via Amateur Radio Daily: HamTV to be Reinstalled on International Space Station

HamTV is scheduled to be reinstalled aboard the International Space Station (ISS) July 29th. Test transmissions could occur the same day.

HamTV is a digital amateur television system developed for educational outreach, allowing students to see live video from space during school contacts with the ISS. The system transmits MPEG-2 video using the DVB-S protocol, with a downlink frequency of 2395 MHz.

HamTV was originally operational in 2013 but failed 6 years later in 2019. The British Amateur Television Club (BATV) has extensive documentation related to HamTV, including how to receive the DVB-S protocol transmitting from the ISS.

Source: AMSAT

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