Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-17 20:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F
Contact was successful: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg (***)
This one just came in: (***)
Volga Region Space Education Center, Russia, direct via TBD (could be
RA3TNC or RU3OT/3) (***)
Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-04-18 08:05 UTC
St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI
Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg
National Air and Space Museum, Space Day, telebridge via W6SRJ (***)
Contact is a go for Sat 2009-05-02 15:23:51 35 deg (***)
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 430. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
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*
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-04-17 20:00 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-04-17 15:30 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
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*
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
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*
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-17 15:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F
Contact was successful: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg (***)
St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI
Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg
Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler
correction for the crossband repeater!
Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture
effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 430. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
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*
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-04-17 15:30 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-04-17 15:30 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. 19 on orbit:
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
****************************************************************************
*
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
April 13, 2009
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Students from Ulvila Upper Secondary School in Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland have been preparing for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact, scheduled for Friday, April 17 at 07:40 UTC. They have studied physics and astronomy and have researched the ISS. They have written essays and created posters on related subject matter. Students have also learned about amateur radio. Newspaper, radio and television coverage is anticipated.
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for St. Edward School in Ashland, Ohio, U.S.A. on Monday, April 20 at 16:36 UTC. The ARISS contact has been integrated into the science curriculum which covers topics on satellite images, global positioning of satellites, telescopes, and radio waves. Students read science related books and poems, conducted informational internet searches, wrote stories and informational articles, interviewed amateur radio operators, and studied and applied science and math objectives. Media coverage is expected.
2. Japanese Contact to be Rescheduled
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was scheduled for Thursday, April 9 between Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center in Hyogo, Japan and Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA onboard the ISS. Due to technical difficulties, the contact did not take place. The contact will be rescheduled in the near future.
3. Parkside Contact Video
On Monday, March 30, students from Parkside Community College in Cambridge, U.K. took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. Video of the contact is now available. See: http://www.it-sparkles.co.uk/ARISS/Parkside.aspx
4. Article Posted on ARISS - Kalori Contact
On Wednesday, April 1, Kalori Catholic School students in Wallaroo, Australia experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT. The Yorke Peninsula Country Times published an article covering the event. See:
http://www.ypct.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4840&Itemi…
5. ARRL Article on CLC Contact
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a story about an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact that took place in October 2008 between the Indianapolis Challenger Learning Center (CLC) and Spaceflight Participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ. The article, "Hams Mentor Challenger Center Students for Garriott Contact," may be found here: http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2009/04/08/10758/?nc=1
The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers.
6. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On April 3, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1652 included an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news item. The story, "Ham Radio in Space: KE7KDP, KE5AIT and RA3DT Return from the ISS," summarizes the ARISS accomplishments of Charles Simonyi and Mike Fincke during their missions. To view the story, go to: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
7. Astronaut Training Status
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team provided another training session to Mike Fossum on Thursday, April 9 to prepare him for his amateur radio license exam.
8. ARISS Report to WIA
The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) over the May 1-3 weekend. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) mentor and telebridge station operator Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI will give his ARISS 2008-09 report. It has been posted on the ARISS Web site under "Latest News." See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm
9. ARISS-Related Article in NASA HQ News Briefs
NASA Headquarters News Service cited an op-ed found in the Times of London. The item, written by Lucy and Stephen Hawking, mentions Richard Garriott's mission and how he inspired youth through his numerous radio contacts while onboard the ISS. See: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/art…
10. Simonyi PowerPoint Presentation
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) volunteer prepared a PowerPoint presentation on Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi's mission and used this during the Milwee Middle School (Longwood, Florida) contact on April 1. To view the slideshow, go to www.mydrive.ch/en. Enter username, "plethra2" and password, "aa4kn_1". Select the "ARISS SLIDE SHOW" folder and download the available files.
11. SuitSat-2 Meeting Held
A SuitSat-2 meeting was held in Phoenix, Arizona on April 3 - 5. The team primarily worked on software, but there was also some final coordination on the cabling and hardware. The software team was able to run some integration tests and achieved the first radio frequency (RF) output of the system. During the testing, the team demonstrated the continuous wave (CW) and voice message transmissions. Work continues on the solar panel mounting. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) plans to have SuitSat-2 hardware ready for delivery by September.
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 21:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F
Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg
St. Edward School, Ashland, Ohio, direct via N8IHI (***)
Contact is a go for: Mon 2009-04-20 16:36:30 UTC 72 deg (***)
Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS
Contact was unsuccessful: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg
ARISS is analyzing what happened and will reschedule.
Exp. 18 has returned to earth: (***)
Michael Fincke KE5AIT
Yury Lonchakov RA3DT
Space Flight Participant has returned to earth: (***)
SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK
Congratulations to Mike, Yury, and Charles for a job well done. (***)
Mike now has the record for most ARISS school contacts for both a single
expedition as well as multiple stays.
Expedition 18 has the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition. (***)
Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler
correction for the crossband repeater!
Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture
effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 429.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
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*
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-04-09 21:30 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-04-03 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
Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
****************************************************************************
*
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
**************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10
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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-09 14:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS
Contact was unsuccessful: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg (***)
ARISS is analyzing what happened and will reschedule. (***)
Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F
Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg
Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler
correction for the crossband repeater!
Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture
effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily.
Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 429.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
*****************************************************************************
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-04-09 14:30 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-04-03 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_correctio…
tf
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. 18 on orbit:
Michael Fincke KE5AIT
Yury Lonchakov RA3DT
Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
Exp. 19 on orbit:
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Space Flight Participant on orbit:
SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK
*****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
**************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or
less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-04-07 02:30 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Kawanishi Seiwadai Community Center, Hyogo, Japan via 8N3KS (***)
Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-04-09 07:34:33 UTC 77 deg (***)
Ulvila Upper Secondary School, Ulvila, Satakunta, Finland direct via OH1F
(***
Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-04-17 07:40:18 UTC 14 deg (***)
Crossband repeater and packet have been active! Don’t forget to do Doppler
correction for the crossband repeater!
Don’t forget the keyword here is Repeater. Repeaters have the FM capture
effect. Strongest into the machine wins momentarily.
Expedition 18 has now set the record for ARISS contacts by an expedition.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 429.
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 22.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.htmlhttp://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
*****************************************************************************
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-04-07 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.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-04-03 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_correctio…
tf
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. 18 on orbit:
Michael Fincke KE5AIT
Yury Lonchakov RA3DT
Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA
Exp. 19 on orbit:
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Space Flight Participant on orbit:
SFP Charles Simonyi KE7KDP/HA5SIK
*****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
**************Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or
less. (http://food.aol.com/frugal-feasts?ncid=emlcntusfood00000001)
For those schools that have scheduled ARISS contacts with Charles Simonyi during the remainder of his mission, I have a slide show that I prepared for the Milwee Middle School contact the other day. I was quite a bit of work to create it, so I decided to make it available to other schools on the schedule for Charles. I received the ok from Will Marchant at ARISS to make this available. This is something to show before, during and after the event and includes some of Charles's activities so far on the mission.
It is available from my server account. Just go to www.mydrive.ch/en. Next, enter the username as "plethra2" and then use the password "aa4kn_1". Finally, double click on the ARISS SLIDE SHOW folder and download the available files. This should allow you to run this Powerpoint file from any computer.
Good luck on your contact.
Dave, AA4KN
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
April 6, 2009
1. U.K. Students Contact the ISS
On Monday, March 30, students from Parkside Community College in Cambridge, U.K. took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK answered 17 questions put to him by the students as an audience of approximately 200 watched. British Amateur Television Club (BATC) streamed video of the event on its Web site.
2. U.S. Girls Speak with Spaceflight Participant via Radio
The Girl's Middle School (GMS) in Mountain View, California experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, March 30 via telebridge station K6DUE in Maryland. Twenty girls asked one question each of Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK as sixty students looked on. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 15 connections from stations in the U.S., Poland, Italy, Germany, England, Canada and Brazil.
3. ISS Radio Contact with Japanese Students
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took place on Tuesday, March 31 between Mike Fincke, KE5AIT and students from Science Dream Association (SDA) in Kobe-city, Japan. The original scheduled pass was too low for a successful contact. Mike Fincke and Koichi Wakata made a connection on the following pass and Fincke was able to answer 22 questions before the ISS went over the horizon. An audience of approximately 100 people attended the event and four newspapers provided media coverage.
4. ARISS Contact with Puerto Rican Students
On Tuesday, March 31, students attending Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School in Dorado, Puerto Rico participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Spaceflight Participant Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK. Simonyi answered all 15 questions posed to him by the children. Approximately 300 students and 60 adults, including the Secretary of Education, were present for the event. There was no media coverage, but the school plans to provide television stations with a DVD of the contact. Marcelino is a 2005 NASA Explorer School (NES).
5. Australian Students Question Astronaut
Kalori Catholic School students in Wallaroo, Australia spoke with Mike Fincke, KE5AIT on Wednesday, April 1. The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was facilitated by telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Students were able to have all seventeen questions answered. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received six connections from stations in England, Germany, Switzerland, and the U.S.
6. Florida Students Speak with Spaceflight Participant
Milwee Middle School students in Longwood, Florida spoke with Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK on Wednesday, April 1. This Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was made possible through telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. The students were able to ask 11 questions of the spaceflight participant before the ISS went over the horizon. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received 10 connections from stations located in Belgium, England, Germany, Switzerland and the U.S.
7. Japanese Students Radio ISS
On Thursday, April 2, students from Miyahara Elementary School in Saitama, Japan participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Fourteen students asked one question each of Koichi Wakata, KC5ZTA in front of an audience of 450. Media coverage included two television stations, including NHK (The Japan Broadcasting Corporation), seven newspapers and two magazines.
8. ARISS - France Contact Successful
Albert Camus and Jules Verne Elementary Schools in Viry Châtillon, France experienced a joint Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, April 2. Mike Fincke, KE5AIT answered 16 questions posed to him by the students. Approximately 150 were present for the event including the mayor of Viry-Chatillon and Mr. Alberto Novelli, representing ESA. Local newspapers and "Le Parisien" reported the news. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received three connections from stations in the U.S., China and England.
This was the last contact of Expedition 18 and Mike Fincke's 40th contact during this increment.
9. Carl Sandburg Elementary Participates in ARISS Contact
On Thursday, April 1, students attending Carl Sandburg Elementary School in Kirkland, Washington experienced an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact which was made possible through telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK answered the 20 questions put to him by the students. An audience of approximately 75 students, teachers and parents were present for the contact. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW servers and received ten connections from stations located in England, New Zealand, Turkey and the U.S.
King-TV posted an article covering the event. See:
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_040209EDB-space-station-simonyi-K…
10. ARRL Article on Dayton Award Winners
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article, "Dayton Amateur Radio Association Announces 2009 Award Winners." The Special Achievement Award will go to Spaceflight Participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ who participated in many Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) activities while onboard the ISS. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2009/04/01/10743/?nc=1
The ARRL Web site has 100,000 regular readers.
11. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline
On April 3, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1651 ran 2 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) news items. The first, "Names in the News: Dayton Hamvention Announces 2009 Award Winners," covers Richard Garriott as the Special Achievement Award recipient. The second item, "Ham Radio in Space: KE7KDP Again Operating from the ISS," is about Charles Simonyi's mission, including his ARISS school contacts. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt
12. Charles in Space Web Site
The Charles in Space Web site has a section where the public has posted space related questions concerning Charles' current mission and his Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) activities. To view the questions and answers, see:
http://www.charlesinspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Read_the_Answers.welcome#
13. General Contacts and SSTV
Over the past week, Charles Simonyi, KE7KDP/HA5SIK made several general contacts with ground stations around the world including those in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Hungary and Venezuela.
He also transmitted Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images using the VC-H1. Images may be viewed on the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) SSTV gallery site: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/
14. Astronaut Training Status
On Monday, March 30, the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team provided training to Mike Fossum to prepare him for the ham radio licensing exam. ARISS member Kenneth Ransom is also working with other astronauts from Expeditions 25 - 28 to get them trained and licensed.
Hi again:
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This past Tuesday a school here had an ARISS contact, and today at 00:04 had the opportunity to work Charles, full quieting. Heard him work two US, 4 from here and one from Venezuela.
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Cheers,
Angel Santana - WP3GW
Puerto Rico FK78aj
