Hi Gang,

I excitedly tuned my base station, connected to a dual band Ventenna on the roof, to the downlink frequency of 145.950 mHZ this morning as I tracked ISS on a pass over North America. I'm in Southern New Jersey. I was amazed to be able to hear the initial greeting female voice from this special bird! On the following pass I used a portable HT and Arrow Antenna out on the lawn and copied ARISSat-1 5X9! Thanks to all who made this possible and all who are helping us enjoy this wonderful hobby!

Sincerely & 73, Harry ~ W3DNQ