Feb 2, 2019:
ARISS
is planning another of their popular Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment
events. Transmissions are scheduled to begin Friday, Feb. 8 at 18:25 UTC and run through Sunday, Feb. 10 at 18:30
UTC. SSTV
operations is a process by which images are sent from the International Space
Station (ISS) via ham radio and received by ham operators, shortwave listeners
and other radio enthusiasts on Earth, similar to pictures shared on cell phones
using twitter or instagram.
When
this event becomes active, SSTV images will be transmitted from the ISS at the
frequency of 145.80 MHz using the SSTV mode of PD120 and can be received using
ham radio equipment as simple as a 2 meter handheld radio or a common shortwave
or scanner receiver the covers the 2 meter ham band. After connecting the audio
output of the radio receiver to the audio input of a computer running free software
such as MMSSTV, the SSTV images can be displayed.
Transmissions
will consist of eight NASA On The Air (NOTA)
images
(see https://nasaontheair.wordpress.com/).
In additional, four ARISS commemorative images will also be included.
Once
received, Images can be posted and viewed by the public at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php
. In addition, you can receive a special SSTV ARISS Award for posting
your image. Once the event begins, see details at https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ .
Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. Please check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB@amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status.
About ARISS
Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of
international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the
International Space Station (ISS). In
the United States ,
sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space
(CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary
goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur
radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public
forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents,
and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For
more information, see www.ariss.org.
Feb 4 Update***
Setup and activation is now 14:00 UTC.