Yes, this is DX related - let me explain!
I had lunch today with Rick Lucas, who's just back from a two-week tour
of Cuba. At least for now, US regulations require that US citizens
visiting Cuba have an educational purpose for their trip, which
typically means a lot of "person-to-person" activities like meeting
farmers and watching dance troupes and such. (Canadians and others can
go to Cuban resorts and lounge on the beach if they so desire...)
But it occurred to us that if we could get enough DXers and other radio
folk together, it might be possible to organize a trip that would focus
on Cuban radio - visiting studios and transmitter sites, interacting
with Cuban radio people and DXers, meeting with Arnie Coro, and so on.
I'm not going quite so far (yet!) as to bid for a Havana convention in
2017 or 2018...but I'm curious to find out whether anyone else would be
interested in a hypothetical week-long trip next winter. If there's
interest, I'd be willing to reach out to the tour companies that have
licenses to organize Cuba trips to see what the next steps might be.
So...any interest?
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