ISS L/V repeater success

The ARISS team have reconfigured the Crossband repeater for a special experiment this week.

Between now and the 3rd of January, they will be a testing the L-Band uplink capability which, to date, has not been proven out.

UK radio amateur David Barber, G8OQW has already had some success with the new mode. 

David writes:
"The L / V repeater was active during the 05.58utc pass over UK / Europe this morning (Monday).
Heard and recorded my own signals as it passed overhead.
No one else on.
Icom IC-910 via 3m of RG58U (don't laugh!) to a 19 element horizontal yagi mounted on az/el rotator on my patio.
Manual control of rotator and Doppler.
All a bit crude I know but it worked!
Good luck to all."

The uplink frequency is 1269.65 MHz and and the downlink is on the standard frequency 145.80 MHz using low power.

More information
ARISS 25th commemorative event to feature L/V repeater this week

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