[HCRA] SSTV Info errata.

[Dennis A Malone]

Hi all,

I misspelled "administers", sorry.
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SSTV info..............DE WB1EHD

        The Western Mass Amateur Radio Slow Scan
        Television Net meets on Thursdays at 8:00 PM
        local time on 145.520 MHz FM simplex.
        For more net info check out our website at:
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternMassAmateurRadio

        Software used commonly is MMSSTV which is
        freeware and downloadable from:

http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmsstv/new-mmsstv.htm

        To get started install the MMSSTV software and
        use the Windows sound card controls to take
        off the mutes and set the 'Line In' level of
        your sound card.

        Use a patch cord with 1/8" phone plugs mono
        available at Radio Shack to connect the 'speaker
        out' or 'phones' jack of the radio to the 'Line In' jack
        of the sound card. The Radio Shack part number is
        42-2420A.

        You are now ready to receive SSTV pix after
        setting up the MMSSTV software which is
        quite easy. The defaults work very well.
        Just make sure that the 'Auto slant adjustment'
        item, right clicked from the RX window is turned
        on.         
         
        To transmit SSTV you will need an interface
        to key and send the audio signals from the
        sound card to the microphone input of
        your rig. A device from West Mountain
        Radio known as a RigBlaster does the
        job quite nicely. Also, MFJ and others
        make interfaces now as well.
        
        Links: http://www.westmountainradio.com
                   http://www.mfjenterprises.com

        The worldwide SSTV frequency is 14.230 MHz
        USB. SSTV pix are sent using voice modes
        like SSB or FM using the standard bandwith.

        In this area 145.520 MHz FM is the frequency
        and mode for 2 meter simplex SSTV.
        Other SSTV frequencies are:(MHz)
        
        3.845, 7.228, 14.227, 14.233, 14.236, 21.340,
        28.680, 145.500.

        Source: ARRL Handbook 2000 and local
        information.

        I highly recommend that you read the web page
        located at:

http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmsstv/primer.htm
        and other help file links available in the "Help"
        section at:
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/mmsstv/
        
       I also recommend joining these Yahoo Groups:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WesternMassAmateurRadio
       our local Yahoo group which administers this net. SSTV
       photos are posted in the "Photos" section in the "SSTV
       Pix" folder.

                                  **AND**

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MM-SSTV
       which is the official world wide Yahoo Group
       for MMSSTV. 

73 & Good Luck
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73,

Dennis A. Malone, WB1EHD, WQGF621
wb1ehd-3 at juno.com (Main, ASCII text only please.)
wb1ehd at yahoo.com  (Please send pix & jokes here.)