"Charles Hobbs" wrote in message
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However, the last time I was anywhere near Cuba (Puerto Rico in late
2001), I couldn't hear anything from Cuba, on any frequency. Not even
a Radio Reloj clock tick....(Venezuela, on the other hand....)

Reception of Cuba in Puerto Rico is quite hard. One is about 800 to 900
miles from the major transmitters, and N/S propagation in the tropics eems
to cover greater distances on MW than E/W. At least, that is my impression
from living in the tropics for over 30 years.

I have a 4VEH QSL, back from 1979 (of course this was when they were
on shortwave). Mostly block religious programming from the States, if
I recall correctly (and no, I didn't hear Haiti on MW from P.R. either)

In my time living in PR and DXing, I rarely heard a Haitian, and those that
did come in were the long gone split frequency ones at 1035, 1285 and 1325
(if I remember right)/ There was also a low-power at 1145, but very hard to
get even in PR.