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2011-06-06 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report June 6, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contact South West College Enniskillen, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, June 7 at 10:28 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. The contact has been incorporated into many school disciplines. As an example, Applied Science students have carried out experiments to learn how gravity and force affect space and they've studied the impact science technology has on human development and the environment. Topics including climate change, weather systems and the impacts of science on ecosystems have been explored. 2. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS On June 3, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1764 included a story on the new ARISS proposal process for U.S. schools. "Ham Radio in Space: New US Only Selection Process Announced for ARISS Contacts" may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt 3. Astronaut Training Status An ARISS simulated contact is planned with Kevin Ford, KF5GPP on June 13. Ford is scheduled to fly with Expedition 33 in September 2012. Don Pettit, KD5MDT and André Kuipers, PI9ISS are scheduled for an ARISS preflight session on June 22. The two astronauts are part of Expedition 30 which will launch in November 2011. 4. ARISS Presentations at Ham-Com 2011 The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) National Convention will be held at the Ham-Com 2011 in Plano, Texas on Friday and Saturday, June 10 - 11. Several ARISS presentations will be given during the event: ARISSat-1 a Satellite for STEM Education and Fun Presented by Keith Pugh, W5IU Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Presented by Kenneth Ransom, N5VHO Introduction to Amateur Radio Satellites Presented by Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW For more information, see: http://www.hamcom.org

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Upcoming ARISS contact with South West College Enniskillen, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at South West College Enniskillen, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland on 07 June. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:28 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the eastern portion 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. South West College is a Further Education College which operates in four campuses in Enniskillen, Cookstown, Dungannon, and Omagh in Northern Ireland. South West College has 18,500 student enrollments, is involved in a number of European projects, has a staffing complement of some 500 full-time staff and a similar number of part-time staff. South West College caters for students ranging from16 years old to adulthood and is a facilitator of Lifelong Learning in the South West region of Northern Ireland. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. If you could capture an image on canvas from outer space what would it be? 2. Why did you become and astronaut? 3. When you were training to become an astronaut, was there anything you had to work especially hard on? 4. Do you as crew members ever get any feeling of the speed you are travelling at whilst in orbit? 5. How do you cope if you get ill in space? 6. What's the strangest thing you have seen or experienced in space? 7. How do you go to the toilet and where does the waste go? 8. What feelings go through your mind when you look into the vastness of space? 9. What is it like sleeping on the ISS and do you have nay difficulties with it? 10. What career path have you taken to be an astronaut? 11. How do you relax on board the international space station? 12. What do you do for entertainment on board the ISS? 13. How do you keep the ISS clean? 14. What is the structure of a typical working day on board the ISS? 15. How do you make sure you don't collide with debris whilst orbiting earth? 16. Do you ever get contact from home, family or friends? 17. Does it ever feel claustrophobic in the space station? 18. How has your work contributed to the greater good of mankind? 19. How long do you spend on the space station and who decides the amount of time? 20. Are there many female astronauts and is it as physically demanding for them as well as the male astronauts? 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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Deadline for AMSAT-NA Board of Directors nomination is June 15th
by Alan P. Biddle 05 Jun '11

05 Jun '11

All, A reminder that the deadline for submission of nominations is Wednesday, June 15th. Tick Tock! If you wish to serve, or you know someone you think should serve, now is your chance. It requires only 5 members, or one member society, to nominate. New this year, to accommodate last minute nominations to the maximum extent our existing bylaws permit, an electronic option now exists. Please see the details in the announcement below from the ANS, or on the WWW.AMSAT.ORG web site. Alan Biddle WA4SCA AMSAT Corporate Secretary ======================================== It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. The deadline is June 15th. A valid nom- ination requires either one Member Society, or five current individual members in good standing, to nominate an AMSAT member for the position. Four director's terms expire this year: Barry Baines, WD4ASW Alan Biddle, WA4SCA Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA Tony Monteiro, AA2TX The four candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as full Board members for two year terms. The two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will be seated as alternate Board members for one year terms. Beginning this year, in addition to traditional submissions of written nominations which remains unchanged and is the preferred method, initial nominations may be made by electronic means.=A0 These include e-mail, FAX, or electronic image of a petition. Electronic petitions should be sent to MARTHA(a)AMSAT.ORG or faxed to 301-608-3410. Written nominations, consisting of names, calls, and individual signatures, should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Ave #600 Silver Spring, MD, 20910 No matter what method is used, petitions MUST arrive no later than June 15th at the AMSAT-NA office. If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required. If it is other than this, i.e. electronic, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT-NA office at the above address within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXIST- ING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-06-01 05:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Jun '11

01 Jun '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-06-01 05:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Saint Petersburg, Russia, direct via TBD Contact was successful Sat 2011-05-28 05:05 UTC (***) South West College Enniskillen, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-06-07 10:28:43 UTC 26 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 644. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 627. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 40. 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: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2011-06-01 05:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-06-01 05:30 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. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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