Nice reception from Africa last night, here in the mountains of New Hampshire. I wanted to stay up until 0600 and check for stations s/on, but couldn't stay awake any longer! Maybe tonight?
4820 Botswana R.Botswana 0408-0414-01/14 EG/Vern.End of nx re Congo(DR).Nx ended w/ mention of R.Botswana b.c.ing (peace?) talks at 7 AM (local). Afropops and EG ballad "Lay your head on my pillow" Good.
4800v Lesotho R.Lesotho 0416-0423 01/14. Presumed here w/ tlks b/w 2 OM and a YL. An advertisement in EG was heard,something for "$29.95". tlks resumed. No ID noted. Poor, "data" QRM.
4950 Angola R.Nacional 0432-0437 01/14 PT. End of ID/anmts at tune-in. "Radio Nacional,Angola" jingle followed by singing OM w/ xylophone-like mx.YL w/ intro and up-beat/Afropop mx. Fair.
6265 Zambia R.Zambia,ZNBC 0424-0431 01/14. Tlks w/ 2 OM ment's "Zambia". Mx /w drums, chorus of OM. Snippet of "Fish Eagle" IS and drums at 0430. Om w/ nx. fair/poor.
15320 Madagascar R.Vo Hope relay 0437-0448 01/14 EG. Om w/ interview of YL re marginalization of women, role of women in the New Sudan. fair w/ mild bursts of Ham QRM. // 12060 Fair, fluterry signal.
12080 South Africa AWR relay via Sentech. 0448-0458* 01/14 EG. Instrumental mx."Famil and Health" prg re parenting and discipline. AWR U.K. adress. Om and YL at s/off. fair/poor.
9500 Swaziland TWR relay via Manzini 0459-0505 01/14. Instrumental mx until 0501; silence until 0502 when "Insight for Living" prg re Luke Ch.15. No ID noted, but definetly TWR prg.Fair
Scott R Barbour Jr-Intervale, N.H. USA
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