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SlowscanTV Historical Archive

Ham Radio Heritage

Discover the people, stations and personal stories that helped shape amateur radio, SSTV, ATV and digital communication.

Larry Peterson WA9TT WA9TT
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.

Licensed since 1963 ARRL Life Member
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PA3EKI Jaap Moerman in his amateur radio shack PA3EKI
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.

Radio amateur since 1981 SSTV since 1985
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Ed, PA0041SWL, in his radio shack PA0041SWL
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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Peter PD0RBX radio shack PD0RBX
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.

Experimenter JOTA supporter
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