Re: [IRCA] KXTO Test (Friday Night)
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Re: [IRCA] KXTO Test (Friday Night)



Les,

Previous RDF reports from Paul Zecchino place the jammer dead on a 
bearing to Havana, not surprising.  Can't say on the power.

Curt
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W. Curt Deegan
Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA (oK)
http://ScooterHound.com/WWWR/wobbler


At 02:48 PM 7/15/2007, Les Rayburn wrote:
>Curt,
>
>Thanks for clarifying that. WRHC comes in very well here, though it 
>doesn't often dominate the frequency. The Cuban jammer also comes in 
>very well. Any idea of it's location or power levels?
>
>
>Les Rayburn, director
>High Noon Film
>100 Centerview Drive Suite 111
>Birmingham, AL 35216
>205.824.8930
>205.824.8960 fax
>205.253.4867 cell
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "W. Curt Deegan" <WWWR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Les Rayburn" <les@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Mailing list for the 
>International Radio Club of America" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 1:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [IRCA] KXTO Test (Friday Night)
>
>
>>Les,
>>
>>What you heard on 1550 was not a Wobbler, that was Cuban jamming of 
>>WRHC Coral Cables.  This has been going on since 9/9/6 when I first 
>>heard and reported it.
>>
>>The jammer does sound somewhat like a Wobbler but upon closer 
>>inspection it will be found to be audio impressed on a steady 
>>carrier versus the Wobbler's fluctuating carrier producing the 
>>varying heterodynes.  Also the jammer is steady and repeating while 
>>a Wobbler has both variable frequency and level.  This distinction 
>>is easy to hear and see here using a spectrum analyzer, but a far 
>>greater challenge at a distance.
>>
>>Except for a handful of times due to anomalous propagation, the 
>>Cuban jammer has been heard every night
>>blocking the anti-Castro programming of WRHC.  The jammer is likely 
>>continuous, day and night, but only WRHC at 10kW and 50 miles away 
>>can be heard daytimes from my location.
>>
>>Curt
>>-------
>>W. Curt Deegan
>>Boca Raton, (southeast) Florida, USA
>>http://ScooterHound.com/WWWR/wobbler
>>
>>
>>At 02:22 AM 7/15/2007, you wrote:
>>>No luck hearing the test here in Alabama either. Miami station 
>>>(Coral Gables) in very well with it's Spanish language 
>>>programming. Also hearing "The Whobbler" at times...usual mix of 
>>>regulars, but nothing else.
>>>
>>>Haven't seen any reports of anyone logging the test yet. We'll 
>>>hope for better results tonight.
>>>
>>>
>>>Les Rayburn, director
>>>High Noon Film
>>>100 Centerview Drive Suite 111
>>>Birmingham, AL 35216
>>>205.824.8930
>>>205.824.8960 fax
>>>205.253.4867 cell


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