Today several messages are reporting the ISS Crew on voice during passes over USA.

Here we publish some reports about these contacts.

The ISS FanClub Staff------------------------------------------------------

KD5NDP working as NA1SS

east coast USA 17:20 UTC

this pass said has the day off and wanted

to play with the ham radio!

Al Emer N2YAC

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ISS on voice

January 1, 18xx utc.

Hi all,

on my last pass of the day, i chatted with

one of the crew members on ISS.

Not sure if it was Ken or Don?

he said, they had today OFF and was going

to use the radio a little.

Miles

Aboard the International Space Station,

Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox,

Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin

NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit

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Hi everyone

Don Pettit turned off the ISS packet started

making random voice QSO's during at 17:12 UTC

over the US on New Years Day!

I was able to contact him using our club

call "N4ISS" at 17:15 UTC after he cleared

with the first station (?)

I wished him a Happy New Year to him and the crew.

I spoke to him a minute later at

17:18 UTC, after no one returned his

many "CQ"s", I told him "N4ISS" was our

club call, and my personal call was "KD4SFF".

I told him he really made my New Year

extra special by adding another Holiday

to my list of contacts with MIR/ISS!

I later heard him contact who I believe

was "WF1F" Miles!

Good luck to all &

Happy New Year 2003

Al - KD4SFF