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Author Topic: Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026  (Read 481 times)

Tony_Pavick

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Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026
« on: October 06, 2026, 1822 UTC »
English was up at 0231 UT. It seems that whenever RHC does make it to the air, programming is consistently one to minutes off the mark.

Signal was good but audio was really nasty. There was no mistaking Ed Newman's voice at the start, News followed but it was largely unintelligible. Ed then did an edition of Music with a message featuring 1960s US group The Doors. He played their songs The Unknown Soldier and Light My Fire, and in that case the full 6 minute 30 second version. There  seemed to be some disruption in the audio at about 0300 UT with multiple drops.

After that there was a long talk about US policy against not only Cuba, but Central and South America. Things wrapped up with an edition of Havana Portraits, that I'm certain aired a few months ago, about Ernest Hemingway.

Kriyol followed at 0331 and things stayed up well past 0415 UT

All in all, it would have been an interesting hour -- shame about the audio.


20261006_0231_UT_11760_khz_Cuba_R_Habana_Cuba_English.mp4

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Re: Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2026, 2317 UTC »
Hearing a open carrier with dead air but no Radio Havana on 11760 AM via Elizabeth City North Carolina sdr at 2317 utc. Have been listening to them for 10 years now and still do if and when they are on
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2026, 0855 UTC »
Not heard them here since they had TX problems.
I could hear a faint carrier on Rebelde 5025 this morning but no copy.
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2026, 1514 UTC »
RHC 15140 khz  15:01Z (10:01 CDT local)  7Oct26. with Spanish service  presumably to N America but Azimuth sources state 130 degrees so something appears to be Fugazi here.
ID: 15:03 AND 15:13

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Re: Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2026, 0145 UTC »
On 15140 I get a really weak faint audio I can barely hear.
11760 was just open carrier.
6000 sounds like the charlie brown parents whenever anyone talks, womp womp womp. Weak enough now on all frequencies that it doesn't splatter me from receiving stuff on nearby frequencies, thank god.
5025 Radio Rebelde a little better, still sounds like they're talking into a fan though.

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Re: Radio Habana Cuba 11760 0231 UTC 6 OCT 2026
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2026, 0433 UTC »
11760 AM on the Prince George B.C sdr is difficult to listen to now at 0433, can hear some talking
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