Satellite Slow Scan TV
That is the web site for Amateur Radio on the Space Station.
Periodically the Space Station transmits slow scan TV images. The next event runs from the 11th to the 18th of November. A series of twelve images celebrating amateur radio in space will be transmitted.
The images will be transmitted on 145.800.
What you need: not much actually. One 2 meter receiver. Some sort of antenna capable of receiving the pictures. Some sort of SSTV program to decode that awful noise. A basic computer with some sort of microphone will help. Obviously the more sophisticated your equipment the better you will do.
A satellite tracking program will help so you can find out where the space station is and when it will be where you are.
The space station goes round the earth every 90 minutes.
Please give it a go.
Thank you. 73 from,
Stan - VK3BOT
Yes Craig. There is a SSTV program for Apple and my 705 and a simple vertical antenna. Nothing fancy.