{"id":7670,"date":"2014-05-05T13:47:58","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7670"},"modified":"2014-05-05T18:25:23","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T22:25:23","slug":"ham-tv-becomes-operational-on-the-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7670","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Ham TV&#8221; becomes operational on the ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/\" target=\"_blank\">ESA<\/a>\u00a0reports on TV transmission using the amateur radio station on the ISS:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Human_Spaceflight\/Education\/Ham_video_premiers_on_Space_Station\" target=\"_d\">Ham video premiers on Space Station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>5 May 2014<\/strong>: Astronauts on the International Space Station can now talk with people on Earth with video using simple transmitters. \u2018Ham TV\u2019 has been set up in ESA\u2019s Columbus laboratory and already used for talking with ground control.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinvideos\/content\/view\/embedjw\/432898\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/spaceinvideos\/Videos\/2014\/05\/Ham_TV_commissioning\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Commissioning of the \u00a0ISS Ham TV<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amateur radio enthusiasts have been able to poll astronauts circling our planet using standard radio equipment since the Station was inaugurated in 2000. Radio signals easily reach the orbital outpost flying 350 km above us on sets readily available to radio enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>The new Ham TV adds a visual dimension, allowing an audience on the ground to see and hear the astronauts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/04\/Ham_TV_equipment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2014\/04\/ham_tv_equipment\/14504077-1-eng-GB\/Ham_TV_equipment_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ham TV equipment<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The hardware, developed by Kayser Italia, was sent to the Station on Japan\u2019s space freighter in August last year and connected to an existing S-band antenna on Columbus.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0098db;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/04\/Ham_video_in_action\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2014\/04\/ham_video_in_action\/14504112-1-eng-GB\/Ham_video_in_action_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"171\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ham video in action<\/em><\/p>\n<p>NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins had the honour of being the first to commission the unit and broadcast over Ham TV. He had a video chat with three ground stations in Italy: Livorno, Casale Monferrato and Matera. The crew finished commissioning the set-up on 12 April for general use.<\/p>\n<p>Just like standard television, the video signal is one way. The astronauts cannot see their audience but they will still be able to hear them over the traditional amateur radio on the Station.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0098db;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/04\/Ham_TV_ground_station\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2014\/04\/ham_tv_ground_station\/14504148-1-eng-GB\/Ham_TV_ground_station_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"txt\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Ham TV ground station<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Contacts are brief \u2013 the connection requires direct line of sight and the Station\u2019s 28 800 km\/h means it quickly passes through the field of view of amateur stations.<\/p>\n<p>ESA has provided five ground antennas and equipment to the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station organisation to receive video from the Station. These stations can be transported easily and positioned to follow the laboratory as it flies overhead. Linked together in this way, the stations can supply up to 20 minutes of contact at a time.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"color: #0098db;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2014\/04\/Ham_TV_Mike_Hopkins\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2014\/04\/ham_tv_mike_hopkins\/14504182-1-eng-GB\/Ham_TV_Mike_Hopkins_medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ham TV will add to ham radio for space educational purposes, offering schoolchildren the chance to talk and see astronauts in space with simple equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Anybody can still hail the Station via radio and, if an astronaut floats by the always-on receiver, they might just pick up and answer the call.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how to get involved and organise an educational event, contact the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station organisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0ESA\u00a0reports on TV transmission using the amateur radio station on the ISS: Ham video premiers on Space Station 5 May 2014: Astronauts on the International Space Station can now talk with people on Earth with video using simple transmitters. \u2018Ham TV\u2019 has been set up in ESA\u2019s Columbus laboratory and already used for talking with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7670\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Ham TV&#8221; becomes operational on the ISS<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,32,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-space-infrastructure","category-space-radio","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1ZI","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9017,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9017","url_meta":{"origin":7670,"position":0},"title":"Talking with astronauts on the ISS via ham radio","author":"TopSpacer","date":"October 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"An overview of the history of ham radio communications with the Shuttle and the Int. 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