where is SSTV these days?
 

During the last solar cycle, I used to receive a lot of SSTV on 20
meters. Now that that band doesn't propagate so well, I haven't found
any SSTV in a long time. I've been checking the 40, 80, and 160-meter
frequencies listed at http://www.tima.com/~djones/net.txt lately and
not only do I never find any SSTV, but often there are QSOs close
enough to those frequencies that nobody could go on air there if they
wanted to. Once in a while I scan the entire band, but I never find
anything. Am I just checking at the wrong times, or did everybody
give up? The last time I was getting SSTV regularly, there were a lot
of people switching to digital, and with my antenna at the time I
could never get a clean copy. But I know what digital SSTV sounds
like, and I'm not even hearing that now that I have a better antenna.

where is SSTV these days?
 

Jim Shaffer wrote:

During the last solar cycle, I used to receive a lot of SSTV on 20
meters. Now that that band doesn't propagate so well, I haven't found
any SSTV in a long time.
snip

What's your QTH? I've heard SSTV around 14.250 +/- 100 kHz occasionally
in No. MN. in the last several months.

Regards,

Michael

where is SSTV these days?
 

On Jan 23, 4:24*pm, Jim Shaffer wrote:
During the last solar cycle, I used to receive a lot of SSTV on 20
meters. *Now that that band doesn't propagate so well, I haven't found
any SSTV in a long time. *I've been checking the 40, 80, and 160-meter
frequencies listed athttp://www.tima.com/~djones/net.txtlately and
not only do I never find any SSTV, but often there are QSOs close
enough to those frequencies that nobody could go on air there if they
wanted to. *Once in a while I scan the entire band, but I never find
anything. *Am I just checking at the wrong times, or did everybody
give up? *The last time I was getting SSTV regularly, there were a lot
of people switching to digital, and with my antenna at the time I
could never get a clean copy. *But I know what digital SSTV sounds
like, and I'm not even hearing that now that I have a better antenna.

Tune to 14230 khz and it's only a matter of time.

where is SSTV these days?
 

On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:32:18 -0600, msg wrote:

What's your QTH? I've heard SSTV around 14.250 +/- 100 kHz occasionally
in No. MN. in the last several months.

Central Pennsylvania. I used to mostly get propagation from the south
when I was getting it.

where is SSTV these days?
 

Jim Shaffer wrote:
During the last solar cycle, I used to receive a lot of SSTV on 20
meters. Now that that band doesn't propagate so well, I haven't found
any SSTV in a long time. I've been checking the 40, 80, and 160-meter
frequencies listed at http://www.tima.com/~djones/net.txt lately and
not only do I never find any SSTV, but often there are QSOs close
enough to those frequencies that nobody could go on air there if they
wanted to. Once in a while I scan the entire band, but I never find
anything. Am I just checking at the wrong times, or did everybody
give up? The last time I was getting SSTV regularly, there were a lot
of people switching to digital, and with my antenna at the time I
could never get a clean copy. But I know what digital SSTV sounds
like, and I'm not even hearing that now that I have a better antenna.

Historically, there has rarely been any SSTV activity on 160-40 meters.
It's always been 20 with just a very small amount of activity on 15 or
10...and 15-10 have been pretty bad lately due to being at the bottom of
the solar cycle.

So, that leaves 20 meters. Leave your radio at 14.230 + or - and you
will hear/see it.