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Compare SWL digital decode on 5950kHz at 02:30UTC and 23:30 UTC on 12JAN2025 to Annapolis, MD with YAESU and End-fed. QSL. @swradiogram.bsky.social | www.kbcradio.eu | www.wrmi.net | #MightyKBC

submitted 120 days ago • 0 comments

Be Prepared, BE READY, Be Informed - Citizens Band Radio Service "CBRS", "FRS" Family Radio Service, "MURS" Multi-Use Radio Service, "PMR446" Private Mobile Radio (no license needed), "GMRS" General Mobile Radio Service, "HAM" Amateur Radio Service (FCC license). Read www.fcc.gov/sites/defaul...

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

SWL Radio digital text and pic decode with Fldigi from 'The Mighty KBC' via 5950kHz WRMI Florida USA at 02:30UTC 12JAN2025. SIO 555 S9+20 at Annapolis, MD [Grid: FM18sx] with YAESU and tuned Longwire End-fed [NE/SW] - QSL. @swradiogram.bsky.social | www.kbcradio.eu | www.wrmi.net | #MightyKBC

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

SHORTWAVE RADIO Program #384 Sat. Jan. 11th at 2300 UTC / 18:00 EST (6PM) 41m Band w/ two poss. MFSK frequencies 7780kHz / 222° WRMI Station, Okeechobee, FL USA swradiogram.net & @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 121 days ago • 1 comment

SHORTWAVE RADIO Program #383 Sun. Jan. 5th at 1530 UTC / 10:30 EST on 9955 kHz (31m Band), RHO antenna beaming 060° to SAM w/ MFSK Text and Pics from WRMI Station, Okeechobee, FL USA swradiogram.net & @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

SWRG via WRMI on 7780 kHz / beaming 222° slightly better reception, w/ YAESU / end-fed long-wire, than 7570 kHz / 315° at Annapolis, MD USA. End-to-end decoded SWRG 1st Raster Pic w/ MultiPSK and last SWRG Logo Pic w/Fldigi. swradiogram.net & @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

SHORTWAVE RADIO Program #383 Sat. Jan. 4th at 2300 UTC / 18:00 EST (6PM) 41m Band w/ two poss. MFSK frequencies 7780kHz / 222° & 7570kHz / 315° [restored] WRMI Station, Okeechobee, FL USA swradiogram.net & x.com/SWRadiogram & @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

RADIO CATFACE INTERNATIONAL EPISODE 30. Good reception SIO 344 near Annapolis, MD via WRMI, Okeechobee, FL USA. Digital Decode w/ Fldigi. RSID: <<2025-01-04 @ 5850000>> - QPSK-250 - MFSK-128 - MFSK-64 == Songlist == meowr.net twitter.com/bobcatface @bobcatface.bsky.social [email protected]

submitted 129 days ago • 0 comments

Possibility of visible Aurora, Northern-Lights, tonight for U.S. CONUS. G4 (Severe) Geomagnetic Storm Alert Threshold Reached at 12:41 ET. G4 is a severe geomagnetic storm, the second highest level on NOAA G-scale for geomagnetic storms. www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-seve...

submitted 131 days ago • 0 comments

Standard RF signal reporting methods - > Morse Code / CW: RST (599 - Readable, Sig, Tone) > SSTV & Slow-Scan TV: RSV (P#) > Phone/Voice: "59" (perfect/strong) >SWL-DX: SINPFEMO > Digital Decode: Readability (R) & Strength (S) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SINPO_c...

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

"This is Shortwave Radiogram in MFSK32 ..." SIO-131, better text decode than MFSK-64, only one Pic decode, 9955 kHz at 160° to S. American. @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

Shortwave Radiogram, Program #382 Sunday 1530 UTC / 10:30 AM EST 9955 kHz, beaming 160° to South American 20 Dec. thru 1 Jan. in MFSK modes, decode w/ Fldigi MFSK32: Program preview MFSK64: Our Holiday Spectacular: 18pics, each 150x150 px MFSK32: Closing announcements @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 134 days ago • 0 comments

"THE MIGHTY KBC" and Shortwave Radiogram via WRMI 5950 kHz AM at 1500Hz w/ Ant. bearing 355° LP @swradiogram.bsky.social Michael “Mike” Pinder of the Moody Blues was born on December 27, 1941. He died in 2024. Pic:170x250; .png 34.8KB www.mikepinder.com Report your decode to [email protected]

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Not hearing @SWRadiogram - Prop very poor Florida to Mid-Atlantic 7780 FRI 0530 Ant Bearing 222° [Nil]. Partial / brief signal SIO232 w/ Infrequent noise burst & some sferic-crashes. MFSK-32 sightly better for decode txt. RSID: <<2024-12-27T05:58Z MFSK-32 @ 7780000+1504>> @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 137 days ago • 0 comments

WOW ! "No deberías mentirnos" FCC ended new Advanced class amateur radio licenses in 2000. In 2014, Advanced Class Amateurs represented <8% of total in U.S, in 2024 it's <7% or ~approx. 4% per State. There is no truth in this - shame for 'Spinning a yarn.' ve7nfr.com/thedipole/in...

submitted 141 days ago • 0 comments

VECs coordinate Volunteer Examiners (VEs) - Preparing and administering Amateur Radio service for operators. Locate a Volunteer Examiner (VE) to administer application, new license and renewing, change of address, or name. www.fcc.gov/wireless/bur...

submitted 141 days ago • 0 comments

New incoming FCC Chairman, B. Carr told American comms industry - a new Amateur Radio license dubbed Extra Class Advanced Plus, a yearly fee, in the $100 to $200 range, and allow operators to receive incoming signals from outside the US. ve7nfr.com/thedipole/in...

submitted 142 days ago • 4 comments

Good reception near Annapolis, Maryland Sat. Dec 21, 2300 UTC / 6 PM EST, 7780 kHz AM THIS PROGRAM 382 OF SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM WILL BE BROADCAST 20-25 DECEMBER 2024, AND REPEATED 27 DECEMBER-1 JANUARY 2024/2025. Check - Date, Time and Freq at swradiogram.net

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#SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM [SWRG] Sat. Dec 21, 2300 UTC / 6 PM EST 7780 kHz AM, 222° Log Periodic Grid: EN74, WRMI Florida USA📻 Holiday Spectacular: x18 MFSK-64 pics Each 150x150px, decode w/ Fldigi swradiogram.net @swradiogram.bsky.social Like 🌐 BSKY

submitted 142 days ago • 0 comments

Practical 3-yr AM DX / Medium-wave study [band 540 to 1700 kHz] by avid radio enthusiast in Maryland. With more than 300 stations heard - U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Cuba. Many online enthusiasts plus resources available - 'It is Fun to Stay up Late !' #mediumwave, #mwdx, twitter.com/AtlDivARRL/s...

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TU WRMI, via Social Media, synopsis: "0800 UTC Mon. Dec. 16th: Florida P&L crew worked all night long to fix 1 of 2 pwr transformers. WRMI returns to regular schedule again. Some shutdown briefly once replacement transformer installed. Thanks to the crew and our listeners." www.wrmi.net

submitted 147 days ago • 0 comments

WRMI - Radio Miami International is restoring shortwave radio transmissions after power transformer incident(s): Heard near Annapolis, MD on 7730, 9365, 5850 & 7780 kHz as of 2200 UTC, Sunday, December 15th. @swradiogram.bsky.social diogram and wrmi.net read- mt-vhttps//t.co/N3GB7l...

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

WRMI - Florida P&L arrived abt 1900 UTC Sun. Dec. 15th, Resolution requires special service for damaged power transformer. Updates via Social Media - facebook.com/wrmiradio/?l... | @QSLRptMT | @atldivarrl.bsky.social vARRL | mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2024/12/wrmi... Poss. SWL on WRMI Freqs

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

Oh No! #WRMI, Okeechobee FL, US. EXPLOSION - At 1600 UTC WRMI w/o pwr, poss. 1 or more power transformer(s) damaged. Sun. 04:15 UTC/ Sat. 23:15 EST. Transmitters #11-14 (7570, 5850, 7780, 5010 kHz) pwr OK; until off-air at 1500 UTC. @SWRadiogram and mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/2024/12/wrmi...

submitted 148 days ago • 0 comments

The Mighty KBC via WRMI 5950 kHz AM SWL @swradiogram.bsky.social, mode MFSK-64 w/ Fldigi mode MFSK-64. Jane Birkin OBE was born on December 14, 1946. She died in 2023. Sending Pic:196x240; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bi... Please report your decode to [email protected]

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments

You got this? Off-grid WX-Charts !!! Improve digital decoding skills w/ your HF Transceiver or SWL HF Radio and HF Antenna. World-wide Weather Fax (HF fax) Stations List with recommended SWL HF receivers and/or Software (e.g., Fldigi for WEFAX->IOC576) for SDR. weatherfax.com/stations/

submitted 149 days ago • 0 comments

Amateur Radio Satellite (OSCAR 1 [10 kg] launched 12 Dec. 1961 at 20:38 UT at Complex 75-3-4, now Vandenberg Space Force Base. A 2nd satellite on Discoverer 36 mission [a.k.a. KH-3 Corona 9029], stored near the bottom of the Thor DM-21-Agena-B launch vehicle.https://amsat.org

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SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM, Program 381 in MFSK modes via WINB [Ant: RHO 246°], tune to 9265 kHz AM on Fri. Dec. 13 at 030UTC / 19:30 ET. Decode with Fldigi @swradiogram.bsky.social swradiogram.net

submitted 151 days ago • 0 comments

'Pop Shop Radio' from British Columbia, Canada via WRMI 5950 kHz, Dec. 9th, 0200 UTC, 285° to N. America. Variety of pop music records from 1960s and 70s played in N. America Top-40 and offshore stations. Decode MFSK text and pics popshopradio.ca @popshopradio.bsky.social, with 18 Song Playlist. TU

submitted 155 days ago • 0 comments

WINB & SWRG - “Snow Static” [Lake Effect Snow] and Ground Wave HF is never good Reception within 150km of Transmitter (this QRN) SINPO 24322 results in poor reception, and poor decoding with s/n -9 dB to -15dB. @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

Shortwave Radiogram @SWRadiogram , program #370, 07DEC2024 in MFSK-32/94 digital modes on Saturday at 0330 UTC / Friday 10:30 PM EST. Tune WINB PA, 9265 kHz, beaming 242° towards south central U.S., Mexico and perhaps Central America. www.winb.com/Coverage%20M...

submitted 157 days ago • 0 comments

Canadian Content Radio w/ 1-hr of music. Program is Thursday, then repeats next week, and a new program on next Thursday via WRMI 9395 kHz beaming 355° NA. Listen "NOW" at 8:00 PM ET. Send your appreciation to [email protected] and Website: www.canadiancontentradio.com

submitted 158 days ago • 0 comments

NOW! SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM, new program #370 Thu. Nov. 6, 0030 UTC / 19:30 ET 9265 kHz MFSK-32/64 via WINB, Red Lion, PA, Ant Bearing 246° @swradiogram.bsky.social and swradiogram.net

submitted 158 days ago • 0 comments

M 7.0 - 63 km WNW of Petrolia, California, Pacific Ocean w/ +18 after-shocks. Tsunami Warnings for San Francisco Bay area (now cancelled) and along approx. 530 miles of northern California Coast and SE Oregon coast at 12-Noon Pacific Time (PT). USGS Earthquakes earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

submitted 158 days ago • 0 comments

Recent U.S. DX / IOTA for Oceania "Mar Pacífico" via DXSummit at www.dxsummit.fi VOCAP Antenna bearing from Williamsport PA, the approx. center of the ARRL Atlantic Division: NW 320° / SE 135° via www.voacap.com/hf/ > Mariana Islands - KH0 - > Hawaiian Islands - KH6 - > Guam Island - KH2 -

submitted 161 days ago • 0 comments

10m Beacon Band Scan - Grid: FM19 heard 33 Station CW IDs between 28.188 to 28.299 MHz. Also a few 'out-of-banders' on USB and many digital FT-8'ers between 28.074-.078 MHz. One CW-POTA 'Parks On-Air' (de K5OHY) 28.050 MHz. Attached QSL 10m list & Checkout 'Clusters', too. dxsummit.fi#/?include=28M

submitted 162 days ago • 0 comments

Here it is ! #ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station is the official Bluesky of Inter-Space to Outer Space. ARISS Bluesky brings an exciting worldwide window to explorers on Earth through Ham Radio on the ISS - BOOKMARK @arissintl.bsky.social es TU.

submitted 163 days ago • 1 comment

10m Ham Radio & 11m CB bands open Digital modes (e.g., FT-8): 28.074 - 28.078 BEACONS - 28.224 K5GJR/B EL17 28.209 N2UHC/B EM27 28.209 K5RWK/B EM12 28.193 VE4ARM/B EN09 ... and many more !!!!! See online DX Prop map - hf.dxview.org

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#SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM @swradiogram.bsky.social Friday 10:30 PM ET / Saturday 0330 UTC 9265 kHz AM via WINB PA, Ant: RHO 242°/062°, Pwr: 50kW Target Zones: 9-11 East N.A. & MEX, 27 W. EUR, 37 NW AFR www.winb.com/schedule.html Repeat Program #379, Nov. 29 - Dec. 4 SWRG webite - swradiogram.net

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...From @swradiogram.bsky.social - Tonight, Thursday 7:30 PM ET (UTC Friday) begins the repeats of program 379, 0030-0100 UTC, 9265 kHz from WINB Pennsylvania

submitted 165 days ago • 1 comment

25th #SKYWARN Recognition Day [SRD] +313 NWS locations @skywarn.bsky.social on Dec. 7th from 0000 to 2359 UTC on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2m & 70cm bands. ARRL Radio Laboratory W1HQ using Special Event call sign WX1AW. www.arrl.org/news/25th-an... & Spotter Check-In www.weather.gov/crh/skywarnr...

submitted 165 days ago • 0 comments

The last Shortwave Radiogram for Program Week #379, Nov. 22-27. Wed 1330 UTC / 08:30 AM ET via WRMI on 15770 kHz AM, from Florida. @swradiogram.bsky.social Highlighting - from AP via TechXplore.com - What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users? November 16, 2024.

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From HFCC.org mtg: BBC 'British Broadcast Company' sees increase SWL listeners, especially in RUS & UKR, with increase to 4-hrs per day and will adjust as world situations change. Digital Radio Mondiale interest continues to increase and improve, mostly across EU and Asia - www.drm.org

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HF SWL DIGITAL Text/Pics > Pop Shop Radio @popshopradio.bsky.social > Mighty KBC @swradiogram.bsky.social > Radio Catface Int'l @bobcatface.bsky.social > RNEI @rnei.org > Texas SW Radio www.facebook.com/texasradiosw > Cult of Shop cultof.show > Radio Carpathia radiocarpathia.org

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5950 kHz, "The Mighty KBC" Music-Digital txt / pics [190x240px]. Nov. 24, Sunday at 23:30 & 02:30 UTC via WRMI. Okeechobee, FL USA @ 100 kW xtmr, TCI 516(A)/517(B) LP Antenna Bearing; 355° to Canada & U.S. @swradiogram.bsky.social‬

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

Under the worst HF radio propagation conditions (or long-path) digital modes reign supreme over Voice, but Shortwave Radiogram digital-pics still suffer. Last txt msg decode was Mode: Olivia-32/2K "Thank you for decoding the modes on Shortwave Radiogram." @swradiogram.bsky.social

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

SHORTWAVE RADIOGRAM #376 Nov. 24, Sun. 1430 UTC / 10:30 ET * stays with U.S. Eastern time 9955 kHz AM via WRMI FL USA Ant: D-RHO, Brg: 160° to S. America swradiogram.net @swradiogram.bsky.social Challenging for N. American SWL, perhaps long-path ? Use VOCAP for PROP discovery - www.voacap.com/hf/

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments