February 2011 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with National Institute for Astrophysics - Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at National Institute for Astrophysics - Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Italy on 12 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:07 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over southern areas of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. The Astronomical Observatory of Bologna is one of the twenty research structures of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). Besides the scientific research, covering a wide range of astrophysical topics, Astronomical Observatory of Bologna is involved in operational and educational activities, and since several years it has started a collaboration with the Marino Golinelli Foundation, that organizes "La Scienza in Piazza", a square for Science. This is an activity addressed to the school, in order to promote the diffusion of science through hands-on exhibitions and conferences. The goal is to carry Science through cities, towns, villages, transforming them in open air Science Centres. Last year the event had a number of about 50.000 visitors. This year the event will be held from the 3rd to the 13th of February, with the patronage of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. How do normal daily activities take place on the ISS? 2. How do you sleep in space? 3. What do you dream in space? 4. What is hardest to withstand in space? 5. What is the most fulfilling experience in space? 6. What does Earth look like from space? 7. What do the stars look like? 8. Do you ever quarrel with your colleagues? 9. What do you do if you have a cold? 10. How do you refresh the air if one of bad odors? 11. How do you cook? And how do you do the shopping? 12. Can I come with you? 13. How are you? Don't you feel alone? 14. How do you fly inside the space station? 15. Have you seen any aliens? 16. If something breaks, how do you fix it? NOTE: This contact is scheduled to be carried over Echolink on AMSAT at 101377 and JK1ZRW is 277208. Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Claudio Varalli", Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Thu, 17 Feb. 2011 10:33 UTC Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs 2. Experiencing Learning "Imparare Sperimentando", San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 19 Feb. 2011 11:43 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 Lillestrøm videregående skole, Lillestrøm, N-2001, Norway
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Lillestrøm videregående skole, Lillestrøm, N-2001, Norway on 11 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 12:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W5RRR. The contact should be audible over the west coast 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 Norwegian/English. Lillestrom Videregaende Skole (Lillestrom Upper Secondary School) is an institution in its region. The school was founded in 1884 and has developed into a modern, highly esteemed theoretical school (tertiary college) offering 16 - 19 year-olds a wide range of alternatives within social sciences, natural sciences and languages. The school is basically a traditional grammar school, but over the last 15 years two popular branches, media and music/dance/drama, have been added. Lillestrom videregaende skole offers IB (International Baccalaureate). We promote ourselves as a modern school specializing in natural sciences. The staff counts 130 teachers and administrative personnel. Approximately 800 students attend Lillestrom videregaende skole. The school is located in the township of Lillestrom app. 12 miles north of Oslo and 20 miles from Oslo Airport Gardermoen. We are thus centrally located with first-rate communications. Our region is a research and scientific hub with two of the nation's most distinguished scientific institutions as well as a university branch, all located close to the school. Over a number of years Lillestrom videregaende skole has enjoyed a rewarding and close cooperation with these institutions, It may also be of interest that Norway's oldest Air Force Base; Kjeller, is situated nearby. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What is the purpose of ISS? What do you want to find out? 2. What kind of experiments are you currently conducting at the Space Station? 3. How do you prepare before a Space expedition? 4. What are you doing at the Space Station when you are not working? 5. We read that medicine and psychology research are taking place at the ISS, why and how? 6. How is the cooperation between the astronauts from different countries? 7. How was spending Christmas in Space? 8. In what way will you use the information and the experiences you get in relation to future research and development of new technology? 9. Do you get the opportunity to keep in touch with your family? 10. What is it like to be the only female at the ISS? 11. Have you ever been afraid at the Space Station? Why or why not? 12. How are you supplied with oxygen in Space? 13. What are the pros and cons for visiting the Outer Space? You've been there for more than a month. Do you ever regret your decision? 14. What was your first experience with weighing nothing? 15. What is the major difference between life on Earth and life on ISS? 16. How do you manage everyday tasks, like eating, exercising and going to the toilet? 17. How long are you at the Space Station at the time? 18. How is it to sleep when you are weightless? 19. How are you protected from solar radiation? 20. Do you like the food you are served? NOTE: This contact is scheduled to be carried over Echolink on AMSAT at 101377 and JK1ZRW is 277208. Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. National Institute for Astrophysics - Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 12 Feb. 2011 15:07 UTC Watch for live simulcast at http://www.media.inaf.it/ 2. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Claudio Varalli", Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Thu, 17 Feb. 2011 10:33 UTC Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs 3. Experiencing Learning "Imparare Sperimentando", San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 19 Feb. 2011 11:43 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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ARISSat-1 heard .. . .
by santanaamt＠aol.com 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

My friend Jose - KP4JRS got to hear part of the kids message on a ISS pass at 23:25 UTC here in the Caribbean! Keep radios tuned! Angel - WP3GW

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Lake Silver Elementary School, Orlando, Florida
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Lake Silver Elementary, Orlando, FL on 10 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:51 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over southern areas of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Lake Silver Elementary is nestled right outside of downtown Orlando, Florida in a charming neighborhood called College Park. Being over fifty years old, the school as well the surrounding neighborhood is rich in history. Currently, the school has a student body of 641 and contains grade levels ranging from pre-K to fifth grade. Their age ranges from three to thirteen years old. The school's contact person is Eric Yuhasz. He is a math/science lab teacher. The preparations are proceeding quite well at this point. The students and parents are excited. In their math/science lab, the students are doing numerous activities to get familiar with the ISS such as going outside and measuring the length of the space station. Additionally, the contact mentor is scheduled to come out to the school and educate the students on how the contact will work and allow the students to see and use a ham radio. They competed to be chosen as one of the twelve "askers" by submitting their two questions to their homeroom teachers. Mr. Yuhasz worked with their homeroom teachers to choose the best questions based on relevance and the students ability to speak in front of a large audience. The 12 students have been chosen and their parents have been contacted. Mr. Yuhasz has met with the contact mentor to go over any more last minute details. The students will begin doing practice runs of the contact starting next week. Multiple invitation letters will and have been sent home to the parents of all the students to get more parental involvement in the contact. Also, a press release will be sent out to the local four major television stations as well as the Orlando Sentinel. Also, there will be coverage on hand for the local College Park newspaper. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How is energy collected and stored on the ISS? 2. What does it feel like to walk or be in space? 3. What fun activities do you do up in space? 4. What are you working on in space? 5. How do you keep yourself clean? 6. How do you exercise in space? 7. What is a space suit made out of to withstand that kind of pressure? 8. How do you eat in space without choking? 9. What protects you from the suns thermal energy or the suns heat in the ISS? 10. When you are in outer space and the earth looks peaceful, what do you think about when you realize it is not as peaceful as it looks? 11. How do you sleep in space? 12. What training did it take to become an astronaut? 13. How are the astronauts able to attach the new parts of the ISS when they are orbiting the earth very, very fast? 14. With astronauts being in space, how is it making our world a better place? 15. What space foods do you eat? 16. What inspired you to become an astronaut? 17. How do you cook food up there? 18. How does being in space affect your body after a long period of time? 19. How do you prepare for going into space? 20. How fast do you lose bone and muscle mass in space, if you don't exercise? 21. Would you describe for me what it feels like to blast off? What do you hear, feel, and for how long? 22. What do you think would happen if you had a can of soda and shook it up and then opened it in space? 23. How do you go to the bathroom in space? NOTE: This contact is scheduled to be carried over Echolink on AMSAT at 101377 and JK1ZRW is 277208. Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Lillestrøm videregående skole, Lillestrøm, N-2001, Norway, telebridge via W5RRR. Fri, 11 Feb. 2011 12:48 UTC 2. National Institute for Astrophysics - Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 12 Feb. 2011 15:07 UTC Watch for live simulcast at http://www.media.inaf.it/ 3. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Claudio Varalli", Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs Thu, 17 Feb. 2011 10:33 UTC 4. Experiencing Learning "Imparare Sperimentando", San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 19 Feb. 2011 11:43 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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Re: [amsat-bb] ARISSat-1 Reception Challenge
by Roger Kolakowski 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Nope...so maybe I should have posted on SAREX? Roger WA1KAT On 2/10/2011 5:07 PM, Trevor . wrote: > --- On Thu, 10/2/11, Roger Kolakowski<Rogerkola(a)aol.com> wrote: >> "...The crew will connect the ARISSat-1 transmitter to an >> ISS external antenna > > But as yet it's not an independant fully functioning satellite using it's own antenna. > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > ARISSat-1 Reception Challenge: http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/735/68/ > Join AMSAT-UK at http://tinyurl.com/JoinAMSAT-UK > ---- > > > >

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Comprensivo Statale "E. Fermi - A. Oggioni", Villasanta, Monza, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Comprensivo Statale "E. Fermi - A. Oggioni", Villasanta, Monza Brianza, Italy on 10 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:31 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 Italian. The Fermi Middle School is located in the centre of Villasanta near Monza. There are 400 students and 43 teachers while there are two classes (40 students) that will be involved in the project. These students are 13 years old and they will be attending the third and final year of middle school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Why did you choose to become an astronaut and what kind of studies did you do? 2. We watched your launch from Verano Brianza. The most exciting moments were the blast-off and when you waved: what about yours? 3. How did you feel immediately after the blast-off? 4. What are the main purposes of this space mission? 5. What are the most recent experiments you have done? 6. We know you're making studies on your brain: what are they about? 7. We know your name has been given to an asteroid. do you make your observations on celestial bodies from ISS? 8. What is the most beautiful thing you have seen in space? 9. In its educational programme ESA encourages young people to improve their fitness training like astronauts do (mission x). What kind of advice would you give us? 10. We also know you do a lot of physical exercise: do you practice the same training all the time? 11. How do you feel while floating in absence of gravity? 12. Do you find it difficult to make everyday life gestures and actions? 13. As we know you're floating on ISS, how can you sleep? 14. When you change your clothing, how do you wash them? 15. How do you solve the problem of organic and inorganic waste? 16. The training a lot and travelling almost all over the world. As you have been far from home for a very long time, how important is the support of your family? 17. What kind of activities do you miss among the ones you usually do on the earth? 18. How do you know what the time is as you are continuously travelling round the earth? 19. What is your orbiting plane inclination like in regard to the earth's axis? why? 20. When did you meet your crewmates for the first time? what was your first meeting like? NOTE: Watch for simulcast on http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Lake Silver Elementary, Orlando, FL, telebridge via LU8YY Thu, 10 Feb. 2011 15:51 UTC 2. Lillestrøm videregående skole, Lillestrøm, N-2001, Norway, telebridge via W5RRR. Fri, 11 Feb. 2011 12:48 UTC 3. National Institute for Astrophysics - Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 12 Feb. 2011 15:07 UTC Watch for live simulcast at http://www.media.inaf.it/ 4. Istituto di Istruzione Superiore "Claudio Varalli", Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs Thu, 17 Feb. 2011 10:33 UTC 5. Experiencing Learning "Imparare Sperimentando", San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Sat, 19 Feb. 2011 11:43 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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ARISSat-! Demodulation
by santanaamt＠aol.com 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Tnx for response: It is to have a more clear view of the way to work it cause of it's various modes, and to later explain if someone locally asks, I do post info on local reflectors and know there are amateur satellite fans in KP4. Siete Tres y Gracias de Angel - WP3GW

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ARISSat-1 Demodulation
by santanaamt＠aol.com 10 Feb '11

10 Feb '11

Hello to the group: Have been reading about the satellite and BPSK 1000,but then have a little doubt on two subjects: 1- The BPSK 1000 part, can be decoded on FM, SSB or a combination of both? 2- In the same line, if one TX to it on U/V, what is the mode to use? 70cmUSB/2mLSB, 70cmLSB/2mUSB and/or 70SSB/2mFM? Thanks in advance. Angel - WP3GW

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-09 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Feb '11

08 Feb '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-09 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo Statale “E. Fermi – A. Oggioni”, Villasanta, Monza Brianza, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI Watch for simulcast on http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-10 08:31:51 UTC 45 deg Lake Silver Elementary, Orlando, FL, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-10 15:51:00 UTC 72 deg Lillestrøm videregående skole, Lillestrøm, N-2001, Norway, telebridge via W5RRR Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-02-11 12:48:26 UTC 81 deg National Institute for Astrophysics – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-02-12 15:07:46 UTC 63 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.media.inaf.it/ Matsubara High School, Matsubara, Osaka, Japan, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-02-14 12:00:25 UTC (***) Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Claudio Varalli”, Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-17 10:33:46 UTC 56 deg Experiencing Learning “Imparare Sperimentando”, San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-02-19 11:43:19 UTC 46 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 581. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-08 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 2011-02-03 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. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-08 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Feb '11

07 Feb '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-02-08 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Comprensivo Statale “E. Fermi – A. Oggioni”, Villasanta, Monza Brianza, Italy, telebridge via VK5ZAI Watch for simulcast on http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-10 08:31:51 UTC 45 deg Lake Silver Elementary, Orlando, FL, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-10 15:51:00 UTC 72 deg Lillestrøm videregående skole, Lillestrøm, N-2001, Norway, telebridge via W5RRR Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-02-11 12:48:26 UTC 81 deg National Institute for Astrophysics – Astronomical Observatory of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-02-12 15:07:46 UTC 63 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.media.inaf.it/ Istituto di Istruzione Superiore “Claudio Varalli”, Milano, I-20142, Italy, telebridge via W5RRR Watch for simulcast on www.livestream.com/iz2shs Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-02-17 10:33:46 UTC 56 deg (***) Experiencing Learning “Imparare Sperimentando”, San Quirino, Italy, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-02-19 11:43:19 UTC 46 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 581. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 38. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-02-08 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 2011-02-03 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. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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