David, there is a packet radio station operating on 437.550 MHz in the Columbus module, see
UHF Station on ISS Columbus module http://www.uk.amsat.org/2472 Also the following from the AMSAT News Sevice (ANS) a couple of week ago: + Hardware proposal regarding the installation of a new Kenwood D710 radio in the Columbus module. + Hardware proposal for new power supply for ISS-Ham operations in the Columbus module. + Ongoing work with ARISS-Europe, AMSAT-Italy, ESA, and Kayser-Italia for implementation of the HAMTV - Digital ATV with S-band downlink from the Columbus Module. S-band ATV equipment would be required at schools for use in video ARISS contacts. 73 Trevor M5AKA --- On Thu, 19/1/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Probably a silly idea... > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Date: Thursday, 19 January, 2012, 20:36 > Hi Ed / Dave / Group. > > It seems a very long time ago now, but in the dim and > distant pass ESA > approved a plan to have a permanent amateur station > installed inside the > European Columbus module. > > As a European (Well, on a little island over here) I'm > almost embarrassed > to mention this because having spent a lot of contributors > money...and a lot > of ESA's money on some very nice antennas, the > organisers of this project > seem to have gone into hibernation. > > Occasionally, you hear rumours of plans and rumours of > rumours but the > reality probably is that they don't have the ability to do > the job. - I always > think of the scene from Life of Brian where small > ineffective groups sit > around plotting the overthrow of the Romans and just have > endless meetings. > > Sad. > > Very sad. > > > David G0MRF > > > In a message dated 18/01/2012 21:04:43 GMT Standard > Time, > [email protected] > writes: > > AS I understand there are four antennas on the ISS > available for ham > use. So why does a package have to go > outside? It can be installed > inside, use ISS power, be turned on/off by astronauts at > will or even > unplugged? No batteries, no rocket propulsion, > dangerous chemicals, > no space-rated enclosure, no EVA. > > Last time I propose this I was told to shut my mouth > and go away. > > 73, Ed - KL7UW > > At 08:02 AM 1/18/2012, Trevor . wrote: > >PCSAT-2 did exactly that on the ISS in July 2005, > however, it was > >returned to Earth Sep 2006. > > > >It requires an expensive EVA to install and there > may be frequency > >coordination issues with the two amateur radio stations > already on the > ISS. > > > >I wonder what the capabilities of the Kibo Robot Arm > are ? I believe > >it can attach payloads to the exterior Exposed Facility > (EF) with > >the need for an EVA. > > > >73 Trevor M5AKA > > > >--- On Wed, 18/1/12, Raidel Abreu Espinet <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > From: Raidel Abreu Espinet <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [amsat-bb] Probably a silly > idea... > > > To: [email protected] > > > Date: Wednesday, 18 January, 2012, 16:06 > > > Hi all, > > > > > > This is probably a silly idea but who > knows.... > > > > > > ARRISat-1 was a wonderfull satellite but > with a short life. > > > The ISS instead is a wonderfull platform, > of course I know > > > how difficult is to install inside it new > radios and > > > antennas for cross-repeaters, but how > difficult is really to > > > take a small box and firmly attach it to > some low risk part > > > of the ISS, the satellite-box will use its > own power solar > > > cells and antennas and the ISS is just the > carrier. > > > > > > It may be something silly but probably not > difficult, if > > > the astronauts made a "hand launch" with > ARISSat-1/KEDR why > > > can not them just hold it with latches in a > low risk part of > > > the ISS. Of course if a battery is a risk > we can just design > > > a simple system capable of work only in sun > light. > > > > > > If you think this is a bad idea, just > ignore it, if not, > > > well who knows, may be some day an > astronaut attach an small > > > satellite in the ISS side.... > > > > > > 73, > > > Raydel, > > > CM2ESP > > > Este mensaje ha sido enviado mediante el > servicio de correo > > > electronico que ofrece la Federacion de > Radioaficionados de > > > Cuba a sus miembros para respaldar el > cumplimiento de los > > > objetivos de la organizacion y su politica > informativa. La > > > persona que envia este correo asume el > compromiso de usar el > > > servicio a tales fines y cumplir con las > regulaciones > > > establecidas. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Sent via [email protected]. > > > Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? 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