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Call for AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations
by Alan P. Biddle 30 Mar '12

30 Mar '12

All AMSAT-NA members, We are approaching that time of year to submit nominations to serve on the Board of Directors. This year there will be seats for 3 full members, and up to 2 alternates, to be filled. This is your opportunity to influence the leadership, and future, of our organization. The deadline for nominations is June 15th, but that time will creep up remarkably quickly. If you are interested in serving, know someone who is, or who should be, now would be a good time to begin the process. The process details are available through the ANS, WWW.AMSAT.ORG, and the information below. Please contact me if you have any questions. 73s, Alan WA4SCA AMSAT-NA Corporate Secretary ======================================== AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nominations It is time to submit nominations for the upcoming open seats on the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors. A valid nomination requires either one current Member Society, or five current individual members in good standing, to nominate an AMSAT-NA member for the position. Three directors have terms expiring this year: Tom Clark, K3IO; Lou McFadin, W5DID; and Gould Smith, WA4SXM. The three nominees receiving the highest number of votes will be seated as regular board members with two year terms. The two nominees receiving the next highest number of votes will be seated as alternates for one year. Written nominations, consisting of names, calls and individual signatures, should be mailed to: AMSAT-NA, 850 Sligo Ave #600, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. They must be received no later than June 15th. No other action is required. Nominations may also be made by electronic means. 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, and also must be received by June 15th. If using any electronic submission, there is a second, verifying step. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT-NA BYLAWS. 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.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-29 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Mar '12

29 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-29 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-04-03 08:15:32 UTC 60 deg Balakliya, Ukraine, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for Wed 2012-04-11 19:00 UTC (***) Saint Petersburg, Russia, direct via TBD (***) Contact is a go for Thu 2012-04-12 20:30 UTC (***) 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 715. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 698. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-03-29 23:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-28 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Exp. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-28 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Mar '12

28 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-28 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, telebridge via AH6NM Contact was successful: Tue 2012-03-27 20:13:46 UTC 82 deg (***) St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-04-03 08:15:32 UTC 60 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 715. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 698. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-03-28 03:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-28 03:30 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Exp. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-26 15:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Mar '12

26 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-26 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, telebridge via AH6NM Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-03-27 20:13:46 UTC 82 deg St Anthony's Parish Primary School, Canberra, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-04-03 08:15:32 UTC 60 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 714. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 697. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-03-26 15:30 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 2012-03-21 16:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Exp. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2012-03-26 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 26 Mar '12

26 Mar '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 26, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California on Tuesday, March 27 at 20:13 UTC via telebridge station AH6NM in Hawaii. The ARISS contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). 2. Swiss Contact Successful An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was held between on-orbit astronaut André Kuipers, PI9ISS and electronic students at the museum "Clin d'Ailes," located on the Payerne Swiss Airforce Base on Wednesday, March 21. The museum's ham radio club HB9SPACE connected with the ISS and the president of the Museum Foundation, Mr. Claude Nicollier, HB9CN, who is also the first Swiss astronaut, greeted Kuipers before the Q&A session. Approximately 100 guests were in attendance. After the contact, the students gave presentations on their payload consisting of video cameras, sensors and beacons which was launched in a stratospheric weather balloon on March 15. After the balloon burst, a search team retrieved the payload and students analyzed the data. More on the event and activities may be found at: http://www.hb4fr.ch/english/our-activities/ariss/index.php 3. North Carolina Students Radio ISS On Wednesday, March 21, students from Salem Elementary School in Apex, North Carolina and Don Pettit, KD5MDT on the ISS participated in an ARISS contact via station VK5ZAI in Australia. Approximately 650 students attended the event. The contact was the culmination of space-related lessons and activities incorporating NASA materials to interest students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). It received media attention. See: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/03/21/1949225/apex-school-phones-nasa-250-… http://triangle.news14.com/content/top_stories/655325/apex-school-kids-talk… Listen to an interview with some of the students: http://www.wcpss.net/podcast/2012_march22_salem/index.mp3 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The ARISS International monthly teleconference was held on Tuesday, March 20. The HamTV discussion covered the meetings that ESA and NASA are engaging in to ensure coordination of the project. Minutes have been posted. http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-03-20.htm 5. AMSAT News Service on ARISS Mentors The March 25 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-085) included an item about the recruitment of ARISS mentors. An information session will be held at the Dayton Hamvention 2012 on May 18 and May 19. For details, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000604.html

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Upcoming ARISS contact with California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 25 Mar '12

25 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA on 27 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:13 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and AH6NM. The contact should be audible over Hawaii 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. Cal Poly is a four-year public university in San Luis Obispo, located on California's Central Coast. Ranked one of the top schools in the country for engineering programs, Cal Poly boasts its "Learn by Doing" philosophy where students get hands-on experience from laboratories using equipment found in industry. As part of its "Learn by Doing" philosophy, Cal Poly also hosts hundreds of clubs for a wide variety of students interests. The Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club in conjunction with the Electrical Engineering department are proud to host its first ever contact with astronauts on the International Space Station. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What made you want to become an astronaut? 2. When you are building things in space, how do you keep the pieces from floating away? 3. At what point does the lack of gravity effect your body and what do you do about it? For example, bone density deterioration 4. How long does it take for the International Space Station to orbit the sun? 5. Do you believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life? 6. Do you see a lot of space junk? 7. What does your ice cream look like? 8. What type of feeling is it to first defy gravity? 9. How does someone such as yourself get to work in the space industry? 10. What does it feel like when you take off? 11. How did you get in space? 12. What are some of the everyday difficulties and problems you face? 13. What are common space junk elements? 14. What do you do with waste for the toilet? 15. What kind of experiments do you do up there? 16. Do you ever get nervous when you're about to take off? 17. What kind of food do you eat in space? 18. Do you ever get out of the craft to float around in space? 19. Do you recommend becoming an astronaut? 20. How hot is it in space? 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-21 16:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Mar '12

21 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-21 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE Contact was successful: Wed 2012-03-21 08:39:41 UTC 58 deg (***) Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact was successful: Wed 2012-03-21 14:09:54 UTC 37 deg (***) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, telebridge via AH6NM (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-03-27 20:13:46 UTC 82 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 714. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 697. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-03-21 16:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-21 16:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Exp. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-20 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Mar '12

20 Mar '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-03-20 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Centre de Formation de la Base Aérienne de Payerne, Switzerland, direct via HB9SPACE Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 08:39:41 UTC 58 deg Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Wed 2012-03-21 14:09:54 UTC 37 deg California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, direct via AH6NM (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-03-27 20:13:46 UTC 82 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 712. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 695. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-03-20 23:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-03-18 19:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Exp. 30/31 on orbit Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Donald R. Pettit KD5MDT André Kuipers PI9ISS **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS Contact Wednesday
by John Spasojevich 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

Please join us in listening to An International Space Station school contact with Salem Elementary School in Apex, North Carolina on Wednesday, March 21 at 14:09 UTC via ground station VK5ZAI in Australia. This contact is part of a comprehensive education plan which will pique students’ interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Audio from this contact will be available on 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 & Webstream 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 maneuver, 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 Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 19 Mar '12

19 Mar '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Salem Elementary School, Apex, NC on 21 Mar. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:09 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over Australia 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. Salem Elementary school is located in Apex, North Carolina in an area where education is a top priority for its citizens. Also known as "the Peak of Good Living", Apex is located 12 miles from the capital city of Raleigh and just south of the Research Triangle Park formed by the 3 major cities in the area (Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill) and the research universities there (North Carolina State, Duke University and the University of North Carolina). Salem Elementary was built in 2000 and operates on the year-round calendar. Students at the year-round schools are divided into four groups, called tracks, with each track having its own calendar. Schedules are staggered so that, at any given time, three tracks are in school and one is tracked out. This year-round calendar provides students with a more continuous learning process. Since students do not have long summer vacations, major reviewing in the fall is eliminated. Students and teachers are also more energized throughout the year due to regular breaks. Salem Elementary places emphasis on lessons and activities which encourage students to collaborate, think critically, communicate and creatively solve problems. The campus features age appropriate playgrounds, baseball fields, soccer fields, a butterfly garden, an outdoor classroom, and a pond. The school features a well-equipped Media Center, spacious Multi Purpose room, full service Cafeteria, Art and Music rooms, Town Meeting area, Computer Lab and a colorful inviting interior. Salem Elementary is known for its academic success, as well as several extracurricular activities, such as, Skip Its Team. Skip Its is a jump rope team which performs during half time shows, and during the Apex and Cary Christmas parades. Students have the opportunity to become a member of Chorus, Green Team, Student Leaders and Scrabble Clubs. Our PTA volunteers are very active, supportive and dedicated to the school and staff. They volunteer in classrooms to further learning opportunities such as the KITS program and help to raise money for 21st Century technology. The annual science fair sends representatives on to the regional fair. In 2012, three Salem students went on to compete in the state science fair at Meredith College in Raleigh. Teachers, staff and volunteers focus each day to live up to the school's motto: "Where we do whatever it takes to honor and educate". Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How is life different on the space station? How do you eat, drink and shower? 2. How do you protect the ISS from meteors and asteroids? 3. Do you bring enough clothes for the whole mission or do you wash your clothes? If so how? 4. What is the source of electricity on the ISS? 5. When you return to Earth how do your muscles get used to gravity? 6. How would you fix a leaking fuel tank in space? 7. When you are in orbit, does food taste different? Do you prefer the taste of food on Earth or in space? 8. How long did you have to train to become an astronaut? 9. What experiments are you working on now? 10. How do you exercise in space? 11. How do you know when it is night or day on the ISS? 12. How do you fix a satellite in orbit? 13. How many times can an astronaut go to space? 14. What kind of research are you doing that might help make it safer for us to travel to other planets? 15. Why did you choose to become an astronaut and if you had not, then what else would you have been? 16. Are you growing anything on the ISS? If so, does going from dark to light so many times a day affect the plants? 17. Does the gravity of other planets affect your course? Does it repel or attract you? 18. Is the ISS shielded from the radiation of a solar flare? 19. Have you ever had a problem on the ISS you had to deal with? 20. If you could change anything on the ISS, what would it be and why? 21. How big is the ISS? 22. What do you do for fun on the ISS? 23. Can you see Earth from the ISS? 24. What does it look like on the moon? 25. How does the space station orbit the earth? Does it go on the same path every day? 26. Do you share meals with the other astronauts? 27. What do you miss most about Earth? 28. What time zone do you use in space? 29. Do you have internet access on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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