Stunning Slow Scan TV from International Space Station
/Amateur / Ham Radio operators are continuing to receive fascinating images from the International Space Station.
“Receiving SSTV from the ISS really CAN be simple: For my first time ever, I simply fired up a $3 iOS app, and held my iPod touch near my Yaesu FT-60R’s speaker, and downloaded one of the images from the ISS.”
Twelve different images depicting space pioneer Yuri Gagarin - the first human to orbit Earth - are being sent on 145.800 MHz using the SSTV mode PD180, with a 3-minute off time between transmissions.
The transmitter on the ISS uses 5 kHz deviation FM. If your rig has selectable FM filters (most mobiles do) make sure you choose the wider setting designed for 20 or 25 kHz channel spacing, usually marked FM or FMW.
Images received so far by radio amateurs worldwide - http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/
Find out more about receiving these transmissions and links to decoding software - http://amsat-uk.org/2015/02/11/more-iss-slow-scan-tv/
The transmitter on the ISS uses 5 kHz deviation FM. If your rig has selectable FM filters (most mobiles do) make sure you choose the wider setting designed for 20 or 25 kHz channel spacing, usually marked FM or FMW.
Images received so far by radio amateurs worldwide - http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/
Find out more about receiving these transmissions and links to decoding software - http://amsat-uk.org/2015/02/11/more-iss-slow-scan-tv/
