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hi! your shortwave page is really awesome. i'm tuning in to an oldies station. this is something new for me! i don't know much about radio other than the stuff i like to listen to at home. :-) sick page!
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geouniversal
1 month ago
are these sstv signals constantly broadcasted over and over or do you have to be there for that magic moment they are sending it?
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yayazizi
1 month ago
hi geouniversal thanks for your question! typically SSTV is broadcasted by hams around the weekend, that is when they are most active. So it is kind of a "magic moment" when they are sending it, you gotta wait for them to show up. sometimes though, people will send the same picture over and over again, lol. some people have signature pictures that they will send, such as them next to their set up, or their motorcycle
yayazizi
1 month ago
but others as well will send unique pictures that they found off of google images and such, and will alternate with which ones they are sending. MMSSTV allows for you to place an image behind your callsign of your choice, and edit the text over it as well if you want to add a special image. I have recieved a couple images that were the same in a row, sometimes they are adjusting their sets or just trying to get
yayazizi
1 month ago
someone to reach them/see their SSTV and send one back. something interesting i want to note is the ISS (International Space Station) will send out SSTV's sometimes. here is an article on that : https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/
thank you so much thats great to hear you tried it out!! the activity is dying out so it makes me happy to hear that you were enjoying some oldies! i love your website too!
yeah! i took a couple recordings of my own and actually ended up discovering some new songs i really like