Welcome to the SSTV handbook page
I'd like to introduce the e-book for ham radio operators and radio listeners interested in special communication modes for image transmission – SSTV, radio facsimile (WEFAX) and digital SSTV (HamDRM).
The original e-book was written in Czech and I decided to prepare the English translation by myself. So, here it is, the first draft. The translation is almost done, but it needs a revision, see changelog and TODOs. You are welcome to participate on proofreading, give feedbacks or information updates.
I decided to make the book available for free downloading. It is the best way to spread the book among interested readers. I believe that the traditional distribution model where the author sells the rights to a publisher and the publisher makes prints an sells the book is almost obsolete nowadays. As the author I can prepare the text, images, typography layout by myself and it is also very easy to a create distribution channel – this web page.
If you find the book useful and want to support the author, you can send donations via PayPal. Thank you.
VY 73!
Martin OK2MNM
- Sinclair ZX-80,
Sinclair ZX-81, Robot 1200C, LM-9000 with Martin Emmerson EPROM,- Amiga Video Transceiver interface and software,
Amigaand ISA card frame grabbers,- Pasokon TV software and ISA card,
Viewport VGA,- ISA card with 8255 and software for Robot interfacing,
- ISA Adlib sound card,
- Computer Sam Coupé,
- Wraase SSTV/FSTV convertors,
Robot 70A, Robot Research SSTV and RTTY devices,
My email is: bruchy at gmail.com or use the form in Feedback.
Download
Printable | Image Communication on Short Waves | PDF (17620.9 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 1 | Preface | PDF (42.6 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 2 | Slow-scan television | PDF (106.6 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 3 | Modern SSTV features | PDF (1355.6 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 4 | Formats of slow-scan TV transmission | PDF (2157.0 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 5 | List of SSTV modes | PDF (64.4 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 6 | SSTV equipment | PDF (582.1 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 7 | Computer operations | PDF (580.7 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 8 | Ham radio image operations | PDF (1784.6 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 9 | Introduction to digital slow-scan TV | PDF (3312.8 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 10 | DSSTV communication systems | PDF (1059.4 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 11 | Facsimile – Radiofax | PDF (4694.5 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 12 | List of professional stations | PDF (102.2 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |
Chapter 13 | Computer image processing | PDF (2421.6 kB) | 2019–Nov–25 |