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Offline ChrisSmolinski

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Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« on: July 15, 2021, 1208 UTC »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s9TpQSkN9w

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2021, 1527 UTC »
Also Article on qrz.com. Going to listen for it tonight. Am sure will hear

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2021, 1759 UTC »
I spent ten minutes running a TDoA on the jamming, as someone would not possibly believe Cuba could be running a jammer  :)

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2021, 2216 UTC »
Turned the recorder on this afternoon and parked it on 7110 Mhz in ISB/SSB mode.  At 21:35z someone comes on and sings a short bit of a song in Spanish(?) and then gone while the jammer is doing it's thing.

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2021, 2336 UTC »
Noted the Cuban QRM across a good chunk of the 40m band here.... and apparently only the 40m band. Quickly skimmed a few other bands. No jamming noted on 80, 20, or 10.
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2021, 0103 UTC »
0058 UTC - 16 July 2021, jamming continues from 7.110 kHz to 7.160 kHz. Amateur operators discussing the situation on 7.150 kHz.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2021, 0137 UTC by Traveling Wave »
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2021, 1924 UTC »
Thank you for documenting the topic.

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2021, 2152 UTC »
Tell them to jam RHC.
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2021, 2252 UTC »
Anyone monitor the Cuban Spy Number Stations to see if the message format has changed or if there are new messages being transmitted?
« Last Edit: July 16, 2021, 2256 UTC by ~SIGINT~ »

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2021, 0013 UTC »
Tell them to jam RHC.

Radio Rebelde almost could be a jammer here. Often I can receive it via common mode on a few feet of coax less long an actual antenna. Its harmonics can create various images on inexpensive receivers connected to a decent outdoor antenna.

Likewise on the US side, Radio Marti on 6030 can be just about as bad at times.
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2021, 1558 UTC »
Further details this morning via the SWLing Post:

From Cuba with noise? Massive jamming on the 40 meter band.
https://swling.com/blog/2021/07/from-cuba-with-noise-massive-jamming-on-the-40-meter-band/

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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2021, 0332 UTC »
All reception from this location, radio and antenna.
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2021, 1431 UTC »
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2021, 0225 UTC »
Thanks Rob, I thought so too and was pleasantly surprised.
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Re: Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies
« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2021, 1404 UTC »
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