AMATEUR TELEVISION
Amateur television is the transmission of broadcast quality video and audio over the wide range of frequencies of radio waves allocated for radio amateur use. ATV is used for non-commercial experimentation, pleasure, and public service events. Ham TV stations were on the air in many cities before commercial television stations came on the air.
| ATV Scheduled Timetable | ||
| Scheduled Day: | Time: (generally) | Operator: |
| Monday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5DMC - David VK5MCB - Michael |
| Tuesday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5YYY - Roger |
| Wednesday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5ALX - Alex |
| Thursday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5KJG - John |
| Friday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5MSD - Stefano (Steve) |
| Saturday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5ALX - Alex |
| Sunday | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | VK5BD - Bevan |
| The latest ATV'er is Carl, VK5CFW. He will be transmitting very soon an a regular basis. Transmission times are not necessarily as stated: They will, generally commence on time but could be shorter or longer depending on contents. | ||
ATV Frequency
Amateur Television can be viewed on a Television or through a Set Top Box provided that it is capable of tuning in 445.500 Mhz with a 7MHz bandwidth. It is noted that this frequency is outside of the TV range of frequencies but some TV's and STB's are capable of tuning to this frequency. The Strong STB seems to be the most popular one used by viewers,