ISS packet is currently active on 145.825 simplex. You can check to see if packet is active by looking at the reports on any of the following websites: http://www.ariss.net http://www.issfanclub.com http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php
If packet is off, your chances are low (but you never know) of hearing voice on 145.80 unless it is a scheduled school contact during your pass. School contact pass times are posted regularly to the SAREX reflector. You can view recent postings here http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/sarex/48hour/threads.html
Kenneth - N5VHO
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Rick Mann Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:56 AM To: AMSAT-BB Org Subject: [amsat-bb] Current ARISS Status/Usage?
I finally got my TNC hooked up, and was able to decode APRS packets. I wanted to try during a rather low ISS pass, see what I could get off of ISS, but got nothing. I tried both 145.825 and 145.8, hearing neither voice nor data.
In fact, I've never heard anything on ISS (except for the one scheduled contact I made with it :-D).
Is it currently operational for voice and/or packet? How often is someone likely to be using it (what are my chances of hearing something on any given pass)?
TIA,