<div dir="ltr"><h1>ISS Slow Scan TV on August 27</h1><p><strong>Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB</strong> reports that the Slow Scan Television (SSTV)<br> experiment MAI-75 on the International Space Station (ISS) may be<br>
active on Wednesday, August 27 using the call sign <strong>RS0ISS</strong> on 145.800<br> MHz FM.</p><p>A Google English translation of the work plan says “On Gagarin from<br> Space”. Open gear with ISS RS by amateur radio link to ground receiving stations amateurs around the world images of photographs devoted to the life and work of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.</p>
<p>It is unclear how long the SSTV transmissions will continue for but the plan shows the Kenwood TM D-700 transceiver being used for a school contact in the Ruzaevo district on Saturday, August 30.</p>
<p>All you need to do to receive the SSTV pictures from the space station is to connect the audio output of a scanner or amateur rig via a simple interface 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.</p>
<p>The ISS puts out a strong signal on 145.800 MHz FM and a 2m handheld<br> 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<br>
world.</p><p>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.</p>
<p>On Windows PC’s the free application MMSSTV can be used to decode<br> the signal, on Apple iOS devices you can use the SSTV app. The ISS Fan Club website will show you when the space station is in range.</p>
<p>Listen for the ISS SSTV transmissions online using the SUWS WebSDR,<br> further details at<br><a href="http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/suws-websdr-moves-to-new-site/" target="_blank">http://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/suws-websdr-moves-to-new-site/</a></p>
<p>For more on Slow Scan Television SSTV, see this article SSTV – The<br> Basics<br><a href="http://www.essexham.co.uk/sstv-the-basics" target="_blank">http://www.essexham.co.uk/sstv-the-basics</a></p><p>
How to be successful with the ISS Slow Scan Television (SSTV)<br> imaging system<br><a href="http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html" target="_blank">http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtoisssstv.html</a></p>
<p>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>Free MMSSTV software<br>
<a href="http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php" target="_blank">http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php</a></p><p>iOS SSTV App<br><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sstv/id387910013" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sstv/id387910013</a></p>
<p>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></p>
<p>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></p><p>For real-time tracking and the latest status of amateur radio activity on the space station see the ISS Fan Club<br>
<a href="http://www.issfanclub.com/" target="_blank">http://www.issfanclub.com/</a></p><p>Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB<br><a href="http://r4uab.ru/?p=7237" target="_blank">http://r4uab.ru/?p=7237</a></p><p>ISS Work Plan<br><a href="http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/plan.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/plan.htm</a></p>
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