[HIham] Re: ISS info for tonight

[Ron Hashiro]

STSPLUS has a set of predefined coordinates for various cities, so I 
picked Kona, and it had the entry and went with that.  I'm unable to 
update that file, but you're welcome to download a copy of the program 
and make the entries/modifications for your location.

There is no URL on the Internet that shows the eact operating mode of 
the ISS.  You read the various reports on ISSFANCLUB.COM as reported by 
hams around the world, and interpret/forecast what mode is likely to be 
running at that time.  If the reports are current, such as 5 or 10 
minutes ago, and report positive confirmation of a given mode, then one 
has a high confidence that the ISS is running in that mode, and one 
hopes that it's still in that mode when it comes overhead.

Similar to chasing DX.  One reads the spots, and takes one's chances at 
any given moment.

Ron H

Norm Cohler wrote:
> Hi Ron,
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> Thanks for your help. Please correct your info --- I live near Kawaihae, 
> 20.076° N x 155.845° W, which is about 40 miles via hwy from Kailua-Kona. The only thing we share is the West Hawai`i nomenclature. And a little vog these days.
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> What is the _exact_URL_ for the issfanclub website that tells what mode the ISS amateur gear is in at any particular millisecond?
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> Aloha, Norm, NH7UA
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> --- On Sun, 12/7/08, Ron Hashiro <rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
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>> From: Ron Hashiro <rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net>
>> Subject: ISS info for tonight
>> To: "Ham Radio in Hawai'i" <hiham at mailman.qth.net>, hamradiohawaii at yahoogroups.com, "EARC" <WH6CZB_EARC at yahoogroups.com>, "Norm Cohler" <nh7ua at arrl.net>
>> Cc: "Bob Schneider" <ah6j at arrl.net>
>> Date: Sunday, December 7, 2008, 1:04 PM
>> See web page
>> http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/in-hawaii.html and
>> http://ronhashiro.htohananet.com/am-radio/spacecomm/iss-doppler-2008-dec-07.txt
>>
>> Ron H
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>> ISS Crossband repeater pass doppler information for Dec 7
>> December 7, 2008
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>> The ISS passtimes for tonight, December 7 are calculated
>> and in the following file. See this text file with doppler
>> information for details on the pass. See the next posting
>> for additional details on how to work the ISS. Tonight may
>> be your last chance for quite a while to access the
>> crossband repeater. Check www.issfanclub.com for the latest
>> status.
>>
>> Honolulu stations, for those of you who've been trying,
>> you're starting to get the proficiency of making a
>> crossband contact. Remember to keep your exchanges very
>> short, as the usable time is probably about a minute or so.
>> These are lower passes at far greater distances than last
>> night, so you'll need more power on the uplink, and a
>> better antenna or receiver on the downlink.
>>
>> Please listen and allow contacts with Norm, NH7UA who will
>> be trying from Kailua-Kona on the Big Island. His usable
>> passtimes for these passes are about 30-45 seconds later
>> than Honolulu.
>>
>> The uplink is 437.80 MHz, plus/minus 10 kHz doppler. The
>> downlink is 145.80 MHz, plus/minus 3.3 kHz doppler.
>>
>> For Norm, NH7UA, doppler pass time for Kona has been
>> included in the second half of the file.
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