Well, that is my opinion of course but i think, as you get involved in sstv, you will find yourself in agreement with me. Jan 29, 2014 the coded message told them the weird sound they were hearing is something called sstv in the scottie 1 frequency. Jvfax 71 sstv and wefax mmsstv by je3hht free sstv software using sound card. Easypal is a freeware dsstv software which uses the drm digital radio mondiale encoding to allow the sending of image files over voice channels. And in your windows sound setup page you must modify the properties of each recording and playback dax channel to set the sampling rate of 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 hz dvd quality this is found in the sound propertiesadvanced tab. I will be off the air until i build a ham shack at my new location. Ham radio digital modes software list and descriptions.
An external sound card or sound card interface is highly recommended. Sstv software the free world of packet radio software in. He told me about a digital slow scan tv modulation mode designed for use in the hf bands on a typical ssb bandwidth. Easypal software uses the drm digital radio mondiale encoding to allow the sending of image files over voice channels and is the work of erik vk4aes sk rip. Compare different receiving programs quantitatively. Jvfax 71 sstv and wefax mscan multi tasking dos sstv mscan v3. A technical term for sstv is narrowband television. Listed under the software drm category that is about digital radio mondiale software. It may interest ham radio enthusiasts, hardware hackers, tinkerers and anyone interested in rf. Rxsstv is an easy and back to basics sstv decoding program. Ham radio deluxe hrd is a suite of free windows programs providing computer control for. For all the latest digital software downloads including easypal, qsstv and mmsstv.
Drm mode has gained so much popularity that the rdft mode has become nearly obsolete. Digital sstv software category is a curation of 9 web resources on, easypal, digtrx, sstv pal multimode. Mmsstv by je3hht free sstv software using sound card. The packet radio software download pages sstv software, fax, wxsat and weather fax sstv software. Welcome to my home page, i hope you like the changes i have made and if you like to see something added just send me a email i live in east baldwin,maine which is 40 miles northwest of the city portland in the mountains of many lakes and streams truley god country a great place to live and rise a family. Written by je3hht makori moto, this is one of the easiest applications to start receiving sstv images available at hamsoft. Pd120 sstv test recording by space comms free listening on. It automatically saves received sstv images any supported mode is detected automatically too and. Mmsstv sends standard analog sstv using dax channels as you would a sound card. Aug 10, 2012 sstv excellent slow scan tv page from pa3gpy. This is another one of jamies windows slow scan program. Neaa set of troubleshooting and research tools for the sstv enthusiasts.
On this page we will attempt to list, categorize and provide a brief overview of each software program. It is fairly easy to set up and works well, easypal sends digital format pictures and file transfers. This program generates sstv audio signals from a bitmap and saves them in a. Id like to get easypal wo having to go to a site that has. Then dont forget that you need to go into easy pal and select the input sample rate of 48,000. This is curt black, wr5j with the educational radio net please standby for a digital sstv qst. Today we will have 9 or 10 sstv images plus two drm images not dmr. We categorize the programs into general purpose software, single purpose software, research software and software compatible with audio piping. Mmsstv is freeware that lets you see what you have been. Ftv multimode image and data decoding software sstv free. Due to time commitments i no longer operate the easypal mailing list or the easypal help files. Jul 16, 2009 blog post 7 easypaldigital slow scan television software using drm digital radio mondiale mahndeeal like dee rhymes with bee and al as in senator al franken wednesday july 22, 2009. This is a very awesome slow scan program and must say that it is the best one out there. Jul 28, 2008 classic slow scan television sstv demonstration.
Here feel free to use our server for easypal hybrid this site lives off donations, so feel free. They turned the sound file into a picture, sent the picture to the main character, and brought act i to a close. It works best when run on a two ghz or faster cpu with windows vista. For dsstv i am using my ft847 or my sdr with the easypal software most activity is on 14. Test your sstv receiving software and see how tolerant it is to the noise, soundcard calibraion errors, receiver frequency offset, etc. Sstv software for ham radio sstv emission category is a curation of 21 web resources on, slowrx, ofdm tv, mixw v3. An interface will also provide 1 an easy way to adjust sound levels, 2 isolation of computer sounds, 3 isolation of stray rf, and 4 a simplified way to configure an external ptt circuit. Feb 18, 2015 easypal settings for yaesu ftdx 1200 transciever. Quick start for mmsstv graphics by joe wj5hm mmsstv slant adjust by rick wb0vzw getting started with sstv qst sept.
At the time of this writing, i have only been working sstv about six months, so i think you will find things pretty easy to learn. Sstvftp can monitor the history folder of up to four sstv programs. Sstv software excellentmmsstv by je3hht free software using sound card ayuda en espanol. Quick start for mmsstv graphics by joe wj5hm mm sstv slant adjust by rick wb0vzw getting started with sstv qst sept. Receive slow scan tv with a sound blaster sound card file size. I see that eqsl ewas has an endorsement for sstv, and i saw the.
For all the latest digital software downloads including easypal, qsstv and. Settings for yaesu ftdx 1200 using scu17 usb interface for. The rtlsdr can be used as a wide band radio scanner. We mostly use mmsstv software and have had great success. Other programs for drm, for example windrm will probably also work. Easypal drmor digital sstv as many people seem to know it as. The ones im finding are many years if not decades out of date. The rtlsdr is an ultra cheap software defined radio based on dvbt tv tuners with rtl2832u chips. Sstv with the flex radio 6700 flexradio systems community. If you know of a program that is missing please leave. It also has a hybrid mode that sends a url link to a place on the internet that downloads the picture. The list and descriptions have been compliled from various sources and descriptions on the internet and the ham radio world and should be as up to date as possible. Was pokeing around for sstv software and found this easypal, digital drm program, installed it, very easy setup useing kenwood ts 2000 and signallink usb interface. Slow scan television sstv is transmitted by the ariss russia team from the amateur radio station in the russian service module of the international space station using the callsign rs0iss.
That was the first time in a couple of weeks of messing around with this interace that i actually found something that helped. This page contains a description of many of the popular hf digital modes software. I found your notes on the qst forums for setting up your icom 7600. The wonderful world of sstv there is a wonderful fraternity of hams operating sstv. Easypal server for sending and receiving pictures and documents via easypal hybrid mode.
Easypal digital sstv sample picture with audio to decode youtube. Youtube easypal explained part 1 by erik vk4aes youtube. Pd120 sstv test recording by space comms published on 20151221t16. The more i think about it, the more i suspect one of you is overdriving underdriving a sound card. This software uses the drm digital radio mondiale encoding to allow the sending of image files over an hf voice channel. Analog broadcast television requires at least 6 mhz megahertz mhz 106 hz wide channels, because it transmits 25 or 30 picture frames per second in. Welcome to my home page, i hope you like the changes i have made and if you like to see something added just send me a email i live in east baldwin,maine which is 40 miles northwest of the city portland in the mountains of many lakes and streams truley god country a. Ive downloaded the latest version from its official website, and. Sstv reception easypal digital sstv sample picture with audio to. I update the latest ham radio software links as soon as they come out so ether check back regular or enter your details above in the notify box and you will get a email every time i update the amateur radio software links. When a new image is received, the image can be uploaded to digisits, sstvsites, or a web page. For dsstv i am using my ft847 or my sdr with the easypal software.
Weve come a long way about 28 years ago i constructed a slowscan monitor based on a design by cop mcdonald, wa2bcw, that was published in the march 1964 qst a compact slowscan tv monitor, p 43. Download and install the sstv software above into a windows 95 or windows 98 desktop or later computer. Simple reception using the easypal program and a microphone plugged into the computer. The gui was written with delphi and compiled on a windows vista system. I was first shown easypal by a ham radio friend and was astonished at the quality and resolution of the pictures he was receivingnothing like the lores stuff from mmsstv and the like. Slowscan television sstv is a method for picture transmission used by amateur radio operators to transmit and receive images.
Blog post 7 easypaldigital slow scan television software. Kb4qex from orlando florida sending pictures over the low bands. Hfu hf underground shortwave pirate radio forums in north america and around the world and other stations that. It automatically saves received sstvimages any supported mode is detected automatically too and. For receiving analog sstv, i also use qsstv on my linux machine. We downloaded the software from kc1cs, set it up as best we knew how and it worked perfectly the first week. Wsjtx jt65hf digipan wspr wsprlite sstv dsstv vlf lf. It took them about two weeks, but they eventually figured out what sstv was and how to solve the puzzle. Sstv, both analogue and digital slow scan television using mmsstv. Qsstv is a program for receiving and transmitting sstv and hamdrm sometimes called dsstv. There are now dozens of software defined radio packages that support the ultra cheap rtlsdr. Mmsstv is freeware that lets you see what you have been missing at no cost. Sstv palins is a text editor for adding effects and color to fonts, wingdings and other effects to your slow scan pictures.
Its compact, its handy, its powerfull, its easy to use and its free. This guide endeavors to provide ideas, hints and tips for the new sstv operator. Locally around melbourne we have a 2m sstv net on monday and thursday evenings on vk3rml with the kind support of amateur radio victoria at 21. Note this contains all the files you will need to run easypal but it does contain an old easypal version. The most popular modes of sstv are robot, scottie, and martin. You can receive the drm images which start right after the new years wish using qsstv when using linux, and easypal with windows. Dec 14, 2011 kb4qex from orlando florida sending pictures over the low bands. Feld hell, fm hell 105245, pskhell, hell 80, hf fax and sstv. Classic slow scan television sstv demonstration youtube.
The program started after the unfortunate loss of source code for his previous hampal sstv program which was destroyed after storm activity. The interface changes size to only show the programs being monitored. My onboard sound card stopped decoding easypal and psk and i. Both my old 12 year old desktop and newer i7 laptop supports this mode running windows os versions 710. Rx sstv is an easy and back to basics sstv decoding program. Also includes a link to help you identify the sounds of ham radio digital communications signals. Getting started with slow scan television who says hams should be heard and not seen. Update easypal install 07oct2014 digital sstv zendamateurs. Cest cette derniere fonctionnalite qui le rend tres pratique. Listed under the softwaredrm category that is about digital radio mondiale software.
Blog post 7 easypaldigital slow scan television software using drm digital radio mondiale mahndeeal like dee rhymes with bee and al as in senator al franken wednesday july 22, 2009. This simulation was created using some linuxbased software i wrote. Sstvpal multi mode sstv digital help page by joe aa3eu aor ard9800. A builtin computer sound card may not be stable enough for sstv. Slowscan television sstv signal identification wiki. The equipment used is a kenwood d710 transceiver running about 25 watts output which provides a very strong signal enabling reception using simple equipment. These facilities for easypal users have kindly been taken over by matthew vk3evl. This program generates sstv audio signals from a bitmap and saves them in a wav or mmv file. What software are operators using for sstv these days.
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