ARISS News Release                                                                                                    No.23-35

Dave Jordan, AA4KN

ARISS PR

aa4kn@amsat.org

FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE

SpecialSSTV Experiment Scheduled for ARRL Teacher’s Institute

July18, 2023— Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) in collaboration with the American Radio Relay League(ARRL), plan to carry out a special Slow Scan TV (SSTV) experiment from the ISSon Wednesday, July 26, 2023. During the event, the Columbus Module Repeater,transmitting at 437.800 MHz, will carry a message to be received by teachersattending the ARRL Teacher’s Institute class. The pass will be over theMid-Atlantic / New England area with transmissions scheduled to begin at 20:05 UTC(16:05 ET) and ending at 20:20 UTC (16:20 ET). If necessary, a backup window will be 21:40 UTC (17:40 ET) to 21:55 UTC (17:55ET).

Radio enthusiasts are welcome to download themessage and follow along with the event, but we ask that all hams pleaserefrain from using the repeater for voice contacts during the event.

Please understand this is a specialexperiment conducted through ARISS and the ARRL. All regular operation of the repeatershould continue to take place in voice mode only.

Check ARISS Social Media below forany updates on this event.

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS NationalLab-Space Station Explorers, Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) andNASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN). The primary goal ofARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before andduring these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities takepart in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org

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