Friday, August 17, 2018

Shortwave Radiogram schedules, August 17-20




Hello friends,

Last week’s 20xPSKR63 was successfully decoded by some listeners, but for the most part the mode showed too many errors for typical shortwave conditions. The MFSK128 had better results, but it produced more errors than the slower MFSK64.

A list of videos of Shortwave Radiogram from the last two weekends is at the bottom of this email. An audio archive of Shortwave Radiogram is maintained by Mark in the UK. And analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.

This weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram will include MFSK32, MFSK128, and MFSK64, with six images.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 61, 17-20 August 2018, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:40  MFSK32: Program preview
 3:00  "Zero euro" bills with Karl Marx's image*
 7:38  MFSK128: Parker Solar Probe will travel close to sun*
11:47  MFSK64: Czech politics of invasion 50th anniversary*
16:49  Russian cosmonauts' eight-hour spacewalk from ISS*
21:46  Budget cuts might shut down WWV and WWVH*
25:51  Painting of the week*
28:10  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net


Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit especially during the weekend)





Shortwave Radiogram Program 61
(17-20 August 2018)

Friday
2030-2100 UTC
7780 kHz
5950 kHz
MFSK32
MFSK128
MFSK64
WRMI Florida
Saturday
1600-1630 UTC
9400 kHz
Space Line, Bulgaria
Sunday
2330-2400 UTC
7780 kHz
WRMI Florida
Monday
0800-0830 UTC

7730 kHz
5850 kHz
WRMI Florida


Slow Scan Radio transmits SSTV images and text modes Wednesdays at 1830-1900 UTC on 6070 kHz via Channel 292 in Germany. The website is http://www.slowscanradio.com. Reception reports to  x@xdv.me.

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)  Five minutes of MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama. For the complete IBC transmission schedule visit  http://ibcradio.webs.com/  

Broad Spectrum Radio is transmitted by WRMI Florida Mondays at 0700-0800 UTC on 5850 and 7730 kHz. MFSK32 is broadcast during the second half hour of the show. Reports to broadspectrumradio@gmail.com.

Thanks for your reception reports! 

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom


YouTube videos of Shortwave Radiogram during the past two weekends
Name
Location
Day
UTC Time
Segment
Frequency
URL
youngalientype
North America presumably
10 August
2030-2100
20xPSKR63 and MFSK128
7780
OM5NA
Slovakia presumably
11 August
1600-1630
20xPSKR63
9400
OM5NA
Slovakia presumably
11 August
1600-1630
MFSK128
9400
Scott
Ontario
12 August
2330-2400
Entire show
7780
MDK2
Colorado
13 August
0800-0830
20xPSKR63
5850
Marco
Italy
4 August
1600-1630
Excerpt of MFSK128
9400
Scott
Ontario
5 August
2330-2400
Entire show
7780
radio no koe
Japan
6 August
0800-0830
Excerpt
5850