The image of the Cambodian bamboo railway looked something like an impressionist painting after being received on shortwave. Above, from left, 1) the original photo, 2) the MFSK32 image as received by Franco in Italy, 14 January at 2046 UTC, 7780 kHz from WRMI Florida, 3) the image as received by Lorne in New Zealand, 15 January at 0816 UTC, 7730 kHz from WRMI.

Thanks to Roger and other listeners, I have learned that it is not as difficult to process Thor images as I described in last week’s email. This weekend, Shortwave Radiogram will include another brief segment in Thor 22, with an image, so that we can try it again.  

Here is the procedure: When the Thor 22 image has been received, make any necessary adjustments for phase and slant, using the left and right arrows. Then click Save. This will create a png image that will be in your Fldigi \images\ folder.  (See also the Fldigi manual Thor page.)

You can do this later, after the broadcast. Set Fldigi for Op Mode Thor 22. Click View. Then select THOR Raw Image. Choose the .raw file that you want, make any needed adjustments, then Save as a png file. These .raw files are about 8 Mb each, so you might want to delete them to save disk space.

The Thor 22 segment will begin with the SWRG avatar. You can save that with a left click on the avatar.

Here is the lineup for Shortwave Radiogram, program 31, 20-21 January 2018, in MFSK32 except where noted:

  1:31 Program preview

  2:47 Iranian MPs want to prevent use of foreign apps*

  9:14 Uganda might launch its own social media platforms*

16:17  Russian moves towards creation of independent internet*

24:32  Thor 22: WSPR from Germany’s Antarctica research station*

26:51  MFSK32: Closing announcements

* with image

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