Does anyone think that you can get some of Key West, Florida's FM stations in Havana, Cuba or somewhere near it in the northern part of Cuba? It's only about 100 miles (less/more) and I'm sure the signals will make it over the ocean much better than land.
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Key West FM in Cuba
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I'd bet that the full Class As from the Keys that don't share a channel with a Havana FM (WEOW, WAIL, WCTH, WWUS, WMFM) would be receivable 24/7/365 in Havana and environs and as such wouldn't really be DX in that location. Odd that the one blowtorch signal in Spanish doesn't share its channel with a station in Havana, but three of the English stations do.
It'd be more difficult to DX Cuban FM from the Keys. AFAIK, what FM stations they have are relatively low-powered.
It'd be more difficult to DX Cuban FM from the Keys. AFAIK, what FM stations they have are relatively low-powered.
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We got calls postcards and sometimes calls from cuba on WKIZ, WEOW, WPIK and WAIL.
I wonder what kind of FM radio receivers there are in Cuba and how well equiped (quality antenna - possibly located out of doors, for example) are they to pick up those stations? Also, how inclined is someone there to listen knowing that doing so might cause them problems with authorities?
I easily recall the Cuban Missle Crisis in 1962 when a number of United States 50,000 watt AM stations broadcast in Spanish late at night in hopes citizens there would listen and learn what was really going on. WWL in New Orleans, WLAC in Nashville and WCKY in Cincinnati were amoung those taking part in that excercise.
I easily recall the Cuban Missle Crisis in 1962 when a number of United States 50,000 watt AM stations broadcast in Spanish late at night in hopes citizens there would listen and learn what was really going on. WWL in New Orleans, WLAC in Nashville and WCKY in Cincinnati were amoung those taking part in that excercise.
Cincinnati Kid said:
While things are relaxing, an outside radio antenna would in the near past have gotten one into problems, as little as reduced rations and as big as a trip to Combinado del Este if the person was a known antisocial element.
And the Russians immediately sent a bunch of Czech 60 and 120 kw transmitters to jam the US broadcasts. Jamming continued forcefully into the 80's and they still put the biggest transmitters on the frequencies where there are US Spanish stations. They don't seem to care much about the US stations in English, as English is not widely known or taught in Cuba (although tat is slowly changing, too).
The radios up till the mid-80's were mostly Russian... now they are the same Chinese stuff we get at WalMart.
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And the Russians immediately sent a bunch of Czech 60 and 120 kw transmitters to jam the US broadcasts. Jamming continued forcefully into the 80's and they still put the biggest transmitters on the frequencies where there are US Spanish stations. They don't seem to care much about the US stations in English, as English is not widely known or taught in Cuba (although tat is slowly changing, too).
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Well...from my superficial "understanding", Cuba still has jamming of several Miami frequencies, most of them Spanish stations. For example, Miami has Spanish stations on 670, 710, 1140 (and other spots, I'm sure)...and Cuba has those effectively jammed with their own behemoth-powered co-channels, to try to thwart any Florida signal from intelligibly being heard in Cuba. I even think I read somewhere online that even Miami's sports station (in English), WQAM 560, is jammed in Cuba. And someone in MIA once told me that their local 710 went off-air some years ago, for a few hours, due to a transmitter glitch, etc.-and all of a sudden the Cuban station rolled right in! Some people were afraid the Cubans had seized control of WAQI (the Miami station), and may have been frightened to hear pro-Castro comments! WAQI is very anti-Castro and, I heard, pro-Bush (well, Bush isn't as bad of a "dictator" as Fidel was!).
And the Russians immediately sent a bunch of Czech 60 and 120 kw transmitters to jam the US broadcasts. Jamming continued forcefully into the 80's and they still put the biggest transmitters on the frequencies where there are US Spanish stations. They don't seem to care much about the US stations in English, as English is not widely known or taught in Cuba (although tat is slowly changing, too).
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Well...from my superficial "understanding", Cuba still has jamming of several Miami frequencies, most of them Spanish stations. For example, Miami has Spanish stations on 670, 710, 1140 (and other spots, I'm sure)...and Cuba has those effectively jammed with their own behemoth-powered co-channels, to try to thwart any Florida signal from intelligibly being heard in Cuba. I even think I read somewhere online that even Miami's sports station (in English), WQAM 560, is jammed in Cuba. And someone in MIA once told me that their local 710 went off-air some years ago, for a few hours, due to a transmitter glitch, etc.-and all of a sudden the Cuban station rolled right in! Some people were afraid the Cubans had seized control of WAQI (the Miami station), and may have been frightened to hear pro-Castro comments! WAQI is very anti-Castro and, I heard, pro-Bush (well, Bush isn't as bad of a "dictator" as Fidel was!).
If the 570 am out of Cuba is 10,000 watts then they have some outstanding grounding. In my car, I can hear the 570 out of Cuba under the local 570 during the day and of course at night.robfwb said:
Also, I have been in Hollywood (just a few miles - less than 8 miles from the 710 WAQI's towers near the Miami/Dade and Broward county line) and have heard the 710 out of Cuba underneath.
The other Miami sports station, 790 AM also suffers from strong Cuban interference; probably more so that 560 WQAM.
DRT
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Mid West Clubber
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That sucks.... Dictator or not, he is still obligated to protect international broadcast... Cuba is fairly small, they dont need 120kw stations to cover the island...... DANG that Fidel.... Also,, anyone heard of Rado Marti,,, it is in Miami, but strictly directional to Cuba... It covers all of Cuba, but I think an Open Carrier blocks them and jams them out in Havanna. I know Cuba is a tropical destination for Europe and Canada,,,,, but you wouldnt catch me there...... Fidel is no longer in charge, but his Brother, or cousin is gonna be just as bad.... I think the U.S should go to war with Cuba and take them over as a U.S state... Then I would visit once it was safe enough.... Yeah, I know we got Iraq and Iran to worry about right now.....so.... Ya know.
Mid West Clubber said:
Radio Marti at 1180 kilocycles actually has it's towers in Marathon (about half way between Key Largo and Key West); they are in fact jammed, but not by an open carrier but by actually programming, some of it in English. I can pick up the 1180 out of Havana day and night; have never been able to pick up Radio Marti.
TV Marti operates on channel 13 and from what I understand the jamming on that is not as effective(as the jamming of Radio Marti) and some people can receive it on the outskirts on Havana, but not in the city itself.
I believe outside antennas are still forbidden, but some people have devised homemade attic antennas and other ways to receive TV Marti, but again from what I understand, even the few areas that can receive TV Marti, the reception is iffy most of the time.
DRT
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