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Welcome to program 407 of Shortwave Radiogram.
I'm Kim Andrew Elliott in Arlington, Virginia USA.
Here is the lineup for today's program, in MFSK modes as noted:
1:42 MFSK32: Program preview (now)
2:54 MFSK32: Trump administration lays off hundreds at VOA
6:17 MFSK64: Two spacecraft to study Martian ionosphere
8:48 MFSK64: This week's images
27:51 MFSK32: Closing announcements
Trump administration lays off hundreds at Voice of America
Weley Dockery and agencies
June 21, 2025
The Trump administration on Friday laid off 639 employees at US
public broadcaster Voice of America (VoA) and its parent
organization, the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM).
VoA was established in World War II and aims much of its
programming at countries under authoritarian regimes such as
North Korea and Iran.
Kari Lake, a former television anchor and Trump ally who serves
as the senior advisor to the USAGM, said the cuts are part of a
"long overdue effort to dismantle a bloated, unaccountable
bureaucracy."
Some 1,400 people have been fired at VoA and USAGM since March,
Lake said. Many VOA staff have been on administrative leave since
March 15 amid legal proceedings.
Trump has attacked publicly-funded news outlets such as VoA and
National Public Radio (NPR), claiming without concrete evidence
that their programming is biased toward conservatives.
Update: June 21, 2025 …
VOA cuts met with backlash from employees, Democrats
The latest cuts to VOA were met with fierce criticism from
employees of the outlet and congressional Democrats.
VOA employees Jessica Jerreat, Kate Neeper and Patsy Widakuswara
are involved in a legal battle against Trump's cuts to the news
outlet and US-funded public media. Jerreat, Neeper and
Widakuswara were among those laid off on Friday.
"It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that
upholds US ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,"
Jerreat, Neeper and Widakuswara said in a statement in response
to the latest cuts.
In a post on X, Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New
Hampshire strongly condemned the cuts. Jeanne Shaheen is the
ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Shaheen said the "decimation of US broadcasting leaves
authoritarian propaganda unchecked by US backed independent media
and is a perversion of hte law and congressional intent."
"It is a dark day for the truth," Shaheen said.
Trump administration lays off hundreds at Voice of America – DW – 06/21/2025
Shortwave Radiogram now changes to MFSK64 …
Before RSID: <<2025-06-28T23:06Z MFSK-32 @ 9455000+1500>>
Orbiter Pair Expands View of Martian Ionosphere Radio signals sent between two Mars orbiters -- rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receiver -- capture new insights into atmospheric dynamics.
by Sarah Stanley
20 June 2025
Like Earth, Mars is surrounded by an ionosphere -- the part of
its upper atmosphere where radiation from the Sun knocks
electrons off of atoms and molecules, creating charged particles.
The Martian ionosphere is complex and continuously changes over
the course of the day, but its role in atmospheric dynamics and
radio communication signals means understanding it is key for
Mars exploration.
One way to study the Martian ionosphere is with radio
occultation, in which a spacecraft orbiting Mars sends a radio
signal to a receiver on Earth. When it skims across the Martian
ionosphere, the signal bends slightly. Researchers can measure
this refraction to learn about Martian ionospheric properties
such as electron density and temperature. However, the relative
positions of Mars, Earth, and the Sun mean conventional radio
occultation cannot measure the middle of the Martian day.
Now, Parrot et al deepen our understanding of the Martian
ionosphere using an approach called mutual radio occultation, in
which the radio signal is sent not from an orbiter to Earth but
between two Mars orbiters. As one orbiter rises or sets behind
Mars from the other's perspective, the signal passes through the
ionosphere and refracts according to the ionosphere's properties.
The researchers analyzed 71 mutual radio occultation measurements
between two European Space Agency satellites orbiting Mars: Mars
Express and the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter. Thirty-five of these
measurements were taken closer to midday than was ever previously
achievable, in effect allowing scientists to see a new part of
the Martian ionosphere.
The new data enabled the research team to calculate how the
ionosphere's electron density changes throughout the day. They
were also able to learn more about how the altitudes of the upper
and lower layers of the ionosphere -- called M2 and M1,
respectively -- vary daily. The new data suggest that the peak
electron density of the M2 layer changes less dramatically during
the day than has been suggested by prior research. The data also
show that the M1 does, indeed, still exist during the midday,
contradicting previous assumptions.
The researchers also used the new data to calculate ionospheric
temperatures. They found that instead of being hottest at midday,
temperatures in the ionosphere rise as the Sun reaches Martian
sunset. Simulations using a Mars climate model suggest that it is
likely winds transporting air, rather than the Sun's direct heat,
that control these temperature dynamics.
Radio signals sent between two Mars orbiters—rather than between an orbiter and an Earth-based receiver—capture new insights into atmospheri
See also:
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JE008854
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The Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association will sponsor its ARRL Field Day event on June 22/23, again at Quiet Waters Park in Deerfield Beach.
All interested parties, licensed amateurs and others, are invited to attend and participate.
We will set up 3 operating stations, one each for Single Sideband (SSB), Morse Code (CW) and Digital (primarily FT-8 or FT-4) modulation.
In addition, we will have other activities including various equipment demonstrations (Go Boxes) and satellite contact attempts.
Food will be available (please indicate your interest in advance)
We do have a shelter with bathroom facilities.
Those who wish to stay overnight will be welcome and can help us remain on the air through the evening hours. They should bring their own sleeping equipment (Bags, cots, blankets, air mattresses, tents, etc).
Setup will begin at 8 AM Saturday and we will go on the air at 2 PM for a period of 24 hours.
Advance reservations for operating time on the SSB station will be available on the website (w4bug.org)
We seek volunteers for this effort and encourage anyone willing to chip in and help us to contact the undersigned
This will be an interesting and fun event. Do plan to join us.
Additional details will be available on our website (www.w4bug.org) and in future announcements. Also questions can be addressed to the undersigned.
Joe McGee, NX4T
Ricky Eaton, KD4HGR
Field Day Chairmen
The 2023 Field Day results are out; I got 6th place in WCF 1D category.
Just goes to show-- the bonus points can really boost a mediocre QSO count 🤓!!
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