[sarex] JOTA Voice qso with Richard Garriot

Hi All

This evening on the pass over Sydney at about 1040z we managed a short contact with Richard on the ISS from our JOTA station VK2BV. It was a big thrill for both the operators and the kids in attendance at the station at the Waverley Amateur radio Society clubrooms.

We had previously heard SSTV a couple of passes earlier as well as the subsequent one although it was only a few degrees above the horizon and not a very good signal.

On the earlier pass, at about 0908 we had a magnificent view of the ISS as it flew overhead but no contact or anything heard. That was a 78 degree pass.

73....Eric VK2VE.