BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

That's not new meter band for RHC, has been used in past on 5055 or 5060
too. But comes a little bit late this decade, due of increased sunspots
growing on the horizon.
Two steep fountain like antenna [similar like BR Munich 6085 kHz type]
visible at Quivican at
22 49 24.76 N 82 17 47.48 W
and 22 49 21.24 N 82 17 23.87 W
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 20)
Radio Havana Cuba in English with strong signal on 5040 kHz tonight as
announced on their website (see below). SIO 443 at 2345 UT tune-in, with
Caribbean Outlook show. Stronger than 5025 Rebelde.
(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK ng March 22)
Radio Havana Cuba now on the 60 metre band March 23rd, 2010 - 10:46 UT by
Andy Sennitt.
Professor Arnie Coro writes on the DXers Unlimited blog
"At 23 hours UTC, March 22 , Radio Havana Cuba started its national
service for the Cuban archipelago on the ITU Registered Frequency of 5040
kiloHertz. The first program that went on the air was our English language
service, and the "menu" continued with a program in French. March 23 UTC
day (Tuesday UTC day) the 5040 kiloHertz frequency will continue to be on
the air until 1100 UTC, with programming in Spanish too.
"The new national service is designed to provide coverage of the most
famous Cuban tourist resorts, like Varadero Beach, Cayo Largo, Jardines
del Rey, Guardalavaca, and others where last year some two million three
hundred thousand foreign tourists visited to enjoy their holidays. Reports
of the new transmissions began to come in immediately from the Jardines
del Rey tourist resort located in the keys north of Ciego de Avila
province, where signals of S=9+40 dB were picked up.
"The antenna used on 5040 kiloHertz is an NVIS system. Near Vertical
Incidence Skywave radiating system, also known as a "Cloud Warmer "because
it sends the signals at very high angles above the horizon, so I am not
expecting many reports outside the primary target area of the broadcast.
Anyway, reports will be, as always most appreciated, from anywhere the
5040 kiloHertz transmission is picked up."
(dxersunlimited.blogspot.com via RNW MN March 23)
5040 Arnaldo Coro: " ... so I am not expecting many reports outside the
primary target area of the broadcast ...
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