We have returned after a brief vacation to western Maryland. It rained most of the time we were there. But that’s OK, because it was cooler than here in the heat and humidity of the Washington DC area. It… Leer más ›

  This weekend (5-6 September), The Mighty KBC moves to its winter frequency of 5960 kHz (replacing 9925 kHz), for its transmission from Nauen, Germany to North America, Sunday 0000-0200 UTC (Saturday 8-10 pm EDT). A minute of MFSK64 is… Leer más ›

  This weekend, the unusual twist in Shortwave Radiogram will be a brief news item in the Thor 100 mode. Thor 100 is fast (352 wpm) and wide (1800 Hz). I seem to recall we tried Thor 100 previously on… Leer más ›

  Last weekend’s experiment with Belarusian text from RFE/RL was generally successful. It was also timely, given the interdiction of the internet in Belarus. This tweet showing distant reception of the Belarusian text using simple equipment generated much interest.  For… Leer más ›

  Apologies for the late start last weekend of the Friday 1300-1300 UTC broadcast on 15770 kHz. When it finally came on the air about halfway in to the half-hour, reception was great here in the mid-Atlantic USA. The Saturday… Leer más ›

  During last weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram, there were several examples of the MFSK16 text successfully decoding under difficult conditions. You can decode from this reception in Russia on 15770 kHz from WRMI Florida. See also my tweet about decoding the… Leer más ›

Typical summer weather here, but even more so. Many consecutive days of temperatures above 90F, or 32C. And several days above 95F, or 25C.These hot days are often capped in the late afternoon or early evening with a rollicking thunderstorm…. Leer más ›

Radiogram transmite texto e imágenes digitales desde un transmisor de onda corta analógico. El programa es producido y presentado por el Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott.

In our part of the world, summer weather is here. We usually keep the air conditioning off as long as possible, but, finally, it was necessary today. Upstairs, where I produce Shortwave Radiogram, the effort of the AC is, at… Leer más ›

I’m not a fan of too much sunlight, such as what we are experiencing now in the Northern Hemisphere. Still, it might create some interesting propagation between our Northern Hemisphere transmitters and receivers in the Southern Hemisphere, where sunlight is… Leer más ›

As a retired bureaucrat, I prefer to play radio. But occasionally I get involved in the debate about US international broadcasting, as in my recent opinion piece in The Hill. It’s a sequel to another piece in The Hill back… Leer más ›

Occasionally a Shortwave Radiogram is especially difficult to produce due to errors and technical difficulties. This weekend’s show (program 152) is one of them. To make everything fit into 29 minutes, 30 seconds, I had to eliminate the final paragraphs… Leer más ›

For some of the Shortwave Radiogram transmissions last weekend,propagation was difficult. On other transmissions, reception was great. We can declare success if 90% of the MFSK32 text decodes correctly. That will often happen even under very difficult reception conditions. Videos… Leer más ›

Please note that The Mighty KBC returns to its summer frequency of 9925 kHz this weekend, Sunday 0000-0200 UTC, or Saturday 8-10 pm EDT. The 9925 kHz frequency is from a transmitter in Nauen, Germany. Dave and Eric present rare… Leer más ›

I hope this finds you well and avoiding the COVID-19 and any other viruses that might be lurking. With most of us spending most of our time at home, radio and the various radio-associated hobbies and pastimes are a good… Leer más ›