Submission to the Shortwave Archive Part 4: Radio Habana Cuba and Radio Rebelde

More recordings from Cuba this week. My favourite of the two has to be the Radio Rebelde recording, as it contains the nightly Nosotros programme, brimming with Cuban music. These recordings don't sound particularly crisp — a combination of rather poor propagation conditions (making Rebelde's signal too jumpy even for my trusty Tecsun PL-660 and knocking its sync detector sideways a few times, until I switched to normal AM mode) and the wrongly adjusted input volume on my recorder in the case of RHC. However, it infuses the recordings with a certain vintage flavour, which seems appropriate. I will post some of my better quality recordings of Rebelde in the future; as for the clips below, the content certainly compensates for the less than ideal reception conditions!

Radio Rebelde: March 6, 2015

Radio Rebelde recorded in London, UK on March 6, 2015 at 0600 UTC on the frequency of 5025 kHz using a Tecsun PL-660 radio with a 4m long wire antenna, positioned outdoors. The transmitter is located in Quivicán, Cuba and has a power rating of 100 kW. This signal was received under poor propagation conditions, resulting in strong fading (QSB).

Click here to download the recording // Link to the original SRAA submission

Radio Habana Cuba (English): June 12, 2015

Radio Habana Cuba (English service) recorded in London, UK on June 12, 2015 at 0300 UTC on the frequency of 6000 kHz using a Tecsun PL-680 radio with a Lowe PR-150 preselector, two Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antennas (positioned indoors) and a DX Engineering NCC-1 phaser. The transmitter is located in Quivicán, Cuba and has a power rating of 250 kW. The recording has mild distortion because of an incorrect audio gain setting on the recorder.

Click here to download the recording // Link to the original SRAA submission