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2010-09-27 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 27 Sep '10

27 Sep '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report September 27, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact English Estates Elementary School in Fern Park, Florida has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, September 30 at 18:00 UTC. Through hands on activities, students will learn about space satellite tracking. The school has an established liaison with the Lake Monroe Amateur Radio Club and an on-campus ham radio emergency operations station. 2. Astronaut Doug Wheelock Chats with New York Students On Wednesday, September 22, students from Windsor Central and Owego-Apalachin School Districts in New York participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC. Wheelock, a graduate of Windsor Central High School, fielded 16 questions put to him by the youth during the ISS pass. The school districts collaborated with the area's Kopernik Observatory and Science Center to put together an education program for the students which included topics on space, radio communication, satellites and rocketry. The final outcome of this project will be the purchase of amateur radio equipment for each school and the formation of amateur radio clubs for the youth. 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The monthly ARISS-International team meeting was held on Tuesday, September 21. Topics of discussion included the recent ARISS elections, Columbus Module equipment and a status on ARISSat-1. Minutes have been posted. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2010-09-21.htm 4. MAI-75 Experiment to be Activated The Russian ISS crew members will activate the MAI-75 (Moscow Aviation Institute) experiment on September 27 - 29. The activity is planned for 2 runs per day over Western Russian between approximately 07:00 - 11:00 UTC. 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS Activities On September 24, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1728 included two ARISS related stories. "Ham Radio in Space: ISS ATV Activated Briefly on September 14th" is about the recently held MAI-75 Slow Scan Television session. The second item, "Ham Radio in Space: ARISSAT 1 Near Completion" covers the final preparations of ARISSat-1 prior to shipping to Russia. Both stories may be found at: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt

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Symposium Reminder - Hotel Booking Expires Today
by JoAnne Maenpaa 24 Sep '10

24 Sep '10

The AMSAT 2010 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10. This year we have selected the Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn which is near O'Hare Airport for the event. The Chicago/Elk Grove Holiday Inn is located at 1000 Busse Road, Elk Grove, IL (near O'Hare Airport with free hourly shuttles). The Hotel booking code for the Elk Grove Village Holiday Inn is AMS for the AMSAT convention. The deadline to make your reser- vation at the $79 per-night room rate expires today --- September 24! The Hotel Telephone is: 1-847-437-6010 A link to the Holiday Inn web page for this hotel is at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2010/Hotel.php On-line registration for the Symposium continues on-line at the AMSAT Store site: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/SymposiumReg.php The registration fee is $45.00 from now through 5 October. Online registration closes 5 October at Midnight. Registra- tion at the door will be $50.00. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT News Service Copy Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-24 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 23 Sep '10

23 Sep '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-24 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Windsor Central School District, Windsor, NY, direct via K2ZRO Contact was successful: Wed 2010-09-22 14:21:49 UTC 58 deg (***) English Estates Elementary, Fern Park, Florida, direct via AA4KN Contact is a go for: Thu 2010-09-30 18:00:22 UTC 41 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 556. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 36. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-09-24 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 2010-09-24 03:30 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. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF Exp. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Windsor Central School District, Windsor, NY
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Sep '10

22 Sep '10

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Windsor Central School District, Windsor, NY on 22 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 14:21 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K2ZRO. The contact should be audible over portions of the eastern US. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Windsor Central School District covers 110 square miles, includes the towns of Kirkwood, Windsor, Colesville and Sanford, and has over 11,000 residents. Windsor is nestled in the rolling hills of Broome County in the Southern Tier of New York. Part suburban and part rural, the district is adjacent to the City of Binghamton. Over 2,120 students are enrolled in Windsor's five schools. The district employs 170 instructional staff. An average of 20 students are in each classroom, fewer than state and local averages. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. How well are plants growing on the space station? 2. What was your most dangerous EVA spacewalk? Why? 3. Have you ever had to deal with runners in the bathroom? 4. What is the most significant discovery or experiment you have made or done since arriving at the ISS? 5. How do Solar Flares affect people on board the ISS? 6. What adjustments have you had to make both mentally and physically while living on the ISS? 7. What is it like to be able to look down on the earth from the space station? 8. How much schooling do you have to go through to get where you are now? 9. While living on the Space Station, what do you find more unusual than you had imagined? 10. What do you astronauts do for six months to keep busy? 11. How do you determine the time of day on the ISS? 12. How long does it take to go from Earth to outer space? 13. Do the stars look the same from the space station as they do from Earth, and is there a day and night? 14. What are you currently working on aboard the Space Station? What are the different jobs on the ISS? 15. Was there anyone who inspired you and helped you believe you could achieve your dreams? If so, Who? 16. What did it feel like physically and emotionally when you were taking off into space? 17. You have been in space a few months now, what kind of things have you been working on and how does this trip differ from your last one? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. English Estates Elementary School, Fern Park, FL Thurs 30 Sept.2010 18:00 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-21 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-21 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Windsor Central School District, Windsor, NY, direct via K2ZRO Contact is a go for: Wed 2010-09-22 14:21:49 UTC 58 deg English Estates Elementary, Fern Park, Florida, direct via AA4KN (***) Contact is a go for: Thu 2010-09-30 18:00:22 UTC 41 deg (***) Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 555. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 36. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-09-21 03:00 UTC. Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type) The successful school list has been updated as of 2010-09-20 03:30 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. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF Exp. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with Windsor Central School District, Windsor, NY on Wednesday 22nd September at 14:21 UTC. This is a direct contact and the Ground Station will be K2ZRO. Audio from this contact will be fed into the IRLP 'Discovery' Reflector (9010) and the EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers. IRLP and Echolink 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. For your information, when any ARISS event is supported through the IRLP "Discovery" Reflector 9010, audio is also automatically streamed to the Internet. It is then available via the 'Discovery' Reflector's companion web site www.discoveryreflector.ca . Once on its main page, select "Audio Library" (left sidebar). The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. You can access the URL directly at www.discoveryreflector.ca:8000/listen.pls The audio on the Internet can be delayed by anything up to two minutes. ** 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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2010-09-20 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 20 Sep '10

20 Sep '10

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report September 20, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contact Windsor Central School District and the Owego-Apalachin School District in New York have been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, September 22 at 14:21 UTC. The school districts have planned an education program with the area's Kopernik Observatory and Science Center which includes topics such as space, radio communication, satellites and rocketry. The program is planned for thirty-six middle school and high school students from each school district. Students have been chosen through a competition process at each grade level. The final outcome of this project will be the purchase of amateur radio equipment for each school and the formation of amateur radio clubs. 2. Astronaut Shannon Walker Radios Australian Students On Tuesday, September 14, high school students from Perth and Western Australia gathered at Curtin University of Technology to participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with astronaut Shannon Walker, KD5DXB on the ISS. The connection was provided by telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. Walker answered 16 space related questions prepared for her by the students and shared a few words with her husband, Australian astronaut Andy Thomas, who was in Perth to give a presentation on space exploration. 3. Utah Scouts Celebrate Centennial with ARISS Contact On-orbit astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC conducted an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with scouts from the Utah National Parks Council, Sector 7 in St. George, Utah on Saturday, September 18. The youth celebrated the 100th anniversary of scouting with a centennial jamboree and many completed the requirements for the Space Exploration and Radio merit badges. 4. MAI-75 Experiment Activated The Russian ISS crew members activated the MAI-75 (Moscow Aviation Institute) experiment on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14 - 15. The system operated Space Cam in slide show mode. Among those who captured Slow Scan Television (SSTV) images transmitted by the crew were ground stations in Asia, Europe and Africa. For more information, see: http://ariss-sstv.blogspot.com/ Images have been archived here: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/SSTV/ 5. Astronaut Training Status ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA participated in a simulated ARISS contact with students from Scuola Media Statale "E.Galice," Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy on Tuesday, September 14. The training session was a terrestrial-based amateur radio contact using ARISS equivalent equipment. Nespoli is slated to fly with Expedition 26 in November 2010. 6. Video of ARISS - Norwegian Museum Contact The Norwegian Museum of Science, Technology and Medicine in Oslo, Norway experienced an ARISS contact on September 11. A webcast presentation of the contact is now available. See: http://www.tekniskmuseum.no/film/frontpage 7. QST Covers ARISS Activities The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) printed several ARISS news items in its October issue of QST, which has a circulation of 150,000. "This Just In" column carried a short section about the Amateur Radio educational activities including ARISS and the radio contact with NASA Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC at the National Jamboree. The issue featured a two-page article written by ARISS Delegate Rosalie White called, "ARISS Scores an A+ at Midvalley Elementary." The Correspondence column included a letter from Dave Maley, WA0ZZG, about how exciting it was to make a random contact with Doug Wheelock on the ISS. Dave also tells the ARISS team to keep up its efforts to maintain ARISS because "the educational aspects for youth are worth it." The "Happenings" column carried a short story about National Jamboree's educational technical activities including "a memorable radio contact with astronaut Doug Wheelock aboard the ISS."

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-20 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Sep '10

19 Sep '10

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2010-09-20 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Utah National Parks Council, Sector 7, Boy Scouts of America, St. George, Utah, direct via N7B Contact was successful Sat 2010-09-18 17:10:42 UTC 48 deg (***) Windsor Central School District, Windsor, NY, direct via K2ZRO Contact is a go for: Wed 2010-09-22 14:21:49 UTC 58 deg Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 555. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 36. IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ 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 2010-09-20 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 2010-09-20 03:30 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. 23 on orbit Aleksandr Skvortsov Mikhail Korniyenko RN3BF Tracy E. Caldwell KF5DBF Exp. 24 on orbit Yurchikhin RN3FI Douglas H. Wheelock KF5BOC Shannon Walker KD5DXB **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS - Contact Notification - Error
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Hello, I'm sorry to report the contact between the ISS and the Boy Scouts of America, Utah will *not* be available to listen to on EchoLink today. I apologise for the error. The next contact is with Windsor Central School District on Wednesday 22nd September at 14:21 UTC. More news on this early next week. 73, Graham Graham Lawton G7EVY ARISS Audio Distribution Co-ordinator Skype: wizarduk ARISS Twitter Updates: ARISS_status

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ARISS - Contact Notification
by Graham Lawton G7EVY 18 Sep '10

18 Sep '10

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with Utah National Parks Council, Sector 7, Boy Scouts of America, ST. George, Utah, on Saturday 18th September at 17:10 UTC. This will be a direct contact and the Ground Station will be N7B. 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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