Packet Mail from the International Space Station Alpha

 

Amateur Radio Packet Mail from the International Space Station Alpha

This Amateur Radio packet email was received by Miles WF1F on October 8, 2002. The message was written by ISS Cosmonaut Commander Valery Korsun while he was in orbit on the International Space Station, and posted to Amateur Radio Personal Message System on ISS for everyone to Read.

Background:
Every 2 to 3 weeks, Commander Valery Krozun, posts a status message to the PMS Message system for everyone to read.  In message number 3, the commander talks about the arrival of Space Shuttle STS-112.

In message number 1, the commander talks about a new amateur radio experiment.  The temporary frequency change will allow Amateur Radio users to attempt to relay signals between two different amateur radio satellites.  The existing Amateur Radio experiment on ISS has a mode we call Round-Table or Unproto.  This mode allows stations on Earth to send short packet messages to the packet station on ISS and that packet will be repeated by the Personal Message System on ISS back to Earth.  The typical range of Round Table message via ISS is over 1000 miles.  If another amateur radio satellite called PCSAT hears the messages being repeated by the ISS PMS, then PCSAT will repeat that message for an additional range of over 1000 miles.  

For more information on this topic please see the APRS web page

PCsat WEB page http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html
ISS-APRS FAQ: http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/iss-faq.html

c rs0iss

RS0ISS-1>WF1F [10/08/02 15:01:58]: 
*** CONNECTED to RS0ISS
Logged on to RS0ISS's Personal Message System on board the International Space Station

CMD(B/H/J/K/KM/L/M/R/S/SB/SP/ST/SR/V/?)> l

Msg # Stat Date Time To From @ BBS Subject
5 P 02/10/08 19:00 RS0ISS WF1F welcome shuttle
4 B 02/10/08 18:53 TODOS HR1VOZ Visiten !
3 P 02/10/08 18:22 ALL RS0ISS SHUTTLE STS-112 ARRIVING
1 P 02/10/08 17:57 ALL RS0ISS THE PACKET'S FREQUENCY OF ISS!!

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CMD(B/H/J/K/KM/L/M/R/S/SB/SP/ST/SR/V/?)> r 3

Stat : PR
Posted : 02/10/08 18:22
To : ALL
>From : RS0ISS
@ BBS :
xID :

Subject: SHUTTLE STS-112 ARRIVING

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOCK WITH SHUTTLE TOMORROW AT 17:25 GMT. WE WILL
HAVE 10 DAYS JOIN ACTIVITY. WE WILL INSTALL NEW PIECE OF TRUSS (S1),
PROVIDE 3 SPACE WALK, TRANSFER EQUIPMENT TO ( FROM) SHUTTLE, HAVE PARTYS
ONBOARD ISS AND SHUTTLE. YOU HAVE GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE VOICE CONTACTS
WITH NEW SPACE' HAMS. DON'T FORGET WE ARE GOING TO USE DIFFERENT
FREQUENCY NEXT WEEK!73. CDR VALERY.RZ3FK

CMD(B/H/J/K/KM/L/M/R/S/SB/SP/ST/SR/V/?)> r 1

Stat : PR
Posted : 02/10/08 17:57
To : ALL
>From : RS0ISS
@ BBS :
xID :

Subject: THE PACKET'S FREQUENCY OF ISS!!!

WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THE TEST WITH PACKET MODULE VIA SATELLITE DURING THE
NEXT WEEK. THE PACKET FREQUENCY WILL BE ( FOR ISS): UP 145.825, DOWN
145.825.THE FREQUENCY WILL BE CHANGE AT 9 OCTOBER ABOUT 22:00 GMT.
73.CDR VALERY.RZ3FK

CMD(B/H/J/K/KM/L/M/R/S/SB/SP/ST/SR/V/?)> b

RS0ISS-1>WF1F [10/08/02 15:02:46]: <<I35>>: - Logged off

WF1F>RS0ISS-1 [10/08/02 15:02:47]: <<rr4>>:
RS0ISS-1>WF1F [10/08/02 15:02:51]: <<D>>:
*** DISCONNECTED
WF1F>RS0ISS-1 [10/08/02 15:02:52]: <<UA>>:

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