[HCDX] August 18-21 Logs

[Brian Alexander <brian384875@xxxxxxx>]

** BOLIVIA. 5952.47, Radio Pio Doce, 0005-0122, August 21, Spanish 
talk. ID. Nice Bolivian music. Fair but must use ECSS-LSB to avoid Radio 
Republica and jammer on high side. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
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** BRAZIL. 6089.95, Radio Bandeirantes, 2320-2325, August 20, 
Portuguese talk. Poor to fair but covered by Anguilla 6090 at their 2325
sign on. // 9645.37 - fair to good. // 11925.22 - very weak. (Brian Alexander, 
PA) 
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** GUINEA. 7125, Rdif Nationale, 0546-0615, August 20, Afro-pop music.
Local chants. French announcements. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
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** MADAGASCAR. 5010, Radio Madagasikara, 0229-0245, August 18,
carrier + LSB. Tune-in to IS. Choral National Anthem at 0230. Talk in
listed Malagasy at 0232. Local Afro-pop music. Local choral music.
Poor. Weak to very weak signal. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
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** MALI. 5995, ORTM, *0555-0610, August 20, sign on with guitar IS.
National Anthem at 0558. Flute IS at 0559. Opening French announcements 
at 0600. Local chants at 0602. Weak to very weak with adjacent channel 
splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
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** SRI LANKA. 11905, SLBC, *0020-0100, August 21, sign on with local 
drums. National Anthem at 0021. More drums and local music at 0022.
Opening Hindi announcements at 0025 followed by religious recitations
and Hindi chants. Local music at 0030. Hindi vocals. Fair. (Brian Alexander, 
PA) 
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** THAILAND. 15275, Radio Thailand, *0000-0029, August 21, sign on 
with opening English ID announcements. English news at 0002. Ad for 
Bangkok Airways. Ad for local restaurant. Talk about US politics. Fair to 
good but only a threshold signal at 0029 when they switch antenna beam 
headings from Eastern to Western North America. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
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** UGANDA [non]. via France, 15410, Radio YâAbadanga, *1700-1715*,
August 20, sign on with African music. Local choral tune at 1701. Talk
at 1704 in listed Swahili. Fair. Saturdays only. (Brian Alexander, PA) 
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Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA  
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires 
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