| Before the last crew left, the MIR Spacestation had been sending down SSTV images. |
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Here are a few SSTV shots I captured (That's a chocolate bear on top of the tree!).
One of my first SAT contacts was with US Astronaut
Bill McArthur KC5ACR, aboard Space Shuttle Columbia.
This was one of the most exciting days I ever spent in the Shack!
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Shuttle Mission QSL Card |
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Here is the NASA info on the ISS Amateur operation and SAREX:
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This is the Gear Package on the ISS The initial ISS ham radio station is an upgrade of SAREX-II configuration C used on the space shuttle with a new Ericsson radio (transceiver), a 12 to 7.5 vdc power adapter, and a Terminal Node Controller (TNC). There are two transceiver configurations: V for VHF transceiver and U for UHF transceiver. The initial station, consists of a hand-held Ericsson transceiver, power adapter, an adapter module, a Payload General Support Computer (PGSC), antenna system, a packet module, a headset assembly, and the required cable assemblies |
Here are the tentative ISS frequencies:
Worldwide downlink for voice and packet: 145.80
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.99
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.20
Region 2 & 3 voice uplink: 144.49
ISS Initial operations will only take place on the 2m band.
Callsigns:
These callsigns are available for use on the ISS:
German callsign DL0ISS
Russian callsign RZ3DZR
USA callsign NA1SS
Packet station mailbox callsign RZ3DZR-1
Packet station keyboard callsign RZ3DZR
ISS has been heard on 145.800 FM voice in random QSO.
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March 13, 2006