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Upcoming ARISS contact with Riley Ave. School, Calverton, New York
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Riley Ave. School, Calverton, New York on 2 Feb. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 17:43 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and W2EEO. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the US and Canada. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Students at the Riley Ave. Elementary school, Calverton, NY have been preparing for their contact with the International Space Station. This Riverhead Central School District school has grades Kindergarten thru 4th Grade. Science units on space and the solar system have peaked interest and informed these young students. The school wide literary program, "Parents as Reading Partners" have used the theme Space to keep interest high. Art classes have been making posters. The music program has included special songs for the youngest grades. Every child in every school in the Riverhead School District will be able to hear the contact live, via VOIP . After the contact, there will be a school dance to celebrate the 10 students lucky enough to speak live to the astronauts. Jesse Greenberg, a fourth grader, and newly licensed ham, W2EEO, will be the control operator while the members of the Peconic Amateur Radio Club provide radios, expertise and time for this once in a life time event. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How does it feel when you come back to Earth's gravity, how long does it take to get used to walking on the earth? 2. What do you do for fun in space? 3. Can you wash your clothes in space or do you ever have to? 4. If you are in a wheel chair, can you go into space? 5. What is the coolest experiment you ever did? 6. Is making fire possible in space? 7. If the power went out, do you have a back up system? 8. How do you get the pieces of the space station off the shuttle and on to the space station? 9. As we approach the end of the shuttle era, access to the station will be drastically limited. What do you feel our country needs to do to assure the access to space? 10. What efforts are taken by the space program to limit emissions and do you recycle the products that you use? 11. What's the best, worst and funniest that happened to you in space? 12. Is it hard to get dressed in space & how long does it take? 13. Is there static in space? 14. Can you mix sugar in your tea or does it float away? 15. What happens if you get a toothache or appendicitis? 16. What would you do if there was a hazardous chemical reaction on the space station? 17. How hard is it to put the components of the space station together in zero gravity? 18. Have you seen any other planets besides earth? 19. Are you testing any new prototype equipment that may be used by the public in the future? 20. What is your experience with re-entry and how does it feel? 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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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with Riley Ave. School, Calverton, New York, direct via W2EEO Contact is a go for: Tue 2010-02-02 17:41 UTC Audio from this contact will be fed into the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. Audio is generally transmitted around 15 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. 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. ** 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, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk ARISS Twitter Updates: ARISS_status

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2010-02-01 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 1, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact Riley Avenue Elementary School in Calverton, New York has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, February 2 at 17:43 UTC. The school is integrating the contact throughout subject areas including but not limited to art, science, math, and English Language Arts. 2. JAXA Astronaut Participates in ARISS Contact with Boy Scouts On Thursday, January 28, JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP conducted an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Boy Scouts visiting the Morioka Children's Museum of Science in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. The children asked questions such as, "What is done to avoid collisions with space debris?" and "Why don't artificial satellites fall on the earth?" Through this activity, the youth learned about the ISS, satellite orbits and amateur radio. 3. Moscow Aviation Institute Experiment Activated Cosmonaut Maxim Suraev activated the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI-75) experiment onboard the ISS on Wednesday - Friday, January 27 - 29. Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images of Earth and the ISS were downlinked to ground stations. Images received were archived to the ARISS SSTV Gallery. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ 4. ISS Ham Debrief Scheduled An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) debrief session has been scheduled with Expedition 20/21 astronaut Frank DeWinne, ON1DWN on Thursday, February 4. The feedback provided will help ARISS update program operations.

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Re: SSTV mode question
by Cor 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Hello Angel, On this Wiki page you find more information from several different SSTV modes. http://amateur-radio-wiki.net/index.php?title=SSTV_Modes PD 160 - YC colour 161 seconds scan 384 lines. Probably you can not see the PD160 button in your MMSSTV software when there is no activity, but if you have a new MMSSTV version it will show up as soon as you receive an high resolution image wich is transmitted in the PD160 mode (from ISS). 73's Cor PD0RKC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-01-29 02:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 29 Jan '10

29 Jan '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-01-29 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: 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. Morioka Children’s Museum of Science, Morioka, Iwate, Japan, direct via 8J7A Contact was successful: Thu 2010-01-28 06:53:28 UTC 52 deg (***) Riley Ave. School, Calverton, New York, direct via W2EEO Contact is a go for: Tue 2010-02-02 17:43:43 UTC 34 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 521. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 32. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ARISS can only suggest; never demand. (***) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS **************************************************************************** ** The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2010-01-29 03:30 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 2010-01-29 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. 21 on orbit Maksim Suraev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Exp. 22 on orbit Oleg Kotov Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Timothy J. Creamer KC5WKI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ISS SSTV
by David Barber 28 Jan '10

28 Jan '10

Active at 09.38UTC over Europe. Mode: PD160 David G8OQW

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Re: SSTV mode question (does your MMSSTV version has the new PD160 mode?).
by Cor 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Hello Thomas and Angel, Not all SSTV modes are shown at the buttons in the MMSSTV program. The programmer can not make 43 buttons for 43 modes (no space for that at the main MMSSTV window). There is another way to see if the PD160 mode is present in your version. Move with the mouse button to the SSTV mode buttons, than click with the "right mouse button" and you will see a window showing up with all 43 modes: http://iss.ontwikkel.nl/sstvpd160.jpg If you have a new MMSSTV version you will see the PD160 mode between. If not, you have to download (and install) the newest MMSSTV 1.11G version: http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/pages/mmsstv.php (it's freeware!). As soon you receive an SSTV image from ISS it will switch automatic to the right mode. 73's Cor PD0RKC

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SSTV mode question
by santanaamt＠aol.com 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Went to the ARISS Blogspot, and saw images received on the PD 160 mode on MMSSTV, and have not found that description, so where is it, or which is it's american counterpart mode? Saw the images captured from Europe . . . very sharp! Wondering, Angel - WP3GW P.S. There's another pass but much further at about 1350UTC, will give it a try =

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ISS image recived
by santanaamt＠aol.com 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

At 1210 UTC got one image, and at 1214 a second grainy one, and to think that 13 hours ago saw ISS clearly passing over the island. Angel - WP3GW P.S. The image was submitted to the photo website.

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ISS SSTV images received at 27 Januari.
by Cor 27 Jan '10

27 Jan '10

Currently the Russian cosmonaut(s) send SSTV images from the Space Station for the MAI-75 experiment. Probably different SSTV modes will be used these 3 days of activity, and it is recommanded to use MMSSTV (freeware) software wich support these modes. Several amateur radio operators have received already some ISS SSTV images, some are shown on the ARISS SSTV gallery page: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ If you have received images please send them via the ARISS SSTV submission page: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/submit.php We may not be able to display every image because of quality or duplication . But we keep them in the archieve for futher investigation. Good luck! 73's Cor PD0RKC

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