[MilCom] ISS 145.8 nbFM

[Duane Mantick]

"UHF up"?   Last I knew, the amateur side was up and down
both VHF on the 2 meter band.  Have they changed and if so, 
please give us the uplink freq.

Duane
WB9OMC


> -----Original Message-----
> From: milcom-bounces+wb9omc=nlci.com at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:milcom-bounces+wb9omc=nlci.com at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of
> Steve Kramer
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:01 PM
> To: milcom at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [MilCom] ISS 145.8 nbFM
> 
> 
> 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
> 
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