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Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026
March 29, 2026Cat Pix on the Air (CPOTA) 2026 will celebrate International Cat Day by transmitting images of cats via SSTV.
The internet was made for sharing funny cat pictures and movies. On August 8th, International cat day, so will the radio waves! Ham radio amateurs will celebrate this day with a special SSTV event using cat pictures only.
This contest will score the number of QSOs made by each operator. Special callsigns PD6MEOW (Netherlands) and N1C (US) are already registered. Additional special callsigns may be registered with the event.
Source: CPOTA open_in_new CPOTA SSTV Special Event
ARISS SSTV Event Celebrates Cosmonautics Day
March 26, 2026ARISS will transmit images from Series 31 utilizing the SSTV system on the International Space Station (ISS). This event will run April 10-14 on 437.55 MHz.
SSTV Series 31 images will pay tribute Cosmonautics Day, 100th anniversary of liquid-fueled rockets, the inaugural Space Shuttle launch, and SuitSat.
Dates, times, and frequencies will be revealed closer to the event date.
Source: ARISS open_in_new ARISS ISS SSTV Cosmonautics Days
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