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