"Charles Hobbs" wrote in message
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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....

I would really doubt the Bahamas during the day.

the two Bahamian AMs are on 810 and 1540. Puerto Rico has a 50 kw on 810 and
a smaller local on 1540 (which is impossible in San Juan due to strong 1520
and 1560 locals. The Bahamas are a very hard log in PR... nearly 800 miles
away.

Could what you heard be 780 out of Tortola, British Virgins? 10 kw, non-D.
Another that used to come in well outside San Juan was 800 in Bonaire when
they still ran 500 kw. No signal on north side of PR, though.

USVI stations on 1000 and 970 do make it OK daytime to San Juan,
particularly near the airport area.