(logs 12 - 13 DEC 1999)
Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999
South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA
GC= 69.991 W / 41.735 N
Town Landing, off Route 28, 0.3 km N of Tar Kiln Road
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: 30-m wire (running east), MFJ-1024 active whip,
Superphaser-1 phasing unit
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*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
558 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 12 2326 - SS talk; in WGAN slop.
567 | IRELAND | RTE, Tullamore, DEC 12 2326 - "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King from 1961; good.
576 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 12 2325 - SS talk; over other.
585 | SPAIN | RNE1, Madrid, DEC 12 2324 - fast SS talk by man; just slightly stronger than Tunisia-585.25.
585.25 | TUNISIA | ERTT, Gafsa, DEC 12 2323 - AA vocal, 250 Hz het against Spain-585.0.
612 | IRELAND | Athlone, DEC 12 2321 - man & woman in EE; under Morocco.
612 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 12 2321 - emotional male AA vocal & drumming; atop Ireland.
621 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, DEC 12 2319 - SS talk; in Cuba/WZON slop.
639 | SPAIN | RNE1, La Coruna, DEC 12 2317 - a bit of SS talk; getting dumped on by Cuba/CBN-640 mix.
675 | NETHERLANDS | R. Ten Gold, Lopik, DEC 13 0011 - Dutch talk, into Buddy Holly song "It Doesn't Matter Any More"; fair to good.
684 | SPAIN | RNE1, Sevilla, DEC 12 2310 - SS news mentioning the military; huge signal.
693 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Droitwich et al., DEC 12 2308 - news item about a car that went into a river, then an item about the International Olympic Committee corruption investigation; good.
693.7 | AZORES | RDP, Santa Barbara | DEC 12 2309 - bits of music, het against stronger UK-693.
711.04 | WESTERN SAHARA | Laayoune, DEC 13 0015 - bits of AA vocal music, through tough Cuba slop.
729 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, DEC 12 2306 - // 774 with SS news; fair to good.
738 | SPAIN | RNE1, Barcelona, DEC 13 0018 - SS talk by woman; in CHCM slop.
765 | SWITZERLAND | RSR, Sottens, DEC 12 2305 - Radio Suisse Romande mentioned by woman in FF, then light instrumental music with classical influences; very good.
774 | SPAIN | RNE1 synchros, DEC 12 2303 - SS news; good, over one or more AA station.
792 | SPAIN | SER, Sevilla, DEC 12 2300 - // 1044 with news with segment of SS speech / public address; fair.
836 | AZORES | RDP, Pico da Barrosa, DEC 12 2259 - man in PP; fair.
837 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | COPE synchros, DEC 12 2258 - SS teletalk // 1296; slightly over a pile-up of others and het from Azores-836.
846 | ITALY | Rome, DEC 12 2257 - soft piano music; slopped.
855 | SPAIN | RNE1, Murcia et al., DEC 12 2253 - // 864 with woman in SS; fair to good.
864 | EGYPT | Santah, DEC 13 0019 - Koranic male vocal; fair.
864 | SPAIN | RNE1, Socuellamos, DEC 12 2253 - // 855 with SS talk by woman; poor.
873 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 12 2254 - // 1044 with brief segment of music, then high-speed talk by man in SS; fair to good.
882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales, Washford, DEC 13 0023 - EE interview; poor to fair.
891 | ALGERIA | Algiers, DEC 12 2251 - AA vocal at low audio level on good carrier.
909 | UNITED KINGDOM | BBC, Moorside Edge et al., DEC 12 2249 - EE discussion; to fair peak, over WABI/CHRL slop.
954 | SPAIN | R. Espana, Madrid, DEC 12 2248 - SS teletalk over SAH and bits of audio from a Mideast-sounding station (Turkey or Qatar ?)
963 | PORTUGAL | R. Renascenca, Seixal, DEC 12 2247 - PP talk; mixed with others (likely Spain/Tunisia).
981 | ALGERIA | Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, DEC 12 1928 - powerhouse het against WCAP on the car radio at pre-sunset fade-up. + DEC 12 2245 - man in AA at light audio level on monster carrier.
1035 | PORTUGAL | R. Nacional, Lisboa, DEC 13 0028 - romantic PP vocal; poor to fair.
1044 | MOROCCO | Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 12 2243 - rustic violins and Berber-style screaming vocal; strong, over SER-Spain.
1044 | SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 12 2254 - // 873 with fast SS talk; under Morocco.
1053 | MOROCCO | Tanger, DEC 12 2242 - AA strings, drums, vocal; over Talk Radio UK.
1053 | UNITED KINGDOM | Talk Radio synchros, DEC 12 2242 - man & woman in EE; under Morocco.
1071 | SPAIN | EI, Bilbao, DEC 12 2240 - emotional SS ballad; just getting by strong CBA.
1098 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 13 0030 - // 684 with man in SS; to fair peak.
1107 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 13 0030 - SS talk; over low growl from something slightly off channel.
1134 | CROATIA | HR, Zadar, DEC 12 2233 - mellow vocal and instrumental; a little bit over Spain.
1179 | CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN | SER synchros, DEC 13 0031 - SS talk in jumble; poor.
1224 | SPAIN | COPE synchros, DEC 12 2224 - SS talk; slightly over rough growl.
1251 | LIBYA | Tripoli, DEC 12 2223 - group AA chant; to good peak, way over unID talker.
1296 | SPAIN | COPE, Valencia, DEC 12 2222 - fast SS talk; fair, over unID station with AA-sounding music.
1305 | SPAIN | RNE5 synchros, DEC 12 2221 - SS talk with some synchro-echo.
1385.92 | GUINEA | Labe, DEC 12 2220 - African-accented FF talk by man; poor to fair.
1467 | FRANCE | TWR, Roumoules, DEC 12 2207 - Christmas choral music; to fair peak through slop.
1521 | SAUDI ARABIA | BSKSA, Duba, DEC 12 1925 - pre-sunset het fade-up. + DEC 12 2200 - man in AA, then interlude of AA string music; fair to good over SER-Spain.
1548 | KUWAIT | VOA, Kuwait City, DEC 13 0038 - VOA "special" (slow) EE talk mentioning Hong Kong; fair.
1575 | KUWAIT | CLANDESTINE, Al Mustaqbal, DEC 12 2355 - AA vocal, strings, drums; over Spain.
1583.65 | CEUTA | RadiOle, DEC 12 2353 - bits of SS music, mostly just a het.
1602 | SPAIN | EI, Vitoria, DEC 12 2354 - SS talk (non-SER); poor.
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
535 | GRENADA | GBC, St. George's, DEC 13 0004 - very good with US preacher talking about family arguments.
550 | VENEZUELA | Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, DEC 13 0003 - Mundial ID; slightly over other Latin Americans.
555 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | ZIZ, Basseterre, DEC 12 2327 - "Oh Holy Night" sung by a male vocalist in a black gospel style; excellent.
570 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Cristal, HIMS, Santo Domingo, DEC 13 0006 - R. Cristal mention; under Reloj-Cuba.
580 | COLOMBIA | DEC 12 2359 - "R. Monteria" mentions and an HJ call, not sure if the actual ID of this station or a different network affiliate (with this one probably the listed HJHP Cali).
600 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, DEC 12 2322 - SS talk (// 710) about "Guantanamo ... provincia oriental"; huge.
630 | PUERTO RICO | WSKN, San Juan, DEC 12 2319 - phone-in SS talkshow with local mentions, then announcer used EE expression "Y2K" and laughed; way over CFCY & WPRO.
650 | COLOMBIA | RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, DEC 13 0008 - SS talk about Colombian 'loteria', then RCN Antena Dos ID; loud.
660 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, DEC 12 2316 - almost operatic SS male vocal // 890; over WFAN. + DEC 13 0010 - // 890 with Strauss waltz; huge, totally dominant.
670 | CUBA | R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, DEC 12 2331 - dominant with SS talk about events in Cuba.
680 | PUERTO RICO | WAPA, San Juan, DEC 12 2311 - SS baseball coverage with mentions of Puerto Rican cities including Caguas; atop WRKO.
690 | ANGUILLA | Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, DEC 12 2332 - EE preaching (// 6090) about the need to spread the word of God; loud. Montreal not noted (though audible a couple of hours later on the car radio on Route 6).
700 | COLOMBIA | R. Net, HJCX, Cali, DEC 13 0013 - // 810 with SS sports; dominant over Jamaica.
710 | CUBA | R. Rebelde synchros, DEC 13 0014 - SS // other Rebelde outlets; annihilating WOR.
750 | VENEZUELA | RCR, YVKS, Caracas, DEC 12 2335 - Venezuelan SS sportstalk; slightly over CBGY classical music.
770 | COLOMBIA | RCN, HJJX, Bogota, DEC 12 2336 - // 760 with SS sports play-by-play; huge, nearly alone on channel with barely a trace of WABC.
800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES | Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, DEC 12 2337 - SS religious talk by woman, then violin, piano, and celeste mood music.
810 | COLOMBIA | R. Net, HJCY, Bogota, DEC 12 2338 - frenetic SS sports coverage; under Puerto Rico, no domestics noted. + DEC 13 0013 - sports // 700; mixed with others.
810 | PUERTO RICO | WKVM, San Juan, DEC 12 2338 - SS Puerto Rico mentions and talk about the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe; atop Colombia.
830 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | TBN, Basseterre, DEC 12 2340 - over domestics with southern US preacher talked about relations and "blaming things on everybody else".
890 | CUBA | R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, DEC 13 0010 - Strauss waltz // 640; local-like, 100% dominant.
895 | ST. KITTS & NEVIS | VON, Bath Village, DEC 13 0009 - old-style soul female vocal; excellent.
900 | CUBA | R. Progreso, DEC 13 0024 - // 890 with mellow vocal and acoustic guitar; good.
1040 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | R. Cadena de Noticias, HION, Santo Domingo, DEC 12 2244 - Radio Cadena Noticias & Radionoticias mentions; over jumble, domestics not noted.
1080 | VENEZUELA | R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, DEC 12 2239 - reverberated SS talk with Barcelona mention; over/under WTIC.
1100 | ANTIGUA | R. ZDK, St. John's, DEC 12 2238 - "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" by a children's chorus, then Caribbean-EE preacher and organ music; good, over WTAM/LA's.
1170 | unID | DEC 12 2231 - excited talk, possibly a sporting event, through phase-nulled WWVA. Language seemed to be an Africanized version of either PP or FF, perhaps Haitian Creole. Eventually this was lost to Colombia & a second SS station.
1210 | VENEZUELA | R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, DEC 13 0033 - several Venezuela mentions; briefly dominant over WPHT, VOAR, and an apparent Reloj Cuban.