MultiScan 3B SSTV made for Mac

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Sergei KD6CJI has announced MultiScan 3B SSTV for Mac version 1.8.2 has been released.

MultiScan 3 B is an application for Ham Radio Slow Scan TV (SSTV) Communications. It is build to run on Mac OS X 10.6 or later versions.

MultiScan 3B can transmit and receive pictures in the following formats (modes):

  • Robot black and white modes: 8s, 12s, 24s and 36 s
  • Robot Color: 12s, 24s, 36s and 72s
  • Socttie: 1,2,3,4, DX and DX2
  • Martin: 1,2,3,4, HQ1 and HQ2
  • PD Modes: 50s, 90s, 120s, 160s, 180s, 240 and 290s
  • P Modes: P3, P5 and P7
  • AVT Modes: 24s , 90s,94s,188s in color and 125s in black and white
  • All modes can be send/received in regular, narrow, QRM and narrow+QRM modes.

Features

  • Email Received Images from Multiscan
  • Add Received Images to iPhoto Library
  • Auto-Save Received Images
  • Add Weather Information to Header
  • Add Overlays, Callsign, Timestamp, QSO Table, Custom Text and Header to Transmit Image

Downloaded from - http://www.qsl.net/kd6cji

Thailand's first ham radio satellite

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The Thailand Amateur Radio Satellite Group are developing their first satellite JAISAT-1

The group hope to complete the satellite by the end of 2015. Plans include a 145 to 435 MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW communications, APRS, a packet bulletin board system (PBBS) and a HD camera for imaging.

The Thai language site in Google English - http://tinyurl.com/ThailandRAST

Youngsters try ham radio

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Florida's North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club gave young people the opportunity to find out more about ham radio

They gave a presentation on the hobby at the Crestview Public Library during which the youngsters were able to make contacts with the amateur radio equipment.

There was also a demonstration of an amateur satellite contact.

Crestview News story - http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/community/crestview-residents-get-to-be-ham-operators-for-a-day-video-1.184661

North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club - http://w4aaz.org/