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Slow scan TV pictures from space
The International Space Station (ISS) MAI-75 experiment (Slow Scan TV on 145.800 MHz) takes place on Thursday and Friday May 13-14.

The transmissions will take place in Robot-36 on Thursday May 13 from 10:00 - 17:00 UTC and on Friday May 14 from 12:45 - 16:00 UTC.

Previous activations of the SSTV system have produced some good images that can be seen on the ARISS SSTV picture gallery site.

The ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld with a 1/4 wave groundplane antenna will be enough to receive it.

The FM transmission uses 5 kHz deviation which is standard in much of the world. Many FM rigs in the UK can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters so select the wider deviation. Handhelds all seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard.

Free PC sound card Slow Scan TV software such as MMSSTV can be used to display the pictures and you can use software such as the IZ8BLY Vox Recoder to save the audio for later decoding if you are away at work.

Information on the MAI-75 SSTV experiment
http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/researches/
education-26.html

How to access the ISS Slow Scan TV
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html

Free Slow Scan TV Software MMSSTV uses your PCs Soundcard
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/

IZ8BLY Vox Recoder, enables you to record the signals from the ISS on 145.800 MHz while you're away at work
http://xoomer.alice.it/aporcino/VoxRecorder/

Simple Rig to PC Audio Interface
http://www.southgatearc.org/articles/g0ftd/
data_dummy_interface.htm

ISS Real Time Tracking (tick draw footprint)
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544

Amateur Radio on the International Space station (ARISS) SSTV picture gallery
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/

ISS Fan Club
http://www.issfanclub.com/

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