It doesn't matter where you are on the planet, casual ham contacts with astronauts are exceptionally rare unless there happens to be a crew member aboard who is particularly interested in getting on the air. Most of the astronauts only have the ham license because it's part of their mission training for use of ARISS for school contacts. Only on the occasions when we have someone such as Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, aboard are you likely to hear the ISS operating casually. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 11:33 AM Timokhov, Sasha via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:

Yes, same for me as VE3SVF over Toronto. The ISS is never active here. However, the it appears to only be active over Europe when the downlink from the crew is on.

Same request essentially, except Toronto as well please!!

73!

VE3SVF

On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 10:17 AM Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:

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Dear All,

I would like to have a personal QSO with the ISS, unfortunately it seems that when over the Indian Ocean they do not expect any response, rightly so, as there are only 3 OM’s capable of doing so in the region.

In case you make a contact with astronaut on board the ISS could you please ask him to try to listen or call when over Mauritius during his free time. I will try to call each time possible in the next 2 weeks.

Thanking you beforehand

73

Jean Marc (3B8DU)

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