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25th Anniversary Certificate
by Phil - w2lie 24 Aug '09

24 Aug '09

I had a real nice surprise in the mailbox this afternoon... My 25th Anniversary of Amateur Radio in Space Certificate finally arrived. I must say, it was well worth the wait and the artwork is amazing! For all those who are still waiting their certificate, here is a scanned image: http://www.w2lie.net/e107_plugins/gallery2/gallery2.php?g2_itemId=14107 73 Phil / w2lie -- www.w2lie.net Long Island Live Scanner Feeds and Forums.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-23 07:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Aug '09

23 Aug '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-23 07:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact was successful: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg (***) Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact was successful: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg (***) Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 466. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-08-23 07:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-08-23 07:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=htt… =JulystepsfooterNO115)

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The ISS and you.
by Tony, VK5ZAI 22 Aug '09

22 Aug '09

I think everyone should remember that it is the "International Space Station" and NOT the "International AMATEUR (HAM) Space Station". As it was on Mir it's a privilege that we have ham radio gear on board the ISS. The majority of crews that have flown have been very active with the ARISS educational linkups that we've had, encouraging students to explore the fields of ham radio, science, and similar activities. Perhaps there are some that should think about the education of our future generation rather than just themselves. Unfortunately some folk never seem to be happy unless they get exactly what they want when they want it. The crews on the ISS are not under any obligation to use the ham gear if they choose not to. They are employed like most of us and are expected to do their days work, and are not paid for playing ham radio. Since year 2000 we have had random voice contacts, Packet, SSTV, X-band repeater, over 450 school contacts and Suit-Sat with another launch expected next year. That's not a bad effort. A lot may not know, to get ham or any other equipment approved for flight on the ISS it must be type tested. This is a lengthy and tedious process that can't be achieved overnight. Lou and the engineering team with ARISS have done a great job and knowing what I do, I fail to see how they can be criticized. I first became involved with manned space flight in 1992 and have been involved ever since so I feel I have a right to comment. I have done many more "scheduled" telebridge linkups with Mir and the ISS than I've had personal QSO's with the crews over the years. ARISS is a great team to work with, but it's many hours of hard work scheduling school contacts, it means many hours of paper work, scheduling one's own social life around ARISS commitments and being called up in the middle of the night to handle a telebridge contact for a school on the other side of the world. Above all it means 100% reliability. I can assure all, there is very little personal ham radio involved. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, if I didn't have the time (retired now) or enjoy the work I'm doing I wouldn't do it. I see a big difference between Mir and the ISS , Mir had a crew of generally 2 sometimes 3 and construction was completed by the time I became involved. The ISS is still being built meaning a lot of extra work for the crews. The way I see it is that with only one other person to talk with in 6 months (as on Mir) it would be nice to have ham radio to make other contacts, but with 5 or 6 people on board, as on the ISS now to share your conversation with the desire to use ham radio wouldn't be as great. To add to this the ISS now has an IP phone on board that can link the crew back to earth any time or place so they can have a personal chat to their friends. I don't believe this facility was available on Mir and was not available on the ISS for the first couple of years. Because of this changing situation I would think that only those with an interest in radio would feel compelled to make random QSO's now they have more on board to socialize with during their leisure time. I hope I'm wrong, but put yourself in the same situation! Remember, (1) Not everyone likes ham radio, most astronauts obtain their ham license shortly before they fly as a backup means of communications. (2) They don't get paid for ham radio activities so surely they have the right choice for themselves when and where they wish to use it. (3) Despite all crew members being highly trained in their field of work, they are not necessarily conversant with the ham radio on board and not be capable of changing to the various modes that we would like at times. (4) Be thankful that we have radio on board at all. Finally I would like to congratulate Frank on his past leadership, and all the hours many others put into ARISS to make it the success it is. I don't feel anyone can justify knocking the work that ARISS has done. -- Regards Tony. VK5ZAI J.A.(Tony)Hutchison P.O.Box 470 Kingston SE South Australia 5275 National ARISS Co-ordinator and Satellite Earth Station. Web Site :- http://www.electric-web.org Also click on :- http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=%22vk5zai%22&btnG=Google+Search&met…

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-21 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-21 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: KIPP: 3D Academy, Houston, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful Thu 2009-08-20 18:16:26 UTC 50 deg (***) Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg Watch for Echolink Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg Watch the contact via streaming video at http://www.bellaliant.net/SpaceStation Watch for Echolink Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 463. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-08-21 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 2009-08-21 05:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, on 24 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:30 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over parts of Australia. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Dutch. Flanders has five public observatories involved in the discovery of the wonderful world of astronomy. Urania is one of them. During antiquity, Urania was the Astronomy Muse. Today, Urania is trying to inspire people with astronomy and side sciences such as meteorology and astronautics. You can thus choose between a whole range of activities and services: lessons for beginners and experienced, guided tours of the observatory, an extended documentation center, various publications, stargazing evenings, conferences, Urania Mobile (Flanders' first mobile observatory) and the astroshop. This "Space Talk" will boost activities at the start of the new season. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Wat ging er in je om vlak voor je vertrek? What was your feeling just before launch? 2. Waar ben je eigenlijk het liefst, op aarde of in de ruimte? Where do you prefer to be, on earth or in space? 3. Slaapt jij in de ruimte ook als wij hier in België slapen? Do you sleep in space the same way we do on earth? 4. Kunnen jullie in de ruimte even goed ruiken en smaken als op de aarde? Can you smell and taste in space as well as on earth? 5. Wordt er aan boord van het ISS nog steeds gewerkt met een solid fuel oxygen generator? Do you still use a solid fuel oxygen generator aboard ISS? 6. Zitten er in het ISS vliegen of muggen? Are there flies or mosquitos in the ISS? 7. Wat eten jullie allemaal in de ruimte? What do you eat in space? 8. Heb je veel planeten gezien? Did you see lots of planets? 9. Zie je sterren naast de zon? Can you see stars close to the sun? 10. Is er ooit al een glazen voorwerp gebroken in het ISS? Has glass ever been broken aboard the ISS? 11. Waarom kan je zweven in het ruimtestation? Why can you float aboard the space station? 12. Kan je van daarboven zien of het bij ons bliksemt ? En wat zie je dan ? Can you see from space if there are thunderstorms on earth? What do you see? 13. Hoe kan jij je douchen in het ruimtestation als het water er gewoon gaat rondzweven? How can you take a shower in the space station, where water will float around? 14. Wat doe je als je ruzie hebt met een andere Kosmonaut/Astronaut? What do you do if you have an argument with a cosmonaut or astronaut? 15. Voel je de trillingen tijdens de lancering van de raket? Did you feel vibrations during the rocket launch? 16. Als we naar planeten kunnen reizen, naar welke zou je het liefst gaan en waarom? If we could travel to planets, which one would you prefer to visit, why? 17. Hoe mooi is de Aarde, wat ziet u allemaal? How beautiful is the earth? What do you see actually? 18. Wat doe je met je afval? Neem je dat terug mee naar de aarde of gooi je dat in de ruimte? What do you do with waste? Do you take it back to earth or do you get rid of it in space? 19. Wat gebeurd er als een astronaut zwaar gekwetst wordt en bloed? What happens if an astronaut gets severely hurt and is bleeding? 20. Wat gebeurt er als een stuk metaal tegen het ISS botst? What happens if a piece of metal impacts the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia on 24 August. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:19 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the east coast of the U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Tenison Woods College is a reception to year 12 Catholic, Co-educational College. Over 1200 students attend Tenison from the South East Region of South Australia, and it is the biggest Catholic College in the area. Tenison excels at providing creative, innovative customised learning programs to cater for the special gifts and talents of our students with special learning needs, and our Flexible Learning Program for senior students enables them to manage work, study and academic success in a program that caters specifically for their individual needs. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Are there any physical long term effects after going into space and how long does it take to regain full physical ability after coming back to Earth? 2. What does it feel like in the rocket when it blasts off? 3. What do you do up in space all day? 4. Does the space station need to change orbit much to avoid space debris and has it been hit by anything floating in space? 5. How long did it take to build the space station? 6. What kind of skills and training do you have to have to be an astronaut? 7. Are you finding new information or evidence from the Hubble telescope that will provide information about another planet or galaxy? 8. How do you go to the toilet without floating away and where does the waste go? 9. How long can people stay in outer space for? 10. How do you contact Earth if the connection is down? 11. Why did you want to become an astronaut? 12. What does the International Space Station actually do? 13. Do you feel closer to God in space? 14. Is it possible for life to live in space? 15. How long does it take to get to the International Space Station? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium Mon 24 August 09 11:30 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Certificates are out!
by Geoffrey Way 21 Aug '09

21 Aug '09

I got a certificate for a 25th anniversary contact via the ISS repeater in the mail today, hope all of you are finding one in your mailbox, too! -- Geoffrey Way websites: http://www.cape-vision.com/wayg/mrep http://www.cape-vision.com/wayg/ka1ior

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Illinois
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at the Scout Space Jamboree, Octave Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Illinois on Sun July 19, 09 at 15:51:03 UTC.The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:51:03 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over portions of South America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Chanute Air Museum collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets aviation and aerospace artifacts that relate to the life and accomplishments of Octave Chanute, Chanute Field/Chanute Air Force Base and its technical training programs, the history of military aviation and Illinois aviation. The museum reaches out to youth with Aviation Camp and this year will host the first "Space Jam Enterprise 2009" for Boy and Girl Scouts. The Space Jam team believes in the greatest adventure! And that the climb has only just begun! Space Jam is all about exposing pre-college youth to technology, excitement, and the people embarked on the adventure. With luck they will chose to set sail to careers, hobbies and providing support to bring the world closer to the next step in the climb! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. I know you have a lot to do but do you get time to just enjoy the ride? 2. Did you always know you would be an astronaut or were you just lucky? 3. Our troop recycles a lot of aluminum cans; do you recycle on the ISS? 4. What was your favorite planet when you were a kid and what is your favorite now? 5. Do you think people will be living on Mars some day and when can I go there? 6. What is an ion pulse engine and how fast will it go on the way to Mars? 7. If we send you some of our patches can you send us some of yours? 8. What can I do to become an astronaut? 9. Do you think we will find life on other planets? 10. Have you gone on a space walk and what was the coolest part? 11. What is the lowest orbit that a satellite can maintain around the Earth? 12. Are you having fun being an astronaut? 13. Is it difficult to sleep in Space? 14. Since everything around you floats, how do you know which way is up? 15. Do you ever get to eat real food, like on Earth? 16. When do you think we will put a man on Mars and would you like to go? 17. Will you dream about floating in space when you come back to Earth? 18. Has anyone brought any hobbies with them to the Space Station? 19. How many languages do you speak? 20. Were you a Boy Scout and which Merit Badge was the most fun for you? 21. How do you take out the garbage? 22. What made you want to become an astronaut? 23. What video games do you play? 24. Has the International Space Station ever been hit by a meteor? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. EU Special Event, Eichenlaubschule Weiskirchen, Weiskirchen, Germany, Sun 19 July 09 17:54:43 UTC 2. Escola E.B.2/3 de S. Romão do Coronado, Trofa, Portugal, Tue 21 July 09 17:07 UTC 3. Ugo Guidi, Forte dei Marmi, Lucca, Italy Thu 23 July 09 19:35 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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Re: [ARISS-press] Upcoming ARISS contact with Chanute Air Museum, ...
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Dan, I am little confused by your question. If you are talking about a schedule ARISS contact, like the scouts did at Chanute, then my comments just below apply. If you are talking about general contacts, like JOTA, then look further down. For scheduled ARISS contacts: For any school, scout group, museum, etc., the kids ask the questions. If there is time and if all of the questions have been asked, then sometimes one of the teachers may ask a question. Keep in mind that the ARISS contacts are for the students and not for the adults or hams involved. Since the contact time is very limited (about 10 minutes max; usually around 9 minutes), we suggest somewhere between 12 and 16 students be lined up; each with 2 questions. Some schools want to have maybe 20 or more lined up; but the danger is that not all kids will be able to ask their question. We hate to have a disappointed student; especially if it is younger student. So if the number is kept to maybe 12 to 16, there is a high probability that each kid will get to ask at least one question. If they get to the second round of questions, then that is a bonus. The questions are reviewed ahead of time to see if they are appropriate. We do not really like to see questions related to politics, religion or sex. We also don't really want to see questions that will get only a Yes/No or True/False type answer. We often get asked by the schools on how to pick the students. That is the school's decision; not an ARISS one. I always suggest to the schools that I mentor that the student and the questions are a pair. Some schools want to pick the best speakers and separately pick the best questions. I really don't like that approach. How would you feel if your question gets picked but you didn't get allowed to ask it? For general contacts (i.e. JOTA): If you are talking about a possible ISS contact during JOTA, then it is like a general contact. You take your chances at making a contact. ARISS will not know if any crew member will be on during JOTA until it actually happens; it is strictly their decision. If one of the crew members gets on during JOTA, then the contacts will probably be very short to allow as many ground stations as possible to talk. That probably means maybe 1 or 2 will get to ask a question. During these type contacts, the questions are obviously not reviewed ahead of time (but you would want to keep the same recommendations as presented above). Keep in mind that the ISS ham will really be the one in control (like when working rare DX). Hope this helps. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS mentors In a message dated 8/19/2009 11:49:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, howardd(a)yahoo-inc.com writes: Are the kids able to ask questions? That's a good list for sure. I was under the impression that there will be a pool of questions from Scouts in advance and only a select number was to be taken resulting in only a few being chosen to contact and ask their question. This would provide for an orderly list of contacts so that we don't have a traffic jam trying to get to talk to the ISS crew. I was under the impression that if we do not have an approved scout with an approved question we will just monitor the radio traffic as the ISS passes. Could someone clarify the intent and procedures here? We don't want to try and transmit if we are not supposed to. Any guidelines from the JOTA Masters? "May the Force Be With You!" Dan Howard LAARK ---- Sent via sarex(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-20 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '09

20 Aug '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-08-20 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: KIPP: 3D Academy, Houston, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for Thu 2009-08-20 18:16:26 UTC 50 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage. Nova East Star Party, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Halifax Center, NS, Canada, direct via VE1MR Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 12:54:08 UTC 47 deg Watch the contact via streaming video at http://www.bellaliant.net/SpaceStation Watch for Echolink (***) Girl and Boy Scouts of Maur: “Pfadimuur”, Forch, Switzerland, direct via HB9TSO Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-08-22 08:20:04 UTC 26 deg Watch for Echolink (***) Tenison Woods College, Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia, telebridge via K6DUE Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 07:19:09 UTC 33 deg Watch for Echolink and IRLP (***) Volkssterrenwacht Urania, Hove, Antwerp, Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-08-24 11:30:49 UTC 50 deg VK4KHZ (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 462. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27. 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 2009-08-20 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 2009-08-14 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf **************************************************************************** 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Timothy Kopra KE5UDN Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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