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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-30 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 May '09

30 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-30 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, New York, 2008-10-01, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-06-03 AOS=15:47:38 UTC Duration=9m 47s, 51 deg Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-06 AOS=07:55:18 UTC Duration= 9m 49s 80 deg Tongfu Road No. 1 Primary School, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R.China, direct via BY7KTO Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-06-11 AOS=08:24:27 UTC Duration= 9m 41s 53 deg (***) Liceo Scientifico “A. Bafile”, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy, direct via IZ6BAJ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-06-12 AOS=06:52:38 UTC Duration=9m 52s 85 deg (***) Vrije Basisschool Terbank-Egenhoven, Heverlee, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-06-12 AOS=11:38:01 UTC Duration= 9m 52s 78 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 436. 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 2009-05-30 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-05-27 04:00 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 Exp. 20 on orbit: (***) Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA up **************************************************************************** 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/100126575x1221322950x1201367186/aol?redir=htt… MaystepsfooterNO62)

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SSTV on ISS
by santanaamt＠aol.com 27 May '09

27 May '09

Hi all: I also can atest that ISS is doing SSTV, just got 2 images, which are from the window. Used MMSSTV. Cheers Angel - WP3GW

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-27 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 May '09

27 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-27 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW Contact was successful: Tue 2009-05-26 AOS=11:12:34 UTC Duration=9m 29s 29 deg (***) Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, New York, 2008-10-01, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Wed 2009-06-03 AOS=15:47:38 UTC Duration=9m 47s, 51 deg Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-06 AOS=07:55:18 UTC Duration= 9m 49s 80 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 436. (***) 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 2009-05-27 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-05-27 04:00 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 **************Dinner Made Easy Newsletter - Simple Meal Ideas for Your Family. Sign Up Now! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221991367x1201443283/aol?redir=htt… 3Fhttp:%2F%2Frecipes.dinnermadeeasy.com%2F%3FESRC%3D622)

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ISS SSTV Batteries Flat
by David Barber 26 May '09

26 May '09

UK 20.20utc pass. SSTV still active but batteries on VC-H1 now flat. David G8OQW

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2009-05-25 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 26 May '09

26 May '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 25, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Miyahara Junior High School in Saitama, Japan on Tuesday, May 26 at 11:12 UTC. Speaking in Japanese, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA will chat with the students about life in space. Mahopac Public Library in Mahopac, New York has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, June 3 at 15:47 UTC. This contact will be facilitated by telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. This school district public library serves six public and five private schools, with a total of 26,485 served. The library will coordinate this question and answer session with the Putnam Emergency Amateur Radio League. Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, June 6 at 07:55 UTC. The community center was established in 1987 and serves the area's 5000 households. To prepare for the contact, children researched the ISS and studied space and the global environment. This ARISS contact will be conducted in Japanese. 2. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Team meeting was held on Tuesday, May 19. Topics of discussion included the upcoming face to face meeting in the Netherlands and SuitSat-2 status. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-05-19.htm 3. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention, Garriott The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published a story in its May 22 issue of the ARRL Letter about the 2009 ARRL National Convention, Dayton Hamvention and Richard Garriott, W5KWQ. The item on Garriott covers his presentations at the ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) forums, the ARRL Expo, and the ARRL Youth Lounge. See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0522/ The ARRL Letter has a circulation of 115,000.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-22 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 May '09

22 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-22 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-05-26 AOS=11:12:34 UTC Duration=9m 29s 29 deg Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, New York, 2008-10-01, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for Wed 2009-06-03 AOS=15:47:38 UTC Duration=9m 47s, 51 deg (***) Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-06 AOS=07:55:18 UTC Duration= 9m 49s 80 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. 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 2009-05-22 22:00 UTC. (***) (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-05-11 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Stay connected and tighten your budget with a great mobile device for under $50. Take a Peek! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100122638x1221845911x1201401556/aol?redir=htt…)

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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 2009-05-21 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 May '09

20 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-21 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-05-26 AOS=11:12:34 UTC Duration=9m 29s 29 deg(***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. 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 2009-05-21 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-05-11 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop: Now in 6 vibrant colors! Shop Dell’s full line of laptops. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222399266x1201456865/aol?redir=htt… 3%3Bf)

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2009-05-18 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 18 May '09

18 May '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 18, 2009 1. School Contact Delayed The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact originally scheduled for Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan on Wednesday, May 20 has been delayed due to the flu. The contact will be rescheduled. 2. JAXA's Koichi Wakata Speaks with Students via ARISS Contact On Monday, May 11, twelve students from Besyo Elementary School in Saitama, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA. An audience of approximately 800 watched as the students asked questions about life in space. Several newspapers and magazines covered the event. 3. Frank Bauer Receives CQ's Radio Hall of Fame Award Frank Bauer, KA3HDO was inducted into CQ magazine's Amateur Radio Hall of Fame for making a significant contribution to amateur radio. This award is given to persons who not only excel in personal performance in amateur radio, but also give back to amateur radio in a significant manner. Frank was Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman from 1996-2009 and AMSAT VP Human Spaceflight, 1991-2009. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/15/10820/?nc=1 4. Frank Bauer Receives ARRL President's Award The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) President Joel Harrison presented past Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO with the ARRL President's Award. This award is voted on by the Board of Directors and given out every 7 or 8 years to honor someone's outstanding work. 5. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On May 15, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1657 included a short item, "Ham Radio in Space: European Ham to Become ISS Commander." The story is about ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN, who is scheduled to fly with Expedition 20 as a flight engineer and as commander for Expedition 21. He plans to participate in Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts during his flight. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt . 6. Garriotts Attend Dayton Hamvention Over the weekend of May 15-17, Richard Garriott, W5KWQ and Owen Garriott, W5LFL both attended Dayton Hamvention 2009 and graced the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and American Radio Relay League (ARRL) booths. Tens of thousands of people were continuously buzzing with excitement regarding the father and son visit. Both of them did a phenomenal job at the various forums, press briefings, and banquets. Richard winning this year's Hamvention Special Achievement Award was appropriate given all he did for amateur radio during his 10 day stay on the ISS. 7. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story on the Dayton Hamvention, held at the Hara Arena in Ohio over the weekend of May 15 -17. The article includes a piece on Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, who spoke about his ham radio activities while onboard the ISS at both the ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) forums. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/16/10823/?nc=1 The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-18 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-18 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact postponed due to flu (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. 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 2009-05-18 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-05-11 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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/100126575x1221322941x1201367178/aol?redir=htt… =Mayfooter51809NO115)

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