Atlantis EVA on 147MHz

[Brebuck]

I have the 147MHz ham freq. programmed into my scanner (uniden BCD396XT). I am not a ham and just use the radio primarily for police and fire monitoring.
Earlier this week (I believe on Mon. 5/18) at around 1600Z I clearly monitored the space shuttle's EVA crew discussing their repairs to the Hubble ST as the repairs were in progress. My location was in central Indiana.
Does anyone know if this was a direct transmission or if it was a secondary feed from a primary source?

This thread may more properly belong in the space forum but I thought I'd try here first

 

[SCPD]

Hi, Ham Radio operators often rebroacast shuttle transmissions on their radio systems.

 

[C138NC]

I thought they cannot rebroadcast such traffic but i guess im wrong or am i right?

 

[nd5y]

Wrong.

47CFR97.113 (e)
No station shall retransmit programs or signals emanating from any type of radio station other than an amateur station, except propagation and weather forecast information intended for use by the general public and originated from United States Government stations, and communications, including incidental music, originating on United States Government frequencies between a manned spacecraft and its associated Earth stations. Prior approval for manned spacecraft communications retransmissions must be obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Such retransmissions must be for the exclusive use of amateur radio operators. Propagation, weather forecasts, and manned spacecraft communications retransmissions may not be conducted on a regular basis, but only occasionally, as an incident of normal amateur radio communications.

 

[Brebuck]

Thanks for the info. and best regards all