ISS Fan Club

Hi all,

I have often watched the ISS fly past , it's absolutely beautiful to see!

Looking at the AMSAT pages and information on the ISS active frequencies , I see APRS is operational on 145.825 Mhz simplex. I would like to try and digipeat my APRS position via the ISS using a TH-D7A(g) handheld and hombrew "Arrow" type yagi. Must the path be APRS via ARISS ? The comments on the Internet are sometimes way outdated and possibly no longer applicable?

Best 73's de Eddie ZS6BNE