Contact with ISS

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:03 pm

Yes, I made contact with the ISS about 5 min ago.

Post by **meg** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:04 pm

slipknot wrote:Yes, I made contact with the ISS about 5 min ago.

COOL!

Blinky · Post by **Blinky** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:24 pm

slipknot wrote:Yes, I made contact with the ISS about 5 min ago.

I was talking with Slipknot on echolink when we both heard 2 SSTV transmissions. After the second SSTV transmission is when Richard put out his call on voice.

Signals were excellent. Towards the end he then called in a VK3.

Needless to say, MM-SSTV has now been installed again on my PC.

Post by **Zebedee** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:11 pm

Wow - well done to those of you who managed to contact the ISS or receive an SSTV picture. I was talking to someone after the DSTAR launch who had gotten a picture from the station last night as well.

Blinky · Post by **Blinky** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 8:43 pm

Here's the picture from the 1208UTC pass tonight

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:11 pm

I managed to get some more if anyone is interested.

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:51 pm

Top effort!
Was that using your Diamond antenna on 145.800 MHz ?
Cheers

Post by **meg** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:55 am

They're fantastic Slipknot - well done!

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:37 am

VK6ZMS wrote:Top effort!
Was that using your Diamond antenna on 145.800 MHz ?
Cheers

Yep! I can do anything with my Diamond X50

Post by **robbage** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:55 am

slipknot wrote:
VK6ZMS wrote:Top effort!
Was that using your Diamond antenna on 145.800 MHz ?
Cheers
Yep! I can do anything with my Diamond X50

Awesome stuff slipknot. So much for the nay-sayers who said the X-50 probably wouldn't do something like that

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:40 am

Thanks guys and agknowlaging blinkys pic aswell, yer might have just been a case of the right place at the right time.

ConstableCare · Post by **ConstableCare** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:39 am

slipknot wrote:might have just been a case of the right place at the right time.

Suprised it worked so well considering there is no Ground Plane radials attached...???

Cheers, CC

Post by **robbage** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:30 am

ConstableCare wrote:Suprised it worked so well considering there is no Ground Plane radials attached...???

Cheers, CC

Yeah, but apparently the SWR is better without

Hey, slipknot, what material is the mast?

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:31 pm

um well, its PVC piping about 25 mm i think.

and yes, i can access the repeater better without the groundplanes.

I can take some more pics if you want. basicly its mounted on the roof with some more pvc piping at the bottom like a leg, the 3 guy wires hold it in place and the piping at the bottom slots all the way down the diagnol of the roof until it hits the inside of the gutter. its a good way of making it portable to if you want to move it and also for where you cant screw it . its not screwed down or anything.

Il get you some more pics soon i just have to get up there when its not soo hot.

Post by **robbage** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:56 pm

OK.. just be aware that most PVC piping is not UV stabilised. I think the grey stuff is recommended for outdoor use. Hard to tell from the pic

Edit: .. for exposed outdoor use..