Re: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV

6 Dec 2017

      I believe they use an unmodified Kenwood D710E for SSTV and it can put
out up to 50 watts.
See this thread:
https://twitter.com/ARISS_status/status/883020516180840448
FWIW, up until the July 2017 event I believe it was always PD180.
Perhaps they will stay on PD120 going forward. I think I preferred the
higher resolution mode, but certainly PD120 makes it easier to get
more and more complete images.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Andy Kellner via AMSAT-BB
amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
...
Yes, sorry 2 min on / 2 min off. My bad ;-) Yes, I was surprised how strong the signal was. Must be using more power than usual.
Andreas.
  From: Simon Brown <simon@sdr-radio.com>

To: 'Andreas Kellner via AMSAT-BB' amsat-bb@amsat.org
 Sent: Thursday, 7 December 2017, 2:11
 Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV
Andreas, I thought it was 2 minutes on/off? The format is PD120 which is 120
seconds.
The first image I received started only a few seconds after AOS and was
surprisingly strong.
Simon Brown, G4ELI
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From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Andreas
Kellner via AMSAT-BB
Sent: 06 December 2017 16:05
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; amsatvk@yahoogroups.com.au
Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS SSTV
Received 2 beautiful clear pictures (12/12 and 1/12)  from ISS SSTV on a 62
degree pass over east coast Australia. Very strong signal .. never heard the
ISS that strong ?
Transmitting in the typical 3 min on / 3 min off schedule.  Does anybody
know if they issue certificates again on this SSTV cycle ?
Thanks,
Andreas - VK4TH

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