7Q7FOC(Malawi) on 20m CW!!!
20130530 1833UTC 14024.5kHz 7Q7FOC
Date : 30/May/2013 1833UTC
Freq : 14024.5kHz CW
Rig : KENWOOD TS-590S
ANT : LOOP
PC recording
He was QRVed over 2 hour but I can listen his signal..vy nice..
Malawi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malawi (
/məˈlɑːwi/;
Chichewa [malaβi][need tone]), officially the
Republic of Malawi, is a
landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as
Nyasaland. It is bordered by
Zambia to the northwest,
Tanzania to the northeast, and
Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by
Lake Malawi. Malawi is over 118,000 km
2 (45,560 sq mi) with an estimated population of more than 14,900,000. Its capital is
Lilongwe, which is also Malawi's largest city; the second largest is
Blantyre and the third is
Mzuzu. The name Malawi comes from the
Maravi, an old name of the
Nyanja people that inhabit the area. The country is also nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa".
[9]
The area of Africa now known as Malawi was colonised by migrating tribes of Bantu around the 10th century. In 1891 the area was colonised again, this time by the British. In 1953 Malawi, then known as Nyasaland, became part of the semi-independent
central African Federation(CAF). The Federation was dissolved in 1963 and in 1964, Nyasaland gained full independence and was renamed Malawi. Upon gaining independence it became a
single-party state under the presidency of
Hastings Banda, who remained president until 1994, when he was ousted from power.
Joyce Banda (no relation) is the current president, raised to that position after president
Bingu wa Mutharika died in 2012. She is the first female leader in Malawi.
[10] Malawi has a democratic,
multi-party government. Malawi has a
small military forcethat includes an army, a navy and an air wing. Malawi's foreign policy is
pro-Western and includes positive diplomatic relations with most countries and participation in several
international organisations.
Malawi is among the world's
least-developed countries. The economy is heavily based in agriculture, with a largely rural population. The Malawian government depends heavily on outside aid to meet
development needs, although this need (and the aid offered) has decreased since 2000. The Malawian government faces challenges in building and expanding the economy, improving education, health care,
environmental protection, and becoming financially independent. Malawi has several programs developed since 2005 that focus on these issues, and the country's outlook appears to be improving, with improvements in economic growth, education and healthcare seen in 2007 and 2008.
Malawi has a low
life expectancy and high
infant mortality. There is a high prevalence of
HIV/AIDS, which is a drain on the labour force and government expenditures. There is a diverse population of
native peoples,
Asians and
Europeans, with several languages spoken and an array of religious beliefs. Although there was tribal conflict in the past, by 2008 it had diminished considerably and the concept of a Malawian nationality had begun to form. Malawi has a culture combining native and colonial aspects, including sports, art, dance and music.
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