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Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« on: April 16, 2024, 2210 UTC »
Caught Cuba jamming CHU CANADA:
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2024, 2234 UTC »
Do you have an audio recording?
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2024, 2236 UTC »
Do you have an audio recording?
No. I can get one though. It's clear on the SDRs though
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2024, 2243 UTC »
Do you have an audio recording?
No. I can get one though. It's clear on the SDRs though

Never mind, I found it on a different kiwi SDR, but thanks for the quick response. The KB0FX one is too noisy at that frequency to copy much of anything right now. But I figured it out. 14670/2 = 7335, which is a Radio Martí frequency. The jammer has a harmonic. It's not deliberate jamming of CHU, just more sloppiness from Cuba.
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2024, 1903 UTC »
Do you have an audio recording?
No. I can get one though. It's clear on the SDRs though

Never mind, I found it on a different kiwi SDR, but thanks for the quick response. The KB0FX one is too noisy at that frequency to copy much of anything right now. But I figured it out. 14670/2 = 7335, which is a Radio Marti frequency. The jammer has a harmonic. It's not deliberate jamming of CHU, just more sloppiness from Cuba.

I was abotut to say the same... as far as i knwo Cuba has only jammed legit broadcast stations but the jammy jam jammer masheen runs amuck with sporead spectrum action from time to time. 
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2024, 0013 UTC »


It's not deliberate jamming of CHU, just more sloppiness from Cuba.

Radio Martí is a US broadcaster from Greenville, no?
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2024, 0028 UTC »
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Radio Martí is a US broadcaster from Greenville

Correct. After reading the post a couple of times I believe that the intent was the Cuba was jamming Radio Marti.

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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2024, 1313 UTC »


It's not deliberate jamming of CHU, just more sloppiness from Cuba.

Radio Martí is a US broadcaster from Greenville, no?

Sí, amigo.
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Re: Cuba Jamming Time Signals!
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2024, 2009 UTC »
If you think this is bad, let me remind you when Cuba reallllllllly ran a major muck...

https://swling.com/blog/2023/08/cuban-numbers-station-hm01-goes-cuckoo-and-other-cuban-broadcast-shenanigans/

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