During February, the International Space Station (ISS) has been performing a test called Fram2Ham in preparation for the first human space flight in polar orbit. The test reduced the power of the space station’s transmitter from 25w to 5w, and transmitted a series of images via Slow Scan Television (SSTV).

I have enjoyed the test, and received these images from space.

Equipment – Yaesu FT-991a, Diamond X-30 co-linear vertical for VHF/UHF, MMSSTV.

The images are shown in the gallery below:

You can find out more about the mission on the website HERE (link opens in new tab).