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Shuttle Astronauts On-The-Air: ARRL SAREX News Bulletin
Shuttle Astronauts On-The-Air
July 14, 1995
NASA astronauts successfully setup the Amateur Radio equipment aboard the
Space Shuttle Discovery on Friday morning. During a test pass, volunteers
at the Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club station, W5RRR, made
contact with the crew as the shuttle orbited over Houston, Texas.
Astronaut Don Thomas, KC5FVF said "Tell everyone hello and thanks to all
of the SAREX volunteers, who are doing really great work!" Don began
calling CQ right after the test pass and began working other stations.
The crew may make random contacts with many amateurs throughout this
mission, which ends on July 21. The educational nature of these contacts
makes this activity exciting for amateurs and school children around the
world. To avoid causing interference to other stations, SAREX participants
should operate only when the shuttle is within range and the astronauts
are on-the-air. Non-participants are asked to be patient, as shuttle
passes are short and usually occur only a few times each day.
The following frequencies can be used to make contact with the shuttle
astronauts. The crew will use separate receive and transmit frequencies.
The worldwide FM voice downlink is 145.55 MHz. Please do not transmit on
the shuttle's downlink frequency. The downlink is your receiving
frequency. The uplink is your transmitting frequency. The voice uplink
frequencies are 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97, and 144.99 MHz. In Europe,
the uplink frequencies are 144.70, 144.75, and 144.80 MHz. Look for Don,
KC5FVF and Mission Specialist Nancy Sherlock Curie, KC5OZX. The crew may
also operate packet in an "unattended" mode, allowing amateurs to make
contacts with the shuttle s ROBOT station when the crew is working or
sleeping. The FM packet downlink frequency is 145.55 MHz. The packet
uplink frequency is 144.49 MHz. The ROBOT call sign is W5RRR-1.
Send reports and QSLs to ARRL EAD, STS-70 QSL, 225 Main Street, Newington,
CT 06111-1494, USA. Include the following information in your QSL or
report: mission STS-70, date, time in UTC, frequency and mode (FM voice
or packet). In addition, you must also include a SASE using a large,
business-sized envelope if you wish to receive a card. The Sterling Park
Amateur Radio Club in Sterling, VA has generously volunteered to manage
the cards for this mission.
Thanks to the SAREX Working Group for the preceding information. The
Shuttle Amateur Radio EXperiment is sponsored by AMSAT, ARRL and NASA.
Posted by:
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R
Assistant to the Manager
ARRL Educational Activities Department
225 Main Street Newington CT 06111-1494 USA
Telephone: (203) 594-0213 FAX: (203) 594-0259
Internet: rinderbi@arrl.org ARRL BBS: (203) 594-0306
CompuServe: 70007,3373 Prodigy: PTYS02A America Online: HQARRL1
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