[HCDX] Zimbabwe on 6612

[David Goren <dbgoren@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> I may be wrong on this, and welcome clarification, but I think that  
> African Hi-life music refers mainly to Nigerian, and perhaps other  
> West African type music styles.
>
> A more broad question...what's the best way to denote African pop- 
> music when the listener/dx'er is unsure of the name of the  local  
> or regional style? I know some people use Afropops.
>
> On Jan 29, 2006, at 7:12 PM, Walter Salmaniw wrote:
>
>> ZIMBABWE 6612, 0004-, Radio Zimbabwe Jan 30 A presumed logging  
>> just above threshold level, but gradually improving as my local  
>> sunset approaches.  Mostly music.  I'm unable to hear any talk as  
>> I've monitored the past 45 minutes, but I suspect I wouldn't hear  
>> anything anyway.  S6 to S7 on my 7030+, but that's mostly noise, I  
>> think.  Signal is visible on the Icom 756Pro2, but the 7030+ in  
>> AMS is beating the 756 without a doubt.  My Harris RF-590 is  
>> performing almost as well, with the Collins HF-2050 a poor third,  
>> and the NRD-535D hearing essentially nothing.  Fun to rate the  
>> various receivers!  Take home message:  AMS is very useful,  
>> especially on very weak signals, if it can sync!. Nothing on so- 
>> called fundamental of 3306. Continues to improve as I type this at  
>> 00:12 with African high-life music. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC)
>>
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