August 2012 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

CORRECTION to release for upcoming ARISS contact with Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Due to orbit adjustments, the new time posted for the Wakayama ARISS contact is 10:54 UTC on August 26, 2012. Dave, AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan on 26 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:58 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N3IFES. The contact should be audible over Japan 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. Institute for Education on Space, or IfES in short, designs and implements various programs with the following three educational objectives in order to assist the students to become dependable personnel: Nurturing animal spirits among students, Teaching practical management, Teaching practical space-related technologies. This time, we select the grade 5 and 6 students of elementary schools (there are located near our university.) and make the contact with Mr. Hoshide. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Was it different between the 1st time and the 2nd time to space? 2. What kind of sweets can you eat in ISS? 3. What kind of experiment do you do in ISS? 4. My family is six people. We have some problem about waiting the toilet every Morning. Is there same problem in ISS? 5. Do you sweat in ISS when you do muscular training? 6. Where is beautiful place of the Earth? 7. Can you see the Typhoon from ISS? 8. I heard you fasten the body to a bed When you sleep. Can you Sleep Soundly? 9. What you could not bring to ISS? 10. I heard there is a living thing which Keeps Killifish with this mission. What other living things are on ISS? 11. Can you hear the sound, when either pebble nor garbage hits ISS? 12. I heard that a direction when it comes back to the earth is more serious than the time of going to the universe. What kind of thing is it concretely? 13. What is food to eat most now? 14. Do you think that Animate Life is in Universe? 15. Do you see the Shooting Star from ISS? 16. What did you do during the summer vacation as a child? 17. What kind of study does astronaut do? 18. What would you do the first thing, when you return to Earth? 19. What age do you wanted to become astronaut? 20. Do you see the UFO during Space Flight? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Fri 31Aug2012, 11:23 UTC 2. Waxter Young Women's Academy, Laurel, MD, direct via KC4KMY Fri 31Aug2012, 15:57 UTC 3. National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Sat 01Sept2012, 15:09 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 2012-08-22 16:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-22 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via 8N3IFES Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:54:21 UTC 66 deg (***) Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, direct via KC4KMY Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 15:57:46 UTC 80 deg National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-22 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-08-16 18:00 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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ISS orbit boost in progress
by Alan P. Biddle 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

The ISS is having its orbit raised: http://preview.tinyurl.com/9dv7553 The article describes it being done in two steps, so it will take some time for the Keps to settle down. Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-20 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-20 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact was not completed due to interference: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg (***) New contact date TBD. (***) Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via 8N3IFES (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 UTC 66 deg Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg (***) Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, direct via KC4KMY (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 15:57:46 UTC 80 deg (***) National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-20 19:00 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 2012-08-16 18:00 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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2012-08-20 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 20, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contact Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University in Wakayama, Japan will speak with Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI via an ARISS contact on Sunday, August 26 at 10:58 UTC. Educators will engage students in the ARISS contact as well as other space-related activities and lessons to teach about space, satellites and radio waves. 2. Successful Contacts An ARISS contact was held with students at the Kangaroo Inn Area School in Kangaroo Inn, South Australia on Tuesday, August 14 via station W6SRJ in California. ISS astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB participated in the session, answering over 20 questions posed by the students. Nearly 90 visitors attended the event, including local politician Mitch Williams and his wife, the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio network, WIN 8 regional TV and representatives from three newspapers. The contact complemented a science curriculum covering space and space exploration. On Thursday, August 16, an ARISS contact was held between students attending Wada Elementary School in Nagawa Town, Japan and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI, aboard the Space Station, which highlighted a comprehensive education plan covering space, astronomy and radio communications. The event drew an audience of approximately 120 students and guests and garnered extensive media coverage including six television stations and five newspapers. 3. Meikei High School Contact to be Rescheduled Meikei High School in Tsukuba, Japan had been scheduled for an ARISS contact on Friday, August 17. The contact was unsuccessful. ARISS is investigating the reason for the failure. Meikei will be rescheduled during the week of October 22. 4. Debrief Session Held with Expedition 30/31 Crew ISS Ham members participated in a debrief session with Expedition 30/31 crew members Don Pettit and André Kuipers on Wednesday, August 15. Feedback on the ARISS program and radio equipment was provided which will help the team keep its procedures up-to-date. 5. ARISS in ARRL QST The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) carried a piece about ARISS in its September issue of QST. A small item in the "In Brief" column reported that three ham radio operators are crew members that arrived at the ISS in mid-July.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-17 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 17 Aug '12

17 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-17 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact postponed from: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg (***) New contact date TBD. (***) Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-17 18:00 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 2012-08-16 18:00 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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 2012-08-16 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Aug '12

16 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-16 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan, direct via 8NØWADA Contact was succesful: Thu 2012-08-16 08:01:55 UTC 41 deg (***) Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 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 743. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. (***) 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 2012-08-16 18:00 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 2012-08-16 18:00 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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 2012-08-15 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-15 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kangaroo Inn Area School, Kangaroo Inn, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Tue 2012-08-14 08:29:40 UTC 62 deg (***) Wada Elementary School, Nagawa Town, Japan, direct via 8NØWADA Contact is a go for: Thu 2012-08-16 08:01:55 UTC 41 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 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 742. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 725. (***) 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 2012-08-15 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 2012-08-15 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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 Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 14 Aug '12

14 Aug '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan on 17 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:09 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and JJ1YAF. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Japanese. Meikei High School was established in 1979. The founding body of Meikei High School is known as Meikei-kai, an alumni association formed principally by the graduates of the University of Tsukuba and Tokyo University of Education. Mr. Akihiko Hoshide, a Japanese astronaut, is a graduate of our school. And our school has Radio & Electronics Group, as a group of Science Club. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Is the space suit comfortable? 2. What is the meaning of the doll which was on the rocket? 3. What do you do when you want to relax? 4. What will you do when you get sick? 5. How do you clean the ISS? 6. What do you look forward to do regarding the stay in the ISS? 7. Please tell us your memories in Meikei. 8. Our school still has the 4 km swimming in 4th grade. Could you tell us your memories about the 4km swimming? 9. In what ways were the various school events in Meikei useful to you in the process of becoming an astronaut? 10. I heard that you chose "space" as a topic for your research when you were a student in Meikei. Were you always determined about your choice of working on "space"? 11. Is there anything you want to tell to the students in Meikei? 12. What would you like to do in space in the future? 13. Is there anything that changed in yourself after you went to space? 14. What do students like us need to do in order to become an astronaut? 15. Do you listen to or sing the song that your peers made? 16. Which looks more beautiful. the earth seen from the ISS or the stars in the sky? 17. How do you drink water? 18. How do you weigh yourself in the ISS? 19. What is your favorite space food? 20. What were your favorite subjects when you were in junior high school and high school? 21. Do you think it is possible for human to live in the moon? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via TBD Sun, 26 Aug 2012, 10:58 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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