https://www.qsl.net/on6mu/rxsstv.htm
Time for something completely different. As a kid, I lusted after the ROBOT SSTV systems that were advertised in QST. Yesterday, on a lark, I downloaded this program, tuned my Mythbuster transceiver to 14.230 MHz, and put the podcast microphone in front of the speaker. BOOM! SSTV signals started pouring in. The program automatically set the kind of SSTV format that was coming in, so there was no need for me to try to figure out if it was Scottie 1 or Martin 1 or whatever. I've done this before, but this program made it easier. The invention of SSTV by Copthorne MacDonald (another GREAT ham radio name!) is really interesting:
https://soldersmoke.blogspot.com/2011/07/early-days-of-sstv-by-copthorne.html
I note that the first article in QST appeared in the month of my birth, and the FCC decided to allow SSTV in the phone bands when I was 10 years old.
Here are some signals received yesterday at N2CQR:
Thanks for the pointers Bill! I remember reading about SSTV as a kid, and being completely wow'ed. I still am. Those images are super-cool! I'm adding this to the list of projects to try out in ham radio.
ReplyDeleteHi Bill, I started working SSTV this summer. Having a blast with it. Download MMSSTV program to PC. Read a bunch of tutorials on line and figured out how to add pics and templates to send. It’s really not hard after a short learning curve. I made up home brew digital interface that I copied from WA2FZW article and interface between PC and uBITX v6. Sending and receiving slow scan signals on 20 meters, making contacts. it’s great fun.
ReplyDeleteI haven’t heard any SSTV on 40 meters yet, but if I do I’m gonna try using the SS DCR to decode them.😊
Thanks, John KE2AMP