I made contact with ISS on nov 17 2010 2235UTC 145.800 down 144.490 up Yaesu FT8800 at 50w,ant-Diamond nr72nmo
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Stations heard include: KD8KEN; (K?)B9ZLK; ?0DA in MN; ? in Madison, WI; Huntsville Alabama; KE4TH; N9LJX; W9RA; KJ4KO; ?ER in West Virginia. My son was the ? in Madison. You can here his side on this recording.

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Col. Doug Wheelock works U.S. stations on 23 November 2010 at 1839 UTC. Stations worked include the following: ?EG, KC3MN (twice), K1LOW, ?JFD Mobile, Mobile in Kentucky and KG3N.

Col. Wheelock comments on preparations and expectations for landing. Let's hope he has a safe one.

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Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) wks U.S. stations

Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) works U.S. stations on 22 November 2010 at 2124 UTC. Stations worked include the following: N0WAR, ? in Colorado, KC9QKU, W5QP, K4SSA.

This was an odd pass in that Col. Wheelock only transmitted during the first 3-4 minutes of the pass.

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Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) wks U.S. stations

Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) works U.S. stations on 21 November 2010 at 17:48 UTC. Stations worked include the following --- N3NTV, Saratoga NY, K2PMS SPRINGVILLE, NY,((KC3MN NEPA )),Saratoga NY ???, AC2AA NICK BERLIN NY, VE2AED, VE1CPP ?, K1BRO ..

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Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) works U.S. stations on 20 November 2010 at 2207 UTC. Stations worked include the following: W0COL, WR9A, K9HER, KD5JIA, ? in Arkansas, WD4HAM, K4SQL, KB5NBJ and KD?.

This was only an 11 degree elevation pass, so quality is poor. Col. Wheelock mentions recording a U.S. pass later tonight or tomorrow night in high-def for subsequent viewing on NASA TV.

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Col. Doug Wheelock (NA1SS) wks U.S. stations

KF7LWI, N7SIJ, NA7Q

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My Ham Radio contact with the Intl. Space Station on 19NOV10 @ 4:25pm MT from Robb Kunz on Vimeo.

Confirmed Col. Wheelock's return date to Earth on Thanksgiving Day.