Russian SSTV event to celebrate Cosmonautics Day ARISS Russia is planning a special Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event from the International Space Station in celebration of Cosmonautics Day. The transmissions are to begin on April 11 at 11:30 UTC and run through April 14 ending at 18:20 UTC. Supporting this event is a computer on the ISS Russian Segment, which stores images that are then transmitted to Earth using amateur radio, specifically the onboard Kenwood TM-D710E transceiver. Transmitted images will be from the Interkosmos project period of the Soviet space program (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interkosmos). Images received can be posted and viewed at http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php . The transmissions which were coordinated with the ARISS scheduling team, will be broadcast at 145.800 MHz using the PD-120 SSTV mode. Please note that the event is dependent on other activities, schedules and crew responsibilities on the ISS and are subject to change at any time. Please check for news and the most current information on the AMSAT.org and ARISS.org websites, the AMSAT-BB@amsat.org, the ARISS facebook at Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS) and ARISS twitter @ARISS_status. About ARISS Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org and http://www.ariss-eu.org/ http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/april/russian-sstv-event-to-celebrate-cosmonautics-day.htm
Got a pretty good image just now, in the log @ 23:48Z. It was not the best pass, out over the Atlantic, although signal peaked above S9. The next one will be nearly overhead and longer. Heard the end of a previous image first, then this one started a few minutes later, and just barely finished before LOS, hence some snow at the end. Had MMSSTV sitting ready in auto mode, PC headset mic-to-speaker of squelched 2m Icom base rig on 1/4w vertical ground plane @ 15ft AGL. 73, John, WØPV
I received this image at 1:03 pm local time on a Yaesu FT-60R handheld HT with a Diamond RH-77CA antenna attached. So get out there and try it yourself.
