Earth pictures sent from space station by Amateur Radio

The Amateur Radio Slow Scan TV (SSTV) system on the International Space Station (ISS) has been sending back pictures of the Earth as it flies overhead at a speed of some 28000 km/h.

The SSTV transmissions take place in the Amateur Radio 2 metre band on a frequency of 145.800 MHz FM.
During Wednesday they came from a camera pointing towards Earth.

The images received so far by Radio Amateurs across the globe can be viewed at the ARISS SSTV gallery:
http://www.amsat.com/ARISS_SSTV/

Links for free software to decode the SSTV pictures and track the ISS can be found at
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2008/
ariss_sstv_picture_gallery.htm

Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2008/
getting_started_on_satellites.htm

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