Report from Dxpedition in Zion, Pa USA
March 11-12, 2012


Attendees:
Don Moore (host)
Brett Saylor

Antenna:
400' unterm BOG @180 deg

Radios:
Perseus
SDR-IQ

This was less of a DXpedition and more of an opportunity to run our SDR receivers unattended overnight connected to a 400' south-pointed beverage on the ground (BOG) antenna to see what DX we could sweep up. Due to the preceding few days' solar events, the conditions this night were quite auroral with the A index at 68. We set our radios up in the afternoon and basically ran them all night, saving the recordings to hard disk for later analysis. The previous night yielded some spectacular DX and the hope was for a repeat this evening.

Recordings are still being analyzed so these logs will grow over time; check back to see what all we "heard".

All times in UTC

Recordings from Zion, PA on 400' BOG:
times prior to 0000/2400 UTC, date is 11 Mar 2012
times after 0000 UTC, date is 12 Mar 2012

All other dates/times recorded in nearby State College, PA on 16'x36' corner-fed superloop pointed south

(t) = tentatitve
(p) = presumed

Audio files are here

Logs:



Date UTC Freq Station Name Call City State Country Details Power kW
3/12/2012 0428 560 Radio Rebelde Ciego Avila Cuba Music, talk // many other freq's; poor as lower end of band was very noisy 10
3/12/2012 0428 570 Radio Reloj Santa Clara Cuba Time ticks, "RR" in morse code and SP news 25
3/12/2012 0900 580 WKAQ San Juan PR US ID, mention San Juan and Mayaguez (assume the // on 600) then talk in Spanish; weak in auroral noise but clear on frequency
3/12/2012 0000 590 Radio Musical Cuba ID in Spanish, harp music, into classical music
3/12/2012 0400 600 Radio Rebelde Cuba // other Rebeldes
3/11/2012 0400 600 Radio Reloj WYEL (p) Mayaguez PR Pop music including Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory", "Radio Reloj" ID then back and forth talk in SP by M and W. No call or mention of //580 at TOH (580 was not audible); their AM format is listed as news/talk but their FM reportedly broadcasts contemp hits format, so could this have been a simulcast of their FM?
3/12/2012 0428 610 Radio Rebelde Cuba // other Rebeldes 10
3/12/2012 0428 620 Radio Rebelde Cuba // other Rebelde freq's; very poor under another Latin American
3/12/2012 0430 640 Radio Progresso multiple Cuba Music, talk by man, // other Progressos
3/12/2012 0400 650 Radio Rebelde Cuba // other Rebeldes
3/12/2012 0428 650 Radio Rebelde Cuba Wobbly signal
3/12/2012 0430 650 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man, // other Progressos
3/12/2012 0400 660 unID SP ID but can't match to any in the WRTH
3/12/2012 0555 660 Radio Progresso Cuba very weak but // others 12
3/12/2012 0600 660 Radio Vision Cristiana HIAM Santiago Dominican Republic Religious program in SP w/ mention "nueva maņana", Radio Vision Cristiana ID's then EG ID with mention of 1330 WWRV-NY,1310 WRVP-NY, 1440 WWCL-FL, 1580 WVNZ-PA, 1360 WTOC-NJ and 530 Turks and Caicos, BWI, RVC singing ID then into Voz Salvacion program 3
3/12/2012 0428 670 Radio Rebelde Cuba Music, talk // many other freq's; strong on 670 equal with WWFE-FL
3/12/2012 0000 680 WAPA San Juan PR US Full ID, mention San Juan, Arecibo, into presumed news in Spanish
3/12/2012 0430 690 Radio Recuerdos HJCZ Bogata Colombia Slower ballads, alarm clock-type ticking sound effect, time check and ID, well over Progresso
3/12/2012 0430 690 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man, // other Progressos
3/12/2012 0400 710 Radio Rebelde Cuba Spirited pop music, ~ 1/2 second delay in audio from two transmitters, presumed WAQI-FL underneath 200
3/12/2012 0400 720 Radio Progresso Cuba Progresso tune, weak but clear in short WGN silent period 2.5
3/12/2012 0430 720 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man, // other Progressos
3/12/2012 0430 720 unID Venezuela National anthem behind Cuba; 50 kW and 10kW stations from Venezuela here
3/10/2012 0900 720 Radio Formula XEAVR Verecruz Mexico Grupo Formula ID
3/12/2012 0000 730 Radio Cadena Melodia HJCU Bogata Colombia ID, signature tune
3/12/2012 0400 730 Radio Progresso Cuba Progresso tune, under another Colombian station 10
3/12/2012 0000 740 Radio Angula CMKO Sagua de Tanamo Cuba ID "CMKO, Radio Angula," chimes then some orchestral music. Very wobbly.
3/12/2012 0430 740 unID Venezuela National anthem behind Cuba; 50 kW and 10kW stations from Venezuela here
3/12/2012 0430 750 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man
3/12/2012 0430 750 Radio Caracas YVKS Caracas Venezuela Very dramatic vocal version on the YV national anthem by male and female singer
3/12/2012 0430 760 Radio Lumiere (pres) Cayes Haiti Religious program with Caribbean-accented French woman offering prayers for the listeners and women in Haiti, several religious songs; thanks to Henrik Klemetz on RealDX for translation 2
3/12/2012 0433 760 RCN HJAJ Barranquilla Colombia ID and commercials over WJR and FR station
3/12/2012 0400 770 Radio Rebelde Cuba Music program // other Rebelde freq's
3/12/2012 0428 770 RCN HJJX Bogata Colombia Mentions of Bogota and Colombia, over/under Cuba
3/12/2012 0430 770 Radio Nacional YVKK Venezuela National anthem
3/12/2012 2345 780 Radio Coro YVMN Coro Venezuela Non-stop music with lots of "Radio Coro" ID's, alone on freq most of the night
3/10/2012 0900 780 Radio Formula XEMTS Tampio Mexico "esta... A-M, Radio...Mexico... XEMTS Radio Formula" and "Grupo Formula" ID's
3/12/2012 0400 790 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks, news 25
3/12/2012 0200 800 Trans World Radio PJB Bonaire Netherlands Antilles Spanish ID, religious instrumental music
3/12/2012 0400 810 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man, Progresso ID 10
3/12/2012 0200 810 Caracol Radio HJCY Bogota Colombia ID in mix with WGY 60
3/12/2012 0400 820 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks, news
3/12/2012 0400 820 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man, Progresso ID 1
3/12/2012 0900 820 Radio Paradise (pres) Charlestown St. Kitts and Nevis Presumed with Southern-style American preacher with loud message under Radio Reloj Cuba and Radio Ciudad Cuba (who was playing rock music) 50
3/12/2012 0430 830 R Nueva Sensacion (p) YVLT Caracas Venezuela Presumed with YV national anthem 25
3/12/2012 0255 830 unID Romantic Latin music, poss ID 0255
3/12/2012 0200 840 Doubleve CMHW Santa Clara Cuba Signature tune, ID. Under/over another Latin station with music 10
3/12/2012 0400 840 Radio Revolucion CMKC Palma Soriano Cuba ID "CMKC, Radio Revolucion" and signature tune at TOH, noisy but in the clear 10
3/12/2012 0555 840 unID under Radio Revolucion with SP talk (Doubleve?)
3/12/2012 0900 840 WXEW Yabucoa PR US Romantic Spanish music, telephone and barking dog SFX, "quatro condes minutos" over disco beat music and several mentions of Puerto Rico, "bollando pala mun doen se musica?" over etherial music, then into pop music 5
3/12/2012 0200 850 WFTL (p) West Palm Beach FL Local ads, news
3/12/2012 0600 850 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks and news 1
3/12/2012 0600 860 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks and news 5
3/12/2012 0400 870 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks and news 10
3/12/2012 0400 880 Radio Paraguana Punto Fijo Venezuela Nice ID "en Parauana,... Radio Paraguana", Latin music
3/12/2012 0430 890 Radio Progresso Cuba Music, talk by man
3/12/2012 0400 900 Radio Venezuela (t) YVMD Maracaibo Venezuela Over Radio Progresso with many mentions of "Venezuela"
3/12/2012 0430 900 Radio Progresso Cuba Best Progresso at this time, others all weaker 50
3/12/2012 0600 900 W Radio XEW (p) Mexico Mexican NA under Cuba, W-Radio "beeps" 250
3/12/2012 0400 910 Radio Cadena Agramonte Cuba Light music and talk by M and W; ID, 4 note chimes and signature tune 2X at TOH
3/12/2012 0430 910 Radio Q 910 YVRQ (p) Caracas Venezuela National anthem
3/12/2012 0204 930 Radio Surco Ciego del Avila Cuba Latin music over Reloj - very wobbly signal; Radio Surco ID by woman
3/12/2012 0400 930 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks and tones under WDLX-NC
3/12/2012 0400 940 Radio Punto Fijo YVNN Punto Fijo Venezuela Several IDs, lively Latin music
3/12/2012 0555 940 WIPR San Juan PR US Romantic Latin music, "la maxima musica popular... maxima nueve cuarenta A-M" (Maxima 940 AM is their slogan)
3/12/2012 0400 950 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks, news
3/12/2012 0400 950 WTLN Orlando FL US "The New 950" slogan and call, over/under Reloj
3/12/2012 0400 960 Radio Reloj Cuba time ticks, news, very weak
3/12/2012 0400 980 Radio Reloj Cuba Chimes between talking by man in SP, way under WTEM-DC and another unID domestic station 1
3/12/2012 0400 990 Radio Guama Pinar del Rio Cuba Guama ID, Cuban music
3/12/2012 0400 1000 Radio Granma Media Luna Cuba ID's, peppy Cuban music, signature tune on chimes 5
3/12/2012 0432 1000 RCN HJAQ Cartagena Colombia Over Cuba with talk by man, mention of RCN (thanks to Sylvain Naud for ID) 15
3/12/2012 0000 1010 WMOX Meridian MS US ID
3/12/2012 0400 1010 WPHM Portsmouth VA US Contemp Christian music, ID 0.449
3/12/2012 0400 1020 Radio Reloj Cuba Time ticks weak under KDKA 10
3/12/2012 0400 1020 Radio Trinchera Antiimperialista Guantanamo Cuba Light orchestral music under KDKA, clear ID, then into Cuban music 10
3/12/2012 0400 1030 Radio Noticias del Plata LS10 Buenos Aires Argentina Romantic accordion music to TOH, 5+1 time pips and ID by man into presumed news in SP by woman. At 0430 presumed news by woman with man announcing - e.g., "internacional" - before each segment. Short accordian interlude, then more talk. 25/5
3/12/2012 0000 1040 Radio Mayabeque Cuba ID, into song by Adele ""Rolling in the Deep" 10
3/12/2012 0000 1050 Radio Victoria Las Tunas Cuba ID, jingle, mention Cuba, talk by W
3/12/2012 0000 1060 R. 26 Matanzas Cuba Signature tune at TOH matches previous R 26 recordings
3/12/2012 0000 1070 WAPI Birmingham AL US ID, ABC news
3/12/2012 0000 1080 Radio Cadena Habana (p) Cuba Brief talk in SP and a lot of music through the TOH
3/12/2012 0430 1080 unID Venezuela National anthem
3/12/2012 0400 1100 Caracol Radio HJAT Barranquilla Colombia "Caracol Radio" ID's, alarm clock-type ticking sound effect, web address, commercials
3/11/2012 0400 1100 Radio Globo Sao Paulo Brazil PT talk and laughing by man, mention "Globo." Heard while trying to notch out 1100 to hear Colombia on 1100.27
3/11/2012 0405 1100.27 Caracol Radio HJAT Barranquilla Colombia ID and Caracol Radio tune; definitely off-freq this night but back on 1100.00 next night
3/12/2012 0430 1110 unID Venezuela National Anthem
3/12/2012 0430 1110 unID Venezuela National Anthem followed by another vocal anthem 10
3/11/2012 0300 1120 Radio Formula XEPOP Puebla Mexico "Formula" and "Cinco Radio" ID's; this is the only Formula/Cinco Radio listed on 1120
3/12/2012 0059 1140 Radio Mayabeque Mayabeque Cuba Dramatic music through TOH, ID 25
3/11/2012 0400 1140 Radio Surco CMIP Ciego de Avila Cuba "Transmite CMIP, Radio Surco, Ciego de Avila..." ?
3/11/2012 0257 1220 La B Grande XEB Mexico Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" then ID, mising with Brazil
3/11/2012 0355 1220 Radio Globo Rio de Janeiro Brazil Rapid talk by man in PT with mentions of "Globo", Michael Jackson's "Criminal" and Madona's "Borderline".
3/12/2012 0500 1290 Radio Puerto Cabello YVLF Puerto Cabello Venezuela ID "en Santa Lucia ... Radio Puerto Cabello" into vocal music 10
3/12/2012 0700 1340 Radio Ciudad del Mar (pres) Palmira Cuba Cuban NA and SP talk by W, alone on GY channel
3/12/2012 0000 1400 WCOS Columbia SC US ID
3/12/2012 0400 1480 WGUS Augusta GA US presumed with 95 Rock slogan, heavy metal music
3/12/2012 0400 1540 ZNS Bahamas ID, into blues music show
3/12/2012 0400 1550 Radio Rebelde Cuba multiple stations with echo
3/12/2012 0431 1550 Radio El Sol HJCB Barranquilla Colombia Light music then ID "Noticias, musica y deporte" .. "Radio El Sol" - thanks to Henrik Klemetz and Renato Bruni on RealDX for ID 5
3/12/2012 0400 1610 Caribbean Beacon The Valley Anguilla Unider CHHA with presumed Mrs. Scott's preaching in EG