Steve Anderson wrote:I agree there, but I feel that it would be an uphill struggle. It's all too easy these days, all you need is a PC, a commercially made transceiver and knock-up a simple interface between the two. You can probably buy that as well anyway. No challenge or satisfaction, instant gratification, though I don't mean to pour cold water on the efforts and strides that have been made in the last few decades for those who have developed and spent much time and effort on this.
Yes when i lost interest in SSTV it got to the point you had to buy something to watch it ,i know it has to evolve but the original system you could make every thing if you wanted to do it ,its like buying a iphone these days you have no hope making one, but if you want it you have to buy it ,its more the want of the device than any interest in how it works .
I think the days of B/W 7 or 8 sec are gone for Hams but here thats another story one good thing about the internet is like the line in Jurassic park life will find a way !
Dr Ralph Taggart is one of the early exponents of SSTV and he's a member here. I wonder what his thoughts might be? If he's watching this he may have some input, we'll see.
OH thats good i didn't know Ralph was into slow scan yes it would a good to have Ralph's thoughts .
Much like mechanical TV, I'm more interested in the roots of where this came from. 30-line TV developed (in the UK) to 405, then 625, then colour, now HD. So, it's a similar progression. But there are those (albeit a small number) who want to preserve these older modes. They have a place in history. The '405 alive' society is an example (purely British of course) and Steve Ostler may update us on his groups efforts to get 405 occasionally radiated around London. I'm sure likewise there are those in France and Belgium who want to keep the 819 standard going.
I don't think there is one for early slow scan or that matter early fax i come across people here and there with some interest but i have not heard of a group like here for NBTV which is funny as SSTV has more of an interest world wide.
When I explain to my niece that when I was her age (late teens) there was no colour TV, no mobile phones, no Internet. She's incredulous. (Try and prize a mobile phone out of a teens hands today!). And few, if any, had credit cards. ATMs - forget it! If you missed the 3:30pm deadline at the bank you had to wait until tomorrow, or Monday.
Yes all we had were encyclopedias for an internet and radio and b/w tv the thing is if you never had it you would not miss it now theres no going back ,i hate to think whats coming !
Rotary dial telephones...something I think my niece would have no idea how to use without instruction.
Anyway, the day is drawing to a close for me...
Steve A.
OH that was a bit like me when i got my first smart phone i only had a flip phone last year