Hello friends
The time change process begins this weekend. Most people in North America will move their clocks forward at 0200 local on March 13. For VOA Radiogram, this means Sunday transmissions on WRMI will be one hour later by local time for most North Americans, as WRMI stays with UTC on 5850, 7730, and 7780 kHz. But on 9955 kHz, WRMI stays with local time, so on March 15, the 9955 kHz transmission moves to 1430 UTC, keeping it at the same local time for most North Americans. More time and frequency changes in the following weeks, so watch this space.
Last week's transmission of Russian text was largely successful, even resulting in 100% decodes via receivers in Russia. See these examples ...
From WINB:
https://twitter.com/SWRadiogram/status/1499548264236003329
From WRMI, including images:
https://twitter.com/SWRadiogram/status/1499744389236727815
https://twitter.com/SWRadiogram/status/1499739649383841793
https://twitter.com/SWRadiogram/status/1499740337262276613
Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 246) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1330 UTC) and by 2010 DFS Shimane Japan (0800 7730 kHz, battling interference from a Chinese station). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 247, 11-13 March 2022, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:37 MFSK32: Program preview
2:45 MFSK32: The Buzzer "battleground" on 4625 kHz
6:25 MFSK64: How Russia's war will hinder space exploration
11:38 MFSK64: This week's images*
28:38 MFSK32: Closing announcements
* with image(s)
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
And visit http://swradiogram.net
Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram (visit during the weekend to see listeners' results)
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304
Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway
Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 0030-0100 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 15750 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0330-0400 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
Tuesday 1430-1500 UTC 9955 kHz WRMI Florida
The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 7-9 pm EST) 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-64 text and images near the end of the broadcast. It’s transmitted on WRMI, Thursdays at 0200-0300 UTC on 5850 kHz (Wednesday evening in the Americas). Also look for a waterfall ID at the beginning of the show. thisisamusicshow@gmail.com www.twitter.com/ThisIsAMusicSho/ @ThisIsAMusicSho https://thisisamusicshow.com
Pop Shop Radio from British Columbia, Canada, includes "a whole variety of pop music, such as records from the 1960s and 1970s that were played on Top-40 radio stations not only in North America but also on offshore radio and stations like Radio Luxembourg." The programs now include some MFSK32 text and an image. Schedule: Via Channel 292 in Germany: Wednesdays 1600-1700 UTC on 3955 and 6070 kHz. Saturdays 2200-2300 UTC on 3955 and 6070 kHz (except 6070 first Saturday of the month 2300-2400 UTC). Via WRMI Florida: Mondays 0200-0300 UTC (Sunday evening in the Americas) on 5950 kHz. Website: popshopradio.ca. Twitter: @popshopradio1 Email: radiopopshop@gmail.com.
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom
