Fax
Radio amateurs transmit not only voice or Morse over the iar, but also
pictures. There are many standards for this purpose, and the Fax mode is
used mainly to send B&W pictures. A grey scale fax mode is also in use.
This mode is also used my meteo services all around the world.
For color pictures the standard is named
SSTV, while for real time motion hams use
ATV.
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