I'm replying to a recent post about an Canadian Astronaut not being a ham. I have seen posted somewhere I believe the AMSAT website that Amateur radio is a guest on the ISS. Its up to the individual astronaut if they want to become a ham. Personally I'm grateful there is a ham radio station on board the ISS. If one astronaut chooses not to operate that means more time for another to operate. 73's Mike/N8GBU