Glenn Hauser logs March 14-15-16, 2021

CUBA  island  radio  on DST - much early this 2021 year,
like on US Florida Yankee state in Caribbean:CUBA  5999.999  RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW broadcast, Spanish,
VACCINE WORLDWIDE items,
is the whole and only theme today.
At 13.38 UT on March 16, S=7 signal in Detroit MI, NY and NJ states.
9535.002 RHC Bejucal also in Spanish S=8 fair signal at 13.40 UT.
9650.003 RHC Bejucal also in Spanish S=7 signal at 13.42 UT.
11760even non-directional steep angle towards whole Caribbean area,
of RHC Bauta site, at 13.46 UT on March 16.
13740even excellent audio quality, recently refurbished BBEF Beijing
Made in China transmitter,
S=9 at 13.47 UT, noted in Detroit MI and Seattle WA state,
in Perseus SDR net remotedly.
13699.996 kHz little odd on lower side flank, S=7 at 13.50 UT.
15140even RHC Bauta bcast center in Spanish, S=9+15dB at 13.52 UT.
15230even RHC Quivican transmission, S=6 fluttery signal 
towards Brazil, South America at 13.53 UT on March 16.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 16)
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Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 14-15-16, 2021

CUBA. 4765, March 16 at 0031:05 open carrier cuts on music as I
assume R. Progreso nominally starts now a UT hour earlier for DST; but
then mod cuts off and on again. Something's always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)CUBA. 11880, March 15 at 2222, RHC is on in French, S9+20/30; 2237
check Portuguese; 2301 English. So the 21-23 block to "Africa" has
been shifted one UT hour later; despite 11880 absence on March 14, the
first day of Yanqui DST when checked at 2209 UT. 

With that bigsig here to the NW, is 11880 really aimed at Africa,
where it's after midnight in most English-speaking countries? HFCC
will never know, being boycotted, but Aoki thinx it's 100 kW at 100
degrees from Bauta.The usual pattern, this broadcast alone shifted one UT hour *later*
instead of earlier. But there could be an eventual frequency change
after A-21 start, by first or second week of April, depending on
circumstances. Also as usual, English at 23-24 again resynchronizes it
with // 5040 which has just moved its English one UT hour *earlier*. 

Is this shift shown on the website? Of course not! Something`s always
wrong at RHC. Spanish only, dated effective Nov 17, late for B20:
https://www.radiohc.cu/de-interes/frecuenciasUndated, including other languages but obviously outdated:
https://www.radiohc.cu/de-interes/programacion
6000, March 16 at 0035, RHC already in English, S=9/+10 but very
undermodulated // 9700 also reading S=9/+10 but well modulated for
thin-voiced YL, who, unlike "Ed Newman", never ad-libs, sounding
much louder. Evening English presumably starting on these two only, at
nominal 0000. Something's always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)
This report dispatched at 0421 UT March 16
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Glenn Hauser logs March 14-15-16, 2021

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