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<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:medium;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><tbody style="box-sizing:border-box"><tr style="box-sizing:border-box"><td style="box-sizing:border-box"><div id="gmail-story" style="box-sizing:border-box;width:618.667px;font-size:16px;height:auto;float:left"><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16pt">ISS SSTV transmissions continue</h1><p style="box-sizing:border-box">SSTV transmissions from the Russian Service module on the International Space Station started June 29 on 145.800 MHz FM and they are still continuing<span> </span><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">There may well be further transmissions up until July 13 when the equipment being used for the SSTV will be required for a school contact.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box">David Boult G7HCE</strong><span> </span>in Exeter noted that some adjustments have been made by the cosmonauts and the images are now being sent uncropped. For the first week the edges of the pictures were missing.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The images commemorate the various satellites that were hand-deployed from the ISS. These will include the first satellite deployment from ISS: Suitsat-1/Radioskaf-1 which was developed by ARISS and deployed in February 2006.</p><p align="center" style="box-sizing:border-box"><img src="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/36769252_1930343753655801_9067158454187065344_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=1043e61bfe3909b820f668ec80aff607&oe=5BDC463A" width="100%" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><font color="#666666" size="2" style="box-sizing:border-box">ISS SSTV image received by David Boult G7HCE</font></p><p align="left" style="box-sizing:border-box">The transmissions are being made on 145.800 MHz FM using the PD-120 SSTV mode.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">Note the ISS transmissions use the 5 kHz deviation FM standard rather than the narrow 2.5 kHz used in Europe. If your transceiver has selectable FM filters try using the wider filter. Handheld transceivers generally have a single wide filter fitted as standard and you should get good results outdoors using just a 1/4 wave whip antenna.<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The ISS Fan Club site will show you when the space station is in range<span> </span><a href="http://www.issfanclub.com/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">http://www.issfanclub.com/</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">ISS SSTV information and links at<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/iss-sstv/</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">If you receive a full or partial picture from the Space Station your Local Newspaper may like to know<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2016/july/now-is-a-great-time-to-get-ham-radio-publicity.htm" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2016/july/now-is-a-great-time-to-get-ham-radio-publicity.htm</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">The RSGB produce a handy Media Guide and Template press release for anyone to download and adapt, see<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="http://rsgb.org/main/clubs/media-guide-for-affiliated-societies/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">http://rsgb.org/main/clubs/media-guide-for-affiliated-societies/</a><br style="box-sizing:border-box"><br style="box-sizing:border-box">An example of the publicity you can get for the hobby by telling your Local Newspaper<br style="box-sizing:border-box"><a href="https://amsat-uk.org/2015/04/15/iss-sstv-in-the-press/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(0,51,102);text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word">https://amsat-uk.org/2015/04/15/iss-sstv-in-the-press/</a></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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