Hello friends
The worst of the solar disturbances are past us, for now, although shortwave propagation remains fickle. Let's hope that the ionosphere cooperates for this week's show.
There will be eleven images, 1 x MFSK32 and 10 x MFSK64. The timing of this week's broadcast allows for only a few brief seconds of closing music by Spider John Koerner, who died May 18.
The story this week about the Russian army's use of Morse code mentions "more efficient digital modes of communication" in the last paragraph.
A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 354) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.
Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 355, 23-29 May 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:40 MFSK32: Program preview
2:57 MFSK32: Giant planet is as puffy as cotton candy*
6:59 MFSK64: Why the Russian army is still using Morse code
11:16 MFSK64: This week's images*
28:43 MFSK32: Closing announcements
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