Nasa Frequencies

[ltng92]

Is it possible to hear "Houston" communicating with space shuttles from a regular scanner? Can I hear this from Glastonbury, CT?

 

[xusmarine1979]

That would be cool to listen to.

 

[hiegtx]

In some areas, NASA coms are rebroadcast on ham radio frequencies. Here's one list: http://www.monitoringtimes.com/nasa.html

 

[xusmarine1979]

Besides the info under Ohio, will I be able to monitor any of the freqs posted otherwise? Cuz this stuff would be cool to listen to.

 

[Al42]

Besides the info under Ohio, will I be able to monitor any of the freqs posted otherwise? Cuz this stuff would be cool to listen to.

Anything not edited by NASA is transmitted at frequencies above the normal scanner range. Anything transmitted by the shuttle is at levels so low that you'd need a huge directional antenna to receive it.

Is it possible to hear "Houston" communicating with space shuttles from a regular scanner?

If you're near whatever transmitter is being used at that moment. The voice originates at Houston - the transmitter is wherever in the world it has to be, depending on where the shuttle is at that moment. They have transmitters spaced around the world under the shuttle footprint.

 

[nexus]

Someone said in Dallas they were hearing Houston comms with the Shuttle on 442.0000 mHz

 

[Al42]

Someone said in Dallas they were hearing Houston comms with the Shuttle on 442.0000 mHz

That could be the N4MSE repeater.

 

[K5MAR]

Normal Shuttle orbital comms are via the NASA TDRS (Tracking & Data Relay Satellites) network. The latest TDRS support communications in the S-Band (2.0-2.3 GHz), Ku-Band (13.7-15.0 GHz), and the Ka-Band (22.5-27.5 GHz). A fact sheet in .pdf format is available here

Mark S.

 

[Voyager]

Is it possible to hear "Houston" communicating with space shuttles from a regular scanner? Can I hear this from Glastonbury, CT?

Someone said they were hearing "Commander
Collins communicating with Houston on 259.7"

Not sure of the reliability of the source.

Joe M.

 

[Highlander_821]

Normal Shuttle orbital comms are via the NASA TDRS (Tracking & Data Relay Satellites) network. The latest TDRS support communications in the S-Band (2.0-2.3 GHz), Ku-Band (13.7-15.0 GHz), and the Ka-Band (22.5-27.5 GHz). A fact sheet in .pdf format is available here

Mark S.

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I'm assuming that the Hams who are re-transmitting the audio in the Amateur service are pulling it off the birds mentioned above? Using the older, "large dish" satellite TV equipment, right?

 

[rdale]

No, those comms are encrypted. They are retransmitting NASA TV audio.

 

[Al42]

No, those comms are encrypted.

The old PLSS radios weren't. Someone once actually set up a receiving station sensitive enough to pull that signal off the face of the moon - something NASA evidently thought couldn't be done, since they used the orbiter as a relay.

 

[ltng92]

Thanks Guys!

 

[acarsnut]

Yes you can receive the shuttle on 259.7 I recorded it going up when eileen collins was talking to nasa and I live in north carolina.hope to catch some of the eva activitys saturday.Here is a great web page for more freqs for nasa.I would put that freq in for when they return.If you track the iss and sts missions or ham satellites.try out wxtrack satellite tracking program its great.



http://www.grove-ent.com/nasa.html

 

[WyteBoy4Lyph]

If someone could record some audio for me I'd greatly appreciate it, I live near Toledo, OH. Can I hear anything from here?

 

[rdale]

No. You may hear some EVA talk if the shuttle is passing overhead and they are talking in that 5 minute span, but probably not worth the trouble. Just go online. It'll be the exact same words...