re Bauta Cuba 11880 kHz today March 27 / 28:
CUBA RHC Bauta slewed 130 minus 30degr, real 100degr main azimuth towards Angola, RSA, Mozambique clientel in South Africa. Heard English today March 27 in 23-24 UT time lot during A-22 season. {and \\ 5040 kHz Bauta relay in 60 meterband too}
As usual back- and sidelobe signal in North America, even on excellent Perseus SDR at Edmonton CAN is always much decreased, tiny and poor strength.
Today March 27 African service was on exact measured 11879.996 kHz, noted as always on remote SDR remotedly in Eastern Brazil Kiwi installation, on path towards Southern Africa across the Atlantic.
At 23.55 UT RHC English hour from Bauta site, S=9 or -67dBm signal strength in eastern Brazil Kiwi rx remotedly.
Bauta TX switched OFF at 00.01:45 UT exact, before some seconds of Spanish language sce heard on that channel.
Others from CUBA tonight 23.48 UT:
5990 kHz even of CRI Beijing, via Quivican San Felipe TITAN relay sce, in En 23-24 UT, and also accompanied by hx 11980even kHz S=7-8 in Alb-CAN, followed by CRI Beijing Spanish sce 00.00-01.00 UT on same Latin AM relay center on Cuba island.
RHC English 23-24 UT on Bauta 5040 kHz, at same time slot also 31 mb outlets in Spanish on 9535.002 kHz S=7-8 and 9650.002 kHz S=9+5dB at 00.18 / 00.21 UT on Edmonton Alb-CAN - via older former USSR relay Bejucal site.
and \\ 11670even Bauta, 11760even Bauta, 11850 even kHz from QUI.
Noted CODAR swich on 13380-13576 kHz frequency range covered.
Checked at 00.04 UT on March 28:
15730.009 kHz exact measured against WWH and WRMI 15770 kHz comparision. Vie Bejucal site, S=9+10dB or -72dBm strength. French service from 00.00 UT with nice fine audio quality, not disturbed tonight.
Further RHC Spanish also on 13740even Bauta site S=9+25dB or -72dBm best Spanish service channel in Edmonton Alberta, and S=9+15dB signal strength but much 'small audio band' modulation on 15230even kHz via Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW beast towards Brazil and Argentina eastern South America target.
Talk on - never ending story - Guantanamo US justice camp theme at 00.15 UT.
In 00-01 UT time slot noted Quivican 250 kW beast 6000even kHz RHC English and \\ in 49 mb also on Bauta bcast center outlet 6164.997 kHz on lower flank.
At same 00.28 UT March 28 time slot came across a Ham Radio talk in English on 5950 kHz via WRMI Okeechobee at 00.00-00.30 UT.
73 wb df5sx
