Hello friends,
The German communications regulator Bundesnetzagentur jhas
changed its mind about allowing digital modes on shortwave broadcast
transmitters in Germany. Apparently BNetzA thought that Channel 292 was
transmitting the text and images in single sideband (SSB), which is how
amateurs, military, etc, transmit the digital modes. Now that they know that the
MFSK32 and other modes are sent as program audio on an analogue
amplitude-modulation shortwave transmitter, their objections were withdrawn.
(It's similar to A2A modulated CW.)
BNetzA prefers that the term MFSK32 not be used to describe
these broadcasts, but we have to specify the mode so that you can set Fldigi or
other decoding software to the correct mode. In any case, the weekly MFSK32
transmission will resume on The Mighty KBC, and DigiDX will return to Channel
292.
Meanwhile, VOA Radiogram this weekend will be all MFSK32
except for the transmission schedule in Olivia 64-2000 under the closing
music.
Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program
158, 9-10 April 2016, all in MFSK32 except where noted:
1:32 Program preview
2:46 China domain name rules*
11:58 South Korea blocks North Korea Tech website*
18:09 Mars Opportunity rover photographs dust devil*
23:01 Photo of migrant from RFE/RL Top Shots*
26:24 Closing announcements*
28:01 Olivia 64-2000: Frequencies under music
* with image
Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17580 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17580 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.
The Mighty KBC will (after a one-week break)
transmit a minute of MFSK32 Sunday at about 0220 UTC (Saturday 10:20 pm EDT) on
6040 kHz, via Germany. Sometimes the MFSK32 is as late as 0228 UTC. Reports for
this KBC reception to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com
DigiDX will broadcast DX news in MFSK32 (and perhaps
other modes) …
Sunday 2130 UTC 15570kHz via WRMI (Florida)
Sunday 2330 UTC 11580kHz via WRMI (Florida)
Monday 2000 UTC 6070kHz via Channel 292 (Germany)
Check http://www.digidx.uk/ for any changes or
additions to this schedule.
Thank you for your reports to VOA Radiogram last weekend.
I am now compiling the MFSK image gallery from program 136 (November 2015) and
hope to send that out this weekend.
Fldigi saves decoded MFSK images as png files in the folder
\fldigi.files\images\. When you send a reception report, please attach those
png files.
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 broadcasts)