Hello friends
If you are looking for some winter reading, check out my "Why we need Shortwave 2.0" in the January 17 Radio World. It includes a discussion of our Shortwave Radiogram project, to which you all contribute.
After a writing drought, I also had a piece on the politico-bureaucratic side of international broadcasting in The Hill, January 5: "‘Radio Free Everywhere’ defeats the purpose of Voice of America."
Read them. They will help you get to sleep.
Speaking of droughts, our snow drought in the Washington DC area ended with about four inches (10 cm) on January 16. And there will be more tonight. It's amazing to see the tracks of the wildlife on all sides of our house, including foxes, maybe coyotes, deer, rabbits, and assorted others. I am now keeping gates open to facilitate their movements.
Temperatures here have dropped below 20F/-7C. Chances are it's colder, with more snow on the ground, where you are.
A video of last weekend's Shortwave Radiogram (program 337) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 1300 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. The analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 338, 19-22 January 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:42 MFSK32: Program preview
2:49 MFSK32: "Dirt-powered fuel cell" draws energy from soil
9:00 MFSK64: Turkey's latest VPN ban blocks independent media
13:47 MFSK64: This week's images
27:54 MFSK32: Closing announcements
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
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Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki:https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway
Other Shortwave broadcast programs that include digital text and images include The Mighty KBC, Pop Shop Radio, and Radio North Europe International (RNEI). Links to these fine broadcasts, with schedules, are posted here.
Thanks for your reception reports!
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom