WPON

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This station was first reported on October 25, 2008, with music and SSTV.
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This station was first reported on October 25, 2008, with music and [[SSTV]].
[[Image:WPON.png]]
[[Image:WPON.png]]
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[[Al Fansome]], computer guru and DXer extraordinaire, determined that the image transmitted was actually a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code QR_Code]].   
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[[Al Fansome]], computer guru and DXer extraordinaire, determined that the image transmitted was actually a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code QR_Code].   
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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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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):
[[Image:RCode2.png]]
[[Image:RCode2.png]]
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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.

WPON.png

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):

RCode2.png

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.



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