My 6 year old daughter loves it when the ISS is sending images. We set an alarm and both run in to the shack to see the images come down. I even sent away for the ARISS certificate for receiving images and put her name on it. She was SO pumped about it. Even took it to daycare to show the other kids.

I am a HAM in Canada, VE3SPP, hello. I have had fantastic success connecting to ISS. To get the station as it passes your best result is with a horizontal antenna. Better yet with 2 horizontal elements, one oriented north to south, and the other, east to west. This will cover your whole sky. I was told this by a ham and it works. My adaptation was to use a pair of trucker's CB whips into a Y to a single line into the station. The 1/4 wave CB whip is very close to a 5/8 wave of 2meter band where those pictures are transmitted. Loved this video, totally. 73s

I got the same picture as you using a baofeng and a iPhone using the SSTV app, I tried on laptop and rtl-sdr but I think my bandwidth was wrong as it didn’t get much of a picture it was also a noolec retractable antenna, love the vids man good stuff! Going for my licence soon. Such an awesome hobby!

The satellite sound is beautiful man I cant describe how much I like it. Also, the video is fantastic. Your microphone, The sdr and the obs setup are phenomenal.

Holy cow, I hopped on the Internet and caught you playing with your dongle on KZfaq! All right then, I'm going to have to try SSTV from ISS as well! Thank you for making another video and sharing it with all of us. I am of course subscribed with notifications turned on and thumbs up! 73 W3GUY

My RTL-SDR was tied up, but I just used an audio cable and routed the audio from my radio to my laptop. Still worked great. Thanks for the great idea! :) I might buy another RTL-SDR, thanks Hayden!

Sold, buying the RTL SDR, you have me hooked.

I've successfully received several images with several different devices. I've used a baofeng and a phone recording the signal. I tried my upgraded HT antenna, to no avail. More recently, I've used a TYT and my tablet recording the signal. This along with a magmount antenna on a baking sheet netted me 3 almost perfect images from a single pass. I also managed to get a QSL card from this! I also now have an HT that can record directly from the RF, I have yet to try that. I'm planning on trying the same thing here, I know it won't be as good as my mag Mount that I can change the angle and direction of, but it's worth a shot. Great video as always Hayden, 73 de W8IJC.

Hi Hayden, I’ve found that a simple pvc pipe and coax QFH antenna worked brilliant for me for a good while… It eventually got damaged in a storm and I haven’t built a new one, but I would definitely recommend for circular polarisation. De Dave (EI5IMB).

Good video, thanks! I was able to download pics from the ISS from an online SDR to my phone. There was some green banding like yours but I was lucky in that they sent the same pic of the Russian astronauts a few times and I was able to merge them together in Photoshop and have a really nice souvenir from the ISS.

That was interesting, watching the effect as the station passes through the squashed-doughnut radiation pattern of your co-linear - the signal getting _stronger_ as it approaches the horizon is unusual :D. I've had some success with a horizontal dipole/SDR and the ISS before (elements perpendicular to the track of the station), but the radio environment around my house is pretty noisy (I live in a suburb, so there are microwaves and inverters and SMPSes all over the spectrum). When the next ARISS event occurs at a time when I can be mobile (i.e. not during a workday), I'll try taking a rig out into the farmland east of my QTH and see if I can get a clearer signal, I think.

Great video, I'm also trying the same tonight with my RTL and a LNA, also have the same problem with interference from local pager towers decreasing the signal.

Very cool! There goes me actually getting anything done at work today. (I said that in a russian accent)

It is SO MUCH fun when they are transmitting from the ISS. I didn't get anything this pass, but have participated in others. You can also get a certificate for getting an image as well! You could also do similar with NOAA passes as well using the same software. It's live weather images as the satellite passes it's quite fun as well!

Great video!

a stacked tracking array would do the job perfectly.

Awesome stuff Hayden 👍

Got some clear pictures using my ft1dr with the factory antenna, held up to my Android phone using the robot32 app.

Recently Kevin Loughin, KB9RLW, made an entire video series about receiving SSTV from the ISS and satellites. Have a look at it. It's quite nice.

I received voice from ISS a few month ago when they were scheduled to talk to students in Greenbank, WV. No SSTV yet.

Enjoyable video, thanks!!!

Use a radio to talk to the International Space Station? Check it out here 👉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLJ2dq5mxNXZmXU.html Have you received the ISS, let us know below 👇👇

I got 2 handheld ham radios no licence but i like to listen now i got rtl sdr v4 and i love it i wanted to buy some realy good reciever but everything is ower 1k to 5k $

When using my RTL SDR Dongle it was getting so hot, so I pulled it apart and drilled some holes in the casing witch helped a lot to cool it down. Now it's not so hot.

That's pretty cool!

Wow thats unreal ! 😮

What are the settings on the MMSSTV?

that antenna has a nul overhead, you need a pass that is offset a bit

How much RF power are you getting from ISS? Great work!

Been trying since last night to get something other than just NOAA radio and regular AM/FM stations working. All attempts to get ISS or any weather satellite to appear signal wise have failed. I'm new to all this, bought the RTL-SDR V3 with the dipole antenna. I'm at the point of giving up on trying to get an image from orbit, I don't think I'm actually ready for this hobby after all.

Awesome

I tried to receive signal when they pass over but the only thing I hear is the Beacon I guess it’s not active I tried it with both sdr and my portable radio

Thanks for the video!!! I'm looking forward to try it. Just a question (sorry, I'm a beginner and I know nothing): any antenna recommendations? (Big one is impossible for me as I live in a flat, so I can't install a big antenna on the roof. If you could share some link it works be great). Thanks again!!!

Good video but you did't mention anything about mmsstv settings.

I have actually heard this signal at 145.800 on my SDR very loud and clear, but I never knew what ir actually was. Never even thought it might be from the ISS or sending Image data, I only really thought "Hmm that's an interesting signal" But it was very intermittent and choppy, and it disappeared and reappeared. I became disinterested in it because I did not know what it was. All I knew was it was some kind of Computer Data being sent. I did think it was strange that it was on 145.800 because nothing is on that frequency, but this is interesting. I had hoped they would send a picture of the earth from the ISS though, not these onboard images I am seeing now that I am trying your trick here. THey are kind of generic and all over the internet and they send the same ones over and over again. It's cool, but not really useful. I wish more people would transmit the images like this other than ISS on different frequencies. I wonder if it would be legal to hit up Klink Repeater and transmit some images across the world or not. Doesn't really say that we can't use it for that in the FCC Licensing material. We can use it to transmit computerized and telecommunicative data. So IDK.. Not as cool as receiving signals from space, but still cool.

Try a horizontal V dipole add 20 degrees between the elements and that should allow you to pick up a lot better... the interference is pager system ..

If you had an ICOM 7300 you would have an Adaptive Noise Filtering option that would leave you with noise free signals.

4:57 why is it mostly green?

Hi Hayden, how would you go with a coax switch to say a 1/4 wave ground plan to offer an alternative lobe pattern when the satellite is overhead. Cheers

7:27 "18 серия" is on picture

you forgot about the Doppler effect

Hey @HamRadioDX, I am a newbie so please excuse me for asking this. My question is - how long is the coaxial cable running from your terrace/antenna to your studio where you have your RTL-SDR plugged in. Also if you could tell the Ohm of the cable...is it 50 or 75 Ohms.

I just tried this last night actually after listening to the WIA news service I missed over the weekend. I had a quick chat on the local repeater and they told me to use the same software but set to Auto. I was able to hook up my old PCR1000 with a mic cable to the computer and bang, away she went. Wow that was easy. I tried following the recommended frequency on the Amsat satellite tracker which put the number at xxx.820 and I was trying to follow the doppler shift on the way through. It would of been easier to just set it to xxx.800 and just listen but I didn't have a direct overhead pass into Perth. I'm just using a discone antenna at just above roof height. Do these passes need to be logged anywhere? I'm going to try and leave it running for an extended period and see if it will pick up anymore.

Heeeeeiiii it's possible to see the tv remote control?? And what frequency or configuration is necessary. I've tried looking for it few times... .... PLS some Answer and THANX in advance!!

would an older satellite from direct tv work for an antenna? i have one mounted i dont use so just wondering

How does it compensate for doppler shift?

Can I receive a picture from ISS picture from Indonesia ?

I can replace the RTL-SDR, by a 50KHz-200MHz Malachite SDR Radio Malahit DSP ??

Can you pick up any space stuff with the little antenna kit the radio is packaged with?

From tassie hobart I didn't think there were people interested in the hobby

What map are you using for that?

I have the same version of MMSSTV but have no PD120 listed as a video mode! Anyone got any ides on how to get it set up???

Does anybody knows if they still sending SSTV? I checked for a shedule but looks like they dont.

Is virtual cable free? It’s asking for donations?

That looks just like my gp-15! Lol

its over you right now lol!

R u working on Windows or Linux?

I would love to join but I haven't taken the RSGB Radio examinations sorry.

epic

What on earth is the point in getting pics from a satellite? Is this meant to be some sort of proof of concept for something bigger? Could internet be sent using this

Are you working on Mac?

TB1HAS 73! 🇹🇷

Is that Dr. Fauci on the ISS ?

VU2AJO

bloody cows

Virtual cable tanked my sound card driver. Don't install!