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Upcoming ARISS contact with Hirano branch of Kobe Youth Nurturing Council, Kobe-city, Hyogo-pref, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 10 Dec '11

10 Dec '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Hirano branch of Kobe Youth Nurturing Council, Kobe-city, Hyogo-pref, Japan on 12 Dec. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:15 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8J3H. 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. Kobe City consolidated with Hirano Town in 1947. At the same time, Hirano Junior High School was founded temporarily by using some school buildings of Hirano Primary School. When Kobe City began to develop Seishin New Town in the latter 1960s, Hirano Junior High was moved from Hirano Area to present Kasugadai One in the New Town in 1984. Though Hirano Junior High School is one of the largest schools in Kobe City now, the educational principle of the School has always regarded each schoolchild's independence as important. Furthermore the schoolchildren are lucky enough to be able to have in the good natural environments and the fine educational conditions. Then the schoolchildren grow freely and openheartedly. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How long do you workout in space? 2. How did you feel when you first put on the space gear? 3. In space, how many times can you clap your hands in 10 seconds? Any difference on the ground? 4. What are your favorite things to do in the space station? 5. Can you blow up the balloon in the space station? 6. Do you feel zero gravity immediately or slowly when you get out of the inner space? 7. What was your first impression when you first looked down the earth from space? 8. What is your favorite space food? 9. Can you see The Lines and Geoglyphs of Nazca from the space station? 10. Have you got a homesick in the space station? 11. How did you like it when you first experienced the zero gravity? 12. Why did you become an astronaut? 13. Can you play yo-yo in space? 14. Have you seen Jupiter from the space station? 15. How many times have you gone up to the outer space? 16. What is the hardest thing for you to do in the space life? 17. How do you spend most of your time in the space station? 18. What is your feeling when you look over the universe from the space station? 19. What do you want to do most when return to the ground? 20. Do you read books in the space station? Can you turn the page as well as you do on the ground? 21. Do you learn a lot in the space life? 22. What do you do when you get sick in the space station? 23. In space, is it impossible to play tug of war and arm wrestling? 24. How does the tossed ball travel like at zero gravity? 25. Did you feel scared when you first traveled into space? 26. Have you made many friends of astronauts ever since you become one of them? 27. Does space have seasonal temperatures? 28. How do you spend your pastime in space? 29. Are the space clothes heavy to put on? 30. Can you play gtama-ire h kind of basketball shoot in space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-12-08 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Dec '11

07 Dec '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-12-08 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Hirano branch of Kobe Youth Nurturing Council, Kobe-city, Hyogo-pref, Japan, direct via 8J3H Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-12-12 11:15:19 UTC 34 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 686. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 669. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-12-08 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-12-05 19:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-12-05 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-12-05 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nuvviti School, Ivujivik Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via WH6PN Contact was successful: Mon 2011-12-05 18:10:20 UTC 20 deg (***) Hirano branch of Kobe Youth Nurturing Council, Kobe-city, Hyogo-pref, Japan, direct via 8J3H Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-12-12 11:15:19 UTC 34 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 686. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 669. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-12-05 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-12-05 19:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-12-05 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 05 Dec '11

05 Dec '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report December 5, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contact Nuvviti School in Ivujivik Nunavik, Quebec, Canada has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, December 5 at 18:10 UTC via station WH6PN in Hawaii. Students have formed a space club and are learning about the ISS via videos, the internet and guest speakers. They are also learning about correct radio usage and protocol and are working on science-related projects that they will display in the gym. First Air and the Makivik Corporation are sponsors of the contact. 2. New Proposal Cycle for ARISS-US Contacts NASA Teaching From Space (TFS) office recently announced a new proposal cycle for ARISS-US contacts. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 30, 2012 for contacts to be held in the July 15, 2012 - January 15, 2013 timeframe. TFS has received several inquiries and proposals are already coming in. An informational session will be held on Wednesday, December 7 at 12 PM CST (1800 UTC) to answer any questions concerning the proposal process. To attend the session or to have questions answered, contact TFS at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or call 281-244-1919. For more information, see the TFS Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.… Also see the ARRL article (includes dates for future information sessions): http://www.arrl.org/news/apply-now-to-host-a-real-time-conversation-with-cr… 3. AMSAT News Service Covers ARISS On Sunday, December 4, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-338) included a status on ARISSat-1. "ARISSat-1/KEDR Orbit Losing 1.5 KM Per Day" may be found at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000572.html 4. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On December 2, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1790 posted a story about ARISSat re-entering Earth's atmosphere. The article, "Ham Radio in Space: ARISSat-1 Approaching Last Days On-Orbit," may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-12-01 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Nov '11

30 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-12-01 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nuvviti School, Ivujivik Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-12-05 18:10:20 UTC 20 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 668. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-12-01 04:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-11-15 20:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29/30 on orbit Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-28 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-28 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Nuvviti School, Ivujivik Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, telebridge via WH6PN (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-12-05 18:10:20 UTC 20 deg (***) Exp. 29 is now back on earth. Great job guys! (***) Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW Exp. 29/30 is now on orbit. Welcome aboard! (***) Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 668. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-11-28 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-11-15 20:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29 is now back on earth. Great job guys! (***) Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW Exp. 29/30 on orbit (***) Anatoly Ivanishin Anton Shkaplerov Daniel C. Burbank KC5ZSX **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2011-11-28 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 28 Nov '11

28 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 28, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts No Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts are planned at this time. The ARISS team expects contacts to resume next week. 2. ARISS International Face-to-Face Meeting Minutes Posted The ARISS International Face-to-Face meeting was held in Houston on October 28 - 29. Minutes have been completed and posted. See: http://ariss.rac.ca/ARISS International Annual Meeting 2011-Houston 1119.doc.doc 3. AMSAT News Service Covers ARISS The following ARISS-related items may be found in the AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-331), posted on Sunday, November 27: "Next Proposal Cycle for US Based ARISS School Contacts Opens" "14 Year-old Co-ordinates ARISS Contact for Her School" "ISS Expedition 29 Astronaut Hams Land Safely" Also included were reminders for the certificate available for ARISSat reception and the "Who Will Catch the Last Telemetry From ARISSat-1/KEDR" contest. Both can be found under the heading, "Satellite Shorts From All Over." To view all stories, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000570.html 4. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS On November 25, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1789 posted two stories about ARISS under the heading, "Ham Radio in Space." The first item is titled "ISS Active Again on UHF Packet" and the second story talks about the Shadow Experiment in "Hams Asked to Help in ISS Plasma Experiment." Both items may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Last chances to hear ARISSat-1 are rapidly approaching.
by Alan P. Biddle 27 Nov '11

27 Nov '11

All, A reminder that if you have been putting off working through the ARISSat-1 repeater, receiving SSTV pictures, or submitting telemetry, the next few weeks will be your last opportunity to be a part of this satellite's history. Since deployment in August, ARISSat-1 has descended about 60 km, and is currently losing more than 1.5 km per day. The rapid rate is partially the result of the recent solar activity on the atmosphere, significantly increasing the drag. The predictions by several individuals and groups are all converging toward a reentry in January or February, 2012. Heating will become significant before then. Remember, good telemetry in this period provides invaluable information to the engineering team, to be used in future projects. The orbit period changes about 30 seconds per day, and that will increase steadily. Be certain to update your tracking program Keps from Space-Track or CelesTrak before each pass. They issue revised versions 3-5 times daily. As the descent continues, this will become even more critical to copying the telemetry beacon, especially unattended. 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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2011-11-21 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 21 Nov '11

21 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 21, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts New crew members docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday, November 16. School contacts will resume in a few weeks after the crew has had a chance to get oriented and settled into their new surroundings. 2. Fourteen Year Old Coordinates ARISS Contact for her School On Monday, November 14, students from A.S.J. Memorial High School in Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG on the ISS. A 14 year old girl coordinated the contact with some help from her father and support from her math teacher. She also acted as radio operator during the event, which was attended by approximately 350 people, including local and regional media. After the contact, she received a standing ovation from her fellow students and senior provincial members of parliament have asked her, along with her team, to attend the provincial legislature to be recognized for her efforts. CBC Radio Canada conducted an interview with the student and her teacher. The audio is available at this URL: http://www.cbc.ca/breakaway/thetford-mines/2011/11/17/students-in-thetford-… 3. JSC Students Contact ISS Via Radio Interns and co-ops from Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 15 via radio station VK5ZAI in Australia. Teaching From Space (TFS), a NASA Education Office, helped to facilitate the event. TFS promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program. The students that participated in the contact came from the Space Grant Program, the University Research Centers Program, the Undergraduate Student Research Project, and JSC's internal co-op program operated through the JSC Human Resources Department. Each of these programs provides students the opportunity to have hands-on, real-life, career-related experiences that challenge, inspire, and provide practical application that complements and expands upon the students' academic education. 4. New Proposal Cycle for ARISS-US Contacts NASA Teaching From Space (TFS) office has announced a new proposal cycle for ARISS-US contacts. The deadline for submitting proposals is January 30, 2012 for contacts to be held in the July 15, 2012 - January 15, 2013 timeframe. A NASA Express message which included an item on ARISS contact opportunities for U.S. schools using the proposal process was sent to 18,480 EXPRESS subscribers and to 1,608,969 NASA Twitter followers on November 17. The message may be viewed on the NASA blog: http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/newui/blog/viewpostlist.jsp?blogname=educationexpr… Inquiries about the U.S. proposal process should be sent to JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or may be made by calling 281-244-1919. For more information, visit the TFS Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.… 5. ARISS International Team Meeting Held On Tuesday, November 15, the ARISS International Team held its monthly teleconference. A recap was given on the ARISS face-to-face meeting held in October, and status updates were given on HamTV and ARISSat-1. Minutes have been posted. See: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2011-11-15.htm 6. UHF Station in ISS Columbus Module The amateur radio station located in the Columbus module is currently operational with the UHF Ericsson transceiver and packet system using the frequency of 437.550 MHz. To utilize the the packet system, operators need to set the UNPROTO path to ARISS (the id is RS0ISS) for digi relay or they may connect to the BBS using the callsign RS0ISS-1. The packet beacon is set for 2 minute intervals so it may not appear to be active over many parts of the world but keep listening and mind the Doppler shift (+ or - 10 KHz). 7. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA was given an ARISS refresher course this past week. He plans to fly with Expedition 38/39 in November 2013 8. ARISS in ARRL Letter The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) covered three ARISS-related stories in its November 17 issue of the ARRL Letter under "Amateur Radio in Space." The new crew members that flew to the ISS this week are discussed in the article, "New Space Station Crew Members Launch from Kazakhstan." "ARISSat-1 May De-Orbit in April 2012" talks about Mineo Wakita's predictions of when ARISSat may re-enter Earth's atmosphere. "Apply Now to Host a Real-Time Conversation with Crewmembers Onboard the ISS" talks about the opportunity for U.S. schools to apply for an ARISS contact to be held during the second half of 2012. To view the stories in their entirety, see: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2011-11-17 9. AMSAT News Service Covers ARISS On Sunday, November 20, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) included a few items in its News Service bulletin (ANS-324) related to ARISS. "Radio Ham Blasts Off to Space Station" is about Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX who arrived at the ISS this past week. The Shadow Experiment and the Fox-1 satellite proposal submitted to NASA were also discussed in the following reports, respectively: "Amateur Radio Assistance Requested: ISS Plasma Thrust Shadow Experiment" and "AMSAT Submits Proposal to NASA for Fox-1 Satellite." To view the ANS-324 bulletin, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000568.html 10. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISS On November 18, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1788 posted two stories concerning ARISS under the heading, "Ham Radio in Space." The first item, "KC5ZSX Now on the ISS," talks about the new crew members/licensed hams now aboard the Space Station. The second piece, "Researcher Says ARISSAT-1 will Deorbit in April" gives a prediction on ARISSat's re-entry date. Both stories may be viewed at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-17 00:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Nov '11

16 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-17 00:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TBD Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 685. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 668. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. Check out a new ARISS website: https://creator.zoho.com/school.selection.manager/successful-ariss-school-co ntacts/#Page:Home ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The first window for contacts during the first half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the second window for second half 2012 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-11-17 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 (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-11-15 20:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio. **************************************************************************** Exp. 29 on orbit Sergey Volkov Michael E. Fossum KF5AQG Satoshi Furukawa KE5DAW **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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