I get a kick out of those anmts. The guy who recorded them LONG ago is no longer with us - Frank Oliver. The U. S. Information Service is long gone as are 'cultural centers.' And the zip on the address given - 20547 - hasn't been used in decades.
Oh well, it's not like anybody's actually listening ... except us DXers. ;-)
Bill Whitacre
IBB Monitoring
Washington, DC
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On Jan 16, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Mark Connelly MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx [CapeDX] wrote:
Recent recording (UTC 0259 / 15 JAN) of 1530 VOA Sao Tome at sign-on. Man with announcement "This is the Voice of America, Washington, DC, signing on." then Yankee Doodle music; mostly over WCKY.
https://app.box.com/s/3h5ykp9zxyqd9ta3xkdou8385yemqqvi
A couple of days earlier I had the other end of VOA 1530's broadcast day. WJDM (NJ) sign-off announcement in English, mention of Cantico Nuevo program. VOA Sao Tome then is audible with its sign-off announcement right after. 13 JAN at 2200 UTC / 5 p.m. EST.
https://app.box.com/s/x4orxy5sh633244vn0otgnmdz35ggjky
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.6931 N / 70.1912 W) (= 41° 41.59' N / 70° 11.47' W) (grid FN41vq)
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
See http://microtelecom.it/perseus/
Antenna: Cardioid-pattern SuperLoop: 9m vert. by 20m horiz. (peak 90 deg., null 270 deg.)
See http://www.bamlog.com/superloop.htm for similar antenna type.