Col Doug "AstroWheels" Wheelock - ISS QSO - 20 JUL 2010

First QSO with the International Space Station!

Click the link below to download my ISS / Satellite Track Data Sheet
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20JUL10 2250UTC

Matt and I made contact (QSO) with Col. Douglas Wheelock onboard the ISS (International Space Station) operating amateur radio NA1SS. What a thrill however brief! We were standing in our back yard in Portland, Oregon using a Yaesu VX-8R handheld and a 2-meter Arrow Yagi antenna. We are going to try for future QSO attempts with NA1SS.

UTC Clock for the MAC - Northern Softworks
http://www.northernsoftworks.com/utcclock.html

Useful Apple iPhone APPS (iTunes)
• GoSatWatch
• HamClock

UPLINK: 144.490
DOWNLINK: 145.800

ISS Fan Club http://www.issfanclub.com

Col. Douglas Wheelock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_H._Wheelock

ISS Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

ISS ARRL QSL Card http://pd0rkc.ontwikkel.nl/issqslinfo.html

Arrow Antenna http://www.arrowantennas.com/

Yaesu VX-8R http://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=111&en...

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[Gorntz]

Nice work Doc! That would make a nice QSL card. I have never seen the word "cool" used so often in comments. You can also work AO-51, an orbiting repeater, and talk to others on the earth at great distances.

[USNERDOC]

@Gorntz - well, I will let the cat out of the bag . . . that will be my first QSL card . . . they are at the printers now ;-)

I do have plans on working AO-51 in the future.

[gabzLag]

nice fall!!!!

[redcollargedeon]

This is so cool, guys. SUCCESS!!!

[pd0rkc]

Congrats with your contact with Doug Wheelock.

And you have made an nice video.

I spoke with Doug Wheelock NA1SS at 25 August 2010.

73's Cor PD0RKC

[1964royhinkley]

Good for you!

NA1SS has a nice QSL card. You should send yours and get theirs.

I worked the station a year or two ago. I was sitting in carpool line, waiting to pick up my son. It was just my mobile radio with the 5/8 wave omni. Easy.

N4LI, Memphis

[dan97240]

good job guys! i get to watch the ISS almost every night or mourning from toronto canada! i luv the ISS and it would b nice to c a 7 person crue live their for long duration that wud b amazing! well i liked yr video and you and yr son have a great time watching station over that next 10 years and more!!! cya

[conleytgn]

Way to go guys! That's dang cool. Looks like you're having a great time with that!

[killlerr2]

that is so COOL I don,t know what to say...

[SkinnyMedic]

Very cool!

[LittleBizzle21]

Which frequency were you guys on? It seems like I can never hear anything on the frequencies listed on the issfanclub website...

[onemanshow520]

That is amazing! GReat job Doc and Matt. Some times you need the help of a son to get things right.