January 2013 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

This item concerns the ARISS direct contact with Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, Canada scheduled for Saturday, Jan 5 at 18:54 UTC CBC News would like to provide live coverage of the event on CBC News Network.Coverage will likely include live hits at 10, 11, 12, plus one after the event concludes along with complete live coverage of the contact. The National will take an item on the event. Radio will feature it on The World This Weekend and we will also stream the contact live on the CBC.ca/NS website (www.cbc.ca/ns). All of this is subject to the news events of the day. This information was provided through VE1WPH 73,AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Jan '13

04 Jan '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, Canada on 5 Jan. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:54 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and VE1CPA. The contact should be audible over portions of Canada and the eastern 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 Charles P. Allen High School ARISS project was initiated shortly after formal acceptance of the project proposal in mid-February. The project was formally announced to the students and faculty via a specially prepared video. Students and staff launched a dedicated Web site for the project that includes links and project information. Members of the Halifax Amateur Radio Club visited the school in May to talk about ARISS and the benefits of setting up an amateur radio club in the school. They presented Principal Stephanie Bird with the school's new call sign, VE1CPA. Four students are enrolled in a Basic Radio Operators course being offered by the HARC. Final planning and preparation for our January contact is well under way. A prominent Canadian with ties to the Canadian Space Program has accepted our invitation to appear as the guest speaker for the contact. A video profile of Chris Hadfield is currently being produced and will be shown at the contact event. Invitations have been sent to several special guests and a significant media coverage of the event is anticipated. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What is the best experience you have had while in space? 2. What type of music do you enjoy listening to or playing on the ISS? 3. Is any consideration given to an astronaut's cultural background or culinary tastes in the preparation of the ISS dietary rations? 4. What types of emergency medical and dental procedures can you perform on the ISS? 5. If an astronaut broke a bone and had it set during an interplanetary space mission, would it heal correctly? 6. Can you see the effects of global warming from the ISS? 7. What will your responsibilities include when you assume command of the ISS? 8. How does the Weightless Environment Training Facility compare to an actual spacewalk? 9. What is involved in preparing for a spacewalk? 10. What types of conditions might necessitate a full evacuation of the ISS? 11. What is the most unusual thing you have ever seen during a space mission? 12. Are periods of increased solar activity a concern to the ISS crew? 13. What are the major psychological concerns surrounding long term space missions? 14. How do you make up for Special and General relativity when contacting Earth? 15. What precautions are taken to avoid meteor showers and space debris? 16. What pre-requisite educational experience do you need to become an astronaut? 17. Do you see any practical application for upper atmospheric dives such as the one carried out by Felix Baumgartner in October? 18. How do astronauts shave on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): Ecole Les Muriers, Saint Maur Des Fosses, France, direct via F6KMX/p Mon, 07Jan2013 10:57 UTC Missoula Family YMCA, Missoula, MT, via W7PX Tue, 08Jan2013 16:14 UTC Royal Canadian Air Cadets- Newfoundland Cadet Detachment, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, direct via VO1BZM Sat, 12Jan2013 14:40 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 2013-01-03 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Jan '13

03 Jan '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-01-03 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, Canada, direct via VE1CPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-01-05 18:54:11 UTC 73 deg Watch for live stream at www.cbc.ca/ns (***) Ecole Les Muriers, Saint Maur Des Fosses, France, direct via F6KMX/p Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-01-07 10:57:39 UTC 48 deg Missoula Family YMCA, Missoula, MT, via W7PX Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-01-08 16:14:13 UTC 83 deg Royal Canadian Air Cadets- Newfoundland Cadet Detachment, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, direct via VO1BZM Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-01-12 14:40:52 UTC 86 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-01-03 06:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 783. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 766. 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2012-12-27 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. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-01-03 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Jan '13

02 Jan '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-01-03 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Charles P. Allen High School, Bedford, NS, Canada, direct via VE1CPA Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-01-05 18:54:11 UTC 73 deg (***) Ecole Les Muriers, Saint Maur Des Fosses, France, direct via F6KMX/p (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-01-07 10:57:39 UTC 48 deg (***) Missoula Family YMCA, Missoula, MT, via W7PX (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-01-08 16:14:13 UTC 83 deg (***) Royal Canadian Air Cadets- Newfoundland Cadet Detachment, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, direct via VO1BZM (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-01-12 14:40:52 UTC 86 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 The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-01-03 00:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 783. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 766. 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 successful school list has been updated as of 2012-12-27 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. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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