Miss Ansari active via voice by the pass at 8:20 UTC. She is calling to amateur radio stations from IRAN. Here you can listen to her call. [url]http://home.twin.at/swl-chmy/Downloads/Frau_Ansari_via_RS0ISS.wav[/url] 73es55de SWL-CHMY, Christian

I would like to Congratulate Ned VE6NED who lives west of Davidson, Sask. Canada for making Anousheh Ansari very first Amateur Radio Contact from the ISS.

For more info see:

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=852560db-b97c-4565...

Gerry VE6GP

I didn't hear any audio at all on the 10:44UTC pass, did anyone else have any luck - did the QSO actually happen as planned?

I saw she made as school contact using RS0ISS.
Did she get a licence before she left? I have missed that part...

12 people in space alll at the same time? how often does that happen

soyuz= 3
ISS= 3
STS115=6

and no one on the ham bands up there to chat with (understood):)
is this some sort of record?

It is possible to see ISS in daylight , but not with the naked eye ( yet ) However here [url]http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/daylight.html[/url] you can see the station crossing the sky in a bright , clear sky , captured this morning ( Sep 19 ) from the UK. This is possibly the first sight of the new truss and array since it was installed a few days ago. John

Hi,

In theory, as ISS is quite low on orbit, and if the TDRS linked satellite is over my country (data easy to get using a software like Thesky or any other tracking software à la Orbitron), using a small parabolic antenna or even a dipole, should it be possible to get their video signal ?

According some users, due to the TDRS I ccould get it, even if it was not encrypted.

In fact i don't udnerstand why I could at least receive it as I can receive military and other "private" messages using a scanner or another V/UFH rig for example.

By the way do you know the frequencies on which i they transmit their video signal ?

EXPEDITION 14 / ANSARI LAUNCH

Link

Videos EXPEDITION 14

Link

i know they dont do radio contacts for schools etc..... for about the 1st 2 weeks after a new expedition crew arrives, but does that mean the packet radio will also be off. Also i realize that they were having some problems with the radio while testing SSTV. ANy information on if they ever fixed whatever the problem is/ was?

just curious and some food for thought

thanks everyone

Marcus ( kb0zuu )

Hi,
Just had excellent view at 17:06 utc of ISS with Atlantis following closely behind.

My guestimate would put Atlantis about 10 miles behind ISS and Atlantis about 25% the brightness of ISS.

Good luck spotting.

73s

Keith
zs6tw,kg44bd, Pretoria, South Africa.