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Upcoming ARISS contact with Inukjuak Space Camp, Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Inukjuak Space Camp, Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada on 1 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:25 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 50 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact will be conducted in English. Inukjuak is an Inuit settlement located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada. The population in 2008 was approximately 1500. It is only accessible by boat during the summer, but air service is available year round. Inukjuak means "The Giant" in the Inuktitut language. In the past, the site was known as Port Harrison. The area has long been inhabited by the Inuit - many archeological sites confirm this.For this Space contact, students will be flown from various parts of the northern region to take part in this Space camp sponsored by the Makivik corporation (Inuit Air, First Air), The Canadian Space Agency and ICOM Canada. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How did you become an astronaut? 2. Do you ever get lonely on the space station? 3. What happens when you sneeze in space? 4. How do you go to the bathroom in space? 5. What kinds of experiments are you working on? 6. What was your reaction the first time you saw the Earth from space? 7. Do you think there could be life on other planets? 8. What is the strangest thing you have ever seen in space? 9. Have you ever used the Canadarm? 10. What kinds of noises do you hear in the space station? 11. Do you get isolation pay? 12. How do you tell day from night? 13. How many sunrises and sunsets do you see in a day? 14. What is your greatest fear and greatest joy being in space? 15. Did you bring anything special with you from home? 16. Do you dream while you sleep in space? 17. How do you sleep in space? 18. Have your sleep patterns changed during your time on the space station? 19. How do you keep clean on the space station? 20. Do you get to check your email? 21. What do you do during your free time? 22. Do you have any free time on the space station? 23. What happens if you get sick on the space station? 24. How old were you when you first thought of becoming an astronaut? 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, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-29 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-29 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT, Hoboken, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2009-06-27 09:33:22 UTC 55 deg (***) Inukjuak Space Camp, Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-07-01 14:25:47 UTC 85 deg; duration= 9m 50s Watch for simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***) Simulation Contact with Ottawa area kids in Ottawa, Canada, direct via VA3MGY (***) Tue 2009-07-02 14:20 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***) Simulation Contact with Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, IN (***) Tue 2009-07-02 14:35 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***) Simulation Contact with Ottawa area kids in Ottawa, Canada, direct via VA3MGY (***) Tue 2009-07-02 14:50 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***) Simulation Contact with Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, IN direct via K9CMM (***) Tue 2009-07-02 15:05 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 446. (***) 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 2009-06-29 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-06-29 20:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)

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2009-06-29 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 29 Jun '09

29 Jun '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report June 29, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contact Inukjuak Space Camp in Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, July 1 at 14:25 UTC assisted by telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Makivik Corporation, a non-profit organization that promotes economic growth of Inuit businesses, is supporting the event. Students from grades 1-6 have been involved in a space club to learn about space, the ISS and radio protocol. 2. Successful ARISS Contact with ESA Astronaut Frank De Winne On Monday, June 22, students from Centre scolaire de Berlaymont in Waterloo, Belgium experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN on the ISS. Telebridge station W6SRJ in California facilitated the contact. An audience of approximately 500 students, parents and guests gathered and watched as the youth asked 25 questions about life and work in space. The audio was fed into the AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers. Among the media covering the contact were two newspapers and a national television station. 3. Belgian High School Students Participate in ARISS Contact On Saturday, June 27, students attending Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT in Hoboken, Belgium experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The contact was held in conjunction with the school's information day which focused on motivating high school students to continue their studies in technical fields such as engineering. The contact was made possible through telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Twenty students posed one question each to European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN. Approximately 250 students and guests attended the event. Media coverage included television stations and newspapers. Expanded outreach was provided by EchoLink and Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) audio feeds. 4. ARRL Article on Field Day On Thursday, June 25, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article about Field Day and the possibility of astronaut participation. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/06/25/10910/?nc=1 Expedition 20 crew member Robert Thirsk, VA3CSA did make several general contacts during this annual event. 5. Astronaut Training Status Simulated contacts are being planned for four licensed astronauts during the week of June 29. Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP, Timothy J. Creamer, KC5WKI, Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC and Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW are tentatively scheduled for these training sessions, which are terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) equivalent equipment.

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VA3CSA Active from ISS...
by Andrew Glasbrenner 28 Jun '09

28 Jun '09

on the 1325 UTC pass, 145.800 downlink. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Possible International Space Station Contacts for Field Day 2009
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 26 Jun '09

26 Jun '09

Complete ARRL story at http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/06/25/10910/?nc=1 Kenneth - N5VHO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-25 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Jun '09

25 Jun '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-25 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT, Hoboken, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-27 09:33:22 UTC 55 deg; duration= 9m 52s Should be simulcast on IRLP and Echolink Inukjuak Space Camp, Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-07-01 14:25:47 UTC 85 deg; duration= 9m 50s (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 445. 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 2009-06-25 17:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-06-23 00:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-24 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-24 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT, Hoboken, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-27 09:33:22 UTC 55 deg; duration= 9m 52s Should be simulcast on IRLP and Echolink (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 445. 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 2009-06-24 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-06-23 00:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)

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ARISS event - Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Hoboken, Belgium
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 24 Jun '09

24 Jun '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Department IWT, Hoboken, Belgium on 27 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 52 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English (or Dutch). The Karel de Grote-Hogeschool is a university college in Antwerp, Belgium. With a student population around 8000 students, it is among the largest educational institutes in Flanders. The department of Industrial Sciences and Technology has about 1100 students. Their programs allow students to seek professional Bachelor degrees in Chemistry, Biomedical Lab-technology, Automotive technology, Electromechanics, Photography, Multimedia and Communication technology. In addition, academic degrees are offered such as Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Electronics-ICT and Electromechanics. The latter are known as "Applied Engineering" degrees. The number of graduating engineers and technologists is decreasing year after year throughout all of Europe, while the need for such disciplines in industry are ever increasing. Karel de Grote-Hogeschool strives to fill their role in society by challenging young people to study engineering and technology. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Do bacteria grow in space the same way they do on Earth? 2. Is the cabin disinfected before launch? 3. In space there is no atmosphere or ozone layer to protect you. Don't you suffer from radiation in space? 4. Do you experience a difference between day and night? 5. Does the space station use any fuel cells? 6. What is your daily schedule like? How much time do you spend on your work, pastime and sleeping? 7. How do you spend your pastime in the space station? Do you read any books? If so, which one are you reading at the moment? 8. If the regular supply chain to the space station would be stopped, how long would you be able to survive? 9. Living with so many people in a confined space probably will give rise to tensions in the team. What do you do pro-actively to avoid any rawls? 10. Do you have internet access in space? 11. How old is the space station? Does the wear and tear show themselves? 12. At what speed are you traveling right now? 13. Over The absence of gravitation reduces your muscle tissue. What do you do to prevent that? 14. Assuming I'm a mentally and physically healthy and intelligent young man or woman, what are my chances as a Belgian to become an astronaut? 15. How do you recycle urine? What happens to the waste and the sewage coming from of the toilet? 16. What type of fuel do you use in space? 17. How is the supply of oxygen controlled? 18. What do astronauts eat? 19. How about the hair growth of astronauts? Does your hair grow faster or slower in space? 20. Did you see any objects flying in space? 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 2009-06-23 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Jun '09

22 Jun '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-06-23 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Centre scolaire de Berlaymont, Waterloo, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Mon 2009-06-22 12:15:28 UTC 23 deg(***) We also received word that there was another successful contact that we had no prior knowledge of. (***) Slavic Commonwealth Youth Rally, Sochi (Dagomys), Russia, direct via R6SC (***) Contact was successful 2009-06-18 06:15 UTC (***) Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT, Hoboken, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-27 09:33:22 UTC 55 deg; duration= 9m 52s Inukjuak Space Camp, Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-07-02 17:58:23 UTC 40 deg; duration= 9m 34s Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 445. (***) 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 2009-06-23 00:00 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 2009-06-23 00:00 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 **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823273x1201398689/aol?redir=htt… eExcfooterNO62)

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2009-06-22 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 22 Jun '09

22 Jun '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report June 22, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts Centre scolaire de Berlaymont in Waterloo, Belgium has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday June 22 at 12:15 UTC. This will be a telebridge contact via station W6SRJ in California. Students will pose questions about life and work in space to European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Frank De Winne on the International Space Station. Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101377) and JK1ZRW (277208) servers. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Karel de Grote-Hogeschool, Departement IWT in Hoboken, Belgium. The school will use the contact on its information day, June 27, 2009. The goal of this day is to persuade high school students to study a technical subject (e.g., engineering). Therefore, the contact will not be embedded in curricular activities as such, but will be part of this day in the course of a panel discussion around the subject: "the sky is not the limit." The contact will take place at 09:33 UTC via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101377) and JK1ZRW (277208) servers. Inukjuak Space Camp in Kuujjuaq Quebec, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on July 2 at 17:58 UTC, assisted by telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Makivik Corporation, a non-profit organization that promotes economic growth of Inuit businesses, is supporting the event. Students from grades 1-6 have been involved in a space club to learn about space, the International Space Station and amateur radio protocol. Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101377) and JK1ZRW (277208) servers. 2. ARISS International Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Face to Face Meeting was held on Thursday and Friday, June 18 -19 at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands. Team members gave reports on their respective regions as well as status updates on the program's committees including education, publicity, operations and hardware. 3. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On June 19, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1662 provided a status on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) education program. To view "Ham Radio in Space: ARISS Reaches 443 School Contacts," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News-A/news.txt

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