ISS Transmission Frequencies

Stargate

Hi All ,

Thought i might meantion even tho the ISS isnt Visible , they still pass over Ireland , like tonight at Start 19:00 for about 9 minutes till it fades in the east , and again at 20:35 if you have a radio scanner you can hear them on it Might be silent at times when they arent speaking !!

Check it out here

http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php

another nice place for info is

http://www.issfanclub.com/


Stargate

mike65

The hobby radio forum might like this info.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=922

jumpguy

I don't have a reciever/transmitter (unless a plain ole FM radio will do). I hear you can transmit messages to the crew? Have you ever done it? Could you record what you hear (if anything) and upload it?

Stargate

mike65 wrote: »

The hobby radio forum might like this info.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=922

Hiya Mike65

Tnx so much for the reply , in my head i kinda took for granted that the guys over in the Radio Hobby know this stuff already , but after you brought it up it came to me just like someone pops in from another forum here and gives info on something, it could be useful to some people , what the heck , i will .

Tnx miike

Stargate

Stargate

jumpguy wrote: »

I don't have a reciever/transmitter (unless a plain ole FM radio will do). I hear you can transmit messages to the crew? Have you ever done it? Could you record what you hear (if anything) and upload it?

jumpguy how ay doing

Hope your well ? You need a TX ( Transmitter) to send radio signals to the ISS and that type of TX requires a licence , some of the folk on the ISS may have a ham licence and therefore can use the radio equipment on board to QSO ( have voice contact ) with other people on earth other than mission HQ or the ground stations ( these people have to have a ham licence too ) There are several HAM bands , 144mhz ( 2mtres) etc but you need a licence and a ham rig with these bands on it to chat with the lads on the ISS , and to answer your last question ,yes i know people who have qso`d with the shuttle and the ISS and have QSL cards ( a card ) like a postcard with details of the time , frequency ,date etc of the contact they had on it etc

Its a lot more detailed than that , thats the quick version lol

Having said all that , you can hear them on a radio scanner tho , without a licence

Regards
Stargate

jumpguy

Stargate wrote: »

jumpguy how ay doing

Hope your well ? You need a TX ( Transmitter) to send radio signals to the ISS and that type of TX requires a licence , some of the folk on the ISS may have a ham licence and therefore can use the radio equipment on board to QSO ( have voice contact ) with other people on earth other than mission HQ or the ground stations ( these people have to have a ham licence too ) There are several HAM bands , 144mhz ( 2mtres) etc but you need a licence and a ham rig with these bands on it to chat with the lads on the ISS , and to answer your last question ,yes i know people who have qso`d with the shuttle and the ISS and have QSL cards ( a card ) like a postcard with details of the time , frequency ,date etc of the contact they had on it etc

Its a lot more detailed than that , thats the quick version lol

Having said all that , you can hear them on a radio scanner tho , without a licence

Regards
Stargate

Thanks for that! I'm grand thanks, how're you getting on? If you hear something on your scanner, is it possible to upload it? Or is that difficult/not possible/need certain equipment? I know for one I'd find it very interesting!

Stargate

jumpguy wrote: »

Thanks for that! I'm grand thanks, how're you getting on? If you hear something on your scanner, is it possible to upload it? Or is that difficult/not possible/need certain equipment? I know for one I'd find it very interesting!

take a look here Jumpguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDgd396KUoI
or here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkUQ-XBZ4tg

jumpguy

Stargate wrote: »

take a look here Jumpguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDgd396KUoI
or here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkUQ-XBZ4tg

Thanks.

Stargate

jumpguy wrote: »

Thanks.

One more for you jumpguy

probably the clearest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M72YLBFyRrE

Stargate

lord lucan

Stargate wrote: »

One more for you jumpguy

probably the clearest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M72YLBFyRrE

Stargate

Thanks for posting that Stargate,never knew that was possible to do!

You do learn something new every day!:D

Stargate

lord lucan wrote: »

Thanks for posting that Stargate,never knew that was possible to do!

You do learn something new every day!:D

Hiya Lord Lucan

Nice Nick ha ,
Yes , so very true , i think we all learn something new everyday , thank you for the reply , appreciate it

Anyone can get a scanner fairly easily ,

http://www.cqcomms.com/products_scanners.htm

Not promoting this store in any way , just using it as an example ,but the 3rd one down the list
@ 49 euro covers the 144mhz (2metre) ham band which the ISS transmits on ,
off the top of my head i think its 148.800 / 145.850mhz and the rubber duck or whip antenna standing out in the clear away from buildings is sufficent to hear the ISS .Maybe even indoors while its overhead if the signal is strong enough .

The 49 euro one is cheap , its manual tuning , ie turn the knob and tune , the dearer scanners have digital readout , you pay for what you get ;-)

Hope it helps a little for those interested in getting a scanner to hear the ISS and SS !!

Regards
Stargate

jumpguy

Honestly, after listening to those convos I feel more like investing in radio equipment than a bloody telescope. Thanks a million Stargate.
As far as a license goes, is it difficult to get one? I know you need a license for general broadcasting but I never would've thought you'd require one for talking to the ISS.

Stargate

jumpguy wrote: »

Honestly, after listening to those convos I feel more like investing in radio equipment than a bloody telescope. Thanks a million Stargate.
As far as a license goes, is it difficult to get one? I know you need a license for general broadcasting but I never would've thought you'd require one for talking to the ISS.

Heres the irts website jumpguy

http://www.irts.ie/cgi/start.cgi

Regards
Stargate