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Author Topic: Radio Havana Cuba 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025  (Read 3086 times)

Dr. Conspiracy

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Radio Havana Cuba 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« on: August 17, 2025, 0336 UTC »
Drama program in English. Strong signal in Palmyra, VA on Qodosen DX-286. I could pick it up without even extending the antenna. Still on at 03:33. Still on at 05:12.
« Last Edit: August 17, 2025, 1122 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »

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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2025, 0340 UTC »
0339 Strong at S9+20, but audio is distorted and overly bassy.
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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2025, 0344 UTC »
0343 - strong signal
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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2025, 0349 UTC »
Radio Cuba perhaps?..picking up in Myrtle Beach really fast but identifiable...
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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2025, 0355 UTC »
0355 RHC is welll noted for muffled audio.
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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2025, 0439 UTC »
Wow, huge signal at 0439
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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2025, 0447 UTC »
Excellent signal with some quick fades. Seems to be a mystery right now. Maybe the OTR unid op took over the RHC transmitter?  :)
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Re: UNID 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2025, 0511 UTC »
It appears that the broadcast is the audio from a 2025 movie titled "Man With No Past." It's still on at 0500 UTC.

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Re: Radio Havana Cuba 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2025, 1122 UTC »
As Glenn Hauser has noted "There's always something wrong at Radio Havana Cuba" - they tend to do this every so often, play movie audio instead of the normal programming.
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2025, 1143 UTC »
Next morning (1143 UTC) I'm hearing what I expect to be RHC and the audio is distorted, reminiscent of the UNID last night.

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Re: Radio Havana Cuba 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2025, 1602 UTC »
Too bad they weren't playing audio from the movie "There's Always Something Wrong at Radio Havana Cuba"
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba 6000 AM 0316 UTC 17 AUG 2025
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2025, 0236 UTC »
Too bad they weren't playing audio from the movie "There's Always Something Wrong at Radio Havana Cuba"

And its still wrong:  22122.  with a strange mixture of English and Spanish with horrible humming throughout here is Wisconsin.   Slightly better by 02:34  with music.

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