The ISS crew turned the radio off to support the EVA that occurred last night/this morning and is currently scheduled to sleep until 0600 UTC on Wednesday. I would not expect to hear the crossband repeater any earlier than that.

I've heard a couple of reports of folks hearing themselves but have no indication that the crossband repeater is active. It may be that they are hearing their third harmonic on the UHF side with a wide receiver or excessive Doppler correction. If you are hearing others, then the repeater is more likely active.

Kenneth - N5VHO

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of ANTHONY JAPHA Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 10:04 AM To: amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS cross-band

Has anyone had a cross-band QSO or heard yourself on ISS? Is ISS actually in cross-band mode? I may have heard myself at 1558Z just now, but there was a lot of crud along with any signal, so it was probably nothing. Certainly no other sigs in my 4 minute window. Tnx and 73, Tony, N2UN _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb