[HCDX] Longpath African Loggings

["Guy Atkins" <dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BOTSWANA 4930, 1615-1622, VOA Feb 1 on their new 60mb frequency. Interview
with a NASA official discussing the upcoming space shuttle flight, and the
issues with the heat shield tiles and integrity of the insulation on the
booster fuel tanks; questions from phone callers in Kuwait and elsewhere.
VOA ID at 1630 and into news. Good signal at one hour past local sunrise. A
short MP3 with VOA ID can be heard here:
http://www.guyatkins.com/files/voa_botswana_4930.mp3 (Atkins-WA)

SWAZILAND 4760, 1609-1615, TWR, Mpangela Ranch Feb 1 Presumed, with male in
unid. African language (listed as Tshwa in WRTH). The pace and tone of the
talk sounded like a sermon; hymn or religious song at 1615. Best on SW
antenna during near-grayline condition. Fair-good level, and strengthening
slowly. Slight co-channel interference from presumed AIR Port Blair.
(Atkins-WA)

ZAMBIA 4910, 1558-1605, ZNBC Radio 1 Feb 1 Best reception so far this winter
of Zambia on longpath. Nice fish eagle IS at 1558, drums at 1600, and
announcer with 'ZNBC' and mentions of Zambia in unid. language. Into a
tribal chant or similar by male, followed by a choral hymn, and into
possible news items 1605. Fair to good signal at tune-in, and still fair at
1635 recheck-- 1 hour past local SR and 1/4 hour past Lusaka SS. Best on
Southwest Beverage. (Atkins-WA)

Guy Atkins
Puyallup, WA USA
mod. ICOM IC-756Pro & mod. ICOM R-75
Kiwa MAP / ERGO / DSP-59+
450 & 700 ft. Beverage Antennas


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