Spacewalks are easy to monitor. Your regular 2m antenna will work. In the UK we get some interference from Air band Communications but can generally get a good part of the conversation.
Note - It only works with the Russian spacesuits. American suits use a different system. 73 John G7HIA . ________________________________ From: Elan Portnoy <elanport...@yahoo.com> To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, 12 February, 2010 17:14:37 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Spacewalks Hi, I'm sure you don't mean "intercept" but monitor. Have a look at this page http://www.orbitessera.com/html/space_shuttle.html Has the frequencies listed--never tried to copy them myself. Elan - WB2IOL --- On Fri, 2/12/10, Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL <vlfis...@mcn.net> wrote: > From: Vince Fiscus, KB7ADL <vlfis...@mcn.net> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Spacewalks > To: amsat-bb@amsat.org > Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 10:22 AM > > I was thinking while watching last nights EVA on the ISS, > has anyone here > ever tried to intercept the space suit communications > during EVA's? I'm > not sure what the output of the transmitters are, but with > a good system > you still should be able to hear 100 - 200mw. > Probably a weird digital > transmission mode so you still wouldn't be able to tell was > they were > saying, but that's why there is NasaTV. > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. > Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur > satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
