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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-24 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Jul '13

24 Jul '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-24 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact was successful Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC (***) This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact was successful Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC (***) This training session is with Reid Wiseman KF5LKT. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Wed 2013-07-24 11:44:06 UTC 67 deg (***) Italian Bilingual School, Leichhardt (Sydney), NSW, Australia, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Tue 2013-07-30 08:26:02 UTC 71 deg via VK5ZAI OR Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-07-31 07:37:40 UTC 39 deg via VK5ZAI Oshkosh Air Venture Air Show, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, telebridge via AH6NM Contact is a go for: Thu 2013-08-01 17:01:31 UTC 47 deg Space Jam 7 at the Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul, IL, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-08-03 20:46:15 UTC 86 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 Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added.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 2013-07-24 18:00 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 835. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 817. (***) 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 2013-07-24 18:00 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 **************************************************************************** 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR 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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ARISS Contact - Wednesday
by John Spasojevich 23 Jul '13

23 Jul '13

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the *ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria* on Wednesday 24 July. AOS is anticipated at 11:44 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI in South Australia. The contact should be audible over Australia and the Pacific. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The European Space Agency (ESA )space Camp 2013 will be held in Austria at ‘JugendhotelBachlehen’, 70 km away from Mozart’s city of Salzburg, from Sunday 14 July to Sunday 28 July 2013. 165 children aged 8 to 17 years old will be participating in this annual space camp from every ESA establishment in Europe where their parents are working. The children will learn in the spirit of international cooperation and team work to be young space explorers. The theme of this year’s camp is Space Exploration and during the 2 week of the camp the children will be participating in a range of physical and cultural activities which will include space education. The space education programme will encourage the children problem solve how to get to Mars. Designing a landing system for a rover.The exploration challenges they face will be based on carrying out practical ideas to solve these challenges. How do we get the rover to Mars – design and construct your rockets and test them with different payloads. Navigation and communication exercises will enable the payload to land in the right place. On Landing what kinds of aliens will they find? By looking at the biodiversity in extreme environments on Earth they can think about and design a possible Martian life form – how does this compare to those they found on Earth? Food is going to be important on a long space flight – what kinds of foods will be important and what will they taste like. How will they preserve food? The ARISS contact will give the children a chance to talk to a crew member on the ISS and enhance their space experience. Audio from this contact will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) 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 ARSS Audio Distribution

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-22 05:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Jul '13

22 Jul '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-22 05:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-07-22 11:39:46 UTC 84 deg Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman KF5LKT. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-07-24 11:44:06 UTC 67 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 2013-07-22 05:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 833. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 815. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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 2013-07-21 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf 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 **************************************************************************** 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR 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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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-21 06:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 21 Jul '13

21 Jul '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-21 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boy Scouts of America, 2013 National Jamboree, K2BSA, Mount Hope, WV, direct via K2BSA Contact was successful: Sat 2013-07-20 15:34:46 UTC 41 deg (***) Colegio Urugua, El Pinar, Uruguay, via LU8YY Contact was successful: Sat 2013-07-20 19:05:21 UTC 40 deg (***) Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-07-22 11:39:46 UTC 84 deg Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman KF5LKT. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-07-24 11:44:06 UTC 67 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 2013-07-21 06:00 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 833. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 815. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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 2013-07-21 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf 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 **************************************************************************** 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-21 06:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boy Scouts of America, 2013 National Jamboree, K2BSA, Mount Hope, WV, direct via K2BSA Contact was successful: Sat 2013-07-20 15:34:46 UTC 41 deg (***) Colegio Urugua, El Pinar, Uruguay, via LU8YY Contact was successful: Sat 2013-07-20 19:05:21 UTC 40 deg (***) Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-07-22 11:39:46 UTC 84 deg Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman KF5LKT. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-07-24 11:44:06 UTC 67 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 2013-07-21 06:00 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 833. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 815. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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 2013-07-21 06:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf 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 **************************************************************************** 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR 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 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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ARISS Contacts MONDAY
by John Spasojevich 19 Jul '13

19 Jul '13

There are three contacts scheduled for Monday 22 July, one actual and two terrestrial training contacts as follows: *Scuola Italiana di Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay* on Monday July 22nd, AOS is anticipated at 1139 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK5ZAI in South Australia. The contact should be audible over Australia and the Pacific. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. The SIM is a prestigious educational institution in Uruguay, which has a history of 125 years of uninterrupted work. Provides educational services covering all cycles from the Nursery School to High School. Its building infrastructure is established in an area of over 13 hectares, with large green spaces and vast locations closed and open. Our organization has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for the "Design and provision of education for all school years" is the only private educational institution in the country that has achieved this award. The Scuola Italiana di Montevideo account for over fifteen years with astronomical activities cut across the entire institution, through the SIM Astronomical Observatory. *Training CONTACT with Reid Wiseman – KF5LKT - Contact conducted in English* *Training CONTACT with Alexander Gerst – KF5ONO - Contact conducted in German and English* * * Training contact is anticipated to be in the 1830 to 1930 UTC time period - This training session is in the middle of school holidays. Schools were invited to propose students to participate to a conversation with astronauts during their holidays. The venue is in the Radio Club of Leuven, a city in Belgium. Radio contact between Houston and Leuven is established over IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project), a worldwide amateur radio network linking local amateur repeater stations. IRLP stations are operating in VHF and UHF frequency bands. Belgium counts two main Regions : Flanders in the North and Wallonia in the South. Flanders is a Dutch speaking Region and Wallonia is a French speaking Region. Leuven is in Flanders. The city is famous for its Catholic University, founded in 1425. Audio from all contacts will be fed into the: EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers 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 2013-07-18 21:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2013-07-18 21:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Boy Scouts of America, 2013 National Jamboree, K2BSA, Mount Hope, WV, direct via K2BSA Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-07-20 15:34:46 UTC 41 deg Colegio Urugua, El Pinar, Uruguay, via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2013-07-20 19:05:21 UTC 40 deg Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay, telebridge via VK5ZAI Contact is a go for: Mon 2013-07-22 11:39:46 UTC 84 deg Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Contact is a go for Mon. 2013-07-22 approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman KF5LKT. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Wed 2013-07-24 11:44:06 UTC 67 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 2013-07-18 20:30 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 831. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 813. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 44. 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 2013-07-10 18:30 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 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 **************************************************************************** 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. 35/36 on orbit Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS Aleksandr Misurkin Christopher J. Cassidy KF5KDR 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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Upcoming ARISS contact with ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria on 24 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:44 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ. The contact should be audible over 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 English. The European Space Agency (ESA )space Camp 2013 will be held in Austria at 'JugendhotelBachlehen', 70 km away from Mozart's city of Salzburg, from Sunday 14 July to Sunday 28 July 2013. 165 children aged 8 to 17 years old will be participating in this annual space camp from every ESA establishment in Europe where their parents are working. The children will learn in the spirit of international cooperation and team work to be young space explorers. The theme of this year's camp is Space Exploration and during the 2 week of the camp the children will be participating in a range of physical and cultural activities which will include space education. The space education programme will encourage the children problem solve how to get to Mars. Designing a landing system for a rover.The exploration challenges they face will be based on carrying out practical ideas to solve these challenges. How do we get the rover to Mars - design and construct your rockets and test them with different payloads. Navigation and communication exercises will enable the payload to land in the right place. On Landing what kinds of aliens will they find? By looking at the biodiversity in extreme environments on Earth they can think about and design a possible Martian life form - how does this compare to those they found on Earth? Food is going to be important on a long space flight - what kinds of foods will be important and what will they taste like. How will they preserve food? The ARISS contact will give the children a chance to talk to a crew member on the ISS and enhance their space experience. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Do astronauts dream in space? 2. Do you think you dream differently in space? 3. How does the Earth appear when seen from the ISS? 4. Today, one hears each day about the effects of the climatic changes and the pollution on our Earth? Do you really see the effects of this pollution aboard the ISS? 5. What interest is there to be/ to go to space? 6. Knowing that everything flies on-board the ISS, how do you eat? 7. How fast does the rocket travel in space? 8. How do you prepare for a spacewalk? 9. Could you please describe what impress you most when you look from the window of the ISS? 10. What is your favorite dish and dessert? Do you miss it in space? 11. Could you see an earthquake, tsunami or a flooding from space? How would it look like? 12. What colors of the earth can you recognize from space? 13. What are three coolest things you have done in space? 14. Can the International Space Station get lost in space? 15. Because night and daylight are different in space, and because you are always "floating", I was wondering... is it easy to fall asleep in the ISS? 16. Could 3D printers revolutionize space exploration? 17. Although the long training and, I imagine, the long hours spent in imagining yourself out in space, now that you are there, can you tell us whether you have been through some feeling or experience completely unexpected to you? 18. How many times a day do you see the sunset and the sunrise from ISS? 19. After the great success of Space Oddity, can you give us a song? 20. How are you dealing with not breathing fresh air? Could you train for this? 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): TBD ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay on 22 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:39 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 portions of 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. The SIM is a prestigious educational institution in Uruguay, which has a history of 125 years of uninterrupted work. Provides educational services covering all cycles from the Nursery School to High School. Its building infrastructure is established in an area of over 13 hectares, with large green spaces and vast locations closed and open. Our organization has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for the "Design and provision of education for all school years" is the only private educational institution in the country that has achieved this award. The Scuola Italiana di Montevideo account for over fifteen years with astronomical activities cut across the entire institution, through the SIM Astronomical Observatory. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. How do you feel about being in a spaceship in space? 2. What most impresses you of the ISS? 3. What is the mission to accomplish in space? 4. What do you do during the day? What do you do at the station? 5. What kind of research carried out on ISS? 6. How long stay in space? 7. Have some free time? How is it used? 8. Feel the lack of friends and family? Are you in contact with them? How? 9. How many people can live on the ISS? 10. How are the tests that you had to overcome to go into space? 11. How to solve the problems of hygiene: the bathroom, washing hands, washing clothes? 12. It is difficult to return to Earth after the last few months without gravity? 13. How you can see the Earth and the Sun from ISS? 14. When did you realize to become an astronaut? 15. What led you to become an astronaut and how you did it? 16. What does your family think about you? 17. How eat an astronaut? 18. How is it to live without gravity? 19. What's it like to travel in a spaceship? 20. How many times have you gone to space? 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. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Mon, 22July2013, approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. 2. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Mon, 22July2013, approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT. 3. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Wed, 24July2013, 11:44 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 with Colegio Urugua, El Pinar, Uruguay
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Colegio Urugua, El Pinar, Uruguay on 20 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 19:05 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and LU8YY. The contact should be audible over Argentina and portions of S.A. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Urugua is a college of primary education with the permission of the national administration of education and culture (ANEP). It has a total of 200 pupils in the schedules of the morning and evening. Participants will ask as many of the following questions (translated) as time allows: 1. What motivation led you to become an astronaut? 2. What are the requirements to be an astronaut? 3. How do astronauts train? 4. How does it feel to go from earth to space? 5. How do they get along with you and have a good relationship? 6. How does oxygen inside the ISS? 7. How and where do their physiological needs? 8. What happen if you throw paint in space? 9. What do you do in your free time on ISS? 10. Do you have something to entertain in free time on ISS? 11. How does it feel to be part of the ISS crew? 12. When you return to earth, do you have a period of adjustment? 13. How is the communication from ISS to the earth? 14. How does see the earth from space? 15. What is the thing that you miss of the Earth? 16. What are the most significant scientific goals achieved with the ISS program? 17. How does it feel to be in space? 18. From space, we can distinguish some human construction? 19. It was possible to demonstrate the existence of extraterrestrial life? 20. What tasks do during the day on the ISS? 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 Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay, telebridge via VK5ZAI Mon, 22July2013, 11:39 UTC 2. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Mon, 22July2013, approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. 3. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Mon, 22July2013, approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT. 4. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Wed, 24July2013, 11:44 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 with Boy Scouts of America, 2013 National Jamboree, K2BSA, Mount Hope, WV
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Jul '13

18 Jul '13

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Boy Scouts of America, 2013 National Jamboree, K2BSA, Mount Hope, WV on 20 July. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:34 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and K2BSA. The contact should be audible over portions of the eastern U.S. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Boy Scouts of America held its first national jamboree in 1937. There have been 17 jamborees since that first one, typically on a four-year rotation. The 2013 National Scout Jamboree will be the 18th such jamboree. Amateur radio has been a part of the jamboree experience since 1953, when K6BSA was in operation from Irvine Ranch in California. That was followed by K3BSA in 1957 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and KØBSA in 1964 from Colorado Springs, Colorado. K2BSA was established as the amateur radio station for the national office of the BSA in 1971. It has been in operation at every jamboree since 1977. Amateur radio satellite operations have been an element of the K2BSA program for several jamborees, and the ARISS direct contact with Space Station Commander Doug Wheelock during the BSA's centennial national jamboree held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, in 2010 was a highlight of the weeklong K2BSA amateur radio demonstration. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Were you in Scouting as a youth or as an adult leader? 2. In Scouting we practice "Leave No Trace", meaning that we leave campsites as we found them. How do you practice "Leave No Trace" in space? 3. I am working on the Robotics Merit Badge and would like to know how robots are being used on the space station. 4. Have you ever put up a satellite in space? 5. How do you communicate with your family while you are aboard the space station? 6. What food do you miss the most from Earth? 7. How would you suggest that Scouting promote interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics? 8. What subjects should I study if I want to become an astronaut? 9. Do stars' size and color look different when you see them in space? 10. How many other planets have you seen from the space station? 11. What is the most difficult task during this mission? 12. Can you see meteor showers from the ISS? 13. Do you ever have a good night's sleep on the space station, and do you dream the same way as you do on Earth? 14. What would you like to do the most after you come back to the earth? 15. What would you like to do in space in the future? 16. How did you become interested in becoming an astronaut? 17. What do you do during your down time aboard the space station? 18. What is the most valuable thing you have learned since becoming an astronaut? 19. What does it feel like to walk in space? 20. What do you do if someone needs medical attention while in space? 21. What is one goal you want to achieve as an astronaut? 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. Colegio Uruguay, El Pinar, Uruguay, via LU8YY Sat, 20July2013, 19:05 UTC 2. Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM), Montevideo, Uruguay, telebridge via VK5ZAI Mon, 22July2013, 11:39 UTC 3. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Mon, 22July2013, approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Alexander Gerst KF5ONO. 4. Simulation contact Radioclub of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, direct via ON4CP Mon, 22July2013, approximately 18:30-19:30 UTC This training session is with Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT. 5. ESA Space Camp 2013, Radstadt, Austria, telebridge via VK4KHZ Wed, 24July2013, 11:44 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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