Frequency modulation

Don't forget to listen out for all the stations taking part in the 145 Alive activity today the 13th.

Hundreds of operators making contact using 145 Megs FM, 144 Megs SSB between 12pm and 3pm.

More information go to 145 Alive Facebook page or email 145alive at gmail.com.

Please send details of all your news and events to radcom at rsgb.org.uk.

All modes 24-76 GHz frequencies.

The exchanges signal report, serial number and locator.

Also today, 13th, the IRTS 70 SEMS Counties Contest runs 1300-1330 UTC using SSBNFM.

On the 70 SEMS band, the exchange is Signal Report serial number EINGI stations who give their county.

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DSTV Channel 856.

92.7 FM.

and 106 FM.

Seven minutes after nine o'clock.

Welcome to the show on this ninth day of September.

And honestly, if any listeners have any ideas of like... bands that kind of sound like that, because I was sort of searching around this week.

I was like, you know, I was thinking about like a little Basic Channel or a little like Maurizio, the Basic Channel side project, but it's, I don't know, those are like a little dreamier, a little hazier, and this is just kind of, I don't know, it's like the, something about like the FM slap bass sound kind of grooving over a 4-4 minimal beat.

I don't know, if anybody has any recommendations, I just can't get enough of it.

Anyway, besides those two tracks, I almost never think about this, and I sort of felt this week like...

But, you know, the other thing about like the big picture that I really wanted to get at is that I feel like overall, I have a much better appreciation of this whole era now that we've done like the tour and both albums.

You know, on one hand, And honestly, some of these thoughts I feel like I was kind of half expressing on the Oversteps episode, but they only really have crystallized this week.

But on one hand, I started to think of this era as a little bit of an exploration or a celebration of the sounds of FM synthesis, that really beaming, kind of bright synthesis style that we associate with 80s pop and stuff.

because there's so much of those kind of bells and chimes and gongs, the things that are really synonymous with FM synthesis, all over steps.

The shortwave transmitters were used for both domestic and international coverage, the primary frequencies being 6180 and 11780 kHz.

They also had a high-power FM transmitter on 96.1 MHz for the city of Brasilia.

For the international broadcasts, they used five languages – English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

In subsequent decades, though, budget cutbacks and failing equipment meant the end of the international service.

In 2018, Parque do Rodeador was classified as a critical national infrastructure resource because, in the event of a major catastrophe, such as floods, blackouts or natural disasters, it's the only place from where the government can broadcast to the entire country, without dependence on satellites or internet infrastructure.

Radio Nacional has been developed into a multi-tiered network tailored to modern infrastructure and regional demands.

It still operates regional AM and FM hubs like Radio Nacional Brasília and Radio Nacional Rio de Janeiro, which provide a blend of journalism, public service announcements and traditional Brazilian music.

Then on May 7, 2021, Radio Nacional took a major technological leap by migrating onto Brazil's newly established extended FM band at 87.1 MHz with high-power FM transmitters in previously unserved major metropolitan areas such as São Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Recife.