ARISS will be conducting an SSTV experiment from the International Space Station (ISS) beginning December 25th and running through January 5th.

Officially titled Expedition 72 - ARISS Series 23 SSTV Experiment, interested listeners can receive SSTV images in PD120 mode from the ISS on 145.800 MHz. There will be 12 different images in the series coming from callsign RS0ISS. Received images can be uploaded to the ARISS SSTV gallery.

Hams interested in receiving SSTV from the International Space Station (ISS) users may find the Spacecomms ISS SSTV Reception Hints and AMSAT-UK How to hear the ISS pages to be useful resources for getting started.

According to AMSAT-UK it doesn’t take an elaborate rig to listen to the ISS:

Almost any 144 MHz FM rig will receive the ISS, you can even use a general coverage VHF scanner with an external antenna. As far as the antenna is concerned the simpler the better. A 1/4 wave ground plane has a high angle of radiation and works well.¹

ISS SSTV Reception Hints includes sections discussing:

• Recommended decoding software
• Tracking the ISS
• What to expect during a pass
• Hints

How to hear the ISS includes sections discussing:

• History
• What equipment do you need to hear the ISS ?
• Listening Online
• What will you hear ?
• When to listen
• Doppler Shift
• AMSAT-UK