I was thinking while watching last nights EVA on the ISS, has anyone here ever tried to intercept the space suit communications during EVA's? I'm not sure what the output of the transmitters are, but with a good system you still should be able to hear 100 - 200mw. Probably a weird digital transmission mode so you still wouldn't be able to tell was they were saying, but that's why there is NasaTV.
Hi,
I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor.
Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html
Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself.
Elan - WB2IOL
--- On Fri, 2/12/10, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net wrote:
From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Spacewalks To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:22 AM
I was thinking while watching last nights EVA on the ISS, has anyone here ever tried to intercept the space suit communications during EVA's? I'm not sure what the output of the transmitters are, but with a good system you still should be able to hear 100 - 200mw. Probably a weird digital transmission mode so you still wouldn't be able to tell was they were saying, but that's why there is NasaTV.
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Spacewalks are easy to monitor. Your regular 2m antenna will work. In the UK we get some interference from Air band Communications but can generally get a good part of the conversation.
Note - It only works with the Russian spacesuits. American suits use a different system.
73 John G7HIA
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________________________________ From: Elan Portnoy elanportnoy@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, 12 February, 2010 17:14:37 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks
Hi,
I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor.
Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html
Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself.
Elan - WB2IOL
--- On Fri, 2/12/10, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net wrote:
From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Spacewalks To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:22 AM
I was thinking while watching last nights EVA on the ISS, has anyone here ever tried to intercept the space suit communications during EVA's? I'm not sure what the output of the transmitters are, but with a good system you still should be able to hear 100 - 200mw. Probably a weird digital transmission mode so you still wouldn't be able to tell was they were saying, but that's why there is NasaTV.
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At 05:55 PM 2/12/2010 +0000, John Heath g7hia@btinternet.com wrote:
Spacewalks are easy to monitor. Your regular 2m antenna will work. In the UK we get some interference from Air band Communications but can generally get a good part of the conversation.
Note - It only works with the Russian spacesuits. American suits use a different system.
73 John G7HIA
Do you know what frequencies their helmet camera's use? It might be interesting to see if video cam be captured.
KB7ADL
At 09:14 AM 2/12/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy elanportnoy@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor.
Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html
Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself.
Elan - WB2IOL
That page hasn't been updated in a while.
KB7ADL
Play nice now...
This page is up to date
http://www.issfanclub.com/frequencies
Roger WA1KAT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL" vlfiscus@mcn.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 11:33 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks
At 09:14 AM 2/12/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy elanportnoy@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor.
Have a look at this page
http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html
Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself.
Elan - WB2IOL
That page hasn't been updated in a while.
KB7ADL
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Appologies if my message appeared rude--didn't mean it to be.
Elan - WB2IOL
--- On Sat, 2/13/10, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net wrote:
From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL vlfiscus@mcn.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Saturday, February 13, 2010, 10:33 AM At 09:14 AM 2/12/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy elanportnoy@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi,
I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor.
Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html
Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them
myself.
Elan - WB2IOL
That page hasn't been updated in a while.
KB7ADL
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At 10:36 AM 2/16/2010 -0800, Elan Portnoy elanportnoy@yahoo.com wrote:
Appologies if my message appeared rude--didn't mean it to be.
Elan - WB2IOL
Elan,
I had no problem with your reply and thanks for the help. I should have said receive or monitor their transmissions, but using the word intercept was just a habit from listening to utilities & such on shortwave. When we heard something rare we'd call them intercepts.
KB7ADL
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