April 22, 2022
The International Space Station has multiple Ham radios on board, and uses them for multiple purposes. Voice contacts with terrestrial hams, educational sessions with schools around the world, APRS, and Slow Scan Television. Receiving the broadcasts is fairly easy, but does require some setup and equipment. And each mode is different APRS vs. SSTV), in this article I’ll focus on SSTV reception. You need:
A 2 Meter Ham radio with a decent antenna (nothing fancy, I use a copper J-Pole).
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