ka3jjz
Wiki Admin Emeritus
Reading the summaries of the spacewalk activitites from STS 129, there was something rather new...it seems that the ISS will be performing experiments on AIS using a new antenna mounted on the starboard edge Earth-facing (forward) side of the Columbus module.
Here is our wiki article on the subject...
AIS - The RadioReference Wiki
With some currently unused ham equipment being shifted into Columbus, it will be interesting to see how these experiments progress. I don't know what frequency(ies) will be used as yet. As far as I recall, using this mode on ham frequencies would be legal...
This is one of those modes that you need to tap the discriminator to copy. Happily, many 2m radios provide a so-called '9600 baud out' tap at the microphone jack. So building a separate mic cable and connector should do the job. And if you already have a radio that has a tap, you're good to go, along with the software.
I'll add a link in the ISS article for AIS, for future reference
More as it becomes known 73 Mike
Here is our wiki article on the subject...
AIS - The RadioReference Wiki
With some currently unused ham equipment being shifted into Columbus, it will be interesting to see how these experiments progress. I don't know what frequency(ies) will be used as yet. As far as I recall, using this mode on ham frequencies would be legal...
This is one of those modes that you need to tap the discriminator to copy. Happily, many 2m radios provide a so-called '9600 baud out' tap at the microphone jack. So building a separate mic cable and connector should do the job. And if you already have a radio that has a tap, you're good to go, along with the software.
I'll add a link in the ISS article for AIS, for future reference
More as it becomes known 73 Mike