| SLOW SCAN TELEVISION WITH AMATEUR RADIO QUICK START UP TIPS With these tips and info you can get into the fun of sstv fast! The picture above is a slightly enlarged copy of a picture sent via Ham Radio Slow Scan Television from my very modest SSTV station, consisting of an Alinco DX-70 transceiver running about 50 watts, MFJ 945E antenna tuner, good quality headphones, a rain gutter antenna and a 500mhz computer with free MMSSTV software downloaded from the internet. Click here for some random pictures received on 20 Meters by my SSTV station. Click speaker to hear SSTV sounds (file size 77kb, 9 seconds of audio in wave file) It takes about 1 minute and 52 seconds to send it around the world or around the block on a ssb radio wave using the slow scan tv mode and will be received as clearly as the above picture under good conditions. The information and links on this page will get you started with the fantastic fun that SSTV offers. I have included some info below that will get you started FAST in SSTV. I ONLY HAD TO BUY A $3.00 CABLE FROM RADIO SHACK TO START! BASIC EQUIPMENT REQUIRED: A good stable hf rig capable of ssb operation. An antenna tuned to the band you will operate. Medium speed computer with sound card and speakers. The free software A little time to learn the software. GET STARTED NOW AND JOIN THE FUN! CLICK HERE TO GET THE FREE SOFTWARE PROGRAM MMSSTV107.EXE by JE3HHT Makoto Mori ( you will leave this site, click back when finished ) SSTV in 3 Easy Steps 1. Download and install the SSTV software above in a Windows 95 or Windows 98 Desktop or Laptop Computer. MMSSTV is freeware that lets you see what you have been missing at no cost! 2. Connect receiver audio out to Soundcard input. Tune in an SSTV station on 14.230 Mhz. MMSSTV autocorrects but some programs require adjusting the timing to correct slant. BE PATIENT WHEN RECEIVING....IT'S NOT THE INTERNET! These are the most popular frequencies used 3.845 3.857 7.171 14.230 (very popular) 14.233 (another good one) 21.340 28.680 145.5 MHz 3. Hold transmitter microphone up to Soundcard speaker and transmit SSTV. DO NOT USE AUDIO COMPRESSION! You will get some room echo in the picture but immediate results are hard to argue with or you can try using good quality headphones (over the ear type) instead of the Computer speakers and press the mic into the earcups to eliminate room background noise and adjust the volume from computer audio as needed for proper modulation (about half the output of your hf rig) Remember........... SSTV IS FULL DUTY CYCLE, so if your rig runs 100 watts on ssb, then cut audio back to about 50 watts with computer volume control. Experiment and have fun but don't burn out those finals! QRP SSTV ANYONE? BACK TO HAMUNIVERSE |
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