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2010-11-29 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 29, 2010 1. Italian Students Question Astronaut via ARISS On Wednesday, November 24, on-orbit astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with students attending the Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico in Lecco, Lecco, Italy. The activity was the high point of the school's curriculum which included astronautics, astronomy, radio and English. Approximately 200 students, teachers and guests were present for the event and listened as Wheelock answered 13 questions posed by the youth. Video streamed on the Web received over 100 connections. ESA covered the contact in an article posted to its Web site. See: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMSPVFMTGG_Italy_0.html 2. Video of Wheelock Working Ground Stations Doug Wheelock had a video made while on-orbit in which he gives a tour of the ISS as well as of the amateur radio station. He demonstrates what it is like for an astronaut to handle general contacts with multiple ground stations calling at the same time. AMSAT included this news in its November 28 ANS report: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2010/000464.html The video has been posted to YouTube. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-26 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Nov '10

26 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-26 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Exp. 24 has landed. (***) Congratulations to the crew for a job well done! (**) Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Check out Doug’s new video: (***) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8 2010-11-26 to 2001-01-03: No school contacts due to strict startup date that is very close to the Christmas and New Year holiday period 2010-11-26 to 2010-12-15: No US licensed crewmember ARISS expects to see very few if any general voice contacts during this time frame. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 565. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-11-26 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 2010-11-25 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 back on earth (***) Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-25 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 25 Nov '10

25 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-25 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Leopardi – Liceo classico e scientifico, Lecco, Lecco, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IZ2PWX to IK1SLD Contact was successful: Wed 2010-11-24 11:17:28 UTC 41 deg (***) 2010-11-26 to 2001-01-03: No school contacts due to strict startup date that is very close to the Christmas and New Year holiday period (***) 2010-11-26 to 2010-12-15: No US licensed crewmember (***) ARISS expects to see very few if any general voice contacts during this time frame. (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 565. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-11-25 06:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-11-25 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Ham radio perspective from ISS
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 25 Nov '10

25 Nov '10

For all you that wonder what it is like for the astronauts to work ground stations during a general pass. Col. Wheelock gives you a personal video tour of the ISS ham radio station while he answers calls from operators on the ground. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8 Kenneth

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2010-11-22 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 22, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico, Lecco, Lecco, Italy has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, November 24 at 11:17 UTC. The contact has been integrated into the school curriculum which covers the topics of astronautics, astronomy, radio and English. 2. Euro Space Center Contact Successful Twenty-four students from the International School Zurich North, Switzerland, attending the Euro Space Center in Transinne, Belgium, spoke with ISS astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 16. Telebridge station VK5ZAI in Australia handled the radio link. Wheelock fielded 15 questions about life in space during the session. The contact was an activity incorporated into the Euro Space Center Space Camp which hosts students from all over Europe and abroad. 3. Grand Junction Students Speak with ISS Astronaut On Friday, November 19, students attending Holy Family Catholic School in Grand Junction, Colorado participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC. The school involved the entire student body of 400 students in this project. Several of the older students earned their amateur radio licenses prior to the contact and younger students participated in essay contests and art activities devoted to the contact with the ISS. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The monthly ARISS International Team teleconference was held on Tuesday, November 16. Topics discussed included updates on ARISSat-1and the Columbus module radio equipment. Minutes have been posted. See: https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2010-11-16.htm 5. ARISSat-1 Approved for Shipping ARISSat-1 has been approved by Energia for shipment to Russia. The satellite is currently scheduled to arrive in Russia the first week of December. After the battery and the Kursk University experiment are installed, the satellite will be tested for flight and a final safety review will be scheduled. 6. QST Covers ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) included an ARISS item in its December issue of QST (circulation of 150,000). In "Media Hits" there was a section on how Astronaut Doug Wheelock's ARISS educational activities made for good stories about STEM educational outcomes at: Elmira Star-Gazette, NY ABC-TV7 in Pittsburg, TX Pittsburg Gazette, TX KSBW, TX KYTX-TV19, TX Press & Sun Bulletin WBRE News WBGH TV, NY

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[sarex] POSTING CORRECTION: Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico, Lecco, Lecco, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Nov '10

22 Nov '10

NOTE: This posting supersides the earlier contact release posting of 11-21-2010 as the contact location on the previous release was incorrect. An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Leopardi - Liceo classico e scientifico, Lecco, Lecco, Italy on 24 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:17 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. This contact will be a combination of direct and telebridge due to the local obscuration. Assistance will be provided by IK1SLD, Casale Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. The contact will be started with telebridge through IK1SLD, then proceed with direct through IZ2PWX and finish with telebridge through IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The "Leopardi" Institute includes a scientific and a classic liceo. The school is located in the upper part of Lecco city. We've already installed a radio station in the school, we got also from the government the callsign to be used for the contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you become an astronaut? 2. Is it difficult to become an astronaut? 3. How long have you been on the ISS? 4. Which is your mission on the ISS? 5. What is your typical day on the ISS? 6. What part of your job do you like most? 7. What is your favourite moment during the day on ISS? 8. Do you have any free time? 9. What was your first impression when you saw space? 10. What is life like in a space station? 11. How can you all live together in such a small space? 12. What do you think is Europe's role in the space race? 13. Do you really float, like we see in films, while on the ISS? 14. When you look at space outside the station, do you think about the infinite? 15. What do you eat on board ISS? 16. Do you ever get news from your family? 17. What are you going to do when you come back home? 18. What will you never forget about this experience? 19. What do you see when you look outside the ISS? 20. Can you go outside the ISS? 21. Have you ever seen any asteroids or meteorites from ISS? 22. If you stay on the ISS for a long time, can you have physical problems? 23. How do the stars appear from space? 24. Is it possible to see the weather on the Earth from the ISS? 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact at Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 Nov '10

21 Nov '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy on 24 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:17 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. This contact will be a combination of direct and telebridge due to the local obscuration. Assistance will be provided by IK1SLD, Casale Monferrato, Piemonte, Italy. The contact will be started with telebridge through IK1SLD, then proceed with direct through IZ2PWX and finish with telebridge through IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The "Leopardi" Institute includes a scientific and a classic liceo. The school is located in the upper part of Lecco city. We've already installed a radio station in the school, we got also from the government the callsign to be used for the contact. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you become an astronaut? 2. Is it difficult to become an astronaut? 3. How long have you been on the ISS? 4. Which is your mission on the ISS? 5. What is your typical day on the ISS? 6. What part of your job do you like most? 7. What is your favourite moment during the day on ISS? 8. Do you have any free time? 9. What was your first impression when you saw space? 10. What is life like in a space station? 11. How can you all live together in such a small space? 12. What do you think is Europe's role in the space race? 13. Do you really float, like we see in films, while on the ISS? 14. When you look at space outside the station, do you think about the infinite? 15. What do you eat on board ISS? 16. Do you ever get news from your family? 17. What are you going to do when you come back home? 18. What will you never forget about this experience? 19. What do you see when you look outside the ISS? 20. Can you go outside the ISS? 21. Have you ever seen any asteroids or meteorites from ISS? 22. If you stay on the ISS for a long time, can you have physical problems? 23. How do the stars appear from space? 24. Is it possible to see the weather on the Earth from the ISS? 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 2010-11-19 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-19 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction, Colorado, direct via WØYH Contact was successful: Fri 2010-11-19 16:42:58 UTC 42 deg (***) Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IZ2PWX to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Wed 2010-11-24 11:17:28 UTC 41 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 564. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-11-19 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 2010-11-19 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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISSat-1 and FOX social media fundraising
by Andrew Glasbrenner 19 Nov '10

19 Nov '10

Hi Everyone, I've set up a fundraiser on Facebook using Fundrazr and PayPal. If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, please visit http://bit.ly/c861N7 and use the share button to post to your own account. The $2000 dollar limit is far below what we need to raise, but is the max allowed by the program. I'm hoping I can create new ones as we exceed that amount. I hope to soon have a PayPal donation widget that you can include on your own webpages, or anything html. When I get that working I'll post back here. The idea is to solicit support from those outside the normal AMSAT membership and circles. Thanks for the support, and please help us pay for the costs incurred during ARISSat-1 construction, and get us off to a good start as we begin working on FOX! 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

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Re: [amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 and FOX social media fundraising
by Andrew Glasbrenner 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

On 11/18/2010 7:45 AM, i8cvs wrote: > Hi Drew, KO4MA > > In my opinion would be much better to donate 690 dollars to AMSAT-DL > for P3E ! ! > > 73" de > > i8CVS Domenico > Well, feel free. I won't stop you. 73, Drew KO4MA

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction, Colorado
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction, Colorado on 19 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:43 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W0YH. The contact should be audible over portions of the western U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Holy Family Catholic School has more than 400 students in first through ninth grades, and is located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The entire school is involved in this project. At least ten students have obtained their ham radio licenses in anticipation of the contact. Younger students have participated in essay contests and art activities devoted to the contact with the ISS. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How many times have you been in space? 2. How do you choose your food to meet dietary needs? 3. Do you get bored with some of the foods? 4. What made you decide to become an astronaut? 5. What do you do with your spare time in space? 6. What effect does long-term exposure to zero gravity have on your body? 7. Has becoming an astronaut been worth leaving your home on Earth? 8. How do you prepare for the shuttle launch and landing? 9. How does it feel to be weightless? 10. Have you studied any life forms in space? 11. What are the different jobs or duties on the space station? 12. What job do you have on the space station? 13. What's your favorite thing about being in space? 14. How much training do you have before going into space? 15. Is it cold in space? 16. How does the Earth look from space? 17. How does working in no gravity differ from the same job on Earth? 18. How do feel about the robonaut working on the space station? 19. What is the strangest thing that has happened to you in space? 20. What is the cabin pressure maintained in the space station? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1 Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IZ2PWX to IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:17 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-17 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-17 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction, Colorado, direct via WØYH Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-11-19 16:42:58 UTC 42 deg Istituto Comprensivo Marco Polo-Viani Scuola Secondaria 1° Grado, Viareggio, Lucca, Italy, direct via IK1SLD to IZ2PWX to IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2010-11-24 11:17:28 UTC 41 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 563. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS (***) **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-11-17 20:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-11-17 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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-17 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-17 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, ESC Space Camp, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact was successful: Tue 2010-11-16 19:42:24 UTC 81 deg (***) Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction, Colorado, direct via WØYH Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-11-19 16:42:58 UTC 42 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 563. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-17 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 2010-11-17 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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-15 16:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-15 16:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, ESC Space Camp, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2010-11-16 19:42:24 UTC 81 deg Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction, Colorado, direct via WØYH (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-11-19 16:42:58 UTC 42 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 562. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-15 16:30 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 2010-11-12 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Correction to ariss-press and sarex press release of 11-15-2010
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Please note a correction to ariss-press and sarex ARISS contact press releases of 11-15-2010 titled "Upcoming ARISS contact with Euro Space Center,Transinne, Belgium". Direct monitoring of the ISS on 145.80 MHz during the contact will be available over portions of Australia instead of portions of Europe as noted in the release. Dave, AA4KN

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2010-11-15 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 15, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact Euro Space Center (ESC), Transinne, Belgium has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 16 at 19:42 UTC via telebridge station VK5ZAI in Australia. ESC is a Space Expo, which is open to the public, as well as a Space Camp for youth. Amateur radio club station ON4ESC is located in the auditorium and VHF/UHF tracking antennas are permanently installed on a tower. Twenty-four English speaking students, ages 10-14 from the International School Zurich North (Switzerland), attending the Space Camp, will participate in the ARISS contact. 2. St. Louis Charter School Contact Successful On Thursday, November 11, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between astronaut Shannon Walker, KD5DXB and St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri. The school integrated the ARISS contact into its science curriculum covering the solar system, space exploration and space missions. Students took part in several hands on activities and research papers to prepare for the contact. 3. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On November 12, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1735 ran an ARISS news item under the heading Ham Radio in Space. "Astronauts Take Part in Ground Based ARISS Training Exercise" covers the simulated contacts that Joe Acaba, KE5DAR and Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI participated in with students from Ralph McCall School in Alberta, Canada. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium on 16 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:42 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over portions of Europe. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Euro Space Center is a residential Space Camp (US licence) located in Belgium and hosting students from all over Europe and abroad. This week there are 24 students aged 10-14 from the International School of Zurich North who will have the privilege to talk with an astronaut aboard the ISS. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What's the view from Space like? 2. How does it feel living in a spaceship for so many weeks? 3. How long have you been in space? Where were you in space? 4. How was it being in Space? Did you like it? 5. How did you feel when the countdown started and there was no way back? 6. At which age did you want to be an astronaut? 7. What things do you measure or sample in space? 8. How did you need to train mentally? 9. How do you recycle food and water in space? 10. Does it make you sick when you first take off? 11. Are you relieved when you come back from space safely? 12. What do you do so you don't get bored in the spaceship? 13. Why did you choose to be an astronaut? How long have you been an astronaut? 14. How long did you have to exercise physically to go into space? 15. Why does the sky look blue from Earth but black in space? 16. Were there any problems when you were in space? 17. During take off do you ever think that you may never return to Earth? 18. Do you feel weaker when you're in space? 19. What did you need to study at university level to become an astronaut? 20. What's the best and worst thing about being 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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ARISS-Audio ESC Contact 16 November
by John Spasojevich 13 Nov '10

13 Nov '10

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with the Euro Space Center on Tuesday 16 November at 19:42 UTC. This will be a telebridge and the Ground Station will be VK5ZAI. Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers and IRLP Discovery Reflector Node 9010. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. Please note that on Echolink & IRLP there are breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other maneuver, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John Spasojevich - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution Coordinator

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-12 17:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-12 17:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, ESC Space Camp, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2010-11-16 19:42:24 UTC 81 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 562. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-12 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 2010-11-12 03:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-12 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Nov '10

12 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-12 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri direct via WØSRC Contact was successful: Thu 2010-11-11 18:07:57 UTC 85 deg (***) Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, ESC Space Camp, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2010-11-16 19:42:24 UTC 81 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 562. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-12 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.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-11-12 03:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-10 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Nov '10

10 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-10 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri direct via WØSRC Contact is a go for: Thu 2010-11-11 18:07:57 UTC 85 deg Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, ESC Space Camp, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2010-11-16 19:42:24 UTC 81 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 561. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-10 18:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 09 Nov '10

09 Nov '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri on 11 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:08 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W0SRC. The contact should be audible over portions of the Middle U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. St. Louis Charter School is a tuition-free, publicly funded school which runs independently of the local school district. We currently serve 940 students from the City of St. Louis in grades Kindergarten through 8th. St. Louis Charter School is sponsored by University of Missouri St. Louis and is governed by a Board of Directors. This is St. Louis Charter School's 11th year of serving the children and parents of St. Louis City. St. Louis Charter School is the first charter school in Missouri to receive a 10 year charter renewal and was a recipient of the 2010 Missouri School of Character Award. In 2010, our graduates were accepted to 18 competitive entrance high schools. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Where exactly are you in space right now? 2. How does zero gravity effect the way food tastes? 3. Have you ever ran into any difficulties or challenges since you've been in space? 4. Do you see space trash very often? If so, what does it look like? 5. What are some jobs you have on board the ISS? 6. For how long have you been in space? 7. When you look out your window, what are some features that you see in space? 8. How does the space shuttle sound and feel once you blast off? 9. Are you able to listen to music while on board the ISS? 10. What career would you have taken on if you had not become an astronaut? 11. What types of food do you eat on board the ISS? 12. Do ipods and mp3 players work in space? 13. If you can, please describe what a shooting star looks like from space. 14. Do you ever get to go down to Earth to visit family? 15. How does the effect of no gravity change your body weight? 16. What are a few things that you miss most about the United States? 17. How far away are you from Earth? 18. How do you stay in good physical shape? 19. Since you've been in space, have you located any new planets? 20. What planets, if any, can you see from where you are in space? 21. What types of tests do you have to pass to make sure you are ready to go into space? 22. What is the most surprising thing about space? 23. How does it feel to wander around space with zero gravity? 24. What is the scariest thing you've done in space? 25. Are there any strange smells on board the ISS? 26. What is one thing you want to accomplish in space before your last launch? 27. How do you maintain proper hygiene? 28. How do you communicate with your family while you're on the ISS? 29. How does the Sun look from where you are stationed in space? 30. How does it feel waking up each day, knowing that you're in space? 31. What challenges have you had to face while preparing for ISS travel? 32. Can you see the Great Wall of China? If so, what does it look like? 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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2010-11-08 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 8, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, November 11 at 18:07 UTC. St. Louis is a public charter school with an enrollment of 930 students in grades K - 8. Additional students are enrolled in the school's Special Education Self Contained Classrooms. The school has integrated the ARISS contact into its science curriculum which covers the solar system, space exploration and space missions. Students have taken part in several hands on activities and research papers to prepare for the contact. 2. Malaysian Contact Successful On Tuesday, November 2, students from S.K. Bukit Damansara visited the National Planetarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The youth posed questions to astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC about what it is like to live in space. The contact was made in conjunction with the "Prime Minister's - National Space Challenge Trophy 2010" event. 3. Crew Debrief Held with Caldwell-Dyson Expedition 23/24 astronaut Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session on Wednesday, November 3. The feedback she provided on the ISS Ham radio equipment and school contacts will aid the ARISS team in updating its program procedures. 4. Astronaut Training Status On Friday, November 5, Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI was given an ARISS overview training session and Suni Williams, KD5PLB was provided with a refresher course on the ARISS program. Both astronauts are slated to fly on Expedition 32. 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On November 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1734 ran three ARISS related news items under Ham Radio in Space. "The ISS Celebrates its 10th Anniversary" talks about the crew members who have flown on the Space Station, many of whom were ham radio operators. "Second Ham Station for the ISS" covers the Ericsson radio which will be installed in the Columbus module in early 2011 and "ARISSat-1 Passes Safety Test" is a status on the satellite which will soon ship to Russia for final integration and testing. All stories may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-06 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-06 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St. Louis Charter School, St. Louis, Missouri direct via WØSRC Contact is a go for: Thu 2010-11-11 18:07:57 UTC 85 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 561. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-06 17:30 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 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Did you visit/observe the BoD meeting in Chicago/Elk Grove?
by Alan P. Biddle 05 Nov '10

05 Nov '10

We try to keep a list of members who observed the BoD meeting and include it in the formal report. However, not everybody signs or even finds the sign-in sheet. Below is the list I have. If you were there but not recorded, or know of someone who was, drop me a note off list. I have a good list of those who participated already. TNX es 73s, Alan WA4SCA Secretary Known visitors/observers: Dale Hershberger, KL7XJ Sharon D Davis, KJ4YOV Bob Davis, KF4KSS Bob McGwier, N4HY Brian Klofas, KF6ZEO Craig Bledsoe, KL4E Dan Schultz, N8FGV Dave Taylor, W8AAS Dee Interdonato, NB2F Doug Quagliana, KA2UPW Jennifer Rojowski, N8GZL JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM John Paypay, K8YSE John Shew, N4QQ Keith Pugh, W5IU Larry Brown, W7LB Mark Hammond, N8MH Nick Pugh, K5QXJ Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK Phil Karn, KA9Q

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-04 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Nov '10

04 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-04 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TBD Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 561. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-04 22:30 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 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Nov '10

03 Nov '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: S.K. Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact was successful: Tue 2010-11-02 18:05:04 UTC 51 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 561. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-11-03 18:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB Exp. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2010-11-01 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 02 Nov '10

02 Nov '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 1, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact S.K. Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 2 at 18:05 UTC. The contact will be made from the National Planetarium satellite ground station in conjunction with the "Prime Minister's - National Space Challenge Trophy 2010" event. The planetarium teaches space science and has an exclusive section displaying a mockup of the ISS as well as a rocket engine. Space participant Sheikh Muszaphar is frequently invited to schools to give talks to the students, encouraging them to study space science. 2. Successful ARISS Contact with Funakata Elementary On Friday, October 29, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between students from Funakata Elementary School in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and astronaut Shannon Walker, KD5DXB on the International Space Station (ISS). The youth were able to get in 16 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. Approximately seventy students, guests and media were present. 3. Astronaut Training Status Astronauts Joe Acaba, KE5DAR and Aki Hoshide, KE5DNI participated in simulated ARISS school contacts with students attending Ralph McCall School in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada on Tuesday, October 26. The training sessions were terrestrial-based amateur radio contacts using ARISS equivalent equipment. Acaba, who is slated to fly with Expedition 31, also had an ARISS refresher course on Wednesday, October 27 for his upcoming mission in 2012. 4. AMSAT News on ARISS Events AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) ran three items in its October 31 ANS (AMSAT News Service) bulletin. A status on ARISSat is given in the entry, "ARISSat-1 Passes NASA Safety Review - Ready For Trip to Russia." The story, "Second Amateur Radio Station to be Activated on ISS" talks about the Ericssons onboard the ISS which will be installed in the Columbus module early next year, and the third item, "ARISS Contact With George Observatory Successful" covers a recent contact held with Texan Scouts. For all stories, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2010/000457.html "Second Amateur Radio Station to be Activated on ISS" may also be found on the front page of the AMSAT Web site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php 5. ARRL Article Gives Overview of ARISSat-1 The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted an article on its Web site covering ARISSat-1. The story describes the enhancements made to this satellite and contrasts its capabilities with those of SuitSat-1. The story also appeared in the ARRL Letter on October 28. "ARISSat-1 "Suits Up" for February 2011 Launch" may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/news/arissat-1-suits-up-for-february-2011-launch

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Upcoming ARISS contact with S.K. Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Nov '10

01 Nov '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at S.K. Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 2 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:05 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds.The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over Malaysia and adjacent area. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) consists of a semi-government aided primary (Sekolah Kebangsaan Methodist ACS) and secondary school (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Methodist ACS) in Jalan Melawis and Jalan Raya Barat respectively within the district of Klang. It is the oldest school in the state of Selangor and third oldest in Malaysia. ACS was founded and established on March 10, 1893, and officially opened by Sir William Hood Treacher. The primary and secondary schools initially functioned together. They were later separated when enrollment in both schools increased. The primary and secondary schools are now housed in different buildings, separated by a canteen that is located within the primary school and is adjacent to the secondary school. Students who have studied or are studying in ACS Klang are commonly known as ACS'ians. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. When you have achieved orbit, what is the first thing that you do? 2. Do you feel day and night in space? 3. Is there a bathing roaster for the crew? 4. What was your feeling when you were launched into space? 5. What time zone do you observe in space? 6. Have you seen other planets besides earth? 7. How big is the ISS? 8. Is it always dark in outer space? 9. Do you have your own room in space? 10. Do you sweat in the ISS? 11. How does one get treated for the sudden sickness in space? 12. What does it feel like to float in space? 13. How is air and water in the ISS? 14. Does the lack of gravity in space affect your bones? 15. If an air leak happens in the ISS, what emergency action will be taken? 16. Is it hard to eat in space? 17. What do you see if you look out from the window now? 18. Can you see other satellites from the ISS? 19. Does dust exist in the ISS like they do on earth? 20. Do you dream in space and what was your first dream? 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 crew members 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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