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2012-10-22 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report October 22, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Meikei High School in Tsukuba, Japan will participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, October 23 at 11:06 UTC. The school was established in 1979 by an alumni association formed principally by the graduates of the University of Tsukuba and Tokyo University of Education. Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is a graduate of the school. The school's science club has a Radio & Electronics Group with its own radio station, callsign JJ1YAF. Club members and other interested students will learn about the ISS, orbital mechanics and amateur radio satellite communications through this activity. The group will speak with Hoshide during this contact, which will be conducted in Japanese. East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, Massachusetts will take part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, October 26 at 17:40 UTC. Using NASA resources, students are learning about the solar system, global climate changes on Earth and the advances in science and technology generated by space exploration. 2. Successful ARISS Contacts Held On Tuesday, October 16, CRA Pozohondo in Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain hosted an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact via telebridge station LU8YY in Argentina. ISS astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB chatted with students, answering 20 of their life-in-space questions. The activity was tied to lessons in astronomy, photography, radio and English as a second language. Over 100 students and guests attended. The school has posted video on its Web site: http://edu.jccm.es/cra/cra_pozohondo Students from the Wattsburg Area School District in Erie, Pennsylvania participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Sunita Williams, KD5PLB on Friday, October 19 via telebridge station VK4KHZ in Australia. Approximately 600 students were in attendance with another 400 participating from their classrooms, connected by internet. The ARISS contact was part of a comprehensive education plan which covers Robotics, Astronomy, Amateur Radio and Science. Scouts visiting the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas spoke with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, October 20. The contact was part of the Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) weekend event whereby Scouts of all ages from around the world connect with each other using Amateur Radio equipment. Williams was able to answer over 20 questions put to her by the Scouts and had time for longer than usual answers due to sharing of the contact by Australian telebridge stations VK6MJ and VK5ZAI. The audience consisted of around 200 scouts, parents, and friends and at least three television stations and several newspapers representatives were present. 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The ARISS International Team monthly teleconference was held on Tuesday, October 16. A status was given on the HamTV project as well as the new VHF unit to be flown to the ISS and subsequently installed in the Columbus Module. Minutes have been posted. See: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-10-16.htm 4. Astronaut Training Status Luca Parmitano, KF5KDP attended his preflight session on October 17. He is slated to fly with Expedition 36 crew in May 2013. 5. ARRL Covers ARISS The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a 3 page article in its November QST about an ARISS teacher and the STEM activities she did prior to and after her ARISS contact. ARRL also posted "Saturday Pacificon Snapshot" which talks about the activities held during the Pacific Division annual convention in Santa Clara, CA, including an ARISS contact between students and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI on ISS. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/saturday-pacificon-snapshot 6. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The October 21 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-295) posted an article on the upcoming AMSAT Symposium to be held this week, Friday, October 26 - Sunday, October 28 in Orlando, Florida. NASA Astronaut Samuel Durrance will be the guest speaker at the Saturday banquet. Also included in this week's bulletin is an item covering recent ARISS contacts. Both items can be found at: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000660.html

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-22 06:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-22 06:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact was successful: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg (***) Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-23 11:06:08 UTC 38 deg East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, MA, direct via N1HOQ Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-26 17:40:08 UTC 85 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 767. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 750. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-10-22 06:30 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-22 06:30 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan on 23 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:06 UTC.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and JJ1YAF. The contact should be audible over Japan and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Japanese. Meikei High School was established in 1979. The founding body of Meikei High School is known as Meikei-kai, an alumni association formed principally by the graduates of the University of Tsukuba and Tokyo University of Education. Mr. Akihiko Hoshide, a Japanese astronaut, is a graduate of our school. And our school has Radio & Electronics Group, as a group of Science Club. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Is the space suit comfortable? 2. What is the meaning of the doll which was on the rocket? 3. What do you do when you want to relax? 4. What will you do when you get sick? 5. How do you clean the ISS? 6. What do you look forward to do regarding the stay in the ISS? 7. Please tell us your memories in Meikei. 8. Our school still has the 4km swimming in 4th grade. Could you tell us your memories about the 4km swimming? 9. In what ways were the various school events in Meikei useful to you in the process of becoming an astronaut? 10. I heard that you chose "space" as a topic for your research when you were a student in Meikei. Were you always determined about your choice of working on "space"? 11. Is there anything you want to tell to the students in Meikei? 12. What would you like to do in space in the future? 13. Is there anything that changed in yourself after you went to space? 14. What do students like us need to do in order to become an astronaut? 15. Do you listen to or sing the song that your peers made? 16. Which looks more beautiful. the earth seen from the ISS or the stars in the sky? 17. How do you drink water? 18. How do you weigh yourself in the ISS? 19. What is your favorite space food? 20. What were your favorite subjects when you were in junior high school and high school? 21. Do you think it is possible for human to live in the moon? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, MA, direct via N1HOQ Fri, 26Oct12 17:40 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-19 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-19 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Fri 2012-10-19 16:11:50 UTC 86 deg (***) National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-23 11:06:08 UTC 38 deg East Falmouth Elementary School, East Falmouth, MA, direct via N1HOQ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-26 17:40:08 UTC 85 deg (***) 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 766. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 749. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-10-19 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-19 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with the National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX on 20 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:32 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 portions 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. 2012 marks the 55th year for Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA). Be a part of it at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, TX! JOTA is a World Scouting event that bridges Scouts all over the world via amateur radio. Numerous amateur radio stations will be set up throughout the Museum, allowing for both local and global communication by various modes. There will also be many other fun and educational activities; such as hidden transmitter hunts, electronic project assembly, solar telescopes, demonstrations of satellite communications, and much more throughout the day! This year, as a part of JOTA, the Museum has been selected to participate in a contact opportunity with an astronaut on the International Space Station. Scouts who will get to ask the astronaut a question during the contact have been selected via an essay contest in which they answered the question: Why should we continue space exploration? Everyone can listen in as the selected Scouts communicate with the astronaut! Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What have you enjoyed studying most during your time as an astronaut? 2. What advice would you give to someone who wants to be an astronaut? 3. Can you tell us about one of the experiments you're doing on the space station, and how it will help us back on Earth? 4. What do you do during your down time aboard the space station? 5. How do you communicate with your family while you are aboard the space station? 6. How many other planets have you seen from the space station? 7. What are the different jobs an astronaut can have on board the space station? 8. Do stars' size and color look different when you see them in space? 9. How long does it take to get to ISS from the earth? 10. What do you do if someone needs medical attention while in space? 11. Which is better, Earth's gravity or weightless in space and why? 12. Would you ever want to go to on a mission to Mars? Why or why not? 13. 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? 14. What is one goal you want to achieve as an astronaut? 15. I am working on the Astronomy Merit Badge. What is your favorite planet or moon in our Solar System, and why? 16. What is the scariest part of being in space? 17. Why do you think space travel is important to science and engineering? 18. What is the most valuable thing you have learned since becoming an astronaut? 19. What is your favorite space food? 20. Do you think we will ever return to the moon? If so, when? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Tue, 23Oct12 11:06 UTC ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-18 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-18 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-19 16:11:50 UTC 86 deg National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-23 11:06:08 UTC 38 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 765. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 748. 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-10-18 19:00 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-16 17:30 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA on 19 Oct. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 16:11 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between the ISS and VK4KHZ. 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 English. The Wattsburg Area School District is a rural district located in Northwest Pennsylvania,10 miles south of Erie, PA. The WASD campus is comprised of 3 schools in which we provide rich and rewarding educational opportunities for over 1500 students in grades K-12. We are especially driven to provide our students with those experiences which will enhance their educational development through continued exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology courses and curriculum. This radio contact will continue to support our goal to allow each student to experience real world applications as these experiences apply to their coursework by bringing STEM to life. The contact will also arouse continued interest and participation in our extracurricular activities which include Robotics Club, Astronomy Club, Amateur Radio Club, Science Olympiad Team and others. Students have been able to participate in a variety of programs provided by NASA, for example students in the Physics and Physical science classes have recently used the Rocket Modeler program and Water Bottle Rocketry programs to design and launch their own rockets. Students have classroom access to live NASA TV programming and broadcasts through the Internet and via audio retransmissions of NASA TV provided by the local N3UMM/N3BXL 2-Meter Amateur Radio Repeater. Students are monitoring activities aboard the ISS and are able to track the location of the ISS and other satellites using tracking software in the classroom. One of our high school students participating today has applied to and is hoping for acceptance to the United States Naval Academy and hopes to follow in Astronaut Suni Williams footsteps and become an engineer and maybe an astronaut. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. What did you pack in your suitcase to take to the space station? What will you bring back from outer space? 2. What is your favorite space food? Is it true that you grow taller in outer space? 3. What are you learning from the fish habitat on the space station? Will you take other animals up to space? 4. What do you do for fun when you're not working or when you're not busy? 5. How many astronauts can be on the ISS at one time? 6. What do the astronauts do after a mission? 7. How do you live, work and feel in microgravity? 8. Is the ISS helping to make future space travel easier? 9. How has space travel affected your personal and world views? 10. How much work does it take to maintain the ISS? How often do you have to replace or fix things? 11. What is the temperature inside the ISS and how is it regulated? 12. When you move around the ISS does it take more time or less time in microgravity? 13: What kind of training did you have to go through to become an astronaut? 14: What are the major milestones in your career? 15. Do you ever get homesick being away for such a long time? 16. What is your favorite experiment on the ISS? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Sat, 20Oct12 18:32 UTC 2. Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Tue, 23Oct12 11:06 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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by John Spasojevich 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Please join us in listening to the ISS contact with participants at the Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA on Friday 19 OCT 2012 AOS is scheduled for 16:11 UTC The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and VK4KHZ in Australia. The contact is expected to be conducted in English. The Wattsburg Area School District is a rural district located in Northwest Pennsylvania,10 miles south of Erie, PA. The WASD campus is comprised of 3 schools in which we provide rich and rewarding educational opportunities for over 1500 students in grades K-12. We are especially driven to provide our students with those experiences which will enhance their educational development through continued exposure to Science, Technology, Engineering and Technology courses and curriculum. This radio contact will continue to support our goal to allow each student to experience real world applications as these experiences apply to their coursework by bringing STEM to life. The contact will also arouse continued interest and participation in our extracurricular activities which include Robotics Club, Astronomy Club, Amateur Radio Club, Science Olympiad Team and others. Students have been able to participate in a variety of programs provided by NASA, for example students in the Physics and Physical science classes have recently used the Rocket Modeler program and Water Bottle Rocketry programs to design and launch their own rockets. Students have classroom access to live NASA TV programming and broadcasts through the Internet and via audio retransmissions of NASA TV provided by the local N3UMM/N3BXL 2-Meter Amateur Radio Repeater. Students are monitoring activities aboard the ISS and are able to track the location of the ISS and other satellites using tracking software in the classroom. One of our high school students participating today, Samantha, asking Question 9, has applied to and is hoping for acceptance to the United States Naval Academy and hopes to follow in Astronaut Suni Williams footsteps and become an engineer and maybe an astronaut. Audio from this contact 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/home 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 2012-10-16 17:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 16 Oct '12

16 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-16 17:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: CRA Pozohondo, Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain, telebridge via LU8YY Contact was successful: Tue 2012-10-16 09:26:52 UTC 27 deg (***) Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-19 16:11:50 UTC 86 deg National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-23 11:06:08 UTC 38 deg 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 765. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 748. (***) 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-10-16 17:30 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-16 17:30 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-15 18:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 15 Oct '12

15 Oct '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-10-15 18:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: CRA Pozohondo, Nava De Abajo (Pozohondo), Spain, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-16 09:26:52 UTC 27 deg Watch for live simulcast at http://www.livestream.com/AMSAT_Italia Or at http://edu.jccm.es/cra/cra_pozohondo Wattsburg Area School District, Erie, PA, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-10-19 16:11:50 UTC 86 deg National Scouting Museum, Irving, TX, telebridge via VK6MJ Contact is a go for Option #1: Sat 2012-10-20 18:32:30 UTC 66 deg Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, direct via JJ1YAF (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-10-23 11:06:08 UTC 38 deg (***) 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 Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 764. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 747. 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, Connecticut, 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 complete schedule page has been updated as of 2012-10-15 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 The successful school list has been updated as of 2012-10-14 01:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf 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. 32/33 on orbit Yuri Malenchenko RK3DUP Sunita Williams KD5PLB Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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