ARISS News Release
No. 20-30
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
Upcoming ARISS SSTV Event Scheduledfor Dec. 24
December22, 2020 — An ARISS Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from theInternational Space Station (ISS). This will bea special SSTV event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ARISS on board the International SpaceStation. Theevent is scheduled to begin on December 24 at 16:40 UTC and continue through December 31 endingat 18:15 UTC. Dates are subject to changedue to ISS operational adjustments.
Imageswill be downlinked at 145.8 MHz +/- 3 KHz for Doppler shift and the expectedSSTV mode of operation is PD 120. Radio enthusiasts participating in the eventcan post images they receive at the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/.
Afteryour image is posted at the gallery, you can acquire a special award by linkingto https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/and follow directions for submitting a digital copy of your received image.
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISSNational Lab-Space Station Explorers andNASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program. The primary goal of ARISSis to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio betweencrew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space,space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org
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