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You're probably here because you want to know more about Amateur Television and so help you get to grips with the basics of our hobby, BATC has put together a series of "Getting started" guides. | You're probably here because you want to know more about Amateur Television and so help you get to grips with the basics of our hobby, BATC has put together a series of "Getting started" guides. | ||
| − | A good place to start is by reading the [[Media:GettingstartedinATVbatc.pdf|Getting Started in ATV leaflet]]. | + | A good place to start is by reading the [[Media:GettingstartedinATVbatc.pdf|Getting Started in ATV leaflet]] also available as an [[Media:Getting started with ATV.pdf|article extract]] from CQ-TV, our quarterly newsletter: |
| − | Or take a look at this [[Media:Getting started Aug16.pdf|introduction to ATV presentation]] | + | Or take a look at this [[Media:Getting started Aug16.pdf|introduction to ATV PowerPoint presentation]] |
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For more technical details take a look at our getting started guide to RB-TV. | For more technical details take a look at our getting started guide to RB-TV. | ||
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=== Video signal basics === | === Video signal basics === | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 22 August 2016
Amateur Television is a fascinating area of Amateur Radio covering all aspects of video production, editing, transmission and reception of Television and has always been at the fore front of the technology revolution. Many stations are now transmitting Digital pictures (DATV) using the DVB broadcast standards and using video streaming technologies to exchange pictures with ATV operators around the world.
You're probably here because you want to know more about Amateur Television and so help you get to grips with the basics of our hobby, BATC has put together a series of "Getting started" guides.
A good place to start is by reading the Getting Started in ATV leaflet also available as an article extract from CQ-TV, our quarterly newsletter:
Or take a look at this introduction to ATV PowerPoint presentation
Receiving and transmitting ATV
To find out more about receiving and transmitting ATV signals download these "Getting started" guides:
DATV transmission (coming soon!)
Reduced bandwidth TV
And to find out more about the latest technology called Reduced Bandwidth Digital television (RBTV) take a look at this RB-TV special edition of CQ-TV.
For more technical details take a look at our getting started guide to RB-TV. Getting Started with RB-TV
Video signal basics
If you want to know more about the basics of video signals, Brian Summers has written a series of articles for CQ-TV which are available for downloads as part of our "getting started" series.
Part 1-7 available as a single download: File:Video Fundamentals 1-7.pdf