CQ SSTV

I have been using one of the digital modes today, SSTV (Slow Scan Television) on 27.700 USB. Lots of info on the net about SSTV if your interested. The software I am using is MMSSTV to rx/tx the images, takes around a minute to send/receive a picture depending on the SSTV mode you use.

Here's what I have received so far, poor image quality is due to poor propagation conditions at the time and the fact that I dont have my radio directly linked to my computer at this time : -

 

 

 

 

 

CQ CQ DX

Conditions are looking up on the 11 meter band, especially around the 'gray zone' time (evenings), South America, Caribbean, Middle East and North African Stations could be heard over the weekend, on Sunday afternoon the band was very quiet but I heard a station from Italy, 1RB072 - Max, I gave him a call and he responded, unfortunately conditions were very poor at the time and he did not catch my call sign, but I sent him an eQSL anyway, I was just please he actually heard me during a time of such poor propagation conditions, which makes me very happy with my Radio and Antenna (which is still in it's temporary position on a wooden pole in the garden).

Two Six Division Calling...

At the weekend I got around to temporarily putting up the Imax 2000.  It's mounted 6.3m high on a wooden mast (above image from cb museum with metal mast),  SWR was 1.5:1, very impressed with the RX both local and DX stations.  Have not had much time for TX but I will leave the antenna where it is for now until I can get it moved to a 'better' location.   As other users have mentioned, the Solarcon 2000 makes a suprisingly good SWL antenna.