146.460 and the International Space Station

[Romer]

I am sure it is operator error with my new radio. I am listening to 146.460 and every 15 minutes I hear the time at the International space station. Periodically I hear an automated message from a station in Colorado Springs

I have the volume on the 2nd band turned off and I have talked to Rachel on 146.460 to make sure my radio is working

Thoughts?

 

[DaveInDenver]

I saw your other post. I can't figure out what's going on. There's no repeater input or output close, the ISS shouldn't be here. The only thing I can think of is a repeater retransmitting the ISS phone. I dunno, I really don't. 146.460 should be a simplex frequency.

 

[Mendocino]

Could you be getting an ISS rebroadcast via one of the fixed APRS stations?

 

[Romer]

I have APRS on the B side and volume is off. This is coming in on A side tuned to 146.460 with FM modulation (Analog). It is a head scratcher.

I had to drive up to Arvada yesterday and it became less clear and a choppy signal the farther north I got. I don't recall hearing it along I-70

 

[Mendocino]

Dave’s explanation seems like the most likely. I’m about to head to Boulder and will listen into 146.460.

Update: I listened to this and it is Spacenet1 via Echolink Node #3082. For my location there was a station in Westminster, CO that was transmitting the Echolink node information.

 

[DaveInDenver]

I wonder if someone is running a local cross band.

 

[Romer]

Thanks Jeff. I feel better knowing it isnt just me

 

[LARGEONE]

We had to use one of the backup stations this weekend. Got tired of the Space Station transmissions quick.

 

[AimCOTaco]

Yeah, I've been picking this up for a couple of weeks up north as well... have stopped listening to .460 as a result.

I also heard the Westminster ID but haven't tuned in in a few days... Hope he'll knock it off and that it's not intentional, this isn't cool on a planned simplex channel right?

 

[nakman]

I listened to this the other day, and it was mildly interesting... heard what they were going to have for dinner, what bin location to find a specific tool, etc. Odd that someone would have picked this frequency to broadcast though... easy for me to say as I have no idea how to do that.

 

[Mendocino]

Yeah, I've been picking this up for a couple of weeks up north as well... have stopped listening to .460 as a result.

I also heard the Westminster ID but haven't tuned in in a few days... Hope he'll knock it off and that it's not intentional, this isn't cool on a planned simplex channel right?

IIRC, 146.460 was the "official" frequency for Spacenet One (I can't seem to find a reference for this just now). I think the guy in Westminster has just decided to use it and broadcast, but that's speculation.

 

[AimCOTaco]

Seems like 146.460 is quiet again along the front range, anybody else noticing this?

 

[rover67]

When we did the Triple Survey Run we had a ton of traffic on the 147.420 freq and ended up using 146.460 again and it seemed fine that day... I mean I know you were there but just a comment for the masses.

 

[nakman]

Was on 146.460 for 3 straight days last week and never heard anyone outside of our group. Sounds like the link is down... hopefully forever! Still my default.

 

[DaveInDenver]

I don't hear any traffic on node 3082 right now so maybe the link is just quiet.

 

[nakman]

Well I was driving around in the 40 yesterday and monitoring 146.460 and sure enough, there it was again... so maybe we're not out of this yet.

 

[AimCOTaco]

Yeah, as soon as I opened my mouth I heard it again to.

 

[chaos]

I heard it this morning.