Space Station QSO – NA1SS by KF7ETX 24JUL10 2305UTC Click the link below to download my ISS / Satellite Track Data Sheet www.box.net 24JUL10 2305 UTC Matt and I made another contact (QSO) with the ISS (International Space Station) amateur radio station NA1SS. We were standing alongside a rural road in just outside of Bend, Oregon using a Yaesu VX-8R handheld and a 2-meter 4-element Arrow Yagi antenna. We are going to try for future QSO attempts with NA1SS. UTC Clock for the MAC – Northern Softworks www.northernsoftworks.com Useful Apple iPhone APPS (iTunes) • GoSatWatch • HamClock UPLINK: 144.490 DOWNLINK: 145.800 ISS Fan Club www.issfanclub.com Col. Douglas Wheelock http ISS Wiki en.wikipedia.org ISS ARRL QSL Card pd0rkc.ontwikkel.nl Arrow Antenna www.arrowantennas.com Yaesu VX-8R www.yaesu.com Created on July 24, 2010 using FlipShare.
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  1. USNERDOC
    USNERDOC says:

    – no, in fact the activity is encouraged for amateur radio operators around the world. A lot of astronauts are amateur radio operators that enjoy making contacts with the “earth bound” amateurs! The equipment they are operating is an amateur radio station. You can read the background info by exploring the links in the footnotes below the YT player.

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  2. WACIVILDEFENSE
    WACIVILDEFENSE says:

    Doc I was trying to make QSO from up here in Washington during the same pass. I’m fairly sure I caught him confirm Bend Oregon. My camera on my phone malfunctioned (user error) or I would have a video. Congrats on the QSO!

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  3. WACIVILDEFENSE
    WACIVILDEFENSE says:

    Doc I was trying to make QSO from up here in Washington during the same pass. I’m fairly sure I caught him confirm Bend Oregon. My camera on my phone malfunctioned (user error) or I would have a video. Congrats on the QSO!

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  4. KC2UOO
    KC2UOO says:

    Love it!! of all the things ive done in ham radio, Contacting the space station is ranking #1 in pure awesome. Seem you and matt are having a good time with it. =)

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  5. uncleben03
    uncleben03 says:

    Dang you sound excited during that contact! I’m sure with the limited amount of time, and the heavy traffic they must get, I would be too!

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  6. AI4QT
    AI4QT says:

    Another great contact. Our teachers at Troy Univ at Dothan AL will try and phone patch with Doug this week from ISS and will mention you and Matt. 73. AI4QT in Huntsville

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  7. CampfireTalk
    CampfireTalk says:

    I’m getting caught up on videos & looks like you have 3 great ones.
    Way to go brother on making contact, you’ve gone from beginner HAM operator to a level that’s out of this world. Nice job

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  8. usmelly
    usmelly says:

    You know why I like your videos? Warts and all they go up. Trying to hit the ISS and fail? Who cares, its going up. Trying to hit the repeater or the youtube buddy on a far away mountain, and it doesn’t work? It goes up. Trying out your VX8r for the first time and sounding better than the 5 year veteran? Well that goes up too. Based on your youtube name, you and I have extremely similar jobs and employers. Get your General, lets do a 2500 mile dx try.

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  9. kb1thm
    kb1thm says:

    Here are some helpfull things you might want to do when you work sattilites or the ISS.
    Opening the squelch all the way definetly helps.
    As the ISS goes by turn the antenna from vertical to horizontal to get the best signal, that will change the polarization because the ISS is not always vertical, it’s moving so it’s always changing position.
    You could check out K7AGE’s youtube video on working sattilites, it helped me quite a bit.

    73

    Brandon – KB1THM

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  10. USNERDOC
    USNERDOC says:

    – thank you sir! I am working on my General this Sept. You can count on a QSO attempt . . . I just got a FT-857 that I want to get on the air!

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