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WG3K > ANS 29.12.24 16:49l 24 Lines 2207 Bytes #143 (0) @ AMSAT
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Subj: ARISS SSTV Event Underway
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Sent: 241229/1546Z 11441@WG3K.#SMD.MD.USA.NOAM LinBPQ6.0.24
Well underway for the holidays and New Year, ARISS' Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event began on December 25 and will continue until January 5, 2025.
Series 23 consists of 12 pictures celebrating ARISS memories of 2024. Ending time for the transmissions is tentatively January 5 at 14: 20 UTC. On the ISS, the Service Module radio is being used and the ISS callsign is RS0ISS; Images are transmitted on 145.800 MHz FM and the SSTV mode is PD120.
Everyone is invited to upload their decoded images in the ARISS gallery, area “Series 23 Holiday 2025” at: https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV. Once youve submitted your image, just click on the dedicated button and you can apply for the official ARISS SSTV award.
Also, European stations can request the ARISS QSL by contacting the European QSL bureau: https://www.ariss-eu.org/index.php/ariss-station/european-qsl-bureau.
To support everyone interested in such events, the European Space Agency released tutorials about how to receive pictures transmitted over amateur radio by the International Space Station: you can find them on https://issfanclub.eu/2024/11/08/esa-tips-how-to-get-pictures-from-the-inter...
No two-meter radio? its always possible to decode the audio signals coming from the WebSDR at Goonhilly Earth Station https://vhf-goonhilly.batc.org.uk/
Follow @ARISS_intl on X for official updates, since changes can occur.
Reminder, the images are sent on a (roughly) 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off schedule. So if you dont hear anything, give it wait two minutes.
Many FM rigs can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters. For best results you should select the filter for wider deviation FM. Handhelds generally have a single wide filter fitted as standard. Free decoding software is available for Android and Apple smartphone. Check your phone's app store by searching SSTV". PC users can download the free RX-SSTV program.
You can get predictions for the ISS pass times at https://www.amsat.org/track/ or from a myriad of free smartphone apps.
More useful information to receive the pictures can be found at https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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