Friday, September 08, 2017

Hurricane threatens Shortwave Radiogram transmissions

Irma is predicted to move right past the WRMI transmitter site.  This might have an effect on whether this weekend's shows air.  Also, HF propagation has been affected by the week's major solar events.

From Kim Andrew Elliott:


Hello friends,


The Mighty KBC will change its North America frequency this weekend. Please see details below.
This may be a difficult weekend for Shortwave Radiogram. Hurricane Irma is forecast to move up the middle of Florida, and will likely be a major hurricane as it passes near Okeechobee, site of WRMI’s transmitters. The outer bands will reach WRMI for the Sunday 0600 UTC broadcast, while the eye will be near Okeechobee during the 2030 and 2330 UTC transmissions.

If you don’t hear Shortwave Radiogram on its WRMI frequencies, that will probably be the reason. We wish Jeff and his colleagues the best of luck during this challenge. And our thoughts are with Shortwave Radiogram listeners in the affected regions, including Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee.

Another reason you might not be able to hear Shortwave Radiogram this weekend is solar events, which are forecast to affect radio communications. See the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center for updates.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 12, 9-10 September 2017, all in MFSK32 centered on 1500:
 1:19  Program preview
 2:32  Huge solar flares could affect Earth*
 8:57  Eclipse may have affected HF propagation*
18:22  A look at TWA's terminal at JFK, closed since 2001*
22:06  The 2004 odyssey of Hurricane Ivan*
24:32  Wildfires bring haze to U.S. western skies*
27:05  Closing announcements
* with image
Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.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 new 5960 kHz, via Germany. (But also try 5960-5970, 6100, 6105, or 6125-6135 kHz, in case there are last minute changes.) 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
Thanks for your reception reports!  I will be answering reports from program 6 during this weekend.
 
Kim
Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter