Radio Habana Cuba and 6 radios of interest
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Radio Habana Cuba and 6 radios of interest
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I went out on the patio about 1405 UTC in
Palmyra, Virginia with the purpose of comparing
some superhet phase lock loop radios, specifically the
Grundig G4000A
Kaito KA1101
Sangean ATS-909
Tecsun PL-660
Tecsun PL-990
I typically start processes like this by doing a quick
band scan with my Qodosen DX-286 because it's fast,
sensitive, and accurate. I want to see what's on the
air.
Today I did the scan, using the modest telescopic
antenna on the DX-286 and the first station that was
stored was a somewhat weak station on 6000 kHz. It
wasn't strong enough to pick up the language but
clearly people were talking.
So I grabbed my Sangean ATS-909 and there was nothing.
On the PL-660 and PL-990 nothing. Was this some spurious
signal? I plugged in my WUP antenna (20 feet wire up a tree)
and I heard something faint on the PL-990. Yes, it was a
real station.
After time, the signal got stronger, and with the external
antenna, all the radios got it. I could tell the program
was in Spanish, so I'm calling it Radio Habana Cubs.
Interestingly, the previous owner of my Sangean ATS-909
had programmed 6000 kHz on a memory page labeled "Cuba."
The signal improved until it abruptly shut down around
14:22. Clearly, the DX-286 outclassed the other radios
in this comparison.