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First Time Receiving SSTV (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago by rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio

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I'm stoked to have successfully received and decoded an SSTV signal from the ISS for the first time using my cheap Baofeng radio and QSSTV. Took a few tries, but luckily the ISS has been passing over my area several times per day over the last few days, so I've had several opportunities to try it.

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[–] AG7LR@lemmy.radio 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's a good signal for an HT. Were you using a directional antenna?

Make sure auto slant is checked in QSSTV. It will help with the skewing.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Just used the stock antenna that came with the HT. Cheapest antenna money can buy, just about. But I live out in the countryside and don't have a lot of tall trees or buildings obscuring the view, so there was a solid 7 minute window where the ISS was passing directly overhead.

Was a bit cloudy, so I couldn't actually see it when it was passing over, but the signal came through clear as a bell.