[HCDX] Brandon Jordan 60mb African Logs, Aug 28

[Brandon Jordan <brandon@xxxxxxxx>]

**ANGOLA. 4949.96, (t) R Angola 'Canal A', Mulenvos, Aug 28 0350 - 
decent strength signal but poor modulation, very little audio heard. 
Transmitter off at 0354 and back at 0407. No 0511 UTC sunrise at 
transmitter enhancement noted, and carrier faded below noise floor at 
0600 UTC (Jordan-TN)

**BENIN. 5024.94, (t) R Parakou, Parakou, AUg 28 0447 - perhaps the one 
here turning transmitter on at 0447 while Rebelde was off. Unfortunately 
Rebelde back at 0500 w/ OC until 0510, then into broadcast. (Jordan-TN)

**BOTSWANA. 4930.00, VOA, Selebi-Phikwe, Aug 28 0350-0602* - fair signal 
with English VOA programming. Carrier still visible above noise floor to 
verify 0602* s/off. (Jordan-TN)

**BURKINA FASO. 5030.01, R Burkina, Ouagadougou, Aug 28 *0538 - s-on 
with traditional African vocal then into news by man in French at 0542. 
More local music/drums at 0550. Female announcer at 0600 with Radio 
Burkina ID and announcements. Surprisingly good despite co-channel 
University Network on 5030.02.(Jordan-TN)

**CONGO (KINSHASA). 5066.34, (p) R Candip, Bunia, Aug 28 *0402 - S-on 
with traditional African vocal by female into talk by man in possibly 
French at 0405, inaudible from 0410. Threshold audio, best at s/on and 
steadily fading as Bunia sunrise was 0357 UTC. (Jordan-TN)

**EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005.00, R Bata, Bata, Aug 28 - no sign of R Bata 
here at listed 0500 s/on or after. (Jordan-TN)

**MADAGASCAR. 5010.7v, (p) R Malagasy, Antananarivo, Aug 28 0350 - easy 
going island sounding vocals, male announcer in lang at 0400. Mainly 
poor, transmitter steadily drifting from 5010.79 at tune in down to 
5010.72 by 0500. Station stayed on past listed 0500 s/off. (Jordan-TN)

**SAO TOME. 4960.00, VOA, Pinheira, 0350 - OOC at tune-in, Yankee Doodle 
IS at 0359 into English VOA programming, Hausa at 0500, French at 0530 
and still weakly audible at 0630*. Transmitter back on at 0638 w/ OC but 
much too weak for audio at listed 0700 Hausa. (Jordan-TN)

**UGANDA. 4975.97, R Uganda, Kampala, Aug 28 0350-0533* - English 
programming from tune-in, lots of monologues by male then female. Slowly 
fading down beginning 0415, possible Swahili. Carrier still visible 
above noise floor to verify 0533* s/off. (Jordan-TN)

5026.00, R Uganda, Kampala, Aug 28 - no sign of R Uganda here in quite a 
while. (Jordan-TN)

**ZAMBIA. 4965.00, Voice Africa, Lusaka, Aug 28 0350-0556* - English 
with various music and African news at 0400 and 0500. Fair to poor as 
signal began slowly fading from 0500. CODAR less bothersome in LSB. 
(Jordan-TN)

Brandon Jordan
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