Hello friends, After a few years of inactivity, I am again relaying news about international broadcasting through the Twitter feed @kaedotcom . If you don't have a Twitter account, just visit https://twitter.com/kaedotcom . Most of the Twitter items are eventually also posted to http://www.kimandrewelliott.com . Last weekend's experiment with Olivia modes, all with 8 tones but bandwidths of 2000, 1000, and 500 Hz, generally showed the narrower bandwidths to provide better performance. Unfortunately, the narrower versions also provide slower text printout. I also noticed that MFSK32 usually provided a better decode than all the Olivia modes. Given that MFSK32 is faster and can transmit images, it becomes evident why it is our favorite mode. If we experience continuously poor reception on Shortwave Radiogram, e.g. if someone decides to jam to the program,we might look for a slower but more robust mode.
If you were not able to tune in last weekend and want to try decoding the three Olivia modes, as well as the MFSK32, these YouTube videos produced by Shortwave Radiogram listeners are available: https://youtu.be/nFx7rSXc4fU ; https://youtu.be/GOcMpLktd8E https://youtu.be/vk_9DvnaLgM ; https://youtu.be/MkhbdQ37rEY https://youtu.be/bMpfLLNB8XQ This weekend's Shortwave Radiogram will be all MFSK32, including five images. The show includes news about a new Twitter feed that reports on FCC experimental license applications. Then two items from outer space. And finally a nod to the Winter Olympics taking place in a city whose name I can never remember, let alone spell. Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 35, 17-18 February 2018, all in MFSK32: 1:32 Program preview 2:38 New Twitter feed tracks FCC experimental licenses* 6:55 Search for an ionosphere for signs of planetary life* 16:58 Astronomers image 40-light-year-wide space donut* 23:12 Olympics image* 25:33 Closing announcements* Please sendreception reports to radiog...@verizon.net And visithttp://swradiogram.net Twitter:@SWRadiogram Facebookgroup: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304 Shortwave Radiogram Program 35 (17-18 February 2018) Saturday 1600-1630 UTC 9400 kHz MFSK32 Space Line, Bulgaria Sunday 2030-2100 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida Sunday 2330-2400 UTC 7780 kHz WRMI Florida Monday 0800-0830 UTC 7730 kHz 5850 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 7-9 pm EST) on 6150 kHz, via Germany.The minute of MFSK is at about 0130 UTC. Reports to Eric: themighty...@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 2025-2030 UTC 5845 kHz Europe, Middle East, Asia Tuesday 0125-0130 UTC 5950, 11580 kHz Americas Friday 0225-0230 UTC 9955 kHz Americas Friday 0255-0300 UTC 5985 kHz Americas Saturday 0155-0200 UTC 5850, 5950, 9395, 9455 kHz Americas Sunday 0055-0100 UTC 7730 kHz Americas Sunday 1155-1200 UTC 6070 kHz Europe Thanks for your reception reports! Kim via KKX Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB Producer and Presenter Shortwave Radiogram Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom ___________________________________________________________________________________ DX mailing list DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/dx _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
