Credits: ARISS.PZK.org
ARISS report there will be an “Amateur Radio on Shuttle, Mir and ISS” Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event. The ARISS team will be transmitting SSTV images continuously from June 21 until June 26. The images will be related to some of the amateur radio activities that have occurred on the Space Shuttle, Mir space station and the International Space Station.
The schedule start and stop times are:
Monday, June 21 – Setup is scheduled to begin at 09:40 UTC (transmissions should start a little later).
Saturday, June 26 – Transmissions are scheduled to end by 18:30 UTC.
Downlink frequency will be 145.800 MHz and the mode should be PD120.
ARISS SSTV Award – rules
To get this award one should receive and decode at least one picture in the session. The quality of the received image does not have to be perfect, but good enough to be able to identify. The picture does not have to be full. It is acceptable to send just some part of the picture as well.
The award is in an electronic format (PNG). It will be sent by e-mail.
The criteria as follows must be met to obtain the Award:
- Load your decoded images on the page:
www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/submit.php
If you have done it before, you don’t have to do it again. - Fill in application form: Application form
The status of your application is available at
The full version of the award rules can be found here
Deadline is the end of the June 29th, 2021 23:59 UTC. Diplomas will be sent by July 15th.
Please do not send applications and photos by email. Please follow the rules. Before sending the application form, always check that the provided data is correct.