Here is a link to some basic information about the International Space Station (ISS):
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Dear Alain & ISS Fan Club Members,

Since about 1992 the International Space Agency (ISA) has been asking the Member Nations of ISS to set up an Official Global International Space Station (ISS) Website?

We have suggested domains:
http://www.iss.gov
-or-
http://www.iss.int

This website would act as the neutral core and central reference point for all Member Nations to redirect ISS General Public and Media related internet traffic. This would allow all ISS public information globally to be directed to "ONE" neutrally managed ISS website. All ISS crew media interviews and video of ISS operations and launches to ISS could also be centrally presented on this central ISS Website.

Could someone please tell me if Suni is just making contact with chosen schools or is it possible

to hear her speaking with other "hams" ?

Thanks
Dave

Hi,

This evening whilst watching the ISS passing over South Africa from 16:58 UTC, visability brightness
at familiar normal level - until suddenly at 17:00 UTC a brilliant flash lasting about 1-2 seconds. WOW!
I guess at least -10m.

Calculations show, at the time this occured:
Azimuth to ISS very close to Azimuth to Sun.
Elevation to ISS very close to -Elevation to Sun (From my location).

If someone wants to run the math, my grid is KG44BD.

Has anybody else seen this?

Is it possible to run predictions when to watch out for this - would of course depend on ISS attitude and

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Alain

I am really happy that today are some school contacts and i often can hear the voice from the ISS, and from Sunita Willams. Here is a part of the QSO from the school contact. [url]http://home.twin.at/swl-chmy/Downloads/NA1SS_ErweiterteRealschuleWeiskirchenDL0ERW.mp3[/url] 73 de Christian

The signal by this pass was very good. By the following link you can listen to a part of the QSO what i have received. [url]http://home.twin.at/swl-chmy/Downloads/NA1SS_IK4MEDLorenzo%20RespighiPiacenza.mp3[/url] 73 de Christian

Hey everyone, I'm a general newbie to Ham, and a big newbie to ISS communication and I need your opinion. I'm based out of Long Island, NY, and I live right in the middle of the Long Island and the only equipment I have available to me is a Yaesu FT-60R. I'm a tech license and I want to know what are my options, if any, to contact ISS on a passover? Any tips and advice are welcome and if I didn't provide enough relevant information feel free to ask for more.

73,
Matt

Not beeing part of AMSAT I would ask Kenneth about this issue and the planned reprogramming of the D700.

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Kenneth wrote:

Currently, the
Kenwood radio is being used as a prime radio for everything. That means
changing it from one mode to the next a lot. The simplest switch is from
voice to packet (3 steps). Activation of the crossband repeater is
(unfortunately) a 27 step process and therefore is crew intensive. That
is a major driver in it's activation.
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Does the ARISS team plan to reprogramm the radio in a way that just 1 step is needed to change mode ?

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