ISS SSTV Passes Oct 28, 2018 

Dennis, cool. Great fun. I drove my wife crazy stopping projects every 90 minutes for a pass! Hi to the guys.

I only got one pass, but still good fun. KO6TH reminded us and so I gave it a try. Hey, I've been enjoying watching the new shop go together. Cool! I'll say hello to the guys next coffee!

Don't need a tracking antenna. I have been using ARRL ISS Minimalist antenna with great resultswww.arrl.org/files/file/ETP/ISS%20Minimal%20Antenna/ISS%20Minimalist%20Antenna%20article.pdf

Thank you very much. Glad that you liked the video. 73 Randy

Think it was weak at different times during the pass

yes. the problem of playing the video and decoding on the pc is getting the audio to work. Play back on a separate device and decode on another.

@@K7AGE works fine with "virtual cable"

@@K7AGE I went cheap and easy to do this. I had issues with Virtual Audio Cable in the past so I used an extra 1/8" phono patch cord and hooked up the line out to the line in on my motherboards sound card. This way I can decode KiwiSDR and of course RU-vid videos.

@@MichaelLaferriere that works too

I think I copied 9 passes over the two days. I may have missed a pass or two. Two to three pictures for each pass. The picture takes two minutes to send, then a two-minute break. On a good pass, there may be enough time for 3 pictures. But the first and last picture may be noisy due to being lower in elevation. I have just a simple fixed position J Pole antenna. I do live near the top of a hill with a good view of the horizon in all directions. I was amazed at how well I copied the space station at low elevations. Someday, I want to get my tracking antenna system back up and running.

Not for a long time. Equipment problems with the SSTV station.

It is nice when things work. In a few months, there will probably be another ISS SSTV event.

@@K7AGE Do you know anything more about that? Is there a site that mentions such events?

@@maniacguitarhero Hey, try to search for iss sstv - there's ariss.org and ariss-sstv blogspot com, but i believe that there are facebook groups for hams and more:)

Orbitron, free

@@K7AGE Thank You de va7dgp

I use MMSSTV to record. SAPTPC 32 to track ISS and also get the pass information on Heavens above