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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: Elad FDM-S2
See http://shop.elad-usa.com/sdr-radio/fdm-s2/
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.
Quantum and Misek-Lankford-Ratzlaff-Newell phasers were used on a few
receptions (phasing opposite end feedlines of same antenna).
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*** TRANSATLANTIC DX ***
531 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, F'kirina Wilaya d'Oum El Bouaghi, OCT 7 0130 - Modern
dance music, Jil FM jingles, Arabic talk by man over musical accompaniment;
good. {A} + OCT 27 0500 - Marching band anthem, Jil FM ID; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
549 | ALGERIA | Jil FM, Les Trembles, OCT 21 2200 - Dance-rock through top of
hour, Jil FM ID 2201:20, straight into another tune. + OCT 21 2300 - Rhythmic
music, Jil FM IDs; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
576 | BULGARIA | BNR Horizont, Vidin / Gramada, NOV 4 2200 - Slavic talk, pips,
apparent anthem; to good peak, way over Spain. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, OCT 11 0400 - Pips, RNE fanfare / news intro; WEZE
slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
603 | ROMANIA | R. România Actualitati, Botosani/Oradea, OCT 20 2200 - Hora
exacta mention, pips; poor, mixed with RNE Spain. + NOV 4 2100 - Man "Radio
Romania Actualitati, hora exacta"; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
603 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 17 2200 - RNE news; poor. + OCT 21 2300 - RNE
news intro; slightly over probable Romania. [Connelly*Y-MA]
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 13 2200 - 5+1 pips, fanfare
music, ID "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios informativos"; fair on USB. {A}
+ OCT 20 2200 - RNE intro; WZON slop. + OCT 20 2259 - // 639 with Daft Punk
"Get Lucky"; fair. + OCT 21 2200 - RNE news intro; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | TUNISIA (t) | RTT Radio Nationale, Tunis/Djedeida, OCT 16 2200 - Arabic
chanting; briefly over pile. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PORTUGAL | RDP Antena 1, Montemor-o Velho//Miranda do Douro, OCT 27 0500
- Portugal low-pitch pips; in jumble with WPRO, Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruña et al., OCT 17 0400 - 5+1 pips, fanfare music,
RNE news intro; fair on LSB to dodge CBN. {A} + OCT 20 2201 - Woman with RNE
news; to good peak, almost equal adjacent 640 CBN. + OCT 20 2259 - Daft Punk
"Get Lucky" // huge 855; good. + OCT 21 2200 - RNE intro fanfare, news; fair. +
OCT 27 0459 - Rock // 855. [Connelly*Y-MA]
657 | SPAIN | RNE5, Madrid, OCT 20 2200 - RNE news intro, other under.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, OCT 20 2201 - News // 639; to good peak over WRKO
slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5, Droitwich et al., OCT 20 2300 - BBC Five
Live ID, news about EU vote in the Hague; fair. + OCT 21 2200 - BBC mention in
news; poor. + OCT 23 2200 - BBC Five Live ID, news about Brexit-related march
of 700000 people in London; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
711 | unID | ?, OCT 20 2300 - Bits of reverberated chanting; in WOR/Cuba slop.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
729 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 18 2200 - "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios
informativos"; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, OCT 13 2200 - // 621 with pips, RNE fanfare /
news intro; fair. + OCT 21 2200 - RNE news; to good peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
747 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 20 2200 - 5+1 pips, RNE
intro "servicios informativos"; fair. + OCT 20 2259 - // 639 with Daft Punk
"Get Lucky"; poor to fair. + OCT 23 2200 - RNE intro, woman with news; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
756 | ROMANIA | SRR Radio România Actualitati, Lugoj/Boldur, NOV 4 2100 - Man
"Aici Bucuresti, Radio Romania Actualitati, hora exacta"; to fair peak.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 9 2300 - 5+1 pips, time "es la una, medianoche
en Canarias", fanfare music, ID "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios
informativos"; {A} + OCT 18 2200 - RNE news; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
774 | EGYPT | ERTU Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Abis, OCT 20 2200 - Dominant with
dramatic fanfare, man in Arabic; over Spain; near nominal frequency at the
time. + OCT 21 2200 - Arabic male vocal, 4+1 pips (last higher pitch) about 30
sec. after Spain's pips which were audible under, on channel at time (no offset
growl). {A} + OCT 26 0300 - Reverberated Koranic vocal; good, dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
783 | SYRIA | SRTV 1, Damascus, OCT 19 0300 - Arabic male vocal, military march
/ anthem; to good peak. {A} + OCT 21 2200 - Arabic vocal and orchestra through
top of hour; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
801 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, OCT 20 2259 - // 639 with Daft Punk "Get Lucky";
poor on USB. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | SCOTLAND | BBC R. Scotland, OCT 20 2300 - Woman with BBC news; briefly
over faded WGY. + NOV 1 2300 - BBC Radio Scotland ID by woman; over WGY. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
819 | EGYPT | ERTU, Santah, OCT 20 2300 - Group Arabic vocal; poor to fair on
LSB. [Connelly*Y-MA]
837 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 21 2301 - Discussion involving two or three
men; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | ROMANIA | R. România Actualitati, Tancabesti, OCT 19 0300 - "Radio
Romania Actualitati, hora exacta"; slightly over Spain, low rumble.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., OCT 20 2200 - Spanish news mentioning
killing of journalist in Istanbul; loud. + OCT 21 2200 - RNE intro, news; fair.
+ OCT 21 2300 - 5+1 pips, fanfare music, ID "Radio Nacional de Espana,
servicios informativos"; fair to good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
864 | EGYPT | Holy Koran Program, Santah, OCT 21 0000 - Koran; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
882 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC R. Wales, Washford et al., OCT 21 2159 - Muffled
English talk by man; WCBS slop. + OCT 21 2301 - End of pop song, BBC mentions;
fair. + OCT 25 2200 - "Magic" by Pilot (1975), man in English; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC Radio 5 synchros, OCT 20 2300 - Attention music, man
"The best news, the best live sport, this is BBC Five Live", woman with news
about 700000 person march relating to the Brexit deal; to good peak. {A} + OCT
21 0000 - BBC Five Live ID; to good peak. + OCT 21 2200 - Woman then man with
Five Live news; WABK slop. + OCT 21 2300 - Talk about Khashoggi being killed at
Saudi embassy in Turkey; over WABK slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
936 | MOROCCO | SNRT, Agadir, OCT 11 0400 - Group Arabic vocal and orchestra;
fair through slop. {A} + OCT 18 2201 - Male vocal and mandolin or similar;
loud. {A} + OCT 21 2300 - Koran; good. + OCT 23 2201 - Energetic vocal, woman
in Arabic, fanfare music, talk by man; to good peak. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
954 | SPAIN | Onda Cero, Madrid, OCT 8 2300 - Spanish talk, no sign of Turk.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
981 | ALGERIA | Chaîne 2, Ouled Fayet, OCT 16 2200 - French news by woman;
fair. + OCT 23 2200 - Woman in French; through slop, static crashes.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
999 | SPAIN | COPE, Madrid, OCT 18 2200 - Man & woman with Spanish news,
interview; fair. + OCT 21 2300 - 5+1 pips, news by man in Spanish; fair. + OCT
26 0300 - Man in Spanish, 5+1 pips, fanfare music, news; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1017 | SPAIN | RNE5, Burgos//Granada, OCT 18 2200 - RNE news intro; to fair
peak. + OCT 21 2200 - "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios informativos"; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1044 | SPAIN | SER, San Sebastian // Valladolid, OCT 11 0400 - 5+1 pips, talk
by woman, lengthy intro / fanfare music, man with "en la cadena SER" ID; good.
{A} + OCT 17 0400 - Woman "en la cadena SER", 5+1 pips, fanfare / news intro;
good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1053 | ROMANIA | SRR Radio Iasi, Iasi/Letcani, OCT 20 0359 - Radio Iasi mention
in talk by man; briefly over WEPN slop. Thanks to Mauricio Molano (RealDX) for
ID help. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 17 2200 - TalkSport chat; in
slop. + OCT 21 2300 - // 1089 with news by woman; poor in mix with others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1089 | UNITED KINGDOM | TalkSport synchros, OCT 17 2201 - Dating website
advert; to good peak. + OCT 21 2201 - Woman mentioned Brexit; fair.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 8 2300 - Spanish talk; no sign of Golmud,
China being heard in midwest and east lately. + OCT 21 2159 - Rock music //
1107; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 8 2300 - 5+1 pips, time "es la una,
medianoche en Canarias", fanfare music, ID "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios
informativos", news about politics; to good peak. {A} + OCT 19 0300 - RNE news
intro; good. + OCT 21 2159 - Rock vocal // 1098; fair. + OCT 26 0300 -
Classical music, 5+1 pips, RNE news intro; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1125 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 18 2200 - Piano music, 5+1 pips, fanfare
music, ID "Radio Nacional de Espana, servicios informativos"; fair, somewhat
echoey. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1134 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, OCT 20 2200 - Man in Spanish; over something
else. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1152 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 20 2200 - RNE news; over Romania. + OCT 21
2200 - RNE intro; WWDJ slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | SLOVENIA | Radio Capodistria, Beli Kriz, OCT 20 2301 - Woman in Italian
briefly over stew with UAE and Colombia. WWVA not noted. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Sawt Al-Joumhouria, Al-Dhabbaya, OCT 21 2159 -
Mideast music, man & woman talk. Apparent choral anthem at 2201 UTC; weak,
noisy. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1179 | ROMANIA | SRR R. România Actualitati, Galbeni // Bacau, OCT 7 0200 -
Choral music, "hora exacta" mention; fair. {A} + OCT 13 2200 - Man with ID
"Aici Bucuresti, Radio Romania Actualitati, hora exacta"; over SER synchros.
{A} + OCT 16 2300 - Aici Bucuresti ID; WHAM slop. + OCT 18 2200 - ID "Radio
Romania Actualitati, hora exacta", pips; over SER Spain - Canaries. {A} + OCT
20 2300 - Man with ID "Radio Romania Actualitati, hora exacta", pips; good. {A}
+ OCT 21 2200 - Radio Romania Actualitati ID; through slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1188 | IRAN | IRIB Radio Payam, Tehran, OCT 20 2200 - 3 ascending-notes chimes,
news by man; fair. {A} + OCT 21 2200 - Mideast male vocal music, signature 3
ascending notes at 2200:08, talk by man; to fair peak. + OCT 21 2300 - 3
ascending-notes chimes, Farsi talk by man; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1215 | UNITED KINGDOM | Absolute Radio synchros, OCT 11 0400 - News about
Hurricane Michael damage in Florida and Georgia; fair. {A} + OCT 20 2159 -
Absolute Radio ID, promo to win tickets to see Bohemian Rhapsody about the
history of Queen / Freddie Mercury; good. {A} + OCT 21 2200 - Rock across top
of hour; good. + OCT 21 2300 - "Sunday night music .. Absolute Radio", talk
about Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody"; good. + OCT 25 2200 - Contractor advert,
Absolute Radio ID; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1278 | IRAN | IRIB Radio Kermanshah, Kermanshah/Bakhtaran, OCT 21 0000 - Bits
of mideast vocal; in WADO slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1296 | unID | ?, OCT 17 0400 - Koran; weak but over Spain, UK. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1305 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 17 0400 - RNE news intro; weak. + OCT 20 2200
- RNE news; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1341 | NORTHERN IRELAND | BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey, OCT 20 2200 - BBC Radio
Ulster ID, news; to fair peak. + OCT 21 2301 - Man & woman with BBC news; to
fair peak. + OCT 25 2200 - FM and 1341 medium wave BBC Radio Ulster mention;
fair on USB. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1386 | LITHUANIA | R. Baltic Waves / R. Liberty, Viesintos, OCT 20 2300 - Radio
Svoboda IDs; fair. {A} + OCT 21 2200 - Two Radio Svoboda IDs in Russian talk;
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1413 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, OCT 20 2200 - RNE news introl to fair peak. + OCT
23 0300 - Pips, RNE intro; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 | ALGERIA | R. Algérienne, Algiers, OCT 14 0301 - Koran; fair. + OCT 17
2300 - Soft music then marching band anthem; fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1458 | ROMANIA | SRR R. România Actualitati, Constanta / Valu lui Traian, OCT
20 2200 - Radio Romania Actualitati ID, 6 pips; slightly over mess.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1467 | FRANCE | TWR Europe, Roumoules, OCT 20 2200 - Likely this with Arabic
music; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1467.37 | IRAN | IRIB Radio Qom, Qom, OCT 20 2200 - Het of about 370 Hz on high
side of 1467.0 Arabic station, not much audio. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1503 | unID | ?, OCT 20 2200 - Koran; poor but over Spain. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | SBC R.Riyadh, Duba, OCT 20 2200 - Arabic male vocal and
big orchestra; to good peak. + OCT 21 2200 - Group male vocal with orchestra;
good. + OCT 23 2200 - Arabic dance-pop across top of hour; good on peaks.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 | SAO TOME E PRINCIPE | VOA, Pinheira, OCT 14 0259 - Yankee Doodle march
at sign-on; under WCKY. UnID Spanish (Puerto Rico?) occasionally in the mix. +
OCT 18 2200 - Rap music, man "This is the Voice of America, Washington, DC
signing off. For information regarding the times and frequencies of VOA
programs, write to Program Schedules, Voice of America, Washington, DC 20547.";
good, generally over WVBF. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1550 | ALGERIA | National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic,
Rabouni, OCT 23 2200 - Arabic music, talk; in jumble with domestics.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
540 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HICM, Radio ABC, Santo Domingo, OCT 29 1000 - Radio
ABC ID in Spanish talk; fair. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
550 | PUERTO RICO | WPAB, Ponce, OCT 23 0300 - Puerto Rico adverts in Spanish
talk; slightly over WDEV/Cuba/Colombia mess, on USB to dodge 549 Algeria.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
570 | COLOMBIA | HJND, Señal Radio Colombia, Bogota (El Rosal), OCT 11 0400 -
Woman "Escucha Radio Nacional de Colombia"; atop WMCA, others. + OCT 14 0300 -
Woman with Radio Nacional de Colombia IDs; good, dominant. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
580 | PUERTO RICO | WKAQ, San Juan, OCT 21 0000 - WKAQ cinco ochenta San Juan
ID and affiliates list; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | COLOMBIA | HJHJ, R. Libertad, Barranquilla, OCT 15 0400 - Radio Libertad
ID; about 10 dB behind Cuba blaster. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 | PUERTO RICO | WYEL, Mayaguez, OCT 11 0400 - WKAQ net ID; mixed with
Colombia and Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | BRAZIL | ZYL268, R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, OCT 9 2300 - Radio Itatiaia
ID in Portuguese talk; dominant. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | COLOMBIA | HJKL, La Cariñosa, Bogota, OCT 11 0400 - 5-note interval
signal, Carinosa and Colombia mentions; in tangle with Brazil, Cuba, and
apparent WIOD. + OCT 19 0300 - Bogota and RCN La Radio mentions; in jumble.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
610 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Pinar del Rio et al., OCT 15 0400 - Cuban anthem; way
over WIOD, others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | PUERTO RICO | WUNO, R. Uno, San Juan, OCT 11 0359 - NotiUno Seis Treinta
ID; mixed with WPRO. Other Latin American, with music, under. [Connelly*Y-MA]
630 | VENEZUELA | YVKA, RNV, Caracas, OCT 15 0400 - Very slow vocal version of
Venezuelan anthem; over presumed WUNO, no trace of WPRO likely thanks to
antenna null. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, Santiago de Cuba, OCT 15 0400 - Rebelde la Habana,
emisora de la revolucion; over CKGA. + OCT 26 0300 - 9-note Rebelde interval
signal; through huge pile-up of Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, OCT 17 2300 - Wapa Radio ID during short
pause in WRKO audio. + OCT 21 0000 - Adverts and Puerto Rico phone numbers,
Poderosa slogan; under WRKO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 | COLOMBIA | HJCZ, W Radio, Bogotá, OCT 21 0000 - // 700 with woman in
Spanish; over CKGM. + OCT 26 0259 - W Radio ID; over CKGM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | BRAZIL | ZYK686, Nossa R., Sao Paulo, OCT 9 2301 - Man in Portuguese with
Sao Paulo mentions; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 | COLOMBIA | HJCX, W Radio, Cali, OCT 21 0000 - // 690 with woman in
Spanish; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 | BRAZIL | ?, OCT 23 0300 - Reverberated Portuguese male preaching; over
HJAN and WGN. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 | VENEZUELA | YVKS, RCR, Caracas, OCT 20 0400 - Operatic rendering of
Venezuelan anthem; over CBGY/WSB. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 | BRAZIL | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, OCT 9 2300 - Soft music,
Alleluia mention, then into A Voz do Brasil program; good, alone on channel.
{A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
790 | CUBA | R. Reloj, Pinar del Río & Holguín, OCT 26 0300 - Reloj over WPRV,
WAXY. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 | BONAIRE | PJB, TransWorld Radio, Kralendijk, OCT 21 0000 - Transmitiendo
desde Bonaire in ID; popped up from mush to loud right at 0000 UTC.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
810 | COLOMBIA | HJCY, Caracol Radio, Bogotá, OCT 11 0400 - Caracol Radio ID;
over WGY, jumble of others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
820 | CUBA | CMDE, R.Reloj, Contramaestre, OCT 11 0400 - Reloj ticks and talk;
mostly over WNYC, low growls (one station FM'ing on audio peaks). + OCT 21 0000
- Reloj with en La Habana, Cuba mention, over WNYC and wobbler. [Connelly*Y-MA]
830 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | HIJB, Santo Domingo, OCT 23 0300 - HIJB (ahch ee
hota bay) ID; in mix with WCRN. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | CUBA | CMHW, Doblevé, Santa Clara, OCT 29 1000 - Interval music, man
"Esta es Dobleve, desde Santa Clara, en el centro de Cuba"; good. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
840 | HAITI | Radio-Télé 4VEH, Cap Haitien-Petite Anse, OCT 19 0300 - 5-note
electronic Dashing Through the Snow theme at 0300:30, man in French; under
WHAS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
860 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, OCT 11 0400 - // strong 870; over CJBC, others.
+ OCT 21 0000 - Reloj program; over CJBC and jumble-mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]
870 | CUBA | R. Reloj synchros, OCT 21 0000 - Reloj program; killing WLVP.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
880 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Pinar del Río, OCT 15 0400 - Radio Progreso ID, Cuban
anthem jumbled with WZAB (Live Talk in Miami mention); both over WCBS. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, Chambas, OCT 15 0401 - Jazz, Progreso theme music, ID
"Radio Progreso, Cadena Nacional", anthem; way over WAMG, WLS. {A} + OCT 19
0400 - Radio Progreso, cadena nacional ID by man, theme music, Cuban national
anthem; near-local strength. {A} + OCT 21 0000 - Tropical music // 640, 900;
huge, clobbering WAMG/WLS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, San Germán-Urbano Noris, OCT 21 0001 - Music // 890;
under CHML. [Connelly*Y-MA]
910 | VENEZUELA | YVRQ Radio Q 910, Maiquetia, OCT 11 0400 - Venezuelan anthem;
mixed with WABK, Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 | PUERTO RICO | WIPR, San Juan, OCT 15 0400 - WIPR ID, woman in Spanish; in
jumble. + OCT 21 0000 - ID WIPR AM .. San Juan Puerto Rico in Spanish talk by
woman; over jumble of stations and ~940.25 assumed-HJGB growl. [Connelly*Y-MA]
990 | CUBA | R. Guamá, Pinar del Río, OCT 19 0400 - Doorbell chimes, Radio
Guama ID, Cuban national anthem; way over CBY. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | CUBA | R. Granma, Media Luna, OCT 11 0400 - Radio Granma ID, Cuban
anthem; fair over IBOC hash and wobbler. + OCT 14 0300 - Radio Granma ID,
9-note tinkly chimes; dominant over IBOC hash. {A} + OCT 15 0400 - Radio Granma
ID, sped-up chimes; over others. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | CUBA | ?, OCT 21 0000 - Bad wobbler; over unID tropical music.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1020 | CUBA | R. Artemisa, Artemisa, OCT 11 0359 - Woman in Spanish, Cuban
anthem; fair, over probable KDKA. R. Artemisa close-down per Mauricio Molano
(RealDX). {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1110 | CUBA | R. Angulo, Holguín, OCT 21 0000 - Spacey theme music, man with ID
"Radio Angulo, transmitiendo desde Holguin, Cuba", 6 chimes; mixed with WBT on
similar bearing. {A} + OCT 23 0300 - Radio Angulo ID by woman; over WBT.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1130 | BRAZIL | ZYJ460, R. Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, OCT 26 0301 - Likely this
with man in Portuguese; under WBBR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1170 | COLOMBIA | HJNW, Caracol Radio, Cartagena, OCT 26 0300 - Caracol Radio
spoken and jingle IDs; good. {A} [Connelly*Y-MA]
1290.3 | BRAZIL | ZYH888, R. Timbira do Maranhão, São Luís, OCT 14 0300 -
Highly reverberated Portuguese talk, blues-rock male vocal; fair on USB. {A}
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1620 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, OCT 21 0000 - // 670 with "Lambada" dance
hit; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
*** APPENDIX: LINKS TO SOME OF THIS SEASON'S SIGNIFICANT EAST COAST DXPEDITIONS
***
PEI, Canada
https://www.bamlog.com/pedx2018.htm
ME, USA
http://realmonitor.com/am_logs_qh12.php
NJ, USA
http://www.radiodxing.com/LBI17logs.htm
Other useful reports may be found on the Cape Cod DXers Yahoogroup and NRC
Facebook pages:
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/CapeDX
https://www.facebook.com/groups/210104603155267/
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