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Contacting the International Space Station can you help?
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Mr Scientist New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4322 Posts : 20 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-11-03 QTH or Location : Long Buckby, Northamptonshire Equipment Used : TH-446 PMR446/70 cm handheld transceiver
Subject: Contacting the International Space Station can you help? Sat Nov 13, 2021 12:44 am
Hello avid readers of mine,
Me and a dear friend were wondering what type of setup would be needed to contact the repeater on the International Space Station?
Could it be done with a hand held transceiver with an upgraded aerial? We have no problem listening to to the space station with a small Baofeng handheld with the stock antenna.
But I thought it would be nice other then the usual cacophony of Johnny foreigner voices for a good old voice from blighty to be heard.
I await your advice hammies.
I, your humble narrator
Mr Scientist
Ivy Mike Major contributor
Call Sign : 26CT4113/G1HWY Posts : 458 Times Thanked : 12 Join date : 2021-05-16 QTH or Location : IO90uv Equipment Used : ICOM radios/antenna farm Age : 69
Subject: Re: Contacting the International Space Station can you help? Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:46 am
It's on crossband repeat at the moment.
Could be done with handhelds but most likely you will need a couple of small yagis. One for 2metres up and one for 70cms downlink
Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Contacting the International Space Station can you help? Sat Nov 13, 2021 7:04 am
With references of 'Johnny Foreigner' I doubt the multinational listeners would be very interested in you.
FT8 may be an ideal mode of operation.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Contacting the International Space Station can you help? Sat Nov 13, 2021 8:25 am
Mr Scientist ******* Full title. A licence will go a long way.
43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 357 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: Contacting the International Space Station can you help? Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:46 pm
Alan Pilot wrote:
Mr Scientist ******* Full title.
Lucky I’m not an admin, or Mr ****** profile would have been modified many posts ago.
Us “avid readers” should, after all, address him as best suits.
What a ****.
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2515 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Contacting the International Space Station can you help? Sun Nov 14, 2021 7:37 am
Asked him several times if he was licenced but no reply on that. But i now think he has got his ticket well a one way ticket out of here.
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