WShoots1 wrote:

Today (Sunday, 18 Apr 04), here in SE Texas, I got very good copy of Radio
Nacional Venezuela (RNV) on 13 750 kHz. I tuned in at 1700 and had to tune out
at around 1830. It was still going strong.

I had alerted a Venezuelan-American friend in Flagstaff, AZ, but, with her poor
antenna system feeding her YB300SE, the signal was weak. She was excited about
it, though, so she tuned in to it on the Internet. Then, via IM, she
interpreted for me the proceedings, while I listened to it on SW. Her (via
satellite?) feed was a few seconds behind the SW, which is normal.

It was an upbeat, multi-national conference hosted by President Chavez. One of
the things discussed was the desirability of the formation of the United States
of South America. Chavez believes the whole Western Hemisphere is America,
which it is.

Is that actually Venezuela or a relay via Cuba? The latter I think...

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

RNV doesn't have an active shortwave transmitter anymore. That was a
Cuba relay which has been occurring for several years now. Chavez and
Castro are bossom buddies. Cuba has been sending teachers, doctors and
security personnel to Venezuela while Chavez sends petroleum at a
discount price. RNV transmitted many years ago on 9540kHz with less
than 50 kw of power from an antenna located at Campo Carabobo outside
Caracas.

Many thanks, Bexar, for the info, which I've saved.

By the way... I would guess you are in, or are from, San Antonio or
thereabouts. G

73,
Bill, K5BY
SE Texas