International Radio Amateurs' Organization

Some radiohams thought a new international association was necessary to include all those free clubs.

Do you agree?

¿Qué opinas sobre el nuevo Reglamento de Radioaficionados?

3 de Febrero del 2006, 22:20 UTC: desde la Estación Espacial Internacional, y aprovechando una salida al espacio de sus astronautas, se lanzará manualmente un satélite de radioaficionados que usará un viejo traje espacial ruso como contenedor y transmitirá en 145,990 MHz mientras dure la batería.

La Estación Espacial Internacional puede ser escuchada fácilmente, sin equipos ni antenas sofisticados, en 145,800 MHz en packet radio. Para saber más acerca de ella y su seguimiento, lee este artículo.

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has announced that the International Space Station crew is tentatively scheduled to deploy "SuitSat" Thursday, February 2. Possibly the most unusual Earth satellite ever, SuitSat consists of a surplus Russian Orlan space suit converted into a transmit-only satellite with an FM downlink frequency of 145.990 MHz. Using the call sign RS0RS, it will transmit voice messages, telemetry and an SSTV image on a nine-minute cycle as it orbits Earth. The batteries powering the satellite are expected to last about a week after deployment, and SuitSat's free-floating, decaying orbit should cause it to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after some six weeks in space. The SuitSat signal should be strong enough to hear using a VHF transceiver or scanner and a simple antenna--thus making it an ideal project for students to monitor and track. SuitSat's payload also includes a CD containing hundreds of school pictures, artwork, poems, and student signatures. For more information, see article "This is SuitSat-1 RS0RS!" by Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, on the AMSAT Web site.

These words will echo from space in the near future, inspiring students, exciting ham radio operators and touching the world.

If all goes as planned, a unique Extra-Vehicular Activity (EVA)—or Spacewalk will be conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) in early February 2006.