[GCARC] ISS SSTV broadcasts this Saturday

[Jonathan Pearce]

The American team from the International Space Station will be broadcasting SSTV images this weekend starting at 10 AM UTC Saturday. This is somewhat unusual  - the Russians will occasionally send SSTV images on the anniversaries of major Soviet space events but this is the first time I’ve seen NASA doing it. The broadcasts will be on 145.800 FM (NOT the usual ISS APRS frequency of 145.825). These signals are usually quite strong and should be receivable with an HT. Some hams have had success tuning in the signal on an HT and holding the speaker next to an iOS device running a SSTV app like those here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sstv-slow-scan-tv/id387910013?mt=8  Set your radio to wide-band FM if possible.

You can check for upcoming passes on Heavens-Above here: https://www.heavens-above.com/PassSummary.aspx?satid=25544 – click on “all” to see all passes, not just those visible.

Of course the satellite station at the W2MMD clubhouse can receive those images quite well. I’ll be away on Saturday but perhaps someone else familiar with the station operation can operate that station during the passes.

Below is the AMSAT press release for this event.

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October 19 at 8:34 PM<https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2379195648762847&id=153679794647788>

ARISS News Release No. 18-12
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn at amsat.org
ARISS SSTV Joins with NASA On The Air for a Special Event
Oct. 19, 2018:
Amateur Radio OnThe International Space Station (ARISS) is planning a very special Slow Scan TV event currently scheduled to start October 27 about 10 am UTC. Helping to support the event will be NASA’s Space, Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Dept.
The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program manages NASA’s three most important communications networks. The Space Network (SN), Near Earth Network (NEN), and the Deep Space Network (DSN.
Just as in past ARISS SSTV commemorations, 12 images will be downlinked, but this time with 6 featuring the SCaN educational activities while the other 6 images will commemorate major NASA anniversaries, ie when NASA was established, astronauts first landing on the moon, etc.
In addition to the fun of receiving these images, participants can qualify for a special endorsement for the NASA On The Air (NOTA) celebration event. To learn more about NOTA, visit ( https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com<https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/>).
Once received, Images can be posted and viewed athttp://www. spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php<http://spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php> .The transmissions are expected to be broadcast at the usual frequency of 145.800 MHz using the PD-120 SSTV mode.

Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time.

More information will follow soon, so please continue to check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FAMSAT.org%2F&h=AT1AttnVlihHkR9zLFg3BtT5zrxSAuTY_kPRur9RJ7ePyRjnBtTpYHXimI6O1JNNyOCJWeuS6b9RGlyr_Kt6n3yj-1z7T0Cbdi7bbomfZKXRyhhBGwVjq0CoYVbSDCbDcqIxaOBJWJu5StD7IQk2kQ> and ARISS.org<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FARISS.org%2F&h=AT3JnrvhNcSK7Kt0_ylzTRyO9y5qLL4QnuPp9uzZB6_fjHLa9NWX9Vzopvztm_0AQmrSg690Dxb1eojV_5VwTFgxlurMF4slfu03Fy-XaH2UzG0LfMFYHS6_OGG9QPBglFFwWMjZVk4-KqcbNPFcfw>websites, theAMSAT-BB at amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status.
73 de Jon WB2MNF