Hello friends,

One of the text transmissions on VOA Radiogram this weekend (April 27-28) will be in the Flamp format. If you don’t already have it, please download Flamp from www.w1hkj.com. Flamp divides a text file into several blocks, each with a specific number of characters. If any block is received without the correct number of characters, that block is rejected. The missing block can be picked up during the repeat transmission. Flamp might be useful for those text transmissions that are received at about 90% copy, when occasional deep fades prevent 100% copy.

These notes about Flamp:

• In Flamp, under Configure, check both of the Auto sync boxes.
• Flamp should be running when the news item in Flamp format is transmitted. It does not turn on automatically when a Flamp transmission occurs.
• At the end of the first or second transmission, you will see the VOA news story as a html file in the Receive Queue. Save that file and open it in your browser. It will not pop up automatically like Flmsg. 

Here is the lineup for the April 27/28 VOA Radiogram:
MFSK16 (58 wpm) program preview
PSK63F (55 wpm), 2:50
MFSK32 text (120 wpm) and image, 4:28
Thor50x1 (180wpm), 1:48
Thor50x2 (180wpm), 1:46
MFSK64 (240 wpm), 2:16
MFSK128* in Flamp X2 format, 3:46
MFSK32 image

*Probably a good idea to set the MFSK128 mode manually rather than depend on the RSID
All modes will be centered on 1500 Hz.
Each mode will be introduced by a brief MFSK16 transmission, same as last weekend.

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com
Twitter: @VOARadiogram

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule

(all days and times UTC)
Sat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1300-1330 6095 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz

I hope you can join us this weekend.
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

Kim

Ecco un esempio in PSKR125:

(Full image)

la pagina HTML catturata in PSKR250 oppure l’intero log.

Per ulteriori info su come decodificare i messaggi consultare la pagina VOA di riferimento e per informazioni sulle attivita’ future, consultare il sito
VOA Radiogram

ricordando che e’ possibile spedire tutto il materiale a radiogram@voanews.com

Transmission on Christmas Eve 24 December
We plan for a traditional transmission on Christmas Eve Monday 24 December. We plan to start the transmitter at 07:30 UTC and will be on air a few minutes later.
A message will be sent at 08:00 UTC.
The frequency is 17.2 kHz CW.

QSL-reports are kindly received.
QSL reports can be given via:

- E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se
- or fax to: +46-340-674195
- or via SM bureau
- or direct by mail to:
Alexander – Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner
Radiostationen
Grimeton 72
S-432 98 Grimeton
SWEDEN

Note: SAQ is a member of the Swedish Amateur Association (SSA) and “QSL via bureau” is OK.

The Mighty KBC will test to the USA on Sunday 11 November 2012 00.00 – 02.00 UTC on 9450 kHz!
Please join the Mighty KBC for a test of a digital text sent via a shortwave broadcast transmitter.
This will take place during the next transmission to North America, Sunday 0000-0200 UTC, at approximately
0130 and just before the end of the broadcast at 0200.
All you need is a basic shortwave receiver (no SSB mode is necessary), and a basic personal computer.
Using a patch cord, you will feed the audio out of the earphone jack (or line out) of your radio into the microphone jack of your PC. If you don’t have a patch cord, you can try placing the speaker of your radio close to the built-in microphone of a laptop PC.
You will also need software. There are several freeware or shareware programs used by the amateur radio community that decode digital text modes.
One is FLDIGI, available from http://www.w1hkj.com .
After installing FLDIGI, pull down the Configure menu, then click Sound Card, and select the soundcard your PC is using.
You might also have to adjust your audio settings. In Windows 7, left click twice on the speaker icon in the lower right of PC display, then click Options, then click Properties, then click Recording, then click the input that works.
Other operating systems will have different procedures. A good way to test your audio settings is to try to decode
the radio amateurs using the PSK31 mode on 14070 kHz.
For the test digital text transmissions on Sunday, The Mighty KBC will be using the QPSK125 mode. On your software, your cursor should be centered on 1500 Hertz, where you will see the “waterfall” of the
QPSK125 signal. You can decode the transmission while you receive it, or record the transmission and decode from the recording. The latter will give you more opportunities to perfect the technique.
The test to be transmitted will be a formatted html file.
Copy it from <html> to (and including) </html>, and paste it to a text editor (such as Notepad in Windows).
Save the file, using any file name, with the suffix .htm or .html. Then open the file in any web browser.
If all goes well, this might be the first time you receive a shortwave radio broadcast in color!
In the future, an app will be developed to make this process simpler!

Spett.le Direzione Regionale per i Beni Culturali e paesaggistici dell’Emilia-Romagna
Con la presente, sono a richiedere un Vs. intervento urgente a tutela dell’edificio in oggetto, inaugurato il 9 Agosto del lontano 1936 e voluto da Guglielmo Marconi e a lui intitolato, poiché sta per essere demolito per far posto ad un centro commerciale.
Gli edifici pubblici esistenti da più di settant’anni sono tutelati per legge. Non si comprende come possa essere stata autorizzata la demolizione di un simile edificio, ad evidente carattere storico-culturale, semplicemente per dare vita ad un centro commerciale.
L’area circostante, oltre tutto, consentirebbe di impiantare tale centro commerciale altrove. In ogni caso, l’edificio storico di cui trattasi costituisce indiscutibilmente bene culturale di grande rilievo e potrebbe divenire sede di un museo dedicato a Guglielmo Marconi e all’invenzione della radio.
Confido nell’intervento urgente di codesto Ente, a tutela di un bene di enorme valore storico e culturale, che il Comune di Budrio incomprensibilmente sottovaluta e di cui sembra ignorare l’importanza.
Con osservanza.

We will start tuning up some 30 minutes before message.
The radio station is open to visitors.
There will be activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call “SK6SAQ” from
09:15 to 11:30 UTC and 12:15 to 13:00 UTC.
Any of following frequencies:
- 14.035 kHz CW
- 14.215 kHz SSB
From 07:00 UTC also on:
- 3.755 kHz SSB

QSL-reports are kindly received:
- E-mail to: info@alexander.n.se
- or fax to: +46-340-674195
- or via: SM bureau
- or direct by mail to:
Alexander – Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
Radiostationen
Grimeton 72
SE-432 98 GRIMETON, SWEDEN
(NB: new address)
Also read our web site: http://www.alexander.n.se
Lars Kalland SM6NM sm6nm@telia.com

Caro Massimiliano,
Siamo molto dispiaciuti per la tragedia che ha colpito la regione Emilia-Romagna. Siamo sempre vicini a voi.

Cordiali saluti

Sezione Italiana
Radio Cina Internazionale

Here is the Dx list with al info about the event, 19 scheduled stations for The HF-Weekend
SCHEDULED STATIONS for The HF-Weekend 31.3. – 1.4.2012
(Please make NO April fool-jokes on Sunday 1.4.2012!!!! :])
Stations!!! Please mail me new frequencies and times in real time!
I will update your info immedeately to this blog !

NEW FRQ’S AND TIMES WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE IN REAL TIME!!!

1) RADIO SCOTLAND, Holland- 15.060 MHz – AM – 200 W
Saturdaymorning 08:00 – 10:00 h utc.
Saturday afternoon 14:00 (or 14:15) – 15:00 h utc.
Sundaymorning 09:00 – 11:00 h utc.
LIVE WEB-CAM: http://www.radioscotland.nl/Webcamrsi.html
Frequency 15.050 – 15.065 MHz, if 15.060 is occupied.

2) TRANS EUROPE RADIO, Holland – 15.000 – 15.100 MHz – AM – 65 W
Will be active during Saturday and Sunday morning and afternoon
on 19 mb.

3) BALTIC SEA RADIO, Scandinavia – 21.485 MHz – USB – 80/150 W W
On Saturday starting 08.00 and again 13.00 utc
On Sunday starting at 09.00 utc.

4) RADIO BORDERHUNTER, Holland – around /15 MHz/ 21.5 MHz – AM
More information later for dates and frq’s

x) OLD TIME RADIO, Scandinavia – 15.009 MHz – AM – 50 W
Short test was planned but cancelled for this weekend.

5) RADIO BLACK BIRD, Holland – 19 mb – AM
No frequency or time information yet.

6) WR INTERNATIONAL, England – 12.257 MHz – AM – 35 W
WR is on the air every Sunday from 08.00 – 11.00 utc.

7) BALKAN RADIO INTERNATIONAL – ??? MHz – AM -
New station from Balkan area. The station has new transmitter and
let’s hope it will be on air for this weekend.

8) RADIO SPACESHUTTLE, Scandinavia – 15.845 MHz – AM+SSB – 200 W
Saturday and Sunday some transmissions between 07:00-16:00utc on
15845 kHz (or nearby). AM and SSB (changing time to time)

9) FREE RADIO NOVA, Holland 15.070 MHz – AM
Sunday 1.4.2012 starting at 08.00 utc.

10) MIKE RADIO, Holland – around 21.500 MHz – AM
Not 100 %. 21.500 or 21.850 MHz.
Antenna tower still down for the winter.

XX) RADIO BLACK ARROW, Holland – 21.490 MHz – AM
Transmitter broken week ago – Possibly not on air

11) RADIO FOX 48, Scandinavia – about 15.092 MHz – USB – 300 W
Saturday 14.00 – 16.00 utc.

12) CUPID RADIO, Holland – 21.460 MHz (or 15.065 MHz) – AM
On air with “Sunday DX-special”. Later exact times.
13) MUSTANG RADIO, Holland – 15.000 – 15.100 MHz – AM – 50 W
Again new participant! More info later!!

14) RADIO LATINO, South Europe – 15.000 – 15.100 MHz -
26.100 – 26.200 MHz – AM – 40 W
Salsa mix-programme (30 min) on early morning on Saturday and Monday
at 06.30 – 07.00 and 07.30 – 08.00 utc! Progamme will continue longer if possible.
-26.100 – 26.200 MHz (in the morning, if propagation helps)
-15.000 – 15.100 MHz (in the evening, if morning propagation is bad)
More info and realtime-info on the web-page: http://radiolatino.bigbig.com/
E-mail: radiolatino@live.com

15) RADIO UNDERGROUND, England – 15.000-15.100 MHz -USB – 80 W
More exact frequency and times later, also 21 MHz is possible.

16) FREE RADIO VICTORIA, Holland – 21.880 MHz – AM- 50 Watts
On Sunday 1/4/12 from 08:00 ….. 10:00 UTC on the Dipole intend for Scandinavia and the Mediterranean Sea.
On Sunday 1/4/12 from 11:00 ….. 13:00 UTC on the Vertical ant. intend for overseas country,s .

17) RADIO TROPIQ, Central Europe – Many frequencies – AM 50 W / LSB – 80 W
Saturday
15.00 – 15.30 UT 15.050 MHz
16.00 – 16.30 UT 11.450 MHz
18.00 – 18.30 UT 9.950 MHz
Sunday
08.00 – 08.30 UT 18.205 MHz
09.00 – 09.30 UT 9.950 MHz
North America

18) True North Radio – 15.460 MHz (200 W) or 21.850 MHz (40 W)- AM
On air from 14.00 – 23.00 utc.
Also possibly on air on 6.925 or 6.950 MHz around at 02.00 utc
OUT OF HF-FREQUENCIES:

19) COOL AM RADIO, Holland – 10 Watts mobile – 6925 or 6940 kHz
This station is NOT HF-station because it uses 42 mb but I
took this in because it is special 10 W mobile!!

PIRATES – ATTENTION!Info of free frequencies can be found here:
http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/bia12.txt
BASIC SCHEDULE
1) European MORNING 08.00 – 12.00 UTC from Europe to Asia/Japan/Oceania.
2) European AFTERNOON 12.00 – 16.00 utc from Europe to North America and vice versa.
3) European NIGHT 22.00 – 24.00 UTC from North America to Asia/Oceania.

Dear Listeners,

E.M.R. Radio Gloria and HH Lokalradio are on the air this Sunday the 25th of March 2012

HH Lokalradio 05.00 to 08.00 7265 kHz via MVBR
Radio Gloria 08.00 to 10.00 9480 kHz via MVBR
Radio Gloria 09.00 to 10.00 6140 kHz via Media Broadcast
Radio Gloria 09.00 to 10.00 6005 kHz via Radio 700
E.M.R. 10.00 to 11.00 9480 kHz via MVBR
HH Lokalradio 11.00 to 12.00 7265 kHz via MVBR
Radio Gloria 12.00 to 14.00 9480 kHz via MVBR
HH Lokalradio 14.00 to 18.00 7265 kHz via MVBR

All Reception reports to HH Lokalradio: m.kittner@freenet.de
All Reception reports to Radio Gloria: radiogloria@aol.com
All Reception reports to E.M.R: studio@emr.org.uk

EMR Internet repeats on Sunday and Monday

Programme repeats are at the following times: 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, 19:00 UTC

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button
which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

Good listening!

73s Tom