Harry Dalek wrote:I wish there was some thing like a AURORA STANDARDS CONVERTER or a baby version...
Well, in a way this is, it's nowhere as flexible as an Aurora but it handles the two (possibly three) modes that I'm interested in, hopefully a few others are interested too! That is broadly Copthorne McDonald's SSTV-625, NBTVA Standard NBTV-625 and possibly Chris Long's "Half NBTV"-625 as I have dubbed it.
After this I'm considering a similar version that can handle the PD-120 SSTV mode (maybe other PD modes too), the type of SSTV used aboard the ISS. Receive on 145.800MHz FM. Schedule announcements are made well in advance so you can determine if you're in the right place on the planet to receive the signal.
Info here on PD modes from the developers site:-
http://classicsstv.com/index.phpAn ISS tracker website:-
http://www.isstracker.com/homeSteve A.
Note:- For the colour PD modes your TV/monitor will need YUV inputs, often marked Y, Pb, Pr or something similar, Y, Cb, Cr. Make sure it does first! Most made in the last decade do. In Europe they may be within the SCART connector, but I hope not. I
do not intend to add a PAL (or NTSC) colour encoder...