Re: [amsat-bb] ISS - How to?

[Paul Yeager <w4ski@xxxxxxxx>]

Adi:

Try it!  What's to lose?

My guess is that your 5W HT and 5/8 omni will work just fine, unless you're 
under a lot of trees. ISS isn't using much more than that, as far as I know.

Recent postings regarding ISS have prompted me to start listening.  A 
J-pole (30 feet in the air, but that might not matter in this case) feeding 
a TM-241A is yielding strong packet signals here, and this through 
significant tree cover.

I have been monitoring mainly for signs of voice activity, but will soon 
have a TNC hooked up, just to see if I can get a packet digipeated.

Remember this is NOT simplex operation..... you want to receive on 145.800 
and transmit on 144.590 (since Canada is part of Region 2).  This split can 
be a challenge to program into some radios!  Transmitting on 145.800 will 
do nothing, other than perhaps interfere with the downlink.

Have fun!

73,

Paul W4SKI


At 02:46 PM 8/8/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Reading all the messages about ISS I don't see anything about what's
>actually needed to hear and contact ISS. Will a 5W HT and an 5/8 omni
>work?
>
>Adi
>va3adi
>
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