[MilCom] ISS 145.8 nbFM

[Steve Kramer]

A little off topic, I will admit.

We watched the International Space Station fly overhead tonight and listened
to the 145.8 MHz downlink. The ISS is being used as a space repeater with
UHF Up and VHF Down. Heard many Hamsters talking on the ISS using just an
Icom R-10 It came by just a little later than the www.Heavens-Above.com
website predicted for my location but was quite brite. And my wrist watch
was only 3 seconds from NBS I checked after the pass using Atomic Clock Sync
www.worldtimeserver.com Magnitude was predicted as only +2.8 (actually
smaller or more negative numbers are brighter) As I write this the ISS is
over Antartica and it will go by again tonite in about 90 minutes. This pass
is even higher but not visible since by then it goes into the earths shadow
as soon as it begins to rise past 14 degrees in the North West.

Monday Tuesday and Wednesday are all good passes. If it's cloudy then simply
tune in to the VHF downlink.

Tommorrow (Monday) night pass is from 08:42 to 08:49 EST is Higher and
Brighter -0.4 Magnitude as it passes over NE USA.

The ISS comes from the NW from St Paul MN, passing over  Grand Rapids,
maxing out at 48 degrees high in the northern sky from my viewpoint north of
Cincinnati as it passes over Detroit, staying illuminated until about
Cleveland where it falls into the earth's shadow, then passes over
Pittsburg, Philly, DC and SE over the Atlantic.

I hope someone else gets to enjoy seeing the space station!   Invite the
neighbors.

Steve Kramer
KR8MR