{"id":7370,"date":"2013-09-21T09:10:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-21T13:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=7370"},"modified":"2013-09-21T09:10:20","modified_gmt":"2013-09-21T13:10:20","slug":"voa-radiogram-this-weekend-includes-greek-and-images-in-mfsk64-and-128","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/voa-radiogram-this-weekend-includes-greek-and-images-in-mfsk64-and-128\/","title":{"rendered":"VOA Radiogram this weekend includes Greek and images in MFSK64 and 128"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VOARadioGram\"<\/a>(Source: VOA Radiogram<\/a>)<\/p>\n

VOA Radiogram for the weekend of 21-22 September 2013 is produced using Fldigi3.21.76AB. For best results, use this version, available from www.w1hkj.com\/alpha\/fldigi\/v3.21\/<\/p>\n

One improvement in 3.21.76AB is that it can send images in MFSK64 and MFSK128. Previously, MFSK32 was the fastest MFSK mode for sending images without the pictures appearing skewed (off center). Images do not transmit more quickly in MFSK64 and MFSK128, but they do have higher resolution.<\/p>\n

If your decoded MFSK64 and MFSK128 images are still slanted or skewed, calibration of the receive codec might be helpful. One such method for doing this is described here: www.w1hkj.com\/FldigiHelp-3.21\/DigiWWV.html.<\/p>\n

Our non-Latin alphabet of the week is Greek. You will need the UTF-8 character set for the Greek and for some of the punctuation in the English items. I forgot to change some of the typographic apostrophes \u2019 to typewriter apostrophes \u2019 , so they will not display correctly if you do not have the UTF-8 character set. In Fldigi, that adjustment is made in Configure > Colors & Fonts.<\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s program includes an English VOA News item in Flmsg format. When all the text is received, the story will render, or pop up, as a new web page on your browser, suitable for saving or forwarding. To make Flmsg work with Fldigi (both can be downloaded from w1hkj.com), in Fldigi: Configure > Misc > NBEMS \u2014 Under Reception of flmsg files, check both boxes, and under that indicate where your Flmsg.exe file is located.<\/p>\n

Much of the show this weekend is in the MFSK64 mode, which might be a bit optimistic if reception conditions are less than ideal.<\/p>\n

Here is the lineup of modes for VOA Radiogram, 21-22 September 2013:<\/p>\n

2:53 MFSK16: Program preview
\n2:40 MFSK32: Sample of Greek text
\n:49 MFSK32 image: VOA Greek Service logo
\n3:01 MFSK32: \u201cNeed to Protect the Internet\u201d
\n1:45 MFSK64: Radio Free Sarawak\/Discovery Channel
\n2:23 MFSK64 image: \u201cDuck Commander\u201d
\n:27 MFSK128: CNBC Saracens deal
\n:48 MFSK128 image: CNBC logo
\n:45 MFSK32: E-mail address
\n4:40 MFSK64: BBC Worldwide, Giglio TV, Voice of Greece, All India Radio
\n2:55 MFSK64\/Flmsg: VOA News re Voyager Golden Record
\n2:17 MFSK32 image: Voyager Golden Record
\n:33 MFSK32: Closing announcements<\/p>\n

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
\n(all days and times UTC)
\nSat 1600-1630 17860 kHz
\nSun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
\nSun 1300-1330 6095 kHz
\nSun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
\nAll via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Please send reception reports to radiogram@voanews.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: VOA Radiogram) VOA Radiogram for the weekend of 21-22 September 2013 is produced using Fldigi3.21.76AB. For best results, use this version, available from www.w1hkj.com\/alpha\/fldigi\/v3.21\/ One improvement in 3.21.76AB is that it can send images in MFSK64 and MFSK128. Previously, MFSK32 was the fastest MFSK mode for sending images without the pictures appearing skewed (off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,1114],"tags":[2164,1858,1664,10,1718],"class_list":["post-7370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-digital-modes","tag-digital-images-over-shortwave","tag-digital-text-over-shortwave","tag-kim-elliott","tag-voa","tag-voa-radiogram"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-1US","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6105,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/voa-radiogram-this-weekend\/","url_meta":{"origin":7370,"position":0},"title":"VOA Radiogram this weekend","author":"Thomas","date":"March 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are the details for the VOA Radiogram this weekend: (Source: Kim Elliott) VOA Radiogram on 30 and 31 March 2013 will feature the MFSK (multiple frequency shift keying) modes. 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