{"id":5395,"date":"2013-01-17T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T11:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=5395"},"modified":"2013-01-17T07:30:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T11:30:26","slug":"the-mighty-kbc-testing-fast-digital-modes-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/the-mighty-kbc-testing-fast-digital-modes-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mighty KBC testing fast digital modes this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"KBC<\/a>

KBC Propagation Map (Source: The Mighty KBC)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Mighty KBC will broadcast this Sunday (January 20) on 9,450 kHz between 00:00-02:00 UTC (that’s Saturday night in North America from 19:00-21:00 EST). Details below:<\/p>\n

(Source: The Mighty KBC)<\/p>\n

We will try some fast text modes this weekend on The Mighty KBC, to see if they can survive the rigours of shortwave.<\/p>\n

This will be during the North America broadcast at 0000-0200 UTC 20 January on 9450 khz.<\/strong> At about 0130 UTC, 4XPSK63R will be centered on 1000 Hz and MFSK64 centered on 2000 Hz. (For 4XPSK63R, use Fldigi 3.21.65 or newer: OpMode > PSKR > MultiCarrier > 4XPSK63R.) At just before 0200 UTC, MT63-2000 (long interleave) will be centered on 1500 Hz, and PSKR250 on 2800 Hz. This will be an Flmsg formatted transmission, with html. Fldigi and Flmsg can be downloaded from\u00a0www.w1hkj.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mighty KBC will broadcast this Sunday (January 20) on 9,450 kHz between 00:00-02:00 UTC (that’s Saturday night in North America from 19:00-21:00 EST). Details below: (Source: The Mighty KBC) We will try some fast text modes this weekend on The Mighty KBC, to see if they can survive the rigours of shortwave. 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