ARISS SSTV Event
- FAMPARC
- Apr 7
- 2 min read
Stanley vk3bot kindly brought to our attention this amazing event.
SSTV SERIES 31
70CM Event April 10-14. 2026.
Called World Space Commemoration
WHEN:
The plan for SSTV is as follows:
Start: April 10 12:00 UTC
End: April 14 13:55 UTC
DETAILS:
Frequency: 437.55 MHz +/- Doppler Shift
ISS transmit power: 10 watts
SSTV Mode: Robot 36 with 2 minutes between transmissions.
ABOUT:
The transmissions will consist of 12 images featuring activities from the Anniversary Celebrating Amateur Radio in Human Spaceflight. If you are a past participant in our SSTV events, please note that we will be using our newly updated gallery at https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ .
ARISS has a new way to request a special certificate. When participants successfully receive at least one image and submit it at the new gallery, participants will be moved to a thank-you page.
There, a person can read text about data protection, and press the button that says “I agree,” and receive an email in two weeks or sooner with a certificate. If a person submits additional images, the thank-you page tells them they have already asked for a certificate.
Thanks to our user community for participating in ARISS.
TRACK HERE:
FROM STAN:
That is the web site for Amateur Radio on the Space Station.
Periodically the Space Station transmits slow scan TV images.
What you need: not much actually. 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
Please note this event runs from the 10th to the 14th of April inclusive. Not November as stated in the bottom section.
Equipment you need: a transmitter or scanner capable of receiving 437:55 mhz. A computer with suitable software (MSSTV or similar) to decode the incoming signal.
I am lazy, too lazy, to wait for each pass. However, to get the best if you can be near your receiver when the satellite is in our part of the world you can allow for the doplar shift in signal.
The way I see it is that this is a brilliant time to upgrade our skills as amateurs. Build/beg/borrow/steal a beam to get a better signal. The satellite is…