Current Status of ISS Stations

Status as of September 23, 2025
​Columbus Module radio:

  • IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – Configured.  Default mode is for voice repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).  ​​​​​​​​​​​​
    • Powering off for TBD OFF TBD; ON TBD.​
    • Powering off for TBD OFF TBD; ON TBD.

Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice repeater ops.

  • Ham TV  – STATUS – Configured. ​​ Default mode is for​​​ scheduled digital amateur television operations (2395.00 MHz down)​​.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    • Powering off  TBD OFF TBD ; ON TBD

Capable of supporting USOS scheduled school contacts with video.​
Service Module radio:

  • IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS – ON (Packet). ​​ Default mode is for​​​ packet operations (145.825 MHz up & down) but occasionally used for SSTV (145.800 MHz down)​​.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
    • ​Powering off for TBD OFF; ON TBD.
    • SSTV Activity: ON TBD; OFF TBD

Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and voice repeater ops.
(Times subject to change)

Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 5 Flight Engineer, holds one of the Amateur Radio antennas prior to installation on the ISS

Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 5 Flight Engineer, holds one of the Amateur Radio antennas prior to installation on the ISS. The antenna is one of a series of four which were clamped on handrails around the Russian Service Module (Svesda). This was done during two different EVA’s conducted by Russian cosmonauts in January and in August 2002.