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From: mike@ames.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Space Shuttle Communications
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Date: Fri, 18-Sep-87 19:30:58 EDT
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In article <6253@ut-ngp.UUCP> omega@ut-ngp.UUCP (Omega.Mosley`) writes:

>....just out of curiosity, were the few attempts at ham-links to the Shuttle
>in orbit done in the 2-meter band, or was this also relegated to the rather
>demised 220 band?

The two ham-in-space missions (STS-9 and STS-41somethingorother) were
both on 2m, partly because the 2m equipment was donated to the project, 
and partly because they wanted the widest possible coverage.

Even common police scanners could've picked them up.

Oh, and by the way, the open shuttle frequencies have been published 
many times so I don't think that the fbi is going to get me for announcing
them. If I havn't had a parity error, the main one is 296.8 mhz with 
an alternate of 253.--error--. OOps gotta go back and check up on that one.


-- 
				   *** mike (powered by M&Ms) smithwick ***
"ever felt like life was a game, and 
someone gave you the wrong instruction book?"
[discalimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]