[HIham] ISS is in Cross-band mode until sometime Sunday

[Ron Hashiro]

Dear Hawaii Hams,

The ISS is now operating in a special QRP cross-band mode until sometime 
on Sunday.

You transmit on 437.800 Mhz
You receive on 145.800 Mhz

Passtimes for Honolulu can be gotten at 
http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/fd.log

You should transmit no more than ten watts into a vertical antenna on 
UHF to qualify for QRP operation.

Of special interest is Friday afternoon's 5:24 PM pass, which is a 54 
degree pass over Honolulu, slightly east of directly overhead, and the 
ISS is heading towards the mainland.  It might be possible to work 
California on the last 30 seconds of the pass (you should be ready to 
compensate for the doppler shift, which can be up to 9 Khz at the ends 
of the pass on UHF).

On Saturday, the 4:13 and 5:48 pm passes might be usable for Field Day 
space comm credit.

Also, the Sunday morning 1:53 am and 3:28 am passes are of interest for 
Field Day space comm credit.  There is a possibility that the astronauts 
might be on for these passes..

For real-time news, see:

http://www.issfanclub.com

Ron Hashiro, AH6RH