Ham Radio Heritage

SSTV • CW • VHF • MICROWAVE

Larry Peterson

From his first nervous CW contact on a Nebraska farm in 1963 to SSTV, VHF, POTA and microwave radio — more than six decades of amateur radio history.

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SSTV • JOTA • QO-100

PA3EKI – Jaap

From receiving his first SSTV pictures on an old radar tube during JOTA in 1985 to MMSSTV, Scouting and SSTV communication through QO-100.

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SSTV • Shortwave Listening • Radio Heritage

Ed — SSTV Since the 1980s

Ed discovered SSTV in the mid-1980s and decoded his first pictures on an MSX computer. What began with shortwave listening later became part of his daily radio routine, using modern SDR receivers, antennas and SSTV software.

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SSTV • Packet Radio • JOTA

Peter

From early experiments on 11 metres and FM radio to packet radio, SSTV and inspiring young people during JOTA activities.

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Ham Radio Heritage

Marco Naccari, IU0FBK

From continuous 20m SSTV reception and a 150,000+ image archive to FSKID automation, solar-powered mobile radio and QO-100.

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SSTV • 27 MHz • JASTA • QO-100

Yannick, F4CYH

From cassette-loaded SSTV on an Oric computer and 27 MHz to 14.230 MHz, JASTA, QO-100 and friendships built through decades of Slow Scan Television.

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