ISS Fan Club

http://www.vimeo.com/6657880

This video shows the ISS passing over the Netherlands (Europe) as a bright,
moving star. You hear bursts of digital communication (APRS) and see them decoded on screen.

Featured in the HD movie are the following radio-amateurs:
LA4FPA, G6HMS, IW9FRA, ON7DS, YO8RBY, PA3GUO, OE1CWJ, UA1CAS and SP9TTX.

Enjoy !
Henk, PA3GUO

ps: this video nicely demonstrates APRS as an efficient communication technology

Can anyone recommend a better way for me to see the ISS flyovers? I have a compass and binoculars. I am loving the search and any information would be greatly appreciated.

No, this is not a UFO sighting, but it is my first post!

I was viewing an ISS pass tonight with a couple friends when we noticed a third (in addition to the ISS / shuttle complex) object pass in precisely the same orbit. I checked my regular tracking site (heavens_above) and saw nothing. Then I noticed that the Russians launched a cargo vessel this morning.

Could I have seen this object pass in orbit? Whatever it was, it was a beautiful sight!

It seems that this website's tracking is approximately 30 minutes more or less behind the Nasa website, I also have a starry night programme that agrees with Nasa. Could whomever keeps this website up to date look into this. I live in London, United Kingdom, is it correct everywhere else? Many thanks, Lolalapucelana

Because the ISS can be viewed very clearly in June/July with the naked eye, a Dutch journalist and a Dutch astronomer have started a service on twitter to let people know when the ISS passes over their location.

See: http://twitter.com/twisst

Marc, PD4U

hi guys

since 3 months i'm tryng to contact iss, or use iss repeater but no sucess.
can anyone tell me what i'm doing wrong ?
thanks
all the best from Portugal
my locator in51re
ct1fhl

Tonight we went out to the backyard and watched the space station fly over. Nothing heard on the radio. I can't wait until they get things fired up again.

Hi all,
In trying to determine when the ISS passes over my house, I am noticing a discrepancy between the two sites I normally use to get the pass times; here and Heavens-Above. Below are extracts from both sites; anyone know which is really correct and why one is so far off?

ISS Fan Club data
12Mar09 00:07:58
12Mar09 01:40:42
12Mar09 03:16:39
12Mar09 04:53:37
12Mar09 06:29:42
12Mar09 08:04:56
12Mar09 09:40:47
13Mar09 00:33:11
13Mar09 02:08:02
13Mar09 03:44:47

Heavens-Above data
12 Mar 02:32:32
12 Mar 04:06:57
12 Mar 05:43:50
12 Mar 20:35:35
12 Mar 22:10:07
12 Mar 23:48:00

Pretty new to all this..... so please excuse a newbie !!

Just saw the ISS streaking across the sky at 17:10 (28/01/09) .... very clear skies and easily visible.... much easier to spot than I anticipated and moving much quicker than I expected.....

Have been logging on to known frequencies....but heard nothing yet.... :-(

Will be checking again in another 90 mins to watch it go by again...:-)

Tried my darndest - Mike had S9 Signal - Used 144.490 Uplink to no avail, BUT was that correct today??
Tom in GA

Retired NASA-KSC STS and ISS COMM/Nav and EPS Systems P.E.