman in Spanish // stronger 1044.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER, San Sebastian // Valladolid, SEP 6 0200 - Spanish news by
woman; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 9 2330 - Talk // 1089; through
slop. + SEP 24 2301 - Advert by woman for holiday tours; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, SEP 4 0000 - Interview, echoey. +
SEP 20 2302 - Advert for Selco Builders Warehouse, slogan "Selco, where the
trade go", visit website at 'selcobw.com'; good. {A} + SEP 24 2302 - ID "On
digital radio and 1089 and 1053 AM, Talk Sport"; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 10 0000 - News // stronger 1107.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, SEP 10 0000 - RNE intro; a bit echoey / choppy.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, SEP 23 2259 - Two men in Spanish; fair during
break in WBBR slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute Radio synchros, SEP 6 0200 - Aerosmith "I
Don't Want to Miss a Thing"; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1386 | LITHUANIA | R. Baltic Waves / R. Liberty, Viesintos, SEP 10 0100 - Radio
Svoboda ID; through WEGP slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | R. Algérienne, Algiers, SEP 10 0100 - 5+1 pips (last higher
pitch), a couple of words by man, Koranic vocal; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, SEP 9 0259 - Yankee Doodle sign-on
theme; mixed with WCKY football. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, SEP 10 0100 - WKAQ cinco ochenta ID's;
loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
590 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Guantánamo, SEP 10 0100 - Stevie Wonder "I Just Called
to Say I Love You" // 600; over VOCM and jumble, WEZE off air. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, SEP 9 2329 - WKAQ net ID // loud 580;
dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | BRAZIL | ZYL268, R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, SEP 6 0100 - Man with
Portuguese sports shouting; mixed with WGIR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Pinar del Rio et al., SEP 10 0100 - Stevie Wonder song
// 600; mixed with Brazil, domestics. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | VENEZUELA | YVKA, RNV, Caracas, SEP 24 2359 - Man & woman in Spanish with
several Venezolana mentions; mixed with WPRO. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 | VENEZUELA | YVLL, R. Rumbos, Caracas, SEP 5 0000 - Doorbells, NotiRumbos
and Radio Rumbos ID's; dominant. {A} + SEP 25 0000 - Folk style vocal, Radio
Rumbos ID's; slightly over Rebelde Cuba. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, SEP 6 0300 - Talk "RCR presenta"; fair. +
SEP 25 0000 - RCR sietecientos cincuenta AM ID's; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, SEP 5 0000 - A Voz do Brasil
mention, intro music, Uirapuru AM Fortaleza ID; fair over others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, SEP 21 0000 - Talkshow with mentions of
Mayaguez, Fajardo, other Puerto Rican cities; way over CFNV. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1010 | COLOMBIA | HJOP, Sistema Cardenal, Barranquilla, SEP 6 0201 - "En
Barranquilla" mention in Spanish talk; mixed with WINS. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1070 | COLOMBIA | HJCG, R. Santa Fe, Bogota, SEP 6 0300 - Radio Santa Fe ID's;
dominant over IBOC hash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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