This is is from Southgate News this morning. I’ve copied the ISS SSTV before, and it’s a fun thing to do. Last time I did this, I used MMSSTV. As the ARRL has reported, there’s a new version of MMSSTV (now apparently called YONIQ), so you may want to update the program, if you have the older version installed…..Dan
It is planned Russian cosmonauts will transmit amateur radio Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images from the International Space Station (ISS) during August 4-5 on 145.800 MHz FM (likely using PD-120). It should be receivable across the British Isles and Europe
On July 9, ESA Education had tweeted:
We are expecting the ISS to transmit pictures in the next weeks for the 45th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz test project. This is a perfect opportunity to try this activity for yourself!
An announcement on the ARISS SSTV Blog says:
The final crew schedule for the week of Aug 3-9 was released recently and it showed a MAI-75 activity scheduled for Aug 4 and 5. This is soon after the Space X Demo-2 undock so changes to that event could impact the schedule.
The current dates and times of the planned activity are as follows:
- Aug 4 (12:25-18:10 UTC) is setup and day 1 operations.
- Aug 5 (11:15-18:45 UTC) is day 2 operations and close out.
This is the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment that is active for orbital passes over Moscow, Russia. It has traditional been PD-180 or PD-120 and transmitting on 145.800 MHz.
The ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld with a 1/4 wave antenna will be enough to receive it. Many FM mobile and base station rigs can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters. For best results you should select the filter for wider deviation FM (25 kHz channel spacing). Handhelds all seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard.
The space agency ESA has released a video How to get pictures from the International Space Station via Amateur Radio along with a collection of Tutorial videos explaining how to receive ISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) pictures for different computers and mobile devices.
Dave New, N8SBE says
The last time they did this over North America, I received pictures by holding the speaker from my handheld near to the microphone on my smartphone.