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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-28 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-28 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nuvviti School, Ivujivik Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via WH6PN (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-12-05 18:10:20 UTC 20 deg (***) Exp. 29 is now back on earth. Great job guys! (***) Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW Exp. 29/30 is now on orbit. Welcome aboard! (***) Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 668. 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 2011-11-28 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 2011-11-15 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 is now back on earth. Great job guys! (***) Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW Exp. 29/30 on orbit (***) Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-11-28 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 28, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts No Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts are planned at this time. The ARISS team expects contacts to resume next week. 2. ARISS International Face-to-Face Meeting Minutes Posted The ARISS International Face-to-Face meeting was held in Houston on October 28 - 29. Minutes have been completed and posted. See: http://ariss.rac.ca/ARISS International Annual Meeting 2011-Houston 1119.doc.doc 3. AMSAT News Service Covers ARISS The following ARISS-related items may be found in the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-331), posted on Sunday, November 27: "Next Proposal Cycle for US Based ARISS School Contacts Opens" "14 Year-old Co-ordinates ARISS Contact for Her School" "ISS Expedition 29 Astronaut Hams Land Safely" Also included were reminders for the certificate available for ARISSat reception and the "Who Will Catch the Last Telemetry From ARISSat-1/KEDR" contest. Both can be found under the heading, "Satellite Shorts From All Over." To view all stories, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000570.html 4. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS On November 25, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1789 posted two stories about ARISS under the heading, "Ham Radio in Space." The first item is titled "ISS Active Again on UHF Packet" and the second story talks about the Shadow Experiment in "Hams Asked to Help in ISS Plasma Experiment." Both items may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Last chances to hear ARISSat-1 are rapidly approaching.
by Alan P. Biddle 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

All, A reminder that if you have been putting off working through the ARISSat-1 repeater, receiving SSTV pictures, or submitting telemetry, the next few weeks will be your last opportunity to be a part of this satellite's history. Since deployment in August, ARISSat-1 has descended about 60 km, and is currently losing more than 1.5 km per day. The rapid rate is partially the result of the recent solar activity on the atmosphere, significantly increasing the drag. The predictions by several individuals and groups are all converging toward a reentry in January or February, 2012. Heating will become significant before then. Remember, good telemetry in this period provides invaluable information to the engineering team, to be used in future projects. The orbit period changes about 30 seconds per day, and that will increase steadily. Be certain to update your tracking program Keps from Space-Track or CelesTrak before each pass. They issue revised versions 3-5 times daily. As the descent continues, this will become even more critical to copying the telemetry beacon, especially unattended. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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2011-11-21 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 21, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts New crew members docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, November 16. School contacts will resume in a few weeks after the crew has had a chance to get oriented and settled into their new surroundings. 2. Fourteen Year Old Coordinates ARISS Contact for her School On Monday, November 14, students from A.S.J. Memorial High School in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG on the ISS. A 14 year old girl coordinated the contact with some help from her father and support from her math teacher. She also acted as radio operator during the event, which was attended by approximately 350 people, including local and regional media. After the contact, she received a standing ovation from her fellow students and senior provincial members of parliament have asked her, along with her team, to attend the provincial legislature to be recognized for her efforts. CBC Radio Canada conducted an interview with the student and her teacher. The audio is available at this URL: http://www.cbc.ca/breakaway/thetford-mines/2011/11/17/students-in-thetford-… 3. JSC Students Contact ISS Via Radio Interns and co-ops from Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 15 via radio station VK5ZAI in Australia. Teaching From Space (TFS), a NASA Education Office, helped to facilitate the event. TFS promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program. The students that participated in the contact came from the Space Grant Program, the University Research Centers Program, the Undergraduate Student Research Project, and JSC's internal co-op program operated through the JSC Human Resources Department. Each of these programs provides students the opportunity to have hands-on, real-life, career-related experiences that challenge, inspire, and provide practical application that complements and expands upon the students' academic education. 4. New Proposal Cycle for ARISS-US Contacts NASA Teaching From Space (TFS) office has announced a new proposal cycle for ARISS-US contacts. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 30, 2012 for contacts to be held in the July 15, 2012 - January 15, 2013 timeframe. A NASA Express message which included an item on ARISS contact opportunities for U.S. schools using the proposal process was sent to 18,480 EXPRESS subscribers and to 1,608,969 NASA Twitter followers on November 17. The message may be viewed on the NASA blog: http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/newui/blog/viewpostlist.jsp?blogname=educationexpr… Inquiries about the U.S. proposal process should be sent to JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or may be made by calling 281-244-1919. For more information, visit the TFS Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.… 5. ARISS International Team Meeting Held On Tuesday, November 15, the ARISS International Team held its monthly teleconference. A recap was given on the ARISS face-to-face meeting held in October, and status updates were given on HamTV and ARISSat-1. Minutes have been posted. See: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2011-11-15.htm 6. UHF Station in ISS Columbus Module The amateur radio station located in the Columbus module is currently operational with the UHF Ericsson transceiver and packet system using the frequency of 437.550 MHz. To utilize the the packet system, operators need to set the UNPROTO path to ARISS (the id is RS0ISS) for digi relay or they may connect to the BBS using the callsign RS0ISS-1. The packet beacon is set for 2 minute intervals so it may not appear to be active over many parts of the world but keep listening and mind the Doppler shift (+ or - 10 KHz). 7. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA was given an ARISS refresher course this past week. He plans to fly with Expedition 38/39 in November 2013 8. ARISS in ARRL Letter The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) covered three ARISS-related stories in its November 17 issue of the ARRL Letter under "Amateur Radio in Space." The new crew members that flew to the ISS this week are discussed in the article, "New Space Station Crew Members Launch from Kazakhstan." "ARISSat-1 May De-Orbit in April 2012" talks about Mineo Wakita's predictions of when ARISSat may re-enter Earth's atmosphere. "Apply Now to Host a Real-Time Conversation with Crewmembers Onboard the ISS" talks about the opportunity for U.S. schools to apply for an ARISS contact to be held during the second half of 2012. To view the stories in their entirety, see: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-11-17 9. AMSAT News Service Covers ARISS On Sunday, November 20, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) included a few items in its News Service bulletin (ANS-324) related to ARISS. "Radio Ham Blasts Off to Space Station" is about Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX who arrived at the ISS this past week. The Shadow Experiment and the Fox-1 satellite proposal submitted to NASA were also discussed in the following reports, respectively: "Amateur Radio Assistance Requested: ISS Plasma Thrust Shadow Experiment" and "AMSAT Submits Proposal to NASA for Fox-1 Satellite." To view the ANS-324 bulletin, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000568.html 10. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS On November 18, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1788 posted two stories concerning ARISS under the heading, "Ham Radio in Space." The first item, "KC5ZSX Now on the ISS," talks about the new crew members/licensed hams now aboard the Space Station. The second piece, "Researcher Says ARISSAT-1 will Deorbit in April" gives a prediction on ARISSat's re-entry date. Both stories may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-17 00:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-17 00:30 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 668. 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 2011-11-17 00:30 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 2011-11-15 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 2011-11-15 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Nov '11

15 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-15 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact was successful: Tue 2011-11-15 15:39:42 UTC 30 deg via VK5ZAI (***) 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 685. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 668. (***) 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 2011-11-15 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 2011-11-15 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 2011-11-14 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-14 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Contact was successful: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 deg (***) JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-15 15:39:42 UTC 30 deg via VK5ZAI Watch for Echolink and IRLP coverage. (***) 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 684. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 667. (***) 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 2011-11-14 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-11-14 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 **************************************************************************** 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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2011-11-14 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 14, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada on Monday, November 14 at 15:41 UTC. The school formed a space club and students are being taught about the ISS, radio equipment and radio protocol. Johnson Space Center (JSC) Education in Houston, Texas has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 15 at 15:39 UTC via station VK5ZAI in Australia. Interns and co-ops at JSC participating in the contact will learn about amateur radio technology. Teaching From Space (TFS), a NASA Education office, will help facilitate the event. TFS promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program. The students participating in the contact come from the Space Grant Program, the University Research Centers Program, the Undergraduate Student Research Project, and JSC's internal co-op program operated through the JSC Human Resources Department. Each of these programs provides students the opportunity to have hands-on, real-life, career-related experiences that challenge, inspire, and provide practical application that complements and expands upon the students' academic education. 2. Hospitalized Students Participate in ARISS Contact On Wednesday, November 9, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between children at the Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche in Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland and ISS Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, KE5DAW. The venue of this contact was a hospital school that is attended by children during their rehabilitation. Furukawa was able to answer 13 questions from 9 students during the event, which was attended by approximately 50 people. The contact had a great impact on the students. For example, one 14 year old, suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage and unable to speak normally, made a tremendous effort to practice his questions for the contact. Through this event, students learned about space, satellites, radio waves and propagation of radio waves. 3. New York Students Contact ISS Students attending Donald P. Sutherland School in Nassau, New York took part in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, November 10. The children were able to get in all of their questions during the pass, with time for a goodbye to Astronaut Mike Fossum. The contact was integrated into Language Arts, Mathematics and Technology, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art, Physical Education, and Character Education. Web sites such as NASA Kids and the NASA Digital Learning Network were also utilized by teachers and students to prepare for this event. WNYT posted video and a story, "Nassau elementary students talk to an astronaut" at: http://thegreenbushes.wnyt.com/news/news/93797-nassau-elementary-students-t… 4. ARISS Contact Integrated into EduSat Project Bari, Italy students attending I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi" School participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, November 12 via station IK1SLD in Italy. Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG fielded 10 questions put to him by the students with enough time left to exchange greetings. Local and regional media covered the event. "G. Marconi" is a scientific high school that specializes in technology. More than 600 students are enrolled at the school and the ARI (Radioamateur Association of Bari) is a part of the ISS "Marconi" body. The Institute participates in the EduSat project, headed by ASI (Italian Space Agency) in collaboration with IMT - Ingegneria Marketing e Tecnologia (Italian SME). The ARISS contact was integrated into the EduSat project through which students are studying aerospace, space telecommunications and satellite subsystems. 5. ARISS Represented at AMSAT Symposium AMSAT held its annual Space Symposium in San Jose, California on November 4-6. Dave Taylor, W8AAS (AMSAT-NA US Delegate to ARISS-I) reported to the Board of Directors on ARISS activities over the past year. He also presented a paper on "ARISS and Education" at the general meeting, on behalf of the paper's authors: Mark Steiner, K3MS, Rosalie White, K1STO, and Debbie Biggs. ARISSat-1 was a popular topic, with 5 papers presented about topics including telemetry decoding, operations, and lessons learned. Lou McFadin, W5DID (ARISS hardware lead) talked about the "Fabrication, Integration and Testing of ARRISat-1". A major thrust of the symposium was education and how AMSAT can (and must) provide a complete educational package for its satellites, both to encourage participation in amateur radio and to obtain affordable launch opportunities. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, made this point repeatedly. A number of papers also addressed education from various angles. Several AMSAT members attending the symposium formed a team to develop educational products targeted directly at national STEM requirements. They plan to have amateur radio and satellite activities that teachers can drop into their curriculum. They hope to have the first few of these available for use while ARISSat-1 is still operational, and then develop more for continuing use to benefit ARISS and future AMSAT satellites. 6. ARRL QST on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) covered ARISS in its December 2011 issue of QST. The "In Brief" column carried a short item about Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG, operating on the air while on-orbit during JOTA in October.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-13 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-13 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 deg (***) A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 deg JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-15 15:39:42 UTC 30 deg via VK5ZAI 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 683. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 666. (***) 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 2011-11-13 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-11-13 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 **************************************************************************** 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 JSC Education, Houston, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at JSC Education, Houston, TX on 15 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:39 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 Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Ten students serving as interns and co-ops at Johnson Space Center (JSC) have been selected to ask questions of Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum during their 10 minute ARISS contact. As part of the events surrounding the upcoming contact, students and other audience members will learn more about amateur radio technology and how ARISS contacts are conducted from JSC's own ARISS expert, Kenneth Ransom. Teaching From Space (TFS), a NASA Education office, will help facilitate the event. TFS promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program. The students participating in the contact come from the Space Grant Program, the University Research Centers Program, the Undergraduate Student Research Project, and JSC's internal co-op program operated through the JSC Human Resources Department. Each of these programs provides students the opportunity to have hands-on, real-life, career-related experiences that challenge, inspire, and provide practical application that complements and expands upon the students' academic education. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What lessons are we learning on the ISS that will best prepare us for long duration spaceflight beyond low earth orbit? 2. What has been your motivation that carried you through failures and tough times so that you could get to be where you are today? 3. What is your favorite experiment you've conducted on board the ISS? 4. What is the most unexpected situation you have encountered, that you had not previously planned for or thought about? 5. How often do you exercise and does it affect your mood afterwards? 6. Training on Earth for life in space can only prepare you so much. Is there anything you didn't expect upon arrival at the ISS that you quickly figured out? 7. Having experience orbiting our planet Earth, do you believe that orbiting around another planet should be a first step before landing a person on the surface of it? 8. Do you encounter any problems in reference to the computer programs used on the Space Station? 9. If you could conduct any experiment in space, with any given piece of equipment or location, what would it be? 10. Would be beneficial/possible for a lunar version of 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 with A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada on 14 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:41UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VA2VDL. The contact should be audible over Quebec 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. Andrew Stewart Johnson Memorial High School is a public English school in Thetford Mines, located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of the Province of Quebec, 100 kilometers south from Quebec City. The school as a student population of 240, St.Patrick Elementary shares the building. Our school offers an English Program from Kindergarten to Secondary 5 (grade 12). As the majority of our students are francophone, we aim to provide many opportunities for our students to speak, read, and write in English in authentic ways. The school includes 25 teachers; Mrs. Lisa Larente is the principal and Mrs. Tara McCully the Vice Principal. Our mission is to challenge our students to be actively participating in their learning. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What does it feel like to return to Earth when you've been in space for a long time? 2. How do you take a shower? 3. How do you go to the bathroom? 4. How long does it take to get used to life in space? 5. What are your meals like? In a form of a pill? 6. What does the space station smell like? 7. What do you do with your garbage? 8. How do you get water supply in space? Is it re-used? 9. Does zero gravity make you more or less tired by the end of the day? 10. Can you blow a balloon in space? 11. What is NASA currently researching? 12. Is there a lot of trash in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Tue 15Nov2011, 15:39 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 2011-11-11 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Nov '11

10 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-11 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact was successful: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg (***) I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 deg A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 deg JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-15 15:39:42 UTC 30 deg via VK5ZAI 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 682. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 665. (***) 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 2011-11-11 04:30 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 2011-11-11 04:30 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi", Bari, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi", Bari, Italy on 12 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:49 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OA4ISS and 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 Italian or possibly English. The ISS (High School) "Marconi" was founded in 1940. The institute is specialized in technological field and at the same time it is a scientific high school (applied science). There are more than 600 students and the ARI (Radioamateur Association of Bari) is a part of the ISS "Marconi" body. The Institute has participated in EduSat project, headed by ASI (Italian Space Agency) in collaboration with IMT - Ingegneria Marketing e Tecnologia (Italian SME). The ISS "Marconi" was the main Institute among South Italy High Schools involved in the above project. EduSAT is still in progress and the students are studying aerospace concept such as space environment, space telecommunication, satellite subsystems and so on. A Technological Satellite Simulator has been realized by IMT to help students make experiments in the laboratory. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Is it hard to get used to spatial disorientation? 2. Are on-board computers built with special care to survive in the space? 3. Is the recycling system of O2 (oxygen) and H2O (water) self-sufficient, and if not, to what extent? 4. Is the last device mounted on the ISS AMS by R. Vittori starting to show results in relation to why it was built? 5. What are your tasks in this mission? 6. Are there in the ISS experiments to improve our health and wellness? 7. How do you spend the free time that remains, if it remains, after you have secured the daily operation of the station in all its aspects? 8. How do the air conditioning systems of the station work in orbit at high and low temperatures for exposure to the sun and in shade? 9. What are the optimal health conditions to deal with space travel? 10. How to defend yourself from cosmic radiation in the ISS? 11. How often does the ISS need to be pulled up, as it tends to get off the racing line of the orbit? 12. What is the ideal daily diet of an astronaut? 13. May the ISS have a role in the future interplanetary travels? 14. Have the spacesuits, used for extravehicular activity (EVA), been improved technologically from the project "Apollo"? 15. Has a system of artificial gravity been created on the ISS for scientific purposes? 16. How many years of life remain to the ISS? 17. How many astronauts can and must live on the station, the min. the max., and in fully operational conditions? 18. Are there supply circuits in case of power failure in the telecommunications system? 19. When you're in orbit, do you succeed to dominate the fear of the unexpected and the thought of the imponderable? 20. If and how the real life changes after this experience? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Mon 14Nov2011, 15:41 UTC 2. JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Tue 15Nov2011, 15:39 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 2011-11-10 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Nov '11

09 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-10 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact was successful: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg (***) Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 deg A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 deg JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-15 15:39:42 UTC 30 deg via VK5ZAI 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 681. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 664. (***) 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 2011-11-10 01:00 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 2011-11-10 00:30 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 2011-11-08 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-08 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 deg A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 deg JSC Education, Houston, TX, USA, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-15 15:39:42 UTC 30 deg via VK5ZAI (***) 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-08 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-11-02 02:30 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 Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York on 10 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:35 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and N2SQU. The contact should be audible over eastern portions of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Donald P. Sutherland School community has and will continue to participate in many activities to prepare for our contact with the International Space Station. During the month of September, we hosted author Nancy Castaldo. She is the author of children's activity book Leap into Space. We closed the month with an ISS question contest. Seven students between grades kindergarten, first, and second were chosen to ask their question on our contact date along with seven students from grades three, four, and five. During our morning announcements, we share facts about the ISS and track its location. We then place its location on a large map outside our gymnasium. The map was created by our art enrichment students. Our fifth grade presented our character education word of the month "Responsibility". They shared with our student body how an astronaut demonstrates the character trait of responsibility. In the classroom, students are writing about space exploration and utilizing technology to better understand outer space and the responsibilities of the astronauts on the ISS. We will end the month of October with an in-school field trip sponsored by our PTO. Students will have the opportunity to visit an indoor planetarium that will be set up in our gymnasium. The entire school community is excited about our contact with the International Space Station. The boys and girls are engaged and ready for the big event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Have you found anything different in space that showed that there was life on other planets? 2. When did you discover your passion for outer space? 3. What do the astronauts eat and drink up in space? 4. Is it comfortable being in the space station? 5. How do you go in and out of outer space from the space station? 6. What are your daily activities while in the International Space Station? 7. What do you do for fun in the space station? 8. What would happen if your space suit gets a leak? 9. What would happen if an asteroid hit the space station? 10. During take-off, what keeps the rocket together? 11. Can you explain what it feels like when you blast off and travel at high speeds? 12. If you were to look out your window, what would you see? 13. How long do you have to train to be an astronaut? What do you do to train? 14. What is the most important thing you have to do in outer space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi", Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Sat, 12Nov2011 09:49 UTC 2. A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Mon, 14Nov2011 15:41 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, on 09 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9TSO. The contact should be audible over Switzerland 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 Rehabilitation Center in Affoltern am Albis belongs to the Children's University Hospital Zurich. The center is specialized in the treatment of children and adolescents who suffer from congenital or acquired diseases and injuries. Each rehabilitation process aims at allowing the patient to achieve as much functional independence as possible, helping them and their families to obtain greater quality of life. The children and teenagers stay in family-like living groups that correspond with their individual skills and needs. They are taught in small groups in the hospital school and each patient follows their own individual therapy schedule. Pediatric rehabilitation is carried out in collaboration between professionals such as doctors, nurses, therapists, neuropsychologists and therapeutic pedagogues. Working in close cooperation with the families is considered very important and forms an essential part of the patient's treatment program. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you have a doctor in the spaceship? 2. Did you have any accidents on the ISS? 3. How can you go to the toilet in space? 4. Do you have to drink more water in the universe then on earth? 5. What do you do when you are at home? 6. In which position do you sleep? 7. Where are the stars during the day? 8. How long can an astronaut stay in the spaceship? 9. How long do you need to come down to earth? 10. How do the astronauts come back to earth? 11. How can you eat and drink in the spaceship? 12. What did you learn before you became an astronaut? 13. What do you do when you're bored in space? 14. How big is the living room for the astronauts? 15. Is there any life on the neighbour planets? 16. Do you also need oxygen to sleep or not? 17. If all the pieces of the spaceship are sent to space separately, how can they arrive at the same place? 18. Why did the Soviets send a dog to the Universe? 19. How long do you stay in the spaceship? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Thu, 10Nov2011 19:35 UTC Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland 2. I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi", Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Sat, 12Nov2011 09:49 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 2011-11-07 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-07 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 deg A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-07 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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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2011-11-07 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 7, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche in Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland on Wednesday, November 9 at 14:21 UTC. This venue is a hospital school for children during their rehabilitation stay. Students will discover the challenges faced while living in a space environment and will learn about satellites, radio waves and propagation of radio waves. Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, November 10 at 19:35 UTC. The contact will be integrated into the classes of English Language Arts, Mathematics and Technology, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art, Physical Education, and Character Education. Web sites such as NASA Kids and the NASA Digital Learning Network have been utilized by teachers and students to prepare for this event. I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi" in Bari, Italy has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, November 12 at 09:49 UTC via station IK1SLD. The ISS (High School) "Marconi" was founded in 1940 and is a scientific high school (applied science) that specializes in technology. The school has an enrollment of more than 600 students and the ARI (Radioamateur Association of Bari) is a part of the ISS "Marconi" body. The Institute participates in the EduSat project, headed by ASI (Italian Space Agency) in collaboration with IMT - Ingegneria Marketing e Tecnologia (Italian SME). The ARISS contact will be integrated into the EduSat project through which students are studying aerospace, the space environment, space telecommunications and satellite subsystems. A Technological Satellite Simulator has been developed by IMT to allow students to perform experiments in the laboratory. 2. Swiss Students Speak with Astronaut Aboard ISS On Monday, October 31, students attending Kantonsschule Zug in Zug, Switzerland connected with Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG on the ISS via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). An audience of 600 was on hand to witness the contact and watched as 8 students got in 16 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. The contact highlighted lessons on gravity, orbits, the ISS and its flight path, as well as electromagnetic waves and amateur radio. This ARISS event was held in celebration of the school's 150th anniversary. Media coverage included two television stations and one radio station. 3. Californian Students Radio ISS Astronaut San Diego, California students from Sundance Elementary School participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 1. Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered questions about the ISS mission, space and how space affects the human body. The contact was integrated into lesson plans about radios, radio waves, space and space-related topics. The local ham radio club gave presentations to the youth. Sign On San Diego covered the event in an article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/04/poway-students-connect-astro… 4. AMSAT Journal Includes Articles about ARISS Program The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted two articles about ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) in its July/August 2011 issue of the AMSAT Journal. "Apogee View," written by AMSAT-NA President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, is about the deployment of ARISSat-1 and the educational opportunities available for students. Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS-U.S. delegate and ARRL ARISS Program Manager, talks about the ARISS program and how the ARISS contact is used in the classroom to interest students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in her article, "ARISS = Education." 5. ARRL Short Story on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) included a brief report on ARISS in its November 3 ARRL Letter under "ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?" One of the items mentions Debra Johnson and Rosalie White and their role in selecting U.S. schools for ARISS contacts, as well as their participation in the ARISS International Meeting held in Houston last month. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-in-action-what-have-we-been-up-to-lately-39 6. AMSAT Meetings Held November 4 - 6 The 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting were held Friday - Sunday, November 4 - 6 in San Jose, California. Several talks on ARISSat and education were given: "Fabrication, Integration and Testing of ARISSat-1" - Lou McFadin, W5DID "ARISSat-1 in Flight" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "Decoding Satellite Telemetry form ARISSat-1" - Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW/5 "ARISSat-1 Operational Survey" - Steven Bible, N7HPR "ARISSat-1 Post Mortem" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "The Importance of Educational Outreach for AMSAT" - Barry Baines, WD4ASW 7. AMSAT Award for ARISSat-1 Final Telemetry On Sunday, November 6, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) included an item in its News Service bulletin (ANS-310) about ARISSat-1. Although the Chicken Little Contest deadline has passed, the ARISSat team is still collecting telemetry data and will award a certificate to the person who collects and submits the last telemetry transmitted by the satellite. "ARISSat-1/KEDR Team Challenge to Catch the Last ARISSat-1 Telemetry" may be viewed here: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000564.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-07 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-07 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland (***) I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 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 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-07 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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 2011-11-04 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-04 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 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 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-04 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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 2011-11-02 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-02 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact was successful: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg (***) Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 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 680. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. (***) 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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 2011-11-01 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-01 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg Sundance Elementary is going to stream the audio and video of the event: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ariss (***) Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 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 679. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 662. 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 2011-11-01 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 2011-10-31 22:30 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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