[HIham] Resending a prior email

[Ron Hashiro]

Resending, with some updated info.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	61 degree ISS crossband attempt for tonight, 8:16 pm.
Date: 	Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:23:41 -1000
From: 	Ron Hashiro <rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net>
To: 	Ham Radio in Hawai'i <hiham at mailman.qth.net>, 
hamradiohawaii at yahoogroups.com, EARC <WH6CZB_EARC at yahoogroups.com>



There is a fairly good pass of the ISS tonight.  61 degrees, descending 
(Northwest to South East) to the West and South of Hawaii.  The ISS is 
currently in crossband mode, 437.80 MHz up, plus or minus 10 kHz 
doppler, 145.80 MHz down, plus or minus 3.3 kHz doppler.

Stations are encouraged to set up your UHF radios ahead of time to use 5 
kHz incremental tuning, if your regular FM radio can handle that.  Many 
UHF radios default to 25 kHz tuning out of the box.  Of course, if you 
have a radio with finer increments of tuning, go ahead and use that.  
Adjusting your radio for 10 and 5 kHz doppler on the uplink will greatly 
increase your chances of making a TWO-WAY crossband repeat contact.  
(Remember the corollary of the number one rule of amateur radio.  If the 
ISS can't hear you, you can't work it.)

I posted some information on my web site.

http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/in-hawaii.html

Ron H