Wolfgang Bueschel: Cuba observations

Friday, March 19 2021

CUBA   When RHC checked March 17 at 00.00-01.45 UT in Detroit MI and Seattle WA US Yankeeland
5040even CUB  RHC Bauta broadcast in English (!) , S=9+15dB at 00.50 UT.
Log:
4764.998 CUB  Radio Progreso, old 50 kW unit at Bejucal, hopped 2-3 Hertz
        up and down. S=9 at 00.45 UT March 17. Scheduled 00.30-04.00 UT
5024.998 CUB  R Rebelde, long speech in Spanish, no music program at this
        hour. S=9+10dB at 00.53 UT.
6000even CUB  RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW TX, S=9+10dB at 00.56 UT
        but much stronger westerly S=9+20dB signal in Seattle WA state.
9535.002 CUB  RHC Spanish via Bejucal bcast center, 00.58 UT S=8 / S=9+5dB
9650.002 CUB  RHC Spanish via Bejucal bcast center, 00.59 UT S=7 / S=9+15dB
9699.998 CUB  RHC English (!) via Bauta bcast center, 00.59 UT S=9, but
        / S=9+35dB strong at Seattle WA remotedly at 01.01 UT.
        Seems the refurbished TX Bauta unit, excellent audio signal tonight
11670even CUB  RHC Bauta in Sp, S=9+30dB at 01.07 UT.
11760even CUB  RHC Bauta in Sp, S=9+20dB non-directional steep angle
         Caribbean antenna at 01.09 UT March 17. 120/240 Hertz BUZZ spurs.
11850even CUB  RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN in Sp, 250 kW TX at 01.05 UT,
         S=9+25dB at Seattle WA state, but OVERMODULATED signal tonight
!  No spurs tonight 10 kHz away distance on 11840; nor 11860 kHz  !
11780.008 BRA  RN da Amazonia, Brasilia, S=9+40dB tremendous in Seattle WA.
         01.11 UT, excellent Latin AM music canciones program,
         22 kHz wide audio block visible on screen.
11809.997 KOR  KBS Seoul Spanish, S=7-8 at 01.12 UT on March 17.
         Probably underneath 11810even CNR8 Beijing China signal seen.
11814.012 BRA  R Brasil Central, much low modulated tiny S=6 or -85dBm,
         BrasPortuguese singer at 01.15 UT.
13850DRM mode, CHN  CNR1 Qiqihar #2021 center, 1 xHE-AAC, S=8 in Seattle WA
         at 01.18 UT.
13825DRM mode, CHN  CNR1 Beijing #572 center, 3EA call, S=8 in Seattle WA
         at 01.19 UT.
13794.971 MRA  RFA Tibetan via US AGM Saipan, covered by CHN CNR1 13795even
         jamming service at 01.21 UT.
13750.008 THA  Radio Thailand Bangkok in Thai language, at 01.23 UT,
         via US AGM Udornthani, proper S=9+5dB in Seattle WA state.
13740even CUB  RHC Bauta, much S=6 fluttery LatAM backlobe signal into
         US west coast, at 01.25 UT on March 17.
15180DRM mode, CHN  CNR1 Kunming Anning #501 center, TX #2 call,
         S=8 digital signal block at 01.29 UT.
15190.062 BRA  ZYE522  R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, poor and tiny
         JBA level at 01.31 UT, S=3 or -114dBm.
15230even CUB  RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN in Sp, 250 kW TX at 01.35 UT,
         S=8 fluttery signal meant to Brazil, SoAm azimuth target.
15720.012 NZL  R NZL called Pacific service program, from Rangitaiki site,
         English phone call, talk on book review, like literature corner
         program. 01.37 UT on March 17. Pacific path fluttery S=7-8 signal
and a lot of SOH Taiwan and accompanied CNR1 jamming sce from China mainland
on 22 and 19 mb, 20 kHz wide jammed blocks visible at 01-02 UT tonight.
17830DRM mode, CHN  CNR1  Urumqi #523 center, 3EC call,
         S=6 digital signal block in Seattle at 01.39 UT.
17770DRM mode, CHN  CNR1  Dong Fang island #523 center, 3ED call,
         S=9+10dB digital signal block in Seattle at 01.43 UT.
17650.007 CLN  AWR Cantonese sce scheduled at 01.46 UT, via SLBC center at
         Trincomalee Sri Lanka island, S=6-7 noted in Seattle WA remote
         Perseus SDR installation.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 17)


    


    
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