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Rabea Rogge LB9NJ KD3AID operating ICOM IC-705 from Fram2 spacecraft

Rabea Rogge LB9NJ / KD3AID has announced the three teams that scored the highest in the Fram2Ham SSTV competition for students.

In a post on Discord she says:

Dear @everyone,
first of all: Thank you to everyone participating! It was such fun seeing the engagement and having this direct connection to you all on the ground – literally. These were the best moments on the mission: sending down the pictures, looking down at Earth and knowing that there is someone right there looking up at the same moment. We have seen great submissions to the SSTV gallery and quiz submissions. Without further ado, the three teams that scored the highest are the following:

1st Place – Grand Prize: Team ARISStocats! Active countries: Lithuania, Italy, US (Pennsylvania), Switzerland, US (California)

2nd Place: Team W1HLO-LA1K! Active countries: US (Conneticut), Norway, US (Pennsylvania), Germany

3rd Place: Team GuufyFram! Active countries: Greece, US (Pennsylvania), France, US (Kentucky), US (New York)

The winning teams will be contacted by email in the next days.

Well done everyone – we loved to see that all the teams were very international. My hope is that some friendships have formed, the passion for technology has been kindled and that most of all everyone had fun.

For everyone who is not listed above – don’t forget to claim your digital SSTV certificate! We are looking forward to seeing all the pictures of your setups and hearing the stories.

Further information on the Fram2Ham mission at https://amsat-uk.org/2025/04/01/fram2-mission-launched/

Rabea Rogge LB9NJ / KD3AID – Photo credit DLR

A SpaceX rocket carrying radio amateur Rabea Rogge LB9NJ / KD3AID and three other astronauts launched from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on April 1 at 0146 GMT on the Fram2 mission. It is the first polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth.

During the mission Rabea will be transmitting amateur radio Robot 36 Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 437.550 MHz (+/- 10 kHz Doppler shift) starting April 2. Operation will be 36 seconds on and 36 seconds off.

The images are transmitted as part of a competition for students. Please do not post your SSTV images on Social Media or share with others until 72 hours after the completion of the Fram2 mission.

ARISS will provide special commemorative certificates for those who upload their Fram2 SSTV images to the ARISS SSTV Gallery. Certificates will be delivered after the completion of the Fram2 mission.

If possible record all your passes. You can always generate an image later with the recording. Particularly if you have an issue with your audio into your SSTV software.

There are several challenges in receiving the images, the low transmit power, variations of antenna orientation, and a short, 3-day mission duration, with only a limited time assigned for the SSTV operation. Are you up for the challenge? 📡

Watch a recording made by Robbie Ei2iP of the amateur radio downlink during the contact on April 1 at 0728 GMT between Fram2 astronaut Rabea Rogge LB9NJ / KD3AID and students at the Technical University Berlin (note unexpected frequency change).