NA1SS Voice Contact Astronaut

I've made numerous voice and APRS contacts over the FM satellites and the ISS repeater. But I've always wanted to talk to an astronaut. Over the Memorial Day weekend I finally made that contact. I made contact with the ISS and talked to Woody Hoburg. What a thrill. The video got pretty lengthy so I've edited it for time sake. Please enjoy and 73!

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

Hearing "welcome aboard" from an astronaut in the ISS is probably the coolest thing you'll ever hear. Even just watching this made my inner child celebrate

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching! It was pretty cool.

[@youtubeuser206]

​@@kb8m203 except it was fake because the earth is flat and there is no space station in "orbit" sorry to burst your bubble

[@Mr.Breadmen]

⁠@@youtubeuser206You on drugs or something?

[@Haz_wizZYT]

​@@youtubeuser206sarcasm

[@addisonpage1]

@@youtubeuser206xD

[@madmax404]

Dude's hailing a 100 billion dollar spacecraft holding just a small radio and an antenna in his hand. Love it

[@majormissile5596]

​@@Sir_SwayOnly the Supreme Commander of the allied expeditionary forces in Europe of course. ...Or at least he signed the paper. Please go and educate yourself about confirmation bias and cherry picking, then apply that knowledge to whatever "truths" you learned online.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. It was really cool!

[@benjordan1971]

​​@@Sir_Swayits almost like the president has to sign off on governmental agencies. The first admins however where T. Keith Glennan and Hugh L. Dryden

[@phantomaviator1318]

​@@Sir_SwayAight, what's your conspiracy? Lizards? Jess? Satanic occult?

[@MillywiggZ]

Hopefully he can contact my x-wife, it’s impossible to contact by most conventional means hahaa!

[@SparkyOne549]

When I was younger, my step dad was a ham radio operator speaking to people all over the the world. Then one day he called us kids in his radio room saying “ we’re going to talk to astronauts on the ISS”. It was great, we had full conversations with an Aussie on the space station.

[@SEEYAIAYE]

I did the same thing when I was in the Scouts, we got a badge for understanding and using a HAM radio one weekend and I ended up talking to some Scout in Spain about Nintendo 64 games.

[@kb8m203]

That's awesome. Thanks for watching!

[@simmiesim321]

Got to admit that’s pretty cool

[@peterford5408]

Probably was Shannon Walker's husband. Shannon was up on the ISS herself quite recently. A long duration mission that ended in May 2021.

[@peterford5408]

Shannon did some ham radio events herself ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6LQY2SZa6ytqassi=u8nmWShJBPAtVGwZ 😎

[@Nero-dz5gr]

Reaching the ISS: "we 've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty..."

[@kb8m203]

Thanks!

[@isweartofuckinggod]

Must be one hell of a warrenty to cover space travel...

[@user-uv8uz3qo8k]

*"About your spaceship extended warranty "

[@4Core100]

"Hello mistr this is Kevin from NASA and Im calling you becuz you have server virus in your computor and only I can remuv it for 200 dollaz."

[@AverageMovieEnjoyr]

@@user-uv8uz3qo8ki was abt to comment that!

[@typicalmovie7329]

This is the type of video that would pop up in your feed 12 years later

[@AI_Paul]

Yea and it is always a good day when that happens

[@hyperblazeman]

Yes

[@timmytonks8980]

100%

[@timspiker]

Only took about 6 months. Thank God, I don't think we're around in 12 years.

[@KerbalsandWackMacs]

I’ll be here when it does

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

What an honor to be answered just for trying; simply amazing "Welcome aboard the ISS"! Thank you, made my day.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching. Yep, my sentiments exactly.

[@floatingshoppinglist5193]

imagine if this dude is the guy on the ss haha

[@danielgoodman3578]

​@@floatingshoppinglist5193that's exactly who it would be, right?

[@danielgoodman3578]

@@floatingshoppinglist5193 or did you mean imagine if KB8M was actually in the space station?

[@Paul.......]

​@danielgoodman3578 hes saying imagine if OP was on the ISS

[@blueninja115]

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen. It's awesome that the astronauts go along with it. It's incredible how far that little antenna and handheld can throw a signal.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! A lot of the astronauts and cosmonauts are ham operators. They do ham radio in their off time. Sometimes they even send SSTV images.

[@OhMurdock]

Oh my god, you mean they openly have radios on the side to communicate with us Earthlings up there? I wanna do that!@@kb8m203

[@cloudstreets1396]

I guess they have a choice of listening to his repeated hails for the next half hour or just answer him so he stops

[@lazybee666]

​@@cloudstreets1396😂😂😂

[@freezEware]

But how often? 5 minutes every hour? 5 minutes every 24 hours?@@adellapigna7189

[@mikes9645]

Man, CONGRATULATIONS!!! I can't even imagine how thrilled you must have been to hear them callback. Just amazing.

[@kb8m203]

I had almost given up but figured I'd stick it out since the pass was almost over. Usually there are so many people on the radio you are lucky to get through. I heard nothing so I figured the ISS radio must be off. Glad I kept trying. Thanks for watching!

[@Skribblez_Entertainment]

You can see his reaction in the video

[@baska-]

Radio signals are extremely underrated. People who were born before the 80s probably understand how cool this is.

[@LibraryofSofiyah]

I'd never heard of a "Ham radio" til I watched Stranger Things for the first time last year. (Born in '89)

[@stevemill8959]

My older brothers always had the Cb radios, discovered the neighbors wife was cheating because they intercept phone calls back then, mom and dad both ham operators. Cool times

[@mrsus6943]

I was born in 2010 and understand how cool it is

[@baska-]

@@mrsus6943 you and 18 other people who were born that year, brother

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@luisb1337]

I think the best part is the "Welcome Aboard".....standing on earth, but almost like your right there next to him in space having a convo. Very Cool

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@trying3841]

I agree! That got me too! :)

[@elguapo1507]

Couldn't agree more! A really nice welcome!

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I didn't understand why they said "Welcome aboard..." -- by that logic, he should have told them, "Welcome to Earth."

[@anonp2958]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 The reason they said "welcome aboard" and he is not saying "welcome to Earth" is due to him essentially knocking on ISS's door, not the ISS knocking on his door.

[@benelevate]

The welcome aboard is such a charm, to have this response going to bed at night thinking your voice was heard in a craft in orbit must be a sensational feeling.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! Yep, it is!

[@doncolor3473]

Congratulation 👍🏻 That was Something Not nany can Talk about 🥰🤗

[@grampsradio]

Orbiting 250 miles above the Earth travelling at 17,500 mph, no less!

[@andrepinheiro202]

@@kb8m203 👏👏👏👏 Deus te abençoe

[@yasinkaratas8679]

🤠👍

[@SkydivingKiwi]

One of my old time coworkers told me this story how he got in touch with the Space Shuttle in the 90's. Several years later he got in touch with the astronaut which he talked to, and invited her to a conference talk in New Zealand. She did accept, and while she was here she got the news she was selected for another shuttle mission. He eventually went to Florida to see her second launch. Very cool to see they still reply =)

[@kb8m203]

Love your story. I never heard the Shuttle. I wasn't into radio until the early 2000's. Thanks for watching!

[@jamesmck896]

Please tell me the launch and re-entry went ok :|

[@kry0cera962]

@@jamesmck896 no, she was aboard the challenger

[@Blitzkrieg_716]

Really neat story

[@yashsvidixit7169]

Man that must have felt surreal to be answered back. Despite being obvious, the fact that there are humans on that tiny dot flying across in the sky is just amazing. And getting a reply back from the is even more so amazing.

[@MuscleboundKage]

One day we'll get that answer from another planet.

[@yashsvidixit7169]

@@MuscleboundKage yeah, but I doubt if we will be around in our current life to witness that

[@kb8m203]

It was very exciting. Thanks!

[@Dark-ey2qu]

In 2 weeks this happens@@yashsvidixit7169

[@A55455In47I0n]

Nice profile pic

[@frederalbacon]

I love the fact that this is just a thing. Astronauts just have a HAM license and the equipment was included on the station for not only stuff like this, but for kids to make contact in school and stuff, and the fact that it was included is just an amazing insight into the scientific learning NASA hopes to spread from the station.

[@vanman724]

Ya, that's really cool!

[@kb8m203]

It was really cool. Made my summer. Thanks for watching!

[@basedmod2139]

Makes you wonder how beautifully tantalising it'd be to troll this capability out of existence. Relentless space harassment and such

[@vanman724]

@@basedmod2139 ohh, I see what you're getting at. Wasn't that clear.

[@basedmod2139]

@@vanman724 Can't insult directly or use slurs on KZbin anymore :\ they said they'd ban me

[@ronkeyes659]

As an oldtimer who can certainly appreciate the thrill of being able to make contact with the ISS, this is amazing! Ham operators are a breed of individuals who take pride in their hobby. And it's more than a hobby, since we all know the importance Ham Radio in the event of an emergency or disaster. Long live Amateur Radio and the many operators everywhere!! Well done, sir!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks so much for watching. I've been a ham since 2003. I've dabbled in many different ham radio activities, most recently parachute mobile. This contact was quite a thrill.

[@ronkeyes659]

@kb8m203 Indeed, and rightfully so!

[@brittanycunningham787]

Yes but those radio karens need to go

[@jetstream454]

​@@kb8m203What is parachute mobile?

[@kb8m203]

@@jetstream454 I did a tandem skydive and operated 2m simplex from a parachute. That video is on my channel as well.

[@alanmolox2095]

My hats off to the astronaut who responded, it's not like they don't have other important things to do, right?

[@jackjaul9977]

They trying to find space animalsez

[@starty8814]

NASA tries to dedicate out reach time for the astronauts. Some of the astronauts are also personal enthusiasts

[@krunalraghavani4500]

Come on man they astronaut stop judging them

[@stefano8936]

They get boring every day paying chess with an AI who eventually tries to kill them. Saw a documentary

[@2020sII]

@@stefano8936word

[@0kieD0kiee]

I would just absolutely flip my lid if the ISS actually answered me! This is absolutely incredible what a fun hobby and thank you for sharing!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. It was definitely a thrill!

[@alanwatts8239]

They must get hailed all the time, makes it even more impressive that they answered.

[@maxpierrepont6018]

It’s crazy how clear the return was, that’s cool that he’s actually managed to make contact

[@falsedragon33]

It's a FM signal. There isn't much difference between that and being 10ft away. They even use a consumer kenwood radio on the ISS in a repeat mode. This is also one of the easiest sats to use. There are far better ones in the sky.

[@alexsalvi1824]

In the year 2024 at 400km far, thx god the signal is clear.... yay to tecnology!

[@kb8m203]

@falsedragon33 Thanks for watching. Yep simple FM equipment. Using the repeater is easy. Having one of the astronauts come back to you is a little harder.

[@archiebailey060]

yeah FM signals can never really sound bad, unless person is mobile or mountains get in the way etc

[@pavuk357]

Well, ISS isn't that far away, just moving very fast so window is relatively small. ISS is at 400km above sea level compared to most TV statellites at 35786 km above sea level.

[@DailyDoseOfInternet]

Hello! Can I share this video on my youtube channel? I would of course credit you. I would only share about 20 seconds!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching. It's ok with me if you share it. Feel free to check out my other videos as well. I'm working on more. Thanks for the credit!

[@jakobh3718]

@DailyDoseOfInternet he said yes, you can use it!🎉

[@misterjohnson9093]

Daily dose: your voice is incredibly annoying.

[@cedricsonaquevido1565]

crazy

[@abhisekhkumar4948]

Yayy! It's the DailyDoseOfInternet 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ganno24]

“Welcome Abroad”. I get chills. Incredible video

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! It was really cool.

[@al3k]

Very cool. :) Speaking to someone in space is just an amazing thing to have done at least once in your life. Nice one.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. It was definitely a ham radio goal. I've been trying for a long time and finally made it!

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

Technically, we're all already in space as we speak! lol

[@Samuel-km5yf]

I’m not a ham operator, but damn… I can only imagine the excitement and satisfaction of making that contact. That was some cool stuff right there. Kudos KB8M! Respect to the amazing astronaut who returned your call 👍

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching! It was really cool. Finally made it!

[@ME-bw3rl]

Could it be just earth bound guy pretending to be the ISS replying? Side lobes and such. Maybe the neighbour. Is there a way triangulate that it is not from earth?

[@PhantomPanic]

I'm a ham operator. It's thanksgiving. I'm also a turkey operator...

[@bandit5875]

@@kb8m203you’ve inspired me to get HAM certified. This shit is so useful and cool as fuck. Thanks for showing us, man. This could totally be useful in some sort of SHTF situation.

[@LilyGazou]

@@bandit5875 HAMs are vital in emergencies.

[@meme-ville]

Wow that's amazing! It's weird to think that you can just talk to someone that's technically not even on the same planet as you with just a handheld antenna!

[@kb8m203]

Absolutely!

[@hauptberuflichergandalf3238]

technically the ISS is on this Planet even when she is not "on"...

[@Rockethead293]

​@@hauptberuflichergandalf3238no it's not lol. the iss isn't touching the ground. you're not on a mountain when you're flying over it on a plane are you

[@vladtheimpala218]

@@hauptberuflichergandalf3238 you a flat earther?

[@hauptberuflichergandalf3238]

No you ? Because the ISS is not flying in space but is still in the atmosphere of this earth also called thermosphere about 400 km above us and is therefore technically still on this earth.... Switch on your brain a little before you start making big statements... @@vladtheimpala218

[@daver7465]

That is so awesome! I've seen the ISS fly overhead a few times, to talk to someone onboard must have been just incredible!

[@kb8m203]

It was quite a thrill! Thanks for watching!

[@teener1184]

This was thrilling! Those who came before us would be absolutely befuddled at the fact that a man in his backyard on Earth could talk to another man floating in a spacecraft. Thanks for sharing KB8M.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching.

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

Shit I’m befuddled!

[@terrydactyl2077]

What do all the call signs or words mean?

[@mtndew4746]

​@@terrydactyl2077some form of magic

[@tehjamerz]

You'd have to go back quite far at this point It's almost 100 years that we've had remote controlled aircraft

[@whiffy506]

My great grandfather was a radio enthusiast. I have a collection of cards he got from all over the world here in my room. This made me feel things man. Like that excitement when you open a present…I can’t really describe it. Thank you for sharing such a great moment & may you have many more! If I wasn’t blowing my money trying to become a pilot I would definitely be a radio enthusiast. But hey, we use radios as well hahah! I hope my old man is proud of me. He was a very successful gentleman and I hope to be one as well.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. Too get started as a ham you need to pass a 35 question test. You can get on the air with a $35 radio. It can be as cheap or expensive as you want. I can help if you are interested.

[@elguapo1507]

If it wasn't for folks like your great grandfather Whiffy, people probably wouldn't be able to do the things they can today. You walk in great footsteps!

[@Ghandmann1]

I love how simple and down to earth this is. I maen it's the fucking ISS, super complex high tech system in space. And you are standing their with your little handheld radio and can make contact to the ISS. Just impressive. :)

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. That is almost the most basic setup. I have radios that I use to talk around the world. But this was an even bigger thrill. Thanks for watching.

[@kb8m203]

By the way, can I ask how you found my video?

[@2990rick]

I'm not the guy above, but I found it on a web page called ( strange sounds)

[@imafraidoftoast]

@@kb8m203 youtube front page for me

[@Issac008]

@@kb8m203not the original person who commented, but your video popped up on my suggestions! I typically enjoy science/hobby topics so it makes sense. My grandfather was a Ham Radio operator!

[@melonadegg]

To me this is so mind-blowing, first time I saw a clip of you over another social media and when the astronaut said "Welcome aboard" I honestly teared up. To think what this small contact represents is just so inspiring to me as a newly graduated engineer.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks, and thanks for watching. It was really cool. Made my summer.

[@concon4050]

this is amazing and deserves 26 m views, people don't appreciate understanding how to do these things. mad respect. very cool

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for the compliment! I appreciate you watching!

[@lamborghiniperlini1710]

@@kb8m203 Just found your channel because this video got recommended to me, absolutely stellar videos man. Really cool stuff.

[@emperormoist3851]

Oddly specific number but truee

[@PianoHypnoshroom]

Maybe at the time it was at 26k views

[@ironagentm544]

@@PianoHypnoshroomprobably the 26k likes

[@pepe-po4hv]

Plot twist: actually it was his neighbour responding on the radio tired of hearing all day long kilo bravo shit

[@Jupiter-rs4zl]

😂

[@harisiqbal6329]

😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@zolodio]

Brother, that was amazing to see you go through that emotional journey. The choke up at 2:33 summed it up. Officially unofficially an astronaut, my friend.

[@kb8m203]

I really like your comment. Greatly appreciated! Thanks so much for watching!

[@kB5TVP]

I just randomly found this video.. I knew by the title it would make me smile, because my dad would do stuff like this. Lol! And then I noticed the intro and knew I needed to comment! My dad loved his CB radio! And his ham radio! I remember him on it everyday as a kid. My name on here is actually his handle he used. ❤ he's been gone for 10 years but this time of the years is most difficult for me. Thank you for this video! Somehow I think my dad sent me lol! Random I know. Lol! KB5TVP REPTER! lol! ❤ from texas

[@kb8m203]

Thanks so much for your story! I was into CBs with my Dad years ago. He never did ham radio. He would have loved seeing me make this contact. He's been gone 20 years now. I can still hear his laugh and see his smile. Thanks so much for watching!

[@willmcqueen5917]

So very touching to read your story. Went out tonight an we saw the space station, then I saw your comment. Hello from Mississippi!!

[@motormiracles]

Thanks for sharing that with us! Loud and clear!

[@kb8m203]

My pleasure!

[@nmg196]

This reminds me of when I made a simple FM bugging device on veroboard, following some build notes from an electronics magazine and when I first tested it using my grandfather's multi-band radio, I found I was getting responses from a British Airways 747 flying overhead at 38,000 ft. I was so scared I'd broken the law I think I hid the device and never used it again.

[@deathytv3119]

in the US you are probably breaking the law

[@TheRealTorG]

​@@deathytv3119land of the free

[@ahmedkhalilrais5947]

Everything you say will be retained against you in front of the court. Also your comment on KZbin. 😂. Nice

[@amberheardsdog]

@@ahmedkhalilrais5947be honest. do you really think officials will have interest in one of trillion comments such as this one?

[@83delgado]

Over here self increminating

[@afranca1825]

That's pretty cool! As a Comms guy on the bridge of Naval vessels I love talking to the civilian craft on the water too. They get all excited when we hail them.😊

[@kb8m203]

Thanks, and thanks for watching!

[@dylancalhoun9171]

That’s incredible! I was born in 1996, so I never dabbled with ham radios or anything like that, but I always find things like this to be awesome. I’m really impressed that you were able to do this

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching.

[@contorta960]

I was born in 1995 but I do have a cool old Nokia that can play Snakes!

[@nug7742]

The dam little waves in the air

[@theballisticcannoneer3728]

Thats beyond amazing that you can just establish a communication with something several miles up and going thousands of kmh. Amazing what a little handheld antenna can do

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@DISP-CEPTED]

That is really cool. I had no idea one could do that.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. Lots of fun.

[@lyingeyes5579]

Yeah its cool. You can even communicate to someone on the other side of the world by bouncing your radio's signal against the moon.

[@AlexisAlexander646]

@@lyingeyes5579You can also do that by just using the Internet

[@YearsOVDecay1]

​@@lyingeyes5579off the MOON? I've heard of bouncing signals off a certain atmosphere,magnetosphere maybe,I'm no expert,but I haven't heard of bouncing it off the MOON

[@lyingeyes5579]

@@YearsOVDecay1 HAM radio things dude.

[@Philitron128]

Damn, that is just plain old cool. You just managed to make contact with a satellite from your yard. We live in an incredible time, like the pre-future. I wish I could see 1000 years into the future to witness where humanity ends up.

[@coachmcguirk6297]

We all do that anytime we use our GPS. The cool thing isn't the ability to instantly contact something in space, the impressive thing is the medium of radio waves.

[@ENTERTAININGVIDEOS1]

BMA It ends up in WW3 & WW4!! Human go back to iron age!!!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching. It was really cool.

[@Philitron128]

@@coachmcguirk6297 You're right. It's just so easy to forget about the underlying tech in all of these systems that we use everyday. It's absolutely incredibly when you sit back for a minute and think about it.

[@TheDeepExplorer1]

I’m glad I seen this today. Absolutely amazing All the best from Scotland sir 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@kb8m203]

@@TheDeepExplorer1 Thanks for watching! It was pretty exciting.

[@jeffwalker8019]

you sir, are an inspiration to all of the curious humans who spend their free time just wondering. thank you for sharing that moment with us! you are a rock star in my books pal! that must have felt so awesome!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. And thanks for watching. It was a thrill.

[@stevenparsons5553]

Wow that's amazing your voice up in space and acknowledgement too! It's also great to see you so chuffed with yourself! Great video! 😀

[@kb8m203]

Thanks and thanks for commenting! It was definitely a thrill. Made my Memorial Day weekend!

[@stevenparsons5553]

@kb8m203 That's brilliant stuff, good for you mate! Such a cool video! 😎

[@Ranger80pl1]

Wow that was pretty exclusive. I'm hearing them since I have a radio and the Astronauts where never there usually it's Earth talking with earth via the ISS repeater. And there are a lot of people on the link when it flies over my location.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! Nobody was on that time! Very quiet.

[@ayitsyaboi]

This was randomly recommended to me and I was so surprised to hear White Pigeon lol. Small world.

[@kb8m203]

@@ayitsyaboi Thanks for watching! I grew up in Elkhart and moved to White Pigeon in 1999.

[@thisthat9008]

THIS IS AWESOME!! It must’ve been incredible hearing something back! Didn’t even know it was possible to communicate with the ISS like this… I gotta learn more about how this stuff works. Thank you for sharing!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks and thanks for watching!

[@RuinedItAgain]

My old neighbor has a huge tower for HAM on his house, this has me wanting to show up with a 24pack and pizza and see if he'll let me talk to the iss lol

[@einar6229]

The most random video to pop up in my recommendations, and a thing of beauty. A man on earth talks to a space station through such simple means, amazing. God speed, sir!

[@rethla]

"simple"

[@Anonymous-8080]

​​@@rethlais indeed simple, the basics are very simple. Give me a wire , some steel and current, I can establish basic communication with that.

[@kb8m203]

I had no idea people would like this so much. I just wanted to share my contact because I was excited. Thanks for watching!

[@Synky]

That's awesome! I had no idea this was even a thing, I would think there would be like encryption or something involved in communication (as you can tell I know NOTHING of radio transmissions etc).

[@stefanpaul9443]

As this is an amateur radio contact no encryption is allowed anyway. Operational communication between ISS and ground station might be a different thing .

[@BBaldwin]

You absolutely can and only a Technician license is required! Go study and get your license! 73s…KO4VBL

[@tillkrieger1048]

I feel that whenever the ISS probably contacts their stations on the ground they are definitely encrypted, however they probably have channels that are unsecure. Maybe not for this purpose but definitely cool!

[@ViktoriousDead]

There’s no way to encrypt analog radio

[@dhtseany]

This is done using special radios that were sent to the ISS for this purpose. There are a surprising number of ham radio astronauts!

[@19ct040]

Awesome! With just a low power handheld. That is just mind blowing!!

[@kb8m203]

@@19ct040 Thanks for watching! It was really cool.

[@TinaMB85]

One of the best KZbin recommended videos I’ve seen. How exciting that must have been. Thanks for sharing!

[@kb8m203]

It was so cool! Thanks for watching!

[@piotrszewczyk4763]

That's so amazing! Really nice of them to answer.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! I almost quit because the pass was almost over before they came back to me. Glad I stuck it out.

[@kb8m203]

Gracias por ver. Lo he estado intentando durante años. Parecía que no había nadie en este pase. El pase duró unos 10 minutos. Aproximadamente 8 minutos después, finalmente me comuniqué con la ISS. El QSO solo consiste en que yo llame a NA1SS, les dé mi distintivo de llamada, ellos regresen diciendo "Bienvenido a bordo" y luego mi 73.

[@nannesoar]

That was extremely cool "Welcome aboard!" thank YOU for sharing that moment with ME!

[@VladMatejka]

Here i am proud of myself for getting a dim blurry picture of the ISS and this guy talks to them. Glad you had the opportunity! Mad respect for you ham guys

[@yelyab1]

So you got a neighbor who talks to space ships, and they talk back. When he does this he stands outside with a hand held uhf antenna hooked to a “Rambo” walk-in-talkie. I think it’s a set up, but I do have an old RV antenna and old cb that I may give it a try, when nobody is looking. “Breaker, break for that space station “.

[@paulfrost8952]

27 MHz will reflect back off the ionosphere.

[@yelyab1]

@@paulfrost8952 it’s always sumpin. Thanks. What do I need? Mega hertz? My son (embedded software engineer) is working on a blue tooth jammer, a very daunting task, he says. He does like to stand in ski lift lines and some punk kid has his back pack radio blasting. He wants to put it out of its misery. You’d think a ski instructor would have more patience, guess he’s more like his old man than I thought. Righteous Indignation! Ok, back on track. If he gets that to work and put a linear amp on it through a directional antenna, now can I warn the dark side moon residents to prepare for the worst (not that they don’t already know if you believe half of what you see on KZbin). When I’ve read about Marconi’s early work it seem to start with broad casting wide band noise. I can do that with an old fashioned seatbelt warning buzzer from the 70s.

[@halledwardb]

​@@paulfrost8952Which is amazing, and extremely useful for local Coms. Look up NVIS, great HF for mountains regions and local 400 mile local Coms.

[@realvanman1]

Wow! You obviously knew approximately where to point your antenna, but I’d have guessed it would need to be oriented much more precisely than that. You just held it in your hand and made a nice clear contact. How cool is that!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. It needs to be close. If you figure the ISS is about 200miles overhead, the bandwidth of the antenna means you need to be close. Once you hear it, you can adjust for a better signal.

[@maplebear6527]

@@kb8m203 Is there any type of national security issues that could come from you doing this? Not saying i think it should be, but i'm asking if you think you could ever get into any trouble for it?

[@hand13932]

i dont think his broadcasts actually interfere with anything they're doing. @@maplebear6527

[@6toomany]

There are ISS tracker apps.. my wife and I are geek enough to go running out in the yard to watch it pass by... and wave... (we get pilots to give us wing waves occasionally when they see us.. or catch them on GMRS.. why not? 😂) Didn't even think contact was possible.. freaking wow!

[@Dom-gb4bz]

@@6toomanyI’m sorry you think the ISS pilots see you????

[@Adam-cl9xr]

Thats freaking cool! A little low power handheld with an antenna.But then again… with the right conditions, a single watt can go around the world. But still it’s WAY COOL! 😎🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@KuroHebi]

What a moment! Astronauts are chill people.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@christophermccoy151]

​@dunndidI see what you did

[@SlickArmor]

@dunndid so down-to-earth that some people accuse them of having a flat affect.

[@built_bad.-.4029]

Wow this really relit the fire of love for space that I had as a child. Bro I lit when I heard “welcome aboard” that’s insane

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@swag-rd5qd]

this is super freaking cool. never could i have thought i could have done that, good job man! would love to see more of how this works. cant believe you can radio up to a entire space station. mind blowing.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@danbell6380]

I did comms in the Navy, it’s amazing how far UHF and VHF can go.

[@Deleted11100]

I stumbled upon this by accident, living in England me and my dad from being young loved listening to pilots via a cheap scanner he bought. He’d love this, really glad you got in touch with them, shows patience wears off! Subscribed mate :)

[@kb8m203]

Thanks so much, and thanks for listening! It was really cool.

[@mouloudo]

Imagine being an astronaut and having to answer every backyard engineers trying to have fun

[@jshoff725]

Awesome - I was with Woody in Columbus the night of that contact. We both worked many stations across MI. 73!

[@kb8m203]

You just made my day! Thanks for reaching out. That was definitely a thrill. Like I said, I've worked others through the repeater and APRS/Packet. But you guys were the first ISS astronaut contact. That QSL card is framed along with a mission 69 patch. Thanks again, and 73!

[@johnshoffner3668]

I’ll send Woody a link to this. Cheers.

[@Barkevergulsen1713]

I absolutely love this! Before I saw this I’d never think this was possible. Thank you so much for sharing

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@radio645]

Way cool, I just bought a Baofeng UV5R and yagi antenna for receiving satellites and hopefully hearing ISS as it flies over Santa Fe. Good job on the contact!

[@kb8m203]

Good luck. You should have no problem hearing. I'd recommend listening to a number of passes before trying a contact. I'll start posting satellite contacts as well. The FM birds get crazy.

[@radio645]

@@kb8m203 I'm not a licensed ham operator just an interested listener, one day I'll get my ham ticket.

[@RyanGribble]

​@@radio645i picked it up last night with my uv8w and a nagoya antenna.

[@RobR386]

That's awesome, I've received the ISS SSTV images with an Diamond X30 stick on the roof, but not yet made contact like that over voice, very nice 🙂

[@AppalachianCryptidDoge]

I have to thank Uniden, Cobra and Radio Shack for getting me into radios decades ago, things like this still bring a smile to my face. just fascinating what you can do with some cheap electronics.

[@rocknrollmandolin]

Videos like this just remind me of how much cool stuff there is to do in life, i hope to keep learning more things. Getting my radio liscence would be awesome. Great video!

[@zanderboy]

now THAT is cool. truely incredible. those guys and girls up there are very cool. i know nothing about this type of radio work ( i was electronics engineer in the royal navy once upon a time) but this channel seems very very cool. great stuff

[@kb8m203]

Thanks much. I have a lot of respect for the ISS crews!

[@Bavisandmeef]

Brilliant! Well played fella! My late old man was ex RAF coms, and a genius radio ham. He would have loved this ❤ I recall him calling me to his shack in the 80s to listen in to SOS signals coming from the old soviet Union...amazing stuff 👍

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@orangejjay]

Oh. My. Goodness. This is so awesome. My grandfather got me into hams when i was 13. I wish he was still alive so i could show him this ... and so we could do this together. We did so many Hamvention and ARRL meetings. I miss those days. Thanks for putting this up and triggering some great memories! ❤❤

[@yelyab1]

What an absolutely great memory to have of your grandfather. My son got closer to my dad than I ever did. He told him family stories I had never heard. I thought that was so special for both of them.

[@siddhantpatil292]

This is definitely one of the biggest achievement without any major instruments, sir!❤

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@roryking1]

that is very cool 🔥 i was a operator mechanic (communications) in the royal navy for a couple of years and learnt a lot about how to set up frequencies etc but that was a long time ago and i forgot everything i learnt. props to this man. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@AuditAmplifier]

"Welcome aboard," made me cry...🤷 Thanks for sharing that.

[@Shane.Martin]

How awesome is that!! I woulda fell over hearing the response haha. Thank you so much for sharing that. G'day from a UHF user from Perth Australia.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@The7thStep]

One of the coolest things I’ve seen on the internet. Awesome!!!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! And thanks for watching!

[@cheesegrater..]

this is one of the coolest things i've ever seen. its incredible to see that a little antenna like that can contact the iss which is 400km away. crazy.

[@thankthemosthighgod9135]

Got to be the neighbor playing walkie talkie

[@kb8m203]

Nope. They don't know the super-secret space station channel! 😁 Thanks for watching!

[@thankthemosthighgod9135]

@@kb8m203 how do you get access to that channel buddy?

[@cingkobrasfj]

Wow! Thats amazing! How cool that they actually responded! Thankyou for sharing this experience with youtube, that really was cool to see and hear. Thanks again man!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@joshuacausey752]

This video literally blew my mind, it is amazing to be able to reach the iss with a portable radio and some ingenious equipment. Absolutely love it

[@MarkKelly1307]

I've always admired HAM operators and have often considered taking the test. This is as cool as it gets! Cheers, Mark

[@kb8m203]

Cool. Thanks for watching! The test is pretty easy. I can help.

[@ndnballin]

No, thank YOU for sharing it with us! What a thrill, sir!

[@grobknoblin5402]

Damn that’s cool as heck! I had no idea this was possible! This is amazing!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks so much!

[@Skribblez_Entertainment]

You can see his reaction when he makes contact. Truly amazing. Classic KZbin right here.

[@kb8m203]

@Skribblez_Entertainment Thanks for! It was very exciting. I really didn't expect it to happen. I wish my intro was a bit shorter, but I wanted to share the experience with folks.

[@eastender74]

It’s amazing that your signal can travel that far with little to no amplification. I’m surprised they don’t have an automated response as well to let you know that your signal was received.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching!

[@falsedragon33]

It's a Kenwood radio in repeat mode. They rarely get on, and hundreds of hams make contact with each other daily, bouncing off it. There are many of these in the sky, and this is one of the boring ones because it's congested as it's easy to use.

[@TheDeviIDogg]

It's crazy that this is something we're able to do. My grandpa went to school with a couple dudes who became astronauts

[@kb8m203]

Thanks! And thanks for watching!

[@Pez_Destroyer]

This was so cool! So glad you made contact!

[@grantnelson5591]

In the 80's I was a school kid and I remember walking in to my dad's radio den and heard him chatting to some one on his Ham radio . My dad was old school school and built everything from antenna to reciever/transmitter . That conversation was the first Russian Shuttle and months later Dad got a signed post card from the entire Russian Shuttle crew. I have so so much respect for these clever people from yesteryear.

[@WoopyLoops]

man this is so cool, this is def going on the bucket list!

[@kb8m203]

Thanks. I hear ya! One more to scratch off!

[@derpleyew]

That’s so awesome I never usually feel this much second hand joy

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching! It was really cool.

[@gluehuff43]

Thank you for sharing this with the world. What an amazing moment!

[@kb8m203]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeffrobodene1485]

Brand new Ham here. That was very cool! One day I may do the same. Thank you for sharing.

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching. Working the satellites is fun. Work the ISS repeater just like the satellites. But I got lucky this time and the astronauts were monitoring the repeater and making Earth contacts from the ISS.

[@cw2gtc]

That is AWESOME-POSSUM!!! I’ve been a ham for abt. 6mos now. Love it. Goal for grandson & I is to lock onto ISS for QSO. Grandson (9) doesn’t even fully get the concept yet.😁😁😁

[@kb8m203]

I've done a lot of FM satellites. Used the ISS repeater. This was the first contact with an astronaut.

[@cw2gtc]

@@kb8m203 How did that make you feel? I’d feel all excited inside, like a little kid. I mean… what an accomplishment. Imagine if you tried to describe that to someone 100 years ago. They’d get really big, non-believing eyes!

[@SouthSideChiTown]

That was one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Thanks for sharing that video!

[@Happythingsare]

Nice work!! I’ve been trying for 15 years haven’t got lucky yet!

[@kb8m203]

I've done a lot of FM sats, and the repeater on the ISS, both FM and APRS. I was on Facebook and saw they might be making random contacts. I used my AmsatDroid app and it showed the ISS coming over about 70deg. I listened and nobody was on, not even the repeater. I kept calling NA1SS and just before LOS they came back to me. Too cool. Scared me to death. Wasn't expecting it.

[@johnshoffner3668]

Astro’s generally work the radio in their free time during their evenings - say 7-9pm GMT and weekends in their afternoon. So you would need to figure the time from your location and be alert for a good pass- both have to work out. Good luck!

[@GCrypson]

Weekends are good. I got NA1SS at 3 pm eastern on a Sunday. Google "AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status" as that website will give a heads up if crew is on the air.

[@BlackAck90]

same here

[@austin.england]

But now I’m waiting for an update to the video of you just hanging out by your radio and all of the sudden you hear, “KB8M, KB8M… this is NA1SS.”

[@MauricioBarragan]

That would be awesome

[@kb8m203]

I know, right! 😂

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

*his friend holding a walkie talkie inside the house* "Dude, people are totally going to buy this" 😂 I'm just joking

[@kb8m203]

🤣 Thanks for watching. It was actually really cool.

[@ka4dqe606]

Great stuff. That's a fun contact to make. Cheers

[@kb8m203]

Thanks for watching. Lots of fun.

[@keimahane]

That was so cool, the joy on your face is priceless, thank you for sharing this with over 1.3 Million people as of 9 APR 2024 :)

[@kaleolll5374]

Wow. Amazing. The internet can be such a cool place.

[@kb8m203]

@@kaleolll5374 Thanks for watching!