Mighty KBC tests on 14 November

The Mighty KBC is testing from Yerevan, Armenia & Taskkent, Uzbekistan on November 14th,2020 with the following parameters:

6080 kHz, 20:00 – 21:00 UTC, antenna 1780 with 305 degrees, 100 kW

6080 kHz, 21:00 - 22:00 UTC, antenna TAC_01R with 301 degrees, 100 kW

Please spread the word!

(Via The Mighty KBC Facebook Page)

New Mighty KBC frequency to North America

Beginning Sunday, September 10, 2017 new frequency for Mighty KBC is 5960 kHz at 0000-0200 UTC.

Mighty KBC frequency change

With effect from 7th May, 2017 Mighty KBC will change its frequency from 6145 kHz to 9925 kHz at 0000-0200 UTC, Sunday 9925 kHz.

Mighty KBC 6095 kHz closing down

KBC 6095 Closing Down

Due to the lack of new sponsors, The Mighty KBC will close down on 6095 kHz on March 27th, 2016. We will soon announce if we continue on shortwave on 6040 kHz to the USA. We will improve our 1602 AM /DAB+ service. This will happen on April 1st.

http://www.kbcradio.eu/index.php?dir=news/detail&id=426

The Mighty KBC Listener Appreciation Contest

Commemorating KBC Import/Export 25th Anniversary, KBC Import/Export announces The Mighty KBC Listener Appreciation Contest.

The contest runs from May 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014.

Prize

Brand new Tecsun PL-660 receiver including rechargeable batteries, ear buds, manual and soft case. More Tecsun PL-660 information at the KBC Import/Export website.

Contest Rules

Send a valid reception report of a Mighty KBC broadcast. One report/entry per person per broadcast is acceptable. Please include the following items in the reception report.

Date of reception.

Time of reception.

Frequency of reception.

Program Details.

Program Comments.

Reception Conditions.

Receiving Equipment.

Contact information as we need a way to contact the winner.

Program comments are very important. Only a report including program comments are considered as a valid contest entry. Please do not send same comment every time. Also, please send something meaningful other than "I really liked the show", etc. Tell us what was enjoyed about the show. Tell us what was not liked about the show. Tell us if part of the show is very enjoyable compared to the other parts of the show. Tell us if a part of the show should never be heard again!

Good or bad program comments are OK. Please describe/explain comment.

Send report indicating The Mighty KBC Listener Appreciation Contest either by email or postal mail.

Email address is themightykbc@gmail.com

Postal address is

The Mighty KBC

Argonstraat 6

6718 WT Ede

The Netherlands

The more valid reports, the better chance a listener has of winning the contest.

Winner Selection and Notification

One winner is determined in a random draw by KBC Import/Export.

KBC Import/Export decision is final.

Winner is responsible for paying any import taxes, duties, etc.

Prize is not transferrable.

Prize is not exchangeable.

Winner agrees to allow KBC Import/Export to use winner's name and country of residence for promotional purposes.

Winner provides a valid mailing address as we'll be sending the prize via the postal mail. If winner does not provide a valid mailing address within a reasonable amount of time the winner is disqualified and KBC Import/Export has the right to draw another random name of valid entries as the winner.

The Mighty KBC Listener Appreciation Contest is open to listeners around the world. Employees of KBC Import/Export, The Mighty KBC DJs/personalities and employees of the Nauen, Germany transmission site are not permitted to participate in the contest.

The Mighty KBC Listener Appreciation Contest is sponsored by KBC Import/Export and Kraig Krist, KG4LAC.  

Source : http://www.kbcradio.eu/index.php?dir=contest

The Mighty KBC is moving frequency!

Our Sunday broadcast to Canada, USA and South America is moving frequency. On May 5 2013 we are moving to 9925 kHz. Same time 00.00 - 02.00 UTC. Listen to The Giant Jukebox with Eric van Willegen on our new frequency!!

 

Please spread the word !!

KBC tests for Europe on 26th March 2013

Another Mighty 6095 test !
Only for Europe we are testing on Tuesday 26-03-2013 on 6095 kHz from Nauen.

09:00 – 10:00 UTC 6095 kHz 125 kW antenna HR 2/2/0.5 230 degrees

10:00 – 11:00 UTC 6095 kHz 100 kW antenna HR 2/4/0.5 230 degrees

Mail us your reports via themightykbc@gmail.com or via info@transportradio.nl

(Via Facebook)

The Mighty KBC on 9450 kHz.....special experiment

This weekend, one more North America broadcast of The Mighty KBC on 9450 kHz via Bulgaria, before switching to 7375 kHz via Nauen the following week. The broadcast is Sunday 0000-0200 UTC (7-9 pm EST Saturday evening in North America). This UTC Sunday, 24 February, at about 0130 UTC, MFSK16 will be transmitted, centered on 510, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, and 2900 Hertz. This is to test whether the audio frequency of digital text has an affect on the ability to decode. At just before 0200 UTC, we will explore whether digital text and voice can be transmitted simultaneously. MF63-2000 long interleave will be centered on 2000 Hertz. First will be a 34-second transmission, with Kim Andrew Elliott talking at the same time. That will be followed by the same 34-second transmission, but, thankfully, Kim is silent. These messages will be Flmsg-formatted, with html. In Fldigi, go to Configure > Misc > NBEMS > under Reception of flmsg files click Open with flmsg, and below that indicate the location of flmsg.exe http://voaradiogram.net

http://www.kbcradio.eu/index.php?dir=news/detail&id=271

My log at 0105 UTC on 24th Feb 2013 :

http://soundcloud.com/alokesh-1/kbc-radio-9450-khz-0105-utc-24

KBC Goes DRM !

Another Mighty KBC surprise !

 

The Mighty KBC goes DRM again on 22, 23, 25 & 26 of December 2012. KBC Going Globally Show will be repeated in DRM as well.

 

100 kW from Kostinbrod (Sofia) Bulgaria and a curtain antenna, on 9755 kHz DRM Mix 1600 - 1800 UTC.

 

(www.kbcradio.eu)

KBC Radio extra's on 22-25 Dec 2012

The Mighty KBC Blasting Out Of Your Tranny!!

The extra frequencies and transmitters for 22, 23, 25 and 26 December are:

EU (German time) UTC +1
9835 kHz, 1500-1600 UTC, Non Directional, 125 kW

USA (East Coast time) UTC -5
21600 kHz, 1500-1600 UTC, 300°, 250 kW

Asia (Vietnam time) UTC +7 / Australia (Sydney time) UTC +11
15470 kHz, 1500-1600 UTC, 75°, 250 kW

And on 22, 23 December we also have our 6095 transmitter on the air as well with 100 kW 09.00 - 16.00 UTC. During weekdays we also have The Mighty 6095 on the air between 09.00 - 11.00 UTC with 100kW.

KBC Radio tests again in digital mode on 18th Nov

At The Mighty KBC, we have been experimenting with digital text modes during our Sunday 0000-0200 UTC broadcast on 9450 kHz. Text via shortwave can be a useful substitute if the Internet is disrupted or blocked.

To decode the digital text transmissions, we suggest that you download FLDIGI from www.w1hkj.com. Please also download FLMSG, because we will use it on our 25 November broadcast.

On 18 November, the first text transmission at about 0130 UTC will be in three modes simultaneously. On the "waterfall," PSKR125 will be centered at 1000 Hz, DominoEX 16 at 1500 Hz, and MFSK32 at 2000 Hz. Decode one of the modes from your radio, then decode the others from

your recording.

Just before 0200 UTC, The Mighty KBC program schedule will be sent as a web page. Two modes will be available: PSKR250 on the left, and MFSK64 on the right. Decode one from the radio, and the other from your recording.

 

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KBC 9450 kHz special test of digital text

The Mighty KBC will test to the USA on Sunday 11 November 2012 at 0000 - 0200 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 radio 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!

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KBC Radio now on Facebook

KBC Radio (The Mighty KBC) is now on Facebook .......visit

http://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc