Hello friends,
I've had a few inquiries about where the Shortwave Radiogram X/Twitter account @SWRadiogram will move to Bluesky, as many other X users are now doing.
The @SWRadiogram X/Twitter is task oriented and generally non-political. Shortwave Radiogram listeners use it to report their decodes, and repost these to the over 4000 followers. The account has largely escaped many of the quirks and "features" of X under its present ownership. With such a great community of friends making good use of @SWRadiogram, I am not under much pressure to migrate.
Nevertheless, I have an swradiogram.bsky.social account, online but so far inactive, ready to deploy if necessary. Let me know your thoughts.
Also, kaedotcom.bsky.social, reporting on international broadcasting, eventually to replace @kaedotcom.
My mediafreedomusa.bsky.social is up and running, reporting on "attempts to restrict and to protect media freedom in the United States during the second Trump administration." At this point, it links to articles speculating what will happen after January 20. After Trump's inauguration, it will be more interesting, reporting on what the Trump Administration actually does, and what news outlets, journalists and press freedom advocates do to resist. It will be quite a scrum.
Three X or Bluesky accounts are the limit for my old brain.
A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 378) 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 379, 22-27 November 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:45 MFSK32: Program preview
2:53 MFSK32: Social platform Bluesky welcomes X users
7:29 MFSK64: Germany assumes sabotage after data cable damaged*
10:44 MFSK64: This week's images*
27:33 MFSK32: Closing announcements
* with images
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
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
