Re: [amsat-bb] suitsat SSTV software

[n3wwn@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks, Scott!

I will have a few GB of free space, so I'll make my recordings and burn
the wav's to CD without compressing.  That CD could make for a great
SSTV/satellite/computer demo at a hamfest or club meeting!

73 de Rich N3WWN (FN00)

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006, Scott Avery WA6LIE wrote:

> Rich,
> 
> It is NOT adjustable.
> The bandwidth and and record rate is just fine for what you are using it 
> for.
> It is not CD quality!! HI.. The files can get rather big, but
> you can compress them to a .wma file. (Right click the file)
> COMPRESSED files will NOT decode! It is fair for regular audio though.
> 
> Make sure you have a lot of (copy of VOX) empty files in the desktop 
> directory.
> This way, you can just rename the VOX.wav (recorded file) to something else.
> Then on a fly, you can rename your -copy of files- to VOX.
> You are ready for another recording secession.
> 
> Also, IF you play back an audio file with media player or whatever,
> and have MMSSTV running, IF you choose "Stereo Mix" in the RECORDING 
> properties
> for your volume control, MMSSTV will decode your recording!!
> 
> Hope this helps....
> 
> 73, Scott
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <n3wwn@futuretek.cx>
> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] suitsat SSTV software
> 
> 
> > Thanks to everyone who replied to my inquiry!
> >
> > I'm going to use Vox Recorder and MMSSTV for my setup due to the problems
> > that many of you warned me about regarding the timing and quality of
> > standard audio cassette recordings.
> >
> > When trying Vox Recorder, the output seems to be a 176kbps 22kHz wav
> > file.  Is this adjustable and, if so, what is the recommended setting.  I
> > didn't see a way within Vox Rec to adjust it.  Changing the multimedia
> > options for recording in Windows control panel is not adjusting the
> > quality.
> >
> > 73 de Rich N3WWN (FN00)
> >
> > On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 n3wwn@futuretek.cx wrote:
> >
> > > Hi!  I'm planning on using MMSSTV for receiving SuitSat...but I'd like 
> > > to
> > > test it first.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a recording of some SSTV in Robot36 format that I can 
> > > use
> > > to test my setup?
> > >
> > > I plan to record the passes with a cassette recorder connected to the
> > > speaker jack of the 2m receiver and then decode afterwards so I can 
> > > focus
> > > on reception during the pass.  Anyone see a problem with doing that?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > 73 de Rich N3WWN (FN00)
> > >
> > > On Mon, 30 Jan 2006, Michael  A. Tondee wrote:
> > >
> > > > MMSSTV by Mako Mori would probably be the obvious choice since it's 
> > > > free. It
> > > > is an excellent piece of software also. I don't have a link but you 
> > > > can
> > > > Google for it. Chromapix, which is my favorite, is a pay program that 
> > > > has
> > > > all the bells and whistles but you probably don't need to pay for 
> > > > that.that
> > > > unless you plan on doing other SSTV work. JVcomm is another. There is
> > > > literally tons of stuff out there but MMSSTV is the only freebie I 
> > > > know of.
> > > > 73,
> > > > Michael W4HIJ
> > > > AMSAT # 36017
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Wade Grimes" <wgrimes04@earthlink.net>
> > > > To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 5:03 PM
> > > > Subject: [amsat-bb] suitsat SSTV software
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > per the AMSAT home page
> > > > >
> > > > > "Amateur radio signals from the ISS can be received with a 2 meter
> > > > > vertical antenna so an elaborate tracking system is not necessary. 
> > > > > The
> > > > > SSTV signal can be decoded with personal computer SSTV software 
> > > > > after you
> > > > > connect your computer to the speaker output of your radio."
> > > > >
> > > > > WHERE does one fine the SSTV software?
> > > > >
> > > > > tnx.  Wade  / K0KID trustee
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