Tuning into Innovation: How Ham Radio is Powering Scientific Curiosity

During the 2024 holiday season, amateur radio operators were treated to a unique gift from the International Space Station (ISS): a slow-scan television (SSTV) image of NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, smiling in Santa hats. Transmitted through radio waves, this charming moment from outer space was a reminder of just how far ham radio can reach — beyond neighbourhoods and nations, and into the cosmos.