SSTV PAL Multimode ver.November 17, 2004 "Beta" Digital and Analog SSTV and VideoClips IrfanView resizes images larger than 640 x 480 to 640 x 480 and converts BMP into JPEG 2000 or JPEG compression files. JP2 compression reduces the file size. Digital, Redundant Digital File Transfer RDFT/SSTV: the file to be transmitted is encoded with a "Reed Solomon" (CODEC forward error correction redundancy technique), is 20%. The encoded file is converted to a.wav file, where data is Fast Fourier Transform" frequency sorted and sent 8 times (eight DPSK carriers in the waterfall display), each holding its own data, but with different frequency offsets. A File Block (306 symbols) can be destroyed by Band Conditions, (static burst) but be repaired; Successful RX decoding only needs some of these 8 carriers to survive. RIGblaster-plus "West Mountain Radio's Sound Card Interface": Install jumpers, (RIGblaster manual p.8) Switch VOX/AUTO to AUTO Set audio level control in center Power ON Cable: Install all cables as shown in RIGblaster manual's, "Basic station hookup diagram" Radio: VFO Frequency: 14.233 USB (9:00 am to Sunset net); 7.173 LSB (12:am net) 1.840-1.850KHz, 3.845KHz, 7.171KHz, 14.230KHz, 21.340KHz, 28.680KHz, Mode: set USB for 14.233KHz RIT: set to OFF Filters: set to: 8.83 (2.7K) & 455 (2.7K) Processor: set to: OFF Sql. adjust low (-40db) Tuner: adjust for: 1:1 TX Power: adjust for 50% of max. power; (key-down reduce power) RIGblaster manual p.6 ALC Meter: select Automatic Level Control (ALC),(remain selected during SSTV operating) MIC gain: (approx. pos. 3) speak into Microphone, adjusting MIC gain that the ALC reading on voice peaks is still within the ALC zone on the meter. Setting Up SSTV-PAL Multimode program: Click SSTV-PAL Multimode desktop Icon Program COMMAND LINE Click Setup: Select:SUPER Encode/Decode (DIGTRX program will not receive PAL SUPER) Use JPEG 2000 Compression - Allow RX Picture Popup Viewer - Allow Sending FSKID - Auto Save - Add Date Time Stamp - AFC - Save Repeated WAV Files Click: SSTV Configuration: RX Select: Zero crossing - Polynomial - IIR - VIS or SYNC - Squelch-Lower - RxBPF BROAD - Auto Stop - Auto Resync - RX Buffer RAM - Decode FSKID - Squelch level Lowest - Left Click on CALIBRATION and wait till it finishes. A window will open the Blue line should not have any bends, it should be straight Upper Left to Bottom Right. This will balance Sound Card to Program. Click OK TX Select: PTT Port COM1 - Digital Output Level to Mid Range - Exclusive lock - Loop-back OFF - TxBPF TAP 24 - TX Buffer 8 FSKID - CALLSIGN (sets Callsign on SSTV-PAL) - Encode FSKID - VOX USER - CWID OFF MISC: Select: FIFO RX 12 TX 8 - Priority HIGHER - DEVICE ID-I - Source MONO - Clock 11025.HZ - Click OK Soundcard-Set TX: Un-mute WAV & Master Volume - Set WAV Balance to center Set Master Volume Balance to center - WAV Volume to line 3 from bottom - Set Master Volume's Volume slide to line 3 from bottom. Load SSTV-PAL Picture, Adj. JP2 slider to top (TX minimum seconds). Click Make WAV, Click SSTV-PAL TX, and adj. WAV Volume for MAX. RF Power and Minumum ALC reading on the ALC meter. Soundcard-Set RX: Un-mute Line-in - Set LINE IN Balance to center - Set MUTE: SW - CD - MIC - Spkr - Set LINE IN Volume to line 3 from the bottom but avoid clipping in Scope Display Window or vertical Signal bar turning red. Operate SSTV-PAL: Click SSTV-PAL desktop Icon: Receive Mode: "Receiving a Picture" Waterfall displays 8 DSPK modulated carriers CAPTURE button lights Above RX window, displays "Capture Progress___ Seconds" Vertical Signal Bar: GREEN = Start/Stop Sig.(SC2-60 VIS/PD-50 VIS Code) GRAY = Data - RED = AF Gain or Soundcard Line IN Volume too high Waterfall display of 8 DSPK carriers stops DECODE button Blinks "Decode ___ Seconds" is displayed Decoded picture is displayed in: Desktop window, RX window and Thumbnail window Drag unwanted Thumbnail pictures to the SSTV-PAL Recycle Bin Transmit Mode: "Transmitting a Picture" Select MODE and Mode Lock Click TUNING TONES: Receiving Stations will adj. VFO to align the 2 tone spikes with vertical parallel lines in Scope display window Click & Hold 1750 Hold to TX a 1750 HZ tone GRAPHIC PICTURE SOURCES: CD-ROM's Floppy Disk, Paint Programs, Print Programs, Clipart, Animations, Screen Grab, Internet, Scanners, Camcorders, Digital Cameras, WEB Cam Click on IrfanView (desktop) Click FILE - OPEN i.e. a CD-ROM with pictures Select a picture file for transmission- Click OPEN Click FILE - Save as - type file name - save as BMP to DESKTOP or DIGITAL FAVORITES Drag & Drop a picture file into the SSTV-PAL TX window or Click FILE - LOAD Click on DIGITAL FAVORITES Select a picture file to transmit - OK Adjust JP2 Slider (90 to 194 seconds) for best quality and TX time Click on Make WAV button, if Make WAV button lights RED (above picture is displayed time in seconds to TX .WAV File) Double Left Click on TX window to view finished product before sending. Note: Before sending Digital Picture, key MIC and announce: "Super-PAL Digital File Transfer (ie.) 116 seconds, Callsign (ie.) ____" Click TX button to transmit, button lights and .WAV File is transmitted Seconds to TX is displayed above TX window TX button light turns off (end transmission) REPAIR: When Bad Blocks are received, you may request the originator to retransmit; replace only the Bad Blocks, with good Blocks. (Need fills) (TX Bad Block Report (B.B.R.)). Should the received .WAV File be received with Bad Blocks: Click on REPAIR Click on Highlight File to be Repaired (number of Bad Blocks are indicated) Click REPAIR Example of a Repair Request: AA3EU request Repair blocks 12, 20 for File W5UFR-camera.jp2. Anyone receiving this message may repair. Do you wish to proceed? OK - CANCEL Optional Features: To Make a Favorites Thumbnail: Drag & Drop a Picture File into the SSTV-PAL TX window or Click LOAD - FILE -Select a File - OK (File sent to TX window) next Click Make wav Click ACTION Click Save to Favorites (picture will go into Digital Favorites Thumbnail as a wav File). Picture File is ready to Transmit To Send Text .WAV Only: Click ACTION Click SEND TEXT MESSAGE Type Message Click Make WAV Click TX To add Text to picture: Click on SSTV-PAL's little pencil/paper pad icon Type Text in Add Text and Pics block Click on T & TEXT COLOR - select color - OK Click on TEXT OUTLINE - select color - OK Right-Click on F1 and select Font BOLD SIZE 14 - OK Click on area of picture to place Text Click SET Click DONE To put a Pic in Pic (has border) To put an Overlay (no border) Click on SSTV-PAL's pencil/paper pad Icon Drag Picture to TX window Click Pic in Pic - or - Overlay Drag another picture on to TX picture Use +/- to make Pic larger or smaller To Overlay edited picture onto a picture Drag Thumbnail to TX window Click Pencil/paper pad Icon Click DRAW and draw a line around area to be used to overlay on to another picture Click OVERLAY Click SAVE Drag Thumbnail of picture to be Overlaid to TX window Click Pencil/paper pad Click Edit's OVERLAY Click Thumbnail OVERLAY Drag Thumbnail picture on to TX window Drag overlay to position overlay Click SET - Click DONE Click Makewav - Click TX To put RX picture & report on your QSL picture Drag QSL picture to TX window Click pencil/pad Icon Click RX to TX Type Report Click on TX picture Click SET - DONE Click TX To add IrFanView TEXT to Picture: Click IrFanView - FILE - OPEN Select a Picture from a Folder or Floppy - Click OPEN Click EDIT Click Create Custom selection type 20 for Y-Coord: type 400 for Width - Click Apply to Image Click EDIT - type the Text Click Choose Font Select: Font - Type - Size - Color Click OK OK To Send Small Messages: Below the Thumbnails see the Rectangle Window with your Call; You can type up to approx. 26 Characters. Type and than Double Click to send a Short Message which can be viewed by other users off SSTV-PAL. To view, Right Click on Waterfall. To Send your Call in the Waterfall: (Right Click by Trash Bucket) If you have DigTrx, go to the Application Folder and look for the File "digzbzid.wav". (created by Dixtrx Setup/Call) Copy this File to your Desktop and rename to MESSAGE.WAV (ALL UPPER CASE) and save to the SstvPalMultiMode Folder. If RealPlayer doesn't work try Windows Sound Recorder. Note: Left Click on Waterfall, FSKID Tone Identifier will be displayed with Callsigns of TX Stations using FSKID Note: Don't close SSTV-PAL with "X"; close SSTV-PAL with: FILE - CLOSE (this removes Temp Files) Software: Download: (must install in this order: 1. 2. 3.) 1. IrfanView JP2 plugins_395 4.47MB http://www.irfanview.com 2. Iview395.exe 856KB http://www.irfanview.com 3. SSTV-PAL ver. 17 Nov 2004 4MB http://www.kb1hj.com/hdstv.html (note the installation locations to set path, from SSTV-PAL to IrfanView; path must be set at end of SSTV-PAL install) Other SSTV Digital Software: DIGTRX V.2.09.B 9 Dec.2004 1.62 MB http://www.kiva.net/~djones/digtrx.htm DIGIACE V1.7a 2.12MB http://au.geocities.com/vk3hjq/vk3hjq/sstv.htm References:http://www.kb1hj.com/hdstv.html http://www.tima.com/~djones/pal.htm http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~betula/digital.htm http://www.qsl.net/hb9tlk/nbtv/nbtv.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sstvpal_plus/join http://vk3hjq.ipfox.com/ http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~betula/software.htm http://www.hffax.de/html/software.htm Graphic Photo Internet Sources: http://gallery-yahoo.com/ http://photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html http://toby.library.ubc.ca/subjects/subjpage.1cfm?id=778 http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/clipart.html http://www.freephoto.com/ http://www.visualjokes.com http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/humor Credits to:VK4AES, KB9VAK, KB1HJ, KB4YZ, JE3HHT, DL1ORN, KC1CS, HB9TLK SSTV Stations heard: AA3EU AA5AT AB4DE CE3VJH CT1AAL CT1AFN FD8MB DF9NN EA5AAN EA7GOI I0JMH I1WAL I5KVB IK0GDG IK0URZ IK6ZDG IZ1BLE K2DOT K3DCC K3DUG K3RQ K4AIX K4ZET K5OWK K6DXC K7CZ K8CPA K8MD K8YHH K9FB K9FJ K9PH K9SQL KA1KHN KA2HZO KA4P KB2AHZ KB4BW KB4DX KB4YZ KB6QEX KB6VRS KC0OR KC2DMC KC3AF KC4WQ KD3O KD4GOK KE4TV KE9PH KF5IT KG6PU KG8Y KG9CW KJ7S KP4C KP4EMP KQ4TX LU3CP LU3JMT LU5EW LW7DXQ M2IXA N0AB N0APC N0ISL N2JF N2WA N3WIM N4BM N4EAA N4JZK N4OYT N4ZFI N5BRY N5CST N5MFG N7LEQ N7QH N7RKY N8OWM N8TUT N8UL NC7V ND0M NP4AI NR3G NS0P NW8C OM3EY ON4VT ON7FC OZ8SMA PU3RRJ PV8AZ PY3DY PY3UP PY3ZRM TG9MB VA3JB VE1LP VE3GR VE3LVK VE3YDL VE9DS W0TUP W1DQO W1REQ W2IDX W3YXS W4GA W4OD W5FJS W5NOO W5UFR W6IKR W7RJC W8FBI W8FEJ W8YY W9CY W9OR W9PKC W9RMS WA0ORN WA0TJ WA0TSL WA2IPX WA3TMS WA4LSW WA4TPY WA5ZNW WA8LMF WA9EUI WA9GPT WB0OAO WB0UNB WB0YQT WB2PTH WB4EJC WB5WB WB5WM WB9UDB WD4KDK WD8CYB WM6V WW5WOW XC1RK ZF1DG ZP5ALI Joe Mettle AA3EU sends: