How to receive SSTV pics

Anyone can receive SSTV, you don't need a ham licence. All you need is a receiver, software for your PC (FREE HERE) Digital Master 780 & MMSSTV are excelent, and you connect the audio out from the receiver to the sound card on your PC, Interface infomation HERE.You will then be able to pick up SSTV from all over the world. To see the latest SSTV pictures I have received with Digital Master 780 just click on SSTV Images

What is SSTV ?

Slow Scan Television SSTV is a transmission method for sending images via the airwaves. These image types could be GIF, JPG, BMP or similar depending on the computer software used for the SSTV transmissions. It works similar to Facsimile transmissions. Each colour has it's own frequency in SSTV mode and the software simply codes the colour into an audible frequency tone that can be interfaced into the microphone system of the radio. The receiving end software simply decodes the frequency tone back into the colour. Click here for History of SSTV