February 2009 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-25 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Feb '09

25 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-25 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Simulation contact with European Space Center and Frank DeWinne ON1DWN Contact was successful Tue 2009-02-24 18:45-19:15 UTC (***) Simulation contact with Manordale Public School and Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA (***) Contact was successful Tue 2009-02-24 19:00-19:30 UTC (***) Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Wed 2009-02-25 07:32:22 UTC 42 deg (***) 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact was successful: Wed 2009-02-25 07:50:12 UTC 56 deg (***) Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact was successful: Wed 2009-02-25 13:57:13 UTC 74 deg (***) Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-03-03 08:32:50 UTC 86 deg (***) Simulation contact with Technopolis and Andre Kuipers Wed 2009-03-04 14:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG Wed 2009-03-04 14:45-15:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman Wed 2009-03-04 15:00-15:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 416. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 19. (***) 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 2009-02-25 21:00 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 2009-02-25 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_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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&n…)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-24 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-24 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact was successful: Mon 2009-02-23 14:35:35 UTC 29 deg (***) Simulation contact with European Space Center and Frank DeWinne ON1DWN Tue 2009-02-24 18:45-19:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Simulation contact with Canadian School and Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA Tue 2009-02-24 19:00-19:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:32:22 UTC 42 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:50:12 UTC 56 deg Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:57:13 UTC 74 deg Simulation contact with Technopolis and Andre Kuipers Wed 2009-03-04 14:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG Wed 2009-03-04 14:45-15:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman Wed 2009-03-04 15:00-15:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 413. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-24 06:00 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 2009-02-24 06:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Get a jump start on your taxes. Find a tax professional in your neighborhood today. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=Tax+Return+Preparation+%26+Filing&n…)

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Re: South Park Students Speak with ISS
by Phil - w2lie 23 Feb '09

23 Feb '09

I had my scanner set to 145.800Mhz and was able to hear most of the pass from Long Island New York. There is audio from my QTH here: http://www.w2lie.net/download.php?view.372 I will be streaming the downlink audio for the School Contact for Hampton Bays School in Hampton Bays NY. That location is at most an hour from here so I am hoping to catch the entire pass. The audio will be archived, and I hope to also archive the Echolink audio for that pass as well and add it to my site. 73 de Phil / W2LIE www.w2lie.net Long Island Live Scanner Feeds and Forums. sarex-request(a)AMSAT.Org wrote: > 3. South Park Students Speak with ISS > > On Tuesday, February 17, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place between South Park Elementary Center in South Park, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh native Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on the ISS. Telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland facilitated the contact. An audience of approximately 460 watched as twenty questions were asked and answered. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 7 connections from stations in England and the U.S. The event received extensive media coverage from television stations and newspapers. The links follow. > > CBS affiliate: > http://kdka.com/video/?id=53487@kdka.dayport.com > > ABC affiliate: > http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18730162/detail.html?taf=pit > > NBC affiliate: > http://www.wpxi.com/news/18729533/detail.html > > Pittsburgh Post Gazette: > http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/09049/949857-52.stm > > Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_612166.html > > >

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ARISS event - Humber College Institute of Technology & Higher Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mon (Feb 02) at 17:34 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 Feb '09

23 Feb '09

An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at the Humber College Institute of Technology & Higher Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada on 02 February. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1734 UTC. The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VA3JUV. The contact should be audible over most of eastern N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Humber, a member of Polytechnics Canada, is committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning. Humber's broad range of career-focused, educational programs include: apprenticeship, certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees and postgraduate certificates. With more than 350 programs from which to choose, the 20,000 full-time and 55,000 part-time students of Humber have access to many opportunities for continuous learning.~ Building from one credential to another, either at Humber or through transfer credit opportunities with more than 50 Canadian and international universities, students have multiple pathways to success Humber maintains strong partnerships with industry, and trains more than 15,000 people annually through customized corporate training. The participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does the ISS defend itself from natural radiation such as the Van Allan belts, and does any cosmic radiation damage the electronics? 2. The ISS uses a Low Earth Orbit (LEO), however Earth has around it five Lagrangian points where objects remain stationary in those spaces. Why wasn’t the ISS placed on a Lagrangian point where people wouldn’t have to worry should a failure cause the ISS to go hurtling out of control into Earth? 3. This is the student’s professor Mark Rector. Since the radio is your lifeline for help, how many redundant backup radio transmitters do you have on the ISS, and more importantly in the unlikely event that all of them suffered a catastrophic failure how would you call for help? 4. Is the ISS structure secure enough to sustain impacts from space debris, like those from previous missions or natural threats like asteroids? 5. Do you feel that the ISS has brought different countries together? 6. As you may know in today’s society some people have given up hope because they can not see beyond what’s right in front of them. What would you say to anyone whose eyes have not beheld the vast wonders of the world that you have been so privileged to have seen. 7. Since I am a student in the Telecom Program and we know that interference can be a major problem for communication, how often are your transmissions affected by interference specifically from sun spots and how do you relieve this problem? 8. As an engineer can you describe the most basic and most advanced electronics skills you must have in one of your team members to operate safely on the ISS. 9. I read that the station uses S-band signals for voice and data file transmissions, UHF for space walks and ku-band for video communication. I'm curious as to what modulation techniques are used for the ku-band and what data speeds do guys achieve while moving at 27,000Kms per second 10. On behalf of the President, our Dean and Associate Deans, we would like to say that we here at Humber encourage our students to achieve their best and reach for the stars. Today though, these four students have proven that this is literally possible with superior academic training, excellence in instruction and fierce determination. Thank you for giving my students the thrill of a lifetime. Thank you NASA for giving this professor the chance to be so proud of these four young men and for the highlight of my teaching career. 11. As opposed to transporting soil to a giant space-based biosphere, could the soil of Mars or the Moon be converted for use to grow agricultural plants/food? 12. In light of the new movement towards energy conservation, approximately what is the total power consumption on board the ISS in a day (compared to about 9000kW/h per year for the avg home) and approximately what percentage of that comes from the solar panels? 13. What procedure would you deploy to get all the crew out of a damaged ISS? 14. I’ve heard even atomic-powered clocks in satellites orbiting the Earth, which were in synch with a reference clock before they left, have been out of synch upon return to the ground. Can you explain this loss of time? 15. Can you do any electronic repairs more complex than circuit board swapping, onboard the ISS in the event of a failure, and what challenges do those repairs present in zero g? 16. How long before you think we would have a full-fledged city or village on the Moon built? 17. How often do the solar panels need to be replaced or repaired, and what is the maximum life span of an ISS solar panel? 18. The ISS is a multibillion-dollar project sustained by multiple nations. Who is ultimately responsible in choosing the experiments and missions to be carried out onboard the spacecraft? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): 1. Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, UK, Fri 2009-02-06 14:48 UTC 2. Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, Sat 2009-02-07 10:32 UTC 3. College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural Univ. (along with Maniput Univ.), Imphhal, Assam, India, via VK4KHZ Sun 2009-02-08 10:06:08 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.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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ARISS event - Technopolis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium, Sat (Jan 03 at 10:35 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] 23 Feb '09

23 Feb '09

An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Technopolis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium on 03 Janurary. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 1035 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over eastern Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Technopolis® is a permanent platform for science and technology in Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium. The mission of Technopolis® is to bring science and technology to the people. For this purpose Technopolis® offers permanent and temporary exhibitions, organises workshops, school activities and other outreach activities for 4 to 99 years old : a Science Week and Science Festival, an annual exhibition at the Royal Palace in Brussels and many activities for a variety of organisations (governmental, private and educational). Technopolis® is also involved in a broad range of European projects to promote science and technology to a broad audience. The radio contact with ISS will be incorporated in the planning during the Christmas holidays. It will be an extra activity to promote scientific and technical studies to the target group of schoolchildren and students. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long could I live in ISS as a boy of 12 years old, without becoming ill? 2. How is it to make a walk in space? 3. Can you still hear the Big Bang? 4. What do you have to do if you have to do pipi in space? 5. Since when are you an astronaut? 6. Do you recycle your garbage or do you throw it outside? 7. How many days do you stay in the ISS? 8. Are you not afraid to fall to earth when you go outside the ISS? 9. How long do you have to study to become an astronaut? 10. How do you spend your free time in a space station? 11. What do you eat? 12. How do you take a bath? 13. When was your first spaceflight and how did you like it? 14. How does the launch of the Space Shuttle feel like? 15. Can you just go outside to fix something? 16. What are your feelings during launch, when you leave the earth? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact <http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact> . Next planned event(s): Aaxam Jatiya Vidyalaya, Guwahati, India telebridge via W6SRJ, Wed 2009-01-07 07:54 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.ariss.org/ <http://www.ariss.org/> (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, Kenneth - N5VHO

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2009-02-23 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 23 Feb '09

23 Feb '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 23, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School in Oregon, Ohio. The ARISS program was incorporated into the curriculum as students studied the positions and motions of objects in the universe, matter and gravity. The students learned about how the universe has been explored and studied how technology affects the quality of life. A contest was held to determine the questions to be asked of the astronaut. The contact will take place on Monday, February 23 at 14:35 UTC. Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101377) and JK1ZRW (277208) servers. Chatham Public School in Taree, NSW, Australia, will experience an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, February 25 at 07:32 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. The school has an enrollment of approximately 325 students, ages 5-12. The ARISS contact has been integrated into the school unit on Communication, Space and the Future. The students have been following the ISS crew's mission, which has been reported on in the school and community newsletters, the local paper and on television. The event will take place at the studios of Radio 2RE. The 38 radio stations belonging to the Super Radio Network are expected to cover the event the following day. The New Zealand Prime Minister, The Honorable John Key, plans to attend the event to extend his greetings to Mike from the Asia/Pacific region, and to ask the first question. The audio will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT server and into IRLP node 9010. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with 1 Circolo Didattico G. Marconi in Casamassima, Italy. The contact will take place on Wednesday, February 25 at 07:50 UTC. The ARISS program will be incorporated into the school's science curriculum and students will learn about amateur radio and of the importance of space missions. The media have been contacted; newspapers, television and radio stations are expected to cover the event. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Hampton Bays Middle School in Hampton Bays, New York. The school curriculum includes topics on planets, the solar system and space travel. Students have been encouraged to investigate careers in the aerospace industry. Weather, space flights, and astronomy have been covered in their science classes. An essay contest was held in grades 5-8 to determine which students will speak to the astronaut. The contact will take place on Wednesday, February 25 at 13:57 UTC. 2. Upcoming Simulated Contacts Several simulated Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts have been scheduled. These training sessions are terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using ARISS-equivalent equipment. Audio will be available on IRLP. All times are approximate. Tuesday, February 24: 18:45 UTC - European Space Center and Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN 19:00 UTC - Canadian School and Bob Thirsk, W5/VA3CSA, Wednesday, March 4: 14:30 UTC - Technopolis, Belgium and Andre Kuipers, PI9ISS 14:45 UTC - Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield, VA3OOG 15:00 UTC - Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH 3. South Park Students Speak with ISS On Tuesday, February 17, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place between South Park Elementary Center in South Park, Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh native Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on the ISS. Telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland facilitated the contact. An audience of approximately 460 watched as twenty questions were asked and answered. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 7 connections from stations in England and the U.S. The event received extensive media coverage from television stations and newspapers. The links follow. CBS affiliate: http://kdka.com/video/?id=53487@kdka.dayport.com ABC affiliate: http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18730162/detail.html?taf=pit NBC affiliate: http://www.wpxi.com/news/18729533/detail.html Pittsburgh Post Gazette: http://www.pittsburghpostgazette.com/pg/09049/949857-52.stm Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_612166.html 4. Salluit Students Question Astronaut via Radio Students attending Salluit Schools in Salluit, Quebec, Canada experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, February 19 via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, answered 15 questions posed to him by the students. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 6 connections from the U.S., Spain, Italy and England. Approximately 450 parents, elders and students (out of a village of 1000) were present for the contact. Parents were out and about early in the day, indicating this event was a huge accomplishment, as they do not normally come out early this time of year due to the severe cold. ARISS mentor Steve McFarlane remarked, "The contact was a huge success - these people really enjoyed the experience and are ever thankful to the parties involved for their work in showing their children that there are incredible discoveries and adventures to be had - all they have to do, is believe... apparently we moved them a little closer to that today...." 5. Erie Planetarium Contact Successful On Saturday, February 21, Erie Planetarium in Pennsylvania participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Twelve students asked 21 questions of the astronaut in front of a crowd of 200. At least one television station reported on the event. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and had 13 connections, including one repeater, from 8 countries. Among those listening were stations in China, New Zealand and Spain. A ham operator who was manning a Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) exhibit table at a Yuma, Arizona hamfest used his radio to listen to the contact as part of his demonstrations. Even though only the ISS side of the contact was heard, the crowd enjoyed hearing Mike answer the questions. 6. SuitSat-2 Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team held a SuitSat-2 meeting on Friday - Sunday, February 20 - 22 in Phoenix, Arizona. Status reports of the different modules were given and reviewed and the team began integration testing. 7. ARISS International Team Meeting Held Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) held its monthly teleconference on Tuesday, February 17. Agenda items discussed included the upcoming face-to-face meeting to be held in the Netherlands in June, Charles Simonyi's planned activities during his mission in March and a status on SuitSat-2. The minutes have been posted to the ARISS Web site. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-02-17.htm 8. ARRL Letter Article on Dieter Schliemann Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team member Dieter Schliemann, KX4Y, passed away on Monday, February 9. Dieter had been responsible for coordinating and expanding the educational outreach of ARISS through the use of Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) with Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) and EchoLink. As his health deteriorated, Dieter continued his support, making sure that others would carry on in his absence. He will be sorely missed. Dieter was a member of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). The ARRL Letter posted an article on his contributions: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0220/ 9. German School Contact Update Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on Saturday, February 7. New links are available for related photos, audio, video and newspaper articles. See: http://www.darc.de/g14/ARISS.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-21 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Feb '09

21 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-21 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2009-02-21 18:20:43 UTC 25 deg (***) Simulation contact with European Space Center and Frank DeWinne ON1DWN Tue 2009-02-24 18:45-19:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Simulation contact with Canadian School and Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA Tue 2009-02-24 19:00-19:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:35:35 UTC 29 deg Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:32:22 UTC 42 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:50:12 UTC 56 deg Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:57:13 UTC 74 deg Simulation contact with Technopolis and Andre Kuipers PI9ISS Wed 2009-03-04 14:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG Wed 2009-03-04 14:45-15:15 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman Wed 2009-03-04 15:00-15:30 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 412. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-21 03:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-21 03:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-21 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-21 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gagarin High School #1, Russia, direct via RK1G (***) Contact was not successful 2009-02-19 06:40 UTC (***) Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:20:43 UTC 25 deg (***) Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Simulation contact with European Space Center and Frank DeWinne ON1DWN Tue 2009-02-24 18:45-19:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Simulation contact with Canadian School and Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA Tue 2009-02-24 19:00-19:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:35:35 UTC 29 deg (***) Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:32:22 UTC 42 deg (***) 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:50:12 UTC 56 deg (***) Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:57:13 UTC 74 deg (***) Simulation contact with Technopolis and Andre Kuipers PI9ISS Wed 2009-03-04 14:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG Wed 2009-03-04 08:45-09:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman Wed 2009-03-04 09:00-09:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 411. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-21 03:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-21 03:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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Prime Minister speaking via ARISS to ISS
by Tony, VK5ZAI 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

The Chatham School in Taree NSW. Australia expects to be speaking with astronaut and ham, Mike Fincke, KE5AIT on Wed,25.Feb at 07:31 UTC. The link-up will be telebridged via K6DUE at GSFC. Craig, VK4SSB, will be coordinating the event which will take place at the studios of Radio 2RE. It's expected that the 38 radio stations belonging to the Super Radio Network will cover the event the following day. The New Zealand Prime Minister, The Hon.John Key is also expected to be on line and pass on his greetings to Mike from the Asia/Pacific region and to ask the first question. The linkup will be fed live to the AMSAT Conference server on Echolink and also on node 9010 via IRLP. Those in the Washington DC area should be able to hear the down-link direct on 145.800 MHz. -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite Earth Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org Also click on :- http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22vk5zai%22&btnG=Google+Search&met…

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-19 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-19 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Gagarin High School #1, Russia, direct via RK1G (***) Contact was successful 2009-02-19 06:40 UTC (***) Congratulations to Gagarin High School #1 and Yury! (***) Sorry we only found out about this school this morning. (***) Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract was successful: Thu 2009-02-19 14:11:37 UTC 26 deg (***) Gagarin High School #1, Russia, direct via RK1G (***) Contact may occur 2009-02-20 07:05 UTC (***) Gagarin High School #1, Russia, direct via RK1G (***) Contact may occur 2009-02-21 06:00 UTC (***) Gagarin High School #1, Russia, direct via RK1G (***) Contact may occur 2009-02-21 07:35 UTC (***) Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Simulation contact with European Space Center and Frank DeWinne ON1DWN Tue 2009-02-24 18:45-19:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Simulation contact with Canadian School and Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA Tue 2009-02-24 19:00-19:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:34:23 UTC 29 deg Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:31:19 UTC 39 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:49:10 UTC 54 deg Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:56:10 UTC 72 deg Simulation contact with Technopolis and Andre Kuipers PI9ISS Wed 2009-03-04 14:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG Wed 2009-03-04 08:45-09:15 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman Wed 2009-03-04 09:00-09:30 UTC times are approximate Should be on IRLP Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 412. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-19 18:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-19 18:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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ARISS audio feed
by Michael Chen 19 Feb '09

19 Feb '09

Hi, everyone, Who is currently taking Dieter's job and organizing audio feed for ARISS school contact? -- Michael Chen, BD5RV/4 Email:michael.bd5rv@gmail.com MSN: bd5rv(a)jsdxc.org Skype: michael-bd5rv

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-19 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Feb '09

18 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-19 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:11:37 UTC 26 deg (***) Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Simulation contact with European Space Center and Frank DeWinne ON1DWN (***) Tue 2009-02-24 18:45-19:15 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP (***) Simulation contact with Canadian School and Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA (***) Tue 2009-02-24 19:00-19:30 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP (***) Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:34:23 UTC 29 deg Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:31:19 UTC 39 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:49:10 UTC 54 deg Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:56:10 UTC 72 deg Simulation contact with Technopolis and Andre Kuipers PI9ISS (***) Wed 2009-03-04 14:30 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP (***) Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG (***) Wed 2009-03-04 08:45-09:15 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP (***) Bedford South School, Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada and Cady Coleman (***) Wed 2009-03-04 09:00-09:30 UTC times are approximate (***) Should be on IRLP (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 410. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-19 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-18 04:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-18 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Feb '09

17 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-02-18 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge K6DUE Contact was successful: Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg (***) Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. (***) Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. (***) Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:34:23 UTC 29 deg Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:31:19 UTC 39 deg 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:49:10 UTC 54 deg Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:56:10 UTC 72 deg Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 410. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-18 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-18 04:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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2009-02-16 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 17 Feb '09

17 Feb '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 16, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with South Park Elementary Center in South Park, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, February 17 at 18:11 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. Students have participated in a contest to determine which questions will be asked of astronaut Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. They have learned about astronauts, shuttles and NASA and have created posters or written essays (depending on grade level) about space related topics. Newspapers, radio and television coverage is anticipated. Salluit Schools in Salluit, Quebec, Canada have been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, February 19 at 14:17 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Approximately 400 students from Kindergarten through Secondary are enrolled in the schools located in a remote North-West Quebec Inuit community. Teachers have included space related topics in their curriculum. All students have created artwork for the event and have submitted questions to ask the astronaut. During morning announcements, a "cool space fact of the day" has been announced daily. The Nunatisaq News may cover the event. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been approved for Erie Planetarium in Erie, Pennsylvania. It will take place on Saturday, February 21 at 18:19 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The Planetarium offers astronomy programs, interactive stations and science experiments throughout the year. 2. Italian Students Contact ISS On Tuesday, February 10, students from Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Padre Eugenio Barsanti" participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Students posed 12 questions to Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, in front of an audience of 350. Contact video was streamed live on the Web and was seen in 14 countries and in more than 36 different towns around the world. Local television stations and newspapers covered the event. Video of the contact has been posted to the OndaForte TV Web site. See: http://www.ondaforte.tv/eventi/ariss_school_contact/index.php 3. Greek Contact Successful On Wednesday, February 11, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place with students from Alexandroupolis School of Special Education and 11th Alexandroupolis Primary School in Greece. Students asked 20 questions of Sandra Magnus, KE5FYE, in front of an audience of approximately 200. Another 700 students from four schools listened to the contact in the garden. A representative of the Greek Minister of Telecommunications and the Director of Education of Evros also attended. Three television stations, two radio stations and newspapers covered the event. 4. ARISS Presentation at MACUL Conference The Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) will host its 33rd annual conference in Detroit, Michigan on March 18-20. MACUL aims to bring educators together to share knowledge about educational uses of computers and technology. ARISS member Steve Michalski, KB9UPS, will participate in the conference and give a talk on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, showing clips of the Martin Luther King Academy (Mount Clemens, Michigan) ARISS contact which took place in September 2007. The MACUL conference draws 3,000 educators annually. 5. Photos of German Contact Posted Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, on Saturday, February 7. Photos of the contact have been posted on the Web. See: http://picasaweb.google.de/Rueliman/ARISSContact?feat=directlink# 6. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published two Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news items in its March 2009 issue of QST. Under "Media Hits" (page 12) is an item on the Ohio Department of Education Web story about the September 2008 ARISS contact with students at the Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County in Toledo. Also listed is the Ann Arbor Chronicle article about the Ann Arbor, Michigan Hands On Museum contact. The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000. 7. ARISS Member Dieter Schliemann Dies Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team member Dieter Schliemann, KX4Y, passed away on Monday, February 9. Dieter had been responsible for coordinating and expanding the educational outreach of ARISS through the use of Voice over the Internet Protocol (VoIP) with Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) and EchoLink. As his health deteriorated, Dieter continued his support, making sure that others would carry on in his absence. He will be sorely missed. Dieter was a member of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). ARRL posted an article on his contributions: https://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/02/12/10647/?nc=1

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-16 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Feb '09

16 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-16 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24 deg Oregon City Schools, Fassett Middle School, Oregon, Ohio, direct via KB9UPS (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-23 14:34:23 UTC 29 deg (***) Chatham Public School, Taree, NSW, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:31:19 UTC 39 deg (***) 1 Circolo Didattico G.Marconi, Casamassima, Italy, direct via IZ7EVR (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 07:49:10 UTC 54 deg (***) Hampton Bays Middle School, Hampton Bays, New York, direct via W2AMC (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-25 13:56:10 UTC 72 deg (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 409. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-16 19:00 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 2009-02-11 23:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-16 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Feb '09

15 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-16 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24 deg Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 409. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-11 23:00 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 2009-02-11 23:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Need a job? Find an employment agency near you. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=employment_agencies&ncid=emlcntusye…)

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ARISS telebridge Station locations
by Tony, VK5ZAI 14 Feb '09

14 Feb '09

All, I have listed the ARISS telebridge stations and their locations for your convenience. From the data that is generally published before a scheduled school contact takes place you should be able to work out if you are within the same footprint as the telebridge station handling the linkup. I hope this list comes out OK. TELEBRIDGE STATIONS (Release to SAREX) / [ Release. 9.] 14th Feb .2009. Please advise immediately of any changes or errors to :- //*vk5zai(a)amsat.org* <mailto:vk5zai@amsat.org>// / *TELEBRIDGE STATION* *CONTACT NAMES* *LOCATION* *COORDINATES* * * *K6DUE* Frank Bauer, KA3HDO Mark Steiner, K3MS Goddard Space Flight Center. Maryland. USA Lat. 39.1061 N Long. 76.9736 W Alt. 93 M. Grid. FM19mc * * *W6SRJ* Tim Bosma, W6MU Santa Rosa California. USA Lat. 38.43 N Long. 122.71 W Alt. 53.9 M Grid. CM88pk * * *W5RRR* Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO Johnson Space Center. Houston Texas. USA Lat. 29.5687 N Long. 95.0838 W Alt. 4.9 M Grid. EL29kn * * *WH6PN* Nancy Rocheleau, WH6PN Dick Flagg, AH6NM Honolulu. HAWAII** Lat. 21.2858 N Long. 157.8071 W Alt. 14 M Grid. BL11cg * * *ZS6BTD* Gerald Klatzko, ZS6BTD S. AFRICA** Lat. 26.167 S Long. 28.033 E Alt. 1750 M Grid. KG43au * * *VK5ZAI* Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI Kingston SE Sth. Aust. AUSTRALIA** Lat. 36.8707 S Long. 139.8215 E Alt. 7 M Grid. PF93vd * * *VK4KHZ* * * Shane Lynd, VK4KHZ Glenden Queensland AUSTRALIA** Lat. 21.154 S Long.148.136 E Alt. 300 M Grid. QG48bu * * *ON4ISS* Philippe Vanhoute, ON5PV Belgium EUROPE AMSAT Club Station** Lat. 50.618 N Long. 5.083 E Alt. 154 M Grid JO20mo *LU1CGB* Adrian Sinclair LU1CGB Buenos Aires Argentina Lat 34.48333 S Long 58.7889 W Alt. 20 M Grid GF05om *LU8YY* Luis Fume LU8YY Neuquen Argentina Lat 38.97944 S Long 68.07055 W Alt 250 M Grid FF51xa *VK6MJ* Martin Diggens VK6MJ Perth West Australia Australia Lat. 31.888 S Long. 115.856 E Elev. 20 M Grid OF78wc -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite Earth Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org Also click on :- http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22vk5zai%22&btnG=Google+Search&met…

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2 Line ISS Keps 2-12
by Dave Larsen PhD 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 09043.09503594 .00003682 00000-0 33656-4 0 2541 2 25544 051.6410 227.5020 0008680 017.5983 081.6728 15.70856935586271

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-11 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Feb '09

11 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-11 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 1st and 2nd Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS Contact was successful: Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:22 36 deg (***) South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg Erie Planetarium, Erie, PA via telebridge W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-21 18:19:20 UTC 24 deg (***) ARISS mourns the passing of ARISS mentor Dieter Schliemann KX4Y/ZS6BBH. Dieter was our main Echolink guy. He will be greatly missed. Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 409. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-11 23:00 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 2009-02-11 23:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-11 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-11 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, “Padre Eugenio Barsanti”, Pietrasanta, I-55045, Italy, direct via IZ5NII Contact was successful: Tue 2009-02-10 10:24:39 23 deg (***) 1st and 2nd Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:22 36 deg South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg ARISS mourns the passing of ARISS mentor Dieter Schliemann KX4Y/ZS6BBH. (***) Dieter was our main Echolink guy. He will be greatly missed. (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 408. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-11 05:00 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 2009-02-11 03:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002)

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Dieter Schliemann, KX4Y SK
by Frank H. Bauer 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

All, It is with great sadness that I announce the passing of Dieter Schliemann, KX4Y. Those that knew Dieter recognized that he was a "class act"---a great gentleman and colleague who will be sorely missed by all. Dieter was instrumental in leading and supporting many key activities in AMSAT and on the ARISS program. For ARISS, Dieter led the school contact IRLP/Echolink initiative. Through this amateur radio VOIP system, Dieter and his team substantially extended our reach of the school contacts. And through his efforts, tens of thousands of school students and ham radio operators, world-wide, could listen to other school contacts, enhancing education and giving all a better understanding of what it is like to live and work on ISS. Dieter's diplomacy, teambuilding skills and attention to the details were impeccable and were well respected within the team. He rose to the challenge when I asked him to lead the IRLP/Echolink team. At the time, there were strong, divergent opinions on the use of IRLP and Echolink on ARISS. He singlehandedly developed a cohesive team that is producing great results and are enjoying working together. Over the past couple of years, Dieter fought a long and courageous battle with Cancer. A month ago, all of us thought he was on the road to recovery. Unfortunately, that did not come to pass. Through it all, Dieter remained the gentle, caring person that we all have grown to love. And during his illness, he remained dedicated to his AMSAT and ARISS causes and responsibilities. When he received the surprising news from the doctors that he had only two weeks to live and despite being weak from a long hospitalization, Dieter got on the e-mail and worked a transition plan to ensure the IRLP/Echolink capabilities on ARISS continues. What a great, compassionate, loving human being! I first met Dieter behind the AMSAT Booth at Dayton, where he was one of the mainstay individuals supporting AMSAT efforts at the Hamvention. Reflecting on Dieter's support to AMSAT, AMSAT Board Member Gould Smith, WA4SXM, stated, "Two years ago Dieter told me that the only reason he came to Dayton was to work in the AMSAT booth and to talk with people about AMSAT". And he supported AMSAT in many other ways, including his efforts as an Area Coordinator, where he mentored a countless number of satellite enthusiasts. We are eternally grateful for all Dieter has done for AMSAT and the ARISS program. And will miss him dearly. On behalf of the ARISS and AMSAT teams, we wish to express our deepest sympathy to the Schliemann family and friends. Especially his wife Tina and his good friend Ron Arsenault, N1NYR, who helped Dieter and the Schliemann family throughout Dieter's long illness. Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs ARISS International Chairman

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Dieter, KX4Y...Silent Key
by Tony, VK5ZAI 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

It's with regret that I inform you that my dear friend Dieter, KX4Y passed away on Monday night after a brave fight. He will be sadly missed by everyone who knew him. -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite Earth Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org Also click on :- http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22vk5zai%22&btnG=Google+Search&met…

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-09 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-09 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, “Padre Eugenio Barsanti”, Pietrasanta, I-55045, Italy, direct via IZ5NII Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-02-10 10:24:39 23 deg (***) 1st and 2nd Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:22 36 deg (***) South Park Elementary, South Park, PA via telebridge K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Tue Feb 17 18:11:46 UTC 44 deg (***) Salluit SchoolS, Salluit, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contract is a go for: Thu 2009-02-19 14:17:13 UTC 21 deg (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 407. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-08 19:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-08 19:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. AOL Music takes you there. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000002)

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2009-02-09 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 09 Feb '09

09 Feb '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 9, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been planned for Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado "Padre Eugenio Barsanti" in Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy on Tuesday, February 10 at 10:24 UTC. Students have been learning about the planets, planetary systems, rocket technology and radio communications. They have applied their knowledge of English in writing and rehearsing space related questions for the astronaut. They have studied the history of spaceflight and have written essays on space related topics. They have also learned about world geography and have developed cooperation and teamwork skills. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled with Alexandroupolis School of Special Education and 11th Alexandroupolis Primary School in Alexandroupolis, Greece. The contact will take place on Wednesday, February 11 at 07:43 UTC. Astronomy and amateur radio lectures have been given in preparation for the event. Special attention has been given to the role of humanity and science and to the every day life of an astronaut. The ISS courses have been based on ESA's education tool "ISS Education Kit." 2. Canadian Contact Successful On Monday, February 2, students from Humber College Institute of Technology and Higher Learning in Toronto, Ontario, Canada participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Approximately 100 students gathered in the lab where the radio gear was built and watched as students posed 12 questions to Sandra Magnus, KE5FYE. There was national coverage of the event and it was broadcasted on morning television and radio - Canada AM (CTV Network). The Toronto Star and Toronto Sun were also present. The audience reached in Toronto was estimated to be over 3,000,000. To view the Toronto Sun article, go to: http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2009/02/02/8237126.html Toronto Star's story may be found at: http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/article/581309 For CTV coverage, see: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090203/students_space… The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) network carried a 14 minute piece on the Humber College contact that included an 8 minute interview with one of the lead students, followed by a 6 minute clip of the students and Sandy. The story also ran on the show "As it Happens," which is part of CBC's national network program feed and airs coast to coast beginning at 18:30 in each respective time zone. It was then posted on the Web: http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/AS_IT_HAPPENS/20090202.shtml (The interview starts at approximately 16:50 in part one. Contact audio runs from 21:30 to 24:00.) The February 3 issue of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' (AIAA) Daily Launch also picked up on the news. It posted a summary, "College Students Contact ISS with Home Built Antenna," citing and providing a link to the CBC article: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/02/students-iss.html 3. UK Students Radio ISS Students attending Pilton Bluecoat Junior School in Barnstaple, Devon, England experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, February 6. Sandra Magnus, KE5FYE answered 20 questions posed to her by ten children as an audience of approximately 260 students and guests looked on. Two newspapers covered the event. The contact video is available for viewing. Go to: http://www.it-sparkles.co.uk/ARISS/pilton.aspx 4. ARISS Contact with German School, a Success On Saturday, February 7, Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. Students were able to have 18 questions answered before the ISS went over the horizon. Approximately 350 students, teachers and parents were in attendance. The national television channel WDR, two radio stations WDR-Radio and Radio Aachen, and a few local newspapers covered the event. The audio was also fed into the EchoLink AMSAT server. The Aachener Zeitung article (in German) may be found here: http://www.az-web.de/lokales/nordkreis-detail-az/803788/Funk-AG-des-Gymnasi… 5. Assam, India Students Speak with Mike Fincke The College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University in Imphal, Assam, India took part in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Sunday, February 8 via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. Fourteen of the 16 questions prepared for the contact were answered by Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 9 connections from 6 countries. An article ran in the Morung Express. See: http://www.morungexpress.com/regional/13605.html 6. Article Posted on Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya Contact On January 7, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was conducted between Mike Fincke, KE5AIT and Axam Jatiya Vidyalaya students in Guwahati, India. The Assam Tribune published an article on the event in its February 7 Horizon supplement. See: http://www.assamtribune.com/feb0709/horizon.html 7. Ellis Elementary School Contact Video On December 8, 2008, Ellis Elementary School in Belleville, Illinois experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Sandra Magnus, KE5FYE. St. Louis public television KETC featured the contact on its "Living St. Louis" program. The video has been posted to YouTube. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2TuJyNXx0c&eurl=http://livingstlouis.wordpr…

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-08 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Feb '09

08 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-08 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (along with Maniput University), Imphhal, Assam, India, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Sun 2009-02-08 10:05:27 UTC 43 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, “Padre Eugenio Barsanti”, Pietrasanta, I-55045, Italy, via IZ5NII Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-02-10 10:24:22 24 deg 1st and 2nd Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:02 36 deg Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 407. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-08 19:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-08 19:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi0…)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-08 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Feb '09

08 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-08 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU, UK, direct via G0NPV Contact was successful: Fri 2009-02-06 14:52:53 86 deg (***) Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, direct via DR0G Contact was successful: Sat 2009-02-07 10:36:28 31 deg (***) College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (along with Maniput University), Imphhal, Assam, India, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-02-08 10:05:27 UTC 43 deg Should be on Echolink. Watch for IRLP. Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, “Padre Eugenio Barsanti”, Pietrasanta, I-55045, Italy, via IZ5NII Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-02-10 10:24:22 24 deg 1st and 2nd Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:02 36 deg Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 406. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-08 07:00 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 2009-02-08 07:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?ncid=emlcntusmusi0…)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-05 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Feb '09

04 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-05 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU, UK, direct via G0NPV Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-02-06 14:52:53 86 deg (***) Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, direct via DR0G Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-07 10:36:28 31 deg (***) Should be on Echolink. Watch for IRLP. (***) College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (along with Maniput University), Imphhal, Assam, India, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-02-08 10:05:27 UTC 43 deg (***) Should be on Echolink. Watch for IRLP. (***) Istituto Comprensivo Pietrasanta1-Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, “Padre Eugenio Barsanti”, Pietrasanta, I-55045, Italy, via IZ5NII (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-02-10 10:24:22 24 deg (***) 1st and 2nd Lyceums of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis, Greece-68100, direct via SX7ISS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-02-11 07:43:02 36 deg (***) Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 404. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-04 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-03 06:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Stay up to date on the latest news - from sports scores to stocks and so much more. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000022)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-04 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Feb '09

03 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-04 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU, UK, direct via G0NPV Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-02-06 14:48:21 86 deg Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, direct via DR0G Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-07 10:32:28 29 deg College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (along with Maniput University), Imphhal, Assam, India, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-02-08 10:06:08 UTC 44 deg ARISS wishes a speedy recovery to ailing ARISS mentor Dieter Schliemann KX4Y/ZS6BBH. Dieter is usually our main interface to Echolink for those contacts that are simulcast to that system. Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 404. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-04 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://w ww.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-02-03 06:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Stay up to date on the latest news - from sports scores to stocks and so much more. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000022)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-03 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-03 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Humber College Institute of Technology & Higher Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada, direct via VA3JUV Contact was successful: Mon 2009-02-02 17:34:11 UTC 54 deg (***) Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU, UK, direct via G0NPV Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-02-06 14:48:21 86 deg Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, direct via DR0G Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-07 10:32:28 29 deg College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (along with Maniput University), Imphhal, Assam, India, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-02-08 10:06:08 UTC 44 deg ARISS wishes a speedy recovery to ailing ARISS mentor Dieter Schliemann KX4Y/ZS6BBH. Dieter is usually our main interface to Echolink for those contacts that are simulcast to that system. Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 404. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-02-03 06:00 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 2009-02-03 06:00 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Stay up to date on the latest news - from sports scores to stocks and so much more. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000022)

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2009-02-02 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 02 Feb '09

02 Feb '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 2, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts Humber College Institute of Technology and Higher Learning in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, February 2 at 17:34 UTC. The school has concluded an extensive research period in how waves travel through space and the Earth's atmosphere and plans to put theory into practice. It has assembled the primary ground station right on the main campus, and it is hoped that it will inspire future students in conducting similar studies. With help from the media department and a school contest, the school has been working to involve every student in this project. With over seventy thousand students, which include both full-time and part-time students, the college is excited to promote this project within the community. Pilton Bluecoat Junior School in Barnstaple, Devon, England has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, February 6 at 14:48 UTC. The school has planned an event with the theme "Our Home in Space - The Final Frontier," in which students learn about Earth as part of the wider universe. All classes took part in the initial selection of questions; the final questions were chosen by the school council. Students have studied the development of the ISS and the history of man in space. Older children have written press releases. Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath in Herzogenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, February 7 at 10:32 UTC. The school has an amateur radio club whose members initiated the ARISS contact. The students prepared a radio exhibition that was shared with the school. The English and History departments have also participated in this activity. Students competed in an essay contest and created projects related to the "Space Race." Newspapers and television stations have been invited to cover the event. College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University in Imphhal, Assam, India has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Sunday, February 8 at 10:06 UTC via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. 2. Russian Students Radio ISS Students attending the Palace of Children's and Youth's Creativity in Tver, Russia experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, January 27. The children prepared 9 questions to ask cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov, RA3DT. Approximately 300 people attended the event including cosmonaut S. Treshchev and ARISS delegate Sergey Samburov. The Governor of Tver Region, Dmitry Vadimovich Zelenin was also invited. The contact was made possible through the Amateur Radio Club, "Club-22," and its chairman, Sergey Kemov, RA3IS. 3. Successful Canadian Elementary School Contact On Tuesday, January 27, Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with students attending Castor Valley Elementary School in Greely, Ontario, Canada. He answered all 16 questions posed to him by the youth as an audience of 750 students, parents and guests looked on. The students initiated the contact, thanked Mike for the contact midway through the session, and finished the rest of the questions. Media covered the event and the school was featured on the CTV 6 o'clock news. 4. French University Contact Successful Students attending CERAM EAI in Sophia Antipolis, France participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, January 29 via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. Students were able to ask 15 questions of Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, before interference made the downlink unreadable. Approximately 50 students, faculty members and guests witnessed the event which was covered by the media. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 11 connections from 9 different countries. A short write up and contact audio have been posted to the ARISS-Europe Web site. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2009_01_30.htm 5. French School Contact Successful Youth attending Ecole & Collège Jean XXIII, a private primary & secondary school in Pamiers, France, experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, January 30. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, answered 18 questions prepared for him by the students as 150 people gathered to watch. Media coverage included La Gazette Ariegeoise, Le Petit Journal, France 3 and Ariege News. The event is also expected to be reported by La Depeche du Midi, Radio Transparence, Radio Montaillou and Sud Radio. A summary with audio has been posted to the ARISS-Europe Web site. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2009_01_31.htm 6. General Radio Operations Mike Fincke, KE5AIT and Yuri Lonchakov, RA3DT made general voice contacts over the last week. Among those contacted were stations in the U.S., Canada, Russia and Brazil. They also had the radio running in packet mode and crossband repeater mode and transmitted several Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images. 7. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team held its monthly teleconference on January 27. Among the agenda items discussed were the ARISS Face to Face Meeting to be held in the Netherlands in June, Richard Garriott's mission and SuitSat-2 status. Minutes have been posted. See: https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-01-27.htm 8. K6DUE Replaces NN1SS K6DUE, callsign of the late Roy Neal, will now be used for the International Space Station Amateur Radio Club, replacing the Greenbelt, Maryland telebridge ground station callsign, NN1SS. Neal was instrumental in persuading NASA to fly amateur radio on the space shuttle and helped establish the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) working group, which ultimately led to the internationally-based ARISS program. The story was reported on the Amateur Radio Newsline. See: http://www.arnewsline.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-02 01:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Feb '09

01 Feb '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2000-02-02 01:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Humber College Institute of Technology & Higher Learning, Toronto, ON, Canada, direct via VA3JUV Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-02-02 17:34:11 UTC 54 deg (***) Pilton Bluecoat Junior School, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU, UK, direct via G0NPV Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-02-06 14:48:21 86 deg Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath Germany, direct via DR0G Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-02-07 10:32:28 29 deg College Of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University (along with Maniput University), Imphhal, Assam, India, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-02-08 10:06:08 UTC 44 deg ARISS wishes a speedy recovery to ailing ARISS mentor Dieter Schliemann KX4Y/ZS6BBH. Dieter is usually our main interface to Echolink for those contacts that are simulcast to that system. Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler correction for the crossband repeater! Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 403. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 14. 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 2009-01-31 00:30 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.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-01-31 00:30 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 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. 18 on orbit: Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Sandra Magnus KE5FYE ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023)

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