[Spooks] RE: M8a/V2a interesting sked.

[mslaten]

Hi John and Group:

    I didn't hear this particular sked, but M8a/V2a has been doing this
quite a bit lately.  Usually, I hear two M8a's at the same time.  I think
they are different skeds rather than a delay in the primary sked.  I have
listened to the end of the message and the groups are different at the end
of both messages.  I have also heard V2a over the M8a transmitter.  Last
week the AM xmtr carrier was blocking out the M8a pretty bad.  I have
noticed sometimes the scheduled broadcast start off without a hitch, and
then a few minutes into the sked, the second or third xmtr begins.
    The Cuban equipment is either substandard, or the Cuban operators could
do with a refresher course in broadcasting!  Sometimes the skeds come up
late right in the middle of a message.  No addressee is sent.  Now I know
why they rebroadcast the sked an hour later.  The poor agent in the field
needs a second chance to get the message meant for him or her.
    When you compare the Cuban broadcasts (voice or morse) with any other
country, they are definitely in a class of their own.
    A final note, the V2 broadcasts seem to be less prone to goof ups.  The
xmtrs seem good and strong and crisp.  Obviously these are probably two
different organizations.
73
Mark