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Current Status of ISS Radios Updated

Posted on February 23, 2022 by VA3DBJ

as of Feb 23, 2022​Columbus Module radios: IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Current mode set to cross band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).  Next mode change to support packet operation (145.825 MHz up & down) is currently TBD.​​​ Radio to be powered off on March 1 to… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio amateur radio, ariss, iss, kenwood, nasa, repeater

APRS Developer Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, SK

Posted on February 17, 2022 by VA3DBJ

The creator of the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS), Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, died on February 7. An ARRL Life Member, Bruninga was 73. According to his daughter, Bruninga succumbed to cancer and the effects of COVID-19.… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio amateur radio, aprs, ariss, arrl, Bob Bruninga, iss, sk, WB4APR

Russia’s Destruction of an Orbiting Satellite Raises Space Debris Concerns

Posted on November 18, 2021 by VA3DBJ

Russia tested an anti-satellite weapon on November 15, destroying one of its own old and defunct satellites, Kosmos 1408. Launched in 1982, Kosmos 1408 was some 300 miles above Earth. Its destruction generated a debris field in Earth orbit that… Continue Reading →

Astronomy/Space, Military amsat, debris, iss, kosmos 1408, nasa, russia, satellite, space

Current Status of ISS Radio Stations

Posted on August 2, 2021 by VA3DBJ

as of 07/28/2021 ​Columbus Module radios: IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured. Supporting packet operation (145.825 MHz up & down). Next mode change is to cross band repeater and targeting late August.​ Radio will be powered off July 28 about 17:30 UTC for Progress /MLM arrival.… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio, Astronomy/Space amateur radio, ariss, arrl, iss, kenwood, packet

ISS Cross Band FM Repeater Activated

Posted on September 2, 2020 by VA3DBJ

At 01:02 GMT on September 2 a cross band FM amateur radio repeater with a downlink on 437.800 MHz was activated on the International Space Station. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) announcement reads: The ARISS team… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio 437.8, amateur radio, ariss, fm, iors, iss, rac, repeater, spacex

ARISS-USA is Created From ARISS International

Posted on June 13, 2020 by VA3DBJ

In late May, the USA team of the ARISS International working group became an incorporated non-profit entity in the state of Maryland, officially becoming ARISS-USA. This move allows ARISS-USA to work as an independent organization, soliciting grants and donations. They… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio amsat, amsat-na, ariss, ariss-usa, iss, ka3hdo, nasa

Space Pioneer Astronaut Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK

Posted on April 21, 2019 by VA3DBJ

ARRL reports the US astronaut who pioneered the use of Amateur Radio to make contacts from space — Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL — died April 15 at his home in Huntsville, Alabama. He was 88. Garriott’s ham radio activity ushered… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio, Astronomy/Space amateur radio, ariss, iss, owen garriott, sarex, w5lfl

ISS Fan Club Closing Down

Posted on December 30, 2018 by VA3DBJ

ISS Fan Club closing down on January 1st 2019 After almost 17 years of service to the amateur radio community, the issfanclub.com site will shut down on January 1st 2019. The ISS fan club website has been an excellent source… Continue Reading →

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Astronaut, Cosmonaut Safe in Wake of Soyuz Launch Failure

Posted on October 11, 2018 by VA3DBJ

ARRL – A Russian Soyuz spacecraft crew launch to the International Space Station (ISS) suffered an emergency booster failure shortly after lift-off from Kazakhstan on October 11, but the crew is safe. On board the Soyuz MS-10 were US Astronaut Nick Hague, KG5TMV, and… Continue Reading →

Astronomy/Space astronaut, cosmonaut, iss, kazakhstan, ms-10, syuz

ISS Air Leak Fixed

Posted on August 31, 2018 by VA3DBJ

The International Space Station’s (ISS) oxygen breach was contained by NASA and Roscosmos astronauts after the space station began losing air pressure yesterday. The ISS’ cabin pressure is now “holding steady” after ISS Expedition 56 crew members hunted down a… Continue Reading →

Astronomy/Space iss, ms-09, nasa, rassvet, roscosmos, soyuz

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