KHAM - Revision history

N0bfq at 22:57, 14 September 2026

2026-09-14T22:57:26Z

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	== History ==		== History ==
	[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio \|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.		[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio \|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.

			On September 14th, KHAM returned to full operation after a sleuth of outages from unreliable software. Due to this, DRM broadcasting had to be halted to focus on the rebuilding of the FM transmitter suite. The transmitter suite consists of PlayIt Live, Stereo Tool, and a virtual audio cable, along with some self built software to ensure software stability. The suite is expected to move to a VM in the next month.

	== Current Operations ==		== Current Operations ==
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	\|DRM/AM		\|DRM/AM
	\|250kW		\|250kW
	\|~~Active~~		\|Inactive (temp.)
	\|-		\|-
	\|7170KHz		\|7170KHz

Bmcgeneral at 14:14, 6 September 2026

2026-09-06T14:14:50Z

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	[[Category:Radio Stations]]		[[Category:Radio Stations]]
	[[Category:DRM Stations]]		[[Category:DRM Stations]]
			[[Category:FM Station]]

N0bfq at 02:46, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T02:46:44Z

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	* On August 19th, 2026, Radio KHAM broadcasted an exclusive live album of AJR from the Iowa State Fair, limited to only this station. The songs are randomly played in rotation.		* On August 19th, 2026, Radio KHAM broadcasted an exclusive live album of AJR from the Iowa State Fair, limited to only this station. The songs are randomly played in rotation.
	* The host city Des Moines hosts a FM station under the same frequency in real life, KSTZ also known as [https://star1025.com/ STAR 102.5]		* The host city Des Moines hosts a FM station under the same frequency in real life, KSTZ also known as [https://star1025.com/ STAR 102.5]
			* To listen to the DRM broadcast, download Dream DRM decoder and pipe the audio through a virtual audio cable. Use USB with a 10khz bandwidth.


	[[Category:Radio Stations]]		[[Category:Radio Stations]]
	[[Category:DRM Stations]]		[[Category:DRM Stations]]

N0bfq at 02:44, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T02:44:54Z

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	== Current Operations ==		== Current Operations ==
	[[File:KHAM-DRM.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|KHAM operating in the DRM standard using the Opus codec and 16-QAM modulation.]]		[[File:KHAM-DRM.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|KHAM operating in the DRM standard using the Opus codec and 16-QAM modulation.]]
	Currently, Radio KHAM broadcasts 24/7 on the FM frequency of 102.5MHz, and occasionally on the 40m band frequency of 7150KHz. The station is sporadically testing DRM ([[wikipedia:Digital_Radio_Mondiale\|Digital Radio Mondiale]]) on 7150KHz and will possibly become the operation standard in the future		Currently, Radio KHAM broadcasts 24/7 on the FM frequency of 102.5MHz, and occasionally on the 40m band frequency of 7150KHz. The station is sporadically testing DRM ([[wikipedia:Digital_Radio_Mondiale\|Digital Radio Mondiale]]) on 7150KHz and will possibly become the operation standard in the future. To catch DRM, the 40m band will need to be able to support NVIS to Budapest.
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	\|250kW		\|250kW
	\|Active		\|Active
			\|-
			\|7170KHz
			\|DRM Testing
			\|100kW
			\|Rare
	\|-		\|-
	\|102.5MHz		\|102.5MHz

N0bfq at 00:13, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T00:13:47Z

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	N0BFQ Radio, better known as Radio KHAM, is a radio station run by the amateur radio operator Desmond Pearson, callsign N0BFQ on frequencies of 102.5MHz and 7150KHz ~~from~~ Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Transmitters are located in Budapest, Hungary (FM) and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (SW) The station first opened up on July 5th, 2026.		N0BFQ Radio, better known as Radio KHAM, is a radio station run by the amateur radio operator Desmond Pearson, callsign N0BFQ on frequencies of 102.5MHz and 7150KHz with studios located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Transmitters are located in Budapest, Hungary (FM) and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (SW) The station first opened up on July 5th, 2026.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	= Other =		= Other =

	* On August 19th, 2026, Radio KHAM broadcasted an exclusive live album of AJR from the Iowa State Fair, limited to only this station. The songs are randomly played in rotation.		* On August 19th, 2026, Radio KHAM broadcasted an exclusive live album of AJR from the Iowa State Fair, limited to only this station. The songs are randomly played in rotation.
			* The host city Des Moines hosts a FM station under the same frequency in real life, KSTZ also known as [https://star1025.com/ STAR 102.5]


	[[Category:Radio Stations]]		[[Category:Radio Stations]]
	[[Category:DRM Stations]]		[[Category:DRM Stations]]

N0bfq at 00:07, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T00:07:48Z

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	== History ==		== History ==
	[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio ~~\|left~~\|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.		[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio \|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.

	== Current Operations ==		== Current Operations ==

N0bfq at 00:07, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T00:07:20Z

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	== History ==		== History ==
	[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio ~~on FM~~\|left\|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.		[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio \|left\|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.

	== Current Operations ==		== Current Operations ==

N0bfq at 00:07, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T00:07:11Z

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	== History ==		== History ==
	[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on FM\|left\|200x200px]]~~[[File:Logosmall.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on AM\|150x150px]]~~		[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on FM\|left\|200x200px]]From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.
	From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.

	== Current Operations ==		== Current Operations ==

N0bfq at 00:06, 1 September 2026

2026-09-01T00:06:21Z

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	~~[[File:Logosmall.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on AM]]~~		N0BFQ Radio, better known as Radio KHAM, is a radio station run by the amateur radio operator Desmond Pearson, callsign N0BFQ on frequencies of 102.5MHz and 7150KHz from Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Transmitters are located in Budapest, Hungary (FM) and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (SW) The station first opened up on July 5th, 2026.
	~~[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on FM]]~~N0BFQ Radio, better known as Radio KHAM, is a radio station run by the amateur radio operator Desmond Pearson, callsign N0BFQ on frequencies of 102.5MHz and 7150KHz from Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Transmitters are located in Budapest, Hungary (FM) and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (SW) The station first opened up on July 5th, 2026.

	== History ==		== History ==
			[[File:LogoFM.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on FM\|left\|200x200px]][[File:Logosmall.jpg\|thumb\|The logo for N0BFQ Radio on AM\|150x150px]]
	From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.		From July 5th through the end of July, the station was in an experimental phase, with 24/7 operation happening rarely due to feature implementations in progress. The station fully opened up on August 1st, 2026. In early August, the station underwent an extreme overhaul, with a massive library of CD's being ripped and a resulting 300 songs being added to the station queue. On August 30th, 2026 the station officially began broadcasting in the [[wikipedia:Radio_Data_System\|RDS]] and [[wikipedia:FM_broadcasting#Stereo_FM\|Stereo]] standard.

	== Current Operations ==		== Current Operations ==
	Currently, Radio KHAM broadcasts 24/7 on the FM frequency of 102.5MHz, and occasionally on the 40m band frequency of 7150KHz. The station is sporadically testing DRM ([[wikipedia:Digital_Radio_Mondiale\|Digital Radio Mondiale]]) on 7150KHz and will possibly become the operation standard in the future.		[[File:KHAM-DRM.png\|thumb\|300x300px\|KHAM operating in the DRM standard using the Opus codec and 16-QAM modulation.]]
			Currently, Radio KHAM broadcasts 24/7 on the FM frequency of 102.5MHz, and occasionally on the 40m band frequency of 7150KHz. The station is sporadically testing DRM ([[wikipedia:Digital_Radio_Mondiale\|Digital Radio Mondiale]]) on 7150KHz and will possibly become the operation standard in the future
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+Full Station Details		\|+Full Station Details
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	\|7150KHz		\|7150KHz
	\|DRM/AM		\|DRM/AM
	\|~~100kW~~		\|250kW
	\|Active		\|Active
	\|-		\|-

10.89.4.1 at 20:37, 31 August 2026

2026-08-31T20:37:37Z

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	[[Category:Radio Stations]]		[[Category:Radio Stations]]
			[[Category:DRM Stations]]