WPON
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| - | This station was first reported on October 25, 2008, with music and SSTV. | + | This station was first reported on October 25, 2008, with music and [[SSTV]]. |
[[Image:WPON.png]] | [[Image:WPON.png]] | ||
| - | [[Al Fansome]], computer guru and DXer extraordinaire, determined that the image transmitted was actually a | + | [[Al Fansome]], computer guru and DXer extraordinaire, determined that the image transmitted was actually a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code QR_Code]. |
| - | You can run it through this | + | You can run it through this [http://www.drhu.org/QRCode/QRDecoder.php online QR Decoder] to produce the encoded text (after first adjusting the image so that it is a square again, as shown below): |
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data:text/plain, WPON6925@GMAIL.COM Subject: WPON | data:text/plain, WPON6925@GMAIL.COM Subject: WPON | ||
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| + | A very interesting way to transmit your email address. It would be interesting to see how resistant the decoding process is to noise in the [[SSTV]] image. | ||
[[Category: Pirate radio stations]] | [[Category: Pirate radio stations]] | ||
Revision as of 23:59, 25 October 2008
This station was first reported on October 25, 2008, with music and SSTV.
Al Fansome, computer guru and DXer extraordinaire, determined that the image transmitted was actually a QR_Code.
You can run it through this online QR Decoder to produce the encoded text (after first adjusting the image so that it is a square again, as shown below):
The resulting text is:
data:text/plain, WPON6925@GMAIL.COM Subject: WPON
A very interesting way to transmit your email address. It would be interesting to see how resistant the decoding process is to noise in the SSTV image.
