ARISS is celebrating 40 years of human tended operations from space. STS-9 was the first time amateur radio was operated by a person while on orbit back in late 1983. To commemorate that beginning, an SSTV activity has been scheduled to start on Dec 16 about 10:15 UTC and run until December 19 around 18:00 UTC. Operations will be on the standard 145.800 MHz downlink using SSTV mode PD120. Received images can be posted at the ARISS Gallery. You can also apply for the an award at the  ARISS SSTV award site ..read more

Now that the SSTV system in the Service Module appears to be back in working order, it looks like MAI will have some SSTV on Dec 7 and 8 during Moscow passes. The current periods of planned activity are: Setup and activate Dec 7 about 08:55 UTC Turn off Dec 7 about 14:25 UTC   Activate Dec 8 about 08:15 UTC Turn off and tear down Dec 8 about 14:10 UTC These should be the standard PD120 format transmitting with gaps of 2 minutes and using 145.800 MHz. **UPDATE** Nov 28. It appears the theme for this session will highlight one of MAI's cosmonaut graduates - Yuri Usachov ..read more

   The SSTV system in the Service Module will again attempt to verify a replacement piece of hardware during the period of Oct 27 until Nov 01. The system will be off around the required period of no transmissions during the planned EVA on Oct 31. Images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz and in the typical PD120 format. Images can be posted to the Gallery. Since this is a test of replacement components of the system, there still may be unexpected outages or issues ..read more

  The SSTV system in the Service Module which has been down due to a component failure will be activated from Oct 3-5 to verify a replacement piece of hardware. Images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz and in the typical PD120 format. Images can be posted to the Gallery. Since this is a test of replacement components of the system, there may be unexpected outages or issues ..read more

 Below is the press release from ARISS. This is an experiment for the ARRL Teacher Institute and will consist of one image sent several times. A clear uplink frequency is requested. Special SSTV Experiment Scheduled for ARRL Teacher’s Institute July 18, 2023— Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) in collaboration with the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), plan to carry out a special Slow Scan TV (SSTV) experiment from the ISS on Wednesday, July 26, 2023. During the event, the Columbus Module Repeater, transmitting at 437.800 MHz, will carry a message to be received b ..read more

 As many are aware, there was a hardware failure on the older SSTV system operating from the Russian segment of the ISS. A replacement and upgraded system is currently going through ground verification and certification. The intended delivery and installation on the ISS of that new system is during the summer of 2023.  Hoping to have more specifics as we get a bit closer to the middle of the year ..read more

The Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) will be conducting an SSTV experiment on June 8 and 9 during ISS orbits over Moscow. The scheduled times are listed below and the expected mode is the traditional PD120 using 145.800 MHz as the downlink frequency. This will be the first time the experiment will use the recently installed D710GA in the Service Module. June 8 – Setup and activation between 90:45-10:15 UTC. Stop about 15:00 UTC June 9 – Start about 08:35 UTC. Conclusion of experiment about 16:15 UTC ..read more

 ARISS ISS SSTV event starting April 11 at 16:30 UTC until April 13 ending at 12:00 UTC. Note, operation times are tentative and subject to change due to crew availability. Images downlinked at 145.8 MHz and expected mode is PD 120. Details at FB, Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) - from @ARISS_Status on Twitter. **UPDATE** April 11 Looks like the times scheduled have shifted a bit. Start time now appears to be 17:15 UTC on April 11. End time of 12:00 UTC on April 13 appears unchanged. Event will celebrate Cosmonautics day and women in space ..read more

 An MAI-75 SSTV event has been scheduled for April. The transmissions will be at 145.800 MHz and the mode is expected to be PD-120. The event is scheduled to begin at 08:00 until 15:30 UTC on April 7 and at 09:50 until 16:10 UTC on April 8. **UPDATE ** April 7 start about 08:00 UTC, stop about 15:35 UTC. April 8 start about 08:40 UTC, stop about 16:10 UTC ..read more

 Received the following news release from ARISS. Please provide a clear channel during the Feb 20th experimentation tests. Downlink will be on 437.800 MHz plus and minus Doppler. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISS Europe to Perform Special Digital SSTV Experiment February 15, 2022—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is planning for a special SSTV experiment. ARISS is the group that puts together special amateur radio contacts between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses on the International Space Station (ISS) and develops and operates the amat ..read more