[HCDX] Loggings from Victoria, BC

["Walter (Volodya) Salmaniw" <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

Folks, three interesting loggings.  Last night was a good, if noisy,
opening to Africa.  Good DX from Victoria, 
BC.........Walt.

CONGO 9550, 0304-, Radio Okapi May 12 Surprisingly strong
signals from 0304 
tune-in with non-stop African high life music, without any 
announcements. Cochannel to RHC. Occasionally equal in signal strength,
but usually well under, and sometimes fading out completely. Hoping for
an 
ID at TOH. Talk after 0400, but battling it out with RHC making it 
impossible to understand anything. Appears that reception was better at
0300. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

NETHERLANDS 15069.66, 0509-, Alfa Lima International May 11 Surprisingly
good signal with many IDs for ALI from the Netherlands. SIO of 
2.5-5-3. Occasional deep fades as well. Usual fair of 
technopops. Monitored over several hours. Makes for interesting 
listening. (Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)

SIERRA LEONE 6137.84, 0519-, UN Radio Freetown May 14 Radio UNAMSIL heard
with boring male in monotone, I believe, in English from 0515 tune-in
with 
many mentions of peace. Noticed tonight was a good African evening with
Radio VOP coming in with clear ID at 0330 on 7315 as 'This is Radio Voice
of the People'. Did not hear Radio Okapi, though (a weak het at 
0539). Reception improved somewhat by 0525 with more lively discussion in
heavily accented English. Seemed to have phoned in reports, or possibly
phone-in show (more likely), as I could hear 'take care', etc. Began to
suffer from splatter rather suddenly from REE Costa Rica around 0537,
making it virtually impossible to follow any further. No firm IDs heard.
(Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Canada)