SPROUT SSTV active Sundays Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images in Scottie 1 format will be transmitted from the SPROUT amateur radio satellite every Sunday (Japanese Standard Time) The SSTV and Digitalker transmissions will be made on 437.600 MHz FM (+/- 9 kHz Doppler shift). SPROUT (Space Research On Unique Technology) has the call sign JQ1ZJQ and was built by students from Nihon University. It was launched on May 24, 2014 at 0305 UT into a 654 km, 97.9 degree inclination Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The satellite can send pre-loaded SSTV images from the Message Gallery and also has the capability of sending pictures of the Earth. Free Slow Scan TV (SSTV) software MMSSTV http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php Further information on SPROUT is at http://amsat-uk.org/2015/11/19/sprout-sstv-active-sundays/ SSTV image received by Mario LU4EOU
