I doubt this article will be of use to anyone. It offers no solutions, no suggestions, and hopefully no offensive criticism. This is just my melancholic approach and dealing with the loss of packet on the ISS.

I obtained my amateur radio license in 1995. I've always believed the most intriguing aspect of amateur radio is satellite communications. In March 1996 I used the RS-10/11 for voice satellite contacts. I still remember the drug like rush of hearing my voice from space, especially with the echo, and the excitement of running two radios and a beam rotator, a computer, and a mic manually all at the same time. But my enthusiasm was to be short lived; The RS-10/11 became non-operational on May 1997, one month before its 10th birthday. There were other amateur satellites available for voice contact, but they were significantly more difficult to use (Read "expensive"), and I was only a tech, so I was limited. The home made J-pole antenna mounted horizontally one wavelength above an aluminum pained roof running 15 watts just wasn't going to cut it anymore.

I receive the ISS on 145.800. When I hear it sometimes I hear NAISS talking with hams on the ground, and at others times I hear QSO's between ground based hams. Could you explain what is the difference here. Thanks.

Hello my ham radio friends, I'm Pavel Milanes Costa, CO7WT, and try to contact the ISS on Saturday, February 21, 2008 at approximately 18:40z I even hear the QSO between NA1SS and XE1MEX.

But when NA1SS talked about a Cuban ham and our beautiful beaches... unfortunately the QSB trick me and I only had FM QRM on my FT-23r, the LOS hit me...

Can Anyone tell me the schedule for the ISS SSTV for 2009?

Hello, I have been reading the information posted on this and many other sites for more than 3 years now, and this one is by far the most informative regarding The ISS Station, I have one big question, Why is there not any protocol for passes, I tell you either ops are not informed about standard radio etiquette or basic common sense does not even prevail on such passes. Its a total mad house, and we are a self governed group, as a ham radio community, yet poor operations like the lack of use or knowledge of headphones seems to be one pain in my side. For gods sakes feedback can be so anoying...I realize that the ISS is seldom in Cross Band repeat mode, yet most ops show a total disregard for standard radio etiquette. My buddies and myself have often wondered why there could not be a controller(s) assigned for each pass. seeing as most in general just want to grab air time and make their own contacts, To me at least this may give more of an opportunity for others to get a chance to work stations...

I don't know what I am doing wrong. I can not make contact on the ISS repeater. I use a Yaesu Ft-8900 or my Kenwood TR-9130. I hear all great, but can not hear myself on the down link? I have a vert. ant. / 5 elem. es 14 elem. es can run up to 180 watts if needed. I tried doing the doppler shift. Uplink 144.490 es dwnlink 145.800. I even hv a PL of 67.0 on.? Any suggestions? Pls contact me @ N8NWA@yahoo.com.

Tnx es 73
John
N8NWA

Is there a site where we can go to get the latest updates on ISS official status? With the collision of the satellites recently, I am hearing that the orbit of ISS was changed to a higher one which would mean a longer period. Are the keps being updated for this change if, in fact, it did occur? I would think this site would be the resource for that info but I am not reading anything here to support or deny that claim. The AMSAT site is extemely outdated.

73,

Carl W8KRF

Hi Folks,
Is there anyway/anywhere to get a list of planned downlinks to schools/etc or when the amateur transponders are turned on. I monitor ISS freqs here at every opportunity I can but has been very quiet for the last few days. Any information about this would be great.

Regards
David
2W0ZJA
Wales
UK..

Hello All

Today 12/02/2009 at 14:40 to 14:50 UTC
I suceeded to post 12 messages to international space station
BBS , I have sent 12 messages to 12 hams had a post
on the ISS BBS.

stations are:-

PD0RKC
EB1IAT
LW5DGM
CX1AQN
VE2HAR
EB5AGV
CS1RAD
VK2MAL
HS3LSE
E20YJC (1st message )
E20YJC (2nd message)
DL6SDA

Today I have broken by previous record of 9 messages in one
pass :-)

http://www.issfanclub.com/node/4485

setup
Rig ic-910
ante-homebrew yagi
homebrew soundcard interface
software- UISS

here is a copy of the UISS communication window

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Hello All
with a low elevation
16:28 to 16:36 utc
I have managed to sent a message
download all the messages list
and read 4 messages.

As I said before, it is so quite over Africa :-)

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