Contact with ISS

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:25 pm

thats the base, the rest of the pipe runs down the roof till it hits the gutter. Looks dogy but its actuly very strong. good for when you need to mount an antenna in a tight position.

theres grey spay paint remains on the other part there from when i was using it for something else

Post by **Tyranus** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:31 pm

Ahh cool, that makes a bit more sense now with your picture thanks!

Post by **VK6ZMS** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:26 pm

I just heard a SSTV signal then on 145.800 the tracking page says the ISS has just gone over Perth.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/tr ... index.html

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:31 pm

lucky

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:16 pm

Just made another conatct, this time it was a good solid one.

ConstableCare · Post by **ConstableCare** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:05 pm

slipknot wrote:Just made another conatct, this time it was a good solid one.

What frequencies are you talking to them on Slippy? 145.800 is the downlink frequency I see but what is the uplink for Perth...??

Im keen to fire up the Scanner

Cheers, CC

ConstableCare · Post by **ConstableCare** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:08 pm

Hey Slippy,

You should have really good comms on these passes!

See: http://spaceflight1.nasa.gov/realdata/s ... ty=Bunbury

It will be line-of-sight!!!!!!

Cheers, CC

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:25 pm

I'll be trying tomorrow morning (1709 - 1719 UTC) - elevation gets up as high as 71Â° here!
(Maybe good enough for the handheld.

)

:D:D

Edit... DOH! Only got SSTV....

TwoMeterMan · Post by **TwoMeterMan** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:16 am

So whats the uplink and downlink frequencies that you guys are using then?? I have 2m access now and wouldn't mind getting "on-board" HA HA

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:49 am

got another good one

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:55 pm

Ok that's enough of the bitterness thanks... there's been too much and the other mods and I have had enough. Let's get back on track.

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:57 pm

err the forum went weried just then haha,

anyway if anyone else happens to make contact let us know.
There are a few passes each day, the result will vary form antenna to anntenna but yer. Mayby we should start off another topic in the pictures forum for ISS SSTV Images, who rekons we should?

Post by **Zebedee** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:15 pm

slipknot wrote:Mayby we should start off another topic in the pictures forum for ISS SSTV Images, who rekons we should?

By all means, that'd be a great idea!

slipknot · Post by **slipknot** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:16 pm

no worries, ill transferee all my images, and anyone else who hapens to get any others. ill do it in the next day or two

EDIT: ill do it now

Post by **Zebedee** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:22 pm

slipknot wrote:EDIT: ill do it now

Heh Heh Heh ... that's right, no procrastinating allowed