Hello friends,
I hope that everyone in our family of listeners is OK, given the ongoing natural disasters, such as the fires in the western USA, Hurricane Sally and the flooding in the US Gulf area, and the floods in many other parts of the world. Here in northern Virginia, the weather is relatively boring.
Speaking of the weather, it was the heavy rain in eastern Pennsylvania that caused the missing WINB transmission Thursday, 10 September, at 2330 UTC. WINB was back on the air the next day. I hope we transmit a full schedule this weekend.
Last weekend's excerpt of Hungarian text from the revived RFE/RL Hungarian Service was received and decoded successfully all over the world, including all the diacritics. Here is an example as transmitted from Florida and received in, appropriately, Hungary.
Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 169) are provided by 2010DFS in Japan (Sunday 0800 UTC on 7730 kHz) and by Ralf in Germany and Scott in Ontario (both Sunday 2330 UTC). Scott usually prepares his video from a transmission on 15770 kHz, but this frequency did not propagate well within North America last weekend. The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.
This weekend's show is in the usual MFSK32 and MFSK64, with nine images (1 x MFSK32 and 8 x MFSK64).
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 170, 17-20 September 2020, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:38 MFSK32: Program preview
2:42 Possible sign of life in Venus's atmosphere*
8:43 MFSK64: Sunspot Cycle 25 has begun*
14:40 This week's images*
27:55 MFSK32: Closing announcements
* with image(s)
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
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Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Saturday 0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz/ 7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida
The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 EDT) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A 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/.
“This is a Music Show” Most of the show is a music show, but the host transmits some MFSK text and image near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas) and a new time also on WRMI, Wednesdays at 2100-2200 UTC on 7780 kHz (aimed towards Europe) . Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com . www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho
New York and Pennsylvania NBEMS nets. Most weekends, as KD9XB, I check in to the New York NBEMS (Narrow Band Emergency Messaging Software) net Saturday at 1200 UTC on 3584 kHz USB, and the Pennsylvania NBEMS net Sunday at 1200 UTC on 3583 kHz USB (with out-of-state check-ins now starting at 1130 UTC). Check-ins are usually in Thor 22, and messages are in MFSK32.
Messages generally use the Flmsg add-on to Fldigi. If you are a radio amateur in eastern North America, feel free to check in. Outside the region, use an SDR in the eastern USA to tune in and decode. You do not need Flmsg to check in, and most of the messages can be read without Flmsg. If you can decode the net, send me an email to radiogram@verizon.net , or tweet to @SWRadiogram , and I will let them know you are tuned in. USEast NBEMS Net: Please also note the USEast NBEMS Net, Wednesdays 2300 UTC (7 pm EDT) on 3536 kHz USB.
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom