The STS-115 astronauts kicked off their prelaunch training this morning at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39, where they drove M-113 armored personnel carriers that would be used for a quick escape from the pad area in the event of an emergency. The rest of the day's activities include fire-suppression training, as well as security and range safety briefings. This evening, Commander Brent Jett and Pilot Chris Ferguson are scheduled to take to the skies in the training aircraft to practice landings at the Shuttle Landing Facility.

Late Monday, the crew flew into Kennedy to begin the terminal countdown demonstration test. Under the late-afternoon Florida sun, the six-member crew met with members of the news media after arriving in T-38 trainer jets. Later in the evening, Jett and Ferguson conducted practice landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft.

Hi Everybody,

I've been told that the transceiver should be set in special configuration to get more chence to access the ISS on voice (especially for repeater).

Seems that the on-board Rx is hard to get if the frequency (doppler) is not enough accurate or the modulation is to wide (NFM required?) . Is that true ???
I read that squelch is setted very high, so it meens I have to use 100W on a beam antenna??? :-)

What's the best setup you can suggest to be successful (beside luck of being on-air at the right moment) ?

Thanks for any Suggestion.
Mike

PS my transceiver is a TS-20