International Space Station

Had a voice contact with NA1SS Bill McArthur on the station tonight, most interesting, he was just after speaking to a radio ham in Iceland and I called him.
Bill is radio ham and his own call is KC5ACR
www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/mcarthur.html
If you have a scanner listen on 145.800 Leave the radio in a clear area like a window cill. Bill was really loud here, he is working split frequency and listening on 145.200 (fm)
Satscape, Heavens-Above or J-Track will predict the times for ISS passes
satscape.co.uk/
www.heavens-above.com
science.nasa.gov/realtime/jtrack/Spacecraft.html
Next pass will start at 22.20 at 260 degrees azimuth duration 5 minutes
Charles

Nice one Charles.

Just uploaded 2 audio files from the last pass, mode here was packet (data) not voice on 145.800 fm
www.qsl.net/ei5fk/iss01.wav
www.qsl.net/ei5fk/iss02.wav
Charles

Were you actually talking to him, did he have much to say, I downloaded those wav files but all I get is modem like noises.?!?

Nice going Charles! I'd say you were a happy camper for those few minutes!

Dave's right about the recordings. It sounds like its a scrambled transmission when sent, otherwise its background static. Is this the way it is?

Seanie.

Oops! Just saw your other post about the signals Charles! :oops: