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2010-05-10 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 10 May '10

10 May '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 10, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contacts Komoro Higashi Junior High School in Komoro, Nagano, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, May 14 at 11:16 UTC. The students have become especially interested in space due to Koichi Wakata, the first long term Japanese astronaut on the ISS. Many children chose to take a space themed course under their general education requirement. As part of their studies, they visited Nobeyama Radio Observatory and worked on radio kits. A JAXA representative visited the school and gave a presentation on space and the ISS. Through these activities, students enhanced their knowledge of space, the ISS and communication using ham radio. Pita Kallak School in Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, May 20 at 16:28 UTC via station ON4ISS in Belgium. The school plans to form a space club with participants from all grade levels. The students will learn about the ISS and radio protocol through video, the internet and guest speakers and will create projects (mobiles, posters, banners, murals) related to these subjects and display them in "Mission Control" (the gym). 2. Nippon Boy Scouts Experience ARISS Contact On Tuesday, May 4, the Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club in Mitaka-shi, Japan took part in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut and former Boy Scout Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP. An audience of approximately 100 Scouts and guests were present for the contact. One television station and two magazines reported on the event. 3. ARISS Contact Held During NASM Space Day Event Tracy Caldwell-Dyson, KF5DBF participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with youth visiting the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, D.C. during the Space Day celebration on Saturday, May 8. Telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia assisted with the connection. Prior to the contact, astronaut Dan Tani gave a presentation to the museum audience and after all 15 questions were answered, he asked one of his own. Over 300 people in the gallery listened to the amateur radio session. The Museum draws approximately 30,000 on this Saturday in May. 4. Russian Contacts Successful On Friday, May 7, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) test session was held between Expedition 22 astronaut Oleg Kotov and the Peruvian National University of Engineering in Lima. The university's amateur radio ground station that was used for the contact was created under the auspices of Kursk Technical University. On May 9, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place with Sudzha Great Patriotic War (GPW) veterans from the Kursk Bulge, students of the Kursk State Technical University, high school students and local residents. The contact was conducted from the downtown square. Also participating in the event were Elena Aleksanrovna Bakalova, on behalf of GPW veterans, Nikolai Ivanovich Ilyin, the Head of Administration representing Sudzha District, Kursk Region and Kursk State Technical University Associate Professor, Valery Pikkiev, Sporadik HAM radio club manager. 5. MAI-75 Experiments Planned MAI-75 (Moscow Aviation Institute) experiments are planned for May 13 from 10:00 - 17:00 UTC and May 14 from 12:45 - 16:00 UTC. The VC-H1 in Robot-36 mode will be used to transmit Slow Scan Television images on May 13 and the computer will be used on May 14. 6. Astronaut Training Status Andre Kuipers had an ISS amateur radio review session on May 4 in preparation for his tour on the ISS as part of the Expedition 30 crew. Don Pettit will join him as part of that crew and will receive his review of the amateur radio systems in two weeks. Ron Garan of Expedition 27 completed testing for his amateur radio license and has been issued KF5GPO. He will receive his operational basics course next week. Kevin Ford has been issued the callsign of KF5GPP and is currently training for a future expedition crew assignment. 7. ARISS Delegate Talk Includes ARISS ARISS-Canada delegate Maurice-André Vigneault and Darin Cowan, of the ARISS Project Selection & Use Committee visited the Cornwall Armoury for the April meeting of the Seaway Valley Amateur Radio Club in Cornwall, Ontario. They gave a presentation on satellite communications and the ARISS program as a local school expressed interest in having an ARISS contact. They displayed the AMSAT banner and distributed handouts on AMSAT and the ARISS program, as well as stickers and logos from the Canadian Space Agency. Two complete mini satellite stations were also exhibited. 8. ARRL Article on IARU Exhibition The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article on the IARU (International Amateur Radio Union) exhibition at the European Parliament and the ARISS contact scheduled during the event. The story, "IARU News: Amateur Radio Exhibition Reflects Unity in Europe: European Radio Societies Exhibit in European Parliament," may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2010-05-06

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-09 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 May '10

08 May '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-09 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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. Peruvian National University of Engineering in Lima, Lima Peru, direct via OA4BTF Contact was successful: Fri 2010-05-07 18:49 UTC (***) Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Sat 2010-05-08 17:01:07 UTC 87 deg (***) Kursk State Technical University, Kursk, Russia, direct via RW3WWW Contact is a go for: Sun 2010-05-09 15:24 UTC Komoro Higashi Junior High School, Komoro, Nagano, Japan, direct via 8N0KH Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-14 11:16:54 UTC 40 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 535. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 33. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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. ARISS can only suggest; never demand. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-05-09 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 2010-05-09 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. 22 on orbit Oleg Kotov Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Timothy J. Creamer KC5WKI Exp. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 08 May '10

08 May '10

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with the Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington DC at 17:05 UTC. This will be a telebridge and the Ground Station will be VK4KHZ. Audio from this contact will be fed into the IRLP 'Discovery' Reflector (9010) and the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. IRLP and Echolink 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 there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. For your information, when any ARISS event is supported through the IRLP "Discovery" Reflector 9010, audio is also automatically streamed to the Internet. It is then available via the 'Discovery' Reflector's companion web site www.discoveryreflector.ca . Once on its main page, select "Audio Library" (left sidebar). The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. You can access the URL directly at www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls The audio on the Internet can be delayed by anything up to two minutes. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk ARISS Twitter Updates: ARISS_status

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-06 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 May '10

06 May '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-06 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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. Peruvian National University of Engineering in Lima, Lima Peru, direct via OA4BTF (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-07 18:49 UTC (***) Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sat 2010-05-08 17:01:07 UTC 87 deg Kursk State Technical University, Kursk, Russia, direct via RW3WWW (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2010-05-09 15:24 UTC (***) Komoro Higashi Junior High School, Komoro , Nagano, Japan, direct via 8N0KH Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-14 11:16:54 UTC 40 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 533. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 33. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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. ARISS can only suggest; never demand. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-05-06 05:30 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 2010-05-04 04:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 22 on orbit Oleg Kotov Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Timothy J. Creamer KC5WKI Exp. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 05 May '10

05 May '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, on 08 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:01 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over portions of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and space flight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. This ARISS contact is part of Space Day events at the museum, which include presentations (by astronaut Dan Tani and retired astronaut Jay Apt) and a number of hands-on projects for visitors. Space Day is made possible by the generous support of Lockheed Martin. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What made you want to be an astronaut? 2. How do you sleep in space? 3. How do you handle home sickness? Did you bring some personal items with you? 4. What is your favorite thing about being an astronaut? 5. Do you get more tired in space than when you are on Earth? 6. What are some of the differences between training here and doing the real thing in space? 7. How long can you stay in space without being in danger of life? 8. In your opinion, will people ever explore other planets and galaxies? 9. Can you make gravity on the space station? 10. What is taken into account when they are selecting astronauts for space missions? 11. What are you having today for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? 12. How did your body feel during the launch? Do you get motion or air sickness? 13. How many years did you train to become an astronaut? 14. What is the temperature outside the space station? 15. We know you have private family conference time. How long do you talk to your family and can you see them? How often do you get to talk to them? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD Sun 9 May 2010, 16:50 UTC 2. Komoro Higashi Junior High School, Komoro, Nagano, Japan, Fri 14 May 2010 11:16 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 2010-05-05 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 May '10

04 May '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-05 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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. Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club, Mitaka-shi, Japan, direct via JA1YSS Contact was successful Tue 2010-05-04 15:09:01 UTC 32 deg (***) Lima Peru, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-07 18:40 UTC Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sat 2010-05-08 17:01:07 UTC 87 deg Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2010-05-09 16:50 UTC Komoro Higashi Junior High School, Komoro , Nagano, Japan, direct via 8N0KH Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-14 11:16:54 UTC 40 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 533. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 33. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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. ARISS can only suggest; never demand. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-05-05 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-05-04 04:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 22 on orbit Oleg Kotov Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Timothy J. Creamer KC5WKI Exp. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club, Mitaka-shi, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 03 May '10

03 May '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club, Mitaka-shi, Japan on 04 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:09 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and JA1YSS. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Japanese. Souichi Noguchi was a former member of the boy scouts. Therefore, we (Amateur radio club of Japan boy scouts) recruit the member who will communicate with Noguchi using amateur radio in Tokyo area. And we selected 15 scouts. We will use the amateur radio club (JA1YSS) of headquarter (Japan Boy Scout) in Mitaka city. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is the crop cultivation possible in the space station? 2. Are you doing anything because you do not forget the sense at a day of the week and the date? 3. What trouble does you to eat the space food with micro gravity? 4. On the earth, we understand rough time with the sun even if we do not have the clock. Do you have anything that understands the time in space without the clock? 5. Please teaches us best 3 of the space food. 6. How do you shampoo your hair? 7. I learn the penmanship. Can you penmanship in space? 8. Why do you make the schedule with minute's interval in ISS? Is reason that you have a lot of experiments? 9. I think the animal is not in ISS. Is there an animal in ISS? Is there a plan that will be taken in the future, if they are not? 10. How do you drink the water? 11. What most serious thing is in space life? 12. How do you see the earth from space? 13. I think that an upper and lower sense is lost. How do you sense the upper and lower? 14. My constellation is a scorpion seat. I saw the scorpion seat on the Cebu Island. Do you look similar to seeing from the earth from the space station? 15. Who decides the menu of the space food? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, Sat 08 May 2010 17:01 UTC 2. TBD for 5-7-2010 3. Kursk, Russia Sun 09 May 2010 16:50 UTC 4. Komoro Higashi Junior High School, Komoro , Nagano, Japan Fri 14 May 2010 11:16 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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2010-05-03 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 03 May '10

03 May '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 3, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club in Mitaka-shi, Japan on Tuesday, May 4 at 15:09 UTC. The Japan Boy Scouts have an amateur radio club, JA1YSS and study amateur radio station operations. The boys look forward to speaking with Soichi Noguchi, a former Boy Scout. The Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, D.C. has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Space Day, Saturday, May 8 at 17:01 UTC via VK4KHZ in Australia. The Education Division of NASM is recruiting the young people who will participate in the contact. Generally, Boy Scouts and other groups are involved with this activity. The Museum draws approximately 30,000 on this Saturday in May. Komoro Higashi Junior High School in Komoro, Nagano, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, May 14 at 11:16 UTC. The students have become especially interested in space due to Koichi Wakata, the first long term Japanese astronaut on the ISS. Many children chose to take a space themed course under their general education requirement. As part of their studies, they visited Nobeyama Radio Observatory and worked on radio kits. A JAXA representative visited the school and gave a presentation on space and the ISS. Through these activities, students enhanced their knowledge of space, the ISS and communication using ham radio. 2. ARISS Contact Held at IARU Exhibition/European Parliament Students from European School Brussels II were invited to the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on April 27 to participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI. Other students remaining at the school listened in to the contact via teleconference. Telebridge station LU1CGB in Argentina provided the connection. The ISS hook-up was the highlight of the ESA/IARU (International Amateur Radio Union) Region 1 exhibition, "European Amateur Radio Benefiting Society." Afterwards, astronauts Frank De Winne and Robert Thirsk as well as cosmonaut Roman Romanenko visited the exhibition and met with a group of 40 students to answer questions about their space missions. Several Members of the European Parliament and assistants attended the event. The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted articles on this event. For the ARRL story, see: http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-exhibition-reflects-unity-in-europe-… For AMSAT coverage, see: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php 3. Astronaut Training Status On Monday, April 26, astronauts Ron Garan (Expedition 27) and Kevin Ford (Expedition TBD) successfully passed their FCC amateur radio licensing exams. Callsigns should be posted to the FCC database in about a week. 4. Soichi Noguchi Contacts Showa Base On April 29, on-orbit astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP used ARISS radio equipment and contacted Yuusuke Otani and Sakae Kudouh at Showa Base in Antarctica. This was the first contact ever made between the ISS and Showa Base, 8J1RL. Noguchi remarked on the event, "One small chat for man, a giant leap for ARISS!"

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AMSAT Wants to Publish Your Amateur Satellite News and Projects
by JoAnne Maenpaa 02 May '10

02 May '10

Hello Everyone, This is a call for YOUR input about your amateur satellite projects, achievements, and on-the-air activities. All news is invited ... if you got something to work, an event is planned or have a new idea for research other amateur satellite operators will want to know about it! Since the AMSAT-BB serves best as a forum for questions and and answers and last minute announcements we offer two addi- tional venues for publication: 1. ANS - AMSAT News Service + Are you or your club planning a satellite activity? + Perhaps testing a transponder via a balloon launch? + Your university just got approval for a CubeSat? + You just made a 7000 km contact via LEO? + You just got state #50 ... or VUCC? + Is there going to be a satellite demo at your next hamfest? + AMSAT Officers and volunteers are invited to send their team's latest news and all the good things going on within AMSAT. + Area Coordinators are invited to tell us how you are getting the word out. Short term news will be sent via the AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins (ANS list). To get your message into an ANS bulletin just send an e-mail with the information to ans-editor(a)amsat.org. The deadline for the weekly bulletins is by Thursday evening of each week. The ANS editors will do the formatting ... all you need to do is send your e-mail! 2. The AMSAT Journal This bi-monthly publication by AMSAT-NA is one of the primary benefits of AMSAT membership. This print edition includes text, graphics, and photographs. The Journal staff welcomes technical input about your: + Satellite Station design + Satellite antenna projects + Satellite operations ... decoded telemetry and data showing operational trends + The Journal is an excellent place to publish your University's cubesat design + AMSAT Officers and volunteers are invited to write detailed updates about projects and AMSAT plans and project status. For the AMSAT Journal we need your articles provided as either plain text or MS-Word format. You do not need to worry about magazine column formatting since this will be done by our layout software prior to publication. Send photos and graphics as separate JPG files in as high resolution as you can save them in. Articles and items for the Journal are due by the 15th of the odd number months ... January, March, May, July, Sept- ember, November. Send your submissions to the AMSAT Journal to: journal(a)amsat.org I'll be glad to work with you to develop your ideas and assist you every step of the way in getting published via ANS or The AMSAT Journal. You can reach me at the e-mail address below. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-01 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 May '10

01 May '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-05-01 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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. Nippon Boy Scout Amateur Radio Club, Mitaka-shi, Japan, direct via JA1YSS Contact is a go for Tue 2010-05-04 15:09:01 UTC 32 deg Ulru, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-07 18:40 UTC Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Sat 2010-05-08 17:01:07 UTC 87 deg Kursk, Russia, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2010-05-09 16:50 UTC Komoro Higashi Junior High School, Komoro , Nagano, Japan, direct via 8N0KH (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2010-05-14 11:16:54 UTC 40 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 532. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 33. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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. ARISS can only suggest; never demand. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-05-01 22:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-04-28 23:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_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. 22 on orbit Oleg Kotov Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Timothy J. Creamer KC5WKI Exp. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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