2013 Rockport DXpedition Logbook

Granite Pier, Rockport, Massachusetts
(All dates/times UTC)

Bruce Conti WPC1CAT; WiNRADiO Excalibur, 1.8 x 2.4-m variable termination SuperLoop east.

Transatlantic DX

549  ALGERIA Jil FM, Les Trembles  AUG 12 0100 - Fair; woman with quick Jil FM ID, contemporary Middle Eastern vocals.
684  SPAIN RNE1 Sevilla  AUG 12 0200 - Good; fanfare, "Radio Nacional de España, informativos."
783  MAURITANIA R.Mauritanie, Nouakchott  AUG 12 0000 - Good; North African vocal through the hour. 0144 good; African guitar and telephone talk.
890.98  ALGERIA Chaîne 1, Algiers  AUG 11 2335 - Strong signal with loud het against 890 WAMG, but no audio heard.
917  NIGERIA R.Gotel, Yola  AUG 12 0130 - Het against 918 Spain.
918  SPAIN R.Inter, Ctra Humera  AUG 12 0140 - Poor in 920 WHJJ splatter; talk in Spanish.
936  SPAIN RNE5 synchros  AUG 12 0024 - Fair; talk in Spanish parallel 1107 kHz.
945  FRANCE France Info, Toulouse  AUG 11 2350 - Good; talk in French parallel 1206 kHz. AUG 12 0100 - Good; fanfare into news, "Merci ecoutez France Info" and time check. Listen to mp3 audio clip.
981  ALGERIA Chaîne 2, Algiers  AUG 11 2340 - Fair; Arabic vocal. AUG 12 0000 - 5+1 time marker and fanfare into news. 0025 good; African vocal.
1053.1  LIBYA R.Libya, Tripoli  AUG 12 0100 - Loud het over TalkSport; Middle Eastern music.
1062  IRAN IRIB R.Iran, Kerman  AUG 12 0138 - Fair; talk parallel a good 1503 signal.
1089  UNITED KINGDOM TalkSport synchros  AUG 11 2328 - Over 1088 Angola het; talk. AUG 12 0030 - Good, het from 1088 no longer present; promo for international football on TalkSport from Wembley Stadium. Listen to mp3 audio clip.
1098  SPAIN RNE5 synchros  AUG 11 2356 - Good, with synchro echo; talk in Spanish parallel 1107 kHz.
1116  SPAIN SER synchros  AUG 12 0130 - Good; talking through bottom of the hour time pips.
1125  SPAIN RNE5 synchros  AUG 11 2354 - Good; talk in Spanish parallel 1107 kHz.
1152  SPAIN RNE5 synchros  AUG 12 0100 - Fair; fanfare into news, "Radio Nacional de España, informativos."
1242  FRANCE France Info, Marseille  AUG 11 2351 - Good; talk in French parallel 1206 kHz.
1314  SPAIN RNE5 synchros  AUG 12 0000 - Fair over unID hets; fanfare into informativos.
1314  unID  AUG 12 0003 - Het party against 1314 Spain from two offsets, measured 1313.906 and 1314.088 kHz.
1377  FRANCE France Info, Lille  AUG 12 0007 - Excellent; talk in French parallel 945 kHz.
1422  ALGERIA R.Algérienne, Algiers  AUG 11 2330 - Good; nostalgic French vocal. AUG 12 0014 - Good; North African vocal.
1422  GERMANY Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler  AUG 12 0000 - Electronic fanfare and dueling time pips with Algeria.
1521  SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Duba  AUG 11 2346 - Good; talk in Arabic. Loud het on car radio.

     

The view from Granite Pier; east over Straitsmouth Island light to the open Atlantic, and west toward Squam Hill (also known as Hospital Hill).

Pan-American DX

640  GUADELOUPE Guadeloupe Première, Point-à-Pitre  AUG 12 0200 - Under CBN Newfoundland; announcement in French with Première mention.
750  VENEZUELA YVKS RCR Caracas  AUG 12 0200 - Fair; telephone talk, promo, "...por RCR 750 AM."
780  VENEZUELA YVMN R.Coro, Coro  AUG 12 0138 - Fair; time check, "Nueve ocho minutos," and classic salsa.
790  CUBA R.Reloj, Pinar del Río and Holguín  AUG 12 0201 - Under WPRV; delay between stations with echoed RR code.
870  CUBA R.Reloj, multiple sites  AUG 12 0153 - Double RR code with significant delay between two stations.
940  PUERTO RICO WIPR Máxima 940, San Juan  AUG 12 0159 - Good; canned ID, "Esta es WIPR AM San Juan, Máxima 940... gracias..." and nostalgia. Listen to mp3 audio clip.
1000  COLOMBIA HJAQ RCN Cartagena  AUG 12 0107 - Fair; fútbol commentary parallel a strong 760 kHz.
1070.123 unID  AUG 12 0100 - Loud het against 1070 domestics.
1110  VENEZUELA YVQT R.Carúpano, Carúpano  AUG 12 0129 - Fair; "La hora de Venezuela" time check, contemporary Latino music.
1140  CUBA R.Surco, Morón  AUG 12 0130 - Fair; canned program ID by woman with reverb, "La Noche Sube." 0200 under CBI Nova Scotia; familiar organ theme music of canned ID.
1160  BERMUDA VSB3 Hamilton  AUG 12 0159 - Fair, over WVNJ; promo, "...on air and online, on the BBC World Service," and "This is the BBC World Service" followed by another promo and time marker.
1170  COLOMBIA HJNW R.Caracol, Cartagena  AUG 12 0201 - Over/under unID tropical music; "Radio Caracol" promo.
1180  CUBA R.Rebelde, multiple sites  AUG 12 0200 - Atop the frequency with synchro echo; Latino rap music parallel 600 kHz.
1220  COLOMBIA unID  AUG 12 0134 - Fair; fútbol commentary in Spanish, "ĄGo-o-o-o-o-o-l!" Two RCN affiliates listed.
1620  CUBA R.Rebelde, La Habana and Guantánamo  AUG 12 0200 - Good with synchro echo; Latino rap parallel 1180 kHz.

     

SuperLoop antenna mounted on the car roof rack at Granite Pier.



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