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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

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

ARISS SSTV Event Scheduled for December 24 to 31

Posted on December 24, 2020 by VA3DBJ

Celebrating 20 Years of Continuous Operations on ISS For immediate release: An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the International Space Station (ISS). This will be a special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio ariss, csa, nasa, rac, sstv

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

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

ARISS Packet System Revives

Posted on August 27, 2018 by VA3DBJ

An Amazing Recovery: ARISS Packet System Revives ARRL – Similar to the AO-7 satellite resurrection several years ago, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) packet radio system on the International Space Station (ISS) has begun working again.… Continue Reading →

Amateur Radio ariss, arrl, iss, n5vho, na1ss, nasa

Parker Solar Probe Rockets Toward Sun

Posted on August 12, 2018 by VA3DBJ

NASA’s Parker solar probe rockets toward sun for closest look yet By Marcia Dunn – The Associated Press – A NASA spacecraft zoomed toward the sun Sunday on an unprecedented quest to get closer to our star than anything ever sent before.… Continue Reading →

Astronomy/Space astrophysics, delta iv heavy, eugene parker, nasa, parker solar probe

Perseid Meteor Shower 2018

Posted on August 11, 2018 by VA3DBJ

When, Where & How to See It This Weekend By Sarah Lewin Space.com – According to NASA meteor expert Bill Cooke, the Perseids are perhaps the most popular meteor shower of the year; and in 2018, they’ll be the best shower… Continue Reading →

Astronomy/Space 2018, astronomy, jupiter, mars, meteor shower, moon, nasa, perseid, venus

ARISS Packet Radio System Expected to be Back Late this Year

Posted on August 7, 2018 by VA3DBJ

ARRL – The currently silent packet radio system on the International Space Station could be back on the air by year’s end. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) hardware team members have located an original duplicate of the… Continue Reading →

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Ferret 8 Band Base Antenna

The "Ferret" is a Multiband Antenna utilizing state of the art engineering techniques. The "Ferret" provides coverage from 25 MHz to 1.8 GHz. The configuration is an array of center fed 1/2 wave elements. Utilization of dielectrically tuned chokes, multi-tuned parallel resonant circuits and asymmetrical elements provides tuned transmit quality on band centers of 40, 100, 122, 146, 155, 315, 465, 865 and 1280 MHz. The "Ferret" can handle transmit power levels of 100 watts.
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Whistler TRX-2 Digital Base/Mobile

The Whistler TRX-2 is multi-system adaptive digital trunking scanners with Motorola P25 Phase I, X2-TDMA, Phase II, DMR, and NXDN making it capable of monitoring the following unencrypted channels/systems: Conventional DMR (Entered as a DMR trunked system, Hytera XPT, MotoTRBO™ Capacity Plus, MotoTRBO™ Connect Plus, and MotoTRBO™ Linked Cap Plus systems
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Radioworld

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Scanner Master

Scanner Master Police Scanners Corporation was formed in 1978 and since that time has been producing the nation's most comprehensive communications guidebooks including Scanner Master regional volumes and Monitor America. For the past 15 years, Scanner Master Police Scanners has been a consultant to the scanner-radio industry.

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