Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-08-03 02:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Boy Scout Space Jamboree, Rantoul, IL, direct via WB9SA
Contact is a go for: Sat 2010-08-07 15:07:14 UTC 36 deg
Due to cooling problems on the ISS, this has been aborted. (***)
IRSEA, Bisceglie, I-70052, Italy, telebridge via TBD
Contact is a go for:Mon 2010-08-09 17:57:15 UTC 83 deg via LU1CGB (***)
Due to cooling problems on the ISS, this has been aborted. (***)
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 548.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 35.
IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS
BULLETIN
BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE:
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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.
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QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-08-031 02:00 UTC.
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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 2010-07-31 23:30 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction
.rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
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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.
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Exp. 23 on orbit
Aleksandr Skvortsov
Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF
Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF
Exp. 24 on orbit
Yurchikhin RN3FI
Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC
Shannon Walker KD5DXB
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73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
August 2, 2010
1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for the Space Jamboree in Rantoul, Illinois on Saturday, August 7 at 15:07 UTC. The Rantoul National Aviation Center is the former Chanute Air Force Base and is the home of the Chanute Air Museum, which collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets aviation and aerospace artifacts that relate to the life and accomplishments of Octave Chanute, Chanute Field/ Chanute Air Force Base and its technical training programs, the history of military aviation and Illinois aviation. The museum reaches out to youth with Aviation Camp and this year will host the "Space Jam 4" for Boy and Girl Scouts coming from over four states in the Midwest. Merit Badges may be earned in Space Exploration, Aviation, Radio & Electronics and others.
2. Boy Scouts Celebrate Anniversary with ARISS Contact
On Saturday, July 31, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held with the 2010 National Boy Scout Jamboree in Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC answered 13 questions posed to him by the Scouts as approximately 800 others listened in. Prior to the contact, K2BSA Amateur Radio Association set up its radio station which thousands of Scouts toured. Some Scouts earned their Radio Merit Badges and amateur radio licenses as well. This year, the Jamboree celebrates 100 years of Scouting in the U.S., with attendees from all 50 states and other countries around the world. Forty-three thousand are expected to attend.
3. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On July 30, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1720 posted a short story on the upcoming ARISS contact with the Boy Scouts of America. To view the article, "Ham Radio in Space: ISS to Celebrate 100 Years of US Scouting with ISS Contact," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
