For some reason, this moved something so deep inside me. A man speaking to astronauts 254 miles above him with what most would consider obsolete technology, and them responding so casually; it truly is a microcosm of something really beautiful. Like maybe, in the extreme chaos and hate of the world around us, passion breeds genuine interest, and subsequently love. I'm going to go call my grandfather now.
awesome job mate. my uncle has picked up ISS several times over the years. They're always so friendly. They must be bored as crap sometimes up there. I'm sure the radio contact to Earth is very comforting for them. I know it would be for me.
@@ircimager Try playing Subnautica, a game about being stranded on an alien water-based planet. IIRC it is possible to turn off the voice on your PDA and then things become even more stress-inducing.
Everytime stuff like this gives me goosebumps. I've luckily been able to talk to astronauts a couple times and just saying "** to mission control, standying by". Made me giddy.
As a teen ,I have a pleasant memory of talking to some ISS astronauts. My step dad was a ham radio operator. He built a 54ft tower with 3 massive beams, that would turn, being fully controlled from his computer. We contracted the ISS on a few occasions.
My dad just died this past May from Parkinson's, it brings me such joy to know they're working on a cure all the way up there. He was an aeronautical engineer who loved all things space-related...both his and my names are on the data chip on the Parker Solar Probe right now lol ❤
This is one of the things that made me want to get my Ham radio license. I got it earlier this month but have yet to make a contact with the ISS, hopefully soon. Glad to see that they are still active at times. 73 AJ6GL
@@two2truths Because the government owns the desired/practical frequency spectrum of FM bands. They keep selling big chunks of it to telecoms companies.
There’s something so heart warming and beautiful about an astronaut-who has far more important work to do-taking the time to make a person’s day down on Earth by exchanging pleasantries over amateur radio ❤️
If you were to tell someone from 100 years ago that a random guy sitting in his living room in Minnesota could make radio contact with people floating hundreds of miles above him, they would call you insane
This is really fascinating! The previous owner of my house here in Waterloo, Ontario was a HAM radio operator and I learned that years ago he had to stop transmitting on Sunday mornings because the church’s organ across the street would pick up the interference from his powerful radio. I’d love to get into this hobby one day
Someday: Aliens: Anyone out on that rock? RadioHamGuy: Hey, it’s Larry from Minnesota. Guess how this planet will be called in intergalactic community. ;)
That's absolutely fascinating! I had no idea you could speak directly with the ISS astronauts using a ham radio. (Props to the Daily Dose of Internet for sharing your video. I learned something new today.)
@@truegame142 I dont know how to explain but this article is informative www.techwalla.com/articles/how-does-text-messaging-work But if you dont wanna read it then here is the summary of the article: When a message is sent, it first must go through the nearby tower and then the SMS center. The SMSC receives the message and sends it to the appropriate tower closest to the location of the cell phone and then to the destination.
Omg, how frickin cool is this. I never would have thought in my wildest dreams, that anyone with a decent HAM setup would be able to have a chat in real time with an astronaut on the ISS. I'm in awe 😍
Congrats! Once I told this to be possible to somebody out of the radiocommunity. He looked me straight in the eye and just said: 'Sure...' That was the moment I realised how special our hobby really is!
I've always wanted to get into ham radio and this just pushed me over the edge. I have to get licensed now. I never knew this was possible! What a cool thing to do. Thanks for the video.
That is great to hear! There are so many different things you can do within the hobby, I am sure you will find some things you would enjoy doing as I have since I started way back in 1977. If you need any further advice be sure to let me know, for now I am sure you have been looking into it on TH-cam here and with google. A good place to start might be going to the American Radio Relay League homepage, arrl.org and looking on how to get into ham radio for suggestions. There is probably many close to where you live that can also be of help in person. Good luck and let me know when you get your ticket!
I programmed the display to read the call sign in that channel on my radio display instead of showing the frequency on the display, actually the frequency also show but very small at the top. It is a channel in my memory list so i can find it quickly that way. So yes, it was manually entered by me.
@@benjamingeiger Yes, this was using analog FM, however when we use a digital mode, actual call sign data and mileage does show on screen from the other station with GPS tied into our radios, but the space station uses analog FM for voice mode only. Good question though and thanks for the post!
@@naybrann I am using a Diamond X-510. Great for low angle radiation for distance on the ground but works just fine for space coms also when they are lower on the horizon but not so great when overhead.
They was pretty cool! A bonus to me was her talking about their Parkinson’s research. My mother suffered from Parkinson’s disease. That brought a tear to my eye. 73 and 99 de AA5ID.
Very cool contact, looks like your geared up very well to track the ISS, I bet when other hams are listening and hear a solid transmission, they all flock. Thanks for sharing your experience, very interesting. Kind regards, Eric Dee.
It’s Jan 26 2020 I’ve always been interested in ham radio but just getting into it as a old adult. I greatly enjoyed your video. Hope to see a lot from you and when I get my setup done hope we can talk sometime
Would like to get involved in ham radio but never really knew where to begin. Recommendations on any literature on how to get started? Do I just purchase a radio? Years ago a person needed a license just to talk and broadcast. What do I need to get started?
@@RayLRiv Try googling that: www.arrl.org/get-involved is a good place to start; there's many more. AFAIK you do need a licence to transmit as it regulates the airwaves and keeps things in check.
This is great it would be really nice to receive contact from people at home as it would remind them that they are not alone, great work and keep it up!
What an awesome experience!! Definitely something to be proud of and a moment to always remember!! Thank you for sharing!! Stay safe and much respect from Rockwall, Texas!
I've been seeing the international space station passing my apartment a couple times at night time last week on Wednesday night I saw it around around 9:30 at night and then I saw it again around 10:30 at night on a Saturday night
Thank you for showing us something so cool! I feel pity for all the people who don't believe that we aren't in space that won't experience the pure technological awe of what you are doing.
Very cool. I still remember in the 80s withe dad of my then girlfriend we were able to transmit and get responses via packet radio to the MIR space station. At the time this accomplishment felt like climbing the Everest. Fun times!
Very cool, Larry. One of these years, I will be putting together an antenna from some TV antenna parts to work them. Yours is one of the neatest shacks I have seen with that great woodwork. Merry Christ-mas and 73, KC3BXZ Joe
At first I thought OMG must be so awkward to speak to people that are randomly make contact with u while ur in space but while watching the video I changed my mind. If I was up there I would also love to talk to people. I also think this is true for them because of the way she responds
Wow, to an uninitiated person like me that just happened to run to this video, that is totally awesome! But then considering the ISS is only 400km high with no obstacles in between, it's not that unbelievable. My question is how do they know they have a call and from whom that call is? Isn't every amature radio enthusiast in the world trying to contact them, and if yes, why do they even bother to answer?
Very nice contact Larry! I had my first crack at satellite operation tonight and got a nice long pass from AO-91. It was a beautiful signal, unfortunately at 3am there's no one around to hear it :( Looking forward to talking with the ISS. What is the tracking software you use? Cheers from VK2FBKR Sydney, Australia
I'd like to add, the lesson learned is that for hams wishing to make contact with the ISS, go ahead and program in the ISS uplink (144.490 MHz) and downlink (145.800 MHz) frequency on your rig and store it to memory as a split memory. Do this for your base station and mobile rig. I happened to have my base rig on scan and just happened to pick the ISS up as they flew over and were making contacts.. Like you, I worked them with a vertical antenna and 50w of power.
This gave me chillz 😱😱 if i ever got my place i am definitely gonna pick up this as an hobby. imagine doing this in a classroom in front of school kids.
I've never been interested in ham radio. The only time it's ever come up in conversation was when my dad unearthed his old ham radio last night while organizing his stuff. Now this gets recommended to me. I'm pretty sure my computer can hear me even when it's "sleeping."
Yes, this is legal if you have a ham radio license. Many of the astronauts also have their ham radio license and these are the ones that go on the air in their free time or during scheduled contacts with ham radio stations set up at schools to answer questions for a group of school kids.
@@tylerdean980 All I am saying is that all of the astronauts have the right to use the communication equipment including frequencies allocated for ham radio use regardless of whether the are licensed. The queen of England travels without a passport. She could issue herself a passport but chooses not to. The ham licensing is only applicable to terrestrial and in some cases airborne use. Space is owned by no country so no countries licensing matters.
Nasa cheats though. Nobody else can put antennas up that high. Just wait till you hear them on channel 6. you thought modsquad was loud, geesh! 🤣🤣 Merry Christmas and 73
Imagine cruising through space and you hear, “Hey, it’s Larry from Minnesota.”
XD
Farzher imagine they’re sleeping and you just hear that
Or “Hey, it’s Jake from StateFarm” 😂
1000th like!!
I'd be, Shields up! Arm Photon torpedos
Imagine being bored as hell and at some point you hear a random “Hey, it’s Larry from Minnesota”
It would practically be a gift from God.
They have some of the busiest jobs of them all.
@@DelcoTrash Nah man, they smokin blunts up there
@@ultimateMGproduction XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD
@@ultimateMGproduction you think the aliens come through and sell em zips for cheap?
For some reason, this moved something so deep inside me. A man speaking to astronauts 254 miles above him with what most would consider obsolete technology, and them responding so casually; it truly is a microcosm of something really beautiful. Like maybe, in the extreme chaos and hate of the world around us, passion breeds genuine interest, and subsequently love.
I'm going to go call my grandfather now.
that was beautiful man!!
Devinder Singh satsriakal and no I don’t think so, just cool he can radio in to the ISS.
radio is obsolete? what?? what is wifi and 5G then?
@@mouthbreather280 its beautiful
Why in the world am I allowed such a long username nah.
She said nice equipment 🤜🤛
Aye. 😉
Oh boy
He gets mad pussy, you don't already know that?
The first time I've ever heard a female get impressed by an antenna 😂
@@dylanhecker6686 well big black antennas are the best
awesome job mate. my uncle has picked up ISS several times over the years. They're always so friendly. They must be bored as crap sometimes up there. I'm sure the radio contact to Earth is very comforting for them. I know it would be for me.
human contact is vastly underrated
@@ircimager you don't know the power of the dark side
@@ircimager Try playing Subnautica, a game about being stranded on an alien water-based planet. IIRC it is possible to turn off the voice on your PDA and then things become even more stress-inducing.
@@NtGism that's my favorite game! The feeling of being alone is so scary and makes awesome atmosphere, 100% would recommend the game
They are NEVER bored in space. What a dumb comment.
It sounds like she’s a twitch streamer making shoutouts to patrons with all the guys with ham radios trying to contact ISS.
I wonder if anyone has Rick Roll'd them yet:
"Hello this is NA1SS over"
".......We're no strangers to love..."
Spider Jerusalem well now I have a goal will post video when done
lmao
Only if you're willing to lose your license by pulling that stunt lol
You know the rules and so do I
@@timthebigone , all the water just came out of my nose. Thank you.
Man i dont know why but i got goose bumps when she did answer your call. Super cool
Me too!
imagine finishing the sentece in : "... are you an effective team ? ..."
Goosebumps here as well
Everytime stuff like this gives me goosebumps. I've luckily been able to talk to astronauts a couple times and just saying "** to mission control, standying by". Made me giddy.
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Imagine hearing "HEY VSauce! Michael here."
"Imagine if i was outside the airlock"
"Hey Vsauce! Michael here"
As a teen ,I have a pleasant memory of talking to some ISS astronauts. My step dad was a ham radio operator. He built a 54ft tower with 3 massive beams, that would turn, being fully controlled from his computer. We contracted the ISS on a few occasions.
On top of the house?
@@uchieuch No, on our property.
@@SparkyOne549 ohh ok gotcha, sorry I was just trying to picture it in my head. Thanks for the reply 🙏🏼
Hi! Do you have an email i can contact you at?
Wow its really you
Sick!
The man has spoken
Hi
Thanks for introducing me to this channel, and making my day, a little better :)
My dad just died this past May from Parkinson's, it brings me such joy to know they're working on a cure all the way up there. He was an aeronautical engineer who loved all things space-related...both his and my names are on the data chip on the Parker Solar Probe right now lol ❤
Rest in peace
💔
This is one of the things that made me want to get my Ham radio license. I got it earlier this month but have yet to make a contact with the ISS, hopefully soon. Glad to see that they are still active at times. 73 AJ6GL
Same. AJ6DW
@17ll3 x214 If you're going to be broadcasting any kind of long distance then yep. You even need licences for wireless microphones.
Conor M howcome?.
@@two2truths Because the government owns the desired/practical frequency spectrum of FM bands. They keep selling big chunks of it to telecoms companies.
Aaron Collier Have you contacted them and if you have, how did it go?
There’s something so heart warming and beautiful about an astronaut-who has far more important work to do-taking the time to make a person’s day down on Earth by exchanging pleasantries over amateur radio ❤️
If you were to tell someone from 100 years ago that a random guy sitting in his living room in Minnesota could make radio contact with people floating hundreds of miles above him, they would call you insane
This is really fascinating! The previous owner of my house here in Waterloo, Ontario was a HAM radio operator and I learned that years ago he had to stop transmitting on Sunday mornings because the church’s organ across the street would pick up the interference from his powerful radio. I’d love to get into this hobby one day
I just came here from Daily dose of internet.
this is awesome
Bro same
bro can you send me the vid link
christian pope same
That daily dose of internet guy asking for larry's email above us
@@aldzjervinreyes7624 Here you go bro: th-cam.com/video/OVrpyItyKlQ/w-d-xo.html
Skip to 2:41.
Someday:
Aliens: Anyone out on that rock?
RadioHamGuy: Hey, it’s Larry from Minnesota.
Guess how this planet will be called in intergalactic community. ;)
oh god no
You just scared the shit oom and I hate idea
It's all Minnesota?
@@longbow3082 Always has been. Boom!
This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
That's absolutely fascinating! I had no idea you could speak directly with the ISS astronauts using a ham radio. (Props to the Daily Dose of Internet for sharing your video. I learned something new today.)
you made it into space one way or the other
ur cellphone calls go to space
@@Aerochalklate Not really. There is a reason why there are cellphone towers.
@@LPTSBE and how does the cell tower send the signal to the other side of the world?
@@truegame142 I dont know how to explain but this article is informative www.techwalla.com/articles/how-does-text-messaging-work But if you dont wanna read it then here is the summary of the article: When a message is sent, it first must go through the nearby tower and then the SMS center. The SMSC receives the message and sends it to the appropriate tower closest to the location of the cell phone and then to the destination.
The ISS is only 250 miles away when it goes overhead, so no wonder reception is good.
Yes, but you cant use sattelites so you need great ewuipment
Up😄 up up fucking far
Depending of the weather situation.
Not for long though - shifts like shit off a stick on summers afternoon..
@Walter B no im sick and i have to go to work in a couple hours :(
Omg, how frickin cool is this. I never would have thought in my wildest dreams, that anyone with a decent HAM setup would be able to have a chat in real time with an astronaut on the ISS. I'm in awe 😍
You’re my hero! I wanted a HAM radio as a kid. Now I’m a grown up but still this is so amazing. Well done sir!
Congrats! Once I told this to be possible to somebody out of the radiocommunity. He looked me straight in the eye and just said: 'Sure...' That was the moment I realised how special our hobby really is!
I've always wanted to get into ham radio and this just pushed me over the edge. I have to get licensed now. I never knew this was possible! What a cool thing to do. Thanks for the video.
That is great to hear! There are so many different things you can do within the hobby, I am sure you will find some things you would enjoy doing as I have since I started way back in 1977. If you need any further advice be sure to let me know, for now I am sure you have been looking into it on TH-cam here and with google. A good place to start might be going to the American Radio Relay League homepage, arrl.org and looking on how to get into ham radio for suggestions. There is probably many close to where you live that can also be of help in person. Good luck and let me know when you get your ticket!
Serious question: how was the ISS call sign showing up? Was it manually entered? I've been out of the loop for a while. (KE4EUJ)
I programmed the display to read the call sign in that channel on my radio display instead of showing the frequency on the display, actually the frequency also show but very small at the top. It is a channel in my memory list so i can find it quickly that way. So yes, it was manually entered by me.
That makes sense. I thought maybe they were including metadata the way commercial stations do.
@@benjamingeiger Yes, this was using analog FM, however when we use a digital mode, actual call sign data and mileage does show on screen from the other station with GPS tied into our radios, but the space station uses analog FM for voice mode only. Good question though and thanks for the post!
@@RadioHamGuy what type of antenna were you using. I also have an FTM 400
@@naybrann I am using a Diamond X-510. Great for low angle radiation for distance on the ground but works just fine for space coms also when they are lower on the horizon but not so great when overhead.
What an incredible example of what technology can do. Must have been wonderful doing this, keep up the great work!
Congrats on the contact. I had the same experience about 5 years ago
They was pretty cool! A bonus to me was her talking about their Parkinson’s research. My mother suffered from Parkinson’s disease. That brought a tear to my eye. 73 and 99 de AA5ID.
I would love to see the other end of this, where she recieves "Hi, its Larry from Minnesota".
Congrats Larry, very nice contact. In my career I've made contact with NA1SS twice, both times land mobile to space mobile.
Very cool contact, looks like your geared up very well to track the ISS, I bet when other hams are listening and hear a solid transmission, they all flock.
Thanks for sharing your experience, very interesting.
Kind regards, Eric Dee.
It’s Jan 26 2020 I’ve always been interested in ham radio but just getting into it as a old adult. I greatly enjoyed your video. Hope to see a lot from you and when I get my setup done hope we can talk sometime
That is great to hear! There are so many things you can do within the hobby.
Would like to get involved in ham radio but never really knew where to begin. Recommendations on any literature on how to get started? Do I just purchase a radio? Years ago a person needed a license just to talk and broadcast. What do I need to get started?
@@RayLRiv Try googling that: www.arrl.org/get-involved is a good place to start; there's many more. AFAIK you do need a licence to transmit as it regulates the airwaves and keeps things in check.
Nice job. Now, for the QSL card!
Just got my card last week!
There's nothing I don't love about this entire video. It's so cool they do this.
This is great it would be really nice to receive contact from people at home as it would remind them that they are not alone, great work and keep it up!
What an awesome experience!! Definitely something to be proud of and a moment to always remember!! Thank you for sharing!! Stay safe and much respect from Rockwall, Texas!
I've been seeing the international space station passing my apartment a couple times at night time last week on Wednesday night I saw it around around 9:30 at night and then I saw it again around 10:30 at night on a Saturday night
That's awesome! Not everyday you get to talk to someone in space.
How am I so dumb that I thought this was an actual Ham Sandwich radio like a potato router
You're the type of person to whole heartedly vote for the person in your pfp
Nevo Hyams I sure do hope he wins 2020 I still want my pony
Potato router, you say? Hmmm...
very
His receiving signals is actually like my internet provider, running from a potato
*Man you deserve respect that is really cool! Never would imagine something like that is possible!*
Thank you for showing us something so cool! I feel pity for all the people who don't believe that we aren't in space that won't experience the pure technological awe of what you are doing.
That is so cool Larry... thanks for the nice comment on our channel ...sending love from Canada ❤
Nice video and contact! What software are you running on your computer? Nice screen display.
Ground to ISS: request status update on your refrigeration unit.
ISS: refrigerator if running normally.
Ground: well then you'd better go catch it.
I’m from Minnesota also! Hopefully I’ll run into you soon
Very cool. I still remember in the 80s withe dad of my then girlfriend we were able to transmit and get responses via packet radio to the MIR space station. At the time this accomplishment felt like climbing the Everest. Fun times!
wow, nice equipment mate, work perfectly
Very cool, Larry. One of these years, I will be putting together an antenna from some TV antenna parts to work them. Yours is one of the neatest shacks I have seen with that great woodwork. Merry Christ-mas and 73, KC3BXZ Joe
I accidentally picked them up on a handheld on December 7th and now I am obsessed with listening for them and also the repeater satellites
Came from Daily Dose of Internet to see a bit more of the clip but also because I think you deserve more views. This is so cool
Thank you very much, I appreciate that very much. It is a very fun for me to do this!
Wow!!!! Congrats!!!! I was just outside trying to make contact not expecting anything and 3 seconds later I got a response! But nothing else. :(
Great video of a great contact! I appreciate that the astronauts are willing to take the time.
Great work! One thing I'd love to do is have a voice contact with NA1SS from here. It's rare they have enough time in their schedule.
That's so cool that pretty much anybody can talk to the ISS astronauts
A very memorable contact and you have it on film. Well done Larry. :)
Cool. Back in 2018. I made a few contacts with NA1SS in the summer of 2022. One ham was very active for months contacting hams on earth.
Holy crap that’s awesome. I’m just getting into HAM. Seems like it’s more popular than ever.
This is by far the coolest video thus far in 2020
what the hell, i had no idea that was possible. really cool! Great video. I feel like this will be used in schools alot!
I got goosebumps hearing her respond to your call. Great video.
Congratulations. I really hope to do the same some day.
At first I thought OMG must be so awkward to speak to people that are randomly make contact with u while ur in space but while watching the video I changed my mind. If I was up there I would also love to talk to people. I also think this is true for them because of the way she responds
Wow, to an uninitiated person like me that just happened to run to this video, that is totally awesome! But then considering the ISS is only 400km high with no obstacles in between, it's not that unbelievable. My question is how do they know they have a call and from whom that call is? Isn't every amature radio enthusiast in the world trying to contact them, and if yes, why do they even bother to answer?
That's awesome. Humans are amazing. We rock.
Damn, my uncle doesn’t even know how to e-mail me!
How cool is this, this shows astronauts are people and god I love everyone involved
Came from Daily Dose of Internet. This is so amazing!
Man Larry,,, how cool is that buddy. Always fun to see what you are doing. Good to see you on here again. 73 pal.
The was super cool! Thanks for sharing.
I half expected to hear Shaw singing Country Roads! 😱🚀
guy LOOKS like he's on the space station! Hahaha
This is amazing! I had no idea this was possible. Go Larry!
Very nice contact Larry! I had my first crack at satellite operation tonight and got a nice long pass from AO-91. It was a beautiful signal, unfortunately at 3am there's no one around to hear it :(
Looking forward to talking with the ISS.
What is the tracking software you use?
Cheers from VK2FBKR
Sydney, Australia
A little over a year later and I am just now finding this video. Very VERY cool!
This is awesome! Thanks reddit, for the stumble upon lol
What a coincidence, I just happen to look on the tracking site and its almost right where it was when he was talking to them, cool.
Nice contact! I made one with the same YL astronaut a few days ago. I caught it on video and it is also on my channel. Very exciting! 73
I'd like to add, the lesson learned is that for hams wishing to make contact with the ISS, go ahead and program in the ISS uplink (144.490 MHz) and downlink (145.800 MHz) frequency on your rig and store it to memory as a split memory. Do this for your base station and mobile rig. I happened to have my base rig on scan and just happened to pick the ISS up as they flew over and were making contacts.. Like you, I worked them with a vertical antenna and 50w of power.
You inspired my wife to want a ham radio 📻!!!
Hey Interesting video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, I'm studying until 8/10/2019 Test Day. I'm driving almost 2 hours away just to get my Ham papers.
That sounds great, good luck!
Bro, the lady on a $150,000,000,000 spacecraft really just said "nice equipment!"
Edit: mad respect for still hearting comments after 3 years
Who's here from daily dose of internet ?? 😂
🙋♂️
Me
I found this dope af
Yeah
Wanted to see can I make one, it is good cuse they are passing over Europe too...but I don't know how to do this....😊😟😅🙋
This gave me chillz 😱😱 if i ever got my place i am definitely gonna pick up this as an hobby. imagine doing this in a classroom in front of school kids.
I've always wondered if the astronauts ever got a cold up there? And if so how bad a stuffed up nose feels in zero g.
They would get a "cold" only if there were bacteria and viruses up there. So the most they would get is what they already had with them already.
@@ornessarhithfaeron3576 or maybe what other astronauts have. more guys => more possibility to get sick.
Thats Mastermind stuff right there.
Also, that office looks comfy.
I've been wanting to do this for awhile now but with no luck! Hope you have a great new year! 73 #Ke0mje #Dauen
I've never been interested in ham radio. The only time it's ever come up in conversation was when my dad unearthed his old ham radio last night while organizing his stuff. Now this gets recommended to me. I'm pretty sure my computer can hear me even when it's "sleeping."
You missed a big oppurtunity to pretend you where an alien life form
Very nice Larry to talk with the ISS 👍👍
Is this illegal? Did you have allowance from like NASA? 😂 just wondering
Yes, this is legal if you have a ham radio license. Many of the astronauts also have their ham radio license and these are the ones that go on the air in their free time or during scheduled contacts with ham radio stations set up at schools to answer questions for a group of school kids.
@@RadioHamGuy I don't believe ham licensing is applicable to astronauts aboard the ISS.
Richard Radzinsky many of them are licensed, you can look it up for yourself. It is not mandatory, but many choose to get the license.
@@tylerdean980 All I am saying is that all of the astronauts have the right to use the communication equipment including frequencies allocated for ham radio use regardless of whether the are licensed.
The queen of England travels without a passport. She could issue herself a passport but chooses not to.
The ham licensing is only applicable to terrestrial and in some cases airborne use. Space is owned by no country so no countries licensing matters.
Really awesome. Congratulations and thanks for posting this.
Nasa cheats though. Nobody else can put antennas up that high.
Just wait till you hear them on channel 6. you thought modsquad was loud, geesh!
🤣🤣
Merry Christmas and 73
ᗒ╬ᗕ1112223333111ᗒ╬ᗕ ...yeah they have a lot of power and sitting very high
Now imagine what type of instruments and technology the government have...
Glad I found this channel
When I get technician qualified in mid November this is the first call I wanna make, to be able to talk to the ISS would be a great thrill!
"Hey, it's Larry from Minnesota. We have been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty"
Best response
I highly enjoyed this. What an awesome moment.
daily dose of internet brought me here and this is so cool
U r an actual genius sir.
Im really interested in ham radio aswell.
I subbed ❤️❤️❤️