More SSTV from the ISS
Southgate reports that slow-scan TV (SSTV) transmissions will probably occur from the International Space Station (ISS) next week:
- Wed 2020-09-30 13:05 UTC to 18:45 UTC
- Thu 2020-10-01 12:30 UTC to 17:40 UTC
Images will be downlinked at 145.8 MHz and the expected SSTV mode of operation is PD 120. If you receive the transmissions, you can post and view images on the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/ .
I just got my ARROW antenna yesterday, so I’m hoping to try it out and get better images than I did last time.
AMSAT-DL Satellite Symposium video now online
More space news….
The video of the AMSAT-DL Online Satellite Symposium 2020 held on Saturday, Sept 16, can now be watched on YouTube. Most of the talks are in English to cater for an international audience. See the schedule of talks at
https://amsat-dl.org/en/amsat-dl-online-satelliten-symposium/, and the 8-hour video is at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNRahMn2dYE.
The schedule is heavy on QO-100 talks, but even though that satellite is not accessible here in the U.S., you should find something of interest.
Seattle club’s testing triumph
The West Seattle Amateur Radio Club recently provided a round of testing with unique challenges posed by the pandemic and more. Five people took the test. Three passed the Technician exam, one ham moved up from Technician to General, and one ham moved up from General to Extra.
The exam session was held under adverse conditions. Not only is the Northwest is the COVID-19 pandemic still active there, there are high levels of smoke from wildfires. The test was planned for outdoors but was moved indoors to avoid the smoke hazard and was held with safe distancing and COVID-19 precautions. As each participant signed in, their temperatures were taken with a forehead infra-red thermometer to verify they had normal temperatures. Masks were worn by everyone. Hand sanitizer and wipes were plentiful.
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