Hello friends
The recent intense solar activity has certainly made shortwave reception "interesting." Most Shortwave Radiogram broadcasts were affected to some degree, but all the broadcasts were audible at least some place. As usual, our MFSK32 text performed well in many situations where the images were fuzzy.
Shortwave propagation remains poor on many frequencies, so it may be another interesting week. But we like to test our digital text modes via analog radio carriers in adverse conditions.
Of course, the solar storms created dazzling auroras seen as far south as Florida. Did you see them? From my house in northern Virginia, trees and clouds obstructed my view to the north, but a few people locally did see the northern lights, despite the urban lights.
Our son, who lives in Seattle, happened to be camping along the ocean, away from the city lights, the evening of May 10. His photos of the auroras are posted here.
A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 353) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC) (reception had rebounded after previous blackouts on 15770 kHz). 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 354, 16-22 May 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:40 MFSK32: Program preview
2:48 MFSK32: Decades-old carp removed from Colorado pond*
7:29 MFSK64: Copper prices are spiking
12:11 MFSK64: This week's images*
28:13 MFSK32: Closing announcements
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(Kim Elliott)