Hello friends,

Shortwave Radiogram program 409 will be broadcast 10-16 July 2025 and repeated 17-23 July 2023. This is because of summer activities, which tend to disrupt normal schedules.

And on the subject of disruptions during the summer, many of our hot and humid days have culminated in rather energetic thunderstorms. Just such a storm occurred 9 July, while I was encoding and recording the MFSK32 news item for program 409. Normally I enjoy a good, rollicking thunderstorm for its entertainment value. But this was a bit too entertaining. Lightning came close to the house. I was hoping that I could finish that recording before the lights went out. Then the lights went out, and even the UPS didn’t work.

But, then, after a few minutes, the power came back on. I recorded the MFSK32 Festival of Planets again, and the MFSK64 chocolate story, and finally the images. We have a show.

With the Voice of America no longer available, other broadcasters must Tell America’s Story. Our second (MFSK64) news item this is from Deutsche Welle: «Why US chocolate tastes weird to the rest of the world.» I think Hershey’s chocolate is OK, but if a European chocolate such as Cadbury or Lindt is on sale, I’ll buy that instead.

A video of last week’s Shortwave Radiogram (program 408) is provided by Scott in Ontario (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 409, 10-23 July 2025,  in MFSK (and surprise) modes as noted:

 1:41  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:51  MFSK32: Festival of Planets in Czech Republic
 8:38  MFSK64: Why US chocolate tastes weird to rest of world
13:46  MFSK64: This week’s images
27:35  MFSK32: Closing announcements 
               (surprise mode under closing music) 

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Other Shortwave broadcast programs that include digital text and images include The Mighty KBC, Pop Shop Radio and Radio North Europe International (RNEI). Links to these fine broadcasts, with schedules, are posted here.

Thanks for your reception reports!

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott, KD9XB
Producer and Presenter
Shortwave Radiogram
Reporting on international broadcasting at https://twitter.com/kaedotcom

Fuente: https://swradiogram.net/

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Etiquetas:Digital Modes, Frecuencias, MSFK64, Onda Corta, Shortwave, SW, SWL