Get Started at Little or No Expense
You don't have to spend lots of money to get started with SSTV.
You can receive pictures with some free software and a trivial
interface to get received audio into your computer.
This is what you will need:
- Source of SSTV signals such as an HF SSB transceiver.
- IBM PC compatible computer with at least:
- '386 or higher CPU
- Color VGA display
- Spare serial port (COM1 or COM2)
- A mouse is handy but not essential
- A very simple interface to get audio into your computer.
Use one of these if you
already have one or build your own with a few parts from
your local Radio Shack store.
More details are in the
Homebrew chapter.
- HAMCOM
- FAXCAP
- JVFAX (single op-amp version)
- SSC PC HF Fascimile
- AEA FAX
- Next, find some free software
such as JVFAX, VESTER, or EZ SSTV.
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(C) Copyright 1995 John Langner.
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