Monday, September 18, 2006

Two Months in the Life of Cuban Numbers

This is the result of lengthy examination of reception reports available in several places on the Internet. Where duplicates appear, they are different skeds the same day with the same problem. Some days, the transmissions with reported problems greatly outnumber the ones without any.

July
2 -- M8a -- wrong freq, QSY after 5 minutes, still carrier here
3 -- M8a -- started as V2a, changed
5 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
7 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
7 -- V2a -- wrong freq, sudden QSY
7 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
8 -- M8a -- cuts off early, no 3rd message
10 -- M8a -- comes up over V2a carrier, cut after 5 minutes
16 -- M8a -- wrong freq
16 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
16 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
17 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
18 -- V2a -- early end
19 -- V2a -- early start
19 -- V2a -- distortion, rough copy
19 -- V2a -- early start
20 -- M8a -- off-air for 2 minutes
20 -- V2a -- dropouts, early end
21 -- M8a -- transmitter malfunction, no copy
21 -- M8a -- repeat of above, still bad tx
21 -- V2a -- low modulation
21 -- V2a -- came up in LSB mode, early end
21 -- V2a -- noisy between groups
21 -- V2a -- garbled
21 -- V2a -- early start
21 -- V2a -- carrier, no modulation
22 -- V2a -- early end
24 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
24 -- V2a -- early end
24 -- V2a -- news for 30 sec, then no callup, then early end
25 -- V2a -- buzz and dead air
25 -- V2a -- wrong time, only up 9 seconds
25 -- M8a -- should have been V2a
26 -- V2a -- off air 4 minutes
26 -- M8a -- late start, lost some of callup
26 -- M8a -- repeat started late, also lost some of callup
27 -- V2a -- bad audio
27 -- M8a -- garbled callup
27 -- V2a -- wrong freq, quick QSY
27 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
27 -- V2a -- early end
27 -- V2a -- mixing with M8a
28 -- V2a -- mixing with M8a
28 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod, early end
28 -- M8a -- wrong freq
28 -- V2a -- wrong freq, QSY after 15 minutes
28 -- V2a -- no carrier, sent in DSSC mode
28 -- V2a -- early start
29 -- V2a -- false start, noisy
29 -- V2a -- false start
29 -- V2a -- mixing with M8a
29 -- V2a -- dropping out
29 -- V2a -- dropping out
30 -- V2a -- 60 second dropout
30 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
31 -- V2a -- sent in LSB mode, early end
31 -- M8a -- false start
31 -- V2a -- started as M8a, switched after 5 min, no callup
31 -- V2a -- early end
31 -- M8a -- mix with another freq's V2a program, no copy
31 -- V2a -- mix with another freq's V2a, no copy
31 -- V2a -- mix with M8a, no copy
31 -- V2a -- mix with another freq's V2a, no copy
31 -- V2a -- brief mix with another freq's V2a
31 -- V2a -- wrong freq, wrong callup, switched to right callup
31 -- V2a -- brief mix with M8a at end

August
1 -- V2a -- mix: two V2a's, one M8a - no copy!
1 -- V2a -- dropout, then mix with unid SS
1 -- V2a -- mix of 2 V2s, no copy
2 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
3 -- M8a -- early end
3 -- M8a -- early end
3 -- M8a -- very late start
3 -- V2a -- distorted, early end
3 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
4 -- M8a -- should have been V2a
4 -- V2a -- bad audio
4 -- V2a -- mix: two V2a's, one M8a
4 -- V2a -- mix: two V2a's, one M8a, no copy, early end
4 -- V2a -- distorted
4 -- V2a -- mix with M8a, no copy
4 -- M8a -- false start
4 -- v2a -- early end
4 -- V2a -- carrier up late, no mod
5 -- V2a -- false start
5 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
5 -- V2a -- buzz and distortion
5 -- V2a -- severe distortion
5 -- V2a -- 3 seconds of SS talk first
6 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
6 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
6 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
7 -- V2a -- 7 minute dropout
7 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
8 -- V2a -- 30 second dropout
9 -- V2a -- wrong program, changes
9 -- V2a -- distorted
9 -- V2a -- wrong program, changes
9 -- V2a -- distorted, loud second harmonic
9 -- V2a -- late start, no callup, dropout
9 -- V2a -- distorted, loud second harmonic
10 -- V2a -- 4 minute dropout
10 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
10 -- V2a -- mixing with M8a
11 -- V2a -- wrong frequency, QSY after 3 minutes
11 -- M8a -- audio test tones, then to MCW
11 -- V2a -- 1 minute dropout
11 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
11 -- V2a -- buzzy carrier before sked
11 -- V2a -- buzz
11 -- V2a -- distortion
11 -- V2a -- sent in USB mode
12 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
12 -- M8a -- carrier, no keying
12 -- M8a -- late start, no callup
12 -- V2a -- late start, no callup, mix w/M8a, distorted
12 -- V2a -- false start
12 -- V2a -- 2 minute dropout
12 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
14 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
14 -- M8a -- late start, no callup
14 -- M8a -- late start, no callup
14 -- V2a -- late start, cut off end
15 -- V2a -- early start, dropout
15 -- V2a -- early end
15 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
15 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
15 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
15 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
15 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
16 -- V2a -- early start, mix with M8a
16 -- V2a -- buzz, comes up between groups
16 -- V2a -- low mod, mix with M8a
15 -- V2a -- late start, no callup, dropouts
17 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
17 -- M8a -- very distorted
17 -- M8a -- early start
17 -- V2a -- late start, cut off ending
18 -- V2a -- late start, no callup, dropouts
18 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
18 -- V2a -- restart, mix with M8a, early end
19 -- M8a -- late start, no callup, early end
19 -- V2a -- late start, no callup, 9 minute dropout
19 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
19 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
19 -- V2a -- distorted
19 -- M8a -- cut after 1 minute
19 -- V2a -- mix with M8a, early end
20 -- V2a -- late start, missed callup
20 -- V2a -- late start, missed callup
21 -- V2a -- 15 second dropout
21 -- V2a -- early end
22 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
22 -- V2a -- false start
22 -- M8a -- false start
22 -- M8a -- false start
22 -- V2a -- very late start as M8a, no callup, distorted
22 -- V2a -- distorted
22 -- M8a -- mix with V2a
22 -- M8a -- wrong freq, QSY, then mix with V2a
22 -- V2a -- Radio Nacional del Venezuela for 2 minutes
22 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
23 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
24 -- V2a -- cut after 1 minute
24 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
24 -- V2a -- carrier, no mod
25 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
25 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
25 -- M8a -- late start, no callup
25 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
25 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
25 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
26 -- V2a -- only number "ocho"
28 -- V2a -- late start, no callup
28 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
28 -- M8a -- completely garbled, no copy
29 -- V2a -- mix with M8a
31 -- V2a -- low modulation, no copy