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[sarex] Scuola Media Statale "Salvo D'Acquisto", Cesano Maderno, Italy
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Media Statale "Salvo D'Acquisto", Cesano Maderno, Italy on 07 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 07:48 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK6MJ. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Salvo D'Acquisto Middle School is located in the centre of Cesano Maderno, not far from Monza (Milano). There are 558 students and 59 teachers, but there is only one class (26 students) that will be involved in the project. These students are thirteen years old and they will be attending the third and final year of middle school. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. Did you dream to be an astronaut since you were a child? 2. Is your family happy of your job? 3. You are like a "superhero" that everybody admires. What kind of emotions do you feel? 4. Do you communicate regularly with your family? 5. Since your mission is going to last six months and of course you will miss your family, have you brought anything dear with you? 6. In your free time, how do you chill out? 7. Since you were assigned for this mission in 2011, did you wait for this moment with apprehension or were you quiet? 8. What can you see now, looking out of the ISS? 9. What do you usually eat on board the ISS? 10. How do you feel to be the first Italian astronaut engaged in extravehicular activities? 11. Can you see the stars 24 hours a day in space? 12. How does the ISS move? 13. Have you ever seen anything strange flying in space so far? 14. Is it amazing to see the Earth from the space? 15. Have you noticed any changes in your body since you are on board of the ISS? 16. What is the scientific aim of the mission "Volare"? 17. How long are you staying on board of the ISS? 18. Are the sleeping hours and the ones for activities the same as on the earth or do they change? 19. Are you going to be back in space in the future? 20. Do you have any emergency programs if there are troubles in space, at the departure or at the return? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. S. K. Seri Suria, Bangsar, Selangor, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Wed 09Oct2013, 09:31 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: Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-10-06 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

You can forward any reports to me. 73, Charlie AJ9N In a message dated 10/5/2013 7:14:20 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, wageners(a)gmail.com writes: Well, I always read the request for listeners reports and never any info on where to send it or post it since posting to SAREX is not possible?????????? 73, Stefan, VE4NSA On Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 7:56 PM, <_AJ9N(a)aol.com_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of _2013-10-06 00_ (tel:2013-10-06%20%2000) :00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdańsk, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2013-10-05 11:37:33 UTC 59 deg (***) Scuola Media Statale “Salvo D’Acquisto”, Cesano Maderno, Italy, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for: Mon _2013-10-07 07_ (tel:2013-10-07%20%2007) :48:49 UTC 36 deg S. K. Seri Suria, Bangsar, Selangor, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-10-09 09:31:14 UTC 80 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-10-06 00:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 856. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 838. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at _JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov_ (mailto:[email protected]) or by calling them at _(281) 244-2320_ (tel:(281)%20%20244-2320) . The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-10-06 00:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Exp. 37/38 now on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors ---- Sent via _sarex(a)amsat.org_ (mailto:[email protected]) . 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 2013-10-06 00:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 06 Oct '13

06 Oct '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-10-06 00:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdańsk, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact was successful: Sat 2013-10-05 11:37:33 UTC 59 deg (***) Scuola Media Statale “Salvo D’Acquisto”, Cesano Maderno, Italy, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-10-07 07:48:49 UTC 36 deg S. K. Seri Suria, Bangsar, Selangor, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-10-09 09:31:14 UTC 80 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-10-06 00:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 856. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 838. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-10-06 00:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Exp. 37/38 now on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdansk, Poland
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdansk, Poland on 05 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:37 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ. The contact should be audible over the west coast of the U.S and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. Language Laboratories, School of Genius (SG), is one of the first Language schools In Poland (est. in 1968). Till today it is a unique scientific and educational unit, where each student has individually designes programme of learning in a foreign language, including Astronomy, Neuropsychology and Robotics. Classes at SG are individually prepared for each student (including post- and prenatal teaching ). Individual programmes include updated ICT tools carefully adapted to the Ss' interest. Language is only the tool used to communicate. The Project Polish Academy of Kids is the first university run by kids on an international scale, where Young Scientists can freely choose the field of scientific interest. Lecturers are from 6 to 2 years old and examine magnetic levitation, the missing links of vertebrates' evolution or dogs, cats and stick insects. They decide about the scope of research and we, adults, only help them with the technical aspects and show reliable sources of knowledge. We work under the patronage of Ministry of Science and Education, Patent Office, Ministry of Education, Jagiellonian University and many others. For more details visit website: akademiadzieci.edu.pl. Polish Academy of Kids was nominated the Science Populariser 2011 and 2012 in the contest organised by Science and Scholarship in Poland (Polish Press Agency and Ministry of Science and Higher Education) while the co-founders of Polish Academy of Kids were awarded the Pol-Cul prize for their contribution to children's development in Poland and wonthe award of distinction for the best voluntary initiative in Pomerania. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Can you describe preparations to space flight? 2. What do you have to do to become an astronaut? 3. Which trainings do you need to become an astronaut? 4. How old was the youngest astronaut and can a child go to space? 5. What do you eat and how do you eat in space? 6. When will be the next expedition to Mars? 7. How does personal hygiene look like in space? 8. What's the research you're doing in space and what are your accomplishments in it? 9. What is dark matter made of? 10. Do black holes and white holes exist? 11. Can you see the Eiffel Tower from space? When are you coming back to Earth? 12. Can a balloon full of helium go up in space? 13. Why is there no gravity in space? 14. What do astronauts dream of in space and what do they miss most? 15. When will be the next expedition to the Moon? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Scuola Media Statale "Salvo D'Acquisto", Cesano Maderno, Italy, telebridge via VK6MJ Mon 07Oct2013, 07:48 UTC 2. S. K. Seri Suria, Bangsar, Selangor, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN Wed, 09Oct2013, 09:31 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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ARISS contact on Saturday
by John Spasojevich 04 Oct '13

04 Oct '13

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gda��sk, Poland on Saturday October 5th. AOS is anticipated at 11:37 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and W6SRJ in California. The contact should be audible over the west 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. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) server IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector Streaming Audio at https://sites.google.com/site/arissaudio/ Audio on Echolink & web stream is generally transmitted around 20 minutes prior to the contact taking place so that you can hear some of the preparation that occurs. IRLP will begin just prior to the ground station call to the ISS. 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. Breaks on IRLP are manual and occur approximately after every third question. ** 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, John AG9D ARISS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-09-30 23:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 30 Sep '13

30 Sep '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-09-30 23:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdańsk, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-10-05 11:37:33 UTC 59 deg Scuola Media Statale “Salvo D’Acquisto”, Cesano Maderno, Italy, telebridge via VK6MJ (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-10-07 07:48:49 UTC 36 deg (***) S. K. Seri Suria, Bangsar, Selangor, Malaysia, direct via 9M2RPN (***) Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-10-09 09:31:14 UTC 80 deg (***) ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-09-30 23:30 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 855. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 837. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-09-28 23:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Exp. 37/38 now on orbit Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-09-28 23:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 28 Sep '13

28 Sep '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-09-28 23:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Collège de la Combraille, La Mouniaude À Chatelguyon, France, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact was successful: Sat 2013-09-28 08:39:06 UTC 70 deg (***) Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdańsk, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-10-05 11:37:33 UTC 59 deg Exp. 37/38 now on orbit (***) Welcome aboard! (***) Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-09-28 23:00 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 855. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 837. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-09-28 23:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP Exp. 37/38 now on orbit (***) Oleg Kotov Sergey Ryazansky Michael S. Hopkins KF5LJG **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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AMSAT 2013 Symposium commemorative shirt order deadline is October 1st!
by Alan 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

Hi, A reminder that the deadline for ordering 2013 Symposium commemorative shirts is October 1st. There shirts will be available for pickup at the Symposium, but cannot be ordered there, or on the AMSAT Store. More information, and a downloadable order form, can be found on the AMSAT web site: WWW.AMSAT.ORG 73s, Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-09-27 03:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-09-27 03:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Collège de la Combraille, La Mouniaude À Chatelguyon, France, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-09-28 08:39:06 UTC 70 deg Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdańsk, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-10-05 11:37:33 UTC 59 deg ARISS is requesting listener reports for the above contacts. Due to issues with the Kenwood radio that are not fully understood at present, the Ericsson radio is going to be used for these contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. **************************************************************************** *** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please review the document provided by Gaston Bertels ON4WF, the ARISS-Europe Chairman. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/HamTV.pdf **************************************************************************** *** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. 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. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8061 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2013-09-27 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 853. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 835. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 46. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ US Hams, don’t forget that there is a new process for US school proposals. For US schools to have an ARISS contact, they must fill out a proposal, submit it to NASA, and see if they are approved or not. Once a school is approved and put on the list, an ARISS mentor will be assigned to assist the school. NASA will have two open windows a year for schools to submit a proposal. The window for contacts during the second half of 2012 has already closed. Look for the window for first half 2013 contacts later this year. You must go through NASA to get the proposal material. Contact Teaching From Space, a NASA Education office, at JSC-TFS-ARISS(a)mail.nasa.gov or by calling them at (281) 244-2320. The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** ** The successful school list has been updated as of 2013-09-16 17:00 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 Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts ARISS School Contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 Successful ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?OBJID=412218000000023448 Additional Zoho links may be found at http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf **************************************************************************** Exp. 36/37 on orbit Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Karen L. Nyberg Luca Parmitano KF5KDP **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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[sarex] Upcoming ARISS contact with Collège de la Combraille, La Mouniaude À Chatelguyon, France
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 27 Sep '13

27 Sep '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Collège de la Combraille, La Mouniaude À Chatelguyon, France on 28 Sept. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 08:39 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI. The contact should be audible over Australia and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in French. IMPORTANT NOTE: Watch for possible cancellation of this contact due to Cygnus spacecraft berthing Combraille High school is located 4 hours south from Paris in beautiful Auvergne region. Our students aged 11-15 study non vocational subjects. Three foreign languages are taught : English, German an Spain. The school house has a scientific workshop. It focuses on the yearly launch of a sounding balloon in partnership with French Center for Space Studies (C.N.E.S.). The school has had an astronomy club for five years now. We have night star gazing sessions, practice sun observations, take digital pictures of the sun and the stars, experiment measuring terrestrial meridian ( Eratosthenes experiment ), built a telescope (Newton type), participate in science fairs and exhibits, organize sessions for the public of the local area. Our school club has even sparked off the creation of a local club (Les Astronomes de la Combraille) We own and use: One DOBSON 250mm telescope, Two NEWTON 115 x 900 mm, One tracking 120 x 1000mm, One Herschel helioscope, One digital reflex camera, One CCD webcam. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. How do you have a shower? 2. What is the space station use? 3. What is the space station made of? 4. Does the temperature change in the space station? 5. How many people can the space station contain? 6. How do you eat and drink in the space station? 7. How does it feel to be in space? 8. How fast does the space station goes? 9. Is the space suit heavy? 10. Do you have animals with you? 11. Is there a time change? 12. What do you do when you're ill? 13. What experiments do you do? 14. How long do you stay in the space station? 15. Where do you get the spacesuits? 16. Do you get along with the other astronauts? 17. Why was the space station built? 18. How long is the trip to the space station? 19. How long can you stay in space outside the space station? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Sign up for the SAREX maillist at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/sarex Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): 1. Polska Akademia Dzieci (Polish Academy of Kids), Gdansk, Poland, telebridge via W6SRJ Sat, 05Oct2013, 11:37 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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