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Old August 19th 07, 03:24 AM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
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On Aug 18, 4:43 pm, RHF wrote:
On Aug 18, 8:50 am, dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:
Jesse wrote:


On Aug 17, 10:23 pm, dima wrote:
Hello.
Could anyone help me to identify station? He said some like Gana
Radio, but he have fine english for african man.


0121 UTC, 5617 kHz. Audio:http://dxscanner.narod.ru/files/reco...0818012100.mp3


"...but he had fine Egnlish for African man." What makes you think
Africans can't speak English? The official language of Ghana is
English because it is a former British colony! In fact, English is the
official language or is spoken widely in many countries in Africa -
Nigeria, the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Liberia, etc. Get with it.


I don't think Ghana has used 5617.


I'm guessing that what was heard was 'Gander Radio', in Newfoundland on the frequency of 5616.
This is an aero frequency.


dxAce
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Gee the good people of Newfoundland sound like
an African-Man speaking English )

well you live and learn ~ RHF


I suspect that what was heard was an international airliner with a
pilot who is a native of Africa or the Caribbean. International
airliners often have pilots who do not have flawless American English.
It is typical American parochialism to assume that every airplane is
flown by an American. I would think that Gander ground would have
Canadian accents, but they deal with pilots from all over the world.