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Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Fred Wolfe K0ukl

Fred Wolfe K0ukl — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:42:21 +0000

Hello, where might I get a pristine “test pattern” in a WAV file format to test my sstv reception?

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Stephen M5SJM

Stephen M5SJM — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:02:04 +0000

Ah right i’m with you now.

Ok so both of these tabs are your templates for what you can send.

S.Template is for all the text which would be on your transmitted image
S.Pix is the actual image you send.. or the background image that the S.Template text is overlayed onto.

The reason you cannot find any .mtm files is that you wont have made any. think of this as you could save them from someone else’s MMSSTV on their PC and then load them into yours. If you don’t have any of these saved then you need to edit or create the template in the program using the Template Tab at the top.

The easiest way to add S.Pix is to just drag and drop a picture from where ever you have it saved on your PC onto one of the empty squares on the S.Pix tab

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Clifford J Russell

Clifford J Russell — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:47:05 +0000

further to previous. what is the difference between S.pix and S.tempelate tabs?

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Clifford J Russell

Clifford J Russell — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 19:43:35 +0000

First of all I am very new to this and 78 years old and have little computer experience
When I go to the programme in S.tempeates. and right click on the boxes on the bottom i get a menu and in the menu there is a choice that says “Load From File” when i click on it and and goto my file where i have stored images in the ‘file of type” box it says “”Templates(*mtm) . It says “No items match your search”
So my question is how do i get images of the .mtm type.

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Stephen M5SJM

Stephen M5SJM — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:47:38 +0000

In reply to Clifford J Russell. Can you confirm what you mean by download pictures. If you mean to save the pictures you have received then if you go on the History tab and right click the image you have the option to save the a location of your choice.

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Clifford J Russell

Clifford J Russell — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:25:55 +0000

Well and good but I can not figure out how to find and down load pictures? The down load from file only looks for mtm files. what am I missing

Comment on TS-430s Poor RX Problem by Gary ZL1BFD

Gary ZL1BFD — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:36:05 +0000

Having recently acquired a tidy TS430s with unknown history, I too found the RF had varying output power on all ham bands. I decided to apply Kenwood’s de-oxidization process of 12VDC via a series current-limiting resistor between the antenna terminal and chassis ground. (I used two 47 Ohm 5W resistors in parallel, drawing 500mA from the 13.2V DC supply). After setting 1mHz jumps and pressing the UP button for 1:15s, this is what the RF-W output levels were into my 50 Ohm DL. Figures before are unbracketed, and after cleaning is in brackets:
160M: 02(60) 80M: 80(80) 40M: 72(90) 30M: 70(90) 20M: 72(80) 17M: 65(65) 15M: 63(66)
12M: 17(60) 10M: 30(70). These show that this rig may not have done much work on 160 or 12 thru 10m bands. The exercise was mounted after first dealing with some guilt if i didn’t at least remove the upper and lower case halves and surveying the lengthy job ahead to gain access to the various board layers and clean the relays manually (more of which I cared to count!). Instead, I hastily reassembled the case and got on with the (debatable) external DC-clean. Time taken? About 5 minutes to rig and do.

At least give it a try is my recommendation.

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Stephen M5SJM

Stephen M5SJM — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:36:20 +0000

In reply to Mike.

Hi
Not directly familiar with your radio but I run the Icom 7300.

Yes, usually you would set it to -D when wanting to use a data mode but this depends on how your radio is set up. Switching between None -D & -D is used to switch the audio inputs and outputs of the radio.

In your radio settings you should find settings where you can set the audio inputs for both -D (Data Mode) and None -D (Normal Mode). You may also be able to set the audio out for each mode also EG. Normal, internal speaker only. Data Mode Internal speaker and USB.

For example on my setup Normal Mode is set to only take an input from the microphone input and Data Mode is only set to take an input from the USB Soundcard. I can set either to both if I wanted but you risk also transmitting mic audio at the same time as the USB audio doing this.

Yes you should adjust the audio level to be just below the ALC. So turn it up until you see something on the ALC meter and then turn it down just enough to stop it. Your main test will be to ensure you are putting power out as this will confirm the audio is getting from your pc to the radio with it being USB.

Stephen

Comment on A Guide to MMSSTV by Mike

Mike — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:23:11 +0000

In reply to Stephen M5SJM.

Stephen,

I’ve got an Icom 7410. I’ve got a USB cable connected to the radio into my laptop using the Yoniq MMSSTV software. It’s controlled by using Omnirig.

The radio TX when you click on the TX button in the software, and I can decode images fine when set to 14.230 USB, however if I set the radio to USB-D the images won’t load properly. I was told that I need to set the radio to USB-D for TX, but does this need to be set the same for RX of SSTV?

I’ve turned off Compression, ALC is not showing at all when TX, but I don’t appear to be receiving any CQ responses.

Comment on Parks On The Air, UK by Dan

Dan — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:03:06 +0000

How to make it easier for POTA/SOTA hunters to get activators into log? On the S50CLX DXCluster server I have implemented the integration of spots that are not part of the classical telnet DXCluster network. To receive POTA/SOTA/WWFF/BOTA spots a connection via telnet protocol is required from your logging or with a standalone telnet client program. You have the possibility to select the reception of specific spots:

– for receiving only POTA spots, command: ACC/SPOTS INFO -POTA-

– for receiving only SOTA spots, command: ACC/SPOTS INFO -SOTA-

– for receiving only WWFF spots, command: ACC/SPOTS INFO -WWFF-

– for receiving only BOTA spots, command: ACC/SPOTS INFO -BOTA-

– for receiving POTA and SOTA spots execute the command: ACC/SPOTS INFO -POTA- OR INFO -SOTA-

– for receiving only BOTA, POTA, SOTA and WWFF spots execute the command: ACC/SPOTS INFO -BOTA OR INFO -POTA- OR INFO -SOTA- OR INFO -WWFF-

S50CLX CLUSTER DEFAULT (all spots receiving) command should be executed: CLEAR/SPOTS ALL

In cases where we do not want to receive BOTA, POTA, SOTA, WWFF spots e.g. in a contests, use the command as the first filter before all others. REJ/SPOTS 1 INFO -BOTA- OR INFO -POTA- OR INFO -SOTA- OR INFO -WWFF-

A connection via telnet protocol to s50clx.infrax.si port 41112 which is a completely free service is required to receive POTA/SOTA/WWFF/BOTA spots. Full ANG instructions at https://s50e.si/pota-sota-dxcluster/

Spread the news, GL Dan S50U