Ken Ransom might recall more details, but it was tried with AO-51 and I think the astronaut was Doug Wheelock. If I recall correctly he heard the satellite, and was heard through the satellite, but no QSOs were completed. The Doppler is "interesting" as you can imagine. AO-91 would be a good candidate for a repeat attempt.
73, Drew KO4MA
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Quagliana Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2017 9:36 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Has anyone made a satellite QSO with an orbiting ISS astronaut?
Has anyone ever had a successful two-way QSO with an orbiting ISS astronaut through an amateur radio satellite transponder?
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