December 2013 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-31 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Dec '13

31 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-31 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Zespół Szkół Technicznych, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, direct via SP3POW Contact is a go for: Wed 2014-01-08 10:43:57 UTC 51 deg Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2014-01-08 12:21:30 UTC 68 deg (***) Berkeley Middle School, Williamsburg, VA, direct via K4RC Contact is a go for: Wed 2014-01-08 18:33:50 UTC 78 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. http://www.ariss.org/other-ariss-websites.html **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added.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 2013-12-31 20:00 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 876. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 855. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-12-29 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-31 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Dec '13

31 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-31 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Zespół Szkół Technicznych, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, direct via SP3POW (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2014-01-08 10:43:57 UTC 51 deg (***) Berkeley Middle School, Williamsburg, VA, direct via K4RC (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2014-01-08 18:33:50 UTC 78 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. http://www.ariss.org/other-ariss-websites.html **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 2013-12-31 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 876. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 855. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-12-29 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-29 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Dec '13

29 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-29 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan, direct via 8N3RM Contact was successful: Sun 2013-12-29 09:30:37 UTC 29 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. http://www.ariss.org/other-ariss-websites.html **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 2013-12-29 20:00 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 876. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 855. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-12-29 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-29 08:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Dec '13

29 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-29 08:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scouting Burgemeester Welschen Meerhove, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, direct via PE6SBW Contact was successful: Sat 2013-12-28 13:08:43 UTC 83 deg (***) Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan, direct via 8N3RM Contact is a go for: Sun 2013-12-29 09:30:37 UTC 29 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. http://www.ariss.org/other-ariss-websites.html **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 2013-12-29 08:00 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 875. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 854. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html (***) ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-12-29 08:00 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 27 Dec '13

27 Dec '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan, on 29 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:30 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N3RM. 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. 立命館守山中学校・高等学校の門をたたく君たちが羽ばたこうとしている未来には、大きな世界が広がっています。だからこそあらゆる時代、あらゆる場所で糧となり、生涯にわたって役に立つ本物の「知的実力」を育んでほしい。立命館守山は、中学校から高等学校、立命館大学・大学院へと続く一貫教育の中でそれを豊かに育てます。高い学力と豊かな人間性を育む「文理融合教育」、論理的思考力や科学的発想力を磨く「理数・科学教育」、グローバル時代に活躍できる先進的「英語教育」や高度な「国際化教育」、地域に学び、社会の中で生かさせてもらっていることを知る「体験型教育」、そんなここにしかない学びを通じて、一人ひとりの能力や個性を大きく伸ばすことができます。「立命館」の名前の由来となっている「立命」とは、「一生涯勉強に努める」ことの大切さを意味しています。学びは中学・高校だけで終わりません。夢に向かってこれからも成長を遂げていく。そんな君たちのスタート地点が、ここ立命館守山中学校・高等学校です。 The 21st century requires us to have an international awareness of scientific, technological and social interaction in this turbulent age. Taking full advantage of a continuous education system as an affiliated school of Ritsumeikan University and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, we develop students' motivation and spirit of inquiry. Students enjoy the surrounding beautiful nature and great Lake Biwa, and the wonderful school life on a brand new campus. They also have opportunities to encounter various people; both local and from all over the world. We provide integrated programs of science and humanities, and advanced placement programs closely cooperating with the colleges of Ritsumeikan University, as well as a wide variety of field research and active learning. I believe our students' training, inspiration and talents will contribute to the world. The world is our stage: We will create it. １．宇宙に来て一番感動したことは何ですか２．　宇宙人と交信するミッションをする時にどうするのですか３．宇宙飛行士の魅力は何ですか４．スペースシャトルではコマがよくこまが回りますが、宇宙では、空気抵抗がないから半永久的に回るのですか５．宇宙ステーションでは緊急時の対策としてどんなことをしていますか６．未確認飛行物体を見たことはありますか７．宇宙飛行士は帰ってきた時すぐに歩けないというのは本当ですか８．今、宇宙船であったら便利なものは何ですか９．国際宇宙ステーション（ISS）にはどれくらいの水を持っていくのですか１０．家での料理が恋しくなりませんか１１．宇宙飛行士になるために何が一番大変でしたか１２． ISSでは洗濯をしますか１３．宇宙食は地球と宇宙でどちらがおいしいですか１４．宇宙での生活時間は何が基準ですか１５．大気圏から出た瞬間体はどう感じますか１６．水で起こる事故にはどんなものがありますか１７． ISSでの生活で困ることは何ですか１８．宇宙に出発するときに何を心配しますか１９．なぜ宇宙飛行士になったのですか２０．どの宇宙食が好きですか２１．今まで宇宙で危険だと思ったことはありますか２２．宇宙服を着たまま宇宙に出た時の体感温度はどう感じますか２３．　今まで宇宙で見た一番きれいな光景は何ですか Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. When were you impressed most in space? 2. What will you do if you have a mission to contact an alien? 3. What are the attractive points of being an astronaut? 4. In the space shuttle, a top spins very well. There is no air resistance in space. So is it possible to spin semi permanently? 5. What kind of measures do you take for an emergency at the International Space Station? 6. Have you ever seen a UFO in the space? 7. I heard that astronauts can’t walk easily when they come back to earth. Is it true? 8. What are the most convenient things to have in the International Space Station? 9. How much water do you bring to the International Space Station? 10. Do you miss your home food? 11. What was the hardest thing to become an astronaut? 12. Do you wash clothes in the International Space Station? 13. Which is more delicious, when you eat space food in space or on the Earth? 14. Which standard Earth time do you use in space? 15. How does your body feel when you leave the Earth’s atmosphere? 16. What accidents happen with water in the space? 17. What trouble in your life do you have at the International Space Station? 18. What did you worry about when you departed for space? 19. Why did you become an astronaut? 20. What space food do you like? 21. Have you ever had a dangerous experience in space? 22. What is the temperature in space with a space suit? Is it cold or hot? 23. What is the most beautiful scene that you have ever seen in space? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Uncoming ARISS contact with Scouting Burgemeester Welschen Meerhove, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 27 Dec '13

27 Dec '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scouting Burgemeester Welschen Meerhove, Eindhoven, The Netherlands on 28 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 13:08 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and PE6SBW. The contact should be audible over The Netherlands 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. Scouting Meerhoven has been set up in 2003. Our first official turnout was 10 years ago during the JOTA JOTI. During the last 10 years we have had several activities which were connected with transmitting (each year during the JOTA JOTI) and also with technic, air and space travel, as our scouts cabin is near Eindhoven airport. Now, 10 years on, we celebrate our Jubilee. One of our Lustrum activities is the JOTA JOTI, by which we use FM frequency. For a whole weekend the scouting room has been transformed to a real radio station. The broadcasts' are made by our youth and staff members. In the framework of the Jubilee we have made a request to NASA, because as a scouting group, we really like to have radio contact with one of the astronauts from the ISS. We are very supportive of space travel and during the coming period we have a couple of activities to prepare us for a possible contact with ISS. The Friday evening group (cubs and scouts) will visit an observatory, they will make rockets from lemonade bottles and fire them off. The room of the beavers will be transformed to a cosmos with rockets and planets. The kids will make these themselves. The Saturday group (cubs and scouts) will rebuild a ISS station. During the coming weeks our activities will all be in the light of space travel. Our aim is that the children will make their acquaintance with the JOTA JOTI (transmission) as well as space travel. It would be great to close of our Jubilee with contact with ISS. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you float in the space outside of ISS? 2. Do you like it to be weightless all the time? 3. What skills do you need to have to become an astronaut and how do you prepare a mission into space? 4. How do you sleep in space? 5. Do you have spare time to play computer games like Minecraft, and what games? 6. Please name a top 3 of things you miss on earth, except your families. 7. Please share your most memorable experience as astronaut. 8. How do you use the toilet in ISS? Using the toilet, where does the pee or poop remain? 9. How big is the space that you live in? 10. If there is fire on ISS, how do you extinguish this? Water and powder also float and may damage the equipment. 11. I would like to know what the astronauts do when a comet is approaching the space station. 12. Do you have a Christmas tree with decoration in ISS? 13. Can you see fireworks on January 1th? 14. How do you wash yourself and how do you change clothes? 15. Do you see a lot of debris in space? 16. What is the moon made of? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan, direct via 8N3RM Sun, 29Dec.2013, 09:30 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-26 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Dec '13

26 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-26 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scouting Burgemeester Welschen Meerhove, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, direct via PE6SBW Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-28 13:08:43 UTC 83 deg Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan, direct via 8N3RM Contact is a go for: Sun 2013-12-29 09:30:37 UTC 29 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ (***) Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. (***) http://www.ariss.org/other-ariss-websites.html (***) **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. (***) http://www.ariss-eu.org/ (***) **************************************************************************** *** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** 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 2013-12-26 19:30 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 874. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 853. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html (***) ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-12-14 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-20 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Dec '13

20 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-20 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scouting Burgemeester Welschen Meerhove, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, direct via PE6SBW Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-28 13:08:43 UTC 83 deg (***) Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School, Moriyama, Japan, direct via 8N3RM (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2013-12-29 09:30:37 UTC 29 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-20 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 874. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 853. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-14 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-15 20:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Dec '13

15 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-15 20:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX Contact canceled: Mon 2013-12-16 16:28:20 UTC 39 deg (***) Contact has been canceled due to EVA activities! (***) **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-15 20:00 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 874. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 853. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-14 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 15 Dec '13

15 Dec '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy on 16 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:28 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between IR0ISS and IQ5GX. The contact should be audible over 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 Italian. The Technical Institute "Galileo Ferraris" is active on the territory of the Arno Valley since 1979 and has trained over the years the engineers of the many industrial enterprises in the area. The technical institute in fact offers a solid general education and training of scientific and technical basis necessary for both a rapid entry into the world of work and the professions and for the continuation of studies at university . In particular, enables the student to face the entrance test for the various scientific disciplines .. Its strength lies in teaching laboratory accompanied by a solid theoretical and scientific . Branches of study offered the institute is currently divided into the following specializations: .. Electronics and electrical engineering. .. Chemistry, Materials and Biotechnology .. Data processing and telecommunications The time is for all specializations of 32 hours per week , spread over four days per week of five hours (from 8.10 am to 13.10) and two days a week for six hours (from 8.10 am to 14.10 ) . The school is equipped with several laboratories and a large gym . Among these , for the two years , we have the laboratories of Physics, Chemistry , Drawing- CAD , Computer Science , for the three years, Chemistry, Electronics, Electrical Engineering , Computer Science, Mathematics , Technology Design and Planning , Automatic Systems , Information systems . In addition, the active school every year internships at companies in the area and technical projects in cooperation with such companies . Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What should I do if I wanted to become an astronaut? I mean what educational path should I follow, which degree would be the best to take, in your opinion? 2. Do you have particular memories you would like to share with us? 3. Why is it important going to the outer space? Is it more important to spend money on space missions than on other fields? 4. How many crew members are there with you? Have you been trained also to get along well to each other? 5. How long does it take you to regain all your physical ability when you come back to Earth? 6. What types of experiments are you currently running? Which are the most useful for mankind? 7. What do you do when you get sick in space? Do you need a doctor on board the ISS? 8. Have you ever been scared to fly in space? 9. How long are the missions? 10. What is the strangest question you have been asked by students? 11. Do you believe that someday man will discover other planets that support life? 12. How often do micro- meteoroids collide with your space shuttle? How difficult is to avoid them? 13. Will it be possible for astronauts to land on other planets in the future? 14. How is the International Space Station able to keep in contact with the Mission Control Center? 15. What type of antennas do you use for it? 16. What kind of operating system do you use in the space station? 17. What are your daily tasks in the space station and how do you spend your free time? 18. What kind of training do you need to become an astronaut? 19. How long did it take you to reach your destination orbit? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-14 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 14 Dec '13

14 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-14 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact was successful: Sat 2013-12-14 07:00:34 UTC 72 deg (***) Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-12-16 16:28:20 UTC 39 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-14 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 874. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 853. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-14 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-12 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Dec '13

12 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-12 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3LR Contact was successful: Thu 2013-12-12 08:36:53 UTC 37 deg (***) Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-14 07:00:34 UTC 72 deg Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-12-16 16:28:20 UTC 39 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-12 19:30 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 873. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 852. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-12 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-11 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 Dec '13

12 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-11 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3LR Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-12-12 08:36:53 UTC 37 deg Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-14 07:00:34 UTC 72 deg Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-12-16 16:28:20 UTC 39 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** For all of you Ice Pilots TV show fans, the first episode of season 5 was scheduled to have some of an ARISS contact that occurred a few months back. Depending on where you are located, the times and cable TV providers may change. History Channel is airing the show for the first time Wednesday October 23 at 22:00 EDT or Thursday October 24 at 02:00 UTC. Below are several on-line links to where you can watch it: http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php http://www.icepilots.com/episode5_1.php If you are in Australia, apparently the History Channel is available via Pay-TV. **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-11 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 872. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 851. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-03 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 11 Dec '13

11 Dec '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan on 12 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:36 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N3LR. 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. Since 2012, Kyoto Municipal Rakuyo Technical Senior High School has launched a project called “The Closest High School to Space” and conducted natural science education dealing with “space.” This project covers various subjects from astronomy –the observation of annular solar eclipse –to space engineering –rockets and artificial satellites. This March we succeeded in launching a rocket with a hybrid engine up to 300 meters high. We also work on robots and electronic handicrafts as scientific technology education. We plan to participate in ARISS program for this time as part of our project “The Closest High School to Space.” Some students of our school and children from a nearby elementary school are to participate in the program. Specifically, 21 elementary school children –fifth and sixth graders from Karahashi Elementary School, who are especially interested in space –will communicate with the International Space Station with the assistance of our high school students. 概要京都市立洛陽工業高校は、2012年より『宇宙にいちばん近い高校』プロジェクトを立ち上げ、“宇宙”をテーマとした自然科学教育を行っている高校です。このプロジェクトの中では、金環日食の観測といった天文学的なテーマや、ロケット・人工衛星といった宇宙工学的なテーマまで扱っています。特に今年3月にはハイブリッド型のエンジンによるモデルロケットを高度約300mまで打ち上げることに成功しました。他にもロボット、電子工作などいろいろな科学技術教育に取り組んでいます。今回のARISSプログラムでは、この『宇宙にいちばん近い高校』プロジェクトの一環として、本校の生徒たちと、本校の近くにある京都市立唐橋小学校の児童を主な対象として実施します。交信は唐橋小学校の５，６年生で、特に宇宙に興味を持っている２１名が立候補し、参加します。それを高校生が補助するというスタイルになります。 Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Why did you decide to become an astronaut? 2. What was the hardest training to become an astronaut? 3. If aliens do exist, on what planets do you think they are? 4. What was the greatest trouble you’d had before you were chosen as the commander? 5. How did you feel when you were appointed commander? 6. Is there anything you carry with you whenever you go to space? 7. How heavy is the spacesuit when you wear it on the earth? 8. What was your impression when you first saw the earth from outer space? 9. How does the earth look when it’s seen from space 400 km away? 10. How can stars be seen from the ISS? 11. Do constellations look the same from the ISS as they do from the earth? 12. Where and how do you sleep in the ISS? 13 Do you have a good sleep in space? 14 Don’t you feel sick with the ISS revolving around the earth? 15 Of the experiments you’re going to try in this mission, what do you expect to be the most interesting? 16 What do you enjoy doing while you’re in space? 17 Which do you like better, staying in space or on the earth? 18 What would you like to do or try to do while you’re in the ISS? 19. What was the hardest operation you’d ever engaged in? 20 In a poster of EXP 38, you’re watching the earth through a magnifying glass. Is this an idea of your own? 21 What is it about space that makes you feel amazed or excited? １　奨也（しょうや）　なぜ，宇宙飛行士になろうと思ったのですか？２　瑞希（みずき）　宇宙飛行士になるための訓練でⅠ番大変だったのは，どんな訓練ですか？３　知輝（ともき）　宇宙人がいるとしたら，どの星にいると思いますか？４　玲奈（れいな）　コマンダーになるまでに，一番苦労したことは何ですか？５　陵（りょう）　コマンダーに任命された時は　どんな気持ちでしたか？６　葵（あおい）　宇宙に行く時に　必ず持っていくものはありますか？７　ひなた（ひなた）　宇宙服を地球で着たらどのくらい重いのですか？８　千瑛（ちえ）　宇宙からはじめて　地球をみたときはどんな気持ちがしましたか？９　翔太（しょうた）　宇宙から　４００キロはなれた所から見る地球はどんな感じですか？１０　翔大（しょうた）　宇宙ステーションから星はどんなふうに見えるのですか？１１　豪眞（つまさ）　宇宙ステーションからは地球と同じように星座が見えるのですか？１２　瑚子（しここ）　宇宙ステーションではどこでどうやって寝るのですか？１３　紀佳（のりか）　宇宙では　よく眠れますか？１４　正剛（せいごう）　宇宙ステーションが地球をまわっていて気持ち悪くなることはありませんか？１５　隼人（はやと）　今回の実験の中で，一番面白そうだと思う実験を教えて下さい。１６　知穂（ちほ）　宇宙いる時で　楽しいのは何をしているときですか？１７　大暉（だいき）　宇宙にいるときと地球にいるときは，どちらが好きですか？１８　美早紀（みさき）　もし宇宙ステーションで自分やりたいことはどんなことですか？１９　鈴（りん）　いままでのミッションの中で一番大変だったのは，何ですか？２０　みゆう（みゆう）　ＮＡＳＡのポスターで虫眼鏡を持って地球を見ているポーズはご自分で考えられたのですか？２１　薫平（くんぺい）　若田さんは宇宙のどんなところがすごいと思いますか？ PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Sat, 14Dec2013, 07:00 UTC 2. Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX Mon, 16Dec2013, 16:28 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-10 18:00 UTC Quick list of schedu
by AJ9N＠aol.com 10 Dec '13

10 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-10 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3LR Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-12-12 08:36:53 UTC 37 deg (***) Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-14 07:00:34 UTC 72 deg (***) Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-12-16 16:28:20 UTC 39 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** For all of you Ice Pilots TV show fans, the first episode of season 5 was scheduled to have some of an ARISS contact that occurred a few months back. Depending on where you are located, the times and cable TV providers may change. History Channel is airing the show for the first time Wednesday October 23 at 22:00 EDT or Thursday October 24 at 02:00 UTC. Below are several on-line links to where you can watch it: http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php http://www.icepilots.com/episode5_1.php If you are in Australia, apparently the History Channel is available via Pay-TV. **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-10 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 872. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 851. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-03 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-09 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Dec '13

09 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-09 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3LR Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-12-12 08:44:10 UTC 32 deg Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-14 07:07:42 UTC 87 deg Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Galileo Ferraris", San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, direct via IQ5GX (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-12-16 16:28:20 UTC 39 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** For all of you Ice Pilots TV show fans, the first episode of season 5 was scheduled to have some of an ARISS contact that occurred a few months back. Depending on where you are located, the times and cable TV providers may change. History Channel is airing the show for the first time Wednesday October 23 at 22:00 EDT or Thursday October 24 at 02:00 UTC. Below are several on-line links to where you can watch it: http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php http://www.icepilots.com/episode5_1.php If you are in Australia, apparently the History Channel is available via Pay-TV. **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-09 21:30 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 872. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 851. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-03 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-03 19:30 UTC Quick list of schedu
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Dec '13

03 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-03 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Brzeznica, Poland telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Tue 2013-12-03 08:27:43 UTC 49 deg (***) Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3LR Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-12-12 08:44:10 UTC 32 deg Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-14 07:07:42 UTC 87 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 117 (***) Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** For all of you Ice Pilots TV show fans, the first episode of season 5 was scheduled to have some of an ARISS contact that occurred a few months back. Depending on where you are located, the times and cable TV providers may change. History Channel is airing the show for the first time Wednesday October 23 at 22:00 EDT or Thursday October 24 at 02:00 UTC. Below are several on-line links to where you can watch it: http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php http://www.icepilots.com/episode5_1.php If you are in Australia, apparently the History Channel is available via Pay-TV. **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-03 19:30 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 872. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 851. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-12-03 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-02 19:00 UTC Quick list of schedu
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-02 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Brzeznica, Poland telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-12-03 08:27:43 UTC 49 deg Rakuyo Technical High School, Kyoto, Japan, direct via 8N3LR (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-12-12 08:44:10 UTC 32 deg (***) Tochigi Science Lion Project, Utsunomiya, Japan, direct via 8N1ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-12-14 07:07:42 UTC 87 deg (***) **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 112 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** For all of you Ice Pilots TV show fans, the first episode of season 5 was scheduled to have some of an ARISS contact that occurred a few months back. Depending on where you are located, the times and cable TV providers may change. History Channel is airing the show for the first time Wednesday October 23 at 22:00 EDT or Thursday October 24 at 02:00 UTC. Below are several on-line links to where you can watch it: http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php http://www.icepilots.com/episode5_1.php If you are in Australia, apparently the History Channel is available via Pay-TV. **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-02 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 871. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 850. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-11-27 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 37/38 on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG Exp. 38/39 on orbit Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT Richard A. Mastracchio KC5ZTE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-02 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 02 Dec '13

02 Dec '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-12-02 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Brzeznica, Poland telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-12-03 08:27:43 UTC 49 deg **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Gaston ON4WF with 112 Francesco IKØWGF with 100 **************************************************************************** For all of you Ice Pilots TV show fans, the first episode of season 5 was scheduled to have some of an ARISS contact that occurred a few months back. Depending on where you are located, the times and cable TV providers may change. History Channel is airing the show for the first time Wednesday October 23 at 22:00 EDT or Thursday October 24 at 02:00 UTC. Below are several on-line links to where you can watch it: http://www.icepilots.com/episodes.php http://www.icepilots.com/episode5_1.php If you are in Australia, apparently the History Channel is available via Pay-TV. **************************************************************************** ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** 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 2013-12-02 07:00 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 871. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 850. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. 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, 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 2013-11-27 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 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 **************************************************************************** Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Exp. 37/38 now on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Brzeznica, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Dec '13

01 Dec '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Brzeznica, Poland on 03 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:27 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 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. Students from the Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Brzeznica are interested in Science, Physics. they attend on many additional lessons and educational projects connected with Maths Physics, Astronomy and amateur radio communications, satellite communication transmitter. They participate in educational trips and tours. Teachers prepare lessons for individuals interested in astronomy. Schools organized additional activities thanks to money from the European Union. Schools organized special classes associated with the astronomical observations of the sky. What is more, school prepared a series of competitions connected with astronautics. List of activities organized by school in preparation for the communications with the ISS: Amateur Radio classes, Astronomy classes, connected with the observation of the sky and passing Space Station, Art competitions related to the cosmos and space station, Competitions for older students about the life of astronauts on the space station. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you like to be an astronaut? 2. How long does it take to go into orbit? 3. How do you wash in space? 4. What impact does your 6 months stay on board have on your bones? 5. Did you dream about flying into space when you were a child? 6. Where do you feel better, in space or on Earth? 7. Do you miss your family when you are in space? 8. Are you happy in space? 9. What is the temperature inside and outside the space station? 10. How do you celebrate Christmas on board? 11. How did you feel during your flight into space? 12. What studies do you have to accomplish to become an astronaut? 13. What's the temperature of boiling and frezing water in space? 14. What do you see through the window of your spaceship? 15. Do you have a doctor in the spaceship? 16. Can plants grow on the space station - if so what is growing at the moment? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status 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 --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

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