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Title: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: mondomusique on October 16, 2011, 1455 UTC

I want to try getting some WEFAX maps on my Windows XP computer.  Any recommended software for this task?  Hopefully something free or under $20 if shareware.  I have the cable ready to hook the Palstar to the laptop.

Title: Re: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: mondomusique on October 16, 2011, 2317 UTC

I ended up using a free program called WXSAT and decoded WeFAX weather maps from 9110 khz USB and 12750 khz USB (both NOAA Boston).

Some instructions for WXSAT are here: http://www.newearth.demon.co.uk/radio/hfwefax1.htm  The most obscure trick is that you have tune down 1.9 khz to receive the data properly.

I also had the September 2011 issue of Monitoring Times magazine which had a few good articles on WEFAX.

WXSAT does not do SSTV, however, so that will wait or another day.  Suggestions for SSTV receive software?

Title: Re: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: uhclem on October 16, 2011, 2345 UTC

I've used Digital Master 780, part of Ham Radio Deluxe for SSTV and it works pretty well, will also decode CW, PSK31, Olivia, Hellschrieber, RTTY and more. It also has a pretty waterfall display. I don't know if anything else works better 'cause I haven't tried anything else...

http://www.ham-radio-deluxe.com/

Title: Re: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: rchateauneu on August 22, 2012, 1558 UTC

Quote from: mondomusique on October 16, 2011, 1455 UTC

I want to try getting some WEFAX maps on my Windows XP computer.  Any recommended software for this task?  Hopefully something free or under $20 if shareware.  I have the cable ready to hook the Palstar to the laptop.

Fldigi does Wefax on all sorts of platforms, but not SSTV (Yet). Free and open-source.

Title: Re: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: BOR on August 22, 2012, 2310 UTC

Seatty works pretty good. I believe you can use it for 30 days before you have to register it. It's about $40 to register so it might be out of your range. It will also allow you to receive RTTY and Navtex.

Cheers....BOR

Title: Re: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: vinoul on August 23, 2012, 0840 UTC

Multipsk will do both of them I believe... The interface isn't the prettiest looking, but hey it's free, and will decode all kinds of digimodes...

http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm

 :D

Title: Re: Software for WEFAX/SSTV?
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on August 23, 2012, 1124 UTC

If you've got an iPhone/iPod/iPad, there's an app for that: http://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/iPad_HF_FAX_Weather_Fax_App.html (http://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/iPad_HF_FAX_Weather_Fax_App.html) and http://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/iPad_SSTV_Pad.html (http://www.blackcatsystems.com/ipad/iPad_SSTV_Pad.html)