The International Space Station (ISS) has been transmitting SSTV (Slow Scan TeleVision) images since yesterday (8th Oct), and will continue to do so until Monday 14th Oct. There is a break on Friday 11th while Schools voice contacts are underway. Full details of ISS Ham Stations can be seen HERE – ARISS is also a good place to look for ISS information. The downlink is 145.800 Mhz FM.

Today I managed to get a couple of decent images from the ISS, the better of which is my best image to date. The ISS was ‘high’ in the Sky which meant I got good reception on my fixed ‘White Stick’ antenna. The 2nd image shows some interference as the ISS moved away from me and is caused by doppler shift.

In total today I received 4 images, they are all below. The 3rd and 4th were when the ISS was lower in the sky, the doppler effect is more apparent here. I’ll need to get out and get some images using a directional antenna, I’ll post more images when I do.

The images are posted here full size, they’re quite small to keep the sending time down. I’ll also do a further post on SSTV for those new to the hobby.