📡 SSTV from Space
*To celebrate the highlights from 2024 of Amateur Radio in Space the ARISS put on “Expedition 72 - Series 23 Holiday 2024” from 12/24/2024 to 01/05/2024 on 145.800 transmitting a series of Slow Scan TV images.
Quick Summary
Main Topic: Sharing the SSTV images I was able to decode from the ISS.
Key Features: Share some tips, tricks, and lessons learned.
Outcome: It’s pictures… from space!
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🛠 Setup
A local area ham shared the anniversary and exercise on a Facebook group, and it caught my interest. Recently, I had experimented with satellite operations, specifically attempting to use the ISS as a digipeater to transmit my APRS beacon.
I already had the knowledge and experience of tracking the ISS and other Satellites. Now, I just needed to learn how to receive and decode SSTV images.
The idea that I can get images from space with just an RF signal and some decode software that can potentially run on portable power intrigued me. This anniversary exercise takes place over a week, with the ISS transmitting several different images from space.
Here’s the setup I used for this project:
My Portable SSTV Setup: Handy Talky, Laptop, MMSSTV
Portable Setup:
- VHF Handy Talky: Tuned to 145.800 MHz
- Audio Cable: Connects radio to laptop
- USB Audio Device: Might not be neeed, but I had it and used it
- Windows Laptop: Running MMSSTV software
- Antennas: 10-element 2-meter yagi & roll-up j-pole
📈 Results
Captured Images:
🖼 SSTV Images
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🌟 Highlights and Challenges
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Challenges:
🧭 Conclusion and Next Steps
73 de W5AWW