From w4tas at gte.net Sat Jun 4 21:27:20 2022 From: w4tas at gte.net (w4tas at gte.net) Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 01:27:20 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [AReU] Courtesy of the AMSAT news service References: <1558875898.7327005.1654392440958.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1558875898.7327005.1654392440958@mail.yahoo.com> ISS SSTV June 8-9 145.800 MHz FM Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The transmissions are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and will be made from the amateur radio station RS0ISS in the Russian ISS Service module (Zvezda). This will be the first time the experiment will use the recently installed Kenwood D710GA. ? June 8 Setup and activation 09:45-10:15 GMT, stop about 15:00 GMT? June 9 start about 08:35 GMT, stop about 16:15 GMT *Dates and times may be subject to change. The signal should be receivable on a handheld with a 1/4 wave whip. If your rig has selectable FM filters try the wider filter for 25 kHz channel spacing. You can get predictions for the ISS pass times at https://www.amsat.org/track/ ARISS SSTV Blog https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ Useful SSTV info and links https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/ From w4tas at gte.net Wed Jun 8 20:47:40 2022 From: w4tas at gte.net (w4tas at gte.net) Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2022 00:47:40 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [AReU] Hump Day Net References: <130329289.1265553.1654735660398.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <130329289.1265553.1654735660398@mail.yahoo.com> We had 5 folks join the hump day net todayl.? l. KO4PM---Mike in Plant City2. W4SCX--Joe in Lutz (previously in Tampa)3. W4BIN--Ron in Plant City4. KS5KIP--Skip in New Mexico5. W4TAS--Tony in Brandon It was a good crowd and the conversation was great.? Thanks to all.? Tony