[HCRA] FW: [VWS] International Space Station: Active in Cross-bandrepeater mode!

[Rick Lindquist, N1RL]

You can get a general idea when the ISS (and some other satellites) will
be in view from this NASA page: 

http://science.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/Spacecraft.html.

The crew can monitor repeater activity (if they want to), and they have
the ability to "come on the repeater" so to speak and work us
earthlings.

There's a bit more info in the story I posted before Christmas (I'm off
for two weeks): http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/12/23/2/. Some
important info:

On weekends, the crew may operate anywhere from 0800 until 2200 UTC (1
PM until 5 PM EST). McArthur sometimes gets on the air during weekdays,
including his lunch hour, which is 1200 to 1400 UTC (7 AM to 9 AM EST)
The crew's work day ends about 1930 UTC (2:30 PM EST), and their sack
time is 2130 until 0630 UTC (4:30 PM until 1:30 AM EST). 

Good luck!

-----Original Message-----
From: hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Daniel Sullivan
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 5:29 PM
To: hcra at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCRA] FW: [VWS] International Space Station: Active in
Cross-bandrepeater mode!

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Obviously you folks are not in McLean, VA but the rest of the info
should be 
god if someone runs Keps on Sprinfield, MA.

Dan S.

----Original Message Follows----
From: Iain McFadyen <mcfadyenusa at yahoo.com>
Reply-To: VWS at mail.viennawireless.org
To: vws at mail.viennawireless.org
Subject: [VWS] International Space Station: Active in Cross-band
repeater 
mode!
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:43:58 -0800 (PST)


Just learned from another BB that the ISS is in cross-band repeater
mode.

437.800 (+/- up to 9kHz doppler) uplink
145.800 (+/- insignificant doppler) downlink.

No tones.

ISS passes for the McLean area are generally late afternoon at the
moment.

Today, the first pass audible in the McLean area will be at 18:03. This
will
also be a VISIBLE pass (if the skies stay clear). The maximum elevation
will
only reach 9 degrees though. It will rise due South at 18:03, and
disappear
almost exactly due East.  So a clear outlook to the South East would be
favourable.

Iain  KI4HLV



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