[amsat-bb] ISS SSTV weekend

[Michael Styne]

Sean,

When I’m not using it, my station is controlled by the SatNOGS project. They scheduled ISS observations all weekend, which automated the process.

https://network.satnogs.org/observations/?norad=25544&observer=&station=356&start-time=&end-time=

73,
Mike

Michael Styne K2MTS
mstyne at k2mts.org

> On Apr 15, 2019, at 19:42, sean fay via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Im out there with my hand held arrow with zero issues.  Would like to know
> who all is doing automated vs manual?
> 
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2019, 4:23 PM GEO Badger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
> 
>> Don't know, decoded a bunch, some fuzzy, some not.
>> However, I have an automated system that steers the antenna, and records
>> the pix. I could hear it clicking away on the roof in the middle of the
>> night.
>> ---
>> Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side.
>> GEO
>> 
>> http://www.w3ab.org
>> 
>> Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
>> 
>>    On Sunday, April 14, 2019, 4:13:57 PM PDT, sean fay via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Entitled choosing beggars the lot of you
>> 
>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 6:03 PM Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler at verizon.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> The only time I got to listen this weekend was on a 1455z AOS for me this
>>> morning and as reported have the BB all weekend long modulation levels
>> were
>>> down in the dirt. I had my HT volume cranked almost all the way up.
>> That’s
>>> not normal for these activities. Just trying to understand why a whole
>>> weekend can go with that situation and not a solution was to be had.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Apr 14, 2019, at 15:26, sean fay <spatrickfay at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sometimes it's the Wizard not the wand... I had no issues decoding
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019, 1:44 PM Tom Schuessler via AMSAT-BB <
>>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Quoting the news release promoting the transmissions this weekend.
>>>> 
>>>> “This event uses a computer in the ISS Russian Segment, which stores
>>>> images that are then transmitted to Earth using the ARISS amateur radio
>>>> station located in the Service Module which employs the Kenwood TM D710E
>>>> transceiver.”
>>>> 
>>>> Well while trying fruitlessly this morning to decode cleanly, the images
>>>> from the ISS, I heard the collective scream of hams all over the world,
>>>> “TURN THAT COMPUTER SOUND CARD OUTPUT VOLUME UP PLEASE!”
>>>> 
>>>> Next time.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Tom, N5HYP
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