Having a great time on SSTV

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Recently I started to experiment with SSTV (again) on my IC7300 and Windows desktop.

I’ve not been able to get it to work with the band select, but the audio in, out and importantly PTT fine. I saved the main SSTV calling frequency to my IC7300 (14.2300 USB) and just recall that when i want to use SSTV.

I’ve learned to use, but not to rely on, other KiwiSDRs and other sites that scan SSTV images. Most of the time I am seeing one side of the QSO on the remote sites, a good example of this is the slowscan tv site in the Netherlands.

The conditions have been pretty bad lately, but once in a while I get a really good QSO via SSTV, an example from today below with IV3VBM. I’m using 50W into a 6BTV with conditions being reported as ‘poor’

  • Receive my send respose and my report
  • Calling on SSTV
  • 73
SSTV QSO Received Images

I am really enjoying SSTV – during the day and overnight I can leave MMSSTV running to receive great pictures, and also look back to see how the propagation has varied. I was amazed to receive these transmissions from the US last night !

receive sstv from US

As you can see the propergation is clear to see as the quality of the pictures vary.

I’m now working out how to automate the upload and ‘most recent’ pictures to the hamradio website, it shouldnt take me long, but as every life is keeping me very busy !

I hope this encourages other users to try out SSTV, its great way of having a digital QSO with personalized content, so why not give it a go.

Until next time, stay safe and 73 !

Alan / 2E0FWE