As astronauts and cosmonauts have adapted to life on the International Space Station (ISS), they have found amateur radio and its connection to life on Earth to be a important on-board companion and a substantial psychological boost. Since its first use in November 2000, the first five expedition crews have utilized the amateur radio station in the Functional Cargo Block (also referred to as the FGB or Zarya module) to talk to thousands of students in schools, to their families on Earth, and to amateur radio operators around the world. This paper will discuss the development, qualification, installation and operation of the amateur radio system. It will also discuss some of the challenges that the amateur radio international team of volunteers overcame to bring its first phase of equipment on ISS to fruition.


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    Title :

    Amateur Radio on the International Space Station: The First Operational Payload on the ISS


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    World Space Congress ; 2002 ; Houston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2002-09-30


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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