Hello friends,
Shortwave is often marketed
as providing the ability to “hear news as it happens.”
Last Sunday, Shortwave
Radiogram listeners heard news as it happened. WRMI in Florida was able to stay
on the air for much of Sunday, despite the approach of Hurricane Irma.
Listeners tuned in to the 2030 UTC airplay of Shortwave Radiogram heard the
opening waterfall ID, announcements, and a few seconds of MFSK32 before WRMI
went off the air at about 2033 UTC. Presumably this is when WRMI lost its
commercial electric power.
Power has been restored at
the WRMI transmitting site near Okeechobee, but only some of the antennas have
been repaired. As I type this, WRMI’s 7730 and 11580 kHz frequencies, which
would be used for Shortwave Radiogram on Sunday, are not yet back on the air.
WRMI’s Internet connection also has not be restored, so I am unable to upload
the program.
It’s therefore possible that
Shortwave Radiogram will not be available Sunday via WRMI. Please consult https://twitter.com/swradiogram
and https://www.facebook.com/wrmiradio/
for updates.
Listeners in the Americas can
tune in to Shortwave Radiogram Saturday at 1600 UTC on 9400 kHz, via Bulgaria,
using the University of Twente receiver in the Netherlands: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901
Audio of this weekend’s
program 13 is also available here: https://soundcloud.com/voaradiogram/shortwave-radiogram-program-13-15-16-sept-2017
Even if Shortwave Radiogram
is available on your favorite shortwave frequency, HF propagation might be
poor. For that eventuality, one of the news items this weekend is in MFSK16.
Here is the lineup for
Shortwave Radiogram, program 13,
16-17 September 2017, all in MFSK32 except where noted:
1:29
Program preview
2:41
Remnants of Hurricane Ivan*8:27 Letting nature assist urban flood control*
16:25 MFSK16: US chip company won't be acquired by Chinese
21:05 MFSK32: Images from Cassini mission to Saturn*
27:43 Closing announcements
* with image
Please send reception reports
to radiogram@verizon.net
and visit http://swradiogram.netTwitter: @SWRadiogram
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304
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Shortwave
Radiogram Transmission Schedule
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Saturday
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1600-1630 UTC
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9400 kHz
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Space Line, Bulgaria
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Sunday
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0600-0630 UTC
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7730 kHz
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WRMI Florida
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Sunday
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2030-2100 UTC
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11580 kHz
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WRMI Florida
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Sunday
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2330-2400 UTC
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11580 kHz
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WRMI Florida
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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 new 5960
kHz, via Germany. (But also try 5960-5970, 6100, 6105, or 6125-6135 kHz, in
case there are last minute changes.) 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://ibcradio.webs.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
Thanks for your reception
reports! I will be answering reports
from program 6 during this weekend.
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and PresenterShortwave Radiogram