Hi fellow iss fan,s I have held my uk foundation licence for just over a year
I have and still do love working HF QRP.
I now am looking to expand my horizon and start to work the many Amateur radio satellites
I have two transceivers I can use the first is the very sort after Yaesu FT-847 EarthStation.
And my second transceiver is the new Yaesu FTM350. I have already put this to some use having made a few confirmed contacts Via The RS0ISS APRS Message Board system.
I was so pleased with my first APRS contacts more so when I received Eqsl card confirmation.

During the pass over The Netherlands 31 dec. 2011 at 14.04 UTC I received this first part of the schoolcontact between ISS an The Historical Museum of Gdansk Poland.
http://members.ziggo.nl/janosmail/31-12-2011schoolcontact.wav
Received with Uniden UBC3500xlt scanner and a home-made 137.5 MHz QFH antenna at 145.8000 MHz FM.

Hello everyone!

I am new to this forum. I've always tried to go outside and watch the ISS go overhead. I recently purchased an old Icom IC-PCR100 receiver and was given a AntennaCraft ST2 scanner antenna to use.

So far, I have not been very successful at listening in on ISS voice communications on 145.8mhz FM. I have been able to hear sporadic data packets on 145.825mhz.

What would be a better antenna to use? I figure this old IC-PCR100 receiver should be capable of receiving, so I can only guess that perhaps the antenna isn't good enough.

Recording from Russian voice during the pass of Soyuz TMA-03M over The Netherlands at 22 dec. 2011 18.04h UTC at 121.7500 MHz FM
http://members.ziggo.nl/janosmail/22-12-2011Soyuz%2019-04.wav

Uniden UBC3500xlt scanner with home-made 137.5 MHz QFH antenna.

Hello,
I'm brand new here and I know therefore not as 100% pure.
But maybe you can tell me how I'm best with the ISS can spark.
I have a homemade J-antenna can perform their functions under the umbrella of the antenna too much or is a screened?

Thank you for your answer!

73 es gd DX de Tina, OE5HTL

Hi, I saw a recording posted for Mike Fossum's school and ham contacts on 11/1 (11/01/2011 20:05 UTC Mike Fossum School Contact and General Contacts with Ground Stations); curious if anyone caught the eastern US contacts that same day, after the posted recording ended.? I heard him talk to Maryland and Vancouver, (as well as me in New Hampshire).

Thank you in advance,
Mike

Hi
I am new to monitering the ISS via the ham frequencies. I would like to use 2m frequencies while mobile any tips or advise, frequescies to monitor ets would be great.
Anything at all.
Regards
Gary
M0AMM

Incredible experience; driving home from work I heard them on the downlink frequency, so I listened to get the rhythm of exchanges. After a minute of nervous waiting and hearing contacts made to Maryland and Vancouver, I threw the call out a few times (from New Hampshire) and he came right back. It was so cool and I can't believe I was able to do this mobile with a whip antenna on the trunk. Great experience. Wish I could have recorded it.

Mike
KB1LKH

This may sound like 'sour grapes' but most voice contacts are with the USA or Italy...Infact there was a school contact to a US school this evening that had to be made from an Internet linked station in Italy.

Has the ISS forgotten us in the UK....Just in case you have forgotten....We are in between !!!!! and before you all say 'it's done by skeds' yes I know but I bet if there was any 'spare time' for a rag chew it would be when over the USA (funny that isn't it!)

Now I'll sit back and take a bashing.

Cheers Dave G7UZN

hHi there,

Good signals over EA last pass from ISS during a voice contact.
73's from Tomas, EA6WQ.