new to space scanning

[FCVPI99]

hi all im new to this and would like to know where to start??

what freqs do nasa/space use??

 

[TrekBoy85]

http://www.monitoringtimes.com/html/Monitoring NASA and Space Communications.pdf

 

[k9rzz]

The easiest satellites to hear, by far, are the Russian:

http://www.hearsat.org/hs-muson.html

From there just keep reading, and trying.

 

[DaveNF2G]

hi all im new to this and would like to know where to start??

While many people use Google.com, I personally prefer AltaVista.com as a starting point for finding information on the web.

 

[kma371]

hi all im new to this and would like to know where to start??

what freqs do nasa/space use??

Well, could you be more specific? What are you trying to listen to exactly?

 

[FCVPI99]

thats the thing i don't know whats out there

im thinking ISS and or shuttle talking to NASA ground control

with how hi they are i should be able to hear it in Chicago area right?

 

[rdale]

You can't hear anyone talking to NASA ground control - if you want that go to http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

The only thing you might be able to hear is an ISS to school comm or ham radio comm, those are offline at least until the end of the year though.

 

[FCVPI99]

why not are the enc.?

 

[rdale]

Yes, and they are sent via point beam to a TDRS satellite in geosync orbit then beamed down to the receive site.

 

[FCVPI99]

ok so there really isn't anything to scan then

 

[alfapapamike]

You might be able to hear VHF/UHF traffic during landing. I live in the Fl panhandle and sometimes during landing @ KSC they fly directly overhead.