Voice Of Russia

[LibertyNT]

Received Voice Of Russia on
12865 kHz May 15th around 1am.

Good Reception.
Gave .ru address.

 

[Tom Wells]

Do they still have the strange three phase audio hum at gosh-knows what frequency just like back in Radio Moscow days?

 

[LibertyNT]

They weren't using it when I was listening to it.

 

[stormy01]

Do they still have the strange three phase audio hum at gosh-knows what frequency just like back in Radio Moscow days?

Ah, I remember that nasty buzzing sound in the audio on Radio Moscow Short Wave, it added to the mystique and evilness of the Soviet Empire. Russian Engineers have certainly learned some things about power line filtering and filtering transmitter circuitry since then....and have also purchased better made transmitters and power line filtering equipment from other countries.

 

[1st of 5]

I can sometimes get VOR on 6240 Khz @ 0000-0100 UTC, since but they're not the powerhouse that they used to be, its not very often. Do they even broadcast to North America anymore, or I'm I eavesdropping on some other regions English service? Does anyone remember, from the early 90s, that lame and sad attempt at a music show "Vasily's Weekend" on the old Radio Moscow? Its sad attempt to imitate the BBC World Service's "A Jolly Good Show" featuring DLT, was humorous and entertaining, but at least they were trying to be 'western'.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

radio moscow was always a novelty to listen to.. Now Radio cuba is the novelty hear, and much easier to hear.

 

[gr8oldies]

Seemed like Radio Moscow was on every frequency in the 70s and 80s

 

[Mid West Clubber]

Thats cause propogation is constantly changing and that way they always have a frequencie to corrupt u with.. Its to my understanding that the radio moscow most often heard hear was actually from Cuba.. Have you ever listened to radio Cuba,, they play killer music, and have great salsa, cumba, and jazz music, but also an american accented man trying to corrupt you into liking fidel....lol its funny,

 

[gr8oldies]

Radio Moscow was relayed from Cuba on 600 around 1980. Radio Havana Cuba's programming has improved substantially. In the Soviet days it was the typical man and woman reading a script in monotone saying "U.S. imperialist" a lot.

 

[Icangelp]

Radio Moscow was relayed from Cuba on 600 around 1980. Radio Havana Cuba's programming has improved substantially. In the Soviet days it was the typical man and woman reading a script in monotone saying "U.S. imperialist" a lot.

It is funny. Cuba is now playing "modern" music on MW AM, but their target audience long ago moved to Ipods, Ipads, FM, internet & satelite.

Cuba is still 20 years behind the times.

At least they have retired the 50's & 60's era cars, and are now driving 1980 versions.

Progress not their most important product.

 

[gr8oldies]

I didn't think they had iPads, iPods etc. in Cuba.

 

[Mid West Clubber]

I dont think they have internet their either, if so its probably restricted, and the FMs would only work if they get tropo from Florida. Sat radio probably has a signal their, but where would they buy the radios and pay the bill.

 

[stormy01]

That's cause propagation is constantly changing and that way they always have a frequency to corrupt u with..

Back in the day, Radio Moscow in the evenings to North America may have been on as many or more than 15 freq's simultaneously - 49, 41, 31, 25 and sometimes 19 and 16 meters when the sunspot cycle was high, like late 60's or early 80's. A lot of freq's on 41 meters...Radio Moscow rendered the 40 meter Amateur band nearly useless during North American evenings. This was in the day before operations began above 7300 kHz.

It's to my understanding that the radio moscow most often heard here was actually from Cuba..

Not at that time! Cuba did not even have enough transmitters for their own Radio Habana Cuba let alone give any air time to anyone else. The propagation was almost always such that the signal was multi-hop, lots of fading. The signal from Cuba is one, maybe two hops, so any transmission from Cuba would have been a more reliable, fairly constant signal. Really doubt few, if any Radio Moscow programs were relayed back then from Cuba...

Have you ever listened to radio Cuba, they play killer music, and have great salsa, cumba, and jazz music, but also an american accented man trying to corrupt you into liking fidel....lol its funny,

Loved the music, changed the channel when the propaganda came on!

 

[ddsparxx]

According to Wikipedia, Internet connection can lead to 5 years in prison.

 

[travisl5678]

Radio Habana Cuba still has a website though http://www.radiohc.cu/ingles/index.htm

 

[Icangelp]

I didn't think they had iPads, iPods etc. in Cuba.

True enough.

I should have clarified..."Their international audience targets."

But, oh how the media stars love the Castros. Ironic, isn't it?