Can a 1980s computer talk to the SPACE STATION?! 🛰 Commodore 64 vs ISS

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Who'd like to escape Earth for a bit? Can we contact the International Space Station from a 1982 Commodore 64 using amateur radio & a modem? It's gonna be out of this world! Made possible by our friendly sponsors http://PCBWay.com - great PCBs from just $5 🙏 Become a supporter: http://perifractic.com/patreon 🛠 Get the tools I use: 🇺🇸http://amzn.to/2MKqdS2 | 🇬🇧http://amzn.to/30y05lg 🎧 Stream the music: http://perifractic.com/music ✅ Subscribe: http://youtube.com/perifractic?sub_confirmation=1 🗨️ Website/social/freebies: http://perifractic.com RECIPE INGREDIENTS* • Astronaut T-shirt (20% off): http://intotheam.com/perifractic • See the ISS yourself: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov | http://n2yo.com • Track ISS from a Commodore 64!: https://www.amsat.org/flashback-friday-satellite-tracking-with-quiktrak-for-the-commodore-64-and-apple-ii/ • Full specs of everything used in this video: http://c64-iss.ddns.net/ • Find out more about amateur radio, and amateur radio on the International Space Station: 🇬🇧 Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) http://rsgb.org 🇺🇸 American Radio Relay League (ARRL) http://arrl.org 🚀 Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) http://ariss.org CHEERS TO • Lee Volante & family • Simon Clucas • Gardenside Prods. & Clue Detectives & Paradise Radio • Special thanks to Lady fractic & Puppy fractic: 🐶 Get a discount on Puppyfractic's featured collar fitness/GPS tracker at http://bit.ly/periwhistle & a free Bark Box at http://bit.ly/barkyfractic!* SAUCES USED WITH THANKS • NASA • ESA • Cem Tezcan: https://www.artstation.com/blockmind • Smithsonian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAcslQyaqbf06XLWUtv7jJA • https://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-in-space • http://rigpix.com • Tom aka AD7TI • Patrick Burke: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeFrL7jImmDAACmNwM5w1Vg • Ployb: https://www.youtube.com/user/ployb • Universal Pictures / Ron Howard • Wikipedia & Wikimedia Commons • The Internet Archive • Every attempt was made to contact copyright owners before including content. Very occasionally things can get forgotten in the excitement to release a video so please don't hesitate to let me know if that is the case & I'll put it right. All other media featured is marked as public domain on Google Images or used with written permission or shown under fair use law. 🚘 With free Tesla supercharging/discounted solar your better half can afford to buy you more retro gear!*: http://bit.ly/teslafractic SOME INGREDIENTS BY • http://MattGrandis.net - website design • http://twitter.com/_GazMarshall - some graphics • http://youtube.com/Elwoz - colour palette cleanser • http://PaulKitching3d.com - some 3D models ©️ All music & content copyright Perifractic's Retro Recipes/Bideas LLC 1988-2020. All rights reserved. *Some links may offer some peanuts to support this retrochannel but all opinions are 100% unbiased. #space #retrocomputing