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
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| Printable | Image Communication on Short Waves | Read online | Dowload PDF, (17642.1 kB) | 2012–Sep–3 |
| Chapter 1 | Preface | Read online | Dowload PDF, (43.0 kB) | 2012–Jul–17 |
| Chapter 2 | Slow-scan television | Read online | Dowload PDF, (110.5 kB) | 2012–Jul–16 |
| Chapter 3 | Modern SSTV features | Read online | Dowload PDF, (1361.7 kB) | 2012–Jul–30 |
| Chapter 4 | Formats of slow-scan TV transmission | Read online | Dowload PDF, (2163.6 kB) | 2012–Jul–30 |
| Chapter 5 | List of SSTV modes | Read online | Dowload PDF, (67.7 kB) | 2012–Jul–30 |
| Chapter 6 | SSTV equipment | Read online | Dowload PDF, (592.3 kB) | 2012–Sep–3 |
| Chapter 7 | Computer operations | Read online | Dowload PDF, (592.8 kB) | 2012–Sep–3 |
| Chapter 8 | Ham radio image operations | Read online | Dowload PDF, (1791.1 kB) | 2011–Nov–16 |
| Chapter 9 | Introduction to digital slow-scan TV | Read online | Dowload PDF, (3340.4 kB) | 2011–Nov–15 |
| Chapter 10 | DSSTV communication systems | Read online | Dowload PDF, (1076.4 kB) | 2011–Nov–16 |
| Chapter 11 | Facsimile – Radiofax | Read online | Dowload PDF, (4687.6 kB) | 2011–Nov–16 |
| Chapter 12 | List of professional stations | Read online | Dowload PDF, (104.4 kB) | 2011–Nov–21 |
| Chapter 13 | Computer image processing | Read online | Dowload PDF, (2434.9 kB) | 2011–Nov–16 |