ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station - Amateur Radio societies and AMSAT organisations from the ISS partner countries, in the USA, Canada, Russia, Europe and Japan, have set up ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station. It is a volunteering working group devoted to develop and put into operation the onboard Amateur Radio station. A major objective of ARISS is to increase students' interest through the medium of amateur radio in art, mathematics and science (STEAM studies).
Jean-Pierre Courjaud F6DZP wrote dedicated software for the reception of HamVideo signals. The Tutioune 1600 software commands the TT S2-1600 PCI card and handles the transport stream. In ISS mode it also adds the missing DVB tables. The program not only delivers video and audio, but also provides technical parameters such as RF power and …
Since 2014, ground stations have used the Techno Trend TT S2-1600 PCI card for reception of the DATV signals transmitted by the HamVideo transmitter. This card is not produced anymore, but some are offered for purchase on Ebay. The TT S2-1600 PCI card comprises: a zero tuner a QPSK DVB-S demodulator a Transport Stream to …
HamTV Status The HamVideo DATV transmitter has stopped working April 2018. Provisions were that, in such a case, the transmitter should be discarded and disposed of as waste. ARISS succeeded in having the HamVideo transmitter downmassed by a SpaceX vehicle. The parcel was recovered after splashdown in the Pacific and delivered to NASA (Houston). The …
The HamVideo power levels in the table at the bottom of this page result from worst case computations, intended for the evaluation of system efficiency. See Link budget computation by I0KPT. As shown in fig 2, the ISS orbits at about 400km above the surface of the earth. That is the distance between the ISS …
Oct 22
22 October 2016, Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, talked in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland at the 6th Polish-wide Conference of Contributors and Sympathizes of ARISS about “ARISS milestones”. It was a excellent time for many people (there was above 100 persons), especially teachers and pupils, who never heard about the HAM radio! More information about the event can be found …
ARISS HamVideo Transmitter on board the International Space Station Name definitions “HamVideo” is the name of the Digital Amateur Television (DATV) transmitter on board the Columbus module of the International Space Station (ISS) “HamTV” refers to the amateur radio DATV activities involving HamVideo HamVideo characteristics Ham Video downlink frequencies: 2369 MHz …
Nov 04
During the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) to be held from 2nd to November 27th 2015, an ARISS contact was realized on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015. Students from Institut Florimont were able to use the ITU station to talk to astronauts Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS (in front) and Kimiya Yui KG5BPH (in QSO with 4U1WRC), who …
ARISS – Amateur Radio on the International Space Station – Amateur Radio societies and AMSAT organisations from the ISS partner countries, in the USA, Canada, Russia, Europe and Japan, have set up ARISS – Amateur Radio on the International Space Station. It is a volunteering working group devoted to develop and put into operation the …
Oct 15
17 October 2015, Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, talked in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland at the 5th Polish-wide Conference of Contributors and Sympathizes of ARISS about “ARISS Goals and Achievements”. It was a excellent time for many people, especially teachers and pupils, to learn about HAM radio on the ISS! More information about the event can be found …
Sep 27
According the ARISS-Europe Terms of Reference, Board elections took place in 2015: A call for candidatures was circulated to the Member Societies March 2015. Candidatures were accepted till the end of May 2015. June 4, 2015 four candidates were presented to the Member Societies. Till September 1st, 2015, the votes of the Member Societies were …