Shortwave propagation has an interesting artistic effect on many of the images transmitted on Shortwave Radiogram – including images that are art in the first place. See what happened to last weekend’s painting as received at three different locations. See many other examples of decoded images at @SWRadiogram or https://twitter.com/swradiogram.

Videos of last weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram (program 67) are provided by Scott in Ontario (Friday 2030 UTC) and Ralf in Germany (Saturday 1600 UTC). The audio archive is maintained by Mark in the UK. Analysis of last weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram and other programs transmitting text and images is prepared by Roger in Germany.

This weekend’s Shortwave Radiogram will begin with an exercise to eliminate (or at least reduce) the annoying slant that sometimes is seen on decoded MFSK images. By eliminating the slant on the first image (an orange vertical rectangle), images decoded later in the broadcast should be slant-free. See details and examples.

This weekend’s broadcast will be in our usual combination of MFSK32, MFSK128, and MFSK64. It includes nine MFSK images, including the rectangular slant test image near the beginning of the show.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 68, 5-8 October 2018, in MFSK modes as noted:

1:36 MFSK32: Program preview

2:45 Slant elimination exercise*

5:29 Zebra mussels colonize Rideau River in Ontario*

10:14 MFSK128: Recycling trucks become works of art*

13:08 MFSK64: Ocean Cleanup System begins service*

17:37 Images of the week*

28:29 MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image(s)

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Slow Scan Radio transmits SSTV images and text modes Wednesdays at 1830-1900 UTC on 6070 kHz via Channel 292 in Germany. The Slow Scan Radio transmission on 10 October is canceled. The broadcast is scheduled to resume on 17 October. The website is http://www.slowscanradio.com. Reception reports to x@xdv.me.

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 the new winter frequency of 5960 kHz, via Germany. 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) Five minutes of MFSK32 is at the end of the 30-minute English-language “Shortwave Panorama. For the complete IBC transmission schedule visit http://ibcradio.webs.com/

Broad Spectrum Radio is transmitted by WRMI Florida Mondays at 0700-0800 UTC on 5850 and 7730 kHz. MFSK32 is broadcast during the second half hour of the show. Reports to broadspectrumradio@gmail.com.





Shortwave Radiogram images received by Paul in Belgium, 29 September 2018, 1600-1630 UTC, 9400 kHz from Bulgaria …

… using a portable radio placed next to an Android phone (sound from speaker to mic, known as acoustic coupling, with TIVAR app) …