In most of the United States and Canada, VOA Radiogram is now
one hour later by local time because of the change to daylight time. The
UTC times remain the same (see schedule below). Effective 2 April, the Saturday
0930 UTC broadcast changes to 5745 kHz.
VOA Radiogram this weekend will include an 8-minute stretch
of Olivia 64-2000. Let’s hope for poor reception – or create poor reception
conditions – to give the Olivia 64-2000.
VOA Radiogram reception and decodes were very good last
weekend. Here’s an example by Alessandro in Italy, 13 March 2016, 1930-2000 UTC,
15670 kHz:
Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 155,
19-20 March 2016, all in MFSK32 except where noted:
1:32 Program preview
3:01 NASA plans large fire on spacecraft*
7:26 Rotten tomatoes produce renewable
energy*
11:54 Olivia 64-2000: Legislation to counter
propaganda
19:48 MFSK32: Over the horizon radar in amateur HF
bands*
25:04 Early General Electric shortwave
broadcasting*
27:05 Closing announcements
* with image
Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 (5:30 am EDT) 5865 kHz (will change to 5745 kHz effective 2 April)
Sat 1600-1630 (noon EDT) 17580 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 (Saturday 10:30 pm EDT) 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 (3:30 pm EDT) 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 (5:30 am EDT) 5865 kHz (will change to 5745 kHz effective 2 April)
Sat 1600-1630 (noon EDT) 17580 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 (Saturday 10:30 pm EDT) 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 (3:30 pm EDT) 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
The Mighty KBC will transmit a minute of MFSK32 Sunday
at about 0220 UTC (10:20 pm EDT) on 6040 kHz, via Germany. Reception reports for
KBC reception to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . KBC is
determining whether it will have enough sponsors to maintain its broadcast to
North America, currently at 0000-0300 UTC on 6040 kHz.
DigiDX will transmit MFSK32, and some MFSK128L, this
weekend:
Friday 18th March: 2000-2030UTC - 6070kHz (Channel 292,
Germany)
Sunday 20th March: 1100-1130UTC - 6070kHz (Channel 292,
Germany)
Sunday 20th March: 1230-1300UTC - 6070kHz (Channel 292,
Germany)
Sunday 20th March: 2330-0000UTC - 11580kHz (WRMI,
Florida)
Another DigiDX transmission Sunday at 0030 UTC on 6070 kHz
(via Germany) will be in Olivia 64-2000, with some MFSK16 at the end. For
listeners in the Americas, it will be interesting to see if these digital modes
will decode under CFRX in Toronto, also on 6070 kHz.
Visit http://www.digidx.uk/ for any updates to this
schedule.
Thanks for the VOA Radiogram reception reports last
weekend, including several from new listeners. I finally sent out the MFSK
gallery from program 135 (Halloween weekend!) last weekend. I’m now compiling
the gallery from program 153 and hope to send that out in the next few days.
I hope you can tune in and write in this
weekend.
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
Twitter: @VOARadiogram (especially active before, during and
after the broadcasts)