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General ATV Discussion
Ideas, technical topics, help and discussion for ATV enthusiasts

DATV - Digital ATV
Digital ATV - The latest generation, cutting edge ATV - Please discuss it all here.

The Portsdown Digital ATV System
Discussion about this major DATV Project. See https://wiki.batc.org.uk/The_Portsdown_Transmitter

The Ryde Digital ATV Receiver
Discussions about the Ryde "Set-top Box" Style Digital ATV Receiver. See https://wiki.batc.org.uk/Ryde_Receiver

ARISS HamTV
S-Band DVB-S from the International Space Station

The WinterHill DATV Receiver
The place for discussion about the 4-channel WinterHill DATV Receiver

The Knucker DVB-T Tuner and Receive Software
Discussion about the Knucker DVB-T Tuner DVB-T Receive Software. See also https://wiki.batc.org.uk/Knucker

OpenTuner DATV Receive Software
Discuss ZR6TG's OpenTuner DATV Receiver software for Windows here

The MiniTiouner and MiniTioune Digital Receive Software
Discussion about the MiniTiouner board and the MiniTiouner Digital ATV Receive Software. See also http://www.vivadatv.org/index.php

LimeSDR Mini
The place to discuss the use of the LimeSDR Mini for amateur TV applications

Es’hail-2 - DATV Transponder
Latest News and Discussion about the use of the DATV transponder on Es'hail-2

CAT 25 Part 1, 3 August 2025
News of the BATC's flagship event for 2025

CQ-TV, The BATC Magazine
Discussions relating to CQ-TV, the magazine of the British Amateur Television Club (BATC)

ATV Activity and Contest Discussions
Please post here if you are planning any significant ATV Activity such as DXpeditions or Contest participation

BATC Bursary Grants
Details of the bursaries provided by the BATC

Spectrum matters
Discussion and announcements about ATV related spectrum

Streaming
Area for discussing streaming over the Internet, especially as it relates to ATV

EMF Compliance
Forum for discussion of ATV and Microwave EMF Compliance Issues

Narrow Band DATV (RB-TV)
The place to discuss reduced bandwidth fast scan amateur television on 70cms and below

Broadcast Equipment Discussion Zone
The place to discuss ex-Broadcast equipment

DXSpot.TV
The web-based facility open to all ATVers worldwide to encourage DX ATV working. Now at https://dxspot.batc.org.uk/

Events
Discussion and Planning for Events and Streaming Activity

The Langstone Microwave Transceiver
Forum for discussion about the Langstone Microwave Transceiver that shares some features with the Portsdown. Wiki: https://wiki.microwavers.org.uk/Langstone_Project

CaribouLite RPi Hat
Discussions about using the CaribouLite Hat for ATV and Microwave