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Several DXing Questions..

R

Rob

I keep hearing this on the FM band: http://www.radiocayman.gov.ky/servl...0&_schema=PORTAL30&_mode=3&orgcode=18&code=18

Does anyone know how much the 93.9 transmits?
This comes in here on occasion probably on E Skip here in Pensacola (fort walton) FL

Also, is there a list of all the radio clock's translators that have the location and power?
I know there not all in Havanna, Cuba and it annoys me when I hear it over WWL.

I know about the WRTH but I'm looking for some free sites.

Thanks
Rob
 
robfwb said:
Does anyone know how much the 93.9 transmits?
This comes in here on occasion probably on E Skip here in Pensacola (fort walton) FL
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I'd almost think Fort Walton is too close for E-skip, it could be tropo? That tends to work pretty well over open water, and especially in the Gulf where the warm and relatively calm waters induce nice ducts.

I've heard rumors to the effect that it's 1kw on Grand Cayman and 250 watts on Cayman Brac, but don't have any solid information. That tends to be tough to find on foreign stations. I suspect that at many, the power varies wildly with the number of hurricanes, the schedule of the visiting engineer, and the budget for replacement parts.

Also, is there a list of all the radio clock's translators that have the location and power?
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I don't know of a reliable one. The Cuban government doesn't post a database (you can probably guess why) and they tend to shuffle programs around a bit - a transmitter/frequency that once carried one station this week may carry something else the next. I wouldn't even trust WRTH on this.
 
Ok. What about the mexican stations? I still sometimes wonder what i hear on the MW band.

Rob
 
I too am in Fort Walton Beach. I have heard the 93.9 Radio Cayman once and a couple of the other stations via sporadic E during the summer months. Cayman Islands are about 840 miles. Fairly common E skip range. I've never heard tropo past Cuba.
I've seen listings showing 93.9 is either 250 watts (Radiostationworld.com) or 3,000 watts. (FMlist.org)
 
Ok. here's another question. What the hell is this repeated RR CW ID I hear on 870 WWL? Is this coming from them or is that another station all together?

It tends to be in sync every minute or so.

(Yes, I listen to coast to coast when WRJM isn't coming in here and forget WFTW all I hear is "la mega" or some spanish crap)

Rob
 
RR CW every minute? Based on that description, it sounds to me like yet another transmitter in Cuba running Radio Reloj (reloj = clock) on a previously-clear channel U.S. frequency.
 
Radio Reloj has been broadcasting on 870 for some time. Every once in a while, when WWL isn't coming in clearly, I can hear them all the way up here in Michigan.
 
Is this a cuba translator? and how much power does it send out?

I hear this on 570, too.

Rob
 
Indeed there is another Reloj station on 570. That one pounds into Michigan at times. Other Reloj stations I know of are on 950 and 1020.

I don't know how much power these stations are throwing out. I've heard anywhere between 1kw and 10kw, but the morse code ID's can pierce right through just about anything on AM radio.
 
..and sunday, they do a different style ID. It's too bad most radio here is directional.

Thanks for the answers. I suspect the 570 is probably 100KW but other people told me it's just 10KW which is hard to believe but then again, Cuba is an island. Radio waves like water.

if anyone in here knows the power output (and where each translator is located) let me know. I know RR serves a bunch of cities down in central america as i heard different cities mentioned at the top of the hour pudding. (what we call IDS re- pink floyd another brick in the wall)

Rob
 
Radio waves that get a head start over salt water on low frequencies go a long, long way, too. Just check out the coverage area for 570 WNAX Yankton, South Dakota, where the ground conductivity is high. That station can be heard into extreme southern Canada, daytime.
 
robfwb said:
..and sunday, they do a different style ID. It's too bad most radio here is directional.

Thanks for the answers. I suspect the 570 is probably 100KW but other people told me it's just 10KW which is hard to believe but then again, Cuba is an island. Radio waves like water.

if anyone in here knows the power output (and where each translator is located) let me know. I know RR serves a bunch of cities down in central america as i heard different cities mentioned at the top of the hour pudding. (what we call IDS re- pink floyd another brick in the wall)

Rob
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Cuba is not in Central America, and Radio Reloj from Cuba only operates in Cuba, the island in the Caribbean. No Reloj station covers Central America, either. There are, however, other stations in each country with that name... it is very common in Latin America. They are in no way related.

Skywave is not benefited by salt water.... it takes off right from the tower and bounces on the ionesphere back to earth.
 
robfwb said:
..and sunday, they do a different style ID. It's too bad most radio here is directional.

Thanks for the answers. I suspect the 570 is probably 100KW but other people told me it's just 10KW which is hard to believe but then again, Cuba is an island. Radio waves like water.

if anyone in here knows the power output (and where each translator is located) let me know. I know RR serves a bunch of cities down in central america as i heard different cities mentioned at the top of the hour pudding. (what we call IDS re- pink floyd another brick in the wall)

Rob
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I think that the different cities that you have heard mentioned represent locations within Cuba that have Radio Reloj transmitters. These are scattered throughout the island - some are even on FM (in mono).

As for serving Central America, Radio Reloj does not come in much better in most of that region than it does in the mid Atlantic states. Shaky skywave is usually as good as it gets. A possible exception might be coastal Honduras and/or Belize - I haven't tested it there. But in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, the Columbians seem to boom in better than Radio Reloj.

As David indicated, "Radio Reloj" is a popular moniker in much of Latin America - usually for all news or N/T stations. San Jose, CR has one that even has the clock ticking in the background, much like the original.
 
I'm just tired of hearing it on WWL. Very annoying.

Looks like I need to listen to C2C am on XM or WRJM (dothan)

Thanks,
Rob
 
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