Sven Franklyn Weil wrote:
In article , David Eduardo wrote:

NY would be caribbean-flavored oldies.

Good point. I still wouldn't mind however. There was lots of great
old stuff made during the 50s, 60s and 70s. And some of it continues
to appeal to all age groups even today -- Ray Barreto, Celia Cruz,
Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz to name a few

Okay, what is the frequency and call of the French-language station in
Brooklyn? I can't even remember if it's AM or FM but it had some very
fine music the last time I was in town.
--scott


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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"WBRW" wrote in message
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Wado is playing more of the Los Andinos / Chucho Avellanet type oldies.
60's, mostly.

And you'll probably be happy to know that WADO has finally killed
their Kahn POWER-Side... perhaps because its inherent distortion and
telephone-like audio doesn't sound too good with music.

Or perhaps because someone told them to get rid of it.

And if WADO wants to play more music than news/talk, that's fine by
me. The skywaves are strong enough this season that almost every
night, I can get "Radio Reloj" from Cuba quite clearly on 570 kHz,
coming in right on top of local WMCA.

And why would "filtered" news form Cuba, listenable only at night under
occasional atmospheric conditions, be better than regulr hourly casts on a
local NY station?

In article , WBRW wrote:

And you'll probably be happy to know that WADO has finally killed
their Kahn POWER-Side... perhaps because its inherent distortion and
telephone-like audio doesn't sound too good with music.

I wonder if they probably tore that thing out when they rebuilt the
transmitter facility a few years back.

You keep adding so much crap in the air chain it does have an effect on
the sound you put out. Please keep the amount of boxes to a necessary
minimum.

No C-Quam boxes, no Powerside, no IBOC; just a properly adjusted
compressor/limiter and a transmitter should be all that should be there.

--
Sven Weil
New York City, U.S.A.

"Sven Franklyn Weil" wrote in message
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In article , WBRW wrote:

And you'll probably be happy to know that WADO has finally killed
their Kahn POWER-Side... perhaps because its inherent distortion and
telephone-like audio doesn't sound too good with music.

I wonder if they probably tore that thing out when they rebuilt the
transmitter facility a few years back.

No, it was on the air until a few months ago. The CE actually likes it.

David Eduardo wrote:
"WBRW" wrote in message

And if WADO wants to play more music than news/talk, that's fine by
me. The skywaves are strong enough this season that almost every
night, I can get "Radio Reloj" from Cuba quite clearly on 570 kHz,
coming in right on top of local WMCA.

And why would "filtered" news form Cuba, listenable only at night under
occasional atmospheric conditions, be better than regulr hourly casts on a
local NY station?

Because it's a good indication of when skywave propagation from the
Caribbean is strong. When Radio Reloj kocks out your local station, you
know it's time to tune in the Cuban station on 530 for live salsa
broadcasts, or tune to 4VEH for musique Zouk.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
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David Eduardo wrote:
"WBRW" wrote in message

And if WADO wants to play more music than news/talk, that's fine by
me. The skywaves are strong enough this season that almost every
night, I can get "Radio Reloj" from Cuba quite clearly on 570 kHz,
coming in right on top of local WMCA.

And why would "filtered" news form Cuba, listenable only at night under
occasional atmospheric conditions, be better than regulr hourly casts on
a
local NY station?

Because it's a good indication of when skywave propagation from the
Caribbean is strong. When Radio Reloj kocks out your local station, you
know it's time to tune in the Cuban station on 530 for live salsa
broadcasts,

There is no Cuban station on 530. Never has been. There is very little live
music on Cuban stations any more.

or tune to 4VEH for musique Zouk.

4VEH is a very hard catch, and is mostly religious. It has not been an easy
DX for 2 decades since it moved off of 1035 and reduced power.

On 29 Dec 2003 21:56:32 GMT, (Sven Franklyn Weil)
wrote:

You keep adding so much crap in the air chain it does have an effect on
the sound you put out. Please keep the amount of boxes to a necessary
minimum.

No C-Quam boxes, no Powerside, no IBOC; just a properly adjusted
compressor/limiter and a transmitter should be all that should be there.

C'mon, Sven, you know more boxes means better sound. A syndicator in
the 70s created a magic box whose innards were so secret they were
hermetically sealed. Everyone agreed it made a dramatic improvement in
the sound if you installed the box and removed all other processing,
except a limiter.

Someone committed a crime nearly as serious as ripping the do not
remove label off a mattress and opened the box, broke apart the
sealant and discovered two wires that connected the input to the
output. I think the AC supply simply lit a pilot light.

Its only purpose was to inspire the removal of all the smashers and
mashers in the line.

Rich

David Eduardo wrote:

There is no Cuban station on 530. Never has been. There is very little live
music on Cuban stations any more.

I used to hear mostly music on 640 out of Havana (CMQ?)

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....)



or tune to 4VEH for musique Zouk.


4VEH is a very hard catch, and is mostly religious. It has not been an easy
DX for 2 decades since it moved off of 1035 and reduced power.

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)

"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.

David Eduardo wrote:
"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.

My limited experience (3-day business trip to San Juan) seems to bear
this out....I picked up the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands relatively
clearly during the day, but after dark, Venezuelan stations stomped
all over everything. I don't recall even hearing PJB 800 on Bonaire....