As usual, there was all of 4 days notice for an SSTV event. This is a pretty short event and optimized for passes over Russia, as all to often it happens. However as usual there were some passes over New…
I’ve been having problems with the webserver that KiwiWeather.com runs on, with it typically taking about 8-10 seconds for the first page to load, but then reasonable performance as you navigate around the site. As always with IT, it is…
A few times a year, mainly around xmas – New Year, plus other random times there are SSTV broadcasts from the ISS, which are announced like: SSTV activation Feb. 2022Posted: 03 Feb 2022 01:58 PM PSTThe Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI)…
Just about every year between xmas and New Year, there are SSTV broadcasts from the ISS (International Space Station) which can be received worldwide. I use my QFH antenna which isn’t ideal as it is tuned for 137.6MHz, with the…
A rather interesting pass from Meteor M-2 last night, showing a very unusual view of New Zealand and the surrounding Pacific Ocean / Tasman Sea. However I wasn’t the only one encountering images like this, with multiple similar image captures…