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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on January 02, 2016, 0121 UTC
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Heard again, this time with a better signal, and a clear ID at 0107. Pedro fumbling the frequency control on the transmitter, or a spur?
Recording of the ID at 0106: http://radiohobbyist.org/blog/mypics/Cuba6870.mp3
The audio is parallel with 6060, 6075, and 9535 kHz. So perhaps it is 6060 mixing with 810? 6060+810=6870.
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IIJM and on a potentially related note, has RHC had some possible transmitter issues in recent days?
RHC routinely hits S9+50 (without preamp) here at night, but it recently has been intermittently as low as a barely above the noise floor.
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I asked Glenn Hauser about this, he pointed out that the 810 transmitter is on the other end of the island.
Checking the RHC schedule, I see 13740 is in use at this time, which is 2 x 6870. So perhaps a subharmonic?
I did notice generally strong signals from RHC last night. 6870 varied widely, however, from barely audible to S9+ at times.
Checking the SDR recording, 6870 went off the air at 0459, 13740 is scheduled to close down at 0500, so that seems to be a good fit.
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I then went back further, and noticed 6870 from 2353 until 0002. Perhaps it is fading in and out (I do notice a lot of variability in the signal strength) or whatever is producing the signal is intermittent.
Going even further back, I observe it from 2149 to 2316, with just a carrier until 2200, when I hear music then a SS OM (the signal is fairly weak at this time) with a Radio Habana Cuba ID.
13740 is scheduled 2200-0500, so this fits perfectly.
Now, can I get a QSL from Arnie? ;D
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I've been wondering the same thing re: Habana and weak signals on legitimate outlets. 11670 has been barely audible the last few days, and at least one if not two other broadcasts have been surprisingly distorted. Hmm.
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At times I have had problem getting much of any signal from RHC normally they are a power house. The other day I did a random tuning of the band (sri don't remember the freq) and I heard some music I liked. Well it turned out to be RHC but not on any freq listed in the data base. I didn't take note of it because I figured the DB hadn't updated to the winter change over. It did have good modulation (for once) but it wasn't where it should be?
I won't even had taken note until you folks mentioned it... hmmmm wazup?