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[–] 667@lemmy.radio 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

This tech (mondernized) is still in use!

Here is an SSTV image I received as part of an image exchange with another amateur radio operator; I was in New Mexico and they were in Illinois:

The “P5” is the image equivalent to a signal report.

Depending on the encoding method, it can take some time to transmit the image, as each line is sent sequentially.