December 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-09 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Dec '09

08 Dec '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-09 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Simulation contact: Deer Creek Elementary School, Bailey, CO, direct via KA0NZZ Contact was successful: Wed 2009-12-08 14:45-15:15 UTC (***) 2009-12-09 07:00 to 11:00 UTC Possible SSTV activity. (***) Noginsk High School, Russia, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for 2009-12-10 07:00 UTC (***) 2009-12-10 07:00 to 11:00 UTC Possible SSTV activity. (***) Zvezdniy Gorodok, Star City, Russia, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for 2009-12-11 07:25 UTC (***) 2009-12-11 07:00 to 11:00 UTC Possible SSTV activity. (***) Direzione Didattica 2°Circolo De Gasperi, Noicattaro, I-70016, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-12-12 09:19:18 UTC 40 deg Istituto Comprensivo di Govone –Scuola Secondaria di primo grado “Nino Costa” di Priocca, Priocca, Cuneo, Italy, direct via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-12-14 08:30:02 UTC 46 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 514. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 30. (***) 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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-12-09 01:00 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-12-09 01:00 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_correction .rtf 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-08 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-08 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Simulation contact: Deer Creek Elementary School, Bailey, CO, direct via KA0NZZ Wed 2009-12-08 14:45-15:15 UTC Will be on IRLP. Direzione Didattica 2°Circolo De Gasperi, Noicattaro, I-70016, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-12-12 09:19:18 UTC 40 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo di Govone –Scuola Secondaria di primo grado “Nino Costa” di Priocca, Priocca, Cuneo, Italy, direct via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-12-14 08:30:02 UTC 46 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 514. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. 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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-12-08 04:00 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-12-02 20:00 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_correction .rtf 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2009-12-07 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 07 Dec '09

07 Dec '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report December 7, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Scuola Primaria De Gasperi in Noicattaro, Bari, Italy on Saturday, December 12 at 09:11 UTC. Lesson plans have covered amateur radio communications and space missions. Newspapers, radio and television, both local and regional, will report on the event. 2. Astronaut Training Status - Simulated Contact Scheduled A simulated Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is planned for Tuesday, December 8 at approximately 14:45 UTC. The contact will take place between Deer Creek Elementary School in Bailey, Colorado and astronaut Tracy Caldwell, KF5DBF. Audio should be available on IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project). The training session is a terrestrial-based amateur radio contact using ARISS equivalent equipment. 3. Successful ARISS Contact with Utah School On Wednesday, December 2, students from Midvalley Elementary School in Midvale, Utah participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Jeffrey Williams, KD5TVQ. The school prepared for the contact using NASA lesson plan resources and integrated the ARISS activity into the school curriculum at many grade levels. Children learned about amateur radio, electromagnetic waves and the ISS and even viewed IMAX Space Station video. Nineteen questions were answered during the nine minute pass. Approximately 200 students were present for the contact and others listened in from their classrooms. Dr. David Doty (the school district superintendent), school board members and district directors were also present. Two major Salt Lake City newspapers, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret Morning News as well as Channel 4 (ABC) television, Fox 13 and the local community newspaper all covered the event. This was the first ARISS contact for Utah. 4. ARISS-Brazil on Twitter ARISS-Brazil is promoting ARISS events on its new Twitter site. It provides an excellent opportunity to better understand what the ARISS education program is. The site is in Portuguese: http://twitter.com/arissbrazil An ARISS-US member has also been posting ISS amateur radio related items to a Twitter site. See: http://twitter.com/RF2Space

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-05 04:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 04 Dec '09

04 Dec '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-05 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Simulation contact: Deer Creek Elementary School, Bailey, CO, direct via KA0NZZ (***) Wed 2009-12-08 14:45-15:15 UTC (***) Will be on IRLP. (***) Direzione Didattica 2°Circolo De Gasperi, Noicattaro, I-70016, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-12-12 09:11:19 UTC 34 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 514. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. 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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-12-05 04:30 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-12-02 20:00 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_correction .rtf 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-03 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Dec '09

03 Dec '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-03 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Direzione Didattica 2°Circolo De Gasperi, Noicattaro, I-70016, direct via IZ7EVR (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-12-12 09:11:19 UTC 34 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 514. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. 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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-12-03 22:00 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-12-02 20:00 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_correction .rtf 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-02 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-02 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah, direct via W7SP Contact was successful: Wed 2009-12-02 16:16 UTC 75 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 514. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. 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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-12-02 20:30 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-12-02 20:00 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_correction .rtf 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-02 07:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Dec '09

02 Dec '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-12-02 07:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah, direct via W7SP Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-12-02 16:16 UTC 75 deg (***) Should be on IRLP (***) Watch for Echolink (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 513. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29. 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, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-12-02 07:30 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-11-26 18:00 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_correction .rtf 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 have been rumors in the past indicating 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. **************************************************************************** Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS antenna on web
by Dave Taylor 30 Nov '09

30 Nov '09

FYI, Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html ) includes a good view of one of the original ARISS antennas on the Russian Zvezda module. -- Dave, W8AAS

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