# Slow-Scan TV: Sending Pictures by Radio

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Podcast: [On the Air](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-the-air-107075)
Published: 2025-01-09T13:49:35+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.show/arrlontheair/episode/140785443/
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## Resource

In preparation for the first On the Air Live interactive livestream launching on January 28, we take a look at the topic: slow-scan TV (SSTV), a ham radio mode that allows you to use RF to send static images. Steve Ford, WB8IMY, author of “SSTV: When a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” in the January/February 2025 issue of On the Air, joins the podcast to share the basics of this mode. Visit learn.arrl.org to register for the January 28 livestream!

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