<h1>ISS Ham Radio SSTV Active <font><strong>Dmitry Pashkov UB4UAD</strong> reports that the amateur radio Slow Scan Television (SSTV) experiment MAI-75 on the International Space Station (ISS) has been active on 145.800 MHz FM </font></h1>
<p>Dmitry also reports that on October 31, 2013 SSTV images <br>will be transmitted from the ISS on 145.800 MHz showing photographic images of the life and work of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. <br><br>All you need to do to receive the SSTV pictures from the space station is to connected the audio output of a scanner or amateur rig via a <a href="http://amsat-uk.org/2011/08/01/1490/" target="_blank">simple interface</a> to the soundcard on a Windows PC or an Apple iOS device, and tune in to 145.800 MHz FM. You can even receive pictures by holding an iPhone next to the radio’s loudspeaker.<br>
<br>The ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld with a 1/4 wave antenna will be enough to receive it. The FM transmission uses 5 kHz deviation which is standard in much of the world.<br><br>Many FM rigs in the UK can be switched been wide and narrow deviation FM filters so select the wider deviation. Handhelds all seem to have a single wide filter fitted as standard.<br>
<br>On Windows PC’s the free application <a href="http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php" target="_blank">MMSSTV</a> can be used to decode the signal, on Apple iOS devices you can use the <a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/redirect.php?id=sstv" target="_blank">SSTV app</a>. The <a href="http://www.issfanclub.com/" target="_blank">ISS Fan Club</a> website will show you when the space station is in range.<br>
<br>For more on Slow Scan Television SSTV, see this article SSTV – The Basics<br><a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/sstv-the-basics" target="_blank">http://www.essexham.co.uk/sstv-the-basics</a><br><br>How to be successful with the ISS Slow Scan Television (SSTV) imaging system<br>
<a href="http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html" target="_blank">http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html</a><br><br>Information on the MAI-75 SSTV experiment<br><a href="http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/researches/education-26.html" target="_blank">http://www.energia.ru/eng/iss/researches/education-26.html</a></p>
<p>MMSSTV software<br><a href="http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php" target="_blank">http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php</a></p><br>IZ8BLY Vox Recoder, enables you to record the signals from the ISS on 145.800 MHz while you’re away at work <br>
<a href="http://antoninoporcino.xoom.it/VoxRecorder/" target="_blank">http://antoninoporcino.xoom.it/VoxRecorder/</a><br><br>ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) Blog and Gallery <br><a href="http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br>
<br>Dmitry Pashkov UB4UAD<br><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ISS-SSTV-2013-09-28" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/ISS-SSTV-2013-09-28</a><br>