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My First ISS QSO

by dr — last modified 2004-01-16 02:59 PM

On December 22, 2003 I made my first QSO via the ISS with Ralph Michalski KB9UPS. The astronauts on the ISS were operating the new Kenwood system. They were not operating in the normal split mode but simplex on 145.800. Here is the pass:

RS0ISS-4>AH6EZ-9/1 [12/22/03 12:45:07]: <>:

N1OFZ-1>CQ,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:45:30]: :hello ah6ez

KB9UPS>CQ,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:45:37]: :GM to the crew #8 de IL

N8IGJ>EN62WV,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE,CQ/1 [12/22/03 12:45:40]: <>:

N8IGJ>EN62WV,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE,CQ/1 [12/22/03 12:45:58]: <>:

N1OFZ-1>CQ,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:46:20]: :Happy Holidays to the crew on the ISS, de N1OFZ

W4SV>STAN,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:46:25]: :=4123.70N/08648.30W/S

N1OFZ-1>CQ,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:47:01]: :hello kb9ups from Dana in CT

RS0ISS-4>CQ,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:47:13]: <>:>ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on)

KB9UPS>CQ,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:47:23]: :gm, n1ofz

N1OFZ-1>CQ,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:49:01]: :First qso on a sat. Thx

KB9UPS>CQ,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:49:04]: :n1ofz welcome aboard

KB2M-5>APRSkAT,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:49:09]: <>:> 221745zkb2m@arrl.net

RS0ISS-4>CQ,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:49:13]: <>:>ARISS - International Space Station (BBS/APRS on)

N8IGJ>EN62WV,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE,CQ/1 [12/22/03 12:49:26]: <>:

KB9UPS>CQ,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:49:30]: :Heello Jeff

KB2M-5>APRSAT,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:49:50]: <>:=3911.01N/07445.00W` www.qsl.net/kb2m

N1OFZ-1>CQ,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:49:55]: :what is your location?

KB2M-5>APRSAT,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:50:11]: <>:=3911.01N/07445.00W` www.qsl.net/kb2m

KB9UPS>CQ,RS0ISS-4*,SGATE/1 [12/22/03 12:50:13]: :Streator, IL. EN51

N1OFZ-1>CQ,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:50:20]: :Thanks, I'm in FN31.

KB2M-5>APRSAT,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:50:31]: <>:=3911.01N/07445.00W` www.qsl.net/km

KB2M-5>APRSAT,RS0ISS-4*/1 [12/22/03 12:50:40]: <>:=3911.01N/07445.00W` www.qsl.net/kb2m

UPDATE: I received a QSL from KB9UPS. My first confirmed sat QSO! Since then I have made a number of QSOs via the ISS. Get on it is a lot of fun.