NA1SS Voice Contact Astronaut 

​@@Sir_SwayOnly the Supreme Commander of the allied expeditionary forces in Europe of course. ...Or at least he signed the paper. Please go and educate yourself about confirmation bias and cherry picking, then apply that knowledge to whatever "truths" you learned online.

Thanks. It was really cool!

​​@@Sir_Swayits almost like the president has to sign off on governmental agencies. The first admins however where T. Keith Glennan and Hugh L. Dryden

​@@Sir_SwayAight, what's your conspiracy? Lizards? Jess? Satanic occult?

Hopefully he can contact my x-wife, it’s impossible to contact by most conventional means hahaa!

Thanks for watching! It was pretty cool.

​@@kb8m203 except it was fake because the earth is flat and there is no space station in "orbit" sorry to burst your bubble

⁠@@youtubeuser206You on drugs or something?

​@@youtubeuser206sarcasm

@@youtubeuser206xD

Thanks!

Must be one hell of a warrenty to cover space travel...

*"About your spaceship extended warranty "

"Hello mistr this is Kevin from NASA and Im calling you becuz you have server virus in your computor and only I can remuv it for 200 dollaz."

Love your story. I never heard the Shuttle. I wasn't into radio until the early 2000's. Thanks for watching!

Please tell me the launch and re-entry went ok :|

@@jamesmck896 no, she was aboard the challenger

I did the same thing when I was in the Scouts, we got a badge for understanding and using a HAM radio one weekend and I ended up talking to some Scout in Spain about Nintendo 64 games.

That's awesome. Thanks for watching!

Got to admit that’s pretty cool

Probably was Shannon Walker's husband. Shannon was up on the ISS herself quite recently. A long duration mission that ended in May 2021.

Shannon did some ham radio events herself ... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Aqm21c6GzsI.htmlsi=u8nmWShJBPAtVGwZ 😎

Yea and it is always a good day when that happens

Yes

100%

Only took about 6 months. Thank God, I don't think we're around in 12 years.

I’ll be here when it does

I had almost given up but figured I'd stick it out since the pass was almost over. Usually there are so many people on the radio you are lucky to get through. I heard nothing so I figured the ISS radio must be off. Glad I kept trying. Thanks for watching!

They trying to find space animalsez

NASA tries to dedicate out reach time for the astronauts. Some of the astronauts are also personal enthusiasts

Come on man they astronaut stop judging them

Thanks! A lot of the astronauts and cosmonauts are ham operators. They do ham radio in their off time. Sometimes they even send SSTV images.

Oh my god, you mean they openly have radios on the side to communicate with us Earthlings up there? I wanna do that!@@kb8m203

I guess they have a choice of listening to his repeated hails for the next half hour or just answer him so he stops

​@@cloudstreets1396😂😂😂

@@cloudstreets1396 the ISS is only above the horizon for around 5 minutes from the perspective of any one point on the ground.

Thanks for watching. Yep, my sentiments exactly.

imagine if this dude is the guy on the ss haha

​@@floatingshoppinglist5193that's exactly who it would be, right?

@@floatingshoppinglist5193 or did you mean imagine if KB8M was actually in the space station?

​@danielgoodman3578 hes saying imagine if OP was on the ISS

Thanks! It was really cool.

Thanks, and thanks for watching. It was really cool. Made my summer.

Thanks for watching!

I agree! That got me too! :)

Couldn't agree more! A really nice welcome!

I didn't understand why they said "Welcome aboard..." -- by that logic, he should have told them, "Welcome to Earth."

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 The reason they said "welcome aboard" and he is not saying "welcome to Earth" is due to him essentially knocking on ISS's door, not the ISS knocking on his door.

I'd never heard of a "Ham radio" til I watched Stranger Things for the first time last year. (Born in '89)

My older brothers always had the Cb radios, discovered the neighbors wife was cheating because they intercept phone calls back then, mom and dad both ham operators. Cool times

I was born in 2010 and understand how cool it is

@@mrsus6943 you and 18 other people who were born that year, brother

Thanks for watching!

It was quite a thrill! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching.

I was born in 1995 but I do have a cool old Nokia that can play Snakes!

The dam little waves in the air

Thanks for watching. It's ok with me if you share it. Feel free to check out my other videos as well. I'm working on more. Thanks for the credit!

@DailyDoseOfInternet he said yes, you can use it!🎉

Daily dose: your voice is incredibly annoying.

crazy

Yayy! It's the DailyDoseOfInternet 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thanks! Yep, it is!

Congratulation 👍🏻 That was Something Not nany can Talk about 🥰🤗

Orbiting 250 miles above the Earth travelling at 17,500 mph, no less!

@@kb8m203 👏👏👏👏 Deus te abençoe

🤠👍

Thanks so much for your story! I was into CBs with my Dad years ago. He never did ham radio. He would have loved seeing me make this contact. He's been gone 20 years now. I can still hear his laugh and see his smile. Thanks so much for watching!

So very touching to read your story. Went out tonight an we saw the space station, then I saw your comment. Hello from Mississippi!!

Ya, that's really cool!

It was really cool. Made my summer. Thanks for watching!

Makes you wonder how beautifully tantalising it'd be to troll this capability out of existence. Relentless space harassment and such

@@basedmod2139 ohh, I see what you're getting at. Wasn't that clear.

@@vanman724 Can't insult directly or use slurs on RU-vid anymore :\ they said they'd ban me

One day we'll get that answer from another planet.

@@MuscleboundKage yeah, but I doubt if we will be around in our current life to witness that

It was very exciting. Thanks!

In 2 weeks this happens@@yashsvidixit7169

Nice profile pic

Thanks so much for watching. I've been a ham since 2003. I've dabbled in many different ham radio activities, most recently parachute mobile. This contact was quite a thrill.

@kb8m203 Indeed, and rightfully so!

Yes but those radio karens need to go

​@@kb8m203What is parachute mobile?

@@jetstream454 I did a tandem skydive and operated 2m simplex from a parachute. That video is on my channel as well.

It's a FM signal. There isn't much difference between that and being 10ft away. They even use a consumer kenwood radio on the ISS in a repeat mode. This is also one of the easiest sats to use. There are far better ones in the sky.

In the year 2024 at 400km far, thx god the signal is clear.... yay to tecnology!

@falsedragon33 Thanks for watching. Yep simple FM equipment. Using the repeater is easy. Having one of the astronauts come back to you is a little harder.

yeah FM signals can never really sound bad, unless person is mobile or mountains get in the way etc

Well, ISS isn't that far away, just moving very fast so window is relatively small. ISS is at 400km above sea level compared to most TV statellites at 35786 km above sea level.

Thanks. It was definitely a thrill!

They must get hailed all the time, makes it even more impressive that they answered.

Thanks. It was definitely a ham radio goal. I've been trying for a long time and finally made it!

Technically, we're all already in space as we speak! lol

Thanks for watching! It was really cool. Finally made it!

Could it be just earth bound guy pretending to be the ISS replying? Side lobes and such. Maybe the neighbour. Is there a way triangulate that it is not from earth?

I'm a ham operator. It's thanksgiving. I'm also a turkey operator...

@@kb8m203you’ve inspired me to get HAM certified. This shit is so useful and cool as fuck. Thanks for showing us, man. This could totally be useful in some sort of SHTF situation.

@@bandit5875 HAMs are vital in emergencies.

Absolutely!

technically the ISS is on this Planet even when she is not "on"...

​@@hauptberuflichergandalf3238no it's not lol. the iss isn't touching the ground. you're not on a mountain when you're flying over it on a plane are you

@@hauptberuflichergandalf3238 you a flat earther?

No you ? Because the ISS is not flying in space but is still in the atmosphere of this earth also called thermosphere about 400 km above us and is therefore technically still on this earth.... Switch on your brain a little before you start making big statements... @@vladtheimpala218

😂

Thanks. That is almost the most basic setup. I have radios that I use to talk around the world. But this was an even bigger thrill. Thanks for watching.

By the way, can I ask how you found my video?

I'm not the guy above, but I found it on a web page called ( strange sounds)

@@kb8m203 youtube front page for me

@@kb8m203not the original person who commented, but your video popped up on my suggestions! I typically enjoy science/hobby topics so it makes sense. My grandfather was a Ham Radio operator!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks. Too get started as a ham you need to pass a 35 question test. You can get on the air with a $35 radio. It can be as cheap or expensive as you want. I can help if you are interested.

If it wasn't for folks like your great grandfather Whiffy, people probably wouldn't be able to do the things they can today. You walk in great footsteps!

I really like your comment. Greatly appreciated! Thanks so much for watching!

Thanks for watching.

Shit I’m befuddled!

What do all the call signs or words mean?

​@@terrydactyl2077some form of magic

You'd have to go back quite far at this point It's almost 100 years that we've had remote controlled aircraft

in the US you are probably breaking the law

​@@deathytv3119land of the free

Everything you say will be retained against you in front of the court. Also your comment on RU-vid. 😂. Nice

@@ahmedkhalilrais5947be honest. do you really think officials will have interest in one of trillion comments such as this one?

Over here self increminating

Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate you watching!

@@kb8m203 Just found your channel because this video got recommended to me, absolutely stellar videos man. Really cool stuff.

Oddly specific number but truee

Maybe at the time it was at 26k views

@@PianoHypnoshroomprobably the 26k likes

My pleasure!

Thanks, and thanks for watching!

27 MHz will reflect back off the ionosphere.

@@paulfrost8952 it’s always sumpin. Thanks. What do I need? Mega hertz? My son (embedded software engineer) is working on a blue tooth jammer, a very daunting task, he says. He does like to stand in ski lift lines and some punk kid has his back pack radio blasting. He wants to put it out of its misery. You’d think a ski instructor would have more patience, guess he’s more like his old man than I thought. Righteous Indignation! Ok, back on track. If he gets that to work and put a linear amp on it through a directional antenna, now can I warn the dark side moon residents to prepare for the worst (not that they don’t already know if you believe half of what you see on RU-vid). When I’ve read about Marconi’s early work it seem to start with broad casting wide band noise. I can do that with an old fashioned seatbelt warning buzzer from the 70s.

​@@paulfrost8952Which is amazing, and extremely useful for local Coms. Look up NVIS, great HF for mountains regions and local 400 mile local Coms.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks. Lots of fun.

Yeah its cool. You can even communicate to someone on the other side of the world by bouncing your radio's signal against the moon.

@@lyingeyes5579You can also do that by just using the Internet

​@@lyingeyes5579off the MOON? I've heard of bouncing signals off a certain atmosphere,magnetosphere maybe,I'm no expert,but I haven't heard of bouncing it off the MOON

@@YearsOVDecay1 HAM radio things dude.

Thanks. And thanks for watching. It was a thrill.

Thanks for watching! It was really cool.

Thanks! Nobody was on that time! Very quiet.

"simple"

​​@@rethlais indeed simple, the basics are very simple. Give me a wire , some steel and current, I can establish basic communication with that.

I had no idea people would like this so much. I just wanted to share my contact because I was excited. Thanks for watching!

We all do that anytime we use our GPS. The cool thing isn't the ability to instantly contact something in space, the impressive thing is the medium of radio waves.

BMA It ends up in WW3 & WW4!! Human go back to iron age!!!

Thanks for watching. It was really cool.

@@coachmcguirk6297 You're right. It's just so easy to forget about the underlying tech in all of these systems that we use everyday. It's absolutely incredibly when you sit back for a minute and think about it.

Thanks and thanks for commenting! It was definitely a thrill. Made my Memorial Day weekend!

@kb8m203 That's brilliant stuff, good for you mate! Such a cool video! 😎

Thanks! And thanks for watching!

Thanks and thanks for watching!

My old neighbor has a huge tower for HAM on his house, this has me wanting to show up with a 24pack and pizza and see if he'll let me talk to the iss lol

As this is an amateur radio contact no encryption is allowed anyway. Operational communication between ISS and ground station might be a different thing .

You absolutely can and only a Technician license is required! Go study and get your license! 73s…KO4VBL

I feel that whenever the ISS probably contacts their stations on the ground they are definitely encrypted, however they probably have channels that are unsecure. Maybe not for this purpose but definitely cool!

There’s no way to encrypt analog radio

This is done using special radios that were sent to the ISS for this purpose. There are a surprising number of ham radio astronauts!

Thanks for watching! I've got more in the works, but that was really cool. I'm so glad people are still enjoying it.

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

​@dunndidI see what you did

@dunndid so down-to-earth that some people accuse them of having a flat affect.

Thanks! And thanks for watching!

Thanks! I almost quit because the pass was almost over before they came back to me. Glad I stuck it out.

It was so cool! Thanks for watching!

Thanks! And thanks for watching! It was really a thrill. Wish the QSO was longer!

Thanks so much, and thanks for listening! It was really cool.

Thanks. It needs to be close. If you figure the ISS is about 200miles overhead, the bandwidth of the antenna means you need to be close. Once you hear it, you can adjust for a better signal.

@@kb8m203 Is there any type of national security issues that could come from you doing this? Not saying i think it should be, but i'm asking if you think you could ever get into any trouble for it?

i dont think his broadcasts actually interfere with anything they're doing. @@maplebear6527

There are ISS tracker apps.. my wife and I are geek enough to go running out in the yard to watch it pass by... and wave... (we get pilots to give us wing waves occasionally when they see us.. or catch them on GMRS.. why not? 😂) Didn't even think contact was possible.. freaking wow!

@@6toomanyI’m sorry you think the ISS pilots see you????

Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it!

What an absolutely great memory to have of your grandfather. My son got closer to my dad than I ever did. He told him family stories I had never heard. I thought that was so special for both of them.

Absolutely! Really cool. Still grinning! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching!