MELAKA: The transmission and reception of Slow Scan Television (SSTV), as used by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), will be highlighted by the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society (MARTS) in conjunction with World Space Week (WSW) 2023 from tomorrow to Oct 10.
MARTS honorary secretary Zanirul Akhmal Zanirun said SSTV is a picture or data transmission method via amateur radio that can be done without a broadband connection.
“This method is very important in emergency or disaster situations during telephone and Internet service disruptions or when out of a network coverage area.
“Amateur radio is not just for communicating... but has other functions such as tracking a location with coordinates, communicating with satellites, sending images and data, Morse code communication, and so forth,” he said in a statement here yesterday, Bernama reported.
Zanirul Akhmal said that in addition to SSTV, MARTS will also have a display of high frequency (HF), very high frequency (VHF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) communication radio equipment that can be used for voice communication within and outside the country.
Other items include satellite communications equipment, radiosonde tracking instruments or weather balloons, Morse code apparatus and Automatic Packet Reporting System apparatus.
On WSW, he said it is an international celebration of space science, technology and applications and is held in appreciation of those who have contributed to the betterment of the human condition through space technology.
In 2022, WSW witnessed over 11,200 activities carried out in 87 countries.
