Re: [IRCA] 1181 mystery

["Steve Ratzlaff" <steveratz@xxxxxxxx>]

1181 is very strong tonight in NE Oregon, at 0500 utc, on 2 of my antennas 
(E/W longwire and active whip). N/S longwire has it but not like the first 
two.
I would guess it's a domestic NA signal, or else running a lot of power, if 
offshore.
Steve
NE Oregon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Hauser" <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: [IRCA] 1181 mystery


I checked 1181 again on the portable DX-398 in the yard between 0135 and 
0145
UT August 20. Tonight it was stronger than last night. I was getting the 
same
bearing as before, approx. 120/300 degrees +/- 5. Rebelde 1180.0 was also in
well, and I could not detect any difference in the null between the two, tho
there could be just a few degrees. When those were nulled, a Mexican on 1180
dominated, as before. Rebelde was // 710 and 670 with, what else, hurricane
info. Never any trace of Martí here.

Again, no carrier detectable on 1179. I suspect Phil Rafuse`s spike in PEI 
at
1179 was a TA unrelated to this. It does seem like the het is wavering 
slightly
in audio pitch, altho no one has reported the carrier on 1181.0 as wavering
(except someone who had it much lower than 1181; not sure what to make of
that). So here`s another theory.

The transmitter with carrier on 1181.0 could also be transmitting an audio 
tone
on its LSB only, i.e. falling on 1180.0 and that tone could be wavering. (I
also don`t get any tone or carrier on 1182.) Terry Krueger in Clearwater 
says
he hears it rock-steady all day, and seems to be in western Cuba, but not 
sure.
Anyhow, that pretty well rules out anything in the W or NW. Paul Vincent
Zecchino on Manasota Key, to give it its real name, found 1181 nulling at 
the
same spot as CMHW 840 Santa Clara (but WRTH puts the second R. Rebelde
transmitter on 1180 in Santiago de Cuba province, further east). I`m still
waiting to hear at what time (day or night?) Dave Hochfelder in NJ had it,
since his post was at mid-day and he used the present tense. But a 160 
degree
bearing from there would be far east of FL and all of Cuba, more like PR. 
73,
Glenn Hauser, Enid OK





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