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ISS SSTV Batteries Flat
by David Barber 26 May '09

26 May '09

UK 20.20utc pass. SSTV still active but batteries on VC-H1 now flat. David G8OQW

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2009-05-25 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 26 May '09

26 May '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 25, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Miyahara Junior High School in Saitama, Japan on Tuesday, May 26 at 11:12 UTC. Speaking in Japanese, JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA will chat with the students about life in space. Mahopac Public Library in Mahopac, New York has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, June 3 at 15:47 UTC. This contact will be facilitated by telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. This school district public library serves six public and five private schools, with a total of 26,485 served. The library will coordinate this question and answer session with the Putnam Emergency Amateur Radio League. Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, June 6 at 07:55 UTC. The community center was established in 1987 and serves the area's 5000 households. To prepare for the contact, children researched the ISS and studied space and the global environment. This ARISS contact will be conducted in Japanese. 2. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Team meeting was held on Tuesday, May 19. Topics of discussion included the upcoming face to face meeting in the Netherlands and SuitSat-2 status. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2009-05-19.htm 3. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention, Garriott The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) published a story in its May 22 issue of the ARRL Letter about the 2009 ARRL National Convention, Dayton Hamvention and Richard Garriott, W5KWQ. The item on Garriott covers his presentations at the ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) forums, the ARRL Expo, and the ARRL Youth Lounge. See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/09/0522/ The ARRL Letter has a circulation of 115,000.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-22 22:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 May '09

22 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-22 22:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-05-26 AOS=11:12:34 UTC Duration=9m 29s 29 deg Mahopac Public Library, Mahopac, New York, 2008-10-01, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for Wed 2009-06-03 AOS=15:47:38 UTC Duration=9m 47s, 51 deg (***) Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-06-06 AOS=07:55:18 UTC Duration= 9m 49s 80 deg (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-05-22 22:00 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 2009-05-11 01:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Stay connected and tighten your budget with a great mobile device for under $50. Take a Peek! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100122638x1221845911x1201401556/aol?redir=htt…)

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ARISS event - Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia, Tue (Mar 03) at 08:32 UTC
by Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY] 22 May '09

22 May '09

An International Space Station Expedition 18 ARISS school contact has been planned with participants at Padthaway Primary School, Padthaway, SA, Australia on 03 March. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 0832 UTC. The contact will be a telebridge between stations NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over western N. America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. Audio from the contact should also be available via the AMSAT conference on EchoLink and via the 9010 Discovery reflector on IRLP. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English. Padthaway is a small town in the South East of South Australia 287 km from Adelaide with a population of 300. It is famous for its wines and agriculture. Our small school is a great school with 38 students in 3 classes. On behalf of the students, staff, parents and our community, Ithank you for this wonderful opportunity to talk to you. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What do you do if you get travel sickness? 2. What do you use the space station for? 3. What experiments are you doing in space? 4. What is your mission at the moment? 5. What has been the most drastic and important thing that has broken? 6. Is it possible to grow anything in space? 7. What kind of training did you do to go into space and how do you keep at your physical best in space? 8. How long have you been in space altogether? 9. What is your favourite food in space and do you ever get to eat ice cream, lollies or junk food? 10. Has there ever been a wind up in space and if so did it do any damage? 11. Did you want to be an astronaut when you were a kid? 12. What is the strangest thing you have seen in space? 13. Has being in space and doing your tests convinced you that aliens can exist? 14. Is it fun bouncing around in space? 15. Is it hard working outside the ISS without any gravity? 16. How do you land in the Space Shuttle? 17. Have you ever wished from a shooting star? 18. Why is the Space Shuttle the only spaceship that can be reused and not the others? 19. What is the Space Shuttle’s top speed? 20. How can we speak to outer space life forms? 21. What do you enjoy the most about being in space? 22. What do the stars look like and do you count them to go to sleep? 23. Has a comet, meteor or space junk ever hit the ISS? 24. What happens if you run out of fuel? 25. How hot and how cold does it get outside the ISS? 26. Are you scared if you lose contact with earth? 27. Do you miss your family when it gets boring? 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, Kenneth - N5VHO

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-21 01:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 May '09

21 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-21 01:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Miyahara Junior High School, Saitama, Japan via 8J1KW (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-05-26 AOS=11:12:34 UTC Duration=9m 29s 29 deg(***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-05-21 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 2009-05-11 01:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors **************Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop: Now in 6 vibrant colors! Shop Dell’s full line of laptops. (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222399266x1201456865/aol?redir=htt… 3%3Bf)

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2009-05-18 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 18 May '09

18 May '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 18, 2009 1. School Contact Delayed The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact originally scheduled for Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan on Wednesday, May 20 has been delayed due to the flu. The contact will be rescheduled. 2. JAXA's Koichi Wakata Speaks with Students via ARISS Contact On Monday, May 11, twelve students from Besyo Elementary School in Saitama, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA. An audience of approximately 800 watched as the students asked questions about life in space. Several newspapers and magazines covered the event. 3. Frank Bauer Receives CQ's Radio Hall of Fame Award Frank Bauer, KA3HDO was inducted into CQ magazine's Amateur Radio Hall of Fame for making a significant contribution to amateur radio. This award is given to persons who not only excel in personal performance in amateur radio, but also give back to amateur radio in a significant manner. Frank was Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman from 1996-2009 and AMSAT VP Human Spaceflight, 1991-2009. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/15/10820/?nc=1 4. Frank Bauer Receives ARRL President's Award The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) President Joel Harrison presented past Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO with the ARRL President's Award. This award is voted on by the Board of Directors and given out every 7 or 8 years to honor someone's outstanding work. 5. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline On May 15, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1657 included a short item, "Ham Radio in Space: European Ham to Become ISS Commander." The story is about ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, ON1DWN, who is scheduled to fly with Expedition 20 as a flight engineer and as commander for Expedition 21. He plans to participate in Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts during his flight. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt . 6. Garriotts Attend Dayton Hamvention Over the weekend of May 15-17, Richard Garriott, W5KWQ and Owen Garriott, W5LFL both attended Dayton Hamvention 2009 and graced the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and American Radio Relay League (ARRL) booths. Tens of thousands of people were continuously buzzing with excitement regarding the father and son visit. Both of them did a phenomenal job at the various forums, press briefings, and banquets. Richard winning this year's Hamvention Special Achievement Award was appropriate given all he did for amateur radio during his 10 day stay on the ISS. 7. ARRL Article on Dayton Hamvention The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story on the Dayton Hamvention, held at the Hara Arena in Ohio over the weekend of May 15 -17. The article includes a piece on Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, who spoke about his ham radio activities while onboard the ISS at both the ARRL and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) forums. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/05/16/10823/?nc=1 The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-18 04:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 May '09

18 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-18 04:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact postponed due to flu (***) Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-05-18 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 2009-05-11 01:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** 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/100126575x1221322941x1201367178/aol?redir=htt… =Mayfooter51809NO115)

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2009 CQ Hall of Fame: Frank Bauer, KA3HDO
by Dino Darling 15 May '09

15 May '09

CQ Communications, Inc./ 25 Newbridge Rd. / Hicksville, NY USA 11801 Phone: 516-681-2922 / Fax: 516-681-2929 / Web: <http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com>www.cq-amateur-radio.com NEWS RELEASE For more information, contact: Rich Moseson, W2VU, Editor CQ Amateur Radio 516-681-2922 / <mailto:[email protected]>w2vu(a)cq-amateur-radio.com EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE FRIDAY MAY 15, 2009 CQ ANNOUNCES 2009 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES (Dayton, OH - May 15, 2009) -- CQ magazine today announced its 2009 Hall of Fame inductees, welcoming 15 new members into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, two new members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame and one new member of the CQ Contest Hall of Fame. The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honors those individuals, whether licensed hams or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur radio; and those amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our planet. The 2008 inductees (listed alphabetically) are: Baker, Bill, W1BKR - President Emeritus, WNET-TV (Thirteen), New York PBS flagship station. Barton, Loy - Developed class B plate modulation, primary method of modulating tube transmitters for decades. Bauer, Frank, KA3HDO - NASA Chief Engineer for Exploration Systems; International Chairman, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), 1996-2009; AMSAT VP Human Spaceflight, 1991-2009. Bridges, William, W6FA - Laser pioneer; developed first "noble gas" lasers (argon, krypton, xenon) and the dominant modulation system for feeding data into fiber-optic cables; Professor Emeritus of Engineering at CalTech. Fernandez Martin, Fernando, EA8AK - Member of the European Parliament, representing Spain; former President of the Government of the Canary Islands, former President of URE (Spanish IARU organization). Floyd, George, WA4DGA (SK) - Author of "Scratchi" column in CQ over four decades. An engineer and executive at General Electric, he also wrote the "Lighthouse Larry" column in GE employee newsletters. Haseltine, Eric, AB3DI - Former Associate Director of National Intelligence for Science and Technology; former Director of Research, National Security Agency; former Executive Vice President of Research and Development, Walt Disney Companies. Hollingsworth, Riley, K4ZDH - Former Special Counsel for Amateur Radio, Federal Communications Commission. "Cleaned up" the ham bands after 15 years of neglect by the FCC. Kilby, Jack - Inventor of the integrated circuit, which revolutionized electronics, including amateur radio equipment. Krischke, Alois, DJ0TR - Prolific German author of antenna books. Rothammels Antennenbuch, a 1000-page reference showing virtually every amateur radio antenna ever designed, is in its 12th edition. Maxwell, Walt, W2DU - Antenna designer (specializing in spacecraft communications) and author. Miller, Lt. Gen. Thomas, K4IC (SK) - Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, USMC (1975-79) - in charge of all Marine Corps aviation; "father" of short-takeoff & vertical landing (STOVL) aviation in the USMC. Close friend of Sen. John Glenn; quietly watched out for amateur radio interests on Capitol Hill. Morgan, Wilse, WX7P- Conducted first amateur radio license exam session under the Volunteer Examiner program in 1984; helped get VE program approved; also designed innovative antennas. Parise, Ron, WA4SIR (SK) - Astronaut and active ham in space. First ham to operate packet radio from space and pioneered "telebridge" concept for making more frequent school-shuttle contacts possible. Also helped develop Radio JOVE, educational program for monitoring natural radio signals from Jupiter. Whitehead, Clay, W6WW (SK) - First Director of the White House Office of Telecommunications Policy in the 1970s; reshaped America's television landscape by bringing competition to the domestic satellite market and making it feasible for cable companies to distribute their own programming via satellite. The CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame honor those amateurs who not only excel in personal performance in these major areas of amateur radio but who also "give back" to the hobby in outstanding ways. The 2009 inductee to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame is: The Rev. Paul Bittner, W0AIH - Paul's contest station near Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is known in Midwestern contesting circles simply as "The Farm." Spreading across 120 acres, Paul's farm grows a wide variety of antennas as well as regular crops of new contesters. Paul constantly seeks out and trains new contesters at his multi/multi station, and welcomes visiting hams from around the world. He was nominated by the Minnesota Wireless Association. The 2009 inductees to the CQ DX Hall of Fame are: Neville Cheadle, G3NUG - Nominated by both the Chiltern DX Club and the Southeastern DX Club, Neville this year is celebrating his 50th anniversary in amateur radio. During that time, he has confirmed 366 DX countries and nearly 1000 islands. As founder of the Five Star DX Association, Neville has been instrumental in organizing four major DXpeditions, which have involved more than 90 hams from 14 different countries and have accounted for over a half million radio contacts! Neville is also the co-author of DXpeditioning Behind the Scenes, a handbook for hams on planning, setting up and operating successful DXpeditions. Tom Harrell, N4XP - Tom has confirmed 361 DXCC entities, holds 9-band DXCC, 5-band Worked All Zones and WPX awards for SSB, CW and mixed-mode. Tom has also operated from 19 different DXCC entities, including two DXpeditions on which he was Team Leader and three on which he was co-Team Leader. Most recently, he served as Director of Off-Island Support for the BS7H operation from Scarborough Reef, providing regular news reports for the DX community. Tom was nominated by the German DX Foundation. Formal inductions to the CQ Contest and DX Halls of Fame were scheduled for the contest and DX dinners, respectively, at the Dayton Hamvention.R -30- Dino - KX6D dino(a)kx6d.com (please note my new e-mail address and update your address books)

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-12 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 12 May '09

12 May '09

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-05-12 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Victory Day and Kursk State Technical University, Kurskaya Duga, Teplovskie Vysoty, Russia, direct via RP3W (***) Contact was successful 2009-05-09 21:03 UTC (***) Besyo Elementary School, Saitama, Japan direct via 8J1KW Contact was successful: Mon 2009-05-11 11:01:42 UTC 46 deg (***) Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-05-20 06:57:41 UTC 52 deg Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 435. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22. 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 2009-05-11 01:00 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 2009-05-11 01:00 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 Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA **************************************************************************** 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/100126575x1221322936x1201367173/aol?redir=htt… =Mayfooter51209NO115)

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2009-05-11 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 11 May '09

11 May '09

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report May 11, 2009 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Besyo Elementary School in Saitama, Japan on Monday, May 11 at 11:01 UTC. JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA is an alumnus of the school. The conversation will be in Japanese. Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, May 20 at 06:57 UTC. The community center was established in 1987 and serves the area's 5000 households. To prepare for the contact, children researched the ISS and studied space and the global environment. This question and answer session concerning life in space will be conducted in Japanese. 2. ARISS Contact Held During Flemish Space Days Event Flemish Space Days, an event organized by the Flemish Space Industry (VRI), was held in the Brabanthal in Leuven, Belgium on May 8 - 10. Interactive booths, educational workshops and movies on space, avionics and astronomy were some of the activities available to the youth and public. An audience of approximately 110 parents, teachers, students and others attended the event on Sunday, May 10 and watched as twenty students participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Michael Barratt, KD5MIJ. Telebridge station W6SRJ in California established the radio link with the ISS. Voice communications were then patched over regular telephone lines, allowing the students to question the astronaut. The contact received newspaper coverage, reaching nearly twenty-five thousand. 3. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Nicole Stott, KE5GJN, will receive training on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) radio equipment on Monday, May 18. She is scheduled to fly as part of the ISS Expeditions 20 and 21 crews. 4. ARISS Annual Report Posted The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Annual Report 2008 has been posted to the AMSAT Web site. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Papers/Annual%20Reports/ARISS_Annual_Repor… 5. ARISS Member Receives Chris Jones Memorial Award On May 2, Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, was presented with the Chris Jones Memorial Award during the Wireless Institute of Australia's (WIA) Annual General Meeting at Monash University, Churchill. Hutchison received the award in recognition of his work with the ARISS program. The award is the highest honor the WIA can confer on a person. See: http://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2009/20090505-4/index.php 6. AMSAT Posts Dayton Hamvention Events The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) has posted the activities planned for Dayton Hamvention 2009 to be held Friday - Sunday, May 15 -17. Activities will include talks on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program and the Columbus antennas, as well as a demo of SuitSat-2. Richard Garriott, W5KWQ will be the keynote speaker at the AMSAT/TAPR Banquet on Friday evening, May 15. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php Garriott has also been scheduled for a 15 minute interview on Saturday, May 16 at 4:00 pm ET. The live Web broadcast will be available on: http://w5kub.com 7. Amateur Radio Newsline Report on ARISS Certificate On May 8, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1656 included a short item on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) 25th Anniversary Event. "Ham Radio in Space: ARISS at 25 Certificate" may be found here: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt Certificate development is expected to be completed by June 1 and certificates should be distributed by the end of June.

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