AMATEUR TV REPEATER / SPACE SHUTTLE TV

 

CONTINUOUS, LIVE SPACE SHUTTLE AUDIO & VIDEO SIGNAL

 AVAILABLE IN ATLANTA DURING NON‑CLASSIFIED MISSIONS

 

PROVIDED BY THE BIG SHANTY REPEATER GROUP

   KENNESAW, GA 30152

http://BSRG.org

 

This project is dedicated to the memory of Tim Mallory, AI4B.

With permission from NASA and a special ruling by the FCC, we have televised previous missions on the Big Shanty Repeater Group's ATV Repeater and will continue to broadcast future missions.

 

 

          AUDIO & VIDEO RECEPTION REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS

 

 

 |  |   |   |    |    |   |  |          <<  A good yagi or beam type UHF antenna adjusted for 427.250 MHz.  Mount as high as

 +‑‑+‑‑‑+‑‑‑+‑‑‑+‑‑‑‑+\         <<  possible and away from trees.  Connect it with the best quality coaxial cable

 |  |   |   |    |    |   |  |  \       <<   that you can arrange. Rg 6, 11, 9913, etc.  A pre-amplifier (Radio Shack 15-1115) may help.  

 YAGI ANTENNA             \    <<  Aim the antenna at Woodstock, GA.  An outside TV antenna (such as the Radio Shack U-75), MAY work

                                   \  <<  Orient the elements on the antenna VERTICALLY, not horizontally as with std. TV.                                                                  |                 

                                    \           +‑‑‑‑‑‑‑-‑‑---‑‑+

                                    |           |cable ready|                  Could also                     Connect cable to the

                                    |--------‑=|TV set or    |                  be a cable                     THREADED cable TV

                                                |VCR set to |                  converter                       input‑ NOT the UHF input

                                                |  CABL E    |                 box. CH 58

                                                |channel 58 |  

                                                +‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑----‑‑+

                                                                         

If your UHF antenna cable is equipped with a PL259 type connector, you may use two adapters from Radio Shack to adapt it to the threaded F connector on your TV or VCR. 

The two adapters are: 278‑255 for $1.29  and 278‑208  for $1.79.

 

Whether you use a converter, a cable ready set or a cable ready VCR, it must be able to tune the CATV channel 58.  Cable channel 58 is also known as channel VV.  

Please note that we are NOT talking about UHF channel 58.

 

Low cost amplified converters are also available from several manufacturers. PC Electronics in Arcadia, CA (818) 447-4565 makes a good converter.  Their prices start at about $49.

 

The Space Shuttle TV coverage takes place from just prior to launch continuously through the end of the mission. 

The transmitter site is at Sweat Mountain (corner of Fulton, Cherokee, and Cobb Counties) and the estimated Effective Radiated Power is 1050 watts.

 

Coverage is continuous audio and video on 427.250 Mhz Fast Scan Amateur Television.

 

AUDIO RECEPTION INSTRUCTIONS:

 

We also provide the voice portion of the program on either the 146.655 MHz (primary) or 147.345 MHz (backup) MHz Amateur voice repeater.  Both of these may be picked up on most scanner radios.

 

More Info:  We provide 10 voice repeaters in the Metro Atlanta area.  For more information, call on 146.655 MHz.  Or visit http://BSRG.org on the World Wide Web. 
We are the most progressive Repeater group in the Southeast and we welcome your participation!

 

NASA launch schedules (as soon as we know them) are posted on the web site.  "See" you on Amateur Television!