October 2011 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

2011-10-24 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 24 Oct '11

24 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 24, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, October 27 at 17:09 UTC via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. A radio technology curriculum will be provided to students in the gifted and talented program, "Inside Out" to get them interested in amateur radio. The class will cover topics from radio propagation to UTC time and space. A guest speaker will talk about meteor scatter as well. Lesson plan objectives are to understand: measuring systems, general awareness of time on the body, orbits, science experiments, intervals, sleep, and communications. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel on Friday, October 28 at 11:25 UTC. The contact will be incorporated into lessons covering the space environment, orbital mechanics, satellite design and radio communications. 2. ARISS Contact with Seiryo Elementary Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 18. The contact highlighted a science curriculum covering electricity, space and technology. 3. ZST Students Contact ISS On Friday, October 21, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between students attending Zespol Szkol Technicznych in Rybnicka, Slask, Poland and on-orbit astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG. Approximately 65 students, teachers, parents, guests and media attended the event and listened as Fossum fielded 19 questions posed by the students. The SP9PKS radio club members worked with the youth to prepare them for the contact. Lesson plans included the construction of radio equipment and contacts via LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites. Two newspapers and four broadcast radio stations covered the contact: Dziennik Zachodni and Wiadomoci Powiatowe newspapers, Radio Zet, Radio Zote Przeboje, Tok FM, Antyradio, and local station Radio Fest. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting, October 28-29 The ARISS International Face-to-Face Meeting will be held this Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29 at the Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas. The team will come together to share regional reports as well as status reports from the program's other committees including education, operations and hardware. 5. ARISS International Team Teleconference Held The monthly ARISS International teleconference was held on Tuesday, October 18. The upcoming face-to-face meeting was discussed, among other topics. Minutes have been posted: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2011-10-18.htm 6. Astronaut Training Status On October 18 Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX was given an ARISS refresher course to prepare him for his upcoming flight with Expedition 29 in November. Joe Acaba, KE5DAR participated in a preflight session the same day. He plans to fly with Expedition 31 in March 2012. 7. ARISS Recognized by NASA Associate Administrator for Education In a recent communication of FY2011 accomplishments to the NASA education community, NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin highlighted the accomplishments of ARISS: "10,743 curious students and 778 motivated educators participated in direct communication with International Space Station (ISS) crews via the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), sparking their interest in STEM."

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-21 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Oct '11

21 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-21 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact was successful: Fri 2011-10-21 1804:17 UTC 71 deg (***) Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 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 events is 676. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 659. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-21 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 2011-10-21 20:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-19 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Oct '11

18 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-19 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact was successful: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg (***) Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 1804:17 UTC 71 deg Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, Israel, direct via 4X 4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 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 events is 675. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 658. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-19 03:30 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 2011-10-19 03:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland on 21 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:38 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and SP9PKS. The contact should be audible over Poland 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 Complex of Secondary Schools (Zespol Szkol Technicznych, ZST) is located in one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Upper Silesia, Mikolow. It is the oldest school in this region, founded in 1924, which provides education for four years on a technical level, two or three years on a vocational level, and Further Education School for adults. The education subjects are the following: information technology, electronics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics, car mechanics and starting from this year economical-administrative, car mechanics, machining centre operators, craftsmen (multi-vocational classes), mechanical engineering with maturity examination. School runs re-qualification courses for production plants and factories' employees and courses for the unemployed people. There are about ninety well-qualified teachers and 750 students attend the school. The Complex of Secondary Schools holds a QUALITY CERTIFICATE ISO 9002 and is equipped with the modern technological equipment gained thanks to the European Union support finances. There are modern training centres: computer use, modern controlling techniques using microprocessor controller units for welding, numerically controlled machines, computer aiding of technological processes. They take part in national and international programs or projects like Leonardo da Vinci and Socrates. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How much time does it take to go from Earth to the ISS? 2. How long have you been on the Space Station? 3. Why did you choose such a job? 4. What is the Station's speed? 5. How long is the ISS in daylight and in darkness during one orbit? 6. Where are you from? 7. What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? 8. What are you doing in your free time? 9. What does it feel like living without gravity? 10. Do you listen to the music on the ISS? 11. Have You ever said, "Houston, we've got a problem!"? 12. What does the morning toilet on the ISS look like? 13. Can you see the Milky Way from ISS? 14. Have you ever seen an UFO? 15. Have you ever been on the Moon? 16. What is the weight of the spacesuit? 17. How can I become an astronaut? 18. What do you find fascinating on the ISS? 19. Is it sometimes difficult to live so far away from civilization? 20. Can you see the Chinese Wall from Space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Thu, 27 Oct 2011, 17:09 UTC 2. Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, 46100, Israel, direct VIA 4X4HSC Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 11:25 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 with Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan on 18 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:33 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N2SETO. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The language the contact is to be conducted in is still to be determined. Seiryo elementary school is located at Seto city. Seto City is a ceramics center with 1300 years of history and tradition. Located at the center of the Chubu region twenty five kilometers northeast of Nagoya, blessed in its natural surroundings, Seto is nestled in the low mountains of the Owari Hills. The children are learning many knowledge of science and engineering through various experiments. Establishment is 1975. The number of all students at school is 667 people. There is no ham club. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you become an astronaut? 2. What's your mission? 3. In space, are there any planets like our earth? 4. How do you sleep there? 5. What does the sun look like from there? 6. What's the most beautiful planet from there? 7. Can you see many shooting stars? 8. What did you do to become an astronaut? 9. Are the stars beautiful when you see them from space?? 10. Can you play any sports in the space station? 11. What's your favorite space food? 12. How do you go to the bathroom? 13. What do you like to do there? 14. Where is your favorite place in the space station? 15. What does the earth look like from there? 16. Do you have four seasons there? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Fri, 21 OCT 2011, 16:38 UTC 2. Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD Thu, 27 Oct 2011, 17:09 UTC 3. Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, 46100, Israel, direct VIA 4X4HSC Fri, 28 Oct 2011, 11:25 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 2011-10-17 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-17 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 deg Cherry Creek School District, Centennial, Colorado, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-10-27 17:09:15 UTC 25 deg (***) Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre, Herzliya, 46100, Israel, direct VIA 4X4HSC Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-28 11:25:16 UTC 53 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 events is 674. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 657. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-17 18:00 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 2011-10-15 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-10-17 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 17 Oct '11

17 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 17, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 18 at 08:33 UTC. The school was established in 1975 and has an enrollment of 667 students. The contact will highlight the science curriculum which covers electricity, space and technology. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Zespol Szkol Technicznych in Rybnicka, Slask, Poland on Friday, October 21 at 16:38 UTC. SP9PKS radio club members have been working with the school to prepare for the contact. Lesson plans have covered construction of radio equipment, contacts via LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites and meteorites. 2. Italian Students Hook Up with Astronaut Mike Fossum via ARISS Students from Istituto Superiore "G. Curcio," Ispica, Italy participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 14 via telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered 14 questions posed to him by the youth. He talked about what it is like to live in space, the problems encountered while working in microgravity and the experiments being conducted on the Space Station. The contact was integrated into the science curriculum covering astronomy. 3. Amateur Radio Club Contacts ISS On Saturday, October 15, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between the Amateur Radio Morioka Club located in Morioka, Japan and Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW on the ISS. Seventeen students were able to ask questions of the astronaut during the radio connection. Student participants were those who went through difficult times after the tsunami devastation on March 11. 4. Astronaut Participates in JOTA Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG participated in the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event. Fossum, a scoutmaster, spoke with scouts from several states on Saturday, October 15. 5. Kiroli -ARISS Contact Participants Interviewed The first Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact to be held in Louisiana took place between students attending Kiroli Elementary School in West Monroe and on-orbit Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW on September 22, 2011. On Thursday, October 6, an educator and two students involved with the contact were interviewed by Jay Curtis from KEDM, a local public radio station, about the University of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Amateur Radio Club and Kiroli Elementary School's ARISS contact. A short write-up and audio of the interview is available at this URL: http://www.kedm.org/audio/amateur-radio-club-teams-kiroli-elementary-space-… 6. ARRL Newsletter on Simulated ARISS Contact The Indiana ARRL Section Newsletter carried a story about the September 21 simulated ARISS contact that took place between Astronaut Tom Marshburn, KE5HOC and students visiting the Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center. The contact was a training session for the astronaut in which he used ARISS equivalent equipment at JSC to prepare him for participation in ARISS contacts during his upcoming mission on the ISS. Marshburn is scheduled to fly with Expedition 34 in November 2012. 7. ARRL Letter Covers ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a couple of ARISS stories in its October 13 ARRL Letter. The first item talks about Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) over the October 15-16 weekend and Astronaut Mike Fossum's plans to participate in the event. The second story covers the ARISSat-1 CW Contest where participants can copy and submit any 6 of the over 200 call signs transmitted by the satellite. To view the articles, "On the Air: ISS to Be On the Air for JOTA This Weekend" and "Amateur Radio in Space: ARISSat-1 Team Announces Morse Code Contest," see: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-10-13#toc02 8. ARRL QST Posts ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) November 2011 QST coverage of ARISS items are: On page 83 is an article about NASA astronauts and current ISS crew members. There is a large photo of the Expedition 29 crew and their call signs. The caption mentions the cosmonaut who deployed ARISSat-1. Also, in the "Media Hits" column is a short item about national-level media venues (technology venues) that carried PR about ARISSat-1 and its education potential and capability. 9. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers McFadin Interview On October 14, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1783 included a story about an interview with Lou McFadin, W5DID in which he talks about his work at NASA, amateur radio and ham radio experiments in space. "Names in the News: Lew McFadin W5DID Interviewed by DXCoffee" may be viewed here: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 10. Astronaut Training Status Two astronaut training sessions are planned for October 18. Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX will take part in a refresher course and Joe Acaba, KE5DAR is scheduled for a preflight session. Burbank is slated to fly with Expedition 29 in November 2011 and Acaba plans to fly with Expedition 31 in March 2012.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-15 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Oct '11

15 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-15 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact was successful: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg (***) Watch for video streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ja7yce Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 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 events is 674. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 657. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-15 23:00 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 2011-10-15 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-14 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Oct '11

14 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-14 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Superiore “G. Curcio”, Ispica, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Fri 2011-10-14 11:03:41 UTC 50 deg (***) Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-10-15 09:47:11 UTC 74 deg Watch for video streaming at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ja7yce (***) Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-10-18 08:33:35 UTC 79 deg Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-10-21 16:38:47 UTC 45 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 events is 673. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 656. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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. Check out a new ARISS website: (***) https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-10-14 21:30 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 2011-10-14 21:30 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. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Oct '11

13 Oct '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Amateur Radio Morioka Club, Morioka, Japan on 15 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8J7A. 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. These are the questions from pupils who went through difficult times after the tsunami devastation on March 11. There are five elementary schools in Otsuchi Township, four of which are now housed in the same temporary campus since September 20. We would appreciate it if you include some words of encouragement while responding to each question. You may "pass" some difficult questions to Professor Sho Sasaki of Mizusawa Observatory who will be present at the school contact site. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Are all the stars of the same shape? Can you see the constellations from the ISS? Do they look different from the earth? 2. Have you seen the shooting stars from the ISS? What do they look like? 3. From where do you get your food you eat on the ISS, and how? 4. Can't you use the felt tip pen? Why not? What kind of tools do you use for writing? 5. How can you "swim" in the space? 6. Why is the universe so vast? 7. What is your most favorite planet? Besides the Earth, is there any other place in the universe people can live in? What are the most necessary things for people to survive? 8. Is it possible to predict earthquakes from the ISS? 9. Is it true that people don't age in the space? 10. Why don't space shuttles get burned while launching, whereas the returning capsules get extremely hot when they come back to the earth? 11. Have you ever quarreled with someone in the ISS? 12. What is the toughest challenge in the ISS or in the universe? 13. Why did the universe come into place? 14. What was your dream when you were a child? 15. What happens if you spill some water or drink in the ISS? 16. How you can hear the sound in the ISS or in the universe? 17. Can you have your hair cut in the ISS and how? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Seiryo Elementary School, Seto, Aichi, Japan, direct via 8N2SETO Tue, 18 Oct 2011, 08:33 UTC 2. Zespol Szkol Technicznych, Rybnicka 44, Poland, direct via SP9PKS Fri, 21 Oct 2011, 16:38 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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