February 2013 - Sarex (INACTIVE)

Upcoming ARISS contact with Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '13

10 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 13 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:47 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Chief Peguis Jr. High is in Winnipeg Manitoba. It is a grade 7-9 school with a population of about 550 students and staff. In April of 2011 Chris Hadfield made a personal appearance at our school to talk to the students. He was terrific. Our grade 7 students at that time are currently our grade 9 students and they remember his visit. It is very exciting that these kids (and all the others) get to connect with him while he is on board the ISS. They feel they already have a personal connection with him. Our staff was very impressed with Commander Hadfield as well. His final message to our young people exceeded our expectations. It is a quote I often repeat to my students. It is posted in the hallways of our school."You are all going to grow up to be something. Don't let the world kick you into becoming an adult you don't want to be.. Start planning your future now!" Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What research is going on at the space station and what role do you have in these experiments? 2. What is zero gravity like on your body? How much has your body changed? 3. Has anything gone wrong and if so how did you handle it? 4. You are the first Canadian in charge of the ISS. How do you feel? 5. Do you have cell phone service up there? 6. Does your drink float out of your cup? 7. How do you keep your food supply limited? 8. What is your everyday routine up in space? 9. How do you take a shower in space? 10. How do you groom your moustache? 11. How long can a person stay in space? 12. What kinds of things do you need to do to maintain the ISS? 13. What made you want to become an astronaut? 14. What is the future of the ISS? 15. How do you become an astronaut? 16. Have you seen other planets from the ISS? 17. Is having no gravity for so long uncomfortable? 18. Do you ever run low on food? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Feb '13

10 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom on 12 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 22:57 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Breadalbane Academy is a rural school serving Highland Perthshire in the heart of Scotland. We have around 700 pupils coming from Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Rannoch and Dunkeld. We are very interested in all aspects of the space programme and today have people asking questions from the primary school and from the secondary school asking about science, fashion and textiles, physical education and psychology. We are gratefully that you are willing to speak to us. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What has surprised you most about being in space? 2. In a popular T.V. advert, we see that only 1 in 13 million people get to be an astronaut. How were you selected and what was the selection process like? 3. How do astronauts go to the shower and to the toilet? 4. I was wondering if you believe there is life on other planets? 5. What keeps the space station orbiting around the earth? 6. I want to know what you get to eat in space and if you like it? 7. If you could change one thing about your space suit what would it be? 8. Does your space suit start to smell ?or do you have 2 one to wear and one to wash?" 9. Astronauts have to be in peak physical condition. How do you keep fit on the space station and in zero gravity? 10. I was wondering what you do all day up in the space station? 11. Have you ever been outside the space station and if so what was it like? 12. I was wondering what science experiments you are doing on the space station? 13. I was wondering how food and supplies are sent up to you? 14. Being in zero gravity looks cool on the films. What is it really like? 15. I was wondering what it is like to look back at the world from space? 16. I wanted to know what the most amazing thing about being an astronaut is? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Wed, 13Feb2013, 19:47 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-10 00:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Feb '13

09 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-10 00:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan, direct via 8N2TOKAI Contact was successful: Sat 2013-02-09 09:57:10 UTC 32 deg (***) ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-02-12 09:22:57 UTC 26 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-02-13 19:47:43 UTC 55 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. 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 2013-02-10 00:30 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 790. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 773. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-10 00:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-09 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 09 Feb '13

09 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-09 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact was not successful (see comments below): Fri 2013-02-08 20:07:32 UTC 43 deg (***) ARISS is attempting to understand what issues the Kenwood radio is having. (***) Special thanks to Chris for making this contact happen in spite of the technical issues. Congratulations to The Hospital for Sick Children! (***) Overall, the Hospital opportunity was a success in that it allowed the students to interact with Chris Hadfield and get their questions answered through the IP phone, but the ARISS amateur radio downlink was extremely weak, only allowing 1 question to be answered near the station closest approach. (***) Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan, direct via 8N2TOKAI Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-02-09 09:57:10 UTC 32 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for this contact. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for this contact. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. (***) Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-02-12 09:22:57 UTC 26 deg (***) Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-02-13 19:47:43 UTC 55 deg (***) The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-09 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 789. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 772. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS ******************************** ********************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-03 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Feb '13

06 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan on 09 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:57 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N2TOKAI. 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. The Yokosuka Elementary school was established at 1907. Location is the South West of Nagoya City. We have 933 students. We selected 15 students from them. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you see Northern lights from the space station? 2. What made you decide, to become an astronaut? 3. How does the sun look like from the space? 4. Can you see the polar ice from space? 5. What is the hardest training being an astronaut? 6. If you need surgery, in space station, What do you do? 7. What do you want to take to space next time? 8. Is there a day and night in the space station? 9. How many times does your spaceship go around the earth in a day? 10. When you come back to the earth, what do you want to do first? 11. What's inconvenience in weightlessness? 12. What is the most interesting examination to become an astronaut? 13. How does it look like while circling the earth? 14. Have you ever seen an alien? 15. How do you sleep in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue, 12Feb2013 09:22 UTC 2. Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Wed, 13Feb2013 19:47 UTC ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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ARISS contact Friday 8 FEB
by Personal 06 Feb '13

06 Feb '13

> > Please join us in listening to an ARISS contact between astronauts aboard ISS and participants at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. > > AOS is expected at 20:07 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be atelebridge between NA1SS and IK1SLD in Italy. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. > > The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is recognized as one of the world’s foremost pediatric health-care institutions and is Canada’s leading centre dedicated to advancing children’s health through the integration of patient care, research and education. Founded in 1875 and affiliated with the University of Toronto, SickKids is one of Canada’s most research-intensive hospitals and has generated discoveries that have helped children globally. Its mission is to provide the best in complex and specialized family-centred care; pioneer scientific and clinical advancements; share expertise; foster an academic environment that nurtures health-care professionals; and champion an accessible, comprehensive and sustainable child health system. SickKids is proud of its vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.™ > > Audio from this contact will be fed into the: > EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers > IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector > Streaming Audio at: https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio > > Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. > > Please note that on Echolink there are automatic breaks of 1.5 seconds in the audio transmission. These occur every 2.5 minutes during the event. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. > > ** Contact times are approximate. If the ISS executes a reboost or other manoeuvre, the AOS (Acquisition Of Signal) time may alter by a few minutes ** > > > 73, > John - AG9D > ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS contact with The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Feb '13

06 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON on 08 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 20:07 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between OR4ISS and IK1SLD. The contact should be audible over Italy and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is recognized as one of the world's foremost pediatric health-care institutions and is Canada's leading centre dedicated to advancing children's health through the integration of patient care, research and education. Founded in 1875 and affiliated with the University of Toronto, SickKids is one of Canada's most research-intensive hospitals and has generated discoveries that have helped children globally. Its mission is to provide the best in complex and specialized family-centered care; pioneer scientific and clinical advancements; share expertise; foster an academic environment that nurtures health-care professionals; and champion an accessible, comprehensive and sustainable child health system. SickKids is proud of its vision of Healthier Children. A Better World.T Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What inspired you to become a Astronaut? 2. Is the Food in space much better than the Hospital food down here? 3. Have you seen or witnessed anything in space that could possibly indicate other life forms? 4. Describe what is it like to see such a Beautiful Site from up there? 5. Do you have something like our therapeutic clown, A. Leboo, on space station? 6. Is it true you recycle your pee in space? 7. What effect does the Sun have on Space Station? 8. What's it like sleeping in space? 9. What kind of things do you do on space station? 10. How long are you there and how long can you stay? 11. Describe what it is like up there? 12. Would like to know if and when it gets dark? 13. What kind of music do they play up there? Who gets to choose what they listen to? 14. How do you go to the washroom? 15. How do the astronauts go out into space from inside the spaceship? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan, direct via 8N2TOKAI Sat, 09Feb2013 09:57 UTC 2. Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom, telebridge via W6SRJ Tue, 12Feb2013 09:22 UTC 3. Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI Wed, 13Feb2013 19:47 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-05 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Feb '13

05 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-05 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-02-08 20:07:32 UTC 43 deg Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan, direct via 8N2TOKAI Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-02-09 09:57:10 UTC 32 deg Breadalbane Academy, Aberfeldy, United Kingdom, telebridge via W6SRJ (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-02-12 09:22:57 UTC 26 deg (***) Chief Peguis Jr. High, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, telebridge via VK5ZAI (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-02-13 19:47:43 UTC 55 deg (***) The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-05 18:30 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 789. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 772. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-03 23:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-03 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 03 Feb '13

03 Feb '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-02-03 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Ilan Ramon Foundation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, telebridge via K6DUE Contact was successful: Sun 2013-02-03 09:01:08 UTC 89 deg (***) The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Fri 2013-02-08 20:07:32 UTC 43 deg Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan, direct via 8N2TOKAI Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-02-09 09:57:10 UTC 32 deg The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-02-03 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 789. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 772. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-02-03 23:30 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/am sat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 33/34 on orbit Oleg Novitskiy Kevin Ford KF5GPP Evgeny Tarelkin Exp. 34/35 on orbit Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG Roman Romanenko Tom Marshburn KE5HOC **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Ilan Ramon Foundation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Feb '13

01 Feb '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Ilan Ramon Foundation, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel on Feb 3. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 09:01 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. On Feb 3, students of Leyada-The Hebrew University Secondary School in Israel will participate in an ARISS contact with Astronaut Chris Hadfield. This event is a complement to the variety of events held annually in memory of Ilan Ramon, Israel's first astronaut. Among the students participating in the event are the winners of the Space Olympics hosted by the Ilan Ramon Foundation. For the competition the students have been working for the past 3 months on plans for the construction of a space platform designated for satellite repair (as the main goal) and a guest house in space (as a secondary goal). Approximately 200 students will be in attendance of the event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How do you distinguish between day and night in the space station? 2. Does the fact that there are no "up" and "down" directions effect you in any way? 3. How and when do you use the robotic arm? 4. Where do you sleep better, on Earth or in the space station? 5. What do you feel during the launching of the Soyuz? 6. In future development, is there an intention to grow plants using artificial gravity? 7. What scientific research is done in the station? 8. What is an astronaut's daily schedule in the station? 9. How is an illness treated in the station? 10. What preparations and training must an astronaut go through before being sent to space? 11. What do you eat in the station? What do you think of the food? 12. Is it possible to light a match in space, if so how? 13. When sleeping on the ISS, does CO2 gather around an astronaut's face? If so, how do you deal with this problem? 14. How does it feel to do a spacewalk? 15. What do you do in a case of a solar storm? 16. How do you deal with boredom and extra time you have? 17. What mission are you currently working on in the station? 18. How do you deal with homesickness? 19. How do you shower and brush your teeth? 20. How do work shifts function? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, telebridge via IK1SLD Fri, 8Feb2012 20:07 UTC 2. Yokosuka Elementary School, Tokai, Japan, direct via 8N2TOKAI Sat 9Feb2013 09:57 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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