2013 Rockport DXpedition Logbook
Granite Pier, Rockport, Massachusetts(All dates/times UTC)
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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