Re: [IRCA] Anybody want to go to Cuba?

[Pete Taylor <ptdx@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice and intriguing idea, Scott. I grew up in Miami, pre-Castro, but never got to Cuba (or even the Bahamas, for that matter).

It would be interesting to find out if the U.S. approach to Cuban normalization procedures calls for power reduction on some of the frequencies which are currently under considerable duress thanks to the excessive power levels in use on the island.

Just askinâ.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380






> On Apr 8, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Yes, this is DX related - let me explain!
> 
> I had lunch today with Rick Lucas, who's just back from a two-week tour of Cuba. At least for now, US regulations require that US citizens visiting Cuba have an educational purpose for their trip, which typically means a lot of "person-to-person" activities like meeting farmers and watching dance troupes and such. (Canadians and others can go to Cuban resorts and lounge on the beach if they so desire...)
> 
> But it occurred to us that if we could get enough DXers and other radio folk together, it might be possible to organize a trip that would focus on Cuban radio - visiting studios and transmitter sites, interacting with Cuban radio people and DXers, meeting with Arnie Coro, and so on.
> 
> I'm not going quite so far (yet!) as to bid for a Havana convention in 2017 or 2018...but I'm curious to find out whether anyone else would be interested in a hypothetical week-long trip next winter. If there's interest, I'd be willing to reach out to the tour companies that have licenses to organize Cuba trips to see what the next steps might be.
> 
> So...any interest?
> 
> 
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