Ken:

http://oscar.dcarr.org is a good place to look for up to date reports on types of ISS activity (when it is active). Another place to look is http://www.ariss.net which indicates that (outside of school contacts) the ISS TM-D700 digipeater has not been active for over a month.

The ISS digipeater was more active in the past - wonder why it is rarely active these days.

JoeC, K3FMA

Message: 6 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:29:17 -0700 From: "Ken Owen" n6kth@n6kth.com Subject: [amsat-bb] Help with ISS Boy Scout Contact To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Message-ID: 000801c8f9d8$7d10bc00$2e01a8c0@CIR2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

Hi folks:

I will be setting up the station that will contact the ISS in less than two weeks on behalf of the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club and a local Boy Scout troop. The contact is scheduled, and we have the necessary equipment.

I would like to make sure in advance that my station is tracking the ISS correctly. I wonder if anyone is currently making any ISS contacts (of the not so pre-arranged type) and whether the cross-band repeater is in use. I've listened on 145.800 for a couple of passes, but I've not heard anything yet.

I appreciate any advice from those who have done this before.

Thanks,

Ken Owen, N6KTH AMSAT Area Coordinator