Author Topic: Going to try to contact the ISS on 2 meters (Read 563 times)

SunTracker · « **on:** March 08, 2005, 03:20:34 PM »

I'm a ham radio operators (Ke4tmg), and I just read there are a couple of astronauts on the international space station who are ham operators too. They operate on two specific frequencies. Think I will try to make radio contact with them here pretty soon on my two-meter radio.

Anyone have any good questions I should ask them if I do make contact?

Furious · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2005, 03:23:54 PM »

ask 'em if they think the la7 should be perked.

JB73 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2005, 03:28:57 PM »

ask what sex is like with no gravity

Engine · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2005, 03:33:56 PM »

How would they like linguine with center-cut swordfish, with onions and garlic, and a fresh salad with olive oil and vinegar, sweet baby cherries and tart olives? Oh, and some piping hot Challah bread dripping with butter. And Guinness.

SunTracker · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2005, 03:36:26 PM »

I think this will be my backup list of questions.

Engine · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2005, 03:53:50 PM »

Ask them if Marijuana should be legalized.

JB73 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2005, 04:00:50 PM »

ask what land masses they have aimed the urine dump at

Wolf14 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2005, 04:29:34 PM »

Kinda a morbid highly unlikely question:

Ask them what they think it would be like to see the world below them open up into an all out nuclear war and realizing that they may be stuck up there for a little while and the sole surviving few of the human race?

If it was me I think I'd be along the lines of "Oh great just what I never wanted to wake up to. friggin idiots"......."Ok guys how do you propose we get out of here and through all that junk down there alive?"

eagl · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2005, 04:51:13 PM »

Ask them if they're getting any real research done or if they're stuck in an endless housekeeping cycle. Nobody ever hears about anything real being accomplished up there, so it'll be nice to know what they're really doing.

Steve · « **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2005, 04:59:29 PM »

I lost a wallet last summer in Wisconsin. Would you please ask them to look down and let me know if they see it?

Slash27 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2005, 05:11:08 PM »

Tell them to look up and try to spot AKAK.

oh, and ask them if they can see Bear76's bellybutton from space.

APDrone · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2005, 06:26:12 PM »

Well, being 2 meters.. obviously the big question would be

What's your Grid?

Then, if they give you just one ( as opposed to the 3 or 4 per minute they'll be traversing ) ask them if they could nudge over a few feet so you can pick up that really hard to get one over northern Canada.

And, of course, you'll SASE their QSL card.

Let us know how you make out.

73,
KA4ZZQ

LePaul · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2005, 07:25:14 PM »

Ask em how the heck they make the "vanish" toliet drop ins stay in the tank with zero gravity

Pei · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2005, 08:15:27 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
ask 'em if they think the la7 should be perked.

Ask them to tell the Runstang dweebs to come down and play.