Making My FIRST ISS Ham Radio Satellite Contact!

Sorry for the dark and grainy video, I recorded this on the roof of my house around 1:00 AM. I made my FIRST ever amateur radio satellite contact on the International Space Station (ISS) very early around 1:00 AM CDT on Wednesday May 22, 2024! This was such a fun experience, even more special with the gentleman I made the contact with, KF5PV, allowing his young nephew to try making a contact for himself. Hopefully Dominick also enjoyed our short contact, and this experience encourages him to explore the amateur radio hobby farther. Also, huge shout out to Eric (@KH6WI) for helping get everything programmed up pretty fast last minute, really appreciate you taking the time to help me out. Hopefully this will be the first of MANY satellite contacts to come! Paul (@paulkf5pv) also recorded our QSO as well, check out his video of the pass: https://youtu.be/z23icH90x4o?si=XS5iK-3SOk3SmbxG Equipment Used: Arrow Antennas Arrow II Yagi Antenna AnyTone 878UV Plus HT GoPro Hero 10 Black Satellite Tracker iOS App (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/satellite-tracker/id1438679383) ⬇️GEAR I USE⬇️ –––––––––––––––––––– ★★As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.★★ 🛒Many Things I Use Can Be Found In My Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio 🥾Check Out My My Ultra Portable POTA Kit: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio/list/1S8JOQ9AJ4JQR –––––––––––––––––––– ⬇️LINKS TO OTHER STUFF⬇️ ★★All links are affiliate links where possible. As an affiliate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. These links help support the channel and make videos like this possible.★★ 📡ABR Industries (Affiliate): https://abrind.com/?sld=ki5irehamradio Use code "ki5irehamradio10" on qualifying purchases. 📡Alpha Antenna (Affiliate): https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=22 Using this link when ordering from Alpha Antenna helps support the channel. 📡Bridgecom Systems (Affiliate): https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Using this link when ordering from Bridgecom helps support the channel. 📡Ham Radio Prep (Affiliate): hamradioprep.com Use code "KI5IRE" to save 10% on qualifying purchases. 📡Radioddity (Affiliate): https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Save $15 on qualifying purchases by using coupon code "KI5IRE" at checkout. 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use in the Shack (Only available for MacOS and iOS): https://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use Portable/POTA/SOTA: https://ham2k.com/apps/polo/ 🎵The Music I Use In Most of My Videos (Non-Affiliate): https://artlist.io/ ⬇️FOLLOW ME ON OTHER PLATFORMS⬇️ 🌎My Blog: https://ki5ire.weebly.com 🎥Subscribe for More Content: youtube.com/@HamRadioHQ2 🌎KI5IRE Ham Radio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ki5irehamradio 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ki5irehamradio/ 📡X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/KI5IRE 📡Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ki5ire-ham-radio 📡Join the KI5IRE Ham Radio Discord: https://discord.gg/mpqnu58eJz #hamradio #ariss #satellite #amsat