ISS SSTV Event - July 14th - 20th

[dragon48]

From my AMSAT-UK email:

An ARISS SSTV event from the International Space Station will begin no earlier than July 14 with the expectation that the event will run through the weekend into the beginning of the following week.

This is all subject to AX-4 schedule and other operational considerations.

The subject will be the 50th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) and the 40th anniversary of STS-51F.

STS-51F was the second SAREX flight and had the first use of SSTV in human spaceflight.

Start: Monday, July 14 0945 GMT (1045am BST)
End: Sunday, July 20 1800 GMT (7pm BST)

Frequency: 145.800 MHz FM (+/-3.5 kHz Doppler Shift)
SSTV Mode: PD120 (Transmission cycle 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off)

 

[merlin]

I'll have to note that and tune in. TNX

 

[KF0SOP]

I'm getting some equipment, so I'll be tuning in this week! Hoping to get something from it!

 

[oaktree_b]

I think they pushed the start time until noon Eastern time today.

 

[KF0SOP]

Thanks!

 

[KF0SOP]

I tried tonight, but didn't get anything. I'll keep trying this week!

 

[PDXh0b0]

I got two weak transmission during the 06:15 pm pass as it was way south of me..CN85...the 7:48 pm pdt should be better

 

[KF0SOP]

Nice! I'll definitely try again tomorrow! What equipment do you have?

 

[PDXh0b0]

I'm using a v-dipole and hf+ discovery, recording passes with sdr#

 

[KF0SOP]

Nice! I just had a dipole antenna and SDR#

 

[PDXh0b0]

 

[merlin]

What SSTV decoding software are people using?

 

[PDXh0b0]

Rx-sstv

 

[merlin]

Rx-sstv

I have that, just never installed it, I have MMSSTV, not quite my go to, been using Multi-Psk when I can get it dialed in right.

 

[jwt873]

What SSTV decoding software are people using?

MMSTV works pretty well for me, although sometimes out of the blue, and for no apparent reason, it has trouble connecting to my IC-9700 and I have to mess with the configuration menu.

 

[PDXh0b0]

I have that, just never installed it, I have MMSSTV, not quite my go to, been using Multi-Psk when I can get it dialed in right.

I have multi-psk , I just don't use it often enough too remember how to set it 😀

 

[PDXh0b0]

MMSTV works pretty well for me, although sometimes out of the blue, and for no apparent reason, it has trouble connecting to my IC-9700 and I have to mess with the configuration menu.

That why I do baseband recordings of passes...something always trying to trip ya up

 

[jwt873]

Just tried out MMTV with my radio and it connected OK.. So I guess I'm set for the next decent pass

 

[eorange]

Captured 20 minutes ago; recorded audio on an IC-R30 using a handheld Arrow beam and played back into MMSSTV:

 

[jwt873]

I just got one.. This is the best capture I've ever made since they started the SSTV program way back when. I'm thinking they might be running more power than they have in the past. They were booming in.