From Kim Andrew Elliott:
If you a Facebook user, Al Holt in Florida maintains a
Shortwave Radiogram Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304
. This is in addition to the Shortwave Radiogram Twitter account: @SWRadiogram
. You do not need a Twitter account to follow along: just visit https://twitter.com/swradiogram during
the weekend to see results posted by listeners.
I was amazed how well the MFSK64 (240 wpm) performed last
week, even under some marginal conditions. You can see videos of reception and
decoding via this link: https://twitter.com/SWRadiogram/status/885863588677791746
. It would be tempting to use MFSK64 as our “default” mode, except that there would
be enough instances of difficult reception that the number of errors would be
unacceptable.
Did anyone experience reception bad enough that only the
MFSK16 provided a perfect decode?
This weekend, let’s hope for bad reception – well, at least
somewhere – because we will include some Olivia 64-2000 in show. This is a slow
mode, only about 25 wpm. And it makes use of the entire 2000 Hz available to us,
so you probably don’t want to use an extremely narrow filter. Also, for best
results with Olivia 64-2000, turn the squelch (SQL at the bottom right of
Fldigi) off.
Here is the lineup
for Shortwave Radiogram, program 4, 15-16 July 2017, all in MFSK32 except
where noted:
1:35
Program previeww)
2:45
Russia's Sputnik Radio now in Washington*
11:16 Olivia 64-2000: New FT8 Mode in WSJT-X Beta
Release
15:58 MFSK32: WWV 25 MHz circular polarization*
22:38 QSLs from Canada's C3 expedition*
26:39 Closing announcements
* with image
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net
And visit http://swradiogram.net
Twitter: @SWRadiogram
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Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule
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Saturday
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1600-1630 UTC
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9400 kHz
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Space Line, Bulgaria
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Sunday
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0600-0630 UTC
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7730 kHz
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WRMI Florida
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Sunday
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2030-2100 UTC
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11580 kHz
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WRMI Florida
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Sunday
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2330-2400 UTC
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11580 kHz
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WRMI Florida
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The Mighty KBC
transmits
to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1600 UTC on 9400 kHz (via Bulgaria), with the
minute of MFSK at about 1530 UTC (if you are outside of Europe, listen via websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ ). And to North
America Sundays at 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT) on 9925 kHz, via
Germany. The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . See also http://www.kbcradio.eu/ and https://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc/.
Italian Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) For the complete
IBC transmission schedule visit http://ibcradio.webs.com/ Five minutes of
MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama,”
per the schedule below:
WEDNESDAY
18.55 UTC 6070 KHZ TO EUROPE
19.55 UTC 1584 KHZ TO EUROPE
THURSDAY
02.55 UTC 1584 KHZ TO EUROPE
FRIDAY
01.25 UTC 9955 KHZ TO CENTRAL/SOUTH
AMERICA
SATURDAY
01.55 UTC 11580 KHZ TO NORTH AMERICA
20.25 UTC 1584 KHZ TO SOUTH EUROPE
SUNDAY
00.55 UTC 7730 KHZ TO NORTH AMERICA
10.55 UTC 6070 KHZ TO EUROPE
Thank you
for your reports to last weekend’s broadcast. I am already two weeks behind in responding,
but hope to have all the SWRG2 reports answered before the first SWRG4 show goes
on the air.
Kim
Kim Andrew
Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and
Presenter
