Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Blog Logs - Africa

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

Benin
7210, ORTB, Cotonou (tentatvie), 0620, Weak signal. QRM at 2225. (Petersen in Dakar, Senegal)

Chad
4905, RNT, N’Djamena, 1800-2130. Advertisements in French, Afropop, news, SiNPO 34333. (Boc16,Mille). Not heard lately. (Anker Petersen)

Djibouti
4780, Radiodiffusion du Djibouti, Arta, 0346-0415 and 1825-2103. Nice Horn of
Africa vocals, 0359 ID, talked in Arabic prior to music bridge at 0400. News and discussion program. Afropop and 2100 national anthem // 1539 MW. 34433. (D'Angelo, Boc16, Mille and Romero)

Egypt
9250, Radio Wadi El Nile, Abu Zaabal, 2120-2124. Arabic talks, referring to Sudan, ID, music, SINPO 45444. (Romero)

Equatorial Guinea
5005, Radiodifusion de Guinea Equatorial, Bata, 2122-2128. Spanish talk, SINPO 23332. (Mille)

Eritrea
5100.00, Radio Bana, Asmara, *0354-0415 fade out. Carrier on, repeated music with drum.
0400 sign-on, Vernacular talk, Horn of Africa song, SINPO 25232. (Jensen via NASWA, and Petersen)

Ethiopia
6110, Radio Fana, Addis Ababa. Conversation in Amharic, into Horn of Africa vocals, fair. (Ronda)

7110, Radio Ethiopía, Addis Ababa, 1652-1845. Still here, vernacular talks, local folk muusic.
SINPO 23442. (Bernardini, Romero)

9704, Radio Ethiopía, Addis Ababa, 1840-1846. African Vernacular, probably Oromo, piano,
SINPO 34443. (Romero)

Gabon
9580, Africa No. 1, Moyabi, 2120. Afropop songs, many in French; studio chatter in French, fair. (Ronda)

Madagascar
5009.8, Radio Nasionaly, Ambohidrano, 1555-1915.* Local pop tunes, Malagasy nouncement ID as "Radio Madagasikara", they also tried to send a speech by someone, but the audio was distorted. SINPO 24322. (Boc 16, Méndez, Mille and Savolainen in DXplorer). Also heard at 0302-0322. (D'Angelo)

Mauritania
4845, Radio Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 0625. Call to Prayer - heard at the same time outdoor from the local Minaret in Saint-Louis (!), 45434. No other SW stations audible at this hour on 90 and 60 mb! Also heard at 1835-1910 and 2206-2215 in Vernacular /Arabic, 35443 - SINPOn 55555. (Petersen in Dakar and Saint-Louis, Senegal). Also heard at 0524-0537 and 2052-0050, Mar 06 and 22-25, long Arabic vocal, talks. Good signal with fluttery conditions. (D'Angelo, Boc16 and Ronda)

Rwanda
6055, Radio Rwanda, Kigali, 2051-2100.* Vernacular, song by W.Huston, talk with mention of "Radio Rwanda" and some song in the background - almost good with slight fading, weak IRIB signal on the same channel. (Timofeyev in HCDX)

Sudan
7200, Sudan Radio and TV Corporation, Omdurman, 0409-0427.* Arabic discussion by various men with frequent mentions of "Sudan". Instrumental music ended program at 0424 followed by news items but carrier cut at 0427 and never returned this night. Fair. (D'Angelo).

Zambia
5915, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, Lusaka, *0247-0257. Familiar Fisheagle interval signal, followed by national anthem at 0250 before noise and co-channel QRM from BBC at *0257.20, Poor.
(D'Angelo).
(DSWCI/DX Window # 373 via A Petersen)