NASA: (frequencies in kHz, USB commonly) NASA booster rocket recovery: 2622, 11407 NASA tracking: 3385, 3395, 6983, 14456 NASA tracking vessels: 5190 NASA booster recovery vessels: 5810 NASA aircraft: 6708, 6896, 7461, 7765 NASA Kennedy operations: 7675 USAF Cape Radio: 10780, 20390 NASA Pacific operations: 11205 NASA tracking (Ascencion Island): 20186, 20191
Edwards AFB: (frequencies in MHz) 116.4 ATIS 120.7 control tower 121.8 ground control 126.1, 127.8 approach control 133.65 approach/departure control 138.45 commandpost 149.925 security 162.6125 NASA ops 164.1 NASA 173.5875 fire 236.6 control tower 269.9 ATIS 290.3 departure control 318.1 tower 348.7 approach control 372.2 dispatchers 390.1 ground control
Kennedy: (MHz) 117.8 shuttle control 121.75, 126.3 ground control 126.65 weather 142.5, 143.04 cranes 148.455 NASA booster recovery 148.485 launch countdown/status 149.175 shuttle crawler 162.0125 NASA vessels 162.6125 NASA ops 163.4625, 163.4875 security 163.5125 security 163.5625 fire - primary 164.0 radiation checks 165.1875 check points 170.15 base operations 170.175 transportation 170.35 public relations 170.40 General Services Administration 171.15 maintenance/fuel 171.2625 camera tracking 173.175 security - gates 173.4375 medics 173.5625 fire/rescue 173.6625 safety units 173.6875 security - vans 173.7875 fire - secondary 284.0 ground control
Patrick AFB: (MHz) 118.4 approach/departure control 121.7 ground control 125.1 approach control 126.2 control tower 128.8 dispatcher 138.3 command post 273.5 ATIS 335.8 ground control 340.9 approach/departure control 344.6 weather 348.4 control tower 358.3 approach control 372.2 dispatchers
International emergency air frequencies (MHz) 121.5 243.0
Shuttle frequencies: (MHz) 296.8 primary 259.7 secondary 279.0 space suits
San Francisco, CA NASAAmes Research Center K6MF: 7165, 3840
*My own experience with STS-35 during 12/90 here in Southeastern Lower Michigan netted the NASA rebroadcast on 20198 KHz USB for about half the mission. Most other contacts were with WA3NAN on 14295, 7185, and 3860, although QRM on 3860 made the signals difficult to copy by 0000 UTC. W5RRR was regularly heard on 14280 only, but with a strong signal.
Other possible frequencies and locations as posted on the NASA SpaceLink BBS (205/895-0028) follow, with the message author's comments if pertinent:
AMSAT OSCAR A0-13 Satellite 145.945 MHz primary 145.955 MHz secondary Comments: "This Mode B requires a satellite high-gain antenna."
Eastern United States
Birmingham, AL Shuttle audio re-transmissions WB4CXD direct 145.380 MHz N4AHN repeater 145.150 MHz
Huntsville, AL Shuttle audio re-transmissions Marshall Center Amateur Radio Club 145.100, 173.025 MHz North Alabama DX Club 147.100 MHz Comments: "These re-transmissions only heard in local Huntsville area."
Vero Beach/Ft. Pierce, FL Shuttle audio re-transmissions 145.130 MHz
Atlanta, GA Big Shanty Repeater Group Shuttle audio re-transmissions 146.655 MHz 147.345 MHz Shuttle video re-transmissions 427.250 MHz (Channel 58 on cable-ready TV's) Comments: "Transmitters located on Sweat Mountain in northeastern Cobb County."
Ashburn, GA Coastal Plains Amateur Radio Club Shuttle audio re-transmissions WD4EVD repeater 147.285 MHz
Forsyth, GA Shuttle audio re-transmissions 147.915 MHz Comments: "Contact Herschel C. Hopper PO Box 426 Forsyth, GA 31029"
York, ME Shuttle audio re-transmissions K1MON/R 224.840 MHz Comments: "Re-transmitted from Mt. Agamenticus, Maine"
Portland, ME Shuttle audio re-transmissions KA1SSZ/R 146.925 MHz
Mebane, NC Slow scan TV W4MWG 14230 KHz
Albany, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ARC Suttle aduio re-transmissions W2SZ 146.820 MHz
Washington, DC/Greenbelt, MD Shuttle audio re-transmissions Goddard Space Flight Center WA3NAN: 28650, 21395, 14295, 7185, 3860, KHz 147.45 MHz Goddard Space Flight Center Amateur Radio Club (GARC) Re-transmits Shuttle video ATV in Washington, DC Area Comments: "Contact: Russ Jones, N3EGO Frank Bauer, KA3HDO Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland"
Midwestern United States
Cedar Rapids, IA NASA Select audio 444.300 MHz 146.400 MHz Comments: "For mission STS-34, transmission was on 444.300 MHz only. May also be carried on Cox cable channel 13 (KTS)."
Chicago, IL Shuttle audio re-transmissions 145.210 MHz
Downers Grove, IL Shuttle audio re-transmissions 145.350 MHz
Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN Shuttle audio re-transmissions 145.150 MHz 149.200 MHz WB0BQG/R 3M ARC 147.120 MHz Comments: "Listen to 145.150 during all normal missions. Shuttle audio can also be heard on 147.120 MHz WB0BQG/R 3M ARC repeater during some flights."
El Paso, TX Shuttle audio re-transmissions 448.650 MHz
Houston, TX NASA Select audio Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club W5RRR 28495, 21350, 14280, 7227, 3850 KHz W5RRR 146.640, 171.150 MHz
Wausau, WI Shuttle audio re-transmissions 146.820 MHz 147.060 MHz NASA Select video re-transmissions 421.250 MHz
Western United States
Phoenix, AZ NASA Select audio 448.975 MHz 449.000 MHz
Phoenix, AZ Arizona Amateurs on TV Shuttle video re-transmissions 421.25 MHz Comments: "The signal can be montiored with an ATV downconverter, or on channel 57 on a cable-ready TV with outside antenna. Repeater is located on Shaw Butte Mountain."
Tucson, AZ NASA Select audio 448.625 MHz
Bakersfield/Stockton, CA Shuttle audio re-transmissions WD6BNO/R 52.22 MHz Comments: "Coverage includes Bakersfield to Stockton, CA"
Los Angeles, CA Shuttle audio and video re-transmissions 52.640 MHz NASA Select audio 145.320 MHz NASA Select audio 145.460 MHz NASA Select audio, W6FXN 224.040 MHz NASA Select audio 224.940 MHz NASA Select audio 445.400 MHz NASA Select audio 445.425 MHz NASA Select audio 446.575 MHz NASA Select audio 447.000 MHz NASA Select audio 447.025 MHz NASA Select audio 447.400 MHz NASA Select audio 447.475 MHz NASA Select audio 448.375 MHz NASA Select audio 448.500 MHz NASA Select audio, Mt. Wilson, K6KMN 448.650 MHz NASA Select audio, Cactus System 449.000 MHz NASA Select audio, Cactus System 1241.25 MHz NASA Select video, Mt. Wilson, K6KMN
Monterey Bay Area, CA Shuttle audio re-transmissions KB5JR 443.300 MHz Comments: "The KB5JR repeater is located on Mt. Loma Prieta at 3700 feet."
Mountain View, CA NASA Select audio Ames Amateur Club 145.580 MHz Comments: "The signal originates from the NASA-Ames Research Center in Mountain View, CA. NASA Select video is also available for those with line-of-sight to Black Mountain via Amateur TV. For ATV details write:" Ames Amateur Club P.O. Box 73 Moffett Field, CA 94035-0073
Northern CA Shuttle audio re-transmission WA6IEO 154.530 MHz Comments: "12 watts transmitting from an altitude of 3200'."
Sacramento, CA Shuttle audio re-transmissions 147.195 MHz
San Diego, CA NASA Select audio re-tranmissions 448.625 MHz 448.675 MHz
San Francisco/Sacremento, CA Shuttle audio re-transmissions K6MF 145.580 MHz 444.775 MHz Shuttle video re-transmissions 427.250 Mhz Comments: "W6NKF ATV Repeater, Mt. Diablo, operates with vertical polarization. Those with cable-ready TV's, VCR's or cable company boxes can tune to channel 58 in CATV mode, and if hooked to an outside TV antenna, should be able to receive the telecast."
San Jose, CA NASA Select audio re-transmissions 443.550 MHz
Santa Barbara, CA NASA Select audio re-transmissions 449.000 MHz NASA Select video and audio re-transmissions 1277.000 MHz
Ventura/Oxnard, CA Shuttle audio re-transmissions N6QOL 146.655 MHz
Southern New Mexico NASA Select audio 448.625 MHz 448.650 MHz 488.675 MHz 448.975 MHz 449.000 MHz
Las Vegas, NV NASA Select audio 449.000 MHz
Salt Lake City, UT NASA Select audio 448.625 MHz
Cedar City, UT NASA Select audio 448.650 MHz
Eastern Desert NASA Select audio 448.650 MHz
I hope these are correct, please PM me if wrong. I don't have a scanner at the moment to actually listen in.
This will not be the last time we hear transmissions from the space program. It may be awhile, but there is a replacement craft that will be revealed soon.
The retirement of the shuttles is necessary simply because those spacecraft are way outdated and overly complex to maintain. The shuttles are being retired...not the space program.
Peace!
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Post by Ozone Express Radio on Jul 12, 2011 21:15:52 GMT -6
Oh, I agree that the Shuttle is a bit "long in the tooth" and it was even old tech by the time it was launched in '81, but with the current budget mess, I just fear it may be a long time before NASA sees any cash inflow.
The private sector may pick up the slack, but it will take a long time for them to catch up and have the funds to really get out there into space both safely and regularly.
I will watch eagerly to see where we go next, having grown up on the space program.
The shuttles "were" supposed to be the eventual replacement of the old Apollo spacecraft. The shuttles were originally designed in the latter part of the 60's, and a model was displayed and discussed during the Apollo missions...around 71 or so. The original design was to take advantage of the low gravity of the moon for VTOL capabilities, the bay to haul assembly modules for moon bases and mining equipment, as well as to haul back minerals after mined. Unfortunately Nixon decided otherwise and that creating an entire new industry of space mining was not in the best interests of the country or world at that time....to expensive I believe was the primary excuse used.....funny..they keep saying the same thing and follow that up with how much we could all benefit from a space based industry such as mining and tourism.
Hundreds of thousands of new jobs and thousands of new industries would have been brought about had the original plan been allowed to continue.
We would be a space ferrying race today and quite possibly colonizing not only the moon but also have established colonies on Mars by now.
Mr. Kenya president said "I am worried about life here on Earth" during a debate while on the campaign trail prior to the election. Funny...but nothing seems to have been "fixed" since then...gotten worse IMO. Nothing changes if nothing changes....Yes We Can(t).
Peace!
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Post by Ozone Express Radio on Jul 14, 2011 13:29:28 GMT -6
I think we should have pushed forward as rapidly as we did from '63 to '69 to get to the moon and beat the Soviets. If we did that, we'd have walked on Mars already in my opinion.
Sadly it all became even more politicized and ultimately stifled everything in that wonderful government bureaucracy we love.
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