** BOLIVIA. 6134.82, Radio Santa Cruz, *0859-0930, May 14, sign on with opening Spanish ID announcements. IS/ID sequence at 0901. Local flute music at 0903. Song about Santa Cruz at 0904. Same song they sign off with. Bolivian music at 0909. Poor in noisy conditions at sign on but got stronger by 0925. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** BRAZIL. 15189.96, Radio Inconfidência, 0055-0115, May 14, Brazilian ballads. Portuguese talk. Weak but fair on peaks. // 6010.01 - poor with adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** CHAD. 6165, RNT, *0429-0459, May 14, sign on with Balafon IS. National Anthem at 0431. French announcements at 0432. Afro-pop music at 0433. French talk. Fair to good signal strength. Stronger than usual with weak co-channel QRM from Radio Japan. Covered by Radio Nederland at their 0459 sign on. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** COLOMBIA. 6035.03v, LV del Guaviare, *0935-1020, May 14, sign on with Spanish ballads. Spanish ID announcements at 0958 followed by more Spanish ballads. Spanish talk at 1002. Rosary at approximately 1011. Was on 6035.03 at sign on, drifting down to 6035.00 by 1018. Poor in noisy conditions. Heavy adjacent channel splatter starting at 1000 made reception very difficult. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** GUINEA. 7125, Radio Conakry, 2240-2259*, May 13, Afro-pop music. French announcements. Abrupt sign off. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** GUINEA. 7125, Radio Conakry, 0602-0635, May 14, local Afro-pop music. Some local chants. Vernacular and French talk. Fair to good but some occasional HAM QRM and slight hum in audio. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** MALI. 9635, ORTM, *0800-0820, May 14, sign on with flute IS and opening French ID announcements. Vernacular talk at 0802. Rustic tribal music. Weak modulation. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** NIGERIA [non]. via Germany, 9610, Hamada Radio Int, *0530-0559*, May 14, sign on with local music and opening ID announcements. Hausa talk. Good. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6930, Radio GaGa, 2355-0003, May 13-14, rock music. ID. Queen’s Radio GaGa song. Poor in thunderstorm static. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** SUDAN [non]. via Slovakia, 9670, Radio Miraya, 0350-0420, May 14, tune-in to English interview and call-in program about Southern Sudan’s independence. English news at 0401-0412. ID. Announced mirayafm.org website. Lite pop music at 0413. Arabic talk at 0417. Poor, difficult reception due to strong adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** UGANDA [non]. via France, 15410, Radio Y’Abaganda, *1700-1715*, May 14, sign on with pop music. ID and African choral tune at 1702 followed by vernacular talk. Afro-pop music at 1709. Good. Sat only. (Brian Alexander, PA) Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires ---[Start Commercial]---------------------
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