Hi to all,

Just a little more information about "Amateur Radio on the International Space Station"/ARISS.  For those of you who wish to work the ISS by voice.

Working ISS by voice is quite interesting, but I find the accent of the Russian cosmonauts can be a little tough.  They are all very patient and eager to make several contacts.  Not just the normal callsign-name-location stuff.  Quite a few real conversations going on!  Great fun!!
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Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
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What is the difference between regions 1,2 and 3 ?

ITU region 1 is Europe, Middle East, Africa, and North Asia.
ITU region 2 is North and South America, Caribbean, Greenland.
ITU region 3 is South Asia, Australia New Zealand, and Oceania.
ITU Map of the World:  http://www.echelon.ca/iarumsr2/ituregions.html
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For more information on ISS and Satellites:

AMSAT News Service Weekly Satellite Report:  http://www.amsat.org/amsat/news/wsr.html
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS):   http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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Hope this helps!
73's Steve  KB1DIG