Hello friends
This will be complex weekend. On March 27, most of Europe turns clocks ahead for Summer Time. And, the same date, the A22 shortwave frequency season begins.
Most Shortwave Radiogram frequencies stay with UTC, so for most Europeans, the show will be heard one hour later by local time. WINB's 9265 kHz and WRMI's 9955 kHz stay with North American Eastern Time, which moved forward on March 13, so effective March 27 local times will be the same for most Europeans.
Also on March 27, WRMI will swap its 7730 and 7780 kHz frequencies (to avoid interference to aircraft). So as of that date, our Sunday 0800 UTC broadcast will be on 5850 and 7780 kHz. And the Sunday 2330 UTC show will be on 7730 kHz.
The Mighty KBC, Sunday 0000-0200 UTC, will remain on its frequency of 5960 kHz until May 1, when it will change to 9925 kHz. Also, The Mighty KBC will have a special transmission for Europe, Sunday, March 27, 0800-1500 UTC on 6095 kHz from transmitter site Nauen, Germany. (0800-1000 Live from the '60s with The Real Don Steele. 1000-1400 The Classic Hit List with M.G. Kelly. 1400-1500 The Giant Jukebox with Eric van Willegen.) Our minute of MFSK64 will be transmitted at 1430 UTC on 6095 kHz (in addition to the usual 0130 on 5960 kHz). Reception of 6095 kHz will be unlikely in North America, so try SDRs in Europe.
Videos of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 248) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC) and Ralf in Germany (Saturday 1330 UTC). See also a video by KD8TTE on HF/MF image transmission. The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. The analysis is prepared by Roger in Germany.
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 249, 24-27 March 2022, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:38 MFSK32: Program preview
2:47 MFSK32: Nestle withdraws brands from Russia (in Russian)*
8:30 MFSK64: EU-Russia ExoMars mission won't launch in 2022
12:04 MFSK64: This week's images*
28:00 MFSK32: Closing announcements
* with an image(s)
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
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Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
UTC Day UTC Time Frequency Transmitter
Friday 1300-1330 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Friday 1500-1530 UTC 15750 kHz DRM WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 0230-0300 UTC 9265 kHz WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday 1330-1400 UTC 15770 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 0800-0830 UTC 5850 kHz
7780 kHz WRMI Florida
Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7730 kHz WRMI Florida
Tuesday 1430-1500 UTC 9955 kHz WRMI Florida
The Mighty KBC transmits to North America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 5960 kHz, via Germany. A minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC. (And see above information about The Mighty KBC special transmission on March 27.) 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 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). 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. 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
