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ARISS event - Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia, Tue (Mar 03) at 08:32 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 22 May '09

22 May '09

An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia on 03 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0832 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western N. America. 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. Padthaway is a small town in the South East of South Australia 287 km from Adelaide with a population of 300. It is famous for its wines and agriculture. Our small school is a great school with 38 students in 3 classes. On behalf of the students, staff, parents and our community, Ithank you for this wonderful opportunity to talk to you. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you do if you get travel sickness? 2. What do you use the space station for? 3. What experiments are you doing in space? 4. What is your mission at the moment? 5. What has been the most drastic and important thing that has broken? 6. Is it possible to grow anything in space? 7. What kind of training did you do to go into space and how do you keep at your physical best in space? 8. How long have you been in space altogether? 9. What is your favourite food in space and do you ever get to eat ice cream, lollies or junk food? 10. Has there ever been a wind up in space and if so did it do any damage? 11. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 12. What is the strangest thing you have seen in space? 13. Has being in space and doing your tests convinced you that aliens can exist? 14. Is it fun bouncing around in space? 15. Is it hard working outside the ISS without any gravity? 16. How do you land in the Space Shuttle? 17. Have you ever wished from a shooting star? 18. Why is the Space Shuttle the only spaceship that can be reused and not the others? 19. What is the Space Shuttle’s top speed? 20. How can we speak to outer space life forms? 21. What do you enjoy the most about being in space? 22. What do the stars look like and do you count them to go to sleep? 23. Has a comet, meteor or space junk ever hit the ISS? 24. What happens if you run out of fuel? 25. How hot and how cold does it get outside the ISS? 26. Are you scared if you lose contact with earth? 27. Do you miss your family when it gets boring? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact . Next planned event(s): TBD 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-30 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Apr '09

30 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-30 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Volga Region Space Education Center, Russia, direct via TBD (could be RA3TNC or RU3OT/3) Contact status is unknown: Sat 2009-04-18 08:05 UTC National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Sat 2009-05-02 15:23:51 35 deg Flemish Space Days, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-05-10 10:51:19 UTC 28 deg Besyo Elementary School, Saitama, Japan direct via 8J1KW (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-05-11 11:01:42 UTC 46 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 431. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-30 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** * There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** * Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** * 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219491521x1201306563/aol… click.net%2Fclk%3B214102108%3B35952091%3Bs)

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Re: Google in Morse Code Today!
by Al Lark 28 Apr '09

28 Apr '09

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-27 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-27 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Volga Region Space Education Center, Russia, direct via TBD (could be RA3TNC or RU3OT/3) Contact status is unknown: Sat 2009-04-18 08:05 UTC (***) National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Sat 2009-05-02 15:23:51 35 deg Flemish Space Days, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-05-10 10:51:19 UTC 28 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 431. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** * There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** * Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** * 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220572846x1201387511/aol?redir=htt… Aprilfooter427NO62)

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by ka8vit＠ka8vit.com 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

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Google in Morse Code Today!
by Al Lark 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

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2009-04-27 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report April 27, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on Space Day, May 2 at 15:23 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact via station W6SRJ in California. Students will be pre-recruited, but Space Day participants will also be invited to ask questions. Visitors will participate in hands-on activities, meet astronauts and learn about space from experts and museum displays. 2. Ashland Contact Successful On Monday, April 20, St. Edward School in Ashland, Ohio experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA answered 13 questions posed to him by 12 children as approximately 170 students and teachers looked on. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received four connections from the U.S., England and Brazil. Television channel 39 and the Times-Gazette both covered the event. The newspaper article may be found here: http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/4570900 3. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On April 24, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1654 included an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news item. The story, "Ham Radio in Space: Work Continues on SuitSat" covers the meeting recently held in Phoenix and the progress being made on SuitSat-2. To view the story, go to: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 4. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Mike Fossum took and passed his amateur radio license exam on Wednesday, April 15. His new callsign is KF5AQG. 5. CQ Magazine Article on ARISS Contact Bob Hopkins, WB2UDC wrote an article on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact between youth attending the Berkeley Heights Recreation Summer Playground in New Jersey and Expedition 17's Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ. NPARC (New Providence Amateur Radio Club) assisted with the contact which took place on August 13, 2008. The story, "Believe in Your Dreams - Anatomy of an ARISS Contact," was published in the April 2009 issue of CQ Magazine. 6. Marcelino Canino Canino Contact Video Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico, a 2005 NASA Explorer School, experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on March 31. The video of students speaking with Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK is now available on YouTube. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toOAAxEhKRA 7. Article on Simonyi Contacts Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member Maurice-André Vigneault, VE3VIG wrote a short story for the Ottawa Valley Mobile Radio Club (OVMRC) news bulletin, The Rambler and Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) magazine, TCA. The article is about contacts made between the Canada Science and Technology Museum's VE3JW Amateur Radio Exhibit and Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK during his recent ISS flight. "Space Contact" may be found on page 7 of the April 2009 issue of The Rambler. See: http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ovmrc…

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Check out Google today Google is in Morse Code
by Al Lark 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

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help locating astronaut
by Tom 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Can anyone help me get in touch with Richard Garriott , Charles Simonyi , Mike Fincke or other astronauts that will be at the Dayton Hamvention in 3 weeks? We would like to do an interview with them. I made a very brief contact with Charles 2 days before they stopped operation and came back. We broadcast Live streaming video and audo of our 5 day trip to dayton. We broadcast our 550 mile drive live starting on Wed May 13 and will be broadcasting live from the fleamarket every day. It would be great if any of the astronauts that may visit Dayton could come by and we do a short interview. We are watched in over 150 countries and reach out to over 100,000 hams world wide. We might even try to make a satellite contact and broadcast the attempt live from the fleamarket. Also we are open to any other ideas you may have which promote working satellites, the ISS, or just ham radio. Time is short so we need to move fast. I hope someone out there has the contacts. Http://w5kub.com <http://w5kub.com/> is on 24 x 7 x365 days a year. right now we have recorded video on but will switch to live in a few weeks. Thanks, Tom W5KUB -- Check out my website at http://tmedlin.com and my live video site for hamfests at http://wa5kub.com

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Help contacting astronaut Hamvention
by Tom 22 Apr '09

22 Apr '09

Can anyone help me get in touch with Richard Garriott , Charles Simonyi , Mike Fincke or other astronauts that will be at the Dayton Hamvention in 3 weeks? We would like to do an interview with them. I made a very brief contact with Charles 2 days before they stopped operation and came back. We broadcast Live streaming video and audo of our 5 day trip to dayton. We broadcast our 550 mile drive live starting on Wed May 13 and will be broadcasting live from the fleamarket every day. It would be great if any of the astronauts that may visit Dayton could come by and we do a short interview. We are watched in over 150 countries and reach out to over 100,000 hams world wide. We might even try to make a satellite contact and broadcast the attempt live from the fleamarket. Also we are open to any other ideas you may have which promote working satellites, the ISS, or just ham radio. Time is short so we need to move fast. I hope someone out there has the contacts. Http://w5kub.com <http://w5kub.com/> is on 24 x 7 x365 days a year. right now we have recorded video on but will switch to live in a few weeks. Thanks, Tom W5KUB On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM, <sarex-request(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Send SAREX mailing list submissions to > sarex(a)AMSAT.Org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sarex-request(a)AMSAT.Org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sarex-owner(a)AMSAT.Org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of SAREX digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-20 23:30 UTC > (AJ9N(a)aol.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:19:32 EDT > From: AJ9N(a)aol.com > Subject: [sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-20 > 23:30 UTC > To: sarex(a)amsat.org > Message-ID: <c08.5c5adcd2.371e5d04(a)aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-20 23:30 UTC > > > Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: > > > This one just came in: > Volga Region Space Education Center, Russia, direct via TBD (could be > RA3TNC or RU3OT/3) > Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-04-18 08:05 UTC > > > St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI > Contact was successful: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg (***) > > National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, telebridge via W6SRJ > Contact is a go for Sat 2009-05-02 15:23:51 35 deg > > > Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 431. (***) > Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. > > > 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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_correction > .rtf > > Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: > http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having > direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on > board > and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will > retransmit shuttle audio. > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > Exp. 19 on orbit: > Gennady Padalka RN3DT > Michael Barratt KD5MIJ > Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA > > > **************************************************************************** > * > > 73, > Charlie Sufana AJ9N > One of the ARISS operation team mentors > > > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220572844x1201387506/aol?redir=htt… > hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooter420NO62) > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > SAREX mailing list > SAREX(a)AMSAT.Org > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex > > > End of SAREX Digest, Vol 4, Issue 77 > ************************************ > -- Check out my website at http://tmedlin.com and my live video site for hamfests at http://wa5kub.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-20 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-20 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: This one just came in: Volga Region Space Education Center, Russia, direct via TBD (could be RA3TNC or RU3OT/3) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-04-18 08:05 UTC St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI Contact was successful: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg (***) National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Sat 2009-05-02 15:23:51 35 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 431. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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 2009-04-20 23:30 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_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** * There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** * Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** * 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220572844x1201387506/aol?redir=htt… hmpgID%3D62%26bcd%3DAprilfooter420NO62)

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2009-04-20 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 20 Apr '09

20 Apr '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report April 20, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for St. Edward School in Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A. on Monday, April 20 at 16:36 UTC. The ARISS contact has been integrated into the science curriculum which covers topics on satellite images, global positioning of satellites, telescopes, and radio waves. Students read science related books and poems, conducted informational internet searches, wrote stories and informational articles, interviewed amateur radio operators, and studied and applied science and math objectives. Media coverage is expected. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on Space Day, May 2 at 15:23 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact via station W6SRJ in California. Students will be pre-recruited, but Space Day participants will also be invited to ask questions. Visitors will participate in hands-on activities, meet astronauts and learn about space from experts and museum displays. 2. Finnish School Contact Successful On Friday, April 17, students from Ulvila Upper Secondary School in Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA, answered 10 questions posed to him by six students. Media coverage included a television station and local newspapers. An article was posted on the Uusi Suomi Web site: http://www.uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/57162-astronautti-vastasi-lukiolaisille-ava… 3. ARRL QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published several Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news items in its May 2009 issue of QST. Under "In Brief" on page 12 is a piece about Richard Garriott being at the Dayton Hamvention as a special guest of ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation). On page 12 under "Media Hits" is an item about Charles Simonyi's second planned trip to the International Space Station and how he now has a high opinion of amateur radio operators after his first trip. A two-page article by Rosalie White summarizes Richard Garriott's ARISS activities. "Another Garriott Generates Excitement from Space" may be found on pages 67-68. An article with 4 photos on page 71 is about what will be at ARRL's 2009 National Convention (Dayton Hamvention), with a section about Richard Garriott. Under "Happenings" on page 73 is a story with photo about Richard Garriott's activities in space. The ARRL monthly journal has a circulation of 150,000. 4. ARRL Public Service Announcement The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has posted a new Public Service Announcement (PSA). It includes space footage. See: http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/2009FieldDayPSA1-2 5. ARISS Presentations at Dayton Hamvention The Dayton Hamvention will be held at the Hara Arena Complex in Dayton, Ohio on May 15 - 17. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) will both support exhibit booths at the event. Several Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) presentations will be given at the Dayton AMSAT Forum and the 2009 ARRL National Convention. AMSAT VP-Member & User Services and SuitSat-2 Systems Engineer Gould Smith, WA4SXM will give a talk on "SuitSat-2 Status Report." AMSAT VP-Human Space Flight Will Marchant, KC6ROL, will give a status on the ARISS program. ARISS Hardware Manager Lou McFadin, W5DID, will give a talk on "Antennas for the Columbus Module." Richard Garriott, W5WKQ, will speak at the AMSAT Forum about his ARISS activities while onboard the ISS. He will talk about his training, flight, and ham radio operations during the AMSAT Banquet. He will also speak at the ARRL National Convention. The Dayton Hamvention is an internationally attended amateur radio convention that draws crowds of 25,000 annually. For more information on Dayton Hamvention 2009, go to: http://www.hamvention.org/ 6. ARISS News in the ARRL Letter On April 17, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran two Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) related items in its ARRL Letter. Under "Look for the May Issue of QST in Your Mailbox," is an item about the Richard Garriott story and how one can meet Richard in Dayton at the ARRL EXPO. A second entry, "Forum Schedule Announced for 2009 Dayton Hamvention," includes Richard Garriott's presentation. See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0417/

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2 Line ISS Keps 4-18
by Dave Larsen PhD 18 Apr '09

18 Apr '09

ISS 1 25544U 98067A 09108.52667130 .00010800 00000-0 84397-4 0 6977 2 25544 051.6408 252.7625 0008582 253.7918 187.6845 15.72234264596569

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-17 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-17 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F Contact was successful: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg (***) This one just came in: (***) Volga Region Space Education Center, Russia, direct via TBD (could be RA3TNC or RU3OT/3) (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-04-18 08:05 UTC St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for Sat 2009-05-02 15:23:51 35 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 430. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-17 20:00 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 2009-04-17 15:30 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_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** * There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** * Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** * 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Join ChristianMingle.com® FREE! Meet Christian Singles in your area. Start now! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221246370x1201421635/aol?redir=htt… atforma&adid=aolfooter&newurl=reg_path.html)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-17 15:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Apr '09

17 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-17 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F Contact was successful: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg (***) St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 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 430. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-17 15:30 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 2009-04-17 15:30 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_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** * There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** * Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** * 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Join ChristianMingle.com® FREE! Meet Christian Singles in your area. Start now! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221246370x1201421635/aol?redir=htt… atforma&adid=aolfooter&newurl=reg_path.html)

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2009-04-13 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 13 Apr '09

13 Apr '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report April 13, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts Students from Ulvila Upper Secondary School in Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland have been preparing for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact, scheduled for Friday, April 17 at 07:40 UTC. They have studied physics and astronomy and have researched the ISS. They have written essays and created posters on related subject matter. Students have also learned about amateur radio. Newspaper, radio and television coverage is anticipated. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for St. Edward School in Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A. on Monday, April 20 at 16:36 UTC. The ARISS contact has been integrated into the science curriculum which covers topics on satellite images, global positioning of satellites, telescopes, and radio waves. Students read science related books and poems, conducted informational internet searches, wrote stories and informational articles, interviewed amateur radio operators, and studied and applied science and math objectives. Media coverage is expected. 2. Japanese Contact to be Rescheduled An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was scheduled for Thursday, April 9 between Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan and Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA onboard the ISS. Due to technical difficulties, the contact did not take place. The contact will be rescheduled in the near future. 3. Parkside Contact Video On Monday, March 30, students from Parkside Community College in Cambridge, U.K. took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. Video of the contact is now available. See: http://www.it-sparkles.co.uk/ARISS/Parkside.aspx 4. Article Posted on ARISS - Kalori Contact On Wednesday, April 1, Kalori Catholic School students in Wallaroo, Australia experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. The Yorke Peninsula Country Times published an article covering the event. See: http://www.ypct.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4840&Itemi… 5. ARRL Article on CLC Contact The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story about an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact that took place in October 2008 between the Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (CLC) and Spaceflight Participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ. The article, "Hams Mentor Challenger Center Students for Garriott Contact," may be found here: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/04/08/10758/?nc=1 The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers. 6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On April 3, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1652 included an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news item. The story, "Ham Radio in Space: KE7KDP, KE5AIT and RA3DT Return from the ISS," summarizes the ARISS accomplishments of Charles Simonyi and Mike Fincke during their missions. To view the story, go to: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 7. Astronaut Training Status The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team provided another training session to Mike Fossum on Thursday, April 9 to prepare him for his amateur radio license exam. 8. ARISS Report to WIA The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) over the May 1-3 weekend. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) mentor and telebridge station operator Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI will give his ARISS 2008-09 report. It has been posted on the ARISS Web site under "Latest News." See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm 9. ARISS-Related Article in NASA HQ News Briefs NASA Headquarters News Service cited an op-ed found in the Times of London. The item, written by Lucy and Stephen Hawking, mentions Richard Garriott's mission and how he inspired youth through his numerous radio contacts while onboard the ISS. See: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/art… 10. Simonyi PowerPoint Presentation An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) volunteer prepared a PowerPoint presentation on Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi's mission and used this during the Milwee Middle School (Longwood, Florida) contact on April 1. To view the slideshow, go to www.mydrive.ch/en. Enter username, "plethra2" and password, "aa4kn_1". Select the "ARISS SLIDE SHOW" folder and download the available files. 11. SuitSat-2 Meeting Held A SuitSat-2 meeting was held in Phoenix, Arizona on April 3 - 5. The team primarily worked on software, but there was also some final coordination on the cabling and hardware. The software team was able to run some integration tests and achieved the first radio frequency (RF) output of the system. During the testing, the team demonstrated the continuous wave (CW) and voice message transmissions. Work continues on the solar panel mounting. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) plans to have SuitSat-2 hardware ready for delivery by September.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg (***) Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact was unsuccessful: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg ARISS is analyzing what happened and will reschedule. Exp. 18 has returned to earth: (***) Michael Fincke KE5AIT Yury Lonchakov RA3DT Space Flight Participant has returned to earth: (***) SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK Congratulations to Mike, Yury, and Charles for a job well done. (***) Mike now has the record for most ARISS school contacts for both a single expedition as well as multiple stays. Expedition 18 has the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. (***) 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 429. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-09 21:30 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 2009-04-03 05:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** * There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** * Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** * 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 14:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Apr '09

09 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 14:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact was unsuccessful: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg (***) ARISS is analyzing what happened and will reschedule. (***) Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 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. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 429. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-09 14:30 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 2009-04-03 05:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-07 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Apr '09

07 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-07 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg (***) Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F (*** Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 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. Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 429. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-07 02:30 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 2009-04-03 05:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Charles Simonyi slide show
by David J 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

For those schools that have scheduled ARISS contacts with Charles Simonyi during the remainder of his mission, I have a slide show that I prepared for the Milwee Middle School contact the other day. I was quite a bit of work to create it, so I decided to make it available to other schools on the schedule for Charles. I received the ok from Will Marchant at ARISS to make this available. This is something to show before, during and after the event and includes some of Charles's activities so far on the mission. It is available from my server account. Just go to www.mydrive.ch/en. Next, enter the username as "plethra2" and then use the password "aa4kn_1". Finally, double click on the ARISS SLIDE SHOW folder and download the available files. This should allow you to run this Powerpoint file from any computer. Good luck on your contact. Dave, AA4KN

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2009-04-06 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 06 Apr '09

06 Apr '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report April 6, 2009 1. U.K. Students Contact the ISS On Monday, March 30, students from Parkside Community College in Cambridge, U.K. took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK answered 17 questions put to him by the students as an audience of approximately 200 watched. British Amateur Television Club (BATC) streamed video of the event on its Web site. 2. U.S. Girls Speak with Spaceflight Participant via Radio The Girl's Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, California experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 30 via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. Twenty girls asked one question each of Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK as sixty students looked on. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 15 connections from stations in the U.S., Poland, Italy, Germany, England, Canada and Brazil. 3. ISS Radio Contact with Japanese Students An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Tuesday, March 31 between Mike Fincke, KE5AIT and students from Science Dream Association (SDA) in Kobe-city, Japan. The original scheduled pass was too low for a successful contact. Mike Fincke and Koichi Wakata made a connection on the following pass and Fincke was able to answer 22 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. An audience of approximately 100 people attended the event and four newspapers provided media coverage. 4. ARISS Contact with Puerto Rican Students On Tuesday, March 31, students attending Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. Simonyi answered all 15 questions posed to him by the children. Approximately 300 students and 60 adults, including the Secretary of Education, were present for the event. There was no media coverage, but the school plans to provide television stations with a DVD of the contact. Marcelino is a 2005 NASA Explorer School (NES). 5. Australian Students Question Astronaut Kalori Catholic School students in Wallaroo, Australia spoke with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT on Wednesday, April 1. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was facilitated by telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Students were able to have all seventeen questions answered. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received six connections from stations in England, Germany, Switzerland, and the U.S. 6. Florida Students Speak with Spaceflight Participant Milwee Middle School students in Longwood, Florida spoke with Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK on Wednesday, April 1. This Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was made possible through telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. The students were able to ask 11 questions of the spaceflight participant before the ISS went over the horizon. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 10 connections from stations located in Belgium, England, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S. 7. Japanese Students Radio ISS On Thursday, April 2, students from Miyahara Elementary School in Saitama, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Fourteen students asked one question each of Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA in front of an audience of 450. Media coverage included two television stations, including NHK (The Japan Broadcasting Corporation), seven newspapers and two magazines. 8. ARISS - France Contact Successful Albert Camus and Jules Verne Elementary Schools in Viry Châtillon, France experienced a joint Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, April 2. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT answered 16 questions posed to him by the students. Approximately 150 were present for the event including the mayor of Viry-Chatillon and Mr. Alberto Novelli, representing ESA. Local newspapers and "Le Parisien" reported the news. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received three connections from stations in the U.S., China and England. This was the last contact of Expedition 18 and Mike Fincke's 40th contact during this increment. 9. Carl Sandburg Elementary Participates in ARISS Contact On Thursday, April 1, students attending Carl Sandburg Elementary School in Kirkland, Washington experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact which was made possible through telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK answered the 20 questions put to him by the students. An audience of approximately 75 students, teachers and parents were present for the contact. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received ten connections from stations located in England, New Zealand, Turkey and the U.S. King-TV posted an article covering the event. See: http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_040209EDB-space-station-simonyi-K… 10. ARRL Article on Dayton Award Winners The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article, "Dayton Amateur Radio Association Announces 2009 Award Winners." The Special Achievement Award will go to Spaceflight Participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ who participated in many Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) activities while onboard the ISS. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/04/01/10743/?nc=1 The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers. 11. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On April 3, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1651 ran 2 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news items. The first, "Names in the News: Dayton Hamvention Announces 2009 Award Winners," covers Richard Garriott as the Special Achievement Award recipient. The second item, "Ham Radio in Space: KE7KDP Again Operating from the ISS," is about Charles Simonyi's mission, including his ARISS school contacts. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 12. Charles in Space Web Site The Charles in Space Web site has a section where the public has posted space related questions concerning Charles' current mission and his Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) activities. To view the questions and answers, see: http://www.charlesinspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Read_the_Answers.welcome# 13. General Contacts and SSTV Over the past week, Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK made several general contacts with ground stations around the world including those in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hungary and Venezuela. He also transmitted Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images using the VC-H1. Images may be viewed on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) SSTV gallery site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ 14. Astronaut Training Status On Monday, March 30, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team provided training to Mike Fossum to prepare him for the ham radio licensing exam. ARISS member Kenneth Ransom is also working with other astronauts from Expeditions 25 - 28 to get them trained and licensed.

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ISS on the air!
by santanaamt＠aol.com 05 Apr '09

05 Apr '09

Hi again: ? This past Tuesday a school here had an ARISS contact, and today at 00:04 had the opportunity to work Charles, full quieting. Heard him work two US, 4 from here and one from Venezuela. ? Cheers, Angel Santana - WP3GW Puerto Rico FK78aj

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-04 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Apr '09

04 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-04 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TBD 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 429. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-04 03:00 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 2009-04-03 05:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-03 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Apr '09

03 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-03 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW Contact was successful: Thu 2009-04-02 09:14:35 UTC 29 deg (***) CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, direct via F8BPA Contact was successful: Thu 2009-04-02 13:35:48 UTC 87 deg (***) Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Thu 2009-04-02 19:35:38 UTC 36 deg (***) Congratulations to Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA for his first ARISS school contact! (***) 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 429. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-03 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 2009-04-03 05:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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SSTV Clarification
by Frank H. Bauer 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

All, I wanted to clarify some statements made by Miles, based on where ARISS was when I stepped down. In his e-mail he states: ----------------------- SSTV Status: We have two SSTV systems on ISS. One is the Kenwood VCH1 sstv microphone. This is the system which th4 crew has been using the most. The system only runs on AA batteries at this time due to flight safety limitations. The second system is the Marex Software system called SpaceCam1. This system will run manually for fully automatic. The software system has not been used much because of a problem with the VOX cable that goes to the D700 transceiver. When the Vox cable is used the radio sticks in the Transmitting mode until 3-minute watchdog timer expires. ARISS has tried two different cables with the same results. The Vox gets its power from the D700 and it appears the dc power has too much RF and is causing Vox circuit to keep the radio stuck transmitting. Marex is proposing a completely different VOC using that has been tested extensively. ---------------------- The ARISS-provided VC-H1 currently does run on AA batteries. The use of AA batteries was not due to flight safety limitations at all. Given the tight schedule that we had for Richard Garriott's flight and the need to fly a hardware-based SSTV system, we concentrated on certifying the VC-H1 with the understanding that there was a surplus of AA batteries on ISS. On ISS, batteries for critical functions are taken out of service and replaced before they are fully used up. These partially-used batteries can easily be used for non-critical devices like the VC-H1. The ARISS team is working on a battery eliminator (power supply) for the VC-H1 that will be flown at a later date. There are 3 SSTV systems on board, one hardware system (VC-H1) and two software-based systems, MMSSTV and SpaceCam. The primary rationale for making the VC-H1 prime is that the ARISS team gets very limited use (read as: almost no use) of an on-board computer. So the SSTV operations over the past few years was nearly zero. Only when the VC-H1 was introduced in October 2008 did SSTV on ISS really take off. Some self-interference issues have been observed on the software-based system that were not observed on the ground prior to flight. As of right now, it is unclear what is causing this issue. The ARISS team has not had an opportunity to fully debug this issue on-orbit. (It is very hard to get a computer and the crew time at the same time) So I would not speculate what the issue is. Also, there are some subtle differences in the radio system on-board ISS as compared to the ground-based equivalents. Any proposals for new amateur radio hardware and software systems need to be approved by the ARISS project selection and use committee. They then need to be presented to the space agencies. The space agencies then determine if there is volume/power/mass available on-board for the system and give the ARISS team a yes/no answer as to whether they are willing to fly the equipment. The proposal then needs to get a final concurence from the ARISS international delegates to move forward as an official project. Miles' proposal (above) has not gone through that process yet. I hope this clarifies. 73, Frank Bauer, KA3HDO

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New Zealand SSTV Contact
by Gary & Mary 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

This morning ZL1KJ received a very good SSTV image from the International Space Station here in Warkworth, North of Auckland City, courtesy of Charles, and afterwards a brief Voice contact with him as well.The time of this contact was Friday morning 08.19.am.Local Time (Thursday 1919 Hrs UTC). de Gary

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-31 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Apr '09

02 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-03-31 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Science Dream Association (SDA), Kobe-city, Japan, direct via 8N3S Contact was successful: Tue 2009-03-31 09:56:03 UTC 25 deg (***) Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Dorado, Puerto Rico, 2009-01-27, direct via KP4RF Contact was successful: Tue 2009-03-31 15:36:19 UTC 74 deg (***) Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-04-01 07:25:38 UTC 70 deg Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-04-01 17:55:42 UTC 33 deg Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 09:14:35 UTC 29 deg CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, direct via F8BPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 13:35:48 UTC 87 deg Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-04-02 19:35:38 UTC 36 deg Congratulations to Mike Fincke KE5AIT! He now holds the record for the most ARISS school contacts on a single expedition as well as the most for multiple missions. (***) 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 424. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-03-31 18:00 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 2009-03-31 18:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-01 23:45 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Apr '09

01 Apr '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-01 23:45 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kalori Catholic School, Wallaro, Australia, telebridge via WH6PN Contact was successful: Wed 2009-04-01 07:25:38 UTC 70 deg (***) Milwee Middle School, Longwood, Florida telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Wed 2009-04-01 17:55:42 UTC 33 deg (***) Miyahara Elementary School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 09:14:35 UTC 29 deg CAMUS, Viry Châtillon, France, direct via F8BPA Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-02 13:35:48 UTC 87 deg Carl Sandburg Elementary - Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-04-02 19:35:38 UTC 36 deg Congratulations to Mike Fincke KE5AIT! He now holds the record for the most ARISS contacts on a single expedition as well as the most for multiple missions. (***) 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 426. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-04-01 23:45 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 2009-04-01 23:45 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Space Flight Participant on orbit: SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK ***************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)

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