Piccolo
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| Frequencies | 3 MHz,30 MHz |
| Frequency Range | 3 MHz - 30 MHz |
| Mode | USB |
| Modulation | MFSK |
| ACF | — |
| Emission Designator | — |
| Bandwidth | 180 Hz,300 Hz |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Short Description | Piccolo was a MFSK system developed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to communicate with foreign embassies and UK military stations around the world. No longer used. |
| I/Q Raw Recording | — |
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Piccolo was a MFSKMultiple Frequency Shift-Keying system developed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to communicate with foreign embassies and UK military stations around the world. No longer used.
Two Types:
- MK6: 180 HzHertz (Hz), unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second (1 Hz). wide 6-tone MFSKMultiple Frequency Shift-Keying version of Piccolo. Uses ITA-2 encoding for alphanumeric text.
- MK12: 300 HzHertz (Hz), unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second (1 Hz). wide 12-tone MFSKMultiple Frequency Shift-Keying version of Piccolo. Uses ITA-5 encoding for alphanumeric text.
Audio Sample[edit]
| MK6 | MK12 |
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Additional Samples[edit]
Piccolo MK6:Decoding Software[edit]
- Hobby Level Software
- Professional Equipment/Software
- go2DECODE
- go2MONITOR
- Hoka 300-32
- Krypto500
- Wavecom W-Code
- Wavecom W-Spectra
- Rohde&Schwarz CA100
Additional Links[edit]
- Piccolo, Digital Digest, Monitoring Times. September 1999 (pg.33)
- shoc Database: Piccolo MK6
- shoc Database: Piccolo MK12
- WAVECOM Database: Piccolo MK6/MK12
Additional Images[edit]
| MK6 VFTVoice Frequency Telegraphy | MK6 Idle |
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