srijeda, 14. listopada 2015.

Radio Dechovka (via Libeznice u Prahy)

Radio Dechovka, transmitting form Libeznice u Prahy, was logged on 30th of July, 2015. via SDR receiver located in Enschede, about 21:10 - 21:28 UTC at 1233 kHz. 

SINPO of Radio Dechovka at that time was 32453, understandable interference with other stations, because all of a sudden, MW bands get lovely in the evenings.

Anyway, those 18 minutes of pretty good quality contained some good, catchy pieces. I am actually known with brass music in Czech Republic, especially because, here, especially in the region Međimurje, have somethng that looks like it. Croatia is famous for keeping those traditions alive. Maybe, if someone from the West would listen to it, he would not personally enjoy it, but when you live in count(r)y that is actually filled with traditions like it.

Starobrnenska Dvanastka, group of 12 people which come somewhere from Brno, Czech Republic are noted to play brass music like it is usually heard on Radio Dechovka.

(but I don't listen to that so much, I listen to indie and rock, in fact)

An eQSL arrived in the e-mail on 14th of October, 2014.


e-mail : studio@radiodechovka.cz


petak, 9. listopada 2015.

First year of Enterprise Radio

VOA Radiogram, 10.-11. October 2015 (and Mighty KBC's Minute of MFSK32)







Hello friends,

The w1hkj.com site, the usual repository for the Fldigi suite of software, is not working normally due to an apparent attack on the site. Fldigi and the Fldigi suite of software are still available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/


VOA Radiogram this weekend will use our usual MFSK32 mode, but if reception is poor, one VOA News item is in the especially robust Olivia 32-2000 mode.

Here is the lineup for VOA Radiogram, program 132, 10-11 October 2015, all in MFSK32 except where noted:

1:34 Program preview
2:45 European court strikes down US data treaty*
7:49 Russia complicates US pivot to Asia*
15:03 Texting may hamper girls' high school academics*
22:22 Olivia 32-2000: Hamburgers for Russian cosmonauts?**
26:51 MFSK32: Closing announcements*
28:24 Olivia 64-2000: Transmission schedule

* with image

** the RSID should change the mode automatically to Olivia 32-2000, but if it doesn't: Op Mode > Olivia > Custom > see Bandwidth to 2000 (Hz) and Tones to 32. You can also create a Macro with this: <MODEM:OLIVIA:2000:32>

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17870 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

The Mighty KBC will transmit a minute of MFSK32 Sunday at 0230 UTC (EDT Sunday at 10:30 pm EDT) on 7375 kHz, via Germany. This is part of the KBC broadcast to North America at 0000-0300 UTC. Reports to Eric: themightykbc@gmail.com . Beginning 17-18 October, the KBC transmission for North America shifts to 2300-0200 UTC on the new frequency of 7395 kHz. The minute of MFSK will then be heard UTC Sundays at 0130 UTC.

Thanks for your reports (and for your reports to Radio Sweden!) last weekend. I will be responding to reports to program 125 over the weekend.

I hope you can tune in and write in this weekend.

Kim

Kim Andrew Elliott

Producer and Presenter

VOA Radiogram

voaradiogram.net

srijeda, 7. listopada 2015.

2 ham radio QSL cards

As I previously said, with reporting reception of broadcast and utility stations, I also love to report receptions to ham radio. I have decent amount of QSL Cards from them.

I don't check my eQSL.cc profile a lot, but sometimes, QSL cards can arrive via this fantastic website. Today I logged in, and 2 QSL cards, 1 from Portugal, 1 from Japan arrived. Here they are.



utorak, 6. listopada 2015.

Newsflash of Radio MiAmigo International



Brief News Update from Radio Mi Amigo (ahead of the Monthly Newsletter later this month)



Hello to all Radio Mi Amigo friends,

Here are some short updates for you, of course everything and lots more will be mentioned in the next regular Newsletter



1. The webpage

We have refreshed our website to make it brighter and more exciting to navigate to our Shortwave, Mediumwave, Schedules, Webstreams. Competition, BIOS and pics of the DJs and Webstore pages.
Just click on the flag to enter the page in your language (ENGLISH, NEDERLANDS, DEUTSCH)
A lot of links to other Radio Mi Amigo pages, like Facebook, Mixcloud,You-Tube and lots more.
If you haven't already visited it, please click here: www.radiomiamigointernational.com
We are very pleased if you leave a coment in our guestbook.



2. The DJ - Team

We welcome a legend of Dutch broadcasting, Jeffrey Willems who brings his widely-acclaimed show "Stenen Tijdperk" to Radio Mi Amigo International. Jeffrey, who's name is associated with national public broadcasting in the Netherlands, can be heard on Sundays from 11.00 and 15.00 on Shortwave and also from 23.00 on AM (all times CET).Peter de Wit therefore is moving to Saturday 13.00 CET.



3. The Competition

Our Competition to win a Tablet PC and other Radio Mi Amigo goodies is now in its 5th month! For a chance to win a t-shirt & baseball cap and be entered into the Big Prize Draw, click here: http://radiomiamigointernational.com/english/competition.html



4. The Radio Mi Amigo Shop

Earlier this year, we launched the Radio Mi Amigo shop and this is open for business online 24 hours a day. You can purchase Radio Mi Amigo t-shirts (M, L, XL), baseball caps with our logo as wells as lighters & pens. There are also money-saving bundles that can be ordered. Just click here to browse our shop and order online:http://radiomiamigointernational.com/english/shop.html



5. Radio Mi Amigo stereo-online-stream

In addition to our shortwave broadcasts, you can also hear us 24/7 in stereo online. All shortwave programs can be heard at the same time online. You missed a show in the past ? No problem ! We repeat all shows during weekdays from 8.00 to 16.00 CET
Our webstreams are selectable on our website and we're also available via the Tune-In App:http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Mi-Amigo-International-Shortwave-s229422/



6. Radio Mi Amigo EVERY evening on shortwave

Don't forget to tune in every day on shortwave 6005 and online at 19.05 CET for 55 min. of great memories from the Charts of the 60s, 70s and 80s as played on Caroline, Mi Amigo and Monique.



7. great memories to all offshore radio fans



At Radio Mi Amigo International we are ‘Bringing back the Golden Era of Offshore AM Radio’. We try to re-create their wonderful AM sound and music as if they would still be here today. But many of our listeners want to know more: "What did he ships and studio’s look like? Who where the DJ’s? What was life on board a radio ship really like?"

One of our DJ’s, Lion Keezer, worked on board Radio Caroline in the early ’70 and visited many of the other ships as well. Last year he created the iBook ‘Pirate Radio Ship’s in the 70’s (for iPad and Mac’s). A large collection of 430 detailed photographs + audio and video clips, taken on board the pirate radio ships that were active in the 70’s, in all their glory and sometimes during less glorious moments. A personal, insider view of the romantic and inspiring ships that once rocked Europe's airwaves. Featuring: Radio Caroline (3 ships), Radio North Sea International, Radio Veronica, The Peace Ship (with Abie Nathan) and Capital Radio's ship the King David.

For those who remember their sounds or who always wanted to know what these ships were all about, this is the best way to have a good look at them and revisit the Golden Era of Offshore Pirate Radio.

The book can be downloaded from the Apple iBooks Store here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/pirate-radio-ships-in-the-70s/id919352514?mt=11&uo=4
And there is also this website with more information here: www.keezer.nl/radio - or visit Lion’s DJ profile on our website for a direct link to the book ‘Pirate Radio Ships in the 70’s.



More great news to come in the next regular Newsletter around mid-October.

Keep on listening to the golden era of offshore am radio.

kind regards

your Radio Mi Amigo International Team

QSL Cards for September 2015.

It seems like September 2015. was pretty much a successful DX month. I got my first confirmation from Bangladesh and so on. This month was pretty good. Find enclosed this list below, as well as stories behind every QSL. Few of them might not have addresses - this will be fixed as soon as I write a DX report for that.

Happy DX-ing!


Bangladesh Betar, transmitting via Dhaka, Bangladesh

Adventist World Radio, transmitting via Moosbrunn, Austria

WP4MPV (Puerto Rico), K1OYQ/K4EQQ (USA), IT9DGZ (Italy)

NHK World Radio Japan, transmitting via Issoudun, France

Voice of Turkey, transmitting from Emirler, Turkey

KBS World Radio, transmitting from Sofia (Kostinbrod)

China Radio International, transmitting via Kashi-Saibagh

iAm Radio, transmitting from Milano, Italy

PBS Xizang, transmitting from Lhasa-Baiding 602

All India Radio, transmitting via Bengaluru, India

Radio Romania International, transmitting via Tiganesti