Nice and intriguing idea, Scott. I grew up in Miami, pre-Castro, but never got to Cuba (or even the Bahamas, for that matter).
It would be interesting to find out if the U.S. approach to Cuban normalization procedures calls for power reduction on some of the frequencies which are currently under considerable duress thanks to the excessive power levels in use on the island. Just askin’. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 & ICF2010 Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 & M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380 > On Apr 8, 2016, at 9:07 PM, Scott Fybush <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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? > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention > Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. > Registration info: > http://www.nrcdxas.org > > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Be sure to register now for the Joint DX Convention Kansas City, September 9 to 11. Hotel space is filling up. Registration info: http://www.nrcdxas.org Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
