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Locked 2023 Year-End ARISS Special SSTV Experiment!

 

2023 Year-End ARISS Special SSTV Experiment!

December 26, 2023 — Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) announces a special SSTV experiment to be held this week.? The
ARISS Voice Repeater will be the downlink for enthusiasts, and several
ARISS selected ground stations around the world will serve as SSTV
uplink stations.? Two special images will be transmitted on 437.800 MHz
using PD120 formatting.

This limited experiment will be conducted on several passes over Europe,
Australia and the USA between Wednesday, December 27 and Saturday,
December 30, 2023.
Go to??and ARISS social media posts to monitor for pass
information.

ARISS hopes enthusiasts will have fun downloading the images and follow
along with the event.?
 

**IMPORTANT: Please, all hams should hold off from using the ARISS Voice
Repeater for voice contacts during the event times.?
 

I've been hearing the ISS transmitting SSTV on my dual band omni, but too weak to reliably decode.

I bet a small 440 beam would do the trick by manually tracking them as they pass over - especially after dark when you can see them.

If some copies the picture(s) post them here please.
73
Mike N0QBH
 

A possible solution - 3 element tape measure Yagi for 440 MHz.
I might add that the only thing critical is the dimensions.
There's no matching network, so TX is probably out unless you add one. (hair pin like the VHF version comes to mind. Needs re engineering)



73
Mike N0QBH

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