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   Setting up EasyPal for HF / UHF   
     
 
Download EasyPal:   EasyPal
Download qsl.net: qsl.net  (see below)
Download Digi-sites version 6.40     Digi-sites
EZ Pic (Download)

 
     
 
Then on the qsl.net page click on:
Website plus E-Mail Forwarding


     You need to send the following information to:  [email protected]

Your Call Sign
Your own e-mail address
Your loc Square
Your Location
Your Lat & Long
Your URL: www.qsl.net/your callsign
Plus a password (which you will use later)

Make a password and use it on all SSTV sites

This will create an e-mail forwarding address
plus it will create a website address

https://www.qsl.net/yourcallsign

You will be given a username and password
so you use FTP software to upload your HTML web page
and other files

If you sign up for a website account you will
automatically receive an e-mail forwarding address
If you really do not want an e-mail forwarding address
you can use the self help system to disable it.

 
     
 

 

Setting Up Digi-Sites

 

Click on the Digi-Sites Icon on your desktop

Click on Setup on the top right hand side

Click on Edit site

Tab down to your call sign

Then change the bottom tag to: QRZCQ.com

Save changes

 

 
     
  Setup Tag  
   
     
 
Click the Setup Tag
Click Setup c/s-sound card-PTT
Click Sound Card an set RX & TX to USB Audio CODEC
Once set click Assign
Then in c/s-sound card-PTT tick Use commPort rts/dtr
and pick your port

 
     
   
     
  Hybrid Tag  
 
Click on the Hybrid Tag
Click User Defined Server
Fill in Web Address:
ftp.qsl.net
User Name: Your Call Sign
Password: Your Password
Then click Use

Then click on the FTP tag
Click Allow FTP Auto-Upload of your received pictures
Fill in:
Web Address:
ftp.qsl.net
Username: Your Call Sign
Password: Your Password
Tick: Upload as "image 1"

 
     
   
     
   
     
  FTP Tag Settings  
   
     
   
     
 
Click FTP Tag
Put a tick in Allow FTP Auto-Upload of you pictures
Fill in the FTP box as above

 
     
     
  View of control pannel  
     
   
Set Mode to: B
Set QAM to 64 for UHF / and 4 QAM for HF
Put a tick in the RS2 box

 
     
     
 
Using Hack Green
If you are going to transmit on HF 3.7360MHz LSB
it is a good idea to monitor your transmissions
via Hack Green  it will help you to see if you are transmitting ok
and not over modulating.

 
     
 
How to add text at the bottom of your picture
Click on Action in the task bar and come down to Ass TX Text
In the box type in your details.

 
     
 
To send pictures in Hybrid mode
Click on Hybrid in the task bar
The boxes HYBRID and User defined Server should be ticked

 
     
 
Change Colour of the waterfall

Click on Setup Tab
Come down to Waterfall Options
In the box click on Colour
We find the best is green third box down third box left

 
     
 

How to add pictures inside Picture

 Go into TX and add your picture you want to send
Then click PIC/QSL
Click Add image
Go to View
Click on the image you want to add to your TX image
Then click >>TX
The picture will then be inside your TX Image
Then click Merge for TX

Then you are ready to transmit



     
 
How to add the last image you received to your next TX Image

Right click on the last image you received and copy
Go back to TX with you new image you want to send
Click on Pic/QSL
Click on ADD Image, a black box will appear in your TX image
Then click on Paste at the top of the page
Once the image in in the box click Merge
You are ready to Transmit
Updated 22/07/2023

 
     
 
How to add Text to your image

Click in Pic/QSL
Add text in the box below
To change the text font or colour
Scroll your mouse over the text and right click
You can change the size of the text by expanding the box and you can move it around your image
When you are happy with the size and position of the text
Click the merge for TX box

 
     
 
How to send start text at the start of your picture and end at the end of your picture
Click on the WFTxttag on the task bar.
Type in (your call sign TX)
Press Save
In the save Wav File Box
Enter Name (your call sign TX)
Then Click on the WAV box above the waterfall
In the box it should come up with (your call sign TX)
Click on to high light and then click (Set as "begin.wav"
Press EXIT

Repeat this to enter your end of TX
and press (Set as "end.wav")

 
     
 
Purge Excess Files
Click on Action tag at the top of the page
Click on Purge Excess Files
I set mine to 50 in each column this will help to
make the program run a bit faster
(see picture below)

 
 

 
     
 

 

Sending an audio file at the start and end of your transmissions

 

Open up C Drive

Click User

Click your name (or User)

Click AppData

If this folder does not show go to the top of the page and click view

In the top bat put a tick in Hidden Items

Click Roaming

Click EasyPal

Then load your sound wave files into User Wave Files-N

 

 
     
 
EasyPal SSTV Frequencies
Frequency Mode Type Time Program Information
3.7360MHz LSB SSTV 24Hrs EasyPal General
3.7330MHz LSB SSTV 24Hrs EasyPal General
7.0580MHz LSB SSTV 24Hrs EasyPal General
 
     
     
     
     
  UHF Repeater Settings  
     
 
How to send an Interrogation
For repeater use only (MB7TV)
Click on the Rptr tab at the top of the page.
Come down to (Interrogate Repeater) click and wait.
The radio will go into TX
When done wait, the repeater will replay your results.

 
     
  MB7TV Repeater Frequency 432.525MHz  
     
   
  Repeater Interrogate Image  

 

 

Page Updated 22/07/2023

 

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