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Offline Ct Yankee

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Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« on: September 08, 2017, 2302 UTC »
Broadcast in English unless noted.  

Sept. 8 2300 utc 5040 am (Bauta) - Good reception: ID, news (hurricane, earthquake)

Sept. 9 0103z  6000 am (Titan Quivican) - Excellent reception: Sounds like repeat of 2300z broadcast
           0106z  6145 am (Bauta) - Poor reception: Very faint
           0630z 6000 am (Titan Quivican)  Very Good Reception: A lot of hurricane news from nearby islands

            1100z  all in Spanish, same programming - YL giving news report
                            6000 am (Titan Quivican) Good reception
                            6060 am (Bauta) Fair reception
                            6100 am (Bauta) Fair reception
                          11760 am (Bauta) Fair reception    
                           They are scheduled to be on several other frequencies but only ones I could receive.
           1300z  15370 am (Bauta) Good reception in Spanish: "IS, (YL) Esta es Radio Habana Cuba. News"
           1500z  11760 am (Bauta) Faint in Spanish: YL talking
           1800z  15140 am (Bauta) Should be their broadcast in Arabic, no IS - Oman remains on.
           1808z  15140 am (Bauta) Bursts of Arabic coming through over Oman, "Cuba" heard.
           1830z  15140 am (Bauta) "IS, (YL) Esta es Radio Habana Cuba." "Creole" heard.
           1900z  15410 am (Bauta)  "IS, (YL) Esta es Radio Habana Cuba."
           Continued below....
« Last Edit: September 10, 2017, 0108 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2017, 1700 UTC »
I was listening to 11760 but they appear to be off the air as of now (1700z) even though they should still be on. Hmm...
OK, back on now. No idea if that was planned or not.
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2017, 1706 UTC »


It was Pedro  ;)!
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2017, 1714 UTC »
I've seen reports on Facebook that the carrier was present but no audio, as if maybe the power was out at the studio but not the Tx. I think it was for 11760 but can't remember unfortunately, nor the time, just that it was this morning. They said the audio came up after about 40 minutes of silence.
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2017, 1742 UTC »
Off again as of 1741? No dead carrier, just nothing.
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2017, 1802 UTC »
1800z  15140 am (Bauta) Scheduled In Arabic, Should have been IS overpowering Oman but Oman remains on, no indication that Radio    
                                      Havana is broadcasting.
1808z  15140 am Bursts of broadcasts coming through over Oman, "Cuba" heard.
1827z  15140 am Excellent reception - Spanish (Cuban?) music to RHC IS to "Esta es Radio Habana Cuba", scheduled broadcast is Creole.
1900z  15410 am Excellent reception - English RHC IS to "Esta es Radio Habana Cuba"  This day in history.  News - Hurricane lead.
2100z  13740/15370 am (Bauta) Both Excellent at top of hour, both essentially gone at 2105z (Faint only on 15370) in Spanish.  They are also
                                     broadcasting on a host of other frequencies (beamed toward me, away from me, or non-directional) but not
                                     received here.
2115z   13740 am Back, very good reception.
2300z     5040 am (Bauta) Very good reception - Should be in English (as yesterday's log indicated) but in Spanish
« Last Edit: September 09, 2017, 2305 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Havana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2017, 0107 UTC »

Sept. 10

0100z Both 6000 am (Titan Quivican) and 6145 am (Bauta) tend to be excellent reception nightly.  No reception on 6000 am at moment, 6145   am is very good (much talk about the current weather/Florida evacuations).  Both frequencies are scheduled between 0100z-0700z.

« Last Edit: September 10, 2017, 1025 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2017, 0336 UTC »
328z  6000 khz no signal

         6145  S9+20  Hurricane reports , no later than 0000z  .  Reported position 125 km from Havana.333z Arnie Corro discussing solar powered water pumps tied with, ironically, "dry conditions in Cuba" 338z Music program playing Jackson Browne/ Where were you
 
         5040 khz going strong with at times +20 in Spanish
             
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2017, 1026 UTC »
0640z 6145 am  (Bauta) Very long unid song in English, then OM "You are listening to Music with a Message"......reception varying from stanza to stanza, seems like reception could go at anytime.
0700z  Programming began in Spanish
1100z  All in Spanish, same programming - YL giving news report
                            6000 am (Titan Quivican) No reception
                            6060 am (Bauta) Fair reception
                            6100 am (Bauta) Fair reception
                          11760 am (Bauta) Fair reception    
« Last Edit: September 10, 2017, 1105 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2017, 0224 UTC »
9/11/17 224z
6000 no signal
6165 khz is S9+ @ 223z although audio is low. Voice of Turkey behind after 3z fully audible
6060 khz fair only
5040 khz strong

@ 300z  6165 khz Report of Irma damage and personal experience of Alberto Perez (?) Talking about power outages ,making his way to RHC studios through debris and flooding finding generators working , said "here in Havana"
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2017, 2223 UTC »
I am tuning into 11760 AM on both the Indiana kiwi SDR and the University of Victoria SDR, and from my Spanish knowledge a OM announcer is talking about the hurricane?

Also, last night 6060 kHz and 6145 kHz were not on, guess i am gonna wait til either this Wednesday or next Sunday for the mailbag show to read my email i send to them a couple weeks ago..
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2017, 2311 UTC »

Sept. 11

2300z   5040 am In Spanish, should be English (Like noted in Sept. 8 post). Very good reception from Bauta
          15230 am Scheduled in Spanish and is in Spanish.  Fair reception from Titan Quivican.....first transmission I have heard from here in
                          a few days.
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #12 on: September 12, 2017, 0107 UTC »
6145 Khz signed on with +20 signal @ 100 z Sept 12

6060 in Spanish also strong until 1z , I believe it is continuing but at noise level
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #13 on: September 12, 2017, 0212 UTC »
And 11760 kHz abruptly went off 2 mins ago
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Re: Radio Habana Cuba reception during hurricane time frame
« Reply #14 on: September 12, 2017, 1348 UTC »
1340 z 9/12

Nothing heard from 11840 Quivican scheduled for 1200z

11760 is S7 at this time
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