Saturday, June 17, 2017

VOA Radiogram schedules

Hello friends,

The last VOA Radiogram is this weekend. The successor to VOA Radiogram is Shortwave Radiogram, which will be broadcast for the first time on 25 June on the WRMI times and frequencies in the schedule below. 

To help us keep in touch after the migration from the old Radiogram to the new Radiogram, please note the following changes …


OLD
NEW
Email address
Website
Twitter
@VOARadiogram
@SWRadiogram

This weekend’s VOA Radiogram will be all MFSK32 and will include seven images, including one optical illusion.

Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 222, 17-18 June 2017, all in MFSK32 centered on 1500 Hz …

1:54  Program preview
 2:59  Transition to Shortwave Radiogram*
7:48  Digitizing old reel-to-reel tapes*
10:57  Thanks to W1HKJ and the Murrow station*
20:48  Thanks to listeners*
23:10  Closing announcements*

* with image(s)

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com.

See and submit results on Twitter: @VOARadiogram


VOA Radiogram Transmission Schedule

UTC Day
UTC Time
kHz
Transmitter
Target
Also try in …
c
Sunday
0230-0300
5745
North Carolina
Americas
Europe
Sunday
0600-0630
7730*
WRMI Florida
Americas
Asia-Pacific, Europe
Sunday
1930-2000
15670
North Carolina
Europe
Americas, Asia-Pacific
Sunday
2030-2100
11580*
WRMI Florida
Europe
Americas, Asia-Pacific
Sunday
2330-2400
11580*
WRMI Florida
Americas
Europe, Asia-Pacific

* WRMI transmissions will continue as Shortwave Radiogram beginning June 25.
** Listen for the mystery MFSK32 station just before and after this VOA Radiogram, also on 17580 kHz. It has been reported in recent weeks.

The Mighty KBC transmits to Europe Saturdays at 1500-1530 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 support during the four-plus years of VOA Radiogram!  

I hope you can tune in and write in this weekend.

Kim
 Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
VOA Radiogram
voaradiogram.net

Twitter: @VOARadiogram  (especially active just before, during, and after broadcasts)