August 2006 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

ISS Crew, ARISS Team Troubleshooting Slow-Scan TV System
by Thomas Frey 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2006/08/22/2/?nc=1 Mit freundlichen Grüssen, 73 Thomas Frey, HB9SKA ______________________________________________________________________ Thomas Frey, Holzgasse 2, CH-5242 Birr, Tel. + Fax: 056 444 93 41 http://home.datacomm.ch/th.frey/ Packet Radio (AX.25): HB9SKA @ HB9PD.CHE.EU

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ARISS Event - Sendai Yoshinari Junior High School, Sendai, Japan, Fri (Aug 25) at 08:12
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

An International Space Station Expedition 13 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Sendai Yoshinari Junior High School, Sendai, Japan on Friday, 25 Aug 2006. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:12 UTC. The contact will be direct between stations NA1SS and 8J7YJH. The contact should be audible to anyone in Japan and portions of Eastern China and far Eastern Russia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The Yoshinari Junior High school was established in Yoshinari in the eastern part of Miyagi-cho, on April 1st, 1980. The original school district was comprised of Yoshinari, Iseyoshinari and Nakayamayoshinari. Miyagi-cho subsequently merged to become part of Sendai City, and so the school is now classified under Sendai City. Due to urban development, the building of another school nearby, and shifts in the local population, the school district has changed somewhat over time and now comprises Yoshinari, Kunimigaoka and Kuniminishidai. Now Yoshinari Junior High school has 314 students. Students at Sendai Yoshinari Junior High School will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How would you like space food to be better? 2. Does heated space food have steam and can you smell it? 3. What differences are there between the pictures of the Earth you saw before you went to space and what you can see now? 4. When part of the Earth is experiencing a solar eclipse, what does it look like from the space station? 5. Can you see the aurora borealis when you pass near one of the Earth's poles? 6. What do you usually do during your free time on the space station? 7. Can you get enough exercise in space? 8. How long do you exercise every day to keep your muscles strong? 9. What problems do you have that are caused by being in space for a long time? 10. What do you check on the space station every day? 11. Is the space station sometimes hit by meteorites or dust? 12. What differences are there between the way the moon looks from the Earth and the way it looks from the space station? 13. What are some interesting and some difficult things you encounter on a space walk? 14. Can you wash your hair on the space station? 15. Why, and at what age did you become interested in space? 16. What should we do to hold on to and fulfill our dreams like you have? 17. Can you watch TV on the space station? 18. Have you made any mistakes because you forgot about zero gravity? 19. On your journey to the space station, at the first moment of zero gravity, how did you feel? 20. In total, how many space suits are there on the space station? 21. Can you get into and out of a space suit by yourself? 22. What are some interesting and some difficult things you are researching in space? 23. Can you see any satellites passing by the space station? 24. How does your body feel upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere? 25. What should we do to keep the Earth beautiful? Please note, the amateur equipment on the ISS has been off due to recent SSTV testing. It will be returned to regular amateur radio operations as soon as possible. Information about the next scheduled ARISS contact can be found at http://www.rac.ca/ariss/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): Northeast Middle School, Clarksville, TN via telebridge VK4KHZ, Mon 2006-08-28 15:59 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.rac.ca/ariss (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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PCSAT2 special Ops Event Update
by Robert Bruninga 22 Aug '06

22 Aug '06

SAREX: PCSAT2 SPECIAL OPERATIONS RESUME. Operations were suspended When PCSAT2 ran out of sunlight on ISS on the 15th. Operations resumed after ISS changed attitude to XPOP on the 18th. > From: Robert Bruninga [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:41 AM > > PCSAT2 SPECIAL EVENT AND OPERATIONS > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Subj: ISS Packet =>VOICE Contacts: > > For the remaining days of > PCSAT2's operation on ISS, PCSAT2 will be configured for VOICE > response to normal packets transmitted via the normal ISS digipeater > 145.99 uplink / 145.800 downlink. The command station's voice > downlink will be on 437.975 +/- Doppler and he/she will attempt to > acknowledge by voice all packets seen on the packet uplink or > generally chat about the system. > > The UHF downlink will be weak (only 1 Watt) and being UHF (9dB > worse than 2m), will need at least a small beam to hear it. > > Users who want to participate, simply send your packets as normal VIA > ARISS on 145.99 uplink / 145.800 downlink, but listen on the 437.975 > downlink for the combined voice and packets. This will only work when > PCSAT2 is in range of a participating command station and there is no > guarantee that all command stations will be available on any given > pass. In otherwords, this may be rare, but fun. > > Right now, passes in the Northern Hemisphere are occuring in the > evening. Passes in the Southern Hemisphere right now are from midday. > > Best thing to do is simply monitor 437.975 during ISS passes and if > you hear a command station, then send us a 'hello' > packet via the ISS (or PCSAT2) digipeater. > > The PCSAT2 Packet system on 145.825 up and 435.275 is also operational > as well as the 10m to 435.275 transponder (for HIGH > power attempts on 29.401 MHz)... Just connect to PCSAT2 on > 145.825 to bring up the transponder. Still no reports of anyone > attteempting it or being successful. > > de WB4APR > US Naval Academy Satellite Station

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Possible ISS simplex operation
by McGrane 21 Aug '06

21 Aug '06

Greetings to kenneth and the group After digesting all the exchanges about ISS simplex, I think kenneth has the right solution. Thanks for your civil exchanges and flexibility. Can NASA coordinate with the ISS astronauts to monitor and use the Ericsson Ultra-HF radio equipment for simplex operation? It would be greatly appreciated. Many amateurs have tracking programs and would know when to call. The astronauts and cosmonauts could monitor the radio lightly squelched while they are awake. I'm confident, if they heard people calling them, they would answer as they are available aside from normal resonsibilities. As kenneth indicated, the frequency is 437.550 Mhz plus or minus about 10 Khz doppler. I've already set up 5 memories on my FT8800 with ascending and descending frequency splits and I have a good idea what memories to use at what time during the satellite pass. If you guys could let the crew know we want to call them it would be appreciated! Thanks kenneth! Patrick, N2OEQ

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EXP-13 STATUS REPORT #SS06-38
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Aug. 18, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-038 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-038 The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany prepared for Atlantis to deliver a new section of the station's girder-like truss. During Atlantis' mission, astronauts will attach the new P3/P4 truss, a segment that includes a huge new set of solar arrays and a giant rotary joint that allows the arrays to track the sun. The mission will mark the resumption of station assembly by delivering the first large new component to the station since late 2002. During the shuttle flight, Atlantis' crew members will perform three spacewalks to complete the installation and setup of the new segment. The spacewalks will begin from the station's Quest Airlock. Complex robotics work is involved as the 17.5-ton, bus-sized truss section is handed from the shuttle arm to the station arm for installation. In preparation for Atlantis, the station crew trained on the robotic Canadarm2 and packed items for return to Earth on the shuttle. They also reviewed Atlantis' mission timeline and trained to photograph the shuttle's heat shield as the orbiter does a backflip while approaching the station. The crew also did several physiological and psychological tests and experiments designed to learn more about how humans react to long periods of weightlessness. Early this week Williams worked with flight controllers and the Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics program on robotic arm activities. The program simulates the arm's operation for training. Williams moved the arm from a base on the U.S. Destiny Lab to a power and data grapple fixture on the mobile transporter, enabling the arm to work at different sites along the main truss railway. Subsequently, in an inchworm-like maneuver, the arm was moved to a different grapple fixture on the transporter and used to inspect the outboard end of the P1 truss, where the new segment will be attached. The crew also reviewed installation procedures for the new segment and Williams did spacesuit maintenance. Throughout the week Vinogradov and Reiter worked on the Russian-German Plasma Crystal experiment. The experiment examines the behavior of tiny particles excited by high-frequency radio signals in a vacuum chamber and functions by itself most of the time. It requires a crew member to work with it, however, at some intervals during the day. The EarthKam experiment was activated this week. EarthKam allows students to request photos from space of specific locations on Earth via email and later receive those photos electronically. The remote-controlled camera has been used since October 2001. The next station status report will be issued on Friday, Aug. 25. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe(a)mediaservices.nasa.gov

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NASA ANNOUNCES BRIEFINGS TO DISCUSS ISS MISSIONS
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Aug. 17, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 NASA ANNOUNCES BRIEFINGS TO DISCUSS SPACE STATION MISSIONS NASA will hold two media briefings next week on the current and next missions to the International Space Station. The briefings will occur at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 22, and will be broadcast live on NASA TV. The briefings will focus on the station's ongoing Expedition 13 mission and the upcoming Expedition 14 mission, which will launch next month. The briefings will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston. Questions will be taken from media at participating NASA locations. Participants: Expedition 14 Preflight Briefing, 2 p.m. EDT: -- Kirk Shireman, deputy International Space Station program manager -- Melissa Owens, Expedition 14 increment manager -- Ginger Kerrick, Expedition 14 lead flight director Expedition 13 Recap Briefing, 3 p.m. EDT: -- Merri Sanchez, Expedition 13 increment manager -- Cathy Koerner, Expedition 13 lead flight director -- Julie Robinson, deputy International Space Station program scientist -- Dr. Stevan Gilmore, Expedition 13 flight surgeon http://www.nasa.gov/ntv For more information on the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station -end-

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ISS STATUS REPORT #06-38
by Arthur Rowe 19 Aug '06

19 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 *International Space Station Status Report #06-38* *3 p.m. CDT, Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 * *Expedition 13 Crew* The astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent much of their week preparing for the arrival of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, set for launch Aug. 27 on the STS-115 mission. Commander Pavel Vinogradov, Flight Engineer and NASA Science Officer Jeff Williams and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter of Germany prepared for Atlantis to deliver a new section of the station's girder-like truss. During Atlantis' mission, astronauts will attach the new P3/P4 truss, a segment that includes a huge new set of solar arrays and a giant rotary joint that allows the arrays to track the sun. The mission will mark the resumption of station assembly by delivering the first large new component to the station since late 2002. During the shuttle flight, Atlantis' crew members will conduct three spacewalks to complete the installation and setup of the new segment. The spacewalks will begin from the station's Quest Airlock. Complex robotics work is involved as the 17.5-ton, bus-sized truss section is handed from the shuttle arm to the station arm for installation. In preparation for Atlantis, the station crew trained on the robotic Canadarm2 and packed items for return to Earth on the shuttle. They also reviewed Atlantis' mission timeline and trained to photograph the shuttle's heat shield as the orbiter does a backflip while approaching the station. The crew also did several physiological and psychological tests and experiments designed to learn more about how humans react to long periods of weightlessness. Early this week Williams worked with flight controllers and the Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) program on robotic arm activities. DOUG simulates the arm's operation for training. Williams moved the arm from a base on the U.S. Destiny Lab to a power and data grapple fixture on the mobile transporter, enabling the arm to work at different sites along the main truss' railway. Subsequently, in an inchworm-like maneuver, the arm was moved to a different grapple fixture on the transporter and used to inspect the outboard end of the P1 truss, where the new segment will be attached. The crew also reviewed installation procedures for the new segment and Williams did spacesuit maintenance. Throughout the week Vinogradov and Reiter worked on the Russian-German Plasma Crystal experiment. The experiment examines the behavior of tiny particles excited by high-frequency radio signals in a vacuum chamber and functions by itself most of the time. It requires a crew member to work with it, however, at some intervals during the day. The Earthkam experiment was activated this week. Earthkam allows students to request photos from space of specific locations on Earth via email and later receive those photos electronically. The remote-controlled camera has been used since October 2001. The next station status report will be issued on Friday, Aug. 25, or earlier if events warrant. For more about the crew's activities and station sighting opportunities, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

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Re: 8 SSTV pictures received from ISS Space Station.
by Cor 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

Hello Felim, I have often e-mail contact with Miles (from www.marexmg.org ). The SSTV pics which I received I also have sended to Miles. 73's Cor PD0RKC http://www.pd0rkc.com >I believe that MAREX Marexmg(a)comcast.net is >the repository for any received >pictures but by all means send them to Cor as >well. >73 de >Félim M3HIM

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COUNTDOWN BEGINS AUG. 24 FOR STS-115
by Arthur Rowe 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

SUBMITTED BY ARTHUR N1ORC - AMSAT A/C #31468 Aug. 18, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-132 COUNTDOWN BEGINS AUG. 24 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH NASA will begin the launch countdown for Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 24, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis' crew will resume construction of the International Space Station, which is the goal of the remaining space shuttle flights until the spacecraft are retired in 2010. The NASA Kennedy Space Center launch team will conduct the countdown from the newly renovated firing room 4 of the Launch Control Center. The countdown includes 27 hours, 24 minutes of built-in hold time leading to a preferred launch time at about 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. The launch window for that day extends an additional five minutes. This mission is the 116th space shuttle flight, the 27th flight for Atlantis and the 19th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. STS-115 is scheduled to last 11 days with a landing at Kennedy about 12:02 p.m. EDT on Sept. 7. Atlantis' last mission was STS-112 in October 2002. In preparation for STS-115, Atlantis was moved into Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building on July 24. Atlantis then was attached to its modified external tank and solid rocket boosters. Space Shuttle Atlantis was rolled out to Launch Pad 39B on Aug. 2. The STS-115 crew is Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and mission specialists Joe Tanner, Dan Burbank, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean. During STS-115, Atlantis' astronauts will deliver and install the 17.5-ton, bus-sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment on the station. The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics. The P3/P4 truss segment will provide one-fourth of the total power-generation capability for the completed station. For information about the STS-115 crew and its mission to the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle STS-115 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN MILESTONES AND TIMES (All times Eastern) Launch-3 Days (Thursday, Aug. 24) Prepare for the start of the STS-115 launch countdown Perform the call to stations (5:30 p.m.) Countdown begins at the T-43 hour mark (6 p.m.) Begin final vehicle and facility closeouts for launch Check out backup flight systems Review flight software stored in mass memory units and display systems Load backup flight system software into Atlantis' general purpose computers Launch-2 Days (Friday, Aug. 25) Remove flight-deck platforms (2:30 a.m.) Complete preparation to load power reactant storage and distribution system (5 a.m.) Activate and test navigational systems (7 a.m.) Flight deck preliminary inspections complete (10 a.m.) Enter first built-in hold at T-27 hours for duration of 4 hours (10 a.m.) Clear launch pad of all non-essential personnel Perform test of the vehicle's pyrotechnic initiator controllers Resume countdown (2 p.m.) Begin operations to load cryogenic reactants into Atlantis' fuel cell storage tanks (2 p.m.) Enter 4-hour built-in hold at T-19 hours (10 p.m.) Demate orbiter mid-body umbilical unit (10:30 p.m.) Resume orbiter and ground support equipment closeouts Launch-1 Day (Saturday, Aug. 26) Resume countdown (2 a.m.) Final preparations of the shuttle's three main engines for main propellant tanking (2 a.m.) Begin filling pad sound suppression system water tank (4 a.m.) Pad sound suppression system water tank filling complete (7 a.m.) Close out the tail service masts on the mobile launcher platform Begin star tracker functional checks (9:50 a.m.) Enter planned hold at T-11 hours for 13 hours, 34 minutes (10 a.m.) Activate orbiter's inertial measurement units Activate the orbiter's communications systems Install film in numerous cameras on the launch pad (10:55 a.m.) Flight crew equipment late stow (3:10 p.m.) Move Rotating Service Structure to the park position (7 p.m.) Perform ascent switch list Fuel cell flow-through purge complete Resume countdown at T-11 hours (11:34 p.m.) Launch Day (Sunday, Aug. 27) Activate the orbiter's fuel cells (12:45 a.m.) Clear the blast danger area of all non-essential personnel Switch Atlantis' purge air to gaseous nitrogen (1:20 a.m.) Enter planned 2-hour built-in hold at the T-6 hour mark (4:34 a.m.) Launch team verifies no violations of launch commit criteria prior to cryogenic loading of the external tank Clear pad of all personnel Resume countdown (6:34 a.m.) Chilldown of propellant transfer lines (6:34 a.m.) Begin loading the external tank with about 500,000 gallons of cryogenic propellants (about 6:44 a.m.) Complete filling the external tank with its flight load of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen propellants (about 9:34 a.m.) Final Inspection Team proceeds to launch pad Enter planned 3-hour built-in hold at T-3 hours (9:34 a.m.) Perform inertial measurement unit preflight calibration Align Merritt Island Launch Area tracking antennas Perform open loop test with Eastern Range Resume countdown at T-3 hours (12:34 p.m.) Crew departs Operations and Checkout Building for the pad (12:40 p.m.) Complete closeout preparations in the White Room Check cockpit switch configurations Flight crew begins entry into the orbiter (about 1:10 p.m.) Astronauts perform air-to-ground voice checks with Launch and Mission Control Begin to close Atlantis' crew hatch (about 2 p.m.) Begin Eastern Range final network open loop command checks Perform hatch seal and cabin leak checks Complete White Room closeout Closeout crew moves to fallback area Primary ascent guidance data is transferred to the backup flight system Enter planned 10-minute hold at T-20 minutes (3:14 p.m.) NASA test director conducts final launch team briefings Complete inertial measurement unit preflight alignments Resume countdown at T-20 minutes (3:24 p.m.) Transition the orbiter's onboard computers to launch configuration Start fuel cell thermal conditioning Close orbiter cabin vent valves Transition backup flight system to launch configuration Enter estimated 40-minute hold at T-9 minutes (3:35 p.m.) Launch director, Mission Management Team and NASA test director conduct final polls for "go/no go" to launch Resume countdown at T-9 minutes (about 4:21 p.m.) Start automatic ground launch sequencer (T-9 minutes) Retract orbiter crew access arm (T-7:30) Start mission recorders (T-6:15) Start Auxiliary Power Units (T-5) Arm solid rocket booster and external tank range safety safe and arm devices (T-5) Start liquid oxygen drainback (T-4:55) Start orbiter aerosurface profile test (T-3:55) Start main engine gimbal profile test (T-3:30) Pressurize liquid oxygen tank (T-2:55) Begin retraction of the gaseous oxygen vent arm (T-2:55) Fuel cells to internal reactants (T-2:35) Pressurize liquid hydrogen tank (T-1:57) Deactivate bi-pod heaters (T-1:52) Deactivate solid rocket booster joint heaters (T-1) Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power (T-0:50 seconds) Ground Launch Sequencer go for auto sequence start (T-0:31 seconds) Booster gimbal profile (T-0:21 seconds) Ignition of three space shuttle main engines (T-6.6 seconds) Booster ignition and liftoff (T-0) CREW FOR MISSION STS-115 Commander: Brent Jett Pilot: Chris Ferguson Payload Commander (MS1): Joe Tanner Mission Specialist (MS2): Dan Burbank Mission Specialist (MS3): Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper Mission Specialist (MS4): Steve MacLean SUMMARY OF STS-115 LAUNCH DAY CREW ACTIVITIES Sunday, Aug. 27 6:30 a.m. Crew wakes up 7 a.m. Breakfast --10:55 a.m. Television coverage from crew quarters Noon Weather briefing --12:10 p.m. Don flight suits --12:40 p.m. Depart for launch pad --1:10 p.m. Arrive at White Room and begin ingress --2:25 p.m. Close crew hatch --4:30 p.m. Launch -- Televised events (times may vary slightly) All times Eastern -end-

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-08-18 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Aug '06

18 Aug '06

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2006-08-18 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Reece High School/Devonport Maritime Museum, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Fri 2006-08-18 10:38 UTC telebridge via W6SRJ at 63 deg Contact was successful. ARISS is requesting signal reports. (***) Sendai Yoshinari Junior High School, Sendai, Japan, direct via 8J7YJH Fri 2006-08-25 08:12 UTC 36 deg Northeast Middle School, Clarksville, TN via telebridge VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2006-08-28 15:59 UTC via VK4KHZ 34 deg (***) Total number of ARISS school contacts is 250. (***) QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS ***************************************************************************** The schedule page has been updated as of 2006-08-18 17:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2006-08-18 17:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio… tf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf ***************************************************************************** There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. ***************************************************************************** Expedition 13 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Expedition 13/14 Thomas Reiter DF4TR Expedition 14 crew: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK Sunita Williams, KD5PLB Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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