New and question.
Hi!!! I'm new to this forum so to ISS radio contact. In fact I will try my first contact tomorrow October 12. My callsign is KJ4EBE.
My question is the next. It is possible to listen the ISS with a handheld and a 5/8 telescopic antenna??? If it is so, what about been received by the ISS ???
Thank you.
KJ4EBE – Sun, 2009 – 10 – 11 15:53
Newbee
Josemaria
Yes to both of your questions.
The radio is in the packet mode lately.
You would have more luck with a base radio and antenna.
73, John
Thank you John, I appreciate
Thank you John, I appreciate your answer.
No luck listening the ISS yet. I'm constructing a yagi antenna for my hand held radio. Maybe it will help.
73
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KJ4EBE-L Echolink node. 145.555 Mhz Tone 123. Auburndale, Florida.
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Listening for ISS
I started my interest in communicating with the ISS about a year ago. Since then I have copied many transmissions. Some voice and a lot of pictures. Using a omni-antenna I was able to get in voice contact once with the ISS Commander during a pass over North Texas.
It is a tough fight through many other folks trying to get the QSO! Some have rigs that just blow your mind. Others, like me, make do with what we have. The rig I use does not have the split capability to send on one freq and receive on another. So I use two. Both are on omni antennas.
What does help is that 145.800 is pretty much the standard receive freq. Uplink freq depends on where you are in the world. ITU region 1 and 2 use different freqs.
For listening only the omni should be ok. I go here to the tracking section to get times, azmiths and elevations for passes in this area. You can also go to AMSAT and get data that is more accurate. This is because you can input your location data and get pass information for that position. If you are located in a valley or low area then reception may be tough. A lot depends on the elevation and orientation of the pass. You may need to go to a higher spot.
Never, never give up!
Robin Warren
Ivanhoe, Tx
Hi Robin... I'm in central
Hi Robin... I'm in central Florida between the cities of Tampa and Orlando so no mountains o tall buildings here. This Saturday morning ISS is passing over my location so I expect to be able, at least, to listen some kind of transmission. It will be my first contact and I just will be happy listening packet.
Thank you.
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KJ4EBE-L Echolink node. 145.555 Mhz Tone 123. Auburndale, Florida.
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ISS receiving
When the ISS is passing my home area, I receive it very well at my Uniden UBC3500xlt
scanner and my self-made 137.5 MHz QFH antenna (when sending of course).
I received voice and APRS signals. No SSTV yet. At my even self-made 6 elements Yagi
(260 MHz for Milsat) I receive the ISS also but I have to move the antenna for following the ISS.
That is not necessary with the QFH.
Thank you Janos13. The QFH
Thank you Janos13.
The QFH antenna seems to me a little complicate to built at this moment. I'm just starting on antenna construction. But I will try it after I get some practice building easier models.
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KJ4EBE-L Echolink node. 145.555 Mhz Tone 123. Auburndale, Florida.
Connected to conference ZONA-EA1, Spain, European Union.
Join us at anytime.
ISS contact with Italy school
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Istituto Comprensivo "Romualdo TRIFONE" in Montecorvino Rovella, Salerno, Italy on Tuesday, October 20 at 07:41 UTC. Students have participated in science and technology educational activities. Teachers have collaborated with astrophysicists of the Astronomical Observatory "Giancamillo Glorious" in M. Rovella and the local amateur radio group ARI Salerno.
My recording of this event on http://members.ziggo.nl/janosmail/ISS40.wav
Received this morning at 09.40 h local time in Alphen aan den Rijn The Netherlands
at 145.800 MHz with my Uniden UBC3500xlt and QFH antenna.