{"id":57559,"date":"2023-08-28T06:42:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T10:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=57559"},"modified":"2023-08-28T06:52:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T10:52:44","slug":"cuban-numbers-station-hm01-goes-cuckoo-and-other-cuban-broadcast-shenanigans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/cuban-numbers-station-hm01-goes-cuckoo-and-other-cuban-broadcast-shenanigans\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban Numbers Station HM01 Goes Cuckoo! And Other Cuban Broadcast &#8220;Shenanigans&#8221;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57645\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1-300x258.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1-1024x880.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1-768x660.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cuckoo-Clock-1-624x536.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>Many thanks to <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Pete Madtone, who shares the following recording of Cuban Numbers Station HM01 and notes:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hi Thomas,<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">I was reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hfunderground.com\/board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HF Underground<\/a> earlier and a post on it mentioned that HM01 had gone a bit mad &#8220;<em>10345 kHz is HM01 Cuban Lady with what sounds like a cuckoo clock<\/em>&#8220;. Well I got up straight away and tuned in on VE7AV KiwiSDR and here it is in all it&#8217;s glory:<\/p>\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-57559-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/numbers-station-goes-haywire-hm-01-10345khz\/Numbers%20station%20goes%20haywire%21%20HM01_10345khz.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/numbers-station-goes-haywire-hm-01-10345khz\/Numbers%20station%20goes%20haywire%21%20HM01_10345khz.m4a\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/numbers-station-goes-haywire-hm-01-10345khz\/Numbers%20station%20goes%20haywire%21%20HM01_10345khz.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">It almost sounds a bit reggaeish and even has what sounds like a little drum roll in parts.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If you&#8217;re feeling a bit down or tired today please have a listen as this&#8217;ll cheer you up!<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">All the best<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Pete<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Wow&#8211;thanks for sharing this recording with us, Pete! What a mystery behind this numbers station! Was the cuckoo intentionally or unintentionally added to the audio at the studio or transmitter level? What could that signify? Since the audio is tracking with the HM01 broadcast, it seems to be originating from the same transmitter.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Perhaps this adds more context or confusion: <em>SWLing Post<\/em> contributor Paul Walker has noted a number of audio &#8220;shenanigans&#8221; from Cuban broadcasts. Here are a few notes from his listening post in Alaska:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>0320UTC Mon Aug 28 and Cuba is missing from 9700 for the 2nd time in a week, but instead of regular programming they\u2019re broadcasting a horror movie of some kind. I can detect some kind of noise under the movie but it\u2019s like a screech\/hum, which is all I heard from 9700 last time it was on.<\/li>\r\n<li>I should also add, after the first time i heard 9700 down on 9600, I subsequently heard it back on 9700 again&#8230;..so something&#8217;s up!<\/li>\r\n<li>And now HM01 aka Suzie Cubana on 10345 is broadcasting&#8230;&#8230;. along with Suzie counting down the numbers and the digital data bursts, theres a cuckoo bird cuckooing over the top of that audio.<\/li>\r\n<li>In the 0500 UTC, Rebelde on 5025 kHz noted running TV audio too\u2026.some English language movie.<\/li>\r\n<li>The domestic Radio Rebelde AM and FM web feeds appear to be running normal programming<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><strong>What do you think is going on?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Pete Madtone, who shares the following recording of Cuban Numbers Station HM01 and notes: Hi Thomas, I was reading HF Underground earlier and a post on it mentioned that HM01 had gone a bit mad &#8220;10345 kHz is HM01 Cuban Lady with what sounds like a cuckoo clock&#8220;. 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