[GCARC] Still more pictures from space!

[Jim n2gxj]

Thanks Jon - hey!
11:11pm tonight, if they still transmitting, is great pass.
It won't be visible, but should be able to hear it on your radio.
Rises from SW 23:11 local, near straight overhead with no doppler shift at
23:13 L, gone in the NE by 23:17 L
145.800 MHz FM, PD120, MMSSTV
Good luck!

On Wed, Jan 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM Jon Pearce <jonathanwpearce at outlook.com>
wrote:

> They're still coming in for the next few days with new images showing up
> every few days. So far we've copied 12 different images on the clubhouse
> SatNOGS station. See if you can copy them yourself with your radio, or you
> can view them from the SatNOGS website for the clubhouse station. The link
> below will take you to all of the SatNOGS downloads and you can click on
> the observation number (the green box) for ISS passes and then click on the
> Data tab to see the decoded images. If you want to test out your own
> ability to decode the signals you can click on the Audio tab that will
> download and play the SSTV audio tones. This is one of the longest SSTV
> sessions that we've had so it's a good opportunity to check out this
> activity.
>
> 73 de Jon WB2MNF
> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/?station=223
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jon Pearce
> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2024 10:13 AM
> To: gcarc at mailman.qth.net <gcarc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Still more pictures from space!
>
>
> Pictures are still coming in from the ISS for the next week. The SatNOGS
> station at the clubhouse has received a few really good ones, as would be
> expected with a 22 element vagi aimed at the station, that can be viewed at
> the site shown below. High passes should be copyable using an HT with a
> phone SSTV decoder as described below. Give it a try.
>
>
>
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> >
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> From: Jon Pearce <jonathanwpearce at outlook.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2024 12:05 PM
> To: gcarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Still more pictures from space!
>
>
>
> Now the Russians are celebrating Christmas with more pictures from space!.
> They'll begin on Christmas day at 9:55 AM (on the next overhead pass
> following that time, of course) and end on January 5 at 9:20 AM.
> Instructions for finding the pass times and listening and decoding the
> signals are below. These signals are strong on high passes and can often be
> heard on an HT. Give it a try!
>
>
>
> As usual thanks for John K2QA for the tip.
>
>
>
> 73 de Jon WB2MNF
>
>
>
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>
> From: Jon Pearce
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2024 2:06 PM
> To: gcarc at mailman.qth.net<mailto:gcarc at mailman.qth.net> <
> gcarc at mailman.qth.net<mailto:gcarc at mailman.qth.net>>
> Subject: More pictures from space!
>
>
>
> Yet another ‘Pictures from Space” session is going on now.
>
>
>
> Below is the ARISS announcement:
>
> https://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/2024/11/nov-2024-sstv.html
>
>
>
> Nov 2024 SSTV
>
>
>
> With the new hardware and software installed and tested, here comes
> another SSTV event.
>
> ARISS Slow Scan Television (SSTV) transmissions from the International
> Space Station are planned to start Monday, November 11 about 11:50 UTC and
> to end Monday, November 18 about 13:40 UTC. There will be some
> interruptions on Friday and Saturday to allow for the crew to conduct some
> school contacts. Downlink frequency will be 145.800 MHz FM. Images will be
> transmitted in SSTV mode PD-120.
>
> The transmissions will consist of 12 imagers featuring activities from the
> 40th Anniversary celebrating amateur radio in human spaceflight.
>
> Note that there is a new SSTV gallery site being used for this event at
> https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ . <https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/%20
> .>
>
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>
> Amateurs can receive the SSTV pictures directly from the space station by
> connecting the audio output of their two-meter transceiver via a simple
> interface to the soundcard on a Windows PC or an Apple iOS device. On
> Windows PC’s the free application MMSSTV can be used to decode the signal,
> on Apple iOS devices you can use the SSTV app for compatible modes. For
> Linux systems try QSSTV.
>
>
>
> The ISS puts out a strong signal so even a 2M handheld with a 1/4 wave
> antenna will be enough to receive it but one’s chances of success are
> significantly improved with the use of a handheld beam antenna. The FM
> transmission uses 5 kHz deviation which is standard in much of the world.
> Many FM rigs can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters. For
> best results you should select the filter for wider deviation FM. Handhelds
> all seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard.
>
>
>
> ISS passes can be predicted from the heavens-above.com website. Be sure
> to enter your latitude and longitude in the upper-right box to get the
> right pass times. Also be sure to click on “All” passes to get even those
> that aren’t visible to the eye.
>
>
>
> Thanks for John K2QA for the tip and good luck.
>
>
>
> 73 de Jon WB2MNF
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