{"id":1648,"date":"2014-08-31T05:53:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-31T10:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clayares.org\/wp\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2014-08-31T05:54:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-31T10:54:35","slug":"how-to-work-the-iss-on-aprs-packet-radio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.clayares.org\/wp\/how-to-work-the-iss-on-aprs-packet-radio-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to work the ISS on APRS Packet Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

JoAnne Maenpaa K9JKM<\/strong>\u00a0wrote\u00a0this article<\/a>\u00a0on how to use the 145.825 MHz FM Packet Radio Digipeater on the\u00a0International Space Station<\/a>\u00a0(ISS) http:\/\/www.ariss.org\/uploads\/1\/9\/6\/8\/19681527\/k9jkm_2012_symposium_ver2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Mineo Wakita JE9PEL<\/strong>\u00a0has produced an Easy Guide to UI-View32 and UISS http:\/\/www.ne.jp\/asahi\/hamradio\/je9pel\/ui32uiss.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Doug Cook KD5PDN<\/strong>\u2018s article about contacting the International Space Station with a few watts and a shoestring budget antenna is now available.<\/p>\n

The article\u00a0\u201cQRP to the ISS\u201d<\/a>\u00a0appeared in the February, 2012 issue of QST magazine and, with permission from the ARRL, can be downloaded from\u00a0Clint Bradford K6LCS\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Doug walks the reader through building a simple tape measure beam, and how to successfully work the ISS with it and a handheld radio.<\/p>\n

Read the article at\u00a0http:\/\/www.work-sat.com\/Antennas_files\/QRP-ISS.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

A video by author Doug Cook KD5PDN shows the tape rule antenna and how to set up a Yaesu VX-8R for ISS APRS packet data sending and receiving and other aspects to make a digital contact with the International Space Station. You can also learn how to interpret the audio prompts when packet data is being received.<\/p>\n

Watch ISS APRS contact with a Yaesu VX-8R WB5BSA