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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-28 03:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-28 03:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 deg Iruma Junior Ham Club, Iruma, Japan, direct via JK1ZAM Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-09-02 08:32:47 UTC 40 deg Marcelino Canino Canino Middle School, Puerto Rico, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2012-09-04 14:17:09 UTC 67 deg (***) Gymnasium Michelstadt, Michelstadt, Germany, direct via DKØDK (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-09-07 08:52:29 UTC 56 deg (***) Tara Anglican School, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-09-09 08:50:30 UTC via 68 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 Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added.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 744. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 727. (***) 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 2012-08-27 04:30 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 2012-08-27 04:30 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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2012-08-27 ARISS Status
by Carol Jackson 27 Aug '12

27 Aug '12

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report August 27, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts Megina Gymnasium Mayen in Mayen, Germany has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Friday, August 31 at 11:23 UTC. The radio contact will be integrated into math and physics lessons. Extracurricular activities involving astronomy and radio technology are planned. National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, Maryland will participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, September 1 at 15:09 UTC. The museum has an active amateur radio program that trains and facilitates the licensing of students as amateur radio operators. It focuses on electronics, electrical engineering and space communications. Lessons will include lectures, demonstrations and hands-on activities. The Iruma Junior Ham Club in Iruma, Japan will participate in an ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) contact on Sunday, September 2 at 08:32 UTC. The club members recently received their amateur radio licenses and are learning about satellite orbits and space. They look forward to speaking with Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide on the ISS. 2. Students Make Connection with Akihiko Hoshide on ISS Students from Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University in Wakayama, Japan spoke with on-orbit Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI via an ARISS contact on Sunday, August 26. The contact highlighted science lessons about space, satellites and radio waves. 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The monthly ARISS International Team meeting was held on Tuesday, August 21. The team discussed whether ARISS supporters should be recognized on the ARISS website and a status was given on the HamTV project and on the new Ericsson VHF radio which is scheduled to launch later this year. Minutes have been posted: http://ariss.rac.ca/arisstel2012-08-21.htm 4. Astronaut Training Status Gregory Wiseman, KF5LKT is scheduled for a basic operations training session in September. Wiseman is slated to fly with the Expedition 40 crew in May 2014.

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-27 04:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 26 Aug '12

26 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-27 04:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via 8N3IFES Contact was successful: Sun 2012-08-26 10:54:21 UTC 66 deg (***) Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 deg Iruma Junior Ham Club, Iruma, Japan, direct via JK1ZAM Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-09-02 08:32:47 UTC 40 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 744. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 727. (***) 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 2012-08-27 04:30 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 2012-08-27 04:30 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82
by Alan P. Biddle 25 Aug '12

25 Aug '12

One of the real pioneers has passed: http://preview.tinyurl.com/9e722fo Alan ----------------------------------- Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get. Robert A. Heinlein

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-24 18:30 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 24 Aug '12

24 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-24 18:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via 8N3IFES Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:54:21 UTC 66 deg Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 deg Iruma Junior Ham Club, Iruma, Japan, direct via JK1ZAM (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-09-02 08:32:47 UTC 40 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-24 18:30 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 2012-08-16 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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CORRECTION to release for upcoming ARISS contact with Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Due to orbit adjustments, the new time posted for the Wakayama ARISS contact is 10:54 UTC on August 26, 2012. Dave, AA4KN

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Upcoming ARISS contact with Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan on 26 Aug. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:58 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be direct between NA1SS and 8N3IFES. 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 English. Institute for Education on Space, or IfES in short, designs and implements various programs with the following three educational objectives in order to assist the students to become dependable personnel: Nurturing animal spirits among students, Teaching practical management, Teaching practical space-related technologies. This time, we select the grade 5 and 6 students of elementary schools (there are located near our university.) and make the contact with Mr. Hoshide. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: 1. Was it different between the 1st time and the 2nd time to space? 2. What kind of sweets can you eat in ISS? 3. What kind of experiment do you do in ISS? 4. My family is six people. We have some problem about waiting the toilet every Morning. Is there same problem in ISS? 5. Do you sweat in ISS when you do muscular training? 6. Where is beautiful place of the Earth? 7. Can you see the Typhoon from ISS? 8. I heard you fasten the body to a bed When you sleep. Can you Sleep Soundly? 9. What you could not bring to ISS? 10. I heard there is a living thing which Keeps Killifish with this mission. What other living things are on ISS? 11. Can you hear the sound, when either pebble nor garbage hits ISS? 12. I heard that a direction when it comes back to the earth is more serious than the time of going to the universe. What kind of thing is it concretely? 13. What is food to eat most now? 14. Do you think that Animate Life is in Universe? 15. Do you see the Shooting Star from ISS? 16. What did you do during the summer vacation as a child? 17. What kind of study does astronaut do? 18. What would you do the first thing, when you return to Earth? 19. What age do you wanted to become astronaut? 20. Do you see the UFO during Space Flight? Information about the upcoming ARISS contacts can be found at http://www.ariss.org/upcoming.htm#NextContact. Next planned event(s): 1. Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Fri 31Aug2012, 11:23 UTC 2. Waxter Young Women's Academy, Laurel, MD, direct via KC4KMY Fri 31Aug2012, 15:57 UTC 3. National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Sat 01Sept2012, 15:09 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 2012-08-22 16:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 22 Aug '12

22 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-22 16:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via 8N3IFES Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:54:21 UTC 66 deg (***) Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, direct via KC4KMY Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 15:57:46 UTC 80 deg National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-22 16:00 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 2012-08-16 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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ISS orbit boost in progress
by Alan P. Biddle 21 Aug '12

21 Aug '12

The ISS is having its orbit raised: http://preview.tinyurl.com/9dv7553 The article describes it being done in two steps, so it will take some time for the Keps to settle down. Alan WA4SCA

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-20 19:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 20 Aug '12

20 Aug '12

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2012-08-20 19:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Meikei High School, Tsukuba, Japan, 2011-12-10, direct via JJ1YAF Contact was not completed due to interference: Fri 2012-08-17 07:09:31 UTC 68 deg (***) New contact date TBD. (***) Institute for Education on Space, Wakayama University, Wakayama, Japan, direct via 8N3IFES (***) Contact is a go for: Sun 2012-08-26 10:58:47 UTC 66 deg Megina Gymnasium Mayen, Am Knüppchen 1, Mayen, D-56727, Germany, direct via DN1PU (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 11:23:11 UTC 39 deg (***) Waxter Young Women’s Academy, Laurel, MD, direct via KC4KMY (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2012-08-31 15:57:46 UTC 80 deg (***) National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD, direct via K3CUJ (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2012-09-01 15:09:11 UTC 42 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 743. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 726. 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 2012-08-20 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 2012-08-16 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. 31/32 on orbit Gennady Padalka RN3DT Joe Acaba KE5DAR Sergey Revin 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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