Testing SSTV Reception From The International Space Station - April 2026 Slow Scan Television Event

I'm sometimes asked about the best antennas and receivers for certain uses, including SSTV. Since the ISS was doing an SSTV event this month, I decided to try out a few different methods of receiving it. I tried both a handheld radio and an SDR, along with several different antennas and tracking styles. Overall it seems like hand-tracking with a handheld radio worked the best!

Useful links below:
ISS Radio status: https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
SSTV Events: https://www.ariss.org/upcoming-sstv-events.html
ISS Tracking: https://www.n2yo.com/?s=25544
Doppler correction info: https://www.ariss.org/doppler-correction-tables.html
MMSSTV Software (PC): https://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php
Robot36 App (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xdsopl.robot36&hl=en_US
Satfinder website for ISS tracking: https://satfinder.ca/
Discovery Drive rotor: https://www.crowdsupply.com/krakenrf/discovery-drive
Arrow Antenna: https://www.arrowantennas.com/
Smaller UHF Yagi-Uda antenna: https://amzn.to/429xj9e
Adapter to use Arrow on Discovery Drive: https://www.printables.com/model/1689850-arrow-antenna-to-discovery-drive-adapter

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