[HCDX] Don Fido rambles

["Terry L. Krueger" <tocobagadx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In the process of trying to clean some of the HQ-180A contacts (as always,
the receiver was locked on 1180 kHz Rebelde when idle), noted the elusive
CubaVisión interval signal chimes at 2155 GMT, 4 May, always a sign of
something very special for me (right).

Introductions given for an upcoming Fidel discourse, being held at the
Palacio de Convenciones (located this:
http://www.usacubatravel.com/facpalco.html) in Havana, and announced as
being carried on CubaVisión, CubaVisión Internacional (satellite version?),
Radio Habana Cuba and Radio Rebelde.  CubaVisión interval again at 2158 and
a little more pre-speech comments by the announcers.  Fidel was propped up
and semi-babbling from 2206 (coughing, clanging a glass of Ron de Habana
Club... err, cane juice spiked water... and generally another one of his
more-frequent of late, not-so-good-sounding moments.

I can confirm that at least 11 shortwave transmitters can be deployed at any
given time (counting Rebelde on 5025).  Heard (and all strong to local)
were: 5025, 5965, 6000, 6060, 6140, 9550, 9600, 11760, 11800, 11875, 15230.
No 13 or 17 MHz transmitters were active at this time.  And, as is most
often the case, National networks Progreso, Musical Nacional and Reloj did
not join the relay, though some Provincial outlets (1020, 1080, 1120 kHz)
were noted in a quick scan.




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Terry L Krueger
Clearwater, Florida
USA
27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W

Visit my "Florida Low Power Radio Stations" at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~tocobagadx/flortis.html

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