Newfoundland DXpedition 16
April 11 - 19, 2006
Round Cove, Cappahayden (46°53'N 52°57'W)
Logs by Jean Burnell and Bruce Conti

Receivers: Drake R8A (with RCA Lyra mp3 recorder), Drake R8B (with MWDX-5 phasing unit, Pogo Radio Your Way LX mp3 recorder), Icom R71A (with Radio Shack cassette recorder).
Antennas: 350 m towards northern Europe, 350 m towards eastern Brazil.



Transatlantic DX
 549   ALGERIA   Alger Chaîne 1, Les Trembles (35°17'N 00°34'W) APR 13 2158 - Arabic pop music, pips, ID, and news headlines at 2200; SINPO 54454, with just a little interference from Loran spurs, about the same as VOCM St. John's on 590 kHz! [2794mi, 4496km]
 630   TUNISIA   RTT Tunis (36°50'N 09°50'E) APR 13 2207 - Woman reading news in Arabic; SINPO 33443.
  APR 17 2340 - Presumed this with Koranic vocals. [3224mi, 5188km]
 648   GAMBIA   Gambia Radio, Banjul  APR 17 2145 - Glimpses of African talk, fades, news at 2200, definite English at 2204, news ended at 2222, then African music with few (or no) breaks between songs, ID as the "Gambia Radio and Television Service in Banjul" at 2230; initially very weak but up to SINPO 44433 at 2230.  APR 17 2220 - End of African news in English, then African steel drum vocals, at 2230 ID, "You've been listening to the Gambia Radio and Television..."
 657   SOUTH AFRICA   R.Pulpit, Meyerton  APR 17 2120 - Faded up nice over RNE5 Spain; mellow music and a man in Afrikaans.
 666   ALGERIA   Chaîne 1, Tindouf (27°38'N 08°07'W) APR 17 2128 - Over/under Portugal; North African vocal parallel 891 kHz. [2756mi, 4435km]
 675   LIBYA   R.Jamahiriyah, Benghazi (32°54'N 20°04'E) APR 17 2130 - Good; man in Arabic parallel 828 kHz. [3854mi, 6203km]
 693   AZORES   Centro Regional da RDP, Terceira (38°43'N 27°19'W) APR 17 2140 - Good; techno music parallel 837 kHz.
[1411mi, 2271km]
 702   ALGERIA   Chaîne 1, Djelfa  APR 15 2116 - Music by Vivaldi, which confused me initially until I noticed parallel 531, 549, 891 with a program explaining baroque music (702 was about 3 seconds behind 891); SINPO 24332.  APR 17 2050 - North African music parallel 891 kHz.
 711   LIBYA   Voice of Africa, Sebbha (27°04'N 14°25'E) APR 18 0052 - Man in Arabic parallel 1251 kHz, under strong open carrier hum presumed from Western Sahara. [3842mi, 6182km]
 720   CANARY ISLANDS   RNE5 Finca España  APR 17 2141 - Good; teletalk parallel 657 kHz.
 738   SPAIN   RNE1 Barcelona (41°23'N 02°12'E) APR 17 2143 - Good; in-studio discussion parallel 855 kHz. [2711mi, 4364km]
 801   SPAIN   RNE1 synchros  APR 17 2333 - Good; loud synchro echo, parallel 855 kHz.
 810   SPAIN   SER Madrid  APR 17 2330 - Good; "En la cadena Ser..." promo.
 819   MOROCCO   RTM A, Rabat-Temara (33°54'N 06°55'W) APR 17 2208 - Good; string vocal parallel 612 kHz. [2546mi, 4098km]
 828   AZORES   RDP Mte das Cruzes-Flores (39°27'N 31°08'W) APR 18 0214 - Good; nostalgic vocal parallel 693 and 837 kHz.
[1211mi, 1948km]
 828   LIBYA   R.Jamahiriyah, Sebbha (27°04'N 14°25'E) APR 17 2130 - Good; man in Arabic delayed slightly behind parallel 675 kHz. [3842mi, 6182km]
 828   MOROCCO   RTM Oudja (34°40'N 01°51'W) APR 11 2259 - Arab music, ID at 2300; SINPO 33333. [2756mi, 4436km]
 846   IRELAND   R.North, Redcastle  APR 18 0155 - Good; continuous country oldies, no ID through top of the hour, through strong unID open carrier (perhaps Kenya signing on).
 846.04 SOUTH AFRICA   Umhlobowenene FM, Komga  APR 13 2233 - African music, African language but very little chat; SINPO 33232.
 855   ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Bucuresti (44°28'N 26°06'E) APR 18 0150 - Good, over RNE1 Spain; nostalgic vocal parallel 1179 kHz. [3661mi, 5893km]
 873   GERMANY   AFN Mannheim  APR 18 0000 - ID and news; SINPO 33443.
 891   NETHERLANDS   Radio 538, Hulsberg (50°53'N 05°51'E) APR 11 2257 - Telephone chat, faded under Algeria before 2300; briefly SINPO 33332. [2622mi, 4220km]
 891   PORTUGAL   R.Renascença, Villa Moura (37°04'N 08°08'W) APR 18 0048 - Under Algeria; Portuguese blues vocal parallel 576 (fair), 594 (excellent), and 963 (fair). [2370mi, 3814km]
 900   IRAN   IRIB Tehran  APR 17 2325 - Good; string vocal parallel 1503 kHz (excellent).  APR 17 2327 - Middle Eastern music, parallel 1503; SINPO 22432-1.
 909   BOTSWANA   VOA Sebeli-Phikwe (22°01'S 27°30'E) APR 14 2059 - Program ending "brought to you by the VOA" faded away, but faint "Yankee Doodle" at 2100; SINPO 22332-1.  APR 17 2058 - Good; African pops, mentioned request number and VOA. [6881mi, 11073km]
 909   NIGERIA   R.Nigeria, Abuja  APR 14 2100 - Pips, "This is the local service of Radio Nigeria," then news in English; SINPO 34343.
 927   BELGIUM   VRT Wolvertem (50°59'N 04°18'E) APR 17 0412 - Good; disco music parallel 1512 kHz. [2556mi, 4113km]
 936   MOROCCO   RTM Agadir (30°20'N 09°31'W) APR 14 2109 - Local music, talk in possible Berber (not Arabic), parallel 1044; SINPO 43443. [2571mi, 4138km]
 936   SPAIN   RNE5 synchros  APR 17 0409 - Excellent; two women with news, R.Nacional network ID, parallel 855 kHz.
 945   FRANCE   France Info, Toulouse (43°21'N 01°20E) APR 12 0000 - ID, news; SINPO 44444.  APR 18 2315 - France Info ID and news from Radio Canada. [2612mi, 4204km]
 954   SPAIN   Onda Cero, Madrid  APR 17 0104 - News and ID; SINPO 33332.
 972   GERMANY   NDR Info, Hamburg (53°31'N 10°07'E) APR 18 2242 - Program of alternative music, "I Love You Mr. Disposable Razor" by The Witness; SINPO 44444. [2741mi, 4412km]
 972   LIBYA   R.Jamahiriyah, Sirte  APR 17 2130 - Fair; man in Arabic parallel 675 kHz.
 972   unID   APR 18 2230 - Huge open carrier over RNE1 Spain.
 981   GREECE   ERA Athens (37°57'N 23°41'E) APR 17 0136 - Greek music, parallel 7475; SINPO 43333. [3810mi, 6132km]
 990   SPAIN   SER Bilbao and Cádiz  APR 18 2258 - Good over CBY.
 999   UNITED KINGDOM   Magic 999, Longton  APR 17 0324 - In COPE Spain null; "This is Magic Nine-Nine-Nine," and pop music.
1026   MOZAMBIQUE   EP de Manica, Chimoio (19°07'S 33°28'E) APR 18 2125 - Tentative; subcontinental Indian male/female vocal, 2151 possible ID with emissor mention before lost to Nigeria. [7004mi, 11272km]
1026   NIGERIA   Jigawa Radio, Dutse (11°47'N 09°25'E) APR 18 2129 - In a mix of three stations, ID in English as "Radio Dutse" at 2129, African talk at 2151 mentioned "Abeocuta" a couple of times, African music at 2158 to 2200, then likely religious talk (mentioning "Allah" a number of times) to 2203, then ID in English "Jigawa Radio in Dutse," and may have gone off at that moment; SINPO 22432.  Other stations on the channel were Spain and a station in Portuguese that peaked around 2132.  This latter station was likely Mozambique. [4330mi, 6969km]
1026   SPAIN   SER synchros  APR 18 2227 - One apparently off frequency causing a rumble in the synchro echo.
1035   ENGLAND   Kismat Radio, Crystal Palace  APR 17 2300 - ID and news, jingle at 2303, ads in Hindi and English, music from 2305; SINPO 24332.
1044   GREECE   ERA Macedonia 1, Thessaloniki (40°34'N 22°57'E) APR 14 0159 - Greek music, pips, ID, and news at 0200; SINPO 54444. [3675mi, 5914km]
1053   LIBYA   Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting, Tripoli (32°50'N 13°00'E) APR 17 2136 - Talk under Spain, parallel 675 and 828; SINPO 32432.  APR 18 2204 - Good; talk parallel 1449 kHz. [3529mi, 5679km]
1053   SPAIN   COPE Zaragoza, Zaragoza  APR 15 2242 - Local ad then "COPE Zaragoza" ID; SINPO 32442 with interference from presumed Morocco.
1062   ITALY   Rai Radio 1 synchros  APR 12 0037 - Pop music, Italian chat; SINPO 24432.
1062   NIGERIA   Anambra Broadcasting Service, Onitsha (06°08'N 06°48'E)APR 18 2059 - Very weak talk, fuzzy ID as "Radio Adamawa" at 2100; SINPO 154X1.  APR 18 2155 - Good; urban contemporary vocal, 2200 ID, "This is Anambra Broadcasting Service..." into news in English. [4500mi, 7242km]
1071   BOTSWANA   R.Botswana, Jwaneng  APR 16 2203 - Music, parallel 1350; SINPO 23332-1.  APR 17 2104 - Under Spain; R&B vocal parallel 1350 kHz.
1071   SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao  APR 18 0040 - Good; rock vocal parallel 1197 kHz.
1089   ALGERIA   R.Algérienne, Adrar (27°48'N 00°18'W) APR 18 2057 - Arabic music, ID at 2100; SINPO 22432. [3113mi, 5010km]
1116   CHANNEL ISLANDS   BBC R.Guernsey, Rohais (49°28'N 02°34'W) APR 19 0058 - Interviews, 0100 "5-Live" ID; SINPO 23332. [2291mi, 3688km]
1134   SPAIN   COPE Jerez, Jerez (36°49'N 06°07'W) APR 14 2244 - Special Holy Week program, sponsored by Tio Pepe, many "COPE Jerez" IDs; SINPO 33343. [2474mi, 3982km]
1152   SCOTLAND   Clyde 2, Glasgow (55°48'N 04°12'W) APR 19 0009 - Oldies, DJ wanted to know how to make a budgie shut up, ID "Clyde 1 and Clyde 2" at 0015; SINPO 43443. [2149mi, 3459km]
1161   SCOTLAND   R.Tay, Dundee (56°27'N 02°56'W) APR 19 0032 - "Radio Tay Entertainment Guide"; SINPO 23432. [2195mi, 3532km]
1161   SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastián  APR 18 0040 - Good; rock vocal parallel 1197 kHz.
1170   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   R.Sawa, Al Dhabiya (24°11'N 54°14'E) APR 14 2253 - Mellow pops, canned ID and Web address; SINPO 34233-2. [5773mi, 9291km]
1179   ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Vascau and Galbeni-Bacau  APR 18 0150 - Good; nostalgic vocal parallel 855 kHz.
1188   MOROCCO   RTM Casablanca (33°36'N 07°40'W) APR 17 2255 - Fair over unID Mid East music; vocal with strings and flute, parallel 1044 kHz. [2523mi, 4060km]
1197   LESOTHO   Family Radio, Lancer's Gap  APR 14 2050 - US-accented religion; SINPO 24333.  APR 16 2059 - "Thanks for listening to Family Radio" then perhaps off; SINPO 25323-2.
1197   SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria  APR 17 0359 - Music, pips, ID, and news at 0400; SINPO 33343.  APR 18 0030 - Good; ID and rock vocals, over unID bottom of the hour time pips.
1215   BOTSWANA   R.Botswana, Mahalapye (23°06'S 26°50'E)APR 16 2123 - Music, parallel 1350; SINPO 22321. [6906mi, 11114km]
1224   BULGARIA   R.Bulgaria, Vidin (43°39'N 22°40'E) APR 17 2100 - Sounded like two interval signals each repeated twice, the second was definitely R.Bulgaria, but I think both came from the same station.  Do different language services have different interval signals?  SINPO 22432-1, way behind Spain. [3547mi, 5708km]
1224   SPAIN   COPE Huelva, Huelva (37°16'N 06°57'W) APR 18 2157 - Local ID but then immediately to net programming; SINPO 33443. [2419mi, 3893km]
1233   BELGIUM   Pure FM, Rocourt (50°40'N 05°34'E) APR 12 2356 - Unusual spacey music, quick "Pure FM" jingle at 0000; SINPO 34333.  APR 17 2215 - Good; "Ecoutez Pure FM" ID and pop/rock music. [2615mi, 4208km]
1287   ISRAEL   Galei Zahal, Tel Aviv (31°50'N 34°50'E) APR 14 0006 - Pop and rap music, parallel 6973; SINPO 32422. [4567mi, 7350km]
1296   SPAIN   COPE Valencia  APR 15 2206 - Local IDs, PSAs, and ads, seemed to be full network from 2210; SINPO 34444.
1305   BELGIUM   Pure FM, Marche (50°12'N 05°17'E) APR 17 2217 - Under RNE5 Spain; pop music parallel 1233 kHz.  APR 17 2239 - Rap and pop music, parallel 1233; SINPO 23332. [2613mi, 4205km]
1332   ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Galati (45°25'N 27°54'E) APR 12 2354 - Pop music, ID and Web address at 2356; SINPO 33443.  APR 13 0100 - ID, news; SINPO 33443. [3700mi, 5955km]
1341   HUNGARY   R.Katolikus, Szolnok & Balatonszabadi  APR 13 2300 - "Radio Katolikus Budapest" ID during lull in Northern Ireland; SINPO 34444 briefly.
1350   BOTSWANA   R.Botswana, Tshabong (26°01'S 22°24'E) APR 16 2102 - Man in African language, choral music then US soul music, parallel 972, 1215; SINPO 24332.  APR 17 2104 - Good; R&B vocal parallel 1071 kHz. [6864mi, 11046km]
1350   FRANCE   R.Orient, Nice  APR 12 2051 - Mainly talk, two IDs around 2100; SINPO 23332.
1350   LATVIA   R.Tatras International, Kuldiga  APR 13 2244 - Pop music, canned "RTI" IDs between songs, SINPO 33443.
1359   ENGLAND   Classic Gold Breeze, Chelmsford  APR 12 2254 - Pop music, jingle and ads at 2257, ID and news at 2300; SINPO 33433.
1368   ISLE OF MAN   Manx Radio, Foxdale  APR 17 2325 - Oldies pops, ID; SINPO 32432.
1377   TANZANIA   R.Free Africa, Mwanza (02°30'S 32°56'E) APR 12 2103 - Deep-voiced man in Arabic-influenced African language, ID at 2107; SINPO 22432, under France. [6150mi, 9898km]
1386   KENYA   KBC Maralal (01°06'N 36°42'E) APR 17 0300 - Good; "This is KBC Radio" into march/anthem, and "Topping the news..." [6148mi, 9894km]
1394.81 ALBANIA   TWR Fllakë (40°57'N 19°40'E) APR 18 2030 - Fair; ID, seemed to sign off at 2100. [3516mi, 5659km]
1413   ENGLAND   BBC R.Gloucestershire, Berkeley Heath & Stow  APR 17 0044 - Interview, parallel 5 Live on 909; SINPO 23432.
1431   DJIBOUTI   R.Sawa, Arta (11°31'N 42°50'E) APR 15 2234 - Country music, slogan with internet address for "I-Tech" (sounded like an ad), then Arabic pops; SINPO 44444. [5914mi, 9518km]
1440   LUXEMBOURG   Marnach (50°02'N 06°04'E) APR 18 2110 - Good; CRI news in English parallel 7190 and 9600 kHz. [2650mi, 4264km]
1449   LIBYA   R.Jamahiriyah, Misurata (32°46'N 15°05'E) APR 17 2130 - Good; man in Arabic delayed behind parallel 675 kHz. [3629mi, 5840km]
1449   SCOTLAND   BBC Radio 4, Redmoss (57°07'N 02°05'W) APR 19 0159 - BBC World Service programming; SINPO 32342. [2224mi, 3579km]
1458   GIBRALTAR   R.Gibraltar, Wellington Fort (36°08'N 05°21'W) APR 14 2204 - BBC World Service programming; SINPO 34343.  APR 18 2120 - BBC World Briefing parallel 3915 kHz. [2536mi, 4081km]
1467   IRAN   IRIB Isfahan  APR 18 0104 - Weak but alone on the frequency; talk parallel 1503 kHz.
1484.52 ANGOLA   EP do Kuanza-Sul, Sumbe  APR 13 2109 - Accordion music, talk in African language, faded away but back at 2115 with talk in Portuguese; SINPO 23332.
1494   CORSICA   France Bleu, Bastia (42°47'N 09°24'E) APR 17 2347 - Good, over France Info; Rolling Stones "Angie" parallel 864 kHz. [2995mi, 4820km]
1494   JORDAN   R.Jordan, Al Kanarah  APR 13 2305 - Presumed; Arabic news; SINPO 32422, battling France and Greece.
1503   AZORES   AFN Lajes (38°43'N 27°09'W) APR 15 2153 - Local announcements, "This is the American Forces Network" at 2200; SINPO 22332.  APR 19 0715 - Good; "Car Talk" program. [1419mi, 2284km]
1512   GREECE/CRETE   ERA Chania (35°29'N 24°03'E) APR 17 0149 - Glimpses of Greek music, parallel 7475; SINPO 24332-1. [3928mi, 6321km]
1530   ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Mhaileni (47°54'N 26°12'E) APR 17 0210 - Local music, telephone report at 0212 ended with "Radio Romania," parallel 1152; SINPO 44444. [3541mi, 5699km]
1530   SAO TOME E PRINCIPE   VOA Pinheira (00°18'N 06°46'E) APR 17 0329 - Excellent; "Africa and the Voice of America" and African News Tonight promo. [4806mi, 7735km]
1548   ENGLAND   BBC R.Devon, Mangotsfield (51°30'N 02°28'W) APR 17 0304 - Music, "5-Live" ID; SINPO 33433. [2262mi, 3641km]
1548   MOLDOVA   Voice of Russia, Grigoriopol (47°14'N 29°24'E) APR 17 0300 - Clear interval signal, but voice too weak; SINPO 23431. [3693mi, 5944km]
1566   UNITED KINGDOM   County Sound, Guildford  APR 19 0202 - News, at 0203 "This is the County Sound Late Show," then Aretha Franklin song; SINPO 24342.
1566   UNITED KINGDOM   BBC Bristol/Somerset Sound, Taunton (51°01'N 03°05'W) APR 17 0340 - Radio 5 parallel 693 and 909, over presumed County Sound. [2243mi, 3611km]
1584   IRAN   IRIB Urumiyeh  APR 17 2340 - Farsi talk, not religious I think, but very emphatic, parallel 1503; SINPO 23432.
1593   KUWAIT   VOA Kuwait City (29°31'N 47°41'E) APR 17 2350 - Good, over unID Romania; program in special English. [5230mi, 8416km]
1602   NETHERLANDS   R.Seagull, Finkum  APR 12 2210 - English; rock music program (called "The Album ___"), confusing "Radio Six" jingle at 2252, but two IDs at 2300; SINPO 22332-1, mainly under R.Vitoria.
1602   SPAIN   R.Vitoria, Vitoria (42°51'N 02°39'W) APR 18 0029 - Good, over SER; "En Radio Vitoria..." [2443mi, 3932km]

      
Round Cove antenna paths looking northeast (left), and south (right).

Pan-American DX
 580   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   HIAF R.Monticristi, Monticristi  APR 16 0832 - "Super Semana Santa" news, ballads from 0834; SINPO 44343.
 600   BRAZIL   ZYH920 R.Mirante AM, São Luís MA, APR 19 0109 - Rock music, ID at 0112; SINPO 23442.
 600   VENEZUELA   YVQB R.Sucre, Cumaná (10°23'N 64°13'W) APR 19 0115 - Latin song, ID and time check at 0122; SINPO 32342. [2600mi, 4184km]
 630   VENEZUELA   YVKA R.Nacional de Venezuela, Caracas (10°27'N 66°57'W) APR 19 0140 - Talks, interviewed an Englishman; SINPO 34343. [2641mi, 4250km]
 660   VENEZUELA   YVNA Ondas de los Mßdanos, Coro (11°25'N 70°30'W) APR 19 0154 - Fair; merengue music, "Más exitos en Popular 660." [2650mi, 4264km]
 680   COLOMBIA   HJZO R.Nacional de Colombia, Sabanagrande APR 19 0005 - Good; jazz and contemporary music, "la radio nacional de Colombia" IDs, HJZO Sabanagrande per Ministerio de Comunicaciones listing at www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co.  APR 19 0047 - Jazz program, ID at 0049, Barranquilla site and power 50 kW according to Conexión Digital No 362, reporting BBC Monitoring via Glenn Hauser; SINPO 33333 with interference from Puerto Rico.
 680   VENEZUELA   YVQR R.Continente, Cumaná  APR 18 0605 - Good; salsa music, Continente IDs.
 690   BRAZIL   ZYH587 R.Dragão do Mar, Fortaleza (03°45'S 38°33'W) APR 19 0001 - Good; R.Dragão do Mar ID, many Brazil and Fortaleza mentions. [3594mi, 5785km]
 690   ECUADOR   HCJB1 Voz de los Andes, Pifo (00°14'S 78°20'W) APR 18 0806 - Andean flute music, no announcement until 0819 but too low to comprehend, better at 0836 with talk in indigenous language, parallel 3220 at 0836 (SW not audible earlier); SINPO 33433 at 0836. [3589mi, 5776km]
 700   BRAZIL   ZYK686 R.Eldorado, São Paulo (23°32'S 46°37'W) APR 18 0332 - Good, over unID Spanish; "Radio Eldorado AM" ID.  APR 18 0759 - ID, briefly over Spanish station; SINPO 34423. [4862mi, 7824km]
 760   BRAZIL   ZYH588 R.Uirapuru, Fortaleza (03°45'S 38°31'W) APR 18 0700 - Good with full ID.
[3595mi, 5786km]
 760   COLOMBIA   HJAJ RCN Barranquilla (10°53'N 74°49'W) APR 18 0842 - RCN promo; SINPO 34343.
[2791mi, 4491km]
 790   CUBA   CMAQ R.Reloj, Pinar del Río (22°25'N 83°43'W) APR 18 0642 - Good; man and woman with news, clock, code IDs... [2404mi, 3868km]
 830   BRAZIL   ZYH905 R.Mirante AM, Imperatriz MA (05°33'S 47°28'W) APR 16 2347 - ID, faded away quickly; briefly SINPO 34432. [3625mi, 5833km]
 830   VENEZUELA   YVLT R.Sensación, Caracas (10°24'N 66°56'W) APR 12 0124 - Ad string, program promo; SINPO 44333.
  APR 18 0230 - Good; "Sensación 830 AM" into pop music. [2644mi, 4254km]
 840   PUERTO RICO   WXEW La Reina del Caribe, Yabucoa (18°03'N 65°52'W) APR 18 0840 - Good; UTC-4 time check and La Reina slogan.
[2119mi, 3410km]
 850   CUBA   R.Reloj, Nueva Gerona (21°53'N 82°48'W) APR 18 0639 - Under WEEI and unID Latin American. [2397mi, 3858km]
 850   URUGUAY   CX16 R.Carve, Montevideo (34°52'S 56°21'W) APR 19 0211 - Football play-by-play, ID at 0217 "Esta es la nueva Carve, la más potente del Uruguay"; SINPO 33433. [5630mi, 9060km]
 850   VENEZUELA   YVZC R.Fé y Alegría, Maracaibo  APR 18 0902 - Zulia state anthem, ID at 0904; SINPO 33443.
 860   BRAZIL   ZYJ459 CBN Rio de Janeiro (22°55'S 43°13'W) APR 18 0710 - Good, over R.Reloj Cuba; woman in Potuguese with news items. [4841mi, 7791km]
 860   CUBA   CMDB R.Reloj, Baracoa (20°21'N 74°29'W) APR 18 0638 - Under CJBC; clock, minute marker and code ID.
[2194mi, 3532km]
 880   BRAZIL   ZYL275 R.Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte (19°55'S 43°55'W) APR 18 0715 - Good, over WCBS; man in Portuguese, Inconfidencia ID, accordion music.
[4631mi, 7453km]
 880   VENEZUELA   YVYM R.Venezuela, Puerto Ordaz (08°15'N 62°42'W) APR 16 2356 - Talk, seemed to be a network program as the ID was for the Ciudad Bolivar station; SINPO 33343. [2722mi, 4381km]
 890   CUBA   CMDZ R.Progreso, Chambas (22°11'N 78°54'W) APR 14 0744 - Romantic Latin tunes, ID at 0756, news at 0803; SINPO 33433.  APR 18 0723 - Good; Deportivo RP report. [2235mi, 3597km]
 900   VENEZUELA   YVMD Ritmo 900, Maracaibo (10°39'N 71°44'W) APR 18 0730 - Good; "Venezuela Mara Ritmo 900" and "la primer radio de Zulia." [2728mi, 4390km]
 910   VENEZUELA   YVRQ Caracas (10°32'N 66°55'W) APR 18 0737 - Good; time check, "en RQ 910 AM Center," and romantic nostalgia. [2634mi, 4240km]
 950   CUBA   CMHI R.Reloj, Sancti Spíritus  APR 18 0833 - News, ID with Morse ID; SINPO 22442.
 960   VENEZUELA   R.Venezuela, Acarigua (09°33'N 69°11'W) APR 18 0859 - ID and location as Estado Portuguesa; SINPO 24443, but wiped out by CHNS shortly after. [2743mi, 4415km]
 970   US VIRGIN ISLANDS   WSTX Christiansted (17°45'N 64°42'W) APR 12 0159 - Tentative; US-accented English behind the Venezuelan, short piece of Caribbean music, ID, but just the first two letters ("W-S-") copied clearly; SINPO 22432-1.  APR 18 0719 - Religious songs, Caribbean accent, but faded away quickly; SINPO 23322-1.  APR 18 0742 - Religious reggae music, then a phone caller saying good morning to lots of people, and more Christian music, through the top of the hour without ID.  APR 18 0757 - Religious program; very poor. [2117mi, 3406km]
 970   VENEZUELA   R.Mundial, Barcelona (10°06'N 64°41'W) APR 12 0157 - Religious program ending with addresses for churches in Barcelona and Puerto La Cruz; SINPO 33443.
[2626mi, 4226km]
 990   ARGENTINA   LRH203 AM 990, Formosa  APR 15 0823 - "AM 990" slogan then tango, "Mitre" network ID at 0832; SINPO 33322, slowly losing to Venezuela.
 990   VENEZUELA   YVTA R.Tricolor, Barquisimeto (10°02'N 69°14'W) APR 15 0827 - Slogan "AM 990," which was confusing considering mixing with LRH203, but clear "Radio Tricolor" IDs from 0839 to 0856; SINPO 23322 at 0855. [2712mi, 4365km]
1030   ARGENTINA   LS10 R.del Plata, Buenos Aires (34°38'S 58°28'W) APR 14 0734 - Interesting coincidence: talk about Newfoundland, in conjunction with the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic; SINPO 44333.  APR 16 0151 - Ad string, promo for "Canal 13" then ID; SINPO 44444.  APR 19 0230 - Excellent; "Radio Noticias del Plata." [5620mi, 9045km]
1030   BRAZIL   ZYI777 R.Olinda, Olinda PE (08°02'S 34°52'W) APR 18 2301 - Globo slogans, then football play-by-play, seemed that many stations were carrying the game as lots of stations were mentioned, ID at 2324. [3940mi, 6341km]
1050   URUGUAY   CX26 SODRE Montevideo (34°49'S 56°22'W) APR 19 0233 - Good; classical music, ID "...desde Montevideo, Uruguay," and "Radio teatro de Sodre." [5627mi, 9055km]
1060   BRAZIL   ZYJ597 R.Tapuyo, Mossoró RN (05°12'S 37°20'W) APR 15 0733 - Ad mentioning Mosorró, jingle; SINPO 33322. [3710mi, 5971km]
1060   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   HIAJ R.Amanecer, San Francisco de Macorís (18°29'N 69°17'W) APR 15 0732 - ID, accordion music, then religious tunes; SINPO 23322. [2166mi, 3486km]
1060   MEXICO   XEEP R.Educación, México (19°22'N 99°02'W) APR 2352 - Promo for Mexican music programming; SINPO 33422. [3209mi, 5165km]
1130   BRAZIL   ZYJ461 R.Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (22°55'S 43°13'W) APR 19 0302 - Good; R.Nacional ID and jingle. [4841mi, 7791km]
1190   ARGENTINA   LR9 R.América, Buenos Aires (34°38'S 58°28'W) APR 15 0000 - "Radio América Informa" news; SINPO 33333.  APR 19 0315 - Good; "Radio América punto com" promo. [5620mi, 9045km]
1190   PUERTO RICO   WBMJ La Roca, San Juan (18°21'N 66°07'W) APR 15 0000 - "Esta es La Roca, WBMJ" then mellow music; SINPO 22332 with interference from Argentina. [2104mi, 3386km]
1229.97 PUERTO RICO   WNIK R.Unica, Arecibo (18°27'N 66°44'W) APR 16 0111 - Basketball play-by-play, Arecibo vs. someone; SINPO 33333.
1249.78 USA   WKBR Manchester NH  APR 16 0700 - Legal ID, still off-frequency putting a horrible het on 1250; SINPO 23432.
1250   ARGENTINA   R.Estirpe Nacional, San Justo  APR 14 0755 - Classical music, "AM 1250" slogan at 0756, caught ID at 0817 "AM 1250 Radio Estirpe"; SINPO 23332-1.
1270   ARGENTINA   LS11 R.Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (34°55'S 57°57'W) APR 14 0825 - Mainly religious talk and gave Web site, "Ave Maria" played; SINPO 33443. [5638mi, 9073km]
1280   BERMUDA   VSB2 Hamilton (32°18'N 64°46'W) APR 15 0045 - Religious talk from the Bible Broadcasting Institute; SINPO 43443. [1184mi, 1906km]
1290   VENEZUELA   YVLF R.Puerto Cabello, Puerto Cabello (10°27'N 68°06'W) APR 18 0905 - Good; announcing a series of numbers, "Caracas en la tarde... Caracas en la noche..." and "primer lugar de sintonia" promo. [2662mi, 4285km]
1300   VENEZUELA   YVKH R.Recuerdos, Caracas (10°29'N 66°48'W) APR 19 0902 - Good; "Radio Recuerdos... tu AM Center" ID. [2636mi, 4242km]
1310   VENEZUELA   YVSM R.Nacional, Barcelona  APR 19 0859 - Good; RNV ID, likely this at 10 kW rather than co-channel YVSL Guri at 1 kW.
1320   PUERTO RICO   WSKN R.Isla, San Juan (18°23'N 66°04'W) APR 14 2358 - Music by the Hermanos Pajaros, ID listing all the stations of the network at 0001; SINPO 33333. [2101mi, 3381km]
1330   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   HIVR R.Visión Cristiana, Santo Domingo  APR 15 0055 - Religious talk, parallel 530; SINPO 33333-2.
1350   ARGENTINA   LS6 R.Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (34°38'S 58°28'W) APR 13 2250 - Announcements of upcoming events in Buenos Aires; SINPO 33432. [5620mi, 9045km]
1380   VENEZUELA   YVNG Ondas del Mar, Puerto Cabello (10°30'N 68°01'W) APR 18 0903 - Good; nostalgia and full ID. [2657mi, 4277km]
1390   VENEZUELA   YVZA R.Fé y Alegría, Caracas (10°29'N 66°59'W) APR 17 0051 - Program promo with ID; SINPO 24332.  APR 18 0858 - Good; ID with time check. [2639mi, 4247km]
1400   GRENADA   Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou  APR 17 0033 - Presumed; hymns mixing with CBG; SINPO 43443.
1410   BRAZIL   ZYJ614 R.Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz RN  APR 12 2149 - News, mentioning Santa Cruz often; SINPO 44444.
1450   BERMUDA   VSB1 Hamilton  APR 15 0031 - Oldies, pet shop ad, PSA "presented by the DeFontes Broadcasting Company," then more oldies; SINPO 24443.
1480   PUERTO RICO   WMDD Fajardo (18°22'N 65°38'W) APR 18 0620 - Good; merengue music, "Tropical 1480" ID. [2094mi, 3369km]
1520   PUERTO RICO   WVOZ R.Voz, San Juan (18°21'N 66°09'W) APR 11 2309 - Talk, "Radio Voz" ID at 2310; SINPO 44444. [2105mi, 3388km]
1570   MEXICO   XERF Poderosa 1570, Cd. Acuña (29°21'N 101°02'W) APR 18 0847 - Good; woman hosting morning show, cuckoo clock time checks.  APR 19 0845 - Good; cuckoo clock time check, clear Poderosa 1570 ID. [2831mi, 4556km]
1629.90 USA   KKWY Fox Farm WY  APR 12 0807 - Mexican music, Spanish hype, lots of "1630 AM" slogans; SINPO 24332.
1640   DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   R.Juventus Don Bosco, Santo Domingo  APR 16 0145 - ID, mellow music; SINPO 45232.
1670   USA   WMWR Dry Branch GA  APR 16 0705 - Mexican music, slogans: "Más exitos" and "Viva 1670"; SINPO 35343.
1700   USA   KVNS Brownsville TX  APR 16 0805 - Fox news, promo for Jim Bohannon show, ID "KVNS, the Valley, the place to talk," then Art Bell program resumed; SINPO 34343.

      
Bruce Conti in front of the Round Cove B&B (left).  Jean Burnell surveys what remains of the old Lawlor's "DX Inn" (right).



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