October 2012 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with CRA Pozohondo, Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Oct '12

14 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at CRA Pozohondo, Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain on 16 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:26 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 Argentina and portions of S. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Our school is officially named CRA ( Colegio Rural Agrupado) because it is located in a small village called Nava de Abajo and it only has got 30 pupils from kindergarten ( 3 to 5 years old) to the last level of Primary School ( 11- 12 years old pupils). The building is also small and we are only four teachers so the students are organized mixed levels: Kindergarten, 6-7 years, 8-9 years and 10-11 years. Regarding to this activity it is remarkable the special interest that the teachers and students show in the knowledge of the Universe, that is why we have developed astrophotography, astronomy ,´astro-tales´ and radio ham studios. You can find us at this website: http://edu.jccm.es/cra/cra_pozohondo Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Is it possible to have a fish in a fishbowl? 2. Have you got any robot? What is it used for? 3. Do you recycle water? 4. Have you ever left the spaceship? 5. What do you usually eat? 6. What time zone do you use as reference? 7. How would an invertebrate animal life grow in the space? And a vertebrate creature? 8. Do you like the sightseeing from space? Can you tell us about it? 9. What are your careers? 10. What are the required studies for being an astronaut? 11. Is it possible to have animals in the ISS? 12. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? 13. What is the average of your working day? 14. Have you ever seen an asteroid? 15. Can you watch television? 16. How is the plants growth affected by gravity? 17. Do you make experiments with music? 18. How long are you staying in space? 19. Could a baby be born at the ISS? 20. Have you ever seen a bacterium in the space? Does it change in shape? 21. Which are your hobbies? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Fri, 19Oct12, 16:11 UTC 2. National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Sat, 20Oct12 18:32 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 2012-10-14 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Oct '12

13 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-14 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was successful: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg (***) CRA Pozohondo, Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-16 09:26:52 UTC 27 deg Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-19 16:11:50 UTC 86 deg National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 764. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 747. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-14 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-14 01:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact October 13
by John Spasojevich 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at theARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA on 13 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:57 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over the 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 English. PACIFICON 2012, a premiere wireless event, will be held October 12, 13, and 14, 2012 and will host the 2012 ARRL National Convention and Exposition. Over 2,500 amateur radio enthusiasts are expected to attend. The 2012 PACIFICON Youth program includes a “Youth Lounge” and forums throughout the convention weekend; the Youth program is positioned in the middle of the exhibit hall and provides STEM educational goals which include hands on radio operation, electronics kit building and soldering classes, Ohm’s Law, orbital mathematics, CubeSat satellite design, and popular radio transmitter T-Hunts. A scheduled ARISS radio contact and a presentation by NASA astronaut, Dr. Lee M. Morin KF5DDB, will highlight the Youth Lounge activities. Free admission is provided to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Brownie, Cub Scouts, Explorer Scouts, 4-H members, and to all youth. The Youth Forum will include young Amateur radio enthusiasts Andrea Hartlege KG4IUM, former ARRL South Eastern Division Vice Director and Katie Stensrud K7KTI, a young ham from Nevada, and many amateur radio educational resources from the ARRL & AMSAT. Pacificon 2012 will operate the convention FCC Special Event Station W6P, the ARRL’s W1AW/6, additional stations will be operated remotely from the convention site as well as two fully automated satellite earth stations. PACIFICON 2012 will offer over 120 educational forums and programs, including a forum hosted by AMSAT on Amateur Satellite Communications, approximately sixteen indoor on-the-air exhibits, and eight outdoor on-the-air exhibits will be hosted. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73 John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-11 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 11 Oct '12

11 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-11 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg CRA Pozohondo, Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain, telebridge via LU8YY (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-16 09:26:52 UTC 27 deg (***) Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-19 16:11:50 UTC 86 deg (***) National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 763. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 746. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-11 22:00 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-09 17:30 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact @ PACIFICON this Saturday
by John Spasojevich 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at: PACIFICON - ARRL Pacific Division Conference & 2012 ARRL National Convention Saturday 13 October 2012 AOS at 18:57 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and IK1SLD in Italy. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. PACIFICON 2012, a premiere wireless event, will be held October 12, 13, and 14, 2012 and will host the 2012 ARRL National Convention and Exposition. Over 2,500 amateur radio enthusiasts are expected to attend. The 2012 PACIFICON Youth program includes a “Youth Lounge” and forums throughout the convention weekend; the Youth program is positioned in the middle of the exhibit hall and provides STEM educational goals which include hands on radio operation, electronics kit building and soldering classes, Ohm’s Law, orbital mathematics, CubeSat satellite design, and popular radio transmitter T-Hunts. A scheduled ARISS radio contact and a presentation by NASA astronaut, Dr. Lee M. Morin KF5DDB, will highlight the Youth Lounge activities. Free admission is provided to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Brownie, Cub Scouts, Explorer Scouts, 4-H members, and to all youth. The Youth Forum will include young Amateur radio enthusiasts Andrea Hartlege KG4IUM, former ARRL South Eastern Division Vice Director and Katie Stensrud K7KTI, a young ham from Nevada, and many amateur radio educational resources from the ARRL & AMSAT. Pacificon 2012 will operate the convention FCC Special Event Station W6P, the ARRL’s W1AW/6, additional stations will be operated remotely from the convention site as well as two fully automated satellite earth stations. PACIFICON 2012 will offer over 120 educational forums and programs, including a forum hosted by AMSAT on Amateur Satellite Communications, approximately sixteen indoor on-the-air exhibits, and eight outdoor on-the-air exhibits will be hosted. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS contact with ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA on 13 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:57 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over the 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 English. PACIFICON 2012, a premiere wireless event, will be held October 12, 13, and 14, 2012 and will host the 2012 ARRL National Convention and Exposition. Over 2,500 amateur radio enthusiasts are expected to attend. The 2012 PACIFICON Youth program includes a "Youth Lounge" and forums throughout the convention weekend; the Youth program is positioned in the middle of the exhibit hall and provides STEM educational goals which include hands on radio operation, electronics kit building and soldering classes, Ohm's Law, orbital mathematics, CubeSat satellite design, and popular radio transmitter T-Hunts. A scheduled ARISS radio contact and a presentation by NASA astronaut, Dr. Lee M. Morin KF5DDB, will highlight the Youth Lounge activities. Free admission is provided to Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Brownie, Cub Scouts, Explorer Scouts, 4-H members, and to all youth. The Youth Forum will include young Amateur radio enthusiasts Andrea Hartlege KG4IUM, former ARRL South Eastern Division Vice Director and Katie Stensrud K7KTI, a young ham from Nevada, and many amateur radio educational resources from the ARRL & AMSAT. Pacificon 2012 will operate the convention FCC Special Event Station W6P, the ARRL's W1AW/6, additional stations will be operated remotely from the convention site as well as two fully automated satellite earth stations. PACIFICON 2012 will offer over 120 educational forums and programs, including a forum hosted by AMSAT on Amateur Satellite Communications, approximately sixteen indoor on-the-air exhibits, and eight outdoor on-the-air exhibits will be hosted. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What is the space weather forecast for the ISS today? 2. How come there is not a section of the ISS that spins and provides artificial gravity to help the astronauts stay healthy, and have a, some what normal existence - like in the movies? 3. How can amateur radio be improved on the ISS? 4. How do you sleep in space? Do you have beds? 5. Do you ever get to talk to your family from space? If so, how? 6. Can you see Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn from where you are in space? 7. How do you get from the space shuttle into the Space Station, and how do you get from the Space Station into the space shuttle? 8. Of all your everyday things to do at home, what is the hardest to do in space? 9. How does the lack of gravity effect your muscular structure in space? 10. How did your face handle take off? Did it flap in the wind? 11. What is the most memorable view of Earth you have seen from space? 12. How long can someone live on the space station? 13. How is being in space different than you thought it would be? 14. What are the 3 most important things for someone to do or learn before they apply to be an astronaut? 15. How far away are you and how long will it take you to get back home? 16. Can you and do you eat ice cream 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. Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Tue, 16Oct12 17:03 UTC 2. National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Sat, 20Oct12 18:32 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 2012-10-09 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-09 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Tue 2012-10-09 10:00:28 UTC 43 deg (***) Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for Option #2: Tue 2012-10-16 17:03:32 UTC 47 deg (***) National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ (***) Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg (***) The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 763. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 746. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-09 17:30 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-09 17:30 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2012-10-09 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 09 Oct '12

09 Oct '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 9, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact is planned for PACIFICON, Santa Clara, California on Saturday, October 13 at 18:57 UTC. Station IK1SLD in Italy will handle the radio hook-up. PACIFICON is the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Pacific Division annual convention which is hosted and organized by the Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club (MDARC). PACIFICON 2012 will be held October 12-14 and will host the 2012 ARRL National Convention and Exposition. Over 2,500 amateur radio enthusiasts are expected to attend. The PACIFICON Youth Program provides STEM educational goals which will include hands on radio operation, electronics kit building and soldering classes, Ohms Law, orbital mathematics, CubeSat satellite design, and popular radio transmitter T-Hunts. The ARISS contact will be integrated into the Youth Program to demonstrate earth to space communications and to inspire youth attending the event to consider STEM-related careers. 2. Izmir, Turkey School Hosts ARISS Contact On Friday, October 5, students from Izmir SEV Primary School in Turkey participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB via station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. Williams answered all 20 questions posed to her during the event which drew an audience of over 800 students and was heard all over Turkey. The contact highlighted a science curriculum which included other NASA activities such as First Lego League Robotic Teams and Destination Imagination Teams. 3. Sunita Williams Chats with Malaysian Students Sekolah Kebangsaan students in Putrajaya, Malaysia spoke with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB aboard the ISS through an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Sunday, October 7. The school was invited to participate in the contact by the National Space Agency Satellite Ground Station, 9M2RPN, in conjunction with the Prime Ministers National Space Challenge Trophy 2012, an annual event since 2007 when the Malaysian astronaut, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, flew to the ISS. 4. ARISS Educator Interviewed Gladys Muñoz, a teacher at the Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Puerto Rico, was interviewed for a blog by Mr. Anthony Salcito, vice president for education Microsoft Worldwide Enterprises. This took place during her stay in Lima, Peru for Microsofts Latin America Forum for Innovative Education where she presented a summary of some of her schools aerospace education projects. The school participated in its own ARISS contact on September 12, 2012. See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fte3Vzn35-Y&list=UUG_FV4WjnZqtm6sux2g069Q&ind ex=9&feature=plpp_video 5. ARISS and JOTA at National Scouting Museum Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), an activity where Scouts from all over the world connect via amateur radio, will be held at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas on Saturday, October 20. An ARISS contact is planned for the event, as well as several other education activities. For more information, see: http://bsamuseum.org/Programs/JOTA%202012.aspx 6. Astronaut Training Status Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP has been scheduled for a preflight session on October 17. He is slated to fly with the Expedition 36 crew in May 2013. 7. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The October 7 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-281) included an item about PACIFICON and the ARISS contact planned for the youth attending the event. PACIFICON 2012 Will Feature ARISS Contact and Satellite Demo Station may be found at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000655.html 8. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On October 5, the Amateur Radio Newsline report #1834 included an article covering the upcoming Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) and the ARISS contact that is planned with Scouts at the BSA's Scouting museum in Texas. That Final Item: JOTA 2012 October 20-21 may be found at: http://www.arnewsline.org/storage/scripts/nsln1834.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-08 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 08 Oct '12

08 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-08 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact was successful Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg (***) St George’s International School, Luxembourg, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Mon 2012-10-08 10:47:34 UTC 75 deg (***) Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-09 10:00:28 UTC 43 deg Watch for live streaming at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 762. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 745. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-08 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-08 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact Tuesday
by John Spasojevich 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

Please join us in listening to an International Space Station school contact planned with participants at Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy on 09 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:00 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ in California, USA. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. 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. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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ARISS Contact Monday
by John Spasojevich 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

Please join us in listening to an International Space Station school contact planned with participants at St George’s International School, Luxembourg on 08 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:47 UTC. The contact will be telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over portions of the western U.S. 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. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** 73, John - AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy on 09 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:00 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. 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 English. The school, founded in 1862 in Pavia, has been in the "Palazzo Olevano", since 1870 is called Adelaide Cairoli, "the glorious mother of five fighting for the unification of Italy". The Institute has kept this name and is famous foe its magnificent rooms with frescoes, monumental stairs, stucco, mirrors, full of memories but one of the most modern educational facilities, which offers three types of courses (Language High School, High School of Music, School of Humanities and Science). The school offers an extensive cultural background, favors the development of communication skills both in the mother tongue and in foreign languages. It prepares the students for university helping the student choose the most suitable university course. The school has about 50 classes with approx 1400 students. The Radio Club has been founded to give students the opportunity to talk to the amateurs of the other stations all over the world using different languages. We think that radio is a powerful teaching tool, which can be useful in everyday school activities. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the space weather forecast for the ISS today? 2. How come there is not a section of the ISS that spins and provides artificial gravity to help the astronauts stay healthy, and have a somewhat normal existence - like in the movies? 3. How can amateur radio be improved on the ISS? 4. How do you sleep in space? Do you have beds? 5. Do you ever get to talk to your family from space? If so, how? 6. Can you see Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn from where you are in space? 7. How do you get from the space shuttle into the Space Station, and how do you get from the Space Station into the space shuttle? 8. Of all your everyday things to do at home, what is the hardest to do in space? 9. How does the lack of gravity effect your muscular structure in space? 10. How did your face handle take off? Did it flap in the wind? 11. What is the most memorable view of Earth you have seen from space? 12. How long can someone live on the space station? 13. How is being in space different than you thought it would be? 14. What are the 3 most important things for someone to do or learn before they apply to be an astronaut? 15. How far away are you and how long will it take you to get back home? 16. Can you and do you eat ice cream 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. Pacificon - ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Sat, 13Oct12 18:57 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Oct '12

07 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia on 07 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:04 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and 9M2RPN. The contact should be audible over portions of Malaysia 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. Story not available at time of post Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Please tell of your feelings when you first stepped into the ISS. 2. What were your feelings when you first walked into space? 3. You have been the longest in space and how do you adjust physically when you return to earth. 4. How does zero gravity affect your body? 5. How does one get treated for a sudden sickness in space? 6. What was your most unusual experience in space? 7. How does ISS maintain its orbit in space? 8. Can you weigh yourself in weightlessness? 9. Do you miss your GORBY? 10. How is air and water recycled in ISS? 11. If there is an air leak what emergency measures are taken? 12. How many people does ISS carry and what are their crew position? 13. What do astronauts miss most in space? 14. Is it hard to eat in space? 15. Do you wear makeup in space? 16. Is the spacesuit self contained, or do astronaut rely on oxygen through an umbilical cord? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. St George's International School, Luxembourg, telebridge via W6SRJ Mon 08Oct12 10:47 UTC 2. Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue 09Oct12 10:00 UTC Watch for live streaming at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia 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 St George's International School, Luxembourg
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Oct '12

06 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at St George's International School, Luxembourg on 08 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over portions of the western U.S. 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. St George's International School was founded 20 years ago by a group of mothers. It has since then expanded to comprise a Primary and Secondary section. There are approximately 680 students, of which 2/3 are in Primary education ranging from Early Years (2 1/2) to Year 6 (11 yrs old). There are 40 different nationalities represented, comprising some 20 different native language speakers other than English. As the school year only began a few days ago, the children have not yet benefited from all the planned conference and activities. A satellite engineer, who works for the EuroSpace will be visiting to speak to the children this coming Friday (28th Sept). There are other speakers lined up: someone to explain the importance of radios; a space enthusiast and engineer is to give a talk about the Moon Buggie as well as a visit to the European Space Interactive Museum in Belgium. The school was recently offered a scaled model of the ISS which will be displayed and used for teaching purposes. Besides the talks, the whole of Primary is engaging in learning about the various aspects of "Space". While some year groups are learning about light and dark, others are doing the planets and space travel, while others still are learning about sound and light. And the Secondary science teachers have incorporated the ISS project into their curriculum. As all the children cannot be accommodated in the hall at one time due to security issues, it has been decided that less than half will actually see the children asking their questions. However, a link to the various classrooms will allow the other children in the school to attend 'via satellite'. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is it like to see Earth from up there? 2. What planet do you come from? 3. Can you see the sunlight hitting Earth when in space? 4. Why do you have to wear space suits? 5. How many people can be on the ISS at once? 6. How does being in space affect your body? 7. How do you entertain yourselves? 8. Is it hard to fall asleep? 9. How do you cope with weightlessness? 10. Are you bringing anything back from Space? 11. If someone gets sick, what do you do? 12. How did you get chosen for this mission? 13. What is your job on the ISS? 14. Is there anything you are not allowed to eat? 15. How do you protect the ISS from asteroids and meteorites? 16. Where do you get rid of your waste? 17. What kind of science experiments do you do? 18. How do you repair the space station if something breaks? 19. How do you manage to stay going around the Earth at that speed? 20. Why do you think it's necessary to spend millions on space exploration? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue 09Oct12 10:00 UTC Watch for live streaming at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia 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 2012-10-05 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Oct '12

05 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-05 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Fri 2012-10-05 08:32:18 UTC 46 deg (***) Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg For the next 3 schools, watch for last minute changes: St George’s International School, Luxembourg, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-10-08 10:47:34 UTC 75 deg Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-09 10:00:28 UTC 43 deg Watch for live streaming at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 760. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 743. (***) 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-05 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-05 18:30 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-04 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-04 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for Option #2: Fri 2012-10-05 08:32:18 UTC 46 deg Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg For the next 3 schools, watch for last minute changes: St George’s International School, Luxembourg, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-10-08 10:47:34 UTC 75 deg Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-09 10:00:28 UTC 43 deg Watch for live streaming at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia (***) Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 759. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 742. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-04 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-26 20:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-03 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Oct '12

02 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-03 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for Option #2: Fri 2012-10-05 08:32:18 UTC 46 deg Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg For the next 3 schools, watch for last minute changes: St George’s International School, Luxembourg, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-10-08 10:47:34 UTC 75 deg Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-09 10:00:28 UTC 43 deg Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 759. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 742. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-01 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-26 20:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-01 20:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-01 20:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Izmir SEV Primary School, Turkey, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for Option #2: Fri 2012-10-05 08:32:18 UTC 46 deg Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for Sun 2012-10-07 11:04:20 UTC 86 deg For the next 3 schools, watch for last minute changes: (***) St George’s International School, Luxembourg, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2012-10-08 10:47:34 UTC 75 deg (***) Liceo Statale Adelaide Cairoli, Pavia, Italy, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-09 10:00:28 UTC 43 deg (***) Pacificon – ARRL Pacific Division Conference, Santa Clara, CA, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-10-13 18:57:50 UTC 43 deg (***) The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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 759. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 742. 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. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 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, 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 2012-10-01 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-09-26 20:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Izmir SEV Primary School, Izmir, Turkey
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Izmir SEV Primary School, Izmir, Turkey on 05 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:32 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 east 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 English. Ýzmir SEV Elementary School is a private, national school which was founded as K-8 school 1997. The philosophy of Izmir SEV is to enrich and expand upon the curriculum provided by the Turkish Ministry of Education. We aim to provide students with a solid foundation for continuing education at institutions of higher learning through developing the skills of observation, inquiry, and research in our students. SEV recognizes each student as an individual and strives to develop their cognitive, social and emotional potential. Ýzmir SEV aims to prepare students for their further education and for life by developing them in their areas of interest and abilities. Our academic program ensures that the students develop the knowledge and acquire the necessary skills to help them identify unreasonable information that are not grounded on facts. It is important to teach students methods and techniques of accessing and using knowledge. The delivery of the curriculum is designed to help students acquire skills of rational thinking achieved in learning environment that is well supported by affection and good communication, and to discover and use their own creativity. Our academic program is geared to raise students as self-confident, resourceful and capable individuals and initiative-takers who have developed thinking skills, and who can use technology effectively. In balance with competitive curriculum, social activities have significant importance in our school life. Varieties of clubs and sports activities are offered, assemblies and field trips are organized as co-curricular activities. The activities in our school are designed to encourage, challenge, and enable students to reach their potential in mind, body, and spirit. To promote a perspective of global understanding and friendship, our students are encouraged to participate in many international projects. We are an Eco-School and our Green Flag symbolizes our awareness for the environment. ARISS Project is a great educational opportunity for our students to learn about space exploration, space technologies, and create an interest in science. The date of the conference is another great honor for our country and students because in that week we have one of the most important national celebrations of Turkey. It is the " Sovereignty and Children's Day"; after the War of Independence,The Grand National Assembly of Turkey was established on 1920, April 23 and to commemorate the event, April 23 was proclaimed a national holiday. The founder of the Republic of Turkey, Atatürk, has dedicated this day to the children of Turkey and the world to emphasize that they are the future of the new nation. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What do you do if you have a serious health issue while you're on the ISS? Is there a doctor in the crew? 2. Are meteors and satellites dangerous for the ISS? Do they ever hit the ISS? 3. What experiments are you doing now? What types of experiments have been done before? 4. What do you think is the most interesting thing that has been discovered on the ISS so far? 5. After staying in space for a long time, what kind of difficulties do you have when you're back on Earth? 6. Is it possible to light fire in the ISS? 7. Does being in space change the way you perceive life? 8. If a part of your body bleeds in space, how is the flowing and clotting of blood affected? Does blood clot or flow differently in space? 9. How long is a day on the ISS? Is it 24 hours? 10. How can you tell when it's morning / night while you are on the ISS? 11. What does it feel like to be in a microgravity environment? 12. If you could go to a planet other than the Earth, which one would you like to go to? Why? 13. How do you get oxygen in the ISS? 14. How are the plants that are grown on the ISS used? Can they be used as fuel? 15. Do you follow a special diet when you are on the ISS? 16. Do you feel that the food you eat floats in your stomach because of microgravity? 17. Can the city lights on Earth be seen with the naked eye from space? 18. Would you like to stay in space for the rest of your life? 19. How and when did your interest in space begin? 20. What activity do you enjoy doing the most when you're on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Sekolah Kebangsaan, Putrajaya, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Sun, 07Oct12 11:04 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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2012-10-01 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 01 Oct '12

01 Oct '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 1, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Izmir SEV Primary School, located in Turkey, has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 5 at 08:32 UTC via telebridge station K6DUE in Greenbelt, Maryland. The school participates in the Partner School Science Program, which is a program under Global Friendship Through Space Education, a California-based non-profit organization that promotes friendship among young people from different countries and cultures through the study of space-related science and technology. Students communicate about space-related projects via e-mail, collaborate on research on NASA's distance-learning Web site, and videoconference between partner schools and NASA. First Lego League Robotic Teams and Destination Imagination Teams have been a part of school activities annually since 2005. Invitations to attend this event have been extended to several VIPs including the minister of transportation, the president of the board of education, the director of education, the mayor of Izmir and the governor of Izmir. Sekolah Kebangsaan in Putrajaya, Malaysia will experience an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Sunday, October 7 at 11:04 UTC. The school was invited to participate by the National Space Agency Satellite Ground Station, 9M2RPN in conjunction with the "Prime Minister's National Space Challenge Trophy 2012," an annual event since 2007 when a Malaysia astronaut flew to the ISS. 2. Successful Contact Held with Waxter Young Women's Academy An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between students at the Waxter Young Women's Academy in Laurel, Maryland and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI aboard the ISS on Monday, September 24. Telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina handled the radio connection. The girls were able to have all 13 of their questions answered with enough time left to thank Hoshide for participating. Phone lines throughout the center were made available so that other students could listen in as well. The ARISS contact was part of a comprehensive education plan used to interest students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 3. Sunita Williams Speaks with Halifax Students On Wednesday, September 26, Sacred Heart School of Halifax in Nova Scotia, Canada participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB. The contact was scheduled for 16:07 UTC, and telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina connected with Williams, but the international phone line, which was to connect Argentina to Halifax, went down and could not be brought up until after the ISS had passed overhead. Williams agreed to try the contact again on the next pass. Ninety minutes later, the audience of 250 got what they had been waiting for - a successful contact! The students got in 17 questions, and one student was wished a Happy Birthday by the ISS commander. Thanks to all who helped the school complete its contact.

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