SSTV#

Slow-scan Television#

Slow-scan Television is a modulation mode that allows for the transfer of images on amateur radio frequencies.  SSTV is classified as a phone transmission, and as such is transmitted on frequencies located in the phone portions (LSB/USB/FM) of the bands.

Frequencies#

IARU Region 1 - Africa, Europe, Middle East, Northern Asia#

IARU Region 2 - The Americas#

HF

BandFrequency (MHz)Mode
160m1.890LSB
80m3.845LSB
40m7.171LSB
20m14.230USB
17m18.117USB
15m21.340USB
12m24.975USB
10m28.680USB

VHF/UHF

BandFrequency (MHz)ModePrivileges
6m50.680
50.950
FM
USB
G*
G*
2m145.550
145.500
145.500
FM/USB
FM/USB
FM/USB
T*
1.25m223.850FM/USBT*
70cm430.950FM/USBT*

*T=Technician Class and Above; G=General Class and above

IARU Region 3 - Asia and Pacific#

Applications and Resources#

The most common application for sending and receiving SSTV is MMSSTV.

Other applications include MMSSTV-YONIQ and Ham Radio Deluxe.

Wikipedia page for SSTV

Ham Radio Crash Course - Slow Scan Television SSTV Setup and QSOs

Ham Radio Crash Course - SDRPlay into a Raspberry Pi Decoding SSTV