What is SSTV?

Existing Hams, Getting Started

SSTV stands for Slow Scan Television – it’s not really “television” in the traditional sense, but it’s a way of sending pictures over the radio. What’s the point of SSTV? It’s another aspect of amateur radio – the ability to send a picture over our amateur frequencies. The pictures aren’t always great quality, and it

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Image received from the ISS

Downloading Images from Space

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If you’ve not tried downloading images from International Space Station, it’s a fun part of the hobby that involves a few skills. It’s quite rewarding catching an image from a hunk of metal 250 miles up, travelling at 17,000mph! There are three key “bits” to making this happen: 1. Waiting for an ISS event The

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