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Upcoming ARISS contact with Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 08 Nov '11

08 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York on 10 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:35 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and N2SQU. The contact should be audible over eastern portions 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. The Donald P. Sutherland School community has and will continue to participate in many activities to prepare for our contact with the International Space Station. During the month of September, we hosted author Nancy Castaldo. She is the author of children's activity book Leap into Space. We closed the month with an ISS question contest. Seven students between grades kindergarten, first, and second were chosen to ask their question on our contact date along with seven students from grades three, four, and five. During our morning announcements, we share facts about the ISS and track its location. We then place its location on a large map outside our gymnasium. The map was created by our art enrichment students. Our fifth grade presented our character education word of the month "Responsibility". They shared with our student body how an astronaut demonstrates the character trait of responsibility. In the classroom, students are writing about space exploration and utilizing technology to better understand outer space and the responsibilities of the astronauts on the ISS. We will end the month of October with an in-school field trip sponsored by our PTO. Students will have the opportunity to visit an indoor planetarium that will be set up in our gymnasium. The entire school community is excited about our contact with the International Space Station. The boys and girls are engaged and ready for the big event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Have you found anything different in space that showed that there was life on other planets? 2. When did you discover your passion for outer space? 3. What do the astronauts eat and drink up in space? 4. Is it comfortable being in the space station? 5. How do you go in and out of outer space from the space station? 6. What are your daily activities while in the International Space Station? 7. What do you do for fun in the space station? 8. What would happen if your space suit gets a leak? 9. What would happen if an asteroid hit the space station? 10. During take-off, what keeps the rocket together? 11. Can you explain what it feels like when you blast off and travel at high speeds? 12. If you were to look out your window, what would you see? 13. How long do you have to train to be an astronaut? What do you do to train? 14. What is the most important thing you have to do in outer space? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi", Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Sat, 12Nov2011 09:49 UTC 2. A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL Mon, 14Nov2011 15:41 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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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, on 09 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between OR4ISS and HB9TSO. The contact should be audible over Switzerland 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 Rehabilitation Center in Affoltern am Albis belongs to the Children's University Hospital Zurich. The center is specialized in the treatment of children and adolescents who suffer from congenital or acquired diseases and injuries. Each rehabilitation process aims at allowing the patient to achieve as much functional independence as possible, helping them and their families to obtain greater quality of life. The children and teenagers stay in family-like living groups that correspond with their individual skills and needs. They are taught in small groups in the hospital school and each patient follows their own individual therapy schedule. Pediatric rehabilitation is carried out in collaboration between professionals such as doctors, nurses, therapists, neuropsychologists and therapeutic pedagogues. Working in close cooperation with the families is considered very important and forms an essential part of the patient's treatment program. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do you have a doctor in the spaceship? 2. Did you have any accidents on the ISS? 3. How can you go to the toilet in space? 4. Do you have to drink more water in the universe then on earth? 5. What do you do when you are at home? 6. In which position do you sleep? 7. Where are the stars during the day? 8. How long can an astronaut stay in the spaceship? 9. How long do you need to come down to earth? 10. How do the astronauts come back to earth? 11. How can you eat and drink in the spaceship? 12. What did you learn before you became an astronaut? 13. What do you do when you're bored in space? 14. How big is the living room for the astronauts? 15. Is there any life on the neighbour planets? 16. Do you also need oxygen to sleep or not? 17. If all the pieces of the spaceship are sent to space separately, how can they arrive at the same place? 18. Why did the Soviets send a dog to the Universe? 19. How long do you stay in the spaceship? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Thu, 10Nov2011 19:35 UTC Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland 2. I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi", Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Sat, 12Nov2011 09:49 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 2011-11-07 19:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-07 19:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 deg A.S.J. Memorial High School, Thetford Mines, Québec, Canada, direct via VA2VDL (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-11-14 15:41:29 UTC 28 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 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-07 05:00 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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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2011-11-07 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 07 Nov '11

07 Nov '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report November 7, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche in Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland on Wednesday, November 9 at 14:21 UTC. This venue is a hospital school for children during their rehabilitation stay. Students will discover the challenges faced while living in a space environment and will learn about satellites, radio waves and propagation of radio waves. Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, November 10 at 19:35 UTC. The contact will be integrated into the classes of English Language Arts, Mathematics and Technology, Science, Social Studies, Music, Art, Physical Education, and Character Education. Web sites such as NASA Kids and the NASA Digital Learning Network have been utilized by teachers and students to prepare for this event. I.I.S.S. "G. Marconi" in Bari, Italy has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, November 12 at 09:49 UTC via station IK1SLD. The ISS (High School) "Marconi" was founded in 1940 and is a scientific high school (applied science) that specializes in technology. The school has an enrollment of more than 600 students and the ARI (Radioamateur Association of Bari) is a part of the ISS "Marconi" body. The Institute participates in the EduSat project, headed by ASI (Italian Space Agency) in collaboration with IMT - Ingegneria Marketing e Tecnologia (Italian SME). The ARISS contact will be integrated into the EduSat project through which students are studying aerospace, the space environment, space telecommunications and satellite subsystems. A Technological Satellite Simulator has been developed by IMT to allow students to perform experiments in the laboratory. 2. Swiss Students Speak with Astronaut Aboard ISS On Monday, October 31, students attending Kantonsschule Zug in Zug, Switzerland connected with Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG on the ISS via Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). An audience of 600 was on hand to witness the contact and watched as 8 students got in 16 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. The contact highlighted lessons on gravity, orbits, the ISS and its flight path, as well as electromagnetic waves and amateur radio. This ARISS event was held in celebration of the school's 150th anniversary. Media coverage included two television stations and one radio station. 3. Californian Students Radio ISS Astronaut San Diego, California students from Sundance Elementary School participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 1. Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered questions about the ISS mission, space and how space affects the human body. The contact was integrated into lesson plans about radios, radio waves, space and space-related topics. The local ham radio club gave presentations to the youth. Sign On San Diego covered the event in an article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/nov/04/poway-students-connect-astro… 4. AMSAT Journal Includes Articles about ARISS Program The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) posted two articles about ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) in its July/August 2011 issue of the AMSAT Journal. "Apogee View," written by AMSAT-NA President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, is about the deployment of ARISSat-1 and the educational opportunities available for students. Rosalie White, K1STO, ARISS-U.S. delegate and ARRL ARISS Program Manager, talks about the ARISS program and how the ARISS contact is used in the classroom to interest students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in her article, "ARISS = Education." 5. ARRL Short Story on ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) included a brief report on ARISS in its November 3 ARRL Letter under "ARRL in Action: What Have We Been Up to Lately?" One of the items mentions Debra Johnson and Rosalie White and their role in selecting U.S. schools for ARISS contacts, as well as their participation in the ARISS International Meeting held in Houston last month. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-in-action-what-have-we-been-up-to-lately-39 6. AMSAT Meetings Held November 4 - 6 The 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting were held Friday - Sunday, November 4 - 6 in San Jose, California. Several talks on ARISSat and education were given: "Fabrication, Integration and Testing of ARISSat-1" - Lou McFadin, W5DID "ARISSat-1 in Flight" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "Decoding Satellite Telemetry form ARISSat-1" - Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW/5 "ARISSat-1 Operational Survey" - Steven Bible, N7HPR "ARISSat-1 Post Mortem" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "The Importance of Educational Outreach for AMSAT" - Barry Baines, WD4ASW 7. AMSAT Award for ARISSat-1 Final Telemetry On Sunday, November 6, AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) included an item in its News Service bulletin (ANS-310) about ARISSat-1. Although the Chicken Little Contest deadline has passed, the ARISSat team is still collecting telemetry data and will award a certificate to the person who collects and submits the last telemetry transmitted by the satellite. "ARISSat-1/KEDR Team Challenge to Catch the Last ARISSat-1 Telemetry" may be viewed here: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000564.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-07 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Nov '11

06 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-07 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg Look for live simulcast at www.egcsd.org/dpsutherland (***) I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-07 05:00 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-04 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 04 Nov '11

04 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-04 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 deg I.I.S.S. “G. Marconi”, Bari, Italy, telebridge via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-11-12 09:49:52 UTC 29 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 680. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. 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 2011-11-04 23:00 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-02 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 01 Nov '11

01 Nov '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-02 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact was successful: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg (***) Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 680. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 663. (***) 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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 2011-11-02 02:30 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-01 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-11-01 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg Sundance Elementary is going to stream the audio and video of the event: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ariss (***) Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 679. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 662. 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 2011-11-01 03:00 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 2011-10-31 22:30 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-31 22:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-10-31 22:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kantonsschule Zug, Zug, Switzerland, direct via HB9KSZ Contact was successful: Mon 2011-10-31 14:56:19 UTC 39 deg (***) Sundance Elementary School, San Diego, California, direct via KI6ZUM Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-11-01 20:00:45 UTC 42 deg Rehabilitationszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche, Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-11-09 14:21:11 UTC 75 deg (***) Donald P. Sutherland School, Nassau, New York, direct via N2SQU (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2011-11-10 19:35:18 UTC 58 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 679. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 662. (***) 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 2011-10-31 22:30 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 2011-10-31 22:30 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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2011-10-31 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 31 Oct '11

31 Oct '11

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 31, 2011 1. Upcoming School Contacts Kantonsschule Zug in Zug, Switzerland has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, October 31 at 14:56 UTC. The contact will highlight lessons on gravity, orbits, the ISS (and its flight path), as well as electromagnetic waves and amateur radio. This ARISS event will be held in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Kantonsschule Zug. Sundance Elementary School in San Diego, California has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, November 1 at 20:00 UTC. Students are learning about radios, radio waves, space and space-related topics. The local ham radio club will give presentations to the youth. 2. ARISS Contact with Cherry Creek School District Students in the gifted and talented program, "Inside Out" from Cherry Creek School District in Centennial, Colorado participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, October 27 via telebridge station IK1SLD in Italy. On-orbit Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG fielded eleven questions in detail before losing the radio connection. The contact was integrated into the science curriculum covering topics such as radio propagation and space. A story about the school contact has been posted to NASA's Web site: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition29/exp29_ha… 3. Israeli Students Radio ISS Astronaut On Friday, October 28, youth attending the Space Laboratory, Herzliya Science Centre in Herzliya, Israel took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. An audience of 70 gathered and listened as Astronaut Mike Fossum, KF5AQG answered fifteen questions posed by the students concerning mission training, life in space and experiments onboard the ISS. The contact was incorporated into lessons covering the space environment, orbital mechanics, satellite design and radio communications. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held A successful ARISS International Face-to-Face Meeting was held Friday and Saturday, October 28 - 29 at the Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas. ARISS delegates gave reports on their respective regions. Representatives of other ARISS committees including Educational Outreach, Operations and Hardware also gave status updates. ARISS proposals under consideration were discussed. Meeting minutes will be posted in the near future. 5. Debrief Session Held with Expedition 27/28 Crew On Wednesday, October 26, ARISS team members participated in an ISS Ham debrief session with Expedition 27/28 crew member Ron Garan. The astronaut provided feedback on the ISS Ham radio equipment and ARISS school contacts. His remarks will aid the ARISS team in updating its program and procedures. 6. AMSAT Meetings to be Held Next Weekend The 2011 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held Friday - Sunday, November 4 - 6 in San Jose, California. Several presentations on ARISSat and education are planned for Saturday, November 5: "Fabrication, Integration and Testing of ARISSat-1" - Lou McFadin, W5DID "ARISSat-1 in Flight" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "Decoding Satellite Telemetry form ARISSat-1" - Douglas Quagliana, KA2UPW/5 "ARISSat-1 Operational Survey" - Steven Bible, N7HPR "ARISSat-1 Post Mortem" - Gould Smith, WA4SXM "The Importance of Educational Outreach for AMSAT" - Barry Baines, WD4ASW More information about the AMSAT meetings may be found on its Web site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2011/index.php The presenters and their talks are also reported in the October 30 AMSAT News Service (ANS-303) bulletin. http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2011/000563.html

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