Shortwave Radiogram adds Saturday transmission to schedule

Images received by Rawad in Saudi Arabia, 25 June, 2030-2100 UTC, 11580 kHz ...

Special thanks to Kim Elliott for including my book image in last weekend's images. (Gayle Van Horn)

Hello friends,

I am pleased to announce the addition of a fourth transmission of Shortwave Radiogram. It is Saturday at 1600-1630 UTC on 9400 kHz. If the day and time seem familiar, they are the same as the the most popular broadcast of VOA Radiogram. The, frequency, however is different. And if the frequency seems familiar, it is the same 9400 kHz via Space Line in Kostinbrod, Bulgaria, used by The Mighty KBC for its Giant Jukebox show, Saturday 1500-1600 UTC.

This new broadcast probably won’t be heard in the Americas this time of year. During the winter, possibly. If you are outside Europe, you can tune in and decode from http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901 in the Netherlands, or from another SDR in Europe.

Thanks for the many reception reports for Shortwave Radiogram program 1!

SWRG2 includes the image of a vertical line. This might help detect and correct slant in  MFSK images. On the program, I forgot to mention that it helps to record the program. Then you can save one or more segments devoted to images. Play those images repeatedly until the proper Rx adjustment of Fldigi, or of the speed of your recording, results in no slant. The free Audacity software can be helpful for recording, editing, and converting audio, and (using Audacity’s timer record feature), recording while asleep, at work, or otherwise away from the radio.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 2, 1-2 July 2017, all in MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz:

 1:52  Program preview
 3:05  Our new broadcast for Europe*
 7:30  A test and remedies for slanted images*
11:00  Russia considers blocking foreign broadcasts*
14:03  Trump moves to withdraw US water protection*
21:15  Italian Broadcasting Corporation anniversary*
23:46  Closing announcements*

* with image

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net

And visit http://swradiogram.net

Twitter: @SWRadiogram (especially active just before, during, and after broadcasts)

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
Saturday	1600-1630 UTC	9400 kHz	Space Line, Bulgaria
Sunday	0600-0630 UTC	7730 kHz	WRMI Florida
Sunday	2030-2100 UTC	11580 kHz	WRMI Florida
Sunday	2330-2400 UTC	11580 kHz	WRMI Florida

The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1600 UTC on 9400 kHz (via Bulgaria), with the minute of MFSK at about 1530 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ).  And to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz, via Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC.  Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/. 

Italian Broadcasting Corporation (IBC)  For the complete IBC transmission schedule visit  http://ibcradiowebs.com/  Five minutes of MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama,” per the schedule below:

WEDNESDAY 18.55 UTC  6070 KHZ TO EUROPE
          19.55 UTC  1584 KHZ TO EUROPE
THURSDAY  02.55 UTC  1584 KHZ TO EUROPE
FRIDAY    01.25 UTC  9955 KHZ TO CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA
SATURDAY  01.55 UTC 11580 KHZ TO NORTH AMERICA
          20.25 UTC  1584 KHZ TO SOUTH EUROPE
SUNDAY    00.55 UTC  7730 KHZ TO NORTH AMERICA
          10.55 UTC  6070 KHZ TO EUROPE

I hope you can tune in and  write in this weekend. 

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram