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IVCA VISION NEWS LETTER No.
5 October 27-2001
Keeping Amateurs informed on Developments in Visual
Communication around the world
Reported by Robert Bieszk
KG9CW
In response to my request for information on useful SSTV web
sites Robert suggested an excellent web page by David Jones KB4YZ. at http://www.kiva.net/~djones
(This is an exceptionally good web site that is kept up to date and
includes information and links and down loads for software and hardware
description's along with "how to " information and details on SSTV Nets, Scan
Converters,SSTV Repeaters,Graphic programs etc.) I give it a 4 Star
rating. you may wish to "Book Mark" or put the URL (web address) in your browser
favorites.
Ham Radio SSTV & WEB
Just to prove you can have your cake and eat it
too! We have folks like A.J Claude KC5RW that in addition to running slow
scan TV is able to put the pictures he is receiving of SSTV on
his web page live when he is home and in his shack . Check it out at http://members.telocity.com/~ajclaude
(We now have lot's of live web cam's some even with remote control for pan
and tilt and zoom around the world and now some even in Ham shacks!) It's
increasingly difficult to separate Amateur Radio and the web. I frequently use
the web to make radio repeater voice contacts using the Ham favorite "Internet
Phone 4" program as it gives me some good VHF/UHF DX and also
Video Phone contacts around the world using the "HAM RADIO" directory for
contacts and all with out the use of even an antenna and a radio
transceiver in the shack. I have also used a web connected digitally controlled
HF radio receiver that I was able to tune and operate remotely with my web
computer.
Windows XP
ready?
A survey indicates that more than half that
use IBM computers will up grade to the new robust Microsoft Windows XP operating
system with it's various improvements and advanced features. As this operating
system requires more memory and a fairly fast processor (300 MHz or faster)
before you purchase. It may help to check your computers compatibility at the
PC Pit Stop web page http://www.pcpitstop.com .You can also see
if your various installed programs are XP ready. It is also possible to
operate programs that do not work with Windows XP using a compatibility
function that let's you select a function like Win 98 etc. The XP
Home version is available as an upgrade from Win95/98/ME/2000 for $100 and $200
for the full program version, a Professional version of XP is also
available that will even run on computers with twin processors. As Win XP is
registered to your particular computers systems hardware it is not
practical to install it on a second or third etc. computer with out a
multiple user license or even burn a second copy! (But why is it every time I'm
just starting to get it figured out when we seem to come up with an all new
operating system.). Also why do new computers come with XP installed and run
faster and do more and hold more information but are cheaper to purchase?
IVCA Saturday Net time change
The Saturday 14,230 MHz SSTV net will now
start one hour earlier do to the day light saving time change (from 10:00 CST to
9:00 CST (You folks with the 24 hour clocks can figure this all out) Hi.
PS: My computer does this automatically!
PC
Problems
It may just be that we are so close the Halloween but my brother got a
Virus in his Gateway desk top computer and became so disgusted with it he gave
it to me. As he had damaged the restore CD and we were unable to down load a
proper driver to get the sound recording to function. I took it to the Gateway
Country Store to have it "Exorcised" or depossessed! 73 Ray W5NOO
Director/Editor IVCA Happy viewing!
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