WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

9600 was in Spanish plus hum, both VG signals. Nothing on 9820. Heavy
jamming on 9515 against ex-Marti frequency. At 0154, found that 9600 was
// 6060 and 5965 in Spanish, and the same after hourtop at 0203 UT. At
0154, 6000 // 6180 in music, presumably English service with much better
signal on 6180; at 0202 En ID and news. Co-channel QRM audible under 6180,
Brasil? By 0213, the 31mb channels had become much weaker. But very heavy
Cuban pulse jamming against nothing was still strong on 9630, synchronized
with 9955, about 5 pulses per second along with all the other noise. Spy
letters in code, 5800, Sat Nov 18 at 0625, VG signal rivalling the
broadcast transmitters of RHC rated 100 or 250 kW. (...)
RHC En, 6180, anti-US items which seem to take up at least half their
airtime, giving XEPPM 6185 a rough time, Nov 18 at 0627; at 0637, RHC En
on 9600, apparently ex-9550, and Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, had earlier at
0100-0200 found languages supposed to be on 9550 mixing in with Spanish on
9600 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Nov 19)
Radio Habana Cuba. Audio feed problem from 0100 to 0200 UT Saturday, Nov
18 on 9600. Spanish heard as listed in schedule (parallel with 5965 and
6140) but also Creole to 0130 followed by French to 0200. Creole and
French should be on 9550 according to schedule. Both transmissions on 9600
faded in and out and very poor most of the time but could make out both
>from time to time. Nothing heard on 9550. En during this hour excellent on
6000 and 6180. Sp also heard on 6060 instead of English during this hour.
(Bernie O'Shea-Ont-CAN, dxld Nov 19)
RHC observations: UT Nov 20 at 0613 UT, nothing on 9600, but English back
on 9550 // 6180 and synchronized, while 6000 was slightly unsynchronized
causing a reverberation/echo, indicating distinct transmitter sites and/or
feed routings. BTW, during this block UT Mondays RHC has a traditional
Cuban music show, a nice break from all the politics. (...)
At 1508 Nov 20, I noticed that RHC Spanish frequencies 15230, 12000,
11805, and 11760 were still on the air with open carriers after the
nominal closedown at 1500 UT. Then checking 9550, programming in Spanish!
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Nov 20)
Radio Havana Cuba, Dxers Unlimited, Nov 21-22, 2006
(...) Here is now item one of today's program: Lost of e-mail messages
commenting about reception on 6180 kHz, the frequency that we are using
now to CeNoAmerica starting at 0000 hours UTC. Is on the air with our
Spanish language magazine show's first broadcast hour. Then at 0100 Hours
UTC we start the first run of our English language program to NoAmerica
and the Caribbean. The first re-run is on the air from 0300 to 0500 hours
UTC, and the final English language transmission is on the air from 0500
to 0700 hours UTC.
Also related to our B-06 schedule... More changes will be coming up
starting on Nov 22 Wednesday UTC day, and they will make possible
receiving our Spanish language morning show. "Despertar con Cuba", that is
"Waking up with Cuba", with much better signals in NoAmerica after 1300
hours UTC, as we will be using frequencies on the 19 and 22 meters band
during the last two hours of our four hours Spanish language magazine
show. The new frequencies will be 15370 kHz, again, slowly for you to be
able to write them down, one five three seven zero, 15370 kHz on the 19
mb, starting at 1300 hours UTC and until 1500 hours UTC, and the other
frequency after 1300 hours UTC is going to be 13680 kiloHertz on the 22
mb, they will both be broadcasting in Spanish to NoAmerica, as we have
developed a very large and faithful audience in Canada, the USA and
Northern Mexico for our "Despertar con Cuba" morning program.
(Arnie Coro-CUB CO2KK, hcdx Nov 21)
DIEGO GARCIA 12759U, AFN/AFRTS Diego Garcia finally hrd Nov 17 and 18,