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Subj: Shortwave Radiogram, Program 349
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Hello friends,

If you were close enough to its path, I hope you had a view of the April 8th eclipse. Even if clouds obscured the sun, the brief presence of darkness during the day is quite a phenomenon.

I found the filter glasses that we had from the 2017 eclipse, so my wife and I took turns looking at the 88œoverage here in Arlington, Virginia. That, and the shadows on the ground, were unusual and amazing.

I monitored WWV or 5 and 10 MHz during the afternoon. My thinking was the signal from Colorado would hit the ionosphere in the vicinity of totality on its way to Virginia. On an SDR, the 5 MHz signal went from nothing to faintly visible on the spectrum display, and back to nothing. The 10 MHz signal went, by my ear, from weak to fair and back to less audible, but I need to do some more precise measurements from the recording.

Three photos of the eclipse will be among the eleven images (all MFSK64) in this week's Shortwave Radiogram.

A video of last week's Shortwave Radiogram (program 348) is provided by Scott in Ontario (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQcgMfOo23Q) (Wednesday 1330 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK (https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=!AMh6NRYsovZh7i8&id=F24C5799D08FDF1E!3951&cid=F24C5799D08FDF1E). Analysis is provided by Roger in Germany (http://www.rhci-online.net/radiogram/SW_Radiogram_2024-04-04.htm).

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 349, 11-17 April 2024, in MFSK modes as noted:

 1:45  MFSK32: Program preview
 2:52  MFSK32: Faulty chip may be clue to Voyager 1 computer fix
 5:42  MFSK64: Seafood waste isn't as bad as previously thought
 9:17  MFSK64: This week's images
28:40  MFSK32: Closing announcements

Please send reception reports to radiogram@verizon.net

And visit http://swradiogram.net

Twitter: @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram

(visit during the weekend to see listenersâ€Ö results)

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/567099476753304

Shortwave Radiogram Gateway Wiki: https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Shortwave_Radiogram_Gateway

The Shortwave Radiogram transmission schedule is:

UTC Day     UTC Time     Frequency     Transmitter
Thursday    2330-2400    9265 kHz      WINB Pennsylvania
Friday      0530-0600    7780 kHz      WRMI Florida
Saturday    0230-0300    9265 kHz      WINB Pennsylvania
Saturday    2300-2330    7570 kHz      WRMI Florida
Sunday      1430-1500    9955 kHz      WRMI Florida
Monday      0800-0830    5850 kHz      WRMI Florida
Wednesday   1330-1400    15770 kHz     WRMI Florida

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 at https://swradiogram.net/post/719591622283821056/transmission-schedules-for-the-mighty-kbc-pop.
 
Thanks for your reception reports!

Kim

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


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