Dig this DX Hounds:
10:30Z...6:30EDST...While chatting with the normal group on 3.865, this station ID-ed in CW
WA3NAN/ISS...who? I replied!
He sent again WA3NAN/ISS...
Good Morning WA3NAN BUT WHAT IS THE ISS? I replied....
response: NAISS...
I said: International Space Station?...
response: YES YES THX 4 CALL....
I replied: The ISS is now on lowbands?...
response: YES passing over Alaska com4 Air Force name is Bill...
Ok here's the scope of this best I can figure:
I am in Indiana talking to the ISS receiver(who's orbit is over South America)and Sat Linked to Air Force COM4 over Alaska! HOLY ****!
Then COM4 is transmitting back(via Sat link) through the ISS beacon transmitter on ISS...and being received over much of the Midwest...
again HOLY ****!
I asked about the weather(LOL)....Bill's reply: BRRR Sunny LOL...
Well what do you think of that?.... Amatuer Radio....You just never know who your next contact might be!
This makes the Space Shuttles Columbia, Endeavor, The Muir Space Station and now ISS....All in my logs...cool:w00t:
Now that's a "GATE" worth talking about!
All the Best
BJ
10:30Z...6:30EDST...While chatting with the normal group on 3.865, this station ID-ed in CW
WA3NAN/ISS...who? I replied!
He sent again WA3NAN/ISS...
Good Morning WA3NAN BUT WHAT IS THE ISS? I replied....
response: NAISS...
I said: International Space Station?...
response: YES YES THX 4 CALL....
I replied: The ISS is now on lowbands?...
response: YES passing over Alaska com4 Air Force name is Bill...
Ok here's the scope of this best I can figure:
I am in Indiana talking to the ISS receiver(who's orbit is over South America)and Sat Linked to Air Force COM4 over Alaska! HOLY ****!
Then COM4 is transmitting back(via Sat link) through the ISS beacon transmitter on ISS...and being received over much of the Midwest...
again HOLY ****!
I asked about the weather(LOL)....Bill's reply: BRRR Sunny LOL...
Well what do you think of that?.... Amatuer Radio....You just never know who your next contact might be!
This makes the Space Shuttles Columbia, Endeavor, The Muir Space Station and now ISS....All in my logs...cool:w00t:
Now that's a "GATE" worth talking about!
All the Best
BJ