Category Archives: ATV

Major Milestone In BRATS ATV Repeater Revival

Posted on March 17, 2024 by Neil Gustafson

This month (March 2024), John K0ZAK led a work party of Ed KC3YFZ, Fred K3TAZ, Ian N3CVA, John KA3ZTC, and Stephan KC3ILL to our ATV repeater site. Mission: To implement the fiber-optics solution to the problem of connecting the BRATS … Continue reading →

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ATV Quick Start II

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Neil Gustafson

Plenty has changed since 1995 when ATV Quick Start was written. Back then, nearly all Amateur Television (ATV) activity was with NTSC analog signals. Transistorized equipment from Tom W3ORG/PC Electronics was very widely used. Video cameras were typically VCR cast-offs … Continue reading →

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Comments regarding the proposed 70cm band plan changes

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Neil Gustafson

Hello BRATS ATV Enthusiasts: T-MARC recently distributed a draft for proposed 70cm band plan changes. Since the draft includes passages of particular impact to ATV in that band, the enclosed response was sent from our club to T-MARC. To: T-MARCDate: … Continue reading →

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DVB-T / DATV Update!

Posted on April 3, 2018 by kb3plx

The BRATS are continuing to move forward on our research into Digital ATV using DVB-T. We’ve identified several low cost receivers with excellent performance and full support of the ham channels and are continuing to work on the repeater design. … Continue reading →

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Baltimore time lapse

Posted on October 8, 2017 by kb3plx

Updating daily overnight

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Fred K3TAZ Presentation on Digital ATV

Posted on November 16, 2015 by kb3plx

The BRATS wish to thank BRATS/CATS member Fred K3TAZ for his presentation on the state of the art in digital amateur TV. Fred’s presentation pulled from several groups across the country, with a focus on how this would apply to … Continue reading →

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BRATS “Digital ATV” Proof of Concept

Posted on August 11, 2015 by kb3plx

The BRATS have setup a webcam of the Baltimore city skyline as a demonstration of new approaches to digital ATV. Using a $35 Raspberry Pi, a $20 camera module, and an $80 dish into the BRATS’ data network, we can … Continue reading →

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Coming soon: Internet stream of W3WCQ

Posted on May 7, 2014 by kb3plx

Still in development, but it works!

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ATV Quick Start (a historical introduction to Amateur Television)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by BRATS Webmaster

Quick And Easy Way To Receive ATV In strong signal areas (Northeast Baltimore), it is possible to receive the BRATS ATV repeater by using a cable-ready television. To do so, tune to cable channel 60 (i.e. Cable mode not Network … Continue reading →

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