[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: Shortwave Radiogram, 15-16 July 2017

[Don Lewis (KI4D)]

Kim Elliott, KD9XB, gave an presentation at the Pentagon Amateur Radio Club this week on the state of worldwide shortwave radio broadcasting, as well as his VOA shortwave radiogram broadcasting project.  Many may remember Kim from a presentation he gave to the ARC some time ago.  Kim recently retired from the VOA, but has continued his interest in shortwave radiogram broadcasting; although VOA is no longer funding the project.  Kim has continued the project with his own funding as a private citizen.  Attached is the schedule of broadcasts for this weekend. 

 

Don, KI4D 

 

 

From: Shortwave Radiogram [mailto:radiogram at verizon.net] 
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 11:16 AM
To: radiogram at verizon.net
Subject: Shortwave Radiogram, 15-16 July 2017

 

 

Dmitry in Saratov, Russia, provided this YouTube video from last weekend’s broadcast Saturday at 1600-1630 UTC, 9400 kHz, via Bulgaria …

 

1600_YouTube_rus_dmitry.JPG

 

Hello friends, 

 

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 at verizon.net

 

And visit http://swradiogram.net

 

Twitter: @SWRadiogram

 


 

Shortwave Radiogram Transmission Schedule

 


Saturday

1600-1630 UTC

9400 kHz

Space Line, Bulgaria


Sunday

0600-0630 UTC

7730 kHz

WRMI Florida


Sunday

2030-2100 UTC

11580 kHz

WRMI Florida


Sunday

2330-2400 UTC

11580 kHz

WRMI Florida

 

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 at 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

 <http://swradiogram.net> Shortwave Radiogram

 

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