VOA Radiogram is now Shortwave Radiogram. Please visit swradiogram.net


VOA Radiogram is a Voice of America program experimenting with digital text and images via shortwave broadcasting. It is produced and presented by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott.

VOA Radiogram is now Shortwave Radiogram. Please visit swradiogram.net


VOA Radiogram is a Voice of America program experimenting with digital text and images via shortwave broadcasting. It is produced and presented by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott.

VOA Radiogram transmission schedule
(all days and times UTC):
Sat 0930-1000 5745 kHz
Sat 1600-1630 17580 kHz
Sun 0230-0300 5745 kHz
Sun 1930-2000 15670 kHz
All via the Edward R. Murrow transmitting station in North Carolina.

To decode the digital text and images transmitted on VOA Radiogram, download Fldigi, Flmsg and Flamp from w1hkj.com. See also how to decode the modes.

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  • MFSK64 and MFSK128 images tested on VOA Radiogram

    One feature of the MFSK digital text mode is that it can also be used to transmit images. Until recently, only the MFSK16 and MFSK32 modes could have been used to send images that display correctly. 

    An “alpha” version of Fldigi, 3.32.76AB, can now transmit and receive images in MFSK64 and MFSK128 without the skew and discoloration previously experienced. These faster modes to not transmit the pictures more quickly, but they do allow greater resolution.

    Michel in France decoded this MFSK64 image from VOA Radiogram, 21 Sept ember 2013, 17860 kHz, using Fldigi 3.21.75:

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    And, from his recording, the same image using 3.21.76AB:

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    Below, from a receiver in Greece, is the CNBC logo transmitted in MFSK128 and decoded by Fldigi 3.21.76:

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    And, as decoded in the Netherlands, the same logo decoded by 3.21.76AB

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    In another type of comparison, Roger in Germany compared the images received via shortwave on VOA Radiogram with those obtained directly from websites.

    First, the Duck Commander promo via shortwave, 17860 kHz:

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    And from Discovery Channel Italia website:

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    The Golden Record attached to the Voyager spacecraft, transmitted as an MFSK32 image on 17860 kHz:

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    And from the NASA website:

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    The shortwave transmitter for all of the above is located in North Carolina.

    • September 23, 2013 (11:17 am)